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Jeremy [email protected] Casey Kingman was called down to the

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Coquitlam is poised to adopt one of the low-est property tax increases in two decades.Council passed the first three readings of

the citys five-year financial plan Monday,with an anticipated average tax increase of2.42 per cent.Once the tax shift between business and

non-business properties is applied, thosenumbers changed to a 1.8-per-cent hike forbusinesses, and a 2.8-per-cent shift for non-business properties.The 2014 rates mean the owner of the aver-

age residential home assessed at $578,500will pay about $2,927 in property taxes andlevies. The proposed tax increase is the lowestsince 2005 and marks the fifth year in a rowthat taxes have fallen.The average residential property owner will

pay about $57 more in property taxes, $13 inwater rates (a three-per-cent increase) and$15 in sewer and drainage fees (up 3.5 percent). However, those rates will be partiallyoffset by the citys new garbage contract thatcomes into effect next year. The move to an

automated system will decrease solid wastecharges by $70, or 20 per cent. Add it all up,and next years taxes and utility fees will beabout $15 more than they were in 2013.Likely the greatest responsibility of an

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into four new firefighters atthe Burke Mountain fire hall ($341,000);two additional RCMP officers ($291,000);administrative support ($228,000); facilityinfrastructure renewal ($200,000); recrea-tion programming ($130,000); park amen-ities ($100,000); an arts, culture and heritage

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And while the budget passed by an 8-1 vote Coun. Lou Sekora voted against it manycouncillors offered tempered support for thedocument.Coun. Bonita Zarrillo suggested that not

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up the machine to the boy and administereda shock.It was a very surreal moment, exactly as

you would see in TV or movies, Kingmanrecalled.The boys pulse returned.The group continued to administer CPR

until paramedics arrived.The student pulled through, and the quick

actionof the teachers andavail-ability of the AED are creditedwith saving his life.Kingman was alongside her

life-saving colleagues Tuesdayat Port Moody Secondary, asa new initiative was launchedacross School District 43.The district and one

independent Catholic schoolare partnering with theAdvanced Coronary TreatmentFoundation(ACT)to launchtheACT High School DefibrillatorTraining Program, in which2,500Grade10 students at areaschools will be trained to use the machine.Through the program, the students will be

trained by their teachers on how to recognizeand respond to a medical emergency, as wellas to use the AED.In all, nine schools using 66 physical edu-

cation teachers in the Tri-Cities will imple-ment the program, while ACT will donate 40defibrillator mannequins and 40 defibrillator-training units.Kingman, Terry Foxs first aid attendant,

said the situation at her school is proof CPRand AED training can be used anywhere and

in any situation.Anyone can help save a life with proper

training, and the more people that are able toget training, hopefully well have more storieslike this, she told a group of students anddignitaries at the launch of the program.School District 43 Supt. Tom Grant noted

many of the students spend a lot of their lifeout in the community and at public places.As we get more and more of these devices,

it will be those wonderful young people who will be trained on how to use them on

citizens that need them, hesaid.Coquitlam-Burke Mountain

MLA Doug Horne called theinitiative an important pro-gram for the community.Now that were going from

a CPR program to havingdefibrillator training as well,it really does provide so muchbenefit to our community, andso much benefit to all of us, hesaid, adding when a situationdoes arise, the students wontbe afraid to act.As for the students, theyre

also pleased to learn the new life-saving skill.Grade 10 Port Moody Secondary students

Jaein Jeong and Sunje Cho have both beentrained on how to use CPR and the AED, andfeel theyll be ready for an emergency.Weve had a lot practice, Jeong told the

Tri-Cities NOW.Cho chimed in that using the machines isnt

all that hard.The ACT Foundation is the national charit-

able organization that is establishing CPR anddefibrillator training programs in Canadianhigh schools.

