Tri-City News November 6 2015

SARAH PAYNE/THE TRI-CITY NEWSCoquitlam realtor Vargha Akhtarkhavari has built up a sizable collection of ugly Christmas sweaters and now he’s auctioning them off, until Nov. 15, to raise money for some of his favourite charities — and he’s planning to match bidders’ donations with his own cash. For more, please see article on page 9.

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Cops seek poppy donation thiefREMEMBRANCE DAY

A man who allegedly stole a Remembrance Day poppy donation can is being sought by Coquitlam RCMP.

Shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3 a man entered the Real Canadian Superstore on Lougheed Highway (near Silver City) and approached the poppy donation collector, an 84-year-old veteran.

The man dropped some change in the can and walked away but quickly returned, alleg-edly picked up the can and left

the store, fleeing on a bicycle.The suspect (see photo, right)

is described as a Caucasian man in his mid 40s, about 5’7” tall, 150 pounds with stubble on his face. At the time, he was wearing a blue Toronto Blue Jays baseball cap, a blue jacket and black pants.

Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2015-37465 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or solvecrime.ca.

City wants builders to buck up for amenities

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Burquitlam pilot program could be used across cityGARY MCKENNAThe Tri-CiTy News

An initiative that would put greater onus on real estate de-velopers to help pay for parks and recreation facilities is being considered by the city of Coquitlam.

The Community Amenity Contribution (CAC) fund has already been piloted in the Burquitlam-Lougheed area but on Monday, council took the first step toward expanding the program city-wide.

“In the next 25 years, [the region] is going to absorb a million people,” said Mayor

Richard Stewart. “We will have to meet their demand for housing and we are going

to need to create neighbour-hoods with amenities that sup-port that population.”

If the expansion of the CAC program is approved by coun-cil, developers would contrib-ute $3 per square foot for all new multi-family floorspace on top of the density that al-ready exists on a parcel of land. Single-family home developers would be expected to contrib-ute $5,500 for all lots greater than 375 sq. m while smaller parcels would pay $4,800.

Staff estimate the program would raise $3.4 million an-nually, or approximately $103 million for new parks and civic facilities over the next 30 years.

TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTODevelopers across Coquitlam may be expected to pay for ameni-ties, such as parks, that are needed by the growing population.

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Abnash Gill will lay wreath at Coq. ceremony Nov. 11JANIS WARRENThe Tri-CiTy News

Abnash Gill has lived in Coquitlam for the past 42 years but only started going to the Legion’s Remembrance Day services six years ago.

The grandmother said she wanted to have deeper con-nection to the place where she has raised her children and to honour those who sacrificed their lives.

But last year, inspired by the research by Surrey historian Steven Purewal, Gill found an even stronger reason to attend the Nov. 11 ceremony.

Purewal, the founder of the non-profit society Indus Media Foundation Canada, unveiled a new exhibit to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the First World War: a display that focused on the half-million WWI troops from India.

For years, Purewal has amassed artifacts to weave the story of the Sikh sol-diers who fought alongside the Canadians under the Commonwealth banner; 74,000 Indian soldiers died and 66,000 Canadians perished on the Western Front.

Purewal said the Indian regi-ments have been underrep-resented in the historical nar-rative of WWI — especially in high school studies — despite the large Punjabi population today in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island.

Gill said Purewal’s “re-discovery” has opened her eyes and she wants to be part

of a groundswell to teach local residents about the Indian war effort.

“Ever since I found this out last year, I got very excited about it,” she said. “It makes me feel that I have a stronger connec-tion to Canada and I want my children and grandchildren to learn, belong and take pride in where they come from.”

Next Wednesday, Gill will lay a wreath at the base of the Coquitlam cenotaph during the Remembrance Day ser-vice on behalf of the Sikhs in Coquitlam and in the Lower Mainland, a first in the city’s history.

“I believe now is the time to pay respect,” she said.

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JANIS WARREN/THE TRI-CITY NEWSAbnash Gill will lay a wreath at the Coquitlam cenotaph on Nov. 11 in honour of the Sikhs who served in the First World War.

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)

BELCARRA• 10:35 a.m.: Port Moody Power and Sail Squadron be-

gins its service at the Belcarra Regional Park dock with the sounding of an air raid siren

• 11:30 a.m.: Chili lunch served for $5 at picnic shelter

Also: read your history, page 22

honouring sikh veterans makes Coquitlam woman feel ‘stronger connection to Canada’

Coquitlam’s Hancock new CUPE nat’l prezTRI-CITY PEOPLE

Union head got his start in PoCoJANIS WARRENThe Tri-CiTy News

A Coquitlam resident and former CUPE local president in Port Coquitlam is now in charge of the union’s 633,000 members across the country.

On Wednesday, the 2,100 delegates at the CUPE national conference in Vancouver elected Mark Hancock to re-place Paul Moist, whose latest two-year term was up.

Hancock said he ran for the top job against Fred Hahn,

CUPE’s general vice-president in Ontario, at the encourage-ment of the national executive and CUPE regional leaders.

Immediately after his win,

congratulations streamed in via social media, including from Port Coquitlam Coun. Brad West, Raman Braich, president of CUPE Local 825 in Port Moody, and BC NDP leader John Horgan.

“This is huge. I’m humbled and I’m excited,” Hancock told The Tri-City News during his victory party Wednesday. “I’m full of emotions right now. It’s incredible.”

Hancock acknowledged he has big shoes to fill. Under Moist’s 12-year leadership, CUPE grew by 100,000 mem-bers and he was seen as a strong champion for workers.

As the sixth national presi-

dent in CUPE’s 52-year history, Hancock said he pledges “to spend each and every waking moment that I can fighting for the rights of our members — and god knows there are lots of fights across this country.”

Hancock cited the union’s recent successes, includ-ing a new 10-year deal for Air Canada flight attendants and the agreement reached between the education sup-port workers with the Ontario government; however, there is unrest within the public sector in Quebec, he said.

Across Canada, Hancock said the union’s most common threat is “the right-wing folks

who are pressing for austerity and using that as an excuse to reduce public services. They’re using that as a reason to at-tack public-sector workers. It’s a tool to limit our abilities to make a fair and decent wage.”

A CUPE member since 1984, Hancock was 25 years old when he was elected president of CUPE Local 498, which repre-sents PoCo civic workers (he is technically on leave from the city and remains on the local roll).

In his 15 years as the local president, Hancock was known for taking an active position in supporting members: in 2003, he led about 170 employees off the job for two days to protest

the firing of a bylaw enforce-ment officer and 28-year em-ployee who was also the local’s vice-president (the Labour Relations Board ordered the local back to work).

As for his CUPE BC gig, for which he was re-elected this past May, Hancock is expected to officially quit on Friday, with secretary-treasurer Paul Faoro taking the reins. An election will be held in 2017.

