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ONLINE 24/7: TRICITYNEWS.COM INSIDE: 89-year-old driver stands up to traffic bully [pg. 11] / TC Sports [pg. 26]
DIPIDRO PHOTOGRAPHYFireworks filled the sky to close Canada Day celebrations at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam (w Port Coquitlam’s Castle Park, too). For more photos from weekend festivities, see pages 3, 4 and 18.
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Hate-filled graffiti on PoCo daycare, vanTRI-CITY CRIME
SARAH PAYNEThe Tri-CiTy News
Dave Larocque planned to get a jump on paperwork when he went to work last Saturday morning but, instead, he ended up scrambling to find a way to cover up hate-filled
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The daycare manager said he arrived at the Fernwood Avenue building at 8 a.m. on July 2 and said while the facil-ity gets tagged about once or twice a year, the damage to the
van this time is particularly troublesome.
“Having the van completely covered was the major dam-age because we can’t just take a roller and paint over it,” Larocque told The Tri-City News.
The 15-seat van is used from
September through June to transport kids to and from four schools in the area; in the sum-mer, it takes kids on field trips.
But because it’s close to 20 years old, the cost of repainting it outstripped the van’s value and the ICBC replacement sum of $2,000 wouldn’t come
close to buying the daycare a new, similar-sized vehicle.
“It’s mechanically sound and safe, it runs well… but we had to find a way to fix this without losing our van,” Larocque said.
see ‘ODD MIX’, page 7
swastikas & more on PoCo Dots van but community comes together to clean the vehicle
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ONLINE 24/7: TRICITYNEWS.COM INSIDE: 89-year-old driver stands up to traffic bully [pg. 11] / TC Sports [pg. 26]
DIPIDRO PHOTOGRAPHYFireworks filled the sky to close Canada Day celebrations at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam (w Port Coquitlam’s Castle Park, too). For more photos from weekend festivities, see pages 3, 4 and 18.
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TC ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT: 23Grills and guitars at Evergreen CC
CANADA DAY CLOSES WITH A BANG: PHOTOS PAGES 3, 4 & 18; STORY, PAGE 5
Hate-filled graffiti on PoCo daycare, vanTRI-CITY CRIME
SARAH PAYNEThe Tri-CiTy News
Dave Larocque planned to get a jump on paperwork when he went to work last Saturday morning but, instead, he ended up scrambling to find a way to cover up hate-filled
graffiti — including swastikas and “KKK” — from the walls and van of PoCo Dots Daycare.
The daycare manager said he arrived at the Fernwood Avenue building at 8 a.m. on July 2 and said while the facil-ity gets tagged about once or twice a year, the damage to the
van this time is particularly troublesome.
“Having the van completely covered was the major dam-age because we can’t just take a roller and paint over it,” Larocque told The Tri-City News.
The 15-seat van is used from
September through June to transport kids to and from four schools in the area; in the sum-mer, it takes kids on field trips.
But because it’s close to 20 years old, the cost of repainting it outstripped the van’s value and the ICBC replacement sum of $2,000 wouldn’t come
close to buying the daycare a new, similar-sized vehicle.
“It’s mechanically sound and safe, it runs well… but we had to find a way to fix this without losing our van,” Larocque said.
see ‘ODD MIX’, page 7
swastikas & more on PoCo Dots van but community comes together to clean the vehicle
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thank you!Thank you to our corporate partners, community groups, local businesses, staff, and volunteerswho helped make Coquitlam Celebrates Canada Day such a success. And a big thank you to all
the Coquitlam residents, family, and friends who celebrated with us!
WWW.TRICITYNEWS.COM TRI-CITY NEWS WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2016, A3
CANADA DAY FESTIVITIES: PORT COQUITLAM
As usual, fire-works capped a big day of fun, food and rec-reation at Port Coquitlam’s an-nual Canada Day event at Castle Park in Citadel Heights, which drew thousands.Photographs byBryan & Mary Ness
Tri-City News reader Adriana Araujo Curvo sent in this photo of her daugh-ters celebrating Canada Day at Golden Spike Days in Port Moody.
Tri-City News reader Rhea Hayes submitted this photo of the flags that were flying on Canada Day at her Port Coquitlam home.
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CANADA DAY FESTIVITIES: COQUITLAM
Photographs for The Tri-City News by Elaine Fleury, Robert McDonald and DiPidro Photography
Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park was the centre of the city’s Canada Day festivities, mark-ing the nation’s 149th birthday and debuting the park’s new per-formance plaza. The amphitheatre featured musical performances and the event drew some 65,000 people to the park for food, fun and activities. The day closed with a fire-works show.
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An estimated 65,000 people took in Canada Day festivities on the shores of Lafarge Lake as residents flocked to Town Centre Park to celebrate the country’s 149th birthday.
The city estimates that be-tween 30,000 and 40,000 peo-ple took part in the day-time activities, with the number of festival-goers peaking in the evening for the light display.
Raul Allueva, general man-ager of parks, recreation and cultural services, said the event showcased the new plaza and the city’s efforts to transition its larger festivals to the south side of Town Centre Park. “It was a little more intimate,” he told The Tri-City News. “I think it worked really well. The plaza was outstanding.”
Because the site is open in all directions, Allueva said the plaza is easily accessible. Some people watched the various performances and entertain-ment on the stage while others were happy to eat some food and take in the view of the lake, he added.
“That is the vision,” he said. “It is a place where people can
enjoy the setting and the per-formance if there is one.”
And more work is expected in the area.
Allueva said a permanent bathroom facility is part of a larger amenity package included in the Town Centre Park master plan that he said will improve future events at the lake.
Canada Day was the first event for the amphitheatre, which was a controversial project. During last year’s public consultation on the performance plaza, residents were fairly evenly split on whether the project should be approved, with a number of people expressing reserva-tions about the look of the
project and saying it might disrupt the natural setting next to the lake.
(As well, the project went over budget, rising $500,000 from the budgeted cost of $2.7 million to $3.2 million.)
But Allueva said he hopes some of those concerns could be put to rest now that the project has been completed. He noted that a lot of effort went into ensuring the amphi-theatre-style seating fit with the natural landscape and the slope of the shoreline.
“Anyone who had any misgivings about its appropri-ateness… Any fears they had would be dispelled.”
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DIPIDRO PHOTOGRAPHYThe amphitheatre, or performance plaza, was the centre of Canada Day festivities that drew some 65,000 people last Friday to Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park.
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He sent an email asking for help in removing the graffiti and the next morning parents, staff and even an old high school friend of Larocque’s showed up to scrub the nasty messages and images from the van.
“It’s not a work of art but at least there’s no swastikas,” Larocque said, adding he figures the culprits, who were heard by a neighbour between 2 and 3 a.m. on July 2, were likely kids going for shock value.
And while the extra work of cleaning the van and the build-ing have been a hassle, Larocque said the response has been heartwarming. “It’s been really neat to see the community reach out a little bit,” he said.
