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Schools, students and Share chip inDIANE STRANDBERGTri-CiTy News
Long awaited, often talked about, Syrian refugees are about to move into the Tri-Cities, and local schools and community agencies are set to welcome them.
As many as 18 families of government-assisted refu-gees (GAR) will be moving into the Cottonwood neigh-bourhood off North Road
in the next week, with more to come as soon as low-cost housing can be found.
These are the first GAR families to arrive in B.C. due to Ottawa’s commitment to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees through a five-phase national plan, said Chris Friesen, settlement director with the Immigration Services Society. He said the province is set to accept 1,959 refugees by March 1, more than double the number who typically ar-rive in B.C. each year.
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Chamber hosts all-candidates forum Jan. 20BYELECTION: COQUITLAM-BURKE MOUNTAIN
Coquitlam-Burke Mountain voters will get a chance to hear from their candidates at a pub-lic forum next week.
The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce will host an all-candidates meeting at Douglas College’s Coquitlam campus on Wednesday, Jan. 20 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Meanwhile, advanced vot-ing will get underway in the riding next week ahead of the Feb. 2 voting day.
Advanced polls will be open at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way), Panorama Heights elementary school and Coquitlam River elementary on Jan. 23 and 24
as well as Jan. 27 to 30 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Voters can register at their polling station and must pro-vide proof of their identity and address before casting a ballot. The list of acceptable identifi-cation includes a B.C. driver’s licence, a B.C. Services Card, a B.C. Identification Card or
a Certificate of Indian Status issued by the government of Canada.
Those without an ID can still cast a ballot using two documents that together show the voter’s name and residen-tial address — for example, a health care card, birth certificate, passport, citizen-
ship document, property tax assessment, university admis-sions letter or a government cheque.
For more information on voting and the types of identifi-cation required to cast a ballot, go to elections.bc.ca.
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Meet one of the byelection candidates, Paul GeddesSee page 8
‘A lot of community partners’ part of system to settle Syrian refugees
REFUGEES IN CANADA
“This has really ramped up really fast,” he told The Tri-City News. “We brought in a team of permanent housing search workers. We’ve got five and are hiring two more. Their only job is securing permanent housing.”
So far, 679 refugees have arrived in B.C., many of them children, and more are arriving every day.
They are currently housed in six temporary reception centres in the Lower Mainland awaiting more permanent housing, and Friesen says ISS is still looking for housing leads and recently found space for 18 families in Coquitlam.
The units are in apartments located at 550 Cottonwood and will be available for a year at income assistance (welfare) rates, giving newcomers a sta-ble place to re-start their lives after a tumultuous escape from war-torn Syria.
“Coquitlam is going to be the largest initial community that will welcome the largest number of Syrian government assisted refugees for this cur-rent operation,” said Friesen, who said the community has ramped up services to make sure there are schools and other family resources to han-dle the influx.
STUDENTS ARRIVEIndeed, School District
43’s ability to accommodate school-aged refugee children was a major topic at Tuesday’s board of education meeting.
Trustees were told that as many as 100 government-as-sisted Syrian refugees may be arriving in schools, in addition to approximately 20 or more who are sponsored by families,
churches and community groups.
The new arrivals will first attend a welcome centre at Montgomery middle school. (That’s where family mem-bers of Tima Kurdi are in a classroom with a teacher and the support of a case worker with the federally funded Settlement Workers in Schools program.)
After settling in, the students will be assessed and, when ready, will then move to their local schools. In situations where there isn’t room at their
neighbourhood school, space will be found at the next closest school.
Among the schools expected to take the refugees are those clustered in Coquitlam’s west-ern neighbourhoods, with older students destined for Centennial secondary, where they will be able to take aca-demic courses and electives, and learn English.
SCHOOLS WELCOMEMontgomery middle school
in central Coquitlam has the space for a welcome centre to
accommodate the students, and staff and students have been welcoming, assistant superintendent Reno Ciolfi told trustees. Next door at Montgomery Centre, adult relatives of the Tri-Cities’ new-est students will be able to take English classes.
“We are confident our schools can adapt quite quickly,” Ciolfi said.
And kids are getting in on the act.
To make the Syrian children feel welcome a group of Grade 8 students at Montgomery
middle made a welcome sign in English and Arabic.
“We want to make them feel at home in their home lan-guage,” student Ocean Clarke said.
FAMILY RESOURCESCoquitlam is no stranger
to accepting and welcom-ing refugees. As one of Metro Vancouver’s top reception areas, it has a well-developed settlement network for the newcomers.
In SD43, for example, there are 233 refugee students en-
rolled in kindergarten to Grade 12, with 30 to 40 arriving each year. Summer programming and other community re-sources are made available to the children.
Fraser Health will also be working with the newcomers, who will have already had den-tal and health screening done at mobile clinics through ISS. As well, some of the refugees will get mental health assess-ments, Friesen said, noting that the refugees arriving are among the most vulnerable, with health issues and disabili-ties, including blindness.
Children will also receive hearing and eye tests, and will be immunized before they move into their home com-munities.
“We have created a lot of community partners,” Friesen said, adding that ISS will ramp up services at its Coquitlam of-fices as the need arises.
The refugees, who will be living on income assistance, are also expected to use the food bank, said Sylvia Ceacero, who took over as CEO of Share Family and Community Services on Jan. 4.
Families with children under five can also attend Share’s New Beginnings pro-gram for refugees and visit resource centres in Coquitlam and Port Moody for programs. As well, Share offers programs for practising English language skills that will be helpful for refugees and some counselling may be available depending on the circumstances.
“We look forward to helping them, like with their predeces-sors, to join the community and feel part of it,” Ceacero said.
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DIANE STRANDBERG/THE TRI-CITY NEWSMontgomery middle school Grade 8 students (from left) Ocean Clarke, Mika Asano and Maya Majcic painted a welcome poster for Syrian refugee students who will be attending their school to get settled and assessed before they move on to their neighbourhood schools.
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Self-regulation is seen as a valuable skill to be taughtDIANE STRANDBERGTri-CiTy News
Boys continue to lag behind girls when it comes to gradua-tion in B.C., new statistics show.
But School District 43 hopes to close the gap with its pro-grams of choice and a new pro-vincial curriculum that offers more flexibility and personal-ized learning.
“These programs are de-signed to address these issues to give opportunities for our di-verse learners to excel,” super-intendent Patricia Gartland told trustees at a board of education meeting.
Statistics presented at the board show SD43 continues to lead Metro Vancouver school districts in graduating students. The six-year graduation rate (the proportion of students who graduate within six years after starting Grade 8) is 92.7% in SD43, compared to the provin-cial average of 83.9%.
SD43’s rate is also the high-est among all Metro Vancouver districts, including West Vancouver and Surrey, sug-gesting the district is doing something that other districts are not.
What makes the difference for students, including the most vulnerable, is hard to pin down. But administrators told trustees collaborative teaching, programs of choice, includ-ing CABE, an alternative high
school program, and Suwalk’h for aboriginal students, are keeping kids in school longer.
“Why are we so success-ful? Exceptional governance, teacher leadership in instruc-tion, learning teams and a collaborative approach” said assistant superintendent Reno Ciolfi in explaining SD43’s high graduation rates.
The district’s middle school program, where students in Grade 6, to 8 are encouraged to develop and learn together, and summer school that allows students to retake courses to attain better grades, were also given credit for making it easier for students to graduate.
Still, administrators were hard-pressed to explain a roughly 6% gap between male and female graduation rates, with 95.7% of girls graduating compared to 89.9% of males in 2014/’15. The spread hasn’t changed much in five years, statistics show, although six-year graduation rates have risen slightly over the years.
“That’s a problem that’s throughout B.C., North America-wide and even in Europe as well,” said Ciolfi.
One reason may be that girls do better settling down in the earlier grades, which he sug-gested could be because they are socialized to do so, while boys may have more difficulty with self-regulation.
Teaching children self-regulation skills, such as how to calm themselves when they become emotionally agitated, is now an important part of the school curriculum, Ciolfi said. Such skills can help chil-
dren dealing with anxiety and hyperactivity, and may lead to closing the graduation gap, he said, adding it is “a pattern we need to work on and it’s well established everywhere.”
He also pointed out that the six-year graduation rates for the end of the last school year reflect changes in education that have occurred over the last 13 years and are a broad way of measuring the success of chil-dren who started kindergarten in 2001.
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SD43 grad rates strong but boys lagTRI-CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
“Why are we so success-ful? Exceptional governance, teacher leadership in instruc-tion, learning teams and a col-laborative approach.”
Reno Ciolfi (left), reporting on Tuesday onsix-year graduation rates in School District 43 to trustees on the local board of education
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Sell off Riverview and bus routes: candidate Geddes
BYELECTION: COQUITLAM-BURKE MOUNTAIN
GARY MCKENNAThe Tri-CiTy News
Voters looking to the provincial government to build new schools and spend more money on public transit are unlikely to mark their ballots for Paul Geddes in the upcoming Coquitlam-Burke Mountain byelection.
Unlike the other parties, the Libertarian candidate has admitted that his organization does not know the first thing about running an education or transit system, entities they believe should be transitioned to the private sector.
The Columbia College economics instructor and father of two said he is running to raise awareness about his philosophy and encourage voters to better understand the costs of the services they expect from their government.
“Some people just believe in Santa Claus,” he said over a cup of tea in the dining room of his Coquitlam townhouse.
