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Natasha Pavan of Pulse Dance Centre in Port Coquitlam performs in the solo acrodance category (for dancers 13 to 15 years of age) on the final weekend of the month-long Surrey Festival of Dance. The festival concludes with the No Borders Dance Challenge and awards show on May 10 at the Surrey Arts Centre.

Union is raising alarm after ERH nurse assaulted By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS

The BC Nurses Union (BCNU) is complaining that a faulty paging system and inadequate staffing at Eagle Ridge Hospital led to unsafe conditions and a nurse being hit in the head with a rock by a patient. The incident happened April 22, when a nurse tried to prevent a dementia patient from falling off a second-floor balcony at the Port Moody hospital. She called for a Code White to be put through the paging system but the announcement was garbled and hard to hear, so she had to deal with the man alone. see DELAYED CALL, page A6

‘Egregious behaviour’ took 2 lives, left 2 moms broken ‘I torture myself every day,’ driver Sater tells court By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

The drunk driver convicted of killing two people in a hit-and-run collision three years ago in Coquitlam apologized for his actions and said he is still haunted by the crash. At his sentencing hearing Monday, Cory

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Sater told Supreme Court Justice James Williams that “sorry” does not describe how

he feels about taking the lives of Lorraine Cruz and Charlene Reaveley, a Coquitlam mother of

four children. “It’s torture,” Sater said in an emotional statement at the end of the hearing. “Every day, I think about it… I torture myself every day. “The worst part of it is the children. The four kids left behind without a momma.” Sater also apologized to his family, some of whom were in the gallery crying while he addressed the court. The 40-year-old Port Coquitlam resident was severely impaired when

he struck and killed the two women and injured a third victim, Paulo Calimbahin, who lost his leg in the crash. In January, he was convicted on six charges: two counts each of impaired driving and dangerous driving causing death and one count each of dangerous driving and impaired driving causing bodily harm. Earlier in the trial, he pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident. see ‘I FEEL’, page A3

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Something fishy at Hyde Creek Hyde Creek Watershed Society volunteers hosted their annual open house and fish release Saturday at the education centre and hatchery in Port Coquitlam as well as Hyde Creek rec centre down the trail. Left, the exhibit inside the hatchery with society member Vlad overseeing collection of bugs that live in the creek and are a food source for the salmon. Right, Larry Wildgrude and granddaughter Taten wave goodbye to their coho smolts. The society’s secretary/director, Jean Peachman, who took these photos, says an old Scottish legend says that naming the smolts will give them luck for a safe journey to the ocean.

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More fishy fun this weekend, too Port Moody Ecological Society hosts its 23rd annual Fingerling Festival on Saturday. The popular event will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Noons Creek Hatchery, behind the Port Moody rec complex and will see

40,000 fingerlings (juvenile salmon) placed into the creek to start their journey to the ocean. There will be children’s entertainment — including concerts by Bobs and Lolo entertain at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. — plus displays and presenta-

tions for more than 60 environmental organizations in the arena. More information is at noonscreek.org. As well, on Sunday, Hoy Creek Hatchery behind Princess Gate in Coquitlam are hosting a salmon release from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

‘I feel that I have died,’ Parents plan rally Cruz’s mom tells court at MLA’s PM office continued from front page

On Monday, Crown counsel Chris McPherson argued that a sentence of between eight and nine years was appropriate, given the nature of the crimes committed. He noted that Sater has had previous 24-hour driving prohibitions and that he was not licensed to operate a vehicle the night of the crash. “It’s egregious behaviour and requires a serious sentence,” McPherson said.“He sees the bodies strike and ricochet off the Jeep… he obviously saw the blood stains and damage and just drove away.” The court also heard victim impact statements from some of the family and friends of Cruz and Reaveley. Cruz’s mother, Marlie Bennett, told the court that she has also had trouble sleeping since the crash, saying all she can see is her daughter whenever she closes her eyes. “I feel that I have died,” she said in her victim impact statement. Mary Ogilvie, Reaveley’s mother, said she has been on anti-depressants since the crash and has been unable to work.

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“I had to bury my only child and live the rest of my life without my daughter,” she told the court. “I’m a mother but I have no child. Everything near and dear to me was taken that night.” Dan R e a v e l e y, Charlene’s husband, had his statement read into the record by his sister, Lisa. He said that he still has nightmares about

the night his wife died and has only recently been able to go back to work. Looking after his four children without the help of his wife has also been difficult, he noted, saying that he even contemplated taking his own life. Kim deBenedictis, a friend of the Reaveley family who was with Charlene and Dan and witnessed the crash, said

Cop seek scratchers Coquitlam RCMP is seeking help in catching a suspect or suspects who keyed more than 100 cars in the Rochester Avenue area on the weekend. According to Mounties, the cars were located around the 900-block of Rochester Avenue and the vandalism occurred Sunday between 2 and 7 a.m. Anyone with information is asked to call the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

she suffered from survivor’s guilt and flashbacks. “This will never heal,” she said. “There will always be a hole in my heart.” That night the Reaveleys and Kim and Giacomo deBenedictis stopped to assist Cruz and Calimbahin, who had been involved in a minor car accident on the side of Lougheed Highway and Pitt River Road. While Reaveley was comforting Cruz on the side of the road, both women were struck and killed. Sater had left the Lougheed Village Pub in Burnaby with a friend and the pair was heading back to Sater’s home to get money so they could go to another bar. Serving staff at the pub as well as video surveillance confirmed that Sater had consumed six double-rye and Cokes and two Jägerbombs before leaving the bar. Sater lawyer Rishi Gill took issue with the sentence the Crown was calling for. He said a more appropriate prison term was in the neighbourhood of three and a half years. The judge will render his decision Thursday morning. gmckenna@tricitynews.com

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A group of parents is planning to hold a rally at Port MoodyCoquitlam MLA Linda Reimer’s office in the hopes of raising awareness about their education funding concerns. Lisa Cable, one of the rally organizers, said the rally — Friday, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. — is a chance for parents to voice their concerns about funding issues in School District 43. “We just want the government to know that parents are paying attention and they’re concerned and we’re no longer standing by and watching what happens,” said Cable, who said the group is calling itself Parents4BC (www.facebook.com/ Parents4BC or email parents4bc@hotmail. com). Cable, who has a son in kindergarten and a younger daughter who is hearing impaired, said she has heard that education funding is at its highest level ever but SD43 can’t balance its budget without job cuts

Librarians speak up about cuts in schools School librarians have launched a campaign to raise awareness of concerns they have about cuts to teacher-librarian staff in B.C. public schools, including School District 43. “Libraries and literacy are at the heart of public education,”BC Teacher-Librarians’ Association vice-president JeffYasinchuk said in a press release,“and they are under attack once again. “In the Coquitlam school district, over 30,000 students will be impacted. Many may no longer have access to the same learning opportunities as students in other districts.” SD43, which was expected to approve its 2014/’15 budget Tuesday (after The Tri-City News’ print deadline), is changing the way librarian staffing is organizing, cutting 38.38 full-time equivalent positions and forcing schools to reduce staffing for other programs, such as music and explorations, to keep libraries open.

