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Mossom Creek Hatchery: After the fire, the fire still burns
MOSSOM CREEK HATCHERY PROJECT More than a building burned down on Dec. 11, 2013. Mossom Creek Hatchery was a place that fish were raised, yes. More importantly, it was a place where children and teens were educated about the ways of the salmon and about ways they could make a difference in their world. Thousands of young people walked the gravel road and worked the rearing tanks. A salmon club and fisheries ecology class at Centennial secondary went from being an oddity to an example. So when the Mossom Creek Hatchery was felled by electrical fire, dozens of businesses and individuals immediately stepped up to help it rise from the ashes. See part 1 in our series on the rebuilding project on page 3
Coq. questions about multi-fam. recycling By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Coquitlam residents will see big changes to their garbage and recycling pick-up starting in July. But city council and staff raised a red flag this week about how the recycling collection will roll out for more than half of the population living in apartments and townhouses.
MORE ON MMBC Business groups slam MMBC plan & expected costs: page 9 At Monday’s council-in-committee meeting, council grilled Allen Langdon, managing director of Multi Material BC (MMBC) — the industry stewardship group that will be in charge of
recycling throughout B.C. as of May 19 — about its readiness to handle recyclables at Coquitlam’s many multi-family housing complexes. see MMBC, page 8
Tiny tax drop in PoCo as rec pay plan delayed Mayor says there’s support for rec complex renewal By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Port Coquitlam councillors decided against including a 1% to 1.5% property tax increase in this year’s budget to help fund the replacement of the city’s recreation complex.
Instead, PoCo homeowners are expected to see a 0.21% drop in property taxes after council approved third reading of the 2014-’19 financial plan during Monday’s meeting. Mayor Greg Moore, who supported the recreation complex levy, said some councillors felt it was premature to begin collecting money when the scope of the project is still being debated. “The general consen-
sus from council was that the project needs to be better defined,” Moore said. “When we decide how we are going to fund that project, it is better to go ahead at that point.” Council had initially asked the public whether they would be in favour of a levy for the rec complex, given the fact that the taxes are expected to decrease this year. see 76% IN FAVOUR, page 7
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MOSSOM CREEK HATCHERY PROJECT
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The Tri-City News is partnering with Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society on the rebuilding project for Mossom Creek Hatchery. Starting with the 3-part series that begins today, and continuing for the next year, The Tri-City News’ reporters will cover all aspects of the project while the advertising department will also provide support to fundraising efforts. We hope you follow along as we follow the rebuilding of a valued and valuable Tri-City institution. Richard Dal Monte,editor
Condolences, cash & the future After the fire, the many supporters of Mossom stepped forward
By the numbers 37 0 900 97 100
number of years Mossom Creek Hatchery in Port Moody has been in operation
number of salmon in Mossom Creek in 1976 when the Mossom Creek Hatchery started
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number of chum and coho salmon returned to Mossom Creek in 2013 percentage of materials recycled from the hatchery after post-fire demolition
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uth Foster has ridden a rollercoaster of emotions since the Mossom Creek Hatchery burned down in December, the fire destroying thousands of fish eggs and smolts, an entire archive of historical documents and thousands of hours of volunteer effort in the process. At first calm, then devastated at the loss, the hatchery co-founder says she is now elated because of the response from the community and the work to rebuild the 37-year-old facility. “It’s been here for a long time,”Foster says of the Port Moody hatchery, which is located at the top of a narrow gravel road off Ioco Road and run by the Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society (BIMES) with the aim of educating children and youth about salmon and the environment. “People have a sense of place, it truly has value,”says the retired high school teacher, which is why she is thrilled that people are so keen to rebuild it.
Part 2, Friday: educating a generation at Mossom Creek
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Above: Ruth Foster (right), secretary of the Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society and co-founder of Mossom Creek Hatchery, with Tracy Green, Anmore village councillor, who has volunteered to head up the fundraising for a rebuilt hatchery and education centre. Left: Lucas Green, 8, Brady Carrier, 8, and his younger brother, Dawson, 5, all Anmore elementary school students, made colourful elastic bracelets and sold them to their neighbours to raise about $60 for the Mossom Creek hatchery rebuild. They love to hang out at Mossom Creek hatchery and help feed the fish. “It makes me feel good,” says Brady.
THE RESPONSE
In the days after the fire, the hatchery’s Facebook page exploded with condolences and offers of support from as far away as Australia and Taiwan. People started sending in photos and articles to rebuild the destroyed archive. There were even offers of money. Port Moody
percentage of hatchery operations run by volunteers
Firefighters Union 2399 showed up on Christmas Eve with a $1,500 cheque.
The city of Port Moody offered free meeting space and provided $10,000 to meet imme-
diate needs and a site management trailer for hatchery operations. Families like the
Greens, the Carrieres and students at Pleasantside elementary, showed up with dona-
tions and cards. David Spence and Donna Otto gave $5,000 and other private donations have raised more than $11,000. “We just felt bad for Mossom Creek,”said Brady Carriere, 8, to explain why he and his brother, Dawson, and Lucas Green, all Anmore elementary students, made and sold elastic bracelets to raise $60. Other schools chipped in, too: Pleasantside elementary school students raised $71 for the hatchery in a popcorn sale; Moody middle students sent in more than $300; and Centennial secondary students, who have a special bond with the hatchery — it was originally built to support an environmental club in the mid-1970s — also vowed to contribute what they could in volunteer time and effort. “It was an incredible flood of emails and phone calls over the next couple of days [after the fire],”Foster recalled, “Everyone wanted to help.”
MOSSOM 2.0
Standing next to Mossom Creek on the gravel pad where the
education centre and hatchery once stood, it’s hard to imagine that a community project so long in the making could disappear so quickly. Little remains: a swimming-pool sized hole where the rearing pond was (It was removed to make way for new construction), some wood, two fish tanks containing smolts that were saved, a shed and, poignantly, the charred remainder of the Mossom Creek Hatchery sign that had been lovingly carved and painted by volunteers and will one day be restored. Pacing the site surrounded by metal fencing is Patrick Dennett. It’s his job to turn a community vision of rebuilding the facility into a practical building that will once again provide a centre of operations for the hatchery. The twostorey building now in the planning phase will be an environmentally sensitive, fully accessible gathering space with a tree-canopy viewing platform; a pond observation window; a classroom/ meeting space; plus a wet lab on the first floor for raising fish. see MANY, page 4
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It was developed with input from BIMES members and Centennial students, and if $1.2 million in donations, grants and in-kind services can be raised, will be built by next spring. “There’s a lot of work to be done,”Dennett admits as walks the gravel path to the construction trailer where a heater is on and a kettle is boiling water. Thankfully, Dennett has an able team to work with. Tracy Green, an Anmore village councillor, is fundraising co-ordinator. It’s her job to raise more than $1 million in donations, grants and in-kind contributions for the project (nearly $200,000 has already been raised). Gaetan Royer, a former Port Moody city administrator, is designing the building. BIMES president Kyle Pilon is on the team, as is George Assaf, a Burnaby fire captain and BIMES member who lives in the area, to name just a few. “Right now where we are is we’ve got a preliminary design concept prepared by Gaetan Royer. I have to take that and get
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Faulty wiring is believed to be the cause of the fire that destroyed the Mossom Creek Hatcher y in Port Moody on Dec. 11, 2013. The hatchery and education centre were designed by Ron Simpson, a retired architect who has designed a number of hatchery buildings in the region, and built by volunteers in 1992. working drawings done of the concept. I have to go through a process to make sure it fits within our budget,”Dennett explained.
