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NEWSNOWAs 2014 winds down, we take a lookback at the biggest stories of theyear in the Tri-Cities. If you missedPart 1 of our review, which coveredJanuary through June, you cancatch it online at www.thenownews.com.

JULYCharges are laid against a 73-year-old PoCo

man in relation to a hit-and-run crash thatkilled a Riverside Secondary student.Irwin Richard Franz is charged with failing

to stop at the scene of an accident causingbodily harm or death.The charge carries a maximum sentence of

life in prison.The incident occurred on Sept. 10, 2013 at

a crosswalk near the intersection of Mary Hilland Pitt River roads, killing 16-year-old AnnieLeung.Leungs family is informed of the develop-

ment but does not attend the press conferenceannouncing the charges, instead requestingprivacy.Their daughter is gone, Coquitlam RCMP

spokesman Cpl. Jamie Chung says. No crim-inal charges are going to bring her back. Butthis is going to provide some closure for thefamily so they can close this chapter andmoveon with their lives.Chung says more than 100 tips came in over

the course of the investigation.He declines to offer details on the evidence

that led to the charge, but confirms thatsearch warrants were executed at Franzshome and on his truck.Police released surveillance video of the

crash shortly after it took place in 2013. Thevideo shows aman getting out of a black truckand assessing the accident scene.The case is still before the courts.

AUGUSTIn an exclusive interview with the Tri-

Cities NOW, the chief of the Kwikwetlem FirstNation defends the whopping salary he tookhome last year.Chief Ron Giesbrecht tells the Tri-Cities

NOW he made about $800,000 as a bonusafter taking over the role of economic develop-ment officer for the band.According to remuneration numbers posted

on the bands website, and as part of the fed-eral governments new First Nations FinancialTransparency Act, Giesbrecht made $914,219in 2013-14.A further breakdown provided by the band

shows he made $4,800 in his role as chief,$80,000 as economic development officer and$800,000 in the form of a 10-per-cent bonusfor being economic development officer.Giesbrecht explains he took over the role

in September 2013 after the former economicdevelopment officer left, in order to keepmillions of dollars worth of projects movingforward.He says the 10-per-cent bonus was built

into the position three years ago to create anincentive to get contracts.Whoever thought the bonus would be this

much? I tell you, I never would have, he says,noting in light of the situation, the band willlikely hire someone else to take over as eco-nomic development officer.I just pushed for a lot of jobs and partner-

ships and it just excelled.Giesbrecht said when he learned of the

bonus structure, he personally removed itfrom the position.Despite considerable outcry from across

the country, and among band members,Giesbrecht does not step down as chief.He also decides to keep all of the money

he made.[Band members] didnt think I needed

to [return the money]. They thought that Iearned it and I did a good job and I broughtin just about $10 million through generat-ing economic development opportunities,he says.

SEPTEMBERSomewhere inside the vast and inhospitable

part of the world that is the Canadian Arcticlies a mystery that spans two centuries.And a PoCo company is front and centre in

getting to the bottom of that mystery.International Submarine Engineering (ISE)

Ltd. manufactures and sells two ArcticExplorer AUVs to Defense Researchand Development Canada, amember of the expedition tofind a doomed English fleetled by British explorer Sir JohnFranklin in 1845.The vehicles play an integral

role in helping gather data andobjective evidence to supportCanadas claim for expandingits sovereign continental shelf inthe Arctic.James A.R. McFarlane, the founders son

and ISEs executive vice-president, suggeststhe mystery of Franklins expedition still car-ries interest to this day.People want to know, he tells the Tri-

Cities NOW.These vessels of Franklins they want

to know what happened, they want to knowwhere they ended up. They want to see if theycan find anything on the bottom.As far as historians can tell, Franklins

expedition got caught up in the ice in VictoriaStrait, near Nunavut, and none of the crew,including Franklin, were seen again.In the years that followed, countless exped-

itions were launched to try and find the lost

ships, but none succeeded until this year.Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirms in

early October that one of the discoveriesmadeon the trip is the Erebus, the boat Franklinwas believed to have gone down on.

OCTOBERStrolling through a local independent shop

can make for exciting discoveries.Unlike the big-box stores that dot the retail

landscape, small businesses have the poten-tial to offer both a unique experience andproducts.At least thats what a group of Port Moody

businesses are hoping residents will considerwhen it comes time to spend their money.A group called Shop Local Port Moody

launches an initiative designed to shift con-sumer spending toward just that: shoppinglocal.A number of independent businesses sign

on to the campaign, which is spear-headed by a handful of local busi-ness owners.

Rocky Point Ice Cream ownerYvette Cuthbert notes thegroup has 28 member busi-nesses signed up within amonth.Themore businesseswe get

involved, the more consumerswill see the logo and understand

what shopping local means, shetells the Tri-Cities NOW.

