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Letters/11A Good Read/25

Community Calendar/26

Soccer, lacrosse & moreSEE SPORTS, PAGE 37

High school musicalsSEE ARTS, PAGE 32

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Q&A In the sixth of a series, The Tri-City News asks candidates in the sfederal election about rapid transit for the Tri-Cities: see page 15

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Volunteer searchers with Coquitlam Search and Rescue have long used helicopters when they help stranded hikers and skiers in the Tri-Cities and throughout the Lower Mainland but now the group is looking at expanding its arsenal to include rescues in which a searcher dangling from a copter plucks a subject from a cliff.

3 hikerscold, wet and lucky

Three hikers were a littlewet and cold but otherwisehealthy and happy to behome after getting lost onEagle Mountain on Saturday.

T h e t r i o l e f t t h e i rVancouver neighbourhoodearly and did not informfriends or family membersof their plans to venture intothe wilderness area north ofCoquitlam.

Dwight Yochim, searchmanager with CoquitlamSearch and Rescue, said theywere able to get a cellphonecall out to a friend, who thennotified rescue crews.

They were lucky, hesaid. Had they not found acell signal, we still wouldntknow where they are.

The RCMP helicopter wasable to locate the missinghikers, who were airliftedout of the area from a clear-ing about 300 m from wherethey were found.

Yochim said when the sunis shining, people often for-get that there is still snow atlower elevations. The threehikers that were found onthe weekend were soakingwet, cold and not prepared tospend a night outside.

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Its the season for searches so Coquitlam Search and Rescue has some tips for enjoying the greatoutdoors safely. Also: local searchers plan to take to the skies and need some help: see page 12

Pesticide talk ThursdayIssue that first came to Coquitlam council at the beginning of its first term now goesbefore citys environmental committee

By Janis WarrenTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

An issue that has proved pesky for Coquitlam council willget a long look starting this week.

Coquitlams new sustainability and environmental advi-sory committee is scheduled to meet Thursday to talk aboutwhether the city should implement a ban on the sale and useof cosmetic pesticides.

The nine-person group, chaired by Coun. Linda Reimer,will discuss the topic, which council referred to the commit-tee last month.

Coun. Selina Robinson, who is pushingfor the pesticide ban, said she wont attendThursdays advisory meeting but hopesthe group will make a recommendation tocouncil before the summer break as thecivic election is in November.

Speaking Tuesday, Robinson said shewas disappointed the committee wont havedirection from staff about how to proceedwith making policy; rather, the committeeagenda shows previous council minutes

about a proposed ban.I had hoped that we would actually have given them direc-

tion to make recommendations on the kind of ban we oughtto have, not just recommend a ban or not, she said.

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An illustration shows thevarious on- and off-ramps that will be in place when the Port Mann/Highway 1 project is completed. Most of the work is scheduled tobe finished by December 2012, although only eight of the new Port Mann Bridges 10 lanes will be open at that time.PORT MANN/HIGHWAY 1 PROJECT

Truck-only access and exits areexpected to benefit businesses

By Diane StrandbergTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

Its hard to believe but work on the PortMann/Highway 1 project is almost twothirds done and the new bridge and mostof the road systems around it are supposedto be finished by December 2012.

Before long, gantries will be hoisted intoplace on the bridge to handle electronic toll-ing when eight of the 10 lanes will be opera-tional in little more than 18 months from now.

In the meantime, the landscape aroundCoquitlams Cape Horn interchange ischanging daily as work proceeds on 15 over-passes and underpasses that are being con-structed to make it easier and more efficientfor traffic to enter and exit the bridge.

Its all about getting traffic moving, JodiRogers, the projects manager of communityrelations, told an interested group of civicpoliticians and business leaders at a Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce forum lastWednesday on local transportation improve-ments in the Pacific Reach business area.

Rogers said commuters can expect morelane shifts and width restrictions on the

highway during construction this summerand should stay in touch via PMH1 bulletinsand the website www.pmh1project.com or byphone 1-866-999-PMH1 (7641).

Only eight of 10 bridge lanes will be fin-ished by December 2012 because the remain-ing two will have to wait until the old PortMann Bridge is dismantled. The entire 37 kmproject, with a price tag of $2.46 billion, is ex-pected to be completed in 2013.

Still, it wont belong beforecommuters will be able to signup for a tolling account, andeven if they expect to be infre-quent users of the new bridge,Rogers recommended getting anaccount and a sticker with a barcode for convenient payment.

One of the changes expected to benefitbusinesses in the area are new truck-onlyaccess and exits off the bridge on to UnitedBoulevard. These will be truck-only 24 hoursa day to enhance movement of goods, ac-cording to PMH1, while also freeing up roomfor general commuter traffic, which wouldbe expected to get to the area via LougheedHighway and the new King Edward over-pass.

(A detailed graphic of the new Cape Horn((interchange is available at www.pmh1proj-ect.com; click on Info Room and Cape Horn

Interchange Improvements Open House.)

