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40 beds? Too few, says MLA Robinson Prov. announces beds for R’view JaniS Warren
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Noting one in five Canadians will be diagnosed with a mental illness during their lifetime — that’s seven million people — provincial Health Minister Terry Lake announced this week plans to open 40 beds at Coquitlam’s Riverview Hospital for people with severe additions and mental illness. But of the 40 temporary beds, just 14 will be newly created spots while the other 26 will be transfers from the Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addiction. The number of new spaces isn’t enough, said Coquitlam-Maillardville NDP MLA Selina Robinson, whose constituency includes the 102-year-old Riverview site. see VAN. IS, page A12
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Tri-City News reader Michellene Hing Sigurdson submitted this photo taken at the Port Moody West Coast Express station, writing, “Construction workers for the Evergreen Line demonstrating their creative thinking skills by designing and building this Christmas tree. Kudos to them and a Merry Christmas.”
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Tues. incident may have begun with sex assaults Coquitlam man charged with several offences Sarah Payne
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A Coquitlam man accused of assaulting a Heritage Mountain homeowner and then carjacking a woman’s vehicle to evade
police on Tuesday has now been charged with sexual assault and break and enter. And in a shocking twist, Port Moody Police report the suspect’s crime spree allegedly started with the sexual assault of two women walking in Aspenwood Park early Monday morning. Shortly after midnight on Dec. 15, two women, described as young adults,
were walking on the trails in the park near the Heritage Mountain community hall when a man asked them for directions. After a brief conversation, the women began to walk away. The man allegedly attacked the women from behind, knocking one to the ground, then pulled a knife as the women struggled to fight him off. The suspect stole a purse
from one of the women, which contained her keys and identification, and fled the area. The two women received minor injuries during the struggle. At about 8:10 a.m. Tuesday, a man went to the victim’s house on Birchwood Crescent brandishing a firearm, according to the PMPD. A fight ensued between the suspect and homeowner, who was able
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to fend off the attack. The homeowner suffered minor injuries in the struggle and was treated in hospital. Police believe it is possible the suspect used the stolen identification to target the victim’s home. “Understandably, it’s been a very traumatic event for the entire family,” said Const. Luke van Winkel. see CAR WAS, page A4
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Merry Christmas, Coquitlam council. To match the contract for unionized city employees, Mayor Richard Stewart and councillors will each automatically get a 2% bump in their salaries in the new year. That means, effective Jan. 1, the mayor’s annual
pay will be $132,257 in 2015 — plus $725 a month for a vehicle allowance — while councillors will each earn $57,561 plus $315 a month for mileage. In Port Coquitlam, Mayor Greg Moore and council may also get a salary boost next year but not until March, when other Metro Vancouver cities of similar sizes — Maple Ridge, New Westminster,
North Vancouver and West Vancouver — calculate their council pay hikes. PoCo takes the average of those four municipalities on which to base its new council wage. Currently, Moore earns $88,651 a year as mayor plus $4,450 for transportation while councillors get $34,213 per year plus $1,347 per month as acting mayor and $905 annually for transportation.
Meanwhile, in Port Moody, Mayor Mike Clay will get the same payout as this year, $85,000, while councillors will again earn $33,000 a year. Last December, at a special council meeting, council voted itself a hefty raise and benefits, with Clay and Coun. Rick Glumac opposing.
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School District 43 is almost halfway towards meeting Metro Vancouver’s ban on food waste in garbage and will be 100% ready when school resumes after the winter break. Schools in Coquitlam are the last to take part in an organic recycling program that has been ongoing in Port Coquitlam and Port Moody schools for almost five years. Bins are now being delivered to elementary, middle and secondary schools in Coquitlam, said Dave Sands, the district’s manager of energy and sustainability, and Progressive Waste Solutions will be collecting it. “We’ve been preparing through pilot schools in Coquitlam, done presentations, visited schools and helped with implementation,” Sands said. “We’re at the place where most schools are ready to go for January, we’re just waiting on some logistics on bins on certain schools.” With PoCo and PoMo schools already separating their food waste from garbage, a behaviour that is reinforced at home, where organic recycling has been ongoing for some time — PoCo pioneered it in Metro — Sands doesn’t expect any issues with ramping up the program in Coquitlam over the next several weeks. “Overall, it’s the socially responsible and the right thing to do, and that’s being promoted everywhere.”
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The gym walls have been decorated, costumes made and the songs rehearsed for weeks but by today, Friday, the last Christmas concert in Sandra Chan’s 34-year teaching career will be over. Is she happy about it? Not by a long shot. Preparing for Christmas concerts is one of the highlights of her year at Ranch Park elementary school, the diminutive Chan said during a break before her last dress rehearsal for yesterday’s event. Although she is looking forward to retirement — perhaps travelling a bit and spending time with her parents — Chan, who is the school’s music teacher and choir director, said she feels bittersweet about the transition because she will miss the children, the staff and the community. “It’s an extraordinary community, Ranch Park, that’s why I’ve been here so long,” said Chan, who has been a teacher at the Coquitlam school since 1980. Over the past three decades, Chan has developed a love for the low-slung, single-storey school with its grey lockers — unusual for an
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Food scraps are not allowed in the trash in Metro Vancouver — they go in green bins. adding he expects most will wait for the January slowdown to figure out how to add organic waste bins to their operations rather than disrupt their December holiday business. Starting next July, Metro inspectors will slap a 50% tipping fee surcharge on loads of garbage they spot that contain 25% or more food scraps. Up until then, they’ll just issue warnings. As with other Metro
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Ranch Park music teacher Sandra Chan gets ready for a dress rehearsal for her last school Christmas concert after more than 30 years in School District 43, with Ty Banks, a Grade 5 student who plays Melton in “Melton the Warm-hearted Snowman.” elementary school — linoleum floors, brightlydecorated walls and light-filled library, where she also teaches children to love reading as the school’s librarian. Her last day is Jan. 31, more than a month after the Christmas concert, in which more than 200 students will participate
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Coquitlam RCMP received a report of an assault and carjacking near a parking lot on Eagle Mountain. Police determined the suspect had allegedly sexually assaulted a woman, then stole her car; she was also treated in hospital for her injuries. The suspect matched the description from the PoMo assault and, a few minutes later, police located the stolen vehicle as it was travelling on Panorama Drive. After a brief pursuit the vehicle was stopped in the area of Hawthorne Drive. The driver was arrested. Vahidreza Bordbar, a
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People pay bills online and shop online, and soon, Tri-City parents will be able to pay school fees online, too. School District 43 is implementing a new online accounting program next year that is expected to make handling money easier for clerks, teachers — and parents. Called KEV, the new cash management system will give schools a better handle on their money, improve data collection and let parents pay for field trips and other school fees with a credit card instead of loose change or cheques. Board chair Judy Shirra lauded the new system, which was approved by the previous board, because it will give time-strapped teachers and clerks a break, replacing the permission slips that go home and the endless counting and recording of money. Still, some trustees were concerned that parents without access to computers wouldn’t be able to use the system. But they were told parents would still be able to pay cash or maybe even use a school computer to log in. KEV works like PayPal or similar online payment systems but won’t be in place until after the accounting system is already in place and only if schools want it. It’s likely parents will pay a small transaction fee to use it but the amount has not yet been worked out. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC
instruction, which was down $12 million from the $225 million that was originally projected. Board chair Judy Shirra admitted the savings were made on “the backs of
teachers and students” but said being able to put some money down toward the deficit is good news and shows the district is on a better footing than the year previous, when the deficit
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An abrupt end to the last school year in June because of teachers’ job action and a series of rotating strikes in the weeks prior to that enabled the district to save money and put a small down payment on its debt. “It was a razor-thin budget,” said Mark Ferrari, School District’s 43 secretary treasurer, commenting on $400,000 savings on a roughly $267-million budget that enabled the district to knock its deficit down to $10.2 million from $10. 6 million. Most of the strike savings, an operational surplus that amounted to $6.1 million by the end of June, went back to the province, which claimed 80% of the savings, with the remainder going to deferred costs such as Employment Insurance and Canada Pension Plan. Still, the year-end report approved Tuesday by the new board of education shows the strike saved a lot of money in the 2012/’13 school year. Operational costs expected to total $274.5 million ended up being $267.1 million, with the bulk of the savings in
was created. The Port Coquitlam trustee said trend lines show the district is back to 2012 levels for staffing, with the 2013 spike having been eliminated, which is good for budgets but not necessarily good for schools. “We’re back at the bottom again” in per-student funding in the province, Shirra said, and she expects the board to continue to lobby for an improved funding formula that doesn’t shortchange the district. She said as many as 20 B.C. districts are getting “protection funding,” which is not sustainable in the long term and hurts other districts, such as SD43, which get less money per student. The district has also been given a seat at the table in ongoing discussions about the funding formula. Former board chair Melissa Hyndes left that spot open after failing to win reelection last month. Shirra noted her former colleague played a role in getting the province to recognize that the current funding formula is inadequate and needs to be changed.
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Dear Kinder Morgan, i want to give you a little advice. Why do you care? Well, i’m one of the mushy middle-ofthe-road folks you need on side if you’re going to triple the size of your pipeline running from the oil sands in alberta to your burnaby terminal. you need people like me. i’m not going up to protest on burnaby mountain if you start working there again. heck, i may not even sign a petition unless it’s shoved under my nose. but that doesn’t mean i’m sympathetic to your cause. in fact, i’ve been cheering on the protesters because i see it as part of a big pushback that’s needed, and gathering steam. that huge barrage of ads you’ve put out in recent weeks isn’t going to sway me, either. yes, your employees in the ads look like people i’d like to share a beer with. and i think they deserve a job to feed their families. and, yes, i know they’re not sinister schemers trying to soak the ocean floors with undiluted bitumen or alter the atmosphere with oil burned somewhere in china. and, truth be known, i don’t even think kinder morgan — or any “big Oil” companies for that matter — is inherently evil or bent on fouling the earth beyond repair. i know they’re cre-
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ating loads of high-paying jobs and helping to fill our national coffers at a time when, frankly, the economy is a basket case. it’s hard to talk to too many people these days without bumping into someone who’s either worked in “Fort mac” or who knows someone that is. shut down the alberta oil sands tomorrow and there’d be a whopping fallout. meantime, along the Fraser river, it’s harder to make a case for the economic benefits of the massive shipments of coal they want to transfer from train to barge at Fraser surrey docks. many oppose this, too, but the response hasn’t matched the protests on burnaby mountain. On this issue, much of the opposition has focused on the local. the health impacts of coal dust wafting off trains. train cars tipping into creeks, killing fish and wildlife, etc. the big companies involved can deal with that kind of thing. they’ve promised a bunch of mitigation initiatives. but what makes the coal plan or the pipeline plan hard to stomach, for a mushy-middle guy like me, is that climate change is not addressed anywhere. and really, kinder morgan, i don’t expect you to address climate change. as i’m sure you’d be the first to admit, that’s not your job.
