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TRI-CITY NEWSOCT. 20, 2010
www.tricitynews.com
INSIDETom Fletcher/A10
Letters/A11A Good Read/A17
Community Calendar/A21
CRAIG HODGE/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Pasquale Gnocato is a mason bee expert who will be giving a talk
Saturday at Coquitlams Inspiration garden on the prolific
pollinators. The PoCo resident has been raising blueorchard mason
bees for more than a decade and is an advocate for the
hard-working, non-stinging creatures that pollinate flowers, crops
and fruit trees. See story, page A16.
Hockey, football & moreSEE SPORTS, PAGE A30
On stage in Tri-CitiesSEE ARTS, PAGE A27
2010 WINNER
Driversstopped by the dozen New driving regs one month old
By Sarah PayneTHE TRI-CITY NEWS
Tri-City drivers arefinding out just howstiff new penalties
arefor impaired drivingand excessive speeding.
Canadas toughestdriving legislation cameinto effect Sept. 20
and,in the past month, localpolice have slappedhefty fines and
towedthe vehicles of dozensof motorists who werefound to be
impaired ordriving too fast.
Coquitlam RCMPreported in the firstmonth 24 drivers witha blood
alcohol contentover 0.08, a failed testthat comes with a
90-daydriving prohibition, a30-day vehicle impound-ment and a $500
fine.One driver refused toprovide a breath sample,which carries the
samepenalty as a failed test.
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Some fancy footwork at Fox theatreA packed house cheered on
danc-ers both expe-rienced and nov-ice in the first annual Dancing
with our Stars, a fundraiser for CrossroadsHospice. And thewinners
are...?
See page A13
And council wants it intransit lines first phase
By Gary McKennaTHE TRI-CITY NEWS
Port Coquitlam wants MetroVancouver to include anEvergreen Line
station in itsdowntown as part of the districtsregional growth
plan.
On Monday night at a specialcouncil meeting, councillorsvoted
unanimously to ask Metroto include a rapid transit exten-
sion to PoCo asone of its trans-portation goalsin the
RegionalGrowth Strategy.
And the citywould like to seethe station builtas part of the
first
phase of the Evergreen Line con-struction.
We know its the 11th hour,said Mayor Greg Moore, But wefeel it
is important to make ourposition clear.
A quiet lobbying effort for the
PoCo station has been underwayfor a while, Moore said. He
andcity staff met with the provincialminister of transportation
andletters have been sent to the pre-miers office explaining the
needto bring the Evergreen Line tothe municipality.
We arent a council that getson a soap box and negotiates outin
the media all the time, he said.This is just another opportunityto
let Metro Vancouver know howimportant this is for us.
We want Evergreen,PoCo tells Metro Van
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Montgomery middle schoolstudents spread the word onone piece of
their education
By Diane StrandbergTHE TRI-CITY NEWS
Some School District 43 students learnedfirst hand this week
that rights come withresponsibilities.
On Monday, six Montgomery middleschool students opened a
provincial confer-ence hosted by B.C.s representative for chil-dren
and youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond,at Vancouvers Sheraton Wall
Centre hotel.
They were nervous to address the sum-mit, which was attended by
hundreds ofdelegates from agencies across the province,but said
they wanted to talk about the impor-tance of recognizing childrens
rights, some-thing they learned about as Grade 4 and 5students at
Cape Horn elementary school.
You feel important. You feel you haveknowledge you can share
with everybodyelse, said student Allie Hall in describinghow she
was feeling before her presentation.
Hall, Mia Neubauer, Nadia Hakeem, JackFeaver, Christian Malara
and Matthew Lumwere the first presenters at the two-day event,held
to talk about childrens well-being in theareas of health, safety,
learning, communityconnections and the economy.
In their speeches, they described howtheir former elementary
school taught themabout the UN Convention on the Rights ofthe Child
and became a rights-respectingschool two years ago. It set up a
steeringcommittee chaired by a Grade 5 student toorganize events to
raise awareness aboutchildrens concerns in other countries.
Last week, the students, who now attendMontgomery middle, told
The Tri-City Newsthey organized a walk for water event thatraised
$600 for a well in a developing country,and learned that children
have the right tobe protected from harm, be educated and
have their basic needs met.With support from UNICEF Canada,
the
Cape Horn teachers taught them about theUN Convention on the
Rights of the Child,used it as a theme for assemblies and
encour-aged them to respect each others rights inresolving
disputes. As a result, the studentssaid, they felt respected and
got more in-volved in their school.
I feel like the school has given me theright to have my voice to
be able to speak atassemblies and stuff, said Hakeem. I feltmore
confident speaking aloud because evenif I mess up, nobodys even
going to laugh.
As the students learned about respectingthe rights of others,
they learned to solvesome of their own problems, said Feaver,who
described a conflict on the school soccer
field the students resolved when they talkedto one another and
respected each othersright to be heard. We talked about how weall
had a right to our opinion, said Feaver.We found a way to make it
fair, Hall added.
Another important right, the studentssaid, was the right to be
yourself no matterwhat your culture, name or skin colour. Youcan be
unique in your own way, Neubauersaid.
The students would now like to encourageother schools to become
a rights-respectingschool.
Their former principal, Bill McGovern,agrees. While he didnt
initiate the program the staff took it up as a challenge andworked
on it during professional develop-ment days he thought it made a
differ-
ence to the atmosphere of the school. Theresa willingness to
work together as a team,McGovern said, and students are more
in-clined to take a leadership role in schoolactivities.
Were letting the children know aboutwhat rights they have and
were letting themknow what their rights are along with
re-sponsibilities, McGovern explained.
One of those responsibilities was get-ting in front of a
capacity crowd at theChampions for Children and Youth Summitand
explaining the idea. But with two yearsof experience and walking
the talk, the stu-dents were more than willing to share
theirknowledge.
Said Hakeem: We lived it, we learned
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Former Cape Horn elementary school students Jack Feaver, Allie
Hall, Mia Neubauer and Nadia Hakeem were among those who spoke at
the Champions for Children and Youth Summit on Monday in Vancouver;
the other Montgomery middle school kids who par-ticipated are:
Christian Malara and Matthew Lum.JENNIFER GAUTHIERTHE TRI-CITY
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T: They found out what it means
How will we pay for the Evergreen Line?By Diane Strandberg
THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Higher property taxes or a vehicle levy?Those are the choices
Metro Vancouver
residents will be asked to make whenTransLink rolls out a public
consulta-tion process to get input on how to close a$400-million
gap in Evergreen Line funding.
Last Friday, the TransLink board addeda transportation
improvement fee oth-erwise known as a vehicle levy to thelist of
options for raising $39.3 million tobuild the Evergreen Line and
extend theUnited Boulevard from Coquitlam into NewWestminster, or
$68 million for these im-provements and other transportation
up-grades.
Until now, property taxes were the onlyway to quickly raise
funds for the long-awaited rapid transit system but the boardopted
to include a vehicle levy even thoughthere is no mechanism to
collect the fees,which would range between $15 and $55 forthe
smaller package of transportation im-provements and $30 to $90 for
the full pack-age. The charge would depend on the ve-
hicles engine size.Property tax is not a preferred way to
pay
for transportation, said TransLink spokes-person Ken Hardie, who
said the transporta-tion authoritys board drew that conclusionafter
hearing from the TransLink mayorscouncil this week.
