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Jeremy [email protected] on the Port
Mann
Bridge is heading into its finalstages, and drivers are
beingreminded about a configurationchange thats set to begin
thisweekend.According to Transportation
Investment Corp., starting thisweekend, drivers will have
achoice as they approach the PortMann Bridge on Highway 1
west-bound from Surrey.The highway will be separated
by a barrier near the 152 Streetoverpass in Surrey and drivers
willchoose to go right or stay straight with both lanes realigning
asthey head onto the bridge.Drivers heading for Coquitlam
should use the right-hand lanes toavoid the need to change lanes
onthe bridge.We want drivers to know that
if theyre going to Coquitlam, theyshould be in the very far
rightlane, said Greg Johnson, with TICorp.He noted the
configuration is a
preview of what drivers will seewhen the final 10 lanes of
thebridge are complete.Johnson said construction on
the massive project is in the homestretch, but drivers will
likelysee traffic cones for a number ofmonths.
Anddriverswhohavebeenusingthe bridge since it first opened
alittle more than two years ago buthavent paid their tolls are
learn-ing a hard lesson.TI Corp. said if a driver owes $25
or more and is 90 days overdue,ICBC will refuse to renew
theirdrivers licence or issue vehicleinsurance for any of the cars
theyown if payment is not received.Drivers receive at least
threenotifications requesting paymentbefore being designated
Refuseto Issue.The company indicated at any
given time, between 10,000 and25,000 customers are
labelledRefuse to Issue.The process, which has been
in place since September 2013,appears to be working as TI
Corp.noted when customers are notifiedtheir account has been
designatedRefuse to Issue, between 80 and85 per cent make
payment.While the value of the outstand-
ing accounts varies from day today, the current balance is
about$3 million.When asked for a breakdown of
how many drivers in the Tri-Citieshave an outstanding bill, TI
Corpsaid it couldnt provide those num-bers due to privacy
concerns.The bridge operator said Refuse
to Issue drivers make up about oneper cent of all Port Mann
users.
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If youre returning to the Tri-Cities from Surrey, youllhave to
stay in the far right-hand lane to get toCoquitlam.
Keep right fortheTri-Cities
Jeremy [email protected]
A second meeting has been scheduled for PortMoody residents
affected by tunnel boring for theEvergreen Line, but this one will
be in their neigh-bourhood.The Evergreen project team has set up a
meeting
for Monday, Feb. 2 at Seaview Community School,to provide
information and take questions regard-ing construction on Cecile
Drive and Clarke Road.A bulletin put out by the project team noted
the
information will be the same as what was presentedat an earlier
meeting in January.Mondays meeting will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
at
the school, located at 1215 Cecile Dr.Both residents and Port
Moody council had asked
Evergreen officials to meet in the affected neigh-bourhood to
discuss concerns around the project.Two sinkholes have formed in
the last couple
of months related to tunnel boring, one in lateOctober in the
parking lot of a townhouse complexon Chateau Place, and the most
recent on Jan. 2 onCecile Drive.Following the second sinkhole,
residents mobil-
ized and asked for a meeting with Evergreen Lineofficials to get
answers, which prompted the recentget-togethers.In an e-mail to the
Tri-Cities NOW, Kerry Lecorre,
a Chateau Place resident who has helped organizepeople in the
community, noted some residentswerent able to make it to the first
meeting andhoped word would be spread around the neigh-bourhood to
give more people a chance to attendMondays local information
session.
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While a change to the traffic alignmentaround the Fremont area
of Port Coquitlamis still years away, the city continues to
gatherinput for possible options.The city is keeping its comment
period for
the route study open until Feb. 13.The study is looking at
identifying a route
to connect Dominion Avenue to LincolnAvenue or Victoria
Drive.Planners and council members will also be
taking into consideration the feedback givenby residents at an
open house and publicforum Tuesday, and what they heard was alot of
questions as to why the city is consider-ing the alignment in the
first place.LindaRichardson lives onSt. ThomasStreet
near Cedar Drive and cant understand whythe city is considering
making any changes.She suggested traffic studies have shown
Cedar Drive is adequate to handle futuretraffic.Its almost as if
they [the city] get all this
input, they get all the feedback and they dontlisten, Richardson
told the Tri-Cities NOWbefore the public forum portion of
Tuesdaysevent. They just seem to do what they havein mind for
Coquitlam.She said shes lived in the area for 30 years
and is comfortable with the current align-ment.Liana Carbonara
has lived on Cedar for 40
years and doesnt want to see more traffic onthe street. And she,
like others who spoke tothe Tri-Cities NOW, believes Coquitlam
andthe growth on Burke Mountain is pushing thecity to consider the
changes.Carbonara said shed like to see Coquitlam
pay for the project if and when it moves for-ward.At this point,
the city says it has not set
aside any funding for the project and the
route south of Prairie Avenue wouldnt beneeded for another 10
years.The route north of Prairie might not be
needed for another 20 years, if at all.The cost for the various
options ranges
from $4-million to $23-million.But PoCo Mayor Greg Moore said he
wants
this council to make the decision and end theuncertainty.We dont
want to leave it hanging. We
need to get the line drawn so people haveassurance where its
going to go and when itwould be built, he said.Moore acknowledged
the study is being
driven by growth on Burke Mountain, butargued thats part of
living under a regionalsystem.Healso suggested there are funding
sources
available to help pay for any project, aboveand beyond PoCo
taxpayers.A decision on the preferred route is expect-
ed to be made in the spring.
NEWSNOWJeremy [email protected] province has now
set a date for shutting
down the only local source of power genera-tion in Metro
Vancouver, and the City of PortMoody plans to fight to keep it
open.In a letter to the city dated early January,
Finance Minister Mike de Jong confirmed BCHydro will
decommission generating capacityat the Burrard Thermal Generating
Stationeffective March 31, 2016.The letter also noted the city
receives an
annual grant-in-lieu of property tax worth$1.28 million in 2014,
and that payment willend the year after the shut down.I recognize
that loss of the annual grant
BC Hydro pays to Port Moody in respect ofgenerating capacity at
Burrard will requireamendments to Port Moodys current FiveYear
Financial Plan, de Jong wrote.However, I am confident that the
munici-
pality has sufficient time to accommodate thisloss of revenue.
The Province will work withthe city and BC Hydro to finalize the
timing ofthe generation grant ending, and to examinepossibilities
for other uses for the Burrard sitenot required for ongoing
transmission supportrole that might generate municipal taxes
toreduce the impact of the loss of the genera-tion grant.But city
politicians were quick to rebuke
the closure on Tuesday, agreeing to havestaff come back with
information that wouldallow the city to draft motions to oppose
theclosure.Coun. Rick Glumac said hes concerned
about the closure, suggesting it isnt in thebest interests of
the province or the muni-cipality. He argued that, at a time when
theprovince is looking at spending money onhydroelectric projects
like the Site C dam,Burrard Thermal is a perfectly
functioningfacility able to generate electricity on a back-up or
emergency basis when needed.
It seems very shortsighted with the prov-ince to close this
facility, and I think we haveto take a strong position on this as
council forboth our taxpayers and for the ratepayers ofthe
province, Glumac said, adding the facilitymay be needed in a
situation such as a naturaldisaster.Mayor Mike Clay said he remains
confused
over the rationale to close the plant, espe-cially given the
millions of dollars spent onupgrades.This is the only local source
of energy we
have and its not a good idea to shut it down,he said. As for the
tax hit, Clay estimates it willequate to about a four-per-cent
increase forhomeowners, but the analysis still has to beworked out.