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Women steal 45 brasworth a total of $2,000

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Often used for lifting,police are now on the huntfor a pair who lifted severaldozen bras from a store inCoquitlam Centre.According to Coquitlam

Mounties, the bra larcenyhappened Sunday at anunnamed store in the mall,when two women walked inand started dumping the brasfrom a drawer into a bag.They quickly took off, mak-

ing off with 45 bras worth atotal of $2,000.RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung

said the theft isnt all thatunusual.Ive seen in the past people

would go into a departmentstore and grab 10 Hugo Bossor Calvin Klein suits and run

out of the store, he told theTri-Cities NOW.There is no description of

the two women, but investi-gators are in the process ofgetting video surveillance.Besides catching the

crooks, police want the theftto be a reminder to the publicto be careful what they buyonline, suggesting the itemswill likely end up for salethere.When youre stealing

45 bras, chances are yourenot wearing them yourself,Chung said.The RCMP sent this tweet

on Monday about the crime:Buyers Beware: 45 brasstolen from store @coquit-lamcentre. Only buy fromreputable retailers & re-sell-ers.

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Life inside prison walls

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Home invasion inCitadelHeightsJeremy [email protected]

It was a rude and likelyterrifying awakening for onePort Coquitlam homeownerover the weekend.Coquitlam Mounties were

called to a home in theCitadel Heights area after 1a.m. Saturday.According to police, two

men had broken into thehome, but were interruptedwhen a resident was awokenby the noise. The homeownerreceived minor stab woundswhile defending himselfagainst the two men, whoeventually fled.RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung

said investigators have spok-en with neighbours, but havevery little description of thesuspects.Police are hoping to get

more tips from the publicand are asking anyone withinformation to call the localdetachment.Chung also noted police

are still trying to determineif the incident was random orthe house was targeted.You think your home will

be safe but someone brokeinto it, Chung said. That istruly a scary experience.He added it didnt appear

the two men got away withanything.

Bomb threatinvestigatedCoquitlam Mounties con-

tinue to investigate whomight have been behind a

bomb threat hoax at a localhigh school.RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung

said the investigation hasbeen handed off to thedetachments youth officers.On Thursday, students at

Gleaneagle Secondary wereevacuated after a bomb threatwas called into the principal.After a search, police found

nothing, but classes were dis-missed for the day.There were media reports

the threat was linked to twosimilar hoaxes at schoolsaround the country, perpe-trated by someone who tookresponsibility through socialmedia.Chung said investigators

are aware of the other casesand are looking into thatangle of the case.Being social media,

because somebody claimstheyve done somethingdoesnt mean theyve actuallydone that, he said.At the time, police said

the person who called in thethreat had a mans voice.As for any charges if the

suspect is caught, Chung saidit would depend on the infor-mation police get through theinvestigation.

Mounties seekwitnesses inhit-and-runA week after a deadly hit-

and-run claimed the life oftwo Coquitlam seniors, policeare still investigating.On Friday, Coquitlam

Mounties issued a pressrelease hoping to find a wit-ness to the crash who useda rock to take down the sus-pects licence plate number.Police said the witness wrotethe number on the south sec-tion of the sidewalk.On Tuesday, RCMP Cpl.

Jamie Chung confirmedinvestigators had identifiedand spoken with the personwho used the rock.The hit-and-run happened

just before 3:30 p.m. onNov. 27 when, according to

CoquitlamRCMP, a grey truckturning onto Austin Avenuefrom Gatensbury Street hittwo pedestrians.After the collision, police

said, the driver fled the area.Juan Jose Rosales, 76, and

Marta Rosales, 66, who livedright near the crash scene,were killed.The name of the driver has

not been released, nor haveany charges been laid.Several media outlets

reported lastweek the allegeddriver was a 90-year-old

Second World War veteranfrom Coquitlam.Im aware other media

have talked about that per-son, but we just cant say any-thing about it, Chung said.A day after the crash

investigators seized a truckbelieved to be involved andwere in the process of get-ting a warrant to search thevehicle.Any witnesses who have

not yet talked to policeare encouraged to call thedetachment.