The public will now be able to comment onthe two funding
packages and the options forpaying for them either online or in
person.There is a feedback form at www.translink.ca as well as an
online forum where peoplecan post their opinions.
The property tax option, which was firstproposed to pay for
transportation improve-ments, was loudly criticized by the
regionsmayors. But Hardie cautioned that the trans-portation
improvement levy will require amechanism to collect it and we dont
haveit.
Meanwhile, the property tax option isstill on the table. Hardie
said property taxeswould have to raise $5 per $100,000 of as-sessed
value (about $31 on a $600,000 home)for the smaller package or
$9.20 per $100,000of assessed value (about $54 on the samehome) for
the larger package of transporta-
tion improvements, which would includerestoring funding to bike
and road upgrades,and improving bus service.
According to TransLink, the mayorscouncil must decide on the
funding sourceand project package by Dec. 31 in order tomeet the
deadline required for signed agree-ments so the Evergreen Line and
the NorthFraser Perimeter Road projects can proceedwith the support
of the federal government.
The federal government has committed$416.7 million toward the
project under theBuilding Canada Fund. There is no deadlinefor
using the money from Ottawa, as someofficials have previously
claimed.
But Hardie said signed agreements arenecessary for the two
projects to go ahead.The federal government has committed
tocontributing $65 million toward the $130-mil-lion NFPR project,
which would bypass thecurrent bailey bridge to Braid Street formore
direct access to New Westminster andremove a traffic
bottleneck.
According to Dale Parker, chair of theTransLink board, public
comment is key tothe decision-making process.
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Have your sayWill it be contemporary steel and
concrete? Or wood, brick and heri-tage lamp standards?
The public is getting a chance tochoose the decor for the
EvergreenLine stations during a series ofopen house meetings this
month including one in Coquitlam thisweekend.
The following meetings arescheduled.
Saturday, Oct. 23, 11 a.m. to 2p.m., Coquitlam city hall;
Monday, Oct. 25, 6 to 9 p.m.,Cameron rec complex in Burnaby;
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 6 to 9 p.m.,Inlet Theatre, Port Moody;
Saturday, Oct. 30, 11 a.m. to 2p.m., Port Moody rec complex.
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Its that time of year: flu and vaccinations
By Sarah PayneTHE TRI-CITY NEWS
The start of fall brings with it thestart of flu season and
vaccine clinicshave now opened throughout the Tri-Cities to get
residents immunized.
The annual influenza season startsin November and lasts until
earlyspring, making the next month an op-timal time to get the flu
shot, accord-ing to the Ministry of Healthy Livingand Sport.
Each year, we remind people theyneed to get the seasonal flu
vaccine tokeep themselves protected, so if youhad one last year you
need to get an-other one this year, said Roy Thorpe-Dorward, Fraser
Health spokesper-son. For most people, the flu is aminor
inconvenience but for otherswho have complicating health
condi-tions it can be much more seriousthan that.
Public health officials expect therewill be sporadic cases of
H1N1 butthey are not concerned about the typeof pandemic seen last
year.
Were expecting a typical flu sea-son, Thorpe-Dorward said,
notingthis years vaccine protects againstthree flu viruses A/H1N1,
A/H3N2and influenza B.
The vaccine is provided free tothose most at risk of suffering
com-plications from the flu and those liv-ing or working in close
proximity tothem. That group includes peoplewith chronic health
conditions, se-niors, health-care workers, emergencyresponders,
pregnant women in theirlast trimester and children from sixto 23
months, the morbidly obese, ab-originals and poultry farm
workers.
Those who arent in the high-riskgroups can get vaccinated for a
feeat their doctors office or local phar-macy.
A commercial vaccine calledFluMist, administered as a nasalspray
instead of a needle, is availablethrough PriceSmart Foods
pharmacy.Thorpe-Dorward said its not beingused as part of the
publicly fundedvaccine and, while it is approvedfor use in Canada,
the CanadianNational Advisory Committee onImmunization has not yet
issued astatement on it.
The spray vaccine uses a live virus not a dead virus, as with
the in-jected vaccine and is therefore notrecommended for those
with chronicconditions or other risk factors.
We recommend people pay closeattention to the product
details,Thorpe-Dorward said.
Flu symptoms can include fever,headache, muscle pain, runny
nose,sore throat, extreme tiredness andcough. On average, symptoms
begintwo days after a person is exposed tothe virus; the fever can
last more thana week while coughing and weaknesscan last another
two weeks.
People can spread the virus to oth-ers before they even show any
symp-toms, making prevention that muchmore important.
Fraser Health recommends peoplewash their hands frequently
withsoap and water, cough and sneeze intotheir elbow or a tissue,
and stay homefrom work or school when sick.
For more information about the fluvisit www.fraserhealth.ca or
www.im-munizebc.ca.
[email protected]
Tri-City flu clinicsThe 2010/11 seasonal flu vaccine is
avail-
able this month at the Tri-City locationslisted below.
Public clinics offer free shots to eligible in-dividuals only;
clinics designated public andprivate offer free shots to those
eligible andthose who are non-eligible may be required topay for
the vaccine.
For additional clinics taking place through-out the flu season,
visit www.health.gov.bc.ca./flu/.
For flu shots for children under nine yearsof age book an
appointment at the HealthUnit by calling 604-949-7200.
COQUITLAM Save-On Foods (2991 Lougheed Hwy., 604-
464-8811), Oct. 20, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. By appoint-ment;
public/private.
Coquitlam Alliance Church (2601Spuraway Ave.), Oct. 22, 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.Drop-in, ages 9+ only; public.
Shoppers Drug Mart (3025 Lougheed Hwy.,604-468-8814), through
Dec. 20, 24 hours. Callstore to confirm authorized-to-inject
pharma-cist on duty; public/private.
PORT COQUITLAM Pharmasave (3295 Coast Meridian Rd.,
604-942-9813), Oct. 21, 4 to 7 p.m. By appoint-ment for ages 3+;
private.
Flu shot clinic (1125 Nicola Ave., 604-464-0228), Oct. 25 to 30,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. By ap-pointment, $15; private.
Coopers Foods (1430 Prairie Ave., 604-464-5089), Oct. 26, 2 to 6
p.m. By appointment;public/private.
Costco Pharmacy (2370 Ottawa St.), Oct.28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pay
per shot; private.
Save-On Foods (2385 Ottawa St., 604-464-5046), Oct. 27, 3 to 7
p.m. By appointment;public/private.
PORT MOODY Shoppers Drug Mart (3215 St. John St.),
Oct. 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; public/private.
