Tri-City News November 4 2015

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JANIS WARREN/THE TRI-CITY NEWSIrene Brown is one of thousands of volunteers across Canada who are part of the Royal Canadian Legion poppy drive that started last weekend. Brown, a past president of the Port Coquitlam Legion and the poppy campaign chair, said Branch 133 brought in $46,000 last year, with proceeds benefitting programs for the youth, seniors, disabled and veterans. Fabric and sticker poppies are available by donation until Sunday, Nov. 8; anyone wanting to take a two-hour shift to help out can call their Legion branch (for PoCo, 604-942-8911; Coquitlam, 604-937-0111; Port Moody, 604-936-1312). Meanwhile, PoCo Legion members, who last Monday received a proclamation from Mayor Greg Moore and city council to declare Nov. 5 to 11 Veterans Week, will be at the BC Lions game on Nov. 7 for a Remembrance Day halftime show. For more on Remembrance Day in the Tri-Cities, see page 6 plus our section on pages 18 and 19, and read Friday’s edition of The Tri-City News.

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Buses stop due to fume issuesGARY MCKENNAThe Tri-CiTy News

Anyone hoping to catch a bus in some parts of the Tri-Cities in the next six months should get ready to wait, ac-cording to a bus union official.

Service disruptions are expected to continue in many neighbourhoods as TransLink works to replace 62 defective diesel community shuttles, vehicles that have been fre-quently taken off the road due to complaints about exhaust fumes making drivers sick.

Nathan Woods, president of Unifor Local 111, which represents Coast Mountain Bus Co. drivers, told Coquitlam councillors during a commit-tee meeting Monday that from five to 10 drivers are regularly sidelined because coaches are unavailable.

“As much as we have been ramping up concerns about the fumes and the toxicity of it, the issues here are… service reliability,” he said during Monday’s council in commit-tee meeting.

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11:30 a.m. Parade from Cenotaph to Coquitlam‘sLegion HallThe route is Veterans Way, then right toKing Albert, left on Nelson to hall.

Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren are invited to marchwith their Veteran Grandpa or Grandma. We started this in2009 and the Grandchildren are honoured to be marchingwith the Veterans and it gives them a better understandingabout the meaning of Remembrance Day.

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Laptops used as everyday learning tool at local schoolDIANE STRANDBERGTri-CiTy News

The same technological tools that are transforming the workplace are changing the way Tri-City public schools do business.

So are your kids ready for the transition to laptop-based learning over pen and paper?

Chances are, they are, judging by the progress at Aspenwood elementary school, where 200 Grade 4 and 5 students are doing their work on laptop computers, using apps that help them write, col-laborate, research and present their learning in various ways.

It’s been a three-year project to switch over to a bring-your-own-device model, where at the beginning of each school year, intermediate students bring laptops or tablets from home, signing a contract to use them safely and appropriately.

Like the workplace, where desktop computers, laptops and tablets have been used to improve productivity, enable virtual collaboration and save paper and ink, schools are al-ready seeing similar benefits.

“It’s more efficient,” said Rylan Porter, a Grade 5 student who said using a laptop helped him with his writing, spelling and fact-checking.

That traditional school “computer lab,” with its set of desktop computers for specific

projects is gradually being replaced by laptops students bring from home for use in any subject. At Aspenwood, the school’s parent advisory council purchased the first iPads and laptops, and, as they became more integrated into the curriculum, families were asked to supply the technology so more classes could benefit.

Teacher-librarian Monika Coutts and Leanne Kemp say students in the intermediate grades are sufficiently mature and responsible to take care of their laptops and tablets, and are at the age when they need to start learning how to use the in-ternet for educational purposes and work, not just for playing games and watching videos.

“They are working together and problem solving and criti-cal thinking,” Kemp explained, “not just watching.”

Very few devices are ever broken, Coutts and Kemp say, and once parents understand the benefits — a meeting is held in June to prepare them for the transition — they seem to buy in.

One of the advantages par-ents see is they can be more in-volved in their child’s learning, and are encouraged to check their child’s progress because the devices are returned home every night.

“A dad could be doing busi-ness in Beijing and he could be checking in, too,” says principal Sean Della Vedova, who re-

cently transferred to the school and has seen the benefits of a bring your own device policy.

On the day The Tri-City News visited, Kemp’s class was noisy as students worked in groups to create a book using Storybird, a digital, visual storytelling tool that allows them to drag pic-tures onto a page and then write internet safety advice using information they learned.

“The engagement is higher, they’re more focused on what they’re doing,” said Kemp.

Jake Brown, a Grade 5 stu-dent, said he enjoys the project collaboration. “I liked working with a partner,” he said. “It’s helpful using two brains.”

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• Cost: Parents are not told what computer their kids should bring but can supply whatever technology they use or can afford (except smartphones); if money is an issue, the school will provide a laptop.

• Security: The laptops are locked in a cupboard when they are not in use.

• Internet safety: Students learn about how to stay safe online at the beginning of the year and share their knowl-edge with their younger peers.

• Screen time: Students are not sitting passively in front of the computer screen but are creating and collaborating, doing research and presenting. Their work is broken up by lunch and recess, when devices are not allowed to be used, and other subjects that don’t require the use of a device.

DIANE STRANDBERG/THE TRI-CITY NEWSLeft: Leanne Kemp, Grade 4 and 5 teacher, with Jake Brown, Grade 5, working on an internet safety book using Storybird. Right: Monika Coutts, teacher librarian, with Makena Easton and Danielle Tack, both Grade 5 students. Aspenwood elementary school in Port Moody has adopted a bring-your-own device policy for Grades 4 and 5 so students have laptops in the class to do their work.

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Lifeguards hit with parking tickets at rocky Point PoolPORT MOODY

SARAH PAYNETHe Tri-CiTy News

A pilot project to limit park-ing and step up enforcement at Rocky Point Park over the summer hit some unintended targets in the pocketbook: Port Moody lifeguards.

Lifeguards at Rocky Point Pool discovered the hard way they weren’t exempt from the new parking regulations, which limited parking to a maximum of four hours on weekends as well as during the week, when they were ticketed this summer.

Michaela Slinger said she was working her second sum-mer at the pool on shifts that ranged from four to eight hours and said she received two or three tickets throughout the season. She thought her super-visor was going to handle the matter with the city’s bylaws de-partment and have the tickets quashed but learned last week most of the tickets would stand.

