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Chris [email protected] is just weeks
away from a total ban
on skateboards, longboards, in-line skates andeven kids scooters
on all city streets and side-walks.The move would mean the popular,
relatively
inexpensive devices could not be ridden for trans-portation or
sport by anyone of any age, includingchildren riding on city
sidewalks accompanied byparents.Bicycles are already banned from
Coquitlam
sidewalks.
As part of a package of traffic bylaw updatespresented during a
marathon Monday sessionthat ran past 11 p.m., council gave third
readingwithout comment to a bylaw that would restrictscooters and
boarders to pathways designated asmulti-use.Those pathways, many of
them in parks, would
be shared by pedestrians and all non-motorizeddevices, including
bicycles. Signs would markthem as shared paths but pedestrians
would havethe right of way, according to background materi-al
attached to the proposal.The item emerged despite little public
LISA KING/NOW
Longboards, skateboards and scooters like this one are slated to
be banned from Coquitlam streets.
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prevails between Argentina and Germany.
As the City of Coquitlam and theprovince continue to consider
thefuture of the Riverview hospital andgrounds, a third party
intends to jointhe conversation.On Thursday, the Kwikwetlem
First
Nation announced it has claimed titleinterests to all the lands
associatedwith RiverviewHospital among otherareas in their
territory.Through community consultation
and legal review, the
KwikwetlemFirstNationhavedecidedtoannouncetheir position on
Riverview based ontheir claim of title, said a statementfrom the
KFN.The Kwikwetlem First Nation
wish to make it clear they expect tobecome an owner of the
RiverviewLands and lead the future develop-ment of these lands.The
press release went on to state
the KFN envision a developmentscenario for Riverview that is
basedon highest and best use with a goaltowards maximizing the
benefits tothe Nation as landowner.The KFN said it would
contemplate
any use that makes economic sense.The local First Nation said
there are
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NEWSNOWJeremy [email protected]
It may be the jewel of Port Moody, but itssoon going to cost
outsiders a few preciousmedals to park at Rocky Point Park.Port
Moody politicians have given the green
light to a trial pay-parking program at thepopular park that
will start up in mid August.The pilot project consists of a
pay-by-licence-
plate program in the park in lots A, B and E thatwill see
non-Port Moody residents pay a $1 per-hour rate up to a four-hour
maximum.Port Moody residents will still get to park for
free by registering a maximum of two vehiclesper
household.According to a staff report, under the system,
residents would be required to submit theirICBC vehicle
registration as proof of residencyand vehicle ownership to register
their plate forthe free exemption.City staff suggested after the
meters are up,
bylaws would start off with warnings as a wayto ease the public
into the program.As for enforcement, bylaw officers will patrol
lots as usual but can obtain information on paidvehicles from an
app on their smart phones.City staff noted licenceplates canbe
searched
quickly from the smart phone for complianceand can be ticketed
accordingly. The annualcost to implement the pilot project is
expected
to be around $35,000 with one-time cost of anextra $6,700. The
city projects the cost of theprogram will be offset by the revenue
gener-ated. Any surplus revenue will be put back intocommunity
beautification projects like street-scape improvements.Most
councillors were in support of the pilot
project as long as Port Moody residents didnthave to pay. Coun.
Rick Glumac also wanted tomake sure signs went up at the park to
explain
that parking fees were going toward beautifica-tion
projects.Mayor Mike Clay and councillor Zoe Royer
both voted against the project.Royer suggested the task of
checking a lot
with more than 200 cars would be to onerous,adding people who
come to Port Moody will besurprised by the pay parking.Clay said he
hasnt heard any positive feed-
back from the community about the idea andargued the city has
not done enough consulta-tion with residents.Beforewe saywere going
aheadwith some-
thing we better have a plan that weve talked toour residents
about, he said, suggesting therewould be a backlash to the pilot
project.The pilot project is expected to be in affect
by Aug. 15.
Visitorswelcomedtopay
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Port Moody residents can register their vehicles and avoid a new
pay-to-park pro-gram at Rocky Point Park. Visitors will need to
cough up a $1 per hour.
Cindy [email protected] of Coquitlam
Richard Stewart is lob-
bying to more than triple the fines for confine-ment of pets in
cars during summers heatwave.The citys current bylaw results in a
$150
fine for confining an animal in a vehicle with-out adequate
ventilation, but $50 is waived ifthe ticket is paidwithin 14 days.
Stewartwantsto get this increased to $500,which he believeswill be
a better deterrent for pet owners.The ideawould be to not leave
pets in cars,
he said. The potential ramifications are hor-rendous for any
living creature left in the car.In Coquitlam there is both a bylaw
and a
Municipal Ticket Information (MTI) fine, buteach work in
different ways.The city hopes it wont need to hand out any
tickets, but if a very serious offence is com-mitted than an MTI
fine of $1,000 can also beissued. The mayor has asked staff to
considerusing the MTI fine until the city bylaw hasbeen increased,
in hopes that this will raisepeoples understanding of the
situation.To me that seems to keep more with how
serious we want people to take this, Stewartsaid.Stewart
stresses the fact that he wants
owners to be aware of this dangerous situationso there is no
necessity for the fines.Temperatures of a car can rise to 65 C
very
quickly, which Stewart mentioned is the tem-perature you can
bake a cake at.Any length of time (in a hot car)- you can
kill an animal or a child, Stewart said.