A4 Tri-City News Wednesday, October 20, 2010
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Opportunities are available beginning January
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Arts and Culture Committee
Community Care Committee
Economic Development Committee
Environmental Protection Committee
Land Use Committee
Library Board
Transportation Committee
Joint Family Court and Youth Justice Committee
Heritage Commission
Parks and Recreation Commission
Youth Focus Committee
Most committees meet once a month on a
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Road, Anmore, B.C. at 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 to
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Purpose of Bylaw: To amend Section 408 (1) Subdivision for
Relative by reducing the minimum lot size from 0.8 ha (2 acres) to
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AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that a copy of the bylaw and relevant
information considered by Council in open meeting to the matters
contained in the bylaw will also be available for public inspection
at the Village Hall during regular of ce hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. Monday to Friday from October 18th, 2010 to October 26th,
2010.
ALL PERSONS who deem themselves affected hereby shall be
afforded an opportunity to be heard in person or by written
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Trial is delayed
The trial of formerCoquitlam mayor JonKingsbury has been
de-layed until next year.
Kingsbury who isfacing charges of theftover $5,000,
personationwith intent to gain ad-vantage, causing a per-son to
usea forgedd o c u -ment andf r a u do v e r$5,000 was dueto
appearin NewWestminster SupremeCourt on Monday forthe start of his
trial.
The trial will nowtake place from Feb. 14to 18, 2011.
The charges relate toan incident in summer2008, when
Kingsburywas accused of steal-ing a travel trailer froma Langley RV
facilityby pretending to be theowner, former businessassociate Jean
Aussant.
Kingsbury, who lastran for office in the2006 federal
election,has stated he loanedAussant the money tobuy the trailer
and wastrying to recoup othermoney owed to him byAussant by
securing as-sets like a pick-up truckand the
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Youth justice groupsgoal is to divert young offenders from
courts,towards responsibility
By Janis WarrenTHE TRI-CITY NEWS
A Coquitlam-based group thataims to steer youth away from
thecourts and take responsibility fortheir offences wants nearly
$70,000from the municipalities it serves.
Communit ies EmbracingRestorative Action (CERA) lastmonth
submitted its funding re-quests for next year, which include$33,856
from Coquitlam, $14,346from Port Coquitlam and $6,960from Port
Moody.
The funding requests come ascity councils prepare for
budgetdeliberations next month.
CERA board chair MarjorieStaal said the groups 2011 bud-get is
status quo after undergoinga restructuring last year, whichsaw no
referrals in the first halfof the year because of auditsand a
review of historic files inthe Community Youth JusticeProgram
(CYJP).
In all, I consider 2009 to be ayear of rebuilding our
relation-ships, both internally and exter-nally, Staal said.
As a result, the group acceptedthree referrals from
CoquitlamRCMP (theft under $5,000); fourfiles from the New
WestminsterPolice Department (three for theftunder and one for
mischief to pub-lic property); three files from thePort Moody
Police Department(three for mischief); seven filesfrom ICBC; and
five files from theCrown prosecutors office at PoCoprovincial
court.
Prosecutors are allowed to divertfiles under Section 10 of the
fed-eral Youth Criminal Justice Act.
In 2008, CERA formerly calledthe Fraser-Burrard CommunityJustice
Society received 41 re-ferrals from police and Crown law-yers to
handle young offender files,up from 37 in the previous year.
In addition to the ongoing refer-rals processed through the
CYJP,the Empowering Youth programhas been very active this year
andcontinues to grow, Staal said.
Meanwhile, Gurinder Mannstarted this week as CERAs newexecutive
director.
[email protected]
CERA asks cities for thousands
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In addition, 12 drivers were foundto have breath samples in the
warnrange of between 0.05 and 0.08. Thatinfraction carries a
three-day drivingprohibition, a three-day vehicle im-poundment and
a $200 fine.
Port Moody Police have issuedeight roadside prohibitions
resultingfrom alcohol-related offences and im-pounded 11 vehicles.
Of those, threedrivers blew breath samples in thewarn range while
eight failed thetest.
Drunk drivers blowing over 0.08 notonly get a driving ban but
they mustalso pay a $500 administrative penalty,a $250 drivers
licence reinstatementfee, towing and impoundment costs,and the cost
of installing an ignitioninterlock device for one year as wellas
face possible criminal charges.
RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet said thatmany drivers have forgotten that
the
new legislation includes steep finesfor excessive speeding.
In the past month, 22 drivers locallyhave had their vehicles
towed andimpounded for one week after beingfound speeding at least
40 km/h overthe speed limit.
Excessive speeders not only geta $368 fine for speeding but also
losetheir vehicle, which gets towed andimpounded for seven days,
Paquetsaid. Second and third offences comewith 30- and 60-day
impoundmentsrespectively.
He cited one case where a motorcy-clist travelling at more than
100 km/hover the limit in a 70 km/h zone onthe Mary Hill Bypass had
his motor-cycle impounded for a week and washit with an increased
fine of $483.
Additional penalties include threepoints on a drivers licence
and anICBC premium of $320 annually forthree years.
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Local police have handed out a number of roadside suspensions
under new drinking and driving laws that came into effect one month
ago today.
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Opposition rallies against shelterBy Janis Warren
THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Residents and busi-ness owners close to a site where a homeless
shelter is planned in Coquitlam dominated an online poll to protest
the proposal.
The city survey, which closed last Friday, re-ceived 31
responses to a question about whether a shelter and transi-tional
housing should be built on a city-owned commercial lot at 3030
Gordon Ave.
The four-storey fa-cility would include 30 shelter beds plus, on
separate floors, an-other 30 self-contained studio units for the
transitional program, of which tenants would pay rent based on
their income.
In addition, there would be 30 mats avail-able between November
and March to help get the homeless off the streets in the cold and
wet months.
In their online com-ments, many critics cited increased crime
and decreased property values if the shelter were to go up near
their homes and workplaces.
Others voiced con-cern about their chil-drens safety and most
suggested an alternate location for the shelter:
Riverview Hospital.Bryan Clelland, who
operates Big O Tires on nearby Westwood Street, said hes not
against a homeless shelter in his community just not in his
backyard.
His family has owned Big O since 1972 and, currently, he pays
about $27,000 a year in busi-ness property taxes for his one-acre
lot. Weve collected a lot of money for the government here and now
theyre con-demning us by putting a homeless shelter behind us, he
said.
Clelland noted the recent spike in area crime, which he
attri-butes to the homeless population living near the Coquitlam
River.
He has installed a fence to guard his prop-erty and recently
in-
creased patrols from a hired security firm to monitor his
business three to four times at night. Hes also think-ing about
putting in se-curity cameras.
Im going to have to sit at home every night, looking at monitors
now, he said, adding, Its tough on my cus-tomers when they see
crackheads walking around in the morning when theyre trying to drop
their cars off.
Another resident, who declined to be named for fear of
retribution, contacted The Tri-City News last week to com-plain
about the number of area vagrants.
Hundreds of chil-dren play [by the river] during the summer and
encouraging more in-dolent people to come
and hang around there is something all resi-dents of Coquitlam
and Port Coquitlam should be up in arms about, he wrote in his
email to The News.
Councillors contacted for this story were hesi-tant to comment
about the citys online feed-back.
Its a poll that isnt part of our political process so we have to
wait and see as it goes through, hopefully, first reading [of the
bylaw] and then we have a proper public hearing when we can hear
from the public thats broader than this poll will be, Coun. Selina
Robinson said.