Coquitlam RCMP Const. Jamie Phillipson confirmed police are investigating the inci-dent, possibly as a hate crime.
“There’s no pre-existing mo-tivation on the property… it’s an odd mix of spewed hatred,” he said. “The file is still being investigated with E Division’s Hate Crimes Unit.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2016-21143.
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SUBMITTED PHOTOSAbove: The PoCo Dots Daycare van with offensive graffiti (includ-ing two words that The Tri-City News has blacked out). Below: A group of people got together to clean the van.
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The City of Port Coquitlam hereby gives no�ce of its inten�onto close to traffic a por�on of the lane connec�ng CambridgeStreet and Suffolk Avenue, created by the deposit of PlanBCP40777 and Plan 12613, which por�on is shown outlinedin bold and labeled as “Parcel ‘A’” on the plan below, and toremove the dedica�on of that por�on as highway.
Bylaw No. 3950, 2016, closing that por�on of lane to trafficand removing its dedica�on as highway, will be consideredfor final reading by the Council at its regular mee�ng at PortCoquitlam City Hall, 2580 Shaughnessy St, Port Coquitlam,BC, on Monday, July 11, 2016 at 7:00 pm. Persons whoconsider they are affected by the bylaw will be providedan opportunity to make representa�ons to Council atthe mee�ng or by delivering a wri�en submission to theCorporate Officer by 4:00 pm on that date.The City of Port Coquitlam further gives no�ce of itsinten�on to transfer the closed por�on of lane to RemartoEnterprises Ltd. for consolida�on with its adjacent lands, fora purchase price of $207,000.00.
No�ce of Road Closure & City Land SaleLane Connec�ng Cambridge St & Suffolk Ave
Braden Hutchins,MAPA,Manager of Corporate Office and Lands604.927.5421 • corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca
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GARY MCKENNAThe Tri-CiTy News
Work on the Evergreen Line construction project is enter-ing its final phase, with tun-nel construction expected to be completed by the fall and opening scheduled in early 2017.
According to the Ministry of Transportation, tunnel interior work and systems installations will be taking place over the summer, followed by track testing.
“The Evergreen Line is about 85% compete,” said Trish Rorison, a spokesperson for the ministry, in an email. “Construction in the tunnel is ongoing, including track work.”
Last week, the Evergreen Line Rapid Transit Project of-fice released a video of train testing along Pinetree Way in Coquitlam. The clip shows the train leave Coquitlam Station, continue through Lincoln Station (located in the north-
east corner of the Coquitlam Centre mall parking lot), before stopping at the Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station terminus.
As expected, the tunnel has proven to be the most challenging part of the line’s construction, with the section mired in boring difficulties and sinkholes that were created as a result.
But the ministry said that the hardest parts are completed, with testing for the 1.2-km portion of the line on sched-ule to begin this fall. Train testing and commissioning between Lougheed Station and Burquitlam Station is complete while work between Port Moody and Coquitlam is expected to continue through the summer.
Station construction is mostly complete, said Rorison, while work on the station pla-zas is expected to continue into the fall.
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SARAH PAYNEThe Tri-CiTy News
Belcarra Regional Park users may want to time one of their visits this month to the days when Metro Vancouver is seek-ing public input on plans for the south end of the park.
On July 14 and 16, visitors to the Belcarra picnic area can check out info on a section of the park that is home to seven cottages and the historic Bole House, and provide feedback on the area’s future program-ming and development.
“It’s more blank slate, we’re not showing options but just asking for feedback at this early stage,” said Jamie Vala, Metro Vancouver’s division manager for regional parks/central area.
Metro is asking for the pub-lic’s input after original plans to demolish the cabins were sty-mied when Port Moody council gave six of them heritage status (the seventh is in Belcarra). But with increasing demand for the park — the number of visitors has increased by 22% in the last five years — Metro is looking for ways to accommodate the growing crowds.
“Growth in the northeast sector is just increasing and we don’t anticipate it’s going to slow down,” Vala said.
Belcarra South residents
have been renting their seaside cottages, on the eastern shore of Indian Arm, for decades. They were notified in early 2013 of Metro’s plan to demolish the homes and they have been bat-tling since to hang on to them.
A spring 2014 report by Donald Luxton and Associates said the cottages are “the only surviving example of the nu-merous cottages that lined the shores of Burrard Inlet.”
But in issuing the 2013 evic-tion notice, Metro Van said the cottages are in disrepair and pose a liability. It also noted an interest in expanding the park to create public access to a beach that sits just over a rocky outcrop from the picnic area.
Vala said two plans for
Belcarra South, from the 1980s and ’90s, were approved by the board and included opening up the area to the public and es-tablishing picnic shelters, wash-rooms, access to the beach, a small wharf and adaptive re-use of the Bole House.
The public consultation will ask for feedback in four areas: environmental protection and interpretation; access and ame-nity improvements; appropri-ate use of publicly owned struc-tures; and future priorities.
• Public open houses are on Thursday, July 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday, July 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., both at the Belcarra picnic area.
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SARAH PAYNE/THE TRI-CITY NEWSBole House is one of the buildings whose future is being consid-ered as part of a Metro Vancouver public consultation process.
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The City has received an application for a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for theproperty located at 801 Brunette Avenue. The applicant, BC Home Leisure, hasapplied for a commercial TUP to allow for retail sales of household goods (hottubs, patio furniture, bbqs and related accessory products). The commercial retailunit would operate 7 days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. This TUP would befor a three (3) year period.
You are invited to provide input to Council relative to this application. Additionalinformation related to this application, including a copy of the proposed permit,may be inspected from Tuesday, June 28, 2016 to Monday, July 18, 2016 at theCity’s Planning and Development Department, 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 more information on this application by callingJulia Healy, Planning and Development Department, at 604-927-3475 oremailing Julia at jhealy@coquitlam.ca.
This application will be considered by Council at their Regular Meeting onMonday, July 18, 2016. The Council Meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. and is held inthe Council Chambers of City Hall located at 3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlam, BC,V3B 7N2.
If you wish to provide input in writing please submit your comments to the CityClerk’s O�ce in one of the following ways:
By email to clerks@coquitlam.ca;
In person at the City Clerk’s O�ce which is located on the 2nd �oor of CityHall at 3000 GuildfordWay;
By fax at 604-927-3015.
Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become partof the public record which includes the submissions being made available forpublic inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and potentially on our website as part ofa future agenda package at www.coquitlam/agendas.
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Sheltering private schools while undermining publicSchool’s out for the
summer but recent debates on the
educational front suggest we’re in need of a lesson ourselves.
As an eye-opening piece by the National Observer’s Sandy Garossino pointed out, those who can afford pri-vate school are apparently eligible to write off a por-tion of the fees that cover lunch and recess time as “child care” expenses on their taxes — even for teenagers up to 16 years of age.