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totalling, and consistingof approximately 116,110 square feet (2.67
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discussion and little to no concerns raised tocouncil. As with
many bylaws, the regulationwould likely be enforced by complaint
only.Jozsef Dioszeghy, the citys manager
of engineering, said the bylaw is aimed atimproving the safety
of the travelling publicand reducing or eliminating conflicts on
thesidewalks.He also noted that bylaws provide flexible
tools for enforcement wherethere are problems and that theintent
is clearly not to preventa six-year-old child from usingthe device
while their parent iswatching.But he conceded that it
would in fact formally ban thepractice.A random poll of
councillors
turned up a variety of rationalesfor Mondays vote.Coun. Brent
Amundson said
the bylaw was needed to coverthe citys potential
liabilities.Coun. Bonita Zarrillo, who
recalled three recent close calls of her ownwith skateboarders
while driving, said thewider issue was public safety in a city
withvery hilly geography and boarders who canmove at high
speeds.Mayor Richard Stewart said a city with an
aging population needs to balance the needsof pedestrians with
other users, especially onsidewalks designed for foot traffic.
Anyonemoving faster than a pedestrian but withoutthe same ability
to stop represents a real chal-lenge, he said.But there may be a
middle ground between
open streets and a full ban, Coun. NealNicholson suggested. He
noted that drivershave gradually begun to accommodate cyclists,
and that any eventual bylaw would be usedlargely as a tool for
resolving complaints.Port Coquitlam has no restriction on non-
motorized scooters, skateboards or longboardson streets or
sidewalks, but skateboard use incity parks is restricted to
designated areas. PortMoody has no bans either, but requires
helmetsin its skateboard parks.The prospect of a ban came as an
unpopular
surprise to boarders and cyclists at CoquitlamsTown Centre skate
bowl this week.Tristan, a Coquitlam nine-year-old whos
been riding a scooter for fiveyears, was busy perfecting
hisskilled moves with a friendunder the watchful eye of
dadTrevor.He was driven to the park
by his dad, but said he oftenrides on the sidewalk while
hismother cycles on the road.I guess I cant do that any
more, he said.Tristan, who also has a long-
board, says he used to ride hisscooter to Panorama
Heightselementary until the schoolbanned them over safety con-
cerns during recess and lunchtime use.Trevor, who said his older
son also rides
a longboard, predicted an attempt at a banwould go sideways. I
dont think itll happen.You dont fix (problems) by banning it.
You give them someplace to go instead. It justcomes down to
money, he said.Jackson Hilts, manager of Flatspot Boards in
Vancouver, says a ban in West Vancouver hasworked poorly. On
several popular hills androads there that draw boarders from
acrossMetro, someone calls police regularly to com-plain, he
says.When longboarders get hurt, they call for a
ban.When a cyclist gets hurt, they call formoreand safer bike
lanes.
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Parking Options DuringConstruction of the PoirierCovered Dry
Floor Facility
We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.Other parking
options include:
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at 640 Poirier (Poirier Administration bldg.) Parking at Tennis
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stories from elders of members using the landaround the
Coquitlam River, including theRiverview lands.Exactly what the
action by the Kwikwetlem
First Nation would mean for the processalready underway in terms
of the Riverviewlands was unclear.Just last month, the City
released a wide-
ranging report calling the lands to be usedfor a health and
wellness campus, an acute-care hospital and a purpose-built
psychiatrichospital.Meantime, the province, through BC
Housing, has been collecting input from resi-dents and
stakeholders.Late Thursday, Coquitlam Mayor Richard
Stewart said he didnt want to speculate whatthe KFNs claim would
do to the process, sug-gesting it was a provincial issue.For more
updates on this story, visit the-
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Tell us how you think Port Moody should address this issue.
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PoMocouncil putsdaycare on iceJeremy
[email protected]
Theres a coffee shop and agrocery store, but there wontbe a
daycare in Suter Brook,at least for now.On Tuesday, council
voted
down an application by theOnni Group to allow for an18,000
square foot daycare ata yet-to-be built office towerat 220 Brew
Street.In the end it was concerns
around traffic in the neigh-bourhood and trust of thedeveloper
that put the day-care on an indefinite time-out.Several councillors
ques-
tioned the traffic and park-ing plan for the
application,pointing out the concernsfrom some residents who livein
the area.Onni is in talks to bring
daycare operator Kids andCompany into the buildingthat would run
a centre withspace for up to 157 childrenon the second floor.The
amendment would
have meant the second floorcould be used for either anoffice or
commercial andcommunity use.Coun. Rick Glumac said
the proposal revealed a hugeparking problem in the
entirevillage, adding the trafficissue would have to be dealtwith
before he could supportanyproposal thatwouldbringmore cars into the
area.He also argued that voting
down the application is anopportunity for the companyto make
improvements to theplan.Coun. Bob Elliott also ques-
tioned the safety of children
with the current traffic situa-tion.The kids safety is a big
concern of mine, he said.Representatives from Onni
acknowledged the daycarewould generate more trafficbut suggested
the opening ofa SkyTrain line would helpmitigate the issue. Onni
alsoproposed to allocate 17 park-ing spaces in the
immediatevicinity of the daycare.But it wasnt just parking
that irked some of the coun-cillors. Coun. Gerry
Nuttallquestioned what would hap-pen to the space if the
nego-tiations fell through with thedaycare company, suggestingit
could be used for some-thing else like a pub.He also pointed out
the ori-
ginal proposal for a hotel inthe space that was
eventuallyscrapped.We all know daycare is
important to the communityand in there [Suter Brook],but theyre
talking big boxdaycare, theyre not talkingabout servicing their
com-munity, theyre talking aboutserving a wider range in
thecommunity and bringing thetraffic in, he said, adding hewould be
supportive if therezoning was for a daycarespace only.Coun.