“They think they have a right — that word is horrible — they have a right to some sort of a service. They don’t understand that what they are asking for is to have the right to someone else’s pocket book.”
Geddes’ philosophy has helped create a unique, albeit unorthodox, platform for anyone trying to gain support
in an election — and he has proved it in the past, garnering just 1.42% of the vote in the last election in this riding.
Take his views on the future of the Riverview Hospital grounds, a historic greenspace that most Tri-City politicians safely tout as a jewel of the region that should be protected from development.
“We should find the highest value use for it,” said Geddes. “That does not mean people screaming and shouting and saying ‘I want a park here.’ The way to find the best use for it is to put it on the market and find out who is going to pay for it.”
As for new schools on Burke Mountain, Geddes said that if parents had to pay for the construction, they would likely be more open the idea of busing their kids across town to an existing school.
The same goes for transit in the riding. A Libertarian government would begin the process of allowing companies to bid on bus routes, he said, eventually transferring the entire public transit system into the hands of the private sector.Geddes said he has seen privatization work and even improve service in Taiwan, where he grew up as the son of Presbyterian missionaries.
“I don’t want to leave people stranded,” he said, noting that he is a transit user. “Let people buy bus routes that are popular and let’s see what happens.”
Geddes is the first person to acknowledge that winning the Coquitlam-Burke Mountain byelection will be an uphill slog for him. But that does not mean he intends to moderate his positions to garner a few extra votes. “I don’t think politicians are evil,” he said. “I think politicians have to promise free lunches because that is what people vote for.”
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COQUITLAM-BURKE MOUNTAIN INFO• Created in 2008, the riding is made up of parts of the
former ridings of Port Moody-Westwood, Coquitlam-Maillardville and Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain.
• The riding covers Westwood Plateau, Coquitlam Town Centre and Burke Mountain and has about 38,000 regis-tered voters.
• Riding results from 2013 provincial general election:
CANDIDATE % VOTE CAMPAIGN COSTDoug Horne (BC Liberal) 49.9% $97,947Chris Wilson (BC NDP) 37.37% $55,655Ron Peters (BC Green) 5.84% nilShane Kennedy (BC Con.) 5.47% $1,491Paul Geddes (Libertarian) 1.42% $4,753n OVERALL VOTER TURNOUT: 53.23%
GARY MCKENNA/THE TRI-CITY NEWSLibertarian candidate Paul Geddes of Coquitlam.
CANDIDATEPAUL GEDDESLIBERTARIAN PARTYWebsite: www.libertarian.bc.caEmail: [email protected]
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City dept. heads to make cases on Mon. and Wed.JANIS WARRENThe Tri-CiTy News
Port Coquitlam property owners wanting to see how their tax dollars will be spent this year can watch city budget presentations next week.
On Monday and Wednesday, department heads will roll out their wish lists to council, including programs and services over five years.
Among the activities on the table for this year are:
• planning for a new rec-reation complex on Wilson Avenue;
• hosting the PoCo Grand Prix bike race on July 12;
• updating the official com-munity plan;
• negotiating a new collec-tive agreement with CUPE Local 498, which represents city workers;
• and launching Shop PoCo, a searchable online directory of PoCo businesses.
Chief administrative of-
ficer John Leeburn will start Monday at 4:30 p.m. to outline his office’s financial plan; he will be followed by presenta-tions from corporate support, development services, finance and the fire department.
On Wednesday, also starting at 4:30 p.m., council will hear from managers in human re-sources, RCMP, recreation and engineering.
The business plans are expected to be posted on the city’s website today (Friday), with council discussions hap-pening Jan. 25 at city hall. The draft budget will go out for public feedback in the middle of February. To have your say, visit portcoquitlam.ca/budget, email [email protected] or call 604-927-5280.
Last month, Coquitlam city council unanimously passed its 2016 budget with a 2.64% jump to residential property taxes to pay for, among other things, six new Mounties and more municipal staff. Coquitlam is also due to start bargaining its CUPE local this year as its union contract ended on Dec. 31.
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Port Moody residents can also visit the city’s website (portmoody.ca) to take a sur-vey and give their priorities for the 2016 financial plan.
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Man stabbed dur-ing B&E last Sept. on Smith AvenueSARAH PAYNEThe Tri-CiTy News
Coquitlam RCMP are asking for the public’s help in identify-ing two suspects connected to violent crimes in the fall.
On Sept. 24, 2015 a 60-year-old Coquitlam man came home just before 4:30 p.m. and found a man had broken into his home in the 600-block of Smith Avenue and was still in-side. In the ensuing altercation, the homeowner was stabbed and the suspect fled.
The homeowner required surgery and survived the attack but complications have since slowed his recovery.
Police are hoping to speak with a person of interest who may be able to provide valu-able witness information. The person was observed in the 1000-block of Smith Avenue shortly before the break-and-enter and is described as a Caucasian man in his early 20s or late teens, 5’5” tall and 150 lb. with a slight build. He has short-cropped dark hair, a clean-shaven face and a small, upturned nose.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2015-32417.
Police are also asking for help identifying a suspect
involved in an assault on Monday, Nov. 23.
A Maple Ridge resident was walking through the south parking lot at Coquitlam Centre mall with his family at about 3:30 p.m. when an un-known man approached and challenged him to a fight over a complaint about his driving.
The situation quickly esca-lated when the suspect pulled out a six-inch knife and struck the victim in the head, caus-ing minor cuts to his hand and side of his head.
The suspect fled the scene before police arrived. He is described as a Caucasian man with a moustache who was wearing a grey hoodie, blue jeans and glasses.
“With very little information available, we’re now asking the public to have a good look at the photo and to please come
forward with any informa-tion which could help assist police in locating this person,” said Const. Jamie Phillipson. Witnesses should contact Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2015-39909 or, in either case, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca.
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Above: A sketch of the suspect in a B&E and stabbing. Right: A photo of a suspect in an as-sault in November at a mall.
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Inlet Park plan gets another lookPORT MOODY PARKS
PoMo Soccer Club prez says council moves good newsSARAH PAYNEThe Tri-CiTy News
Port Moody soccer players are getting a long-awaited nod from city council, which has put planning the redevelopment of Inlet Park back on the books.
At Tuesday’s meeting, coun-cil approved several finance committee resolutions to have staff report back on potential
funding mechanisms, includ-ing using most of the federal gas tax funds and establishing a new capital reserve dedicated to the project.
“What we’re trying to do with these motions is to put some money into a fund to get serious about it,” said Mayor Mike Clay.
Discussions about upgrad-ing Inlet Park — a gravel field that is dusty in the summer and muddy in the winter — have been in the works for nearly 10 years. Port Moody Soccer Club (PMSC) contrib-uted $10,000 to a feasibility
study in 2009, followed by pub-lic consultation in 2010.
Council decided on a phased redevelopment plan in 2012, starting with a single field and baseball diamond on a north-south alignment that would minimize encroach-ment into the surrounding park and forest at a cost of about $2.7 million. Future ad-ditions could include a second soccer field, clubhouse, batting cage and extra parking, which would add another $3 million.
In the 2014 municipal elec-tion, all candidates said rede-veloping Inlet Park would be
either their first priority or in the top three, along with a ex-panding the library and reno-vating Kyle Centre, a seniors’ recreation facility.
Clay said he wants council and staff to begin planning how the project could be paid for so that potential funding opportunities don’t get ear-marked for other projects.
Council approved allocating $375,000 for a new Inlet Park Field Redevelopment Capital Reserve, coming from federal gas tax funds and the 2015 operating budget surplus, and that the city and PMSC work to-
gether on corporate sponsorship and donation opportunities.
PMSC president Ralph Luongo said the decisions are a good sign for the club.
“It’s fantastic. It’s great news to be working with city council to get this approved and hope-fully restart it again,” Luongo said. “It’s been a long time in the works but we’re wanting to work with them and find some funding solutions and how we can get this project to fruition and get it built with two full-size fields and a clubhouse as well.”
Luongo said the club’s reg-istration has dropped in recent
years, mainly as young players go to other clubs in the Tri-Cities that play on turf. PMSC has also faced significant scheduling challenges when bad weather makes PoMo’s grass fields unusable.
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Make Uber come in through ‘front door,’ says B.C. taxi rep
UBER VS. TAXIS
The Uber debate came to Port Moody city hall Tuesday as the president of the BC Taxi Association urged council to be mindful of the service taxis pro-vide — and the potential dan-ger of the ride-sharing service.
Mohan Kang listed a num-ber of benefits provided by licensed taxi drivers: their formal training and extensive background checks; compre-hensive insurance; mandatory mechanical inspections and more. As well, drivers — small business entrepreneurs, Kang said — offer valuable com-munity security as the constant “eyes and ears” on the road.
Uber does not offer such benefits, he said, stating the company consistently skirts regulations, the drivers are not trained and carry less robust insurance than taxis.
Earlier this week, repre-sentatives from Bel-Air Taxi were at Coquitlam council to caution the city against asking the provincial government for measures that would allow ride-share services like Uber to
enter the market.But as in Coquitlam, Port
Moody suggested Tri-City residents haven’t always been well-served by the taxi industry and a ride-share option might fill the void.
Mayor Mike Clay said too many people have hailed a cab downtown at 3 a.m. and then been refused a ride to the Tri-Cities.
Asked by Coun. Diana Dilworth what Kang would like the city to do, he requested the city write a letter to the provin-cial minister of transportation stating, “If Uber wants to come, we have no problem, but they must come through the front door” and abide by the same regulations applied to taxis.
