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Terry Fox Ravens’ defensive lineman Eric Polan is disconsolate as the New Westminster Hyacks celebrate their last-second — literally — 15-14 victory in Saturday’s BC Secondary Schools Football Association Subway Bowl AAA championship at BC Place. For more on the heartbreaking end to an outstanding Ravens season, see Sports, page 27. And for many more photos from an epic game under the dome, go to www.tricitynews.com.
IT ALL STARTED WITH A HUG That’s how a foster child found a forever family and learned to help others: see page 20
The average residential homeowner in Coquitlam can expect to see a 2.41% increase when their property tax bill arrives next year. According to the financial plan given first reading Monday by council, commercial property owners will see a 1.41% rise, working out to a 2.06% overall average increase for business and homeowners, the lowest jump in two decades, said Mayor Richard Stewart. “Council has approved a budget increase that amounts to an average property tax increase of $46 per household,” he said during prepared remarks he read Monday night. “This 2.06% is the ninth consecutive year of declining tax increases and the lowest tax increase in over 20 years.” The gap between the residential and commercial property tax increase is due to a decision made by council several years ago to shift some of the tax burden between the property types. see UTILITY RATES, page 9
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Thieves took the car but returned the car seats. A Coquitlam man whose vehicle was stolen from an auto body shop Friday night said he was surprised to find three of his children’s booster seats sitting in his driveway Sunday morning. At first, Peter Aragon said he thought the repair shop had returned the items but a call to the business confirmed that the seats would have been in the car when it was taken two days earlier. “Maybe they are trying to make themselves feel good?” Aragon said, speculating about the person or people responsible for taking his car. “Maybe they are like, ‘He has kids,
maybe he needs the car seats.’” Returning the items would not have been easy. While Aragon lives close to where the car was stolen, the thieves would have had to dig up his address and find his home, which is located in the maze-like Riverbend Drive housing development. “That’s the creepy part,” he said. “They would have looked at the insurance papers. My house isn’t easy to find.” Aragon is the father of eight children and said he appreciated having the seats returned. But he noted that he would like the whole car back, including several important tax documents he had in a compartment in the front door. “It’s nice the thief brought the car seats back,” he said. “If he really wants to be a Good Samaritan, he could bring the tax receipts back. That’s the only thing that is not replaceable.” Aragon is asking anyone in the Riverbend Drive area if
Peter Aragon of Coquitlam shows the three car seats that were in his 2012 Kia Rio when it was stolen last Friday from an autobody shop. The thief apparently looked up the father of eight’s address and dropped the seats in his driveway Sunday morning. Police are investigating the crime.
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they have security camera footage that may have spotted his dark-grey 2012 Kia Rio coming into the area Sunday morning. He said anyone with any information should contact Coquitlam RCMP. Cpl. Michael McLaughlin confirmed police are investigating the theft, adding it is rare that thieves return property they have stolen. “Sometimes people do have a pang of conscience,” he said. “It is definitely not something you see every day.” gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC
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A group of parents say their Port Moody neighbourhood is being torn apart by new school boundaries that would require their kids to go to a middle school in Coquitlam instead of their hometown. A petition has gathered more than 600 signatures since families in the Heritage Woods community on PoMo’s north shore heard about catchment changes
“We are this incredible network of parents and children who have built these strong bonds and hoped would be together from kindergarten to Grade 12.” Ian Colvin, who lives on Panorama Drive & whose son would be affected by a catchment change to reduce the pressure on Eagle Mountain middle school. Announced by School District 43 last week, the plan would see the Eagle Mountain catchment altered so that children living in a neighbourhood north of David Avenue would go to Summit middle instead. SD43’s rationale, according to
spokesperson Peter Chevrier, is that there is room for students at Summit middle but insufficient space at Eagle Mountain middle. “As a result, a small adjustment to the catchment area is proposed,” he told The Tri-City News. “We continue to explore options. We understand this can be difficult for students
and parents and we empathize with them on their concerns.” As well, a boundary change is being proposed that would see a number of Port Moody students go to Moody middle school, instead of having a choice to attend Eagle Mountain or Moody, as well as other changes. Approximately 50 students would be affected over the next three years, beginning in September 2018, raising fears among families who say the community built at feeder school Aspenwood elementary will be torn apart. “We are this incredible network of parents and children who have built these strong bonds and hoped would be
together from kindergarten to Grade 12,” said Ian Colvin, who lives in a townhome on Panorama Drive. On Google maps, the neighbourhood north of David Avenue, appears to be as close by car to Summit in Coquitlam as Eagle Mountain in PoMo, about a four-minute drive. But parents say walking to Summit would take about three times as long as to Eagle Mountain and would separate a small group of children from their peers. Colvin said his son, now in Grade 3, is already worried about the transition, which is still three years away. If the plan is approved, his
son would be one of only a dozen children expected to walk or bus to the middle school. “You’re lifting our house and moving it into Coquitlam. At the end of the day, what is the rationale for moving these children so far away into another city with no resources,” he said. Colvin is also concerned about what he considers to be a lack of transparency because parents haven’t been able to get their questions answered, especially why portables aren’t being considered at Eagle Mountain. Final catchment changes will be announced at a board of education meeting Dec. 20. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC
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Some Port Moody property owners are going to have to work quicker to clear sidewalks if and when the snow flies. At last Tuesday’s meeting, city council approved an amendment to its sidewalk and boulevard maintenance bylaw to require property owners along priority pedestrian commuter routes to clear their walks of accumulated snow and ice by 10 a.m. every day. Those routes include: • both sides of St. Johns Street and Barnet Highway from Queens Street to the Coquitlam border; • the south side of Clarke Street from Queens to Moody; • both sides of Dewdney
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mobility challenges for pedestrians” along arterial routes used to reach transit. Failure to clear walks along those routes will result in a $100 fine for the first offence ($20 if it’s paid within 30 days), $150 for a second offence and $500 for subsequent offences. If the city ends up clearing the walk, the property owner could also be billed for those costs. mbartel@tricitynews.com
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A Port Coquitlam business owner who is keeping her eye on Canada’s soon-to-be legal pot industry said she’s not surprised the B.C. government chose the Liquor Distribution Branch to be the wholesale distributor of non-medical cannabis in B.C. as it is for booze. “My gut reaction to it is that B.C. often follows Ontario’s lead and it doesn’t surprise me that we’ve gone this way even though two of our major cities, Victoria and Vancouver, have basically encouraged the dispensary model,” said Leslie Wallace. Wallace, owner of a 50-yearold fabricating shop in PoCo that recently went out of business after its major client, the Esco foundry, closed, is in the process fulfilling requirements for an entry into the medical marijuana industry. But she said she has no preference for which way non-medical cannabis is sold except for “the legal way.” It’s still not certain what role private dispensaries will play in retail sales because the province won’t be revealing those details until 2018. In a press release Tuesday, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth, who is also a Port Coquitlam MLA, said the mini-
POT BY THE NUMBERS Survey of public responses from the B.C. report on cannabis regulation: • Use of cannabis: 23% of telephone survey respondents said they sometimes use marijuana, 75% said they don’t; 51% of feedback form respondents said they use wee, 44% said they don’t and 5% preferred not to say. • Support legalization of cannabis: Telephone — 42% strongly support, 25% somewhat support, 9% neither support nor oppose, 9% somewhat oppose; 16% strongly oppose, 1% don’t know/refused to answer. Feedback form —68% strongly support, 68% somewhat support, 11% neither support nor oppose, 3% strongly oppose, 14% don’t know/no opinion. • The complete report is available at https://engage. gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/217/2017/12/CannabisRegulation-in-B.C.-What-We-Heard.pdf.