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affecting vulnerable students and students with special needs. “I’m worried when my daughter gets into kindergarten she won’t be able to get what she needs,” she said. Parents 4BC is not affiliated with any political group and Cable said she hopes the TriCities’ District Parent

Advisory Council will help spread the word about the rally, which is to take place at 203130 Brew St., Port Moody. On Tuesday, the board of education was expected to approve a balanced $301-million budget with $13.4 million in cuts. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

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The patient reportedly elbowed, head-butted and hit her in the head with a rock he picked up, sending the nurse to ER for stitches. She is now at home recovering from the incident, according to Christine Sorensen, BCNU vice-president, who said the situation could have been prevented if the faulty paging system had been repaired earlier and more staffing was in place to deal with a dementia patient. “The nurses have been complaining about the system being inadequate for two months,” Sorensen said. “Subsequently, somebody was injured because they didn’t respond to the Code White.” Sorensen said nurses are also concerned about Code Blue calls not being heard — those let staff know when a patient is unresponsive because of a cardiac arrest or another potentially fatal condition. “There was a delay to the call, putting the patient at risk,” Sorensen said. The faulty paging system has been a problem at the hospital for some time and ERH’s executive director, Valerie Spurrell, said efforts are being made to repair it. It’s used most often for routine announcements but once or twice a month for Code White or Code Blue calls, Spurrell said. She noted

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system is dealing with dementia patients because hospitals don’t have staff, training and facilities to deal with them. Eagle Ridge’s director of medicine disagrees. Shannon deBruyckere said there was no prior indication the patient was violent but if he had been, a note would have been put in his file and a care plan would have been in place for him. In addition, ERH has a longstanding violenceprevention policy and provides various levels of training. It will be reviewing the incident to ensure the level of security is appropriate and is actively looking to increase the number

of trained staff for the Advance Team Response, who deal with Code White calls. “Experience has shown that the majority of our Code White calls are made due to a senior patient suffering from dementia or other cognitive related illness,” deBruyckere said. “Like most hospitals in the province, Eagle Ridge serves a large seniors population. Therefore, it is not unusual to see these types of patients in our hospital.” She recommended that staff take violenceprevention programs that are already available for free at the hospital. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

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hat level of service should injured and sick TriCity residents expect from BC Ambulance and fire services? That’s at the heart of the issue now being debated as the BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) defends a Resource Allocation Plan that has downgraded some medical emergencies from Code 3 to Code 2. Previously, some of these emergencies were attended by ambulance and fire crews, who responded with lights and sirens at speeds above the posted speed limit. Now, only the fire department is responding with this level of service while the ambulance drives at posted speed limits and gets there later. According to BCEHS, the change in ambulance response time has actually cut the time paramedics get to serious emergencies, which is a good thing, while slightly lengthening the time for some of these Code 2 calls, reducing the potential for accidents — and the change isn’t affecting patient outcome, it says. But local fire departments tell a different story, saying that some of these calls are taking up to half an hour or longer, and in Coquitlam it was reported that people got so fed up with waiting for an ambulance, they drove a patient to the hospital themselves. The cities argue this service change is downloading, pure and simple, so that instead of increasing resources to enable ambulances to handle the growing demand for service as the population increases and ages, the province is merely reducing some services to hold the line on costs elsewhere. But here’s the thing: Should firefighters stop attending these calls, too? That’s what BCEHS says, arguing that cities should adopt the same level of service, then there wouldn’t be any concerns about downloading. But this argument ignores the fact that residents pay for and have come to expect a certain level of service, and if firefighters adopt the same service model as the ambulance, the cities will catch heat. After all, a patient in severe pain may not be dying, but shouldn’t they get a quick response to hospital? Once again, the cities are saddled with the costs and the responsibilities of a senior level of government. And that’s just painful. Quick, call an ambulance. Wait… don’t bother.

Inconvenient truth on pine beetles, climate change BC VIEWS Tom Fletcher VICTORIA ast week’s column on Earth Day myths attracted a fair amount of criticism. One tireless member of the “Alberta tar sands killing the planet”crowd scolded me for daring to mention that 60% of the oil pollution in the oceans around North America comes from natural seeps — that’s eight times more than all pipeline and tanker spills combined, and it’s been going on 24 hours a day for the last 10,000 years or so. This fact blows another hole in the carefully crafted narrative that only Canadian oil exports to Asia would destroy our delicate ecosystems. That narrative is why the daily Alaska supertankers along the B.C. coast are ignored, as is the barbaric shale oil rush in North Dakota that can be seen from space. U.S. oil barons are flaring off the vast volume of natural gas

that comes up with the more valuable light crude while the U.S. environment lobby obsesses over the Keystone XL pipeline. Here’s another one that may upset people indoctrinated by our school system, media and our supposedly green BC Liberal government: B.C.’s recent pine beetle epidemic was caused by human carbon emissions, right? Everybody knows that. Gordon Campbell hammered the point home in speeches for years. In 2012, I participated in a B.C. forests ministry tour of facilities where hardy seedlings are grown for reforestation. Test plantings were also underway to see if the range of southern tree species is shifting northward due to climate change. During the bus ride, I asked the province’s top forest scientists if Campbell was right. The answer? We don’t have enough evidence to conclude that. As for shifting tree habitat, those decades-long experiments are continuing. The scientists confirmed what I already knew, which is that the most recent bark beetle

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epidemic is the latest of many. rienced a relatively balmy –30 C It’s the largest“on record”but in the daytime. So when I hear people talk about the end of cold the record goes back less than a You can comment on winters in northern B.C. because century. any story you read at of global warming, it’s difficult to In 2008, I interviewed Lorne www.tricitynews.com square with personal experience. Swanell on the occasion of his I can hear the rebuttals al100th birthday. A graduate of ready. It takes long periods of UBC’s school of forest engineerextreme cold to kill the pine beetle. How ing, Swanell began his career with the forests long? Longer than those ones, of course. ministry in 1930. After a year as a ranger, he Similarly flexible theories are being adwas assigned to the Kamloops region to help vanced to explain the 17-year“pause”in deal with a pine beetle epidemic — in the 1930s. Earth’s average surface temperature rise, the Conventional wisdom on the latest outbreak growing Antarctic ice sheet, and this past winholds that it spread so far because of a lack ter’s“polar vortex.” of cold winters, attributed to human carbon If anyone has substantial evidence that CO2 emissions. from human activity was the trigger mechaI grew up in northern B.C. and my last nism for the latest beetle outbreak in B.C., I two visits to the Peace country were both in would like to see it. But please spare me the January. In 2004, I recall changing planes on affirmations of quasi-religious faith that often the tarmac of Prince George airport, moving pass for climate change arguments today. briskly in the daytime temperature near –40 Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columC. That night, and subsequent nights, the mernist for Black Press and bclocalnews.com. cury dropped to –50 C. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc In January 2013, I returned for some discusEmail: tfletcher@blackpress.ca sions on the Enbridge pipeline route and expe-

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Critic crossed line The Editor, Re. “Plenty of consultation & study in PM OCP process” (Letters, The TriCity News, April 23). The Moody Centre Community Association (MCCA) was registered in 1979 as a non-profit organization. It has a limited amount of resources and relies on donations, membership dues and tireless volunteer work and input from local residents like Hazel Mason, its president. While I can appreciate realtor John Grasty’s opinion and fondness for Port Moody’s official community plan, surely one can agree to disagree. Mr. Grasty calling out the Moody Community Centre Association as an illegitimate, nogrowth, special interest group crosses the line. Comments like these are counterproductive and completely unjustified. I would argue it is community associations that help make a city a great place to live, promote democracy and change through public