but the lack of any plan, that is your problem. it’s why i’m opposed to your plans and, i suspect, why many people are. shipping coal for china to burn is just daft, plan or no plan. but pipeline expansion, the alberta oil sands and many other carbon-intensive projects will face an increasing opposition if canada doesn’t start making some smart steps toward a post-carbon future. me, i’d like to see a whole raft of smart, small steps: Put a levy on the oil and gas industry that’s earmarked for incentive projects for a cleaner canada. Give me a $5,000 rebate to buy an electric car, a $1,000 rebate to put a geothermal system in my house. Give my region a couple billion dollars for another skytrain line (or two). all i know is, i want to see action. i want to envision an environmental future i can be optimistic about. so kinder morgan, i’m not sure what you can do. maybe you could spur the folks in Ottawa to action. because until i see that, i’m might just add a bandana to my wardrobe. and other mushy-middle folks might just do the same. Sincerely, A Constituent You Might Need
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Show her Thanks to SCD for the study decades of service on water The Editor, Re. “2-tier water rates OK’d” (The Tri-City News, Dec. 10) and “Pay more for pipes? You’re kidding, right?” (Letters, The Tri-City News, Dec. 12). A letter to Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart: I would like to join those who have written in protest of the twotiered water rates for single-family and multifamily homes. Frankly, I’m surprised that this has not generated more attention. The house I live in was built in 1959 and the majority of homes in most of Coquitlam have existed for decades. When new areas are developed, the cost of pipes should be borne by the developers who profit from them, not homeowners in longstanding neighbourhoods who have paid ever-increasing
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The Editor, Since 1990, before “belonging” was identified as a key ingredient in building a sense of community, the Society for Community Development (SCD) has been connecting, facilitating and advocating on behalf of the citizens of the Tri-Cities. From the humble block party to campaigning for homeless shelters, SCD has facilitated, connected, collaborated and celebrated our community. Over the years, it has hosted the Spirit of Community Awards and the Taste of the Tri-Cities, and produced three guides that support new and/ or vulnerable members of our community: a Street Survival Guide for the Homeless; a Seniors Guide; and a Guide to Free and Low Cost Goods and Services. SCD chair Cathy Burpee notes that the group has brought forward issues that needed to be addressed and stayed the course until they were addressed — sometimes guided by an executive director, more recently by its working board.
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Hazel Postma of Douglas College (left) with Cathy Burpee of the Society for Community Development, which is winding down more than 20 years of service to the TriCities and giving the last of the money it raised to the college to help local students. And today, as 2014 draws to a close, SCD’s final act of community has been to gift its remaining funds to Douglas College to support Tri-City students enrolled in courses that focus on community development. The college is matching this gift with the result that up
to 10 students will receive $500 each over the next few years, continuing the legacy begun 24 years ago around a kitchen table. Hazel Postma, Associate Vice-president, Advancement and External Relations, Douglas College
The land is surplus for the delivery of educational services and the funds will be used for capital improvements within the District to supplement, not replace, the funding provided by the provincial Ministry of Education. A copy of the Request for Offers package can be picked up upon payment of a $50 document fee, from the School Board Office (8:30am to 4:00pm): 550 Poirier Street Coquitlam, BC V3J 6A7 Phone 604-939-9201 Purchasing@sd43.bc.ca
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Coquitlam Search and Rescue (SAR) has reached 75% of its fundraising goal for a new mobile command centre after receiving a major provincial grant. The organization learned this week it was awarded a $195,000 grant through the province’s community gaming grant program, of which $150,000 will be used for the new rescue truck. The remaining $45,000 will fund training programs, replace communication equipment and rescue gear. Coquitlam SAR has been working on plans and fundraising for a new mobile command centre for three years. The existing truck is 20 years old and lacks the power needed to tackle rough terrain or get to remote areas for a rescue. The interior is cramped when volunteers are managing a rescue and the group is constantly shifting gear in and out of the truck to lighten the load on the aging rig. “These grants place us within arm’s reach of completing our command centre replacement project, which will significantly
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“Let’s be clear: 14 beds will not be noticed in the Downtown Eastside, the hospital emergency rooms or in use of police services to address frontline mental healthcare issues,” Robinson told The Tri-City News. The city of Vancouver has also called on the provincial government to set up 300 long-term beds for the mentally ill, a figure Lake disputes. His announcement on Wednesday — made before city and Fraser Health officials at the Hillside building —
comes as BC Housing is nearing the end of its year-long visioning process on the future of Riverview. During the exercise, most respondents have called for mental health facilities to return to the 244-acre site, whose buildings have been mostly empty since Victoria shuttered it two years ago, in its 100th year. Lake vowed the province will “not be returning to a time when patients were institutionalized.” Rather, he said, its new rehab and recovery program with the Provincial Health Services Authority and Coast Mental Health
Coquitlam Search and Rescue’s current mobile command centre is undersized and underpowered for its uses. SAR volunteers have done 30 searches to date this year.
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private donations, putting its fundraising total to date at $305,000. Last week, Coquitlam SAR approached the cities of Burnaby and Port Moody to request grants but they’ll have to wait until early next year for the results. They are also expecting to announce news on several corporate donors early in the new year. Work on building the truck will begin in January
and it’s expected to be operational by December 2015. This year, Coquitlam SAR responded to 30 calls and searched for 29 people, totalling 2,700 volunteer hours — more than 112 days — which was slightly less than 2013, when the group worked on 39 searches in just over 3,000 volunteer hours.
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enhance our capacity to respond to search and rescue calls in the region,” team president Darren Timmer said in a press release. The new mobile command centre is estimated to cost $407,300. In addition to the provincial gaming grant, Coquitlam SAR also received a $30,000 Spirit of Coquitlam grant and $65,000 from the city of Coquitlam. The group has also received $60,000 in
will allow patients to get the “continuum of care” they need before transitioning back to their families or caregivers. Under the new plan, 25 men will be accommodated at the Brookside facility at Riverview while another 15 women will be placed at Hillside. Coast Mental Health will be the operator, providing, among other things, support and assessment, crisis intervention and psychiatric and medical treatment as well as life and social skills, drug and alcohol recovery programs and counselling.
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The next Port Coquitlam council members sworn into office in four years will likely take a “more positive” pledge at inauguration. At a finance and intergovernmental (FIG) committee earlier this month, council said the current oath — typically administered before a provincial court judge — doesn’t represent the spirit of PoCo. And rather than using the standard oath from the provincial government, which uses the words “contravened,” “vote buying” and “intimidation,” city staff are asking for a change in the election procedure bylaw to tailor it to PoCo. “It’s definitely a negative tone,” PoCo chief election officer Carolyn Deakin told the FIG committee on Dec. 8. “We want it to reflect more Port Coquitlam.” The proposed oath, which council has yet to formally debate or endorse, reads in part:
“I will abide the statues, bylaws and policies that govern the city and will promote openness, accountability and responsible leadership.” It further reads: “I will dedicate myself at all times to acting in the best interests of the community as a whole and I will be a leader in the continued development of a safe, vibrant and sustainable city for the residents of Port Coquitlam.” Early in December, the oath of office generated controversy in Victoria when the new mayor, Lisa Helps, declined to swear an oath to the Queen during her inauguration (she later explained the pledge was outdated and opted not to say it out of respect for First Nations in the area). PoCo’s staff recommendation to change the oath comes as part of an overall review of last month’s civic election, which saw a 5.2% jump in voter turnout over the 2011 municipal campaign. Deakin told the FIG committee that city staff
want other procedural changes before the next vote to give more clarity and accessibility to candidates and voters. Among the suggestions: • adding more polling stations at Central and James Park elementary schools; • increasing mobile voting opportunities; • ensuring voters know they must provide one piece of ID; • distributing voter cards no earlier than two weeks before the general election; • using additional outdoor directional signs to polling stations; • and clarifying the election sign bylaw. Councillors congratulated city staff for their efficiency during the campaign, including their efforts to post results quickly online. But council noted complaints about “overzealous” bylaw officers removing election signs, the placement of election signs and voters failing to provide identification.
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Two northeast Coquitlam parks will be getting upgrades in the new year. Concept plans for Leigh and Victoria parks were presented to council this week and staff expect work to commence in the spring. Victoria Park is expected to undergo a more expensive transformation. Michelle Hunt, the city’s
director of planning and business service said staff are recommending a new soccer field and baseball diamond be built as well as a skateboard area and a basketball court. The work is expected to cost approximately $1.7 million but a full budget will be presented to council prior to the commencement of construction. Leigh Park, which is currently undeveloped, is
expected to see an even greater transformation. Staff’s recommended concept includes a bike skills course, green space, picnic benches and a shelter area. There will also be a large off-leash dog area, an amenity that Hunt said the neighbourhood needs. “If you put a lot of dogs in a small area, it becomes a bit of a mud pit,” she said. “This will allow them some space.”
The cost of the Leigh Park upgrades are expected to reach $1.2 million. The next step in the program is to present a full budget and detailed drawings to council in the spring. Construction on Leigh Park is expected to begin in late spring 2015 while the majority of work at Victoria is expected to take place a year later.
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HOUSING REGULATIONS
Report targets building fees, red tape GVHBA argues city reforms could ease housing crunch, costs Jeff Nagel BlAck Press
A new study makes the case for reforms to streamline municipal development approvals and restrain fees to help home builders keep pace with housing demand and control prices. Getting to Groundbreaking, an initiative of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association, with participation from the Urban Development Institute and Metro Vancouver municipalities, was prepared by researchers with SFU’s Urban Studies program. “This is about red tape and getting rid of inefficiencies,” GVHBA president Bob de Wit said of the report, which was released Thursday. “If we can reduce that friction, that red tape, then we can reduce housing costs and make homes more affordable for families.” The report highlights “undesirable inefficiencies” that cause lengthy delays in getting the OK to build new housing developments.