MIKE FARNWORTH mum legal age to possess, purchase and consume cannabis will be 19 years old. As well, he stated that while the province will have a government-run wholesale distribution model run by the BC Liquor Distribution Branch, the retail model will include both public and private retail opportunities — the same as booze.
The decision follows public consultation on how the legalization of marijuana should unfold, with issues covered including personal possession, public consumption, drug-impaired driving, personal cultivation, wholesale distribution and retail models. With the federal legalization of marijuana set for July 1, 2018, many entrepreneurs are seeking opportunities in the lucrative industry. Wallace, whose business, Nafco Manufacturing Inc., closed Aug. 31, is beginning the process of rezoning the property at 1840 Broadway St. for a medical marijuana facility. The application is still at the early stages, according to the city, although a sign announcing the potential rezoning has been posted in front of the property. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC
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The move recognizes the city’s “commercial tax rates have been relatively high in comparison to other jurisdictions while our residential rates are in the middle range,” said a staff report. Utility rates are also on the rise. The financial plan report states the average property owner can expect to pay an additional $14 (a 3% increase) for sewer and drainage and $21 (7%) for solid waste. The jump in utilities is offset by a $21 decrease for the average residential water rate, according to staff. The new property tax revenue will help pay for some of the service enhancements sought by the city’s various department heads during last month’s budget consultations. For example, the Coquitlam RCMP will receive $201,000 to hire new support staff that Supt. Sean Maloney said would free up officers for the detachment’s Community Response Team, which focuses on dealing with the growing number of people suffering from mental health and addiction issues, he told council in November. But not all of the 29 budget requests were granted. Coquitlam Fire and Rescue
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Address: 3564 Baycrest Avenue
The intent of Bylaw 4803, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4803, 2017 from RS-2 OneFamily Suburban Residential to RS-7 Small Village Single-Family Residential and RS-8 Large Village Single-Family Residential.
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Address: 1531 and 1541 Dayton Street, and 1523 Shoreview Place
The intent of Bylaw No. 4809, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation of the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4809, 2017, from Development Reserve and Environmentally Sensitive Area to Large Village Single-Family.
If approved, the application would facilitate a proposed subdivision of the existing property in order to create five lots under the RS-7 Small Village Single-Family Residential zone and four lots under the RS-8 Large Village Single-Family Residential zone.
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The intent of Bylaw No. 4810, 2017 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4810, 2017 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-8 Large Village Single-Family Residential. If approved, the application would facilitate a proposed subdivision of the existing properties to create 18 single-family lots, with the remnant parcels to remain under their current CWOCP designation and zoning.
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The intent of Bylaw Nos. 4805 and 4824, 2017 is to amend Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 and City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to revise the land use designation of the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4805, 2017, and include these same properties (800830 Ingersoll Avenue; 750-762, 770, 772, 780, 782 Catherine Avenue; 909-927, 931, 933, 937 Grant Street; 744-777 Sproule Avenue) in the “Evergreen Line Core and Shoulder Areas”. If adopted, the bylaw amendments would:
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Monday, December 11, 2017 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2
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If the application is approved, the new land use designation and inclusion in the “Evergreen Line Core and Shoulder Station Areas” would facilitate the potential development of townhouses in the identified North Burquitlam area. The intent of Bylaw No. 4806, 2017 is to amend CWOCP Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation of the subject properties outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4806, 2017 (561 & 565 Shaw Avenue). If adopted, the bylaw amendments would change the land use designation in the CWOCP from “Low Density Apartment Residential” to “Medium Density Apartment Residential”. If the application is approved, the new land use designation could facilitate the potential development of townhouses and three to eight storey apartment buildings in the identified Central Lougheed area.
How do I find out more information? Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from November 28 to December 11, 2017 in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws mentioned above on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phone at 604-927-3430. How do I provide input? Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List for each item. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity. Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/webcasts.
Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; Regular mail: 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015. To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure that you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing. Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam.ca/ agendas. If you require more information regarding this process please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010. Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested parties concerning any of the bylaws described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Jay Gilbert, City Clerk
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What about Moody’s ‘small-town feel’? The Editor, Re. “PoMo OKs TOD plan for Moody Centre in 4-3 vote” (The Tri-City News, Dec. 1). Port Moody has exemplified, over the years, a city with the small-town feel and sells itself as the City of the Arts. With all the development being planned for this city, I would like to know how it is going to retain this designation whilst remaining within its OCP. Now, all I see are plans for development: Coronation Park with its five or seven highrises. Redevelopment of the Flavelle yards. Possible development of the fire hall and works yard sites. How is this council going to ensure Port Moody maintains the small-town feel with all this potential development? The rationale to build more buildings around the Evergreen Extension stations is understood but if the people who buy or rent these buildings are still going to use their cars and not the
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The Editor, I read about all these proposed building projects in Moody Centre. I think the city should first get a grocery store in this area — it’s a walking community and we either have to drive or SkyTrain. And as someone who doesn’t drive, it’s hard. Currently, I spend my dollars in Coquitlam. Susan Todd, Port Moody SkyTrain, why build more highrises? Silly me, it means more taxes for the city. I forgot that one. This will increase the traffic through and around Port Moody, aggravating the people living here even further. There is no consideration of improving or building more roads to accommodate this traffic because there isn’t room to build more roads. Additional people mean more people in Rocky Point Park, more traffic and congestion, less of the community feel in Suter Brook and Newport Village.