The lynchpin of the initiative is the SuperLocal Shopper program, which acts as areward system for shopping at participatinglocal businesses.Kirsten Anderson, owner of the Village Toy

Shop in Newport Village and a member of thegroup, says theres been good uptake of theprogram at her store.A lot of customers talk about wanting to

shop at more local, independent small busi-nesses where they get to know the owner,she says.Anderson sees the Shop Local group as pro-

viding a reminder for those who want to parktheir dollars with a local business.She also suggests Port Moody has always

been known for having fewer big-box storesthan other communities, something that wasa draw for her own business.Its really about what we want Port Moody

to look like. If people dont make those choices[to shop locally], the stores wont exist any-more, basically, she says.While the benefit of the program to the cus-

tomer comes in the form of a discount, there isalso a positive for the business. To join, busi-nesses must be local, independently ownedand have a storefront in Port Moody.Cuthbert explains that independents dont

always have the same opportunities as majorretailers to pool the costs of marketing, whichthis group does.As a business, its standing for the unified

position of shopping local, even if it meanspartnering with people that are our competi-tion, she says.

NOVEMBERSignificant changes are seen across the Tri-

Cities in the Nov. 15 municipal election, nonemore so than on the school board.Half the trustees fail to win re-election,

Gail Alty and Gerri Wallis, vice-chair HollyButterfield and chairMelissaHyndes are gone,along with retiring trustees Brian Robinsonand John Keryluk.Replacing them are Michael Thomas, Kerri

Palmer-Isaak, Lisa Park, Chuck Denison, BarbHobson and Carol Cahoon.The CUPE union had a vow to usurp the

board and, I think, along with a movementfrom the NDP, they were successful in doingso, Hyndes says after the election.More than 40 years of political service

also ends in Coquitlam, as Lou Sekoras bidto return to the mayors chair is defeated bya nearly three-to-one margin incumbentRichard Stewart is re-elected with 15,002votes compared to the 5,705 ballots cast forSekora.Its like being in the army or in the police

force for 42 years and then all of a sudden,youve taken that load off your shoulders,Sekora says after his defeat.Its probably the greatest thing to happen

to me that I got beat. You wouldnt believehow well I sleep at night and how relaxed Iam. Its just great.Neal Nicholson is the lone incumbent coun-

cillor not to be re-elected, and the two councilvacancies are filled by Dennis Marsden andTeri Towner.The City of the Arts puts its confidence

behind the youngest councillor ever elected inPort Moody, as 22-year-old Robert Vagramovgarners 3,285 votes.IncumbentMayorMike Clay edges out chal-

lenger Gaetan Royer with 4,261 votes, com-pared to 3,450 for Royer. Incumbents GerryNuttall and Rosemary Small are outside of thetop six and lose their seats to Meghan Lahtiand Barbara Junker.In PoCo, Michael Wright loses his council

seat after more than three decades of publicservice and is replaced by political neophyteLaura Dupont.Elected to a third term, Mayor Greg Moore

handily wins the citys top post, polling morethan 7,500 votes over his only challenger, EricHirvonen.Election night sees a tale of two villages

emerge as far as Anmore and Belcarra areconcerned: Anmore voters choose change,

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PoCo company International Submarine Engineering Ltd. developed technology thatplayed a role in the discovery of a ship lost during the Franklin Expedition.

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Jeremy [email protected]

At the corner of CitadelDrive and Gateway Place inPoCo stands a communitymailbox, tucked beside somehedges. The box has been leftopen, and some of the mailslot doors have been pulledoff or are barely hanging on.Its a situation nearby resi-

dent Trish Lyons has comeacross all too often.The mailbox behind her

home was broken into anddamaged the week beforeChristmas, and she knows ofa couple of other boxes alongthe street that have also beentargeted by thieves.In one case, mail was left

out in the rain for a day. Lyonsphoned police and was toldthe area is a hot spot formail crooks and that officerswould do extra patrols.Its just totally unsafe to

have your mail [there]. Weregetting broken into so often,she told the Tri-Cities NOW.Is that supposed to be

acceptable that your mailsleft out on the ground? Itsridiculous.Lyons noted the mailboxes

have been broken into in thepast, but the incidents arebecoming more frequent.The situation has the PoCo

resident considering having

her mail delivered to a drugstore post office rather thanthe community mailbox,despite the inconveniencethat would cause.Lyons says part of the prob-

lem is the mailboxes locationnext to hedges. Shes callingon Canada Post to make themmore secure, suggesting theboxes be placed where theycan be seen from homes,and the locks changed moreoften.They have to do some-

thing else to secure your mailif its getting stolen all thetime, she said.A spokesman for Canada

Post told the Tri-Cities NOWless than one per cent of com-munity mailboxes are target-

ed by vandals or thieves, buta large percentage of thoseare in the Lower Mainland.EugeneKnapik saidCanada

Post is working with police onthe issue, noting there havebeen several arrests this yearrelated to mailbox theft anddestruction.He also said Canada Post

is using multiple strategies totackle the problem, includingbait mail to catch thieves atthe source.Canada Post is also ask-

ing residents to remove maildaily, especially if theresbeen a break-in in the area.Knapik noted it could take

a couple of days or weeks toreplace a box, depending onthe extent of the damage.

