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Derrick Chai used his amateur photography skills to take this professionallooking photograph of his 11-month-old son, Maison Chai, dressed for the season. For more photos by Tri-City News readers, see pages 3 and 4.

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Merry Christmas These photos were submitted by Tri-City News readers: Left, Ross Kinnaird sent this photo of daughter Taylor Kinnaird and Halo, all ready for Christmas. Right Jill Styan snapped this pic of daughter Sadie Styan, also in the Yuletide spirit. More photos, pg. 4.

15 Christmases, 15 photos for local twins The Vick twins are still believers By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS

anta will be making a special stop in Port Coquitlam tonight to greet two of his favourite teenagers. According to Mr. Claus, Brandon and Quinton Vick deserve special recognition for their 15 years of devotion. The twins, who attend Terry Fox secondary school, haven’t succumbed to pressures to believe in anything other than the notion that an old guy in velvet and fur can still circle the globe in 24 hours to give gifts to good boys and girls. The twins are nearly of an age for a driver’s licence but they still visit Santa Land at Coquitlam Centre every year and are first in line to sit on Santa’s knee. He even knows them by name and asks them about their burgeoning film careers (both appear in the Hallmark Channel series When Calls the Heart, airing in January). Like many holiday traditions, visiting Santa at the mall is a happy moment and the Vick boys are thrilled to be part of the experience. “Why wouldn’t you believe in Santa?”asks Quinton. “There wouldn’t be a Christmas without him,” his brother Brandon chimes in. The strapping teenagers still sit together on Santa’s ample lap, just like they have for every photo taken over the last 15 years. If you gaze at the photos, you can see the boys’ features have changed, but not their smiles.

Twin brothers Brandon and Quinton Vick, students at Terry Fox secondary school in Port Coquitlam, have visited Santa Claus at Coquitlam Centre for each of their 15 years to get a photo. “He’s a jolly, happy soul,”said Quinton to explain why he and his brother still enjoy visiting the man in red. “These are special kids,”Santa acknowledges.

For Santa, sharing a special moment with the twins — Quinton asked for a wooden baseball bat while Brandon requested video editing software — is part of a fun time at the mall that

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first and they acquiesce to his authority. “Kids are not outrageous, they have fun and that’s the main thing.” Meanwhile, the Vick boys will have trouble getting to sleep tonight

as they wait for Santa to arrive. Maybe this will be the year they hear him say as he drives out of sight, shouting,“Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

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Here are some more photos taken by TriCity News readers for Christmas. Right, Pauline Kerr took this photograph of her granddaughter Sophie Snaden of Port Coquitlam in a winter wonderland. Far right, Darren Quarin of Port Moody used his camera and computer to create this striking photo illustration. He explained that he snapped a photo of Santa in a mall last Christmas, then “edited it for fun.”

With just one more night left in the Operation Red Nose campaign, the program is already breaking last year’s records. Between the evening of Friday, Dec. 13 to the early morning hours of Dec. 15, 153 volunteers gave 258 rides in Burnaby, New Westminster and the Tri-Cities. That is up 15% from the same time period last year, when 143 volunteers gave 223 rides. The program has long been popular in the Tri-Cities, where 160 people received rides, but its recent expansion into New Westminster and Burnaby has driven the increase in the overall numbers. Operation Red Nose is a safe ride home service run by volunteers over the four weekends before Christmas as well as New Years Eve. The program gets people who have been drinking over the holidays and their vehicles home safely. Those who wish to take advantage of the service can call 778-866-6673. For more information go to www.operationrednose.com, email orn@shaw.ca or call 604-341-0241. gmckenna@tricitynews.com

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School District 43 is in the process of analyzing its financial situation after the province released its holdback grants last week. The province announced that school districts would get $60 per student from funds held back at the beginning of the year in case enrolment was higher than forecast. For SD43, that amount is $1.8 million, and while less than the $2.5 million budgeted for 2013/’14, the district has two more opportunities to get more grants when February and May enrolments are calculated. The Ministry of Education, meanwhile, stated in a press release that $17.8 million in holdback funding would be used to fund higher student enrolment in some districts, $31.6 million would be distributed in $60 perstudent grants and a further $10.2 million is being kept back to address enrolment growth in February and May. “By holding back this portion of the $4.725 billion total funding committed to K-12 education for 2013-14, the ministry is able to manage unforeseen pressures or swings in student enrolment and