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Well, the past weekwasnt exactly a stellarone for Premier ChristyClarks Families Firstagenda.Ive long thought the slogan itself was

a risky one, given that families rely ongovernment services to varying degreesand its pretty well impossible for anygovernment to meet the demand atevery turn.So a government, particularly one

that doesnt have a lot of elbow roomwhen it comes to spending, is alwaysvulnerable to charges its being unfairlyhard on things like, well, families. Andthe events of the past week show justhow true that can be.Just a few days after cutting back

BC Ferries services for ferry-depend-ent communities (and the families wholive in them), her government unveiledincreases in BC Hydro rates that, overthe next five years, will cost the averagefamily an additional $300 or so in elec-tricity bills.On the same day as the hydro

announcement, a report was released byan advocacy group that mapped out thedepths of poverty in B.C.It concluded B.C. ranked last in the

country when it came to child povertyrates.A day later, Finance Minister Mike

de Jong presented an update on thegovernments fiscal situation that, whilefar from bleak, nevertheless showed thechances of the government spendingmore money on services to help families(or to address child poverty) were slimand none.His quarterly financial report also

showed Clarks much-emphasized jobcreation program has gone nowhere.Employment growth has been nearlyflat for the first 10 months of this yearand there has even been a net loss of

2,600 jobs.Still, it was the report on child pov-

erty that provided the sharpest andbleakest contrast to what is supposedto be a families first approach fromgovernment.To be sure, reports by advocacy

groups have to be viewed somewhatwarily, as they tend to support whateverparticular goal the group is trying toachieve. And things can be interpretedsubjectively in order to advance theirargument.And measuring poverty is an inexact

science, as statistics can sometimesprove to be misleading.Nevertheless, the report by First Call:

the B.C. Child and Youth AdvocacyCoalition is fairly disturbing. UsingStatistics Canada data (not always themost accurate way to measure every-thing) it concluded almost one-fifth (18per cent) of children in B.C. live belowthe poverty line (where that line sits,admittedly, is the subject of some debateitself).That works out to about 153,000

children living in poverty, an increaseof 34,000 in just one year. Alarmingly,the poverty in single-mother homesmore than doubled, from 21.5 per centin 2010 to a staggering 49.8 per cent in2011.Grim findings such as these call out

for some kind of action by the provincialgovernment, but there is not much evi-

dence that is happening.Children and Family Development

Minister Stephanie Cadieux has insistedher governments approach to solv-ing the poverty problem is to grow theeconomy and create jobs, but not muchprogress is being made on either ofthose fronts.And until the economy picks up sig-

nificantly (and no one seems to be pre-dicting that will happen anytime soon)average families will feel the pain ofgovernment cutbacks and rate increas-es, no matter how inevitable such movesmay be.Until the B.C. government finds a

magic pot of gold, its number one goalof balancing the budget each year neces-sitates making moves that will hurt fam-ilies, especially those at the lower end ofthe income scale.That advocacy group on poverty sug-

gests, among other things, adopting a$10-a-day child care plan and increasingwelfare rates.Neither of those things is going to

happen, as a cash-strapped governmenttries to wrestle a budget deficit to theground.Perhaps it is time for the premier to

find a new slogan to wrap her govern-ments stated agenda around, becausefamilies first just isnt working andwont until the economy gets out of itssluggish, neutral state.Clark and her government have gone

all-in on the quest to establish an LNGindustry, which could pay off hand-somely for the province.But that payoff, if it does occur, wont

come for several years yet.In the meantime, things will continue

to be lean for families who can leastafford it.

Keith Baldrey is chief politicalreporter for Global BC.

When we think of saving a life, we think ofsomeone jumping into freezing water torescue people trapped in a car that slid offan icy road, or a firefighter running into aburning building to pull out a child.Most of us will never attempt a daring rescue, yet any of

us if weve registered ahead of time could save one ormore lives through organ donation.Tomorrow, some of the people who are still here because

they received the gift of life will visit Eagle Ridge Hospitalas part of Operation Popcorn. The campaign involves trans-plant recipients delivering festive tins of popcorn to staff inhospital intensive care units, emergency departments andoperating rooms across the province.In 2013, 314 organ transplants were performed through-

out B.C., up from 284 the year before. Some, such as 120kidney transplants and three liver transplants, were fromliving donors. But most, including 95 kidney transplants,53 liver transplants, 19 heart transplants and 15 lungtransplants, were from deceased donors.As of November, 507 B.C. residents were on a wait-list

for a transplant. According to Transplant BC, 85 per cent ofB.C. residents support the concept of organ donation, yetonly 19 per cent have registered their decision. You can doso online with your CareCard in less than two minutes attransplant.bc.ca, or through the form that comes with yourdrivers licence renewal.My husband Ted had his single lung transplant six and

a half years ago and it changed our lives forever, LynneFraser of Nanaimo says in a press release about OperationPopcorn. We celebrated our 40th anniversary, Ted had his65th birthday, and our sons, Jeff and Matt, have a father.We feel very fortunate to join other transplant families tosay thank you to the medical staff who are so important toorgan donation and transplant.There are a lot of Teds, Lynnes, Jeffs and Matts out there

and you could change their lives in just two minutes. Itmight be the most important thing you ever do.