I believe being out and around in the com-munity, I think theres
a lot more positive feeling that isnt being voiced but probably
will be when we get to the public hearing stage, Coun. Neal
Nicholson added.
The shelter was iden-tified as a need three years ago by the
Tri-Cities Homelessness Task Group, which is made up of community
service and government representatives. In 2008, the city picked
3030 Gordon Ave. as the shel-ter location.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
An artists rendering of 3030 Gordon Ave., which is pro-posed to
be rezoned for a Tri-City homeless/emergency shelter.
see FUNDING, page 8
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Funding is still up in the airDrawings for the
38,000-square foot build-ing were unveiled last month prior to
the city hosting two open houses.
Slated to open next year, the shelter has been stuck in a
hold-ing pattern for at least two years, primarily on wrangling
over a memo-randum of understand-ing between the city and BC
Housing.
The MOU, which re-quires provincial gov-ernment approval, sets
out a number of param-eters critical to the proj-
ect moving (last month, the housing ministry told The News
funding isnt currently available for the shelter because of the
downturn in the economy).
Meanwhile, talks also continue with Coquitlams two neigh-bouring
cities: Port Coquitlam and Port Moody. In March, PoCo city council
sent a letter to the housing ministry urging funding for the
shelter at 3030 Gordon Ave.; however, the city of Port Moody has
turned down requests for cash.
Ye s t e rd ay, Po M o
Mayor Joe Trasolini said city council wants a Tri-City shelter
but theres no funding com-mitment. Our position has been that we
advo-cate, we support other than financial. We try to do somethings
in Port Moody in terms of part-nerships.
He added: We believe that affordable hous-ing and shelters are a
provincial jurisdiction. Our budgets are being strained year after
year.
Results from the on-line survey as well as a 200-name petition
against the shelter
will be compiled in a re-port to council, expected to be
released Nov. 1.
Should council agree to proceeding, a public hearing would be
held Nov. 29 on the official community plan and re-zoning
changes.
The city of Coquitlam collected more than $2 million this week
as host to the Boulevard Casino.
The money $2,061,956 re-flects the amount from the last quarter,
July 1 to Sept. 30, and brings this years gaming reve-nues to $6.4
million as part of the municipalitys 10% cut from net profits from
the United Boulevard attraction.
To date, Coquitlam has received
about $70.2 million since the casino opened in October 2001
12.5% of which goes into a community capi-tal fund for local
non-profit groups and the balance into a municipal capital fund to
pay for major proj-ects such as roads and sports fa-cilities.
Earlier this month, the city doled out nearly $275,000 in Spirit of
Coquitlam grants to 12 cultural, sports and service groups.
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Moore said he envi-sions an Evergreenalignment that turnsnorth
from the CP Railline to Coquitlam TownCentre before loopingback to
the train tracksheading toward PoCo.This alignment deviatesfrom the
current plans,which has the EvergreenL i n e t e r m i n u s a
tDouglas College Station,next to the EvergreenCultural Centre at
thecorner of Guildford andPinetree ways.
PoCos plan wouldkeep the college withina 10-minute walk of
aSkyTrain station, Mooresaid. Currently, MetroVancouvers
RegionalGrowth Strategy callsfor the Evergreen Line toCoquitlams
City Centrealong with increasedbus service to PoCo andMaple
Ridge.
A city staff reportsaid an Evergreen Lineextension to
downtownPort Coquitlam wouldfacilitate residential andcommercial
growth inthe area.
The city endorsedthe draft Re gionalGrowth Strategy
duringMondays special meet-ing, although severalcouncillors had
some is-sues with the document.
Metros populationprojections anticipate85,000 people living
inPoCo by 2041, a numberthat exceeds the cityspredictions in its
officialcommunity plan, saidCoun. Michael Wright.
But staff said thecity is not bound by thehousing
projections,
which are calculated ona needs-based estimate.
I think at the endof the day what we arelooking for is
achievingthe target of the forecastpopulation, said LauraLee
Richard, the citysdirector of developmentservices. Fortunately,the
Regional GrowthStrategy does not com-mit the city to meetingthose
targets.
Some councillors alsohad concerns that in-dustrial lands were
notadequately protectedin the Regional GrowthStrategy.
If all of the munici-palities endorse the planas PoCo did
Mondaynight, Metro Vancouverwill begin its public con-sultation
process, likelyin late fall.
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Turn north, then east
Port Coquitlam council wants to see the planned Douglas College
Station on the Evergreen Line eliminated in fa-vour of a station in
downtown PoCo.
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VICTORIA
Driving along a majorsuburban thoroughfareon a recent sunny
after-noon, I couldnt help but noticea woman casually relieving
her-self on the grass between thesidewalk and the street. The
highly visiblelocation seemed deliberately chosen, per-haps as a
street persons farewell to anothergolden summer in B.C.s most
peed-upon city.
This sort of flagrant offence against de-cency would still have
shock value in mostB.C. communities but here in the
provincialcapitol, the likeliest reaction would be, Hey,youre on
the wrong street.
The Pandora Avenue squat, as it cameto be known, was this
summers politicallycorrect theatre of the absurd, and as usualit
was not rated for family viewing. A filthylittle tent city sprang
up on a broad down-
town boulevard across from one of the localhomeless handout
services, migrating infrom local parks.
Public peeing was among the milder prob-lems on Pandora. This
was well illustratedby its sudden end in September.
The Victoria News reported that a coregroup of drug dealers was
picked up in anundercover police buy-and-bust operation atthe
Pandora squat. Overnight, the tent cityvanished. A combination of
cooler weatherand the closure of the crack-and-meth ba-zaar seems
to have done the trick as camperssuddenly came to appreciate the
vacant shel-ter beds up the street.
B.C.s urban southwest offers a glimpse ofthe future for other
communities around theprovince in the abandonment of
communitystandards. And nobody surrenders quite likeVictoria.
This is a town that wilts like lettuce beforean invasion of
feral bunny rabbits. Its a townthat celebrates an urban design
award forits downtown urinal, an expensive but oh-so-
artistic response to the monsoon of doorwaypeeing that pours
down after bars close.
The citys response to a court ruling limit-ing its ban on
camping in parks was timideven by Victoria standards. Hounded by
thehomeless and their advocates at everystep, city council finally
passed a bylawdeclaring campsites on boulevards to bebanned as a
traffic hazard.
By the time they got it done, the sum-mer squat had folded.
Along the way, it wasrevealed that at least some of the
camperswerent homeless, having had social hous-ing provided to
them, and that shelter bedshad also been sitting empty.
The shelter beds are significant from alegal, as well as a
common-sense, point ofview. The court ruling had said the
citycouldnt prevent people from putting uptents, but only if there
were no shelter bedsavailable. Apparently, verifying homeless-ness
would have been too harsh.
A few weeks ago on a ferry crossing, Ioverheard a couple of
fragrant young fel-
lows, fresh from a few weeks picking fruit inthe Okanagan and
looking for a comfortableplace to ride out the winter. Victoria,
herethey come. This has been going on for gen-erations and it
apparently remains a path ofchoice for winter refugees all the way
fromQuebec.