Rosemary Small
echoed Nuttalls concernabout the potential for a dif-ferent use
in the space andthe style of daycare.Do we want a big-box day-
care in our community and Idont think thats the kind ofcommunity
we have or whatwe need, she said.While Glumac, Small,
Elliott and Nuttall voted infavour of a motion to defeatthe
application, Mayor MikeClay and councillor ZoeRoyer supported the
applica-tion.The mayor argued a hotel,
which council wanted, wouldhave brought in more trafficthan the
daycare.These issues are being so
exaggerated versus what anoffice will bring, he said.If that
second floor
remains an office space it willstill bring cars, it will
stillhave parking problems.Clay also argued the day-
care helps Onni build thepopulation in the building,while
lamenting the difficul-ties someparents have gettingnighttime
daycare, which theoperator could provide.An empty pit cant sit
there
forever with nothing goingon, he said.Prior to councils debate,
a
public hearing on the appli-cation gave voice to bothresidents
living in the areaopposed to the idea citingtraffic issues, and
others whofavoured the plan noting theneed for more daycare spacein
the city.
NEWSN0WTHE TRI-CITIES NOW | FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2014 7
Notice of Public Input OpportunityDevelopment Variance Permit
for 860 Dominion Avenue
Development V\ri\nce Permit No. DVP 00023To vary the regulations
of the Subdivision
Servicing Bylaw No. 2241 Section 404 and 405
to allow for the construction of an extension to
Seaborne Avenue through 860 Dominion Avenue
to be completed when the parcel is rezoned and
developed at a later date.
Loc\tion:Street \ddress:860 Dominion Avenue
Leg\l:Portion of Lot 36, Block 6
North, Section 8, Range 1
East, NWD, Plan 27244
Inspection of documents:Prior to the public input opportunity,
the public
is welcome to inspect the proposed development
variance permit and any related reports and plans at:
Corporate Office, Port Coquitlam City Hall
8:30 am-4:30 pm (except weekends/stat. holidays)
Carolyn Deakin, CMC, Assistant Corporate Officer604.927.5412
[email protected]
Public Input Opportunity7 pm on Mond\y,July 14, 2014
Council Chambers
Port Coquitlam City Hall
GIVE YOUR INPUTAll members of the public
will have a reasonable
opportunity to be heard
or to present written
submissions about
the application.
Council c\nnot receive newor \ddition\l inform\tion on
this \pplic\tion \fterthe public input.
CITY HaLL aNNEX2580 Shaughnessy Street
Port Coquitlam BC
DVP000023 (A)
860 DominionAvenue
Dominion Avenue
Nicola Avenue
Seaborne Avenue (extension)
Variance area
Visit the website for details or a larger map.
More info: Development Services, 604.927.5442.
www.portcoquitl\m.c\/getinvolved
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for 860 Dominion Ave.
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The guy behind me clearlywanted the speed limitraised. NOW!We
were heading along themain highway, just two lanesof traffic, one
lane each way.I was not going fast enough.He sat on my bumper, then
slipped
back a bit and rushed right back tomy bumper.Over and over, he
did this.A typical highway bully, he was a road
rage incident waiting to happen.Heres the thing, though: we were
in
a line of traffic stretching as far forwardas I could see, and
as far back as myrear-views could reveal.Neither of us was going to
go any
faster than we were going.In fact, I was kind of pleased at
the
speed, considering the volume of traf-fic: the limit was 80
km/h, and we wereveritably zooming along at 70-75 km/h.Usually, on
that stretch of road, at
that time of day, in that part of theweek, youre lucky to break
60.But that was not sufficient for Dufus
behind me. The speed limit was 80, andhe was going to go 80 over
and overand over again.Was he making me sweat a bit?
Darned right. Id seen a driver do that tothe car ahead of him
before. They wereboth just ahead of me in traffic. The oneguy kept
rushing the bumper of the guyahead, over and over.Then something
happened. Mr. Speed
must have lost his train of thought (orwhatever his brain does)
for a moment,just as they were approaching a redlight, and he
smashed into the driver hehad been tormenting.As I discovered when
I pulled over to
bear witness, Mr. Speed had been drink-ing and stunk of alcohol.
And now Ihad his Cousin Dufus worrying my backbumper.
These are the guys, I am convinced,who vote for the political
party thatGordon Campbell bequeathed us.Campbell himself was caught
driving
drunk in Hawaii, and his sycophantspassed it off as no big deal.
His premiersuccessor Christy Clark made light ofrunning stop lights
with her kid inthe car, no less.Campbell/Clark right hand man
Rich
Coleman killed photo-radar in responseto complaints that it
wasnt fair to tick-et them without giving them a fightingchance to
play spot the cop car.Mr. Speed and Cousin Dufus and the
rest of the clan were placated, and aver-age over-the-limit
speeds on our high-ways shot up a extra 10 km/h
overnight.Coincidentally (or not?), that period
shortly after photo-radar was nixed sawa flurry of horrific car
crashes.Mr. Speed, Dufus, and their fast and
furious ilk continue to complain thatthey arent allowed to drive
as fast asthey should actually, as fast as theydlike. The real
menaces on the road, theypoint out, are those who frustrate
theminto doing stupid things by stickingclose to the speed
limit.Using impeccable NRA logic, they
point out, Speed doesnt kill, bad driv-ers kill.That assumes, of
course, that the fast-
er you drive, the better a driver you are.And it appears that
this government,
extending the Campbell road visionyet again, is acceding to
their gutturalvocalizations.Interestingly, the B.C. Truckers
Association made up of the peoplewho probably know the road as
wellas anyone opposed the governmentsproposal to raise speed
limits.Some of their reasoning is instructive.