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Tri-City MPs look to changes ahead on Parliament HillJANIS WARRENThe Tri-CiTy News

Less than three weeks have passed since they were elected and, now, Tri-City MPs Ron McKinnon and Fin Donnelly are in Ottawa — the first as a rookie whose party is in power, the latter an incumbent look-ing to continue challenging the government.

The Liberals’ McKinnon, who replaced Conservative MP James Moore, who retired from politics, got a tour of the House of Commons this week with other fresh faces of all political stripes from across Canada.

And during their jam-packed session, they even got a visit from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

“The clerk said it was the first time in his history he had seen a PM address the new MPs at orientation,” said McKinnon, the MP for the new riding of Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam. “He pledged to work together and provide bet-ter legislation for this country.”

McKinnon said he’s expect-ing to be officially sworn in within the next two weeks — when the clerk is available — and prior to the first House sitting on Dec. 3 (the throne speech is the following day).

At home, McKinnon and his team are looking for a suit-able constituency office that’s central for residents in his rid-ing but, for now, “just being here [in Ottawa] and just being in this town is pretty good,” he told The Tri-City News on Thursday during a break from meetings.

Meanwhile, NDP MP Fin Donnelly, who clinched his third term Oct. 19 as MP for the new riding of Port Moody-

Coquitlam (he previously was MP for New Westminster-Coquitlam), said he’ll stay put in his current constituency office at 1116 Austin Ave. in Coquitlam.

Donnelly has also indicated to NDP Leader Tom Mulcair he wishes to stay with his previous portfolios of western fisheries and infrastructure (the critic roles are expected to be doled out by next week).

Donnelly said plans to hold those ministers accountable to the Liberals’ campaign prom-ises: re-opening the Kitsilano Coast Guard base; re-estab-lishing veterans’ affairs offices; making good on the Cohen Report recommendations for

fisheries renewal; and allow-ing the immigration of 25,000 refugees to Canada by the end of the year.

Donnelly said he’s “optimis-tic” the new Liberal govern-ment can help Tima Kurdi, the Coquitlam woman who lost relatives trying to escape to Europe by boat and whom Donnelly has been assisting for months. He said immigration officials have already been in contact with Kurdi about her brother, who lost his wife and two children.

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Vargha Akhtarkhavari loves his ugly Christmas sweaters so much he’s willing to buy them, a second time, in the name of a few good causes.

The Coquitlam realtor is auctioning off his collection of 24 sweaters via his Facebook page and asks that winners do-nate their bid — which he will match — to any one of a hand-ful of non-profit organizations.

“I’ve had my time with them, we’ve had our moments together, and now it’s time to let them go,” he said with a grin. “And if I can raise $2,000 for charity, I’m much happier with that.”

Akhtarkhavari fell in love with the tacky fashion when a beloved family friend, whom he calls “Grandma,” knitted him one five years ago. That’s when he decided it would be fun to have a whole collec-tion of ugly sweaters — one for each day leading up to Christmas.

He scoured eBay and other websites, and purchased some in the U.S., paying an average of $50 apiece (although one was so pricey Akhtarkhavari declines to admit what he paid). Word of his collection spread and each Yuletide sea-son, Akhtarkhavari invariably

fielded calls from friends want-ing to borrow a doozy for their own ugly sweater parties.

Akhtarkhavari wears them to work and carefully chooses

them based on the clients he expects to see that day.

“People loved it, the kids loved it,” he said.

He’s asking winners to do-

nate their bids to charities close to his heart — BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, BC Cancer Foundation, Down Syndrome Research Foundation, Ronald McDonald House BC or VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation — and he’ll donate his matching bids to the same organization.

To view the whole collec-tion, and submit a bid, search for Vargha Akhtarkhavari on Facebook.

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SARAH PAYNE/THE TRI-CITY NEWSVargha Akhtarkhavari is a Coquitlam realtor with a love for, and collection of, ugly Christmas sweaters. He also has a passion for helping, thus he’s auctioning off his sweaters.

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A handful of heritage revital-ization agreements currently working their way through Coquitlam city hall are an “encouraging” sign that policy changes designed to protect old buildings are having a positive impact, according to one city staffer.

Jim McIntyre, the city’s gen-eral manager of planning and development, said in many cases, architects can incorporate older structures into new plans, updating buildings and bringing them up to code while creating some unique housing projects in the process.

“It is very encouraging to see it,” McIntyre said. “My funda-mental belief is that you have to give them new life… With the [heritage revitalization agree-ments], it provides that flex-ibility.”

Two heritage agreements for two separate properties in southwest Coquitlam were given the go-ahead by council Monday night, both put forward by Pattison Architecture.

The first is a three-lot subdivi-sion at 364 Blue Mountain St., where the Irwin House cur-rently sits. It is believed that the structure celebrated its 100th birthday last year and it has been the home of several prominent Coquitlam residents, includ-ing pioneer William Austin and former aldermen Robert Hawthorne and George Gray. Throughout its history, the 10,000 sq. ft. property was used for farming, bee keeping, fruit and hay production, poultry raising and horse keeping.

If the project is approved, the two new single-family homes on the site would “pay tribute to the architectural cues of Irwin House,” according to a staff report.

A larger development pro-posed on Casey Street also sought a heritage revitalization agreement. In that case, the proponent wants to move the 94-year-old Hutchinson House, which is at risk of demolition at its current location at 700 Rochester Ave., to 320 Casey St. Once it is at the new location, it will be brought up to code and incorporated into a 14-unit townhouse development.

A staff report said the building is historically significant because it shows the agricultural charac-ter that existed on the outskirts of Maillardville in the early 1900s.

Maison LeBlanc is another project currently underway by Pattison Architecture, which last year restored Rocheleau Cottage (built in 1929), Maison Velay (1910) and Blue Mountain House (1914).

And McIntyre hinted that more projects incorporating historically significant structures could be on the way.

“It took a few at first to get going but there are a couple of developers that have really keyed in on this,” McIntyre said. “It is a labour of love but there is a good business case.”

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By comparison, the city’s parks and recreation master plan is expected to cost between $300 million and $350 mil-lion over the same time period.

“You have to fund the cost of development through devel-opment,” Stewart said. “Or else you fund the cost of develop-ment by taxing everyone else who lives in the community... They have already paid.”

But not everyone on council was supportive of expanding the CAC program. Coun. Brent Asmundson spoke against the initiative, questioning whether the city had the authority under provincial legislation to charge fees other than devel-opment cost charges.

Planning and development general manager Jim McIntyre said CACs are contributions — not payments — and that a municipality cannot legally force a developer to pay. But he told The Tri-City News that the city has some latitude when it comes to compelling a proponent to contribute, noting that “council is not obligated to approve every re-zoning.”

McIntyre said that the uptake has been 100% in the Burquitlam-Lougheed neighbourhood and that most devel-opers prefer the fixed rate rather than the one-off negotia-tions that are sometimes seen in other municipalities.