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The Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association commissioned a report that says cities cutting red tape and fees could help control housing prices. Approval processes have become more complex, it says, and some cities, including Maple Ridge, have not added staff to keep pace. Long waits of one to two years to get a construction green light add to the costs that must be recovered
from home buyers, according to the study. Developers also pay cities various fees and charges and the study shows those amounts vary wildly, depending on the city. The highest combined development charges and other permitting fees for
a sample 22-townhouse development were levied in Surrey and Richmond — where the municipalities collected more than $700,000. They were followed by Langley Township at more than $600,000. Maple Ridge, Coquitlam and North Vancouver
District, meanwhile, charged between $400,000 and $500,000 to develop the proposed project. The lowest charges in the region were in White Rock and Port Moody. Broken down by unit in the sample development, the fees in Surrey add up to $33,700, or about 10% of the cost of a new townhome, compared to just $8,400, or 1.8% of the unit price in Port Moody. The regional average of fees and charges for a unit in the sample townhome complex was $17,124, or 4% of the typical townhome price across Metro Vancouver. The report notes differing local factors make it difficult to fairly compare the burden of fees between cities. De Wit said there are legitimate reasons why some cities, particularly Surrey, charge more than others. The big one is that much construction in Surrey happens on land that has never before been developed. “If you open up a greenfield development, there are a lot of costs — laying pipe, building roads and creating parks,” de Wit said. “We understand there’s a need to have development charges to pay for growth. What we really care about are the delays and inconsistent application of
rules across cities and even within cities.” Among the recommended reforms are improved municipal websites for developers, good online file access and mobile technology to allow city staff to update information on a development from the field. Jean Lamontagne, Surrey’s general manager of planning and development, said real-time updates from city inspectors using mobile devices can help avoid delays for builders. Instead of waiting to return to the office to enter the data, comments from an inspector are instantly circulated to the client’s team, which can move faster to address problems. “The report really brings together best practices from around the region,” Lamontagne said, adding SFU’s involvement ensured it was fair and impartial. As for Surrey’s higher costs, Lamontagne said council has always insisted developers, not existing taxpayers, pay for the costs to service new neighbourhoods. The report acknowledges major challenges facing cities — from neighbours hostile to development to intense pressure to keep pace with growth as well as inexperienced builders who don’t always know
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what they’re doing. “Some builders and developers submit incomplete applications to get into the queue,” de Wit said. “That delays the whole process for everybody. So that’s something our industry can do better.” One of the reforms the GVHBA recommends is a fast lane for professional builders with a good track record to expedite their projects. Other ideas include approving development permits simultaneously with a council rezoning decision — as happens in Surrey — and pre-application meetings to ensure builders know their requirements at the outset. Getting To Groundbreaking is expected to be an annual study, with the focus shifting from townhomes to apartments and houses in future years. Three cities — Burnaby, New Westminster and Langley City — did not participate in the study. De Wit said this year’s analysis was less relevant in those areas because of the focus on townhouses, which make up 20% to 30% of new housing units in the Tri-Cities, Surrey, Maple Ridge and Langley Township. jnagel@blackpress.ca @jeffnagel
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CHRISTMAS SPENDING
Avoid post-holiday debt blues: Chow Black Press
Kelly Chow doesn’t look like Scrooge. But his cautionary words would clamp shut the wallets of even the most frenzied Christmas shoppers. Chow is a trustee in bankruptcy for BDO Canada — the person people get sent to see when they’ve spent too much money and can no longer pay their bills. Unfortunately, said Chow, the weeks and months after the holiday buying binge are often his busiest. According to the Bank of
Montreal, Canadians will spend an average of $1,517 this Christmas, a lot of it on credit. That will be added on to the $20,000 the average Canadian already owes, not including mortgages. When those credit card bills start arriving in January’s mail, it can be a tipping point for some, said Chow. They make the minimum monthly payment and figure they’re on top of things. They start using credit cards to pay off other credit cards, or they borrow against the equity they’ve accumulated in their house. But there’s a price to be paid for such bad habits,
said Chow. Often, that’s an appointment with him. “Credit cards divorce the pain of spending with the pleasure of buying,” said Chow. “It makes it easy to fall into a bad cycle.” Chow said we’re conditioned to spend money. Shopping is pleasurable. Never more so than during the Christmas season; gifts make people happy. “It strokes your ego,” said Chow. But not managing expectations and exceeding a budget can bring dire consequences. “Credit can be a shortterm fix,” said Chow. “But like most things in life, it
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Chow has several simple suggestions for avoiding Christmas-related debt problems: • Resist online shopping: It’s too easy and makes the consequences of that spending seem too remote. • Track income and expenses: Spend only cash you have on hand. Debt is like spending your future. • Make a budget for holiday spending and stick to it: Chow said a good way to start is by examining “needs and wants.” • Be open and frank about money: “The money discussion should not be taboo at any time of year.” will only get worse.” He said most people with debt problems will do anything they can to avoid a meeting with him, including accumulating even
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more debt. “We’re like the undertakers of the economy,” said Chow. “Nobody wants to see an undertaker.”
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THE ENVIRONMENT
Crackdown cranked up on dirty diesel exhaust Jeff Nagel Black Press
Metro Vancouver is increasing fees charged to run older soot-spewing diesel machines such as excavators, forklifts and generators as part of an ongoing effort to cut local air pollution. The most heavily polluting “Tier 0” engines — typically built before 2000 — will cost their owners more to operate in 2015 and any that aren’t yet registered with Metro by Jan. 1 will be banned from ever operating in the region again,
punishable by fines of up to $200,000. Fees to run the worst off-road diesel equipment were introduced two years ago and Metro is stepping them up each year, while offering rebates to retire or upgrade those engines to cleaner models. An old 120-horsepower excavator that was charged $480 when the program started faces an annual fee of $1,200 in 2015, doubling again to $2,400 by 2017, although the fee can be greatly reduced if a filter is added to cut particulate emissions.
The strategy of using a combination of carrots and sticks to get heavy equipment powered by cleaner engines is working, said Ray Robb, Metro’s environmental regulation and enforcement division manager. Several thousand diesel machines that were subject to fees have been retired or upgraded, he said. But 2,600 are still registered in the region and subject to fees. Particulate from diesel exhaust is considered to be one of the most dangerous air contaminants to human health, accounting for an
estimated two-thirds of the lifetime cancer risk of Metro residents. Off-road heavy equipment has generally not been upgraded as quickly as on-road diesel engines for trucks, and they often work in construction sites near homes and schools. “We’ve had good compliance,” Metro environment committee chair Heather Deal said. “People are upgrading machines or buying new ones. We’re now moving into the next phase where we continue to raise the bar.” @jeffnagel
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Riverside secondary grad Joel Ballard (far left) plays four characters in Broken Sex Doll, a science fiction adult-themed play that explores rapid technological advances and the moral collapse of society in the year 2136. It was conceived by Vancouver theatre and film artist Andy Thompson with music penned by Anton Lipovetsky. It’s playing at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam until Saturday night.
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If all the jingle bells have you feeling a little jangly, there are more than a few ways to calm the pre-Christmas stress this weekend, from free family swim and skate times to great local hockey, a sci-fi musical and a short film event.
SANTA SAILS
Love Christmas lights? How about boats? The annual Santa’s Christmas Ships combine them both this evening, shortly after 7 p.m. Pack a mug of hot chocolate and head down to Rocky Point Park to watch the twinkling lights sailing by on Burrard Inlet.
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Take advantage of a free dip at the City Centre Aquatic Complex (1210 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam), courtesy of Westminster Savings, from 7 to 9 p.m.
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The Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) Christmas Boutique wraps up today and, by the way, did you know there’s less than a week before the big day arrives? Get your last-minute shopping done by picking up handcrafted treasures until the boutique closes at 9 p.m. Visit www.placedesarts.ca for more information.
BABES IN TOYLAND
The whole family can get into the Christmas spirit at the Theatrix Youtheatre Society presentation of Babes in Toyland. The Victor Hubert play also features original music by the beloved children’s entertainer Yurgen Ileander. The show is on tonight at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m. at the Port Moody Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr.). Tickets are $16/$12 at www.theatrixyoutheatre.com.
HOCKEY NIGHT
Cheer on the Coquitlam Express in two home games this weekend. They’re up against the Victoria Grizzlies tonight, when there will also be a Teddy Bear Toss, tailgate barbecue and toonie specials. And be sure to wear your ugly Christmas sweater for Saturday night’s game against the Prince George Spruce Kings. Puck drops at 7 p.m. both nights at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam). Visit www.coquitlamexpress.ca for more info.
This one’s just for the grown ups, folks. The Evergreen Cultural Centre presents Broken Sex Doll, a futuristic send-up of what happens when the line between humans and technology gets a bit blurry. Naughty in a good way, Broken Sex Doll runs to Dec. 20 with shows at 8 p.m. and a 4 p.m. matinee Saturday. Tickets are $39/$30/$15, available at www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca or 604-927-6555.
Saturday, Dec. 20 TWISTED FITNESS
Burn a few calories and help families in need at Twist Conditioning’s (101-1776 Broadway St., PoCo) event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are free fitness classes every half hour (bring at least one non-perishable food item and Twist will contribute $10 for each participant), photos with Santa, barbecue by donation, games and prizes.
FREE SKATE
Follow up the free swim with a free skate at the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam), from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. or 2 to 3:15 p.m. There will be free skate and helmet rentals, up to a
maximum of 200 people per session.
NEED A NIGHT OFF?
Drop off the kids for Parents’ Night Off, Kids’ Night Out at Place Maillardville (1200 Cartier Ave., Coquitlam). The little ones will get to enjoy active games, arts and crafts and cooking, capped off with a 3-D movie, from 6 to 10 p.m. Suitable for kids aged three to 12 (children must be toilet trained). Visit www.placemaillardville.ca for full details.
Sunday, Dec. 21 HOLIDAY TEA
Enjoy a cuppa tea on the 1921 Venosta rail car at the Port Moody Station Museum (2734 Murray St.), complete with festive decorations and holiday music. There are four times to choose from, starting at 11:15 a.m. Tickets are $10/$5. Call 604-939-1648 or info@portmoodymuseum.org for reservations.
SHORTEST DAY
Celebrate the winter solstice with a series of short films at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). The collection of 27 new, classic and award-winning shorts will be on for free (including popcorn for those who pre-register), with flicks for kids under eight running from 1 to 2 p.m., from 3 to 4:30 p.m. for families and 5 to 6:40 p.m. for adult comedies. For a list of films visit theshortestday.ca and to register evergreenculturalcentre.ca or 604-927-6555.
YALDA NIGHT
The Tri-City Cultural Iranian Societies presents its 2014 winter solstice celebration at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., PoMo). The show from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. features the Vashaan Music Group, Chichaklar Dance Group and more. Tickets are $30 at www.portmoody.ca (check the calendar). Call 604-377-9449 for information.
