The Tri-City News, February 27, 2015

FRIDAY, FEB. 27, 2015Your community. Your storiesTCTRI-CITYNEWS

TRICITYNEWS.COM EXTRAS >> Trans. plan would boost economy by $450M / Students urge safety on social media

DIANE STRANDBERG/TRI-CITY NEWSVolunteers Guy Black (centre), Alan Fox (left) and Sonny Son in the replica First World War trench they dug and reinforced behind Port Moody Station Museum. Named the McKnight Trench, after a Port Moody engineer who died in battle, the educational display will be completed next month and unveiled at a ceremony in early April. For more on the memorial trench, see article on page A4.

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VOLUNTEERS DIG HISTORY

PoMo council is backing Yes vote

Memorial is planned for 2 sisters

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DOUBLE TRAGEDY

Sarah PayneThe Tri-CiTy News

Port Moody council is backing the Yes campaign after a visit Tuesday from Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore on behalf of the Mayors’ Council’s transpor-tation plan.

With a million people moving to the region and,

along with them, 700,000 new jobs, the transporta-tion plan will provide the buses, SkyTrain and West Coast Express service as well as better walking and cycling routes, to keep all those people moving, Moore told Port Moody councillors.

Diane StranDbergThe Tri-CiTy News

A grieving young woman from Coquitlam who wanted a legacy bench to keep the memory of her younger sister alive will now have a bench in her name as well after she died tragically in a car accident.

A fundraising campaign has been established on the website gofundme.com to buy the bench and contrib-ute to other charities sup-ported by Keziah, 20, and Shiloh Johnston, 22.

The two young women died within 10 days of each other: Keziah earlier in February of undisclosed causes and Shiloh on Feb. 17 from injuries she sustained when she was hit by a car while walking in Burnaby.

Now their family, friends and church communities are in mourning. “Keziah was a wonderful young woman filled with passion and life; 10 days later, her older sister Shiloh Johnston was tragically killed.”

Shiloh and Keziah Johnston of Coquitlam from Shiloh’s Facebook page. The sisters died within 10 days of each other.

see MOORE, page A6

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Mall changes to deal with wasteMETRO VANCOUVER TRASH

Sorting is key at Coquitlam Centre mallGary McKennaThe Tri-CiTy News

“You use to be able to walk in here,” says Ken Petherick, the operations manager at Coquitlam Centre as he opens the door to a room jammed with green-waste carts. But ever since the mall began collecting organic materi-als from customers at the food court, the green waste sorting area located in the bowels of the building has been packed with bins.

Now, instead of three to five carts collected two or three times a week, Petherick has the waste-haulers coming almost daily and carrying away eight to 12 bins at a time.

“We didn’t anticipate as much separation than what we’ve been able to put out of it,” he says during a tour of the mall. “There has

been so much product that we are actively looking at going from toters to a com-pactor.”

Coquitlam Centre has always provided organic waste collection for em-ployees and tenants at the mall. But a month ago, the 12 garbage cans at the food court were barricaded and customers were asked to take their trays to a sorting station.

There, staff separate the waste into bottles and cans, plus regular garbage and organics, which includes most paper products.

At first, Petherick said, there was a bit of a learning curve as confused custom-ers didn’t know what to make of the changes. But in the last few weeks, there has been a dramatic change and most people seem to understand what the mall staff is trying to accomplish.

“It was interesting watch-ing the public the first cou-ple of days,” he said. “They were like ‘What do I do?’ all of a sudden. But they have adapted quite nicely.”

Petherick does not fore-see a time when mall pa-trons will be relied upon to sort their own materials, as has been the case with gar-bage and recycling in some public places in the past.

The modifications Coquitlam Centre has made to its waste collection processes are in anticipa-tion of regulatory changes at Metro Vancouver, which is implementing strict fines for material that is not properly separated. All it takes is one careless cus-tomer, says Petherick, and the mall could have to pay big bucks.

“There is a six-month grace period, then it just gets tougher from there,” he said. “That is why we wanted to get a jump on this and get ahead of it.”

Petherick also noted some other drawbacks to the changes. The mall is taking on larger staffing costs to collect trays and sort the material, and the compactor it is contemplat-ing purchasing likely won’t be cheap either.

But Deborah Stetz, Coquitlam Centre’s mar-keting director, says the re-ality is that expectations of how waste is handled in the region are changing.

The mall’s tenants have approximately 2,500 em-ployees and thousands of customers come through its doors each week — roughly the size of a small town, she said. That means that a few behaviour changes people can undertake while they are at Coquitlam Centre can make a dramatic differ-ence, Stetz added.

“It is our commitment to being sustainable,” she said. “We are constantly brainstorming ideas to be more sustainable and deliver better customer experiences for our tenants, or the customers or the staff in the mall.”

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GARY MCKENNA/thE tRi-CitY NEwSAbove: Ken Petherick, operations manager at Coquitlam Centre with marketing director Deborah Stetz at the organics sorting station in the mall’s food court. Left: Petherick shows a room packed with organic waste cans used by customers.

Janis WarrenThe Tri-CiTy News

Two months have passed since Metro Vancouver imposed its organics ban across the region.

So how are Tri-City residents faring with the new disposal order for food scraps?

Not too bad, say managers at Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody city halls.

Most residents in single-family homes are now used to the sepa-rate green can program, where both food and yard waste are disposed of. While Coquitlam began a green can program several years ago for single-family homeown-ers and Port Moody has been collecting divided waste in houses and

townhomes since 2011, Port Coquitlam, which pioneered green waste pickup in the region, last year rolled out a new waste-collection service to cover multi-family complexes and started a 10-week pilot green waste project for a few commer-cial and industrial sites.

Still, while organics collection appears to be on track, there have been some hiccups.

In Coquitlam, where organics are now col-lected weekly at single-family homes, the city no longer allows plastic bags — or cans without lids — to be put out with organics or trash. Port Coquitlam commercial and industrials busi-nesses have also called for more frequent col-lection than residences. And questions have also

arisen about how to keep cans clean and how to get customers to separate food themselves. As well, some residential stratas have voiced concerns about pick-up frequency and lack of space for cart storage. In Port Moody, city staff have fielded at least a call a day about the organics ban.

Still, unlike in Vancouver, none of the cities is reporting pest nuisances.

But despite the some-what rosy picture in the Tri-Cities so far, the outlook may change in four months when Metro cracks down on the or-ganics ban. Starting July 1, the agency will enforce its order by levying fines for food dumped in the trash.

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photos by diane strandberg/the tri-city newsVolunteer Guy Black in the trench he and many other volunteers have dug for the last six months behind Port Moody Station Museum. The McKnight Trench includes an underground observation area, a shelter and frontline firing step, and communication trenches as well as a no-man’s land of crater holes, destroyed trees and barbed wire.

Volunteers dig history at Port Moody museum

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Replica WWI trench opens to public in AprilDiane StranDbergThe Tri-CiTy News

There are no rats and nary a dram of whiskey to be found but, other than those missing elements, the McKnight Trench, dug out of the dirt behind Port Moody Station Museum, is as authentic a First World War re-creation as any you will find in this century.

Built by volunteers led by Guy Black of Port Moody, the trench is almost 85% complete, with boards to walk on, observation areas and shell-protection sites, ladders and plenty of sand-bags.

It has taken hundreds of hours to build since the project was started Sept. 20, 2014 to mark the 100th an-niversary of WWI because all the work has been done by hand — no backhoes

allowed.Black says he is proud

of the work that was done this winter, even when it was wet and cold and the ground was frozen.

“We just kept pushing it and pushing it,” said Black of the effort to complete the trench in time for an April 4 opening ceremony.

After the special event, the trench will be open to visitors, with museum staff leading tours using information provided by School District 43 educator and WWI historian John Goheen.

But the heavy labour and intricate construction have already drawn a number of visitors and stares as people drive by the project off Murray Street on their way past Rocky Point Park.

“We get a lot of second looks, a lot of rubber-neck-ing,” Black said.

The trench was de-signed by Goheen based on authentic trench plans and includes many of the reinforcement, observation

and protection elements one would normally find in a WWI trench lived in by Canadian and British soldiers. Also involved are museum creator Jim Millar and Markus Fahrner, who is writing a blog about the project (www.fahrnerand-fahrner.com/trench).

Honorary colonel Jim Happer is the patron and the 6 Engineer Squadron cadets from North Vancouver and the Royal Westminster Regiment Army Cadet Corps from

Aldergrove are participating in the project as well.

Black said he is most impressed with the young people who have come out to help, digging dirt, build-ing a barbed wire fence and filling sandbags.

“They come out, work hard and never complain,” said Black.

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JUST THE FACTS: THE TRENCHKey facts about the McKnight trench:• Approximately 70 feet of trench, to a maximum of

six feet, reinforced by plywood, corrugated steel and dirt as well as more than 500 sandbags.

• Digging began Sept. 20, 2014 and the full trench, designed by School District 43 principal John Goheen, will be complete March 7.

• Several volunteers, aided by cadets from Maple Ridge and North Vancouver, helped with the work, with digging and construction taking place on week-ends.

• Lumber was donated by Mill and Timber.

Volunteer Alan Fox shows the listening post portion of the McKnight Trench (above) and the “elephant shelter” (right).


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Moore touts benefits of trans. plan for PM

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“In Port Moody, 94% of people have to leave Port Moody to go to work,” Moore noted in his presen-tation, comparing that to a regional average of 43%.

Highlights of the plan include 11 new B-Line buses for the region (three in Port Moody), a 25% in-crease in bus service with 400 new buses, replace-ment of the aging Pattullo Bridge and extension of the Millennium Line in Vancouver.

Tri-Cities residents will see a 27% increase in West Coast Express service, he said, plus up-graded bus exchanges in Coquitlam and PoCo, a new B-Line route connect-ing Coquitlam and Maple Ridge (as well as one con-necting Langley and Pitt Meadows) and new walk-ing and cycling paths along the Evergreen Line.

There will also be more reliable and frequent bus service, including all-day service for Heritage Mountain and Belcarra, a 30% increase in night bus service around the region and a 30% increase in HandyDart hours.

Roads will also be up-graded, with an additional $36 million per year for capital investments in the Major Road Network.

Moore also emphasized the plan’s accountability, saying money generated through the proposed 0.5% regional increase to the PST would only be used to implement the transit plan.

“It will be audited annu-ally and presented to the public,” Moore said, noting that audit would not be merged with TransLink’s overall audit.

Additional funding will come from users and fund-ing partnerships with mu-nicipalities, he said, noting that should Vancouver choose to upgrade its Broadway SkyTrain exten-sion to an underground system, for instance, that city would bear the costs.

“A Yes vote assures that funding for Port Moody investments can proceed,” Moore added.

But not all of council was keen to back the Yes vote in a motion that called for the city to formally support it and to provide resources to the campaign, including

website exposure and bill-board or kiosk advertising space depending on avail-ability.

Coun. Rick Glumac sug-gested voters would have a difficult time answering the referendum question because of an overall lack of confidence in TransLink, and he said he is not com-fortable with the city taking a position on a political matter.

“I don’t support the Yes campaign,” Glumac said. “If the province said it would overhaul TransLink, it might change my mind.”

He also said the regional sales tax could set a prec-edent and, as a council, “I don’t think we should state a position.”

Coun. Rob Vagramov made similar comments, questioning whether the city would also be “telling people how to vote on a federal election.”

“I see this as so not our place, telling people how to vote on a referendum,” Vagramov said.

The rest of council was of a different mind, noting the benefits of improved transit options for PoMo residents and the region as a whole.

“This will have a pro-found effect on livability,” said Coun. Diana Dilworth, pointing out council had taken positions on a num-ber of political issues.