I think maybe we should change the title of City of the Arts to City for the Developers. Let’s not delude ourselves that the public hearings on these items mean public opinions are heard. It is going through the motions as I believe council members have already made up their minds and it is a done deal. Get ready, Port Moody, to be one of the other Tri-Cities towns with lots of highrises, no community feel, no smalltown feel and definitely not be voted as one of the best cities to live in, as it has been in the past. Gillian Harney, Port Moody
This editorial cartoon by Ingrid Rice drew the ire of the letter writer, who says the seniors targeted in the commentary have already paid for the benefits they enjoy.
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Seniors pay their way The Editor, Re. “Somewhere in southern coastal BC” (Ingrid Rice cartoon, Opinions, The Tri-City News, Nov. 24). I found this cartoon of-
fensive and insulting to all the seniors who worked hard all their lives and paid — and still are paying — taxes to support all the social services that this cartoon implies are being bled
dry. They earned these services, which, by the way, they are not getting for free. They deserve an apology for that cartoon. Teresa Fijal, Coquitlam
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Transit ridership in the Tri-Cities has seen a dramatic rise with the opening of the Evergreen Extension — and it’s not just SkyTrain users accounting for the increase. Speaking last Friday on the one-year anniversary of the opening of the line, TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond said bus ridership in the northeast sector has jumped 16% on weekdays and between 25 and 35% on weekends in the last 12 months. “It is absolutely astonishing,” he said. “It is not just people taking the train, it is also the bus.” Still, Evergreen has been a major driver for increases in transit usage, with 51% of all transit trips in the Tri-Cities starting on SkyTrain, he said. More than 8.6 million boardings have been recorded
since the Evergreen Extension opened on Dec. 2, 2016 and Desmond said he believes the system is poised for further ridership increases. “The ridership growth has been steady and strong,” he said, citing numbers that show average weekday boardings are up 13%, to 34,000, since early 2017. “I am very bullish about what the future holds for the success of this line.” Desmond said there is significant ridership growth still to come, noting the pace of development that has occurred around Evergreen stations.
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Port Moody is trying to make it easier for pedestrians, cyclists, transit users and motorists to get around as city council approved the implementation strategy for the first series of projects proposed under the city’s new master transportation plan. Among the projects in the works for 2018 are: • improved safety for pedestrians and cyclists on Murray Street and Gatensbury Road; • new stairs and access ramp from the south end of the Moody Street overpass to the parking lot at the Moody Centre SkyTrain station; • refurbished shelters at 12 city-owned bus stops; • improvements to the intersection of Clarke Road and Seaview Drive;
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ing related projects together or coordinating them with development projects. The second phase of projects through 2019 includes: • the redesign of the west end of St. Johns Street, from Moody Street to Albert, to include a new cycling and pedestrian pathway; • the design of a multi-use pathway on Clarke Road from Seaview Drive to St. Johns Street; • the completion of the offstreet bike path along Murray Street from the bridge to Electronic Avenue as well as improvements to the intersection of Murray and Moody Streets, including a new traffic signal and pedestrian crossing at the base of the ramp from the overpass; • traffic safety improvement on Gatensbury Road; • and improvements to bus
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Rondo EX Luxury shown Rondo EX Luxury shown
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43,499
19,500
16,500
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Hatchback, FWD, 1.6L, 98,800kms
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$
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17,900
11,500
23,500
$
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SCHOOL DISTRICT 43
SD43, Coq. to swap land for new field District will get a field at Centennial & other amenities DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News
School District 43 has approved the sale of a 1.2-acre parcel of land at Glen elementary to the city of Coquitlam in exchange for a turf field at the new Centennial secondary, an upgraded play space for Glen students and other amenity improvements. “It reduces land costs, construction, maintenance costs and maximizes the use of public assets,” said Coun. Craig Hodge, the chair of the city’s sports advisory committee. But while the chair of SD43’s board of education, Kerri Palmer Isaak, said the land sale also supports the district’s vision and has been done in the past to get school improvements, two Port Moody trustees wondered whether SD43 is giving away an asset at a bargain price. Trustees Keith Watkins and Lisa Park voted against the sale, arguing that if the property at the corner of Glen Drive and Westwood Street is rezoned for a highrise, the value would be high and there could be impacts on the school. Indeed, the property could be rezoned by the city for higher density but a public consultation would be required. As well, the city stated in an email to The Tri-City News there are currently no plans for the land. The land price has not been made public because it’s currently under negotiation but
Have an opinion on a Tri-City News story? Leave a comment on our Facebook page. trustees were assured that financial benefit of a turf field at Centennial, including ongoing maintenance and replacement by the city, plus improvements at Glen Park that can be used by students during the day, is good value for the property. The deal was approved at Tuesday’s board of education meeting after several trustees expressed support, noting that the Glen parent advisory council was consulted and supported the initiative. “What I heard from that community is the need for a playground,” said Port Coquitlam Trustee Judy Shirra while Coquitlam Trustee Barb Hobson said the turf field at Centennial “will be a benefit for the community for years to come.” Building a turf field costs $3 million and $850,000 to replace it at the end of its life, and a new one for Centennial is good for the district and the community, said Hodge, who noted a similar arrangement was made to get a turf field at Dr. Charles Best secondary while Pinetree secondary students use a city field at Town Centre Park. “We provide them for community use, which is primarily for sports use on evenings and weekends, and the school gets the benefits during school hours,” he said. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC
Turf fields, such as this one at Dr. Charles Best secondary school in Coquitlam, can withstand rainy weather conditions and now a similar field will be built at Centennial secondary school after School District 43 approved the sale of a 1.2acre parcel of land at Glen elementary school to the city of Coquitlam in exchange for a field and other amenities. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO
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Coding amongst the books at Coq. library DIANE STRANDBERG The Tri-CiTy News
If you’re being dragged kicking and screaming into the world of new technology, Coquitlam Public Library is here to help. Spheros — programmable toys that look like little round balls with coloured lights — have been added to the library’s collection. These mini robots have become popular with children because they can be moved around in patterns using simple commands on a blue-
tooth-enabled device. They are being used in School District 43 to teach students about the building blocks of coding needed for computer programming. The library is also using them to teach moms and dads and grandparents how to use them. “The whole idea of robots is being able to tell them what to do,” said Kathy Johnson, a CPL library technician, who is teaching kids, adults and other librarians how to use the Spheros. Using the app on a bluetooth-capable device, you can tell the Sphero to travel in
patterns at various speeds and the effect can be somewhat startling, such as when your little round robot goes hurtling towards a chair leg or the wall. They can also change colour and, when they make a sound, you feel you’re in a Star Wars movie conversing with R2-D2. But there’s a real educational component because players learn how to use simple commands to make the Sphero move, similar to what computer programmers do when they make apps and software. Johnson said kids as well as adults seem to love the idea
of learning basic coding, with adults signing up quickly to the CPL’s class this week to mark Hour of Code, which takes place during Computer Science Education Week Dec. 4 to 10. “It seems important to learn these skills because we’re getting into things such as selfdriving cars and the more you know about it, the better armed you are,” Johnson said. • This week’s Sphero class for adults is booked but future sessions will be offered. Find out more at www.coqlibrary.ca dstrandberg@tricitynews.com @dstrandbergTC
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“If he doesn’t have a family, we should bring him into ours.”