Housing and Social Development MinisterRich Coleman was on Sean
Leslies CKNWradio program the other day talking upB.C.s efforts to
get people off the street. Hedid allow that the southwestern corner
ofthe province does have a couple of differentfactors to
consider.
The big one is probably weather, so we doget some in-migration
at times of the yearbecause the weather is different in otherareas
of Canada, Coleman said, demon-strating his mastery of
understatement.
Warm weather and weak local govern-ment are a bad
combination.
Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and colum-nist for Black
Press and BCLocalnews.com.
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$45 either wayTime is money and both are short, so heres a
quickway to raise cash to fund the Evergreen Line andthe North
Fraser Perimeter Road: Scrap AirCare.
AirCare was a good idea for its time but the 18-year-oldprogram
for reducing vehicle emissions is starting toshow its age. An
AirCare review committee found thatonly half of all cars on the
road in the Lower Mainlandare subject to AirCare and, of the
vehicles tested, 88%pass. Its true about 5,000 cars a month still
fail the test butits only a matter of time before they hit the junk
heap andare replaced with newer, cleaner-running vehicles.
So why not take away that $45-per-car levy for AirCareand
replace it with a $45-per-car levy that will go directlyinto
transportation funding? Drivers are used to payingthe price so they
wont miss the money.
Besides, transportation improvements will help reduceemissions
by getting more people out of single-occupancyvehicles and on to
public transit, and by reducing theamount of idling traffic.
This idea is not without hurdles. For one, AirCarewould have to
be dismantled and that would mean a lossof jobs and a significant
transition period. There is as yetno mechanism in place to collect
the levy for TransLink,either through ICBC or some other agency,
and the prov-ince would have to act quickly to get one running as
thefunding source is needed by the end of this year.
As well, AirCare only generates $20 million a year andTransLink
needs between $39 million and $68 million de-pending on the package
of transportation improvementsit chooses.
Many more people would have to pay the vehicle levythan
currently pay AirCare and they would have to payit more often
probably annually instead of every otheryear. But the smaller their
car, the lower their fee wouldbe, as TransLink is already
considering a sliding scaledepending on the size of the vehicle
engine.
For the most part, AirCare has worked and the regionhas seen a
decline in auto emissions since the programwas introduced in 1992.
But its an inconvenience and atax for those with older cars who
maintain their vehiclesand pass the test year in and year out.
Leave property taxes alone and scrap AirCare so ve-hicle levies
can be used to get more cars off the road.
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Please send letters to:email: [email protected]:
604-944-0703 Phone: 604-525-6397
Police did what they had to doThe Editor,
Re. Complaint over cop raid (The Tri-CityNews, Oct. 15).
I find it unfortunate and disheartening thatthis situation was
reported the way it was. Itread as thought the victim family was
inconve-nienced and victimized over a report of a personheld
against their will with weapons.
I support the local police agencies in their ac-tions. I was not
there and therefore cannot andwill not judge the actions of the
police.
We need to understand police respond imme-diately to all reports
made by the public and maynot have the facts immediately at hand
puttingthemselves in harms way, without hesitation.
Time is of the essence in all cases and a littlemore
understanding and co-operation from thefamily may have helped the
situation.
Communication is also paramount in bothdirections. Mistakes may
have been made andquestions not answered but, in the end, it was
apositive result.
If I were at home having a nice dinner withmy family and this
event took place and not acriminal or breaking any law I would do
whatI could or had to do (even lie on wet ground) tohelp the police
locate a potentially distressedindividual, not argue and delay.
We have excellently trained police officers inour communities.
Why are we criticizing themfor doing their job? Does this family
not thinkabout what might happen if they need the po-lice? Will
officers respond knowing they will becomplained about for doing
their job? Lets hopethey will but you cant blame them if next
timethey hesitate just for a second.Les Wilch, Port Coquitlam
Sad factsThe Editor,
Re. Men deservebetter at least asgood as women(Opinion, The
Tri-City News, Oct. 15).
Thank you for pub-lishing the column byPaula Carlson
aboutprostate testing.
The sad fact aboutthe scenario she re-fers to, James Pollard,who
at 47 is facingterminal prostatecancer, is that beingthe son of a
survivor,he would have quali-fied for free PSA test-ing. The
outcome forPaul could have beendifferent. Its also asad fact that
it oftentakes a tragedy likethis to motivate a pol-itician to take
action.
Before PSA test-ing, 80% of diagno-ses involved cancerthat had
spread be-yond the prostate.Now, the numbersare reversed and 20%of
those diagnosedhave cancer that hasspread. If that is notan
endorsement forPSA screening, Idont know what is.Eric Huffey,Port
Coquitlam
Province has to come up with answers for fundingThe Editor,
Re. Pay up, Bond tells TransLink mayors (TheTri-City News, Oct.
15).
Kudos to Metro Vancouver mayors for objectingto property tax
hikes for the Evergreen Line andshame on Transportation Minister
Shirley Bond forfailing to realize this line is not cost
effective.
There are about 214,000 people in the Tri-Citiesand with transit
use at 15%, the maximum aver-age ridership will be about 32,000 per
day. With a$1.4-billion price tag, that means the EvergreenLine
will cost about $44,000 per rider. I am suremany new cars cost that
or less. Transit is supposeto be cheaper than a car, not equal or
more.
I am doubtful ridership will increase with thelines completion.
The Evergreen Line is useless tothe southernmost part of Coquitlam
and will haveto compete with Highway 1 expansion when itscomplete.
The Millennium Line gets riders fromareas besides Coquitlam and
still averages 60,000riders daily. This is far below the 100,000
markneeded to be cost effective and, after nine years, notelling
when it will reach it.
What officials should be doing is developingcheaper alternatives
to the Evergreen Line.Vincent Lizee, Coquitlam
WHAT ABOUT ICBC MONEY?The Editor,
In the last months there havebeen numerous conversations
aboutTransLink funding for the EvergreenLine and other
transportation projects,with numerous suggestions for fund-ing.
Property taxes, road and vehicle levies, car-
bon tax, etc. all come to mind but there has been nomention of
the $780 million the province will takefrom ICBC over three
years.
Drivers have and will continue to pay for anyimprovements
through auto insurance. Why thepoliticians and media are not
raising this as a fund-ing source is very puzzling to me. The 2%
decrease
in premiums recently announced byICBC should have been closer to
10%but would eliminate the private carri-ers from being
competitive, a situationthe provincial government would
notallow.
Elected politicians from all levels,where are you?
ne Crowe, Port Coquitlam
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There are questions aplenty about the planned Evergreen Line
from issues with funding to concerns about how well the rapid
transit service will be used.
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citys contrac-
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that form part of the foun-dation for the new bridge, and is almost
fin-ished installing the in-stream water intake system for Noons
Creek Hatchery.
Remaining work includes completing the concrete abutments on
either side of Noons Creek to support pre-cast beams, which will
span the entire creek to create a more open waterway. Once the
beams are in place, fin-ishing work will begin, installing
sidewalks and railings, paving the bridge decks.
Have your say on PoCo PlanThe city of Port Coquitlam is
invit-
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used to guide the creation of a 10-year strategic plan.