And although they’re far from accessible to everyone, private schools continue to receive per-pupil operating grants at up to 50% of the level handed out to public schools. That taxpayer-funded subsidy comes to about $300 million annu-
ally at a time when public schools are facing closure around the province.
It’s a policy that a re-cent poll suggested most British Columbians don’t support.
Education Minister Mike Bernier defends the subsidy as providing choices for parents. He also made the point that in the public school sys-tem, the province pays for
100% of capital costs.Yet if that were the
case, boards of educa-tion wouldn’t have to sell off school lands to fund replacement schools that make sense, or lease a number of closed former public school properties to private institutions to bolster operating revenue.
If public funding were adequate, parents across the province wouldn’t have to fundraise for ev-erything from computers to playground equipment, once considered essential parts of public schools.
Before the next class graduates, we need to re-think the lesson plan on what’s considered fair funding for our schools because, right now, we’re undermining public edu-cation while sheltering the private system.
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�e City of Coquitlam has done justthat for the 125-year celebration of its July25, 1891 incorporation by purchasing thenaming rights for a brand new variety ofrose!“We worked in collaboration with the
Fraser Paci�c Rose Society,” says KathleenReinheimer, the City of Coquitlam’s ParksManager. “It’s a salmon-coloured roseand we named it the “Coquitlam Rose” inhonour of our Coast Salish Heritage.”�e name Coquitlam, according to the
City’s website, comes from the CoastSalish word “Kwikwetlem,” meaning“red �sh up the river.” �e name was inacknowledgment of the importance ofsalmon to the Coast Salish culture.“It’s a hardy rose,” notes Kathleen,
“disease-resistant and long-blooming.”�e o�cial unveiling of the Coquitlam
Rose will take place on July 3, 2016 in theCentennial Rose Garden during the 2016Rose Show. Subsequently, as additionalplants become available, plantingswill take place in the City’s InspirationGarden, as well as other parks and publicgardens around the community.�e new variety of rose will also be
made available to local growers.
In addition to celebrating the City’s125th birthday, the new Coquitlam Rosemakes its debut in time for the City’sentry into the national Communitiesin Bloom competition. �is friendlycompetition between Canadian cities ismeant to showcase how communitieswork together to enhance theenvironment, beautify their city, andconserve the area’s heritage.For more information on the
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Library staff always changing with times
89-year-old driver wouldn’t be bullied
COQUITLAM PUBLIC LIBRARY TRI-CITY ROADS
The Editor,Re. “Union, CPL at odds over
new positions” (The Tri-City News, June 15).
In the article by Diane Strandberg, it’s stated that Coquitlam Public Library director Todd Gnissios “said the library needs people who can work with new technol-ogy, adapt to changing needs of the library and offer services outside the confines of the tra-ditional library branch.”
“Everything we’re doing is changing,” he is quoted as say-ing. “What we have is a struc-ture that can’t respond to that.”
As a retired library staff member, I am offended in more ways than one.
Public libraries are special places. They are not trying to sell you something. You don’t have to go there to get service. They offer many things to many people of all ages.
Whether you think of public libraries as hallowed halls of learning with strict rules, busy community centres of programs
for all ages or even the quiet spot to hang out to finished school work, they have been changing since they started.
Coquitlam Public Library started in Centennial second-ary school and moved many times before it settled into the two locations presently oc-cupied. Many changes have happened that included new technology and new services provided by the staff.
You hear comments that with all the electronic devices we have now, computers and
eBooks to name only two, books would fade away and no longer be needed. Yet library staff have adapted; for exam-ple, they teach computer skills and how to use eBooks.
In library surveys, the peo-ple of Coquitlam reported that staff are the library’s greatest resource. I am outraged that Mr. Gnissios has no faith in the present staff and is creating six new management positions he hopes staff will bid for, which are really their present posi-tions with a few management duties thrown in.
Libraries and their staffs will always be changing, respond-ing, adapting. Mr. Gnissios, work with yours.Jo Patterson, Chilliwack
The Editor,My 89-year-old mother
was stuck in the gridlock of Pinetree Way last week when she was rear-ended by an-other motorist.
When she got out of her vehicle to inspect it and get information from the gentle-man (I use this term lightly), he tried to convince her that there was no damage to her car.
She insisted that he provide his name and paperwork. He again insisted there was no damage to either vehicle and that he didn’t need to give her his paperwork.
My mother stated that she had already taken down his licence plate number and that if he did not provide his name, she was going to call the police. He then said that they could both pull around the corner for him to give his name. She said, “No, you will give it to me now or I will call the police.”
At that point, my sister-
in-law happened to drive by and stopped, which added a little to support for my poor mother. The “gentleman” then provided the necessary paperwork, as he should in any type of accident.
It’s a very sad day, indeed,
when we try to bully anyone, but shame on that driver for picking on a senior.
I am very proud of my mother for standing up to this person.Theresa Hendriks, Coquitlam
READER WANTS MORE UPLIFTING LETTERSThe Editor,
Re. “Good neighbour? He may be PoCo’s best neigh-bour” (Letters, The Tri-City News, June 29).
I was delighted and uplifted to read the letter to the editor written by Margaret Matthews.
So many letters to the editor are crabby and carping. There are so many good things happening in the neigh-bourhoods we are all so proud of. It is nice to hear about them and I suggest you encourage more of your reader-ship to give appreciation where it is well deserved by writing similar letters to the editor.Ian MacSween, Port Coquitlam
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Want Ma’s house?ANMORE
DIANE STRANDBERGThe Tri-CiTy News
The village of Anmore has run out of options to save the former home of B.C. pioneer Margaret ‘Ma’ Murray and is now appealing to heritage buffs and entrepreneurs to move the century-old cottage and restore it.
A request for expressions of interest has been posted on the BC Bid website for someone to retain, move and restore the original Ma Murray homestead. Ideally, the pro-ponent would move the 700 sq. ft. building to private land but the village will consider a proposal to put the cottage on civic property, depending on the use, parking requirements and revenue sharing, among other things.
Mayor John McEwen said only the oldest portion of what was once used as Anmore village hall is worth saving, ac-cording to Heritage BC, and the village needs the structure moved to make way for a new village centre.
Another portion of the build-ing, a converted garage used for village administration but de-commissioned in 2012 because of rodent infestations and other problems, will be demolished.
“We want to build a new vil-lage hall there [and] because there’s a septic system and all of the services are there [the
building needs to be moved],” McEwen said.
This is the last chance for the building that once housed newspaper pioneer Ma Murray and her family, and McEwen said proposals such as moving the building to the Ioco lands and turning it into a restaurant have not panned out.
“We’re hoping that with pub-licity, some people would come forward,” he told The Tri-City News.