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Don’t cut Challenge The Editor, Re. “Loud voices on school cuts” (The Tri-City News, April 25). My son is in Grade 3 at Hampton Park elementary school in Coquitlam and is in the Challenge program (for gifted children). My family immigrated to Canada from China three years ago. We love it here — the country, the people, the environment and the values. Speaking to education, the value that is placed on creativity is excellent. I strongly believe Canada’s education system helps and supports students to find their own way to develop their abilities. The Challenge program is one efficient method and the Challenge Centre is the program’s heart. If the centre is cut, the door to the creativity will be closed for many children. Ally Wang Li, Coquitlam consultation. Port Moody has numerous community associations, all contributing to the democratic process. Port Moody’s smalltown charm in the Old Town Centre is partially due to the MCCA’s 35year existence while other areas of Port Moody have experienced enormous population

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Council approves sale of piece of Parkland school site By Janis Warren The Tri-CiTy News

A strip of school land deemed to be surplus by School District 43’s board of education will be sold for housing. On Monday, Coquitlam city council unanimously rezoned and changed the official community plan to allow the northeast portion of Parkland elementary to be subdivided for eight single-family homes. The vote came after a public hearing in which council heard from two

Como Lake Avenue residents — one of whom lives directly beside the proposed development. Former realtor Pauline Hing, a Como Lake homeowner for 22 years, said the additional homes will create safety problems for the students and others using the sports fields. She cited potential challenges with the rear lane that will extend and connect with Poirier Street, close to Como Lake Avenue, and she voiced concerns about the construction and noise levels.

“It affects my property and my enjoyment and I don’t want it at all,” Hing told council. Stacey Robinsmith argued the 1.2-acre parcel “should be used for the greater good of the community,” with townhomes or non-market housing — not single-family residences. But Graham Farstad of The Arlington Group Planning and Architecture Inc. said School District 43 is aware of past opposition to area retail and trustees want to build a development that fits into the

neighbourhood. Farstad said the proceeds of the sale will be used for capital projects in the district. SD43 is anticipated to grow by 5,000 more students over the next decade, said Ivano Cecchini of SD43’s facilities initiatives. The proposal to generate money for the cashstrapped SD43 comes two years after the board of education stopped a similar proposal to sell off a piece of land at Porter Street elementary school following an outcry from parents. jwarren@tricitynews.com

Cunnings to be awarded ‘freedom’ The first city manager in charge of Coquitlam’s parks and recreation facilities and activities will be a“free man”next week. On Monday, council will bestow the Freedom of the City honour on Don Cunnings for his efforts to make the municipality green and its citizens active. A Pitt Meadows resident, Cunnings retired in

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Textbooks just can’t compare to a visit to Vimy for PoCo student Ng By Diane Strandberg

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trip of a lifetime has provided a Terry Fox secondary school student with greater understanding of the sacrifice of soldiers in the First World War. Alice Ng, a Grade 12 student at the Port Coquitlam school, recently returned from a trip to France as a winner of the Vimy Pilgrimage Award. After touring important WWI memorial sites marking the battles atYpres,Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele and the Somme, Ng wants to be an ambassador for the Vimy Foundation to tell other School District 43 students of her experience. “I do find that, as the generations grow, we are losing that connection between history and the young people today, and it is important for us to remember the soldiers that laid down their lives to serve our country,” Ng told The Tri-City News.

Port Coquitlam Legion Branch 133 is inviting all Canadian Forces veterans from the First World War, Korea, the Peace Corps and Afghanistan to join in the PoCo May Day parade on Saturday May 10. Transportation in the parade, if required, will be provided. Call 604942-8911 or email legion133@yahoo.com for further information.

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ost people have become excited about sports at one time or another. Even the most confirmed couch potato like me will gladly tune into the Olympics or settle down to watch a playoff hockey game. Have a look at some of these popular and intriguing sports books that will get you in the game when the topic of sports comes up for discussion. The Ghost Runner: the Tragedy of the Man they Couldn’t Stop by Bill Jones tells the story of the 1960s British runner John Tarrant.Tarrant declared the small amount of money he had made as a boxer before he quit and was then restricted from competing at the amateur level. He fought against the British sporting establishment in a lifelong quest to have his amateur status reinstated. The Tarrant legend grew as he disguised himself and ran with no number on his shirt, defying officials and endearing him to the adoring British public.Tarrant’s story is one of endurance and commitment to his sport of choice, running. Believe that sports and politics don’t mix? Game Over: How Politics has Tamed the Sports World by Dave Zirin manages to contradict that premise once and for all. He examines the complexities of sports and politics in order to show that they do mix and not always in a good way. Zirin destroys the myth that sports are exempt from politics and demonstrates that social, cultural and racial issues are found in many of our sports. Game Over explores the shady side of the NCAA, the ex-

plosive 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and why the Dodgers crashed and burned. It covers the struggles of gay and lesbian athletes to gain acceptance, of female athletes to be more than sex symbols and of athletes everywhere to assert their collective bargaining rights as union members. Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour De France and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever by Reed Albergotti is about the rise and fall of Armstrong, the charismatic champion of the cycling world, the evolution of U.S. professional cycling and the problem of doping in the sport. Everything changed in January 2013 when Armstrong finally admitted to doping and described his“mythic, perfect story”as“one big lie.” This story goes behind the scenes and answers ques-

tions about how all this came to pass. Unsinkable: My Untold Story by Silken Laumann is a memoir about courage and endurance. Laumann became one of Canada’s most beloved Olympians when she won a bronze medal rowing at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 just 10 weeks after she shattered her right ankle and shredded her calf muscles when the German men’s pairs boat collided with her own during a warm-up for the World Cup in Essen, Germany. Laumann contrasts her accomplishments as an athlete with issues she has had to deal with throughout her life because of her childhood experiences. The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance by David Epstein explores the latest scientific research in order to turn our assumptions about heredity and athletic ability upside down. In fact, he illustrates that sports ability doesn’t just come from genetic traits alone but also from environment. For instance, one small region of Jamaica has produced“an extravagant number of the world’s top sprinters.”Many are descendants of escaped slaves from Africa who created a fierce warrior culture in a remote corner of the island — and scientific research

shows that both genetic factors and environment have played a part in this. How could a young girl from Uganda win a chess game and end up at the Olympiad, especially when she has no idea what the Olympiad is or how the game she has just played allowed her to qualify? Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess and One Extraordinary Girl’s Dream of Becoming a Grand Master by Tim Crothers gives a glimpse of what life is like in a country where the love of chess alone cannot make a life or put food on the table. In September 2010, Phiona Mutesi left the slum of Katwe in Kampala, Uganda and travelled to Siberia to join the world’s most prestigious teamchess event. Although she lost, she gained the respect of older players, who declared that she was a grandmaster in the making. Phiona has aspirations to be a grandmaster and give her family a better life. She hopes to blaze a trail out of the slum so that other chess kids can follow. This is a small sample of the sports books available at local libraries. Drop by and library staff will help you find more great titles. A Good Read is a column by Tri-City librarians that is published on Wednesdays. Susan Clark works at Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

