Up to 10 spots across Coquitlam could be home to food carts this summer. Council unanimously approved issuing a request for information and expression of interest (RFEI) Monday, which represents a prelimin- ary step in allowing vendors to submit applications to ply their trades on city property. The majority of the loca- tions are in the Town Centre area. The others are near Blue Mountain Park, Douglas College, and in Maillardville near the intersection of Brunette Avenue and Lougheed Highway. “It is intended that the program will be up and running, hopefully, for the summertime this year,” city solicitor Heather Bradfield said Monday. City staff will weigh a hand- ful of factors in reviewing the applications: the type of products vendors will sell, the equipment that will be used, and the times the vendors will be willing to operate. The final locations will be determined by Bill Susak, the city’s manager of engineering and public works. Demand, accessibility and public safety will be factored into the deci- sions around each potential location. If voters have become accustomed to the brutality of provincial politics in B.C., they may be in for a bit of a surprise when they head to the polls in May. NDP Leader Adrian Dix was in Coquitlam Tuesday to address the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce, and he brought with him the positive tone he’s been preaching since he was chosen by the party two years ago. He suggested the quality of public participation is not well reflected in the political debate, and he wants to see it change. “I think the time has passed when we should be attacking people person- ally who are contributing to making our communities better, and I’m not going to do it,” Dix told the chamber. Instead, the NDP leader said he wants to have a better debate about the issues — like housing and trans- portation — which he argued affect everyone in the province. “These issues require complicated leadership, people working together for change,” he said. “And a politics that is increasingly personal and nasty doesn’t foster that after an election.” Dix also touched on a few initiatives an NDP government would consider if elected, during his roughly 30-minute speech. He argued the key economic issue in the coming years will be a shortage of skilled workers in B.C. The NDP leader noted his party would reinstate non-refundable educa- tion grants to help address the issue, while paying for them by reinstating a minimum tax on the big banks. Dix also weighed in on the ongoing funding kerfuffle with TransLink, sug- gesting an NDP government would consider using some of the carbon tax revenues to fund transit. He added that any decision to change the structure of the transpor- tation authority would need to include input from municipalities, businesses and the general community. Dix also hinted that an NDP govern- ment isn’t prepared to make big chan- ges if elected. “These times require us to be clear about what we’re going to do, things that we’ll support only when the money becomes available,” he said. “I don’t think it makes sense, for our supporters or for those who might oppose the NDP, for us to propose things that we can’t afford to pay for.” However, when asked about a time- line for when the NDP would release its entire election platform, Dix said WEDNESDAY February 6, 2013 9 Roman Danylo brings his Ultimate Comedy Show to Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre CONTINUED ON PAGE 4, see DIX. Dix brings message to Coquitlam Lisa King/NOW NDP leader Adrian Dix was the guest at a Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce lunch Tuesday at the Executive Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre. NDP leader says if elected, he’ll tax big banks, use carbon tax revenues to fund transit Serving Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra since 1984 Your source for local news, sports, opinion and entertainment: www.thenownews.com More food carts coming CONT. ON PAGE 4, see CITY. Jeremy Deutsch [email protected]Coquitlam is newest city to welcome carts John Kurucz [email protected]Good advice. Good Law. Good People Dying without a will can turn a tragedy into a disaster. Preparing a thorough, well-planned will is one of those critical things in life that too many people put off until it’ s too late. We all die, but it’s totally unnecessary to reach this point unprepared. Passing on without a clear statement of what is to happen to all you’ve built makes an already tragic situation even worse. I’ve helped thousands of families develop a thorough, tax effective estate plan. If you’d like my help, please call me. www.dbmlaw.ca 604.939.8321 Donald A. Drysdale Don has a busy Wills and Estates practice. He also teaches courses on the subject of real estate, wills and estates.
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Up to 10 spots acrossCoquitlam could be home tofood carts this summer.
Council unanimouslyapproved issuing a request forinformation and expressionof interest (RFEI) Monday,which represents a prelimin-ary step in allowing vendorsto submit applications to plytheir trades on city property.
The majority of the loca-tions are in the Town Centrearea. The others are nearBlue Mountain Park, DouglasCollege, and in Maillardvillenear the intersection ofBrunette Avenue andLougheed Highway.
“It is intended that theprogram will be up andrunning, hopefully, for thesummertime this year,” citysolicitor Heather Bradfieldsaid Monday.
City staff will weigh a hand-ful of factors in reviewingthe applications: the type ofproducts vendors will sell, theequipment that will be used,and the times the vendors willbe willing to operate.
The final locations will bedetermined by Bill Susak, thecity’s manager of engineeringand public works. Demand,accessibility and public safetywill be factored into the deci-sions around each potentiallocation.
If voters have become accustomedto the brutality of provincial politicsin B.C., they may be in for a bit of asurprise when they head to the pollsin May.
NDP Leader Adrian Dix was inCoquitlam Tuesday to address theTri-Cities Chamber of Commerce,and he brought with him the positivetone he’s been preaching since he waschosen by the party two years ago.
He suggested the quality of publicparticipation is not well reflected inthe political debate, and he wants to
see it change.“I think the time has passed when
we should be attacking people person-ally who are contributing to makingour communities better, and I’m notgoing to do it,” Dix told the chamber.
Instead, the NDP leader said hewants to have a better debate aboutthe issues — like housing and trans-portation — which he argued affecteveryone in the province.
“These issues require complicatedleadership, people working togetherfor change,” he said. “And a politicsthat is increasingly personal and nastydoesn’t foster that after an election.”
Dix also touched on a few initiativesan NDP government would consider if
elected, during his roughly 30-minutespeech.
He argued the key economic issuein the coming years will be a shortageof skilled workers in B.C.
The NDP leader noted his partywould reinstate non-refundable educa-tion grants to help address the issue,while paying for them by reinstating aminimum tax on the big banks.
Dix also weighed in on the ongoingfunding kerfuffle with TransLink, sug-gesting an NDP government wouldconsider using some of the carbon taxrevenues to fund transit.
He added that any decision tochange the structure of the transpor-tation authority would need to include
input from municipalities, businessesand the general community.
Dix also hinted that an NDP govern-ment isn’t prepared to make big chan-ges if elected.
“These times require us to be clearabout what we’re going to do, thingsthat we’ll support only when themoney becomes available,” he said.
“I don’t think it makes sense, forour supporters or for those who mightoppose the NDP, for us to proposethings that we can’t afford to pay for.”
However, when asked about a time-line for when the NDP would releaseits entire election platform, Dix said
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9Roman Danylo
brings his UltimateComedy Showto Coquitlam’s
Evergreen CulturalCentre
CONTINUED ON PAGE 4, see DIX.
Dix brings message to CoquitlamLisa King/NOW
NDP leader Adrian Dix was the guest at a Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce lunch Tuesday at the Executive Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre.
NDP leader says if elected, he’ll tax big banks, use carbon tax revenues to fund transit
Serving Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra since 1984
Your source for local news, sports, opinion and entertainment: www.thenownews.com
Dying without a will can turn a tragedy into a disaster.Preparing a thorough, well-planned will is one of those critical things in life that too many peopleput off until it’s too late. We all die, but it’s totally unnecessary to reach this point unprepared.
Passing on without a clear statement of what is to happen to all you’ve built makes an already tragicsituation even worse.
I’ve helped thousands of families develop a thorough, tax effective estate plan. If you’d like my help,please call me. www.dbmlaw.ca 604.939.8321
Donald A. DrysdaleDon has a busy Willsand Estates practice. Healso teaches courses onthe subject of real estate,wills and estates.
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On Sunday, Carmelle Peart wouldhave turned 83.
Her family had plans to takeher out to dinner and spend timetogether on her special day.
Instead of celebrating a birthday,Peart’s family is now grieving the lossof a mother who is being described asa “wonderful person.”
“She was looking forward to lifeand that’s part of thetragedy,” an emotionalTony Saunders, Peart’sson-in-law, told TheNOW.
The Burnaby resi-dent died Saturdayafternoon after beinghit by a car in frontof the Safeway alongAustin Avenue. Peartwas in the area for adentist appointment,but showed up early.
She had just finished some bankingand was shopping in the area whenshe was hit.
Word of her death has devastatedthe family.
“It’s been really hard,” Saunderssaid, adding at first, his wife didn’tbelieve the officers who showed upat the door to inform them of hermother’s death.
But through their grief, the familyis painting a touching portrait of athoughtful and well-liked woman.
Saunders said his mother-in-lawwas very involved in her church, theAll Saints Parish in Coquitlam. Peartwould often make baskets of goodiesfor people she knew who were in need.
Saunders also noted she was in theprocess of downsizing and had justgiven away a load of furniture andappliances to a former caregiver whohad fallen on hard times.
“She was the type of person whowas well-liked and did a lot for herneighbours,” he said.
The tragic incident also involves anunfortunate twist.
Peart had just recovered from a carcrash two months ago and was start-ing to get her independence back.
Last week was the first time thesenior was out on herown since the inci-dent. Saunders saidhis mother-in-law hadalso recently pledgedto join more groupsand travel in thecoming year, whichincluded a long-await-ed trip to Cuba.
As for the crash,police are saying littleabout the investiga-tion.
At the time, Coquitlam RCMP saidit appeared the vehicle went out ofcontrol and drove up on to a sidewalk,hitting the victim.
Media reports have suggested thedriver was trying to park. The driverstayed at the scene, while the roadswere shut down for several hoursfor the investigation. Peart’s familybelieves she was dragged underneaththe car, but is hoping to get moreanswers into the cause of the crash.
Her daughter Anne Saunders wantsan apology from the driver and ispushing for charges to be laid in theincident.
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Above: Carmelle Peart, left, is seen with her daughter Anne Saunders.Below: the crash that claimed Carmelle Peart’s life took place near theSafeway on Austin Avenue in Coquitlam on Saturday afternoon.