CUPe OKs contract School District 43 school support workers have voted in favour of a wage deal giving them a 3.5% increase between July 1, 2013 and May 1, 2014. In a ratification vote taken Thursday, 84% of members voted in favour of the settlement, which also provides them with a drug card that allows members have their medication benefits paid up front, without the need to submit receipts for medication. The deal, reached under the province’s cooperative gains mandate, means the district will have to find savings — estimated at about $985,000 this school year and $1.7 million next year — to cover the cost. In October, the district approved a savings plan that would cut transportation costs, supplies, utilities, special purpose funds and noncore salaries. This is the first wage increase for the CUPE members in four years.

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n the holiday season, perhaps some silliness could be forgiven. But the actions of MP James Moore and Port Moody council in the last two weeks are so atrocious as to be beyond folly. In Moore’s case, the savvy MP for Port MoodyWestwood-Port Coquitlam was widely excoriated for saying to a radio reporter: “Is it my job to feed my neighbour’s child? I don’t think so.” Several days later, he posted a statement on his website, saying: “In response to a question from a reporter last week, I made an insensitive comment that I deeply regret. I apologize.” But responding to online criticism in the two days previous, he had tweeted, “The headline is neither a quote, nor accurate of anything I’ve ever said. Quite ridiculous in fact” and said he wouldn’t apologize“for being lied about.” Now, MP Moore is an intelligent man and a fair review of his time in government will show that he has, among other things, managed to attract considerable federal funding to important Tri-City projects. But the in-between of the comment and the apology is deeply troubling: First, he made dishonest statements about his comments and, in doing so, impugned the radio reporter’s reputation; second, he apparently thought he could get away with it despite the fact his original comment was recorded. In Port Moody, meanwhile, council held a special meeting Dec. 17 to approve funding to help operators of the burned Mossom Creek Hatchery. Good news. But at the same special meeting — held with no community TV cameras or reporters present, and only a single citizen on hand — council voted itself sizable raises: more than 29% for councillors and more than 16% for the mayor. What city council members should be paid is a topic for another day. The cynical way in which they set that pay last week, well out of the public eye, isn’t. And we find it difficult to believe that in these mediasavvy times, not one of Port Moody’s seven council members would step up and say something like: “I fully support these raises. But perhaps this vote, which will undoubtedly be controversial, should be held at a regular council meeting in the NewYear, so we don’t look like we’ve done something to be ashamed of.” Which, now, they do. Silly, too.

The biggest idea of 2013: co-operation BC VIEWS Tom Fletcher VICTORIA ne of Canada’s great entrepreneurial success stories in recent years is WestJet, the Calgary-based airline that is expanding across the country and taking on European routes. Clive Beddoe, the founding CEO of Westjet, was famous for helping the cabin crew tidy up the plane before getting off a flight. The company is also known for its profit-sharing program, with all employees referred to as “owners”who have a stake in the success of the operation. I thought of this management approach when news emerged that the B.C. government was offering public service unions a new kind of contract, with a five-year term and wage increases tied to improved economic growth. The surprising thing is that unions are

accepting the idea, even though provincial growth must exceed the government’s independent economic forecast council projections before it can take effect in a given year. The generally non-militant Health Sciences Association was the first to recommend acceptance of a five-year agreement with only 5.5% raises guaranteed.Then they were joined by negotiators for 51,000 health and social services employees represented by the BC Government Employees’ Union and other unions that have long been adversaries of the BC Liberals. John Fryer, negotiator for the BCGEU going back to the epic battles with Social Credit governments and now a professor at University of Victoria, wasn’t impressed when he heard the news. “These deals reflect what happens when public sector unions back the losing party in a provincial election,”he said.“Union bargaining power takes a trip down the pooper.” I think there’s more than that going on. Perhaps today’s union leadership is beginning to accept that its wage, benefit and pension