Called 2020 Vision, the plan is being developed this fall and
winter and will guide city decisions for the next decade on
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Coq. considers ban on paving stones
The decorative stones on the side-walks around Coquitlam city
hall and the aquatic centre need about $100,000 worth of repairs,
city council heard this week.
The paving stones or unit pavers have been a source of
contention with city engineers who, on Monday, asked city council
to ban their use on any city-owned road.
The issue came to a head recently after several developers,
including the Beedie Group, which has plans to con-struct a
Granville Island-type area on the former Fraser Mills site that it
owns, expressed interest in using pav-ing stones for their
projects.
Bill Susak, Coquitlams general manager of engineering and public
works, told council there are a num-ber of challenges with paving
stones like tripping hazards and increased maintenance and capital
replacement costs.
Many councillors, however, said they didnt want to prohibit
paving stones in the city as they add aesthetic
appeal. Instead, council directed staff to come up with better
standards on their usage.
Coun. Linda Reimer said she recently toured some areas of
Coquitlam, including Westwood Plateau, where paving stones are in
place and, if done correctly, they can improve a neighbourhood, she
said.
But Coun. Brent Asmundson, who chairs the citys engineering
commit-tee, cautioned council about their ris-ing maintenance costs
and pointed to the number of signs around city hall and City Centre
Aquatic Centre to warn pedestrians and cyclists of the risks. The
disabled are also against municipalities using the stones as they
are difficult to navigate, he said.
Most municipalities do not allow the use of paving stones
largely due to the high maintenance costs; fur-thermore, a number
are planning to disallow their use and recommends avoiding them,
Susak wrote in his report to council last month.
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The event has already brought in more than $12,000, with more
left to be counted, said orga-nizing chair Dee Parry.
And the inaugural Dancing with our Stars proved so popular that
she already has an organizing committee, judges, emcees and
sev-eral interested dancers signed up to take part in next years
event.
It took us out of our comfort zone, we made lots of new friends
and had so much fun, said Parry, an advertising sales
representative with The Tri-City News.
Parry became a visiting volunteer at Crossroads almost two years
ago after her mother spent time at a hospice in Winnipeg and was
inspired to create Dancing with our Stars to add to Crossroads
fundraising efforts.
None of it would have been possible with-out help from the
Arthur Murray dance school, which contributed countless hours of
professional instruction for participants Polly Krier, May Day task
force chair Bev Moulds, Port Coquitlam Coun. Glenn Pollock,
Coquitlam Coun. Brent Asmundson, JR FMs
Karen Daniels, insurance business owner Greg Garrison, Global TV
host Steve Darling, PoCos volunteer of the year Rene Chadwick,
Canadian Tires Ingmar Wilkens and Parry. The dancers with whom they
were partnered are: Christy Consell, Johnny Lam, Barbara Lynn Copp,
Brooke Foster and Darek Stiller.
A panel of three judges included ballroom dancer Chris Gallivan,
dance school owner Cori Caulfield and PoCo Coun. Mike Forrest
awarded Bev Moulds the best technical prize for her swing routine
while Parry took home the best overall prize for her Texas
two-step. Both danced with Lam.
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Gallivan, Cori Caulfield and Mike Forrest;prize winners Bev Moulds
(best technical) and Dee Parry (best overall) with their mutual
partner,Johnny Lam; emcees Sophie Lui and Wesla Wong; and
competitors Ingmar Wilkens with Barbara LynnCopp; Parry with Lam;
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life, says childrensadvocate Diane Sowden.
The executive direc-tor of the Children ofthe Street Society
saysparents may unwittinglycontribute to the popu-larization of
anti-socialbehaviour that glamour-izes the sex trade andcriminal
behaviour asso-ciated with gangs.
In a press release,Sowden cautioned par-ents against
costumesthat sexualize youth orglamourize gang lifewhile ignoring
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Meeting is tonight on secure careBy Sarah Payne
THE TRI-CITY NEWS
A local justice groupwill be exploring theissue of secure care
in-carcerating at-risk youth at a debate next week.
Under the Secure CareAct, authorities wouldbe able to arrest
youngpeople involved in pros-titution or extreme druguse and place
them in asecured facility until theycan be stabilized.
The Tri-Cities Joint
Family Court and YouthJustice Committee ishosting the event
tonight(Wednesday) to gaugepublic opinion on thematter before
endorsingthe efforts of the SouthFraser committee to getit back on
the provincialgovernments radar.
It started with theSecure Care Act backwhen the NDP was
justleaving office in 2000,said Alexander Bell, amember and
formerchair of the Tri-Cities
Youth Justice Committee.When the [BC] Liberalscame in, they said
theywould review the morecontentious issues andbring it forward
again butthat never happened.
Secure care legisla-tion is in place acrossthe prairie provinces
andOntario, and Bell said theYouth Justice Committeewants to hear
what peo-ple have to say on bothsides of the controversialissue.
There are prosand cons to the idea of ar-
resting people and incar-cerating them without atrial for their
own good,he said.
The public forum atDouglas Colleges DavidLam Campus will
in-clude Diane Sowden ofthe Children of the StreetSociety speaking
for thelegislation and JeromeBouvier of PoCoMoYouth Services
speakingagainst it. Rob Gordon, di-rector of SFUs School
ofCriminology, will discussthe historical background
of the Secure Care Actwhile Colin Campbell ofDouglas Colleges
crimi-nology department willmoderate the discussion.A
question-and-answersession will follow the de-bate.
Secure Care: Pro orCon takes place tonight(Wednesday) from 7 to
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Rotarians bring clean water to the other side of the world
By Janis WarrenTHE TRI-CITY NEWS
A Coquitlam service group has launched a $150,000 fundraising
drive to provide the most basic need to stu-dents and their
families in northern Thailand: clean water.
Since 2006, the Rotary Club of Coquitlam has funded and
installed re-verse osmosis systems, at a cost of $2,000 each, at
three elementary schools in the Asian country.
Next month, it plans to add a fourth water pu-rification system,
mean-ing about 5,000 children will be able to drink water free of
bacteria during school hours.
Coquitlam Rotarian Bernie Pregler, who is leading the campaign
with fellow member Dave Allen, said four years ago he visited
Anuban Phayao ele-mentary school, which received the first
water-treatment project to serve its 2,000 students, and was
impressed with what he saw.
It was definitely not third-world quality, he said. It was first
class and it was a very, very
nice job.Still, Pregler was
troubled that the stu-dents would retur n home at the end of the
day to drink dirty water. It was defeating the purpose of saving
lives, he said.
Pregler and Allen researched solutions and found an article in
the Rotary magazine that seemed to fit their need: A Rotary club
was supplying bio-sand filters for homes in the Dominican
Republic.
Bio-sand filters look like water coolers and are designed to
remove nearly all bacteria and parasites from water. Best of all,
they are easy to run and eliminate the need to boil water.
The pair found a company in Bangkok to build and deliver the
filters to the Phayao students homes all they needed was sup-port
from their fellow club members. After hearing the pitch, the
Coquitlam club pledged to put bio-sand filters in 1,500 homes of
students and their families at a cost of $100 each.
Already, the club has raised enough money to set up 20 fil-ters
in November, when Pregler and Allen will also oversee the
instal-lation of the reverse osmosis system in the fourth
school.