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Three youth will be honoured Sunday by the Port Moody Knights of Columbus for their winning poster designs. Council 9846 sponsored the Keep Christ in Christmas poster contest — through St. Joseph Parish Church, under Rev. Fr. Richard Au — that was open to kids aged five to 14 enrolled in four Tri-City Catholic schools and at St. Joseph’s. A total of 63 entries were received for this year’s competition and prizes went to: Francesco Murdocco (Our Lady of Fatima); Iris Lee (Fatima); and Dave Brown (Our Lady of Assumption). “By engaging the creative talents and imaginations of our young people, we
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Coquitlam Mounties have teamed up again with ICBC and School District 43 for the Think of Me campaign. The bag decorating program for government liquor stores is aimed to stop drunk driving, hoping shoppers will think twice before getting behind a vehicle while impaired — and about the impact alcohol abuse has on children. The Coquitlam partners have been with the annual drive for two years already.
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A total of 352 toys were collected by the Coquitlam RCMP emergency operators and dispatchers this month as part of their 6th
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The Coquitlam Reds were at Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver this month to help the homeless. The elite baseball players shared lunches and distributed coats and scarves as part of their Gift of Warmth project. “As coaches, we want to teach our players about more than just how to play baseball and work as a team. We also want to instill in them a sense of community responsibility,” said Jeff Honeysett, a member of the Coquitlam Reds coaching staff who co-ordinated the community support event. “This is the season of giving and it’s also the season where the weather gets cold and wet so if we can help put a coat and some gloves and scarves in people hands who need them, we can help make a positive difference in someone’s life.”
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Christmas – in three languages Diane StranDberg The Tri-CiTy News
The old-fashioned winter concert is alive in well in School District 43, with dozens of schools holding special events for parents and members of the community this week. But one school, Irvine elementary in Port Coquitlam, a French immersion school, wanted to add an international flair to its annual event and this week traditional holiday tunes were sung in Tagalog, a language from the Philippines, as well as English and French. “It’s a community event that everyone looks forward to, especially the students,” said Emmanuel Escueta, a French immersion teacher, whose Grade 2 class participated in two school concerts held Tuesday and Wednesday. Students were encouraged to dress up in costumes to represent their family’s heritage and, in Escueta’s class, students also made traditional Philippine paroles, or lanterns, made of paper that they hung to decorate the school. Working with music teacher Eric Oun and another Grade 2 teacher, Chrysso Methot, Escueta taught students to sing songs in his traditional dialect as well as Canada’s two official languages. They also played a traditional Philippine instrument called an angklung, which is made of bamboo tubes and makes a resonant sound when shaken, with each instrument having a different pitch.
Some of the students had to take turns with the instrument, which kept them on their toes and attentive when it came time to shake their angklung. “The children are enjoying the song, they are humming it all day long,” he said of “Christmas is Upon Us,” which he translated for the students, sang, played and put on a PowerPoint document for students to practise at home. The students also sang “Angels we Have Heard on High” for the Christmas concert, said Escueta, who grew up in the Philippines and moved to Canada when he was 16. Principal Darlene Proulx said the teachers worked together to make the concert a success and the winter concert continues to be a highlight of the school year at Irvine even though other schools might hold spring concerts instead or do a different sort of activity, such as a craft fair. Although this year’s school strike cut short the preparation time for the Christmas concert, Escueta said he and his colleagues were still able to pull it all together, mostly out of sheer determination. “Are we pressured? Of course. At the end, we look at it and we say, ‘Wow, we did this together.’” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC
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Left: Teacher Emmanuel Escueta practises Christmas songs with his Grade 2 students in preparation for two concerts this week at Irvine elementary school in Port Coquitlam. Above: Students play a traditional Filipino instrument, an “angklung.” Below left: A paper version of a lantern called a “paroles.”
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THE ENVIRONMENT
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n the fall, hundreds of colourful ducks begin to arrive on the west coast, where they brighten our waters for several months over the winter. These ducks show up reliably every fall because they depend on coastal habitat for their survival when the fresh water lakes where they nest freeze over in the winter. While the Fraser River delta hosts thousands of these birds, including impressively large flocks of snow geese, the quiet waters of Port Moody arm in Burrard Inlet are also a good place to enjoy observing almost two dozen species of ducks. In summer, ducks moult and grow new feathers to replace the old ones worn out by the demands of the breeding and nesting seasons. Ducks are synchronous moulters, which mean they change all their feathers within only a few weeks. During this time, the
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The male Barrow’s goldeneye, with a crescent-shaped white mark on its head, is more commonly seen at the Shoreline Park in Port Moody than the so-called common goldeneye. which has a circular white mark on its head and more white on its body. ducks are unable to fly, so they tend to seek out quiet lakes with few predators for the moulting season. For a few months in the summer, male ducks have new but drab feathers in what is called their eclipse plumage — this resembles the colouration of the females of their species. But within only a month or two, male ducks moult again and emerge with bright
new feathers for the specific purpose of attracting females. By the time these ducks arrive on the coast, they are already displaying their mating colours. Thus, the winter months provide great opportunities for people to hone their duck-identification skills and enjoy the several species of ducks that use our local waters. The Rocky Point Park pier
and trails in Port Moody’s Shoreline Park as well as shoreline trails at Belcarra Regional Park provide excellent places to observe local waterfowl. Most species of these ducks appear to use these waters not only for feeding but also as a convenient place to “meet and greet” members of the opposite sex. By December, it is obvious that many pair bonds have already been
established between males and females. Tracking studies carried out by biologists who have attached transmitters to waterfowl have revealed some of the amazing migrations these birds undertake to reach our coast. For example, one study showed western grebes migrated all the way from Manitoba to the west coast for the winter. Recent studies indicate these grebes may now be spending their more of their winter off the coast of California, where the fish they eat appear to be more abundant. One of my favourite groups of ducks are the diving goldeneyes and smaller buffleheads that can be commonly seen from the pier at Rocky Point Park. These ducks, like wood ducks, are cavity nesters. They nest around forested lakes in the Interior, where they rely on finding cavities in trees in which to lay their eggs.
When the ducklings hatch, they must leave the nest in about 24 hours, a feat they accomplish by jumping up to 15 m to the ground. Ducklings are precocial, which means they are born fully-feathered and ready to find their own food under the guidance of their mother. Thus, if these ducklings want to eat, they must to leave their nest, never to return. Another transmitter study indicated a male Barrow’s goldeneye tagged on the breeding grounds at Riske Creek, B.C. in May flew all the way to Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories to moult in July. It began flying south in September and arrived in the Strait of Georgia in November after an impressive journey of about 2,000 km. Once the Barrow’s or common goldeneye ducks reach the coast, they spend the winter diving in search of crustaceans or mollusks to eat. They must also spend
a considerable portion of their day preening their feathers to keep them welloiled and waterproof. This means these ducks must haul out on the shore — or, in Port Moody, on log booms — to undertake their preening. It is important that the ducks are not disturbed by (for example by dogs), during this daily ritual. Although I must admit I had never noticed, bufflehead apparently arrive with great punctuality on the coast. A birder in Sidney has been keeping track of their arrival at the Shoal Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary for the past 18 years. He found bufflehead arrive reliably on Oct. 15 (except in leap years, when they show up on Oct. 14) usually between 8:30 and 9 a.m. This has apparently led the municipality of Sidney to declare an All Buffleheads Day on Oct. 15 of each year. Now that I know about this, I will be keeping a close watch at Rocky Point Park on Oct. 15 next year. Maybe Port Moody should declare an All Buffleheads Day, too. Elaine Golds is a Port Moody environmentalist who is conservation/education chair of the Burke Mountain Naturalists, chair of the Colony Farm Park Association and a founding director of the board of the Port Moody Ecological Society.
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· Bilingual Mandarin is a program of choice offered by School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) at the Kindergarten through Grade 5 level for the 2015/2016 school year and is located at Walton Elementary School. This program will be expanding to Grade 6 at Scott Creek Middle for the 2015/2016 school year.
· Offers all students whose first language is not French the possibility of completing the prescribed B.C. curriculum and learning French at the same time; · Helps students develop strong communication skills in both English and French; and · Expands cultural horizons and helps prepare students for the global economy. Kindergarten Entry AN INVITATION TO PARENTS: If you are considering EARLY FRENCH IMMERSION in September 2015 you are invited to attend an information meeting to learn about the program. Meetings will take place at: 604-937-6392. PORTER ST. ELEMENTARY 728 Porter St., Coq. Mon., Jan. 5 at 7:00 p.m.
IRVINE ELEMENTARY 3862 Wellington St., Port Coq. Thurs., Jan. 8 at 7:00 p.m.
MARY HILL ELEMENTARY 1890 Humber Cres. Port Coq. Wed., Jan. 7 at 7:00 p.m.
GLENAYRE ELEMENTARY 495 Glencoe Dr. Port Moody Mon., Jan. 12 at 7:00 p.m.
NESTOR ELEMENTARY 1266 Nestor St., Coq. Tues., Jan. 6 at 7:00 p.m.
· Students develop strong communication skills in both English and Mandarin. · Students develop their knowledge of other cultures and the program helps prepare students for the global economy. APPLICATION PROCESS: · Children must be entering Kindergarten or Grade 1 in September 2015. · Application forms will be available at the January 13, 2015 information meeting (see below) at Walton Elementary School, and on the district website: http://www.sd43.bc.ca/Programs/Mandarin Bilingual on January 14, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. · Completed application forms must be mailed or hand delivered (no faxes or emails accepted) to the Coquitlam School Board Office (550 Poirier Street, Coquitlam V3J 6A7) no later than 4:30 pm on Wednesday, January 21, 2015.
As these are information meetings for parents, kindly make arrangements to leave your children at home. Please be advised that applications for Early French Immersion are to be completed online from January 15 – 22, 2015. Application forms will be available online only starting January 15 at 9:00 a.m. Space is limited and applications are accepted on a first come first served basis Late Entry (Grade 6) AN INVITATION TO PARENTS: If you are considering LATE FRENCH IMMERSION in September 2015 you are invited to attend an information meeting to learn about the program. Meetings will take place at: MOODY MIDDLE SCHOOL BANTING MIDDLE SCHOOL 3115 St. Johns St., Port Moody 820 Banting Dr., Coq. Wed., Jan. 14 at 7:00 p.m. Mon., Jan. 19, at 7:00 p.m.
· Regardless of their first language, the program offers all students the possibility of completing fifty percent of the prescribed B.C. curriculum in Mandarin (Mandarin Language Arts, Math, Health and Career, and P.E.) and 50 per cent of the prescribed B.C. curriculum in English (English Language Arts, Science and Social Studies and Fine Arts).
PITT RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL 2070 Tyner St., Port Coq. Tues., Jan. 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Please be advised that applications for Late French Immersion are to be completed online from January 21 - 28, 2015. Application forms will be available online only starting January 21 at 9:00 a.m. Space is limited and applications are accepted on a first come first served basis. For further information on Early and Late French Immersion visit our website: http://www.sd43.bc.ca or contact Sophie Bergeron at 604-937-6392.