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Mossom is taking steps to rebuild The Editor, Re. “Lots of help for Mossom” (The Tri-City News, Dec. 18). On behalf of the volunteers at the Mossom Creek Hatchery, I wish to express profound gratitude for the surge of community kindness since the Dec. 11 fire. City of Port Moody council and staff have backed us from the instant we called in the blaze that quickly turned our beloved hatchery and environmental education centre to ashes. We are deeply grateful for the rapid and fulsome response from the city, which has included a $10,000 emergency fund and the loan of a trailer to get us back in operation on site. Messages have poured in with kind words and offers of assistance — equipment, labour, fundraising, project management, planning, building, volunteer co-ordination, grant writing, documentation and archival research. Funds to rebuild are coming from elementary, middle and secondary school fundraisers, individuals, organizations and companies too numerous to mention here. Centennial students even from the late 1970s are offering their photos

and news clippings to rebuild our history. Our Mossom Facebook page is incredibly active with powerful reminiscing. Promises of big ticket items for a significant fundraiser are emerging. We are deeply touched by all these gifts and by so many expressions of condolence. These have come not only from those who have experienced our educational and enhancement work in the watershed but from many who have never been there. It tells us that our community places a high value on nature and nature education. We thank The Tri-City News for its extensive stories. This has helped to bring the public to us at a time when we need support more than ever. We are currently in the process of organizing our rebuilding team in order to take advantage of the generosity being offered by so many. Due to the proximity of the holidays, this will take a few weeks. We humbly request some patience as we reflect about what this rebuild should look like. We look forward to sharing this new vision in early January and will be welcoming input from the community. Ruth Foster, Co-founder, Mossom Creek Hatchery

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James Moore host a breakfast for malnourished children, who would pay for this? Although I would be happy to donate for this, it definitely wouldn’t be funded by Moore. The

cost would be taken out of taxpayer funds and if, by chance, Moore did fund it, taxes could be increased to cover his losses with a pay increase. P. Baillie, Coquitlam

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A12 Tuesday, December 24, 2013, Tri-City News

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The busy Christmas shopping season has been a bust for some businesses in Coquitlam where Evergreen Line construction is in full swing. Instead of busy aisles and manicure stations, the stores and shops in a mini-mall at 555 North Rd. are unusually quiet, the owners say. “Ou r bus ine ss is threatened,” said Grigori Khaskin, who owns Euro Foods with his wife Svetlana. In October, street parking was removed to make way for construction of columns for the elevated rapid transit system, and Khaskin said customers are turning away, either because they can’t find parking on a side street or because a small lot at the side of the mall is full. While shelves are piled high with Russian chocolates, Ukrainian cakes, Polish pickles and Austrian cheese, the aisles are surprisingly empty. Svetlana Khaskin said staff hours have been cut and deliveries have been delayed. When it snows the situation gets even worse she said, because customers can’t get down the steep ramp into the side parking lot. “And delivery, it’s a nightmare because trucks can not stop normally,”Grigori said.

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Svetlana Khaskin outside Euro Foods, where business has been slow because of Evergreen Line construction. In one instance, a pallet of food spilled on the sidewalk when the dolly carrying it down the ramp tipped over. Two other businesses are concerned about their bottom line because of the removal of street parking, a situation which is expected to last until mid-March. “This time last year, we were so busy,”said Linda Pham, owner of Phat Nail and Spa. Now, business is so slow staff “sit and play cards because they have nothing to do.” Elitech Computer owner Fay Li said parking is so tight in the area that customers have to park blocks away and lug computers to her store. Some are simply going elsewhere to avoid the hassle. “Christmas time is supposed to be busiest,”Li said. The businesses

would like to see more help from EGRT Construction, which is building the Evergreen Line, or the Ministry of Transportation to find a solution to the parking lot. One idea would be to negotiate space at some of the nearby businesses with large parking lots. Evergreen Line spokesperson Amanda Farrell, said businesses were told to expect lane closures on North Road until mid-March 2014. “On-street parking will not be available until then,” she stated in an email. In the meantime, she said staff will follow up with Euro Foods and invite the owners to participate in an Evergreen Line business liaison committee, which was established two years ago to address concerns of businesses. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

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A14 Tuesday, December 24, 2013, Tri-City News

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Take some time to check out lights As we have in previous years, The Tri-City News is printing a list of large light displays in the Tri-Cities for Christmas. To add your home to The Tri-City News’ list, send your name and address along with details of your display (how many lights, special displays, hours and days of operation and any charities for which you’re collecting) to newsroom@tricitynews.com. As well, check out this story online for a map of local light displays.