In Canada, Uber currently operates in Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, Ottawa, Edmonton, Quebec City, Calgary, south-western Ontario and more than 40 other cities. It is also used in 350 cities in other countries.
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It’s time we elected Metro Vancouver representativesWhat would happen if you undertook a massive
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And there’s the rub: Metro Vancouver is fundamentally unaccountable to the citizens who pay for it.
It is a condition SFU professor Patrick Smith, an expert on local government,argues is ripe for reform. Smith wrote in 2006 that a case can be made for more accountability “through democratic reforms like direct elections.”
People pay attention to how city halls spend their money. When they are dissatisfied, they vote for new elected representatives. But even if we knew how Metro Vancouver spends its budget, there is little recourse for vot-
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Seymour-Capilano water tunnel project went. Its original $400-million budget wound up at more than $820 million. That debacle contributes to increases in our water rates.
Another large expense was announced — some would argue cynically — just prior to the Christmas holiday. Metro Vancouver purchased the entire MetroTower III building, only two blocks from its present location, for $205 million. Metro’s new offices will occupy the top 13 floors.
Remember, these are the same folks who just last year pleaded poverty and urged us to support a sales tax in-crease to pay for transit improvements.
In a media interview, Metro Vancouver’s board chair Greg Moore, mayor of Port Coquitlam, justified the pur-chase by pointing out Metro’s existing offices are 30 years old and by trading up they could avoid maintenance costs for the building’s cladding and unpredictable elevators.
Hearing that the organization charged with maintaining our nearby dams and sewers let its own office buildings fall into such disrepair does not instil much confidence.
For the fifth time since 2011, Moore was acclaimed as
Metro Van’s chair. The perks of the chair’s job include a $71,000 salary (2015), approximately $15,000 for expenses and a travel budget to attend conferences. This is in addi-tion to his $91,000 mayor’s salary — one-third of which is tax-free, as are all salaries for elected officials. Moore and his council recently boosted his transportation allowance from $4,450 to $7,200, roughly on par with the Vancouver mayor.
Added up, Moore’s compensation makes him one of B.C.’s best-paid politicians, which given his responsibilities few would begrudge him. But when asked about this re-muneration by reporter Janis Warren of The Tri-City News, Metro’s chair bristled. “Do you know a vice-principal at a high school will get paid a lot more than the mayor of Port Coquitlam?” Moore said. “Let’s not forget the Community Charter clearly indicates that the mayor is the CEO, so I’m the mayor/CEO of a $90-million organization that affects 58,000 people pretty much every day, and I think the salary that we get paid is very justified.”
We can debate whether Moore and his fellow mayors are the equivalent of a “CEO.” But we can agree that the time has come for giving a stronger voice to citizens through di-rect elections of our Metro Vancouver representatives.
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A sensible idea on infrastructureIt’s January and, by now, everyone knows that Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau isn’t Santa Claus and, with the Canadian economy in the doldrums, doesn’t
have the cash for every demand and promise.Still, there is something worth considering in Port
Coquitlam’s eminently sensible suggestion that since the federal and provincial governments jointly collect 90% of taxes, they should pay for 90% of infrastructure spending (PoCo wants the feds to ante up 50% and the province 40%).
It’s crazy that cities have to typically come up with a third share for new initiatives when they only collect 8% of the taxes but that’s how it has been for years.
There is some concern that larger cities such as Toronto would get all the money, leaving smaller cities shortchanged. Still, cities surely should get a better deal.
A more equitable assessment of charges for new in-frastructure is long overdue.
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Not enough return and too high a costTHE FUTURE OF RIVERVIEW
The Editor,Re. “The future — or the
destruction — of Riverview?” (Green Scene, The Tri-City News, Jan. 8).
Can we just build, please, and skip destroying first in order to build?
First, we have the example of mayors and councils permit-ting perfectly serviceable and affordable rental buildings to be razed for unaffordable ones in the name of higher density around our priceless and overpriced SkyTrain hubs. Sure, there’s more of them, but how do they serve the lower-income population who can’t afford to move into them? Net gain for that group: zero.
And now, after an obviously faked consultation with the public — and that gets me angry because I bothered to participate in every stage — here comes the destruction of the perfectly sound Valleyview building on Riverview lands, along with other existing functional facilities to serve the disabled and addicted in Burnaby, in order to make way for a “state of the art” hospital, providing a net gain of — wait
for it — 17 new beds. Let’s do the math: $175 million, 17 new beds for our mentally ill. It boggles the mind.
We learn in passing that ap-parently we cannot fund more affordable rental apartments or mental health services with-out first stuffing the pockets of developers, who, make no mistake, are the only true ben-eficiaries of this whole process.
The underlying goal regard-
ing the treatment of mental illness, soon to be unveiled as the so-called motive behind the real estate bonanza on the stunning Riverview lands, is the “new” model of community-centred care for the mentally ill.
But the issue isn’t that com-munity-based services don’t work. Apart from the fact that there aren’t nearly enough of them, the issue is that there are many severely mentally ill peo-
ple who require other kinds of services and that Riverview was and is the ideal location for them.
The issue isn’t that we don’t want a caring community to surround our mentally ill, it is that when we invest in such spiffy, shiny state of the art, world-class, etc. facilities, we are in fact taking away money from where it’s really needed.
And just as bad in this case, it’s also that we are doing this at the expense of a true work of art, carefully built up by our thoughtful forebears: the arbo-retum. Now that is world-class and it also once served a deep need among the long-term pa-tients housed on these grounds well before developer cats were let loose among the pigeons in this province by our previous and current government.
No, the real issue is that we should be getting a far bigger bang for our buck.
In sum, we are destroying something that is good, very good, for something that looks better but serves far fewer peo-ple, all for large sums of money benefiting only a select few.
It’s a party in B.C. if you’re a
developer, or one of their high-placed friends, but a tragedy for the thousands of mentally ill who will still be roaming our streets and pining in jails long after the Riverview dust settles.Felix Thijssen, Coquitlam
FOR MENTAL HEALTHThe Editor,
The entire Riverview lands should be dedicated in perpe-tuity for psychiatric and addic-tion services, including educa-tion, training and research. It should become a mecca for the world with respect to every facet of enlightened mental and emotional health care.
The payoffs for this would be vast, many and long-term. Government and taxpayers are well aware of the costs, in mega-dollars and grief, that now burden our society because of inadequate and poorly managed mental/emo-tional health issues. The ma-jority of B.C. voters wouldn’t begrudge spending the money required to have a showcase facility working to solve these dire problems, for B.C. and beyond.
This provincial government
spent, for example, $24 million on variable-speed-limit signs on 30 km of highway where the 120 km/h speed limits are proving treacherous. It spent $20-mil-lion-plus on a suicide-preven-tion fence on the Ironworkers’ Memorial Bridge. These and many other projects weren’t required to pay for themselves, so why can’t Riverview be kept as a site that would have farther-reaching and much more significant benefits than “little” $44-million, fully taxpayer-funded investments in public safety and well-being.
For the government and BC Housing to demand that all but a few new institutional beds on the Riverview lands break even on a project-by-project scale is head-shakingly disingenuous and short-sighted. The use of the full Riverview site needs to be put to all B.C. taxpayers and voters in a referendum, or at least made a prominent 2017 election issue, rather than decided by a very limited and controlled “visioning” process with an essentially preordained, market-driven outcome.Brenda Guild Gillespie,Salt Spring Island
TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTOThe Valleyview building on the Riverview Hospital grounds that the province plans to demolish to make way for a new building.
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Buildings too tall, go against rela-tively new OCPSARAH PAYNEThe Tri-CiTy News
A 17-unit townhouse pro-posed for St. Johns Street will go back to the drawing board after Port Moody council de-cided it was too soon to allow amendments to the new of-ficial community plan.
At Tuesday’s meeting, coun-cil denied giving third read-
ings to the proposed OCP and zoning bylaw amendments for the development at 2313-2315 St. Johns, which scored an 84% on the city’s sustainability checklist.
The 17 units, designed to be in keeping with nearby heri-tage buildings, were to have been divided among three buildings with a community walkway between them; from St. Andrews Street, the struc-tures would appear as two storeys, and four storeys when viewed from St. Johns.
But council expressed con-cerns about the access on St.
Andrews and whether emer-gency personnel and city util-ity trucks would be impeded, although staff said those issues were studied and no concerns were raised. Parking was also flagged as a potential issue, particularly with plans for just three visitor spots for a 17-unit complex.
Also at issue was the struc-ture’s roof-top decks, with an access point that put the build-ings at four storeys instead of the allowable three, with residents living to the south concerned it would impede their views.
Council was reluctant to permit amendments to the OCP so soon after the lengthy update process and denied the requests.
Other Moody news:
NO ROAD TUNESDrivers in Port Moody
won’t be making music on their morning commute after council issued a quick end to a proposal for a so-called “musi-cal highway.”
Under the proposal, a series of rumble strips, suggested for a one-kilometre stretch of Barnet Highway near Reed
Point Marina, would have been installed in specific distances so that, when driven over, a musical note is created. Similar projects have been installed in New Mexico, California, Japan and Denmark.
The Arts and Culture Committee first discussed the idea in 2014 and presented the report to council last month. But at Tuesday’s meeting, council gave the proposal less than stel-lar reviews, with concerns about how the area’s rainy climate would affect the project, its potential to distract drivers and whether it would, in fact, draw
tourists to visit Port Moody or simply drive through it.