Councillors Meghan Lahti and Zoe Royer agreed, saying it is no dif-

ferent than the city taking a stand on the closure of Burrard Thermal or apply-ing for intervenor status in the Kinder Morgan hear-ings. “To not support it is a giant leap backwards,” Royer said.

“We’re not telling people they have to vote Yes,” added Coun. Barbara Junker, “we’re saying we support it because it’s

better for Port Moody, it’s better for the environment, it’s better for the Lower Mainland.”

Ballots for the Metro Vancouver Transportation and Transit Plebiscite will be mailed to registered vot-ers starting March 16. The mail-in voting period runs until May 29.

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Yes side laments anti-tax ‘cynicism’ in transit voteJeff NagelBlack Press

Yes campaigners today accused the No side in the transit referendum of misleading the public into be-lieving they can force reforms to TransLink by reject-ing the proposed regional sales tax.

Unifor union leader Gavin McGarrigle said No campaigners are deliberately derailing the debate from what is actually on the ballot — a 0.5% sales tax to fund a wide swath of transit improvements that he called vital to the region’s future.

He said it will be a “dangerous step backwards” if voters are convinced to vote No and aid an anti-tax agenda that threatens to starve the transit system and other public services.

McGarrigle urged voters not to “give in to a fu-ture where cynicism descends over the region like a stifling blanket, while congestion increasingly costs us all more time, more money and more expensive choices down the road.”

The co-chair of the Better Transit Coalition was flanked by mayors from Vancouver and Richmond at the Canada Line’s Brighouse station for the release of a study estimating the economic benefits from the proposed transit and transportation upgrades.

But most media questions focused on the Yes cam-paign’s ebbing support after a poll the previous week showed the No side far ahead.

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson said people are cynical because they don’t yet have all the infor-mation about the plan and added he’s optimistic that will change. “We’ve seen a knee-jerk response ini-tially that reflects everyone’s concerns around taxes,” Robertson said. “When people have the ballot in their hands they’ll make the right choice for our region.”

The study by InterVistas estimated the mayors’ plan would add $450 million per year to the regional economy through the first 10 years and the annual benefit would hit $1.6 billion a year by 2045.

The growth projections come from estimated direct and indirect jobs to build and operate the proposed transportation improvements, as well as the economic productivity gains that would flow from congestion relief for residents and businesses.

It estimates the upgrades would create 7,000 new jobs by 2020 and 12,000 jobs by 2045 at wages averag-ing $85,000 a year.

McGarrigle said the improvements should win over workers, who know the costs of congestion in money and time away from family.

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Family lives in fearALLAN SCHOENBORN


The B.C. Review Board hearing for Allan Schoenborn, the man who killed his three chil-dren in 2008, resumed Thursday with questions for Schoenborn’s case manager.

Liane Lee testified that since Schoenborn’s admis-sion to Forensic Psychiatric Hospital (FPH) in Coquitlam five years ago, he has be-come less intense, quicker to return to baseline behaviour and accepts staff interven-tion. When he first arrived, she said, he was guarded, hostile and suspicious of FPH staff. In the past year, she said, he has become less irritable and there has been less “posturing” behaviour — or when Schoenborn’s fists are clenched and his face becomes red in a “fight-ing stance.”

Asked whether he is easily provoked, Lee said it depends on the person or what the argument is about.

“We have seen lots of control when people cal him a child killer,” Lee said.

Crown lawyer Wendy Dawson began her cross ex-amination of the witness by detailing incidents involving Schoenborn since he ar-rived at FPH.

Schoenborn has been at the hospital since 2010, when he was found not

criminally responsible for the murders of his three children — 10-year-old Kaitlynne, eight-year-old Max and five-year-old Cordon. He fled the scene and spent about two weeks hiding in the woods before he was caught.

He has consented to re-main in the hospital but has again requested escorted day passes. His annual hear-ing began on Feb. 12 but was recessed with still more witnesses to be questioned.

Two weeks ago, psychia-trist Dr. Marcel Hediger was questioned for much of the day about Schoenborn’s mental health status, his history of angry outbursts and the progress he’d made during his treat-ment. Hediger stated that Schoenborn suffers from delusional disorder and paranoid personality traits but has been responding well to anti-psychotic and anti-anxiety medication, as well as anger management therapy.

But Dawson noted Schoenborn has not partici-pated in any other programs nor has he furthered his Grade 9 education. She suggested Schoenborn lives in a tightly controlled envi-

ronment and remains fairly isolated, meaning there had been little opportunity to observe his behaviour in more unpredictable set-tings.

She also emphasized Schoenborn’s history of escaping custody and the risk to the public should he escape into the Tri-Cities’ forests and mountains while on a day pass, during which he would be escorted by two therapists, not security guards.

“Do you still regard Mr. Schoenborn as presenting a serious risk to causing phys-ical or psychological harm to a member of the public despot almost five years of treatment?” Dawson asked at the initial hearing.

“Yes,” replied Hediger. A statement released by

Darcie Clarke, Schoenborn’s ex-partner and the mother of the children he mur-dered, and her cousin, Stacy Galt, earlier this week laid bare the torment the family endures at the killer’s an-nual hearings.

“She [Darcie Clark] can-not bring herself to appear in the gallery as the very proximity to Allan sickens and frightens her,” the statement reads. “Darcie

is unfinished business to him and I know should he be given the slightest bit of freedom, he will continue his life-long reign of terror and violence.”

The statement also notes Schoenborn has had more than 40 violent interactions with staff and patients in the last four years. “Yet two of his doctors share contradic-tory insights: He is getting better; he’s still a risk to the safety of others. Passes into the community would be good for him; but he is a high risk to escape.”

It also mentions several patients have escaped or did not return from their day passes, and that Schoenborn wants to visit places such as Coquitlam Centre, the Hyde Creek rec centre, parks and coffee shops within a 15-minute drive of the hospital.

Clark and her family are hoping Schoenborn is declared a high-risk of-fender. Under new federal legislation known as the Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act, that designa-tion could mean it will be another three years before Schoenborn is eligible to apply for such passes again.

Should the Review Board deem Schoenborn high-risk, the ruling would be reviewed by a B.C. Supreme Court judge.

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The hearing continued after The Tri-City News’ print deadline. More coverage at tricitynews.com.

shiloh planned her sister’s service

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“Shiloh’s gentle and kind spirit brought joy to every-one who knew her,” the gofundme.com campaign states in its introduction.

According to the website, Shiloh was back at her sec-ond day of work after taking a week off to grieve her younger sister’s death and was walking during a lunch break when she was struck by a car that had collided with another vehicle.

Cari Andrews, a friend from Shiloh’s drama minis-try at Northside Foursquare Church, recalls Shiloh as a person who was full of life and drew people in.

“You could tell [she] had Jesus in her,” noted Andrews, who recalled her friend’s perseverance and dedication.

“She was really sick dur-ing one of the plays we were in together. She would never complain to anyone. Our di-rector would go and pick her up off the bathroom floor to see if she was OK to do the show and she would still say, ‘The show must go on!’ with a smile on her face. Humble, selfless, always putting oth-ers before herself.”

According to her Facebook page, Shiloh had

been planning a memo-rial service for her sister and the service set for 10 a.m. Saturday, March 7 at Burnaby’s Willingdon Church (4812 Willingdon Ave., Burnaby) will now also include a celebration of life for Shiloh.

Shiloh was also involved in Friendship Baptist Church in Coquitlam and had one time worked at 4Cats Studio on Austin Avenue.

Meanwhile, Burnaby RCMP are continuing to investigate the Feb. 17 acci-dent that killed Shiloh.

A police statement is-sued Wednesday called for witnesses to the incident, which occurred Feb. 17 shortly after 12:30 p.m. at Canada Way and Gardner Court. Drivers of two ve-hicles that were in the area at the time of the accidents — a red vehicle seen leaving the northwest parking lot

of BCIT and heading east-bound onto Canada Way and a black pickup truck — are specifically noted as they may have been witnesses.

The accident occurred when a white Infiniti travelling east on Canada Way collided with a grey Volkswagen turning east (right) onto Canada Way from Carey Avenue. The Infiniti went skidding along the centre median, across two lanes of traffic, hit a power pole located on the southwest corner of Canada Way at Gardner Court and struck Shiloh, who was standing at that location.

Investigators are asking drivers or anyone who has any information as to their identify to call Cpl. Jason Bayer from Burnaby RCMP Traffic Services at 604-294-7922. Speed may have been a factor, police [email protected]

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As of Thursday morning, more than $2,000 had been raised for the memorial bench for the two sisters and any additional funds over and above the bench costs will be put toward charities about which the young women were passionate. To donate, visit www.gofundme.com/n7apfk.


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About 17,000 pounds of medical marijuana could be grown and processed annually in a warehouse in Port Coquitlam.

This week, the city’s smart growth commit-tee unanimously voted to forward a rezoning bid to council for consideration.

If approved, the proposal by Remedi Pharmaceuticals would allow the business to share part of the Iotron building at 1425 Kebet Way, located off the Mary Hill bypass in the Meridian Industrial Park. Up to 20 full-time staff would grow, dry, cure, trim, test and package the medi-cal pot on the premises, ac-cording to a city staff report, and research and develop-ment would be conducted.

All products would be couriered to registered pa-tients and medical profes-sionals, and no retail sales would be allowed, city staff said.

Iotron, which sterilizes medical equipment, among other things, has been at the site for 23 years and also provides consultation and services to the medical

marijuana industry.Under strict rules set by

the city, Remedi would not be able to use more than 750 sq. m of Iotron’s facility and a covenant would be placed on the building’s title to limit the odours and

emissions from the mari-juana production.

No one from Remedi was available for comment by The Tri-City News’ print deadline Thursday but in a statement to the city, company representative

Raj Mattu said the product would be “high-quality, safe cannabis for medical purposes” and vowed the business “plans to become a long-term, responsible, caring member of the com-munity of Port Coquitlam.”

Coun. Glenn Pollock, chair of the city’s smart growth committee, also stressed the operation, if approved by council, would be fully secured and far from residential areas. “We would rather have this in an industrial section than in someone’s house,” he said.

Pollock said medical marijuana is needed by many sick people “so we need to allow them to have access to it, to some de-gree,” he said.

PoCo Fire Chief Nick Delmonico said his depart-ment would inspect the site every six months, if the rezoning goes ahead.

Coquitlam permits med-ical marijuana facilities at seven industrial properties while Port Moody council on Tuesday adopted a zoning bylaw amendment that makes medicinal mari-juana production a prohib-ited land use.


POMO POT sTOre?A medicinal marijuana dispensary is being pro-

posed for St. Johns Street in Port Moody.In a presentation to city council Tuesday,

CannaLifeMD representatives said they’ve selected a site at 3131 St. Johns St., the former Prudential Sterling Realty office, to open a wellness centre that will carry cannabis products. Those include canna-bis-infused honey, oils and tinctures, as well as some health-food products.

The store would operate as a private, members-only centre catering to those 45 years and older, and would include high-security measures, education and support for members.

Council members asked CannaLifeMD for more details about the process potential members and pa-tients would go through to obtain cannabis products, and suggested more clarity is needed on how the Port Moody Police would respond to such an operation.

The subject of marijuana came up again later in the meeting, when council adopted a zoning bylaw amendment that makes medicinal marijuana production a prohibited land use. Councillors Rick Glumac and Robert Vagramov voted against the amendment.


PM plans beetle battlePORT MOODY

sarah PayneThe Tri-CiTy News

Port Moody will attack the chafer beetle problem through education, co-op-eration and subsidization.

Crows and raccoons pecking and digging for chafer beetle larvae have torn up both private and public property over the last several months. It’s estimated that 60 acres of the latter have been damaged, mainly on less-maintained areas such as boulevards and grass next to playing fields.