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• 927 Lillian St.: Thousands of twinkling lights, polar bears, penguins, Santa, shivering snowman, horse and carriage, trees, reindeer, snowflakes, presents and more. Open daily until Jan. 2 from 4:30 to 11 p.m. • Cable Court: All 20 houses on the culde-sac are lit up for Christmas — some a little and some a lot. (Access Cable Court off Dewdney Trunk Road, turning on Buoy Drive.) • 2988 Forestridge Pl.: The Bilesky family display features lots of lights and yard decorations from Disney characters, wise men and angels to a herd of grazing reindeer on the rooftop. Santa appears out of the chimney and there is a photo area where you can take your picture with a lifesize Santa. Lights are on daily until Jan. 2 from 6 to 10 p.m. Donations are accepted for Variety — The Children’s Charity • 545 Sunset Ave.: This house has two eight-foot trees that dance to music, 2,000 lights on the roof, a candy stick fence and much more — 15,500 lights in all. Display is open daily from 5 to 10:30 p.m.

• 678 Folsom St.: The Magic of Lights lives here — and has for years, viewed each year by thousands of people. Roof-top graphic display screen, 27-footwide with 22,000 LED lights; planters have large wire-framed trees that show the magic of lights. Santa herding reindeer moving thought the air — 50,000 plus lights programmed, twinkling and dancing moving in patterns; all controlled by hundreds of microprocessors and computers; 36 panel displays and more. Check it out onYouTube by searching 678 Folsom Street. • 1417 Garibaldi Pl.: John and Trudy invite you to enjoy their homemade Christmas for the 32nd year. More than 100 hand-painted display pieces on the house and in the yard. Two themes: traditional Christmas with manger scene, shepherds, wise men and angels; plus contemporary Christmas with Santa, reindeer, toy trains, nutcrackers and singing snowmen — all lit up with more than 4,000 lights. Display is open daily from 4:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. • 646 Claremont St.: Head up the driveway for the best view — you’ll see: a complete nativity, baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph, shepherds and the three wise men, plus Santa and Mrs. Claus, reindeer, Christmas trees and more. As well, lights — there are more than 7,000 — are set to music. Display is open daily from 5 to 10 p.m. Donations accepted for the Knights of Columbus Charities.

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The display at 2988 Forestridge Pl. in Coquitlam features everything from wise men to Disney characters. SUBMITTED PHOTO

synchronized to music plus a decorated 70-foot tree. Lights will be on Sunday to Thursday, 5 to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 5 to 11 p.m. Contributions to the food bank will be gratefully accepted. The homeowners request that, as a courtesy to their neighbours, visitors don’t block or turn around in driveways. • 1228 Oriole Pl.: Lights are set to music, and the display includes snowmen, Santa Claus and his elves. Display is open from 5 to 10 p.m. each day.

The display at 927 Lillian St. in Coquitlam has penguins, polar bears and more. SUBMITTED PHOTO

CHECK OUT... Also, the city of Coquitlam invites you to check out its displays at city hall, the Spirit Square and next to Lafarge Lake. newsroom@tricitynews.com

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Tri-City News Tuesday, December 24, 2013, A15

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There are a few coupes still available and one that is worthy of consideration is this new 2014 Honda Accord Coupe V6. Zack Spencer

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Honda’s contemporary on a dying breed 2014 Honda Accord Coupe V6 It’s fascinating to watch trends in the auto industry play out over time. Some changes happen quickly, with one manufacturer coming out with a feature, then the rest of the industry following suit. Backup cameras would be a good example of this. Other trends are much slower, changing because of demographic fluctuations. One example of a slow-moving trend is the two-door coupe falling out of favour and its replacement by sedans and crossovers. This trend is greatly affected by baby boomers getting older and buying more for practical reason, rather than styling. In the 1980s, and even the beginning of the 90s, there were plenty of coupes to choose from and they sold well. But where are the Honda Prelude, Toyota Celica, Pontiac Sunfire and Ford Probe coupes? Now gone and many not replaced with newer models. I’m thrilled to report that there are a few coupes still available and one that is worthy of consideration is this new 2014 Honda Accord Coupe V6. Looks The Accord Coupe is based on the all-new Accord sedan that has been selling very well for Honda. In fact, it won the Canadian Car of the Year this year as decided by the Automobile Journalist Association of Canada. Honda has done a good job of updating this big coupe with a more modern twist. Sold in three configurations from the base EX to the EX-L Navi (L stand for leather and navi is self-explanatory),