Mayor Mike Clay suggested the nearly $60,000 could be better spent on an artist, rather than engineers, and ques-tioned the value of a public art project that essentially encour-aged more people to drive.
The proposal to get a staff re-port was defeated in a 4-2 vote, with councillors Rick Glumac and Zoe Royer in favour and Coun. Rob Vagramov, who was present earlier in the meeting, absent for the vote.
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JANIS WARREN/THE TRI-CITY NEWSSasamat Volunteer Fire Department firefighter Neil Belenkie with fire chief Jay Sharpe at the Anmore fire hall.
Donations will help volunteers breathe
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Goal is to raise $170k for SCBA for firefightersJANIS WARRENThe Tri-CiTy News
Larger municipalities have access to senior government grants and community funding initiatives. But when it comes to semi-rural communities, like Anmore and Belcarra, the resources are few.
That has been a problem for the Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department as it tries to secure cash to replace 20 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) packs for its crew.
Last November, it launched a drive to raise $170,000 to upgrade its units for 42 fire-fighters. But, so far, it has only managed to bring in $13,000 — and more than half of that was from one donor (Belcarra’s Paul Droulis, who owns Canadian Tire in Maillardville, gave $7,000).
And the department’s effort to obtain a provincial gaming grant also hasn’t been suc-cessful.
Neil Belenkie, a Belcarra resident and firefighter who’s in charge of the community side of the fundraiser, said the department doesn’t want to go cap-in-hand to the two village councils as it’s trying to steer away from a property tax hike; rather, it wants to see if it can collect the money itself.
The department is offering a number of goodies to entice individuals, businesses and
groups to make a contribution: $50 will see your name on SVFD’s online donor banner while $15,000 will buy you SVFD gear, an honorary membership and the opportunity to have a SVFD fire truck at your village event, among other things.
“We are doing everything we can to get the word out about this campaign,” Chief Jay Sharpe said.
Last year, the volunteer team responded to 112 calls for help (its territory also includes two popular destinations: Buntzen Lake and Belcarra Regional Park). One of its biggest re-sponse calls was in June on Hamber Island.
Sharpe said the current breathing packs — tanks, har-nesses, regulators and masks — are nearly 25 years old, are heavy to carry around and are good for only 30 minutes.
The new units, on the other hand, would supply 45 mi-nutes of oxygen, be lighter on firefighters’ backs and provide better communication. They would also sync up with gear from Port Moody, the neigh-bouring jurisdiction that provi-des mutual aid.
“In a fire, every second counts,” Belenkie said. “That’s why this equipment is so im-portant.”
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A group representing local seniors is joining forces with the Alzheimer Society of BC to offer a workshop on demen-tia next Thursday.
The Jan. 21 event, sponsored by CARP, a national, not-for-profit association committed to advancing the quality of life for Canadians as they age, will be held in the MacDonald-Cartier room at Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Participants can learn about de-mentia and how best to support people living with demen-tia in the community. There will also be free blood pressure checks, eyeglass cleaning and adjustments and a chance to win a year’s free CARP membership.
To register, call Tim at 604-522-9020 or email [email protected].
Alzheimer’s event Jan. 21 at Poirier
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• B.C. Schizophrenia Society meets the second Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m., McGee Room, Poirier rec centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-720-3935.
• Joy’s Place Transition House is an emergency shelter for physically and/or emotion-ally abused women and their children. Info: 604-492-1700.
• GriefShare is a support group for people who have lost a spouse, child, family mem-ber or friend through death. This 11-week, Christ-centred, biblically based support group meets every Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon, Northside Church, 1460 Lansdowne Dr., Coquitlam. Each session has a video presenta-tion followed by small group dis-cussion and you can attend at anytime. Info: 604-942-7711.
• Al-Anon, a fellowship of friends and family of alcoholics who come together to share their experience, strength and hope, meets on Mondays, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Women’s Resource Centre, 2420 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo. Info: Elaine with Al-Anon Central Services Society, 604-688-1716.
• Alateen meetings, 8-9 p.m. on Wednesdays, St. Andrews United Church, 2318 St. Johns St., Port Moody, for teenagers whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking;
meetings are anonymous and confidential, and closed to the general public. Info: 604-688-1716 or bcyukon-al-anon.org.
• TOPS chapters meet weekly at numerous Tri-City locations. For information on group near you: Gail, 604-941-2907.
• Al-Anon Family Group meets at 1 p.m. Mondays, 8 p.m. Wednesdays and noon Saturdays at Como Lake United church, 535 Marmont Ave. Coquitlam. Info: 604-688-1716.
• Port Moody Alanon Family Group open meet-ing, Wednesdays, 8 p.m., St. Andrews Church, 2318 St. Johns St., Port Moody. Info: 604-461-6991.
• Al-Anon Adult Children meets at 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1504 Sprice Ave. (at Schoolhouse), Coquitlam.
• Fibromyalgia support group meets, 1-3 p.m., on the fourth Thursday of each month (ex-cept December) at Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier branch, 575 Poirier St. Education and support for adults who are liv-ing with this chronic illness. Info: Julie, 604-936-6027.
• Irritable bowel syndrome support group meets monthly in PoMo to exchange information, to offer one another support,
and to share experiences and coping strategies. Info: 604-875-4875 or www.badgut.org.
• Have you experienced the death of a loved one and found yourself struggling? Gathering with others who have also ex-perienced a loss is known to be one of the most helpful ways of coping with grief. Sharing your story is important to healthy healing. Crossroads Hospice Society is running closed grief support groups. Registration: call Castine, 604-949-2274.
• Crossroads Hospice Society hosts a free walking group for the bereaved, Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Group meets at Crossroads Labyrinth Healing Garden in Pioneer Memorial Park at Ioco Rd. and Heritage Mountain Blvd. Hospice vol-unteers will be present on the free walk through Rocky Point Park or Orchard Park. Newcomers can register by call-ing Castine at 604-949-2274.
• Christian 12-step group for people with alcohol, drug, and gambling addictions meets at 7:15 p.m. every Monday Coquitlam Presbyterian Church, 948 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604-939-6136 or www.hiscpc.org.
• Coquitlam Support Group: Change, Crisis to Creativity meets Thursday evenings. Group meets twice a month to
support one another through major changes, including unem-ployment, family crisis, death, illness, separation/divorce, empty nest, retirement, etc., and working towards positive, creative lifestyle. Info: Mara, 604-931-7070.
• Fibromyalgia support group meets every fourth Thursday of each month at Dogwood Pavilion, 1 to 3 p.m., except December. Info: Joan, 604-944-2506.
• Dogwood White Cane Club meets every Thursday from September to June, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion. Those who are legally blind (registered with the CNIB) are welcome.
• CancerConnection peer volunteers offer one-to-one information and emotional sup-port to people living with can-cer. Info: 1-888-939-3333.
• Tri-Cities Caregiver Network gives caregivers a safe place to express and deal with their emotions and concerns. Group discussions, speakers and films are part of the program. Meet every 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon.
• DivorceCare is a special weekly seminar and support group for people who are sepa-rated or divorced, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Coquitlam Alliance church, corner of Mariner and
Spuraway, Coquitlam. Seminar sessions include “Facing my Anger,” “Facing my Loneliness,” “Depression,” “Forgiveness” and “New Relationships.” Info: 604-464-6744.
• TRICEPS, Tri-Cities Early Psychosis Support meets the second Wednesday of each month, 7-9 p.m., at Eagle Ridge Hospital (Parklane Room), PoMo. TRICEPS is a non-profit support group providing educa-tion and support to parents, spouses and siblings whose family member has recently been diagnosed with psychosis.
• Women in Mid-life Self-help Group meets first and third Wednesdays of each month, Mountain View elementary school, Coquitlam. Info: Lynne, 604-937-3946.
• Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness Group meets the first Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., Pinetree community centre. Info: 604-936-2632.
• PoCo Stroke Recovery Branch would like to welcome new members; meetings are held Mondays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Wilson Centre, PoCo. There is opportunity for speech maintenance, meeting others that have gone through the similar situation and light exer-cises or bocce. Info: Deanna, 604-942-2334.
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If you know a local senior with Alzheimer’s, the Leisure Connections Program may offer some help.
Sponsored by the Glen Pine 50Plus Society and held at Glen Pine Pavilion in Coquitlam, the program is designed for Tri-Cities residents 60 years of age or older with mild to moderate dementia or Alzheimer’s who would benefit from a social, recreational and interactive program giving people the tools to have fun, laugh and to meet new friends. The pro-gram also provides respite for caregivers who are supporting their loved one.
The current session has available spaces and will run through the end of March. It is held Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Glen Pine (1200 Glen Pine Crt. across Burlington Avenue from Coquitlam city hall. For infor-mation, call Angela at 604-464-2246; she will provide informa-tion about the program and arrange an assessment to make sure the person is suited to participate.
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• KidStart needs volunteer mentors to provide caring and supportive relationships. You must be 21 years or older, pre-pared to accept a young per-son unconditionally and able to spend three hours a week or more. Mentors are care-fully screened and supported, and there are regular training sessions and ongoing support provided by staff. Info: www.kidstart.ca.
• Volunteers wanted for all positions at Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary thrift shop, located at 2811B Shaughnessy St., PoCo; ap-plications available at the store during open hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays; noon-3 p.m. Sundays.