Please note that applications for Kindergarten/Grade 1 is done by a random draw and will be limited to the number of spaces available. Siblings of students already enrolled in the Bilingual Mandarin Program at Walton will be given first priority. Please clearly identify sibling status on the application form. Late application forms will not be part of the draw. A parent information meeting is planned for: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 6:30 p.m. Walton Elementary School 2960 Walton Ave., Coquitlam
As this is an information meeting for parents, kindly make arrangements to leave your children at home.
Cross Catchment Application Process 2015 - 2016 Parents can apply for a school outside of their neighbourhood catchment school. To do so you must complete a “Cross Catchment Application.” Placement is based on space availability. CROSS CATCHMENT PROCESS: Information on the cross catchment process can be obtained from the district website www.sd43.bc.ca. The District is encouraging use of the electronic version of the application form accessed through the District website www.sd43.bc.ca beginning February 6th at 9:00 a.m. The process will close on February 18th at 4:30 p.m. Application requirements can be found on the district website. Paper forms will also be available at all schools as of February 6th at 9:00 a.m. All completed paper applications must be returned in person or by mail to the School District Office at 550 Poirier Street, Coquitlam, V3J 6A7 by the closing date. Faxed or email copies will NOT be accepted. The school locator on the District website provides a student’s designated catchment area schools. Catchment is based on home address.
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CHRISTMAS LIGHT LIST
Check out variety of Tri-City light displays As we have in previous years, The Tri-City News is printing a list of large light displays in the Tri-Cities for Christmas. (To add your home to The Tri-City News’ list, send your name and address along with details of your display (how many lights, special displays, hours and days of operation plus any charities for which you’re collecting money or food) to newsroom@tricitynews. com.) As well, check out this story online for a map of local light displays.
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Last year’s version of the big Christmas light display at 2988 Forestridge Pl. in Coquitlam. See a complete nativity, baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph, shepherds and the three wise men, plus Santa and Mrs. Claus, reindeer, Christmas trees and more. As well, lights — there are more than 8,000 — are set to music. Display is open daily from 5 to 10 p.m. Donations accepted for the Knights of Columbus Charities. • 1440 Cambridge Dr.: Bruce Murphy’s display features an electric train with bells and whistles, a nativity scene, more than 30,000 lights with music plus five geese pulling a sleigh, a 5.5 m candle and a 2.5 m wreath as well as Santa’s Workshop with
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Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.
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• Frozen: Join Coquitlam librarians for a holiday screening of the hit Disney movie Frozen on Monday, Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. at the City Centre branch. With her land stuck in a never-ending winter, Anna embarks
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PoMo Foundation seeks grant requests If your organization can help Port Moody, the Port Moody Foundation may be able to help you. The foundation is kicking off its 2015 community granting cycle and seeks expressions of interest from eligible registered charity organizations needing financial support for projects and programs that will benefit Port Moody and its community members. Grants of $500 to $2,000 may be given. An expression of Interest should be limited to one page and outline a project or program that fits with the fields of arts and culture, heritage, ecology, sports, recreation or social betterment that primarily benefits those living in PoMo. In 2014, the foundation provided some $6,000 in funding grants to help local registered charities fulfill their goals of serving the community.
The expression of interest can be submitted online, via email or by mail and should be submitted by Jan. 23. For online submissions, go to portmoodyfoundation.ca/ grants/expression-interest/; email submissions to info@ portmoodyfoundation.ca; or mail your submission to the Port Moody Foundation, 300 Ioco Rd., Port Moody, B.C. V3H 2V7. The foundation will review all submissions and create a short list of those which best meet the funding criteria. Organizations selected will be notified in February and will be requested to submit a more detailed funding application by March 20 and successful grant applicants will be notified in May. For further information, call Paul Thiel, grants committee chair, at 604469-4699 or visit www.portmoodyfoundation.ca.
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• Christmas food drive: The next time you are in the library, you can support Share Family and Community Services’ food bank by bringing a nonperishable food item to
• World films: Terry Fox Library will host an entertaining night of world cinema on Monday, Jan. 19, featuring an awardwinning film, so bring your friends and sit back, relax, and enjoy the show: The Motorcycle Diaries is a memoir that traces the early travels of Marxist rev-
olutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara, then a 23-year-old medical student, and his friend Alberto Granado, a 29-year-old biochemist. Leaving Buenos Aires in January 1952 on the back of a sputtering, singlecylinder 1939 Norton 500cc dubbed La Poderosa (“The Mighty One”), they wanted to explore the South America they only knew from books. During the formative odyssey, Guevara is transformed by witnessing the social injustices of exploited mine workers. The book as been described as a classic coming of age story and has been a New York Times bestseller several times (Wikipedia).
Everyone is welcome to view this film on Jan. 19 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.fvrl.bc.ca or the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604-927-7999.
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• Calendar available: PMPL’s Winter 2015 Event and Program Calendar is now available. Check out what’s happening at Port Moody library in the new year and get a head start on planning your activities. You can pick up a handy copy of the calendar at the library or look online in the
Programs and Events section at library.portmoody. ca. • Holiday hours: PoMo library will close at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve and will be closed on Christmas and Boxing Day. As well, the library will be closing at 5 p.m. from Saturday, Dec. 27 through Wednesday, Dec. 31 and will be closed on New Year’s Day. Check library.portmoody.ca or call 604-469-4577 for more information. Normal hours resume on Friday, Jan. 2. For more information, visit library.portmoody.ca or call 604-469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.
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• New Year’s Eve fireworks show at Maple Creek middle school, 3700 Hastings St., PoCo. This is fifth annual event; fireworks begin at midnight and last 15-20 minutes; music before and during the show. Donations are appreciated and will be accepted at the show.
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• Are you a new immigrant? Do you have questions, concerns and/
JAN. 14: NEW SENIORS’ GROUP
• Share Family and Community Services’ free seniors (60+) weekly support group starts on Jan. 14, meeting for 90 minutes on Wednesday mornings at Poirier community centre, Coquitlam. No group experience necessary. Info & registration: Rhea, 604937-6064.
email: newsroom@tricitynews.com phone: 604-472-3030 www.tricitynews.com/calendar
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Besides emailing events to newsroom@tricitynews. com for the printed calendar, you can also add your non-profit Tri-Cities community events — for free, no registration required — to The Tri-City News’ online calendar. It’s quick and simple to do. To get started, just go to www.tricitynews.com/calendar/submit.
Marketplace or need help? Call RCCG Trinity Chapel at 604-4743131 on Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., or leave a message and someone will get back to
you. The church can help or direct you to places where you could receive help. • Share Family and Community Services will be offering a Parent/
Caregiver’s Circle for those concerned about their youth and their substance use on Tuesdays through March 11, at Share, 2615 Clarke St. (2nd floor), Port Moody,
6:30-8:30 p.m. To reserve a spot or for more information: 604-936-6969. • RCCG Trinity Chapel is opening a food bank for individuals and families in
need and appreciates gifts and support. If you are able to donate food, call 604-474-3131 or email rccgtrinitychapeloffice@ gmail.com. • A new group of elders who focus on working with youth within School District 43 welcomes anyone who has knowledge they want to share or who just wants to be involved. Group meets Fridays, 11 a.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo. Info: Carole, 604-376-6205 or Claudia, 604-525-8163,
or email: thestorytellingelders@gmail.com. • Tri-City Transitions is hosting Learning to Be the Best I Can Be, an ongoing peer support group for women who have experienced abuse or family conflict. Topics include: the impact of abuse, self-esteem, communication, listening skills and more, including ideas suggested by participants. Info or registration: 604-941-6311. see Xspdt, page A28
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continued from page A26 • Tri-City Transitions’ free Children Who Witness Abuse Program provides individual and group counselling for children ages 3 through 18 who have lived in a family where they have been witness to physical, emotional, mental or verbal abuse. Through support, education and counselling children will have the opportunity to heal the emotional wounds of relationship violence, build self-esteem and to stop the intergenerational cycle of abuse. Info: 604-941-7111. • The Family Resource Centre, located at Minnekhada middle school in Port Coquitlam, offers affordable Multi-sensory and Math Tutoring for students aged five and up. Mentoring programs for girls and boys are also available for older children/ young teens. Registration is ongoing and programs run throughout the school year. Various times and days are available. Info at www.ldafn.com or by email at frcdistrict43@gmail.com. • Registration is ongoing for boys and girls for the 5th Coquitlam Scouting group for the Beaver Colony (K–Grade 2), Cub Pack (Grades 3–5) and Scout Troop (Grades 6–8). This Scouting group meets at Baker Drive elementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam. Info: casanna@ shaw.ca. • Girl Guides takes registrations on an ongoing basis for Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders, Rangers and adult women volunteers. Training and mentoring available for new volunteers. Info: www. girlguides.ca or call 1-800565-8111. • Kiddies Korner Preschool still has spaces available. Info: 604-9414919 or info@kkp.ca. • Tri-City Transitions is hosting My Money, My Choices: Financial Education for Women, a free program designed to empower women survivors of domestic violence. The program focus is to increase women’s economic participation and self-sufficiency through financial education and skill. Info and registration: 604-9416311 • Tri-City Transitions is offering groups for both parents and children who are going through separation and divorce. Groups will help children cope with this confusing time and understand their feelings. Info: Kathy, 604-941-7111, Ext. 106.
