tri-city news january 6 2016

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6, 2016Your community. Your stories.TCTRI-CITYNEWS

ONLINE 24/7: TRICITYNEWS.COM INSIDE: Saving Riverview trees [pg. 3] / Coquitlam Star Wars connection [pg. 18]

ROBERT MCDONALD PHOTOA boat left on the launching ramp at Rocky Point pier in Port Moody prompted cancellation of the annual New Years Day Penguin Plunge and, now, PoMos mayor says the city will likely be on the hook for the costs of removing the craft. For more, see article on page 9.

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PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS PLUG PULLED ON POMO PLUNGE

JANIS WARRENThe Tri-CiTy News

If you owned a house in a top Tri-City neighbourhood last year, chances are you were making about $12,000 a month on your investment.

Thats the result of a sear-ing hot real estate market in Metro Vancouver, where theres a dwindling supply of single-family homes (SFH).

According to BC Assessment, which this week mailed out its notices, the value of detached houses shot up significantly over the past year. Take these examples provided by the authority:

a central Coquitlam SFH, built in the 1980s, is now worth $1 million (up 17%);

a Westwood Plateau SFH, built in 1992, is now valued at $1,021,000 (up 20%);

a Citadel Heights SFH, built in the 1990s, is now as-sessed at $805,000 (up 14%);

a Heritage Mountain SFH, built in 1997, is now

worth $1.3 million (up 17%); and a North shore SFH,

built in the 1970s, is now val-ued at $1,019,000 (up 17%).

BC Assessments Jason Grant said the Vancouver suburbs where theres some land left are where urbanites want to put down their roots.

And he doesnt expect the market to cool down next year, with interest rates being low and older neighbour-hoods rejuvenating.

Burke Mountain, the larg-est greenfield in Metro, is also booming with develop-ment, as are areas where the Evergreen Line will soon push through. Timely emergency prep classesEARTHQUAKES

GARY MCKENNAThe Tri-CiTy News

The earthquake that rattled southwest B.C. last week was only a minor tremor but the city of Coquitlam wants residents to be prepared if any larger shakeups hit the region.

An emergency prepared-ness session is being held at city hall this month covering topics ranging from typical earthquake damage and hazards to assem-bling emergency supplies. The workshop will also cover family communication and reunifica-tion, with explanations on how

residents can protect them-selves at home or work.

The session will be held in council chambers (3000 Guildford Way) on Wednesday, Jan. 20, between 7 and 9 p.m. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and participants can register at signmeup.coquitlam.ca.

Port Coquitlam will also be holding emergency pre-paredness courses this winter and spring, with the focus on teaching residents how to sur-vive for at least 72 hours after a major disaster.

see COQUITLAM, page 4

see ASSESSMENT, page 7

Tri-Citys top valued homes: see page 7

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Locals worried about future of natural assetsDIANE STRANDBERGTri-CiTy News

A group of concerned Tri-City residents is worried the latest vision for the Riverview Hospital site could see dozens of spectacular, 100-year-old trees bulldozed to make way for new market housing, commer-cial properties and health care facilities.

And they say a decision to knock down Valleyview, a 50-year-old health care facility, to make way for mental health treatment buildings before a master plan for the 244-acre property has been developed is a bad sign.

This whole process lacks transparency, said Don Gillespie, of the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society (RHCS).

Gillespie and others with the 23-year-old organization as well as the Burke Mountain Naturalists (BMN) are worried the Renewing Riverview vision released in December with the announcement of $175-mil-lion in new mental health facilities lacks commitment for the preservation of open space and trees. They point to a BC Housing document from 2013 that promised to main-tain as much open space as exists now with the current document that only commits to maintain as much of the sites existing open space as pos-sible.

Elaine Golds, a BMN spokes-person who is also with the hor-ticultural centre group, said the change in wording ignores pub-lic sentiment captured in online

surveys and open houses that people want to see all the open space protected.

And shes worried a map that breaks down tree preservation to a focus area and areas of consideration ignores the fact that important trees are located throughout the site, not just in a couple of identified locations.

Every time a new building went up, important trees were planted, Gold said, noting that while the vision docu-ment promises identification, protection and maintenance of unique and important trees on the site, its vague on how and where this will be carried out.

Its a postage stamp is what it is, added Gillespie.

According to the document, Riverviews core collection of trees will be preserved, with landscape architects hired to oversee land use planning and studies on tree viability.

The vision also notes that any future improvements on the site will have to be paid for with market housing and the break even mandate is a core princi-pal in the development of the Riverview lands.

But RHCS says the vision doesnt go far enough in pre-serving the 1,800 mature trees on the property, which have therapeutic as well as heritage value. They want to see the trees protected and the site named for John Davidson, the founder of the Vancouver Natural History Society, who planted many of them.

The society plans to send let-ters of concern to BC Housing and the provincial housing ministry, and the public is urged to comment on the vision before the Jan. 29 deadline.