At best, the confusion couldtranslate into frustration, anx-iety or a delayed commute.
At worst, it could lead to anaccident or death.
Those were the fears com-ing out of Coquitlam councilchambers Monday, as staffand council seem to be at log-gerheads with the province intrying to provide accurate andconcise signage in the areaaround the new Port MannBridge.
Specifically, council wasangered by provincial rules
that stipulate the use ofnumbers to denote highwaynames instead of the commonnames themselves: BarnetHighway being referred toas Highway 7A; LougheedHighway appearing on signsas Highway 7; and Route 7Bbeing used as a place name forthe Mary Hill Bypass.
City officials are also ada-mant that the city’s name beincluded on as many signs aspossible.
“We’ve got to get thisfixed,” said Mayor RichardStewart.
“We have to have bettersignage here, because other-wise we’re going to end up
with accidents. We’re going toend up with people hurt.”
Staff have made someinroads in the debate sincethe issue first arose, and wereable to get ministry officialsto include “Coquitlam” on sixsigns on the east side of thePort Mann Bridge.
“Staff have taken this mat-ter as far as they can at thestaff level … we’ve had somewins,” said Bill Susak, thecity’s manager of engineeringand public works.
“The province, how-ever, insists that LougheedHighway should not be calledLougheed Highway butremain as Route 7.
“It is a policy of the prov-ince, evidently.”
Compounding the city’sfrustration is the fact thatthe province’s regulations arebeing applied to city-ownedroadways — all of the BarnetHighway and most of theLougheed Highway are ownedby the city.
“Lougheed Highway isn’teven their highway. It’s ourroad, but they’re insisting onapplying their policy to ourroad. And I think that’s anexample of really not workingwith the municipalities,” saidCoun. Selina Robinson.
The NOW attempted to con-tact Mary Polak, the provincial
minister of transportation andinfrastructure, though she didnot respond to an interviewrequest.
However, ministry spokes-person Kate Trotter explainedsome of the parameters ofthe province’s sign plan inNovember, when the issue wasfirst addressed at a councilmeeting.
“The use of the numer-ical reference for highwaysis a consistent practice usedacross the province and avoidsinconsistencies that generatefrom jurisdictional boundariesand local references to areasalong the highway network,”Trotter said at the time.
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his party needs to wait until after the provincial budget comesdown later this month.
As for courting the business community, a block of voters nottypically associated with voting NDP, Dix said it’s more import-ant for business and government to come together after theelection.
It also appears his positive approach to the campaign is rub-bing off on his foes from the other side of the political spec-trum.
Coquitlam-Burke Mountain Liberal MLA Doug Horne saidhe agrees with Dix when it comes to the tone of politics in theprovince.
“I think we should be more positive generally,” he told TheNOW.
“I think that’s what most people don’t understand — wedon’t necessarily disagree with what the priorities are, it’s howwe actually get to where we need to get.”
Horne added he doesn’t see his party raising corporate taxesor taxes on big banks, and said the Liberals are instead focusedon trying to grow the economy.
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Once the city decides on the “best” vendors available, appli-cants will then be ranked accordingly. The highest-rankedapplicants will be offered their preferred locations, while otherapplicants will be offered locations based on their rankings, andthe locations remaining after higher-ranked applicants havebeen chosen.
Port Moody was the first Tri-Cities municipality to allow foodcarts, as part of a program that began last summer at RockyPoint Park. Recently, Port Moody council chopped the numberof vendors allowed in the park to two from four, after estab-lished food sellers raised concerns.
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Roland Joseph Bourque died on the morningof April 2, 2012 at the North Fraser PretrialCentre in Port Coquitlam.
Now, the BC Coroners Service has calledan inquest into the death of the 69-year-oldinmate to find out exactly how he died.
No date has been set for the inquest, but anannouncement will be made once one has beenfinalized.
According to a press release, presiding cor-oner Vincent Stancato and a jury will hear evi-dence from subpoenaed witnesses to determinethe facts surrounding the death.
While the jury may not, by law, make anyfindings of legal responsibility, it will have theopportunity to make recommendations aimedat preventing deaths under similar circum-stances in the future.
Coroner Barb McLintock wouldn’t releasethe cause of death, but noted it was not nat-ural.
There were reports at the time thatBourque’s death was a possible suicide.
His death was the first of two at the jail in2012.
Last July, emergency crews were called tothe prison after corrections staff found aninmate in his cell in medical distress.
The inmate was identified as David WilliamBrodrick, 44.
Attempts were made to revive the man, buthe was pronounced dead at the scene.
IHIT was called in to investigate, whileBC Corrections conducted a critical incidentreview to examine the circumstances of thedeath.
No further details of the case have beenreleased.
Work and safety conditions at the jail havecome under increased attention following thedeath of the two inmates.
In October, WorkSafe BC agreed to inspectthe jail as part of an assessment of all nineprovincial jails.
The inspections are expected to take up to ayear to complete.
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Coquitlam city council has approved a reportthat will see a request for proposals for a newsolid waste and recycling contract. The move isaimed at improving service levels and develop-ing strategies for more waste diversion throughvarious recycling techniques, according to apress release from the city.
The new contract is expected to be in placein July of 2014. The current holder of the city’ssolid waste contract is Smithrite Disposal Ltd.
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Coquitlam says no to pub plan
The location of Micky’sPublic House is both a bless-ing and a curse, according tocity officials.
The owner of theCoquitlam-based bar — for-merly known as the TwoParrots Pub — applied for aseries of changes to its operat-ing model Monday, includ-ing an increase in capacityand the size of its licensedarea, and an extension in thenumber of hours it can servealcohol.
But those changes wenttoo far, according to council,which opted not to supportthe application due to thepub’s location.
“If we’re going to establishthese places where people cango out and have a drink in theevening, we want them to beable to get home safely,” saidMayor Richard Stewart.
“And this is a place whereyou have to drive to it, andyou have to drive home.”
The proposal for the bar,located at 170 Golden Dr.,would have seen the capacityfor its liquor primary licenceincrease to 247 patrons from215.
The extended hours of ser-vice would have allowed thebar to stay open for an hourlater — until 2 a.m. — onFridays and Saturdays, anduntil 1:30 a.m. from Mondaythrough Thursday.
Currently, the pub isallowed to stay open until
midnight from Monday toThursday, and until 1 a.m. onFridays and Saturdays.
An additional request wouldhave paved the way for thepub to open at 9 a.m.
And while most councillorsbemoaned its location in rela-tion to transit options, nearlyeveryone on council agreedthat the pub’s location — it’ssituated in an industrial area— is ideal in terms of notcausing a disturbance to near-by residents or businesses.
In fact, the only two piecesof public correspondence thecity received on the proposedchanges stated no oppositionto the move.
Couns. Brent Asmundsonand Terry O’Neill votedagainst not supporting theapplication.
“This is already an estab-lishment that sells a lot ofliquor working in this place,”O’Neill said.
“It wants to now try toimprove its business and bet-ter serve the public. So onthat narrow ground I willoppose this.”
Asmundson said the hoursof operation won’t necessarilydissuade people from drinkingand driving, and noted that hewas previously struck by animpaired driver at 10 p.m.
Council’s decision onMonday will now be for-warded to the provincialLiquor Control and LicensingBranch, and will serve as thecity’s input on the application.
Couns. Lou Sekora, LindaReimer and Neal Nicholsonwere absent from the vote.
Port Moody police are asking residentsin the College Park area to be on thelookout for any suspicious activity, fol-lowing the second attempted break-in inthe neighbourhood in a week.
Police were called to the neighbour-hood Monday morning after a residentcaught a man trying to break into a
home. The suspect fled.The department’s police dog, Sabre,
was called out to track the man, but hemanaged to get away.
No one was hurt in the incident andnothing was stolen from the home, policesay.
It’s the sixth residential break andenter recorded in the city so far in 2013.
“It’s not a high number by any means,but any time a house is broken into it’san unfortunate thing,” said Port Moody
police spokesman Const. Luke VanWinkel, adding it’s difficult to say if anyof the break-ins are related.
He said community groups have beennotified, while the department intendsto step up patrols in the area during thedaytime.
In the meantime, police are remindingresidents to lock doors when they’re gonefor the day and call the non-emergencyline if they see anything out of place intheir neighbourhood.
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The B.C. Liberal government has hired aneconomic consultant to lend credence to itsupcoming budget, but I’m not sure that’s
going to be enough to make British Columbiansbelievers again.
Finance Minister Mike de Jong insists he willdeliver a budget on Feb. 19 that is not only balancedbut that actually projects a surplus.
The budget, of course, is made up of anticipatedrevenues and projected spending costs. To assess therevenue side of the equation the government hashired former Bank of Montreal econo-mist Tim O’Neill to vet the numbers.
But de Jong is likely fooling himself ifhe thinks the appointment of the well-respected O’Neill will magically solve hisgovernment’s serious credibility prob-lems attached to a budget that will bedelivered less than two months from thestart of the election campaign.
The voters in this province are stillsuffering from the hangover resultingfrom the pre-election budget in 2009that turned out to be fiction, somethingthat seemed apparent during the campaign itself butwas only owned up to by the B.C. Liberals after thevotes were tallied.
Compounding the credibility problem was theintroduction of the HST so quickly after the election,which seemed sneaky and underhanded.
Since then, the government has tabled three con-secutive budgets that came home with large deficits.With time running out in their mandate, the B.C.Liberals are now asking the public to believe thatthey’ve suddenly got their fiscal house in order.
According to the government’s own books, rev-enues must grow by an eye-popping $2 billion nextyear to balance things (assuming there is no changein the government’s spending plans).
A tricky task for O’Neill will be to assess thegovernment’s projections for revenues flowing toit from natural resources, particularly the naturalgas sector. I’ve noted this challenge before — onpaper, the government expects in the coming yearto bring in an additional $500 million in natural gasroyalties, at a time when there is a glut of gas in the
market.Another area that may be challen-
ging for O’Neill is the anticipated moveby the government to sell off a bunchof assets and to book the money fromthose sales as a one-time revenue grabto help balance the budget.