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• The Friends of the Coquitlam Public Library Society meeting, 10:30 a.m., in the boardroom at the Poirier branch, 575 Poirier St. Info: 604-9374130. New members are welcome. • Mundy Mudthudders’ new season begins at 10:30 a.m. This informal walking group aims to lead mature adults eager to build and maintain healthy fitness levels with a safe, friendly group of like-minded nature enthusiasts. One-hour walks are intended to challenge, motivate and relax participants, while exploring regional nature places rich in wildlife values. Trekkers meet at Mundy Forest’s western edge by Como Lake Village, near the trail head at the foot of Regan Avenue. Comprehensive map books including destination regional trails are available for a nominal charge. Info: mundymudthudders@yahoo.ca. • Spring tea, 2-4 p.m., St. John’s Anglican Church, 2206 St. Johns St., Port Moody (in the church hall); pie and ice cream and a beverage for $5, plus sales of baking, crafts, vintage jewellery and plants. Parking at the back and the side of the church. Tickets at the door. • Port Moody Ecological Society’s free Fingerling Festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Noons Creek Hatchery, behind PoMo rec complex, 300 Ioco Rd.; environmental groups and displays, children’s performers Bobs and Lolo will perform at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., kids can help release 40,000 young chum salmon into Noons Creek. Info: noonscreek.org, 604-469-9106 or 778-8611972. • Kiddies Korner Preschool Imagination Fair, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo; Mr. I & the Rainbow Singers, Vancouver Tumblebus, Mobile Dairy Classroom Experience, face painting, kids’ activities and crafts, concession and more. Admission: $2. Info: www. kkp.ca or 604-941-4919.

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• PoCo May Day Salon, 7-9:30 p.m., Heritage at Leigh Square, 2100–2253 Leigh Sq. (access off McAllister Street), PoCo. This is your opportunity to meet with some of PoCo’s most interesting people from the worlds of sports, the arts, politics and public service, and find out about their unique experiences through presentations and conversations in the intimate salon venue. Adult beverages and snacks will be served. Admission is by donation, with proceeds going to PoCo Heritage. Info: www.pocoheritage.org.

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• The Stories Behind the Pictures, 10:30–11:30 a.m., Heritage at Leigh Square, 2100–2253 Leigh Sq. (access off McAllister Street), PoCo. Join Gerry, Morley and Bryan to watch some older videos and slides and share your stories with the “Heritage Detectives.” This is a dropin program, no advance registration required. Info: www.pocoheritage.org. • Historical walk, hosted by PoCo Heritage and

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s Chair of the May Day Task Force, I have the honor of sharing my excitement for and pride in our May Day Festival. This celebration began in 1923, and for the 91st year we continue to Celebrate our Community every year during May. There is something for everyone to enjoy, starting with h the Opening Ceremony on Friday May 2nd and continues on with events until Sunday May 11th.

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Day parade on Saturday May 10th. In addition to the parade there are a variety of activities before and after it. You can start the morning off with a pancake breakfast in the Outlet at Leigh Square. Following that you can head over to save a spot for the parade and warm up for the May Day Mile. The Vancouver Police Motorcycle will wow the crowd with this pre parade favourite, and then of course the main parade and following that is the Leigh Square Block Party. The free family fun will continue there all afternoon with talented local performers and featured musical entertainment by Greg Drummond noted as “an up and coming artist on the Vancouver scene — a great voice and a very interesting and fun sound and performance which is worth checking out”. Enjoy the May Day Marketplace, Emergency Preparedness Fair and the Heritage Trolley Tour rides around taking place in the downtown core and amusement rides at the PoCo Rec Complex.

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School kicks it up for musical By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS

A film that took the world by storm 30 years ago will be remounted next month at Coquitlam’s Gleneagle secondary. Grade 12 students Andrew de los Reyes and Jennifer Gillis will end high school by starring as Ren and Ariel in Footloose. Drama teacher Ashley Freeborn cast the pair in the top roles “because they have been with me all along and I wanted something fun for them to remember and they could dance their hearts out.” Freeborn said she also picked Footloose as this ye a r ’ s M u s i c a l Theatre 11/12 class has a number of gifted dancers. And choreographer Lyndsey Britten is playing up their strengths: de los Reyes is strong at break dancing while Gillis has had years of training with the Lindbjerg Academy of Performing Arts and on stage. In 2012, Gillis worked with Sir A n d r e w L l oy d Webber, Louise Pitre, Kristin Chenoweth and other famous stage professionals as part of her “boot camp” on the CBC-TV reality show Over the Rainbow. Last year, Gillis was double-cast with Cassidy Stahr as Millie i n Th o r o u g h l y Modern Millie at see LAST, page A25

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ABOVE: An Angry Joint is part of the year-end exhibit by Otto Kamensek, who closes his ceramic artist-in-residence program next month at the Port Moody Arts Centre. BELOW: Post Shock of Diagnosis. His display, titled Shards, Bone Deep, ends May 8.

Four decades of chronic pain By Janis Warren

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t is not enough to simply look at pictures of Otto Kamensek’s sculptures. To understand what it’s like to have lived through 40 years of chronic arthritis, you have to visit the Port Moody Arts Centre in person and study his exhibit, which closes May 8. His clay pieces convey the massive pain behind the debilitating condition that now affects 4.6 million Canadians and has no cure. For Kamensek, he was a nine-year-old boy in Grade 3 when he was diagnosed with what is known today as juvenile idiopathic arthritis. His was classed as systemic — “the worst of all,”he said. Then, he felt like lava poured from his joints. The brutal swelling and stiffness attacked his toes, feet, knees, hands and neck. By the time he was in Grade 4, the disease ravaged his body and mind so badly that the obese boy shrunk to skin and bones, probably due to depression. The disease was nothing new for his family. His great aunts on both his mother’s

and father’s sides had also experienced severe arthritis though, in their day, neither was able to access the kind of medical treatment available to Kamensek in the 1970s. Over the years, the Burnaby resident was in and out of the hospital. He got new knees and hips and tried a myriad of prescriptions, alternative therapies and exercise techniques to gain relief. He also had four long-term in-patient stints in rehabilitation centres, where he started to hone his craft. About a decade ago, Kamensek signed up at PMAC and took clay classes as a way to manage his stress. Already active in arthritis research circles,“I wanted to see what happened when I put my advocacy with my art,”he said. The “distraction of daily life” soon turned into his full-time passion. And, last year, PMAC awarded Kamensek with a year-long residency to expand his clay collection of demonstrating what it’s like — physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually — to live with the crippling disability. His heart-wrenching display, titled Shards, Bone Deep, opened April 17 and has about

a dozen pieces with little colour. The harsh reality of Kamensek’s world has people nude, with giant hands, brains exposed and mouths sewn shut. The first piece upon entry in the 3-D Gallery, called Post Shock of Diagnosis, has an androgynous head with plugs in its ears to block out the white noise of mass information. An Angry Joint has heads screaming from the knee and ankle of a right leg while The Fog of Fatigue has a desperate per-