UNITED BOULEVARD CONNECTORWork is continuing on design proposals

for the United Boulevard Extension, with thegoal of completing the connector and remov-ing the bailey bridge to New Westminster by2014, the forum was told last Wednesday.

Sany Zein, director of roads for TransLink,said by the end of May, Coquitlam

and New Westminster councilscould see some new options forending gridlock in the narrowcorridor but several hurdles re-main before the improvements toUnited Boulevard are in place totake truck traffic exiting the Port

Mann Bridge from new truck-only

One major hurdle is money.Although TransLink has approved the

project in its 2011 base plan, other projectswould have to be delayed to pay for it, Zeinsaid. The federal government has promised$65 million for the project and TransLink issupposed to match it; the project must wrapup by 2014 to meet federal requirements.

Three new design proposals are on thetable after public consultations but morerefinement and costing is necessary. Aswell, the project would need an environmen-

tal assessment before it could go ahead.

KING EDWARD OVERPASSThe city of Coquitlam is urging businesses

in the United Boulevard commercial districtto sign up with Travel Smart (www.travels-mart.ca) to get their employees off the roadand free up space for shoppers while con-struction of the new King Edward overpassis taking place.

A 12-week closure of King Edward Streetbetween Lougheed Highway and UnitedBoulevard will be implemented this summerand the city is looking at ways to reduce traf-fic congestion.

The citys general manager of strategicinitiatives, Maurice Gravelle, recommendedbusinesses and their employees use TravelSmart to cut down on car trips in the area.The program suggests employers encouragetelecommuting, flex-time schedules and ride-sharing, and recommends an employer passprogram that provides a 15% discount ontransit passes to companies that have morethan 25 people committed to taking transitfor at least one year. (More information isavailable at www.travelsmart.ca.)

When its complete, the overpass will haveattractive lighting, a path for pedestriansand cyclists and a look-out spot.

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Port Moody residentsare showing a growinginterest in the citysworm composting pilotprogram, with just acouple spots remainingfor the programs firstworkshop this Saturday.

One of only two op-portunities to join thecitys worm compostingtrial, Saturdays 11 a.m.workshop will featureVancouver urban gar-dener Lynsey Dobbieexplaining the basicsof reducing householdwaste by compostingwith worms.

The second and finalworm workshop of 2011will be held on June 8.

Both workshops areat the Port Moody reccomplex and registra-tion is required throughthe citys website.

The cost of the work-shop and a worm com-posting kit for residentsis $39.20, a subsidizedcost that the city de-cided to underwritelast year to the tune of$3,500 in an effort to pro-mote waste reduction inPort Moody.

Julie Pavey, the citysenvironmental servicesmanager and co-ordina-tor of the pilot compost-

ing program, said thecity ordered 50 wormcomposting kits for thisyears trial, meaningthat workshop atten-dance will be capped at25 participants each.

While initially gearedtowards Port Moody res-idents who live in multi-family dwellings such ascondos and townhouses,and therefore dont haveaccess to backyard com-posters, Pavey said theprogram is also gettinginterest from residentsin detached, single-fam-ily homes.

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Although Robinson voted against sendingthe issue to the newly struck committee, shesaid shes pleased with its composition.

Among the experts on the panel are bi-ologists Pamela Zevit, Sandra Baker andDamian Regan; SFU vice-president of financeand administration Pat Hibbitts; and MichaelWilson, Douglas Colleges department chairfor earth and environmental sciences.

They are outstanding volunteers and Iwas thrilled that we have these resources inour community. Im all for engaging thesepeople to help us make decisions and policies,and I want to make sure that we do a goodjob, Robinson said. But she also said, Imnot going to change my position. If they saywe dont need a pesticide ban, then I would bevery, very concerned.

In May 2009, Robinson brought a motion tothe floor to ask council to gauge public feed-back on the topic but that motion failed in atie vote, with councillors Reimer, Lou Sekora,Brent Asmundson and Mae Reid opposing,citing private property rights and bylaw en-forcement concerns.

Two months later, on a recommendationfrom Sekora, city council voted unanimouslyto ask the federal and provincial governmentsto ban pesticides and other chemicals deemedto be unsafe by federal government scientists.

Last month, Robinson re-introduced hermotion, citing evidence from the CanadianCancer Society linking pesticide use withcancer, and a 400-name petition to prohibitthe toxic substances.

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Application Type: City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw 1988, No. 1890, Amendment Bylaw No. 204, 2011, No. 2889.

Applicant: Aragon Properties Ltd. (See Location Map)

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All persons wishing to make written submissions to the Committee prior to the meeting should send their submissions to the City by email at [email protected] or by fax at 604.469.4550 not later than 12 Noon Tuesday, May 3, 2011. At the meeting, an opportunity will be provided to allow all interested persons to make representations or present written submissions regarding this item to the Committee.