THE MONEY
Approximately $400,000 in corporate donations will be needed to finish the building (along with insurance money) but several businesses have already stepped forward and he’s optimistic more will join them. For example, during the demolition phase of the project, the group was able to recycle 97% per cent of the destroyed building and
hatchery, including the metal and burned wood. Dennett credits the success of the project’s initial phase to Pacific Blasting and Demolition, which separated the demolition materials, and Super Save, which assisted the group in establishing a program to minimize demolition waste. BC Hydro contributed $4,700 and many local businesses are promising to donate everything from construction materials to landscape design. Is Foster surprised at the outpouring of support so far? As she bends down to dig out a root of a liquorice fern for a reporter to taste, she is thoughtful. Scraping off a bit (but not all ) of the dirt, she hands off a small chunk. Below her, Mossom Creek rumbles and growls like an animal as it makes its way to Port Moody Inlet from its source near Buntzen Lake. A fallen big leaf maple is disintegrating
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at her feet and the clouds above the tree canopy threaten rain. She doesn’t answer but says,“It’s a spectacularly beautiful location.” But she knows it’s not just the beauty of the creek cutting a ravine through the forest that draws people to Mossom — there are many creeks — nor are the peaceful surroundings drawing donations and promises of support. More likely, she acknowledges, people want to create a place for children, teenagers, students, teachers, working people, moms, dads and retirees to work together, to share a experience of the natural world, where there is coffee and hot chocolate on the boil and baking on the table. Mossom 1.0 raised a generation of people who care about salmon and protecting the environment. Mossom 2.0 is set to do the same. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
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A juggler entertains the crowd at Ioco Ghost Town Days on the historic townsite of the original Imperial Oil company town. Port Moody’s Heritage Commission recommended a vision for a future historic village and museum tourist attraction for the site in the OCP. But planners say what will happen in the future should be part of a comprehensive land use plan prior to re-development.
Take step back on Ioco, says PoMo planning Port Moody council will be asked to take a step back from identifying the Ioco Townsite as a future historic village and museum tourist attraction in the city’s updated official community plan, although the idea won’t be ruled out for consideration in the future. In a Feb. 26 report to council, PoMo’s planning department states it’s too soon to identify specific details for the company town buildings that remain on the site and how to pay to refurbish them, and the OCP isn’t the best place to do it. Still, the idea wasn’t ruled out as part of the existing Ioco Townsite Heritage Conservation Area; rather, the public will have to wait for the more specific plans when the property comes up for redevelopment in the future. At that time, residents will also be consulted on potential uses of the older historic buildings and where they should be located, the report notes. According to the report, the area is already identified as a special study area in the OCP. Council was expected to vote on the recommendations last night (Tuesday), after The Tri-City News’ print deadline. A town hall meeting to discuss the draft OCP is planned for Wednesday, March 19 in the Inlet Theatre at PoMo city hall. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
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Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park will get $3 million in upgrades this year — money being spent with an eye to the 2016 BC Seniors Games. This month, the city will tender a $2.5-million contract to replace the grass Town Centre north field with artificial turf. Construction is expected to take place over the summer and will mean a partial closure of the northeast parking lot, which will affect parking for the numerous events happening at the park, including the BC Highland Games and Scottish Festival in June and Canada Day. At the same time, crews will be installing $100,000 worth of new seating at Percy Perry Stadium and powerwashing the concrete building. As well, the city is currently redesigning a roof over the stadium’s field house — a 6,000 sq. ft. building that went up in 1989 — that will cost up to $400,000 to replace. At Monday’s councilin-committee meeting, city staff said the roof is in bad condition as it leaks into the electrical room and has damaged a number of the roof stringers. But Maurice Gravelle, Coquitlam’s general manager of strategic initiatives, said the structure is in good shape; the building will be part of an overall review of parks and recreation facilities next year. Coun. Craig Hodge, the city’s sports council chair, said the field house was heavily used last weekend at the 10th annual Dominic Mobilio Friendship Tournament, organized by the Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club. Hodge is also asking the city to purchase a snow removal machine for the artificial fields at Town Centre Park and to redesign the crosswalk along Pipeline Road. From Aug. 23 to 27, 2016, Town Centre Park will host track and field, tennis, horseshoes, soccer and mountain biking BMX for the BC Seniors Games. Joyce Fordyce, Coquit-
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Will city reopen Rochester Pool? The recent closure of an aging outdoor pool in Maillardville stirred up some emotions at Coquitlam city hall this week, with two city councillors pressing for it to be rebuilt. The decommissioning of Rochester Pool remains a sore point with Coun. Mae Reid, who wants another pool, especially for teens, in the neighbourhood, and Coun. Bonita Zarrillo, who is backing Reid in the fight to reopen the 44-year-old pool. Reid said she didn’t agree with the findings of a 2012 study for the city that showed outdoor pools are not well used. Eagle Ridge Pool at Guildford Way and Lansdowne Drive has good attendance, she said, and Maillardville residents are being left out of swim opportunities close by. But Coun. Terry O’Neill took Reid to task for voting in favour of an aquatic program that, among lam’s manager of major recreation facilities, told the committee on Monday the city will also look at using the outdoor dry floor — approved
COUN. MAE REID other things, resulted in Rochester’s plug being pulled. “There are lots of reports where we, as a council, change our decisions the next year,”a distraught Reid retorted. O’Neill also challenged Raul Allueva, Coquitlam’s acting general manager of parks and recreation, about whether a policy could be reversed. In the case of an outdoor pool for Rochester Park, city staff“would look at opportunities”as growth happens, he said. Coun. Lou Sekora, who previously advoby council last year and now being built beside Dogwood Pavilion — for the Seniors Games. And later this year, the city will be asking
cated for Rochester Pool to be demolished given its high operating costs, told Monday’s council-incommittee he’s softening to the idea of having a new outdoor pool for the area residents. “Maillardville is changing,”he said. The pool comments came up as Allueva laid out plans to start a $120,000 design process for the 10-acre Rochester Park, of which the western 2.5 acres are developed. Staff want to tie the process this year with the restoration of Como Creek in the park. Councillors say they would like to see more of a trail network built into Rochester Park. Allueva said the city is pressing School District 43 to take a “leadership”position as it shares a grass playing field at Maillard middle school, and use of that field by the public isn’t possible while the school is in session.
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Care facility could be next development at Dominion By Gary McKenna The Tri-CiTy News
A 237-bed complex care facility being p l a n n e d f o r Po r t Coquitlam’s Dominion Triangle cleared another hurdle Monday night. The project, which is being put forward by Baltic Properties and funded by the Fraser Health Authority, will increase the number of care beds in the community for seniors suffering from dementia and other ailments.
Coun. Mike Forrest, chair of the city’s smart growth committee, said he supports the project and noted that it will likely bring many wellpaying jobs into the municipality. “I think we in committee and at council generally have been quite enthusiastic about this,” he said. “It is a good development in my opinion.” But some residents had issues with the proposal, according to Forrest. He told council that
several people called him with concerns over the fact that the facility will have 26 beds dedicated to people suffering from mental health and addiction issues. Will McKay, a managing partner with Baltic Properties, a proponent of the project, gave assurances to council the facility would not create any issues in the neighbourhood. He said during the meeting that the entire facility is locked down and divided into sections, depending on
the types of care needed. The mental health section, he added, will be separated from the rest of the facility. McKay also noted that staff at the facility are open to engagement with the surrounding neighbourhood. “We have to have a strong link with the community,” he told council. “If things do go wrong, if we hear of people getting out and disrupting the area, we encourage the communication back to management so we can
deal with that at the facility level.” Th e i n s t i t u t i o n a l care facility funded by Fraser Health is just one aspect of the development taking place at 770 Dominion Ave. The property will also be home to two large light-industrial facilities, which are being proposed by real estate developer Harmony Ventures. Council is expected to consider fourth reading of the rezoning application for the care facility at its next meeting.
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According to a city survey, 76% of respondents said they were willing to pay 1% to 1.5% more on this year’s tax bill if it meant the money would be used for the replacement of the facility. Despite the fact the survey results were not
reflected in the financial p l a n , Moore said it shows there is MOOre plenty of support for the project — from residents and councilors — when coun-
cil moves forward with it next year. “Seventy-six per cent said ‘yes,’” he said. “If we only had 20% saying ‘yes,’ then many of us would be questioning if the project was even valid or not.” The budget council approved on Monday includes a 0.21% property
tax decrease, a savings that works out to about $4.08 for the owner of an average single-family home. Initially, the city put forward a budget with a 0.34% decrease but some of the numbers were adjusted after the completion of the public consultation process. Councillors decided
against reducing the hours at the Offside Youth Centre and customer service hours at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village. Th ey a l s o d e c i d e d against charging West Coast Express commuters for parking at the Port Coquitlam rec complex parking lot.