son melting into the ground from the burden of swollen joints. Chronic Disease applies to both arthritis sufferers and cancer patients, Kamensek said, with a little person looking up insurmountable stairs, a late-day shadow at his side. There are also a torso with intense muscular tension and a left hand with an inflamed tendon exposed. And, for his female friends with arthritis who can no longer wear high heels, Kamensek honours them with a left foot, mangled toes and a black spike to represent what would be a pump. Still, despite the heavy matter, the show has a light side at the end. At the request of PMAC gallery co-ordinator Janice Cotter, Kamensek created a homunculus puzzle with magnets for participants to play with. Overall, the exhibit has drawn strong emotions, Cotter said. Kamensek’s mother cried at the opening reception; others afflicted with a disability related their pain to the artist. For his part, Kamensek, 49, said he’s proud of his achievement and his artwork. “I can look back and give that child at nine a break” from the suf-

fering and sadness, he said. An Emeritus member of the Consumer Advisory Board of the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Kamensek hopes his display will generate conversation about the prominence of arthritis and its lack of government health funding: 93 cents for every Canadian is spent annually on arthritis research versus $1,000 for cancer and AIDS each. Arthritis “is not sexy,” he shrugged. “It gets the lowest funding but has the highest number of disability claims in the country. There’s an inequality there.” Kamensek is encouraging people to join his conversation through Twitter via @pomoarts and #HelpingHands. And with his PMAC residency ending early next month, Kamensek wants to put the exhibit on the road to continue the discussion. Otto Kamensek will speak about art and arthritis at the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. John’s St.) on May 1 at 7 p.m. Admission of $10 supports the facility’s OK Bursary to help artists in financial need. Call 604-931-2008 or visit pomoarts.ca to reserve a spot. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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The leads of Footloose: Julia Ewonus (Rusty), Max Hall (Willard Hewitt), Jennifer Gilis (Ariel Moore), Alex van Geyn (Rev. Shaw Moore), Andrew de los Reyes (Ren McCormack), Christian van Geyn (Rev. Shaw Moore) and Leanne Felton (Vi Moore). The Gleneagle secondary show runs May 7 to 9 and May 14 to 16. at the Coquitlam high school (1195 Lansdowne Dr.).

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Gleneagle; and, in the summer, she sung the national anthem on Parliament Hill before millions of television viewers on Canada Day. Since then, Gillis said she’s been recharging her batteries to gear up for post-grad work. Though she has been accepted to study musical theatre at Capilano University this fall, her eyes remain fixed on Broadway, she said. De los Reyes said he also plans to continue with stage work in his post-secondary studies: he will be majoring in sports science with a minor in theatre at Douglas College. The 17-year-old student said

closing his time at Gleneagle with Footloose is a dream come true. “I’m really excited because, in my family, it’s something that we watch every now and then.” Added Gillis, “It’s something everybody is familiar with and to bring these characters to life is really an honour.” The universal story about freedom and rebellion was brought to the silver screen in 1984, with Kevin Bacon portraying Ren McCormack — the city teenager new to a small Oklahoma town where rock music and dancing are banned — and Lori Singer playing Ariel Moore, the daughter of the ultra-strict Rev. Shaw Moore. Back then, the movie struck a

nerve as did the music, including the title track by Kenny Loggins that won the Grammy for song of the year. Three years ago, the movie was remade with Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough as the main characters. Freeborn said the show has resonated for so long because “it’s about the power of listening to the young. They actually have something to say if they’re just given the chance to be heard.” • Footloose runs May 7 to 9 and May 14 to 16 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12/$8 (no charge for kids under 5) and available through the school (1195 Lansdowne Dr., Coquitlam) by calling 604-464-5793. jwarren@tricitynews.com

Jazzy in Moody Port Moody jazz musicians Kristian Alexandrov and Shannon Gaye will launch a weekly series at a bistro tonight (Wednesday). The pair, which performed at the Po M o A r t s Fe s t gala with Jens Lindemann in Fe b r u a r y, w i l l play at the Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St., PoMo) at 7:30 p.m. on April 30, May 7, May 21, June 4 and June 11. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door on the day of the show. Meanwhile, on Monday nights, retired PoMo secondary music teacher Gord Hembruff and Craig Townsend will lead jazz jam sessions at the eatery. Doors open at 7 p.m. Call 604-937-0998. jwarren@tricitynews.com

Some relationships were never meant to be. Your green waste, garbage and recycling are much better off apart. Coquitlam’s new waste collection system makes it easy to separate your waste and reduce the amount of material we send to landfills. Use your Green Cart for green waste like food scraps, your Garbage Cart for garbage and your blue box for recycling. Sometimes change really is for the better.

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Impressionist painter Win Seaton will be among 29 artists selling their works at Art Focus’ spring show this weekend at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village in Port Coquitlam. Seaton, a Maple Ridge resident who lived in PoCo for 20 years, will have three oil landscapes on display: Purple Rock on the Mersey River, a winter farm scene and Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland. The exhibition runs on May 3 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and May 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in The Outlet. Partial proceeds from the artwork sales will benefit the association’s scholarship fund.

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Express lead at Western tourney With two wins, Coquitlam looks to punch its ticket to national cup By Gary McKenna The Tri-CiTy NeWs

The Coquitlam Express have kept their winning streak alive, taking the first two games of the Western Canada Cup finals in Dauphin, Man., this week. The club, which is representing the BCHL a t t h e f o u r- l e a g u e round-robin tournam e n t , k n o c ke d o f f Spruce Grove of the Alberta Junior Hockey League before defeating the Winnipeg Blues of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League on Monday. With the wins, the Express now sit in first place at the tournament, which decides who gets to go to the RBC Cup national championship in Vernon next month. Coquitlam got the tournament off to a strong start with a 3-1 win over the Spruce Grove Saints Sunday night. Express captain Ryan Rosenthal opened the scoring, burying a pass from line mate Adam Rockwood 14 minutes into the opening period. The Saints would strike back in the second, with a marker from Isaac Farrah, but that

would be all the offence the Alberta squad could muster. Cannon Pieper made it 2-1 seven minutes into the second on a pass from his brother, Bo, before Rosenthal struck again with the insurance marker to finish off the game 3-1. Express net minder Gordie Defiel stopped 31 of the 32 shots he faced and Rosenthal received first-star honours for his two-point performance. Coquitlam was back in action Monday night, defeating the Winnipeg Blues 2-1 in Game 2 of the round-robin tournament. Rosenthal had another big game, opening the scoring 15 minutes into the first, before Brendan Lamont made it 2-0 with 40 seconds left in the first. The Blues managed one goal on the power play in the second period but Defiel, who was named first-star of the game, withstood a flurry of shots in the third to help his team hang on to the lead. Coquitlam is now in first place at the tournament and will take on the Yorkton Terriers on Wednesday night. If they finish in the top two, the club will punch their ticket to the national championships in Vernon next month. For more information go to www.westerncanadacup.com. sports@tricitynews.com

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The Coquitlam Wolves will be heading to the next round of the adult Provincial Cup playoffs after defeating Bay United FC 2-1 on Sunday. The semifinals are expected to take place next weekend.