SUPPORT GROUPS
• Alateen meetings, 8-9 p.m. on Wednesdays, St. Andrews United Church, 2318 St. Johns St., Port Moody, for teenagers whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking; meetings are anonymous and confidential, and closed to the general public. Info: 604688-1716 or www.bcyukonal-anon.org. • TOPS chapters meet weekly at numerous Tri-City locations. For information on group near you: Gail, 604-941-2907. • The Compassionate Friends, Coquitlam Chapter meets on the third Thursday of each
PARENTS’ CIRCLE WEDNESDAYS
• Parents, grandparents, and caregivers who want to connect with others who are raising children, gain and offer support and understanding, gain information about parenting and other concerns, and have their children cared for while doing so, free of charge, can join a parent support circle. Parent Support Services of BC runs a Wednesday evening circle in Burquitlam. The support circle is an anonymous, confidential self-help group for parents with children 12 years old and under. Info: 604-669-1616 or www. parentsupportbc.ca. month, 7:30 p.m., Como Lake United church (entrance at 1110 King Albert St., Coquitlam). The Compassionate Friends is an international, non-profit, non-denominational, selfhelp organization offering friendship, understanding, grief education and hope for the future to all families who have experienced the death of a child at any age, from any cause. Info: Jocelyn, 604-941-9196 or Norah, 604-941-5464, coquitlam@tcfcanada.net. • Al-Anon Family Group meets at 1 p.m. Mondays, 8 p.m. Wednesdays and noon Saturdays at Como Lake United church, 535 Marmont Ave. Coquitlam. Info: 604-688-1716. • Fibromyalgia support group meets, 1-3 p.m., on the fourth Thursday of each month (except December) at Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier branch, 575 Poirier St. Education and support for adults who are living with this chronic illness. Info:
Julie, 604-936-6027. • Irritable bowel syndrome support group meets monthly in PoMo to exchange information, to offer one another support, and to share experiences and coping strategies. Info: 604-875-4875 or www. badgut.org. • Recovery International is a self-help, peer-to-peer support meeting for people who struggle with stress, fear, anger, depression, anxiety, panic and nervous symptoms. The goal is to help reduce symptoms by practising cognitive behaviour techniques. There is a group in PoCo. Info: Phyllis, 604-931-5945 or www. recoverycanada.ca. • Have you experienced the death of a loved one and found yourself struggling? Gathering with others who have also experienced a loss is known to be one of the most helpful ways of coping with grief. Sharing your story is important to healthy healing. Crossroads Hospice
email: newsroom@tricitynews.com phone: 604-472-3030 www.tricitynews.com/calendar Society is running closed grief support groups. Registration: call Castine, 604-949-2274. • Crossroads Hospice Society hosts a free walking group for the bereaved, Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Group meets at Crossroads Labyrinth Healing Garden in Pioneer Memorial Park at Ioco Rd. and Heritage Mountain Blvd. Hospice volunteers will be present on the free walk through Rocky Point Park or Orchard Park. Newcomers can register by calling Castine at 604-9492274. • Port Moody Alanon Family Group open meeting, Wednesdays, 8 p.m., St. Andrews Church, 2318 St. Johns St., Port Moody. Info: 604-461-6991. • Al-Anon Adult Children meets at 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1504 Sprice Ave. (at Schoolhouse), Coquitlam. • Christian 12-step group for people with alcohol, drug, and gambling addictions meets at 7:15 p.m. every Monday Coquitlam Presbyterian Church, 948 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604939-6136 or www.hiscpc. org. • Coquitlam Support Group: Change, Crisis to Creativity meets Thursday evenings. Group meets twice a month to support one another through major changes, including unemployment, family crisis, death, illness, separation/ divorce, empty nest, retire-
ment, etc., and working towards positive, creative lifestyle. Info: Mara, 604931-7070. • Fibromyalgia support group meets every fourth Thursday of each month at Dogwood Pavilion, 1 to 3 p.m., except December. Info: Joan, 604-944-2506. • Dogwood White Cane Club meets every Thursday from September to June, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion. Those who are legally blind (registered with the CNIB) are welcome. • CancerConnection peer volunteers offer one-to-one information and emotional support to people living with cancer. Info: 1-888-939-3333. • Tri-Cities Caregiver Network gives caregivers a safe place to express and deal with their emotions and concerns. Group discussions, speakers and films are part of the program. Meet every 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon. • DivorceCare is a special weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Coquitlam Alliance church, corner of Mariner and Spuraway, Coquitlam. Seminar sessions include “Facing my Anger,” “Facing my Loneliness,” “Depression,” “Forgiveness” and “New Relationships.” Info: 604464-6744. • TRICEPS, Tri-Cities Early Psychosis Support meets the second Wednesday of each month,
7-9 p.m., at Eagle Ridge Hospital (Parklane Room), PoMo. TRICEPS is a nonprofit support group providing education and support to parents, spouses and siblings whose family member has recently been diagnosed with psychosis. • Women in Mid-life Self-help Group meets first and third Wednesdays of each month, Mountain View elementary school, Coquitlam. Info: Lynne, 604-937-3946. • Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness Group meets the first Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., Pinetree community centre. Info: 604-936-2632. • PoCo Stroke Recovery Branch would like to welcome new members; meetings are held Mondays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Wilson Centre, PoCo. There is opportunity for speech maintenance, meeting others that have gone through the similar situation and light exercises or bocce. Info: Deanna, 604-9422334. • LifeRing Secular Recovery support group is being established in Coquitlam. Info: 604-3771364; lifering@shaw.ca, www.unhooked.com, www. lifering.com. • Food Addicts Anonymous meets Mondays, 7:30 p.m., Room 338, Columbia Tower, Royal Columbia Hospital, New Westminster. Info: Michael, 604-930-8338 or www.foodaddictsanonymous.org. • B.C. Schizophrenia
Society meets the second Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m., McGee Room, Poirier rec centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-523-1072. • Coquitlam Women’s Transition House is an emergency shelter for physically and/or emotionally abused women and their children. Info: 604464-2020. • 12-Step meetings for individuals struggling with relationships, dysfunctional behaviours or substance abuse. 12 Steps are used in a Christian context, Wednesday or Thursday nights at 7:30 p.m. Info: 604-942-7711. • Irritable Bowel Syndrome Support Group meets first Tuesday of each month at Eagle Ridge Hospital at 7:30 p.m. Info: 604-875-4875.
PARENTS, KIDS • Family resource centre at Minnekhada middle school, PoCo, offers multisensory and math tutoring for students age 5 and older; rate is $22 per hour and tutors are all Canadian certified. Registration is ongoing. Info: frcdistrict43@gmail.com. • Ignite Choir at Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship is for kids 6-14 who love to sing, dance and act; the goal is to give children and youth an introduction to music and. The choir meets Wednesdays, 3:304:30 p.m., beginning Feb. 13. Info: www.erbf.com.
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Yes, winter weather has arrived early this year, but there are some clever new products available designed to make life with an auto less stressful and safer in sub-zero temperatures. Ranging in price from $9.99 to $159.99 these products could also be a great Christmas gift for just about anyone who drives. Working with its suppliers, Canadian Tire has helped develop some new auto products that address winter driving problems. They’re as basic as scratch-proof snow and ice removal tool that’s easier on your car’s paintwork to a compact and light-weight emergency traction aid that could be a life-saver. The Garant EVA Snowbrush has a bristle-free brush with a foam head that’s less abrasive on vehicle
paintwork. It addresses the negative feedback from customers about conventional snowbrushes and it’s sold in two sizes. The 28-inch brush retails for $15.99 and the 36-inch brush retails for $19.99. Getting stuck in a friend’s snow-covered driveway can be embarrassing, getting
stuck on the side of a lonely highway is far more serious! The Trac Grabber Car Traction Aid ($39.99) is not a replacement for conventional chains, as it’s not intended for highway driving use. Easy to use and quick fitting, this traction aid is also far lighter and easier to store in a vehicle than tire chains. A
truck version ($49.99) of the Trac Grabber Car Traction Aid is also available. Sold in pairs, a Trac Grabber is attached to each drive wheel, similar to a tire chain (but is much easier to use). It’s designed to supply provide enough traction to release a car (stuck in snow or mud) and get it back on the highway (where it should be removed). Another good auto safety gift idea is the MotoMaster Eliminator Tripod Light ($29.99). This multi-function light has an articulating head with red LED emergency light and fold-put tripod legs that extend for additional stability when placed on the road to warn drivers that they are ap-
proaching a broken-down vehicle. It also features a powerful lithium-ion rechargeable battery. Good vision when driving is very important in cold weather. If you have to park you’re vehicle outside overnight, the Subzero ArcticGuard Snow and Ice Windshield Cover ($9.99) is an inexpensive investment. A hook system secures it inside the car, however, users do complain about it flapping in strong winds. You may also consider upgrading your current headlights to SilverStar Ultra Lights ($59.99). They promise up to 50 percent brighter light with up to 40 percent more down-road illumination than standard halogen lights.
New wiper blades can also make a big improvement in driver vision and a set of Bosch Icon Wipers cost from $24.99 to $25.99. This premium dual-rubber synthetic product claims to last 40% longer than other blades. If you have a fear of running out of fuel, or a friend who does it regularly or you simply want a peace-ofmind back-up supply of gas for a long driving trip, Spare Fuel ($19.99) is a non-flammable gasoline derivative that is safe to store in the trunk. It’s safe to use in all engines that use unleaded gasoline, comes with filler tube and it can be stored in your vehicle all-year-round. The most common winter auto emergency is a dead
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factor in making fresh flowers last. Dirty vases are no place for fresh flowers. Not only should they be clean but a few drops of bleach should also be added to the water to kill any bacteria that can reduce the capillary action of water flowing up the stems. The water should be warm and the addition of a packet of floral preservative will greatly extend the lifespan of your cut flowers. Curiously, Sprite soft drink is one of the best floral preservatives. It is always a good idea to re-cut the stems on all fresh flowers the moment you receive them but it is very important for you to make that cut while the end of the stem is held underwater. Special machines are available to florists for doing just that. Another re-cut should be done in about a week to keep that water flowing. Research has also proven that exposure to constant, rather than fluctuating temperatures, increases the lifespan of flowers. In
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ccording to research, fresh flowers lift everyone’s spirits and are the gift that makes people the happiest, especially so during these cool, dark days. Fresh flowers add so much colour to the festive season and they do not have to cost a great deal. Garden centres, florists and some larger stores all have super selections at this time of year. Although prices will vary, always buy quality and look for both fragrance and varieties that last. With proper care, their lifespan can be almost doubled. Cleanliness is the single most important
other words, keep them brighten our winter spirits. at a reasonably cool room Tulips, pussy willows and temperature rather than in iris push aside those winter a hot sunroom by day and blues. in the cold at night. Some of the most fraWith so many great local grant flowers are Oriental growers in our region, lilies, Polianthes tuberosa the selection of fresh cut and freesias. Just a few flowers is truly amazing. stems are sometimes Fresh cinnamon-scented enough to fill your whole carnations and Estate long-lasting room with a delightful TriCity Real Section banners - 62p x 6p & 30p6 x 9p6 chrysanthemums are very perfume. Filed: PoCo Editorial, Editorial TC, 9-banners-art etc., Real Estate Banners (new 2013) traditional but I would To accompany these suggest trying a few differflowers, I suggest you use ent flowers that have great some traditional Christmas keeping qualities as well. greens. Noble and silver fir Locally grown anthuriums boughs are very dark green, are unique and look stunfragrant and classy lookning when combined with ing. They are also flat and Christmas greens and easy to work with. The soft, berries. They are also very wispy branches of white reasonably priced, as are pine are certainly another cymbidium orchid stems, favourite, both for perfume another long-lasting flower. and longevity. Colourful, exotic alstromeTraditional holly is alrias fit in nicely with any ways nice at this time of bouquet and will go the year but I suggest you try a distance even with mums. twig or two of the deciduIf you are really tropical ous holly, Ilex verticulata. minded, South African proIts very vibrant red berries teas last and last. last well indoors and do Spring flowers are now they ever give your holiday here and ready to bring a bouquets that special fesbreath of fresh colour to tive pop! A special Christmas basket brings colour to your home.