PoCowomanupsetbymailbox thefts

GunfirewoundsmanonChristmasDayJeremy [email protected] wasnt a completely quiet

Christmas Day in the Tri-Cities, as police were calledout to an early-morningshooting in Port Coquitlam.A man in his 30s was shot

at a home in the 2400 blockof Kitchener Avenue.He was taken to hospital

with non-life-threateninginjuries, while police con-tinued to look for suspects.Neighbours on the quiet

residential street woke upon Dec. 25 to find a housebehind police tape, with sev-eral officers at the scene.We heard a police-

man yelling, Get out of thehouse, said neighbour AnnPratt, who was awakened bythe commotion around 5:20a.m.At one point, there were

two ambulances, two fire

trucks, and at least sevenpolice cruisers surroundingthe house, she said. A K-9unit also searched the neigh-bourhood without success.By mid-day, the home was

still under police tape, while

officers could be seen can-vassing the area.Neighbours say the occu-

pants moved into the houselast summer.

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electing challenger JohnMcEwen over incumbentmayor Heather Anderson, by442 votes to 335.In Belcarra, the longest

serving mayor in the regiongets another term, as RalphDrew defeats Michael Robson183 to 138.

DECEMBERIf the easy part was com-

ing up with the question, thetough part begins with thesale.Metro Vancouver mayors

approve a transit referendumquestion asking residentswhether they support a 0.5-per-cent hike in the provin-cial sales tax to fund a majortransportation plan.The Mayors Council on

Regional TransportationStrategy calls for a $7.5-bil-lion investment over 10years for projects around theregion.The tax increase is expect-

ed to cost the average MetroVancouver household about$128 a year.

The mayors decision islater supported by the prov-ince, though the question is

modified slightly and chan-ges from a referendum toa plebiscite to reflect inputfrom Elections BC.The vote will be adminis-

tered by Elections BC as amail-in ballot plebiscite, like-ly some time this spring.The Tri-Cities Chamber

of Commerce supports the

move, as does the BetterTransit and TransportationCoalition, which includes theBC Chamber of Commerce,VancouverBoardofTradeandDavid Suzuki Foundation.Coquitlam Mayor Richard

Stewart argues the regionneeds the significant invest-ment in transportation, add-ing doing nothing is notan option.He intends to

make the casethat munici-palities willbe left tomake transitimprovementsindividually,if the referen-dum fails, whichwill be even morecostly.We have some work to do

to make sure everyone under-stands the choices beforeus, and I really believe oncepeople understand thosechoices they will supportthese investments, Stewartsays.PoCo Mayor Greg Moore

says hell campaign for theyes side, and to win over vot-ers hell focus on what theissue means for PoCo resi-dents: the plan calls for twoB-Line buses on Lougheed

Highway every five minutes.The PoCo mayor suggests

if the referendum fails, thereis no Plan B and people willget stuck in more congestion,while goods will take longerto get around the region.Port Moody Mayor Mike

Clay says he suspects the yesside will get greater support

in Port Moody, Burnabyand Vancouver,

where residentsunderstand thebenefits oftransit more,but it willlikely be atougher sellin more out-lying commun-

ities like Langleyand Maple Ridge.

As for the 0.5-per-centsales tax increase, Clay sug-gests its the cleanest andeasiest option for people tounderstand.It seems to be the most

equitable way to do it, hesays. Everybodys paying apercentage of it.

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Its been 12 months, or 365days, or a whole lot of hours,but 2014 is coming to an end.And if staying home isnt yourfancy, there are plenty ofthings to do in the Tri-Citiesto ring in the new year.In whats become a trad-

ition,theQuiringChamberPlayers return for their sev-enth-annual New Years Evecelebration at the EvergreenCultural Centre. The programincludes Mozarts ClarinetQuintet, Bright ShengsTibetan Dance for clari-net, violin and piano, andthe Brahms A Major PianoQuartet Op. 26. There is asparkling reception afterthe concert. Tickets ($38 foradults, $34 for seniors and$15 for students) are avail-able at the box office or atevergreenculturalcentre.ca.If breaking out the dan-

cing shoes is in order, theEvergreen Cultural Centrehas got you covered for thattoo with whats becominganother tradition, the NewYears Eve Latin DanceParty, 2015 edition. It fea-tures all-night dancing withsalsa, merengue, bachata,cha-cha-cha, cumbia and asalsa performance with HotSalsa Dance Zone. There will