Renegades no match for PoMo Storm Th e Po r t M o o dy Storm are Coastal Cup champions. The under-14 girls’ soccer club defeated the North Shore Renegades on Saturday, finishing the season with a 2-1 win at the Richmond tournament. Taylor Cherry opened the scoring for Port

Moody 25 minutes into the game, allowing her team to take a 1-0 lead into the half-time break. But the Renegades were able to tie things up at the fiftieth minute, when the refs called for a hand ball against a Storm player. North Shore made it 1-1 with the penalty

kick, a score that held until the end of the second half. In the second overtime session, Julie Gair was sent in on a breakaway after taking a pass from teammate Abigail Schwartz. Despite the fact that Renegades net minder jumped on the ball, Gair

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was still able to shoot on an open net. However, a North Shore defender stopped the goal by touching the ball with her hand, forcing another penalty. Maddie Low got the call for Port Moody for the free kick, putting the ball passed the North Shore goalie to

give her team a 2-1 lead. Solid defensive play in the final minutes allowed the Storm to hang on to the lead and win the Coastal Cup. The team will now prepare for the provincial championship, which is expected to take place in July. sports@tricitynews.com

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OBITUARIES

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS 21

COMING EVENTS

CHILDREN 98

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 114

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS ...9-57

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CLOVERDALE ANTIQUES & VINTAGE FAIR May 3rd & 4th

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IN MEMORIAM GIFTS

Frances (Nee Clarke) April 18, 2014

It is with a profound sense of loss that we share the passing of Frances (Fran) L’Heureux, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. After an all too brief battle with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), Fran passed peacefully on April 18th with her family by her side. She is survived by her daughters Charmaine (Wes), Nadine (Gerald), Nikki (Kevin), son Chuck (Darcy, Kristy, and Kathleen), and step-son Marc (Colette and family): grand-children Neil, Amanda, Braeden, Dustin, Aja, Kylee, Logan, Breanne, Elann, Sierra, Savannah, Cynthia and Makenzie: great-grandchildren Cassidy and Kai and extended family. She was predeceased by her parents, Francis and Helen Clarke, husbands, Marcel Dancoisne and Lloyd L’Heureux, son, Gary Dancoisne, sisters, Jean Steendahl and Leslie Carew, step-son Serge L’Heureux and grandson-in-law Robert Manning. Fran’s most cherished times were spent surrounded by family, whether it was picnics in the park, Sunday brunches or Christmas day. Her garden also held a sense of pride; she loved spending time nurturing its design and growth and then reaping the rewards of its peace and serenity. The community of Fort Langley had become her home away from home over the past 30 years, where she enjoyed the many lasting relationships she built there. A Celebration of Life will be held at Fort Langley Golf Course 9782 McKinnon Crescent Langley, BC on Saturday May 3rd, 2014 at 1:00 pm. Thank you to all those medical professionals who provided care and support to Fran and her family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Multiple System Atrophy Parkinson’s Society Canada. Online condolences to the family may be made at: www.woodlawnfh-abbotsford.com

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Deputy Operations Manager District of Kitimat, exempt staff position, with competitive compensation and full benefit package. Reporting to the Operations Manager, assists in planning, implementing and tracking the operations, repair and maintenance of the municipality’s infrastructure, including water and sewer, buildings, roads, parking lots, traffic control, drainage, signage, sidewalks, parks, grass cutting,, cemetery, and equipment fleet. Candidates will have several years of experience in a municipal or similar work environment and post-secondary education in Civil, Building or Water Quality Technology, EOCP Sewage Treatment and Water Distribution certification, or related Trade Qualification. Submit resumes by May 15, 2014, 4:30 p.m., to Personnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat, B.C. V8C 2H7, Fax 250-632-4995, email dok@kitimat.ca

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FARM LABOURERS required 5 or 6 Days/Week 40 or 50 Hours/Week $10.33/Hour Horticultural work such as: Planting, pruning, spacing and harvesting the crop. Employment starts early July’14 Submit your application to: Phone: 604-465-8153 or by Fax:604-465-9340 or by mail:12554 Woolridge Rd., Pitt Meadows, B.C. V3Y 1Z1

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STUCCO APPLICATORS to start immediately for a busy stucco company located in West Kelowna area. Position starts at $29.00/hr. Contact Kevin @ 250-862-7418 or email acestuccoltd@gmail.com

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

PETS 477

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REAL ESTATE RECREATIONAL

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ITALIAN MASTIFF (Cane Corso)

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P/B blue males & females. Ready to go. 1st shots & tails/dew claws done. ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIAN Pet homes. $1000. 604-308-5665

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LAB / SHEPHERD puppies Best of both breeds Vet checked,1st shots. $500 Ready soon 604-826-3063

BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, plugged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

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SUNDECKS

MULTI POO miniature black brown apricot 4-5lbs Hypo allerg, exc family pet vet cert $1075. 604-341-1445 MUST LOVE DOGS!!! Fostering and adoption needed for medium - large dogs. Bring a loved one home today! Call 604.583.4237 http://homeatlastdogrescuebc.ca

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Fishing, hiking, hunting, quadding, snowmobiling or just relaxation. Great access within 3 hours of the lower mainland, 40 km from Princeton and steps to Osprey Lake. 2 years new this 3 bedroom, 2 bath open concept chalet has it all & more. Includes a guest cabin with a bedroom, living/sitting area, kitchen & bathroom. New detached garage for storing the toys. Call Adrienne (Royal Lepage Parkside Realty) at 250-809-6322 for a private viewing.

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Large 2 bdrm apt. Bright 2 br located in a Central Coq Co-op. $810/mo. No subsidy. Seniors only building. Close to transit, schools, and shopping.

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

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PETS

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 Chihuahua pups, playful, cuddly, family raised, vet check, 1st shots, avail now. $350. 604-794-5844

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ACREAGE

Don’t Miss Out! 62 acres, Endless Possibilities. 5500 sq. ft. house. 1500 ft. of lake-shore. www.lakeoftheprairieshome.ca www.lakeoftheprairiesproperty.ca Jackie 1-306744-2399 1-306-744-7432 Watch online for open house.

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Clean, quiet apt blk. Suites to rent.

REAL ESTATE

Entlebucher pups, short-hair, family raised, gentle, vet checked, 1st shots, dewormed. $900 each. 604-795-7662.

Dairy Distribution Business for products of a national leading dairy supplier in Kamloops and surrounding area. Excellent revenue opportunity. Requires investment and good physical condition. 250-828-7855

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FOR SALE BY OWNER

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604.465.7221 PORT COQUITLAM

1 bdrm suite ~ $775 2 bdrm suite ~ $925 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

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CARS - DOMESTIC

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

HOMES FOR RENT

PORT MOODY. 2 bdrm cottages, 4 appl. Caraholly Point, Burrard Inlet. Wooded location, BOAT ACCESS ONLY, NO ROAD. $1,050/mo. + utils & sec. dep. NS / NP. Managers on-site. Call 604-683-9641.

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STORAGE

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BOATS

W 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites W 3 Appliances W Secured Garage Parking W Adult Oriented W Ref’s Req’d & Absolutely No Pets

COQUITLAM

1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.