It just makes sense that they have clean water when theyre not
at school, too, Pregler said.
The Rotary Club of Coquitlam is requesting donations of $100,
which are tax-deductible. For more information, call 604-944-6129
or 604-942-5276.
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The reverse osmosis water purification system at Anuban Phayao
elementary school in Phayao, Thailand, was setup and funded in part
by Coquitlam Rotarians.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Tri-City News A15
Where:
When:
www.portcoquitlam.ca/getinvolved
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARINGMonday, October 25, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Council Chambers - Third FloorPort Coquitlam City Hall
2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2A8PROPOSED
OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3739
Intent of the Proposed Bylaw: To provide for Council
consideration of a proposal to amend the Of cial Community Plan
(OCP) designation for City-owned properties at Wilson Avenue and
Reeve Street. The proposal expands lands designated for park
purposes in the area and provides for future residential
development of City-owned property.
Location of Property Affected: - see accompanying map2517, 2523,
2535 and 2537 Wilson Avenue and a portion of road allowance of
Wilson Avenue, west of Reeve Street.
PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3741
Intent of the Bylaw:To provide for Council consideration of a
proposal to amend the Zoning Bylaw designation for City-owned
properties at Wilson Avenue and Reeve Street. The proposal expands
lands designated for park purposes in the area and provides for
future residential development of City-owned property.
Location of Property Affected: - see accompanying map
2517, 2523, 2535 and 2537 Wilson Avenue and a portion of road
allowance of Wilson Avenue, west of Reeve Street.
PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3744
Intent of the Proposed Bylaw: To update and revise the Of cial
Community Plan (OCP), to re ect recent amendments to the Local
Government Act and provide for a number of corrections, updates and
other generally minor changes.
Location of Property Affected: City of Port Coquitlam
PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3745
Intent of the Bylaw:To clarify and correct the Zoning Bylaw with
a number of housekeeping changes.
Location of Properties Affected: Port Coquitlam
PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3748
Intent of the Bylaw:To provide for Council consideration of an
application to amend the CD22 to allow for highway commercial uses
on a portion of the site currently restricted to service station
uses.
Location of Properties Affected: - see accompanying map2385
Ottawa Street
Inspection of Documents:A copy of the proposed Bylaws may be
inspected in the Corporate Of ce, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port
Coquitlam, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, except
Saturdays, Sundays, and any Statutory Holiday, until October 25,
2010, inclusive. For further information on the above bylaws or to
view a larger map, go to www.portcoquitlam.ca/getinvolved or
further information or details can be obtained from the Development
Services Department at 604.927.5442.
Also available for inspection are copies of the Of cial
Community Plan Bylaw, 2004, No. 3467 and Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No.
3630 (which would be amended by the proposed Bylaws) and various
reports and plans referring speci cally to the purpose of the
amending Bylaws.
Public Participation:At the hearing the public will be allowed
to make representations to the Council respecting matters contained
in the proposed Bylaws and all persons who believe their interest
in property is affected by the proposed Bylaws will be afforded a
reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written
submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaws.
Susan Rauh, CMCCorporate Of
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Local expert to share tips about these garden friends ata
workshop this weekend
By Diane StrandbergTHE TRI-CITY NEWS
Its time to carve pumpkins, rake leavesand clean out the bee
house.
The bee house?Yes, clean out the bee house, says Pasquale
Gnocato, a mason bee expert who will be giv-ing a talk Saturday
on the prolific pollinatorsat the Inspiration Garden in
CoquitlamsTown Centre Park.
The PoCo resident has been raising blueorchard mason bees for
more than a decadeand is a staunch advocate for the hard-work-ing,
non-stinging creatures who pollinateflowers, crops and fruit
trees.
They are worth their weight in gold,Gnocato says of the mason
bees, named fortheir habit of making compartments of mudin their
nests, which are typically hollowreeds or holes made by boring
insects.
In the urban environment, mason beeswill lay their eggs in an
artificial nest andGnocato has become skilled in making beehouses
by boring holes in cedar planks andplugging them with silicone.
Most of hishouses are simplestacks of theseplanks in theshape of a
housebut sometime hegoes all out.
T h e m a s o nb e e h o u s e i nthe InspirationGarden is
onesuch example ofGnocatos creativ-ity. He and his sonRob designed
andbuilt the house astheir contribution to the organic
teachinggarden.
You might have seen this building high upon a post in the centre
of the garden. It lookslike the Roman Pantheon and has the
wordsFrom the egg to the apple in Latin burnedinto the wood. The
Gnocatos used a combina-tion of cedar and spruce to give the
appear-ance of columns and shadows. There are 350holes in the bee
condo and all of them willbe cleaned out during Gnocatos
demonstra-tion on Saturday.
He hopes to find 750 dormant bees in papertubes that were placed
in the holes for clean-liness and easy retrieval.
Gnocato says its important to remove thebees, which are asleep
in their tiny casings,and rinse them under water to remove
theparasites. They can kill an entire popula-tion of mason bees if
youre not careful, heexplained.
The parasites are a problem because theyeat the food, a mixture
of pollen and nectar,the female bees leave behind after layingtheir
eggs during their short four- to six-week life span.
Gnocato is worried he wont find verymany bees when he removes
the tubes be-cause the cool, wet spring kept them fromtheir usual
pollen-gathering and egg-layingactivities.
If it rains, they stay inside, Gnocatosaid.
Mason bees are interesting because theyare independent, unlike
honey bees. Thereis no queen; rather, the female bees lay theirown
eggs and because they dont have an en-tire hive to protect, are
less aggressive whenapproached. That means they rarely sting,making
them good pets for the garden.
Gnocato was introduced to mason bees
at a time in his life when he was lookingfor a hobby. He had
just retired from hisjob with a steel manufacturing companywhen he
read an article in The Tri-CityNews about a bee researcher who was
giv-ing away her equipment after completingher studies.
I jumped at the idea, says Gnocato, wholooked after his fathers
honey bees as a teen-ager growing up in Treviso, Italy.
He started with six cocoons but ended upwith only one active
female, the rest beingmale or non-productive, and he made a homefor
the bees in his tidy back yard. I read allthat was available,
Gnocato says, and after
trial and error succeeded in growing hisbee community until they
numbered in thethousands.
Last year, for example, Gnocato produced9,000 bees in houses
throughout his neigh-bourhood in the yards of friends and
neigh-bours. Im a handyman, I can build any-thing, he said,
explaining how he got intothe business of making bee houses, most
ofwhich he has given away.
But sometimes it takes a little work toconvince people to look
after mason bees.Bees of any kind have a bad rap for stingingand
when people find out they dont producehoney, they lose
interest.
Gnocato says people should support thehard-working bees because
they are criticalto food production. In fact, they are
moreproductive than honeybees, pollinating1,600 flowers in one day
compared to 30 for ahoney bee.
Id like to see a bee house in everyblock so the bees would
always bearound, he said as he carefully cleanedand stored his
dormant bees in a plasticcontainer, which hell keep in a gardenshed
for the winter.
This, he says, pointing to his growingcollection of bees, is
just a start.