Theyre not going to go faster, becauseit messes with the return
on their fuelinvestment and its simply not safe: aloaded
tractor-trailer running at 90 km/h takes 107 metres to come to
stop, butadding just 15 km/h to the speed adds73 metres to the stop
distance.And Speed and Dufus will put their
complaints pedal to the metal again inno time flat.Bob
Groeneveld is the editor
of the Langley Advance, a sisterpublication of the Tri-Cities
NOW.
If youve ever spent some time basking in the sun orsoaking up
the sounds of a concert at Rocky PointPark in Port Moody, you know
just how precious thepark is to the community.Youd also know that
on those days, it can be achallenge to find parking because the
park is so popular.Though popularity isnt necessarily a bad thing,
parking
has proved to be a dilemma for the local politicians at
CityHall.So this week, council voted in favour to try a
pay-park-
ing pilot project that will see non-residents pay $1 for anhour
to park, and locals sign up their vehicles to get themexempt.The
new system will be in place by mid-August.While paying for parking
at a park in Metro Vancouver
is nothing new, and most people could probably live withcharging
a visitor from Alberta a few bucks to keep theparking moving, it
might not sit as well with Port Moodysdirect neighbours in the
Tri-Cities.There are plenty of residents in Coquitlam or Port
Coquitlam who see the park as being their jewel as well.Under
the pilot, they now get the privilege of paying a
few bucks to visit the park if they arrive in four wheels.Theres
also the slippery-slope argument that once you
start in the park, where does it go from there.Its important to
remember the money from parking will
go toward beautification projects.So without getting to panicky,
the key is to remember
the plan is a pilot project that will eventually be reviewed.We
hope the politicians in charge will take a very close
look at the results of the pilot before making pay parking
apermanent fixture in the park.
ParkandpaytheRockyPointpiper
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DufusandSpeednever satisfied
THIS WEEKS QUESTION:
Would you like to see potlegalized like in WashingtonState. Yes,
I smoke the Kush all the time Yes, lets get some of that tax money
Lets see how they deal with it rst No, governments shouldnt support
that activity No, politicians and bureaucrats ruin everything
Vote at www.thenownews.com
LAST WEEKS QUESTION:
Do you think alcohol should becontained to beer gardens?Yes, it
keeps events safer for families . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29%Yes,
then all the rowdies are in one place . . . . . . . . . . 20%I can
see both sides of the argument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5%No,
we dont need to treat drinkers like children 37%No, its no fun to
be behind those barricades 9%
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Tri-Cities NOW website,www.thenownews.com.
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CITY NEEDS TOU-TURN ITS PAYPARKING IDEAAt Port Moodys July 8
council
meeting, a motion was passed toadd pay-parking at Rocky
PointPark for non-residents as well asPort Moody residents who
choosenot to register their license platewith the city.I couldnt
disagree with this
decision more. Parks are one ofthe few places where
individualsand families can go to enjoy publicspace at no cost.
Rocky Point isa gem in the Tri-Cities, if not theLower Mainland.Its
estimated that to admin-
ister the program alone, the citywill need to pay about
$36,000each year; this doesnt includeany upfront costs or staff
timeeither. It should also be noted thatCoquitlam actually lost
money foryears when they implemented payparking in the Town Centre
area.This topic has been passed back
and forth for a number of years the original intention was
toimplement this for the sole pur-pose of turning over more
parkingspaces at Rocky Point.When council deliberated, it
was clear that the intention ofthis was to generate revenue.
This doesnt sit well with me. Twocouncillors stated that this
wouldbe a great way to pay for beautifi-cation at the park...Isnt
this whatwe pay taxes for? As a taxpayer, itreally feels like we
get nickel-and-dimed more and more every year.Theres no doubt that
parking
is an issue at Rocky Point, butenforcement of time limits is
theanswer, not charging a user fee.This will be an unpopular
decisionwhich I strongly disagree with.
Chris CarterPort Moody
MINISTER SAYSVETSWELLCOMPENSATEDOften I am asked to explain
how our Government has investedover $4.7 billion new dollars
since2006 to improve veterans benefitsand services during a time
whendepartments across the FederalGovernment are facing
reductions.To help illustrate these invest-
ments in greater detail, I wouldlike to point out a few key
findingsfrom the recently released 2013veterans Life After Service
study: Our men and women still
serving in uniformmake on aver-age $70,000 a year which is
one
third greater than the averageCanadian income The rate of
low-income
among veterans is half the ratefound in the general population
Three years after leaving
the Canadian Armed Forces aninjured veterans average
incomestands at $70,700 a yearWith an injured veteran earning
$70,000 a year, three years aftertheir release, it is clear our
policiesare having a positive effect; butmore can and must be
done.Our focus must remain on those
veterans who are injured in ser-vice to Canada and that is whyI
have asked the ParliamentaryCommittee to focus their reviewon how
to improve benefits forveterans; what we can do forVeterans
families; and howVeterans Affairs delivers the pro-grams in the
first place.The unanimity of the recent-
committee report shows a com-mon desire of all members toimprove
the New Veterans Charterfor Veterans and their families.While we
undertake the importantresponsibility it is comforting toknow,
thanks to Statistics Canadaand Veterans Affairs researchteam, that
injured Veterans arereceiving solid financial income.
Julian Fantino PC, MPMinister of Veterans
Affairs
TAXES LEAD TOAMALGAMATEREFRAINI am very concerned that my
gross property taxes, as a residentof the City of Coquitlam, had
risenby 7.06 per cent and my net taxesafter the senior grant was
applied,was up 13.29 per centanuncon-scionable increase compared
witha year ago on a 35-year-oldhome with a very small frontageon a
cul de sac.My assessment is over double
the average and when the threeper cent city taxes are added,
myincrease of close to 10 per cent forthe gross portion was the
result. Idont think this is fair.I think it is about time that
the
Tri-Cities consider amalgamationin order to keep future tax
increas-es down to a reasonably level.It seems to me we will ill
afford
to be able to continue to pay forescalating costs in order to
fundthree city halls and their staff,three fire departments and
theirstaff, two police forces, three plan-ning departments, three
parks andrec departments... along withthree mayors and their
councils.