“If left unchecked, the infestation may expand to the field areas,” a city staff report notes.

The report to council at Tuesday’s meeting recom-mended dealing with the beetle on city property through enhanced lawn maintenance, including nematode application, and conversion to grass alternatives.

The resolution ap-proved at Tuesday’s meet-ing calls for an enhanced education program cost-ing up to $5,000, include information on the city’s website, at the annual Port Moody Naturally seminar, a brochure distributed at city facilities, outreach activities and targeted messaging in collabora-tion with the cities of Coquitlam and PoCo.

Council also approved a recommendation from the Environmental Protection Committee to develop a coupon program that would give residents 50% off the purchase of nematodes. The overall cost to the city would be capped at $5,000 per year for a two-year trial period.

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Latest jump in gas prices is mystifyingthe continued jump in gas prices in the lower

mainland is completely mystifying.there was a brief window in January when

prices at the pump fell below $1 per litre, coming at least a little closer to prices in other parts of north america. the taxes on gas in the metro Vancouver area are high — largely due to the 17 cents-per-litre that translink takes — but it seemed gas prices were finally starting to reflect low world oil prices.

Oil prices have gone up a little bit since that time but not significantly. last week, the price of crude oil was under u.s. $49.50 per barrel — down by close to 50% from the highs of last year.

the retail gas prices in the lower mainland currently seem to have little connection to world oil prices.

after they fell below $1 per litre, they went up to $1.03, then $1.06, then $1.11, then $1.16 and, as of monday, they sat at $1.21.9.

meanwhile, in edmonton, the price for a litre of gas is

84 cents. in all areas of western canada, outside b.c., it is less than $1 per litre.

in bellingham, where gas prices are very relevant to metro Vancouver residents, as they often act as a magnet for cross-border shoppers, the price per litre in canadian dollars on monday was 78 cents — that’s 44 cents less, or more than one third cheaper.

the flow of cross-border shoppers has declined steadily as the canadian dollar has fallen. the fall, of course, is due partially to falling oil prices. yet if the dif-ferential between gasoline prices in metro Vancouver and Whatcom county continues to grow, there may well be another increase in cross-border shopping.

People may again decide to make the trek to the u.s. that punishes retailers in canada, particularly those who are located in areas close to the border.

i have been unable to find any explanation as to why gas prices here continue to rise, particularly in light of the prices in almost every other area of the continent.

most of the gasoline consumed in metro Vancouver comes from refineries in alberta and northwest Washington, although the chevron refinery in burnaby does supply a significant amount of fuel.

there have been no new taxes added. the exchange rate, due to the lower canadian dollar, does add a little bit to the price but there is no way it is responsible for a 20% increase in the price in a single month.

it’s hard not to come to the conclusion that the big gas retailers, who in effect set the price by matching one another, have concluded that lower mainland drivers aren’t paying close attention to what is going on with oil prices and won’t notice if the price creep continues on a day-by-day basis.

if people in this part of the world had wallets full of cash, the gas retailers might be on to something. but the heavily-taxed residents of metro, who pay sky-high prices for housing and are being hit with added government service fees, deserve to get a break at the pumps.

Frank Bucholtz is editor of The Langley Times, a Black

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Keep an eye on teen girlsthe kids are generally alright in Fraser north, which

includes school district 43, but there are currents of trouble beneath the happy exterior. and the big-

gest concern is how our teen girls are doing.as noted by the mccreary adolescent health survey,

which was released last week, students are rating their overall health as good or excellent (81%) but females are not doing as well as males. more young females report poor health than boys; more have lower self esteem compared to teen males; more report having one or more mental health conditions; more are feeling extreme stress, having suicidal thoughts or are harming themselves. more girls than boys are also bullying or being bullied, and there seems to be a link between late-night cellphone use and texting and mental health concerns.

is it time to pull the plug on these devices? Good luck with that. but girls may need more monitoring and support than boys for reasons that can’t entirely be explained.

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TC LETTERSConservatives are helping... whom?

FEDERAL POLITICS

The Editor,Recently, I received

some marketing ma-terial from our local Conservative MP. It has caused me to imagine what I might expect from him and his party as we move closer to the federal election later this year.

In this case, the flyer ad-vertises our Conservative government’s plans to help keep kids active. It re-minds me of a similar ad a while back that touted the tough Conservative stance for justice and dealing with criminals. As I think about this propaganda, I imagine that it amounts to what are the earliest salvos of distraction in what is likely to be an onslaught of political posturing with the goal of saying as little as possible and helping almost no one, certainly not the regular people of our communities.

In my mind there more fundamental issues about the Conservative record

that we should consider as the election draws near: Foreign policy, the envi-ronment, the silencing of scientists, our national en-ergy policy, election fraud scandals, senate spending scandals, the dismantling of the CBC, silencing dis-sent, how we treat veter-ans, an unaccounted $2 billion — the list literally goes on and on.

As for the Conservative plan to keep kids active, again I wonder what our MP and his party are thinking about? More specifically, with whom do their allegiances lie?

The concept of being able to write off some of the expenses for sports fees, I must admit, is at-tractive — if you can afford to put your kids in sports in the first place. Surely our MP knows the statis-tics about child poverty in this province.

Might I also mention that with the dramatic turn of fortune in the tar

sands and with compa-nies like Target and Sony retreating from Canada, it seems fewer Canadian families will be able to take advantage of these kinds of tax cuts.

So who really are the Conservatives helping and to what extent? It is one thing to be able to write off a pair of sneakers for bas-ketball and quite another to write off a season’s pass to Whistler, the equip-ment and all of the fashion accessories to boot. The tax relief proposed by the Conservatives will only help their friends in wealthier families, who clearly don’t need such help. Children of less fortunate families will not really benefit in a substan-tial way.

I think we deserve a better vision for Canada, our province and the Tri-Cities. I find that vision in the Green Party of Canada.Brad Nickason,Port Coquitlam

suspicious re. trans.The Editor,

Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore and friends, unions and business are all in favour of transportation Improvement for Metro Vancouver and the 0.5% increase in the sales tax to pay for it.

I have the suspicion that has nothing to do with improving public transpor-tation but all to do with self interest.

I am leaning towards voting No unless they come clean and answer some basic questions: Will this tax be increased year after year? If they build a new Pattullo Bridge, will it be tolled? Are they going to gut TransLink of those highly paid idiots? Do they need the expensive Transit Police? What about a private security?

Charity begins at home. As a relatively new PoCo res-ident, I am appalled at the almost non-existent public transportation here. Also, during 2014, my household paid almost $400 toward the carbon tax and transit fees, and that does not include gasoline tax.T. Paone, Port Coquitlam

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Only two protesters had answered an online callout to “bear witness” an hour after the scheduled start of their vigil at the Brunette interchange at Highway 1. They were outnumbered by a handful of Coquitlam RCMP officers at the scene to ensure everyone “stays safe.”

But the arrival of the contractors has caught the attention of local stream-keepers as the work site is only about 50 m from the Brunette River.

Elmer Rudolph of the Sapperton Fish and Game Club said the spot is the closest the planned pipe-line will come to the fish-bearing waterway that his group has worked years to restore to a natural state.

In total, the expanded pipeline would carry 890,000 barrels of raw bitumen per day from the Alberta oil sands to the Westridge Marine Terminal in north Burnaby and would parallel the Brunette for about 4 km.

“It’s very vulnerable,”

Rudolph said of the river that runs from Burnaby Lake to the Fraser River. “It’s an eco-sensitive area.”

Rudolph said while his group hasn’t taken a formal position on the pipeline, he’s hopeful the company would be sensitive to the pipeline’s proximity to the Brunette and take extra precautions to ensure ac-cidents don’t happen.

“There should be special care taken in building that section of the route,” said Rudolph, who spoke about the dangers to the river posed by the proposed pipeline project at a town hall meeting last month in

New Westminster.He said that meeting

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their community. And the very visible presence of a drilling rig with a police es-cort will only heighten that awareness, he said.

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The tunnel-boring equipment for the $1.4-billion Evergreen Line is expected to make another stop under-ground in Port Moody in early March, requiring some advance work.

Crews are working to strengthen the soil below the roadway at Clarke Road and Seaview Drive before the boring equipment ar-rives. The work includes injecting cement grout into the ground approxi-mately 40 m below the surface, and dewatering the area to permit work-ers to safely do mainte-nance work and change the cutter-head tools on the boring machine.

Safety fencing will be installed and lane clo-sures will be required on Clarke between Mount Royal and Ingersoll ave-nues to permit the work but one lane in each direction will always remain open.

On Seaview, traffic will have to be rerouted but will be restored on the east side of Clarke Road in early March and in April on the west side.

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A dozen PoCo chronic offend-ers, says ScoonesJanis Warren The Tri-CiTy News

Port Coquitlam plans to put more teeth into its by-laws governing aggressive and dangerous dogs.

A number of changes are being recommended by the city’s bylaw services man-ager as a result of recent court decisions.

Last week, Dan Scoones told PoCo’s community safety committee the municipal animal con-trol officer has dealt with about half a dozen chronic offenders over the past couple of years.

In one case, the city ap-plied to have an aggressive dog destroyed — as permit-ted under the Community Charter — but the applica-tion was rejected by a judge and the pooch was allowed to go home. In response, the city sent letters to the dog owner’s neighbours to advise them of the rul-ing and the return of the canine. That court case cost the city “on the sunny side of $20,000,” Scoones told the committee.

More than 40 dogs in PoCo are deemed aggres-sive and all need to be monitored to some extent by the city, he said.

Under the current bylaw, an aggressive dog is defined as one that has bit-ten or pursued — without provocation — or is owned or trained for dog fighting. Dangerous dogs are clas-sified as animals that have killed or seriously injured a person or domestic animal, or have the potential to kill or harm

Scoones is recommend-ing the city add a new defi-nition: “A dog that an ani-mal control officer has rea-sonable grounds to believe

is likely to attack without provocation, cause injury or otherwise threaten the safety of persons or domes-tic animals.”

As well, Scoones is sug-gesting that owners of ag-gressive dogs be required to keep their animals enclosed when outdoors by a fence at least 1.8 m high and to post signs at all property entrances.

In addition, he’s asking the city to hike its impound and board fees for aggres-sive and dangerous dogs, raise penalty infractions to $500 and impose higher licence fees.

The committee mem-bers, councillors Glenn Pollock and Laura Dupont, said they were shocked by the number of aggressive dogs in the city and look forward to putting more pressure on owners, should their animals pose a risk to the public.

Meanwhile, as part of the animal control bylaw revision, Scoones is also requesting new measures for kennel operators and authorization to issue free licences for dogs under the age of six months. Newcomers to PoCo would also be allowed to swap their dog tags from their last home municipality at no cost for a PoCo tag, which would be valid for the rest of the year.

Finally, at the city’s

two off-leash dog parks, Scoones is recommending tighter controls, including:

• requiring dog owners carry a leash;

• keeping pets in view at all times;

• having dogs under control;

• and restraining them if they show aggressive behaviour or disobey the owner’s command.


POCO GRAFFITI FINE INCREASE?Vandals in Port Coquitlam will face double the

penalty under a bylaw change.Last week, the city’s community safety committee

approved a proposal to hike the fine for graffiti from $150 to $300 (with a $100 discount if paid within 14 days). Council will consider the change at its next meeting.

Bylaw services manager Dan Scoones said the RCMP asked the city to raise the ticket rate and to bring it in line with other municipalities. “This is something that offends the entire community,” he said of graffiti, adding that it’s easier for police to issue tickets than lay criminal mischief charges.

No new officers under PMPD’s five-year budget

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Port Moody Police Department won’t hire any new officers under a revised five-year financial plan submitted to the city’s finance committee for review.