He suggested the province couldactually have to pay more depending
on theland use and whether the property changesfrom its current
exempt utility status to anindustrial site.In the end, the mayor
said, its not about
the money.I dont believe, and a lot of us dont believe,
that shutting the plant down is the right thingto do, Clay
said.The letter from the minister also noted BC
Hydro will operate the facility as a voltageregulator, balancing
voltage brought to theLower Mainland from the Interior.BC Hydro
will continue to pay the annual
grant to Port Moody in respect of the landat the site as long as
the Crown corporationowns the facility, the provinces letter
reads.The grant in 2014 was $236,000.In 2013, the province
announced plans to
shut down the plant, noting the move willsave $14 million and
that BC Hydro will notneed Burrard Thermals backup
generatingcapacity as of 2016.Built in the 1960s and located in the
north-
west area of Port Moody, Burrard Thermal is a900-megawatt
conventional natural-gas-firedgenerating station.
BurrardThermal to close in2016CITYOF PORTMOODYOPPOSES PLANBY
BCHYDROTODECOMMISSIONTHE FACILITY
NOW FILE PHOTO
Burrard Thermal, a natural-gas-fired generating station built in
the 1960s, is slated toshut down on March 31, 2016.
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One of the largest searchteams in Metro Vancouverhas nearly
crossed the fin-ish line in its efforts to raisemoney to buy a
major pieceof new equipment. CoquitlamSearch and Rescue has
raised$350,000 for a new mobilecommand centre, and is nowjust
$50,000 shy of the totalamount needed.The team got a small
boost
Tuesday, as Port Moody citycouncil approved a requestfor $10,000
toward the pur-chase of the new vehicle.SAR team member Sandy
Burpee told council aftermaking the request a coupleof months
ago the team hada lot of success fundraising,which helped bring up
thetotal.Im confident well make
that [$400,000] target, hesaid.The current command
centre is 20 years old anddue for replacement, while anew
vehicle would give theteam the opportunity to put
in enhanced electronics forthings as simple as a printerfor
coloured maps.The current truck has no
climate control, so cant becooled in the summer orwarmed in the
winter. Anew vehicle would also givethe team more space to
holdbriefings and debriefingsduring its 30 to 40 tasks
peryear.Mayor Mike Clay suggested
the $10,000 sum from thecity is a bargain compared
to the service the team hasprovided for 40 years.Its almost
embarrassing
to realize that that grouphasnt been supported by PortMoody in
the past, he said.Up until today, theyve exist-ed without any
support fromthe City of Port Moody.The money for the team is
coming out of a council con-tingency fund.Burpee said the team
is
waiting to hear back aboutother funding requests.
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NOW FILE PHOTO
Coquitlam Search and Rescue wants to replace itsmobile command
centre.
Jeremy [email protected]
The City of Port Moody has come up witha way to make sure it
doesnt end up in courtwith Metro Vancouver over its new
officialcommunity plan (OCP).On Tuesday, council voted to make
amend-
ments to the OCP to appease the regionaldistricts current
opposition tothe plan.Specifically,MetroVancouver
had taken issue with the landuse designation for the AndresWines
and Mill and Timbersites in the citys new OCP.The OCP calls for the
two
properties land use to bemoved from general indus-trial to
general urban, but therequest was declined by theMetro Vancouver
board due tolack of a comprehensive planfor the sites.After the OCP
was passed in
the fall, Metro Vancouver filed a court petitionarguing Port
Moodys OCP is invalid and doesnot meet statutory guidelines.The
regional district argued the city has
enacted a new regional context statementin the OCP that has
never been agreed to oraccepted by Metro Vancouver.The city has now
agreed to move the two
sites in question back to an industrial land usedesignation. The
change still requires a publichearing before final approval.
Metro Vancouver had given the city untilMarch 31 to respond to
the petition.Coun.RickGlumacproposed a60-daydead-
line extension to give council time to addresspublic feedback
and allow it to work with staffon refining the OCP if council
requests.That gives us the opportunity to make
some specific changes, [while] not openingup the whole OCP, he
argued, adding the
extra time to address issues inthe OCP would benefit every-one
in the community.However, city staff recom-
mended the amendments belimited to Metros points ofconflict with
the plan.The citys manager of plan-
ning, Mary De Paoli, suggestedopening the OCP to
significantchange would create a lar-ger and more time-consum-ing
public consultation pro-cess that could exceed MetroVancouvers
deadline.City staff also told council
there didnt seem to be an appetite by theregional district to
move the deadline.In the end, council voted down Glumacs
motion, which only received support fromCouns. Zoe Royer and
Robert Vagramov.Mayor Mike Clay said its important the
issue be resolved and the OCP accepted byMetro Vancouver.He said
once the OCP is accepted amend-
ments can be made to the two sites in thefuture.
City backs awayfromOCP stance
[An extensionwould] give usthe opportunityto make somespecific
changes[to the OCP].Port Moody Coun.Rick Glumac
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Port Coquitlam may soonjoin Vancouver as one of theonly cities
in B.C. to regulatethe use of electronic ciga-rettes.City
spokesperson Pardeep
Purewal saidthe issue isc u r r e n t l ybeing exam-ined by
staff,and a reportto council iscoming thisspring
withrecommendedchanges to thecitys smokingbylaws.City staff
are undertak-ing a review ofour SmokingControl Bylaw, which is
from2002 and outdated, shesaid.Regulation of e-cigarettes
will be a part of this review.InOctober2014,Vancouver
became the first city in B.C. toapply the same
restrictionsaround electronic cigarettesas those applied to
traditionalcigarettes.Last years Union of British
Columbia Municipalities
conference saw mayors andcouncillors from across B.C.endorse a
motion asking theprovince to regulate the useand sale of electronic
ciga-rettes, also known as e-ciga-rettes.Health Canada issued
an
advisory in 2009 cautioningC a n a d i a n sto avoid theproducts
alto-gether, thougha nation-wide,outright bandoesnt exist.Instead,
itruled thatc o m p a n i e scant sell e-cigarettes con-taining
nico-tine. Typically,e -c igaret tescontain car-tridges filled
with propylene glycol orother flavoured additives.As recently as
last week
a study in the New EnglandJournal of Medicine suggest-ed
e-cigarettes can release upto 15 times the amount offormaldehyde as
comparedto smoking traditional ciga-rettes.The City of
Coquitlam
is taking a more wait-and-see approach, according
to bylaws manager AndreaMcDonald.We have had some ques-
tions [from residents], andwe have had some discussionand
research, she said.Our stance right now is
that higher levels of govern-ment need to make some rul-ings on
it before were goingto really get involved becauseits kind of out
of our jurisdic-tion currently.McDonald noted there are
no regulations around e-ciga-
rettes in any of the applicablezoning, business or
smokingbylaws.Because smoking is very
clearly defined e-cigarettedoes not meet the same def-inition,
McDonald said.Businesses can set their
rules as they see fit, but itscurrently not breaching
abylaw.Port Moody spokesperson
Dave Teixeira said the samestandards apply in that cityas
well.
NEWSN0W
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Electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigs, are popularamong
smokers trying to kick regular cigarettes.
Will PoCoban e-cigarettes?CITY IS REVIEWING OUTDATED SMOKING
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Our stance rightnow is thathigher levelsof governmentneed to
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Jeremy [email protected] Mounties are
warning residents about a BC
Hydro scam that has surfaced in the Tri-Cities.According to
police, a local business received two phone
calls from a 1-800 number claiming to be representing
BCHydro.The caller told the shopkeeper they had an hour to
purchase
three $500 and one $498.84 money orders from a grocerystore to
pay for their overdue power bill, which was close to$2,000.