You can go to renewingriver-view.ca to share your feedback.

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Premier calls a byelection to re-place Doug HorneVoters in the provincial

riding of Coquitlam-Burke Mountain will head to the polls on Tuesday, Feb. 2 to elect a new MLA.

The byelection was an-nounced yesterday by Premier Christy Clark to fill the seat left when BC Liberal MLA

Doug Horne resigned to run in the federal election for the Conservatives. He was unsuc-cessful in his bid to replace for-mer Tory MP James Moore in the Oct. 19 federal election, los-ing to Liberal Ron McKinnon.

Clark also called a byelec-tion for Feb. 2 in the riding of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant after NDP MLA Jenny Kwan won a federal post.

Running in Coquitlam-Burke Mountain a rid-ing considered a BC Liberal

stronghold are BC Liberal candidate Joan Isaacs, the NDPs Jodie Wickens and Joe Keithley for the Green Party of B.C.

The two byelections are also considered testing grounds as the parties prepare for the gen-eral election in May 2017.

For information on voting and registration, call Elections BC at 1-800-661-8683 or visit elections.bc.ca.

[email protected]@jwarrenTC JOAN ISAACS, BC LIBERAL JODIE WICKENS, NDPJOE KEITHLEY, GREEN PARTY

DIANE STRANDBERG/THE TRI-CITY NEWSNorma and Don Gillespie, Laura Dupont, Teri Madasky, Mick Short and Elaine Golds of the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society are concerned about the future of heritage trees on the Riverview Hospital grounds because of what they consider to be the governments reduced commitment to maintaining open space on the 244-acre former mental hospital site. Recently, they visited the site to view the trees, including this Japanese Cryptomeria japonica.

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8 km east of Sidney, between Victoria and Vancouver, according to Earthquakes Canada. The shaker lasted only a couple of seconds but created immediate fear among some residents that it could just be the start of a much more serious quake or might be followed by significant aftershocks. Neither scenario materialized and no tsunami warning was issued.

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said it had received no reports of damage while Emergency Management B.C. urged residents to treat the event as a wake-up call and prepare earthquake kits for the poten-tial for a more serious quake in the future.

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water and other supplies to survive 72 hours unassisted in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. Emergency kits are recommended for home, the workplace and your vehicle.

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EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESSHere are some earthquake tips from the city of Coquitlam: Do a hazard hunt to find items at home or work that

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The B.C. government has raised the threshold to qualify for the full home owner grant to shield some owners from a higher property tax bill.

The jump in assessed val-ues this year would have left owner-occupied homes whose assessed value has climbed above $1.1 million the old threshold with less than the basic $570 home owner grant offsetting taxes.

The revised threshold is $1.2 million and homes above that lose $5 of the grant for every $1,000 in additional value.

That means the grant now disappears altogether for homes worth more than $1.314 million.

The province reduced the threshold in 2014 from a previ-ous $1.295 million in order to skim $11 million from home owner grants to general rev-enue and it was kept frozen at $1.1 million last year. Seniors, veterans and the disabled also may qualify for an additional grant of up to $275.

The proportion of B.C. homes that are valued below the new cut-off for the full grant is 91%, down from 93% last year and 95% in 2012.

B.C. Real Estate Association chief economist Cameron Muir said the loss of the home owner grant for some property owners is unlikely to impact the market.

Were talking about a few hundred dollars per year here, Muir said. It has a bigger impact on young home own-ers who have more stretched budgets.

But most first-time home buyers arent purchasing seven-figure homes, he suggested.

Its most relevant to seniors on fixed incomes who have seen a tremendous increase in their property values and its allowing many of them not to have that additional drain on their limited income.

Seniors whose property tax bills have skyrocketed over the years also have the option of de-ferring property taxes until the eventual sale of the home.

Finance ministry data pro-vided to Black Press shows residents of more affordable areas of the Lower Mainland are much more likely to claim the home owner grant than those in the priciest areas such as Vancouver and the North Shore.

More than 76,600 Surrey homes received the grant in 2014, compared to 63,425 homes in the more populous City of Vancouver.

Many Vancouver homes dont qualify for the home

owner grant because of the more rapid climb in house prices there, but they also dont qualify if theyre not owner oc-cupied for example the citys thousands of investor-owned

condos or if their owners are not Canadian citizens or landed immigrants normally residing in B.C.

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Home owner grant cut-off goes up along with property values

PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS

TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTOThe province has raised the cutoff price for B.C. homeowners to receive the standard home owner grant to help with their property taxes. The new threshold is $1.2 million, up from $1.1 million.

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Grant stressed the market determines what the properties are worth and the assessments are essentially a snapshot of val-ues from last summer.

BC Assessment reports that to homeowners and the as-sessments that are arriving in the mail this week are based on a valuation date of July 1, 2015, he said. Thats important to understand this year because, in many cases, the market has continued to rise in some cases, dramatically since July.