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Underwater explorers have un-covered two previously undocu-mented shipwrecks on the floorof Belcarras Bedwell Bay andquestions of their origins arejust now beginning to rise to thesurface.

Divers with the provincesShipwreck Exploration Team,a group that works closely withthe Underwater ArchaeologicalSociety of B.C. (UASBC), firstcame upon evidence of thewrecks in March while poringover sonar scans of Bedwell Bay.They were preparing to film amini documentary about the fourwell-known wrecks on the bottomof the bay for the UASBC whenthey found two new ship-shapedanomalies on the detailed scans.

This bay has been dove foryears its one of the more pop-ular dives sites in Vancouver and we were just shocked thattheres two clear shipwrecks sit-ting there, said Chris Fenton,a Shipwreck Exploration Teamdiver and the UASBC director.

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But on April 9 and 10, a largerdive team set out to find, measureand shoot video of the sunkenvessels, and discovered that thesecond boat is a much older, 60-metre wooden vessel sitting at adepth of 105 feet and likely datingfrom the early 1900s.

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The old images to whichFenton refers are from the peri-ods between the First and SecondWorld Wars and after WWII,when Bedwell Bay was hometo Canadian and U.S. warshipsawaiting reassignment to civil-ian duties such as fishing andtugging, or awaiting decommis-sioning and scuttling.

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cords to see what was disposedof when... but theyve been prettysuccessful in the past.

The four other ships known tobe at the bottom of Bedwell Bayinclude a 110-foot wooden-hulledAmerican submarine chaser orig-inally launched in Massachusettson April 19, 1943, and later repur-posed as the Western Dispatcher,a fish-packing vessel off the B.C.coast. She is joined on the seafloor by a wreck that has cometo be known as the SealingSchooner, a small, officiallyunidentified wooden schooner;the steel-hulled, steam-drivenSS Amur (aka SS Famous),built in Sunderland, England in1890 and sunk in the deep wa-ters of Bedwell south of FarrerCove in 1932; and the YMS-159Minesweeper, a 136-foot U.S. war-ship built in 1943 and only identi-fied as the vessel sunk in BedwellBay by UASBC researcherJacques Marc in 1984.

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Forum for businesseswill focus on garbage

Building contractors in the Tri-Cities and otherinterested stakeholders are invited to a meeting todiscuss how compulsory waste reduction and recy-cling will affect the construction industry.

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The Tri-Cities two NDPMLAs will remain on the par-tys shadow cabinet at the B.C.legislature.

Yesterday (Tuesday), thenew BC NDP leader, AdrianDix, announced Coquitlam-Maillardville MLA DianeThorne will stay on as thedeputy education criticwhile his leadership rival,Port Coquitlam MLA MikeFarnworth, will move fromthe public safety and solicitor-general portfolio to health, thejob Dix held before winningthe partys top job earlier thismonth.

The 32-member shadow cabinet also in-cludes former interim leader Dawn Black,who served as MP for New Westminster-Coquitlam before retiring from federal poli-tics to run for the New West provincial seat;she is now the BC NDP assistant deputyspeaker.

Other critic portfolios went to BruceRalston (finance); John Horgan (house leader,energy and mines); and Sue Hammell (deputyhouse leader, deputy health).

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Man OK after a trailer fire

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By Gary McKennaTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

A Tri-City man islucky to have escapedwithout injury after firetore through his mobilehome on KwikwetlemFirst Nation land onSunday morning.

The lone occupant ofthe building awoke fromthe heat of the flames andquickly got out shortlyafter 6 a.m. But he suf-fered minor burns andsome smoke inhalationwhen he went back intothe trailer to save his dog.

Coquitlam Fire ChiefTony Delmonico saidthe man was treated atthe scene and released.

It is a bad way tostart your Easter, hesaid, but at least he es-caped without any seri-ous injuries.

The flames movedquickly through thehome and Delmonicosaid firefighters wereunable to save much ofthe structure. The build-ing was set far enoughaway from neighbour-ing homes that flamesdid not spread.

Electrical issueslikely caused the blazeand he said emergencycrews had to wait forBC Hydro to shut offthe power.

It was continuallyarcing while we werethere, he said. I havenever seen that before.

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Austin Ave Draycott to Gatensbury - Pavement rehabilitation. Trafc pattern changes are in place.

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King Edward Overpass Project King Edward Street trafc patterns have changed to allow for construction between Lougheed Highway and Woolridge Street. Follow detour signs in area for access to businesses on King Edward Street, Woolridge Street and United Boulevard. For more information on the King Edwardproject visit the project website at: www.coquitlam.ca/kingedward

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Road And Utility Improvements Please use alternate routes to avoid delays.