Ken DopsonCoquitlam
LETTERSTHE TRI-CITIES NOW | FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2014 9
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RCMP looking out formissing patientStories by Jeremy DEUTSCH
[email protected]
Local Mounties are look-
ing for a mentally ill patientwho is on the lam from theForensic
Psychiatric Hospitalin Coquitlam.
On Wednesday, a Canada-wide warrant was issued forJeffrey Edward
Stuart, 25,after he was reported as an
unauthorized absence fromthe forensic hospital.Police note
Stuart is suf-
fering from a mental illness
and if spotted should not beapproached.Instead, the public is
urged
to call 911 immediately.Stuart is described as
Caucasian with brown shorthair, standing five feet 10-inches
tall, with blue eyes andglasses. He has tattoos on bothhis forearms
andneck andwaslast seen wearing a red shirt,black pants and white
shoes.Anyone with informa-
tion in regards to Stuartswhereabouts is asked to callCoquitlam
RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file number2014-18896.Dealing with
cases of miss-
ing people from the hospital isnothing new for police.Last year,
RCMP put out
a plea for the publics helpto find Donald John Bonner,a patient
who signed out ofthe hospital June 8, 2008 ona leave pass. He hasnt
beenseen since.In May 2012, David
Fomradas, 34, went miss-
ing from the hospital on anunescorted day pass and hasnot been
seen since.His disappearance, along
with that of another patient,prompted two reviews of
thehospitals unescorted day-passprogram and an outcry fromcitizens
in the community.The hospital also tempor-
arily suspended the programuntil an internal review
wascomplete.
SUBMITTED
Jeffrey Edward Stuart
NEWSN0W
If youd probably think twice about cashing a cheque for afamily
member, then you should really stop before doing so fora
stranger.Unfortunately, a couple of Tri-Cities residents were just
too
kind to a stranger who turned out to be scammer.Coquitlam
Mounties said they got two calls on Tuesday (July
8) from victims, who had allegedly been scammed, one nearNorth
Road in Coquitlam and the other near ShaughnessyStreet in Port
Coquitlam.In both incidents, a man approached a stranger on the
street
and asked them to cash a cheque for him.Police said the suspect
went to a nearby bank with the poten-
tial victim, who unsuspectingly deposited the cheque into
theirown accounts and then withdrew cash.The scheme was accompanied
by a long, emotional and con-
voluted story about the suspect desperately needing money tobuy
food for his daughter.The cheque turned out to be bogus.The suspect
is described as a Caucasian male in his late 20s
to early 30s, standing six-feet tall and heavy set weighing
250pounds, with short brown hair and clean shaven.Anyonewhomay have
experienced a similar incident, wheth-
er defrauded or not, is urged to call Const. Krista Hovde
ofCoquitlam RCMPs Economic Crime Section at 604-552-7364.
Awarning aboutfake cheque scam
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City of CoquitlamNotice of Public Consultation
The City has received applications for the renewal of Temporary
Use Permits (TUPs) for the properties located at:2601 Spuraway
Avenue (Coquitlam Alliance Church) and 1636 Regan Avenue (Calvary
Baptist Church).The churches have applied to renew their existing
TUPs (which expire on September 18, 2014) to permitthe continued
operation of a temporary rotating homeless shelter (the
ColdWetWeather Mat Program),for a maximum of 30 people, at each
site. The Programwould be permitted to operate for a maximum of31
consecutive days (i.e. one month) at a time and may operate for up
to two non-consecutive months inthe winter season (October to
March). Each TUP renewal would be for a 24 month period (September
2014-September 2016) and would be subject to the Citys Housing
Agreement Bylaw which provides for regulationsaround program
operation rules and procedures, including hours of operation (10:00
p.m. to 7:00 a.m. ) and therequirement that shelter patrons be
bussed to/from the shelter (walk-ups are not allowed).Additional
information related to these applications, including a copy of the
Temporary Use Permits, CitysHousing Agreement Bylaw, and
ColdWetWeather Mat Progam Policy and Procedures Manual may be
inspectedfromWednesday, July 9, 2014 toMonday, July 21, 2014 at the
Citys Planning and Development Department,3000 GuildfordWay,
Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. fromMonday to
Friday excludingstatutory holidays.Additional information
concerning these applications may also be obtained by contacting
Steve Gauley, SeniorPlanner at 604-927-3486 or
[email protected] application will come before Council for
consideration at the Regular Council Meeting scheduled forMonday,
July 21, 2014. The Council Meeting, at which the application will
be considered, starts at 7:00 p.m. inthe Council 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
City Clerks Ofce in one of thefollowing ways:
Email: [email protected]
Regular mail: 3000 GuilfordWay, Coquitlam, BC,V3B 7N2
In person: City Clerks Ofce, 2nd Floor, 3000 GuildfordWay,
Coquitlam, BC,V3B 7N2
Fax: to the City Clerks Ofce at 604-927-3015
Written submissions provided in response to this consultation
will become part of the public record which includes thesubmissions
being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall
and potentially on our website as part ofa future agenda package
atwww.coquitlam.ca/agendas.