(The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver noted yes-terday that sales of detached homes in December 2015 were up 36.4% versus the same month the year prior, and the benchmark price was up 24.3%, to $1.2 million).

Tri-City realtors contacted yesterday by The Tri-City News said international investors are also driving up the prices of local houses.

Leo Bruneau of Re/Max All Points Realty said many buy-ers are snapping up detached homes for vacation pads and a 10-hour flight is nothing for them. Theres just that much money out there, he said.

The problem is that anyone who wants to sell today will likely be priced out of their own community unless they want to downsize, he said.

Still, with the inventory shrinking for single-family homes and the demand up, the value of multi-family units has fallen flat, Bruneau added.

Condos and townhomes havent made much in five years despite this years assess-ment jumping an average 8% (the biggest rise was in NewPort Village, where a 1996 low-rise unit increased by 16%).

Realtor John Grasty of Royal LePage Sterling Realty sug-gested multi-family homeown-

ers are now subsidizing single-family dwellers because of the rising cost to bring infrastruc-ture services to individual par-cels. Its more efficient, he said, to reduce the overall density footprint and have people living closer together and closer to public transit.

Meanwhile, Grant said homeowners who see a hefty rise in this years assessment shouldnt automatically as-sume it will translate to a higher property tax bill from the mu-nicipality in which they have their home. The cities adjust the tax rate to offset the aver-age increase in assessed values to generate only the amount

council has budgeted for opera-tions. That rate is set in May to collect the necessary taxes.

But Brian North, the city of Port Coquitlams manager of revenue and collections, said if the assessment increase is higher than the city average, then the property tax hike will be more than average; on the other hand, if the assessment increase is lower than the city average, the tax increase will be lower than average.

As well, in response to the higher-than-usual valuations this year, the provincial gov-ernment yesterday upped the threshold for the homeowners grant, by $100,000. That means owners of properties valued up to $1.2 million may still be eli-gible to receive a grant in 2016.

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Assessment based on last July but market sets current prices

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TOP 10 LISTWhile the Tri-Cities top valued property is an acreage at

3655 Crouch Ave. in Coquitlam worth $12.263 million, here are the top single-family homes as of July 1, 2015:

1256 Alderside Rd., Port Moody $4.2 million; 1122 Alderside Rd., Port Moody $4 million; 3495 Senkler Rd., Belcarra $3.89 million; 2966 Sunridge Crt., Coquitlam $3.88 million; 5225 Coombe Lane, Belcarra $3.87 million; 185 Turtlehead Rd., Belcarra $3.85 million; 1755 Lancaster Crt., Anmore $3.78 million; 1008 Alderside Rd., Port Moody $3.77 million; 956 Poirier St., Coquitlam $3.67 million; 1730 Lancaster Crt., Anmore $3.66 million.

Province raises threshold to qual-ify for full homeowner grant to shield some owners from a higher property tax bill: see page 6continued from front page

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WWW.TRICITYNEWS.COMA8 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016, TRI-CITY NEWS MAN UNHURT AFTER COQ. STANDOFFCOPS & CRIMEPart of Mariner Way was

closed Monday as police dealt with a distraught man who had barricaded himself inside a home.

Coquitlam RCMP were called to the home in the 3100-block of Mariner, near Daybreak Avenue, just after

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SARAH PAYNEThe Tri-CiTy News

Vancouver Police Department officers will not face charges in connection with the arrest of a robbery suspect in Port Moody al-most 16 months ago.

The man was arrested on Sept. 16, 2014 after members of a VPD strike force wit-nessed four suspects steal vehicles and attempt to rob a jewelry store; one of them carried a sawed-off shotgun.

They were followed from Richmond to New Westminster, Burnaby and Port Moody, where they abandoned their stolen vehicle and ran away in four different directions.

Several officers and three dog handlers tracked the suspects; two were found hiding in bushes in the back-yard of a home. In the course of the arrest, one suspect

suffered a broken jaw and minor dog bites.

According to a report from the provinces Criminal Justice Branch, neither the suspect nor any other wit-ness can explain how his jaw was injured or who was responsible.

It is apparent from the evidence that the circum-stances of the arrest were highly charged and dy-namic, the report states.

The suspect who was injured said as he emerged from his hiding spot, the po-lice dug rushed forward, bit him on the arm, pulled him face forward and dragged him a few feet before he blacked out. He stated he didnt know what hap-pened but believed he was punched or kneed in the face, though he could not identify the person respon-sible.

The other suspect hiding in the tree speculated the man had been kicked, al-leging he himself had been kicked by officers during the arrest.

The officers and civilian

witnesses, residents of the Westmount Drive home where the men were hiding in the backyard, also gave differing accounts of the incident.

The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) conducted an investigation and submitted a report to the chief civilian director, who found the three officers may have committed an offence. The justice branch review, however, concluded the available evidence does not support charges against the police.