May 1Salmon Leave Home Join us at the Hoy Creek Fish Hatchery to release Coho salmon into the creek. The young salmon will then start their long journey to the Pacic Ocean. This family event is held rain or shine. Free parking at Coquitlam City Hall. Please do not parkon Princess Crescent. Time: 11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Location: Hoy Creek FishHatchery, Hoy Creek Park, north of City Hall and west of CCAC Admission: By Donation Info: 604-927-6536, www.hsws.ca

May 7Heritage Mothers Day TeaTreat your mother to a classic high tea with savoury sandwiches, delectabledainties and steaming tea served in our vintage 1909 parlour. This event sells outquickly. Registration is required. Time: 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m. 3:30p.m. Mackin House Museum, 1116 Brunette Ave Admission: $16.00Info:I f 604-516-6151, www.coquitlamheritage.ca604 516 6151 itl h it

May 29Como Lake Fishing DerbyA free event for youth under 16 years of age, the Como Lake Fishing Derby has prizegiveaways and a pancake breakfast available for a nominal charge. The event ishosted by the Coquitlam Kinsmen Club, Festival Coquitlam and the Port Coquitlam Rod and Gun Club. Time: 7:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Location: Como Lake Park, Gatensbury Street Admission: Free Info: 604-473.1616,www.festivalcoquitlam.citysoup.ca

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What was bi l ledas an all-candidatesdebate for the PortMoody-Westwood-PortCoquitlam riding cameup short as incumbentConservative MPJames Moorecancelled his ap-pearance hoursbefore the debatebegan, leadingthe events orga-nizer to believethat Moore neverintended to showup at all.

And he wasntthe only no-showcandidate.

F red Soofi ,an org aniz erwith the hostTri-City IranianCultural Society,told The Tri-City Newsthat a secretary fromMoores office emailedhim on Sunday to saythat Moore would notbe able to make that eve-nings 6 p.m. debate atCoquitlams EvergreenCultural Centre due toanother scheduling.

Moore told The Newson Tuesday that he washaving Easter dinnerwith his family insteadof attending the debate.

Well, they had itEaster Sunday, so I toldthem itd be kind of un-likely but they held it

right in the middle ofEaster dinner, Mooresaid. So it was not thebest timing on theirpart.

Candidates from twoof the other three par-ties Liberal StewartMcGillivray and New

Democrat MarkIreland plusGreen party repRod Brindamour,sitting in forcandidate KevinKim, who alsowas absent, at-tended Sundaysdebate, alongwith approxi-mately 80 spec-tators, many ofwhom showeddisappointmentat Moores fail-ure to appear,Soofi said.

E ve r y b o dywas booing and they ex-pected him to be there their sitting memberof parliament, he said,adding, He accepted tocome so he should havecome. It was arrangedlike 10 days ago, so whyhe didnt call ahead oftime?

Soofi said that whileit wasnt ideal for any-one that the debateshould be held on EasterSunday, none of the can-didates objected wheninitially invited, includ-ing Moore.

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that he accepted the in-vitation with the hopethat he could make

some time for it at thelast minute but whenSunday rolled around, itjust wasnt possible.

I was trying to finda way to show up for ei-ther half of it or part ofit during that day, hesaid. But it was just areally bad plan of theirs

to have it on EasterSunday.

M o o r e t o l d T h eTri-City News that hewould attend tonightsTri-Cities Chamber ofCommerce debate at 7p.m. at Douglas CollegesDavid Lam [email protected]

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Even if movies basedon video games arentyour cup of tea, the re-cent Disney production Tron:Legacy is notable as a measureof the sophistication of the B.C.motion picture industry.

A showcase of the latest computer-generated 3D effects, including a renderingof actor Jeff Bridges as he looked in theoriginal version 30 years ago, Tron: Legacywas nominated for an Oscar and won severalother awards for technical achievement.

The sleek, lighted suits worn by charac-ters were custom-made in the United Statesat a cost of $22 million then brought toVancouver for filming. Due to the vagariesof the old provincial sales tax, Disney had topay about $1.5 million in PST because theywere used here.

A friend in the film business tells me this

was more of a deterrent to movie productionin B.C. than the current weakness of the U.S.dollar. Its the kind of expensive insult addedto the injury of dealing with two different,complicated sales taxes, and its one of manyunintended business problems fixed by har-monized sales tax.

Thus, despite B.C.s reputation for moviewizardry, the next Tron might be made some-nwhere else if the HST is rejected.

Regular readers will know I am an advo-cate of the HST and the general trend awayfrom income taxes and towards consumptiontaxes. But most people I talk to arent inter-ested in the economics, except as it relates totheir own wallets. They dont believe taxesimposed on business will either be passed onto consumers or avoided by changing loca-tions. And they are bombarded with bogusarguments in this spring of election fever.

Federal NDP leader Jack Layton is theworst offender. Like his B.C. counterparts,he has run to the front of the anti-HST pa-rade. Unlike the B.C. NDP, Layton knows hewill never have to implement his promises

in government, so he offers towrite off the $1.6-billion transi-tion fund that B.C. has appliedto its deficit. In effect, underLayton, the rest of the provinceswould subsidize B.C. for bring-ing back an archaic sales tax.