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Pasquale Gnocato with a couple of bee houses he constructed for
mason bees to deposit their young. Since working with mason bees as
a hobby in the early1990s, Gnocato has produced thousands of the
beneficial bees into his Port Coquitlam neighbourhood where they
pollinate plants and flowers.
JENNIFER GAUTHIER/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
This is the time of year when mason bees aredormant within their
cocoons so its easy to cleanout their home-made nests, such as the
beecondo Pasquale and his son made and erected inCoquitlams
Inspiration Garden (Photo left).
Hes abuzz about mason bees
Lives of masonbees explored
Pasquale Gnocato will share infor-mation about blue orchard
mason bees what they are, how to care for them and how to attract
and keep themin your home garden. Learn about theimportance of
washing their cocoonsto keep your mason bees happy andproductive.
Find out what kind of nestthey prefer and how to maximize
itseffectiveness and what you need to dobefore next spring. His
workshop is atthe Inspiration Garden in Coquitlamthis Saturday,
Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to 11a.m. Cost: $5.
IN QUOTES
Id like to see a bee house inevery block sothe bees would always
be around.Pasquale Gnocato
A16 Tri-City News Wednesday, October 20, 2010
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The most beautifulthing we can experienceis the mysterious. It
isthe source of all true artand science.
Albert Einstein
As Halloweendraws near, itoften promptsone to ponder the
ex-istence of ghosts. Thisage-old question hasbeen a
controversialand hotly debatedtopic for centuries. Forthose
interested in theparanormal, there aremany books available toborrow
from your locallibrary to help you ex-plore the possibility ofthe
existence of a spiritworld.
I have read severalbooks by psychic me-dium John
Edward,including One LastTime. In it, he tells fas-cinating stories
abouthis life communicat-ing with people whohave passed over.The
messages that hebrings from spirits totheir loved ones bringcomfort
to those whoare left behind. It isharder to dismiss theidea that
spirits mayexist after reading oneof Edwards books. Hisstories are
touching andhe writes in a mannerthat conveys his senseof humour
and awe onthe subject of the spiritworld.
Psychic/author
Allison Dubois in-spired the TV showMedium, and her booksare
readable and in-teresting. Dubois hasapparently been receiv-ing
messages from thedead since the age ofsix and has writtenthree
books about herexperiences as a me-dium. In her third book,Secrets
of the Monarch,Allison touches on herinvolvement in
criminalinvestigations. She hasdonated her time tomissing persons,
mur-ders and other criminalcases for policing agen-cies across the
U.S.
Ghost: Investigatingthe Other Sidechronicles KatherineRamslands
journeyto becoming a ghosthunter. The desire tosee a ghost has
followedKatherine since child-hood and in this book,the reader
follows heron her quest to achievethat goal.
Many readers willremember the 1980s hitfilm Ghostbusters
star-ring Dan Aykroyd. Hisfamilys interest in thesupernatural
inspiredhim to write the screen-play with co-star HaroldRamis. His
father PeterAykroyd has written AHistory of Ghosts: TheTrue Story
of Seances,Mediums, Ghosts andGhostbusters. This book
explores the develop-ment of spiritualismand the paranormal
inAmerican culture.
Have you visited theIrving House museumin New Westminsteror the
Burnaby ArtGallery? These buildingsare reportedly haunted.In
Ghosts: True Talesof Eerie Encounters,author Robert C.
Belykdescribes the historyof the locations andparanormal
experiencesof reporters, curatorsand art gallery staff. Healso
identifies and de-scribes haunted parks,hotels and restaurantsin
British Columbia.There is even a hauntednightclub.
British Columbia isnot the only hauntedprovince. Journeysinto
the Unknown:Mysterious CanadianEncounters with theParanormal is an
in-teresting collection ofghost stories and para-normal
occurrencesthat happened in andaround Toronto. Thisbook is written
by para-normal investigatorRichard Palmisano.Author and
storytellerDale Jarvis writesabout east coast haunt-ings in Haunted
Shores:True Ghost Storiesof Newfoundlandand Labrador. Jarvisalso
leads haunted
hikes in the summermonths in St. JohnsNewfoundland.
If you are interestedin reading about avariety of
psychictechniques and para-normal phenomena, agood one to start
withis Unseen World: TheScience, Theories andPhenomena
BehindParanormal Events.It is a reference guidethat examines such
top-ics such as auras, djvu, telepathy and theworlds most
hauntedplaces. B.C.s ownOgopogo is mentionedin the chapter on
terres-trial and aquatic mon-sters. I was interestedto read that in
1926, theprovincial governmentequipped a lake ferrywith
monster-repellingdevices.
I am fascinated by theparanormal and I enjoyreading about
peoplescreepy experiences withghosts and the ques-tion of their
existence.It is even more fun toread ghost stories nearHalloween,
so visit yourlocal library soon andhave fun reading somechilling
ghost stories.
A Good Read is a col-umn by Tri-City librar-
ians that is publishedevery Wednesday. Lori
Nick is a library techni-cian at Port Coquitlams
Terry Fox Library.
Ooh, some scary readingA GOOD READLori Nick
Explore mysteriesjust in time forHalloween
Two books to consider in advance of Halloween.
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finance amount of $17,470 for 2010 Mazda3 GX (D4XS50AA00)/$22,470
for 2010 Mazda5 GS (E6SD50AA00)/$24,970 for 2010 Mazda6 GS I4
(G4SY60AA00)/$29,770 for CX-7 2WD (PVXY80AA00)/$39,790 for CX-9 GS
(QVSB80AA00)/$44,790 for RX-8 GS (T4PF60AA00), at a rate of 0% APR,
the cost of borrowing for a 60/72/72/60/72/72-month term is $0,
bi-weekly payment is $135/$145/$161/$229/$307/$288, total finance
obligation is $17,470/$22,470/$24,970/$29,770/$39,790/$44,790.
Amounts include freight and PDI of $1,395/$1,595 for the
Mazda3/Mazda5, Mazda6, RX-8, CX-7, CX-9. Taxes are extra and
required at the time of purchase. Visa Gift Card offer is valid on
retail purchases of new 2010 models purchased between October 1-31,
2010. Customer can choose to receive a $750/$1,000/$1,250 Mazda
Visa Prepaid Card for Mazda5/CX-7, CX-9, MX-5, RX-8,
MazdaSpeed3/Mazda6 (to be mailed to customer in December 2010)
or an immediate $750/$1,000/$1,250 credit to be applied against
their vehicle purchase price. See your dealer for program details.
Offer does not apply to 2010 Mazda3, Tribute and B-Series Truck.
*Visa Int./Lic. User The Bank of Nova Scotia. Registered trademark
of the Bank of Nova Scotia. Up to $1,500 Owner Loyalty Cash is
available to customers who qualify for the Mazda Owner Renewal
Program. $1,500 only applied against the purchase price of a new
2010 Mazda6. No cash surrender value. Visit Mazda.ca or see your
dealer for complete details. $8,000 cash purchase credit available
on new 2010 RX-8. See dealer for details on other models. No
payments for 90 days applies to purchase finance offers on new
in-stock 2010 Mazdas. T