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VIEWFROMTHELEDGEKeith Baldrey

Families first? Not lately

MAYOR SHOWS COMPASSIONRe: 5-2 vote allows church to house home-

less, Wednesday, Nov. 27.I do understand the comments of the residents against

this. And I understand the feeling to pass it onto anotherarea out of fear and frustration.But not only is this not doing anything to solve the prob-

lem, its also sending a message to the government that itsOK to not help our fellow human beings. And it is not. Ifwe truly want healthier communities then we as the peoplemust face these issues and adjust our core values so that wedemand a better social system that will provide reasonableopportunity for success.The public needs to step back and look at the bigger pic-

ture and see the connection between all of the issues in oursociety, whether its with youth at risk, single families, edu-cation, housing, medical care, poverty, or homelessness,addiction and mental health. In each of these issues, thereare gaps in the system that the government overlooks.Despite what some residents may think, we are lucky

to have a mayor such as Greg Moore, who has shown truecompassion for the less fortunate and a desire for our com-munity to improve. Unfortunately, good politicians suchas Mr. Moore often get outnumbered and cannot carry outwhat our society truly needs.I am thankful that there were compromises made so

that this amazing program can continue. The programjust started a month ago, but has already brought multiplepeople off the streets.

Erin StylesPort Coquitlam


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AMBULANCEDISPATCHER,HOSPITALDISAPPOINTTo Tri-Cities MLAs and

Coquitlam city council:I write for the purpose of advis-

ing you of a small but seriousaccident I became involved within Mundy Park during off-leashdog hours on Friday, Nov. 22 atapproximately 9:30 a.m.Unfortunately, this is an inci-

dent that I believe puts Coquitlamresidents at some risk and war-rants being brought to your atten-tion. More specifically, a womanwho I have known casually fromMundy Park for about four yearswas accidentally struck in the legsby a large dog that was runningexuberantly off-leash during off-leash hours. The woman fell heav-ily to the ground and appearedto be seriously injured. Severalpeople, including myself, went toassist her. People helped her toher feet only to discover she couldnot stand unassisted and thather right leg was giving her con-siderable pain. One of her friendsdialed 911 and was put throughto the BC Ambulance dispatcher.I and others overhead the emer-gency request for an ambulance.

The dispatcher was told that thewoman was seriously injuredand unable to stand or walk. Thedispatcher advised that she wasunable to dispatch an ambulanceat that time but would do so whenone became available.After several minutes, I asked

if the dispatcher had providedan ETA and when the personwho had initiated the call saidno, several of us agreed that weshould call 911 again and ask fora reasonable estimation when wemight expect an ambulance toattend. Alas, the dispatcher couldnot or would not provide a time.At this time, the cellular phone

was put on speaker and I wasable to ask how long it wouldtake: Ten minutes? Twenty min-utes? One hour? Longer? Again,the dispatcher refused to providean ETA. Nor was there any effortmade to transfer the request foremergency services to anotherfirst responder service such as theCoquitlam fire department.While I readily acknowledge

that the womans injuries werenot life-threatening, as a resi-dent of Coquitlam I find it utterlyappalling and unacceptable thatpersons calling for emergencyambulance services cannot betold when to expect a response.It was a cold, brisk morning with

the ground covered in a fairlyheavy frost. Leaving the womanlying on the ground was not anoption. She was in considerablepain and unable to stand.With the refusal of BC

Ambulance to provide a reason-able time of arrival, those of ustrying to assist the woman wereleft with the real dilemma of wait-ing God knows how long foran ambulance or improvising ourown transportation to Eagle RidgeHospital.Given the inability of BC