Coun. Terry O’Neill expressed concerns over the impact CACs could have on housing affordability.

He questioned a city of Vancouver report that said the contributions do not affect real estate prices, saying the study was conducted by a consultant, not an economist.

Stewart countered O’Neill’s claim, saying housing is already priced at what the market will pay, not at its input costs. He added that good amenities are necessary to sup-port high-density developments, which the region will re-quire if it is going to keep housing prices down.

If CACs do cause real estate prices to rise, the increase would be marginal based on estimates included in a Coquitlam city staff report.

The document noted that for single-family homes, the price to build per square foot wold rise 0.4%, from $225 to $226, while the per-square foot construction costs for town-houses would rise 1.5%, from $195 to $198. A four-storey wood-frame building would see a 1% increase from $295 to $298 while 16- to 22-storey structures would increase 0.8% from $365 to $368 per square foot.

Staff will begin consulting with members of the public and the development industry, and are expected to report back to council in the new year.

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City of Coquitlam Facility Hours

November 11Many of Coquitlam’s facilities have holidayoperating hours or may be closed.

If you require emergency assistance regardingwater, sewer or roads, please call 604-927-3500.

Facility Hours

Centennial Activity Centre Closed

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10:30a.m.–10:30p.m.8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

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CoquitlamRemembersNovember 5 – 10, 2015

Honour those who have served our country.Paint a poppy and write a message of remembrance

in parks across Coquitlam.

Remembrance Day | November 11, 2015Join the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 263, for a

traditional Remembrance Day service. Service begins atComo Lake Middle School, 9:30 a.m., before moving

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Lawyers argue over 2014 high-risk law

ALLAN SCHOENBORN

TRI-CITY CRIME

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SARAH PAYNEThe Tri-CiTy News

It will be another month before Darcie Clarke will know whether the father of her three children — the man who mur-dered them in 2008 — will be subject to new legislation that could label him a high-risk ac-cused.

Lawyers were in B.C. Supreme Court Wednesday to argue whether a law enacted in 2014 could apply to Allan Schoenborn’s murder of his children in their Merritt home seven years ago. He was later found not criminally respon-sible for their deaths and has been a patient at the Forensic Psychiatric Institute since 2010.

The Crown argued Bill C-14 could apply retrospectively to a person who has been found not criminally responsible by rea-son of a mental disorder (NCR) because, unlike a rational person basing their actions on anticipated consequences, an NCR accused was not making rational decisions at the time of the incident and did not behave

with an understanding of ex-pected future consequences.

Schoenborn’s lawyer stated the law should have no bearing on crimes committed before it was enacted, noting the federal government provided little clar-ity on the matter when it wrote the legislation and it wasn’t the court’s place to do so.

Lawyer Peter Wilson also emphasized a recent test of whether Bill C-14 could be applied retrospectively failed in Quebec, in the case of a Montreal man who was found not criminally responsible for killing two pedestrians with his car.

Clarke family spokesperson Dave Teixeira said the law was written specifically with Schoenborn’s case in mind, not only so that the victims’ family could be spared the agony of annual review hearings but also so that Schoenborn could dedi-cate more time to treatment.

“He’s spending so much time fighting this as opposed to getting better,” Teixeira said outside B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster. “He’s

not interested, nor are his psy-chiatrists and psychologists, in getting him better. They’re just interested in getting him out of the hospital.”

The high-risk accused designation would mean Schoenborn’s review hearings would be up to every three years instead of annually. It would also essentially revoke the escorted day passes he was granted earlier this year and could keep him locked up in-definitely.

“He’d really have more time to focus on his rehabilitation… Right now, every year, he’s scheming on how to get out,” Teixeira said.

The court’s decision will be read on Dec. 8.


Coquitlam RCMP are search-ing for two suspects after a stolen cube van led an officer on a convoluted chase through Coquitlam Wednesday.

At about 3:30 p.m., a man called police to report his cube van had been stolen from the 3000-block of Ballenas Court in Coquitlam; moments later, an officer who was nearby noticed a vehicle matching the de-scription driving on Lougheed Highway and turned around to follow the van, which turned into the Metro Ford dealership.

The officer tried to block the van from leaving but the driver left from the other side of the parking lot, the truck bumping into several vehicles as he made his way on to Hastings Street.

The van driver then ran a red light on Lougheed and smashed into another vehicle,

at which point the van was no longer drivable, said Cpl. Jamie Chung.

“From far away, the officer saw two people jump out of the cube van and run away,” Chung said. There was no description available for the two suspects other than one was a man, the other a woman.

The Integrated Police Dog Service and Air 1 helicopter were called in but were also un-able to locate the suspects.

Chung said the vehicle was towed and investigators will conduct a forensic examina-tion to see if the suspects can be identified.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident or has information to contact them at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2015-37611.

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BC Liberal government’s 7 stages of damage controlIf grief has five stages, the B.C. government seems to have

seven stages in its damage control manual for handling everything from cringeworthy moments all the way to

“Houston, we have a problem” situations.Gaffes fade away after a few days of guffaws.For crises, someone has to do something to show serious-

ness of purpose.Then there are scandals. Think health ministry firings,

multicultural outreach strategy and what some are calling delete-gate.

They demand finesse and there’s a definite pattern to how the government goes about it.

First up, send ministers out to take the heat. Citizens’ Services minister Amrik Virk already had the short straw for being first out of the gate to respond to information and pri-vacy commissioner Elizabeth Denham’s report on delete-gate.

If you’re the premier and the legislature is sitting, skip ques-tion period. Scandals have an odd habit of breaking when the premier is out of Victoria.

Premier Christy Clark missed two question periods before returning to the legislature when the multicultural outreach strategy broke, acknowledging to reporters that “yes, I should have come back” earlier. If the media finds you, feign shock. Triple-delete? Don’t know the term. Then apologize.

The multicultural outreach scandal may have elicited the most apologies from a premier on a single issue in one ques-tion period. Clark apologized not once but four times, includ-ing one “very sincere apology” and one “very, very sorry.”

Feed the hounds: Throw someone under the bus.You don’t want the scandal spreading, particularly with

whistleblowers using that nasty word “systemic.”Be decisive without being too decisive, and see if you can

get away with in-house first.Ask the head of the Public Service Agency to conduct a re-

view of the Public Service Agency’s role in the health ministry firings.

If the public doesn’t buy it, go outside, but not too far out-side. You want the public to be satisfied, but not so satisfied that it could come back to slap you in the political face. Think Goldilocks and the Three Bears: “This porridge is too hot. This porridge is too cold. Ahhh, this porridge is just right.”

Victoria labour lawyer Marcia McNeil was given free rein from the premier to talk to anyone she wanted in government in her pursuit of the human resources truth to the health ministry firings — just as long as she didn’t ask any questions about “health ministry policies and practices related to re-search, contracting and data-management, the circumstances of any privacy breach or inappropriate data access, and deci-

sions made following the terminations in the context of settle-ment of grievances and legal claims.”