Come celebrate 100 years at city hall Port Coquitlam celebrated its centennial last year and now it’s city hall’s turn. The building that has been integral to the municipality’s development over the last century is turning 100 this month and residents are invited to join in the festivities on Saturday. Tours of city hall will take place between noon and 3 p.m. on March 15 along with face painting and other attractions. An evening event will also be held between 7 and 9 p.m. featuring live jazz and appetizers; tickets cost $25. Local community organizations and their sponsors will be honoured with a Wall of Community Contribution and the presentation of the community organization of the year award. There will be music and appetizers along with a gallery of photos and displays showing the history of the city’s historic building. The celebrations coincide with PoCo’s 101st birthday. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to www.pocoparty.ca or ask about the event at the customer service desk at Leigh Square.
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Convenience, computers and a good cause came together to provide a homeless person with a home and Port Coquitlam’s mayor is thrilled that it all worked out. Greg Moore and the Homes for Good Society successfully met their fundraising goal of $6,800 to subsidize the rent of a homeless person for one year. In fact, by the time the crowdsourcing campaign through fundrazr. com hit its deadline Sunday, it had raised a little extra — $6,825 — plus a $100 donation that came in after the campaign ended. “I am very excited that our community came together to provide enough money for Homes for Good to house someone,” Moore told The Tri-City News in an email. “This demonstrates that if you provide an easy and convenient opportunity to help others through a donation, our community is ready to help.” The funds will enable the society to house a homeless person for a year and Moore said Homes for Good will work with partners to identify a candidate. “We will update our donors on the progress of the client,” he added. “This will provide the donors with a connection to the person they are helping.” The online fundraising campaign resulted in 53 donations, with contributions ranging from $20 to $1,000. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
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City staff said they believe MMBC is too “hands off” with its multifamily diversion approach. “Right now, we feel like things are in hand,” Langdon said, noting assigned contractors (and those bidding for a contract) are talking with strata building managers about the system. Langdon said MMBC has three companies that are expected to haul recyclables from Coquitlam apartments and townhomes, and they’re working to sync with the city’s new garbage pick-up, which will launch July 2. Steffanie Warriner, Coquitlam’s environmental services manager, said while the MMBC contract for single-family homes will be awarded soon, the transition for multi-family units needs to be monitored closely. City staff have been meeting weekly with MMBC about the implementation and, this
week, council is expected to send a letter to the group to reiterate its concerns. Warriner said lack of participation by multifamily residents would mean more recyclables end up in the landfill, which would hurt the city’s diversion targets. Coun. Brent Asmundson said MMBC’s vagueness about recyclables collection isn’t helping. “Our staff have had difficulty with your communication strategy,” he said, to which Langdon responded that contracts need to be in place first. “We have every intention of moving forward,” Langdon said. “The results of the [request for proposals] will be out shortly.... We will be in a better place to judge how comfortable you are with the service then.” To add to Coquitlam’s waste-hauling worries, city manager Peter Steblin told council on Monday it’s unlikely the Coquitlam Transfer Station will close on June 30. He said Metro
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The future of recycling in B.C. is a hot topic between business groups and Multi Material BC.
shoppers could now face higher prices through hidden fees New recycling costs imposed by Multi Material BC will ultimately hit consumers through hidden fee hikes, critics say. “The public is largely unaware of the money that will come out of their pocket and ultimately go back to manufacturers,”said Corinne Atwood, executive director of the BC Bottle and Recycling Depot Association. Unlike existing deposit-refund systems in B.C. on cans or electronics — which are subject to audits and transparent reporting — Atwood said MMBC can do what it wishes with its revenue, without accountability. “It’s a licence to print money,”she said. Atwood has lobbied for years to expand the deposit system to include milk cartons and other containers, from hair spray canisters to detergent bottles. She argues the refunds offered would ensure a high rate of recycling through depots, as with beverage cans now. “If you put deposits on things, initially the consumer would pay a bit more but the people who bring it back will get their money back,”she said. Instead, she said MMBC’s non-refundable fees on packaging will inflate prices with no recourse.“With a hidden fee, you don’t know what it is and there’s no opportunity to get that back — then you’re genuinely taking money out of families’ pockets.” Atwood said she believes the government likes the new system because if MMBC fees drive retail prices higher, the province will collect more sales tax. Existing bottle depots may be threatened because MMBC will also collect refundable beverage containers, she said, adding school teams and community groups that depend on bottle drives to raise money may also lose out if there’s less to collect. Other recyclers say they’re also losing out under MMBC’s system.
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Kvarnstrom, who is publisher of a paper in Sechelt, warned that the new system will be “catastrophic” to B.C. community and daily newspapers, resulting in job losses in an already challenged industry and reduced service to communities. The opposition groups say they support the aim of the program — to make generators of packaging pay to recycle it — but they dispute the fees and say multinational consumer goods firms like Unilever and Walmart control MMBC and are manipulating it to their benefit, not that of local businesses. Most of the fees for container waste are double or even quadruple what businesses in Ontario pay to a similar agency. Newspapers say they
because MMBC will now pay for recycling collection that local municipalities previously paid. “The city of Richmond will save $1.5 million a year, Nanaimo will save just over $900,000 a year and the list goes on,” Polak said. “This is about shifting the costs from the property taxpayer to the people who produce the packaging and printed paper.”
important they put it forward,”he said. Environment Minister Mary Polak said most businesses are exempt from the fees if they have under $1 million of retail sales, generate less than a tonne of material or operate out of a single retail outlet while generators of one to five tonnes per year pay flat fees of $550 or $1,200. She said property taxpayers will save money
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ful container deposit system also means there’s less recyclable material left here for container stewards to collect and sell, so fees have to be higher to cover the system costs. Langdon said no business is forced to join MMBC, adding groups like the newspaper industry are free to develop their own system. “If they think there’s a better way, I think it’s
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face a $14-million-a-year bite out of their operations because of the 20 cents per kilogram they will pay on newsprint, compared to less than half a penny in Ontario. And they contend a high proportion of newsprint is already recycled in B.C. through blue boxes. Kvarnstrom said newspapers are considering options to create their own newsprint collection system — a move that could also deprive MMBC of newsprint revenue and undermine the program’s viability. Magazine industry reps also warned small B.C. magazines will pay not only for their own paper recycling but will also effectively subsidize big U.S. magazines like Harper’s or Vogue that will be exempt from MMBC fees on magazines mailed into B.C. Printers predict some orders will shift to presses in the U.S. or Alberta to skirt the fees, costing jobs in B.C. MMBC managing director Allen Langdon said MMBC’s higher fees are because the group fully finances the program and ensures service for multi-family apartments and rural depots, in contrast to Ontario’s more limited focus on single-family homes. He said B.C.’s success-
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Forget the big issues in Victoria, pass the muffins BC VIEWS Tom Fletcher VICTORIA roceedings here at the B.C. legislature were briefly thrust into the spotlight last week, firing up the radio talk shows and Twitter feeds. No, it wasn’t the BC Liberal government forcing through legislation to allow industrial“research”for things like pipeline routes in provincial parks, or the debate on sanctioned wolf and grizzly kills. It wasn’t the teacher strike vote, as the scripted motions of that ritual combat are well known to weary parents. It was muffins. More specifically,“free”muffins in a newly relocated and equipped MLA lounge, and a rack installed to hold the said muffins at a cost of $733. This was portrayed as part of a spending spree by Richmond East MLA Linda Reid, elected speaker last summer. In fact, it’s just the latest phase of a strikingly expensive refit
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to provide wheelchair access, which Reid has championed. The new MLA lounge replaces a seldomused one at the top of steep stairs high in the 1898 stone structure. The new lounge is served by a ramp near the chamber exit to another under-used room in the library, and equipped with big-screen TVs to follow proceedings, similar to those installed in the legislature chamber last year. Everything done here is expensive, from matching ornate woodwork to upgrading ancient plumbing and wiring. But the public, conditioned by media to expect corruption and scandal, would rather be outraged about free muffins. Prior to this, MLAs had to troop down to the basement dining room to put muffins and coffee on their expense accounts or have an assistant fetch them. The outraged talk shows didn’t mention that. There are access issues in the dining room, too, a fact more difficult to ignore with Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux, Paralympian Michelle Stilwell and former Vancouver mayor