No witness describes with any certainty how the injured partys jaw was broken or who may be re-sponsible, the report states. And while it was possible to speculate on how the suspect was injured, proving there was a criminal offence requires evidence that estab-lishes beyond a reasonable doubt that excessive force was used; such evidence was not present in this case, the report concludes.

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The city of Port Moody is grappling with a New Years hangover related not to too much celebration but a lack thereof: a boat that ran aground at Rocky Point Park, prompting cancellation of the annual Jan. 1 Penguin Plunge and leaving the city with a rather large, heavy headache.

On Dec. 31, a man was planning to take friends to Vancouver for the fireworks show when he realized the boat was sinking, said PoMo Mayor Mike Clay, and beached the vessel at the Rocky Point dock. Port Metro Vancouver and the Coast Guard were called to assist and a boom and absorbent pads were placed around the boat to soak up a small amount of fuel that had leaked.

City staff returned on Jan. 3 with a boat moving company that worked throughout the day to try to move the craft out of the water and secure it but, when the vessel proved too heavy, a large crane was called in.

The owner of the boat, who remained at the scene on New Years Eve, later stopped an-swering the phone, Clay said.

He was being very help-ful and communicative until he realized it was going to cost him three times what the boat is worth, the mayor said, noting the issue of derelict or abandoned boats raises a juris-dictional quandary.

Port [Metro Vancouver] will tell you they are responsible for ensuring the navigation of the port, so they dont care, and the Coast Guard, if theres no immediate risk to the environ-ment or safety, they dont care, and Transport Canada doesnt care about it seemingly ever, he said. That left us with all these complaints about a boat lying on the boat ramp, so obviously we need to do some-thing about it.

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in this game that doesnt say, Were just going to let it sit there. Until when? When it breaks into a million pieces?

Clay estimated the cost of removing the boat will likely

be up to $10,000 and the city isnt holding out much hope of recovering that from the boat owner.

The new Designated Anchorage Area bylaw, which

will be implemented this year, would have required the boat owner to have insurance that could have paid the removal costs.

The vessel will likely be transported to the old fire hall lot, a spot where the city had been storing another derelict boat until it was sold two weeks ago.

In an email to local steward-ship groups, Margot Davis, PoMos manager of sustain-ability, said the Coast Guard removed residual fuel after the boat was lifted out and no dis-charge to the environment was observed, with minimal sheen in the inlet.

Marine biologist co-founder Rod MacVicar said fuel slicks in the inlet can be a sig-nificant hazard for the black turnstones, a species of bird that is unique to the area and overwinters on the pier and shoreline.

Despite the sudden scrub-bing of the official Penguin Plunge, Clay said about 75 people showed up across the

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A Port Moody resident walk-ing his dog on Christmas night spotted something strange in the sky and it wasnt Santa on his sleigh.

It was shortly after 8 p.m. when Derek Wilson strolled with his dog, Roxy, along Culzean Drive in Glenayre when he saw what appeared to be four orange globes as-cending in the sky to the south-east, possibly coming from Port Moody secondary and rising to about 3,000 feet.

At first, my mind couldnt grasp what they might be, but then after I watched them for a minute or two, I realized they must be balloons because they were gradually drifting up in the sky, Wilson said.

He continued along Balbirnie Boulevard and talked with another couple walking their dog about the mystery balloons, which had vanished by that point.

The fuel must have run out but, then, another four started rising up from behind the trees on the horizon, and they went up for a few minutes before they sort-of blinked out and were gone, Wilson said.

When he eventually started to head for home via Glenayre Drive, Roxy started pulling Wilson across the street to in-spect something.

It sparked my curiosity and, lo and behold, it was one of these balloons, Wilson said. He picked it up and a short

time later, on Ailsa Avenue, he spotted another balloon on the front lawn of a house.

Wilson said the red bal-loon appeared to have been heart-shaped and guessed somebody was sending them up as part of a celebration, but he worries they could pose a safety hazard.

Were pretty close to the flight path for passenger planes approaching YVR, Wilson said, adding small, light air-planes often fly overhead and much lower as they go to and from the Langley and Boundary Bay areas.

He also expressed concern about how the balloons are

powered, noting the fuel could cause a rooftop fire.

Const. Jamie Phillipson said Coquitlam RCMP received a call about a parachute flare about 1,000 feet up, possibly coming from the northern point of Pipeline Road. Officers patrolled the upper Coquitlam River Park area and along Pipeline Road but nobody was located.

If it was, in fact, a flare, they should only be used in case of emergency and not for enter-tainment purposes, Phillipson said, since they could be a fire hazard.


Derek Wilson of Port Moody was walking his dog when he spotted balloons in the sky, later finding these on a lawn in Glenayre.

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The Tri-City Singles Social Club offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more. Meetings are normally held third Friday of each month, 7:30 p.m., at the Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody. Info: Darline, 604-466-0017.

Rotary Club of PoCo Centennial meets Thursdays, 4:15 p.m., Wilson Centre, 2150 Wilson Ave., PoCo; new members welcome. Info: Barrie, [email protected] or 604-945-6627.