Darren Teel, when he was 17, to his parents about Andrew, who would become his brother
Andrew Teel shares a hug with his mom, Sandy Teel, in the kindergarten classroom at Coquitlam’s Ranch Park elementary school, where they first met. Andrew was a kindergarten student living in foster care when he asked Sandy, who was dropping off kids from her daycare, for a hug. It became a daily ritual and he was eventually adopted into the Teel family. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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he five-year-old boy tugged on Sandy Teel’s sleeve. Why, he asked, did she give a hug to other children in his kindergarten class every morning? Teel had noticed him before,
standing by himself in the school’s morning line-up, and smiled at his curiosity. She explained that she ran a daycare and that, when she dropped the older children off at Ranch Park elementary each morning, she gave them a hug because their moms and dads were at work. She wanted them to know they were loved and cared for. “Can I have a hug, too?” the boy asked. One year later, that little boy became Sandy and Mark Teel’s son. Nine years later, Andrew Teel has never forgotten how
lucky he is or failed to realize what might have been. In mid-November, the 900 people filling the Vancouver Convention Centre ballroom gave the 15-year-old Coquitlam teenager a spontaneous standing ovation when he received the Outstanding Youth Philanthropy award from the Vancouver chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Andrew had been nominated by Covenant House, for which he has raised more than $50,000. Covenant House provides services and hope to young people who have fled abusive
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Andrew entered the foster care system early in his life. He was moved from foster home to foster home, sometimes as many as three times a month. By the age of five, he’d already had many bad experiences. He wanted what all the kids around him had: someone to not only give him a hug every morning but also to hug him when he got home.
Sandy didn’t know any of that, not at first. She just thought he was a shy kid whose parents weren’t able to be there for him. Every morning after that first meeting, she gave Andrew a hug and every evening she spent the dinner hour telling her husband and 17-year-old son Darren about this sweet little boy at school who, she would learn, was in foster care. “You talk about this kid all the time,” Darren said after a couple of months. “Why don’t you adopt him?” Sandy and Mark were
floored. Ever since they had learned that Andrew was in foster care, they’d had the idea — just a whisper, really — of adopting him. But they had worried how Darren, after 17 years of being an only child, would react to having a younger brother. But they discovered he thought it was a no-brainer. He knew his mother already loved Andrew and that Andrew needed a family. “If he doesn’t have a family,” Darren said, “we should bring him into ours.”
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It took everything Sandy had not to tell Andrew that they had started the adoption process. She managed to arrange an opportunity for Mark, who works for the B.C. Ministry of Citizens’ Services, to simply observe Andrew before meeting him. In no way did the Teels want to raise Andrew’s hopes in case the adoption didn’t go through. Mark also had an instant affinity for the kindergarten student. “Andrew looks like part of our family,” he told Sandy. “This little boy is part of us.” Gradually, family services allowed Andrew to visit the Teels at their home. On the night of his first sleepover, Andrew became distraught at the thought of having to leave the next morning. “He was just heartbroken,” Sandy says, “and I thought, ‘Enough trauma.’” She called family services that night to say Andrew was staying. “From that day on it felt as if he has always been here.”
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Every year until he was 12, the Teels took Andrew on a Christmas adventure. It might be the Stanley Park train or meeting Santa Claus on the top of Grouse Mountain. Doubting he believed in Santa any more,
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Above: Andrew Teel nine years ago, when he was adopted by Sandy and Mark Teel. Above right: The three of them in a photo taken recently, after Andrew was given the Outstanding Youth Philanthropy award from the Vancouver chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals they asked him if he wanted a different Christmas tradition. He came to them with an idea: He wanted to collect items for a really big stocking to donate to Christmas Inside
Out, an initiative for homeless people in the Downtown Eastside. He started a simple fundraising drive among his classmates and gathered enough toiletries, small gifts
and treats to fill eight stockings. On a cold and dark Christmas Eve, the Teels loaded the stockings into their minivan and went to Oppenheimer Park. Andrew was moved by the people he met and the compassion they showed one another. “It was the best way ever to spend Christmas Eve,” Andrew wrote in a YouTube slideshow. The next year, Andrew turned to his entire school and together they collected enough items to fill 30 stockings. When he called the organizer of Christmas Inside Out, however, he learned that she wasn’t able to organize the event. Who would get the stockings? Jennifer Hall, the development officer at Covenant
House Vancouver, answered the phone when the Teels called the Drake Street drop-in centre to find out more about their services. When Andrew heard that many of the teens it serves had aged out of foster care or run away from abusive homes, he wanted to help. “It just felt like a perfect fit for them,” Hall says. As well as donating the stockings, Andrew started a new initiative called Toonies for Teens, adding an extra $308. Last year, Andrew took it a step further. He talked to Hall and said, “Maybe Covenant House needs money more than it needs stockings.” He started a fundraising page on Covenant House’s website, including a slideshow that talked about what it was like to be a
young person without a home at Christmas. The media picked up the story and, together with his new schoolmates at School District 43’s Inquiry Hub secondary school, Andrew’s Twoonies for Kids raised an astounding $49,451. Andrew has no expectation that he can pull off such a feat again. He has set a modest goal of $1,000 for this year’s campaign. Jennifer Hall, who nominated Andrew for the philanthropy award, says he knows what it feels like to not be part of a loving family. When he asked Sandy for that hug, “he just wanted to be loved, which is what everyone needs.” She has been deeply impressed by Andrew’s mix of happy-go-luckiness and humble generosity. “Andrew has had some pretty terrible experiences in his young life,” she says. “Sometimes, people go dark [but] he’s got something in him that makes him want to overcome it by doing something positive.”