The plan comes with a $9.6-million price tag for 2015, an increase of 3.4% from 2014 and, by 2019, the projected operating budget will stand at $10.5 million.

Chief Const. Chris Rattenbury said the increases are due to non-discretionary costs, such as contractual obligations and inflation. “It’s nothing that we decided we want to do, it’s stuff we have to do,” Rattenbury said. If the financial plan is approved by council, there will be no new officers in PoMo; a current officer will be trained for the planned mental health officer posi-tion.

Even without any extras, the financial plan is well over the budget allowance council has made available to the PMPD. The pro-posed 2015 police budget is about $200,000 over and

the 2019 budget stands at about $700,000 over the $9.8 million allotted.

Rattenbury said the budget is already as lean as it can get and if council requires him to stick to the limits, it will mean cutting staff. “We’d be reducing our strength to get down to that limit,” he said. “We’ve already trimmed a lot of fat off it. There’s not really much I can do other than look at labour.”

Items that are decreas-ing include the forecasted traffic fine revenue, which has been conservatively estimated at $464,000 and is down from the $519,000 in previous years, and salaries in the traffic de-partment.

There is one dedicated officer in the traffic section but Rattenbury said a de-partment reorganization will mean patrol officers and those in a new com-munity services section will also be doing road checks. A PMPD officer who has been seconded to the regional Integrated Road Safety Unit (IRSU) will be doing local enforce-ment as well.


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Nature & Adventure CampKids 7 – 12 years old can expect a week full of exploration, nature-based activities and outdoor adventure! This camp runs out of Victoria Drive Park (3435 Victoria Drive) from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Camp cost is $140.25/week. Register using barcode 501912 for week 1 and 501913 for week 2.

Rock Climbing Half Day CampKids and teens, 8 to 15 years old, can test their climbing skills! Climbing camps will cover the proper use of safety equipment, belaying (rope management), knot tying and safety protocols. The friendly and certi� ed staff at Climb Base5 will instruct your child on the basics of climbing technique and provide tutorials on all aspects of climbing movement. Instruction and games will have your child climbing with con� dence by the end of the week. This camp runs in partnership with Base5 Climbing (formally Cliffhanger). The camp runs out of Base5 Climbing (98 Brigantine Dr.) from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Monday

to Friday. The cost is $200.00/week. Register for week 1 using barcode 519012 or week 2 using bar-code 510913.

Golf CampsThese full and half day camps are a great opportunity for kids and teens, 7 – 15 years old, to learn the game of golf with certi� ed professionals. Participants will work on their golf swing, play on the mini putt and 9 hole golf course. This camps runs in partnership with Eaglequest Golf. Half day camps (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.) are $208.00/week; full day camps (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) are $313.95 per week. Find the barcodes for these camps online at www.coquitlam.ca/springbreak.Find a full listing of camps online at www.coquitlam.ca/springbreak or call 604-927-4386 for details.

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Get creative, get fit and, most importantly, get to Festival du Bois for some top francophone entertainment.

Friday, Feb. 27PLAY BALL

Itching to hit the ball field and take a few swings? Slo-pitch season is fast approaching, with PoCo slo-pitch reg-istration starting today (and running to March 9) for eight teams in each of four divisions. The season runs April 10 to July 19, with games on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Visit www.pocomotion.ca/slopitch for full details.

FESTIVAL DU BOISIt’s back and better than ever, the 26th annual Festival

du Bois at Coquitlam’s Mackin Park. Festival-goers will enjoy a weekend of outstanding entertainment, from tonight’s kick-off with Les Échos du Pacifique and the Tri-Cities Fusion Gospel Choir and continuing with Saturday’s line-up, including the Jocelyn Pettit Band, Lennie Gallant and Le Bal à l’Huile. Sunday kicks off with Mass, followed by a pancake breakfast and more entertainment. In the children’s tent catch Charlotte Diamond, Gretta et Kiki and more. For full festival details visit www.festivaldubois.ca.

FOR THE LAUGH OF ITThere’s music, there’s comedy, they’re The Ladies Who

Laugh, and they’re at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) until Saturday night. Pianist Jen McMillan accompanies Bridge Ryan — an actor, singer, playwright, director and co-host of CityTV’s Breakfast Television — complete with ’80s tunes, jazz and more. Tickets are $30/$25/$15 at evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

SHInE A LIGHT Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari presents a

screening of To Light a Candle, a documentary on the per-secution and denial of education to Bah’ais in Iran, at 6:30 p.m. (in English) and 8:30 p.m. (in Farsi) at Douglas College (1250 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam).

CORnER GAS nIGHTCatch the Coquitlam Express in action, currently on a

five-game winning streak, and chat with Corner Gas stars Brent Butt and Fred Ewanuick, who is originally from Port Moody. The celebrities will be at the game to sign autographs during the first intermission, and donations collected at tonight’s game against the Chilliwack Chiefs will go to the Terry Fox Foundation. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam). Visit www.coquitlamexpress.ca for info.

Saturday, Feb. 28TWIST FOR SHARE

Today marks the first in a fitness series from Twist

Fitness and Conditioning to support Share’s after-school recreational programs. The boot camps are for adults and can accommodate any fitness level; they’re at Twist (1776 Broadway St., PoCo) on the last Saturday of the month at 8:30 a.m. (arrive 15 minutes early), and free body composi-tion testing, nutritional hand-outs an prizes will also be given out. Twist will match the $10 donation for the work-out and money raised will purchase equipment for Share’s recreational programs and possibly expand the program to other schools. Email [email protected] to book a spot.

GIVE HER WInGSThe Tri-Cities chapter of Soroptimist International hosts

its fifth annual Give Her Wings Gala at the Port Moody Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr.). Cocktails are at 6 p.m. and awards are at 7:30 p.m. Awards and bursaries go to women who are returning to school, as well as to a woman who works or volunteers to help other women. A fourth award goes to a teenaged girl who excels in volunteering. Tickets are $65 (includes a beverage) available at [email protected] or 604-657-4783. Funds raised support CABE’s Lunch and Learn program, Glory House Evenings, YWCA and Bea’s Kloset. Visit soroptimisttricities.org for more in-formation.

Sunday, March 1FITnESS BLAST

Get fit for a cause at Fitness Blast, a fundraiser to help victims of the Glen Drive fire that displaced more than 100 people, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion (1200 Glen Pine Court, Coquitlam). Fitness leaders will be taking participants through Zumba, cardio kickboxing, tabata and yoga. Stay for the full 90 minutes or just a por-tion, or drop by and make a donation. Tickets are $10 at the door and participants are asked to bring water and a towel. Proceeds go to the Coast Capital fund set up for fire victims.

CREATIVE CAFÉThe Minnekhada Park Association hosts the Creative

Café at the lodge (4455 Oliver Rd., Coquitlam) from 1 to 4 p.m. Bring the whole family for some hands-on creative fun and a chance to learn more about the history of the lodge and farm. Visit www.minnekhada.ca for more information.

FREE SWIMFancy a dip? The Poirier Sports & Leisure Complex

teams up with Westminster Savings for a free swim from 7 to 9 p.m.

Submitted photoThe Jocelyn Pettit Band performs at the 26th annual Festival du Bois this weekend at Coquitlam’s Mackin Park in Maillardville. The annual festival celebrates Coquitlam’s francophone heritage with live entertainment, food and activities designed to inspire your inner French Canadian.

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TC SPOTLIGHTI AM SOMEONERIGHT: Sunday’s Walk 2Talk in support of the I am Someone Let’s End Bullying Society and a new 2Talk texting program for troubled youth drew about 400 people to Port Coquitlam. Participants enjoyed face painting by Riverside secondary art students and entertain-ment by Port Moody’s Tyson Venegas, nine, who was the youngest partici-pant to clinch the PNE Star Showdown title, in 2013. Members of Second Storey Theatre also took part while Port Coquitlam fire-fighters helped with the Kindness Pledge Tree.

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Quebecois native Michel Campeau will carve an eight-foot tall cedar sculpture of a lumber-jack during this week-end’s Festival du Bois in Coquitlam. The finished piece will be a perma-nent fixture at Mackin Park, where the French-Canadian celebrations are taking place on Saturday and Sunday. Visit festi-valdubois.ca.

FELLOWSHIPSTwo Port Coquitlam

chartered accountants have been offered a fellowship to recognize their com-munity contributions and service to the profession. This month, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia honoured William Cox, an audit and assurance partner with BDO Canada’s Vancouver

office, and John Crawford, the senior VP, CFO and chief risk officer for Pacific Blue Cross and BC Life & Casualty Company.

HOSPICE GIGA former city man-

ager for Port Moody and mayoral candidate in last fall’s civic election has a new job. The Abbotsford Hospice Society this week named Gaetan Royer as

its new executive director, replacing Bev Brown who stepped in as the volunteer interim executive director last June. Royer, who previ-ously worked for Metro Vancouver’s parks depart-ment, will be responsible for the society’s move to Holmberg House, which is currently under construc-tion on the Campus of Care beside Abbotsford Regional Hospital.

RIGHT TOP: The Coquitlam Search and Rescue Society officially thanked the owners of the Canadian Tire stores in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam last week for their $25,000 donation. The cash will be spent to replace the team’s aging mobile command centre at a cost of $407,000. To contribute, visit www.coquitlam-sar.bc.ca/initia-tives/command-vehicle/. BELOW: The Coquitlam-based Children of the Street Society got a $1,000 boost this week courtesy of the Telus community ambassadors. The money will go to the society’s school-based education workshops in the Tri-Cities and Surrey. Called TCO², the program helps kids learn how to be safe from sexual exploitation and human trafficking.PHOTOS SUBMITTED

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

PORT MOODY• Calling Tri-City art-

ists: PMPL showcases the work of Tri-City artists; each month, a different artist displays work on library walls or in the dis-play case. Artists interested in displaying their work should contact Irene Jakse at [email protected] or 604-469-4692.

• Screen-smart kids: On March 4 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., join Eric Meyers from UBC, who will discuss the latest research on how screen time and device use affect preschool and school-aged kids. This program is presented in partnership with the Tri-Cities Early Childhood and Middle Childhood Development Committees and will be held in the Inlet Theatre. No registration required.

• Inlet Book Club: The Inlet Book Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. New members are welcome to drop in and join the discussion about new and topical books. On March 4,

clubbers will be discussing The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King.

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

TERRY FOX• TAG, you’re it: Fox’s

Teen Advisory Group (TAG) advises and helps to plan and develop teen-oriented programs and services. TAG members organize programs for teens, vol-unteer as reading buddies and help with other library events. The meetings are fun and always include snacks, and TAG member-ship looks good on resumes as well as job and college applications. Volunteer hours are granted for at-tending monthly meetings and volunteering at library events. Membership is open to all teens. If you’d like to join, attend the next meeting on March 17

from 7 to 8 p.m. or visit the library to pick up an ap-plication.

• Teen movie afternoon: Young people 12 years and older can watch some of the hottest new movies on Fox’s next movie afternoon on Friday, March 20, 2 to 4 p.m. Contact the library for movie titles.

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

COQUITLAMLearning Canadian

culture: Sandra Martins will present a series of free workshops for people who are new to Canada. Find out about special occa-sions, including holidays, parties and dining at res-taurants — the Canadian way. The scheduled work-shops include:

• Canadian festivals and holidays: Monday, March 2, 10:30 a.m. to noon at the City Centre branch, Rooms 136 and 137. Special days covered include Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Canada Day, Thanksgiving, Hallowe’en, Remembrance Day and Labour Day.

• Special occasions: Monday, March 9, 10:30 a.m. to noon at the City Centre branch, Rooms 136 and 137. Special occasions covered include: weddings,

funerals, graduations, cocktail parties, dinner par-ties, bridal showers, baby showers, new home show-ers, potluck dinners, garage sales and bottle drives.