Otherwise their power would be shut off.Fortunately, the shopkeeper
didnt fall for the scam, and
reported the call to the police so we can prevent others
frombeing victimized, said RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung in a state-ment.
This is why it is so important to report crime or suspi-cious
activity. Your information is vital to our crime
reductionstrategy.Coquitlam RCMP are asking both area businesses
and resi-
dents to keep an eye out for the scam.Police note BC Hydro does
not demand payment in the form
of money orders for overdue accounts. If anyone receives a
callfrom someone claiming to represent BC Hydro and demand-ing
immediate payment, theyre asked to hang up and call BCHydro at
1-800-BCHYDRO or 1-800-224-9376 to verify thelegitimacy of the
call.If youve been victimized by this scam or received any
calls
from scammers representing BC Hydro, contact the CoquitlamRCMP
and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre to report it, policeadvise.BC
Hydro issued a warning last year about fraudsters posing
as hydro employees continuing to contact customers acrossB.C. by
phone in an attempt to steal money from residents andsmall
businesses particularly restaurants.
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Jeremy [email protected] Mounties
are looking for the personbehind a failed arson attemptin
PoCo.Police were called to
a home in the 1100 blockof Fraserview Street onWednesdaymorning
after thehomeowner noticed someonehad gone through her shedand
poured gasoline on thedriveway.Fortunately, there was
no damage, as the suspectsattempts to light a fireappeared to
fail.Coquitlam RCMP Cpl.
Jamie Chung said investi-gators spent the day in
theneighbourhood talking toresidents to see if they had
seen anything suspiciousovernight.Werebasicallyaskingany-
one who lives in the area, ifthey see someone suspiciouslooking
or anyone carryinga jerry can down the road tocall us, he told the
Tri-CitiesNOW, adding people can alsocall police if they smell gas
inthe air around their home.Chung said nearby resi-
dents dont need be con-cerned, pointing out this isthe first
type of incident inthat area in recent memory.While there is no
sus-
pect description, anyonewith information about theincident is
asked to contactCoquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file
2015-2788.
Suspect wantedfor attemptedrobberyCoquitlam Mounties are
looking for the publics helpto identify the suspect in abotched
robbery.Police said the incident
happened on the afternoonof Monday, Jan. 5, when awomanwalked
into a conven-ience store in the 2700 blockof Lougheed Highway
inPoCo and demanded moneyfrom the cashier.When the would-be
rob-
ber said she had a gun, thecashier panicked and presseda bell to
get the attention ofanother employee, who wasin the back of the
store.As soon as the second
employee came out from theback, police said the suspectfled the
store on foot withoutany cash.The suspect is described
as a Caucasian in her teens,with a slim build, standing
four-feet 11-inches tall withblack hair.She was wearing a
black
jacket, hoodie and pants, andcarrying a brown bag.Anyone with
information
on the identity of the suspectis asked to contact CoquitlamRCMP
at 604-945-1550 andquote file number 2015-472.
Fake kidnappingscam foiledIt started out sounding like
a terrifying ordeal.A mother who lives in
Taiwan received a phonecall from someone claimingto have
kidnapped her 25-year-old son, who lives inCoquitlam,whowas
demand-ing a ransom.She couldhearwhat sound-
ed like someone being beatenin the background and shout-ing
about sendingmoney. Themother, gravely concernedabout her sons
well-being,immediately contacted other
family members, both inTaiwan and Coquitlam.Fortunately, after
call-
ing the police and familymembers in Coquitlam, thewoman
determined that herson was safe and the kidnap-ping had never
happened.Thats the scenario that
played out on Wednesday,Jan. 7, and it has CoquitlamMounties
warning the publicabout a scam thats surfacedin the
community.Becauseeveryoneinvolved
acted so quickly and did theright thing by contacting thepolice,
with the help of theTaiwanese authorities, wewere able to alert the
victimsfamily to let them know hewas, in fact, safe and the
kid-napping was a hoax beforeany ransom money was paidto the
alleged kidnappers,said RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung.Though this incident
turnedout to be a scam, we takethese kinds of reports
veryseriously. We want people to
know that if this happens tothem, they need to call
usimmediately.Coquitlam RCMP offer the
following tips to help preventsimilar incidents from hap-pening.
Have regular contact
with your loved ones: mak-ing a phone call, sending atext
message or connectingthrough social media regu-larly will help put
your familymembers minds at ease. Provide your family with
contact information of placesyou frequent: Providing yourfamily
with contact informa-tion for your work, schooland close friends is
helpfulnot only in a crime-relatedsituation, but it allows themto
find you in case of a familyemergency, such as an illnessor
accident. Call police immediately if
you get a call from a kidnap-per: Coquitlam RCMP treatthis type
of call seriously withdeployment of full resources.The primary goal
is the vic-tims safety and the safety ofanyone else who could
alsobe a potential victim. Safeguard your personal
information and the infor-mation of your loved ones:Whether its
a real kidnap-ping or a scam, perpetratorsoften do research on
thebackground of their poten-tial victims. Keep your
privateinformation private, bothonline and in public places.This
decreases the chancesof your personal informationfalling into the
wrong hands.
Port Coquitlamman identied ashomicide victimin WhistlerA PoCo
man has been iden-
tified as the person who diedin a Whistler hotel last
weekfollowing an altercation.Damon William Campbell,
45, was found unresponsiveand in medical distress byWhistler
RCMP officers at theAava Hotel at around 3 a.m.on Jan.
20.HewastakentotheWhistler
Health Centre, where he waspronounced dead.Whistler RCMP
released
little information aboutthe incident, except to sayCampbell
became unrespon-sive as a result of an alterca-tion.The Integrated
Homicide
Investigation Team said theincident was not a targetedattack.The
Independent
Investigations Office was alsocalled in because police wereat
the scene while the victimwas in medical distress.The police
watchdog
agency said it would conducta preliminary investigationto
determine whether therewas any relationship betweenthe death and an
officersactions.
Cheryl Chan,The Province
Police investigate failed arson attemptHOMEOWNERS
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6 THE TRI-CITIES NOW | FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015
The Land Use Committee is holding a public meeting to consider
the following application:
LOCATION MAP - 2513-2519 Clarke Street
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SUBJECT PROPERTY
Location: 2513-2519 Clarke St. (Rezoning Application
6700-20-123)
Applicant: TL Housing Solutions Ltd
Purpose: To rezone 2513-2519 Clarke Street (the Legion site)
from Special Public Service (P2)and Community Commercial (C3) zones
to Comprehensive Development Zone 62 (CD62).This would allow for a
five storey mixed use development consisting of commercial space,
84residential units and a new Legion facility on the subject
properties.
How do I getmoreinformation?
Review the proposed application andrelated information at the
DevelopmentServices Department, City Hall, 100Newport Drive, Port
Moody, B.C. anytimebetween 8:30am-5pm, Monday to Friday.
How can I provide input?1. If you believe your propertyis
affected by this application,
attend this meeting in person andsubmit comments directly to the
LandUse Committee
2. You can also send a submission inwriting anytime before 12
noonon February 3, 2015. If you plan onsending your feedback ahead
of time,email it to [email protected] orfax it to
604.469.4550.
James Stiver, MAES, MCIP, RPP,General Manager ofDevelopment
Services
Get in touch!
Land Use Committee NoticeWhen: Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 7pm
Where: Brovold Room, City Hall, 100 Newport Dr., Port Moody,
B.C.