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Cats try to claw out a win at home Pomo club will take on mission this weekend By Gary MCKenna The Tri-CiTy News
The losses continue to pile up for the Port Moody Panthers, who extended their losing streak to four games on the weekend. The playoffs become more and more in doubt for the club, which is cur-
rently in last place in the Pacific Junior Hockey League with 6-22-0-1 record. Saturday’s match against the Aldergrove Kodiaks at the Port Moody Arena ended with an all too familiar result. The visitors struck first with a power play marker from Joshua Poitras, who buried a pass from line mates Spencer McHaffie. Port Moody tied the game with a goal from Wesley Howerton, assisted
by Keito Lee and Geoffrey So. But the score would not stay even for long. Aldergrove’s Quinney Leroux helped his team to the lead before the end of the first period, while Eric Callegari made it 3-1 with a power play goal one minute into the middle frame. Cats’ forward Derian White brought the game to within one with the man advantage but Port Moody ran into penalty trouble of
their own early in the third period. The Kodiaks’ Wyatt Versluis and Elvis Jansons were both able to score with the extra player, putting the game out of reach for the Panthers midway through the third. Two goals from Daniel Szpakowski, who was named third star of the game, was not enough to spark the Cats’ offence and the team fell 6-4.
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BLAZING IN MIAMI
Dr. Charles Best secondary student Hayden Jaco of the Langley Blaze is off to Miami later this month where he will represent Canada at the Power Showcase. The Coquitlam catcher/third baseman will showcase his skills from Dec. 28 to Jan. 2 at Marlins Park in Miami. The event features a home run derby and a pair of games, with scouts from Major League Baseball in attendance. Jaco will play for the international team as they go up against their American counterparts. gmckenna@tricitynews.com
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A Coquitlam athlete was a part of Team Canada’s bronze medal win at the FINA Synchronized Swimming World Trophy event in Beijing, China this week. Sandy Gill, a former member of the B.C. Aquasonics, was one of 11 members of the team, which won Canada’s first medal in the competition since 2011. Canada placed third with a score of 362.8335, while Russia took silver with a score of 370.8335 and China took first place with 382.6665. “We are not totally disappointed with the overall result but we always would have liked to fare better,” said Karine Thomas, a member of the club. “Our preparation focused more on the artistic side and to enjoy ourselves. We are leaving here feeling good about our performance.” Four events were held over the weekend to determine the top three countries in the overall standings. In the synchro highlight routine, China posted the top score at 95.8335 followed by Canada at 92.1670 and Russia at 92.0000. In the free team routine, the Chinese topped the field again at 95.1665, Russia followed at 91.8335 and Canada took third at 89.6665. In the free combination it was China, Russia and Spain with Canada fourth and in the thematic duet, China, Russia and Mexico were 1-2-3 with Canada seventh. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @GMcKennaTC
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Raucous win for Mercs vs. Surrey
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Goalie Spencer Kozlowski stopped 44 of the 50 shots he faced on Saturday when the Aldergrove Kodiaks visisted the Port Moody Panthers. The Cats fell to the visitors 6-4.
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Penalties were a major factor for the Cats. The Kodiaks were 5-for-12 with the man advantage, while Port Moody mustered only 1-for-4 with the extra attacker.
Two Tri-City skaters will join Team BC in the short track speed skating competition at the 2015 Canada Winter Games. Port Moody skater Amy Cave and Coquitlam skater Maria Kim, both of the Port Coquitlam Lightning Speed Skating Club, have been selected for the event, which will take place in Prince George early next year. The selection process for the teams was competitive. The short track skaters competed in a two-day trial event last month in Prince George with the top five finishers in each gender qualifying for Team BC. Cave and Kim are not the only athlete from the area that are heading to the Winter Games. Last weekend, a handful of gymnasts including Port Coquitlam’s Haley de Jong were selected for Team BC and are also gearing up for the national contest. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @GMcKennaTC
The schedule is fairly light over the holidays. Port Moody will travel to the Mission Leisure Centre on Saturday, Dec. 20 and Saturday, Dec. 27 for games against the Outlaws. The club will return home in the new year for
a match against Delta on Saturday, Jan. 3, at the Port Moody Arena. Puck drop is 7:45 p.m. For more information go to www.portmoodypanthers.com. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @GMcKennaTC
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The Coquiltam Rebels took back top spot in the under-13 girls Metro Select division soccer last week with a big win over the Surrey United Gunners. Coquitlam pressed hard in the first half and were rewarded with a goal from Erin Illett, who took a pass from Megan Archbold and moved around the on-rushing Surrey keeper to tuck the ball in the net. Illett scored again in the second half when she crossed the ball from the right side, found her own rebound, and buried the
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ball to make it 2-0. Surrey kicked up their offence later in the game but was shut down by midfielder Jayden Bawden and defenders Maiya Callister and Madison Ciulla. Coquitlam keeper Milena Wilson posted the clean sheet.
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Goalie Spencer Kozlowski stopped 44 of the 50 shots he faced, while the home team was only able to find the net for 21 shots. Mark Fletcher had two assists in the game for the Cats, while Adam Rota was kept off the scoresheet.
The Port Moody Mercury managed a come-from-behind victory in a tense game against the Surrey Chargers in under-17 division 2 soccer last weekend. The Chargers drew first blood with a goal on a free kick early in the match, but the Mercs leveled the game with a marker from Pasha Bavarsad, who found the top corner with a thunderbolt kick. When David Kok was hauled down by a Surrey player, it resulted in a red card and a free kick, which Port Moody’s Quin Henney scored on to make it 2-1. The Mercury took control of the game after that, however Henney was later given a red card in the match and Surrey began to turn the tide. Thomas Staddon
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From lively jigs and reels to heart-wrenching airs and ballads, Blackthorn’s renditions of Scottish melodies, with a focus on Burns’ songs, bring this music to life in a new way, amply flavoured with humour and above all else, fun! Come for the concert at 7:30pm or come early at 6pm and enjoy a Scottish-inspired supper and stay on for the concert.
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F/T CLASS 1 DRIVERS Pick-Up & Delivery Van Kam’s Group of Companies requires FT class 1 drivers for the Surrey area. Applicants must have LTL & P&D driving experience and must be familiar w/the Greater Vancouver region.
FIELDING, Elisa It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Elisa Maria Fielding at the Hawthorn Seniors Care Community on November 25, 2014. Late of Port Coquitlam and Pitt Meadows, B.C., Elisa leaves behind her loving family: son Randy, daughters Leslie & Christine, grandchildren James & Andrew, and great-grandchildren Oliver, Kayla, Sarah and Madison.
$1000 Hiring Bonus & Above Average Rates To join our team of professional drivers please send a resume and current drivers abstract to:
careers@vankam.com or Fax: 604-587-9889 We thank all applicants for your interest! Van-Kam is committed to employment equity and environmental responsibility.
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Commercial Trailer Journeyman Mechanic (Surrey Terminal) Van-Kam Freightways Ltd. requires two (2) full-time Commercial Trailer Journeyman Mechanics to work out of our Surrey Terminal located at 10155 Grace Road.
.Flagpersons & Lane Closure Techs required. Must have reliable vehicle. Must be certified & experienced. Union wages & benefits. Fax resume 604-513-3661 email: darlene.hibbs@shawbiz.ca
Kostklip ® Manufacturing is looking for motivated people to join our rapidly growing production team. We are a manufacturer of plastic signage products that has been in business since 1969, operating out of our facility in Port Coquitlam. This position is for our Afternoon or Graveyard shift. As a Conversion Machine Operator your duties will be to operate basic and intermediate level equipment to meet productivity expectations. On-thejob training is provided, but some experience in manufacturing will be an asset. Starting wage is $11.50/hr plus shift premium. If you want to work with a team of people that value hard work, honesty, hold a high degree of integrity and also like to have fun at the same time apply by emailing jobs@kostklip.com with your resume or fax us at 877-468-0007
Applicants should have an inspectors ticket, a minimum of 2 years of related experience, a positive attitude and able to work in a team environment. Experience in a freight fleet environment would be preferred as this is a busy facility providing service to a large fleet of Company Owned Trucks and Trailers. Seize this opportunity to work for one of Western Canada’s largest regional freight carriers. For more information, call Derek, at 604-587-9818 or 604-968-7149 Interested candidates should attach an updated resume and cover letter to: careers@vankam.com or fax: 604-587-9889 Van-Kam thanks you for your interest, however only those being considered will be contacted.
Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.
(Surrey Terminal) Van-Kam Freightways Ltd. requires two (2) full-time Commercial Transport Journeyman Mechanics to work out of our Surrey Terminal located at 10155 Grace Road. One (1) position is an afternoon shift starting at 3:30PM and working until midnight and the other position (1) has an 11:30PM start working until 8:00AM. Applicants should have an inspectors ticket, a minimum of 2 years of related experience, a positive attitude and able to work in a team environment. Experience in a freight fleet environment would be preferred as this is a busy facility providing service to a large fleet of Company Owned Trucks and Trailers. Seize this opportunity to work for one of Western Canada’s largest regional freight carriers. For more information, call Derek, at 604-587-9818 or 604-968-7149 Interested candidates should attach an updated resume and cover letter to: careers@vankam.com or fax: 604-587-9889 Van-Kam thanks you for your interest, however only those being considered will be contacted.
Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility. F/T LIC. AUTO TECH Progressive auto repair & maintenance shop in Maple Ridge is searching for Lic. Tech. to join our team. Pls send resume with salary expectations to: info@haneyautomotive.com
LIFE SKILLS WORKERS Community Integration Services Society (CISS) requires: Part-time Life Skills Worker (32 hrs/wk, 1 year contract) for the Port Coquitlam program. The position will be in effect until December 31, 2015. Casual LSW`s also required, for Monday`s, Friday`s plus 1 other day at both their Port Coquitlam and N. Vancouver programs. Programs support adults with developmental disabilities. Requires: related education, work/volunteer experience, current CPR/FA certificate, WHMIS certificate, valid driver’s license, driver’s abstract, reliable vehicle with seating for more than 1 passenger, business insurance with 2 million liability, computer skills and a good command of the English language. A criminal records check will be required. Wage: $16.17/ hr + $.45/km for Society business. Email resume to: employment@gociss.org or fax to 778-285-5520
Commercial Transport Journeyman Mechanic
Port Hardy, BC. Busy GM dealership looking for two full time positions to be filled immediately. Certified GM technician Ticketed Bodyman Very competitive pay scales, benefits, and flexible schedules. Send resume to cory@klassengm.com
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PHYSIOTHERAPY
BLISS Physiotherapy and Wellness Clinic is a boutique-style clinic offering physiotherapy, massage therapy (RMT), reflexology and personal training. We strive to provide the best quality of care for our clients by providing a personalized treatment approach that is evidencebased and holistic. Bliss Physiotherapy is also proud to offer the most advanced Class 4 Laser technology (K-Laser) that has been scientifically proven to provide immediate pain relief and tissue regeneration. Our clinicians also specialize in Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS), dryneedling, Active Release Technique (ART) and Graston Technique to treat chronic pain. If you have been suffering from chronic pain and nagging injuries that do not seem to get better, please call us and let us help. We can be contacted at C2-2664 Kingsway Avenue, Port Coquitlam, V3C 1T5. (604)944-4427. Please visit our webpage www.blissphysio.com for more information
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APPLIANCE REPAIRS
POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Service to all Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guaranteed
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CLEANING SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE
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Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.