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Coquitlam city staff weregiven a long, loud publicspanking
Monday for propos-ing that the decaying, 45-year-old field house at
busy MundyPark be replaced with a $1.75millionmulti-use building
thatwould be in place in time forthe 2016 BC Seniors
SummerGames.The field house became a
high-priority item when theGames were awarded, andMondays staff
report to coun-cil in committee was intendedto present council with
threeoptions for its replacement.It dismissed one as too basic
and one as too costly and rec-ommended instead a middleoption
that would meet long-terms community needs inthe park that includes
an out-door pool, five ball diamonds,four sports fields and a
play-ground.Although the report dis-
missed the high-end, $3.6-million option that includeda
two-storey field house withrental, revenue and expansion
potential, councillors spentabout half an hour lambast-ing staff
for Cadillac optionsthat were high on per-square-foot building
estimates, lighton detail and short on revenueoptions a nightmare,
inthe words of one councillor.Replacement options in the
report included: an $800,000 basic wash-
room a $1.7-million one-storey
field house with in-seasonsports storage area, a
basickitchenette and multi-purposespace for city programs,
publicrentals and sports groups a $3.6 million building
with flexible space, a full butunfinished second storey
andpossible multi-use and rentalpotentialThe report called the cost
of
the third option prohibitiveand recommended the second,arguing
it would meet cityslong-term needs for the city-wide park and for
the Gamesevents.Mayor Richard Stewart dis-
missedallthreeoptionsasway
too costly per square foot andasked that staff consider
moreoptions that included revenue a daycare, for example.Were not
asking for a
Cadillac here, were askingfor something serviceable. Weneed to
step back and have ahard look, Stewart said.Coun. Lou Sekora said
he
was stunned by the $3.6 mil-lion price tag: What kind ofwashroom
are we building?Its laughable. Im shocked.Sekora also suggested
scal-
ing back the number of toiletsin the facility, arguing that
fourstalls for women and even twofor men was excessive.Offering
some faint praise
was Coun. Craig Hodge, whopointed to dual entry pointsand an
exterior window thatcould be used for concessions.He asked staff to
explore the
possibility for further storagespace for team gear, possiblyin a
partial second storey thatwould negate the need for acostly
elevator. The report isexpected to be re-drawn andreturned to
council.
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Stories by Cindy [email protected]
Port Coquitlams Emmanuel Tse used his wits to win a spot onthe
Students On Ice two-week Arctic expeditionnowhell usethem to
observe life in the polar landscape.The eighteen-year-old recent
graduate from Port Moody
Secondary learned about the expedition from his
geographyteacher. He then proceeded to find out about the
ExpeditionArctic IQ Contest and decided he would try and win.The
contest was comprised of a weekly short multiple-choice
quiz over the period of four months.All they wanted to dowas to
encourage people to learnmore
about the Arctic, Tse said.
Tse won the IQ contest against 130 other contestants and isnow
embarking on the expedition with around 85 other stu-dents from 52
countries around the world.I get to experience things that I wont
be able to experience
elsewhere, Tse said.The experience is more than just a trip to
Tse, who believes it
is important for people to be aware about how our actions
areaffecting the planet, especially the Arctic.One of the main
focuses of
this trip is to firsthand witnessthe fragility of the Arctic
andexplore solutions to counter actthat, Tse said.The Students On
Ice founder
and expedition leader GeoffGreen, decided he wanted touse the
polar regions as a class-room 14 years go after seeingthe impact it
had on adults.[There is] something about
watching these adults in thepolar regions having their
per-spectives altered, Green said.Once the ship is on its way
the
students, staff, and professionalexperts who have volunteered
their timewill be completely self-sufficient and disconnected from
their usual routine.Once we start going we are self-sufficient and
all we have to
worry about are ice and polar bears, Green said.Green continues
leading the expeditions because he likes to
see students like Tse disconnect from technology and connect
to
nature around them.Each day will be
filled with exploring,workshops, hands-onresearch, hikes
andconstant learning.Green believes the
hardest part of theexpedition is keepingtheprograminforma-tion
and activities rel-evant to the constantchanging Arctic.This years
trip will
cost $10,900 dollarsper student, butmorethan 85 per cent
ofstudents have beengranted scholarshipsfrom different spon-sors
and supportersof the program.The expedition
starts in NorthernQuebec on July 9and will end on thewestern
coasts ofGreenland on July24.Staff and students will be updating
their experience of the
journey on a blog at http://studentsonice.com/blog/.
Arctic journeyall about awareness
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Port Coquitlams Emmanuel Tse isoff to study and observe
CanadasArctic during a two-week exped-ition that began this
week.
COMMUNITY&LIFE
One of themain focusesof this trip isto firsthandwitness
thefragility of theArctic...Emmanuel Tse
Westhill lacrossebox ready foraction
The official opening of therenovatedWesthill Sports Boxthis
Saturday will mean a bet-ter facility but also more com-petition
for space.Port Moody Lacrosse
Association president JedSigfusson is excited to see thenew
covered box, with theonly draw back being that itslikely to be in
high demand.Only problem is that now
everybody wants to use thelacrosse box, Sigfusson saidof the
facility, which replacesan older, out-dated box.He saidPortMoody
lacrosse
teams have been using the oldbox since the late 70s and
theydesperately need the spacefor tryouts and extra practi-
ces. The Westhill Sports Boxwill now be open to differentleagues
such as basketball,soccer, ball hockey and manymore. The lacrosse
teamsneed it for half the year, espe-cially in February for
tryoutswhen the Port Moody arena isstill being used for ice
sports.The City received a
$681,332 grant from theMinistry of Community, Sportand Cultural
DevelopmentsCommunity RecreationProgram towards the newbox. The
rest of the $1.36million cost was providedthrough Port Moodys
recrea-tion funds.The official opening of the
box is on July 12 at 11 a.m.