which are both 4-cylinder way the radio stores and equipped models. The top retrieves pre-set radio trim is the EX-L Navi with stations. It took a long V6. This top trim level is the time to set the stereo model seen here: it comes up and having to go with LED projector headback and forth between lamps, 18-inch wheels and different screens is not duel chrome exhaust tips. If you like the idea that intuitive. The rest of The 4-cylinder equipped the dash is large, with big models come with halogen of a smart looking car cup holder and plenty of headlamps and 17-inch storage areas. that is well equipped alloy wheels. The coupe The steering wheel and powerful, you starts at $26,400, a $2,500 buttons and heat controls premium over the regular might want to move on on the dash use first rate an Accord Coupe. sedan but when the switches and they are sedan is equipped with placed with precision. Zack Spencer alloy wheels, the price is Drive Another trend almost identical. The EX-L that Honda is bucking, with this Accord is $30,100 for the leather and navi and Coupe, is the inclusion of a 6-speed the V6 premium is $35,500. Not an manual transmission and V6 engine. The inexpensive car but most are very well latest movement is to turbo or superequipped. charged 4-cylinder engines to replace V6

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Inside It’s a big and comfortable coupe. The back seat is actually usable for adults and the front seats are very comfortable. The trunk is huge and the back seat folds for extra long items but the seats do not split and fold, plus the opening to the back seat is small. Standard feature on all Accord models is a backup camera and heated seats. Honda, in my opinion, has raised the bar in the mid-sized category and produced the nicest dash I have seen in this class. There are two screens in the centre console, one for the navigation unit and the other for the radio. They are framed in beautiful, high quality satin metal, chrome and soft touch materials. One area that could be improved is the

power plants and duel clutch automatic transmission in favour of a manual. I’m glad that Honda still offers this layout; it shows they are serious about being a true enthusiast’s car company. Granted, most buyers will get the very good 6-speed automatic transmission with the 3.5L V6, but with 278hp and 252 lb.ft. of torque it will be a very lively car in either configuration. The manual is a joy to use and it is like a throwback to drive a V6 equipped manual car. The 4-cylinder models have 185hp from a direct injection 2.4L engine and either a manual transmission or continuously variable transmission (CVT) for added fuel savings. The CVT is capable of 7.8L/100km in the city and 5.7L on the highway. The

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• RCCG Trinity Chapel has a food bank for individuals and families in need and appreciates gifts and support. If you are able to donate non-perishable food items, call 604-474-3131 or email rccgtrinitychapeloffice@gmail.com. • A new group of elders who focus on working with youth within School District 43 welcomes anyone who has knowledge they want to share or who just wants to be involved. Group meets Fridays, 11 a.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo. Info: Carole, 604-376-6205 or Claudia, 604-525-8163, or email: thestorytellingelders@gmail.com. • Tri-City Transitions is hosting Learning to Be the Best I Can Be, an ongoing peer support group for women who have experienced abuse or family conflict. Topics include: the impact of abuse, selfesteem, communication, listening skills and more, including ideas suggested by participants For more information or registration, call 604-941-6311. • Tri-City Transitions’ free Children Who Witness Abuse Program provides individual and group counselling for children ages 3 through 18 who have lived in a family where they have been witness to physical, emotional, mental or verbal abuse. Through support, education and counselling children will have the opportunity to heal the emotional wounds of relationship violence, build self-esteem and to stop the intergenerational cycle

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• Share is running a free seniors’ support group for people 60+ wanting to meet others and talk about things important to them. No group experience, no problem. Info and registration: Rhea, 604-937-6964. • Dogwood Songsters meet Mondays, 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: 778-285Service, Quality & Value…

• Tri-City Singles Social Club meets, 7:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 2513 Clarke St., Port Moody. Club is for single men and women 50-plus to meet new friends and enjoy activities such as dancing, theatre, concerts, dining, movies, day trips and travel. Membership is $25 per year, new members are welcome. Info: Darline, 604-466-0017.

565-8111. • Kiddies Korner Preschool still has spaces available. Info: 604-9414919 or info@kkp.ca. • Tri-City Transitions is hosting My Money, My Choices: Financial Education for Women, a free program designed to empower women survivors of domestic violence. The program focus is to increase women’s economic participation and self-sufficiency

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4873 or 604-464-2252. • Silver Chord Choir, for those over 50, meets Mondays, 3-5 p.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo; if you love to sing and have fun, you can join – no auditions. The choir, which has been going for 43 years, sings twice a month at seniors’ residences in the Tri-Cities and at other events. Info: Teresa, 604-942-5144 or Ann, 604-464-5580.