This will be one of the more contro-versial parts of the budget and it willbe interesting if O’Neill sides with thegovernment’s arguments in this area.The Opposition New Democrats are sureto condemn the asset sales as a phony
and misleading way to balance the books.Apparently O’Neill will not be asked to look at the
spending side. But with an election on the horizon,there isn’t much flexibility on this side of the equa-tion anyways because big spending cuts would bepolitically dangerous.
The one area to watch is health-care spending,because its huge budget means it can be temptingfor a government to play games with it.
For example, the B.C. Liberals’ three-year fiscalplan projects a $600-million increase in health-care
spending next year. Will the budget stick to that fig-ure, or will it shave a couple of hundred million offthat increase to make a balanced budget that muchmore possible? But any big reduction in the growthof health-care spending from what was plannedwould be looked at dubiously at best and would sim-ply add to the government’s credibility problem withelection year budgets.
In any event, I wish O’Neill luck. He’s beenbrought into a budget process that has bruised manypeople in the past and he has to hope he emergesunscathed himself.
•••The saga of B.C. auditor-general John Doyle took
a couple of twists in recent days. First, Australianmedia reported Doyle was the leading candidate toreplace the auditor-general in the state of Victoria.
Then the chief clerk of the B.C. legislature blastedDoyle in front of clerks and speakers from otherprovinces gathered at the legislature for a confer-ence (his comments were inadvertently sent out overthe in-house speaker phone system, and thereforewere piped right into the press gallery for reportersto hear).
Doyle has also publicly ridiculed the all-partycommittee that offered him a two-year extension,and demanded one of the members be removed fromthe committee (an extraordinary statement by anofficer of the legislature under any circumstance).
Perhaps Doyle’s outburst signals he’s had it withB.C. and is indeed ready to return home DownUnder.
Your article and interview with Kiyo Breitingregarding the Coquitlam Tennis Club trying to lobbyfor an indoor tennis facility was informa-tive and exact to the point.
I’ve known Ms. Breiting for a few yearsnow as I’ve volunteered as a tennis coachfor their annual summer instructionalsessions.
Tennis is a lifetime sport that is con-tinually growing not only within thecommunity but nationally as well.
There are at least three new outdoor fields at theCoquitlam Town Park, yet it is a complete shame
that the City of Coquitlam has no intentions to buildan affordable indoor tennis facility.
This is one reason why I did not vote for MayorRichard Stewart during last year’s election.
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With aggressive expansion coming tothe amount of coal and grain PortMetro Vancouver exports, it’s time to
take a closer look at the price our lungs aregoing to pay.
Vancouver Coastal Health and the FraserHealth Authority, along with more than twodozen public health organizations, have raisedred flags and asked for more health-impactassessments of this increased export activity.But the port enjoys federal jurisdiction, mean-ing provincial and local processes and stan-dards can be skipped over at whim.
All too often the port appears to operate ina bubble, pursuing its own goals in isolationfrom the community around it. But, sadly, thebubble they seal themselves in doesn’t containthe particulate drifting off the heaps of coaland grain destined for the burners and appe-tites of Asia.
The port says its own testing is rigorous, butthat’s not enough. As we’ve seen many timesin the past, Port Metro Vancouver has longpreferred “beg forgiveness” over “ask permis-sion” when it comes to how its activities willaffect the communities around them.
Smoking rates are at their lowest in decadesas people are finally clued in to the dangersof the carcinogenic particulates involved andhave made the decision to avoid them. But noone can decide what’s in the air they breathein their own communities.
If Port Metro Vancouver isn’t going to beproactive in dealing with ongoing health-impact assessments, then it’s time to give ourhealth authorities the tools they need so wecan all breathe a little easier.
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“I have always wondered why, if most ofthe crimes are committed by a handful ofhabitual criminals, then why don’t the policeon every shift just use surveillance techniquesto monitor these few perpetrators? We need toconserve our scarce municipal resources andpolicing costs seem to be a large factor in thecity’s budget. If we spent the resources follow-ing these few individuals it seems to me wewould save a lot of time and money.”
Bill JohnstonCoquitlam
Bill, I am worried that some readers mightthink I submitted this question under anassumed name because it really hits the bull’seye of how the Coquitlam RCMP “does” poli-cing in our jurisdiction and why we do it theway we do.
The phenomenon you refer to is called thePareto Principle or the 80-20 rule, and thebasic premise is that, for many events, roughly80 per cent of the effects can be attributed to20 per cent of the causes. Applying that prin-ciple to local crime and safety issues has fun-damentally changed the way Coquitlam RCMPoperates.
First, allow me to indulge in a little localhistory. Before 2005, the Coquitlam RCMP’sapproach to policing (which was practised inmost other jurisdictions as well) was primarilyreactive.
Basically, our members spent their timerunning from one call to another and conduct-ing follow-up investigations. There was a lotof excellent work being done by my colleaguesbut the approach wasn’t what you would callstrategic and, despite all the effort expended,
we were having no real impact reducing crim-inal activity over the long term — propertycrime in particular remained a problem.
In 2005 our service model changed, thanksto a combination of research from otherjurisdictions indicating that strategic policinghad a greater impact on public safety thanreactive policing, and some innovative seniorpolice executives at RCMP headquarters andCoquitlam RCMP (including ourcurrent OIC or Officer in Charge,Supt. Claude Wilcott) who werewilling to test some of those prom-ising approaches locally.
That was how our local CrimeReduction Strategy (CRS) came tobe. Actually, it was a much morechallenging implementation pro-cess than that paragraph indicatesbut it has been well worth it (moreon that later).
Now, back to your question. Thebedrock of the CRS is the 80:20 rule. Ratherthan waiting for calls to come in then rushingto respond, we work as an integrated team ofcrime analysts, first responders and investiga-tors to identify and target the “20” with thelong term objective of reducing the “80.”
In a nutshell, it goes like this. Every yearour crime analysts review all of our police filesto find out which offenders have been the mostcriminally active, who they are known to asso-ciate with and which crime types they are mostinvolved in.
From there we create two lists — one of“prolific offenders” who become targets for arange of tactics aimed at curtailing their crim-inal activity and the other of “signal crimes,”
which we use to monitor our progress.The key to the success of our CRS is
developing intelligence about prolific offend-ers. Knowing who they are, what they do andwhat relationships and lifestyle factors keepthem criminally active has made us extremelyeffective at tracking and targeting the peopleand their activities.
Put another way, we are reducing theoffences by focusing on the offend-ers. And what we’ve learned in theseven years since piloting the CRSis that strategic policing works.
In 2007, the first full year of datapost-implementation showed thatwe had achieved region-leadingreductions in all four of our signalcrimes, including an almost 30-per-cent reduction in thefts fromvehicles over the course of a singleyear.
An E Division research projectthe next year showed that our achievementswere significant even when compared with thenationwide trend of falling rates of propertycrime.
Our success was, and is, largely based onrigorous analysis of information (which is whyI’m often heard encouraging citizens to reportcrime), close teamwork within our detachmentand strong partnerships with neighbouringpolice organizations as well as local govern-ments, businesses and community groups tofind effective, long-term resolutions to localcrime and disorder issues.
Bill, you asked why the police don’t just usesurveillance techniques on every shift to mon-itor these few perpetrators as a way of conserv-
ing resources. I remember seeing moustache-clad cops sitting in a car “doing surveillance”on TV. The portrayal could hardly be furtherfrom the truth.
In reality, surveillance is one of the mostresource-intensive tools available to police. Itrequires a lot of equipment, and a sizable teamwith the experience and training required tomake sure the project’s results are useful forinvestigators and admissible in court. It alsorequires a lot of time.
If trying to be responsible and accountablein the cost of policing is the intention, thendoing surveillance on all prolific offenders onevery shift would not be the answer.
My colleagues and I pride ourselves ondeveloping operational plans that apply themost effective tools and tactics to make thebiggest possible impact on public safety,including making sure there are always copsavailable to respond to service calls from cit-izens in need. Because we know that while the80-20 rule applies to crime and safety, we alsohave to take care of the leftover 20-80.
Bill, I hope you have gained a better under-standing of what we do after reading this. Ifyou have more questions, please e-mail me [email protected].
• Cpl. Jamie Chung is the media relationsofficer for the Coquitlam RCMP. Questionsfor the Cop Talk column, which runs month-ly, can be submitted to [email protected]. The contents of this column are basedon Cpl. Chung’s professional opinion, trainingand experience and are not intended to reflectofficial RCMP policy or other legislation.
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Port Moody budget discussed
If Port Moody residents areunpleased by the prospect offorking over an extra Bordenfor their property taxes thisyear, they sure aren’t show-ing it.
The city held a publicbudget consultation meetingon Jan. 31 at Inlet Centre and,much like at many meetingsin the past on the topic, staffand council outnumberedresidents.
But that didn’t stop the cityfrom presenting the prelim-inary 2013 budget, which iscalling for a 6.65-per-cent taxincrease.
That figure works out to$113 for the average PortMoody household.
City officials point out thebudget isn’t set in stone. Thetax increase, when factored inwith the 0.3-per-cent utilityrate increase, works out to a4.3-per-cent tax increase, oran additional $116 per house-hold.
Terry Hyska was one of onlya handful of residents whoasked questions related to thebudget.
He said he’s not so worriedabout this year’s tax increase,but rather about what plansare in place to spur economicgrowth in future years as city
expenses continue to rise.“I don’t see that much
new business coming to PortMoody,” Hyska told The NOW,adding the answers to hisquestion reaffirmed what healready assumed — that theEvergreen Line has put eco-nomic development on hold.
He said he’s cautiously opti-mistic economic developmentaround the future transit linewill bring relief to the city’sbottom line.