604.469.4500www.portmoody.ca
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A Port Coquitlam couplewill have to sell their condoafter being
found in con-tempt of court following aprotracted legal battle
withtheir strata council.In a ruling released
Tuesday, the B.C. Court ofAppeal uphelda ruling thatorders
thedrastic meas-ure for Cheng-Fu Bea andHuei-Chi YangBea.The
dispute
began in 2006when thecouncil passeda new bylawregulating theuse
of parkingstalls, a moveopposed bythe Beas.The couple
went to courtbut lost theircase. Instead of appealing,they
launched a fresh peti-tion, using many of the samefailed arguments.
They lostyet again.Over the next several years,
they repeatedly returned tocourt, taking up countless
court hours, frustrating doz-ens of judges, severely testingthe
patience of court registrystaff and, most important,forcing the
council to rack upmore than $185,000 in legalfees to defend
itself.There were numerous
j u d g m e n t so b t a i n e dagainst themaswell
asnum-erousorders ofspecial costs,and they weree v e n t u a l l
ydeclared vexa-tious litigantsand orderedto cease anyfurther
legalactions.T h e y
ignored thecourt ordersand a B.C.S u p r e m eCourt judgefound
that the
only way they would takenotice of their flouting ofthe law would
be to orderthem to sell their premises.The couple appealed the
saleorder, arguing the court hadno jurisdiction and that it wasnot
an appropriate decision.
But in her reasons for judg-ment, B.C. Court of AppealJustice
Nicole Garson saidMrs. Bea, the registeredowner of the suite, had
showna contemptuous disregardfor court orders both by herown
conduct and the conductshe authorized her husbandto pursue.As the
chambers judge
found, it is Mrs. Beas con-tinued ownership of thestrata unit
that fuels her vex-atious court applications. Hewas of the view
that forcinga sale was the only way tofinally end these
vexatiousproceedings.The chambers judges dis-
cretionary decision to grantthe order deserves defer-ence in the
circumstances,and it cannot be shown tobe inappropriate in this
case.I do not see any error in hisconclusion.Justice Anne
MacKenzie
agreed with Garson but athird judge, Justice RichardGoepel,
dissented, findingthe judge did not have thejurisdiction under the
courtscivil rules.Iuli Varva, a former pres-
ident and longtime memberof the strata council, said
it was about time the courtruled against the Beas.Enough is
enough. Believe
it or not, Im blaming not only[the Beas] but also the
courtsystem. They allowed this todrag out for so many years.
Varva said he and his wifeare personally on the hook topay
$5,000 for their share ofthe stratas legal fees follow-ing three
special resolutionsof the council.In a separate legal matter,
the council is attempting toforce the Beas to pay the legalfees,
but Varva is not confi-dent they will recover the fullamount.
Keith Fraser,The Province
NEWSN0W
NOW FILE PHOTO
Owners at the Brittany Park condo complex in Port Coquitlam are
on the hookfor fees incurred to defend the strata council against a
long-running legal battlelaunched by two owners over a parking
dispute.
PoCocoupleordered to sell condoPARKINGDISPUTE LEDTOYEARSOF LEGAL
BATTLESWITH STRATACOUNCIL, $185K IN FEES
Enough isenough Imblaming notonly [the Beas]but also thecourt
system.They allowedthis to drag outfor so manyyears. Iuli Varva,
stratacouncil member
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Where: Hyde Creek Recreation Centre
When: Friday, February 13, 2015
Time: 7 am - 9 pm
For more details and info,
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Imagine, if you will, being enrolledin a clinical trial and
researchersfailing to inform you that you hada higher risk of death
dependingupon which of the two groupsin the trial you were assigned
to, thatrenal failure or stroke were just two ofthe possible side
effects of one of thetreatments or that one of the groupsmight not
receive patient care to thehighest levels available.Now imagine
that you were enrolled
without your written consent or know-ledge, with researchers
relying insteadon verbal consent given over the tele-phone by your
legally authorized repre-sentative.Incredibly, part of that trial
was hap-
pening right here in the province underthe nose of the B.C.
government at theUniversity of B.C., St. Pauls Hospitaland
Vancouver General Hospital.In laymans terms, it involved stick-
ing a catheter into the lungs of patientssuffering from acute
respiratory distresssyndrome and injecting additional fluidsinto
their lungs to manipulate lung pres-sures to determine which
treatmentshad higher and lower death rates.It would take the U.S.
government to
bring it to a halt.U.S. authorities suspended the trial
sponsored by the U.S. National Heart,Lung, and Blood Institute
(NHLBI) in2002, when investigators first raisedconcerns that one of
the two patientgroups in the trials did not receive careaccording
to the best current standardof practice.And in an 11-page letter to
UBC
in 2003, the U.S. Office for HumanResearch Protections (OHRP)
shut thetrial down for good.OHRP an office of the U.S.
Department of Health and HumanServices is responsible for the
pro-tection of the rights, welfare and well-
being of subjects involved in researchconducted or supported by
the U.S.Department of Health and HumanServices.In their letter to
the university, OHRP
highlighted serious concerns with thepatient consent document in
use for theNHLBI study. Most notably, that it failedto include
death as one of the risks ofthe research: the informed
consentdocument did not include a statementthat the subject could
have a higherrisk of death depending on which ofthe experimental
groups he or she wasassigned to.Additionally, OHRP noted that
although the informed consent docu-ments stated that subjects
assigned tothe fluid conservative managementgroup might experience
inadequateorgan perfusion, there was no mentionthat this could
result in renal failure,ischemic brain injury, cardiac ischemiaor
other end organ damage.While UBC said in 2004 that it had
made major improvements to its eth-ics review process following
the NHLBIstudy, OHRP flagged compliance issueswith university
officials in 2009 andagain in 2010, following what the uni-versity
called an OHRP audit.In May 2009, OHRP wrote the uni-
versity requesting that it conduct anevaluation of its system
for protectinghuman research subjects to ensure thatit is in
compliance with Department ofHealth and Human Services
regulationsfor the protection of human researchsubjects.They
pointed to concerns over how
minutes were recorded at meetings ofthe universitys research
ethics board,that provisional approval could not begiven to
clinical trials and that reportingprocedures in place for
unanticipatedproblems with trials were insufficient,as was the
oversight of some trials.
In January 2010, they followed upwith a second letter: We have
reviewedthe UBC (Research Ethics Board)policies and procedures and
we havedetermined that they do not providesufficient details for
the proceduresrequired by HHS regulations, includingensuring prompt
reporting of anyunanticipated problems involving risksto subjects
or others.UBCs Office of Research Services
submitted an additional report withcorrective actions two months
later,and is considered to be compliant withU.S. regulations as of
April 2010, afterOHRP concluded that the universitysactions
adequately addressed their con-cerns.The university has a big
interest
in keeping OHRP happy. The U.S.Department of Health and
HumanServices is a big player on campus.In 2010, a total of 223
studies at the
university were funded by the depart-ment. And, according to the
U.S.governments spending.gov website,since 2010, the Department of
Healthhas awarded $43.6 million in grants andcontracts to
researchers at the univer-sity. But the university wasnt the
onlyinstitution in the province on OHRPsradar screen.
OHRP and the InteriorHealth AuthorityFrom July 2000 to November
2014,
the U.S. Office for Human ResearchProtections has sent exactly
one com-pliance letter to a Canadian universityor health authority
outside of B.C.:McMaster University. And that was in2001.In the
same period of time, the
Interior Health Authority received threeletters.