SENIORS of abuse. Info: 604-9417111. • The Family Resource Centre, located at Minnekhada middle school in Port Coquitlam, offers affordable Multi-sensory and Math Tutoring for students aged five and up. Mentoring programs for girls and boys are also available for older children/ young teens. Registration is ongoing and programs run throughout the school year. Various times and days are available. Info at www.ldafn.com or by email at frcdistrict43@gmail.com. • Registration is ongoing for boys and girls for the 5th Coquitlam Scouting group for the Beaver Colony (K–Grade 2), Cub Pack (Grades 3–5) and Scout Troop (Grades 6–8). This Scouting group meets at Baker Drive elementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam. Info: casanna@ shaw.ca. • Girl Guides takes registrations on an ongoing basis for Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders, Rangers and adult women volunteers. Training and mentoring available for new volunteers. Info: www. girlguides.ca or call 1-800-

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• Chip for Charity Christmas tree chipping by donation, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 2700 Barnet Hwy., Coquitlam; donations of money or non-perishable food items will go to Share Family and Community Services. Sponsors: Teklar and Windsor Plywood.

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Usher in 2014 with dance, music on New Year’s Eve

From left to right: Angela Malmberg, Reg Quiring, Rosemary O’Connor, Leah Roseman and Andrew Luchkow will perform in QuiRING the New Year at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre on Dec. 31.

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Step out of the winter cold and warm up to the Latin beat at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre on Dec. 31. The Hot Salsa Dance Zone — better known as Alberto Gonzalez and Teresa Szefler — is once again hosting a New Year’s Eve fiesta in the facility’s rehearsal room, featuring a free dance lesson for newcomers as well as performers at the 10 p.m. intermission and champagne at midnight. Szefler said participants need not be shy about not knowing how to sway their hips or move their feet as the one-hour class will offer the basics to salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia and cha-cha-cha. “We just want everybody to come out and give it a try,”she said. see WARm up, page 26

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Alberto Gonzalez and his partner Teresa Szefler get ready to party — Latin style — at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre on New Year’s Eve.

ThE Tri-CiTY NEWs

hen Coquitlam violist Reg Quiring talks about certain compositions, it’s as if you can almost hear the music running through his head. That’s because he speaks in such detail — and with such passion — about classical music. Take, for example, the last work he, his wife and their guests will perform at the sixth annual QuiRING in the New Year at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre on Dec. 31: Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Opus 44. Quiring calls it a “powerful piece” and launches into it with such vigor that you can feel its entire flow. “The first movement has these really romantic melodies that are so joyous,” he says. “It’s got a lot of energy and buoyancy.” But the second movement brings a darker tone with a funeral march, a juxtaposition from the opening. “Then it goes in and out of these dreamlike opposites — kind of like Schumann was, like having these two characters in his mind, going back and forth,”he says. The third movement, a Scherzo, “is famous for musicians fearing they’re going to fall apart because it’s very fast but it’s also optimistic and energetic,”he says. And the finale is similar to the first in its lyricism; however, it also has “a tricky fugue and everything stops. The piano starts with another

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fugue and it’s really powerful. Each instrument follows for the moving end that’s big and great.” But while Quiring’s enthusiasm about the music is evident, he won’t be the star of the New Year’s Eve show to offer background or history nuggets for the audience. Quiring and his pianist wife, Rosemary O’Connor, have left that to Leah Roseman, an Ottawa-based violinist who once played in the Quebec Symphony with Quiring. Currently, Roseman is with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, performs with the Gruppetto Baroque Ensemble and the Silflay String Quartet. Roseman will be starting the QuiRING concert with Mozart’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in B-flat, K454, with O’Connor. She will be joined on stage for the second composition, Haydn’s Opus 20 No. 4 Quartet, by Quiring and siblings Andrew Luchkow (cello) and Angela Malmberg (violin). Afterward, the quintet will wrap up the evening a whimsical arrangement of Auld Lang Syne and a champagne reception. “It’s going to be a night to remember,” Quiring said, noting past QuiRING concerts have been soldout. • Tickets for QuiRING in the New Year at 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 are $38/$34/$15 through the Evergreen Cultural Centre box office at 604927-6555 or online at evergreenculturalcentre.ca. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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