• Restaurant and dining etiquette: Monday, March 16, 10:30 a.m. to noon at the City Centre branch, Rooms 136 and 137. Participants will learn about: menus, tipping, table manners and restroom etiquette.

To register for one, two, or all three programs, leave a message at 604-937-4155 or contact SUCCESS at 604-468-6000 or [email protected].

• Hearing clinic: you can learn about hearing function and loss in a pair of sessions on Thursday, March 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 127 at the City Centre branch with Connect Hearing’s Peter Chmielewski; 10 to 11 a.m.: he will describe the parts of the ear, their functions and the factors that can cause hearing loss; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., he will conduct free tests to assess the condition of your hearing and help you prepare for your next steps towards better hear-ing. To register for this free program, leave a message at 604-937-4155.

For more information about any of these pro-grams, visit www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 1169 Pinetree Way and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.

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SPRING BREAK MAGIC IN POCOAward-winning magician Matthew Johnson going

to weave his hilarious spell at Terry Fox Library on Monday, March 9 from 11 to 11:45 a.m.

Johnson’s show is an interactive blend of magic, juggling, comedy and music. He has performed all over the world and now he is coming to Port Coquitlam to present some magic for families during spring break.

Terry Fox Library is located at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. Call 604-927-7999 for more information.


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People shuttling on and off airplanes like cattle may not remember the old days of elegant train travel and other luxury transporta-tion but the Port Moody Heritage Society will bring it all back to life next week-end.

On Sunday, March 8, the society will host a fashion show fundraiser highlight-

ing traveling fashion from 1900 to 2000.

Noted fashion historian Ivan Sayers will present an educational and glamor-ous show describing how people used to dress to impress. Using his own collection, Sayer will transport the audience on a 20th century fashion trip of women’s mens and children’s fashions. Sayer is also a noted storyteller with an abundant knowledge of

fashion history.The fashion show will

raise funds for the Port Moody Station Museum and tickets cost $27.50 and takes place in the Inlet Theatre at Port Moody city hall at 2 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.inlettheatre.ca or at the museum, lo-cated at 2734 Murray St., at Rocky Point [email protected]

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Taking a (stationary) trip on the Venosta rail car at Port Moody Station Museum dressed in period fashion are staff Katie May-Rashke, Jessica Poland and Jim Millar. They are promoting an traveling fashion show fundraiser for the PoMo museum taking place March 8 at the Inlet Theatre.

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ERHA offERS $1,000

If you’re a student aiming for a career in health care, Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary may have some cash for you.

ERHA is handing out its annual $1,000 bursary to a graduat-ing student living in the Tri-Cities and planning on pursu-ing a post-secondary education in a health care field.

Closing date for applications is March 31 and further eligibility details and application forms are available at all Tri-City secondary schools as well as at the Eagle Ridge Hospital gift shop.

For more informa-tion, call ERHA bur-sary chair Diana Wise at 604-936-6189.

TEENS’ QUIZ NIGHT

Local young peo-ple can bring their competitive spirit to Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library for Teen Quiz Night.

This free event — to be held on Thursday, March 12 from 7 to 9 p.m. — will feature snacks, prizes and more. Teens can form a team or come alone.

For more informa-tion, call 604-927-7999 or visit Terry Fox Library at 2470 Mary Hill Rd.

Fox is part of the Fraser Valley Regional Library sys-tem (www.fvrl.ca).

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THE ENVIRONMENT

Around the world, the development of technologies

for hydraulic fracturing — commonly known as fracking — has resulted in the discovery of seemingly abundant supplies of natu-ral gas. This has caused the price of natural gas to plummet.

But where fracking is oc-curring, local communities are raising concerns over is-sues such as contamination of drinking water, fracking-induced earthquakes and diminishing air quality.

Despite such concerns, the B.C. government clearly intends to support the extraction and export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in hopes of creating an eco-nomic boom.

The problems associated with fracking are, by now, fairly well documented. In the Peace region of B.C., the backwoods are frag-mented with an ever-grow-ing network of roads and seismic lines created by the gas industry in search for new wells. This diminishes the value of habitat for the species which rely on intact forests for their survival.

Local communities have also been impacted. Earthquakes measuring up to 3.8 on the Richter scale have been recorded in the Horn River Basin of B.C.

Fracking requires the injection of large quantities of water with additives into the ground, which forces natural gas to the surface. One well in northeastern B.C. is reported to have had toxic water equivalent to the volume of 24 World Trade Centre towers in-jected into it.

Sadly, the regulations for disposal of this water and other fracking-associated techniques are considered

to be quite inadequate in B.C. The Environmental Law Centre at the University of Victoria pub-lished a report last year that documented the need for vastly improved regulations and better government oversight of the fracking in-dustry in this province.

In addition to these concerns, these new gas wells are often leaky and discharge unknown quan-tities of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere. Sometimes, emissions from wells are flared, which means the methane is burned to produce carbon dioxide, a less potent greenhouse gas. Nonetheless, unmeasured

amounts of greenhouses gases are escaping in areas where gas wells are abun-dant.

Scientists in the U.S. were dismayed to recently discover a vast plume of methane over leaky gas fields in New Mexico. While natural gas should be a cleaner-burning fossil fuel than either coal or oil, many experts are worried that, with all the problems associated with fracking, fracked gas is more likely to be the equivalent of coal with regard to its global warming potential.

All of these concerns might make you think that fracking-derived natural gas should be used care-

fully and cautiously to limit its impact on global warming.

You would be wrong.Instead, industry is rac-

ing to exploit the apparent abundance of natural gas.

The export of this natural gas brings another prob-lem. Natural gas must be compressed into a liquid for shipment and export and such compression requires large amounts of energy, which can add significantly to its global warming footprint.

While most of the pro-posals for natural gas ex-port terminals are in north-ern B.C., one has been proposed for Howe Sound at the former Wood Fibre plant site. Information sessions as part of the B.C. Environmental Assessment process were recently held regarding this proposal. Because of concerns about local air quality in Squamish, the B.C. govern-ment has already decided the Wood Fibre plant will use electricity purchased from BC Hydro to compress natural gas for shipment.

The Wood Fibre plant, expected to export 2.1 million tonnes of LNG per year, will be relatively small compared to the proposed plants further north. Nonetheless, com-pressing the natural gas will consume a huge amount of electricity: an estimated 140 megawatts (MW) per year.

In addition to compress-ing gas for export, using the existing pipeline through the Coquitlam drinking watershed will require ad-ditional compression since this pipe cannot be en-larged or twinned. Because the compressor station is relatively close to residen-tial areas on Westwood Plateau, electricity will used for compression rather than building new gas-fired compressors. This will require an additional 30 MW of electricity. An ad-ditional compressor station near Squamish will require a further 10 MW, which makes the total demand for electricity for this one small plant to be 180 MW per year.

For a small LNG plant, this is a huge amount of electricity. In fact, it could be considered to be equiva-lent to about one third the output of Site C. Although the nameplate capacity of Site C is 1,100 MW, hydro plants depend on water flow, which varies through-out the year. Thus, the ef-fective MW capacity of Site C is approximately half its nameplate capacity. Given that Site C is expected to cost about $9 billion, the provincial government seems surprisingly willing to provide costly electric-ity to help sustain the very questionable LNG industry.

Another concern is Site C is not expected to be online until 2021 at the earliest so, in the meantime, it’s un-clear where an additional 180 MW of capacity can be found. With the Wood Fibre LNG plant possibly operat-ing as soon as 2017 and Port Moody’s gas-fired Burrard Thermal scheduled to shut down in 2016, BC Hydro could be facing a severe shortage of capacity in the very near future.

Once again, this calls into question the wisdom of the provincial govern-ment’s decision to shut down Burrard Thermal. Wouldn’t it be wiser to ask the B.C. Utilities Commission to review this decision?

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director of the board of the Port Moody Ecological Society.

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MONDAY, MARCH 2• Rhymes of Times with

PoCo Heritage Society, 10:30–11:30 a.m., Heritage at Leigh Square, 150–2248 McAllister Ave., PoCo. There’s a story be-hind every birth – a few will be shared in this month’s session. Feel free to bring along photos or other memorabilia to share. Info: [email protected].

TUESDAY, MARCH 3• Coquitlam prostate

cancer support and awareness group (PCCN Coquitlam) monthly meet-ing, 7 p.m., Pinetree com-munity centre, Coquitlam. Speaker will be discussing prostate cancer treatment options and the various doctors involved. All those involved with prostate problems are urged to come and share their con-cerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmo-sphere. There is no charge (donations are accepted). Info: Norm, 604-936-8703 or Ken, 604-936-2998.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4• Hyde Creek Watershed

Society monthly meeting, 7:15 p.m., Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery, 3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo. Public invited to attend and learn about what society does and tour the hatchery. Info: [email protected] or www.hydecreek.org.

SATURDAY, MARCH 7• PoCo Party 2015, or-

ganized by PoCo Heritage and Cultural Society, in-cludes free events at Leigh Square from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. plus PoCo’s 102nd birthday party from 7-9 p.m. ($25 in advance) in the Gathering Place. Info: pocoparty.ca.

SUNDAY, MARCH 8• Ivan Sayers hosts

fashion review of historical men’s and women’s travel-ing fashions from 1900 to 2000 at Inlet Theatre in Port Moody, 2-4 p.m. Sayers is a fashion histo-rian who specializes in the study of women’s, men’s and children’s fashions from 1650 to the present. Admission: $27.50. Info: [email protected] or 604-939-1648.

TUESDAY, MARCH 10• Burke Mountain

Naturalists’ monthly meet-ing, 7:30 p.m., in the hall of Como Lake United Church, Coquitlam. Expert birder Larry Cowan will give a slide presentation on his recent Peruvian birding ad-venture. Admission is free and all are welcome to at-tend. Info: 604-936-4108 or www.bmn.bc.ca.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11• Caregiver Support

Meeting, 10-11:30 a.m., Astoria Retirement Resort, 2245 Kelly St., PoCo. All caregivers are welcome to attend. Info: Karen, 778-789-1496.

• Caregiver Support Meeting, 6-8:30 p.m., Maillardville community centre, 1200 Cartier Ave., Coquitlam. All caregivers are welcome to attend. Info: Karen, 778-789-1496.

THURSDAY, MARCH 12• Women’s Connection

Luncheon hosted by Tri-City Christian Women’s Club, noon, Executive Inn, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam. Feature: fashion show, Tanjay & Alia with Eby. Speaker: Lil McIntosh on “Unlocking the Treasures Within.” Reservations by March 10: Frieda, 604-937-7198.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13• Caregiver Support

Meeting, 10-11:30 a.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. All caregivers are welcome to attend. Info: Karen, 778-789-1496.

PARENTS, KIDS• Family resource

centre at Minnekhada middle school, PoCo, offers multi-sensory and math tutoring; rate is $25 per session. Tutors are Orton

Gillingham-trained and cen-tre works in cooperation with SD43. Registration is ongoing. Info: [email protected].

• Parents, grandparents, and caregivers who want to connect with others who are raising children, gain and offer support and understanding, gain infor-mation about parenting and other concerns, and have their children cared for while doing so, free of charge, can join a par-ent support circle. Parent Support Services of BC runs a Wednesday evening circle in Burquitlam. The support circle is an anony-mous, confidential self-help group for parents with children 12 years old and under. Info: 604-669-1616 or www.parentsupportbc.ca.

• Ignite Choir at Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship is for kids 6-14 who love to sing, dance and act; the goal is to give children and youth an introduction to music and. The choir meets Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m., beginning Feb. 13. Info: www.erbf.com.