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Sam Sullivan — all of whom use wheelchairs — now elected to serve. A costly new outside access ramp assisted Kenny Michell, who visited last week to tell his harrowing story of the Burns Lake sawmill explosion that nearly burned him to death in 2012 and left him in a wheelchair. The NDP brought a delegation of survivors and family members of the dead from sawdust explosions in Burns Lake and Prince George. They supported the opposition’s demand for an independent inquiry, although their own demands ranged from counselling for longsuffering wives to seeing someone punished for alleged negligence. The scandal pushed in this tragic story is that some evidence was not protected by WorkSafeBC and wouldn’t have been admissible in court. Prosecutors also said they had enough evidence for charges but the companies or executives would be able to show“due diligence”that would likely result in acquittal. What that means in English is that the explosion risk of extra-dry dust and air wasn’t fully grasped by either mill operators or
WorkSafeBC. All B.C. mills are now subject to more scrutiny and a coroner’s inquest will be calling witnesses this fall to see what lessons can be learned. Back to pipelines through parks. This may seem like a scandal to urban B.C. residents who already fret about the possibility of the 60-year-old Trans Mountain pipeline, or one of several proposed gas pipelines, intruding on a park. It’s not as well known that Trans Mountain completed a major twinning and upgrading project on the Alberta side in 2008. It crosses Mount Robson Provincial Park and Jasper National Park — without incident or scandal to date. But back to muffin-gate, as it has become known around here. I don’t know why people are so cynical and uninterested in serious issues. I wish I did. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and bclocalnews.com. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Thanks The Editor, I would like to express my thanks to the gentleman who helped when my wife slipped and fell last Friday at the Fremont Village Dollarama store in Port Coquitlam. This man’s attention was much appreciated as my wife was in considerable pain and his concern for her comfort was extremely kind. I would also like to thank the Dollarama staff for their attention and for quickly calling for an ambulance. With the skills of the BC Ambulance paramedics and those of the doctors and nurses at Eagle Ridge Hospital, my wife is on the mend. My wife and I are pleased to find that there is kindness and caring still in this hectic world. N. Meers, Coquitlam
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New Westminster gets in the way – yet again The Editor, Re. “Bailey bridge closed Sunday for inspection” (The Tri-City News, Feb. 28). Having recently relocated to Coquitlam after some 25 years at New Westminster Quay, I thought I would look at how New West has become an island as it digs a moat around itself to the detriment of regional transportation. The frustration of the city of Coquitlam over the serial Band-Aids being put over the ruptured arterial bridge connecting its industry to an outlet at Braid is but one example. The hope offered by the United Boulevard extension also disappeared when New Westminster at first agreed to, then backed out of that arrangement
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the structure so bad it will look like the foundations of the Braid Bailey bridge. Surrey wants to see a six-lane bridge but New Westminster pleads that it will wreak havoc on its roads. The Royal City would be pleased to see the Pattullo bypass its regal territory and connect directly to Coquitlam, thus dumping the problems, once again, into a neighbouring jurisdiction. All attempts to implement a regional solution have either been shut down or appealed to the provincial authority for dispute resolution when New West didn’t get what it wanted, all so local politicians, rather than make decisions, can point to solutions that have been“imposed.” Edward Eddy, Coquitlam
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Coquitlam won’t be banning Sunday construction anytime soon. But the city plans to tighten up the hours that contractors, builders and renovators can make noise on commercial and non-commercial job sites on what is typically considered a day of rest. At Monday’s councilin-committee meeting, councillors unanimously backed a motion by Coun. Brent Asmundson to limit building noise on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. City council is expected to vote on the proposal later this month. The move comes after Asmundson complained last fall about the level of noise on a Sunday at a neighbour’s home on Burke Mountain, an area that is growing rapidly. And with committee’s permission, he asked city staff to look at what’s happening with Sunday construction noise bylaws in other Lower Mainland municipalities. Currently, Coquitlam restricts Sunday construction noise levels from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. while Port Coquitlam
has no time limitations — only requesting that builders be “non-disruptive.” To the west, in Port Moody and New Westminster, Sunday commercial construction needs to be quiet while building noise levels at homes have to be between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. In their report to the committee on Monday, city managers said noise complaints are generally few. Since 2011, Coquitlam city hall has logged 188 complaints about construction noise — half of them about building noise on Sundays. A total of 13 tickets have been issued during that time period, seven of them related to construction noise on Sundays. City staff recommended that council not ban Sunday construction outright as it would have an affect on tradespeople. “There are times when a builders’ contractual commitments require work to occur seven days a week to meet a deadline,”the report states. Still, Asmundson said changing Sunday noise hours to 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. will give neighbours some peace and quiet in the early mornings and late evenings.
BQ can talk about Beedie tower plan Burquitlam residents will have a chance this month to have their say on a plan to build a 26-storey residential tower close to the Evergreen Line station planned for their neighbourhood. On Monday, Coquitlam city council unanimously granted first reading to the rezoning bid by Beedie Living, which is proposing to build the highrise at 520 Como Lake Ave. and build seven townhomes for the adjacentYWCA Como Lake Gardens — a facility for single moms and their kids. But council asked city planners to address a number of concerns before the March 31 public hearing, among them: whether the tower will include units for the disabled; access for area businesses; incorporating office space; potential damage and construction complications; and density levels. According to a city staff report, Beedie plans to buy 44,000 sq. ft. of unused density from the Como Lake Gardens site — which is owned by the city and leased to theYWCA for 60 years — and transfer it for its development (density sharing is allowed under the RM6 zone for contiguous properties). Last week, council heard from an area resident representing some 250 neighbours who said the Beedie tower would crowd the block. Coun. Brent Asmundson, a Coast Mountain Bus Co. bus driver in Burquitlam, said growth in the aging neighbourhood“has been a long time in coming.” Bosa is now building two highrises near Safeway in Burquitlam Plaza mall while Marcon has a bid with the city to erect a 31-storey tower near the Clarke Road/Como Lake Avenue intersection.
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Kitchen pros: Make soup Amateur cooks have made Soup Sisters and Broth Brothers a success. But now the local charity is looking for some kitchen pros to participate with pots and pans. Soup Sisters are now putting together a list of experienced professional cooks/chefs who can volunteer their time on occasion for the group’s S e p t e m b e r- t o - J u n e 2014/’15 calendar. Each month Soup Sisters and Broth Brothers host social evenings at the Gallery Bistro in Port Moody for 16 paying participants — corporate team-building events, Christmas parties, family groups, book clubs — to make 45 litres of soup for Joy’s Place, a transition house for women and their dependent children who have fled domestic abuse in The Tri-Cities. In addition to making soup for residents of Joy’s Place, participants enjoy a fun and social evening that includes wine and appetizers as well as a light dinner of
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Port Moody resident Tara McIntosh (centre) is ready with a bowl of broccoli soup to start a Tri-Cities branch of Soup Sisters supported by Jacki Mameli, Sheila Alwell, B.C. regional coordinator, Valerie Knowles and Keelie Henderson. The group needs a culinary partner in the form of a commercial kitchen and chef to help them launch the program in the Tri-Cities. For story see page 8.
Port Moody resident Tara McIntosh (centre) of the Tri-Cities branch of Soup Sisters with Jacki Mameli, Sheila Alwell, Valerie Knowles and Keelie Henderson.
culinary questions their own business, and for or to get in touch with charges transit? Coq. considers swerTime-of-use and offer cooking tips to professionals who donate the group, got to www. Road pricing logic new sports court participants. It’s also a their time will be pro- soupsisters.org/tricimay extend to buses
soup, salad and fresh bread. At each event, Soup Sisters like have a By Janisto Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS guest chef who can an-
tation strategy is going to pub-
hard. The overall number of trips taken is projected to climb
tain what already exists. But another plank in the doc-
it reinforces the idea of using time-of-use PADDON pricing tools to make the most of investments. The Transportation 2045 plan will argue the number of vehicle trips travelled in the region must climb no higher if Metro Vancouver is to remain a livable region and not end up mired in gridlock. Capping car travel will be
crossing the region to get to 500,000 more jobs. So planners said the proportion of trips by transit, cycling and walking must rise at a much faster rate from 27% now to 50%, while the share of trips by car falls. Building more rapid transit lines is part of the strategy – TransLink estimates up to $23 billion is needed to expand the system over 30 years. The first $5 billion would merely main-
TransLink strategic planning vice-president Bob Paddon said road pricing has been in longrange plans for 20 years, but it’s now becoming critical to implement. Area mayors also want to explore road pricing, where drivers might pay more to drive on major routes depending on the time of day or severity of congestion.