Thats not even Laytons dumb-est idea, though. He has been wanderingthe country promising to remove GST fromheating bills, a $700-million tax cut thatwould help the rich as much as the poor.Surely B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix wouldnot approve of such a regressive tax shift.(And presumably, Layton has been briefed bynow that B.C.s portion of the HST doesntapply to heating bills, so he wont confuse uswith Ontario any more.)

Dix talks about HST falling on small busi-ness. There is an impact on service busi-nesses, notably restaurants, but ask a self-employed person or small business operatorif they would like to go back to administer-ing two different sales taxes.

Quarterly HST rebate cheques went out

last week to more than a millionB.C. residents at the lowest endof the income scale. Ask thosepeople if they would like to losethat benefit, a real example ofthe kind of income-equalizingmeasure that Dix calls his top

priority.Finally, ask a laid-off mill employee if

he would like to go back to work and payHST on movies and a dinner out.

AND ANOTHER THING...Further to last weeks column about

Adrian Dixs plan to raise corporate taxrates, I now regret referring to his programas Marxism Lite. I fell for his stridentrhetoric about taxing big corporations. Hisproposal amounts to raising the tax on cor-porate net income in excess of $500,000 by amodest 2%.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and col-umnist for Black Press and bclocalnews.com

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Betting bucksDo casino owners know something everyone else ismissing? Is there a limitless source of gamblersin the Lower Mainland? Are destination gamingsites in Coquitlam, Richmond, New Westminster andBurnaby filled to bursting with poker, black jack and slotmachine players?

That would be the conclusion drawn from commentsby BC Lottery Corp. CEO Michael Graydon, who said inFebruary a rejection of the proposal for a mega casinonext to BC Place Stadium in Vancouver would cer-tainly prompt a look at sites in other Metro Vancouvercities, potentially as far as Abbotsford.

Vancouvers spurning of a 1,500-slot machine destina-tion casino downtown could mean jilted operators look-ing elsewhere for a site. Port Moody has already said no,Surrey is interested in a destination casino with a hoteland a theatre, and North Vancouver is apparently under-served and could use some slots and gaming tables.

But before the Lower Mainland becomes Las VegasNorth, the question has to be asked: Are there enoughgamblers to go around? While its true gambling has thepotential of increasing tourism, the Lower Mainlandis never going to have the same cachet as other famousinternational destinations.

This means any new gambling opportunities will haveto siphon business away from those that are currentlyin operation. In Coquitlam, the Boulevard Casino appar-ently does a brisk business with its 1,000 slot machinesand gaming tables. It has also diversified by renting outspace in its theatre and hosting live shows. But if thegambling industry insists on establishing a casino inevery village and town, business will surely dwindle incommunities that were early entries in the game.

While its probably self-serving to whine that extendedgambling with reduce profits locally, and thereby revenueto host cities, the larger issue is this: Do Lower Mainlandmayors see themselves as handmaidens of the gamblingindustry? BCLC estimates that $300 million more couldbe spent on gambling if there were more casinos or com-munity gaming centres.

Really? Should would-be gamblers spend that moneyon gaming or would they be better to use it to pay for therising cost of groceries, gas, electricity and housing?

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A gov. minoritywould be ickyThe Editor,

In this time of economic un-certainty, Canada needs a major-ity government even more. Thereis only one political party withenough support to form govern-ment with a clear majority, theConservative Party of Canada.

Should Canadians wish to knowwhat happens to countries thatcontinue to elect unstable minoritygovernments, I draw your attentionto three examples: Italy, Ireland andIsrael, or the three IIIs. The IIIssuffer from frequent elections, pooreconomic performance and murkypolitical decision-making becausemultiple parties must agree on thesmallest of details in order to cre-ate or amend legislation.

On election day, if Canadianschoose to add Canada to the list ofcountries that suffer from minorityparliaments, the new list would beknown as IIIC, or the Ick List. Insimple terms, financial marketsand potential immigrants maychoose to invest in other countriesbecause of Canadas ick factor.

It is for this reason Canadiansneed to elect a strong majority gov-ernment with a credible oppositionin order to provide Canada withthe checks and balances requiredto keep a modern democracy func-tioning in a world full of peril.Another minority governmentwould certainly be an icky result.David Crawford, Coquitlam

The Editor,Re. Another Evergreen delay

(The Tri-City News, April 22).Joe Trasolini, mayor of our

wonderful city of Port Moody,wants residents, commutersand business owners to lobbyTransLink and TransportationMinister Blair Lekstrom to getwork done on the long-delayedEvergreen Line.

Honestly, Mayor Trasolini, Iwouldnt hold my breath whilewaiting for Port Moody residentsto contact TransLink given the re-cent apathy displayedby residents whenless than 9% of eli-gible voters could bebothered voting onour city borrowing$16 million to builda new fire station.Something that will affect PortMoody residents taxes for years.