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Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg. 3 Blocks to W.C. Express

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Public Access Launch Ramp Outdoor Storage for Boats, RV’s, Cars, Trucks & Trailers

1995 CHRYSLER EAGLE VISION, 4 dr sedan, greeny blue, interior great shape, runs very well. $1100. 604-468-3193

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On November 9, 2013, at the 2300 block of Wilson Avenue, Port Coquitlam, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Langley RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $10,000 CAD and $51 USD, both on or about 12:45 Hours, $2,000 CAD, on or about 13:00 Hours, and $855 CAD, on or about 13:20 Hours. The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 354(1) (Possession of property obtained by crime) of the Criminal Code of Canada. Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2014-2023, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for

disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice. A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published. You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

Year or semi-annual Rental Moorage

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SUITES, LOWER

1 BDRM suite, grnd level, private entrance, clean, bright, non-smoking. $750/mo. incl laundry, hydro, internet. Suit quiet person that wants a quiet suite. Phone or text Grant 604-816-9037. Available May 1st. Maple Ridge rancher, 2bdr +den, lg lot, 19’x15’ wrkshop 220V, new furnace, $415K. 604-944-8100.

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POMERANIAN available to stud. Has all shots. 18 months old. $400 or 1st pick of litter. (604)864-0355

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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

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COQUITLAM, 2 Bdm new suite close to Douglas College. No smoking, no pets, no young children. $1,200 plus 1/3 hydro. Includes gas/cable/internet. Contact: 778886-6097

.A East West Roofing & Siding Co. Repairs, new roofs, torching, gutter services. 10% off. 604-783-6437

TOWNHOUSES

NOONS CREEK Housing Co-op Orientation Meeting, Saturday, May 3rd at 1pm in the common room located at #58-675 Noons Creek Dr. Port Moody. We are accepting applications for 2 - 3 bdrms. Subsidy wait list avail. Share purchase from $1400-$1800. $15 Non-refundable application fee required. Applications available at orientation Please call 604-469-9763

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RENTALS

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1 Bdrm. $795/mo 2 Bdrm. $925/mo. No pets ~ Ref’s req’d. PORT COQUITLAM; 2 Bdrm apts, $810 & $830/mo, and a 2 Bdrm T/H $885/mo. Quiet family complex, no pets, 604-464-0034

PORT COQ south. 2 bdr gr/lvl suite, full bath, shared laundry, famrm, livrm, dinrm, f/p, d/w, carport, lrg fenced yard. Small pet ok, n/s, May 1st. $950 +1/3 utils. 604-724-6373. PT. MOODY. compl renovated Lrg 1300sf bright 2bdrm+den g/lvl. Nr amen Patio $1200m 604-727-1903 WW Plateau lge 1 bdrm garden lvl priv patio clean 5appl 1/3 util ns/np $850 incl net/cable 604-862-1590

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On August 23, 2012, at Pinetree Way and Glen Drive, Coquitlam, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Coquitlam RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $115 CAD, on or about 13:43 Hours, $400 CAD, on or about 13:43 Hours, and $515 CAD, on or about 13:43 Hours. The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (Possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada. Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2014-2007, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil

Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice. A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published. You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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COQUITLAM | PORT COQUITLAM | PORT MOODY

Chamber of Commerce

Skytrain and the Future of the Tri-Cities The completion of the Evergreen Line in 2016 marks an important step in the physical and economic growth of the Tri-Cities. Our community has long been labelled as a suburb of Vancouver. Now, with a skytrain to connect us to other major cities like Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey, and the opportunities this presents for businesses and residents, the Tri-Cities is on its way to becoming an urban centre in its own right. Growth means change, and change brings questions. What will life in the Tri-Cities be like after the Evergreen Line opens in summer 2016? We’re already seeing the early stages of change – new buildings, new businesses, new people coming to our community anticipating the advantages the skytrain brings. At the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce, we’re asking questions about how this will impact businesses in our community. What are the opportunities for businesses located near the stations? How will the skytrain affect them? What have been the experiences of other areas that have gone through skytrain expansion? These are important questions and we want to start answering them before the Evergreen Line is completed.

ExperienceIncredible India with the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce See incredible forts, palaces, the famous Taj Mahal and maybe a tiger or two!

$2295 Includes airfare, hotel & more. Limited time only.

September 23 to October 4, 2014 Experience the Golden Delhi Triangle in luxury 5-star Agra accommodations! Join us on the Jaipur adventure of a lifetime Ranthambore with a 12-day guided National Park tour of the marvels of India! Book now! Contact Bestway Tours at 604.264.7378 or bestway@bestway.com. More information available at www.tricitieschamber.com/pages/TravelIndia

As they say, knowledge is power. On Tuesday May 27th, the TriCities Chamber will be hosting ‘Evergreen Line: 2016 and Beyond’, a forum which will hopefully answer our questions and those posed by the business community. At the very least, this forum will provide great information to any local business person who would like to attend. We are bringing in a panel of speakers who will be able to provide information on the current construction of the Evergreen line, the opportunities for businesses located near the skytrain, the crime rates around the stations and the experiences of businesses who have already encountered skytrain expansion in other areas of the Lower Mainland. This is a free event open to all businesses in the Tri-Cities. Join us and learn more about how the Evergreen Line will change life in the Tri-Cities. We hope to see you on the 27th.

Policy Update We are looking at the BC Chamber policy “Improving Community Mental Health & Addiction Services”: • Designed to draw connection between mental health services and business • Will support a voice for business in the future development of the Riverview lands • Creates stronger ties between the Tri-Cities Chamber and the BC Chamber We are developing stronger connections with key players to ensure Tri-Cities businesses have a strong voice: • Nominated Tri-Cities Chamber Public Policy Chair Dennis Marsden to service on BC Chamber Board of Directors We are currently setting policy priorities for the coming year: • Opportunity for you to bring your issues forward • Two ways to present your issues: join the Public Policy Committee or email our Public Policy Advisor Aaron at aaron@ tricitieschamber.com

For our list of speakers, visit www.tricitieschamber.com Event details: Evergreen Line: 2016 and Beyond May 27th, 8am – 10:30am. Registration starts at 7:30am. Douglas College Coquitlam Campus FREE. Open to all businesses. Register at www.tricitieschamber.com Michael Hind Executive Director, Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce

JAMES M. FITzPATRICK, CPA, CGA With more than 30 years of experience as an accountant, Jim Fitzpatrick’s roots run deep in the Tri-Cities. When he’s not serving valued clients from the new office in Port Coquitlam, Jim is likely to be found in the community. Recently recognized by the CGA for his more than 25 years of service, Jim has enjoyed helping Tri-Cities clients since 1993. Reach Jim at Jim@jfitzpatrick.com.

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Restaurant of the Month Boston Pizza Maillardville

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For over 50 years, Boston Pizza has been dishing out great food and great service to families, teams and groups of all ages. It makes sense that the half-century old restaurant chain would feel right at home setting up one of their 350 Canadian locations in Coquitlam’s oldest neighbourhood, Maillardville. We’re excited to announce Boston Pizza Maillardville as our May restaurant of the month! Owners Stacy and Lyle took the reins at BP Maillardville in November 2013. The pair is in the process of renovating the location, to be completed just in time for patio season and plethora of parties they have planned. Not to worry – Boston Pizza will still be open during its facelift. While the restaurant gets a makeover, the menu welcomes a few new additions as well. The ‘Pizza Game Changer’ promotion brought with it delicious offerings like the Pizzaburger Sliders, Sriracha Chicken Pizza and the Pizza Taco. Looking to try out the new dishes? Pair good food and a good movie with BP Maillardville’s ‘Dinner and a Movie” promo, starting at only $17.99.