Other topics discussed werethe possibility of pay parkingas a revenue generator, andthe potential impact if MetroVancouver were to move to aregional police force.
A further breakdown of thebudget numbers shows thebulk of the shortfall is relatedto an increase in salariesworth $570,000, or 1.93 percent, and $650,000 in policingcosts, which is worth another2.21 per cent.
Other items in the budgetshortfall include $143,000 forthe Inlet Centre fire hall debtlevy, $192,000 for inflation,and $444,000 for operationalservice priorities.
City councillors alsoweighed in with theirthoughts about the budget.
Coun. Rosemary Small saidshe feels the tax increase istoo high and is hoping it canbe reduced by one or two percent.
“It’s very difficult. Peopleare demanding in our citythat they get good service andwe’re trying to provide it,” shesaid.
“I would not like to see uscut service for the sake of cut-ting taxes.”
Coun. Gerry Nuttall saidhe’s been advocating for zero-increase budgeting since hestarted on council, adding heplans to bring forward ideasto chop the increase by up tohalf.
“We will be thoroughly dis-cussing and debating this toget it to the very least increasewe possibly can,” he said.
Mayor Mike Clay suggestedeven though the number ofpeople at the input sessionwas small, the message is usu-ally the same.
“They [residents] like theservice levels, but they wantto make sure they’re gettingvalue for their dollar, and sodo I,” he said.
Clay also cautioned thatnew revenue sources like payparking could end up beingjust another tax on residents.
He also didn’t appear in arush to make drastic cuts inthe budget to drop the tax-rate increase.
“You can always cut abudget, [but] what is it thatyou’re cutting and what’s theimpact?” he asked.
The total city budget for
2013 is pegged at $31.3 mil-lion, with nearly one third,or $9.3 million, going towardpolice services.
If the budget stays put,homeowners can expect to pay$2,837 in total property taxesin 2013 based on the averageassessed property value of$531,600.
The next steps for thebudget include more budgetdeliberations and the adoptionof the tax rates bylaw by May2013.
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Stand up, improv, sketch comedy, livemusic and everything in between willget the ultimate treatment from one of
Canada’s best-known comics.The Roman Danylo-produced Ultimate
Comedy Show makes its return to theEvergreen Cultural Centre on Saturday, Feb. 9.
Best known for his appearances on showslike Corner Gas, Just for Laughs and ComedyInc., Danylo will serve as MC for the event, andwill hand the stage over to some of Canada’smost well-known comics.
The sketch comedy team Titmouse, whichcurrently stars on the CBC sketch comedy ser-ies The Eleventh Hour, is also on the bill, asis comedian Paul Bae, who’s appeared at theMontreal-based Just For Laughs Festival andhas made a series of high-profile TV appear-ances.
David Milchard and Ken Lawson, who willteam up to perform as the duo Mirage, billthemselves as the “World’s Greatest ImprovisedRock ‘n’ Roll Band.”
Tickets range in price between $15 and $35.Some of the evening’s repertoire will featuremature content not suitable for all ages. Fordetails, see www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
Film screening FridayThe Port Moody Film Society will screen an
off-the-beaten path offering this Friday (Feb.8), as the Inlet Theatre hosts the award-win-ning movie The Human Resources Manager.
Billed as part comedy and part drama, theIsraeli film references only one character byname — and that character is dead.
The rest of the cast is presented to the audi-ence through monikers and nicknames, whilethe plot follows the main character to a post-U.S.S.R satellite country in an effort to returnthe corpse of a former employee to her EasternEuropean homeland.
A winner of five Israeli Film AcademyAwards in 2010, including Best Director andBest Picture, The Human Resources Managerwill be screened at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is $5 at the door, along with anannual $5 membership.
Theatrix gets Heart and SoulThe Theatrix Youtheatre Society will host
a workshop in the morning, followed by aperformance in the afternoon, as part of itsfirst-ever Heart and Soul Arts Festival atCoquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre.
The Sunday, Feb. 10 event kicks off with afree open house running from 10 a.m. to noon,that will feature performances by professionalactors Tony Barton and Tracy Neff.
From there, a concert featuring studentsfrom Porter, Glen, Rochester and Riverviewelementary schools will get underway at noon.
The cost for the show is $10, and tickets canbe purchased through the Evergreen box officeby calling 604-927-6555 or visiting www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
Steamy Flamenco meetsice and frost
Now in its 14th year, Port Coquitlam’sCoffee Concert Series will kick off Thursday,Feb. 14 with an adaptation of the HansChristian Andersen fairy tale The Snow Queen.
Heading up the performance will be thepopular Vancouver-based Karen Flamencodance company, which will put a southernSpanish twist on a story that’s setagainst a backdrop of snow, frostand ice.
Originally published in 1845,The Snow Queen follows a youngboy and girl as they encounternotions of good and evil along ajourney of self-discovery.
The show runs from 2 to 4 p.m. at the TerryFox Theatre, and costs $6 for students and $12for adults. Children 12 and under get in forfree. For tickets, call 604-927-8400 or log on towww.experienceit.ca.
Choir wants new membersThe Ignite Choir, based out of Coquitlam’s
Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship Church, is look-ing to bolster its ranks for the upcomingspring season.
Choir practices for kids and teens betweenthe ages of six and 14 begin on Wednesday,Feb. 13 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the church,located at 1160 Lansdowne Dr.
“Our goal is to give children and youth anintroduction to music and drama as a com-munity activity where each person’s contri-bution is valued,” Dwight Stephen, pastor ofmiddle school and children’s ministries, said inan e-mail to The NOW.
For more information or to register, log onto www.erbf.com.
PoCo Illuminatescentury celebrations
PoCo residents will soon get a glimpse intothe past, while looking forward to the future,through a revolutionary new interactive exhibitthat opens up at the PoCo Rec Centre on
Wednesday, Feb. 13.Illuminating Port Coquitlam
will serve as a digital art instal-lation that will use projectionscreens, photos, art, poetry, videoand animation to tell the city’sstory. The project will include twonine-foot by 16-foot rear projec-
tion screens with superimposed images createdby artist Stuart Ward. The end result will seethe lobby of the rec centre transformed into aglowing, interactive art wall.
“This is a unique way to celebrate our pastand show how our citizens interpret our com-munity,” PoCo Mayor Greg Moore said in apress release. “We’re taking this presentationto a place where thousands of people are com-ing and going. Hopefully it helps create a con-versation and encourages our residents to talkabout their history with each other.”
The project will be unveiled to the public ata free event slated for 7 p.m. on Feb. 13, andattendees will have the opportunity to posewith old pictures they bring, or dress up inthe period costumes and props on hand. Theresulting photos will be provided free to thosein attendance and will become part of theexhibit.
“It is with this in mind that I created a workwhich doesn’t show the metaphorical brush
strokes of the artist, but features the passage oftime (revealing the hard work of generationsof residents) and the work of local people, chil-dren and adults alike. It’s going to show thecity’s heritage and development,” Ward said.
For more information about IlluminatingPort Coquitlam and other 100th birthdayevents, visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/100.
PechaKucha returnsA writer, an activist, a ceramic artist, a
financial planner and a political hopeful …It’s not the beginning of a clichéd joke,
but rather a snapshot of some of the peoplewho will be involved in the ninth edition ofPechaKucha in Coquitlam on Thursday, Feb.14. The storytelling and networking event fol-lows a central premise focusing on 20 slidesand 20-second intervals, and features 12 peoplefrom throughout the community telling theirstories.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., while the show getsunderway at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets cost $12 and are available online atwww.evergreenculturalcentre.ca or by callingthe box office at 604-927-6555.
Foote keeps the toes tappingClose to 100 kids in grades 1 through 3 will
join children’s entertainer Norman Foote onstage as part of his performance at Coquitlam’sEvergreen Cultural Centre on Sunday, Feb. 17.
Foote is known for his knack for adaptingnursery rhymes and taking on a slew of differ-ent personas and characters, while at the sametime using subject matter that challenges andengages his audience.
At his upcoming show, he will be joined onstage by members of children’s choirs fromCoastal Sound Music Academy, and Blakeburnand Aspenwood elementary schools.
Tickets cost $14 for children and $18 foradults. Tickets are available by calling the boxoffice at 604-927-6555 or online at www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
Celebrate the Year of the SnakeCoquitlam’s Zong Xi Wu will help ring in
the Chinese New Year as part of a collaborativeconcert at the CBC building in Vancouver.
Wu, who plays an instrument similar toa trumpet or oboe called a suona, will be apart of the British Columbia Chinese MusicAssociation’s concert, dubbed “A Concertand Tea Party, Bamboo Shoots in Spring” onSaturday, Feb. 16.
The repertoire is set to include Canadian andChinese works performed or commissioned inthe past 10 years, and will be recorded for analbum that will be released in the fall.
Two shows will be offered on Feb. 16 at 3and 7 p.m., and tickets cost $30. For tickets ormore information, call 604-327-8807 or log onto www.bccma.net. The CBC building is locatedat 700 Hamilton St. in Vancouver.
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On the journey of parenthood,focus on enjoying the ride
Just over four years ago, I set aboutsharing my family’s chaotic journeyin the hope that our “Growing Pains”
could provide a little humour and a pointof reference for other families to relateto.
So often as moms or dads, we areinundated with messages of how we needto, or should be, or questioning why onEarth we would, and why wedon’t — but the reality is thatall of us are getting up in themorning (often on way toolittle sleep), putting our bestfoot forward and are gratefulfor making it through to theend of the day.
We don’t always get itright, we certainly don’t haveall the answers and we willcontinue to make crazy mis-takes, but each of us still gets up againevery day and sets off with the best inten-tions to be the best parents we can forour kids. More important than being thebest though, is enjoying the ride.
And what a ride we’ve had over thepast four years. When I started writing,Son was just nine months old and I washoping that Daughter might be startingfull-time kindergarten.
