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TRI-CITY NEWSMAY 18, 2011
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INSIDETom Fletcher/A10
Letters/A11A Good Read/A17
RenoNation/B1
SPEEDDEMONSMartin Whiteley of Surreys Holy Cross regional
secondary school, Nick Ayin of Coquitlams Gleneagle secondary and
Alex Ionce of WJ Mouat in Abbotsford compete in the 100 m dash in
the Fraser Valley track andfield champion-ships, which started
Monday at Coquitlams Percy Perry Stadium. For more sports, see page
A26.CRAIG HODGETHE TRI-CITY NEWS
Dance and other artsSEE ARTS, PAGE A22
A Supreme jobSEE LIFE, PAGE A16
2010 WINNER
PoMo looks to lock up lovers bizTourism key to citys interestin
residents love locks idea
By Todd CoyneTHE TRI-CITY NEWS
Paris, Florence and... Port Moody?Resident Linda Balzer wants to
put
Moody on the map by introducing lovelocks to the Rocky Point
pier.
Its a tradition that has taken off in ro-mantic locales around
the world: Loverswrite their names onto a padlock, then fas-ten it
to a public structure like a bridge ora fence before throwing away
the key, bind-ing their ties forever.
Balzer first witnessed the romantic rit-ual recently while
travelling in Italy anddecided a similar initiative in Port
Moody
could turn the city into the lovers Meccaof the Lower
Mainland.
The pier in Italy was almost identicalto what we have in Port
Moody and so Ithought, Why not? Its perfect, said thehappily
married PoMo resident.
Balzer brought the idea to city councillast Tuesday and received
explicit supportfor the idea.
CRAIG HODGE/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Linda Balzer, with her husband George, wantsthe city of Port
Moody to have a love locksinstallation at the Rocky Point Park
pier.
seesee A DESTINATIONA DESTINATION, , pagepage A4
Welcome. That will cost $50kCoquitlam council votes tospend
surplus cash on signs, and some on safety equipment
By Janis WarrenTHE TRI-CITY NEWS
More Welcome to Coquitlam signs willspring up at major entrances
in the city aftercouncil this week voted to spend $50,000 onthe
project.
The move comes after city council onMonday was presented with a
list of sevenhigh-priority items for which it could allo-cate last
years $3.4-million surplus. Also onthe list:
$1 million for the citys vehicle replace-ment reserve;
$1 million for the citys tax appeal fund;
$800,000 to advance construction ofMackin Park amenities;
$75,000 for the winter light program; $50,000 to update bylaws
and other out-
dated rules; and $50,000 to speed up replacement of
Coquitlam Fire and Rescues self-containedbreathing units.
On the latter item, Fire Chief TonyDelmonico told council the
departmentdoesnt have enough money in its budget tobuy spare units
so only our front-line unitswill be replaced with the newest
version.
Coun. Brent Asmundson moved a motionto have the $50,000 slated
for welcome signsinstead rolled into the fire departments
unitreplacement program, saying, I think itsimportant. Its a
necessity for them.
seesee FIGHT OVER CASHFIGHT OVER CASH,, pagepage A12
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Public art could be murals or manhole covers, says Chui
By Gary McKennaTHE TRI-CITY NEWS
When most people thinkof city services, road main-tenance and
garbage collec-tion are often the first thingsthat come to
mind.
But according to YvonneChui, Port Coquitlams artsand culture
co-ordinator,there are certain intangiblesthe city should also have
ahand in developing.
Public art can create asense of community anda connection to the
past,which Chui said can be justas important as infrastruc-
ture maintenance and landuse decisions.
And she is asking for PoCo
residents input as the citybegins the process of de-veloping a
public art policy,
which will create guidelinesand encourage the creationof public
art pieces in themunicipality.
[Public art] gives a placecharacter and identity, shesaid.
Rather than this justbeing another downtown oranother industrial
area, ittakes the blandness out.
For a city the size of PoCo,Chui said it is importantpublic art
pieces are at anappropriate scale. She sug-gests a more nuanced
ap-proach, adding small piecesor designs to things such asmanhole
covers or the sidesof bridges.
The city is also encourag-ing developers to includepublic art
pieces in theirblueprints when buildingin Port Coquitlam and
Chuisaid she would eventually
like to see statues and mu-rals become a mandatorypart of the
development ap-plication process.