• Volunteer drivers needed for Share Family and Community Services’ Better at Home program to give seniors rides to doctors’ ap-pointments. Drivers must be 21 or older, have a reliable vehicle, insurance and driver’s licence, and be willing to un-dergo a criminal record check and commit for a minimum of three months (up to six trips a month). Reimbursement for mileage is available. Info:
Paola, 604-937-6991 or [email protected].
• Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is looking for volun-teer tutors for Study Buddy program, which gives young girls the educational sup-port they need by matching them in a one-to-one tutoring relationship. To be a Study Buddy volunteer, you must be female, age 19 or older, have a high school diploma, some post-secondary education (completed or in-process), and some experience helping others learn. Study Buddies spend one hour a week tutor-ing a Little Sister for a mini-mum of six months. Info: 604-873-4525 Ext. 300 or [email protected].
• Hyde Creek Watershed Society is looking for volun-teers to assist with programs and operations; society is made up of volunteers of all ages who donate time that will fit their schedules. A few hours during the month would benefit this group. If you have an interest in helping with hatchery tours, building opera-tions or event planning, email [email protected]. Info: www.hydcreek.org.
• Volunteers wanted for Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary
Weekend Coffee Program in the main lobby at ERH; open-ings for both Saturday and Sunday shifts. Info: 604-544-1470.
• Crossroads Hospice Society is looking for volun-teers to help with its meat draw at the Arms Pub in Port Coquitlam on Friday evenings. Info: Shannon, 604-945-0606.
• The Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance to people in the region who are expe-riencing emotional distress. No experience is needed as extensive training and ongoing support are provided. If you are interested in learning more about this challenging and rewarding opportunity, visit www.options.bc.ca. and follow the link for the crisis line. Next training starts soon.
• PoCoMo Meals on Wheels needs drivers on an ongoing basis. Meals are delivered over the noon hour and train-ing is provided. Info: 604-942-7506.
• Scouts francophones is looking for volunteers to be youth leaders (who can fulfill practicum hours, too). Info: 604-936-3624.
• Big Brothers Program matches men over the age of 18 with boys 7-14 who have
limited-to-no contact with a positive male role model. Big Brothers spend 2-4 hours a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbrothers-vancouver.com.
• Big Brothers’ In-School Mentoring Program matches men and women over the age of 18 with boys and girls from local elementary schools for one hour a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbrothersvancouver.com.
• Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery is look-ing for volunteers to help with ongoing classes; time commit-ment is about two hours per class and classes run mainly in the fall and spring for pre-schoolers to adults. Info: 604-461-FISH (3474).
• PLEA Community Services of B.C is looking for volunteers 19 years and older who are interested in spending three hours a week mentoring an at-risk child or youth. Info: Jodi, 604-927-2929 or www.kidstart.ca.
• Canadian Cancer Society is looking for cancer survivors to be peer volunteers, provid-ing one-on-one support on the telephone and/or in-person to people living with cancer. Training provided. Info: 604-253-8470.
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The Pacific Open Heart Association pumped in $10,000 to the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation for cardiac care. The cash was swung in from its Moe Pitcher annual golf tournament last June.
Port Moody’s civic awards were presented last Saturday to Stirling Ward, Elaine Golds, the “Trench Squad” and Port Moody Auto and Air. Pat Dennett and Barbara Nuttall also won exemplary service.
Mardon Insurance, via funding through Gore Mutual Insurance Company Foundation and the Rotary Club of Coquitlam Sunrise, handed over $10,000 to Coquitlam Search and Rescue.
Crossroads Hospice is $5,000 richer after a donation from the RBC Foundation. The money came in to pay for the society’s Bucket List Festival, an all-day event on Feb. 20 in New Westminster.
First Nations drummed up support at the Jan. 2 launch of the city of Coquitlam’s 125th anniversary party, called Activate Coquitlam, held at the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex.
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Whether it’s admiring a pottery exhibit, hooting and hollering at a hockey game or dancing the night away, this weekend prom-ises a wee something for everyone.
Friday, Jan. 15MUCK SISTERS
The Muck Sisters have moved in to Leigh Square Community Arts Village (2253 Leigh Sq., PoCo), with an opening reception to-night to celebrate their new exhibit. Laura G. and Ninna Sniders, both members of the Tri-City Potters Group, will talk about their Leigh residency from 4 to 6 p.m. and their studio is open to the public on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Westminster Savings free swim at the City Centre Aquatic Complex (1210 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) tonight, from 7 to 9 p.m. Follow it up with a free skate and helmet rental at the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St.) on Saturday from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Wristbands are distributed 30 minutes before the skate; maximum 200 participants per session.
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Now Change at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) this weekend. The stage hit is a multiple award win-ner and, here at home, is the premier event to be sanctioned by the Coquitlam 125 anniversary committee. From a couple’s first butterfly-filled date to the humdrum days of married life with children, the play explores the dynamics of a relationship through a series of vignettes. Shows are at 8 p.m. tonight and tomorrow, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday. Tickets are $22/$18 at www.ev-ergreenculturalcentre.ca or 604-927-6555.
FAMILY HOCKEY FUNTake the kids to a hockey game that won’t break the bank, right
in your own back yard, and help kids in need at the Coquitlam Express family fun night. Kids can live it up with a bouncy castle, face painting, giveaways and more, while parents will enjoy the fast-paced hockey action and beverage area. The event supports the Coquitlam Starfish Backpack program, which provides back-packs full of food for kids who would otherwise go without over the weekend. Tickets are $10 ($6 goes to Coquitlam Starfish) at accountant Sharon Perry’s office (2662 Austin Ave., Coquitlam), or $13 at the door. The Express play Langley at 7 p.m. at the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St.).
Saturday, Jan. 16BANNER PAINTING
Get a sneak peek at the colourful banners that will go up on the streets of Port Moody at the 13th annual StreetArts Community Banner Painting Festival. Watch local artists and PoMo residents bring the banners to colourful life, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Galleria at city hall (100 Newport Dr.). The banners are on
display at the Galleria until Jan. 28 before they head outdoors in the spring.
BURNS IT UPCelebrate all things Scottish with a dinner and concert at Place
des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam). Music faculty member Rosie Carver and Celtic band Blackthorn, along with a guest piper, team up for an evening in honour of the famous poet Robbie Burns at 7:30 p.m. (dinner is at 6 p.m.). Tickets are $35 (dinner and concert) or $15/$13 (concert only) at brownpapertickets.com or 604-664-1636. Visit www.placedesarts.ca for more information.
BACHATA BEATSHeat up your mid-January weekend with the Hot Salsa Dance
Zone’s Latin dance night at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Learns some bachata moves at 8 p.m. and stay for the licensed party, featuring a variety of Latin music styles, until 12:30 a.m. No experience or partner are required. Admission is $10/$8. Visit www.hotsalsadancezone.com for more information.
Sunday, Jan. 17COVER CROP
The deep dark of winter isn’t usually the time we look to the garden, but Coquitlam’s Inspiration Garden is always a good source of intel. Take a meander through the garden (corner of Pipeline Road and Guildford Way) and see what winter plants are thriving and how they might work in your own yard, and learn about the value of cover crops to reduce soil erosion and slow weed growth.
TEACHERS’ SHOWSpend your Sunday getting a dose of creative inspiration from
none other than the Port Moody Arts Centre’s (2425 St. Johns St.) talented group of instructors. The biennial exhibit features several works in a variety of media, including Clive Tucker’s pot-tery, acrylics by Jeff Wilson, ceramics by Pauline Doyle and much more. The exhibit runs to Feb. 11; visit www.pomoarts.ca for more information.
SUBMITTED PHOTOThe Celtic group Blackthorn will be at Place des Arts this Saturday night for a dinner and concert honouring the Scottish bard Robbie Burns. Visit www.placedesarts.ca for full details.
FOR CHILDREN 3 TO 10 YEARS
Imagine, play & learn throughmath, stories, song, arts and more! For more information,
visit coquitlamcentre.com
Wednesday, January 27th at 5:30pm
Everyone wear your pajamas for a chance to WIN fabulous prizes.Performance by Will Stroet & The Backyard Band, Arts & Crafts, Storytime, Face Painting and more!
Bring a gently used children’s book to participate in this fun-filled event.
Coquitlam Centre – Fashion Corridor (Level 2)
Join our Pajama Party toCelebrate Family Literacy Day!
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MENTAL ILLNESS ED.
Families supporting relatives with a mental ill-ness can learn more about symptoms, medications and problem solving with a free 12-week course offered by New View Society in Port Coquitlam.
The Family to Family education session runs Tuesdays, 7 to 9:30 p.m. at 2050 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo from Feb. 2 through April 19.
The course is taught by trained family members who themselves have ill relatives and many years of experience dealing with the system. It will be of particular interest to families whose relatives have recently been diagnosed.
Topics covered will in-clude: symptoms of illness and their biological causes; including bipolar disorder, anxiety, schizophrenia, ob-sessive compulsive disorder; medications used to treat brain disorders; problem-solving skills and commu-nicating with someone who is ill; advice on navigating the health care system; and looking after yourself as a caregiver.
Although the program is offered at no charge, reg-istration is required. Call Shalene Olson at 604-941-3222 Ext. 142 or Melanie Scott, 604-926-0856. Course details are available at www.northshoreschizophrenia.org.