Funnily enough, some things don’tchange much, as in August 2008 whenI wrote my first column, the whole fam-ily had just had stomach flu, the funof which hit us hard again just beforeChristmas this season, as well.
Some things have truly changedthough, and I was absolutely delightedthat full-time kindergarten was intro-duced in time for my daughter to benefitfrom full-time education from age five.With Daughter at school and Son grow-ing and increasingly active, we alsobenefited from the Strong Start programat our school, which was (and still is) an
incredible free resource foryoung families.
As our kids have grownand changed, so has ourcommunity. Port Coquitlam’sfirst highrise went up, andCoquitlam expanded intoBurke Mountain.
But while the landscapemay be altered, the essenceof our community in theTri-Cities remains steadfast.
It is an incredible place to raise a fam-ily and we are fortunate to have some ofthe most committed, down-to-earth andhardworking leaders.
Locally, we have seen new bike andskateboard parks to thrill the kids andspend many an enjoyable family after-noon in, new and improved dog parks, acommitment to end bullying and a newcity library.
As I leave this particular adventurebehind, I can look back over the columnsof the last four years and berate myselffor creating some of the chaos (liketaking White Rabbit to the Teddy BearParade that fateful day) or commiserate
with myself that there were times thatwere incredibly tough (such as some ofthe lost lives we have seen during theseyears), but it will change nothing andcannot undo either the lessons taught orthe pain endured.
So instead, I choose to reflect on theoverall ride we have taken, the pathscrossed, friends made, adventures sur-vived and just how far we have come.
And I thank The NOW for giving methis opportunity to record some of thefabulous memories that we’ve made.
I may never be the “best,” but I suream enjoying the ride. And I don’t need tobe the best, because “best” always impliesthere is a worse, be it our own selves theday before or somebody else.
We are not competing as parents andthere’s no point in beating ourselves upover how badly yesterday might havegone (even if it went as badly as our tripto Mayne Island in 2011).
But if we stop, breathe deeply andsmell their freshly cleaned hair after bathtime, or watch their wonderment as theyrun around in new snow in their pyjamasand maybe listen to them giggling hys-terically over a new joke, perhaps we canbask in the warm and fuzzy lovelinessthat only comes from being a parent.
To all the moms and dads out there,buckle up tight because it’s a hell ofa ride, but that’s why we came to thisamusement park — for the fun!
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a vacation, she would packfor each of our kids a bag oftreats along with activities tokeep them occupied for thetrip. After Christmas dinner,she packed my care package ofturkey, stuffing and yams forthe next day’s lunch.
Though you may or maynot have a sister or auntwho does this, you need anddeserve some pamperingyourself. Why not pack yourown self-care package?
Also called coping kits,these emotional emergencycrash kits are invaluable toolsfor our mental well-being. Wemay need them for our downdays, when we are grieving aloss, struggling in our rela-tionships or just feeling blue.
They can provide perspec-tive and strength when we arestressed, anxious or worried,and they can helpus get through apanic attack. Theycan give us a liftwhen we’re feelinggrumpy and coolus off when tem-pers simmer.
Without pre-paring a self-carepackage, we maydefault to moremaladaptive coping habits.Smoking, drinking, drugs andovereating may make us feelbetter for the moment whilesabotaging our health.
So what are the essentialcontents of your self-carepackage?
You may need printedstep-by-step instructions toremind you what to do in theevent of a panic attack, anemotional crisis or a totallynegative day. In the heat of
the moment, when you arefeeling overwhelmed, you maynot remember them.
The instructions for a panicattack may include a reminderto take slow, easy breaths;
recite positive,calming aphor-isms; and imagineyour body calm-ing with eachslow breath.
Consider writ-ing a letter toyour future selfand putting it inyour coping kit.It could remind
you of your personal strength,the people and things thatyou appreciate, what youbelieve in, and the convic-tion that you will get throughthis tough time as you havebefore.
We all need a little coach-ing when we feel over-whelmed. Emotions canhijack our minds and narrowour perspectives.
Your rainy day coping kitmay include objects — such
as photos — that remindyou of that which makes lifeworthwhile, particularly yourpositive relationships. Includecards and messages fromthem.
In case of an emotionalemergency, include your life-lines — the people you shouldcall. These are the ones whocare about you and can giveyou a positive perspective.
Of course, every self-carepackage should include life’slittle pleasures: your favouritesongs (the tunes that alwaysgive you a lift and the wordsyou can’t keep from singingout loud), your favourite mov-ies (that engage your imagina-tion, inspire you or just makeyou laugh) and even a modestserving of your favourite com-fort food.
Your self-care packagecan be a physical box (alwayshandy in case of an emer-gency), in your smart phoneor on your computer’s desk-top. Take the time to prepareyour own. It doesn’t hurt toopen it regularly and to pam-
per yourself.What you can’t pack into
any physical or virtual self-care package is an activityyou always enjoy. It could bedancing, swimming, runningor spending time with a goodfriend. Whatever it is, youshould do it today — and anyday when you need a lift.
• Dr. Davidicus Wong isa family physician at thePrimeCare Medical Centre.Read more about achievingyour positive potential forhealth at davidicuswong.wordpress.com.
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Once a toddler wants hisown set of wheels, ride-ons and tricycles will helphim or her get used tobike riding and will helpimprove coordination andlearn balance. If your childexhibits signs of pedallingand steering abilities, itmay be time to graduate
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Library to host workshop for aspiring writersAuthor and instructor Ben Nuttall-Smith
will be at the Port Moody Public Library onSaturday, Feb. 9 to lead a writing workshopfrom 2 to 4 p.m.
The workshop will begin with a short, inaug-ural meeting of the Federation of BC Writers(Tri-Cities).
Members of the group will be present tointroduce themselves and provide information
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covering how to write their own fiction or non-fiction novel, according to a news release.
They will start to unravel and write aboutchildhood and adult memories in a way that isdesigned to appeal to the general public.
Nuttall-Smith will lead hands-on exercisesin writing scenes from personal experience and
translating them into novel material.Participants will learn to express feelings
and physical sensations that the reader will beable to see, taste, hear and even smell.
Nuttall-Smith’s novels include the historicalnovel Blood, Feathers & Holy Men as well asSecrets Kept/Secrets Told.
He spent many years teaching music, theatreand art, and is the author of three collections
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He is an executive member of the CanadianAuthors Association, the Writers’ Union ofCanada, the Canadian Poetry Association andthe Federation of BC Writers.
Space is limited.Call the library at 604-469-4577 to reserve
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How to encourage kids to bemore physically activeParents know it’s not always easy to get kids tobe more physically active. But the followingare a few tips parents might find useful whenencouraging their kids to embrace a moreactive lifestyle.• Give toys that encourage physical activity.Kids love toys, and their toys will dictate howthey spend their days. Instead of buying thelatest video game console, give kids toys thatencourage them to be active. This can includeballs, bicycles, jump ropes or even a backyardswing set. Kids who embrace these activities ata young age are more likely to continue doingso into adolescence and adulthood.• Reduce time spent in front of the television.Parents who can effectively minimize theamount of time their child spends in frontof the television, whether reducing their
time spent watching television or playingvideo games, will likely be more successful atinstilling a love of physical activity as well. Itis recommended parents limit their child’s timein front of the television to one to two hoursper day and that includes the time childrenspend playing video games. To further reducekids’ time watching TV, don’t allow televisionsin their bedrooms, as that will only make itharder to monitor just how much time kids arespending in front of their TVs.• Remember that physical activity should befun. Not all kids are athletic and some willlikely bemoan participating in recreationalsports leagues. But that doesn’t mean parentsshould give up on encouraging physical activity.Instead, find a physical activity that your childfinds fun and encourage his or her participation.
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Saturday March 9, 2013Red Robinson Theatre2080 United Blvd, CoquitlamDoors open: 6:30 pm Dress: Business CasualEntertainment: Underground Circus
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6The Terry Fox Library hosts evening story-
time for preschool children and their familieson the first Wednesday of the month, 6:45 to7:15 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd., Port Coquitlam.Come and hear some new favour-ites, songs and fingerplays. Info:604-927-7999.
SHARE Family & CommunityServices Society hosts an alcoholand drug education session, 7 to8:30 p.m. on the second floor of 2615 Clarke St.in Port Moody. The Feb. 6 session is on “RelapsePrevention.” This free session is designed forthose who have an alcohol or drug problem,those concerned about their use and peopleaffected by others’ use. This is a drop-in pro-gram. No registration required. Info: 604-936-3900.
Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, Tri-Citiescommittee, meets the first Wednesday of themonth at 7 p.m. at Port Moody City Hall, 100Newport Dr. Info: John at 604-469-0361.
The Hyde Creek Watershed Society holds ageneral meeting, 7:15 p.m. at the Hyde CreekEducation Centre and Hatchery, 3636 CoastMeridian Rd., Port Coquitlam. Guests welcome.Info: 604-461-3474 or www.hydecreek.org.
Central Coquitlam Pensioners Branch 108meet the first Wednesday of each month inthe Centennial Room of Dogwood Pavilion.Membership is $10 per year. Membership Info:604-939-0303. The group also holds a socialbingo in the Mike Butler Room of DogwoodPavilion each Friday at 1 p.m. The cost is fivecents per card per game, and pots range from $5to $25. New players welcome. Bingo info: 604-937-7537.
Maillardville Residents’ Association meetsthe first Wednesday of each month at PlaceMaillardville, 1200 Cartier Ave., Coquitlam. Info:604-931-5650.
THURSDAY, FEB. 7The Felice Women’s Choir is holding an open
house with an eye on recruiting new voices.The choir sings various songs in classical, folkand pop genres. Everyone is encouraged todrop in between 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at theGathering Place, 1100-2253 Leigh Square, PortCoquitlam. Info: 604-945-0521 or [email protected].