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rock on, look no further thanthe Hard Rock CasinoVancouver. Canadianicons Loverboy will playThe Theatre, while rockersHarlequin will be doing theirthing on the Asylum SoundStage. For details, go to www.hardrockcasinovancouver.com.There are also a number of

pubs in the Tri-Cities offeringoptions for New Years Eve.The John B Pub, at 1000

Austin Ave. in Coquitlam,is hosting a party with livemusic featuring The Scoreand a three-course dinner.Tickets are $45. To reservea spot, call Owen or Barb at604-931-5115.Roos Public House,

at 2962 Christmas Way inCoquitlam, is hosting a partyboasting the biggest balloondrop in Coquitlam. There areno tickets or cover, but thereis a DJ and live dancing.PoCos Cat & Fiddle

Sports Bar will host a partyuntil 4 a.m., at 1979 BrownSt. Tickets are $20, andinclude a DJ, door prizes andfree champagne at midnight.

If explosions are what youlike, then PoCo is where youwant to be. Natasha Calderand Dustin Stratford willagain light up the night skywith a New Years Evefireworks show at MapleCreek Middle School, at3700 Hastings St.The Dec. 31 event kicks

off at 10 p.m. with a com-bination of holiday songs andmemorable tunes from 2014.It runs from midnight until12:20 a.m. on Jan. 1, thoughStratford advises attendees toarrive around 10:45 p.m. onDec. 31 to secure a spot.While New Years Eve is a

good excuse to party, theresno excuse to drink and drive.If youre looking for a safe

way to get home, look no fur-ther than Operation RedNose. Service starts at 9 p.m.and runs until 3 a.m. For aride, call 778-866-6673.And if youre feeling a little

under the weather the nextday, shake it off by taking adip in the inlet. ThePenguinPlunge is back at RockyPoint Park in Port Moody.Registration opens at 11 a.m.and costs $5 per person and$10 per family. The plunge isat 1 p.m. The Tri-Cities NOWwill have a photographer atthe Penguin Plunge. Visit usonline Friday to see all of ourphotos from this event.

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Its that time of year when B.C.politicians should start thinkingabout some New Years resolu-tions for a bit of political self-improvement. So, in the spirit ofgiving, here are five ideas for politiciansto consider as they set their resolutionsfor 2015.

1. Do the shuffleIn keeping with the seasons out with

the old, in with the new theme, a cab-inet shuffle is overdue. But a real one trading deck chairs between AndrewWilkinson and Amrik Virk a week beforeChristmas doesnt count.And what was Premier Christy Clark

thinking when she put Virk in chargeof Technology, Innovation and CitizensServices as a political demotion, whentechnology clearly wasnt his strongsuit at Kwantlen University? Virk needssome shifts in the minors, not a far seatat the cabinet table.Todd Stone would likely appreciate

a new portfolio after the S.S. Minnow err, MV Nimpkish affair. Bet MaryPolak might prefer a change too. Andtalking about trading deck chairs, howabout Andrew Wilkinson for Justiceand Suzanne Anton for AdvancedEducation?

2. Remember: the secret to survivinis knowin what to throw away andknowin what to keepBack in 2011, the B.C. government

predicted that the first liquified naturalgas plant would be operational by 2015.Doesnt look promising.Despite cutting its proposed income

tax on the LNG industry in half andinking agreements with China to facili-tate the use of foreign workers in B.C.to help build the facilities that isif theyre built here at all and not justfloated in its doubtful anyone from

government will be cutting the ribbon atan LNG plant any time soon.However, theres one take-away les-

son from this: if youre going to playcards with the high rollers, it doesnthurt to know the rules.So a little advice from Kenny Rogers:

Youve got to know when to hold em.Know when to fold em. Know when towalk away. And know when to run. Younever count your money when youresittin at the table. Therell be timeenough for countin when the dealinsdone.

3. Stop counting your chickens beforetheyre hatchedA quick review of Petronas headlines

sums this one up well: Petronas LNGpullout threat just a negotiating tactic:Premier (Sept. 25), Petronas warns ofpossible delay of $11-billion B.C. LNGproject (Oct. 6), B.C. in good shapeto close $10-billion LNG deal: Premier(Dec. 2), Petronas defers decision on$36 billion BC LNG project (Dec. 3),and Christy Clark says Petronas LNGproject is a done deal despite delay(Dec. 8).Yes, folks do want to know whats

going on, but not if it makes them dizzy.