“We found out we’d be on the hook for some or all of the tickets,” Slinger told The Tri-City News, “even though we’re working for the city and provid-

ing a city service.”Slinger worked mainly week-

days, teaching lessons from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., but said because she needed to be on deck be-fore the shift started, it would automatically put her over the parking limit. Dashing out to move her car partway through the shift wasn’t an option be-cause of requirements to have a certain number of lifeguards present at all times.

A full-day shift didn’t present opportunities, either, Slinger said, because the hot summer meant the lot was usually full.

James Stiver, PoMo’s general manager of development ser-vices, said for the last two weeks of July, staff did a “soft roll-out” of the new parking regulations — changing signage in the lot, installing a digital reader board on Murray Street to alert drivers of the new rules and issuing 83 warning tickets.

Starting Aug. 1, the ticket books came out and anyone over the four-hour limit received a ticket; 200 were issued until Sept. 20, when staff determined attendance at the park was down and enhanced enforce-

ment was no longer necessary.And some of those ticketed

were the city’s own lifeguards.“We were treating staff the

same as everyone else because we have no ability to distinguish between staff and the average resident or non-resident who wants to park there,” Stiver said.

The city was “very clear” with businesses in the park and life-guard managers that staff had to abide by the parking regulations and find other options, includ-ing parking on Murray Street or at the West Coast Express lot on weekends.

“We gave them a bit of a break,” Stiver said of the life-guards, and quashed tickets for “one-time offenders. We treated it as a warning. But the multiple offenders, they were not quashed.”

Staff will be reporting to council’s committee of the whole meeting on Nov. 17 on the results of the pilot project and, if council wants to con-tinue the program throughout the year and/or next summer, Stiver said identifying a staff parking area may be an option.

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The ever-increasing num-ber of commuters going up and down Coquitlam’s Burke Mountain is causing plenty of headaches for the city of Port Coquitlam.

And at least one elected official says it’s time for the councils in the neighbouring cities to meet face to face to thrash out solutions to ease congestion.

Coun. Brad West, chair of PoCo’s transportation solu-tions and public works com-mittee, told The Tri-City News he plans to bring up the topic at the next committee meeting Nov. 18 to get politicians to find common ground.

“I believe the best solution

is throwing people into a room and let them hash it out and see where there are areas of concern and where there are areas of agreement,” West said yesterday. “It’s time to move beyond our staff interaction.”

West was reacting to the latest letter last week from Coquitlam on the Fremont connector, the controver-sial north-south route that, when built, will funnel Burke Mountain traffic through PoCo’s north side to Lougheed Highway.

In a letter dated Oct. 26, Jozsef Dioszeghy, Coquitlam’s general manager of engineer-ing and public works, rejected Port Coquitlam’s demand to pay for half — about $25,000

— of the Fremont connector study costs so far.

Earlier this year, Coquitlam had suggested PoCo pay for half — or $15,000 — toward a study to find a suitable link for a connector on the Coquitlam side.

West said the stalemate needs to be broken.

“The two cities are going to have to sit down together and look at how we move forward on a whole number of trans-portation issues — not just Fremont but the Lincoln con-nector, too,” he said. “I think as both cities continue to grow, it’s only going to become more prominent.”

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Lights will change colour according to the occasionJANIS WARRENThe Tri-CiTy News

Port Coquitlam city hall will soon be bathed in light to cel-ebrate festive occasions as well as other special events year round.

Last week, the city’s smart growth committee approved a heritage alteration permit to place 31 LED lights on the building.

The permit is required as the 101-year-old facility is listed in the city’s own heritage re-source inventory and changes to it need approval.

Committee chair Coun. Glenn Pollock told The Tri-City News he has been frustrated the city hasn’t been able to ac-commodate requests from the public and non-profit groups to light up the prominent structure.

Coquitlam lights up its foun-tain at Lafarge Lake for World Mental Health Day, at the re-quest of Port Coquitlam’s Carol Todd, the mother of the late

Amanda Todd but “we can’t do the same,” Pollock said.

But with the new lighting system, PoCo city staff can change the city hall colours at the flick of a switch: red, green and white for Christmas; or-ange for Halloween; and pink for the I Am Someone cam-paign, for example.

Still, Pollock said because of the high costs, the city will only light up the Shaughnessy Street and McAllister Avenue facades.

In March, council approved $75,000 in the 2015 budget for the decorative lights as part of its one-time enhancements to-talling $2.76 million. Funding for those projects will come from the surplus and reserve accounts.

Other PoCo news:

AMBASSADOR CASHA summer program aimed

at cracking down on PoCo home and business owners flouting watering rules is being called a success.

And the city’s engineering director is now asking council to double the ambassadors’ budget in anticipation of the next hot season.

Last week, Kristen Meersman put in a request for council to set aside $20,000 to hire casual employees for the outreach initiative. In her re-port, she wrote that 88% of the property owners found violat-ing the Stage 3 water restric-tions in August didn’t reoffend (155 infractions were recorded, with 17 owners found to have violated a second time).

The ambassadors’ push for water conservation meant the municipality had a smaller water bill from Metro Vancouver, she said.

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The parade will go on this Remembrance Day at the Royal Canadian Legion in Port Moody, even though much of the building itself is closed for future redevelopment.

Remembrance Day cer-emonies at the PoMo Legion will include a parade, laying of wreaths at the cenotaph, a 21-gun cannon salute and a post-ceremony reception, said Legion president Faye Johnson.

She said there has been some confusion over whether the event would take place this year.

Branch 119 closed on Jan. 1 in preparation for construction at the Clarke Street site, where TL Housing Solutions Ltd. will build a five-storey mixed-use development.

“It’s Remembrance Day. That’s why we’re here, to hon-our our veterans,” Johnson said of the decision to hold the popular ceremony this year. In 2014, the Legion estimated more than 4,000 people came to pay their respects.

The day begins with a non-denominational service at Kyle Centre at 10 a.m. and the parade to the cenotaph at 10:30 a.m. At 11 a.m. — the 11th hour of

the 11th day of the 11th month — the crowd will observe a two-minute silence, following by the laying of the wreaths, a 21-gun cannon salute by the Seymour Artillery and a Swiftbird Ex-RAF team flyover.

The parade, which will include more than 500 ca-dets, Scouts, Girl Guides and Brownies joining the Legion colour party, veterans, Legion members and first responders, then returns to Kyle Centre for a post-ceremony reception from 12:30 to 7 p.m. (ages 19 and up).

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For additional information, contact museum coordinator Brianne Egeto at 604-939-1648.