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A parking lot next to Coquitlam’s Centennial Pavilion is being eyed for a new indoor sports court. This week, about two dozen representatives from Coquitlam athletic organizations met with a city-hired consultant to consider four locations for a year-round, 25,000 sq. ft. facility that is expected to cost between $2 million and $4 million.
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TransLink is doubling down on the concept of road pricing, arguing it should apply not just to cars to control congestion at the busiest times but also to transit riders to make more efficient use of buses and SkyTrain as well. A revision of TransLink’s long-range regional transpor-
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lic consultation 50% over the next three de- ument said TransLink should vided with a tax receipt. ties.php or email Tara at over the next cades as a million more Metro “price roads and transit for fairtwo more months and Vancouverites arrive, all criss- ness, efficiency and revenue.” For information taramc26@telus.net.
Dogwood Pavilion, a Coquitlam recreation facility for people 50 years of age and older, hosts talks and workshops about health, wellness and more. Here are a few of the upcoming free seminars: • Identifying Addiction: This seminar, to be held Tuesday, March 18 at 10 a.m., will look at the three major addictions that older adults may need to deal with: alcohol abuse, gambling and medication abuse. Presented by the Council of Senior Citizens’ Organization of BC, the session will be run by a volunteer facilitator, who will examine the risk factors and make suggestions on how to approach a friend or family member if you suspect addiction. The presentation will include practical and usable information, free of technical jargon. • Senior Fraud: Learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones from fraud at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 26. The growing incidence of senior scams is putting many older adults in harm’s way, threatening to strip them of their assets, their independence and their trust. Join Aida Alves of Home Instead Senior Care Network for this session, where light refreshments will be provided. While free to attend, these presentations require pre-registration; to register, call 604-9274386 or register go to coquitlam.ca/dogwood. Dogwood Pavilion is located at 624 Poirier St., with the entrance off Winslow Avenue. Free parking is available.
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Hochschild focuses on the moral dramas of prominent citizens and political figures that opposed the war, and often paid a heavy price for standing up for their vision of peace. • Day 3: Us. People are fascinating, complicated, brilliant, terrible and everything in between. Nurtureshock by science journalists Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman explodes myths about “common sense”approaches to child-rearing. Why do kids lie? How can you tell if a child is gifted? Key twists in the science provide some unexpected answers. • Day 3: Why? Curiosity is one of the great virtues. It’s what humans do — we ask Why? We are creatures of ideas, and books like Jonah Berger’s Contagious: Why Things Catch On helps us understand why some concepts gain a foothold in our collective consciousness. • Day 4: Hacked. Speaking of technology, You are Not a Gadget takes deeply personal offence to the death of privacy. Jaron Lanier is a SiliconValley visionary who understands the structural foundations of the web and believes that a mob mentality is stifling the creativity of individu-
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Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library hosts a pair of events for young people next week: • Teen quiz night: Bring your competitive spirit to Fox for this free event on March 20 that features snacks, prizes and more.You can form a team or come alone. Quiz night runs from 7 to 9 p.m. Contact the library at 604-9277999 for more information. • Kids’ day off movie matinee: Looking for something to do on a pro-D day? Kids can go to Fox Library for a movie matinee on Friday, March 21 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call 604-9277999 to find out which movie will be playing. Terry Fox Library is located at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. mitment to providing a better future for our children. This could include someone who works with others to raise awareness about children’s issues, believes in building strong families or demonstrates leadership in the community about the importance of young children and their families. From a business perspective it could include businesses that follow practices that encourage outstanding employee relations and/or child and family friendly customer relations. The committee will accept repeat nominations — if you nominated someone last year
and they did not win, you can nominate them again. New this year is a volunteer champion category, specifically targeting those who volunteer to promote the well-being of youngsters in the Tri-Cities. To submit a nomination, contact Susan Foster at susan.foster@ fraserhealth.ca and share in 200 words or less what the nominee has done to improve the life or lives of children under the age of six in the Tri-Cities. To download an electronic nomination form, visit the ECD Committee website: www.tricitiesecd.ca. Nominations close on March 24.
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• University Women’s Club meets, 7 p.m., Scott Creek middle school, 1240 Lansdowne Dr., Coquitlam. Speaker: Sheryl Stanton, stress relief specialist and author, on “Stress Relief Can Be Yours.” Info: Allison, 604-939-9146 or Ellen, 604-464-0246. • Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts letter “S” night; stamp swap and shop at 7 p.m., presentation of “S” stamps/topics after 8 p.m., McGee Room, Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.
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• Caregiver Support Meeting, 10-11:30 a.m., PoCo Shaughnessy Care Centre, 2250 Wilson Ave., PoCo. All caregivers are welcome to attend. Info: Karen, 778-789-1496. • Caregiver Support Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., Maillardville community centre, 1200 Cartier Ave., Coquitlam. All caregivers are welcome to attend. Info: Karen, 778-789-1496. • Women’s Connection luncheon, sponsored by Tri-City Christian Women’s Club, noon, Executive Inn, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam. Feature: Charlie’s Chocolate Factory as Charlie will share his world of chocolate. Speaker: Marlene Steele, “Rags to Riches.” Reservations (by March 10): Frieda, 604-937-7198.
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MONDAY, MARCH 17 • Tri-Cities Parkinson’s Support Group meets, 10 a.m.-noon, Eagle Ridge United Church, 2813 Glen Dr., Coquitlam. Info: 604941-3182.
TUESDAY, MARCH 18 • Dogwood Garden Club meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., Centennial Room, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Speakers: Pamela Dangelmaier and Elke Wehinger from Botanus Inc. unsung heroes from the world of flower bulbs for large gardens, patio deck pots or containers. No cost to attend.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 • Singles Travel Club meets at 6 p.m. for dinner at ABC Restaurant, 300-100 Schoolhouse, Coquitlam. Club offers group tours for solo travellers – meet new friends, enjoy the security of group travel and avoid the costly single supplement. RSVP: Val, 604-669-6607, Ext.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 20 • Northeast Coquitlam Ratepayers Association monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Victoria Hall, 3435 Victoria Dr., Coquitlam; all Burke Mountain residents are invited. Speaker: representative(s) from Coquitlam bylaws department. Info: 604-941-2260 or 604-942-9725.
FRIDAY, MARCH 21 • Tri-City Singles Social Club meets, 7:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 2513 Clarke St., Port Moody; club offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more. New members are welcome. Info: Darline, 604466-0017. • Circle of Friends event planning meeting, 7 p.m., PoCo Legion, 2675 Shaughnessy St.; Circle of Friends is a social group for 50+ singles who are looking to meet friends and participate in social events such as walking, dancing, dining out, travel, theatre, etc. Info: Nina, 604-9419032.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 • Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club small stamp auction (everyone welcome); viewing starts at 7 p.m., auction after 8 p.m., McGee Room, Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www. stampclub.ca or 604-9419306.
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Clockwise from top left: Cas & Dylan; The Art of Steal; Gabrielle; Lawrence & Holloman; Stories We Tell; and Watermark. The features will be preceded by short flicks by local filmmakers.