NEW VIEW
Church hosts concert for refugeesHELPING REFUGEES
Feb. 6 event to be held at Evergreen Cultural CentreSARAH PAYNEThe Tri-CiTy News
A Coquitlam church is near-ing its fundraising goal for two refugee families it is sponsor-ing and is hoping a unique concert next month will help it reach its target.
The Feb. 6 Harmony for Hope show will feature the award-winning groups West Coast Harmony Chorus and Gentlemen of Fortune at Evergreen Cultural Centre. They’ll be joined by well-known comedian Billy Mitchell, a veteran performer who has appeared across Canada and internationally.
“It’s full a cappella, it’s very, very entertaining and musi-cally it’s just great,” said Doug Matthews, who is leading the fundraising and promotions committee for St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Parish’s sponsor families.
A 35-member church com-mittee has been working on ap-plications for a family from Iraq and from Syria since January. In bake sales, a golf tournament, pub night and other fundrais-ers, the church community has so far raised about $42,000, just shy of the $50,000 needed for
the two families. Matthews said the Iraqi fam-
ily is waiting on travel arrange-ments and, upon arrival, will be living in a Surrey apartment while the Syrian family has completed interviews and has yet to go through the medical screening process.
“We’re very close to the full amount,” he said, “and we’re hoping to close the gap with the upcoming concert.”
Matthews, who worked in the entertainment business, has booked both barbershop-style groups for large corporate clients, both individually and as a large, massed choir, and said it’s always a huge crowd pleaser.
“Invariably they got stand-ing ovations, that’s the quality of their music,” Matthews said. “It’s one of the reasons I chose them for this concert, because they’ve done so well in the past.”
Each group uses costumes
and movement to add a com-pelling visual element to their performances, he added.
Matthews first booked co-median Billy Mitchell about 25 years ago to entertain Canadian troops in Cambodia,
and later booked him for simi-lar shows in Afghanistan and Bosnia.
THE DETAILS• Harmony for Hope is on
Saturday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m.
at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Tickets are $40 and available at www.evergre-enculturalcentre.ca.
[email protected]@spayneTC
SUBMITTED PHOTOSGentlemen of Fortune (above) and West Coast Harmony Chorus (below) will perform along with Billy Mitchell on Feb. 6 at Harmony for Hope, a St. Clare of Assisi fundraiser to help it help Syrian refugees.
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The following persons have been nominated as candidates for the Coquitlam-Burke Mountain by-election.
Coquitlam-Burke Mountain Electoral DistrictCandidate’s Name and Party: Financial Agent: Official Agent:
Paul GeddesLibertarian
Paul Geddes703-1180 Falcon Drive, Coquitlam, BC,V3E 2K7
Joan IsaacsBC Liberal Party
Kevin TangPO Box 21014, RpoWaterfront Ctr,Vancouver, BC,V6C 3K3
Lindsay Cote103-1030Westwood Street, Coquitlam, BC V3C 4E4
Joe KeithleyBC Green Party
Joseph Keithley6683 Altringham Crt, Burnaby, BC,V5E 4J2
Jodie WickensBC NDP
Neal NicholsonPO Box 64711, Rpo Sunwood Square,Coquitlam, BC,V3B 0H1
General Voting Places: Advance Voting Places:
Hampton Park Elem School1760 Paddock Dr, Coquitlam, BC
Pinetree Way Elem School1420 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, BC
Panorama Heights Elem School1455 Johnson St, Coquitlam, BC
Eagle Ridge Elem School1215 Falcon Dr, Coquitlam, BC
Leigh Elem School1230 Soball St, Coquitlam, BC
Nestor Elem School1266 Nestor St, Coquitlam, BC
Evergreen Cultural Centre1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, BC
Walton Elem School2960 Walton Ave, Coquitlam, BC
Glen Elem School3064 Glen Dr, Coquitlam, BC
Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship1160 Lansdowne Dr, Coquitlam, BC
Coquitlam River Elem School4250 Shaughnessy St, Port Coquitlam, BC
Evergreen Cultural Centre1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, BC
Sat-Sun, Jan 23-24Wed-Sat, Jan 27-30
Panorama Heights Elem School1455 Johnson St, Coquitlam, BC
Sat-Sun, Jan 23-24Wed-Sat, Jan 27-30
Coquitlam River Elem School4250 Shaughnessy St, Port Coquitlam, BC
Sat-Sun, Jan 23-24Wed-Sat, Jan 27-30
COQUITLAM-BURKE MOUNTAIN
BY-ELECTIONGet ready to voteIn the February 2, 2016 by-election, Coquitlam-Burke Mountain voters will vote for their Memberof the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
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Tech help, clubs for newer English speakers – and bingo!TRI-CITY LIBRARIES
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.
PORT MOODY• iPad and iPhone basics:
Got a new tablet, smartphone or computer? Explore the ba-sics at PMPL’s beginners’ work-shops or get your questions answered at Q&A sessions. In either case, bring your own de-vice. Call the library at 604-469-4577 to reserve a seat for iPad
and iPhone Basics on Jan. 19 from 2 to 3:30 p.m., or for Q&A on Jan. 21 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
• Loans advice: Find out how to borrow money safely without risking your credit rat-ing with tips from Vancity Each One Teach One trainers. They will cover payday loans, pawn-shops, instant loans, credit card advances, repayment terms, and hidden interest rates and fees. This program is presented in partnership with Port Moody Vancity Savings Credit Union. Call the library at 604-469-4577 to reserve a seat.
• Fast Forward — science lecture series: On Jan. 25 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., join futurist Paul Tinari in PMPL’s ParkLane Room for the first in the li-
brary’s science lecture series. Tinari is a speaker, author, en-vironmental and engineering consultant, and futurist who specializes in organizational creative/system thinking. Drop in, no registration required.
For more information, visit library.portmoody.ca or call 604-469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.
TERRY FOX• Adult Learner Book Club:
You can make new friends, read interesting books and practise English in a fun envi-ronment at Terry Fox Library. Adults upgrading their reading skills or learning English are welcome to join. The books
discussed vary from ELSA level 2 to 5 according to the read-ing levels and interests of the group. Everyone is welcome to join on Fridays, Feb. 12, March 11 and April 8, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Registration is appreciated.
For more information, visit www.fvrl.bc.ca or the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604-927-7999.
COQUITLAM• Adult/ESL Learners Book
Club: The club is looking for new members. Read books at an intermediate English level, and meet once a month to dis-cuss books in a group lead by a facilitator. Enjoy talking about
books in a friendly setting. Next club meeting is Feb. 1, 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. at the Poirier branch. To register or for more information, email Janice at [email protected].
• Drop-in tech help: The library is here to answer all your computer and technology questions at this drop-in session from 2 to 3 p.m. on Jan. 20 at the Poirier branch, Meeting Room 8 or Jan. 27 in the computer lab at City Centre. Ask about internet searching, email, eBooks, tab-lets and social media or get help practising your skills. If you have questions about your eReader or tablet, please bring the device with you. Registration is not required.
• Reading Bingo: Start your
reading year with some fun by playing Reading Bingo at CPL. To participate, get a Reading Bingo card from either branch and mark off the squares that best match the books you read. Mark one square per book until you have a complete row or challenge yourself to fill out all the squares. Drop your completed cards off for a chance to win in a monthly prize draw. CPL Reading Bingo will run until the end of the April. Questions? Email [email protected].
For more information about any of these programs, visit www.coqlibrary.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 1169 Pinetree Way and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.
BOOKS PLUS
ECD award nominations soughtHELPING TRI-CITY KIDS
The Tri-City Early Childhood Development Committee wants to acknowledge people who work with children.
The committee is holding its seventh annual Tri-Cities Champions for Young Children Awards and is looking for nom-inees in six categories:
• individual champion – di-rect service role;
• individual champion – leadership role;
• individual or group cham-pion – working with children who have special needs;
• group or organization champion;
• business champion;• and volunteer champion.Champions could be any-
one in the community who promotes the well-being of children under six years of age through a personal or professional relationship and has demonstrated a genuine commitment to providing a better future for our children. Nominations are accepted for individuals who have been nominated in the past but did
not win.An awards banquet will
be held on May 12 at the Hard Rock Casino theatre in Coquitlam.
To submit a nomination, email Susan Foster at [email protected] and share in 200 words or less what the nomi-nee has done to improve the life or lives of children under the age of six in the Tri-Cities. To download an electronic nomination form, visit www.tricitiesecd.ca. Nominations close March 18.
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SATURDAY, JAN. 16• Friends of Coquitlam Public
Library Society meet, 10:30 a.m., Room 127 of City Centre branch, 1169 Pinetree Way. Info: 604-937-4130. New members welcome.
SUNDAY, JAN. 17• Metro Vancouver Green
Culture hosts half-day birding field trip along Pitt River dike in PoCo. Meet in the main parking lot adjacent to public wash-rooms at Cedar and Victoria drives (DeBoville Slough) in PoCo at 9 a.m.; participants will then carpool to start point on Sherling Place. Route covers excellent dike-side habitats and you will be on the hunt for visit-ing winter and resident species. Info: Larry, 604-307-0931.
MONDAY, JAN. 18• Tri-Cities Parkinson’s
Support Group meets, 10 a.m.-noon, Eagle Ridge United Church, 2813 Glen Dr., Coquitlam. Info: 604-931-7751.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20• Conversational English
class runs on Wednesdays for 16 weeks (through May 18), 7-8:30 p.m., Portable 2, Coquitlam Alliance Church, 2601 Spuraway Ave., Coquitlam. This faith-based class exists to offer people the chance to improve their conversational English; the English Anywhere curriculum will be used, which includes discussions on bibli-cal stories. Registration: www.wearecachurch.com/conver-sational-english. Info: [email protected].