While the lack of adequatetransportation is a major concernin Port Moody, it might surprisethe mayor some residents do notwant to see the Evergreen Linebuilt here for fear of crime anddrugs increasing in our fair city.

Here are some interesting sta-tistics about existing SkyTrainlines and stations:

In 2009, transit police recordedmore than 28,000 incidents, 3,500serious crimes for everythingfrom possession of stolen prop-erty to drug trafficking.

B o t h t h e B r o a dw ay -Commercial and Surrey stationshad more than 60 violent crimeslast year: assaults, robberies,sexual assaults and weapons of-fences. Metrotown in Burnabywas a distant third at 26, followedby New Westminster at 25.

12% of crime in Burnabyand Vancouver happens within

250 m of SkyTrainstations and 4% ofcrime in the case ofSurrey. Drug crimeis the most prevalentwithin those zones.

While I supportthe building of the

green Line to help elim-inate our transportation woes

and revitalize our city centre, andas improvements in infrastruc-ture generally lead to an increasein both commercial and residen-tial property prices in an area,I am concerned our city, whichcurrently has minimal crime,might see crime levels increasesignificantly.Rosemary Small, Port Moody

The Editor,The last several weeks, spring

has appeared. The sun has beenshining and spreading its radi-ant heat. Trees and plants arebudding and birds are singing inour midst. But as I step out of thehouse, I feel the presence of OldMan Winter. Goosebumps appearalong my arm and the hair onthe back of my neck curls up. AsI inhale, the moist cold air bringsshivers to my inner core.

Yes, it will be a cold ride. In thedark, I slowly pedal and see froston car windows. I exhale and Ican see my frosted breath. As Icross the Red Bridge, I notice theabsence of the croaking soundsof frogs. It appears the frogs arealso making a protest by beingsilent to Old Man Winter.

Then I approach the dimly litLougheed Highway. Across it, Ican see the candlelit memorial toCharlene Reaveley and LorraineCruz and I slowly read the mes-sage: I love you my angel.

I stop and contemplate thetragic events that happened ear-lier this year. My heart cries be-cause of the senseless loss. I standin silence and a shadow slowlyappears. It startles me and for asplit moment, I am unsure if it isa friend or foe.

T h e m a nslowly and hesi-tantly places abouquet of flow-ers at the site.Aw k w a r d l y,he looks at meand I notice hissunken, tired,swollen, redeyes where mo-ments ago tearshad fallen. Hequietly says,She was a spe-cial lady. Shehad a heart ofgold.

A n d t h e n ,there is a mu-t u a l s i l e n c ebetween twostrangers.

I get onto my bike and all I cansay is Im sorry, words that in-adequately express the sadnessin my heart. I realize life has noguarantees and it will never befair for those two families.

I wonder if this roadside memo-rial is a reminder for all of us? Areminder of two lives lost, a re-minder to celebrate life, a reminderof the healing process the familiesand community must go through.Bob Lee, Port Coquitlam

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Searchers need equipment and training for helicopter rescues

By Gary McKennaTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

Coquitlam Search and Rescue is hoping toadd a new weapon to its emergency responsearsenal.

The volunteer team has committed to de-veloping a helicopter external transportationsystem (HETS), which will allow searchersthe ability to pull people out of remote areasfrom the air.

During an HETS rescue, a searcher is sus-pended from a helicopter by a 200-foot lineinto remote areas where helicopters cannotland. The rescuer is able to reach the subjectand has the ability to assess the person medi-cally and prepare them for the flight out.

The system, said CSAR president GarryMancell, would eliminate hours of stretcher

carrying and would improve response timesas well as allow crews to respond quicklyand avoid some of the injuries that can comewhen carrying a person through rough ter-rain on a stretcher.

Currently, the organization relies on rescueteams from the North Shore when it conductsits HETS rescues and Mancell said it is impor-tant that CSAR also have the capability.

Having our own HETS team will enableour team to respond to an emergency withinminutes, Mancell said. The need... has in-creased over the last few years and is nowthe point where we as a team are willing toinvest the time to develop and train memberswith the skills necessary to maintain our ownHETS team.

Dwight Yochim, search manager withCSAR, told The Tri-City News HETS was usedfive or six times in the last year and its usehas been steadily increasing in recent years.

But while he believes the system is nec-essary, it does come at a significant price.

Purchasing the necessary equipment willlikely cost the team $25,000 and training isexpected to cost an additional $25,000.

HETS is a rescue system that we use morethan any other so it makes sense for our teamto be able to do this, he said. But at the sametime, we are not going to race into this. Ittakes quite a bit of expertise and training.

Yochim said the organization will rely onfunding from the citys Spirit of Coquitlamgrants (funded by the money it receives ashost city to the Boulevard Casino) and is alsolooking to the community for donations. Heexpects the program will be in place in thenext eight months.