As to the logistics of mov-ing the former homestead, it’s entirely feasible, said a spokes-person for Port Coquitlam’s Nickel Bros. Adam Knipfel said his company was brought in to have a look at the building
and although there is no firm proposal, the move would be standard and not pose a risk to the structure.
“If it’s not collapsing now, it’s not going to collapse on our transport with the proper mov-ing equipment,” said Knipfel, who said the 60-year-old com-pany has moved many older homes over the years.
Other than adding some bracing to the structure, the move would be straightforward, he said.
The deadline for the request for proposals is July 15. For more information, visit bcbid.gov.bc.ca.
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TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTOThe clock is ticking on the 100-year-old former Anmore village hall building that was once the home of B.C. pioneer Margaret ‘Ma’ Murray. The village council is hoping to find someone to move the building either to private land or possibly a civic properly.
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Public Hearing7 pm on Monday,July 11, 2016
Council ChambersPort Coquitlam City Hall
GIVE YOUR INPUTAll members of the publicwill have a reasonableopportunity to be heardor to present wri�ensubmissions about thebylaw at the hearing.
Council cannot receive newor addi�onal informa�onon this applica�on a�er
the public hearing.
CITY HALL2580 Shaughnessy Street
Port Coquitlam BC
www.portcoquitlam.ca/ge�nvolved
In compliance with the direc�on being set by theProvince for proper�es within the Agricultural LandReserve, the City is taking steps intended to reduce theimpact of residen�al development on farm proper�esand support farming businesses. A comprehensiveamendment to the uses permi�ed in the AgricultureZone and regula�ons applicable to these uses isproposed. It includes a limit to the maximum size of afarm residen�al dwelling of 500m2, a limit to the totalarea occupied by farm residen�al uses (the “farm homeplate”) of 2000m2, a requirement that farm residen�aldevelopment be located within 60m of the frontproperty line and other changes to setback regula�onsand permi�ed uses.
No�ce of Public HearingZoning Amendments for the Agriculture Zone
Inspec�on of documents:Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome toinspect the proposed bylaw and any related bylaws,reports and plans at:Corporate Office, Port Coquitlam City HallFrom June 28, 2016 to July 11, 2016 at 4:00 pmCity Hall is open 8:30 am-4:30 pm(except weekends/stat. holidays)
Braden Hutchins,MAPA,Manager of Corporate Office and Lands604.927.5421 • corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca
Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3945
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Canada Post issues lockout notice to its unionized staff
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Union says corp. wants steep con-tract concessionsJEFF NAGELBLACK PRESS
Regular mail and parcel delivery could be knocked out as early as Friday after Canada Post issued 72-hour lockout notice Tuesday to its union-
ized workforce.Canada Post said it plans to
suspend the collective agree-ment, citing declining volumes as major customers anticipate a mail service disruption.
The company said the move will give managers the flexibil-ity to adjust staffing to match the reduced amount of work needed due to the “changing business reality” and doesn’t necessarily mean a lockout will be triggered.
Mike Palecek, president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), denounced the move as one aimed at forc-ing 50,000 postal workers to accept steep concessions.
“We knew this was their game all along,” Palecek said. “They are sabotaging the pub-lic review of the post office. They refused to negotiate fairly with us and now they’re lock-ing the doors and will try to starve us into submission.”
Canada Post has rejected CUPW’s demands as unafford-able, saying they would add more than $1 billion over the life of a new contract.
Despite any labour disrup-tion, federal government cheques for benefits like Old Age Security, CPP and the Canada Child Benefit will con-tinue to be delivered as they have been deemed essential.
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Learn how the food bank works Saturday
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Want to know how the Share Family and Community Services food bank operates and what’s needed to feed 400 individuals and families each week?
Visits the Remember the Food Bank open house Saturday, July 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There will be tours of the food bank facilities, fun activi-ties for kids, Strike Out Hunger Bowling and a by-donation barbecue provided by Save-On Foods (Pinetree Village, Coquitlam).
The Share food bank is lo-cated at 2615 Clarke St. (rear), Port Moody.
It runs year round out of distribution centres in PoMo, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam but food is needed now as shelves are quickly emptying.
In a front-page story in last Friday’s Tri-City News, Share’s director of fund development, Valerie Hutton, said food bank shelves are emptying quickly as canned and dried goods collected during the winter are used to fill hampers for needy families in the Tri-Cities — and 37% of Share’s food bank clients are children under the age of 18.
To fill shelves again, Share is holding a summer food drive with the goal of collecting
10,000 lb. of food and raising $10,000 for the program, which supports approximately 400 families in need each week. There are several ways to help:
• visit www.sharesociety.ca and donate online;
• call Shawna at 604-529-5105 and make a donation over the phone;
• donate food directly to Share’s food bank at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody (go to rear of the building);
• drop a food donation off at any local grocery store;
• or host a food drive or fundraiser (you can find out
more at sharesociety.ca/host-a-fundraiser).
As well, watch out for an up-coming grocery store food drive to take place July 16 and 17.
“Most people think about do-nating to the food bank during the Christmas holiday season but the food bank is a year-round operation,” Hutton said. “Come summer, our reserve of food starts to shrink and it is only through the wonderful generosity of the local commu-nity that we are able to restock the shelves and continue to pro-vide food hampers up until the traditional giving season again.”
TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTOThe food bank operated by Share Family and Community Services is holding an open house Saturday in Port Moody.
Visit the website for details or a larger map.More info: Development Services, 604.927.5442.
Public Hearing7 pm on Monday,July 11, 2016
Council ChambersPort Coquitlam City Hall
GIVE YOUR INPUTAll members of the publicwill have a reasonableopportunity to be heardor to present wri�ensubmissions about thebylaw at the hearing.
Council cannot receive newor addi�onal informa�onon this applica�on a�er
the public hearing.
CITY HALL2580 Shaughnessy Street
Port Coquitlam BC
www.portcoquitlam.ca/ge�nvolved
To provide for rezoning from Residen al Single Dwelling1 to Residen al Single Dwelling 2 to facilitate a proposed2-lot subdivision.
No�ce of Public HearingRezoning at 1678Manning Avenue
Inspec�on of documents:Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome to inspectthe proposed bylaw and any related bylaws, reports andplans at:Corporate Office, Port Coquitlam City HallFrom June 28, 2016 to July 11, 2016 at 4:00 pmCity Hall is open 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays)
Braden Hutchins,MAPA,Manager of Corporate Office and Lands604.927.5421 • corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca
Loca�on:Street address:1678 Manning AvenueLegal address:Lot 69, District Lot 466, New WestminsterDistrict, Plan NWP 27037, Group 1
Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3959
Visit the website for details or a larger map.More info: Development Services, 604.927.5442.
Public Hearing7 pm on Monday,July 11, 2016
Council ChambersPort Coquitlam City Hall
GIVE YOUR INPUTAll members of the publicwill have a reasonableopportunity to be heardor to present wri�ensubmissions about thebylaw at the hearing.