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n the heels of the Oscars and the Canadian Screen Awards comes the Port Moody Film Festival, featuring the best of last year’s Canadian documentaries, comedies and dramas. Tomorrow, the 14th annual celebration launches at the Inlet Theatre in city hall with Gabrielle, a Quebecois flick starring Gabrielle Marion-Rivard and Alexandre Landry that tells the tale of a young woman with developmental challenges. Movie-goers will hear from director Louise Archambault — by tape — before Gabrielle is screened Thursday night. PM Film Society artistic director Brad Williams said education is a key part of the festival and, in most cases, those involved in the selected movies will be present in some fashion to explain or expand on the narrative or production process. For example, for Watermark, which will be played Friday night, the audience will be able to ask questions of director Jennifer Baichwal via Skype before her film is shown. With Lawrence and Holloman — to be screened Saturday — cast members and/or director Matthew Kowalchuk will be on hand to mingle afterward while Jonathan Sobol, the writer and director of The Art of the Steal, will be available via Skype on the festival closing night. The PM Film Festival also offers a platform for Lower Mainland shorts, which will precede the feature films: Anxious Oswald Greene (directed by Marshall Azani) is on Thursday; Friday has Big Trees (Anne Marie Fleming) and Subconscious Password
THURSDAY: 7 p.m.: Gabrielle FRIDAY: 7 p.m.: Watermark; 9:30 p.m.: Stories We Tell (2012) SATURDAY: 7 p.m.: Cas &Dylan; 9:30 pm.: Lawrence and Holloman SUNDAY: 7 p.m.: The Art of Steal (Chris Landreth); on Saturday is Theatrics (David Lewis) and Canoejacked (Jonathan Williams); and Sunday has Under the Bridge of Fear (Mackenzie Gray). Short creators contacted by The Tri-City News said they’re pleased to have a venue showcase their work. And Azani said he looks forward to speaking with the crowd tomorrow. “Having screened at the Port Moody Film Festival before, it’s a great one for any filmmaker to attend as the audiences are always super engaged,” Azani said. “The festival shows some of the country’s best films and it’s full of people who just really enjoy great stories.” Fleming will be out of the country for her screening of Big Trees, a film “about global issues but was inspired by a local event that a lot of people in the Lower Mainland may know about so that gives them an extra ‘in’ on the story,”she said. Celebrating homegrown talent is important in the
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film community, Fleming said. Gray’s film was also entirely created in B.C. “and I want as many local audiences to enjoy it as possible,” he said. “And getting a film seen is so difficult and complicated — every opportunity is equally important. “I’m very grateful for the opportunity to screen it and it will let me see how an audience not connected to the film will react to it.” Williams said it takes him and the film society board more than a year to whittle down its festival selection. For this year’s features — which were viewed by the Vancouver International and Whistler film festivals, among other places — 24 got shortlisted to six. The society’s criteria calls for a mix including a francophone flick, documentaries, comedies and dramas. “We want excellence in Canadian film,”he said. Unlike their American counterparts, Canadian productions don’t typically have big budgets, especially for marketing, and can have limited releases. That’s why the PM society decided to push Canadian-made shows rather than go international. “We picked these six films because they’re worth seeing,”Williams said. • Admission to each film is $7 (with an annual society membership at $5; only cash or personal cheque is accepted as payment). A concession will be open during the festival and, on double feature nights, free goodies will be served in between. Movie-goers will also get a chance to win a free dinner for four to Pasta Polo. The winner will be announced at the wrap-up party on Sunday at 9:15 p.m. in the city hall galleria. For more information, visit pmfilm.ca. jwarren@tricitynews.com
Sample on olives, artisan bread and fine cheeses with one hand while keeping the other busy with a paintbrush at Coquitlam’s Place des Arts this weekend. The Maillardville venue is offering a new program called Palette... eat, paint, create! on Saturday night as part of its goal to make the arts more accessible. The social event is open to all ages but PdA staff say it would appeal most to adults wanting “to unleash their creativity” (wine and beer will be poured at the cash bar). As well, participants can tour the Brunette Avenue facility to view the current exhibits by Mandara Lebovitz and Leesa Hanna, which opened Feb. 27 to coincide with Festival du Bois. “We want to encourage people of the local community to explore their artistic side and to realize that you don’t have to be an artist to be creative and imaginative,” said PdA executive director Joan McCauley, in a release. “All you need is a little paint, a canvas and a willingness to be bold.” The cost at $25 — or $40 for two people — includes food, a 20 by 20 inch canvas and painting supplies (anyone with dietary restrictions can contact special events co-ordinator Michael Fera in advance). Call 604664-1636 or visit brownpapertickets.
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Kids can improve their improv for spring break Youth aged eight to 16 can learn how to act on the spot at improv camps offered during spring break in Port Coquitlam. Second Storey Theatre (201-2550 Shaughnessy St.) has a three-day in- THOMPSON tensive for teens from March 17 to 19 and a kids’ week-long workshop from March 24 to 28. Both camps runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is the third year performer Jennifer Pielak has run the spring break courses. “I have seen a lot of students break through barriers and grow exponentially in the matter of a few days. They leave with more confidence, creative awareness and a desire to keep performing,”she said in a release. To sign up, visit sstimprov.com.
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Coquitlam’s Parker Thompson will act in a Douglas College play that opens on Friday. The theatre, and stagecraft and event technology students will present A Dream Play — an adaptation of August Strindberg’s drama by Caryl Churchill — from March 14 to 21. The performance is the New Westminster campus (700 Royal Ave.). For tickets at $12/$10, call Massey Theatre at 604-521-5050.
Meanwhile, Coquitlam’s Carly June Friesen will return to the Vagabond Players in AnnMarie MacDonald’s award-winning comedy Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet). FRIESEN The Capilano University grad recently debuted with the New Westminster company in Alone Together and, next month, will take on the lead role in Goodnight. Directed by Michael Parker, the show, which is Vagabond’s entry to the Greater Vancouver Zone Festival, runs at Bernie Legge Theatre in Queens Park from April 3 to 19. For tickets, call 604-521-0412 or email reservations@vagabondplayers.ca.
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Emerging artists and art groups have until May 2 to apply to exhibit on Place des Arts’ walls next year. The Maillardville facility is now accepting proposals from B.C. artists — not represented by a professional gallery — for displays in 2015. Submissions include fibre arts, pottery, sculpture, painting, photography, prints and drawings; however, not multimedia. Call 604-664-1635 (extension 32) or visit placedesarts.ca. jwarren@tricitynews.com
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Plan your next trip with art in mind at a new workshop offered tomorrow night at Coquitlam’s Place des Arts. Avid traveller, artist, writer and musician Rebecca Blair, who is on the Place des Arts’ faculty, will guide you through your next journey, showing images of the world’s masterpieces while also planning your travel goals. The cost of the March 13 session is $32. To register, call 604-664-1636 or visit placedesarts.ca.
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Last week, while touring theatres and schools in B.C. and Alberta with Monster Theatre, Tara Travis and Jon Paterson hit black ice. Travis was driving the van outside of Grand Forks following a show in Nelson when she remembers fishtailing then spinning out of control, narrowly missing another vehicle coming the other way. Travis broke her collarbone in the freak crash while Paterson sustained soft tissue damage. “I remember it so clearly,” said Travis, who fortunately did not need surgery afterward. “It was like in slow motion.”
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The inaugural show by a Port Moody group of thespians will be dedicated to their late co-founder. On Saturday, the Port Moody Arts Centre’s seniors theatre class will perform an adaptation of Stone Soup in honour of Gaye LePage, who died last month. LePage and Cathy Young started the seniors’ theatre workshop last fall with eight participants. The production is on March 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. at PMAC (2425 St. John’s St.). Admission is with a nonperishable food donation to the Share food bank.
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Travis said the duo feel lucky to be alive and, although the touring van was destroyed, they are happy the company’s sets and costumes weren’t damaged. “It could’ve been much, much worse,” she said. “Even the police officer was amazed.” The accident forced the duo to reschedule two school events this month; however, they are still on to perform next week at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre during the spring break holidays. “It’ll be our first shows since Nelson,” Travis told The Tri-City News last Friday. “I may have to modify a few things on stage but the audience won’t notice. “We are both healing
very well,”she said. Th e i r f a s t - p a c e d , 45-minute Mini Masterpieces is geared for students in kindergarten to Grade 7 and is aimed to get children familiar with literary tales and to improve their reading skills. This year’s production includes adaptations from The Ugly Duckling, Anne of Green Gables and Greek mythology. “We’ve even got a Greek rap to make it fun for the kids,”Travis said. Travis, who is Monster Theatre’s artistic director, said the stories are told with layers “so there’s something for everybody — no matter what age,” she said. And the response they have been getting from their young crowd has
been “lots of laughing and clapping. There’s a wealth of adventure to our stories.” Fo u n d e d i n 2 0 0 0 by Ryan Gladstone, Monster Theatre has two branches: the kids’ side and the adult division, in which original works are presented. In 2012, Monster Theatre brought A Christmas Carol to Evergreen. • Tickets to Monster Theatre’s Mini Masterpieces are $16/$12 through the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) by calling 604-927-6555 or visiting evergreenculturalcentre.ca. The shows runs March 18 and 19 at 11 a.m. and March 20 at 7 p.m. jwarren@tricitynews.com
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Coquitlam club within striking of distance of second round By Gary McKenna The Tri-CiTy News
The Coquitlam Express needed one more goal to finish off the Prince George Spruce Kings Monday night. Unfortunately, their hopes of wrapping up the first round of the B.C. Hockey League playoffs were dashed by the hot hands of Jeremiah Luedtke. The Spruce King scorer beat Express goalie Gordie Defiel 22 seconds into the second overtime period in front of 951 fans at the Prince George Coliseum, extending the series to Game 6 (the game took place Tuesday night, after The Tri-City News’ deadline). But Defiel can hardly be blamed for Monday’s loss. The 21-year-old net minder stood on his head for most of the match,
DEFiEL
turning away 53 of the 56 shots he faced, earning third star honours for his ef-
forts. The game started off well for the Exrpess, who jumped out to an early lead, thanks to a goal from Corey Mackin with five minutes left in the first period. Prince George was able to even up the score in the middle frame, when Mitch Eden snuck the puck past Defiel when the Spruce Kings were on the power play. Coquitlam scorer Bo Pieper made it 2-1 but Luedtke was not about to let Prince George’s post-season hopes get dashed on home ice. He evened the score for the Spruce Kings before potting the game-winner in overtime to take the game 3-2. see ExPRESS, page 24
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Coquitlam Express forward Cody Boyd sneaks a puck past Prince George Spruce Kings goalie Alex Murray on Friday night at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. Coquitlam won the game — the third match in the playoff series — by a score of 2-0.