• Singles Travel Club meets at 6 p.m. for dinner at ABC Restaurant, 300-100 Schoolhouse St., Coquitlam. Club offers group tours for solo travellers – meet friends, enjoy security of group travel, avoid costly single supplement. Dinner RSVP: Val, 604-669-6607, Ext. 304. Info: www.singlestravel-club.ca.
• 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.
THURSDAY, JAN. 21• North East Coquitlam
Ratepayers, Burke Mountain’s Community Association, monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Victoria Hall, 3435 Victoria Dr. Personnel from BC Assessment Authority will speak, covering criteria for property assessments and pos-sible grounds for appeal. Info: 604-970-2579.
SATURDAY, JAN. 23• Reseau-femmes Colombie-
Britannique Women and Money workshop in French at Société Francophone de Maillardville Coquitlam, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Registration: [email protected] or 604-515-7070. Info: reseaufemmes.bc.ca
• Baha’i Community of PoCo hosts an evening of spiri-tual uplifting, 7:30-9 p.m., at the Gathering Place at Leigh Square, PoCo.
• Simon Fraser University Pipe Band annual fundraising Robbie Burns dinner and si-lent auction, 6 p.m., Executive Plaza Hotel, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam; event will feature performances by the six-time world champion band. Proceeds go to the education of piping and drumming via the band’s youth program, the Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Bands. Tickets, info: www.sfupb.com and Facebook (RMM Robbie Burns Community Event).
MONDAY, JAN. 25• Tri-City Photography Club,
7:30-9:30 p.m., Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., Port Moody. Topic: Hands-on session – quirky portraits. Info: www.tricityphotoclub.ca.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27• Tri-City Centennial Stamp
Club hosts stamp auction by members in the McGee Room at Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam; viewing starts at 7 p.m., auction after 8 p.m. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.
NOTICES• Leisure Connections
Program at Glen Pine Pavilion has available spaces and will run through end of March. Program is designed for persons 60 plus years with mild to mod-erate dementia or Alzheimer’s living in the Tri-Cities who would benefit from a social, recre-ational and interactive program giving people the tools to once again have fun, laugh and to meet new friends. The program provides respite for caregivers who are supporting their loved one. It is held Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Glen Pine, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. Info: Angela, 604-464-2246; she will provide information about the program and arrange an assessment to make sure the person is suited to partici-pate.
• Used books, CDs and DVDs wanted by Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary for fundraising sales. These items may be dropped off by the back wall beside the bookcase located outside of the gift shop (main lobby area) at ERH.
• Parent Support Services Society of BC is looking for volunteer facilitators for their support groups. PSSSBC runs self-help circles located through-out the Lower Mainland and is searching for professional and supportive individuals to assist grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Info: [email protected].
• Are you a new immigrant? Do you have questions, con-cerns and/or need help? Call
RCCG Trinity Chapel at 604-474-3131 on Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., or leave a mes-sage and someone will get back to you. The church can help or direct you to places where you could receive help.
• RCCG Trinity Chapel is opening a food bank for indi-viduals and families in need and appreciates gifts and sup-port. If you are able to donate non-perishable food items, call 604-474-3131 or email [email protected].
• A new group of elders who focus on working with youth within School District 43 wel-comes anyone who has knowl-edge they want to share or who just wants to be involved. Group meets Fridays, 11 a.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo. Info: Carole, 604-376-6205 or Claudia, 604-525-8163, or email: [email protected].
• Tri-City Transitions is host-ing Learning to Be the Best I Can Be, an ongoing peer sup-port group for women who have experienced abuse or family conflict. Topics include: the impact of abuse, self-esteem, communication, listening skills and more, including ideas sug-gested by participants For more information or registration, call 604-941-6311.
• Tri-City Transitions’ free Children Who Witness Abuse Program provides individual and group counselling for children ages 3 through 18 who have lived in a family where they have been witness to physical, emo-tional, mental or verbal abuse. Through support, education and counselling children will have the opportunity to heal the emo-tional wounds of relationship vi-olence, build self-esteem and to stop the intergenerational cycle of abuse. Info: 604-941-7111.
• Registration is ongoing for boys and girls for the 5th Coquitlam Scouting group for the Beaver Colony (K–Grade 2), Cub Pack (Grades 3–5) and Scout Troop (Grades 6–8). This Scouting group meets at Baker Drive elementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam. Info: [email protected].
• Girl Guides takes regis-trations on an ongoing basis for Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders, Rangers and adult women volunteers. Training and
mentoring available for new vol-unteers. Info: www.girlguides.ca or call 1-800-565-8111.
• Kiddies Korner Pre-school still has spaces available. Info: 604-941-4919 or [email protected].
• Tri-City Transitions is host-ing My Money, My Choices: Financial Education for Women, a free program designed to empower women survivors of domestic violence. The program focus is to increase women’s economic participation and self-sufficiency through financial education and skill. Info and registration: 604-941-6311
• Tri-City Transitions is offer-ing groups for both parents and children who are going through separation and divorce. Groups will help children cope with this confusing time and understand their feelings. Info: Kathy, 604-941-7111, Ext. 106.
ONGOING• Members of Soroptimist
International of the Tri Cities will meet with Tri-Cities women want-ing to practise speaking English; small groups of 3-4 or larger groups up to 10 women. We will arrange to meet at a time/place that works for you and your friends. Email: [email protected] to arrange a chat.
• 754 Phoenix Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets is active from September to June and meets Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at Moody elementary school. Girls and boys 12-18 welcome. Due to increased interest in the cadet program, a second squadron has been added that meets Tuesdays at Maillard middle school. Info: 754aircadets.ca.
• Burquitlam Community Association holds its monthly meeting on the first Thursday of each month, 7-9 p.m., in the library at Miller Park elementary school, Coquitlam.
• Are you a new immigrant? Do you have questions, con-cerns and/or need help? Call RCCG Trinity Chapel at 604-474-3131 on Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., or call outside those times and leave a mes-sage and someone will call you back. Trinity will help or direct you to places where you could receive help.
• Saturday hikes leave from Rocky Point at 9:30 a.m. Info:
[email protected].• Eagle Ridge Hospital
Auxiliary Saturday coffee pro-gram runs Saturdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., in the ERH lobby, 475 Guildford Way, Port Moody. Sales of beverages and baked goods raise funds for the purchase of hospital equipment and patient comfort items.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch 133, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo: meat draws Tuesdays, 4 p.m.; Fridays, 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.
• Glenayre Scottish coun-try dancers meet Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., at Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam. New members welcome, all levels beginner to advanced, singles and couples.
• St. John Ambulance volun-teer medical first responders meetings held every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Tri-Cities branch, 2338 Clarke St., Port Moody. New members welcome to attend. Info: 604-931-3426 or www.sja.ca/bc.
• St. John Ambulance volun-teer youth cadets meetings, for people ages 6 to 21, held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Tri-Cities branch, 2338 Clarke St., Port Moody. New members wel-come to attend. Info: 604-931-3426 or www.sja.ca/bc.
• Weekly thrift sales, Wednesday, noon-9 p.m.; Thursdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Trinity United church, corner of Shaughnessy Street and Prairie Avenue, PoCo. Info: 604-942-0022.
• Do you enjoy meeting people who come from other countries? And sharing informa-tion about Canada while learn-ing about others’ cultures? Help others adjust to life in Canada, improve their conversational English, and learn about the world. Info: Julie, 604-936-3900, Ext. 185 or [email protected].
• Sea Cadets for youth aged 12 to 18 years old meets at the Old Mill Boathouse at Rocky Point Park (Port Moody) on Wednesdays, from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. For information visit www.regions.cadets.forces.gc.ca/pac/201sea/ or contact Lt(N) Shannon McGee at [email protected] or call 604-939-0301.
JAN. 19: TWO GARDEN CLUB MEETINGS• PoCo Garden Club meeting, 7:30 p.m., Trinity United
Church, 2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo. Speaker: Barry Roberts, advanced master gardener, on hydrangeas. Everyone is wel-come. Info: 604-945-0906.
• Dogwood Garden Club meeting, 7 p.m., in the Centennial Room at Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Speaker: Patrice Weibelzahl will talk about “Perfection in the Japanese Garden.” Info: Margaret, 604-931-3433 or [email protected].
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Arts focus for PoCo foundation giving
TRI-CITY CHARITIES
Port Coquitlam community groups can apply for grants to help them serve the city’s resi-dents.
The PoCo Community Foundation 2016 granting cycle includes two grant opportuni-ties and a new bursary.
The foundation will be awarding more than $20,000 in grants in 2016, the largest amount it has ever distributed. Each year, the Foundation se-lects non-profit charitable orga-nizations in the areas of youth, seniors’ health and wellness, homelessness, arts and culture, and organized sports to fund through its grant program. The Foundation focuses on projects that take an innovative ap-proach to serving PoCo citizens.
Last year, $17,625 was awarded to six applicants. This year, the foundation is introducing a new grant and a
new bursary: the Performing Arts-Based Community Grant, open to performing arts orga-nizations in the Tri-Cities; and the Performing Arts Bursary, awarded to two individuals pursuing a performing arts program in an accredited post-secondary institution.