Council cannot receive newor addi�onal informa�onon this applica�on a�er
the public hearing.
CITY HALL2580 Shaughnessy Street
Port Coquitlam BC
www.portcoquitlam.ca/ge�nvolved
To rezone from Residen�al Single Dwelling 1 to theResiden�al Single Dwelling 2 to facilitate a proposedsubdivision that would create five lots fron�ng PatriciaAvenue.
No�ce of Public HearingRezoning at 3608 & 3620 Cedar Drive
Inspec�on of documents:Prior to the public hearing, the public is welcome to inspectthe proposed bylaw and any related bylaws, reports andplans at:Corporate Office, Port Coquitlam City HallFrom June 28, 2016 to July 11, 2016 at 4:00 pmCity Hall is open 8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays)
Braden Hutchins,MAPA,Manager of Corporate Office and Lands604.927.5421 • corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca
Loca�on:Street address:3608 & 3620 Cedar DriveLegal address:Lots 2 and 3, Sec�on 8, Township 40,NewWestminster District, Plan NWP 19637
Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3958
www.portcoquitlam.ca
No�ce of Inten�on to Sell City Land1363 Elinor Crescent
A detailedinforma�onpackage isavailable to allinterested par�es.For furtherinforma�on ando�er inquires,please contactDwayne Giesbrecht,Jordan MacNab andRuss MacNab at604-239-6800.
Please take No�ce that pursuant to Sec�on 26of the Community Charter, the City proposesto sell the proper�es located at:Civic Address: 1363 Elinor CrescentLegal Address: Lot 961 except: Part subdividedby Plan 37117; Dist. Lot 343, Group 1, NewWest District, Plan 34319 1, New WestminsterDistrict Plan, EPP54417The lands described are not required formunicipal purposes, nor are they reservedor dedicated. Ini�al o�ers will be acceptedun�l 10:00 a.m. on July 13, 2016. If thereare mul�ple o�ers on the property, thebidders and their Real Estate Agents will beno��ed and may be given the opportunity torevise their o�ers. All revised o�ers must besubmi�ed by 10:00 a.m. on July 15, 2016.
City contact info:Braden Hutchins, MAPA,Manager of CorporateO�ce and Landshutchinsb@portcoquitlam.ca604-927-5413
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DIANE STRANDBERGThe Tri-CiTy News
Fewer homes on the market in Metro Vancouver means fewer sales but there is no sign that property values will drop any-time soon, according to the latest Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver statistics (REBGV).
In fact, prices jumped slightly in June from May in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody, and given that May was a blistering month for home sales and price hikes, it appears house prices are holding steady.
The real estate market is busy, although not as frantic as it was several months ago in the Tri-Cities. Prices jumped slightly from May of this year to June but sales totals in Metro Vancouver totalled 4,400 in June, an increase of just 0.6% from June 2015 but a drop of 7.7% compared to May of this year, when 4,749 homes sold.
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“While we’re starting to see more properties coming onto the market in recent months, the imbalance between supply and demand continues to influ-ence market conditions,” Dan Morrison, the REBGV presi-dent, said in a press release.
According to the latest numbers, property sales in the region totalled 4,400 in June, an increase of just 0.6% from June 2015 but a drop of 7.7% com-pared to May of this year, when 4,749 homes sold.
Still, last month’s sales were 28.1% above the 10-year sales average for the month and rank as the highest selling June on record.
New listings for detached, at-tached and apartment proper-ties in Metro Vancouver totalled 5,875 in June. This represents an increase of 1.2% compared to the 5,803 units listed the pre-vious June but a 6.6% decrease compared to May 2016, when 6,289 properties were listed.
The total number of proper-ties currently listed for sale on Metro’s MLS is 7,812, a 35.9% decline compared to June 2015 (12,181) and a 1.1% increase compared to May 2016 (7,726), suggesting that a few people are looking at high prices received from homes this spring and are taking the plunge but, overall, people are staying put.
The composite benchmark price for all residential proper-ties in Metro Van (including single-family homes, condos
and townhouses) is $917,800, up 32.1% from June 2015.
REBGV numbers show fewer detached home sales in June 2016 (1,562, or an 18.6% decline, compared to the 1,920 detached sales recorded in June 2015). Meanwhile, the bench-mark price for detached prop-erties increased 38.7% from June 2015 to $1,561,500.
Market action is instead in the buying and selling of apart-ment properties, which saw an increase in sales of 18.8% between June this year and June 2015, or 2,108 sales compared
to 1,774. Correspondingly, the benchmark price of an apart-ment property increased 25.3% from June 2015 to $501,100.
Attached property sales in June 2016 totalled 730, an increase of 7.2% compared to the 681 sales in June 2015. The bench mark price of an attached unit increased 28.1% from June 2015 to $656,000.
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BY THE NUMBERSIn the Tri-Cities, the monthly resi-dential composite price increase (including single family homes, condos and townhouses) also rose between May and June as follows:n Coquitlam: +2.4% to $774,800n PoCo: +2% to $585,000n Port Moody: +1.2% to $759,600
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The 2016 edition of Golden Spike Days filled Port Moody’s Rocky Point Park with thousands of visitors on the weekend, with the annual event offering games, food, rides and even a chance to try some (safe) distracted driving. In addition, PoMo firefighters held their annual pancake breakfast at the main fire hall, with the proceeds going to the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation and Crossroads Hospice.
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Share’s drug series continues to Aug. 24
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Kids can launch their Summer Reading Club at the Terry Fox Library with the magic of The Great Gordini.
The award-winning ma-gician has fantastic tricks up his sleeve. See if you can unravel the magical myster-ies while being hilariously entertained.
This is a show the whole family will enjoy, running from 2 to 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 14.
Terry Fox Library is lo-cated at 2470 Mary Hill Rd., Port Coquitlam. Phone 604-927-7999 for more in-formation.
Trauma, anger, stress & recovery are to be covered
Share Alcohol and Drug Program is hosting an educa-tion series that and runs on Wednesday evenings through August.
The program is open to everyone in the community and offers information for those who are struggling with substance misuse/abuse or are concerned about their use. It will also help those people affected by others’ substance use.
There is no cost for this group. Topics will vary from week to week (see outline below), with the format
consisting of a video, a brief presentation, and open dis-cussion. Sessions run from 7 to 8 p.m. on the second floor at Share, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody. Sessions include:
• July 6: Heroin and other common depressants/opi-ates — addiction, struggle and recovery.
• July 13: Trauma and sub-stance use — the possible ef-fects of the influence of trauma on substance use.
• July 20: Anger — under-standing your anger and learn-ing how to manage it more effectively.
• July 27: Stress — learning how to cope with little and big problems without using.
• Aug. 3: Relapse prevention — discussion on the psycho-logical, emotional and physical
aspects of relapsing and what can be done.