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inter is just around the corner, with the late-fall weather bringing showery days and snow-covered mountains. For long, dark December evenings or cold, rainy February afternoons, opening up a good book is an indoor activity children love. In the spirit of the winter months to come, here are a few seasonal suggestions that your youngsters with ask for over again: If you’re getting comfy on the couch under a warm winter blanket, this is the perfect book to read. Winter is the Warmest Season by Lauren Stringer is my favourite cozy winter children’s book. It’s written from the point of view of a little boy who describes all the things that happen to
warm the winter season: “Hats grow earflaps,” “cats sit on laps” and “pyjamas will grow big, warm feet.” Reading this book always makes me feel as though I am at home, sitting in front of the fire with a mug of hot chocolate. Winter Lights: A Season in Poems and Quilts by Anna Grossnickle Hines is for both the young and young at heart. The poems in this book capture not only the magic of winter but include poetry
about Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and Chinese New Year. What makes this book so special is that the author created a handmade quilt that tells about each poem in the book. The result is 28 pages of amazing artwork that took the author hundreds of hours to complete. This book would make a great gift for children and the quilter on your list. With its shorter days and frosty nights, winter signals
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SATURDAY, DEC. 9 • Société francophone de Maillardville Christmas celebration, 1-4 p.m., 940 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam. On the menu: French food, music and community sharing. Info: www.maillardville.com. • Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild meeting, 12:30-3:30 p.m., St. Clare’s Parish Hall, 1320 Johnson St., Coquitlam. Topic: Liturgical Vestments through the Ages, presented by The Most Rev. David J.J. Monroe, former Bishop of Kamloops; he will present historical information about these priestly articles of clothing and show samples from his own collection. The meeting, which includes a pot-luck lunch, is $5 for visitors and free for mem-
DEC. 9: POMO CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR • Port Moody Christmas Craft Fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Port Moody city hall galleria. Over 40 venders and all proceeds going to Share food bank. Info: pmcraftfair.com. bers. Meetings of the Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild are held on the second Saturday of every month, September to June. Info: www.epiphanysacredarts. com.
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Follow the yellow-brick road when you enter Western Sky Books. That’s co-owners Dianne Ganz and Tamara Gorin’s hope for their new Port Coquitlam bookstore — an idea that originated from their business moniker. Western Sky takes its name from the Broadway musical Wicked, which is based on the 1939 flick The Wizard of Oz where the protagonist, Dorothy, and her crew followed the yellow-brick road to reach their magical destiny. For the pair, their path
around the city’s only retail bookstore will have a story of its own: One that will honour the people who helped them achieve their dream. For their “road” will contain the names of everyone who donated new and used books — and supplied funding to pay for expenses — to open a storefront in the strip mall next to Safeway. Officially, the couple threw open their doors to their 1,350 sq. ft. space on Nov. 6 (they plan a public celebration in the new year), offering more than 6,000 titles on the shelves. “We wanted to get it open even though we are still fixturing,” Gorin said, adding, “We
are still living and working out of boxes but things are moving along quite quickly.” Their plan is to host writers on Thursday afternoons, until March 31; tomorrow (Thursday) they will bring in author Robert Tozer for a reading from 7 to 8 p.m. Port Moody scribe Yvonne Harris is up next, on Saturday from 2 to 3 p.m. to talk about her latest publication Redemption: The Story of the Oregon Trail and the Peace River Goldrush, while on Sunday Sandra Walton will give a reading, also from 2 to 3 p.m. Though they’ve only had a soft opening, both Ganz and Gorin are buoyed by the re-
sponse so far. Book lovers have travelled from out-of-town to pick up certain hardbacks while families have enjoyed browsing the aisles. In fact, Gorin said they set up the store with kids in mind, organizing the children’s literacy area at the back and placing an overstuffed couch at the front for readers to lounge. Still, while they say the space feels right, they acknowledge it’s tucked away, around the corner from other businesses in the strip mall. As a result, they’ve launched a $10,000 online fundraising campaign via Indiegogo.com for a more prominent sign and to help pay for capital projects.
“Everything we do is because of the community and we can’t thank them enough for their support,” Gorin said. “It’s taken us a long time to get here and, because of the community, we’ve done it.” • Western Sky Books (21322850 Shaughnessy St., Port Coquitlam) is open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (unless there is an event planned) and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is closed Mondays. The extended December hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays to Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m Sundays to Tuesdays. Visit westernskybooks. com or call 604-417-7215. jcleugh@tricitynews.com
A new vision for the arts and culture rolled out recently in the City of the Arts. port moody’s 10-year arts and Culture master plan sets the course for future policy as well as provides a guide to link up with related businesses to boost social and economic spin-offs. started last fall with the consulting firm mDB Insight to lead the update, the 2018-’27 draft plan went before city council in April and was fine-tuned by several committees and commissions before it was adopted on Nov. 21. It calls for, among other things, incorporating arts, culture and creativity into civic planning; expanding the role of the arts and culture into economic development and tourism; building on communications and collaboration; investing in arts and culture infrastructure; and improving public art. It also includes a technical report that contains the study documents. To view it in detail, visit portmoody.ca/acmp. pomo’s revamped master plan follows the cities of port Coquitlam and Coquitlam — both of which have launched new arts visions over the past year.