4. Stop stating the obviousBack in August, Energy and Mines

Minister Bill Bennett had this to sayabout the tailings pond breach at Mt.Polley Mine: This is a serious incidentthat should not have happened. Verytrue, that.In November, Health Minister Terry

Lake called the decision of the B.C.Cancer Foundation (a registered char-ity) to top up the salary of the formerhead of the B.C. Cancer Agency (a gov-ernment body): questionable. At thevery least.And heres what B.C. Lottery Corp.

chairman Bud Smith said reacting toa government audit of the BCLC thatfound a move to cut staffing costs endedup costing $25 million instead: Theexecution wasnt good. You dont say.Stating the obvious can leave you

open to ridicule, unless its accompaniedwith a sincere mea culpa and a genuinepromise for improvement.

5. Cancel That 90s ShowIll meet your fast ferries and raise

you one B.C. Place Stadium roof.In mere hours, itll be 2015. Can any-

one think of a better time for the B.C.Liberal party and the NDP to finally putthe 1990s behind them?A little something for supporters of

the B.C. Liberal party to consider aswell: lobbing those fast ferries at theNDP may be the equivalent of a politicalgrenade backfiring.It doesnt speak well of the govern-

ments acumen, if supporters have tocall up the fast ferries debacle to count-er criticism. Think of it as the theory ofpolitical equivalence.And Happy New Year.

Dermod Travis is the executivedirector of IntegrityBC.

Weve all been there. You make a new yearsresolution either in the days leading upto the big event, or in a burst of enthusi-asm before breaking into a chorus of AuldLang Syne.Losing weight, quitting smoking, saving money

theyre all worthwhile goals, yet how many of us havevowed repeatedly to do one or all of those things, but stillhavent crossed any off the list?Chances are, the people achieving their goals are the

ones who have a specific plan, like working out five timesa week, versus a vague idea of what they want to do, likelose weight.Regardless, theres an alternative to big resolutions that

take weeks or months to achieve. How about vowing todo something specific just once, then actually doing it?Something that would make a difference.Two things come to mind: visit www.transplant.bc.ca

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Resolutions for politiciansWATER-RATE DEBATECONTINUESRe: Two-tiered water rate riles homeowner inCoquitlam, letter to the editor, Wednesday, Dec.24.Thanks to Sarah Strom for letting the rest of us know

what is happening in our City Hall.As to Ms. Stroms points about who should pay for infra-

structure in a new area, yes it should be the developers;they make the profits. If a city needs to dangle incentives todevelopers then dont have them develop.Maybe we should focus less on being a bedroom com-

munity for Vancouver business and be more business self-sufficient ourselves.As to Ms. Stroms point about the number of people who

use the water in a condo as opposed to in a single-familydwelling: Five people in a condo equals five people in ahouse. Has there been a study on amount of water use inand about the lands that the condos need to tend? I dontremember the last time I saw a condo with a brown lawn.That is water use as well, is it not?Once again thanks, Ms. Strom. And for shame on City

Hall.Rob DeanCoquitlam

Letter writer Sarah Strom was skeptical that people liv-

ing in a condo or townhouse use half the water of a single-family house.The single-family home likely has a front and rear lawn

that needs routine watering even through summer restric-tions. Some have underground sprinklers on timers thatoperate while it is raining!The single-family home is likely to have several vehicles

that will be washed in the driveway from time to time.[The condo residents likely take their car to a car wash.]Finally, many so-called single-family homes have second-

ary suites whose occupants consume water too.But I agree with Stroms main complaint. The Tri-Cities

municipalities should recover the costs of utilities in newdevelopments from the developers and the new residentsover a 30-year amortization term not from existing resi-dents and businesses.

D. WilsonPort Moody

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Hospital in Coquitlam hasbeen fined a five-figureamount for several safetyviolations over the last twoyears.The hospital was fined

$75,000 by WorkSafeBC ear-lier this month for violationsfollowing inspections by thesafety organization.According to aWorkSafeBC

inspection report, on March4, 2013, a patient at the hos-pital assaulted a health work-er during a blood withdrawalprocedure in one of thehospitals maximum-securitywards.An investigation found

there had been a violation ofregulations, notably that theemployer must instruct work-ers who may be exposed tothe risk of violence.A fewmonths later on June

18, 2013, the hospital wasagain found in violation of therules, for failing to instructstaff on how to safely providecare for a potentially aggres-sive patient in a room thathad not been designated forthat purpose, and for otherdeficiencies.The most serious incident

noted in the report happenedon Sept. 12, 2012, when apatient stabbed an occupa-tional therapist during a one-on-one therapeutic cookingactivity. The report noted theworker was stabbed throughthe right side of the chestwall, resulting in a seriousinjury.Robert Anthony Schroyen,

who had been a patient atthe hospital since 2011, wascharged with attempted mur-der and aggravated assaultfollowing the incident.A judge later determined

Schroyen was not criminallyresponsible because of men-tal disorder.Court heard the 25 year old

suffered from both delusionsand hallucinations, and at thetime of the stabbing believeda group called the InfinitiClan was instructing him tokill the therapist.In outlining the fines, the