Questions on the weather might elicit a response.Then there’s timing.In February 2013, Clark asked her deputy minister, John

Dyble, to conduct a review of the multicultural outreach plan to ensure that everything had been on the up and up. It wasn’t. But in what has to be a government record for investigatory turnaround, Dyble released his report on March 14 at 11:45 a.m. At 5:48 p.m. that day, the speaker rose in the legislature to announce: “This house stands adjourned until further notice.” No more question periods before the May 14 election.

As if to rub one more grain in, Dyble then administered the coup de grâce: the 10,000 pages of records his team reviewed would be released “within 60 working days.” No one would see a redacted page until the votes were cast and counted.

Last week, the government announced it had hired former privacy commissioner David Loukidelis to conduct a review of delete-gate. His report is expected just in time for Christmas.

It will undoubtedly touch on all the technical aspects to the scandal but it’s unlikely to address the most important: Liberal research director Jen Wizinsky’s admonishment to Tim Duncan: “You do whatever it takes to win.”

That speaks to a culture.

AS ISEE IT

DERMOD TRAVIS

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For the sake of all our daughters, it’s time to stop as-suming that women are unqualified for top government positions and only get those posts because of supportive leadership.

The new normal should be an assumption that women could make up 50% or more of qualified can-didates because there is no reason now not to assume that. Women are in leadership positions in all areas of society, with skills and experience that isn’t tied to their gender but to their passions, interests and abilities. Just look at universities today, which are pumping out a ma-jority (60%) women, and women are achieving success in business, academia and politics.

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The Editor,Re. “Gas pump stickers?

Really?” (Opinion, The Tri-City News, Nov. 4) and “‘Gas is bad’ labels could come to PoMo pumps” (The Tri-City News, Oct. 30).

I’m the executive director of Our Horizon, the Canadian non-profit that’s advocating for climate change labels on gas pump nozzles. It’s a concept that has been endorsed by some of the world’s top climate experts and over a hundred leaders in various fields from universities across North America.

Discourse on climate change in Canada tends to focus on points of extraction (e.g., oil sands and offshore drilling) or means of trans-portation (e.g., pipelines and shipping) but a well-to-wheel lifecycle analysis reveals that roughly 80% of greenhouse gas emissions come from end use; emissions from extraction and processing pale in compari-son to emissions from vehicle

combustion. Moreover, the only reason any of this infra-structure exists is that there’s a market for the product.

Unfortunately, we rarely question the simple act of pumping gas. It is a habitual, automatic behaviour that has been normalized for several generations.

The New Economics Foundation, a leading think tank on behavioural econom-ics, observes that “psycholo-gists’ theories on changing habits generally involve first unfreezing the subconscious action and raising it to a con-scious level where we can con-sider the merits of alternative behaviours.”

Our greatest obstacle to

transitioning to a more sus-tainable future is the systemic inertia to the status quo. The warning labels take the unex-amined act of gassing up and de-normalize it. By engaging end-users in this way, the la-bels create a broader sense of dissatisfaction with the status quo and stimulate demand for alternatives that will drive change upstream. Complacent markets don’t change; a bit of discomfort is a good thing. The fact that the idea has already generated so much discussion is only indicative of its poten-tial.

I want to thank the leaders on Port Moody’s council for voting to implement the pro-posal and I hope that, in time, the dissenting votes will have the courage to join you. While there will be detractors, trust that you are taking an impor-tant place in history and that your example will inspire simi-lar leadership within Canada and around the world.Robert Shirkey, Our Horizon

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Coquitlam Search and Rescue members were called out to rescue three people stranded in the Upper Pitt River valley after a shift in weather Wednesday afternoon.

The trio had been dropped off by a helicopter in an area about 12 km from the head of Pitt Lake, said Coquitlam SAR spokesperson Michael Coyle, and when the weather changed, the helicopter was unable to return.

Rescuers were called at about 6:30 p.m.

“Our guys responded with swift water equipment and enlisted Ridge Meadows SAR…because their boat can fit a quad or ATV — it’s a bit of a landing craft,” Coyle said.

The trio, two men in their 30s and a woman in her 20s, were located and brought out

at about 4:30 a.m. Thursday. Coyle didn’t know why the

group was in that area but said there are hot springs nearby and more and more people are trying to reach them, perhaps because of a reality TV show called Curse of the Frozen Gold, which airs on History Television Canada. The show details the search for gold at the northern end of Pitt Lake, which is a difficult portion of Coquitlam SAR’s response area to reach, ac-cording to a statement on the group’s site.

“The inaccessibility of the area raises the level of concern members of the team have for potential gold seekers ventur-ing into the area,” it says.

Coyle noted after watching an episode, it may seem as though rescues in the area are fairly easy but, in fact, they are complicated by the remote location, communications challenges and the time it takes to get crews and equipment to the area.

He also reminded those using boats, 4x4s or other means of transportation to

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A group of moms whose children to go to a French school in Port Coquitlam are holding a fundraiser tomorrow (Saturday) for a family that lost everything in a fire in October in Port Moody.

Deanna Tan said the family, whose kids attend École des Pionniers de Maillardville, is in temporary accommodations while looking for a place to live and, while they have insur-ance, their belongings were lost to the blaze that destroyed a number of units at 900 Clarke Rd.

“It’s the community coming together to give these people a hand,” said Tan, who put a poster on her Twitter page to raise awareness.

The pub night fire fundraiser will take place this Nov. 7 at Rocky Point Taphouse, 2524 St. Johns St., Port Moody. Tickets are $20 for a burger and a beer and there will be a toonie toss, a brown bag draw and a 50/50 draw.

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A former School District 43 teacher has voluntarily relin-quished his teaching certificate after agreeing that photograph-ing students without their per-mission while in a public place was unprofessional conduct.

In a consent resolution agreement reached Oct. 16 with the BC Commissioner for Teacher Regulation, John Edward Grant Lake admitted the conduct was contrary to B.C.’s standards of conduct for professional teachers.

Lake was a behavioural out-reach teacher in October 2012 when he surreptitiously took

photographs of Grade 11 stu-dents using a district-supplied cell phone meant for work use. The incident occurred at a Port Coquitlam Tim Hortons and the students were from a nearby school.

The girls found Lake’s be-haviour disturbing and one group he was photographing moved tables to avoid him.

Lake also acknowledged that during period of two weeks in October 2012, he took photo-graphs of school-aged female students in public locations without their knowledge, and also took photographs of women at a public library during the same time period, also without their knowledge or consent.