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Please join us for the festivities, including a game of lacrosse
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Fish fry for hatcheryCindy
[email protected]
Mossom Creek Hatcheryin Port Moody hopes to raise$30,000 at
their BBQandGalafundraiser this Sunday.Since a fire burned down
the original hatchery on Dec.11, community and foundershave been
working together toraise the funds needed.Themoney raised
thisweek-
end will allow the first part ofthe project, the shell of
thebuilding, to be built.Tracy Green, boardmember
and fundraising coordinatorfor the hatchery, explains thatthis
part of the building needsto be built before Fall, or theywill miss
this years salmonrun.
We want to have hatcheryoperations ready for the fall sowe dont
lose another salmoncycle, Green said.Once the shell of the
build-
ing is built, Green explains,the other important parts suchas
the educational centre willbe constructed in phase two.Around
$150,000 still needsto be raised in order to coverall the remaining
costs ofphase one and two.The community in the Tri-
Cities has been so generous,not only in providing dona-tions but
in volunteering andwith experts offering adviceon planning the
hatchery,Green said.
The Burrard Inlet MarineEnhancement Society, whichruns the
Mossom CreekHatchery and EducationCentre, is holding the BBQGala in
the Galleria of PortMoody City Hall.Many volunteers have come
together in order to make thisevent possible.The BBQ wild salmon
is
being donated by Canfiscoand being served by PortMoody
firefighters. Cobs,Pasta Polo, and farmers
fromtheCoquitlamFarmersMarketare also donating food to theevent.The
fundraiser will include
an auction to help raisemoney, with one of the morecoveted items
being a four-daytrip for two to Langara FishingLodge in Haida
Gwaii, whichis valued at $10,000.Other prizes include a
Seattle Mariners jacket andgame tickets, an REO
raftingadventure, a kayak adventurearound Burrard Inlet, a tourof
the Open Water Steller SeaLion Research Station, an artdeco wine
cabinet completewith over $400 in wines, agourmet sunset dinner
onthe Mossom estuary on theBurrard Inlet, a fishing tour inCampbell
River and more.The BBQ Gala will be held
on July 13 from 6 to 9:30 p.m.Tickets cost $45 and can bebought
by calling 604-787-9758 or online at www.mos-somcreek.org.
COMMUNITY&LIFE
We want tohave hatcheryoperationsready for thefall so we
dontlose anothersalmon cycleTracy Green,Mossom Creek
Jeremy [email protected]
It looks like Port Moodyresidents are a happy bunchwhen it comes
to their city.A city-commissioned Ipsos
Reid survey conducted in thespring found nearly all resi-dents
spoke positively aboutthe quality of life in PortMoody. The survey
found 98per cent of residents ratedtheir quality of life as
eithervery good or good.That number is basically
on par with the last survey in2012, where 99 per cent ofpeople
polled had a good orvery good quality of life.Residents also appear
to
be happy with the municipaloperations and services, with89 per
cent saying they areeither satisfied or very satis-fied with
operations andanother 94 per cent satisfiedwith services. Another
90 percent of residents polled feelthey get either fairly good
orvery good value for taxes.On the issue of taxes, a
majority surveyed (51 percent) would rather payincreased taxes
than see exist-ing services cut, while 38 percent opted for service
cuts.Those results are consistent
with 2012.
But its not all roses for themunicipality.Interestingly, growth
and
development was cited as areason why quality of life hasboth
improved and worsened.Clearly, residents have con-
flicting views on the impactgrowth has had on the com-munity,
the survey resultsnoted.Nearly 40 per cent of the
people who felt their qualityof life hadworsened in the
lastthree years attributed growthand development as a reason,while
another 29 per cent citetoo much traffic as a reasonfor worsening
quality of life.The survey also suggested
transportation and growthdominate the public issueagenda, with
four out of 10citizens mentioning trans-portation-related issues
andanother quarter mentioninggrowth and development.Mayor Mike Clay
isnt sur-
prised by the overall results,but admits there are somenumbers
and issues in the sur-vey the city can take a closerlook at and
improve.While you can pat your self
on the back that 98 per cent ofthe people rate their quality
oflife pretty good, its the othernumbers you have to look at,Clay
said.
Survey showssatisfaction
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Firefighters at the grill
Love salmon? Burgers?Local farms?Coquitlam firefighters will
barbecue wild salmon, ham-burgers and vegetarian offer-ings
Sunday at the Coquitlamfarmers market.Proceeds of the ninth
annual fundraiser will
support the work of theCoquitlam Fire FightersCharitable Society
and activ-ities at theCoquitlamFarmersMarkets.Sundays event is
built
around the theme ofProtecting Our Rivers andOceans.Community
groups will
include the CoquitlamPublic Library, CrossroadsHospice Society,
Burns BogConservation Society, BrittaNgWater Conservation team,
and the Coquitlam RiverWatershed Roundtable.Stories, art and
childrens
crafts and games will alsofocus on the theme.The Poirier Street
Market
runs every Sunday from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. in theDogwoodPavilion
parking lot at 624Poirier Street.The barbecue runs from
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Tread lightly tire size doesmatter
Dear Tom and Ray:I drive Lincoln Navigators. I like as good
a
ride as possible for this size vehicle. If I remem-ber
correctly, the one I bought in 2008 had 16-inch wheels. I think my
2010 also had 16-inchwheels, but you could get optional 18s.By 2012
year, they still offered 18-inch
wheels, but no one had them, so I had to get20-inch wheels.