Ambulance Service to provide suf-ficient information, a collectivedecision was made that I wouldretrievemyvehicle, drive100or sometres over the curb and grass to a point where the womancould be carried and placed inmy vehicle. And, indeed, it tookthree of us to carry her approxi-mately 30 or 40 metres across afootbridge to where I managed tomanoeuvre my vehicle.The woman was subsequently

treated at Eagle Ridge Hospital,diagnosed with a fracturedtibia and a fractured elbow. Shewas later transported to RoyalColumbian Hospital where sheunderwent surgery to repair thefractured tibia.I wish I could report that my

dismay ended at Eagle Ridge

Hospital. I arrived at the emer-gency ward, alone with thewoman sprawled in the back seatof my vehicle, and ran in to emer-gency to ask for assistance. I wastold by the hospital staff that theydid not assist injured people fromprivate vehicles and that I shouldhave called for an ambulance.Unbelievable!I am a senior citizen and was

thus left entirely on my own todrag and pull this woman ser-iously injured and unable to standor walk from the back seat ofmy vehicle. Only when I managedto manoeuvre her into a wheel-chair did hospital staff make aneffort to wheel her into the wardfor examination. In short, I amutterly appalled as are manyothers who have heard aboutthese events at discoveringsuch cracks in emergency servicesin Coquitlam. I do not think myreaction is unreasonable given: a)the inability of BC Ambulance torespond in a timely manner, andb) the lack of assistance providedat Eagle Ridge Hospital.I think residents of Coquitlam

deserve better emergencyresponse both from the ambu-lance service and from emergencyroom staff at Eagle Ridge.

Colin S. CampbellCoquitlam

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The intermunicipalbusiness licence agree-ment between Port Moody,Coquitlam and PoCo couldsoon expand to a regionalagreement uniting contract-ors and tradespeople undera series of defined rules andregulations.Coquitlam council took

the first step towards thatmove Monday by extending

the local pilot project by oneyear.For the people who are

using it, it has been verysuccessful in our efforts toencourage business and eco-nomic development in ourcities. Were all interested instreamlining the processesfor businesses and elimin-ating red tape, said Coun.Craig Hodge, Coquitlamscontact within the workinggroup that brought the agree-ment forward last year.

The extension of the pilotproject, which still needs tobe ratified in PoCo and PortMoody, is intended to drawmore businesses into the pro-gram.The program works by

allowing businesses based inone municipality to purchasea licence that allows them tooperate in all three.Under the project, eligible

businesses apply for a licencein the city in which they arepermanently located.

The municipality thenensures those businessescomply with required bylawsand collects the fees for theprogram. As part of a rev-enue-sharing agreement,Port Moody is expected toget the bulk of the revenueat 53 per cent, followed byCoquitlam at 29 per centand Port Coquitlam at 18 percent.Port Moody receives the

larger share because it hasthe most non-residential

businesses buying multiplelicences.Provided the pilot pro-

ject proves successful local-ly, Hodge envisions a timewhen contractors from acrossMetro Vancouver can applyfor fewer licences that wouldpermit them to work in moreareas across the region.Whether it would be one

licence for all jobs, or a hand-ful of other licences that aremade available, still needs tobe worked out, he said.

I think thats the nextlogical progression for usto become part of an evenlarger group, he said.Locally, the program met

about 62 per cent of itsintended targets. Initially,staff across the Tri-Citiesaimed for 154 licences,though 95 were taken outas of late November: 46 inCoquitlam (68 per cent of thetarget); 34 in PoCo (50 percent); and 15 in Port Moody(83 per cent).Its hoped that through

increased marketing andawareness, those numberswill rise in 2014. Regardless,the program will be re-exam-ined next year as well.It saves people money.

It streamlines the process,Hodge said. Im really happywith the numbers that wevehad. The businesses that areparticipating in it are justthrilled.Port Moody and PoCo are

expected to vote on extend-ing the project at some pointthis month.