A month after the incidents, Lake resigned from the district and, in June 2015, the commis-sioner considered the matter, which led to Lake agreeing to give up his teaching certificate

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Take a musical tour of Asia via PSWE’s season opener Sunday

THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: NOV. 6 – 8

SARAH PAYNETHE TRI-CITY NEWS

This weekend offers movies, sports, art shows music and more, so the only question is, how will you fit it all in?

Friday, Nov. 6ARE YOU READY?

It’s only a matter of time before a big earthquake hits, and Coquitlam’s emergency preparedness seminar today uses just such a scenario to help residents ensure they’re prepared. Topics include typical earthquake hazards, how to protect yourself at home or work, family communication and reunification and assembling emergency supplies. The session at the Dogwood Pavilion (624 Poirier St., Coquitlam) runs from 10 a.m. to noon and is free; register in advance by calling 604-927-6434.

SERGE SERVEThis weekend marks the 16th annual Red Serge Classic senior

girls’ volleyball tournament at Riverside secondary (2215 Reeve St., PoCo), in which Coquitlam RCMP officers, staff and volun-teers face off against the top 10 senior girls’ volleyball teams in B.C. — including the Riverside Rapids and Terry Fox Ravens. First serve is at 12:45 p.m. today, and the opening ceremony, with of-ficers in red serge and keynote speaker Const. Soumia Abboub, at 5:15 p.m., followed by special events like the speed spike contest. The play continues Saturday, with playoffs at 12:45 p.m. and the final game at 5:45 p.m. All events are open to the public.

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHTGo ahead, throw on your PJ’s, bring some blankets and pil-

lows and enjoy a movie on the big screen at Coquitlam River el-ementary (4250 Shaughnessy St., PoCo). Grab some snacks at the concession stand before Lilo & Stitch comes on at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.). Reserve $5 tickets at 604-464-4229 (limited tickets at the door). Proceeds support the Gaby Davis Foundation, which helps families affected by childhood cancer.

ART SHOW & SALEThe Port Moody Art Association hosts its 48th annual art ex-

hibition and sale this weekend, kicking off with an opening cer-emony tonight at 8 p.m. at the recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd., PoMo). The show continues Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It’s the largest sale of original art in the Tri-Cities, featuring more than 300 pieces of framed and unframed artwork.

SERIOUS COMEDYHe’s performed around the world and tonight he takes the

stage at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) for The Lorne Elliott Comedy Show. The long-run-ning host of CBC Radio’s Madly Off in All Directions is a humorist, storyteller, musician and hit entertainer, so sit back and be ready to laugh. Tickets are $35/$30/$15, available at www.evergreencul-turalcentre.ca or 604-927-6555 for the 8 p.m. show.

Saturday, Nov. 7NEW EXHIBIT

The Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St., PoMo) is showing two new exhibits, including Gay Mitchell’s Betwixt, a collection of fused fabric collages on handmade paper; the opening reception is from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. In The Beauty of Wood, Tom Templeton’s col-lection of Shaker boxes, small tables, walking sticks and more are on display and the reception runs from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

DANCE PARTYEver wanted to learn the merengue? Tonight’s salsa dance party

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Sunday, Nov. 8WINTER MARKET

There’s a November chill in the air, meaning the Port Moody

Winter Farmers Market is in full swing. Drop by the recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.) Sundays (until April 24) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a wide variety of farm-fresh produce, meat and seafood, baked goods, crafts, entertainment, kids’ activities, food trucks and more. Visit www.makebakegrow.com for more info.

ALL QUIETThe Port Moody Station Museum (2734 Murray St.) hosts an af-

ternoon movie event featuring All Quiet on the Western Front. This 1930 film follows a group of German schoolboys who are talked into enlisting at the start of the First World War, and the tragedy, fear and disillusionment that follow. Nominated for four Oscars, the film won Outstanding Picture and Best Director at the 1930 Academy Awards. Seating is limited for the free event; reserve a seat by calling 604-939-1648 or emailing [email protected].

JAZZ TOURPolish jazz musician Krystyna Stanko stops at the Inlet Theatre

(100 Newport Dr., PoMo) as part of her Canadian tour. Tickets for the show, hosted by the Polish Canadian Jazz Society, are $30/$20, available at www.vendini.com and at Polish stores. Visit www.pcjazzsociety.ca for more info.

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Taking action against climate changeTHE ENVIRONMENT

For the past two decades, representatives from countries around the

world have been meeting an-nually to attempt to address the challenges the world faces in dealing with climate change.

Everyone should now be aware that, if we continue to emit greenhouses gases at our current rate, we will reach un-precedented atmospheric levels by 2100, which are estimated to cause a rapid five-degree (Celsius) rise in global tempera-ture by the end of the century.

This may not sound like much but it was only a 5 C de-cline in average temperature that plunged the planet into the last ice age — and that resulted in the area that is now the Tri-Cities area being buried under a 2 km-thick sheet of ice.

A 5 C rise in temperature will have consequences of a simi-lar magnitude and is likely to catapult the world into a series of devastating droughts, which

would bring about acute eco-system changes and destroy our ability to feed the nine billion people estimated to be alive in 2100. Rising ocean levels would cause the evacuation of many coastal cities.

We are currently facing many challenges helping refugees from Syria — just one country — so consider what it would be like with many more millions of people displaced from their homes across the globe.

Clearly, we must not allow this to happen to what is pres-ently a very inhabitable and life-sustaining planet. Thus, there is no alternative: We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Back in 1992, many countries started to take climate change seriously at a UN Conference in Rio de Janeiro, when the developed nations agreed they should try to cut emissions by 5% from their 1990 levels by 2012. This plan was finally drawn up as the Kyoto protocol in 1997 which a federal Liberal government immediately rati-fied.

But this plan required en-dorsement by the countries responsible for 55% of the world’s emissions to take effect. This did not happen until 2004, when Russia, to everyone’s sur-prise, signed up. The protocol was undermined, however, by the U.S.A., which remained non-signatory; in addition, con-

cerns were continually raised the protocol was unfair because developing countries were not required to reduce their emis-sions.

In 2007 at the UN Conference in Bali, most participating countries decided a new action plan was needed to replace the Kyoto protocol. At the UN Conference in Copenhagen in 2009, a landmark agreement was reached when both devel-oped and developing nations determined they must all work together to collectively reduce emissions. Still, the conference was considered to have failed because no binding treaty was agreed upon.

But in Cancun in 2010, a ratified agreement was drawn up. Meanwhile, mounting evidence of severe storms and increasing droughts accumu-lated. In Canada, the Harper government withdrew from the Kyoto Accord in 2011, contin-ued to bury its collective head in the tar sands and ignored the perils of climate change, which earned us a number of Fossil Awards at successive UN Climate Change conferences.

In preparation for the up-coming Paris Conference, 146 countries have already agreed to some emissions reductions. These reductions are estimated to result in an increased aver-age temperature of only 2.7 C by 2100. While this is a vast im-

provement over the predicted 5 C rise if no actions are taken, it is still regarded as insufficient to avoid some devastating conse-quences of climate change.