Burquitlam Community Association meetsthe first Thursday of each month from 7 to 9p.m. at Banting Middle School, 820 Banting St.,Coquitlam.
FRIDAY, FEB. 8The Terry Fox Library hosts an Adult Learner
Book Club, 2 to 3 p.m. at 2470 Mary Hill Rd.,Port Coquitlam, where people can make newfriends, read interesting books and practice
English in a fun atmosphere. Adultsupgrading their reading skills orlearning English are welcome. Theprogram runs the second Friday ofeach month. Info: 604-927-7999.
The Port Moody Film Societypresents ‘The Human Resource Manager,’7:30 p.m. at 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody, aroad film about the title character’s journeyas he tries to return a corpse to its’ homeland.Admission is $5, with annual membership of $5.Box office opens at 6:45 p.m.
Jubilate! Chamber Choir of Vancouver, perform-ing its Valentines concert ‘All I Ask of You,’3 p.m. at 1160 Lansdowne Dr., Coquitlam.Refreshments served during intermission.Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and$10 for students, with children under 12 free.Info: www.jubilate.ca.
MONDAY, FEB. 11Port Moody Public Library presents Preschool
Storytime for children ages two to five, everyMonday 10 to 10:30 a.m., 100 Newport Dr.Children will learn language skills throughbooks, rhymes, games and songs. This is a free,drop-in program that requires parent/caregiversparticipation. Info: www.library.portmoody.ca or604-469-4577.
Al-Anon Family Group is holding an openmeeting celebrating its 13th anniversary, 1 p.m.at the Como Lake United Church, room 203,535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. The topic is ‘Hopefor Today.’ Info: 604-688-1716.
ONGOINGKyle Centre offers drop-in bridge for all skill
levels, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Soupand sandwiches follow, prepared by CommunityIntegration Services Society, which supportsadults with disabilities. Info: 604-469-4561.
Lincoln Toastmasters meet 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.at Hyde Creek Recreation Centre, 1379 LaurierAve., Port Coquitlam. New members welcome.Info: 604-218-6078 or www.lincolntm.com.
Tuesday Night Euchre Club runs everyTuesday, 7 p.m. at the Port Coquitlam Legion(2675 Shaughnessy St.). All skill levels welcome.Info: 604-942-8911.
Treat your special Valentine to awonderful evening at the First Annual
Heart of Hawthorne Foundation Valentine Galaat PoCo Inn & Suites, Lougheed Highway,
Port Coquitlam.
Tickets are just $75.00 per person and includeappetizers, dinner, entertainment, prizes, raffles,
live and silent auctions.
PoCo Inn & SuitesThursday February 14, 2013
Tickets$75 p.p.
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This is your chance to impress thespecial person in your life, while at the
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Wildlife rescue the focusof naturalists’ meeting
Do you know who to call ifyou discover an injured birdor other wild animal? Lots ofpeople do know the answerto this question, resulting in2012 being the busiest yearon record at Wildlife Rescue’scare facilities.
Last year, more that 4,000animals were admitted toB.C.’s largest animal rehabili-tation centre, which is locatedon the shore of Burnaby Lake.
At the Feb. 12 meet-
ing of the Burke MountainNaturalists, Wildlife Rescueeducator Johanna Thompsonwill present a video and slide-show on what happens oncean animal enters the carecentre and how it is rehabili-tated for eventual release backinto the wild.
The care facilities are notopen for tours, so this “virtualtour” is a special opportun-ity for members of the publicto learn more about this
organization, which receivesinjured, orphaned and pollu-tion-damaged wildlife from allover the province.
The meeting will be held inthe hall of Como Lake UnitedChurch, located on the cornerof Marmont Street and KingAlbert Avenue in Coquitlam.
Everyone is welcome toattend, and there is no charge.For information, call 604-936-4108 or 604-461-3864, or seewww.bmn.bc.ca.
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NEW OPPORTUNITIES: Tia Sophia Jewelry representative Lisa Chenier, right, talks toAnna Tousi, left, and Olga Iskakova at a City of Port Coquitlam job fair, held recentlyat City Hall.
Locals to participate intaekwondo tournament
Looking for a fun event to take the family tothis long weekend?
You can catch child, youth and adult martialartists, many from the Tri-Cities, competingfor gold at the 2013 BC Provincial Taekwon-DoChampionships.
The tournament is set for Sunday, Feb. 9 atthe SFU campus on Burnaby Mountain, andwill take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in theWest Gym.
Nearly 300 athletes from all over B.C.
— ranging in age from six to 66 — will com-pete in nearly 80 different categories. Eventsinclude individual free sparring and patterns,as well as the popular black belt events ofpower board breaking and flying kick boardbreaking.
There is no charge for admission.Opening ceremonies start at 9 a.m., followed
by coloured belt competition, then black beltcompetition in the afternoon.
For details, visit www.ctfi-nationals.com.
Submitted photo by Paul Steeves/WRA
The Wildlife Rescue Association helped more than 4,000 birds and animals last year.
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Happy Valentine’s DayHappy Valentine’s Day
What would Valentine’s Day bewithout the soundtrack of romanticsongs to share with a loved one?Every year the public is introduced tothe latest catalog of love songs, somesappy, some funny, some destined tobecome classics.
When snuggling up to a loved oneover an intimate dinner, turn on thisplaylist of love songs.
❀ All I Want to Do is Make Love toYou - Heart
❀ All Out Of Love - Air Supply
❀ Always on My Mind - Willie Nelson
❀ As Long As You Love Me -Backstreet Boys
❀ At Last - Etta James
❀ Because You Loved Me - CelineDion
❀ Breathless - The Corrs
❀ Can’t Help Falling In Love - ElvisPresley
❀ Dangerously In Love - Destiny’sChild
❀ Everything I Do, I Do It For You- Bryan Adams
❀ Feel Like Making Love - GeorgeBenson
❀ Have I Told You Lately - VanMorrison
❀ How Deep Is Your Love? - The BeeGees
❀ I Could Fall In Love - Selena
❀ I Just Called to Say I Love You- Stevie Wonder
❀ I Just Fall In Love Again -Carpenters
❀ I’ll Still Love You More - TrishaYearwood
❀ I Will Always Love You - WhitneyHouston
❀ I Will Still Love You - BritneySpears
❀ Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
❀ Love Takes Time - Mariah Carey
❀ Love Will Find a Way - ChristinaAguilera
❀ My Heart Will Go On - CelineDion
❀ Remember Me - Marc Anthony
❀ Saving All My Love For You -Whitney Houston
❀ Shower Me With Your Love -Surface
❀ Somebody Loves You - CrystalGayle
❀ Still In Love - Brian McKnight
❀ Thank You For Loving Me - BonJovi
❀ That’s When I’ll Stop Loving You- N Sync
❀ The Way You Love Me - Faith Hill
❀ The Woman He Loves - Alabama
❀ Unchained Melody - TheRighteous Brothers
❀ Valentine - Martina McBride
❀ When a Man Loves a Woman- Percy Sledge
❀ When I Fall in Love - Nat KingCole
❀ When You Love Someone - BryanAdams
❀ Where Does My Heart Beat Now- Celine Dion
❀ With or Without You - U2
❀ Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
❀ You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker— News Canada
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The list featured a bonanza of talent, whetheryour need was scoring, defensive acumen, or aspecific stick side.
By the end of Monday’s Western LacrosseAssociation junior draft, every team left the LangleyEvents Centre feeling as though they had personallydiscovered the resting place of Richard III.
The Coquitlam Adanacs were no different.Selecting fifth overall, the senior boxla squadwatched the opening few minutes with deep interestand weren’t disappointed when their turn came.
Coquitlam drafted hometown sniper MartyDinsdale with its first choice, after fellow juniorAdanacs Ben McIntosh, lefthanded defender JeffCornwall and Robert Church went first, third andfourth overall, respectfully.
“The three righthanders were all really greatplayers — Dinsdale, Church and McIntosh,” seniorAdanacs general manager Randy Delmonico said.
“We’re very happy to have Marty Dinsdale. The rolehe’s playing in Calgary (with the National LacrosseLeague Roughnecks) is a defensive transition guy,and he can stay out on offensive. But we see him asan offensive guy with us.”
The 21-year-old Dinsdale was thrilled to be trad-ing a junior Adanac uniform for a senior version.
“It’s great. I didn’t know what to expect com-ing in (to the draft), but to hear Coquitlam call myname was like a dream come true,” said Dinsdale,who led all B.C. Junior league scorers with 38 goalsand 95 points over 16 games.
A well-known need for righthanded depth createda number of scenarios for the Adanacs, includingthe possibility that Church would slide to fifth afterNew Westminster used the second and third overallchoices to take Delta’s Logan Schuss and Cornwall.
However, despite Burnaby’s weak left side and ahistory for going off the board, the Lakers snappedup Church with the fourth pick, to some chagrin.
“I didn’t think Burnaby was going to takeChurch,” said Delmonico. “We were trying to swinga deal with Burnaby, a trade where we would have
gotten their sixth overall pick and used it to getboth Church and Dinsdale, but it wasn’t to be.”
The first round concluded with New Westjuniors Tyler Digby and Brandon Goodwin going toBurnaby and Langley, respectively.
The Adanacs would go in a different directionwith their second pick, ninth choice overall, whenthey selected another jr. Adanac product — KevinNeufeld — to bolster an already strong defence.
His offensive stats — five goals over an 84-gamejunior career — weren’t why Neufeld went early inthe second round.
“He’s a stay-at-home defender. We’re pretty fullon the left side on both ends of the floor but wethought Neufeld was a good fit,” noted Delmonico.“He’s hard to get around.”
The team chose another solid backend player inCody Hawkins of Delta with its second choice inthe second round, and pulled Port Moody’s JimmyDelaney, via Okotoks, in the third round.
Delaney, who spent last year in Alberta, played
It may have taken 500-plusyears to find King Richard III’sfinal resting place, but all will bedecided this week when it comesto both the senior girls and boysbasketball standings.