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The Dogwood Songsters ring in the season in style with what has become a treasured family concert tradition of beloved Christmas music! Tri-City dancers Sydney Scorda (Little Lamb), Brittany Bishop (Dew Drop), Catherine Dogelis (Party boy), Kyra Soo (Arabian) and Jasmine Potter (Clara) prepare for their roles in Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker. The production runs from Dec. 14 to 19 at The Centre in Vancouver.
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Coq. ballerina takes on lead role in Goh’s The Nutcracker JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News
She’s a little bit nervous because “there’s so much to remember.” But, otherwise, Coquitlam’s Jasmine Potter is excited to play the lead character in the Goh Ballet production of The Nutcracker. A Grade 6 student at Queen of All Saints, Potter was picked by the Vancouver company as one of four Claras to grace The Centre stage this month. “It’s very fun and there’s a lot of acting, which makes me a little bit nervous,” the 11-yearold girl told The Tri-City News last week. “There’s so much to remember.” Potter, who portrayed a dragonfly last year and, in previous Nutcrackers, a party girl and Little Lamb, will transform into Clara on Dec. 15 and for the closing show on Dec. 19, both at 7:30 p.m. There’ll be lots of eyes on her, she said, as several family and friends have already
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Jasmine Potter plays Clara in two shows for Goh including its the closing performance. secured tickets to watch her dance in the starring role. Her favourite scene? “That’s hard,” she said. “I like everything: the battle, the lifts, the ending.” Potter’s passion for ballet
comes naturally as her mother, Bonnie, also studied the dance form as a child and her grandfather is a fan of the two-act classic tale, the mom said. “She loves ballet,” said Bonnie Potter, who is currently driving her daughter to Vancouver six times a week for rehearsals. “There may be a family tradition but it’s all her: She’s got to where she is right now, all by herself.” Meanwhile, also in the ballet are Coquitlam residents Brittany Bishop (Dewdrop) and Sydney Scorda (Little Lamb) and, from Port Coquitlam, Kyra Soo (Arabian) and Catherine Dogelis (Party Boy). • Tickets for The Nutcracker — running Dec. 14 to 19 with principal dancers Jerome Tisserand and Elizabeth Murphy of the Pacific Northwest Ballet — are available through gohnutcracker.com. The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts is located at 777 Homer St. jcleugh@tricitynews.com
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Another sold-out show for Coq. jazz singer hayes It’s been a year since Coquitlam jazz vocalist Jennifer Hayes launched her latest CD, And So It Goes. And, next week, the singersongwriter will perform some tracks from the album — as well as some fun holiday tunes — at a Christmas show at Port Moody’s Gallery Bistro. Hayes will entertain with guitarist David Sikula and Port Coquitlam bassist Jodi Proznick (who was featured in last week’s The Tri-City News and will unveil her own album on Friday) for the sold-out crowd on Dec. 16. “I’ll be doing some of
JENNIFER HAYES my jazz covers and some Christmas songs that I’ve always loved,” Hayes said, noting a version of Christmas Time Is Here — from the Charlie Brown
movie — will be performed as well as a ukulele rendition of Santa Baby. It’ll be Hayes’ fourth time selling out the venue. Over the past year, Hayes has released a video for the CD’s title track, seen Noble Rose (a song she wrote for the documentary Perfume War) gain praise and penned new compositions including for an upcoming project that includes Proznick. Next month, the independent musician will be at the Jazz Evensong at Brentwood Presbyterian Church (1600 Delta Ave., Burnaby).
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Food donations to the Christmas Hamper gratefully accepted The Dogwood Songsters is an activity of the Dogwood Pavilion’s Over 50 Club. From September to May the Dogwood Songsters visit the Care homes around the Tri-Cities every Thursday.
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Coquitlam author David E. Burnell launches his latest novel Jerry Brent’s War next Saturday in New Westminster. Burnell will be at The Gallery at Queens Park on Dec. 16 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. to sign copies of his new work. The event is hosted by the Arts Council of New West. Visit davidburnelle.wordpress.com.
HOLIDAY STRINGS More than 100 young classical musicians will perform in a holiday show at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre on Saturday. The senior ensemble of the Coquitlam Youth Orchestra — a group founded and conducted by Coquitlam violist Reg Quiring — will play Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 and Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Opus 25 (with soloist Sue Wang) at 2:45 p.m. They will also entertain with Handel’s And The Glory from Messiah and Marche Slav by Tchaikovsky. Prior, at noon, the juniors will kick off the fifth annual CYO concert with Beethoven’s Egmont Overture; Dance of the
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DAVID E. BURNELL Hours by Ponchielli; A Bach Christmas (adapted and arranged by Susan Christiansen); and Symphony No. 1 (fourth movement) by Brahms. The juniors will be followed, at 1:15 p.m., by the intermediate group with Copland’s Fanfare For The Common Man; Piano Concerto No. 2 in D-minor, Opus 40 (with Hajun Chang as soloist); Christmas Concerto, No. 8, Opus 6 by Correlli; and Mahler’s Entr’Acte on Themes by C.M. Weber. Both Coquitlam soloists won the GVRD-wide CYO piano concert competition last spring, Quiring said. For tickets to one or all shows on Dec. 9, call 604927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
Kids, adult Coastal Sound choirs ring in Xmas cheer at Evergreen JANIS CLEUGH The Tri-CiTy News
Last year it was Sweden. This year, the sounds of Scotland and Ireland top the Coastal Sound Music Academy’s holiday program, which can be heard on Sunday night at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam. At 7 p.m., the 80-member adult De Coro choir takes the stage for its annual Christmas concert, Comfort & Joy, with Delta Pipe Band Highland piper Zhongxi Wu, who is best known as a Chinese musical instrument specialist and a teacher at the Vancouver Symphony School of Music. Among other songs, Wu and the choir will lead a sing-along of the New Year’s Eve anthem Auld Lang Syne, said Diana Clark, CSMA artistic director, children’s choir director and co-director of the Con Brio choir. Meanwhile, CSMA’s youth choir will perform earlier in the day, mixing new and old traditional holiday music such as Walking in a Winter Wonderland. “It’s always a feelgood, fun matinee show because the kids are always spontaneous and so terrific,� Clark said of the 70 young singers. Their Coquitlam shows
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See Buddy the Elf travel from the North Pole to save Christmas in the Theatrix Youtheatre Society’s holiday production of Elf Jr. Based on the flick, the family-friendly stage show runs at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody) on Dec. 15 at 7 p.m., and Dec. 16 at 1 and 7 p.m. Tickets at $20/$16 are available via theatrixyoutheatre. com and at the door an hour before curtain. wrap up a busy Christmas schedule for the award-winning academy: On Saturday, the youth choir is at the New Westminster Christian
Reformed Church in Burnaby — under the direction of conductor Joel Tranquila — to sing songs from Canadian artists Gordon Lightfoot, Sarah
McLaughlan and Erin Propp. Sarah Quartel’s Snow Angel (with cello and narrator) will be the highlight for the event. Recently, the choirs were also at the city of Coquitlam’s Lights at Lafarge, the Cheer at the Pier in Port Moody and at Christmas gatherings for Ikea Coquitlam and the Coquitlam Farmers Market craft fair. • For tickets to the 3 or 7 p.m. Comfort & Joy shows at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way), on Dec. 10, call 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
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Left, Terry Fox Ravens running back Cade Cote breaks past the grasp of New Westminster Hyacks outside linebacker Yanni Angelopoulos in their BC Secondary Schools Football Association Subway Bowl AAA championship, Saturday at BC Place stadium. Above, Terry Fox Ravens’ defensive back Jevaun Jacobsen pulls in a pass intended for New Westminster Hyacks’ Sammy Sidhu.