• Aug. 10: Mental Illness, depression and addiction — understanding the links between the mental illness and substance misuse/abuse will be tonight’s goal.
• Aug. 17: Substance af-fected — how others misuse of alcohol and drugs affects us. How to help others.
• Aug. 24: Stage 2 recovery — life in the future.
For more information, call 604-936-3900.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6• Hyde Creek Watershed
Society monthly meeting, 7:15 p.m., 3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo. The public us invited to attend the meeting, tour the facility and see what projects we are currently undertaking. The society is also looking for volunteers interested in help-ing occasionally with education school tours. Volunteers are also needed to assist with 2016 Hyde Creek Salmon Festival and with day-to-day operations. Info: www.hydecreek.org hcws.info@gmail.com.
SUNDAY, JULY 10• Riverview Horticultural
Centre Society guided tree tour and tea on Riverview Hospital grounds, leaving at 1 p.m. from the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young Building. Site map: www.rhcs.org. This tour was originally scheduled to feature the fragrant Linden trees at Riverview but due to our very early and hot spring, the blooming period has finished prematurely, so walkers will visit many other trees as well as the Lindens. Info: 604-290-9910.
FRIDAY, JULY 15• The Circle of Friends, a
social group for 50+ singles looking to meet new friends and participate in social events such as walking, dancing, dining out, travel, theatre, etc., meets at PoCo Legion, 133–2675 Shaughnessy St., 7 p.m., to plan events. Info: Nina, 604-941-9032.
MONDAY, JULY 18• Tri-City Singles Social Club,
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50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities, such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more, meets at 7 p.m. at the Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (street parking). New members are welcome. Directions and info: Darline, 604-466-0017.
THURSDAY, JULY 21• Riverview Horticultural
Centre Society guided tree tour and tea on Riverview Hospital grounds. Tour will leave at 7:30 P.M. from the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young Building. Site map: www.rhcs.org. This is an opportunity for those not able to attend Sunday tree tours at Riverview. Indo: 604-290-9910.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17• Have you considered be-
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and Dogwood pavilions) slo-pitch ball club is looking for men age 55+ and women 50+ from the Tri-Cities who are interested in reliving their childhood dreams. It is not necessary to have participated in organized ball in your past life, just have some knowledge of the game and an ability to make it around the bases. There are teams playing out of both Town Centre Park and Mundy Park, with practices and games on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and the sea-son starting as soon as weather permits (March or April). Info: Len, 604-941-0081 or lenraili@shaw.ca, or Barry, 604-936-8436 or the.langs@shaw.ca.
• Dogwood Drama Club meets Mondays and Thursdays, 1-3:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam (en-trance and parking off Winslow Avenue). New members are always welcome for acting roles or backstage crew. Info: Don, 604-526-2345.
JULY 9: INVASIVE PLANT PARTY• The Friends of DeBoville Slough will be conducting an
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• Minds in Motion, a fitness and social program for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s and a care partner hosted, by Alzheimer Society of B.C., runs Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Cost: $38 per pair/8 weeks. Register in person or call 604-927-6098.
• Share Family and Commu-nity Services’ free seniors (60+) is offering a free, weekly support group that meets for 90 min-utes on Wednesday mornings at Poirier community centre, Coquitlam. No group experience necessary. Info & registration: Rhea, 604-937-6964.
• Stroke Recovery Associ-ation of BC, Coquitlam branch at Dogwood Pavilion invites people recovering from stroke and their
caregivers most Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. for speech therapy, exercise, indoor bocce, music, dance, games, speakers, outings, fun and friendship, 624 Poirier St. (enter off Winslow Avenue). Info: Margaret, 604-927-6093 or mhansen@coquitlam.ca.
• Dogwood Songsters meet every Monday, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion; group also visits and entertains at seniors’ facilities weekly. If you love to sing, you can join. Info: 778-285-4873 or 604-464-2252.
• Seniors meet every Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m., to do fun group activities including physi-cal fitness exercises, games, storytelling, local tours and recipe sharing. All women and men 50 or older are welcome at Share Family and Community Services’ Mountain View Family Resource Centre, 699 Robinson St., Coquitlam (corner of Smith
Avenue and Robinson Street). Info: Gina, 604-937-6970.
• Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to se-niors’ concerns. Seniors’ orga-nizations and others interested in joining, call Ernie, 604-576-9734, or email tsn@shaw.ca.
• The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month. People who are interested in participating in a caregiver sup-port group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780.
• Glen Pine 50Plus group plays bridge Mondays, 12:45-3:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9:30-11:45 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. New members wel-come. Info: 604-927-6940.
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PHOTOS SUBMITTEDMusic on the Grill performers: Marc Atkinson (July 9); The Good Lovelies (July 16); and Jaclyn Guillou (Aug. 13). Tickets for the shows are $55 each for the concert and dinner, or $35 for the concert only. Packages for all three concerts (with dinner) are $141, or $90 for three concerts (without dinner). Call the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
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JANIS WARRENThe Tri-CiTy News
Three Juno-nominated and -award-winning acts will fire up Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre this summer for the eighth annual Music on the Grill series.
The first of indoor shows — each of which starts with an alfresco barbecue dinner overlooking Lafarge Lake — launches Saturday with the Marc Atkinson Trio, a gypsy jazz ensemble.
Best known for his work with the folk/roots band The Bills, Atkinson will appear along-side Brett Martens (acoustic rhythm guitar) and Joey Smith (stand up bass) for the July 9
performance. Formed in 2000, the trio has toured internation-ally and played numerous jazz festivals including in Montreal and Vancouver as well as DjangoFest Northwest.
Next up on the platter are The Good Lovelies, who take the stage July 16 (they replace the previously lined-up group, Novel Voz).
Promoting their latest album Burn The Plan, The Good Lovelies are folk/country art-ists Caroline Brooks, Kerri Ought and Sue Passmore.
The trio came together 10 years ago for a Christmas con-cert at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto; a year later, they re-leased their debut EP and, two years after that, a full-length
CD that clinched the 2010 Juno Award for Best Roots and Traditional Album of the Year for a group.
Meanwhile, Jaclyn Guillou serves up a concert on Aug. 13. A Juno nominee for Vocal
Jazz Album of the Year, Guillou has a background in musical theatre, tap dance and opera and, last year, released her fourth album This Bitter Earth, a tribute to her hero, Dinah Washington.
Guillou will perform tunes from that CD at Music on the Grill with her jazz trio plus a string quartet.
David Mann, ECC’s per-forming arts manager who this year was named the BC Touring Council’s Presenter of the Year, said Guillou is a “very special talent. If people aren’t aware of her, now’s the time to get on board.”
Still, Mann said while the series’ programming is top-notch, the opening acts are not to be missed.
West My Friend — an emerging band from Victoria that features Eden Oliver on vocals — will be with Marc Atkinson to launch their new folk album that was recorded at Fiddlehead Studios on Mayne Island and produced by Juno-nominee David Travers-Smith.