Port Moody Station Museum (portmoodymuseum.org) is located at 2734 Murray St., next to Rocky Point Park.

Faye Johnson, president of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 119 in Port Moody, and Sgt.-at-Arms Tom Warwick. With redevelopment planned for the PoMo Legion site, some people were uncertain whether it would hold its an-nual Remembrance Day cel-ebrations. Said Johnson: “It’s Remembrance Day. That’s why we’re here, to honour our vet-erans.”SARAH PAYNE/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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Residents can use kraft bags or old garbage cans or other appropriate containers with a green can sticker, and can even leave out bundles of branches, provided they are less than 7.5 cm in diameter and no more than one metre long. A city press release said extra cans and bundles should weigh no more than 22 kg (44 lb.) each.

Residents must still adhere to the curbside regulations and can only put out their waste between 5:30 and 7:30 a.m. on collection day.

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TransLink announced this week that it will spend $9.35 million to replace the shuttles with gas-powered vehicles but those won’t arrive until next spring.

In the meantime, Woods said maintaining regular ser-vice levels will be problematic unless other buses can be brought in. He added that there have been 126 exhaust exposures and 12 claims are currently before WorkSafeBC.

“You are going to have more service loss,” he told council-lors. “You will see an impact. Every day there are three to four exposures that pop up on my email.”

The lack of communication from TransLink regarding the service disruption frustrated several councillors, who agreed to send a letter to the transit authority expressing their concerns.

Coun. Brent Asmundson, who is also a Coast Mountain bus driver, said the company has been aware of the exhaust problems with its shuttles for a long time and has done little to inform passengers.

“I think it is terrible that people are just left there,” he

said. “If they knew, they could have adjusted to it.”

But Coast Mountain Bus Co.’s vice-president of op-erations, Mike Madill, said the service issues are not as bad as the union is saying. While there were some noticeable disrup-tions, particularly in the spring, the company has taken action, he told The Tri-City News in an interview. Vehicle retire-ments have been delayed and several buses that were taken out of commission have been brought back in order to fill the gaps in the schedule left by the community shuttles.

“We did have a spate where it was higher than normal,” he said yesterday. “It is now taper-ing back down.”

He also countered claims made by the union that be-

tween five and 10 drivers are left without a vehicle on a regu-lar basis.

“I would disagree with that,” he said.

The $9.35 million to pay for the new buses will come from the federal gas tax fund after Metro Vancouver directors ap-proved replacing the vehicles last Friday.

According to TransLink, the replacement shuttles are “ur-gently required due to growing concerns over the emission problems.”

While the shuttles are based out of Port Coquitlam, they are used primarily in the Tri-Cities, Maple Ridge, Burnaby and New Westminster.

The transportation author-ity said operators have been booking off sick because of

large amounts of fumes, add-ing there have also been grow-ing public complaints about excessive tailpipe smoke.

Gas-powered shuttles cost less than diesel models —

about $140,000 instead of $250,000 — but they do not last as long, with a five-year lifespan instead of seven. Still, TransLink expects lower oper-ating costs.

TransLink is still trying to fix the defective diesel shuttles and has not ruled out returning them to service, if possible.

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TRANSLINK PHOTOThe bus drivers’ union’s president says community shuttles with mechanical issues mean long waits for bus riders.

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Coquitlam’s crackdown on off-leash dogs kept bylaw offi-cers busy over the summer.

According to a city staff re-port, close to 250 tickets were issued for unlicensed dogs and animals at large while one ticket was given to a person who did not clean up after their pet. Another 189 official warnings were also written up over the three-month enforce-ment blitz.

“We heard from people who said thank you for finally doing this,” said Mayor Richard Stewart. “I thought it was suc-cessful and I think it was a good balance.”

The crackdown was con-ducted in conjunction with the Train Your Human animal etiquette campaign, which encouraged pet owners to be respectful of other park users. Coquitlam launched the pro-gram after receiving numerous complaints from residents around Mundy Park who said the trails were being overrun with off-leash animals.

More than 500 patrols were conducted in green spaces across the city, represent-ing about 50 hours a week

of bylaw officer time. The campaign started in June as an education effort before of-ficials began issuing tickets in July, with 202 written for off-leash animals and 46 for unlicensed dogs.

But it was difficult for city staff to get proper identification from people caught contraven-ing the rules, according the report. Residents are required to provide their name and address to bylaw officers but, because those officers have no arresting power, many people refused, provided false infor-mation or simply left.

“Bylaw officers are often by themselves and it is not safe or practical to attempt to chase down a person evading a

ticket,” said the staff report. “A member of the RCMP joined bylaw staff during one patrol and the cooperation from the public was noticeably in-creased.”

Having stepped up enforce-ment in parks may have other benefits aside from keeping more dogs on leash, said Coun. Brent Asmundson. The report noted that 26 warnings for smoking in the park and 10 for feeding wild animals were is-sued by bylaw officers during their pet patrols.

“Is it becoming a better, safer place all around?” he said. “The extra bylaw enforcement may provide other benefits.”

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SARAH PAYNEThe Tri-CiTy News

Saturday’s downpour may have been a bummer for some trick-or-treaters but it was a boon for police and fire crews, who reported a relatively quiet night despite the ghoulish holi-day falling on a weekend.

“It was a fairly busy evening but a rather uneventful one for the most part,” said Port Moody Police Const. Luke van Winkel. Most calls to police reported fireworks, loud parties or other nuisances, he added.

“Everyone had a good time and there were lots of commu-nity events that went off without a hitch,” van Winkel said, “and it was great to see the kids out trick-or-treating.”

Coquitlam RCMP reported much the same, even though Halloween is typically one of the busiest nights of the year.

The detachment called on extra resources, including members from General Duty, Traffic, Uniformed Crime Reduction and the Prolific Target Team as well as auxiliary constables and volunteers to staff the night.

Of the 150 calls received on Halloween, most were for fire-works, parties and intoxicated people causing problems, Cpl.

Jamie Chung said .Things were also quiet for

members of Port Coquitlam Fire and Emergency Services.

Fire Chief Nick Delmonico said the rainy weather likely put a damper on people’s Halloween fun and call volume was down this year when com-pared to last year’s numbers. The types of incidents were fairly typical, he added, noting that the only Halloween-related call involved a young person who had a firework go off in his hand.

“He may have lost the tips of his fingers,” Delmonico said.

There was a small house fire crews were able to quickly contain and several motor vehicle incidents typical of any Saturday night, he added.