WorkSafeBC report found thehospital failed to take suffi-cient precautions for the pre-vention of work-related injur-ies or illness, had not main-tained a safe workplace orsafe working conditions anddid not exercise due diligenceto prevent the circumstancesof the incidents.The $75,000 penalty was

based on two recommenda-tions, but was combined forone amount.There have been other vio-

lent incidents at the hospitalover the years.In 2012, a patient who

attacked child killer AllanSchoenborn with a pool ball,and also stabbed an employ-ee with a homemade shank,was sentenced to two yearsin jail.Matthew Poore plead-

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Recycle yourChristmas treeJeremy [email protected]

Now that the holiday sea-son is coming to an end andall of the presents have beenopened, its time to get rid ofthat Christmas tree.Fortunately, there are quite

a few opportunities in the Tri-Cities to give a proper send-off to the tree, with a numberof chipping events planned inthe new year.In Coquitlam, the Kinsmen

Club and 1st Kinsmen ScoutGroup will take to TownCentre Stadium parking lotA on Saturday, Jan. 3 andSunday, Jan. 4 from 8 a.m.to 5 p.m.The Kinsmen will also

team up with CentennialSecondarys music depart-ment on Sunday, Jan. 4from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at theschool.The Friends of Mundy

Park Heritage Societys eventruns on Saturday, Jan. 3 andSunday, Jan. 4 at the MundyPark gravel lot off HillcrestAvenue, from 10 a.m. to 4

p.m.The Scouts Francophones

de Maillardville will offertheir services from 9 a.m. to4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 3 atthe Canadian Tire on SeguinDrive.A City of Coquitlam press

release notes trees must befree of any decorations ortinsel and all chipping is bydonation to support the com-munity groups organizing theevents.Natural Christmas trees

can also be put into yourgreen cart, as long as the lidis completely closed and thetree is cut into one-metre(three-foot) lengths that area maximum of 10 centimetres(four inches) in diameter.Whole or cut trees can also

be dropped off for free at theCoquitlam Yard TrimmingsDrop Off Facility, at 995United Blvd.In Port Coquitlam, trees

without tinsel or chemicalsprays can be chopped upand placed in city green cartsin pieces in the same dimen-sions as in Coquitlam.

There are also several treechipping events in PoCo.Trees can be taken to the

No.1 Fire Hall on BroadwayStreet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.on Saturday, Jan. 3 andSunday, Jan. 4 for a min-imum $5 donation to the BCProfessional Fire FightersBurn Fund.Residents can also call

604-927-5405 to arrangefor a pickup (for a minimum$10 donation). Firefightersdonate their time for thisevent and all wood chips cre-ated are used in city parksand on trails.Art Knapp Plantland

& Florist will also accepttrees from Wednesday, Jan.7 through Saturday, Jan.31 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.daily. Each $5 donation goestowards juvenile diabetesresearch.In Port Moody, firefighters

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At just 18 years old, JoshCabritas moxie for moviesis taking him into unchartedterritory. A film columnist forthe Tri-Cities NOW, Cabritawas recently named actingartistic director of next yearsPort Moody Canadian FilmFestival.ThePoCo resident is tasked

with selecting the featurefilms that will be screened atthe popular festival, attract-ing sponsorship dollars andother odds and ends associ-ated with pulling off a multi-day event.The frightening aspect is

that Im programming filmsfor an audience that will notentirely be pleased with mychoices, he said. No mat-ter what I choose people aregoing to be upset with someof the films. Everyone hasdifferent tastes in movies.Although I tried to pick somefilms for a mass audience, Ialso stayed true to my owntastes.Long-time festival cohort

Brad Williams recruitedCabrita over the last year,and hes still in charge ofprogramming the short filmsthat are screened prior toeach feature film.The feature films Cabrita

chose for next years event which runs from March11 to 15 include Violent,Mommy, Just Eat It, Bang,

Bang Baby and Little Terrors.Those selections were

made to adhere to the struc-ture of past film festivals: onedocumentary, one comedy,one Quebecois-themed film,one drama, one unconven-tionally weird festival typemovie and a personal pick.Its kind of a taboo subject

in Canadian film where yougo to film festivals and theyare self-congratulatory abouthow good the Canadian filmindustry is when, quite frank-ly, we mostly suck, he said.Canadian cinema as a

whole is in a crisis but there isa bright light that seems to beappearing. A new generationof storytellers [is] deliveringsome very original and strik-ing works.