We all live nearly every day, in one wayor another, with a few
health-relatedwords that can make the blood run cold words like
cancer and stroke andAlzheimers.Each one carries with it its own
chilling concept of
approaching mortality, each with its own propensity fordrawn-out
devastation for entire families.Cancer isnt the death sentence it
once was. Great strides
have been made in understanding the mechanisms ofmany of its
forms, and while several remain immutable,many of the myriad
diseases that fall under the cancerumbrella have been relegated to
the status of mostly ser-ious and in need of immediate
attention.Understanding of stroke has grown exponentially. We
know that healthy living and good eating habits go a longway to
protecting us throw away the cigarettes!But Alzheimers disease
remains mostly a puzzle, and
improvements in treatment have only had modest successin
delaying onset and its final, inexorable conclusion.What we do know
is not encouraging.We know that, while aging is a risk factor, the
disease
is not restricted to old age. Cardiovascular disease, dia-betes,
high blood pressure and smoking add to the risks, sohealthy living
counts.We know Alzheimers can be overwhelming for its
victims caregivers. Dealing with the relentless deteriora-tion
of a loved one becomes both mentally and physicallydebilitating.We
know that three quarters of a million Canadians
are living with Alzheimers, and as the average age of
ourpopulation rises, so will its burden.So we ought to know what
other countries have already
done: that its high time Canada builds a serious
nationalstrategy to deal with Alzheimers disease. And we knowthat
Alzheimers strikes women more than twice as oftenas it does men and
that nearly three out of four care-givers are women so our national
strategy must focusstrongly on the full impact that Alzheimers has
on women.
Alzheimers:weneedaplan
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CANADASMEDICALRESEARCHPOLICIES ARESERIOUSLYFLAWED
In 2000, OHRP wrote a com-pliance letter to the chief execu-tive
officer, Murray Ramsden,of what was then the OkanaganSimilkameen
Health Region.Today, its the Interior HealthAuthority.All of the
letters, including the
2000 letter, were addressed toMr. Ramsden.In a four-page letter
in
December 2007, OHRP foundthat the authoritys InstitutionalReview
Board (IRB) did not havewritten procedures to adequate-ly describe
five activities, includ-ing: the procedures which theIRB will
follow for its continuingreview of research, reporting itsfindings
and actions, and report-ing any unanticipated problemsinvolving
risks to subjects orothers.OHRP required that corrective
action be taken to ensure that the
terms of reference for the author-itys IRB were also compliant
withthe U.S. Department of Healthsregulations that a quorum of
anIRB be composed of a majorityof its members and not a minor-ity
of the members, as was theauthoritys practice.The letter noted that
the
revised Terms of Reference which the authority had prom-ised for
September 2007 stillhadnt been received by OHRPthree months later.
The authoritywas given a two-month exten-sion.Close to a page of
the 2007 let-
ter was redacted.In its June 2008 letter to the
authority, OHRP wrote thatHHS regulations require thatcontinuing
review of research beconducted by the IRB at intervalsappropriate
to the degree of risk,but not less than once per year.The letter
noted that the
authority had failed to conductcontinuing review of research
atleast once per year for the proto-col Albumin in Acute
Stroke:ALIAS. OHRP had raised thatissue review frequency asearly as
2000.By September 2008, OHRP
was satisfied that the authorityhad taken sufficient
correctiveactions to be in compliance with
U.S. regulations.The issues flagged by OHRP at
both UBC and the Interior HealthAuthority point to serious
flawswith Canadas medical researchpolicies, not the least of which
isthat theres little oversight of clin-ical trials in Canada by
Canadianauthorities and what little thereis, is a closely guarded
secret.There are 4,000 drug trials
underway in Canada at any giventime. Health Canada only
startedinspections in 2002, with a goalof inspecting two per cent
of thetrials each year. It still hasnt metthat target.Since then,
theyve identified
critical problems with 33 clinicaltrials across the country.
Butunlike OHRP and the U.S. Foodand Drug Agency, they wont saywhere
or what those issues are.By way of comparison, between
October 2008 and March 2014,the FDA has conducted more than950
inspections in Canada, 130of them in B.C. Details of
thoseinspections are publicly availableon the agencys website.The
FDA identified significant
objectionable conditions or prac-tices where regulatory
action(was) warranted to address lackof compliance at eight of
itsinspections in the province.Despite the fact that Health
Canada agreed with the federalauditor generals 2012
recom-mendation for the department tofulfill its long-standing
commit-ments to enhance public access toinformation on authorized
clin-ical trials, including the results ofits clinical trial
inspections, theystill havent done so.Last July, when the
Toronto
Star asked for the results, HealthCanada refused, saying that
pro-viding records would requirean exhaustive manual paper
filereview.While OHRP does provide
vigorous and transparent oversight of clinical trials inB.C.
that the U.S. Department ofHealth funds, there is a risk thatsome
of their regulations may beinfluenced by the U.S. politicalsystem,
where Big Pharmas cashand lobbyists carry even moreclout that they
do in B.C.But until Health Canada choos-
es to honour its commitment tothe auditor general, the FDA
andOHRP may be the only healthsheriffs in town.
Dermod Travis is theexecutive director ofIntegrityBC.
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John [email protected] Coquitlam Public
Librarys City Centre branchwill host a melting pot of
vol-unteerism, philanthropy andcross-culturaldialogue thisweekend.T
h e
C a n a d i a nInternationalS t u d e n tSociety (CISS)is
partneringwith SHARE tostage an eventon Saturday,Jan. 31 thataims
to bolstervolunteerismamong bothinternational students andnew
Canadians.Politicians from all three
levels of government will bein attendance, and attendeesare
asked to bring a donation
non-perishable food, cloth-ing or cash for SHARE.We want these
students
to understand Canadian cul-ture. Some of them have beenhere for
a few months, but
others onlyfor a weekor two, saidCISS chairSusanna Xu.Someof
themmight notunde r s t andwhat volun-teering is untilthey come
toCanada, sowe want togive them thisexperience sothey under-
stand that Canadians love todonate, volunteer their timeand give
back.Outside of raising aware-
ness around local volunteerefforts, the event will give
new Canadians a chance toconnectwith one another andlearn more
about Canadianculture.Its also an opportunity for
those who may feel homesickor isolated to feel a sense
ofbelonging, particularly as theChinese New Year approach-es next
month.Some of these kids really
miss home, Xu said. Formany kids, this is the firsttime they
have left home.During the Chinese New Yearin China, theyre with
theirparents eating and talking.So we want them to feel wel-come to
the community heretoo.Saturdays event is free and
open to the public. It takesplace in rooms 136 and 137of the
librarys City Centrebranch, with registrationkicking off at 2 p.m.
For moreinformation, e-mail [email protected].
Event aims tobolsterlocal volunteering
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nd us on
faceb kfacebook.com/TheTriCitiesNOW
We want thesestudents tounderstandCanadianculture. Susanna
Xu,Canadian InternationalStudent Society
10 THE TRI-CITIES NOW | FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015
City of CoquitlamNotice of Public Consultation
coquitlam.ca I @cityofcoquitlam I /cityofcoquitlam
The City has received an application for a Temporary Use Permit
(TUP) for theproperty located at 2954 Pheasant Street (Popows Auto
Body). The owner of thissite has applied for a TUP which would
allow them to repair and sell automobilesunder 4500 KG GVW for up
to three (3) years.
Additional information related to this application, including a
copy of the permit,may be inspected from Friday, January 30, 2015
toMonday, February 16, 2015 atthe Planning and Development
Department, 3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlamduring the hours of 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. fromMonday to Friday excludingstatutory
holidays.