“It was probably half of what we normally get on Halloween,” he said. “It was pretty low key.”

Call volume was also low in Port Moody, according to Fire Chief Remo Faedo.

Crews responded to two in-cidents where smoke machines at Halloween parties set off fire alarms but aside from that things were quiet, he said.

“I think the rain helped,” Faedo added. “We were an-ticipating heavier rains than we experienced.”

[email protected]– with files from Gary McKenna

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Citizens who have had some level of community involvement and a general interest in this field are encouraged toapply. The term of appointment is two years and is a voluntary position with no remuneration.

Application packages are available at coquitlam.ca/committees or can be picked up at the City Clerk’s Office.All applications should be accompanied by a résumé and cover letter and are to be submitted no later than 5:00p.m., Friday, November 13, 2015 to:

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Gas pump stickers? Really?News flash: Gas is

smelly and pollut-ing, and the burn-

ing of fossil fuels contrib-utes to climate change.

Soon, Port Moody resi-dents, if they don’t know this already — and seri-ously, how could they not? — may be provided this information on a sticker on every gas pump in the city, if a plan given tenta-tive approval by council goes ahead.

We can picture it now:A harried mom rushing

to pick up her child from daycare after work pulls into a PoMo gas station to fill up. She spots the warning sign — similar to those surgeon general cautions on cigarette pack-ages — on the gas pump handle and jumps back with alarm.

Harried Mom then leaves her car, tank empty, at the gas station and hops on a bus to the daycare. An hour or so later, after waiting at two bus stops between transfers, she reaches her home, child,

laptop, bag of groceries, umbrella stroller and teddy bear in tow.

And Our Horizon, the group that aims to get cities to put labels on gas pump handles to remind motorists of the harmful effects of burning fossil fuels, has won a convert.

Does this sound real-istic?

Along with other token actions, such as when councils declare their cit-ies nuclear-free zones, this smacks of greenwashing — i.e., appearing to do something while really not doing anything.

Never mind that most people know driving is bad for the environment and that better transit could improve people’s lives and air quality, the point is that these stickers are a waste of effort and Port Moody council shouldn’t bother promoting them.

We’re all for meaningful change and will congratu-late cities when they do the right thing, such as when PoMo helped Mossom Creek Hatchery rebuild.

We also think the city councillors could do a lot better by speaking out more frequently about transit and making decisions that are more specifically within their area of jurisdiction.

But making gas station owners put warning signs on pump handles?

It’s not useful, it’s a waste of time, and produc-ing and delivering these stickers will undoubtedly require the burning of fos-sil fuel.

This idea needs a sticker: Warning: Political Grandstanding.

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PUMP WARNING“No, not until housing prices fall so I can leave within 20 drive-grinding miles from work.”Karen Verdun responds to a question on our Facebook page: “Would this label stop you from buying gas?”

“I understand it was a conten-tious vote but climate change truly is one of the greatest challenges of our time; it goes far beyond the risks of aspar-tame, meat, and wine.”Rob Shirkey com-ments on The Tri-City News story on Port Moody council’s vote on the Our Horizons gas sticker initiative

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Thanks, Kwikwetlem, for fireworks display

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The Editor,After a great and dry night of

trick-or-treating, as a resident of Port Coquitlam near Colony Farm, we were once again treated to a spectacular fire-works show.

I want to express my appre-ciation to the Kwikwetlem First Nation for putting on its annual fireworks display. It is an excel-

lent finale for every Halloween for all of who live on the south side of Port Coquitlam. I greatly appreciate the time and finan-cial commitment of the band for such an extravagant show. On behalf of my family and my neighbourhood, thank you very much and we look forward to next year’s show.Paul Moran, Port Coquitlam

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Lamont grew up in the Tri-Cities and graduated from Centennial secondary in 1975, going on to a long career with the VFD. He taught technical

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Lamont volunteered with Coquitlam Search and Rescue for 15 years, with his beloved rescue dogs at his side, and in his spare time enjoyed long-distance cycling and triathlons.

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Metro Vancouver’s bridge and tunnel traffic pinch points should all be tolled as part of a road pricing pilot project to battle worsening congestion.

Harmonized bridge tolling here is one of the proposals on the potential for conges-tion pricing outlined in a new report by Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission, a think tank of economists.

It provides more ammuni-tion for area mayors — who are already studying road pricing — and makes the case that road space is a scarce resource in high demand that is overused if it’s free, and is conserved and used more effi-ciently when there’s a charge.

“Governments have been trying lots of things and for the most part they haven’t been working,” said commission chair Chris Ragan, a McGill University economist. “Our congestion is getting worse as our cities grow. So we think it’s time to try a different solu-tion and one for which there’s growing evidence that it actu-ally works.”

Ragan visited Vancouver earlier this month and spent an hour and 45 minutes going to Surrey in rush hour via the free Pattullo Bridge and then just 25 minutes back again via the tolled Port Mann Bridge.

He said the clogged condi-tions on the Pattullo and its approaches stem from the decision to toll the Port Mann Bridge without a coordinated approach at other crossings.

“You want to not just toll one bridge, you want to toll the set of bridges,” he said.

He said that change would eliminate the problem of driv-ers going out of their way to get to an untolled free bridge and in the process adding to traffic congestion.

“We’ve seen tolls work to reduce congestion on bridges like the Port Mann. But a single toll bridge can push traffic

elsewhere.”Adding tolls to the free cross-

ings would encourage some drivers to travel a little earlier, or later, switch to transit, or perhaps work from home some of the time, he said, re-sulting in much less congested conditions at peak hours for drivers who opt to pay the tolls.

“The fundamental problem with road congestion is not that there are too many cars. The problem is there are too many cars on a particular road at a particular time.”

Ragan suggests tolls vary de-pending on the time of day and the intensity of congestion.

“At 2 in the morning, your toll might be zero because the road is empty. But at 6 p.m., that is peak time and that is when you actually pay a toll.”

The commission’s proposal for bridge tolling is based strictly on delivering relief from congestion, not as a method to raise more revenue for transit or to replace existing bridges. It says the revenue could be used to reduce existing fuel taxes.

It acknowledges the provin-cial government would have to change its tolling policy, which currently allows tolls only on new infrastructure and only when there’s a reasonable free alternative.

PRICING BY GPSUltimately, the report says,

comprehensive distance-based pricing is a possible long-term option for Metro Vancouver, potentially by using GPS tracking to charge for the distance driven.