• Breastfeeding or preg-nant and wanting to learn more? Looking for infor-mation or help? La Leche League Coquitlam groups offer informal, guided dis-cussions and a chance to

connect with other nursing mothers. New meeting location: Share Family and Community Services, 2615 Clarke St., PoMo. Meetings held second Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. Women interested in breastfeeding and their children are invited to free monthly LLL meetings. Info: 604-520-4623 or www.lllc.ca.

• Baker’s Corner Pre-school is a parent-partic-ipation pre-school that offers play-based classes for three- and four-year-olds and is located in Baker Drive elementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam. Info: 604-461-5848 or www.bakerscornerpre-school.com.

• Share Family and Community Services hosts free parent and tot drop–in, 9-11:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays at Seaview community school, 1215 Cecile Dr., PoMo. This is a free play–based program for children up to five years old and their parents/caregivers. Info: Azar, 604–936-3900.

• Parent and Tot Drop-in: open to parents with children from birth to 5 years old; offers safe and nurturing environment; children learn songs, stories and eat healthy snacks together; parents are full participants; free; open 9-11 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Mountain View elementary school, Coquitlam, and 9-11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Seaview elementary school, PoMo. Info: Arshia, 604-937-6971.

• Tri-City Family Place, a drop in centre for children up to five with their care-givers, is open Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and Saturday,

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (September to June), 2062 Manning Ave., PoCo. Info: 604-942-4672.

• Share Family and Community Services parent support circle runs Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m., Mountain View elementary school, 740 Smith Ave., Coquitlam. Open to all parents, grand-parents and/or caregivers. Participation is free and childminding and snacks are available. Info: 604-937-6970.

• Pleasantside Play Pals, a non-profit parent-participation play group for newborns to pre-schoolers at Old Orchard Hall, PoMo;

parents/caregivers in-vited every Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30-11:30 p.m.

• Parents and tots gather to play and learn in a Jewish-themed environ-ment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam. Info: 604-552-7221 or [email protected].

• Step By Step Child Development Society Family Resource Rooms open for drop-in at the following locations: Old Orchard Hall in Ioco Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30-11 a.m., Harbour View elementary school

Monday and Wednesday from 9:30-11 a.m. and at the Blue Mountain Park Scouts’ Hall on Wed from 10-11:30. Call 604-931-1977 for more information or visit the website at www.step-by-step.ca

• Millside Family Resource Centre is open Fridays, 9-11 a.m. for par-ents and caregivers with kids up to 6 years; staff co-ordinate play, circle time and crafts. Millside elementary is at 1432 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam. Info: Arshia, 604-540-9161.

march 3: women in history• Heritage Detectives with PoCo Heritage Society,

10:30–11:30 a.m., Heritage at Leigh Square, 150–2248 McAllister Ave., PoCo. In honour of International Women’s Day on March 8, join the Heritage Detectives as they pay tribute to the dedicated women of PoCo’s past who shaped its future; bring along any photos or information on the subject to share with the group. Info: [email protected].

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Someone who: Demonstrates through work or volunteer efforts a genuine commitment to providing a better future for our children Works with others to raise awareness about early childhood development and young children Believes in building strong families Demonstrates leadership in the com-munity by having a positive impact on the lives of young children

Nomination forms can be downloaded from www.tricitiesecd.ca. For more information, please contact Susan Foster at [email protected].

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• Mountain View Family Resource Centre is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9-11:30 a.m. for parents and caregivers with kids up to 6 years; staff co-ordinate play, circle time and crafts. Mountain View elementary is at 740 Smith Ave., Coquitlam. Info: Arshia, 604-540-9161.

• Drop-in for parents/caregivers and children 5 and younger, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Birchland School Family Place, 1331 Fraser St., PoCo. Info: Westcoast Family Resources Society, 604-941-7828.

• Como Lake United church children’s choir for kids ages 6 to 10 meets Mondays, 6:30 p.m., 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: Elena, 604-468-2733.

• Christian Service Brigade and Senior Girls Alive at Westwood Community Church, 1294 Johnson St., Coquitlam, invite youth 11-18 to join them on Wednesday nights 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for Battalion program. Info: Ronnie Tan, 604-908-1847.

• Autism Tri-Cities infor-mation and support group for adults with relatives with autism spectrum dis-order. Info: Clair, 604-939-5157.

• Coquitlam Play Centre parent participation play group meets, 9:15 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays at Place Maillardville, 1200 Cartier Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604-936-2303.

• PoCoMo Mothers of Multiples club meets the third Thursday of the month. Info: Brenda, 604-937-5534.

• Simon Fraser Society for Community Living hosts Family Support, Education and Networking Group, for families with children with developmental or physi-cal disabilities throughout the school year. For more information, please contact the Family and Individual Support Program at 604-525-9494.

• Parents Together is a mutual help group for par-ents experiencing conflict with their teen(s), meets in PoCo. Info: 604-325-0556.

• Learning Disabilities Association meets the third Thursday of each month at the family resource centre at Westwood elementary school, PoCo, 7-9 p.m.

• Tough Love support group meets Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., Stoney Creek community centre (in Burnaby) For parents with children in trouble or expe-riencing difficulties. Info: Cathy, 604-464-2437.

• The Ark Child Services, a non-profit counselling agency special-izing in supporting families going through separation and divorce, has an office in the Tri-Cities. Info: Lee Cassels, 604-461-2124.

• Children with Diabetes parent support group meets monthly. Speakers present information for liv-ing with Type 1 Diabetes. Social activities are also planned for the children and their families. Info: Carol, 604-931-2027.

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Services Society of BC is looking for volunteer

facilitators for their sup-port groups. PSSSBC runs self-help circles located throughout the Lower Mainland and is searching for professional and sup-portive individuals to as-sist grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Info: [email protected].

• Share Family and Community Services’ Youth Substance Use Services and Community and School-Based Prevention Program is holding a free education and support group for parents/caregiv-ers who are concerned about their youth and sub-stance use. The group runs on Mondays for through March 2, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Share’s office, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody. Interested parents/caregivers can contact intake at 604-937-6969 to sign up for the program, which began on Jan. 12.

• Are you a new im-migrant? Do you have questions, concerns and/or need help? Call RCCG Trinity Chapel at 604-474-3131 on Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., or leave a message and someone will get back to you. The church can help or direct you to places where you could receive help.

• Share Family and Community Services will be offering a Parent/Caregiver’s Circle for those concerned about their youth and their substance use on Tuesdays through March 11, at Share, 2615 Clarke St. (2nd floor), Port Moody, 6:30-8:30 p.m. To

reserve a spot or for more information: 604-936-6969.

• RCCG Trinity Chapel is opening a food bank for individuals and families in need and appreciates gifts and support. If you are able to donate non-perishable food items, call 604-474-3131 or email [email protected].

• A new group of elders who focus on working with youth within School District 43 welcomes anyone who has knowledge 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].

• Tri-City Transitions is hosting Learning to Be the Best I Can Be, an ongo-ing peer support group for women who have ex-perienced abuse or family conflict. Topics include: the impact of abuse, self-esteem, communication, listening skills and more, including ideas suggested by participants For more information or registration, call 604-941-6311.

• Tri-City Transitions’ free Children Who Witness Abuse Program provides individual and group coun-selling for children ages 3 through 18 who have lived in a family where they have been witness to physical, emotional, mental or verbal abuse. Through support, education and counsel-ling children will have the opportunity to heal the emotional wounds of re-

lationship violence, build self-esteem and to stop the intergenerational cycle of abuse. Info: 604-941-7111.

• Registration is ongo-ing 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 reg-istrations on an ongoing basis for Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders, Rangers and adult women volunteers. Training and mentoring available for new volunteers. 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 hosting My Money, My Choices: Financial Education for Women, a free program designed to empower women survivors of domestic violence. The program focus is to in-crease women’s economic participation and self-suf-ficiency through financial education and skill. Info and registration: 604-941-6311

VOLUNTEERS• Volunteers are needed

for Festival du Bois on Feb. 28 and March 1. Call 604-515-7070 to sign up.

• Volunteers wanted for all positions at Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary thrift

shop, located at 2811B Shaughnessy St., PoCo; applications available at the store during open hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays; noon-3 p.m. Sundays.

• Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is look-

ing for volunteer tutors for Study Buddy program, which gives young girls the educational support they need by matching them in a one-to-one tutoring relationship. To be a Study Buddy volunteer, you must be female, age 19 or older, have a high school di-ploma, some post-second-ary education (completed or in-process), and some experience helping oth-ers learn. Study Buddies spend one hour a week tutoring a Little Sister for a minimum of six months. Info: 604-873-4525 Ext. 300 or [email protected].

• Hyde Creek Watershed Society is looking for volunteers to assist with programs and operations; society is made up of vol-

unteers of all ages who do-nate time that will fit their schedules. A few hours during the month would benefit this group. If you have an interest in helping with hatchery tours, build-ing operations or event planning, email [email protected]. Info: www.hydcreek.org.

• Volunteers wanted for Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Weekend Coffee Program in the main lobby at ERH; openings for both Saturday and Sunday shifts. Info: 604-544-1470.

• Crossroads Hospice Society is looking for volun-teers to help with its meat draw at the Arms Pub in Port Coquitlam on Friday evenings. Info: Shannon, 604-945-0606.

free money from erha• Deadline for applications for Eagle Ridge

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Not that long ago, if an all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicle was on a buyer’s shopping list, the options were largely limited to SUVs and trucks. Today the automotive landscape has exploded with manufacturers offering many more AWD vehicles. In fact, 48 percent of all vehicles purchased in Canada come with AWD or four-wheel drive (4X4). For Fiat Chrysler Automo-biles Canada (Formerly Chrysler Canada) the percentage is even higher, at roughly 58 percent. Thanks, in part, to the success of the Jeep brand and the many vehicles sold under that off-road-ready marque. The latest entry, the Jeep Renegade, will be arriving at dealerships around April but just last week I had a chance to drive this small Jeep in classic Canadian winter conditions just outside of Montreal. Looks: The setting for the winter driving program was at ICAR, an enthusiast’s

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and classic Jeep grille, to the trapezoidal wheel arches, appropriate ground clearance and overall bold styling. The Renegade is smaller than the Compass and Patriot models in the lineup, helping to promote the red-hot, small crossover segment even further. Inside: With a high seating position and boxy roofline, the Renegade has a lot of headroom and large windows, making this compact crossover feel open and airy. The dash and surrounding trim is filled with eye-catching touches, like the speaker grilles and air vents that come painted for more panache. The front seats are supportive and provide a nice look down the long hood, making this feel more “trucky” The back seats offer plenty of room in this class and the cargo area is what Jeep calls class lead-ing. Prices start at $19,995 for base Sport model with front wheel drive (FWD) and the first AWD model starts

at $25,995. The volume leader will be the North trim with alloy wheels, starting at $27,494 for an AWD version. The problem will be the higher end trims, like the $31,995 Limited, that look pricey compared to a bigger to a compact SUV, like a Honda CR-V, with a much more powerful engine, vastly bigger interior and a $30,000 AWD starting price.Drive: FCA didn’t just have the Renegade to drive in frozen weather, rather a selection of the seventeen vehicles they offer with AWD or 4X4 capability. They were clear to point out that nine of the twenty-six models have AWD available even on the base trim. The Rene-gade’s base AWD system is a lighter weight active power train that can disconnect the rear wheels to save fuel but reconnect them in a fraction of a second if the tempera-ture drops of the windshield wipers are turned on. On dry pavement, the system only needs to detect the

slightest wheel slippage to engage the AWD capability. In addition there is a terrain select knob in each model that lets the driver choose between auto, snow, sand, mud and rocks to alert the Renegades’ traction control, stability control and engine/transmission electronics to keep the Jeep moving in different situations. The ultimate is the AWD system with a low setting for crawl-ing over rocks, something Jeep purists appreciate.