The grant awards up to $10,000 annually to performing arts organizations that support and encourage the develop-ment, enhancement, innovation and mentorship of a diverse va-
riety of inclusive performing arts. The bursary awards $2,000
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We all need a little pick-me-up at this time of year. Dozens
of colourful, cheery and inex-pensive plants are available to brighten anyone’s day. B.C. growers have really done a re-markable job producing a wide variety of smaller plants that will stand up well in the poor winter growing conditions of most homes.
Although most of these plants will tolerate somewhat difficult situations, windowsills are perhaps one of the best lo-cations for them.
A couple attractive brackets holding a rectangular plastic or clay tray beside a north or east window would be ideal. If this isn’t possible, the coolest loca-tion in your home with one of the stylish new Power Smart fluorescent fixtures overhead will make an incredible differ-ence in the quality and lifespan of your plants.
It’s always nice to have a fresh bouquet of pretty flowers or a colourful potted plant in a feature location in your home but a few smaller pots of colour here and there can also re-ally add warmth to any room. Small potted spring flowers are my favourite at this time of year. On top of my list are the miniature daffodils, ‘Tete-a-Tete’. Their tiny yellow blos-soms never seem to quit. They stand up beautifully, remind-ing us that spring’s on the way. Fragrant hyacinths are also beautiful and long lasting and you know, a single flower is as precious as a whole bouquet. If you purchase some crocus a little on the tight side, it’s fun to watch them explode into co-lour. Miniature blue irises and grape hyacinths or muscari are cute as a button and last sur-prisingly well indoors. Try to keep all these bulbs as cool as you can and wet for maximum enjoyment.
Kolanchoes have been a real sleeper for too many years now. These brightly coloured succulents last and last with the very minimum of care and they will stand up well in almost any location. Purchase them at the ‘tight-bud’ stage, just before the blossoms begin to open and each month try one of the many different co-lours, from yellows and pinks, to deep reds and oranges. Beautiful double flowering
varieties called, ‘calendivas’, are now available.
This is just the beginning of azalea season and they are, without a doubt, one of my favourites. Growers have now perfected small plants that will produce huge blossoms that last very well. Just a couple of essential notes on their care: First, never purchase a plant unless the buds are begin-ning to open evenly. Early in the season, sometimes the smaller plants can be forced too quickly, allowing only a few buds to open while the others abort. Second, they are one plant you need to water and I mean soak thoroughly every day. Azaleas will take high or low temperatures and light and do they ever last well.
Cyclamen have come a long way in terms of durability over the past few years, especially the miniature varieties. If you prefer pastel colours, you will love the colour range of the minis. From the softest pinks to the deepest rose reds, they are perhaps one of the most elegant of all potted plants. Even the full sized blossom series we have available today in 4” pots are far superior to the cyclamen we remember from just a few years ago. Water well but let them become a touch dry before you water again. Be sure to keep water off the crown of the corm. They love to be misted occasionally too. Remember, the cooler you keep them, the richer their co-lours and the longer they last.
I’m truly amazed how orchids have caught on as houseplants. Phalaenopsis or butterfly orchids, lead the way with exotic pink, white and mauve blossoms that last for weeks. They need so little care and stand up so well that they make a super gift. Check out the prices too - with so many growers now producing for our local market, the prices have really come down to the point where for long lasting enjoyment orchids are, by far, the best value. They also come in 4” pots, ideal for desks and windowsills.
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SUBMITTED PHOTOTeam Wark competes against Team Knezevic during the finals of the 2015 B.C. Scotties Tournament of Hearts Women’s Curling Championship at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex in Coquitlam. This year’s event gets underway on Tuesday the finals wrapping up on January 24.
Knezevic looks to defend titleSCOTTIES CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP
B.C.’s top female curlers converge on Coquitlam GARY MCKENNAThe Tri-CiTy News
Team Knezevic will begin their defence of the B.C. crown when the Scotties Tournament of Hearts Women’s Curling Championship gets underway in Coquitlam next week.
But the team, which is made up of skip Patti Knezevic, Kristen Pilote, Jen Rusnell and
Rhonda Camozzi, is up against some tough competition if they hope to grab the 2016 title.
Six-time provincial cham-pion Kelly Scott of Kelowna has qualified for the event, after taking the top spot in the Canadian Team Ranking System in November.
They will also be joined by Team Thompson, which fea-tures Port Moody curler Trysta Vandale, which qualified after winning the B Event final over Team Gushulak , who will also be featured at the Scotties.
Last year’s second place finishing rink, Team Wark of
Victoria, is once again in con-tention for the top prize, while Team Russett won a spot in the tournament after a tight game against Team Prinse in the C Event final.
The Scotties B.C. Women’s Championship will take place at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex between Jan. 19 and 24.
The semifinals and finals will be televised on Sportsnet. For more information go to bcscotties2016.curlbc.ca or playdowns.com.
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SUBMITTED PHOTOTeam Knezevic, featuring skip Patti Knezevic of Prince George, cel-ebrate after winning the 2015 B.C. Scotties Tournament of Hearts Championship. The rink will look to defend their title when the 2016 event gets started next week.
MADRID FOR THE wiN vs. surrey
Coquitlam Madrid netminder Tyler Chretien earned a shutout in a 3-0 win over the Surrey Van United in under-17 boys cup play soccer last week.
Surrey is a gold level squad that tested Madrid’s depleted roster, but tight defensive play from Cole Brauer, Ben Chang, Daniel Carbone and Ben Robert kept the ball out of Coquitlam’s end.
Tyler McRae scored the opener, while Jared Strelau and Dominic Almeida added insurance markers in a game that saw Coquitlam use the whole field.
The home team would put balls deep into the Surrey territory, with speedy players like Almeida and Strelau causing loads of trouble for the opposing defence.
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Express have acquired right-handed forward Mitch Newsome from the Salmon Arm Silverbacks in exchange for future considerations.
The 18-year-old player, who has already secured an NCAA scholarship to Michigan Tech and has won a Fred Page Cup with the Penticton Vees, will be a strong addition to the lineup, said coach Barry Wolff.
“We were looking for someone to add some offence and are excited to get Mitch into the lineup,” he said earlier this week.
Meanwhile, defence-man Jarell Pinchuk has been traded to the Canmore Eagles of the AJHL for future consid-erations.
Newsome will be in the lineup on Friday night with the jersey No. 18 as the Coquitlam Express take on the visiting Langley Rivermen at the Poirier Sport and Leisure
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The Port Moody Panthers’ offence came alive Tuesday night during a 6-3 win over the Delta Ice Hawks, the eighth victory of the PJHL season for the struggling Cats.
Port Moody jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a power play goal from Brandon Armstrong and a short-handed marker from Dryden Wust midway through the opening frame. But the team squandered the lead a few minutes later, allowing the Delta Ice Hawks to tie things up before the first intermission.
That’s when Port Moody forward Evan Gain’s stick came alive, scoring scoring early in the period and assisting on a Chong Lee marker later in the period. In between the two goals, Port Moody’s Kyle Dosanjh added a single to give the Cats a 5-2 advantage.
Delta’s Sam Kozlowski bur-
ied one in the third period, but it was not enough to spark an Ice Hawks comeback and an empty-netter from Lee sealed the win for the Cats.
Gain was given first star honours for his three-point performance, while Lee was the second star after scoring two goals and an assist.
The Panthers held the Ice Hawks to a 3-3 tie on Saturday during a home game at the Port Moody Arena.
Wust scored the opener, with Lee potting another in the second period. In the third period, the club was down 3-2 before Lee scored his second of the night to tie things up.
The squad will be back on the ice Saturday when they host the Richmond Sockeyes at the Port Moody Arena. Puck drop is at 7:45 p.m.
For more information go to www.portmoodypanthers.com.
Team took first place at Menlo Open last week
The Simon Fraser University women’s wres-tling team sure know how to kick-off a new year.
The women Clan col-lected five of nine weight class titles at the Menlo Open in Calif. last week to begin 2016 on a strong note.
Darbie Huckle, Abby Lloyd, Dominque Parrish, Francesca Giorgio and Payten Smith each prevailed in their respective weight classes, as SFU took top spot among the five competing teams with 117 points, 37.5 points up on second-place Menlo College.
Port Moody’s Ciara McCrae, completed her 116-pound run with a 2-2 record, with both her wins coming by fall.
Giorgio, in the 143-pound class, and Huckle, rated No. 2 in Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA) in the 101-pound division, won two matches each.
Lloyd, No. 2 in 109-pounds, jumped up a
weight class and won all four matches, including topping last year’s WCWA runner-up in 116-pound division.
Parrish also racked up four consecutive decisions, all by technical fall, to claim the 123-pound title.
In the 191-pound class, Smith beat five opponents by falls, needing less than two minutes on three occasions. Her longest match lasted 2:48 before ending in a win.
Freshman Kendall Reusing ended up second to
Smith, while Jen Anderson, in 116-pound, and Mallory Velte, at 155-pounds, came in third.
St. Thomas More alumna and Burnaby native Nicole Depa posted a 4-1 record in the 130-pound division on behalf of the Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club. She defeated fellow BMWC clubmate Aliocha Perriard by a 6-0 decision in the third-place contest.
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RON HOLE/SFU ATHLETICSSimon Fraser’s Abby Lloyd stepped up a weight class and peeled off four wins to claim the 116-pound division at the Menlo Open in California last week. ROBERT MCDONALD PHOTO
Port Moody Panthers forward Keito Lee gets the shot off during a game against the Delta Ice Hawks this week.
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