Fraser Pacific Rose Society meets last Tuesday of each month except August and December, 7 p.m. Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. Everyone welcome.

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Coquitlam Gogos (Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation) meet third Wednesday of each month, 1 p.m., Parkwood Manor, 1142 Dufferin St., Coquitlam. Info: Pam, 604-469-0265.

Rotary Club of Coquitlam Sunrise meets Tuesdays, 7:15 a.m., City Centre Aquatic Complex, 1210 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. New members wel-come. Info: 604-464-7706.

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THE TRI-CITY NEWS IS A DIVISION OF LMP PUBLICATION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, PUBLISHED AT 115-1525 BROADWAY ST., PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. V3C 6P6Time to shake up B.C.s earthquake warningsLast weeks startling earthquake off the east coast of Vancouver Island not only woke up many Tri-City residents, it shook off any doubt about the need to be more prepared.

The 4.3-magnitude quake was unusual in that it occurred near Sidney, between the island and the mainland, not west of Vancouver Island, out in the ocean, where most quakes typically originate.

In fact, according to the Geological Survey of Canada, the Pacific Coast is the most earthquake-prone region of Canada, with most of the more powerful quakes taking place west of Vancouver Island, where there have been more than 100 earthquakes of magni-tude 5 or greater during the past 70 years.

But last weeks quake was relatively close to

home, so many people felt the jolt. The problem is that they most likely went to social media to share the news but didnt think past that to an emergency plan to get them through a natural disaster safely.

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one would expect. People have been warned The Big One is coming for years and are tired of the scaremongering. Hearing annually that the sky is falling probably keeps people from taking warn-ings seriously.

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be to reach out to Block Watch organizers, non-profit groups such as Rotary and Scouts and strata council presidents with incentives to get them to take more of an interest in organizing their neighbourhoods or condo complexes for a natural disaster or emergency.

These groups could also be offered discounts on emergency supplies. As with anything, its the keeners who will be most likely to make an effort while everyone else waits for things to be done.

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We asked on our FB page if readers felt the earthquake:I was sitting on the edge of the bed and heard a weird rattling noise then swoosh the one wall shook I thought oh no another tree has fallen.Ann Holman

Our entire house shook. We are nowhere close to the train yards, but the quick rattling sound was like two trains being connected.Jodi Jeffries Perri

Hell, YES! Dressers danc-ing, with the drawers coming out, pictures off the walls.Karen Verdun

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Prov. not ready, cities must be

City played role in poor design on Burke Mountain

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The Editor,Re. Earthquake jolts B.C.,

lights up social media (trici-tynews.com, Dec. 30).

In 2014, the auditor general of British Columbia issued a report on our provinces earth-quake preparedness and found that both our government and Emergency Management BC (EMBC) are not adequately prepared for a catastrophic earthquake and that British Columbians are at significant risk. The auditor general reached similar conclusions in 1997 and, in 2014, found

EMBC had not made signifi-cant progress.

What has our provincial government done since then? Yes, there is the Great British Columbia ShakeOut.

But after drop, cover and hold on, we cannot hold on to our desk until the cows come home (if they survive the quake).

The audit report highlighted that emergency management is a shared responsibility be-tween local authorities and the provincial government, and stated, When local au-

thorities are overwhelmed, the provincial government needs to take a strong leadership role to mitigate the effects of the emergency.

In case of an earthquake, is there a disaster recovery plan between the province and the municipal governments? If so, has the plan been tested and demonstrated to be adequate?

Real earthquake prepared-ness takes more than glossy brochures and an event once a year.

At the local level, I believe municipal governments can

take a more visible role in preparing, at least for our own cities. We can go beyond drop, cover and hold on. After an earthquake, where shall we go in our city? Where can we get help at our local level?

We can create and test our own local disaster recovery plans so that we can be locally prepared.

That way, we can reduce the likelihood of local authorities being overwhelmed and be less dependent on the provin-cial government.H.M.S. Leung, Coquitlam

The Editor,Re. NE Coq. parking pon-

dered (The Tri-City News, Dec. 18).

Coquitlam councillors Teri Towner and Chris Wilson seem quick to blame Burke Mountain residents for the parking woes up here. Instead of blaming residents, they might want to question the citys role in poor planning, poor design and poor zoning.

This was followed by blind approval from council know-ing little of what a new com-munity might require things like having two-car garages ca-pable of holding two cars and kids bikes. And lets not forget the two large garbage contain-ers the Burke Mountain bears visit each night where do they go? How about streets wide enough for all the sec-ondary suite parking so emer-

gency vehicles can pass?The city did a lousy job

of forecasting the needs of a mountain community with no transit now or in the foresee-able future. Why cant council just admit it? This is the same group that approved the two-car width driveway and single-car entrance, just one more disaster that had to be fixed.