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The Terry Fox Ravens were ready to celebrate until they couldn’t. They had a 14-7 lead with no time remaining — at least on the scoreboard. Ruled that there was a second left and another gasp for the trailing New Westminster Hyacks, the B.C. Subway Bowl AAA football championship turned on a hail mary throw and a two-point convert.
In the eyes of Terry Fox’s co-coaches, the all-important touchdown that came with no time left on the score clock wasn’t a catch —New West’s Severio Asaba bobbled and dropped the ball, they said, while under pressure from defensive back Mitch Bye. Asaba pulled down quarterback Kinsale Philip’s 16-yard pass in the end zone, and the men in stripes on both sides signaled a touchdown. It was his first catch of his high school career. A few moments later, the Hyacks’ Lucas Sabau bowled through a wall of Fox defenders for two points, capping a fantastic 15-14 comeback Saturday at B.C. Place. It’s a hard way to lose a football game.
“The rules are very clear and simple, we see it all on TV many times,” Fox co-coach Tom Kudaba remarked. “You have to have control when they come down with the ball … the ball was on the ground and they take it away from you sometimes. What can you do?” In so many ways, Fox did what no other team had managed to do against the supercharged New West offence this season. Credit to the defence, which had held the multidimensional Hyack offence offbalance for much of the night. It looked like they had successfully repelled New West on its final drive, which saw them connect on a fourth-and-nine desperation play from the Hyacks own 40-yard line. Philip hit Matthew Lalim to
get onto Fox’s side of the field with 10 seconds left, and then found Sebastien Reid on a long bomb that Reid caught and came down with at the Fox 16yard line. The big clock said the game was over while the officials said there was still a second to play. It was the start of the end for Fox’s hopes of a second straight title. The Ravens built a 14-0 advantage in the first half and stifled New West’s running game. Cade Cote gave the underdog PoCo squad, which entered the playoff ranked seventh, the lead 32 seconds into the second quarter when he busted out with an 89-yard run. That lead grew on the spark
provided by Jaden Severy, who intercepted a Philip pass at Fox’s 40-yard line and brought it within 40 yards of the end zone. Six plays later — including a fourth-and-six from the New West 36-yard line that saw Jevaun Jacobsen dance it to the one-yard line — Cote doubled the lead, with Albert Arancena kicking his second convert. The Ravens began the second half with a 13-play, 59-yard march that got them inside New West’s 20, but the field goal attempt fell short. New West, which entered the contest having averaged 38 points a game during the regular season, finally got on the scoreboard with 3:01 left in the third quarter. A six-play drive, brought to the Terry Fox’s five yard line on
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Sebastien Reid’s 38-yard scamper, ended with Philip carrying it across on a short keeper. Fortune appeared to be leaning towards the Ravens again, after Jacobsen stripped the ball from New West running back Sammy Sidhu 30 seconds into the fourth quarter, giving Fox the ball at midfield. But the New West defence stood its ground and got the ball back five plays later. Neither team was able to put together a serious threat over the next few possessions, and Philip again would be picked off, this time by Jacobsen. It would lead to an unsuccessful 22-yard field goal attempt with 2:55 left on the clock. see STUNNING, page 28
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Megan Kennedy-Spence of the Gleneagle Talons drives around a Forest Heights defender in the first half of their game at the Tri-Cities Opener senior girls high school basketball tournament, Friday at Gleneagle secondary school in Coquitlam. Gleneagle won the game 5033, with Anne Yolland being awarded the player of the game. The tournament attracted 20 teams from as far away as Penticton. Local teams included Centennial, Heritage Woods, Charles Best, and Terry Fox secondary schools, as well as the hosts, Gleneagle. In boys’ play, Brentwood College defeated Bishop O’Byrne 71-70 to win the Kodiak Klassic at Heritage Woods secondary school. The hosts finished seventh in the 16-team tournament after they beat St. George’s on Saturday, 73-59. Meanwhile, the Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils finished third at the Westview Tip-Off tournament in Maple Ridge. They defeated Archbishop Carney 100-64 on Saturday after losing to Seycove 83-77 in Friday’s semi-final. Arsham Mahmoudi led the Devils with 32 points in their placement game, while Grayson Parkins scored 30 and was named to the tournament’s all-star team.