Additional information concerning this application may also be
obtained bycontacting Chris Jarvie, Development Planner, at
604-927-3438 or [email protected].
It is expected that this application will come before Council
for considerationat their Regular Meeting scheduled forMonday,
February 16, 2015. The CouncilMeeting, at which the application
will be considered, starts at 7:00 p.m. in theCouncil Chambers of
City Hall located at 3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlam, BC,V3B 7N2.
If you wish to provide input in writing please submit your
comments to the CityClerks Ofce in one of the following ways:
By email to [email protected] person at the City Clerks Ofce
which is located on the 2nd oor ofCity Hall at 3000 GuildfordWayBy
fax at 604-927-3015
Written submissions provided in response to this consultation
will become partof the public record which includes the submissions
being made available forpublic inspection at Coquitlam City Hall
and potentially on our website as part ofa future agenda package
atwww.coquitlam.ca.
CityofCoquitlam
Get Connectedwith City HallThere are so many ways to stay
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recreation programs, have opportunities to provide input
andfeedback on parks and neighbourhood planning processes, receive
Councilagendas and project-specic updates and easily nd key
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Council Information City Council meetings are broadcast online
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EventSaturdayaims tohelpanimal shelterJohn
[email protected]
APoCo-based fitness studiois partnering up with a youngCoquitlam
resident to raisemoney for the CoquitlamAnimal Shelter this
weekend.Room to Move Dance and
Fitness will host a series ofclasses on Saturday, Jan. 31,as
part of an event calledFitness for Fur Babies.A blog post on the
com-
panys website suggests themotivation for Saturdaysfundraiser
came largely from11-year-old Coquitlam resi-dent Elyse Farmer.Elyse
had previously raised
$500 for the animal shelter aspart of a separate fundraiser.All
the dogs do is sit in
their kennels, get walks andwait to be welcomed into aloving
home the cats, onthe other hand, play and getgroomed, petted and
cud-dled, but once again are stillwaiting to be welcomed intoa
forever home, Elyse wrotepreviously.There are cats that have
been there for months if notmaybe even a year.A series of draws
and fit-
ness classes will be offeredduring the course of theweekend
event, along with
donation opportunities andinformation around items todonate.The
event runs from 1 to 4
p.m. at 312-2071 KingswayAve. in PoCo.For more information,
see
www.roomtomovefitness.caor call 604-464-4418.
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NOW FILE PHOTO
Eleven-year-oldElyse Farmer isbehind a fund-raiser for
theCoquitlam AnimalShelter calledFitness for FurBabies. It
takesplace Saturday atthe Room to MoveDance and Fitnessstudios, at
312-2071 KingswayAve. in PoCo.
Applyfor agrantFollowing a record-setting
2014 in which it distributed$127,000 throughout thecommunity,
the CoquitlamFoundation is now acceptingapplications for a new
roundof grants, bursaries andscholarships. The deadlinefor
applications is 4 p.m. onMonday, Feb. 16.From bursaries for
high
school students entering col-lege to grants for organiza-tions
assisting needy individ-uals, the foundation providesa wide range
of support tofurther its mission to builda vibrant, sustainable
andhealthy community.Prospective applicants are
invited to visit www.coquit-lamfoundation.com for
moreinformation on how to apply.Interested parties can also
call 604-468-9598 or [email protected]. Grants,
bursaries andscholarships will be distribut-ed at the foundations
annualAwards Night, on June 17at the Evergreen CulturalCentre.
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and schools aswell as for festivals and birthday parties. More than
20,000 childrenhave played on the bus during its 2 years in the
TriCities. VancouverTumblebus has been nominated for multiple
awards province-wide,been featured in the Huffington Post and was a
contender on TheHardway Business Reality TV Show.
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City of Coquitlamwants archivematerialJohn
[email protected]
The City of Coquitlamwants your ThrowbackThursday material to be
a
permanent part of the publicrecord.On Monday, Council
received a report summar-izing operations at the cityarchives
during 2014, which
highlighted, among otherthings, the use of the
popularsocialmedia hashtag#throw-backthursday to promote thearchive
and its materials.The city is now looking
to grow its base of archivalmaterials by reaching out tosports
groups, seniors cen-tres and the local branch ofthe Royal Canadian
Legionto see if more materials canbe found.As part of Mondays
discus-
sion, councillors expressedinterest in using copies ofsome of
those materials tocelebrate the citys 125th
anniversary next year, whilealso tossing around the ideaof
taking photos of the samelocation on an annual basisto document
growth andchange.A past president of the
Coquitlam Heritage Society,Coun. Craig Hodge said hav-ing a
standalone presence forthe archives offers residentspeace of mind
in the event
that theyre otherwise reluc-tant to part with older items.Once
you have a city
archive, people will start toturnoverinformationbecausethey feel
safe in knowing thatits now in the proper hands,he said.To learn
more about the
citys archives, see www.coquitlam.ca/archives.
twitter.com/johnkurucz
COMMUNITY&LIFE
HelpVariety help kidsVickie Ayers, a Tri-Cities
resident and life-long fund-raiser for Variety TheChildrens
Charity, is appeal-ing for support as she windsdown her efforts to
reach hercurrent goal of $29,000.She has been fundraising
since she was 10 years oldand has raised more than$300,000 for
B.C.s specialkids.Ayers will be at her booth
at the Pinetree Price Smart
location every day exceptMondays, from 2:30 to 5:30p.m. right up
to Saturday,Feb. 14 for those wishing tomake a donation or drop
offchange for her coin drive.Variety T-shirts, gold heartpins and
other items are alsoavailable to purchase.Variety will issue
receipts
for cheques of $20 or larger.A new Robert Bateman printwill be
issued for donationsof $169 or more.
Call 604-939-7419 for thedrop-off address if you havebeer or pop
bottles to donateor if you need them pickedup. The bottle and coin
drivesgo year-round.Watch for Ayers on Global
TV (Channel 11) on Sunday,Feb. 15 between 1 and 2 p.m.for her
presentation at theShow of Hearts Telethon,which will be broadcast
livefrom the Hard Rock CasinoTheatre in Coquitlam.
12 THE TRI-CITIES NOW | FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015
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Are you unsatisfied withyour dentures?
Unable to chew? Unhappy with the looks?
Notice of Intention
604.469.4500www.portmoody.ca
Notice of Intention to Consider an Amendmentto Council Procedure
BylawNo. 2988, 2014At their January 27, 2015 meeting, Port Moody
Council gave first three readings to aproposed City of Port Moody
Council Procedure Bylaw No. 2988, 2014, AmendmentBylaw No. 1, 2015,
No. 2998. A Council Procedure Bylaw establishes the
generalprocedures that Council follows in conducting their
business.
Pursuant to Section 124(3) of the Community Charter, Council is
required to givepublic notice that they are considering amending
Council Procedure Bylaw No.2988, 2014. The proposed changes in the
amending bylaw are:
1. Clarication of Consent Agenda Procedures Section 6(g) in
Schedule D isamended to add wording that clarifies when items are
to be removed from theConsent Agenda. Section 6(h) is amended to
correct a numbering error.
2. Public Hearing Procedures andTime Limits Sections 11(m) and
(n) inSchedule D are added to clarify the procedures for
presentations bymembers of thepublic at a public hearing, and to
add a five-minute time limit per turn for speakers,withmultiple
turns allowed for each speaker.
3. Adding a Second Public Input Period Sections 7(a) and
11(i)(j)(k)(l) inSchedule D are amended to add a second Public
Input Period after Staff VerbalReports at Regular Council
Meetings.