Burke Mountain residents would love to have their cars,

bikes, lawnmowers and gar-bage cans safely locked up be-cause all of us who live up here are aware of the rampant theft problem. Perhaps councillors Wilson and Towner should listen to Coun. Mae Reid and look at the zoning before they lecture Burke residents.

While they are looking at zoning, maybe they could look at lack of amenities.Ken Woodward, Coquitlam

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City of CoquitlamNotice of Public Hearing

Item 2 Address: 1107 Quadling Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4599, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam ZoningBylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black onthe map marked Schedule A to Bylaw 4599, 2015 from RS-1 One-FamilyResidential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision of the existinglot into two lots, each with a single-family dwelling and secondary suite.

Notice is hereby given that the City of Coquitlam will be holding a Public Hearing to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interestto address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws. This meeting will be held on:

Date: Monday, January 18, 2016Time: 7:00 p.m.Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2

Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing, Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting duringwhich it will give consideration to theitems on the Public Hearing agenda.


The intent of Bylaw 4634, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam ZoningBylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black onthe map marked Schedule A to Bylaw 4634, 2015 from RS-1 One-FamilyResidential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision of the existinglot into two lots, each with a single-family dwelling and secondary suite.



Item 4 Address: 3417Victoria Drive

The intent of Bylaw 4601, 2015 is to amend City of CoquitlamZoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 in order to rezone the subject propertyoutlined in black on the map marked Schedule A to Bylaw 4601,2015 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-7 SmallVillage Single Family Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision of theexisting lot into two single-family residential lots.


The intent of Bylaw 4600, 2015 is to amend City of CoquitlamZoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlinedin black on the map marked Schedule A to Bylaw 4600, 2015 fromRS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision of theexisting lot into two lots, each with a single-family dwelling andsecondary suite.


Item 6 Address: 960 Stewart Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4630, 2015 is to amend City of CoquitlamZoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlinedin black on the map marked Schedule A to Bylaw 4630, 2015 fromRS-1 One-Family Residential to RT-1 Two-Family Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the development oftwo single-family homes, each with a secondary suite.

Item 5 Address: 3419Victoria Drive

The intent of Bylaw 4638, 2015 is to amend City of CoquitlamZoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlinedin black on the map marked Schedule A to Bylaw 4638, 2015 fromRS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-7 Small Village SingleFamily Residential.

If approved, the application would facilitate the subdivision of theexisting lot into two single-family residential lots.

City of CoquitlamNotice of Public Hearing


Item 8 Text Amendment M-1 General Industrial Zone 943, 947, 949, 951, and 953 Sherwood Avenue

The intent of Bylaw 4633, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam ZoningBylaw No. 3000, 1996 in relation to the M-1 General Industrial Zone. Bylaw4633, 2015 requests a site specic text amendment to the Zoning Bylawin order to amend the rear lot line building setback abutting a ServiceCommercial or Business zoned property, from a minimum 7.6 metres to 0metres, at 943, 947, 949, 951, and 953 Sherwood Avenue.

Item 7 Address: 95 Schooner Street

The intent of Bylaw 4594,2015 is to amend City ofCoquitlam Citywide OcialCommunity Plan BylawNo. 3479, 2001 to revisethe land use designationof the subject propertyoutlined in black on themap marked Schedule Ato Bylaw No. Bylaw 4594,2015 from Industrial toBusiness Enterprise.

The intent of Bylaw 4595,2051 is to amend City ofCoquitlam Zoning BylawNo. 3000, 1996 to rezonethe subject propertyoutlined in black on themap marked Schedule Ato Bylaw 4595, 2015 fromM-2 Industrial Business toB-1 Business Enterprise.

If approved, theapplication would allowfor the subject propertyto be utilized for generaloce purposes.

Howdo I nd outmore information?

Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting sta reports, and any relevantbackground documentation may be inspected from January 6 to January 18, 2016 in personat the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 GuildfordWay,Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. fromMonday to Friday excludingstatutory holidays.

You may also obtain further information at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phoneat 604-927-3430.

Howdo I provide input?

Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. The City ClerksOce will compile a Speakers List for each item. To have your name added to the SpeakersList, please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing butthose who have registered in advance will be given rst opportunity.

Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live andarchived on the Citys website at www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts.

Prior to the Public Hearing, written comments may be submitted to the City Clerks Oce inone of the following ways:

Email: [email protected] Regular mail: 3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 In person: City Clerks Oce, 2nd Floor, 3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 Fax: to the City Clerks Oce at 604-927-3015

To aord Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forwardit to the City Clerks Oce prior to noon on the day of the hearing.

Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of thepublic record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection atCoquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam.ca/agendas. If you require moreinformation regarding this process please call the City Clerks Oce at 604-927-3010.

Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public orinterested parties concerning any of the bylaws described above after the conclusionof the Public Hearing.

Marnie BurnhamDeputy City Clerk



He has worked on Star Wars, Life of Pi, Jurassic WorldSARAH PAYNEThe Tri-CiTy News

While the rest of the world was counting down the hours and minutes until the midnight premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens last month, Ryan Clarke was comfortably en-sconced in a Vancouver theatre watching the most-anticipated film of 2015 unfold on the big screen.