Intermunicipal business licence extendedCOQUITLAMVOTES TOKEEP TRI-CITIES PILOT PROJECTGOING FORANOTHERYEAR

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It saves peoplemoney. Itstreamlines theprocess. Imreally happy withthe numbersthat weve had.The businessesparticipating in itare just thrilled.Craig HodgeCity CouncillorCoquitlam

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Arrest in 2008murder of PoComan

Roxanne HOOPERMaple Ridge Times

Almost six years after aPoCo man was found dyingin a ditch on Old Ford Roadin Pitt Meadows, one of hisalleged drug associates hasbeen arrested.A 32-year-old Ottawa man,

Maly Morn, was taken intocustody on Saturday during avisit to the Lower Mainland.While police are not divul-ging details of his arrest, hehas been charged with first-degree murder and kidnap-ping without the use of afirearm.Mornmadehis first appear-

ance in Port Coquitlam prov-incial court Monday.He is being held in custody.

His next court date is Jan.10.Justin Aaron Yusko, 28,

was found waving down apassing motorist on the sideof the road in the 18600 blockof Ford Road, near the PittMeadows Regional Airport,just before 8 p.m. on Jan. 29,2008.He had been stabbed. He

was rushed to hospital, butlater died.Yusko, who had lived in

Port Coquitlam for the lastthree years of his life, hadgrown up in Maple Ridge.He is survived by his motherand his stepfather, explainedCpl. Dominic Duchesneau,a member of the IntegratedHomicide Investigation TeamwhoannouncedMorns arrestduring a press conference inSurrey on Monday.

The men were known toeach other through the drugtrade, Duchesneau con-firmed.Its believed Morn was a

Lower Mainland resident atthe time of the murder, butmoved to Ottawa some timelater.This is the third success

of the Integrated HomicideInvestigation Team cold caseteam since its inception,explained IHIT Insp. Ward

Lymburner.While the beginnings of

the cold case team began inMarch 2012, it really becamea viable, dedicated team inMarch of 2013, he said.

The case selection process,and the methodical investiga-tion the team can provide hasbeen shown to be a viableway to advance such casesas the one we are here fortoday, Lymburner said.I want to thank the fam-

ilies of the victims for theirpatience and trust they haveshown in the IHIT program.Its their trust that motiv-

ates everyone here at IHIT

to succeed, the inspectoradded.Investigations are never

closed. The victims of homi-cide are never forgotten.

PHOTO COURTESY IHIT

Justin Yusko, 28, died after waving down a motorist on the side of Ford Road inMaple Ridge. The PoCo resident had been stabbed.

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OTTAWARESIDENT INCUSTODY

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pickup trucks and SUVs), theregular toll rate will increaseto $3 per crossing on Jan. 1,up from the introductory rateof $1.50.For the past year, drivers

who registered early withTReO have been eligible forintroductory toll rates whileconstruction has been under-way. In December, additionallanes west of the Port MannBridge will provide driverswith the projects full one-hour time savings, accordingto a press release.


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PortMoody crossing subject of concern

Jeremy [email protected] shorter days and busy

nights this time of year tendto make the streets a littlemore dangerous for pedes-trians.And that has Port Moody

police reminding both driversand pedestrians to be extracareful on the roads follow-ing a crash on the morning ofMonday, Nov. 25.A 37-year-old woman

was hit by a car just before7 a.m. as shemade her waythrough acrosswalk atthe intersec-tion where St.Johns Streetand BarnetH i g h w a ymeet.According

to police, thedriver wasmaking a leftturn fromClarke Roadto Barnet and hit the womanat a low speed.The woman was taken to

hospital with non-life-threat-ening injuries, while the 49-year-old driver was given aticket for failing to exerciseduty to a pedestrian.This is a dangerous time of

year for pedestrians as poorvisibility makes it increas-ingly difficult for drivers to

see pedestrians, Port Moodypolice spokesman Const.Luke van Winkel said, addingpedestrians also need to play

an active rolein their safetyby wearingreflective orhighly visibleclothing.Not far

away fromthat crash,Kelly Morrishas heardandseen plentyof close callsfrom herdog daycarebusiness on

Murray Street.Specifically, she pointed

out the troubles with thecrosswalk across from RockyPoint Park.The owner of the K9 Social