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It set the stage for the Hyacks final march, which covered 80 yards and the remaining 2:55 – or more. “[Reid] fought and went down, and there was still a second left so at that point you can’t spike it, we didn’t have a timeout; you just have to take a chance,” New Westminster coach Farhan Lalji said of the last gasp pass to Asaba. “The surprise is, because [Philip] is so married to Sebastien, even when every read tells him to throw elsewhere he’ll throw to Sebastien. For him to throw it to Sev at that moment was
unbelievable.” It was the perfect redemption for Philip, who agreed it had been a tough day prior to the final drive. “I wanted to make it up to my teammates,” said Philip, who finished four-for-12, with all four completions coming in the fourth quarter. “Those [two] interceptions were not like me, those decisions were not like me. Everything came together in the end, I do it for my senior [teammates], I’ve been with them since I was eight years old, they’re my brothers forever.” Unable to hold back tears in celebrating the program’s
first championship since being relaunched in 2003, Lalji said so many things came together to make it happen. “There was a lot of good fortune that happened here. Fox played a very, very good football game defensively. They’re well coached, it’s hard to stop our offence because we have so many weapons. Sometimes you just have to fight and scrap and not really care what it looks like but just find a way to win.” For the Ravens, getting within a second of being back-to-back champions and upsetting the No. 1 team is
going to resonate sometime down the road. It was a powerful performance in many ways, but a couple of plays fell in the other guy’s favour. Right now, it just stings. “Certainly we felt we were in position to win the game and it comes down to the very last play of the game with no time on the clock,” said Kudaba. “You get a call against you and so be it. What do you do? It’s a tough one. I’m happy for [New West] someone has to win and lose, but to lose like that is a tough one for our kids, that’s for sure.”
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BC Home Sales Forecast to Decline Again Next Year Rising interest rates and a tough mortgage stress test will combine to reduce home sales in the province next year, according to a forecast issued November 28 by the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA).
“Housing demand across the province will face increasing headwinds in 2018,” said Cameron Muir, BCREA’s chief economist. “A rising interest rate environment combined with more stringent mortgage stress tests will reduce household purchasing power and erode housing affordability. Given the rapid rise in home prices over the past few years, the effect of these factors will likely be magnified.”
Home prices still rising Home prices across BC are not expected to decline next year, but average price rises will be less steep than they were in in 2015 and 2016’s hot markets. Residential resale prices in BC are forecast to be 3.1% higher this year than last year, at an average of $712,300, and to rise a further 4.6% to $745,300 in 2018.
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The association predicted that, following BC home sales falling by 8.8% in 2017 compared with last year, resale transactions will decline a further 10.4% in 2018, to around 91,700 units sold across the whole year. BCREA pointed out that the 10-year average for home sales in the province is 84,700 units a year, and said that “strong economic and demographic fundamentals are supporting elevated housing demand.” However, it added that there were two key factors that will bring home sales down to between 2014 and 2015 levels.
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TOP SALE PRICE*** Attached Detached However, the BCREA’s pricerise predictions for next year vary considerably across the province, with Greater Vancouver’s average home prices expected to rise 5.5% in 2018, but Victoria’s just 1.4%. The BCREA pointed to the neardecade low of housing inventory as a key driver in recent price increases. The report said, “The imbalance between supply and demand has been largely responsible for rapidly rising home prices.” But it added, “The combination of weakening consumer demand and a surge in new home completions next year is expected to induce more balanced market conditions, producing less upward pressure on home prices.”
Greater Vancouver home sales strong The BCREA’s forecast came just
days before the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver issued its monthly market update for November 2016’s sales activity. There were 2,795 home sales in Greater Vancouver last month, a 26.2% increase from the 2,214 sales of November 2016. It’s a 7.5% fall from the spike of activity seen in October this year, but the sales total is high for November, at 17% higher than the 10-year average for the month. The composite benchmark price for all home types combined across the Greater Vancouver region broke another new record, now at $1,046,900. This is a 14% increase over November 2016 and a slight 0.4% rise compared with October 2017.
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WESTPHAL, Erin (Konishi – Hardy) March 2, 1972 – November 25, 2017 It is with great sadness that we announce that Erin passed away after a hard fight and brave battle against Cancer. She passed away peacefully with loved ones at her side at Langley Hospice. Her mother Susan Fleming (Konishi) predeceased her in 2004. Erin was born in White Rock, BC and lived in Langley, Richmond and Port Coquitlam through out her life. Erin was a teacher in the Coquitlam School District for 20 years. She is survived by her Sister, Lisa Konishi (Jacob & Ella Grayce), Uncles Willie (Debbie) Fleming, Darrell (Janice) Fleming and Aunt Kathy Hamblin (Randy) and her best friend Christy Campbell and a very large extended family and friends. Erin lived a well traveled and full life even while battling her cancer. She never gave up the battle. Erin, you will be loved and missed always. A celebration of life will be at Henderson’s Langley Funeral Home – December 9th at 1pm 20786 Fraser Highway, Langley, BC In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Erin’s name can be made to Ovarian Cancer Research BC – see link below; http://donate.bccancerfoundation.com/goto/Erin_Westphal Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.hendersonslangleyfunerals.com for Erin’s family.
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DOMESTIC HELP WANTED MAKIKO DENIZ Caregiver/Babysitter Looking for a reliable caregiver for a 10 month old and a 13 year old from January 20, 2018. Conditions: Full time 40 hrs/ week, $11.35/hr, M−F shift, some evenings and weekends. Duties: Maintain a safe and healthy environment for kids, prepare meals and feed infant, change diapers, bathe, su− pervise kids while parents are away, light housekeeping & cleaning. Requirements: Candidate must have experience with child minding, first aid & babysitting certifications. Em− ployment group: Students, Youth, Senior, Indigenous peo− ple, CAN citizens, Permanent residents, and Newcomers to Canada are welcome. Apply: imosans@yahoo.co.jp
The family is saddened to announce the passing of Graham Stewart on Sunday, December 3, 2017, at the age of 77 years. Graham was born in Howick, Quebec before moving with his parents, Gordon & Kathleen and sister Carol to British Columbia. It was here in BC where he met his wife Sonja and raised their two boys Eric and Keith. Graham will be lovingly remember by his wife Sonja, sons Eric, Keith (Natalia) and his grandson Nicholas who was his pride and joy. Graham’s passion was teaching in school District 43, which he did for 28 years. Please join us for a celebration of his life on Saturday, December 9th 2017 at 12:00 p.m. at First Memorial Burkeview Chapel, 1340 Dominion Avenue Port Coquitlam, B.C. Burkeview Chapel 604-944-4128 firstmemorialportcoquitlam.com
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