F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.
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FREE ESTIMATES
HERFORT CONCRETE
NO JOB TOO SMALL Serving Lower Mainland 25 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Granite & Interlocking Block Walls *Stairs *Driveways *Exposed Aggregate *Stamped Concrete. *Interlocking Bricks *Sod Placement EXCELLENT REF’S -WCB Insured
HOME REPAIRS If I can’t do it It can’t be done
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LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
604-537-4140 329 PAINTING & DECORATING
INTERIORS: Baths (reno’s/ repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc. VERSATILE! EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! * Quality work * Prompt Service * Fair prices For positive results Call Robert SERVICE CALLS WELCOME
INTERIOR PAINTING Small jobs welcome. 45 Years exp. Call Tega @ 604-418-6242.
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LANDSCAPING
. Expert Power Washing. Gutters cleaned & repaired. www.expertpowerwashing. Mike, 604-961-1280 MIKE 604-961-1280
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PRO ✶ ACC PAINTING LTD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
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NORTHSTARS PAINTING www.northstars-painting.com Master Painters at Students Rates. We will BEAT any Qualified Quotes. 778.245.9069
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www.paintspecial.com Running this ad for 10yrs
PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.
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CASCADE DRYWALL. Res / Comm Drywall, taping, text. ceilings, t-bar. steel stud. Call Rob 604-218-2396.
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Low Cost. Same Day. Licensed. Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes ~ 604-374-0062 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
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Gary 604-690-7JNL (7565) “Family Owned & Operated in the Tri-Cities” • Additions • Home Improvements • Renovations • Concrete Forming • Framing • Siding 604-218-3064
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MISC SERVICES
✶Dump Site Now Open✶ SBroken Concrete RocksS $24.00 Per Metric Ton SMud - Dirt - Sod - ClayS $24.00 Per Metric Ton GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton
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MOVING & STORAGE
ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020
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.CAN-PRO Paint and Drywall. Over 25 yrs of quality service. 3 ROOMS, $250. Insured. 604-771-7052
From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222
MONA Cabinets and Countertops Custom made kitchen cabinets. Granite/quartz countertops. Factory direct prices. 604-944-4041. http://www.monacabinets.com/
INCOME TAX PROBLEMS? Have you been audited, reassessed or disallowed certain claims by Canada Revenue Agency? Call Bob Allen @ 250-542-0295 35yrs. Income Tax experience, 8.5yrs. with Revenue Canada. Email: r.gallen@shaw.ca C- 250-938-1944
CARETAKERS/ RESIDENTIAL MANAGERS
ABBA MOVERS & DEL Res/comm 1-5 ton truck, 2 men fr $45. Seniors Discount. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25yrs Exp. 24hrs/7days 604-506-7576
✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Gravel ✶ Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel
CONCRETE & PLACING
GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com
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GARDENING 7 Days / Week
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046
FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS
Prompt Delivery Available
Leo: 604-657-2375 / 604-462-8620
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AFFORDABLE MOVING
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MIRACLE MOVING
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New floor inst. & finishing. Refin. Repairs, Staining. Free Est. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-468-4117.
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Specializing in Private Events! We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.
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DRAIN Tiles, Sewer, Water Video Inspection, Jack Hammering, Hand Excavating Call Tobias 604.782.4322
MAIDS R’ US BEST CLEANERS
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SURREY: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, hardwood floors throughout and new roof. $549,000. 604-575-5555.
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 356
RUBBISH REMOVAL
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 374
TREE SERVICES
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 558
JEWELS, FURS
Bobcat FUR COAT 1/2 length size 6-8 $900 obo. Full length Muskrat FUR COAT, silver fox hemline & collar size 6-8, $1000 obo. Both near new cond. 604-619-5048 WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com
Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.
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JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca
HOMES WANTED
.give and take tree service 778.872.8406
WE BUY HOMES BC
PETS
Tar & Gravel D Asphalt D Interlocking shingles D Torch-on Membrane D Laminated shingles
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PETS
RENTALS
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866
All types of Roofing Repairs Free Estimates
604-467-6065
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TREE SERVICES
RUBBISH REMOVAL Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certified Arborist Free Estimates * Fully Insured
. FREE Scrap Metal Removal. .FREE Scrap metal removal. Appls, BBQS, exercise equip, cars, etc. 604-572-3733 ww.tkhaulaway.com
mikes hauling 604-516-9237
APARTMENT/CONDO
Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave. Port Coquitlam 604-941-5452; 604-944-7889
Impeccably Clean!
MISC. FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE
EAGLE ROOFING
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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
COMPLETE ROOFING + Repairs & gutters. All Roofs - Cedar, Shingles, Torch-On, Flat. WCB, BBB, Reas guaranteed. Sr Disc. 604-725-0106 All kinds of re-roofing & repairs. Free est. Reasonable rates. 778-998-7505 or 604-961-7505
RENTALS
GOLDEN DOODLE puppies, born Nov. 29. Mom is a sml reg. Golden & Dad is a sml Std Poodle (both 50 lbs). We have bred this litter special to create ideal family companions (intelligent, gentle, easy to train, people pleasers, happy indoors/outdoors, good with kids/animals, and low/no shed). Our dogs are part of our home/life and we wish the same for our pups. Please consider the time/commitment needed to raise a dog and you will have our support & guidance for life. 1st Shots/deworming. $1200. Ph: 604-820-4827 NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com Yorkshire Terrier, 10 week old male Shots & dewormed. Vet checked Black & tan. $900. 604-828-2806 Yorkshire Terrier to re-home, 4 yr old intact female, CKC reg, champion lines, serious inquires only $1000. (604)858-9758
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 506
APPLIANCES
POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Rebuilt*Washer*Dryer*Fridge*Stove Up to 1 Yr Warranty. Trade-in Avail.
ABC TREE MEN Pruning, Shaping, Tree Removal & Stump Grinding. 604-521-7594 604-817-8899
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APARTMENT/CONDO
Coquitlam Centre “Raphael Towers” 1 bdrm + den ~ $995 2 bdrm ~ $1290 *IN-SUITE W/D *GARBURATOR *ONSITE MANAGER *BEHIND COQ. CTR. MALL
Call 604-944-2963 Coquitlam:
Clean, quiet apt blk. Suites to rent. Sorry no pets.
Family owned & operated for 40 yrs. (604)936-5755 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
604-464-3550
RENTALS 706
No Pets ~ Avail. now
APARTMENT/CONDO
752
COQUITLAM CENTRE AREA
709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
*Near schools *5 Appliances *Decorative Fireplaces
TOWNHOUSES 2 Bdrm Unit Available
PORT COQUITLAM, 1500 - 3000 sq ft. Ground floor commercial area. Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy intersection. Call 604-464-3550.
HOMES FOR RENT
1.24 ACE. 4 Bedrooms 3600sft., dble Gar., Back onto Coq River, 5 mins to Coq. Malls. $2900/mo. 604649-8987
749
Available Immediately ~also 1 bdrm apartment avail~
Call 604-942-2012 www.coquitlampropertyrentals.ca
PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1108/mo - $1211/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
TRANSPORTATION
STORAGE
Ref’s & Credit check req’d
812
$825/mo & $925/mo
Pitt Meadows Marina 14179 Reichenback Rd Moorage Rental Year or Semi-annual Outdoor Storage Available Starting At $30/month for Boats, RV’s, Cars, Trucks & Trailers
Great Location
Queen Anne Apts. * Renovated Suites * *Large *Clean *Very Quiet Includes: Heat, Hot Water
and Hydro Near Shopping & Amenities. SENIOR’S DISCOUNT
604-463-2236 604-463-7450
Launch Ramp with 3 lines and ample parking for tracks and trailers
AUTO SERVICES
Mobile Mechanic- Do small auto repairs - brakes, tune-ups etc. All work guaranteed. Insured. Have tools- will travel. 604-308-8073
MAPLE RIDGE
1 & 2 Bdrms available
TOWNHOUSES
PORT COQUITLAM; 2 Bdrm twnhs $885. 2 Bdrm apt $830 Quiet family complex, no pets. 604-464-0034.
736
Good Apartment Sizes Heat SH/W S Parking 1 Bedroom ~ $795/mo.
RENTALS
845
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200
The Scrapper
Onsite Manager
604.465.7713
12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings
750
SUITES, LOWER
COQUITLAM Westwood Plateau. 2 Bdrm gr lvl, 5 appl. NS/NP. $1100 + 1/3 utils, avail now. (604)720-0200
MARINE
Pt. MOODY, bright 1 bdrm, gas f/p priv w/d $800 incl heat, light & cble. Absolutely NS/NP. 604-353-5539
912
751
ALUMINUM BOAT WANTED 10’, 12’ or 14’ with or without motor or trailer. Will pay cash 778-237-3494
SUITES, UPPER
COQUITLAM. LARGE 3 bdrm suite in 4-plex. Incl: f/s & covered pkng. N/S, no dogs. Jan 1st. $900/mo. 325 Begin Street. 778-386-8841
752
TOWNHOUSES
COQUITLAM: 2 Bdrm, quiet family complex, no pets, $985 - $1085/mo. Call 604-942-2277
Find them here! In the classifieds. Class 203-387 Business Services
BOATS
A40 Friday, December 19, 2014, Tri-City News
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It’s B Back ack!! ack
L L A R O F E E R F Brand New
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YEAR BONUS!
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Stk. #14F18437
PER MONTH
WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. IN STOCK UNITS ONLY.
*Payment is based on a 24 month Ford Credit lease at 0% with $3500.00 down on approved credit. Both monthly and down payments are plus applicable taxes and have been calculated using both Ford’s delivery allowance, Costco member’s cash and RCL cash. Lease offer valid on in stock units only. Total obligation $10,676.00 + tax.
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