For The Good Lovelies show is another Vancouver Island music group, Three Worlds, while local bands Clavinova Nights, the Leo Bae Jazz Quartet and the Audinos have also been given a spot during the series that is sponsored by Greenline Dental.
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Byrnes, Brickhouse to play 10th year of ‘Sunday’ shows
SUMMER SUNDAY CONCERTS
JANIS WARRENThe Tri-CiTy News
A decade ago, George Balzer and three others stepped into Port Moody city hall to suggest summer programming at the Rocky Point Park stage.
Balzer would run past the platform on his days off and would often see it empty of music or dance.
The first couple of years after they got the okay was difficult with limited sponsor-ship, Balzer remembered, so they hired single and duo acts to fill the venue on Sunday afternoons and to raise money for the Crossroads Hospice Society.
But as the word got out about the free shows, the audi-ences swelled too.
These days, Balzer — with help from Rob Sheridan and Rob Montgomery — books bands that know the Summer Sunday Concerts’ reputation and are eager to play before an outdoor crowd of more than 1,000 party-goers hungry for the blues as well as soul, funk, R&B and reggae tunes.
“It’s been quite a road,” Balzer said on Monday. “It was a lot of work in the beginning
but now it’s grown into some-thing to be proud of.”
This year’s $20,000 bud-get is covered by Pacific Coast Terminals, K+S Potash Canada, TD Bank Group and the Port of Vancouver (with publicity and media sponsor-ship from Flavelle Oceanfront Development and The Tri-City News).
And, like last year, the lineup will include 23 hours worth of music from 16 bands — spread over the July 22 to 24 weekend — for the second annual Port Moody Rotary Ribfest.
On Sunday, the first Summer Sunday Concerts gig will see Mostly Marley hit the PCT Performance Stage. It is followed by:
• July 17: Russell Marsland & The Chosen Few
• July 31: Billy Dixon’s Soul Train Express
• Aug. 7: John Delaney & The Indestructibles
• Aug. 14: R&B Allstars• Aug. 21: Incognito• Aug. 28: Jim Byrnes & The
Sojourners• Sept. 4: BrickhouseBalzer said he had tried to
hire Byrnes three years ago “but, like a lot of bands, some-times it just takes time because of their scheduling.”
As for Brickhouse — led by Rob Bracken on lead vocals and harmonica — Balzer said they’re back by popular de-mand as the closers again. “It’s kind of a tradition that they wrap it up,” he said, noting the band is pushing a new CD this year. “Rocky Point is a great venue and it’s nice for them to play somewhere that’s not a bar or casino.”
Balzer also noted the family-friendly, relaxing concerts have become a tourist destination, with guests from Europe and the United States making plans to pop in to one of the shows this summer.
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Two free summer concert series hosted by the city of Port Coquitlam returned last weekend at two popular locales.
Village Vibe runs on Saturdays from 2 to 4 p.m. at Leigh Square Community Arts Village (beside PoCo city hall) until Aug. 27 while Music in the Park is in Lions Park (off Shaughnessy Street) on Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. until Aug. 28.
The lineup for Village Vibe includes:
• dancers Belly Fusion (July 9) and Sherry Duggal (July 16);
• and musicians Jack Garton and the Demon Squadron (July 23), Allie McDonald and Ranj Singh (July 30), The Bird and the Lion and Samantha Stouten (Aug. 6), Karen Fowlie and Western Jaguar (Aug. 20) and ZeeRowe and Delaney Rose
(Aug. 27).As for the Music in the
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PHOTO SUBMITTEDPerforming artist and instructor Kyrst Hogan is Port Coquitlam’s new artist-in-residence. An artistic associate with Dances For A Small Stage, Hogan will offer a series of dance workshops from the Leigh Square Community Arts Village, until her term ends Sept. 15. The public can visit Hogan in the Gathering Place on Mondays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesdays from 3 to 8:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 2 to 7 p.m. For more on her classes or to apply for a residency next year, call 604-927-8400.
Catch a free outdoor movie at a PoCo park
ARTS IN BRIEF
Roll out a blanket — and slap on some bug spray — at Sun Valley and Gates parks this summer as the city of Port Coquitlam rolls out its 26 ft. tall screen for Cinema Under the Stars.
Sponsored by the G&F Financial Group, the free series begins Friday with last year’s James Bond flick, Spectre, star-ring Daniel Craig under the direction of Sam Mendes.
The movie will be shown at Sun Valley Park (3700 Hamilton St.) at 9 p.m.
This year’s animated Disney hit Zootopia is up next on July 22 at 9 p.m. at Sun Valley Park, featuring the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman and Idris Elba.
Gates Park (2575 Wilson Ave.) is the scene for another Disney cartoon on Aug. 5: Inside Out, the Oscar-winning film for Best Animated Feature in 2015 that includes the voices of Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Lewis Black and Mindy Kaling. The show starts at 8:45 p.m.
And on Aug. 19 at 8:45 p.m., also at Gates Park, the J.J. Abrams-directed smash hit Star Wars: The Force Awakens will wrap up the city series.
Movie nights will be moved to the next Friday if it rains. Call 604-927-8400.
Meanwhile, kids and their parents can see family films based on children’s books at Port Moody’s Inlet Theatre this summer.
Presented by the Port Moody Public Library, Movie Madness runs on Wednesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. and starts on July 13 with Star Wars: The Force Awakens and contin-ues with Zootopia (July 20);
The Good Dinosaur (July 27); Finding Nemo (Aug. 3); and Kung Fu Panda 3 (Aug. 10).
Admission is free. Visit li-brary.portmoody.ca.
HONOURING ANNA new bursary to help
young artists attend summer art camps has been created in honour of a Port Moody arts leader.
Last month, the Port Moody Arts Centre introduced the Ann Kitching Bursary for school-aged children in the Tri-Cities.
Students are nominated by teachers and administrators at their respective schools.
The bursary program is sponsored by the Port Moody Liquor Store.
Kitching, who received the Freedom of the City in 2013, served as the PMAC Society president and oversaw the Wearable Arts Awards show.
ON BOARDA new board has been
named to steer the Port Moody Arts Centre Society.
Valerie Simons has returned as president while Jo-Anne Parneta is vice-president.
Irene Reid is treasurer and Diane Wild is secretary.
The directors-at-large are: Jessie Adcock, who ran fed-erally for the Liberals last October; CKPM’s “girl about town” Cathy Cena; Katherine Edmunds; and Miya Yoo.
The non-voting members are: Coun. Barbara Junker; Devin Jain, cultural services manager for the city; and Stephen Torrence, who last week finished his first year as the non-profit group’s execu-tive director.
125 ART CONTESTEmerging and professional
artists can win prizes during the city of Coquitlam’s signa-ture Kaleidoscope festival this month.