CSAR is a volunteer organization taskedwith helping those who are lost or injured inthe 1,600 km area bounded by Indian Arm onthe west, Pitt Lake on the east, Garibaldi Parkto the north and the Fraser River to the south.For more information go to www.coquitlam-sar.bc.ca.

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Coquitlam Search and Rescue volunteers often use helicopters in their work but now the group plans to equip itself with a helicopter external transportation system, in which a rescuer hangs from a chopper to retrieve a stranded person.


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Bunny ears were the fashion accessory of choice Sunday in the Tri-Cities as locals celebrated the day in different ways. Right, Amy Zhang shows the baskets of eggs she collected at the annual egghunt at Port Moody Station Museum. Centre, Reilly OCallaghan takes part in another Easter egg hunt on Burke Mountain in Coquitlam. And left, Tammy Burton spent her Easter fishing at Como Lake.

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Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2011Time: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Location: Coquitlam City Hall lobby, 3000 Guildford Way

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FEDERAL ELECTION 2011: Question 6: What more can the federal government do to make rapid transit a reality in the Tri-Cities and what will you do to make it happen?

DIANA DILWORTH CONSERVATIVE

The Conservative govern-ment of Prime MinisterStephen Harper has alreadybeen working hard on thisfile. The Conservative party recognizesthe importance of a working rapid transitsystem. As a Port Moody resident, I, too,know how crucial such an initiative is toour community and I have been advocatingfor this, as a councillor in Port Moody, since1999. This is why the federal governmenthas already met its obligation to fund thenew Evergreen Line, something I hope to seeworking soon. If sent to Ottawa, I will ensurethat it continues to be on the radar of everylevel of government. My first priority is mycommunity.

FIN DONNELLY NDPI have raised this issue in

Parliament and in the com-munity, as well as writingto the premier, calling onthe federal and provincialgovernments to step forwardand commit additional funding to close the$574-million funding gap and finally buildthe Evergreen Line. I seconded legislationto create a national transit strategy so thatmajor transit priorities, like the EvergreenLine, are not continually passed over.

REBECCA HELPSGREEN PARTY

There is so much that canbe done to make rapid transita reality. First, we need torecognize we cannot buildroads to solve the congestion problems. Byaccepting that fact, we can focus on doublingexisting funding to stimulate a massive re-investment in public transportation infra-structure in all Canadian cities to make itconvenient, safe, comfortable and affordable.Make employer-provided transit passes tax-free by exempting them from taxable benefitstatus to encourage workers and businessesto use public transport, and provide financialsupport to provinces that provide free publictransit passes to people living below the pov-erty line.

KEN BECK LEE LIBERAL

The previous Liberalgovernment has commit-ted $400 million to the nextphase of rapid transit, theEvergreen Line, which theTri-Cities has been waiting for, for over 20years. However the local regional author-ity has not yet taken advantage of that toprovide their share of the program becausetheir base funding is not adequate. Federalleadership is needed to provide local authori-ties with additional funding tools to enablethat to occur. If elected, I will be the catalystto bring together the federal, provincial andlocal authorities to make the Evergreen Linea reality and to provide stable ongoing fund-ing to expand the system further.

MARK IRELAND NDPCanada needs a national

transit strategy. Without this,we end up with the currentsituation where differentlevels of government haveno framework for developingtransit infrastructure and nothing happens.They say that Failing to plan, is planning tofail and thats what is happening right now.The NDP will create a national transit plan,and not leave key municipal requirements tothe whim of a politicians pet project!

KEVIN KIMGREEN PARTY

Transit is a major issue inthe Tri-Cities. The EvergreenLine is known as theNevergreen Line becauseof continuous delay and lack of funding.Public transit has always been frustratingfor people commuting to their workplacebecause of inflexible schedules and cost. Thefrustration of this issue should be addressedmore from other means than taxation.

STEWART MCGILLIVRAY LIBERAL

Federal funds have alreadybeen dedicated towards theEvergreen Line throughthe Public Transit CapitalTrust and the Build Canada Fund; it is nowonly a matter of consistently lobbying otherlevels of government to see this project tocompletion. The Evergreen Line is an excel-lent investment in the Tri-Cities and theirpeople, and I would fight for further supportfor rapid transit in the region. The Liberalplatform has committed to developing aCanadian transportation and infrastructurestrategy, which would feature a firm supportfor local and regional rapid transit through-out Canada.

JAMES MOORECONSERVATIVE

Our government has de-livered $416.7 million for theEvergreen SkyTrain exten-sion to our community. Wehave delivered every penny that has beenasked of us, every penny that is called forin the business plan for the Evergreen Line,and we lead the way to make Evergreen hap-pen. What is still missing is funding fromTransLink. The federal and provincial gov-ernments have delivered. It is past time thatTransLink step forward and deliver for theTri-Cities. And it is outrageous that thereare any discussions about a line to UBC be-fore the work is done here in our community.