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Boston Pizza is two experiences under one roof – a family-friendly casual dining restaurant with a separate sports bar for the football, hockey, soccer, any-sport fan. Heading in during NHL playoffs? Take advantage of BP’s ‘Hockey Happens Here’ promotion. If you purchase a Molson product or feature menu item, you’ll receive a scratch-and-win ticket for a chance at cactus cuts, an NHL t-shirt, free pizza for a year and tickets for 2 to every 2014 Stanley Cup final game. Come for a family-night out. Come to catch your hockey heroes battle for the cup. Come see what brings guests back to Boston Pizza again and again!

Boston Pizza Maillardville 1035 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam www.bostonpizza.com 604.527.8883

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May 1

New Anti-Spam Regulations: Is Your Business Prepared?: Everything you need to know about the CASL, how it can impact your business and how to prepare.

May 7

MMBC Info Session: Attend this Q&A session with MMBC Director Allen Langdon to learn about Multi Material BC and how it will impact your business.

May 13

12 @ 12: This invitation-only event is an opportunity to discuss your Chamber membership, what’s going on in your industry and how the Chamber can help. Contact us to learn how you can get an invite.

May 14

Protecting Goodwill: Your Most Important Business Asset: This seminar will begin with a discussion of what ‘goodwill’ is and how to protect with from competitors and former employees.

May 22

Member’s Mixer at Twisting Conditioning: Meet and mingle with your fellow Chamber members. Enjoy beverages, appetizers and conversation in a casual setting.

June 11

Stars of the Tri-Cities: Chamber Golf Classic: Get on the green with the who’s-who of the Tri-Cities with the Chamber’s annual golf tournament at Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club!

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Who: Poco Inn & Suites Hotel What: Port Coquitlam’s hotel and conference centre Where: 1545 Lougheed Highway

The Poco Inn and Suites Hotel has been proud to be a Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce Member for more than a quarter of a century. It values all the opportunities the Chamber has to offer its members and the many networking events to help businesses connect and grow. We are proud to be 100% Canadian owned and operated and appreciate all the support we have received from our communities and believe in giving back. We are happy to provide quality accommodations and service to all our guests, which include well appointed up-to-date guestrooms, five great meeting spaces, and exceptional catering for many different types of banquets including weddings, cocktail parties, private celebrations and events. We are happy introduce our newest highlight with our community, the Poco Inn and Suites Hotel Shuttle Service. We will shuttle our guests to local events and venues (such as golf courses for weddings) taking the stress of transportation off of them and return them safely back to the hotel making their trip to the Tri-Cities enjoyable. The Poco Inn and Suites Hotel also have the Crossroads Lounge where many quaint gatherings and private parties have been held and welcomes our local community. Visit us at Poco Inn and Suites! 1545 Lougheed Hwy, Port Coquitlam www.poco-inn-and-suites.com 604.941.6216

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Who: The Zone Bowling Centre Coquitlam What: Canada’s premiere family entertainment and event centre Where: 16-228 Schoolhouse St, Coquitlam

Who: Tealicious Tea Company

The Zone Bowling Centre, with Big River Restaurant and The Fraser Mills Conference Room, brings you Canada’s premier family entertainment and event centre! We are a state-of-the-art party venue with 5 and 10 pin bowling, 38 lanes and 3 25-foot video screens. Enjoy our gaming area with video games and pool tables – great for all ages!

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What: Hand crafted, fresh teas Where: www.tealiciousteacompany.com

We are great place for your events whether you’re throwing a birthday party, taking the staff out for team-bonding or hosting a fundraiser. For your ‘grown up’ gatherings, enjoy fresh craft beer from our own brewery, Big River Brewing Company, right on your lane! Take part in our fall, spring and summer bowling leagues. It’s never too late to join. In fact, our General Manager, Ryan Bell, is a league bowler himself! We are particularly proud of our senior and youth bowling leagues. Give Ryan a call at 604.525.2695. He’d love to help you find a league that suits you best. Our best kept secret is our Events Coordinator, Kerri Krause. She is available before, during and after your function to ensure your party or event is a tremendous success. Call Kerri to book your event or just pop in for a family-friendly evening of bowling. See you at The Zone! The Zone Bowling Centre Coquitlam 16 – 228 Schoolhouse St, Coquitlam www.zbowl.com 604.525.2695

We have been in business for 12 years, offering outstanding teas along with great customer service. We stand behind our products and guarantee that they are 100% natural with absolutely no chemicals, dyes or simulated flavours. The quality of our virgin tea speaks for itself. The best kept secret about Tealicious is that we have partnered with tea estates in Sri Lanka and Nairobi and will be introducing their exclusive teas this month! Visit our website to see the different varieties we offer. Come and explore! We are the best place to buy tea online. Nancy Prokosh Tealicious Tea Company www.tealiciousteacompany.com info@tealiciousteacompany.com

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The Fraser River Discovery Centre – Advocacy in Sustainability

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Located on the New Westminster waterfront the Fraser River Discovery Centre is an interpretive centre that showcases the Fraser River’s role in shaping British Columbia’s ecological, cultural and economic diversity. The Centre provides age appropriate, interactive educational experiences to increase the public’s appreciation and understanding of the Fraser River environment with consideration for the River’s social and economic importance to ensure its sustainability for future generations. The philosophy behind the work the Fraser River Discovery Centre does is to promote the many values of the Fraser River. The Fraser is a vital trade and transportation corridor, a food source, a place to live, one of the largest salmon spawning rivers in the world, a source of many jobs, and an important tourism and recreational destination. The Centre’s educational exhibits, programs and events show the diversity of the River and advocate for a balanced approach that will increase the public’s appreciation and understanding of everything the Fraser River is about. But some of you may think that consideration for economic growth and industrial activity on the Fraser automatically excludes consideration for the river’s environmental and socio-cultural values, or vice versa. Well, it should not, because it is not an “either or” question. The industry, environment and the socio-cultural aspects of the Fraser River are its three pillars of sustainability and when looking at any issue from a sustainability perspective, one must consider all three. Advocating for a balanced approach that considers all three pillars is tricky, but essential.

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But it isn’t easy for anybody to get the sustainability balance right, or to explain it clearly. It would be much easier to only advocate for one of the pillars; be purely an environmental organization for example, one that has its values planted solely in the protection of the environment. Or one could always take the side of industry and only emphasize job creation and economic growth. However, most issues related to the Fraser River are never black and white and a rigid opinion that does not consider all perspectives is rarely conducive to a workable solution, especially in the context of the urban portion of river basin we live in. The three pillars of sustainability are in perpetual coexistence, and often in conflict. Our view is that fact-based dialogue which considers all facets and layers of an issue is much more likely to succeed than looking at just one side or another. And as an educational organization, that is the direction the Fraser River Discovery Centre has agreed to take. The overall standard of living we enjoy is directly related to a sustainable, thriving Fraser River - its economic activity, environmental fitness and socio-cultural opportunities. Whatever your final opinion on any issue related to the river turns out to be, please make sure to consider all three pillars of sustainability with an open mind first. By Catherine Ouellet-Martin, Executive Director – Fraser River Discovery Centre

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