Lincoln Navigators have notchanged much over the years, but there
wassupposed to be a major change in 2015, so Ithought I would
wait.The big change: 22-inch wheels. When the
wheel size goes up and the sidewall of the tiregets smaller,
doesnt the ride get worse?My thinking is that the smaller wheel
with
more sidewall will get a better ride right or
wrong? Arlon
RAY: Right. Generallyspeaking, you are correct.With more
sidewall to absorbbumps, the ride will feelsofter.TOM: But the
handling
will be sloppier. Thats whattheyre trying to combat withlarger
wheels and shortersidewalls.RAY: Usually, the total diameter of
the
wheel/tire combination stays the same,regardless of which wheel
size you choose.The larger the wheel, the shorter the side-wall.
This is so that they all fit in the samewheel well. They wouldnt
want to redesignthe wheel well, because that costs what?Money.TOM:
But the shorter the sidewall, the
less flex there is in the tirewhen you change direction.So
shortening up the sidewallis a cheap way of improvingthe handling
without modify-ing the trucks suspension which costs what?
Money.RAY: And if Lincoln
believes that most potentialbuyers would prefer crisperhandling
to that living-room-
sofa feel, thats an easy way to accomplish it.TOM: On a vehicle
like a Lincoln
Navigator, where the ride already is designedto be
Barcalounger-esque, you often canafford the ride penalty of larger
wheels andlower-profile tires.But on a car that is already tuned
for hand-
ling rather than a cushy ride, like a BMW3-series, for instance,
we encourage peopleto avoid the larger wheels, because they may
turn what had been an acceptable ride intoan unacceptably harsh
one.RAY: But lots of people are going for the
larger wheels these days anyway, for styl-ing reasons. Wheel
aesthetics have changedin the past 10 years, as your history
ofNavigator wheel sizes illustrates. These days,if you see 16-inch
wheels on a Navigator,theyll probably look tiny and out of
scale.TOM: But if you prioritize a pillowy ride
over crisp handling, then youre right to optfor the smallest
wheels that the manufac-turer makes available -- if you can find
em,because even the dealers rarely order them.Good luck, Arlon.
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CHOOSENISSAN.CA OR YOUR LOCAL RETAILER
*Offera
vailableto
allqualifiedretailcustom
erswho
leaseor
finance
(and
take
delivery)of
anew20
14VersaNote/Sentra/Rog
ue/Pathfinder/T
itanmod
elson
approved
credit,throughNissanCanadaFinancefro
maparticipatingNissanretailerinCanadabetweenJuly1-31
,201
4.Not
availableforc
ashpurchase
buyers.1$7
50Bonus
Cashapplicableto
custom
ers
who
leaseor
finance
anynew20
14VersaNote/Sentra/Pathfinder/R
ogue/Titanmod
elsthroughNissanCanadaFinanceon
approved
crediton
units
instock.The$7
50additionalC
ashBonus
consistsof
$750
NCFcash
andwillbe
deducted
from
thenego
tiatedsellin
gpricebefore
taxes.Offera
vailableforq
ualifiedcustom
ersonly.
Offera
vailablefro
mJuly1-31
,20
14inclusive
ly.Offernotavailableforcash
purchase
buyers.C
onditions
apply.Qualifyin
gcustom
ersmustbe
approved
toleaseor
finance
throughNissanCanadaFinance.
2 Firstfour
(4)semi-m
onthlyleasepaym
ents
andfirst
four
(4)bi-weeklyfinance
paym
ents
ofanew20
14VersaNote/Sentra/Rog
ue/Pathfinder/T
itan(includingalltaxes)willbe
waived,
upto
amaximum
of$7
50/$75
0/$9
00/$1,20
0/$1
,200
forthe2monthsor
4semi-m
onthlypaym
ents.C
onsumer
isresponsibleforanyandallamountsinexcess
of$7
50/$75
0/$9
00/$90
0/$1
,200
/$1,20
0(inclusive
oftaxes).A
fterfour
(4)semi-m
onthlypaym
ents,c
onsumer
willbe
requiredto
makeallrem
aining
regularly
scheduledpaym
ents
over
theremaining
term
ofthecontract.Thisofferisapplicableto
NCFcontractsonly.
Thisoffercannot
becombinedwith
anyotheroffer.
3 Nocharge
extended
warrantyisvalid
forup
to60
monthsor
100,00
0km
(whichever
occurs
first)fro
mthewarrantystartd
ateandzero
(0)kilometers.
Som
econditions/lim
itations
apply.
Theno
charge
extended
warrantyistheNissanAdd
edSecurity
Plan
(ASP)andisadministeredby
NissanCanadaExtended
Servic
esInc.(NCES
I).Inallp
rovin
cesNCES
Iistheob
ligor.N
CES
Ioffers
aGoldandPlatinum
levelofc
overage.Thisofferincludes
theGoldlevelofc
overage,be
sure
toseeyour
localD
ealerto
identifythedifferenceincoverage
from
aGoldto
thePlatinum
level.
CASHDISCOUNT:
Get
$6,000
/$4,00
0stackablecash
discount
onthepurchase
ofa20
14KC
,SV4X
4SWB(3KC
G74
AA00
)/any
new20
14Titan(except2
014TitanKC
,SV4X
4SWB(3KC
G74
AA00
).Thecash
discount
isbasedon
stackabletrading
dollars
whenregistered
anddelivered
betweenJuly1-31
,201
4with
sub-vented
finance
ratesonly.
Thecash
discount,w
illbe
deducted
from
thenego
tiatedsellin
gpricebefore
taxes.Thisoffercannot
becombinedwith
anyotheroffer.Conditions
apply.
Representative
semi-m
onthlyleaseofferbasedon
new20
14Rog
ueSFW
D(Y6R
G14