It concedes privacy con-cerns would be a “major point

of contention” and such a sys-tem is “unlikely to be a realistic policy option in the immediate future.”

But the report argues it would be more fair than bridge tolls, which don’t capture long trips that don’t cross the Fraser River or Burrard Inlet.

“Each driver pays directly for

the time and use of the roads, no matter where they live in the region.”

Would that mean drivers having to pay a charge to drive anywhere in the region?

Not necessarily, Ragan said.It would only be necessary

to charge per kilometre fees on routes where there’s significant

congestion and potentially only at peak times.

“If you have a road where even at the worst times it flows very well, then you don’t have a problem to solve.”

Letting solo drivers pay a toll to use HOV lanes is another potential option outlined in the report, although it says that seems more promising for other cities with larger networks of controlled-access freeways.

PAY PARKINGMore pay parking in areas

where it’s currently free can also help, the report says.

Priced parking adds incen-tive to take transit instead of driving.

Ragan said it also has been found to reduce traffic conges-tion because motorists don’t have to spend as much time circling blocks in search of an empty stall.

Premier Christy Clark has said any move to road pricing or universal tolling would re-quire another referendum.

Ragan argues a pilot project should be allowed to proceed as a temporary test case.

In Stockholm, Sweden, he said, residents were lukewarm to a proposed road pricing sys-tem but support jumped after a 10-month pilot project, result-ing in referendum approval.

“A lot of people think this wouldn’t work,” Ragan said.

“They say ‘It’s a crazy idea. It’s just a tax grab. We’ve al-ready paid for the roads. We don’t have any other choices.’

“But you put these in place and you try them out and they actually do work and people kind of go, ‘It does work. It is worth it. I’m getting home 30 minutes faster. I like this.’ And public support builds.”

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SUBMITTED PHOTOA report recommending harmonized bridge tolling says road space is a scarce resource in high de-mand that’s overused if it’s free and conserved better when there’s a charge to use it.

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IN REMEMBRANCE

If you see painted poppies in the grass around Coquitlam, it will most likely be the handi-work of the city’s Park Spark team.

For the second year, the group will paint lawns near the cenotaph in honour of those who served.

And just in time for Remembrance Day, it’s expanding the program to include three more sites: outside the Poirier branch of Coquitlam Public Library, Spirit Square (across from city hall) and at Lougheed Highway and Dewdney Trunk Road.

You can take part in the Park Spark activities at:

• Blue Mountain Park at

Veteran’s Way on Nov. 5 (2:30 to 4:30 p.m.), Nov. 6 (3 to 4:30 p.m.), Nov. 7 (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and Nov. 8 (1 to 4 p.m.);

• Poirier community centre (630 Poirier St.) on Nov. 6 (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.);

• Spirit Square (3000 Burlington Dr.) on Nov. 9 (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.);

• and Dewdney Trunk and Lougheed Highway (on the grass boulevard) on Nov. 8 (9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.) and Nov. 9 (2 to 4 p.m.).

As well, the volunteers will tie yellow ribbons — with messages of hope and peace — along Veteran’s Way; the rib-bons will be up until Nov. 18.

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JANIS WARREN/THE TRI-CITY NEWSPort Coquitlam Legion poppy campaign chair Irene Brown tags branch president Shirley Dunford at the Legion office. Last month, the two volunteers received a proclamation from Mayor Greg Moore and council to declare Nov. 5 to 11 as Veteran’s Week in the municipality. Watch for veterans, cadets and others throughout the Tri-Cities to get your poppy.

SERVICES ON NOV. 11Services will be held in the Tri-Cities on Remembrance

Day (Wednesday, Nov. 11):

COQUITLAM • 9:30 a.m.: Legion Branch 263 starts ceremony at Como

Lake middle school (1121 King Albert Ave.)• 10 a.m.: Legion members parade along Winslow

Avenue to the cenotaph on Veterans’ Way • 10:40 a.m.: Service begins• 11:30 a.m.: Veterans, police and firefighters parade to

the Legion branch (1025 Ridgeway Ave.).

PORT COQUITLAM• 9:30 a.m.: Legion Branch 133 hosts an indoor service at

Wilson Centre (2150 Wilson Ave.)• 10:15 a.m.: Veterans and members parade along

Wilson Avenue to the cenotaph at city hall• 10:55 a.m.: Service begins at Veterans Park (at city hall)• noon: Legion open house (children welcome); Wilson

Centre reception for families

PORT MOODY• 10 a.m.: Legion Branch 119 hosts a non-denomina-

tional service at Kyle Centre (125 Kyle St.)• 10:30 a.m.: Form up at Legion and parade to cenotaph

(2513 Clarke St.) • 11 a.m.: Service begins (21-gun cannon salute,

Swiftbird ex-RAF team cenotaph flyover)• 12:30 to 7 p.m.: Entertainment at Kyle Centre (adults only)

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BlueMountain ParkMeet at the corner of King Albert Avenue & Veteran’s Way

November 5 | 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.November 6 | 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

November 7 | 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.November 8 | 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Poirier Community Centre (630 Poirier Street)November 6 | 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Dewdney Trunk & Lougheed HighwayMeet on the grass boulevard

November 8 | 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. November 9 | 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Spirit Square (3003 Burlington Drive)November 9 | 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Weather dependent. Check the website for updates.

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A national non-profit wants to remember every single man and woman who made the ultimate sacrifice for this country.

The Canadian Fallen Heroes Foundation aims to honour all Canadian military personnel who laid down their lives to protect our nation’s freedoms and is creating an lasting trib-ute, in the form of personalized memorials — some 117,000 in all. Each memorial will contain a photo and biographical in-formation on the soldier’s life before the war, at their time of enlistment, their military ca-reer and time of death.

The foundation needs the public’s help, though, as it has to collect photos and informa-tion from communities of their local fallen heroes in an effort to say thank you not only on Remembrance Day, but every day of the year.

If there is someone in the Tri-Cities who has researched the history of this area and would like to submit informa-tion, or if there is a loved one who should be added to the list, email the foundation at [email protected] or call 1-778-456-4451.

The foundation was started in 2001 as a society, and founder and executive direc-tor Mark Norman noticed that Canadians were beginning to lose touch with those who pro-tected our country. With the hope of bringing the life back into the 117,000 names in-scribed on cenotaphs through-out the country, Norman set to work on creating a portrait for each individual soldier to be displayed in the home com-munity.