Rapids falter, Christian Academy takes bronze medal By Gary McKenna The Tri-CiTy News
The Riverside Rapids came out strong during the AAA high school girls’ B.C. Provincial Championships but could not sustain their momentum over the course of the weekend
at the Langley Events Centre. The club, which suffered injuries to several key players in the Fraser Valley play downs, opened the tournament with a decisive victory over Salmon Arm secondary. Riverside took the game 84-69, thanks
in large part to the play of Amanda Matsui, a Grade 10 point guard who scored 23 points in the match. But the club began to falter in the second game when they lost to the W.J. Mouat Hawks 62-48. Matsui again led her team in scoring, but it
was not enough to overcome an early deficit and the strong play of Mouat siblings Alicia and Cierra Roufoose, who combined to score 29 points in the game. The PoCo club’s championship hopes were dealt another blow on Friday, when the team
lost to the MEI Eagles 83-76. Riverside rounded out the tournament with a 61-25 victory over the Fleetwood Park Dragons, good enough for seventh place at the tournament. On the single-A boys basketball side, the B.C. Christian
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Academy Panthers of Port Coquitlam took home a bronze medal after defeating the Unity Christian Flames 54-42 in the third-place match. The top-seeded team opened up the tournament with an 86-42 win over Mount Sentinel before defeating Kelowna
Christian 54-40 in the second game. But the team ran into trouble against the St. Patrick’s Celtics on Friday, when they fell 76-62 at the Langley Events Centre in the semifinal. see B.C., page 24
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B.C. Christian takes third place at tourney continued from page 23
Kosia Cauw managed to score 32 points for the PoCo club, but it was not enough to overcome the Celtics, whose forward Ivan Sombillo led the game in scoring with 33 points of his own.
That set the stage for Saturday’s bronze medal game against Unity Christian. Johnston Dean led the game in scoring for the Panthers, putting up 22 points in the 54-42 victory. Meanwhile, the
2014 AAAA boys’ provincial championship gets underway this week at the Langley Events Centre with the Gleneagle Talons taking on Prince George in the opener today at 2:45 p.m. gmckenna@tricitynews.com
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BC Christian Academy Panthers took on the Unity Christian Flames in the bronze medal game at the B.C. A senior boys provincial basketball championships at Langley Events Centre. The Panthers won the game 54-42.
Express need one more win continued from page 23
The Express had been solid in both of their home games on the weekend. Two goals — one from Cody Boyd and another from Pieper — were all that were needed on Friday to defeat the visiting Spruce Kings, who could not manage to get a single puck past Defiel. Another strong effort on Saturday helped the Express jump out to a 3-1 series lead when they defeated Prince George 6-3 on Saturday night. Coquitlam seemed to play better with only four players on the ice, with three of their markers coming shorthanded against an inept Prince George power play.
Ryan Rosenthal got a hat trick, after opening the scoring in the first PIEPER period. He added a short-handed tally in the second and finished up the night with an empty-netter. Jace Hennig had a goal and an assist, while Cody Body scored two helpers. Defiel got the start again, stopping 25 of the 28 shots he faced in the match. Whether or not a Wednesday night game was required was not known by The Tri-City News’ deadline. For more information go to www. coquitlamexpress.ca.
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KELLY, James David, age 87, formerly of Valparaiso, Indiana passed away on February 18, 2014 at Eagle Ridge Hospital in Port Moody, British Columbia. He is survived by two daughters and four sons. Also his loving friend Betty Lim. He was preceded in death by his wife Doris of 61 years, his parents and four grandchildren. James was blessed with 11 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and 5 greatgreat grandchildren. James was a Rolling Mill General Foreman at U.S. Steel and a Roll Mill Superintendent for Western Canada. James and Doris were members of All Saints Roman Catholic Church of Coquitlam, British Columbia where they met wonderful loving people that they could not bear to leave, which led them to remain in Canada after his retirement. James will be laid to rest in Portage, Indiana beside his loving wife Doris. A mass in his honor will be held at All Saints Parish, 821 Fairfax Street, Coquitlam on Wednesday March 12th at 11am.
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604-942-8688
F/T FABRICATOR
apprentice with experience.
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A+Spa
ENSIGN is looking for Assistant Drillers, Drillers, Night Tour Pushes, and Rig Managers for our Australian Division. Recruiter’s will be in Nisku, Alberta, March 31 - April 9 to conduct interviews. If you want to hear more about our International opportunities please contact our Global group and apply online at ensignjobs.com. Call 1-888-3674460.
• Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanic - Will accept 3rd & 4th year
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
PERSONAL SERVICES
7 Days / Week
Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd. 9 Bark Mulch 9 Lawn & Garden Soil 9 Drain Gravel 9 Lava Rock 9 River Rock 9Pea Gravel
(604)465-1311
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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS Gutter & Roof Cleaning since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627
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HANDYPERSONS
MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RENOVATION www.proficientrenovation.com or call 604-323-4111 for more details
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
TOTAL RENOVATIONS Repair, Replace, Remodel...
SPECIALIZING IN • Basement Suites • Kitchens • Baths • Remodels • Additions • Flooring • Painting • Drywall • Much More Since 1972 Dan 778-837-0771
LANDSCAPING
Nick’s
Landscaping *Retaining Walls *Interlocking *Fencing *Drainage *Decking *New Lawns *Hedges 19 Years exp. - Work Guaranteed Cel:604-836-6519, 778-285-6510
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MISC SERVICES
9Dump Site Now Open9 SBroken Concrete RocksS $24.00 Per Metric Ton SMud - Dirt - Sod - ClayS $24.00 Per Metric Ton GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton
Meadows Landscape Supply
604-465-1311
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MOVING & STORAGE
GET the BEST for your MOVING we are Licensed & Insured 24/7 Senior Discount 778-773-3737 ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020
MOUNTAIN-MOVERS.ca (778)378-6683
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
2 HUNGRY PAINTERS. Int/Ext, 36 yrs. Power wash. Refs. WCB. Free Est. 604-467-2532, 604-780-2532
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329 PAINTING & DECORATING
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
- Est. 1989 F WCB, Insured, Licensed F Free Estimates F Many References F All Types of Painting
Ph: 604-942-4383
RENTALS 706
EAGLE ROOFING
NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses
Tar & Gravel DAsphalt D Interlocking shingles DTorch-on Membrane D Laminated shingles
“JUST A GREAT JOB!”
Robert J. O’Brien
604-728-5643
All types of Roofing Repairs Free Estimates
604-467-6065
FRIENDLY ROOFING LTD.
20 years experience
10% Discount Re-roof New roof, re-roof, repair. Cedar shakes, shingle, torch on, tile, duroids. Free estimates
778-246-0606 356
RUBBISH REMOVAL
Running this ad for 10yrs
PAINT SPECIAL
Welcome Home ! 1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.
Call (604) 931-2670
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3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour
APPLIANCES
POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Rebuilt*Washer*Dryer*Fridge*Stove Up to 1 Yr Warranty. Trade-in Avail.
560
MISC. FOR SALE
Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave.
Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889 FREE PREMIUM CABLE $80 Value
STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca
MISC. WANTED
FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1.866.960.0045 www.dollars4guns.com.