Both circuits wrap up theirregular seasons with a flurryof action. This week’s must-seeschedule also includes juniorhockey intensity, a taekwondotournament, and a soccer test.
IN THE PAINTThe Pinetree Timberwolves
and Dr. Charles Best Blue Devilshave had their ups and downs
during thesenior boysbasketballseason. OnFriday (7:30
p.m. at Dr. Charles Best) a spotamongst the Fraser Valley Northleague’s top-eight is on the line.The 3-5 T-wolves will look todeliver a tough blow to the 2-5Blue Devils.
FULL HOUSEThe Under-21 Cup playoffs
are on in men’s soccer, andthe CoquitlamMetro-Ford jun-ior Wolves havetheir sights seton taking downGuildford. Thetwo clubs meetSaturday, 5 p.m. at CoquitlamTown Centre east
BACK ON TRACKAfter a hard, tough-luck road
swing that covered five games,the Coquitlam Express return
to the PoirierSports Centrethis weekendto launch aneight-gamehomestand.On Saturday (7
p.m.) Coquitlam hosts the div-ision-leading Surrey Eagles. OnFamily Day, the Express host a2 p.m. tilt against longtime rivalthe Chilliwack Chiefs.
WELCOME TO THE DOJOSimon Fraser University’s
West Gym will be the site for the2013 B.C. Taekwon-Do cham-pionships,where all beltsand competi-tive levelswill vie forB.C. bragging rights. The meet,hosted by Triumph Taekwondoof Port Coquitlam, runs Sunday,starting at 9 a.m. Black beltscompete in the afternoon.
A true shooter, Coquitlam junior product Ben McIntosh, shown above during the 2010 Minto Cup championship finals, was tabbed first overallby the Maple Ridge Burrards in Monday’s Western Lacrosse Association junior draft.
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The Terry Fox Ravens stillhave first place in their cross-hairs.
However, that goal requiresthem to basically run the tableover the final regular seasongames.
The Ravens improved to 6-1on Monday by stopping theCentennial Centaurs 62-33. Apolished and balanced effortproved to be an early edge forFox, who took a good lead inthe first quarter and squashedthe Coquitlam school’s rallyattempts.
“It was an OK start, weexpect our guys to alwaysstart strong,” Ravens coachSteve Hanson said. “PlayingCentennial is always interest-ing. We’ve watched some videoand they like to pack the paintand force you into a perimetergame.
“We prefer to get the tempogoing, and we hit a handulf ofthrees in the first quarter toopen it up.”
Nic Hughes led Fox shooterswith 13 points, while TrevorCasey chipped in 12 and added17 rebounds.
For the Cents, Justin Burentallied 10 points.
For the Ravens, it was avital win as they continuetheir chase of undefeated PittMeadows for the league title.
Last week they upendedMaple Ridge 68-34 after com-ing off the Vancouver CollegeEmerald tournament with ahandsome 2-1 record.
They bested VancouverCollege 74-66 in the opener,and stayed close with WhiteRock Christian before falling70-64.
“That was a four-to-fivepoint game and we just hadone soft quarter. There weresome really good signs there,”
said Hanson.They closed it out by beating
Kelowna by seven points.Earning a spot on the first
all-star team was Casey, whileguard Jemari Reyes was namedto the second squad.
Hanson was pleased withthe continued play of hisbench, which provided somekey minutes in Maple Ridgewhere three starters landedthree fouls each in the openingquarter.
The 3-5 Centaurs, mean-while, were unable to convertthe momentum gained fromlast week’s thrilling 60-56 tri-umph over Heritage Woods.
In a game they never leduntil the final 90 seconds,
Centennial completed a heartycomeback on back-to-backtreys from Pritpal Gill andBuren.
“They just never quit,” notedCents coach Alan Kaselj. “Wewere just moving the ball real-ly well. We just kept battlingand battling and kept it closeenough for a couple of shots tomake the difference.”
It came on the heels of a56-44 win over Maple Ridge,where Buren netted 21 points.
In other senior boys action,Fraser Heights nudgedPinetree 65-57 and NorthSurrey edged Dr. Charles Best63-58. Pitt Meadows doubledPort Moody 84-42 and stoppedGleneagle 62-28.
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Centennial’s Jason Buren, shown during action earlier this season, scored a key treyin last week’s dramatic 60-56 comeback win over Heritage Woods.
junior with the PortCoquitlam Saints in 2011, tal-lying 16 goals in eight games.
“He has the potential tobe very, very good. We werethinking he could fly underthe radar,” added the GM.
Coquitlam would alsoselect PoCo’s Cody L’Arrivee,Coquitlam native Colton Dow(via Langley), netminderPatrick Bayliss, Port Moodyjunior B sniper Cam Paterson,PoCo’s Kris Liset, MichaelKennedy and Jake Baker.
Although touted as a draftdeep in snipers, the Adanacswere equally enthused by thedefenders available. By addingthe likes of Neufeld, Hawkinsand possibly L’Arrivee to abackline that includes captainBruce Murray, Jon Harnett,Travis Cornwall and Damon
Edwards, the club could havethe answer to the opposition’shigh-powered attacks.
“We thought we could be
more physical, and we want tobe a physically imposing teamto play. Even more than wewere last year.”
The Riverside Rapids are getting near wherethey should be — and just in time, too.
The senior girls basketball team has onlyhad a few weeks with a full roster but has lay-ered some clutch performances against somehighly rated opponents.
Their run over the past week included a 75-73 win over Maple Ridge, where Fiona Bealesnetted 26 points and Grade 8 guard ShaeSanchez contributed 15.
At the Piper Classic in North Vancouver, theRapids posted a 2-1 record, with their lone lossa 71-70 setback to Oak Bay.
“We were down by quite a bit to [Oak Bay]and one of their starters got hurt,” recalled
Riverside coach Paul Langford. “We came backfrom a fair bit down, but just kind of missed itby that much.”
Desha Puri enjoyed one of her better gamesof the season with 32 points, including sixtreys. Tenika Thue chipped in 11 points.
The wins were even more positive, as theRapids topped W.J. Mouat 76-53 behind 17-point games from Vanessa Gee and Sanchez,and a 68-50 triumph over Dover Bay. In thatgame, Sanchez set the tone on offence with 15points, while Beales contributed 12 points andseven steals.
“I think we’re seeing who we are a little bitnow. We’re showing a little more consistency.”
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When it comes to Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe, a big game on the court islike another day at the office.
Sparked by another huge effortfrom the Toronto native, the SimonFraser University women’s basketballteam beached the University of AlaskaFairbanks Nanooks 71-55 on Saturday.
Raincock-Ekunwe set the tone with26 points and 16 rebounds, as SFUoutscored the Nanooks 38-28 in thepaint.
“We wanted to work on improvingour offensive flow,” said Raincock-Ekunwe. “We had no offence going forus in our last game. We focused onsetting screens and moving the ballwell tonight.”
Port Coquitlam’s Kristina Collinsposted a game-high seven assists,while chipping in five points.
Another major difference was thecontributions from the bench — theClan got 19 points from its substitu-tions, while Alaska managed just two.
At the half, SFU held a nine-pointedge and fended off some strong push-back from the visiting Fairbanks crew.
However, the Clan extended its leadwith a dominating second half thatsaw them lead by as much as 20.
With the victory SFU improved to16-3 on the season and 9-2 in GreatNorthwest Athletic Conference play.
Their next test comes Saturday,7 p.m. at SFU’s West Gym, againstthe first-place Western WashingtonVikings.
In their previous meeting lastmonth, the Vikings held on to edgethe Clan by two points, a loss that willbe on their minds.
“We have to be consistent through-out the entire week and be ready forWestern Washington,” noted Collins.“We need to come with energy, wecan’t be slow at all. We’re going tocome out with fire and it’ll be anexciting game.”
Earlier in the week, the Clanhanded another northern rival a toughresult. Some key free throws late inthe game on Thursday helped liftSFU past Alaska Anchorage UniversitySeawolves 60-52.
Behind Erin Chambers’ 20-pointperformance, the Clan shook off atwo-point deficit in the second halfwith some resilient work in the finalfew minutes.
Raincock-Ekunwe led all playerswith 17 rebounds.
• A strong effort didn’t equal apolished finish as the Simon FraserUniversity men’s basketball team wasedged 73-69 by the Montana StateUniversity Billings Yellowjackets onSaturday.
Trailing by six at the half, the Clanclosed the gap on Elijah Matthews’layup that made it 37-33. That wouldbe as close as the Burnaby team got.
Taylor Dunn registered a team-high21 points, while Anto Olah tallied 15points and 10 boards. Ibrahim Appiahcontributed 11 points.
The loss drops the Clan’s record to6-13 overall and 1-10 in the GNAC.
• Dimitar Ivanov set the tonequickly for the Simon FraserUniversity men’s swimming team, andthe rest of his team followed.
The Coquitlam swimmer picked upSFU’s first individual win at the Div.1 Seattle Univerity dual meet, toppingthe 800-metre freestyle with a timeof 8:44.01. In quick fashion, he wasfollowed by Adam Kautz, in the 200mfree, and Julian Monks, with wins in200m individual medley and 100mbreaststroke.
The Clan out-pointed Seattle 114-88on the day.
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Simon Fraser University’s Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe pulls down arebound during recent action on Burnaby Mountain.
The best in traditional taekwondo are coming toBurnaby for the provincial championships.
Hosted by Port Coquitlam’s Triumph Taekwon-Do, theInternational Taekwon-Do Federation’s 2013 provincialchampionships will showcase more than 290 athletesfrom as far away as Fort St. James, each looking for gold.
The event runs Feb. 10, beginning at 9 a.m. and clos-
ing at 5 p.m. at Simon Fraser University’s West Gym.Categories up for competition include individual free
sparring and patterns, with all ITF coloured belts andblack belts eligible, ages six and up.