More reductions will be re-quired at the Paris conference. As part of this new agreement, the developed nations of the

world also need to provide funds that will help the de-veloping countries invest in clean technology. An impor-tant consideration must also include mechanisms to stop deforestation in parts of the world like the Amazon basin. Trees remain one of the best

systems of carbon storage that we have. It is estimated humans have already increased the temperature of the planet by 0.8 C. Predictions are that we must limit temperature change to 2 C or less to avoid irreversible and catastrophic changes to the planet.

It’s important to note that some countries have already achieved significant reduc-tions with more anticipated in the near future. The European Union, for example, is provid-ing true leadership by having already achieved significant re-ductions even with an increase in economic growth. They have also made a very achievable commitment to further reduce emissions 40% below 1990 lev-els. China has already reduced its consumption of coal (the worst fossil fuel) and is now the largest producer of wind and solar power on the planet.

Despite all the gloom and doom, progress is finally tak-ing place. With a newly elected Canadian government that ap-pears to be taking the need to reduce our emissions seriously, it’s enough to make me an opti-mist environmentalist.

Elaine Golds is a Port Moody environmentalist who is conserva-

tion/education chair of the Burke Mountain Naturalists and member

of the boards of the Colony Farm Park Association and the Port

Moody Ecological Society.

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THINKSTOCK“If we continue to emit greenhouses gases at our current rate,” writes Elaine Golds, “we will reach unprecedented atmospheric levels by 2100, which are estimated to cause a rapid five-degree (Celsius) rise in global temperature by the end of the century.”


ForevermorePOCO HISTORY

In Port Coquitlam on Remembrance Day, many of us will gather at the War

Memorial Cenotaph at Veterans Park, in front of city hall, to hon-our the men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom in past wars.

Much of the focus lately surrounds the First World War (1914 to ’18), it being the centenary of the conflict that engulfed the world 100 years ago. Names of those who died at Ypres (1915), the Somme (1916), Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele (1917) can be found engraved on the ceno-taph, as well as in various his-tory books that chronicle that time in our city’s history.

Lost in those pages from our past is another wartime story of sacrifice for king and country — or, more aptly, for czar and country.

The fighting on the Western Front in Europe was still rag-ing in the summer of 1918 when the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force (CSEF) began training for deployment to Siberia. They were being sent to assist the White Russian government in its fight against the pro-Communist Bolshevik revolutionaries, who had as-sumed power in Russia from the czar in 1917.

A troop train laden with soldiers in transit overseas to Vladivostok was suddenly quarantined in CP Rail’s Port Coquitlam yard on Oct. 1, 1918, due to the outbreak of the Spanish influenza epidemic within their ranks. A temporary military hospital opened at the north-side Aggie Hall and a tent city soon sprang up to treat those afflicted with this deadly virus, which was particularly lethal to the young and able-bodied.

Between Oct. 10 and Nov. 13, 1918, 33 soldiers as well Canadian Army Medical Corps Nursing Sister Marjorie Beatrice Moberly, died at the Aggie Military Hospital. Many of those CSEF soldiers are buried in the veterans’ sec-tion of the Mountain View

cemetery in Vancouver, as is Moberly. Although she was a member of the Canadian Army and died as a casualty of war, she was somehow listed as a civilian, and therefore has a common flat gravestone there. She is not commemo-rated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission nor in the Canadian Book of Remembrance, as her fellow nursing sisters who died and did not serve overseas are.

When the bugler plays the “Last Post” at the cenotaph this year, I will also be thinking of those men who died here dur-ing that autumn of 1918, and the woman who gave her life in helping them.George Augustus JohnsWalter Edmond EglingtonWilliam BradleyJoseph EvansCharles Bernard KirkJoel Frederick HaasHarold Dickens McCann Roderick McKenzieJohn Alexander WoodErnest William ReukaufBrooks WilsonWilliam DelsellBruno CostaEdward Blair HughesThomas Richard DaviesGeorge MacKayAlbert Edward CandlerNick TomAlvin J. ForlerWilliam DaleWilliam Edward FinnMarjorie Beatrice MoberlyJames Robert McBainRoy Harris WilsonFrederick Edward McMillanJohn Maxel BannonGeorge Frederick KennedyEdward Thomas FryElie Felix JoyalToni RosiEdward Graham BoadenTennison HennisChris JohnsonAllen Dale Smith

Their name liveth forever-more.

• A special thanks to local historian Niall Williams, whose ongoing research for his Lest We Forget Veterans Blog provided the basis and inspiration for this column.

Your History is a column in which representatives of the Tri-Cities’

heritage groups write about local history. Bryan Ness is with the Port

Coquitlam Heritage Society.

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SUBMITTED PHOTOAggie Hall was turned into a temporary military hospital in 1918 to deal with an outbreak of Spanish influenza among soldiers preparing to head overseas. “Always keeping our patients smiling”

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A government report re-cently pegged the number of alien plant species now estab-lished in B.C. at 849.

But not all of these intro-duced species have become invasive and caused harm to native species. In fact, there

are examples of some exotics becoming important for the feeding and breeding of native species like some butterflies.

The more common case is that our native butterflies are the losers. Butterfly species often rely exclusively on one or

two types of plants as food for their caterpillars or nectar for the adults. Once these plants become rare, so do the but-terflies.

At Maplewood Flats on the north shore of Burrard Inlet, volunteers like Richard Beard

have been working for several years to restore the two food plants of the beautiful anise swallowtail butterfly, and this is one of the success stories Beard will describe at next Tuesday’s meeting of the Burke Mountain Naturalists.

The Nov. 10 will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the hall of Como Lake United Church in Coquitlam. Everyone is wel-come to attend and there is no charge. For more information, call contact 604-936-4108 or 604-461-3864, or visit bmn.bc.ca.

HILARY MAGUIRE PHOTORe-introduction of two plant species required by anise swal-lowtail butterflies has restored their population along the shoreline of Burrard Inlet.

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This easy walk, which starts and finishes from the Belcarra Regional Park picnic area, re-wards the hiker with fine views down Indian Arm from the beach near Jug Island. Although the walk is far from flat, most

of the steeper sections have wooden steps. Jug Island Beach is north-facing, so you will have to time your hike well to catch any sun there.

From the parking lot, head by the picnic shelters and pick up the short wooded path the other side. This will bring you out onto Bedwell Bay Road. Cross over this to pick up the trails on the other side, and take the trail that is sign-posted “Bedwell Bay Trail.”

After about 100 m, you will reach another trail junction where you will head left (north). The path follows the shoreline

for about another 300 m before emerging at a nice viewpoint near the water overlooking Bedwell Bay.

(The deep waters of the bay are popular with divers as there are several shipwrecks located there. The west shore is also the location for the Vancouver Water Ski Club.)