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PLUMBING
FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATING H/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s. Drain Cleaning. Ins. (778)908-2501 10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005
639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865
EXTRA
Hotwater tank replacement fr.$750. Exc. rates on plumbing repairs. Lic. 604-290-5387 hoth2o.ca BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, plugged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com
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Certified, Insured & Bonded Reliable & Affordable Journeyman Avail 24/7 Call 604-345-0899
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PRESSURE WASHING
SPRING SUPER SPECIAL SALE Gutter windows skylights siding for $350. (under 2500sf) We use soap to shine your house. Taking care of your property since 2000. People love our Service. WCB Insured 604-861-6060 POWER WASHING since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627
CHEAP
Heat SH/W S Prkg S Avail. Now 1&2 bdrm Starting @ $795/mo No pets ~ Ref’s req’d.
bradsjunkremoval.com
Hauling Anything.. But Dead Bodies!!
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604.220.JUNK(5865) Serving Metro Vancouver Since 1988
STOP RENTING! RENT TO OWN! No Qualifications! Flexible Terms! CLOVERDALE - 60th and 176th Spacious 1 Bedroom Condo. Only $880/mo. Option Fee Req’d 604-657-9422
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SUNDECKS
RENT TO OWN
APARTMENT/CONDO
Coquitlam Centre “Raphael Towers” 1 bdrm & den- $975
10% DISCOUNT. MG Roofing & Siding. CA. Re-roofing, New Roof Gutters.
Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
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TREE SERVICES
Coquitlam:
Clean, quiet apt blk. Suites to rent. Sorry no pets.
Family owned & operated for 40 yrs. (604)936-5755
515-525 Foster Avenue (Minimum 6 months lease)
APARTMENTS
PETS Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
810
2 bdrm apartment for $950/mo (889-893 sqft.)
TOWNHOMES
477
PETS
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866
3 bdrm townhouse for $1450/mo (1208-1225 sqft plus basement)
Contact: Mihaela 604-600-4213
Ask about our
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CALL TODAY! 604-803-5041 www.benchmarkpainting.ca
PORT COQUITLAM; 2 Bdrm apts, $810 & $830/mo, 2 Bdrm T/H $885 & 3 Bdrm T/H $1035. Quiet family complex, no pets, 604-464-0034 PORT MOODY, 1 Bdrm 2nd flr secure prkg, $825 for sngle occupancy. Avail now. 604-298-8775.
2007 Toyota Yaris, 4 door sedan. Automatic, power windows & doors; AC; winter tires included. Mileage: 63665 Km. Asking: $7500. Call Doug at 604-833-0135.
AUTO FINANCING
TOWNHOUSES
845
Sorry No Pets
For more info: google us. CRIME FREE BUILDING
Polo Club Apartments 19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg. 3 Blocks to W.C. Express W 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites W 3 Appliances W Secured Garage Parking W Adult Oriented W Ref’s Req’d & Absolutely No Pets
604.465.7221 PORT COQUITLAM
S Includes heat/hot water S 1.5 blocks to various bus stops S 2 blocks to Safeway/medical S City park across street S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT
604-464-3550
RENAISSANCE ON SHAW 555 Shaw Avenue, Coquitlam Studio, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments very close to Lougheed mall and sky train station. Contact manager, Nova at: 604-618-7467 or email novashaw@shaw.ca
TOWNHOUSES
*Near schools *5 Appliances *Decorative Fireplaces
749
STORAGE
The Scrapper
~PET FRIENDLY~
Call 604-942-2012
www.coquitlampropertyrentals.ca COQUITLAM:
GARDEN COURT HOUSING CO-OP
2865 Packard Ave. Now accepting applications for two small 2 bdrm T/H’s. Share purchase required. No Subsidies avail.
Call 604-464-4921
GUILDTOWN HOUSING CO-OP 10125 156 St. is now accepting applications for 3 bdrm Market units www.Guildtown.com for info and application, email request at: info@guildtown.com, or pick up application outside office door.
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709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL PORT COQUITLAM, 1500 - 3000 sq ft. Ground floor commercial area. Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy intersection. Call 604-464-3550.
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200 AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673
COQUITLAM: 2 Bdrm townhouses in quiet family complex, no pets. From $985/mo Mar 1 604-942-2277
Available Immediately ~also apartments available~
COQUITLAM
Medallion Court Apt / Townhomes
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS
TRANSPORTATION
SUITES, UPPER
Call 604-944-2963
FIVE STAR ROOFING
AUTO FINANCING
PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1097/mo - $1199/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938
*IN-SUITE W/D *GARBURATOR *ONSITE MANAGER *BEHIND COQ. CTR. MALL
604-812-9721
810
Port Moody Centre 2bdrm grnd level bsmt, priv entry, shrd W/D. Hdwd flrs. N/P. $875/mo 604-931-9059
2 Bdrm units available. Great location for seniors! Clean, quiet & affordable! Incls heat, h/w, cable. Senior Move-In Allowance. Refs & Credit check req.
New carpet, paint, appliances
700
TOWNHOUSES
POCO - A new 2 bdrm suite. Cls to schools, shops, buses. $900m inc hydro. Cat ok. Avl. now. Smoking ok outside. 604-690-0564
2 & 3 Bdrm Units Available
2 Bdrm (corner suite) $925
RENTALS
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TRANSPORTATION
POCO: 2 bdrm grnd level clean, 8 yrs old, sep entry. $1050+shrd utils & lndry. N/P, N/S. 604-941-7716
(604) 463-9522 Central Maple Ridge
Bright Clean & Spacious
(778)997-5757, (604)587-5991
RENTALS
COQUITLAM CENTRE AREA
GARIBALDI Court
Difficulty Making Payments? No Equity? Penalty? Expired Listing? We Buy Homes! No Fees! No Risk! www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663
RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free!
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
All kinds of re-roofing & repairs. Free est. Reasonable rates. 778-998-7505 or 604-961-7505
• DIFFICULTY SELLING? •
ONE Bedroom Bsmt Suite - $800. Utilities and Laundry included. 700 Sq. Ft. N/S,N/P. Port Coquitlam. Ph. 604-376-8891
752 800 sf S Impeccably clean
HOMES WANTED We Buy Homes BC • All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-657-9422
SUITES, LOWER
3 br 2 full bath bright & clean. newer hw & carpet. 1400 sf. $1380/mo + util./ cable. Shrd W/D. Brown/ Morgan. Mar/Apr 604-318-7282
REAL ESTATE 627
750
David Ave/Westwood. 2/bdrm bsmt. 1000 sf. 6/appli. Newly reno’d. N/S, N/P. $900 incl utils. 604-944-0952
751
SAWMILLS from only $4,897 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDING SALE... BIG YEAR END CLEAR OUT CONTINUED! 20X20 $3,915. 25X28 $4,848. 30X32 $6,339. 32X34 $7,371. 40X50 $12,649. 47X68 $16,691. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca
RENTALS
Port Coquitlam 1 bdrm avail now. N/S, non drinking, no partiers. Cat OK. $800 incl heat/light. Nr ament Suit quiet person 604-945-0131
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
563
(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.
APARTMENT/CONDO
COQUITLAM
DO YOU LOVE DOGS? We need loving foster homes for med.-lrg. sized dogs. 604.583.4237
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PETS
Chihuahua pups, vet check, 1st shots, male/female, very cute, $650. march 14. 604-794-5844
B.J. (Brad) Curtis B.A.
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CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977
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PETS
2010 VENZA: Like new, only 20,000 kms, fully loaded, automatic, 6 cylinder, dvd system. $22,800. 604-575-5555.
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Pitt Meadows Marina 14179 Reichenback Rd
Public Access Launch Ramp Outdoor Storage for Boats, RV’s, Cars, Trucks & Trailers Year or semi-annual Rental Moorage
Parking + Onsite Manager
604.465.7713 750
SUITES, LOWER
Central Coquitlam: Brand new spacious 2 bdrm ready for immed. occupancy. Close to all levels of schooling & transit. Utils, basic cable & net incl. Fridge, stove, d/w w/d incl. $1200. No pets or smokers pls. Call today! 604-317-1257 COQUITLAM N: newly reno’d 2 bdrm+den g/l, 1.5bths, priv entr, lrg patio, w/d, 5app. n/s, n/p. $1075m inc util. Mar 15. 604-552-3307
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