Verdict: The Jeep Renegade follows on the heels of some other stylish compact crossover vehicles like the Kia Soul and Nissan Juke that provide a bit more flair, rath-er than just practicality. This new Renegade also has the advantage of being equipped with two sophisticated AWD systems to keep it ahead of the pack. The base engine is a 1.4L turbo 4-cylinder with 160hp but this model is only available with a 6-speed manual transmission; if the

buyer wants and automatic, the larger 180hp 2.4L 4-cyl-inder is fitted with a class leading 9-speed automatic. There is a whopping $2,990 premium to get the larger engine and automatic on the Sport trim and just $1,495 on the North, excluding the price premium to get AWD. At the end of the day this Jeep has a very attractive exterior and interior and is something fresh in one of the hottest segments in the market. The price can jump very, very quickly if the buyer wants AWD and automatic. Time will tell if buyers will spend the extra to buy the higher end models. [email protected]

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ELAINE FLEURY PHOTOHeritage Woods Kodiak player Areez Saleh, left, makes a shot while teammates Sean Elder looks looks on during an 87-57 win over Enver Creek secondary in the Fraser Valley playoffs last week.

Ravens soar into FV finalsAAAA HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Team ranked No. 1 in B.C.

GaRy McKennaThe Tri-CiTy News

The Terry Fox Ravens are gearing up for a trip to the Fraser Valley Championships this week-end, which will be held at the Langley Events Centre.

Because of the team’s winning record through-out the playoffs, they have already locked up a berth, and are scheduled to take

on Yale in the tournament that decides who moves on to the B.C. AAAA high school basketball provin-cials next month.

Fox, currently ranked No. 1 in the province, has had a strong showing this week.

The club started off the Fraser Valley play downs with a 93-54 win over Seaquam last Friday, be-fore downing North Surrey 88-81 in the closest game of the Ravens’ post season.

If Terry Fox is successful Friday night, they will play either Semiahmoo or Lord

Tweedsmuir in the Fraser Valley finals. If they fall to Yale, the club will play for third place against a team that has not yet been deter-mined.

The Ravens are not the only Tri-City team to makes its way through the prelimi-nary rounds.

The Heritage Woods Kodiaks started off the week with a win, taking down Enver Creek second-ary 87-57.

However, on Monday the team struggled against a surging Yale secondary squad, which defeated the

Port Moody club 97-67. That set the stage for a third game Thursday night against Pitt Meadows sec-ondary, which took place after The Tri-City News’ deadline.

There are a few Tri-City teams whose season has come to an end.

Port Moody second-ary had a difficult time in its first game against Panorama Ridge, losing 74-42 and exiting the tour-nament.

The Centennial second-ary Centaurs won their first-round game, defeat-

ing MEI secondary 76-64 on Wednesday. However, a 101-56 loss to Walnut Grove last Friday, followed up with a 62-49 loss to Pitt Meadows means the Cents will be joining Port Moody in making an early exit at the tournament.

The AAAA boys high school basketball provincial championships will take place between Wednesday, March 11 and Saturday, March 14 at the Langley Events Centre. For more information go to www.bcboysbasketball.com.

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The stars of Canadian comedy sitcom Corner Gas will be signing autographs at tonight’s Coquitlam Express game against the Chilliwack Chiefs.

Brent Butt, who played himself, and Fred Ewanuick, who played Hank on the hit television series will be on hand at the Poirier Sport and Leisure

Complex to greet fans and take dona-tions for the Terry Fox Foundation.

The popular Canadian television sit-com aired on CTV and the Comedy Network between 2004 and 2009 and eventually spawned a movie.

Puck drop for to-night’s game is at 7 p.m.

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FEMALE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:ANGELA WEBSTER

COQUITLAM METRO-FORD EDGEPlaying up a division in the Tri-Cities cup Under 18 Division 2 CMF Edge came up against their club

mates in the top ranked CMF Black Ice. The Edge came into the game short several key players and knew this game would come down to playing their system and maximizing their strengths.

Built around a solid defensive system Edge kept the Black Ice at bay for the entire fi rst half. Keeper Angela Webster made a few key saves in the fi rst half but saved the best for the second half when

she made several fantastic saves to keep Edge in the game. As the Edge’s short bench began to fade Angela stepped up to her game with several great saves early in the second to keep the game tied. None better than a stop off a close in volley that she pushed over the crossbar. Then minutes

later she secured a tough ball off a Black Ice corner and scramble in the box. Although the Ice fi nally tallied, Angela continued to step up and keep the game close. Her quick reaction leg save

at the 70 minute mark stunned all of the spectators and brought a big roar from both benches. She continued to support her team with several more great saves to earn the Coquitlam Metro-Ford

Female Player of the Week for her stellar work in her past two games for Edge.

MALE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:ISHAWN JOHAL COQUITLAM METRO-FORD CRUSADERSThe Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC Under 18 Division 3 Crusaders had a terrifi c game but were defeated by the Port Moody Heat in the second last round of the Tri-Cities Youth Soccer Association Cup Play. The whole team has played great this season, however special mention should be made of central defender, Number 18, Ishawn Johal who has worked consistently all season and was outstanding in this game. The player between the two teams was very even with both teams getting shots on net, but no clear advantage. In the 89th minute, Port Moody capitalized on a rebound from the keeper to score the only goal.

For his consistent play and hard work this season on the CMF Crusaders, Ishwan Johal, is the Coquitlam Metro-Ford male player of the week.

ELAINE FLEURY PHOTOMavis Chan of Coquitlam had a strong performance in the adult bronze free skate division at the West Coast Challenge skating event at the Poirier Sport and Recreation Complex last week.

WEST COAST CHALLENGE

Lam skates his way to Shanghai

COQUITLAM SKATING CLUB

A handful of Coquitlam Skating Club members have racked up a large number of frequent flyer points over the last few weeks.

Long-time competitor Ronald Lam placed 13 out of 26 athletes at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Seoul, Korea on the weekend, finishing with the eighth best technical score.

With the showing, Lam has qualified for the world championships, which are scheduled to take place in Shanghai, China at the end of March.

“Ronald will be com-petitive next month at the world championships,” said Bruno Delmaestro, a coach with the club in an email.

Lam also had another strong showing at the World University Games last week, where he took sixth out of 24 competi-tors.

Lam is not the only

local skater to be trotting the globe.

Bela Papp and and Beatta Papp, Coquitlam skaters originally from Finland, also competed at the World University

Games.Bela did not qualify

for the free skate on the men’s side, while Beatta finished 17th out of 24 on the women’s side.

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SUbTmITTEd PHOTOCoquitlam figure skater Ronald Lam is on his way to compete at the world championships in Shanghai, China next month.

A’s Are golden At B.C. tourney

A handful of teams with the Coquitlam Adanacs Field Lacrosse Association racked up some hardware at the B.C. Field Lacrosse Provincials at the Burnaby Sports and Leisure Complex last weekend.

In the under-16 tier 1 division, the A’s took gold, while also racking up the top spot in the under-14 tier 1 division. Not to be out done, the under-12 tier 1 squad also grabbed a banner at the B.C. tour-ney, with Adanac runner Carter Clark being named tournament MVP.

In tier 2, Adanacs MVP Gordy Bowden led his squad to a gold in the under-19 division, while Port Coquitlam hoisted the main prize in the tier 1 division, with Ty Goff being named MVP.

On the female side, the Port Coquitlam under-15 squad took bronze at the Women’s Field invita-tional, which was taking place at the same time as the male provincials.

Adanacs women’s field lacrosse player Alex Maddaloni was named tournament MVP.

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

7 OBITUARIES

SCHOLTZ, Patrick Egon(Veteran)

Born in Neurode, Germany 1925, immigrated to Canada at the age of four. Patrick passed away peacefully on February 16, 2015. Prede-ceased by his wife Therese and daughter Caroline-Ann. He will be lovingly re-membered by his daughters Margaret (Gary) and Paula (Bruce) and much loved grandsons Tanner and Connor, as well as extend-ed family and friends.We would also like to send a heartfelt thank you to his caregivers at Burquitlam Li-ons. With special thanks to Michelle, Marilyn and Cathy for their compassionate guid-ance.We will all truly miss the kind gentle man in the Tilley hat, forever whistling forever loved.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

106 AUTOMOTIVECertifi ed Automotive Technician

Full time, competitive wage and benefi t plan. Busy, full service

independent shop in Port Moody.Email: [email protected]

108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

DEALERS REQUIRED- Be a part of Western Canada’s fastest grow-ing snack business. Earn $8000-$10000 cash every month servicing 100 snack boxes in your area. No experience necessary. Investment: $15,000. Some fi nancing available. Call 604-930-6040.


108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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Air Liquide Canada Inc., Rich-mond, BC, requires a temporary full time driver for its Richmond cylinder gases delivery division.Must have clean class 3 drivers lic with air and clean drivers ab-stract. Must be willing to under go a physical & background check. This position starts immediately and will last for 5 mo’s minimum. $25.43 starting wage.

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HIGHWAYOWNER OPERATORS

$3500 SIGNING BONUSVan Kam’s group of compa-nies req. Highway linehaul owner operators based in our Surrey terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experi-ence/training.

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Van-Kam is committed toEmployment Equity and

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115 EDUCATION

BC COLLEGE OF OPTICS - Optician / Contact Lens Fitter. 6 month course. 604.581.0101

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115 EDUCATION

Excavator & Backhoe Operator Training. Be employable in 4-6wks. Call 604-546-7600. www.rayway.ca

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130 HELP WANTED

ADULT CARRIERWith reliable car required to

deliver The TriCity News door-to-door to households

in the Tri-City areaWednesday & Friday.

Call 604-472-3040

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS required between 2 am - 5:30 am. Must have reliable vehicle. Great P/T income. 604-313-2709, [email protected]


130 HELP WANTED

CONSTRUCTION SITEIn your NEIGHBOURHOOD

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TCP’s, Cleaners $11-28/hrWork Today, Daily or Weekly Pay

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.Flagpersons & Lane Closure Techs required. Must have reliable vehicle. Must be certifi ed & experienced. Union wages & benefi ts. Fax resume 604-513-3661 email: [email protected]

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS ... 9-57

TRAVEL............................................. 61-76

CHILDREN ........................................ 80-98

EMPLOYMENT ............................. 102-198

BUSINESS SERVICES ................... 203-387

PETS & LIVESTOCK ...................... 453-483

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE........... 503-587

REAL ESTATE ............................... 603-696

RENTALS ...................................... 703-757

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130 HELP WANTED

FLAGGERS NEEDED. No Certifi cation? Get Certifi ed, 604-575-3944

GREENHOUSE WORKERSFull-Time seasonal labourers wanted for job duties that include but are not limited to: planting, pruning, harvesting, grading, packing, receiving, shipping and general greenhouse cleanup and setup for fl ower and pepper farm. Start date: May 2015. $10.49/hour. No exp. Required. Must speak and understand English and have completed grade 12.

Hollandia Greenhouses Ltd. 19393 Richardson Rd, Pitt

Meadows, BC, V3Y 1Z1Apply via email to: Attn Kim at

[email protected]

WAREHOUSING &MANUFACTURING

F/T position in Langley lubricants plant. Warehouse work, Mfg. and shipping / receiving. Must be capable of physical labour, com-puter usage, be meticulous and reliable. Exp. in manufacturing & warehousing preferred.

We offer a long-term career with a fi nancially successful Co. + Benefi ts + RRSP Plan.