In 2003, the foundation was granted full charitable status by the Canada Revenue Agency, opening up the extended op-portunity to create tributes for the entire country. For the next nine years, completing his work as a volunteer, Norman and other volunteers helped

create many oak-framed por-traits for towns and munici-palities throughout the country that are still on display today.

Foundation to create individual memorials

HONOURING THE DEAD

If you’re a veteran or current soldier in need of a little main-tenance on your vehicle, Mr. Lube has you covered.

The quick oil change business is offering free oil changes to all veterans and military personnel on Nov. 10 at all its B.C. loca-tions, including the Coquitlam one, at 2773 Barnet Hwy.

To receive a free oil change Nov. 10, veterans or current military personnel must pro-vide service ID or have a B.C.

veterans licence plate.More than 90,000 veter-

ans live in B.C., according to Archie Steacy, president of the British Columbia Veterans Commemorative Association, about half of them living in Greater Vancouver.

The program was started last fall in Kelowna by local Mr. Lube franchise owner Darren Pierce. It was so well received that Mr. Lube decided to extend the pro-gram across B.C. for 2015.

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HONOURING THE LIVING

Fin Donnelly, MPPort Moody - Coquitlam

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Remembering those whogave and continue to give for

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The following groups are from the Parents, Kids list-ings in The Tri-City News’ Community Calendar:

• 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 centre 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 informa-tion about parenting and other concerns, and have their children cared for while doing so, free of charge, can join a parent support circle. Parent Support Services of BC runs a Wednesday evening circle in Burquitlam. The support circle is an anonymous, confiden-tial 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 pregnant and wanting to learn more? Looking for information or help? La Leche League Coquitlam groups offer informal, guided discussions 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.

• 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; chil-dren 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 elemen-tary school, PoMo. Info: Arshia, 604-937-6971.

• Tri-City Family Place, a drop in centre for children up to five with their caregivers, 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 sup-port circle runs Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m., Mountain View elemen-tary school, 740 Smith Ave., Coquitlam. Open to all parents, grandparents and/or caregivers. Participation is free and childmin-ding and snacks are available. Info: 604-937-6970.

• Parents and tots gather to play and learn in a Jewish-

themed environment, 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 parents 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.

• 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 information and support group for adults with relatives with autism spectrum disorder. 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.

• Parents Together is a mutual help group for parents experienc-ing 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.

Storytimes for children in Nov. and Dec. at CPL

Children and parents can join Coquitlam Public Library staff for songs, rhymes, picture books and more during our storytimes this month and next.

Through Dec. 11, the Poirier Branch will host storytimes for tiny tots (birth to three years of age) and toddlers (two and three years). Tiny Tots storytimes will be on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Meant for slightly more active two- and three-year olds, the Toddler storytimes will be held on Mondays from

10:30 to 11:a.m.Through Dec. 12, the

City Centre Branch will host storytimes for babies (birth to two years), tod-dlers (two and three), pre-schoolers (four and five), tiny tots (birth to three) and families. The schedule is as follows:

• Tuesdays: Toddler sto-rytime, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.; Baby Time, 11 to 11:30 a.m.

• Wednesdays: Toddler storytime, 11 to 11:30 a.m.

• Thursdays: Preschool storytime, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.; Baby Time, 11 to 11:30 a.m.

• Fridays: Toddler story-time, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.; Baby Time, 11 to 11:30 a.m.

• Saturdays: Tiny Tots storytime, 10:30 to 11 a.m.;

Family storytime, 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.

Please note: On Wednesday, Nov. 11, there will be no Toddler storytime because the library will be closed for Remembrance Day.

All storytimes in the City Centre Branch will be held in Room 136 or 137. No registration is required at either branch — just come to the room before the program starts. Parents and caregivers are expected to stay with their children and join in the fun.

For more information about youth programs, call 604-937-4142 (Poirier branch) or 604-554-7334 (City Centre branch), or visit www.coqlibrary.ca.

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Have you read a book you love and want to read something similar

but you are not sure where to start?

Read-alikes are books and authors that have certain simi-lar elements, be they tone, set-ting, depth of characterization or type of plot.

Let’s say you loved the Hunger Games trilogy and want to know what to read next. Suzanne Collins has written an action-packed, character-driven, fast paced survival story set in a dystopian society. Add in a bit of romance and fan-tasy, and you’ve got Cinder by Marissa Meyer. This fast-paced adventure combines the magic of a fairy tale and the breakneck excitement of dystopian fic-tion. Best of all, Cinderella is a cyborg!

Perhaps you are a mystery lover waiting for Elizabeth George’s latest, A Banquet of Consequences. There are some great books to choose from while your hold on this title

moves up the list. You might try Ruth Rendell’s Wexford series. Like George, Rendell explores complex cases with psycho-logical aspects. Her detective team has a similar dynamic to George’s and both use intuition as well as deduction in finding a solution. You could also choose a book by Peter Robinson. His novels have a strong sense of place and he weaves contem-porary social issues into his crime stories. His characters are well developed and just as interesting as the complex mys-teries they solve.

If historical fiction is your passion, you have prob-ably read Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. Mantel has an atmo-spheric, stylistically complex and richly detailed writing style. If you’d like to try another writer like her, check out Alison Weir. Weir writes compelling richly detailed and descriptive histori-cal novels and, like Mantel, her novels are well-researched. Weir is known for her biog-raphies based on British and European history. When she turned her hand to fiction, she was able to render compel-ling insights into the lives of historical figures. Innocent Traitor, A Novel of Lady Jane Grey is a good place to begin. Perhaps you’re ready for a re-ally weighty tome such as The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers by Margaret George. Be prepared for many pages of a character-driven, leisurely-paced approach that will give an intimate view of Henry VIII.

Many readers enjoy true stories. Cheryl Strayed’s Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail is an emo-tional and inspiring memoir of how one young woman

changed her life after experi-encing divorce, drug use and the loss of her mother. The ap-peal of her writing comes from her honesty and bravery while she battles her demons alone on the trail. The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed by John Vaillant is a fascinating, award-winning

story that explores the mystery of a man who chainsaws a leg-endary Sitka spruce that was an object of reverence to the Haida people, and then disap-pears. This is a well-written and thoughtful examination of the culture of west coast loggers and what happens when one individual goes rogue. Both of

these writers exemplify the de-scriptive and engaging writing style of a really good true story.

What’s next on your reading list? Drop by your local library to discover your next read.