The Coquitlam resident had, technically, already seen the movie dozens of times but was able to enjoy the sneak peek on the big screen with his col-leagues from the special effects company Industrial Light and Magic (ILM).

It was great, Clarke said after seeing the film. We had been in the process for a long time, seeing the movie from its early days but to finally be able to see it up on the big screen with everything final-ized, with all the final images to the sound to the music, just seeing the whole picture was quite exciting.

As a VFX compositor at ILM, Clarke has had the kind of up-close look at the latest Star Wars flick that millions of fans can only dream of. But he steered clear of dropping any hints or spoilers and would only say the ILM crew handled the majority of visual effects seen through-out the film with help from LucasFilm offices around the world, including teams in San Francisco, Vancouver, London and Singapore.

Scenes that couldnt be shot on set were sent to the ILM of-

fice to have them built digitally, going from artists sketching out characters to animation, mod-elling, rigging, lighting, paint and more, before it heads to the compositors like Clarke.

We take all these elements, from what was shot on set to what the artists were able to cre-ate, and we assemble and merge them together into the final image you see on the screen.

Its a long, slow, road, though, as even just two seconds of film can be poked, prodded and picked over by anywhere from five to 20 artists. But having a hand in such a mega-block-buster picture, particularly one created by the birthplace of visual effects, has been a dream come true for Clarke even after working with director Ang Lee on Life of Pi, followed by Man of Steel and, most recently, Jurassic World.

Just being a part of the Star Wars film and the legacy they have to grow up watching those films and watching their work, to now play alongside

them, and work on their films, its been an honour not just for me but for every single person across the company.

Clarke admitted that he wasnt around for the original Star Wars films, which first awed movie audiences with A New Hope in 1977, but growing up in the 1980s, the VHS tapes, along with toys and merchandise, were in heavy rotation in the homes of his family and friends.

None of them, Clarke as-sures, got any Force Awakens intel, including his wife and two-year-old son a fan of R2D2 and the latest incarna-tion, BB-8 (though his remote-controlled toy may have some-thing to do with that).

The lure of Star Wars was a challenge even for fellow ILM staff who werent working on the project.

With this one, there were definitely a lot more people interested in finding out exactly what was going on behind our doors and the production doors, Clarke said. But a lot of peopledidnt want to spoil it for themselves and tried to be as distant as they could so they could experience it like they did the first time in the 70s.

Asked what hes working on now that Star Wars is firmly on its way to breaking box office records, Clarke is, not surpris-ingly, disinclined to divulge any details.

Its another film Im very excited to be a part of, with the director and just the production itself, but that one is still top se-cret, he said. I cant imagine it getting any bigger or better than this one but, knowing how the track record has gone in visual effects in Vancouver in the past few years, Im excited to see what the city can bring.


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Many of us find ourselves with too much stuff and not enough places for it all. In her simple, yet effective book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, Marie Kondo offers readers practical tips for declutter-ing and organizing. She also includes truly inspiring stories of the positive benefits you will experience from making this change, in case you need that extra push. Kondos soon-to-be-released new book Spark Joy takes her method to the next level, with step-by-step il-lustrations on how to organize every room in your home.

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With the city of Coquitlams 125th celebrations now in full swing, the arts and culture beat takes centre stage in 2016.

And therell be plenty to whet your appetite all year, with groups now on the go for the year-long parties.

Below, our top picks for shows in the first half of 2016:

JANUARY Charlene Scott directs a fun

cast in Stage 43s second com-edy of the season, I Love You, Youre Perfect, Now Change. The play runs at the Evergreen Cultural Centre from Jan. 14 to 16 and Jan. 20 to 23. Visit ever-greenculturalcentre.ca.

The exquisite JJ Lee will talk fashion and push his memoir The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son and a Suit at Place des Arts on Jan. 22 during the centres Salon Speaker Series. Visit pla-cedesarts.ca.

The extraordinary talent of Grade 12 art students from School District 43 will be on display as part of the annual Emerging Talent 19 exhibit that opens Jan. 24 in the art gallery at Evergreen. Visit evergreen-culturalcentre.ca.

FEBRUARY Tempt your sweetie to try a

new style of dance at Place des Arts on Valentines Day. Join salsa teacher Lauren Taylor for the social on Feb. 14 and snack on Cuban-inspired tapas. Visit brownpapertickets.com.

Travel back in time with Coquitlam archivist Emily Lonie on Feb. 17 at city hall as she talks about the citys 13 decades during BC Heritage Week. Her lecture is part of the Coquitlam 125th anniversary. Visit coquitlam125.ca.