Retrace your steps to an obvi-ous fork in the path that you would have passed on the way, and take the other (right) fork. This will soon bring you out on the Jug Island Trail. Turn right and follow this trail all the way to Jug Island.

There are a few ups and downs along the way, with some short, moderately steep sections, but overall, the going is fairly easy. The steepest pitch is just before the beach, where a conveniently located outhouse is situated.

For the return journey, re-trace your steps, ignoring the trails that lead off to the Bedwell Bay Trail. Another alternative is to take the track that heads west about 1 km from the beach. This leads back to the end of Bedwell Bay Road and provides a more urban (but faster) return to the parking lot. The picnic area has

a concession stand and boat rentals in the summer, and year round barbecuing facilities.

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

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in the garden for winter har-vesting. These include turnips, parsnips, brussels sprouts, swiss chard and the new series of winter vegetables. If you do not have proper vegetable storage, you can place a thick mulch of bark over your root crops and leave them in the ground as long as possible. If we get some severe cold, cover your veg-etables with N-Sulate cloth — it will make a 10°C temperature difference.

COMPOSTFall is a great time to add ex-

isting compost to your garden and there is still time to plant Garden Rejuvenation Mix for invaluable green manure in the spring. Speaking of com-post, make sure you take full advantage of all the leaves, old annuals and vegetable stems by composting them over the winter. You might also wish to add more fine fir or hem-lock bark mulch or sawdust to your vegetable garden to improve the drainage next year. Applying lime is impor-tant now too, except of course where you are going to grow potatoes.

LAWNSCut your lawns quite low

(1½-2 inches) one more time to allow more air circulation in and around the root systems. This can prevent many disease problems. To prevent moss from taking over your lawn, maintain a high level of nutri-ents by applying a controlled slow-release, high nitrogen fer-tilizer and by applying prilled lime at the rate of 10 kilograms per 2000 square feet to prevent acidic soil. It is too late now to seed new lawns but aerating and sanding existing lawns now would sure make a huge difference.

TREES & SHRUBSNow is the best time to

plant most evergreens, fruit trees and shade trees. They are becoming dormant and, once planted, they will immediately form new roots. By spring, they will have well established root systems. Some points to remember

The quality of the soil in which you plant your new trees will determine how well your trees grow. Work in plenty of fine bark mulch to open up and provide good drainage in our heavy clay soils.

If your trees are in burlap sacks, you should leave the sack on the rootball — it’s holding all those roots to-gether.

Bare root trees can be safely planted now. They will make new roots, getting them off to a great start come spring.

If you use a liquid starter, your trees will get a faster start. Evergreen hedges, planted now, will provide a good windbreak for cold winter winds, thereby helping to keep your fuel bill down a little. Hedges will also give you privacy and at the same time, beautify your home. So all things considered, an ev-ergreen hedge is an excellent investment.

Many fall-flowering trees and shrubs can be planted now to provide winter beauty. These include viburnum ‘Pink

Dawn’, autumn-flowering cherries, Chinese witch hazel ornamental grasses, jasmine and the many varieties of berried plants to name just a few. It is critical that you begin organic dormant spraying with ‘Green Earth Lime Sulphur’ and ‘Horticultural Oil’ in mid-November to control moss, algae, insects and diseases that overwinter on your trees.

We are now entering a brand new season and it is so nice to have our lawns and gardens in shape for the coolest and wet-test time of the year. The addi-tion of winter colour is a pure bonus — one you will appreci-ate more and more as winter progresses.

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bazaar, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 2206 St. Johns St., Port Moody (in the church hall downstairs, enter from the back of the church). Browse the bake table, craft table, white elephant and New-to-U tables and enjoy lunch for $6; also, a raffle and cake walk. Parking at the back and the side of the church.

TUESDAY, NOV. 10• Burke Mountain Naturalists’

November meeting, 7:30 p.m., in the hall of Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Speaker: Landscape restoration specialist Richard Beard will present a slideshow answering the question “What’s so bad about invasive plants anyway?” Free admission and all are welcome. Info: 604-936-4108 or www.bmn.bc.ca.

THURSDAY, NOV. 12• Women’s Connection

Luncheon, sponsored by Tri-City Christian Women’s Club, noon, Executive Inn, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam. Feature: Habitat for Humanity; speaker: Ann Paul on “From Dreams to Reality.” Reserve by Nov. 10 by calling Frieda, 604-937-7198.

SATURDAY, NOV. 14• Kickin’ it Country party, a

fundraiser for the Coquitlam Foundation, runs 6:30-10:30 p.m., Centennial Pavilion, 620 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Tickets: $50, include food by Cactus Club, plus entertainment from Caydance Dance Studios, Tony Prophet and fiddler Jesse Kazemir. Order tickets: [email protected] or

604-468-9598. Info: coquitlam-foundation.com.

• Al-Anon Family Group Serenity Saturday, noon, Como Lake United Church (Room 203, upstairs), 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Open speaker meet-ing; babysitting available for a small fee. Info: Al-Anon Central Services, 604-688-1716.

SUNDAY, NOV. 15• Archbishop Carney re-

gional secondary school annual Christmas craft fair, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., 1335 Dominion Ave., PoCo. Admission :$3 for adults, $1 for seniors and students, kids get in free. More than 150 vendors featuring Christmas crafts and decor, chocolate and candy, jewellery, knitting, quilt-ing, pottery, doll items, glass-ware, body care, wood crafts, paintings, jams, bags, scarves, children’s toys and more. Also: semi-gourmet concession caters to adults and children, plus a bake sale.

MONDAY, NOV. 16• Tri-City Photography Club,

7:30-9:30 p.m., Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert

St., Port Moody. Topic: Still life image projection. Info: www.trici-typhotoclub.ca.

TUESDAY, NOV. 17• Have you considered be-

coming a foster family? There are children and youth in the Tri-Cities who require skilled, caring, foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an informa-tion session, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. For info or another session date: 604-764-8098.

FRIDAY, NOV. 20• Tri-City Singles SocIal Club,

which offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more, meets at 7:30 p.m., Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (street parking only). New mem-bers are welcome. Directions & info: Darline, 604-466-0017.

NOV. 14: TWO FAIRS IN POCO• Our Lady of the Assumption fall fair, 2255 Fraser Ave., PoCo,

9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Scheduled events include a garage sale, bake sale, crafts and religious articles sales, bingo, kids’ games, a silent auction, a special Filipino food dining area, a snack bar and an open mic café. Free admission, all are welcome.

• Archbishop Carney regional secondary school annual Christmas craft fair, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. (also Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.), 1335 Dominion Ave., PoCo. Admission :$3 for adults, $1 for seniors and students, kids get in free. More than 150 vendors featuring variety of goods.

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

SENIORS• Minds in Motion, a fitness

and social program for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s and a care partner hosted, by Alzheimer Society of B.C., runs Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Cost: $38 per pair/8 weeks. Register in person or call 604-927-6098.