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JANIS WARREN/THE TRI-CITY NEWSStephen Torrence, executive director of the Port Moody Arts Centre, with society board chairperson Valerie Simons. The pair will be at RESPECT, the largest benefit of the year for the arts facility.

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The songs sung by the women of soul and R&B will be showcased at a new gala fundraiser in Port Moody next week, aptly titled RESPECT.

Port Moody musicians Kristian Alexandrov and his partner Shannon Gaye will be joined on the Inlet Theatre stage Nov. 12 by Nashville sensations — and Maple Ridge residents — Carly and Britt McKillip of One More Girl.

Alexandrov said he and Gaye played a similar all-female soul set — but on a smaller scale — last year at the Silk Purse Arts Centre in West Vancouver. “It’s such a rich musical program and we re-ally wanted to expand on that theme,” said the jazz pianist, percussionist, composer and producer.

For the RESPECT show, the singers will have a six-piece

band to accompany them “and most of them have grown up with these tunes, too, and have played these songs over the years,” Alexandrov said.

During their concert, he and Gaye will talk about the im-portance of the women of soul and how they shaped the land-scape: from trailblazers such as Aretha Franklin, Etta James and Patti LaBelle to their mod-ern contemporaries like Alicia Keyes, Jill Scott and Duffy.

Valerie Simons, board chairperson of the Port Moody Arts Centre Society, said Alexandrov and Gaye have been local favourites since they were at Port Moody ArtsFest in February of 2014.

Simons and her organizing committee have been at it for more than a year to make the benefit a success. The society hopes to raise at least $15,000 for the art centre’s Making It Work campaign, a $70,000 push to buy new pianos and other equipment (the drive started last year after the Appleyard/Centennial House was attached to the arts hub).

RESPECT is the second fundraiser of the year under the Making It Work banner. In August, the society hosted a Girls’ Night Out Bollywood bash, also at Port Moody city hall, that saw more than 100 ladies get pampered while dressed in their saris and other colourful Indian garb.

Simons said RESPECT is more of a performance-based event and includes an elegant cocktail reception in the Galleria at 6:30 p.m., with faculty and students displaying their talents. A cash bar will serve local drinks from Twin Sails, Moody Ales, Yellow Dog and Peller Estates while appe-tizers will come from Christine Catering, also from PoMo.

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The Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble (PSWE) launches its new season on Sunday with a program that salutes Asian traditions.

And the 45-member band will also put an up-and-comer in the spotlight: an SFU com-munications graduate who has been taken under a PSWE musician’s wing recently.

Freelance clarinetist Gabriel Lynn was the co-winner of the 2014 PSWE Youth Soloist Competition and has been mentored by Michelle Anderson. He will be featured at its Nov. 8 show for the piece Concertino by Carl Maria von Weber.

The concert will begin its Orient journey with Alexander Borodin’s In the Steppes of Central Asia before progress-ing to Star Ship by Yukiko Nishimura, a Japanese com-poser.

Variations on a Korean Folk Song, penned by the Texas-born John Barnes Chance, who served in Seoul, Korea (and was a band member with the Eighth United States Army) is next.

After the intermission, PSWE restarts its musical expedition with Moth by the 25-year-old American composer Viet

Cuong before concluding with the ever-popular Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

PSWE has been on the road — both figuratively and liter-ally — a lot this year.

This past summer the group, under the direction of David Branter, was chosen to play at the 2015 World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles festival, in San Jose.

• Asian Explorations starts at 2 p.m. Nov. 8 at Coquitlam’s

Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way). Call the box office at 604-927-6555.

NATIONAL AWARD FOR COQ. VIOLINIST

Coquitlam violinist Matthew Yep strung up a gold medal after tak-ing the top mark in the country for his ARCT exam.

The 17-year-old received the accolade from the Royal Conservatory of Music at a public award ceremony in Vancouver Sunday.

Other Tri-City musicians honoured for achieving the highest RCM marks in B.C. are: Angela Hu, 11 (piano 7 and 8); Timothy Li, eight (piano 3); and Tiana Ropchan, 14 (oboe 4).

SEASON OPENERBallet BC apprentice

Nicole Ward will be part of the com-pany’s first show of the season that opens on Thursday.

The Coquitlam resident, who trained at the Caulfield School of Dance in Port Moody, is in the 30th an-niversary production that runs until Saturday at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver.

For tickets starting at $30, call Ticketmaster at 1-855-985-2787 or go online to reserve at ticketmaster.ca.

HAVE A LAUGHStand-up comic Lorne

Elliott will kick off the first of two funny shows at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre this month.

Elliott (former host of CBC Radio’s Madly Off in All Directions) will perform Nov. 6 while One Man Lord of the Rings — a fringe hit created by Charles Ross (One Man Star Wars Trilogy) — will be on stage Nov. 14. Tickets are $35/$30/$15 each by calling 604-927-6555 or visiting ev-ergreenculturalcentre.ca.


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Painter marks 42 years with PM Art AssociationJANIS WARRENThe Tri-CiTy News

When Hazel Graveness moved to Coquitlam with her family 45 years ago, a friend encouraged her to keep up her art.

At the time, Graveness was raising a young family and sought an outlet for her cre-ativity.

Over the years, she took classes through the Vancouver School of Art and Douglas College and taught drawing and painting at Place des Arts and Dogwood Pavilion.

And, at the recommenda-tion of her friend, she also joined the Port Moody Art Association.

Now, Graveness is the or-ganization’s longest-serving member and her skill con-tinues to awe. At last year’s PMAA annual show, she won the People’s Choice award for favourite painting for her work called Coastal Patterns.

This weekend — and for the 42nd year — Graveness will take part in its show and sale at the Port Moody recreation complex, exhibiting three large pieces and five smaller acrylics and watercolours.

“I love being involved be-cause it’s all original and very good quality,” said Graveness, who’s also a member of the

Federation of Canadian Artists. “We have emerging artists and professionals who produce a good mix: from portraits and landscapes to abstracts.”

Presided by Port Moody art-ist Vicki Allesia, PMAA recently moved its membership meet-ings from the Port Moody rec complex to the Kyle Centre to meet demand.

The group, which was founded in 1967, currently has 100 members — and a waiting list — who meet Mondays for workshops, demonstrations, lectures from guest artists and support.

The show and sale each fall is its biggest gathering, drawing

more than 1,000 art lovers and collectors over the weekend, hoping to buy original art at a bargain price.

But for those on a fixed bud-get, Allesia said the art cards are also popular. “They have flown off the shelves in previ-ous years,” she said, “so there’s something for everyone.”