Club believes its only a mat-ter of time before someone isseriously hurt or killed usingthe crosswalk.Morris suggested drivers

are in a rush to hit the Barnet

and arent paying enoughattention to pedestrians.You have to walk in front

of them [drivers] and darethem to come forward andthen theyll stop, she told theTri-Cities NOW.Morris, who was the sub-

ject of a similarTri-CitiesNOWstory two years ago, said thesituation hasnt improved.The last straw for the Port

Moody businesswoman was acrunch up at the crosswalk afew weeks back.According to Morris, a ped-

estrian was set to cross thestreet. As one car stopped tolet the person cross, a sec-ond vehicle slammed into thewaiting car.Fortunately, she said the

pedestrian was able to jumpback to the sidewalk and outof the way.This goes on all the time.

People are just really scared,Morris said.Its a similar sentiment at

the Certispec office nearby.Stephen Thauberger,

a manager with the Port

Moody company, said it usu-ally takes a few cars to go bybefore anyone stops at thecrosswalk, adding it was oneof his employees crossing thestreet who nearly got hit inthe crash.Basically, your heads on a

swivel any time youre cross-ing the street, he said.Morris wants the city to get

involved, and both she and

Thauberger believe a pedes-trian-controlled flashing lightwould be the answer.The city installed crosswalk

signs and yellowmedians twoyears ago to help draw atten-tions to the crosswalk.However, Thauberger isnt

sure there is much more thecity can do, suggesting peopleare in a rush to get wherethey need to be.

In response, the city indi-cated it had not received anycomplaints about the cross-walk in two years.Were happy to deal with

it, we just havent heard any-thing, said Dave Teixeira,the citys civic engagementmanager.We certainly want to

make sure were open for dia-logue.

LISA KING/NOW

Kelly Morris, owner of the K9 Social Club, says driversoften fail to stop at the crosswalk at St. Johns Streetand Barnet Highway. She wants the city to install apedestrian-controlled flashing light.

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RotaryplansopenhouseThe Rotary Club of Port

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munity support agencies willdescribe the services andsupport they receive fromthe club, according to a pressrelease.SHARE Family &

Community Services, NewView and Tri-City Transitionssocieties,aswellasCrossroadsHospice, are just a few of themore than 20 support groupsand local schools that haveconfirmed their attendance.Perhaps themost intriguing

attendee may be ShelterBox.This disaster first-respond-er organization is a RotaryInternational Partner thatprovides, all in one box, shel-ter, sleeping and cookingfacilities for multiple victimsof natural disasters, similarto the recent typhoon in thePhilippines and the tsunamiin Phuket, Thailand.It is amazing how quickly

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A major coat drive tosupport low-income kidsruns through Friday (Dec.6), with several drop-offlocations in the Tri-Cities.The Greater VancouverHome Builders Association(GVHBA) is hosting its18th-annual Coats for Kidscampaign in support of theLower Mainland ChristmasBureau, a group whoseoutreach helps to providea brighter Christmas forfamilies in need.Last year the responseto Coats for Kids washeartwarming as LowerMainland residents donatedmore than 3,000 coats,scarves, gloves, blanketsand new unwrapped toysand gifts for distributionto children, teenagers andadults, said GVHBA chairLynn Harrison.I am delighted so manymembers of our associationare participating in thisannual initiative. It is soimportant to help families

in our communities who arein need, especially duringthis time of the year.

TRI-CITIES DROP-OFFLOCATIONS INCLUDE:

COQUITLAMBlue Ocean ConstructionInc. 221-17 Fawcett Rd.,weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to5 p.m.Gauvin 2000 ConstructionLtd. 200-1140 AustinAve., weekdays from 8 a.m.to 5 p.m.Trail Appliances 2550Barnet Hwy., Monday toThursday from 9 a.m. to5:30 p.m., Friday from 9a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturdayfrom 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Wespac ElectricalContractors 106 BlueMountain St., weekdaysfrom 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

PORT MOODYGreen Sheet ConstructionData Ltd. (drop box outfront) 100 Sycamore Dr.,

Monday to Sunday from8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

PORT COQUITLAMPort Coquitlam BuildingSupplies 2650 Mary HillRd., weekdays from 6:30a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturdayfrom 7:30 a.m. to 5:30p.m., Sunday from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m.

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