While thefeaturefilmshavebeen picked, those vying forthe University Shorts Conteststill need to be selected. Thatportion of the festival aims toidentify some of the best localshort films made by up-and-coming filmmakers.Eligibility criteria include:

applicants must attend a localcollege or university in B.C. inan undergraduate program,the shorts must be under 20minutes in length, and filmscant be backed by outsidefunding from organizations.The winners will be award-

ed $1,000 in cash.Though Cabrita wont be

adjudicating those shortfilms, he does have someadvice for applicants.Im looking more to see

a personal touch Im lessconcerned with technicalproficiency than with theideas and execution of them,he said. I see around 200movies a year, so I want theseshort films to break pastformulaic conventions andbecome something memor-able.Those wanting to enter

the University Shorts contesthave until Feb. 1, 2015 todo so. Applicants are askedto mail a Blu-ray or DVDcopy of their films to: DevinJain, City of Port Moody, 100Newport Drive, PO Box 36,Port Moody, B.C., V3H 3E1.For more information, see

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in 2014, Tri-Cities NOW film columnist JoshCabrita writes, none were better than these:10. Men, Women & ChildrenMasterfully written and directed by Jason

Reitman, the genius behind Juno, this filmencapsulates our times by examining theeffects of social media, texting and theInternet on the psyche of everyone in society.9. TuskIn all my time watching movies, I cant

say that I have ever seen anything quite likethis, nor have I had the willies scared outof me this much. Kevin Smiths daring horrorfilm is about a podcaster who is surgicallytransformed into a walrus. Yes, a walrus! Partfable, part comedy, all horrifying: Tusk is farbetter than it has any right to be.8. Gone GirlIt is a twisted and hilarious satire on west-

ern life; by far the best thriller of the year.This film twists and turns, changing perspec-tives and what the audience thinks of eachcharacter. Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleckdeliver memorable performances in theirarchetypal roles as they challenge our percep-tions of the hot blond and the hard-workingAmerican white man.7. BoyhoodShot over the course of 12 years, the film

jumps from one year to the next as the actorsage on screen. Never has a film reflected real-ity and time so closely.6. IdaIda is an understated and subtly powerful

film about not only an orphaned teenagersidentity but the identity of an entire nation.At first glance this is a simple story of discov-ery but look closer and this is a haunting por-trait of Poland in a specific time and place inwhich they had no idea who they were.5. The ImmigrantThis story of a Polish immigrant who moves

to America during the 1920s offers up a pal-

ette of characters that are battered, brokenand stuck in horrible places, while treatingtheir decisions and backgrounds with respectand compassion. Trust me; your eyes willwater profusely.4. The Lego MovieDont judge a book or a movie by its cover!

The best animated film sinceWall-E fol-lows an average Lego person as he fulfills anancient prophecy to help defeat the evil LordBusiness, who wants to glue the world onTaco Tuesday. The film deserves not only thatpatrons take in the pleasures of its masterfullyconceived animation but also that they delveinto the profundity of its themes: faith, artand the way big business affects everyday life.3. CitizenfourThis documentary made by Laura Poitras

takes place over eight days in the confine-ment of a hotel room in Hong Kong whereEdward Snowden and journalists sort outhow they are going to release top-secret NSAdocuments. This is definitely the most import-ant movie of the year.2. EnemyDenis Villeneuve is the greatest Canadian

director working today. Enemy, starring JakeGyllenhaal, is his most remarkable achieve-ment to date a dense and stylish examina-tion of the internal psyche of a man caughtin an affair. This surreal and eery film getsin your head and refuses to leave. Youll bedreaming of tarantulas for a long time.1. Birdman or (The Unexpected

Virtue of Ignorance)The glory of Birdman is that it never ceases

to entertain while being a profound artisticstatement. It challenges academias view thatsomething populist, starring Michael Keaton(as a washed-up actor trying to regain hisprestige on Broadway), can have profoundthings to say about its own medium. Its tech-nically innovative, intellectually challenging,gut-bustlingly funny and entirely dazzling.

Tri-Cities NOW moviereviewer Josh Cabrita isacting artistic directorof the Port Moody FilmFestival, and is looking forentries for a UniversityShorts contest.


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Last weeks top-four highlights from 2014 didnt do full justiceto all the wonderful results and efforts registered throughout thecalendar year. Here is a longer list of some of the many achieve-ments worth celebrating, as reported on by the Tri-Cities NOW:

Achange in coaches and clubs coincided with ahuge leap forward for Port Coquitlam gymnastRobert Watson. The 20 year old improved his all-around game to capture the senior mens nationaltitle, despite his best individual event being abronze mark.Port Moodys Ciara McCrae and Jessica Nowicki were in

the zone at the B.C. High School wrestling championships,each collecting gold in their divisions (51- and 69-kilogram,respectively). They both registered silver a year earlier.Coquitlam Metro-Fords Sara Maglio is inducted into the

SFU Hall of Fame, honouring a standout soccer career thatincluded four All-American honours.The Port Coquitlam-based B.C. Christian Academy Panthers

bounce back from a tough semifinal defeat to finish third atthe Single-A boys basketball provincials. Both Kosia Cauw andDean Johnston are named as all-stars.Chanell Botsis and Brittni Wolczyk venture to the American