View copies of the bylaw online at www.portmoody.ca. Council
will consideradopting the proposed Amendment to the Council
Procedure Bylaw at theFebruary 10, 2015 Council meeting.
Heres how you can provide written comments on the proposed
bylaw:
Email [email protected]
Mail your comments to PO Box 36, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody,
BCV3H 3E1 to the attention of the City Clerk
Submit written comments in person at the Legislative Services
counter,Port Moody City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BC V3H
3E1
Please submit your comments by 5pm Friday, February 6, 2015.
Public Safety Notice Snowmobiler andWinter Recreation Users
Winter recreationalists and snowmobilers should be aware
thatconstruction of the Interior to Lower Mainland (ILM)
Transmission Linecontinues. On-site activities include on-going
maintenance of accessroads; tower assembly and erection; and
stringing of the conductor(transmission lines).
The ILM right-of-way continues to be a construction zone with
restrictedaccess. Restricted access is required for worker and
public safety to avoidrisks associated with construction materials
and equipment, or otherpotential hazards that may be hidden or
partially hidden by the snow.
Please avoid using the right-of-way for your activities. If you
are in the area,use extra care when traveling around the
right-of-way.
The ILM project is a new 247 kilometre 500 kilovolt transmission
linebetween Merritt and Coquitlam that will expand the electrical
system sothat BC Hydro can continue to deliver clean and reliable
energy to homesand businesses in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver
Island.
For more information on the project please visit:
bchydro.com/ilm.
If you have any questions, please contact BC Hydro
StakeholderEngagement: 1 866 647 3334 or 604 623 4472 or send an
email [email protected]. 44
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INTERIOR TO LOWER MAINLANDTRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT
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*EARN 7 AIR MILES REWARDMILES FOR EVERY $20 SPENT IN A SINGLE
TRANSACTION ON THE PATIENT PAID OR THIRD-PARTY PRIVATE INSURANCE
PLAN PORTION OF YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS AFTER ALL DISCOUNTS AND
EXCLUSIONS ARE APPLIED. THE PORTION OF A PRESCRIPTION PURCHASE
FUNDED BY BCPHARMACARE IS EXCLUDED. NO COUPON REQUIRED. VALID ON
PRESCRIPTIONS, DIABETES MERCHANDISE, INSULIN PUMP SUPPLIES AND
BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORS. NOT VALID ON INSULIN PUMPS. THE COLLECTION
OF AIR MILES REWARDMILES FOR PRESCRIPTION PURCHASES MAY VARY BY
PROVINCEAND IS GOVERNED BY PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS, PROVINCIAL
AUTHORITIES, AND THIRD PARTY INSURANCE PLANS. TO COMPLY WITH
PROVINCIAL DRUG PLANS, PROVINCIAL PHARMACY AND/OR THIRD PARTY
COVERAGE REGULATIONS IN THE WESTERN PROVINCES, THE FULL VALUE OF A
PRESCRIPTIONPURCHASE CANNOT BE SPLIT UP INTO SMALLER COMPONENTS
TOMAXIMIZE AIR MILES REWARDMILES. THE FULL VALUE OF THE
PRESCRIPTIONMUST BE PROCESSED IN A SINGLE TRANSACTION.
Find a pharmacy at theseThrifty Foods locations:Morgan Crossing
(South Surrey)
Coquitlam Port Moody
on your prescriptions*, every day!
AIR MILESreward miles
Tribal JavaOrganic Fair
Trade CoffeeRoasted in BC
Assorted454g
RegularRetail:$14.99Each
On Sale
*SAME ITEM OF EQUAL ORLESSER VALUE.
On Sale
*SAME ITEM OF EQUAL ORLESSER VALUE.
Coke, Pepsior Selected Flavours6 x 710mlRegular Retail:$5.396.49
Each
Kashi
OrganicCerealor Natural CerealSelected265460gRegular
Retail:$6.99 Each
Specials in Effect until Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 ONLY
Friday to TuesdayJan 30th-Feb 3rd
On Sale
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Fraser Valley
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RetroTechPetting Zoo Feb. 7Bring your family, and
explore gadgets from thepast at the Port Moody PublicLibrarys
Retro Tech PettingZoo on Saturday, Feb.7.Check out the librarys
hands-on display of vintageelectronics and devices, andwatch
your kids navigate theancient mysteries of rotaryphones, cassette
players,Polaroid cameras and more.Bring down your old-school
vinyl and give it a spin onthe librarys classic turntable,or get
in touch the old-fash-ioned way, and type up a let-ter on one of
its venerabletypewriters. If youre up forit, sit down for some
ori-ginal NES games, and showoff your mad Paperboy andSuper Mario
skills.Special guests from the
VE7SCC CoquitlamsAmateurRadioClubwill be
on hand to explain how vin-tage radio equipment worksand how the
technology hasevolved over the past cen-tury. Club members will
alsodemonstrate their modernradio technology, and explainhow well
rely on their com-munications network duringa major emergency.When
youve finished wal-
lowing in the past, head backto the future with some inter-
active examples of modernand cutting-edge technology.Dance up a
storm with
some new console games, orcheck out the newest wear-able tech.
With 3D printerdemos, a new tablet show-case and a hands-on
electron-ics station, the librarys gotactivities for everyone at
thisall-ages event, which runsfrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on adrop-in
basis.
COMMUNITY&LIFE14 THE TRI-CITIES NOW | FRIDAY, JANUARY 30,
2015
HOURS OF OPERATIONTuesday - Saturday 9:30am-4:30pmThrift
Thursday open until 7pm
Super Savings Saturday (first Saturday of each month)
2780 Barnet Highway, Coquitlam, BCV3H 1W4
604-949-0459www.crossroadshospice.bc.ca/store
THERES SO MUCH IN STORELadies, Mens and Childrens
ClothingFashion Accessories Jewelry Books
Toys Household Items Small AppliancesMusic and Movies
City Hall - 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam
Watch Live Broadcasts of Coquitlam Council Meetings orArchived
Video from Meetings Previously Webcast
The City of Coquitlam offers a video streaming service that
makes itsRegular Council Meetings, Council-in-Committee Meetings
and PublicHearings accessible through its website
at:www.coquitlam.ca/webbroadcasts.
Monday, February 2, 2015
Closed Council* A Closed Council meeting will conveneimmediately
following adjournment ofthe Council-in-Committee Meeting
Council Committee Room
MEETING TIME LOCATION
2:00 p.m. Council Committee RoomCouncil-in-Committee
Agendas for the Regular Council and Council-in-Committee
Meetings willbe available on the Council Agendas pageof the Citys
website by 5:00 p.m. on theFriday prior to the scheduled
meetings.
7:00 p.m. Council ChambersRegular Council
Dr. Sonia TolussoFAMILY AND COSMETIC DENTISTRY
604 942 6544
Celebrating 17 years of quality care in the Tricities
NEWPATIENTSWELCOMEHOURS: Tues 9-7pm;Wed 11-7pm; Thurs, Fri,
& Sat 9-5pm
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PATIENTS WELCOMEItalian and Spanish also spoken here
Suite 205-1120 Westwood Street Coquitlam(at corner of Westwood
Street and Lincoln Avenue)
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604 942 6544
Burquitlam LougheedNeighbourhood Plan Update
WeWant YourNeighbourhood PerspectiveThere are exciting changes
ahead for the Burquitlam-Lougheedneighbourhoods and with
construction for the arrival of theSkyTrain in 2016 youve probably
noticed that the area hasalready started to change.