• The exhibit opens Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.) with Port Moody Coun. Rick Glumac giving a speech at 8 p.m. It continues Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cash, cheques and Visa are accepted.

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JANIS WARREN/THE TRI-CITY NEWSCoquitlam artist Hazel Graveness with an acrylic painting of Robert’s Creek, which will be for sale in this weekend’s show for the Port Moody Art Association.

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A solo artist-in-residency stint with the city of Port Coquitlam last year has resulted in a group show for Denise Maxwell.

Maxwell spent three months last spring snap-ping about 100 photos of mainly PoCo residents.

The idea for a portraiture painting series came while she was unemployed and noticing the municipality was growing. “There were a lot of new people coming into town,” she said, “and I found it really hard to con-nect with them.”

She asked fellow art-ists Michael King, Teesa Christie, Tori Lockwood and Zeny Nielsen to be part of PoCo’s Portrait Project: Our Time, Our Town, an ex-hibit that opens Saturday at 4 p.m. at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village.

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Red Serge volleyball tourney gets going this week

The top British Columbia senior girls high school vol-leyball teams will converge on Riverside secondary this week-end for the 16th annual Red Serge Classic.

Handsworth secondary is the No. 1 ranked team in the AAAA league, while Pacific Academy is leading the rank-ings on the AAA side. Riverside is currently ranked fifth in AAAA and Terry Fox secondary will also be participating in this weekend’s tournament.

The event is one of the most prestigious tournaments on the high school volleyball calendar. The games are orga-nized by the Coquitlam RCMP and give players an opportu-nity to meet and interact with Mounties, civilian staff and volunteers that make up the detachment.

Competition begins at 12:45 p.m. on Friday with the cham-pionship game scheduled for Saturday at 5:45 p.m.

SKATE SECTIONALSThe Coquitlam Skating Club

is hosting the B.C./Yukon Skate Canada Sectionals this weekend at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex.

Top figure skaters from around the province will be competing in the various levels of the competition, with the winners moving on to national events later in the month.

Local skaters like Brianna Delmaestro, Tim Lum and Larkyn Austman will be on hand for the event, looking to take their abilities to the next level in front of their home-town friends and family.

The sectionals start Thursday (Nov. 5) and will continue until Sunday (Nov. 8) at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex.

Event passes are $10 and daily admission is $5. Children under the age of six or who have a Coquitlam Skating Club membership can watch the sectionals for free.

The Coquitlam Falcons had a rough game against the Langley Stampeders last week-end at Percy Perry Stadium. The midget Vancouver Mainland Football League squad fell to the Fraser Valley opponents 66-7 under the lights at Town Centre Park.

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PacWest win sends Royals to nat’lsDAN OLSONTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

The Douglas College Royals did something they’ve always dreamed of.

The women’s soccer team corralled the program’s first-ever PacWest provincial title, blanking defending champion Vancouver Island University 2-0 on Saturday in Burnaby.

With a dominating perfor-mance, the Royals held a firm advantage from the opening kickoff, taking the lead in the 26th minute when two-time PacWest player of the year Marni McMillan delivered a brilliant pass to striker Danae Harding and the Port Moody native buried it for the 1-0 advantage. In the second half Douglas continued its forward press, eventually doubling its lead off Mikayla Hamilton’s tally in the 66th minute.

“Our first goal was an abso-lute screamer from 25-yards

out,” remarked head coach Chris Laxton. “The team came out a bit nervous to start [the game] but after 10 minutes we got on track and played to our strengths and were the better team.”

McMillan was named the player of the game, while Harding was chosen tourna-ment MVP.

Both Port Moody natives,

the pair has been on-field leaders over the past two sea-sons.

“The two of them added a lot of goals and combined for more goals than some clubs in the league,” said Laxton. “[Harding] got both game winning goals this weekend, and the second one — that hard, long blast — was something I had heard about

and was waiting to see… For Marni, she’s such a dominat-ing force. Players are afraid to go too close to her because she has the pace to beat them, and badly.”

Another major contribu-tor was third-year centreback Courtney Sine, a Burnaby North grad.

“She started throughout the tournament and was excellent,” noted the coach. “Courtney was calm and com-posed and limited the opposi-tion to just two good chances.”

The New West-based Royals dominated the regular season 10-3-2, but one of their losses came at the hands of VIU. Their semifinal opponent, Kwantlen Polytechnical, also racked up a win against Douglas, although the even-tual champions held a 2-1 se-ries over both rivals lead going into the provincials.

The Royals advanced to the final after notching a similar

2-0 triumph over Kwantlen Polytechnical in the semifinal on Thursday.

Player of the Game Nicole Fraser and Harding supplied the offence, as Douglas took the lead in the 27th minute and never looked back. Netminder Emmanuelle Langr stood up to the Kwantlen shooters, collecting the shutout.

Now the Royals turn their focus to Peterborough, Ont., where the nationals begin Nov. 11. The first opponent is Alberta champion Concordia.

“I think we need different players to step up and I think it will come down to our depth,” said Laxton. “We’ve been get-ting contributions from a lot of players but when you draw into a tournament like this, three games over four days, you need to have that depth to endure and push on.”

A national champion will be crowned Nov. 14.

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Students at Port Coquitlam’s Triumph Taekwondo mar-tial arts school are prepar-ing for the North American and Caribbean Taekwondo Championships this weekend, an event the club is hosting at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

Athletes from all levels from across the continent will be participating in the event, which will feature individual free sparring, team free spar-

ing, individual patterns and traditional sparring.

Kevin Reinelt, the owner of Triumph and the tournament director, encouraged members of the public to turn out for the event.

“After working on this event for nearly a year, we are now well down the track to putting everything in place for our competitors to have a memo-rable experience,” he said in

an email. “The Richmond Olympic Oval is a world class space that will enhance that experience.”

The competition is open to all coloured belts and black belts, ages 6 and up who are training in schools affiliated with the International Taekwon-Do Federation. Participants will compete in divisions with their own age, gender, belt

level and size in free-spar-ring. Admission for spectators will be $5 per person or $10 for families for both competition days. For more information go to www.ctfi.org.

SUBMITTED PHOTOThe Gleneagle secondary Talons field hockey team is gearing up for a trip to the provincial championships in Shawnigan Lake next week. The club was undefeated in the Fraser Valley playdowns, winning its 15th championship in the last 19 years. Provincials will take place next week between Nov. 11 and 14.

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