Youth Olympic Trials in Florida and return with silver med-als. Botsis registers a hammer throw of 58.71 metres, whileWolczyk posts a 48.02m toss with the javelin.For a second consecutive year, Port Coquitlams Chanel

Walter is voted Metro Select Soccer League Player of the Year.The centre back jumps up into the under-18 circuit and estab-lishes herself as team captain.Coquitlams Jennifer Yang is named to the PAC-12 womens

golf all-academic all-star team. The junior, who recorded a3.52 grade point average, is a big part of the University ofWashingtons golf team.Port Moodys Isaac Mendoza is happy to contribute and

contribute and contribute. The diminutive striker leads theFraser Valley Soccer Leagues premier division in scoring with21 and walks off with both the Golden Boot and MVP awards,helping the Lordco Gunners claim the leagues regular seasontitle.Port Coquitlams Nathan Wadhwani strides to gold med-

als in both the 1500- and 3000-metre races at the B.C. HighSchool track and field championships. The Terry Fox runnerleads a strong district showing, with other golds going toGleneagles Eric Chatten (in sr. boys high jump), Dr. CharlesBests Addy Townsend (in the sr. girls 800m) and ArchbishopCarneys Brittni Wolczyk (in javelin).The PoCo Castilians demonstrate enormous resilience en

route to the provincial mens over-35 soccer title, blankingNorth Delta 3-0 in the Deryl Hughes Cup final.Coquitlam native Wesley Berg contributes to Canadas his-

toric win over the U.S. at the World Field Lacrosse champion-ships in Denver.The Tri-City Indians emerge as champions at the B.C.

midget AAA baseball final, trumping Kamloops 11-5 to collectprovincial bragging rights.

Powered by a lot of Tri-Cities talent, Team B.C. cashes in atthe box lacrosse nationals with golds in boys midget and girlsbantam and midget divisions.In the span of a couple of months, Port Moody senior

Gudmund Lindbjerg secures a pair of super-senior golf titles.The 65-year-old wins the B.C. super-senior crown, then addsthe Washington State title to his mantle.The ice-dancing duo of Port Moodys Brianna Delmaestro

and Burnabys Timothy Lum reap a medal haul in the fall,including silver and bronze on the ISU Junior Grand Prix tourrepresenting Canada. The pair also take top honours at theSkate Canada Challenge.Geri Donnelly and Chris Bennett leads a wave of Tri-

Cities people into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame inToronto. Donnelly is honoured for her playing career with theCanadian womens soccer program, scoring the first two goalsin Canadas first CONCACAF win, while Bennett is inductedinto the builders category for having coached a number ofstellar national teams. Joining them are members of Canadasmens 2000 team Jeff Clarke, Carlo Corazzin, Craig Forrest,Davide Xausa and Les Wilson.Cold and snowy conditions may have put a chill in game

preparation, but they arent the reason why No. 1-rankedTerry Fox Ravens see their season end one game short of theirgoal in late November. The Ravens, who were looking to reachthe B.C. final for a second straight season, are upset 16-13 bythe upstart South Delta Sun Devilswho go on to capture theB.C. crown a week later.

The Terry Fox junior Ravens pick up the torch that the seniorprogram had knocked from their hands and carry it into theend zone in early December. Led by MVP Jeremy Kankolongo,the Ravens win the B.C. high school junior football champion-ship, overwhelming Notre Dame 34-14 at BC Place.

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GOING FOR IT: Despite the April rains, the annual Como Lake Relays are a hit among the hundreds of elemen-tary school kids taking part.

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Doddridge after the Game 6 loss that sawthe Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs fall 4-2 in theMinto Cup final against Six Nations.

Bennett reflects on his 50 years around thebeautiful game as he prepares to be inductedinto the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame inNovember.

Mendoza speaks to his transition intoCanadian culture after coming to Canada fiveyears ago from Guadalajara, Mexico. Socceris where he finds his comfort zone.

Kankolongo offers his take on a secondchance at provincial gridiron glory.

QUOTESOF 2014

We emptied the tank.There were no shiftsoff. Thats the way thegame is.Neil DoddridgeCoquitlam Jr. Adanacs

I was 165 pounds oftungsten carbide backin those days. I wasvery fit.Chris BennettCoquitlam soccer player

It is hard to adjust.After work or afterschool, soccer is justthe way to relax. Itswhat makes me happy.Isaac MendozaPort Moody Gunners

Losing to STM last yearsucked. That just gaveus motivation. Wehad a second chance,which teams dont gettoo much. We tookadvantage of it.Jeremy KankolongoTerry Fox Jr. Ravens

A young Coquitlam Adanac takes aim at the PittMeadows net during the annual Trevor WingroveMemorial Lacrosse Tournament in June.



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