Send resume: [email protected] fax: 604-888-1145

138 LABOURERS

PRODUCTION & Machine Opera-tors needed for 24/7 food produc-tion facility. Must be reliable, hard working, speak fl uent English and able to work all shifts for these FT permanent positions. Resumes may be dropped off in person: Northern Gold Foods, 1725 Coast Meridian Road, Port Coquitlam 10am - 2pm ONLY

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS

OFFICE CLERKPart-time - 3 Days/week

Required for well established food importing company in Port Coquitlam. Candidate should have excellent communication and computer skills. Duties to include a variety of tasks.Mon, Wed & Thurs, 8am-4pmPlease forward resume by email to: [email protected]

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

Commercial Transport Journeyman Mechanic

(Surrey Terminal)

Van-Kam Freightways Ltd. requires two (2) full-time Com-mercial Transport Journeyman Mechanics to work out of our Surrey Terminal located at 10155 Grace Road. One (1) position is an afternoon shift starting at 3:30PM and working until midnight and the other position (1) has an 11:30PM start working until 8:00AM.

Applicants should have an in-spectors ticket, a minimum of 2 years of related experience, a positive attitude and able to work in a team environment. Experi-ence in a freight fl eet environ-ment would be preferred as this is a busy facility providing service to a large fl eet of Company Owned Trucks and Trailers.

Seize this opportunity to work for one of Western Canada’s largest regional freight carriers.

For more information, call Derek,

at 604-587-9818 or 604-968-7149

Interested candidates should at-tach an updated resume and cov-er letter to:

[email protected] or fax: 604-587-9889

Van-Kam thanks you for your interest, however only those be-ing considered will be contacted.

Van-Kam is committed toEmployment Equity and

Environmental Responsibility.

PERSONAL SERVICES

175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

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or Visit us at: www.threescompanycatering.ca

181 ESTHETIC SERVICES

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182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

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203 ACCOUNTING / TAX /BOOKKEEPING

TAX RETURNS

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206 APPLIANCE REPAIRS

POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999Service to all Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guaranteed

236 CLEANING SERVICES

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260 ELECTRICAL

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263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

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269 FENCING

1-A1 BRAR CEDAR FENCING, chain link & landscaping. Block retaining wall. Reasonable rates. Harry 604-719-1212, 604-306-1714

275 FLOOR REFINISHING/INSTALLATIONS

POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORSNew fl oor inst. & fi nishing. Refi n. Repairs, Staining. Free Est. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-468-4117.

281 GARDENING

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

. Expert Power Washing. Gutters cleaned & repaired. www.expertpowerwashing. Mike, 604-961-1280MIKE 604-961-1280

Gutter Cleaning & Repairs. (Res. & Strata). Prompt Service. Window

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287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area.1-800-573-2928

TOTAL RENOVATIONSRepair, Replace, Remodel...

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• Baths • Remodels • Additions • Flooring • Painting

• Drywall • Much MoreSince 1972 Dan 778-837-0771

HOME REPAIRS, renovations, plumbing, electrical, carpentry & painting. Reas rates. 604-945-7099.



MIDAS CONSTRUCTION INC

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concrete sidewalks, driveways, retaining

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A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, fencing,

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300 LANDSCAPING

GREENWORX Redevelopment Inc. Hedges, Pavers, Ponds & Walls.

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300 LANDSCAPING

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317 MISC SERVICES

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320 MOVING & STORAGE

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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372 SUNDECKS

. Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688.Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

374 TREE SERVICES

TREE BROTHERSSPECIALIST

Tree Removal/Topping/Spiral Thinning/Hedge Trimming/Stump

Grinding. Free Estimates.WCB/Fully Insured

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Free Estimates *Fully Insured

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PETS

477 PETS

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

506 APPLIANCESPOCO Appliance Mart 942-4999Rebuilt*Washer*Dryer*Fridge*StoveUp to 1 Yr Warranty. Trade-in Avail.

551 GARAGE SALES

GARAGE SALE - all contents Port Moody Legion, 2513 Clarke St. Sat Feb 28 & Sun March 1. DOORS OPEN 10AM - 4PM. Tables, chairs, kitchenware, equipment, decora-tions, memorabilia, collectables, etc. www.legion119.ca

560 MISC. FOR SALE

FOR SALE: 2 standard size grave plots in Valleyview Cemetary in Newton/Surrey area. Value $7200 each, ask-ing $5000 each, obo. Call 250-396-4006.

REAL ESTATE

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOMES BC• All Prices • All Situations •

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RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

2 BR apts - bright & lge

Central Coquitlam Co-op AND

Seniors Only Building $826/mo. No subsidy.

Cls to transit, schools & shops

Dasl ~ 604 945 5864 [email protected]

Coquitlam, 1 bdrm + den apt in high rise avail now, 5 appls, nr Coq Mall $1300/mo NS/NP. 604-861-3618

Coquitlam Centre“Raphael Towers” 2 bdrm ~ $1250-$1290* In-Suite W/D * Garburator

* On-Site Manager

*BEHIND COQ. CTR. MALLCall 604-944-2963

Coquitlam: Clean, quiet apt blk.

Suites to rent. Sorry no pets.

Family owned & operated for 40 yrs.

(604)936-5755

COQUITLAM:

GARDEN COURTHOUSING CO-OP2865 Packard Ave.

Now accepting applications for 1 & 2 bdrm apartments. Share purchase required.No Subsidies. Avail now.Call 604-464-4921

COQUITLAM Pacifi c St. Lrg 2 bdrm fully furn’d, 2 prkg, 3rd fl r. NP/NS. $1400/mo. Apr 1st. 604-464-9552

PORT COQUITLAM; 2 Bdrm apt $845 Quiet family complex, no pets. 604-464-0034.

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

GARIBALDI Court(604) 463-9522

Central Maple Ridge 2 Bedroom units available.

Great location for seniors!Clean, quiet & affordable!

Incls heat, h/w, cable.Senior Move-In Allowance.Refs & Credit check req.

Sorry No PetsFor more info: google us.

CRIME FREE BUILDING

MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrms available $840/mo & $940/mo

Great LocationQueen Anne Apts.* Renovated Suites *

*Large *Clean *Very QuietIncludes: Heat, Hot Water

and HydroNear Shopping & Amenities.

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

604-463-2236 604-463-7450

12186-224 St, Maple RidgeCertifi ed Crime Free Buildings

PORT COQUITLAM1 bdrm suite ~ $7752 bdrm suite ~ $925

S Includes heat/hot waterS 1.5 blocks to various bus stops S 2 blocks to Safeway/medical S City park across streetS Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required

CALL FOR APPOINTMENT604-464-3550

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

3 AC prime location offi ces 754sf upper fl r facing east with bathroom & kitchenette United Blvd/Fawcett. Rent incl taxes strata fee heat hy-dro. Call Garry 604-461-7172

PORT COQUITLAM, 1500 - 3000 sq ft. Ground fl oor commercial area. Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy intersec-tion. Call 604-464-3550.

736 HOMES FOR RENT

Coquitlam: 4Bdrm + workshop bun-galow. 2100sf. lrg yard, sundeck & patio. $1600 avl now 604-728-5063

RENTALS

736 HOMES FOR RENT

SOUTH SURREYEXECUTIVE

Fully Furnished & Equipped

Short Term orLong term!Hotel Living

Like New Townhouse. Only 3 years old. Immaculate Deluxe, 2 bdrm. + Rec. Room/Offi ce + 2 Full Bath T/House. Flr. to ceiling storage + storage rm. in garage. 6 s/s appli. d/w, w/d, Garburator. Crown Mouldings, 9ft. ceilings, H/W laminate fl ooring and slate tile. Gas F/P & Alarm. 1 car garage parking. Covered patio lower & outdoor patio upper. Amenities room incls. full gym, outdoor hot tub & pool. Walk to Morgan Heights shopping.NO Smoking inside & NO Pets!

$2250/mo. Avail. April 1 or 15

604.488.9161

749 STORAGE

Pitt Meadows Marina14179 Reichenback Rd

Moorage RentalYear or Semi-annual

Outdoor Storage Available Starting

At $30/month for Boats, RV’s, Cars, Trucks &

Trailers Launch Ramp with 3 lines and

ample parking for tracks and trailers Onsite Manager

604.465.7713750 SUITES, LOWER

COQUITLAM 1bdr gr/lvl ste, 5appls incl inste w/d, near Coq Ctr & bus. Ns/np. Avail now. $870 incl all utils.Call 604-323-3282.

COQUITLAM Central. 1 Bedroom grnd level suite in executive home.Priv ent, patio, gas f/p, f/s, w/d. N/S N/P. Avail March 1. $800/mo incl utils. Call Ray 604-720-0005.

COQUITLAM - Douglas College.1 Bdr above ground, full patio, gar-den ste, full bth, new w/d, alrm sys 4 appl, new lam fl rs, prkg. Ns/np. $850 incl util & wifi . 604-805-2471.

PORT COQUITLAM2 Bdrm grd lvl suite, avail now.Hydro/heat/internet & D/W incl. $800/mo. N/S (604)992-3771.

POCO - New 2 bdrm suite, full bath, near schools, shops, bus. Avail now Cat ok, smoke outside. $1025/mo incl utils/laundry. 604-690-0564

752 TOWNHOUSESCOQUITLAM: 2 Bdrm, quiet family complex, no pets, $985 - $1085/mo. Call 604-942-2277

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1108/mo - $1211/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938

PORT COQUITLAM; 2 Bdrm town-house, $905. Quiet family complex, no pets. 604-464-0034.

TRANSPORTATION

812 AUTO SERVICES

Mobile Mechanic- Do small auto repairs - brakes, tune-ups etc.All work guaranteed. Insured.

Have tools- will travel. 604-308-8073

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL

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NOTICE OF ABANDONMENT

Anyone having an interest in the following unit should contact the Landlord at 778-881-4768 as this

unit is to be considered abandoned and will become the

property of Landlord. Unit no: 61 - 21163 Lougheed Hwy.,

Maple Ridge B.C. MHR #012626

U-Haul Moving Center Port Moody

Claims a Landlord’s Con-tractual Lien against the fol-lowing person’s goods in storage at:

2500 Barnet Hwy.Port Moody, BC

604-461-1717

Auction is subject to cancel-lation without notice.

129 Christina Conley #26 - 15155 62A Ave., Surrey, BC

149 David Chambers 860 Ranch Park Way, Pt. Moody, BC

153 Debra Sakve 8310 Banford Rd., Chilliwack, BC

224 Joel Gastador #206 - 9595 Erickson Dr., Burnaby, BC

267 Christina Conley #26 - 15155 62A Ave., Surrey, BC

A sale will take place at the storage location on Fri. March 13th 2015. Viewing 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Sealed bids will be opened at 12:30 P.M. Rm. contents are personal / household goods unless noted other-wise. Bids will be for entire contents of each locker unit.



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sponsor since 1984

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’12 FORD FOCUS SE AWD #14FO5318A

$12,521*

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’13 FORD EXPLORER XLT 4X4 #MLT821

$34,885*

’11 FORD FIESTA SEL STK#PFC1824

$11,858*

’11 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT OUTDOORSMAN 4X4 #14F11513A $21,951*

’13 JEEP COMPASS 4X4 SPORT NORTH EDITION #PT4918

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’08 DODGE CARAVAN SE STOW AND GO #14F13805A$9,922*

’08 PONTIAC WAVE G5 #PC5870

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$22,721*

’11 F150 SUPERCAB 4X4 XTS #14F10525A

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$15,011*

’05 FORD FREESTAR SE 7 PASSENGER #14ED6635B$5,381*

’11 FORD F150 CREWCAB XLT XTR 4X4 #PT4961

$26,458*

’05 CHEVY OPTRA #14ES7263A

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’13 VW JETTA HYBRID#1415721A

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’11 LINCOLN MKS AWD #PC5869

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TRANSMISSION, ONLY 100,000 KMS! #PC5858$18,416*

’04 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE STK#PT4924

$8,989*

The Tri-City News, February 27, 2015

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