• Coquitlam 50+ (Glen Pine and Dogwood pavilions) slo-pitch

ball club is looking for men age 55+ and women 50+ from the Tri-Cities who are interested in reliving their childhood dreams. It is not necessary to have participated in organized ball in your past life, just have some knowledge of the game and an ability to make it around the bases. There are teams playing out of both Town Centre Park and Mundy Park, with practices and games on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and the sea-son starting as soon as weather

permits (March or April). Info: Len, 604-941-0081 or [email protected], or Barry, 604-936-8436 or [email protected].

• Share Family and Community Services’ free seniors (60+) is offering a free, weekly support group that meets for 90 minutes on Wednesday mornings at Poirier community centre, Coquitlam. No group experience necessary. Info & registration: Rhea, 604-937-6964.

• Stroke Recovery

Association of BC, Coquitlam branch at Dogwood Pavilion invites people recovering from stroke and their caregivers most Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. for speech therapy, exercise, indoor bocce, music, dance, games, speakers, outings, fun and friendship, 624 Poirier St. (enter off Winslow Avenue). Info: Margaret, 604-927-6093 or [email protected].

• Share is running a free se-niors’ support group for people 60+ wanting to meet others and talk about things important to them. No group experience, no problem. Info and registration: Rhea, 604-937-6964.

• Dogwood Songsters meet every Monday, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion; group also visits and entertains at seniors’ facilities weekly. If you love to sing, you can join. Info: 778-285-4873 or 604-464-2252.

• Silver Chord Choir, for those over 50, meets Mondays, 3-5 p.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo; if you love to sing and have fun, you can join – no auditions. The choir, which has been going for 43 years, sings twice a month at seniors’ residences in the Tri-Cities and at other events. Info: Teresa, 604-942-5144 or Ann, 604-464-5580.

• Seniors meet every Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m., to do fun group activities including physi-cal fitness exercises, games, storytelling, local tours and recipe sharing. All women and

men 50 or older are welcome at Share Family and Community Services’ Mountain View Family Resource Centre, 699 Robinson St., Coquitlam (corner of Smith Avenue and Robinson Street). Info: Gina, 604-937-6970.

• The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month. People who are interested in participating in a caregiver sup-port group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780.

DOGWOOD DRAMA CLUB• Dogwood Drama Club meets Mondays and Thursdays,

1-3:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam (entrance and parking off Winslow Avenue). New members are always welcome for acting roles or backstage crew. Info: Don, 604-526-2345.

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ROBERT MCDONALD PHOTOCoquitlam Metro-Ford FC fell behind early during an under 17 B.C. Soccer Premier League action last week at Town Centre Park. However, the club was able to escape with a tie after finding evener later in the game. Coquitlam is currently in the middle of the standings with a 3-2-2 record.

Express look for wins in the U.S. JUNIOR HOCKEY

First trip across the border this season for Express GARY MCKENNAThe Tri-CiTy News

The Coquitlam Express will look to bounce back from last weekend’s loss during a two weekend road trip that will see them take on the newest — and one of the best — teams

in the league.Wenatchee, which has

an 11-5-2-1 record and is at the top of the competitive Mainland Division, will host the Coquitlam club on Friday and Saturday. It is the first meeting with the American team since Coquitlam played them in a pre-season exhibition tournament in September.

If the Express hope to notch a couple of wins this weekend, they will have to have a stron-

ger start than they did last weekend against the Langley Rivermen.

The Fraser Valley team jumped out to a 4-1 lead before the first intermission and only briefly let up against the visiting Coquitlam team, which managed to tighten up teh score with goals from Owen Stout and Jonathan Irving in the second period.

But it was all Langley in the third, as the home team out-shot their opponents, netting

two goals in the process from Justin Fregona and Logan Mick.

DIV. IThe Express announced last

week the Jack Surowiec has committed to the Holy Cross Crusaders, a division one program located in Worcester, Mass., that plays in the Atlantic Hockey Division.

“The Crusaders just got bet-ter with Jack’s commitment,” said Coquitlam coach Barry

Wolff. “His character and work ethic will be welcomed by any program and will be a great addition to the Holy Cross team and school.”

The 19-year-old forward from Louisville, Ky., is a new to the Express this year.

In 18 games with the club he has managed to score one goal and three assists, while registering 11 penalty min-utes.

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The Dr. Charles Best secondary Blue Devils got the Fraser Valley AAA soccer playdowns off to a good start this week.

The Coquitlam club, which finished up the regular season in first place in the North Zone standings, took down Queen Elizabeth sec-ondary on home turf on Tuesday. The Blue Devils dealt the visitors a 2-1 loss, posting their first win of the playoffs.

Best is the No. 1 ranked seed in the north zone standings and were expected to play Elgin Park secondary at home Thursday night after The Tri-City News’ deadline.

Another Tri-City soc-cer club, the Terry Fox secondary Ravens, also prevailed in their open-ing match of the Fraser Valley playdowns.

The Port Coquitlam club bounced back from last week’s 3-0 loss to Best by shutting out Yale sec-ondary of Abbotsford 4-0.

Fox, a team that was second in the north zone standings and is ranked fifth in the Fraser, was expected to play Sullivan Heights secondary at home Thursday night.

The Centennial sec-ondary Centaurs upset a higher-seeded squad when the 10th ranked team knocked off the seventh ranked Enver Creek secondary 1-0.

The match was tied during regulation and required penalty kicks to decide the winner.

Meanwhile, the Heritage Woods second-ary Kodiaks struggled out of the post-season gates, losing to the Tamanawis secondary 2-1 in their opening playoff match.

Tamanawis is ranked second, while the Kodiaks were ranked 15th.

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MALE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:ANDREW ADAMSCOQUITLAM METRO-FORD RAPIDSThe Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC Under 14 Division 4 Rapids faced West CoastUnited this past weekend and it was the Rapids most exciting game of the season.There was great competition from both teams and Andrew Adams, the goalie forthe Rapids, had to be on top of his game providing strong goaltending and teamsupport. Andrew had many great moments throughout the game but it was oneof his saves in the second half that truly had his teammates, coaches, and parentstruly on edge. The shot bounced back and forth between Andrew, his teammatesand opponents several times before Andrew jumped and save the play. Andrewhad many great saves throughout the game and the team would not have beensuccessful without his great effort. Adams was a key player in the Rapids 4-0 winand is recognized as the Coquitlam Metro-Ford Male Player of the Week.


SEND US YOUR RESULTSHave a minor sports team that wants to get their game

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

The Port Moody Gunners put an-other notch in the win column on Saturday when they downed Westcoast FC 3-2 in under-21 Fraser Valley Soccer League ac-tion. The home team defeated is currently at the top of the stand-ings with a 5-2 record. ROBERT MCDONALD PHOTO

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