The competition is free for spectators, with actionstarting at 9 a.m. Black belts slated to begin after 1 p.m.
For more info, go to www.triumphtkd.com.
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2BDRM/1.5BTH INVESTMENTProperty in Lower Lonsdale.
862sq ft w/ 800sq ft patio.$289,000. Call: (604) 961-4349
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CHELSEA GREEN Walnut GroveLangley 1590 sq ft 2 bdrm, grnd-level twn-home, single garage,O n l y $ 3 3 4 , 9 0 0 . C a l l604-626-6027.See PropertyGuys.com ID 76027
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6008-12 Langley/Aldergrove6008-12
REDUCED TO sell 1536sf 3br2.5ba 1 owner end unit 6 yr oldtownhome $319K 604-833-4246see uSELLaHOME.com id5549
TOP FLOOR quiet side of bldg650sf 1br+den condo nr Hosp,& Sky train $249K 778-241-4101see uSELLaHOME.com id5580
6008-26 Port Moody6008-26
GREAT VALUE 4 BR t/hse (over1,600 sq ft) in popular Easthill.Ammens include rec room andswimming pool. View of the inletand mnts. $349K neg. Please call(604) 939-0120 or [email protected].
1 BD top floor in Chilliwack granitecounters, 9’ ceilings, stack w/d.elec f/p. Secure undergroundparking. $149,000. 604-795-7367
2BDRM+DEN/2BTH CONDO forSale. Next to Willowbrook Mall,Langley. 961sqft $255,500.Helen 604-762-7412 Pricereduced! Sale by Owner.
5 ACRE South Langley horse propertyright on South Langley Regional trail.Clean, bright & updated, older 2368 sqft, 2 bd home – Barn, stalls, x-fenced,p a s t u r e . 6 0 4 - 3 2 3 - 4 7 8 8PropertyGuys.com ID: 76788
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ONLY $226,900 in Langley’sMurrayville area, 960 sq ft , 2 bdr,2 bth, grnd-floor condo coveredd e c k a n d y a r d . S e ePropertyGuys.com in 76670 orcall 604-613-2670
CULTUS LAKE View Home3 BDRM 2bath 604-824-3667$394,900. propertyguys.com
THOM CREEK Ranch. In Chilli-wack’s premier retirement com-plex. 2090 sq ft finished plus 294unfinished ready to model. In thetop row with superb, unspoilableviews of the City, mountains andway beyond. Excellent Club-house. Friendly neighbours$419,000 negotiable. No HST.604-377-1068
WALNUT GROVE $435,000.TOWNHOME, End Unit
Private Greenbelt Lot2000 Sq.Ft. 3Bed 3.5 Bath
To View 604-838-5958
West Van DUNDARAVE HOUSE2 stories, 4 BR, 4bath, office, lrgkitchen/fam rm, 3 car heatedgarage, nr shops/schls, beach,4100sf, lot 8119sf, great value,$2,388,000. 604-730-9912
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3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Lots ofupdates, incl. new laminate floorsand paint, new stainless steelappliances, new light fixturesand a newer roof. Immaculatecondition. Fully fenced yard inperfect little neighbourhood inRiver Springs. MLS: V987522
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FULLY finished 4,000+ sf home.Desirable Creekside on thePark. 6 brs, 3.5 bath. Granite/ssappl, a/c. $592 K 604.852.6951
6020-06 Chilliwack6020-06
11 ACRE lot w/1296sf 3br 2baUpdated modular home RyderLake area SOLD! SOLD! SOLD!see uSELLaHOME.com id5640
AGASSIZ NEW 2350sf 3br 2.5Bath, high end finishing, hugemaster $369,900 604-729-0186see uSELLaHOME.com id5603
CHILLIWACK LK 1250sf rancherw/guest cabin, .5 ac lot, 2km tolake, pool $360K 604-824-5687see uSELLaHOME.com id5561
CULTUS LK gardener’s dream1160 sf 2 br 1.5 ba rancher, a/c55+ complex $63K 604-858-9301see uSELLaHOME.com id5400
PRICE REDUCED, 1280sf 3br1.5ba ½ duplex, large 4480sflot $229,900 604-792-9287see uSELLaHOME.com id5511
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OFFERED BELOW assessedvalue 1000sf 3br 2ba home huge10,000sf lot $400K 778-859-0717see uSELLaHOME.com id4272
ONE OF A KIND HOME inCoquitlam, 3600sf, $150k inr e n o s , M o r t g a g e h e l p e r ,$799,900. Call 604-768-8879
BONSOR APTSRenovated high rise, concretebuilding. Penthouse, 1 BR &2 BR available. Very close toMetrotown, Skytrain & Bonsorswimming pool. Rent includesheat, hot water. Refs req’d.
GREAT 1988 SQ FT, 3 Bdrm3-level split Carluke Cres Surrey.Upgraded Ki tchen w/ SSappliances – Only $540,000P h o n e 6 0 4 - 5 9 7 - 7 7 9 9 .PropertyGuys.com ID:76799
GREEN TIMBERS beautifullyupdated 3100sf 5br 3.5ba, suite8400sf lot $565K 604-340-1551see uSELLaHOME.com id5631
GREEN TIMBERS reno’d 2400sf 4br 3ba, lg 7800sf lot, bsmtsuite $559,000 604-727-9240see uSELLaHOME.com id5617
GUILDFORD 1900SF 3br 2baw/basement suite on huge 8640sf lot, $479,000 604-613-1553see uSELLaHOME.com id5608
GUILDFORD MAGNIFICENT4952sf 10br 6.5ba back on creek,main floor master br, $765K
604-581-5541 see:uSELLaHOME.com id5506
NEWTON NEW 2200sf 5br 3.5ba½ duplex with 2br bsment suite$475K incl. HST 604-728-1419see uSELLaHOME.com id5591
CABIN 15 mins SE of Hope BCSurrounded by mountains riversTall cedars, trails, clean air.3 BR, 1.5 ba, 6appls, sleeps 12+$239K by owner, 604-795-3663
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HATZIC LAKE 1 hr drive fromVanc, 2 vacant lots 1 is lakefront$70K is for both 604-302-3527see uSELLaHOME.com id5588
HATZIC LAKE Swans Point, 1 hrfrom Vanc incl lot & 5th wheelski, fish, $148,500 604-209-8650see uSELLaHOME.com id5491
LOT & Trailer. This little gem islocated 120 miles from Van, pool- C.H, hiking, fishing, history ofCaretaker, maint $775/yr,reduced winter price $30,000. Lot33 - 30860 Trans Canada HwyYale BC. Ph 1-604-792-6764
OCEAN FRONT boat access only2 yr old 1600sf 3br 2.5ba 30minfrom W Van $799K 778-998-9141see uSELLaHOME.com id5424
RV LOT at CULTUS LAKE HOLI-DAY PARK with year round campingaccess; finished in paving stones,low fees. All ament Grt loc. Movingmust sell $107,500. 1-604-795-9785
6082 Warehouse6082FOR SALE WHSE incls show-room, office & Mezz - 2522 sq ft,located Port Coq, overlookingMary Hill By-pass, $428,000. CallBrian, Sunnus Prop 604-790-4825Lease expires June 30, 2013
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1977 DODGE camper van. Goodcondition. Stove/fridge/furnace.$2,800 obo. 604-599-3835
2010 TRIUMPH American Motor-cycle, 900 cc, never driven,$8500 obo. 604-533-4962 morn/eve
MINT CONDITION (Cloverdale)$7000 OB0 Call 604-788-0060
2007 YAMAHA RI- Dark Red & Black- Double & Single seat cover- 12600 KM- Custom Front & Rear Lights- Twin Black Carbon FibreAkrapovic Exhaust
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1997 FORD F150 4x4, 8ft box,liner & canopy, good condition,$4800. 604-856-4371
1999 SUZUKI Grand Vitara, fullyloaded, 4 door, all wheel drive,white, $6300. Call 604-518-3166
2006 FORD ranger FX4, 98K, a/c,new brakes, never off road,$10,995 obo, 604-722-2470
9155 Sport Utilities/4x4’s/Trucks9155
2005 Acura MDX 122,700 kmsExcellent Condition, many niceluxury features. 3rd row seatingmakes this a very reliable andsafe family vehicle $16,000email: [email protected]
2006 Ford F150 XL, 4X4, 5.4L,extended cab, seats 6, long box,canopy, A/C, 107K. $12,950.must sell! (604) 773-4235.
2008 FORD Pickup Lariat,49,000km, loaded + +, $33,000Must Sell! 604-313-2763
9160 Sports &Imports9160
1991 MERCEDES BENZ 300C.Auto, new tires. 111,000 km. Exccondition. $6,350. 604-786-6495
TOYOTA HIACE CAMPERVAN90 2.8l deisel,auto, camp incomfort $15,400. 604-275-3443
9522 RV’s/Trailers9522
1988 CLASS A Triple EREGENCY motorhome, lenght 32ft, gmc 450, stored 4 yrs, updatednew michelins, bathroom fixtures,freezer, fridge, laminate flrs,carpet throughout, sell due tomedical cond. $15,000 must beseen. 1980 AQUA STAR ski boat115 hp evinrude, in exc cond, fullyequiped depth sound, sonar, shipto shore radios, water skis, wetline tubes for towing, new top towbar, remote docking all onshoreline trailor, sell due toh e a l t h , $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 . C a l l604-793-0124
1994 - 11 ft Timberline Camper.Electric jacks & more. Excellentcond. $6300. Call 604-576-6598
2005 FOUR WINDS Class C 30’sleeps 7, like new cond, 132,000km, $24,888 [email protected]
2006 ALFA Luxury Mtr Home 330CAT Diesel Pusher, 6 new tires,3 5 , 5 0 0 m i . E q u i p e d w i t heverything, too much to list! Exccond. $117,000. 604-767-3894