As part of the Coquitlam 125 bash, the municipality is invit-ing up to 20 artists to be part of the Plein Air contest to com-plete a painting within three hours at the festival site: Town Centre Park.
The finished artwork will be judged and offered for sale during the two-day event; awards will be handed out at the end of the first day, July 23, with the People’s Choice prize to be presented at the end of the festival on July 24.
The deadline to register is July 19. Visit the Sign Me Up page at coquitlam.ca and enter the barcode 5766500 for the Kaleidoscope Plein Air Competition and Exhibition program. Entry is $10.
Participants will bring their own materials such as canvas, paint, water, brushes, easels, chairs and sun or shade um-brellas plus framing and wires for hanging.
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Public engagement for Belcarra South Planning Program
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Dean’s No. 5 will hit the raftersCOQUITLAM LACROSSE
Ceremony will take place ahead of Friday’s gameGARY MCKENNAThe Tri-CiTy News
As a pillar of Coquitlam’s lacrosse community, Geordie Dean is familiar with the con-fines of the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex.
But after this Friday, the main arena will feel a little more like home as the 55-year-old’s name and No. 5 jersey are raised to the rafters by the Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs.
The official ceremony will take place prior to the Jr. A’s last home game of the season, which starts at 7:30 p.m. on July 8, against the New Westminster
Salmonbellies. The matchup is fitting, given that Dean was drafted from the Coquitlam
junior A ranks into the WLA by the Bellies in 1982.
Dean, a Coquitlam Minor
Lacrosse Association product, played 100 games over four seasons with the Jr. Adanacs and was named rookie of the year in 1978 and chosen for the all-star team every season he played.
He ended up recording a total of 378 career points and is still ranked 15th in the B.C. Junior ‘A’ Lacrosse League’s all-time scoring list.
Sadly for Adanacs fans, he was selected by New Westminster during the 1982 draft.
Dean was a powerhouse with the Bellies, playing in 53 Mann Cup games over nine se-ries winning in 1986, 1989 and 1991. His record 67 goals in the Mann Cup series was eventu-ally broken, but his record 94 assists in the Mann Cup still stands today.
As his career wound down, it was no surprise to anyone that Dean received the call to the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. His 2003 induction cemented his position as one of the best two-way players to pick up a stick.
Meanwhile, the Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs are looking to close out their season on a winning note.
The club, which is currently 19-0 and firmly in control of first place in the league, has a road game against the Langley Jr. Thunder Thursday night before Friday’s bout with the Salmonbellies at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. Face off is at 7:30 p.m. For more information go to www.bcjall.com.
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marliNs MAKE $$ iN dash for Cash
Lindsey Cauley topped the competi-tion during the Dash For Cash open race at the PoCo Marlins 46th Annual Invitational Swim Meet last month.
The Marlins’ swim-mer finished with a time of 28.61, taking the top prize of $100 in the event, which features the fastest male and female swimmers. Lucy Davis of the Port Moody Aquarians finished 0.2 seconds behind to take the $50 prize, followed by third place finisher Cassidy Gray of the Coquitlam Sharks, who won $25.
On the men’s side, Ben Nichols of the Marlins took the top prize with a time of 25.47 seconds, while teammate Shawn Sieb finished second and Bryan Yu of the Burnaby Mountain Mantas took third.
Other strong per-formers for the Marlins included Cole Haaksma, Shelby Connelly, Alyssa O’Connor, Gracie Lorenson, Foster Dolling, Trey Schwingenschoegl and Angelo Macaraig.
This year’s invitational featured 400 athletes from clubs across the Lower Mainland as competitors in the B.C. Summer Swimming Association prepare for the provincial champi-onships, which will take place at Coquitlam’s Spani Pool next month.
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GLACIER MEDIA FILE PHOTOGeordie Dean, right, holds the Mann Cup along with teammates Ivan Trura, left, and John Gilchrist, centre, in 1986. Dean and the squad would go on to win two more cups (1989 and 1991) and make a total of nine appearances in the Mann Cup series.
ROBERT MCDONALD PHOTOThe Coquitlam Reds had a tough weekend, falling behind in the in the B.C. Premier Baseball League standings with a trio of losses. On Saturday, the Langley Blaze defeated the visitors 6-1 and 8-1 during a doubleheader, before Coquitlam followed up with a 6-0 loss against the North Shore Twins Monday night. The Reds are now 16-19 on the season, which is good enough for eighth place, and 5-5 in their last 10 outings. They were expected to play Tuesday night, after The Tri-City News’ deadline, and will be back at home this weekend for meetings against the Blaze on Saturday and the Abbotsford Cardinals on Sunday.
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ELAINE FLEURY PHOTOHundreds of athletes converged on Percy Perry Stadium last weekend for the CanWest Games. The crossfit challenge is designed to test participants’ strength, speed and stamina with a variety of en-durance and fitness contests, with competitors vying for cash prizes.
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PoMo’s Pietramala signs with SFU Clan
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Tri-City players filling up SFU soccer roster
Simon Fraser University’s men’s soccer team has signed Port Moody’s Andre Pietramala to its 2016 recruit-ing class.
The Port Moody secondary alum played the bulk of his youth soccer with Coquitlam Metro-Ford and is transfer-ring to SFU from Capilano University, where he has played for three seasons.
In joining the Clan, the 5’11”, 160-lb. defender is fol-lowing in the footsteps of his father, who also played with SFU.
“Andre brings all kinds of experience and he has the
ability to start for us right away,” said head coach Clint Schneider. “He makes things more competitive defensively within the squad. Our goal was to ensure we had five or six players who could give us minutes defensively and adding Andre to the mix gives us that.”
Pietramala joins a list of this year’s signees that in-clude several other Tri-City athletes.
Last spring, SFU an-nounced it would enlist the services of centre back Lucas McIlveen and wingers Sam Lee and Erik Morden of Coquitlam along with goal-keeper Aidan Bain of Port Coquitlam.
They will join a handful of other new recruits from across the Lower Mainland
and around the world, in-cluding defender Stefan Cuk and midfielder Rahid Rahim of Burnaby, Riley Pang of Richmond, Freddie Gard of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England.
“We went after quality people, identifying local tal-ent first, who valued an SFU education and the degree they are going to get, and on the football side of things, knew what SFU was about,” Schneider said. “The guys we signed really want to be a part of our program.”
SFU finished with a 10-3-4 overall record in 2015 and was second in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference at 9-2-3. The 2016 season begins next month.
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A handful of Terry Fox Ravens football players are in the prairies this week as the under-16 Team B.C. squad com-petes against North Saskatchewan.
Liam Stewart, Mike Evans, Layth Begg, Matthew Hewa Baddage and Jevaun Jacobsen, all Terry Fox Ravens students, are expected to compete in three games over the
next few days. Tom Kudaba, coach of
the Ravens, is serving as coach of the provincial team.
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