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A JackQuake lifts NDP into 2nd: pollLayton could head Opposition, says Ekos survey

By Jeff NagelBLACK PRESS

A surge in NDPsupport may makeleader Jack Laytonthe new head of theOfficial Opposition inParliament or even thenext prime minister ina Liberal-backed coali-tion, a new opinion pollreleased Monday sug-gests.

The Ekos Researchpoll gives the NDP28% support nation-ally, second spot behindthe Conservatives at34% and ahead of theLiberals at 24%, a weekbefore the May 2 federalelection.

The pollsters projectthe NDP are poised towin 53 seatsin Quebeca n d 1 0 0across thecountry ahuge break-t h r o u g hthat wouldreshape Canadas polit-ical landscape com-pared to 131 seats forthe Conservatives and62 for the Liberals. TheBloc Quebecois wouldbe hammered down to13 seats in Quebec.

The NDP and theLiberals combinedwould have a majorityand 31 seats more thanthe Conservatives, thepolling firm said. It ishard to imagine howthese totals would notproduce the once un-imaginable outcome ofa Jack Layton-led coali-

tion government depos-ing Stephen HarpersConservative govern-ment.

Green party supportranges from four to 7%in recent polls.

The Ekos poll suggestsseats in B.C. will con-tinue to be split up, with15 going Conservative,eight going Liberal andthe NDP taking 13.

The results are con-sidered accurate to plusor minus 1.8% 19 timesout of 20.

Three other pollingfirms have found theNDP at least tied withthe Liberals over thepast week or so.

A previous AngusReid poll cited NDPleader Jack Laytonsdebate performance forlifting his party into atie for second place na-tionally with the federalLiberals at 25% of votersupport.

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al rating isthe highest of any

Canadian federal poli-tician the polling firmhas measured in threeyears.

But Mukerji cau-tioned Laytons newfans tend to be young the age group leastlikely to vote so con-verting the post-debatesurge into actual seatgains will depend heav-ily on whether the NDPcan increase the turn-out of younger voters.

He also noted theNDP support is soft

a larger proportion saythey could still changetheir minds.

Ekos, however, saidMonday NDP supportseems to be actuallyfirming up.

They may not havereached the ceiling ofthis JackQuake whichis shaking the country,the Ekos analysis said.

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By Tom FletcherBLACK PRESS

VICTORIA TheB.C. legislature re-c o n v e n e s t o d a y( We d n e s d a y ) f o ra month-long ses-s i o n t h a t i s e x -pected to feature thedebut of both NDPleader Adrian Dixand Premier ChristyClark.

Clark must first wina seat in a May 11 bye-lection in Vancouver-Point Grey to fill thevacancy left by for-mer premier GordonCampbell. If she de-feats NDP candidateDavid Eby, she wouldbe able to take her seaton the BC Liberal frontbench a few days be-fore the spring sessionends on June 2.

Clark has hinted atnew family-friendlytax measures thatcould be tabled in thespring session. One of

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Finance MinisterKevin Falcon haslaunched a pre-refer-endum program thatincludes $500,000 to besplit between pro-HSTand anti-HST repre-sentatives, a householdmail-out includingarguments from both

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The government willalso run an advertis-ing campaign urgingvoters to keep the HST,thus avoiding costs inthe billions to undo itand retaining sales taxrebates directed to low-income households.

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Former finance min-ister Colin Hansen saidit wouldnt be possibleto meet the demand inthe original petition,and the Clark govern-ment has decided totake the vote over anddo it by [email protected]

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Port Moody hosts boot campfundraiser for Reaveley familyEvent geared toall ages


In what may be oneof the biggest fundrais-ers of its kind so far,the city of Port Moodyis hosting a charityevent for the family ofCharlene Reaveley, oneof two women killed inan alleged hit-and-runincident in February.

The city will host afamily-friendly fitnessboot camp this Saturdayfrom 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.on the turf field behindthe Port Moody recre-ation complex, rain orshine.

Reaveley, a 30-year-oldmother of four, taught

the boot camp classes atthe rec centre.

Lots of people atour rec centre knewher and right awaywanted to do something

for her, event orga-nizer Jody Fitzpatricktold The Tri-City News.We had it planned im-mediately following theaccident but we justdecided a little bit ofhealing needed to hap-pen for everybody andwe didnt realize thatall these other fund-raisers were happen-ing.

The Saturday eventwill commence with afamily boot camp wherea large group of peopleof all ages will be simul-taneously put throughthe fitness paces, fol-lowed by a yoga sessionand a special pre-schoolboot camp.

Throughout the day,there will also be aband and a kids fitnessactivity area.

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staff will volunteertheir time for theevent, Fitzpatrick said,and all of the moneyraised will go directlyto Reaveleys husband,Dan, and their fourchildren.

Admission is a mini-mum donation of $10,or $20 per family, andattendees are asked tobring their own waterbottle, yoga mat [email protected]

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