Canadian folk icons Valdy and Gary Fjellgaard return to

the Evergreen Cultural Centre for a night of lovely music on Feb. 21. The two old-timers are promoting Contenders 3: Off the Floor, a new CD. Visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

The magical Ivan Sayers is back in the Tri-Cities to show-case his historical fashion col-lection and raise money for the Port Moody Heritage Society. His event is on Feb. 28 at Inlet Theatre in Port Moody. Call 604-939-1648.

Children and teens who imagined what Coquitlam would look like in 125 years will see their artwork dis-played at the Coquitlam Public Library City Centre branch this month as part of the citys

125th anniversary. The date for the grand opening has yet to be announced.

MARCH The award-winning actor

Nicola Cavendish graces the Evergreen Cultural Centre from March 1 to 5 when the Arts Club on Tour arrives with 4000 Miles. Cavendish has already won rave reviews for her performance as Vera, a 91-year-old New Yorker who gets an unexpected visitor. Go to evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

Catch classical pianist Sarah Hagen dazzle with jazz piano player Soren Bebe in her Musical Mornings series at Evergreen Cultural Centre on

March 9. Visit evergreencultur-alcentre.ca.

Kick up your heels and fill your bellies at the 27th annual Festival du Bois at Mackin Park in Coquitlam. The French-Canadian fete is produced by the Socit francophone de Maillardville from March 4 to 6 and includes great music from Le Bruit court dans la ville featuring Quebecois legends Lisa Ornstein, Normand Miron, and Andr Marchand as well as sounds from ReVeillons, MAZ, Sonerion, Danny Boudreau, Yoro Noukoussi, Gabriel Dubreuil, Raine Hamilton and Annette Campagne. Dont forget to load your plate with poutine

and tourtiere. Visit festivaldu-bois.ca.

APRIL Renowned speakers will be

the Evergreen Cultural Centre on April 16 to take part in the Coquitlam Heritage Societys symposium, with the aim to help local cultural groups and residents tell the areas stories. Visit coquitlamheritage.ca.

Its been a decade since Port Moody artist Kwi Am Choi died while hiking on Grouse Mountain and, on April 28, the Port Moody Arts Centre will open a retrospective of his work and of the work of two emerging students who last month won scholarships in his name. Visit pomoarts.ca.

MAY Treat your mom to a

special tea on Mothers Day on May 8 aboard a 1921 train car and tour the Port Moody Station Museum afterward. The fundraiser is hosted by the Port Moody Heritage Society. Visit portmoodymuseum.org.

Dont miss Roman Danylo and his wildly popular Comic Strippers act, for their Two-Night Stand at the Evergreen

Cultural Centre on May 20 and 21. Get tickets early as these improv shows sell out fast. Visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

Food photographers and co-founders of Acorn Magazine Joann Pai (@sliceofpai) and Tina Albrecht (@bittadesign) show us the se-crets to snapping great pictures of meals, through better com-position, lighting and styling, at Place des Arts on May 27. Their talk is part of the Salon Speakers Series. Visit placede-sarts.ca.

JUNE Theatrix, the youth the-

atre group headed up by Deb Solberg, marks its 25th year with an original touring pro-duction of The Little Princess in the spring and Schoolhouse Rock in the summer. Visit theatrixyoutheatre.com.

Support young dancers and musical theatre stars of tomorrow at the Caulfield School of Dances 27th annual year-end show at the Terry Fox Theatre. Tickets for the four performances from June 10 to 12 are available starting May 17. Visit caulfield.bc.ca.

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PHOTOS SUBMITTEDMAZ will perform at the 27th annual Festival du Bois at Mackin Park in early March and, in mid-May, the sexy Comic Strippers, including Coquitlam native Michael Teigen (far left), will reveal their Two-Night Stand act at the Evergreen Cultural Centre.

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The Suite E Life Drawing Group may have an unpleasant end to its summer.

But its fall turned out to be pretty good.

After being kicked out of the Port Moody Arts Centre in late August over a dispute about the terms of its agreement under the former executive director, Suite E packed up and, within a month, moved into Studio D a quiet and larger space at the back of the Evergreen Cultural Centre.

The cost of the lease was affordable for its 20 or so mem-bers and occasional drop-ins and the place was central and along a public transit route.

The hiccup also didnt affect the schedule for its profes-sional models, most of whom travel to the Tri-Cities from Vancouver.

And Suite E even benefit-ted from a few anonymous do-nations to buy new equipment for its new digs.

Someone said we should send a Christmas card to the Port Moody Arts Centre, quipped Suite E president Myda Schmidt last month, adding, Everything has worked out very well for us.

The transition has also co-incided with their new group show that opens Friday at Place des Arts in Maillardville.

Thirteen Suite E members Schmidt, Deborah Colvin, Tracey Costescu, Sue Cowan, Reza Doust, Marion Els, Yoshi Kamei, Chika Matsui, Sahar McCullough, Gerry Nicol, Diane Norrie, Adrienne Peacock and Christine Yurchuk

are displaying about 40 acrylic and oil paintings as well as mixed media for the display, titled The Selective Eye.

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