We want you to get involved and make sure your voice is heard
tohelp shape the changes in these neighbourhoods. Please attend
acommunity information session and contribute your vision!
coquitlam.ca/BLNP
Take the Survey! - Tell us your priorities, concerns, and what
youvalue most in your neighbourhood by visiting
coquitlam.ca/BLNP.
Community Information Sessions
SaturdayJanuary 31, 201511:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
Mountain ViewElementary Gymnasium740 Smith Avenue
WednesdayFebruary 4, 20154:30 8:30 p.m.
Executive Plaza HotelMain Floor405 North Road
coquitlam.ca | /cityofcoquitlam | @cityofcoquitlam
PoCo Inn and suites, 1545 Lougheed Hwy, Port Coquitlam
To get more info and RSVP to this eventemail:
[email protected] or [email protected] our facebook page
POCO65Grads or classmates.com
POCO HIGH CLASS OF 65SEPTEMBER 5, 2015
$60 and a non perishable food item per
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Yes indeedy-do. Part of thesnazzy curb-image this thinghas is a
pair of boots tenough to qualify for awalk-on part in a mid-2000s
rap video. Even thebase model gets 19 rims,something required by
thesheetmetal-heavy styling.
For those of us who arentpart of Nate Doggs posse,this is a bit
of overkill, andruins the ride on bumpypavement. Note that you
cantuck much smaller 17 or even16 wheels on for winter duty.
Environment:If the exterior of the Venza has agedwell, the same
cant be said for the interior.Those attributes that worked before
are still here:a spacious, roomy feel, brightened up by a
hugepanoramic sunroof.
However, climb into a newer offering, like thearch-rival Subaru
Outback, and this Limited trimtester starts looking a little long
in the tooth. Fitand nish are still very good, and theres a
sensethat the interior will take as much of a kicking as
aRubbermaid product, but it is much more plastickythan recently
refreshed competitors.
Still, as-mentioned, the essentials are all here. Theresa clever
holder for your smart-phone that includesa pass-through for the USB
charging-cord, a trulyenormous sliding centre console, and the
controlsare all quite sensible. The centre-mounted screen isa tad
on the small side, at 6.1, but functionality isstraightforward, and
hooking up streaming audio andoperating the navigation was very
easy.
Where the Venza excels, as doregular wagons, is in
carryingadult-sized passengers. For agrowing family with teens
out-growing a RAVs back seats, theVenza has rear room to sprawlout
and a trunk big enough tohaul hockey bags: 870L with theseats up
and nearly 2000 withthem folded at.
Performance:While a 2.7L four-cylinder isavailable on base-trim
Venzas,please be aware that this is onlya choice for the
quite-miserly.Producing 182hp, its pittedagainst 2245kg (plus
options),which is quite a bit to shift.
The V6, Toyotas ubiquitous3.5L unit, produces a much-
Room to sprawl out and a trunkbig enough to haul hockey bags
ToyotaVenza
better 268hp. The six is a bit ofa gem, really, and
somewhatoverlooked in the business.Lotus stuffs it in their
Evora,and while an AWD crossoverdoesnt have the lightnessof a
sportscar, the V6Venza does at least havepassing power to
spare.
Making a few passes alongthe Sea-to-Sky highwayreveals something
of aduality to the Venzas drivingcharacter. While the driving
position is comfortable andslightly high up, the centre-
of-gravity feels low. Its a stable,planted machine through the
corners.
However, the steering is somewhatoverboosted and lacks feel.
Toyota improved this withtheir redesigned Highlander, but the Venza
does feelmore like an older Toyota which it is, so fair enough.
Grip from the all-wheel-drive could also benet fromToyotas
recent work. Here, planting the acceleratorfrom a stop causes the
front wheels to break grip,and then the rear to react. Toyotas
tightened this upelsewhere, but the Venza still has
slip-and-grip.
For all that, its a comfortable cruiser that rarely puts a
footwrong. Aswith all crossover/wagons, the rear visibilitycould be
better, but blind spots aremanagedwell the old-schoolway,with
concave insets in the sidemirrors.
Features:Loaded to the gills, my Limited-trim AWD Venzacracked
the 40K mark: $41,740 after freight andbefore taxes and levies.
Thats quite a bit, consideringToyotas pricing on the
Highlander.
You do get a lot though: a 13-speaker JBL audiosystem, LED
running lights, push-button start andkeyless entry, leather seating
with power for driverand passenger, Bluetooth audio, and
navigation.
Ofcial fuel economy is rated at a just-ok12.8L/100kms city and
9.3L/100kms for the V6; thefour-cylinder will do a just over a
litre better in town,and about the same on the highway. Observed
fueleconomy for mixed driving was right at 11L/100kms,which is
actually very good.
Green Light:Comfortable seats; spacious rear seating and
cargo;reliability should be very good
Stop Sign:Dated interior; ride compromised by huge wheels;
nostandout technology
The Checkered Flag:A practical people-mover with panache; the
bones ofa station wagon in a nicer package.
todaysdriveYour journey starts here.
The station wagon isnt dead, its justdisguised. If you think
every single vehicleon the road is a crossover or SUV of somekind,
then nil desperandum: there are stillsome wagons out there.
Say hello to the Toyota Venza, effectively astation wagon
version of the Camry. It has
the same engine choices, apart from a hybrid, andwhile this one
has available all-wheel-drive, you canget a front-driver too.
While the Venza looks bigger, thanks to a jacked-upride height,
it occupies roughly the same footprintas the Camry. Whats more,
just as station wagonswere in the past, its positioned as a
family-friendlyvehicle thats just that little bit more practical
thanyour average four-door sedan.
Now in its seventh year, and two years since thelast facelift,
the Venzas disguise might be wearinga little thin. Lets get it out
on the road and nd outwhats beneath the mask.
Design:Designed to slot in-between the RAV4 and theHighlander,
the Venza appears, at rst glance, to beslightly more upscale than
either. The RAV4 is builtwith small crossover practicality in mind,
and theHighlander screwed together to take on the soccerteam, but
the Venzas just that little bit swooshier.
It looks a little like a Sienna caught in Willy Wonkastaffy
puller, and thats intended as a compliment.Lower and wider than
other crossovers on the road,the Venza hunkers down low over its 20
alloywheels and wait, hang on, twenty-inch wheels? Ona Toyota?
2015
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Whats a fair pricefor a small service?My 15-year-old son
replaced the bulb for my rearturn signal on my 2011
BuickEnclave. He researched it onthe Internet, completed it ina
timely manner and cleanedup after himself. He wants tobe paid $35
for this work. Hisfather, an economist, thinkshe needs to justify
this fee. Ithink this is agood questionfor you. Andby the way,what
wouldyou charge toreplace thisbulb?
Anne
Well, wehave twoprices, Anne.If its a regularcustomer ofours,
welldo it for nothing; its just aservice we provide to ourregulars.
They can stop in
and get little things like thattaken care of. We figure well
have a chanceto make itup when wegouge themfor a transmis-sion
rebuildsomeday.I guess your
son doesntsee you asa potentiallong-term cus-tomer, Anne!If
someone
comes in andtheyre not a
regular customer, wed prob-ably charge $35 or $40. Thebulb
itself probably is five or
six bucks, and its a 10-min-ute job for someone whosdone it a
thousand times. Butwe have to pay for rent, tools,salaries and
benefits, not tomention the bad coffee in thewaiting room.But your
kid is a freelan-
cer. He has no expenses. Heprobably used your tools.And your
Internet service todo the research. So his rateshould be lower.And
hes charging you for
his education, too. Yourepaying him to learn how todo this.
Remind him that inabout three years, he may belooking to you to
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