The city has alreadylaunched several of its owninitiatives, like
the art wrapsplaced on utility boxes andthe mural project in
theShaughnessy Street under-pass.
It doesnt have to be mas-sive or big, she said. It isjust an
opportunity to makeit look a little more human...It gives a bit of
meaning tothings.
Helen Daniels, the execu-tive director of ArtsConnect,said the
development of apublic art policy is a stepin the right direction
andshows people art is impor-tant to the community. Shewould like
to see public art
that encourages communityparticipation, giving resi-dents an
opportunity to leavetheir mark on their neigh-bourhood.
You dont have to be ahired artist, she said. It isgreat when the
whole com-munity is involved.
HAVE YOUR SAYThe first public input
session will be held May 26between 5 and 7 p.m. at theFarmers
Market at LeighSquare. An online surveywill be available at
www.port-coquitlam.ca/arts from May26 until June 25. The
publicinput will be collected and asecond feedback session willtake
place on June 30, wherea draft policy framework willbe
presented.
[email protected]
CRAIG HODGE/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
This mural in the Shaughnessy Street underpass in Port Coquitlam
is one example of public art.
PoCo wants public input on public art
Wet onwheelsHundreds of cyclists braved a rainy Sunday morning
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Coun. Mike Clay evenexpressed interest inestablishing love
locklocations in other areasaround Port Moody andRocky Point
Park.
Hopefully, when wefind out whats going onwith this, theres
otherspots as well, Clay said.I really like the idea.
Balzer even envi-sioned the installationas a matrimonial
mag-net, attracting couples and their cash tothe City of the Arts
and,perhaps, the new city ofamour.
There should be abrochure that would goto the wedding shops,for
sure, the hotels thatare around and any ofthe restaurants thatwould
put up bulletins,Balzer said.
It was the play fortourism that Mayor JoeTrasolini saw throughto
its unsentimentalend.
Port Moodys goingto become the placewhere proposals aremade and
then hope-fully the engagementparty and the weddingparty, he said,
And younever know, maybe evendivorce parties.
If council approvesthe locks for the pier, itwould mean the
instal-lation of an iron railingin front of the existingwooden one,
with ironhoops on which peoplecould fasten their lovelocks.
Balzer sought a quotefor the installation fromRaybern Erectors
ofPort Moody, which esti-mated that a railing atthe end of the pier
couldbe made and installedfor $2,500, or one couldbe put in place
all theway around the pier for$4,500, she told council.
And lovelorn localsneed not worry, Balzersaid, as love locks
arenot just open exclusivelyto romantic pairings butalso to
friends, familymembers and even petowners.
PoMo council will dis-cuss the idea further atthe next council
meet-ing on May [email protected]
SAM DAL MONTE PHOTO
Love lock locations arefamiliar to many travel-lers around the
world. Above is a photo taken in Florence, Italy of an iron fence
on which couples af-fixed locks on which their names were
written.
A destination for loverscontinued from front page
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COQUITLAM CITY COUNCIL: MAY 16/11 MEETING
How they votedAs a service to our readers,The Tri-City News
publishes scharts of how Coquitlamcity councillors vote on is-sues
before them at city council meetings...
PROMOTE COQUITLAMS 120TH BIRTHDAY BY LEVERAGING EXIST-ING
ADVERTISING & MARKETING PROGRAMS [PASSED]
APPROVE $3M FROM 2010 SURPLUSFOR 7 PROGRAMS [PASSED]
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120 years: a big deal?By Janis Warren
THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Coquitlam will mark its 120th yearon July 25 but it wont be much
of aparty for some city councillors, whohave already branded
marking themilestone as opportunistic in acivic election year.
During a 15-minute debate atMondays city council meeting,
Coun.Lou Sekora took aim at city managersfor bringing the topic
forward andclaimed the birthday is a promotionto get certain people
elected... I dontthink well be celebrating the 121st,122nd and
123rd.
Sekora also raised a stink aboutthe cost to market the birthday
andpointed to a city managers report thatoffered no details about
the finances.
His comments were echoed byCoun. Mae Reid, who called staff
sattempt to mark the special occasionan embarrassment.
I do feel the timing is a little op-portunistic, Coun. Barrie
Lynchsaid while also noting the true coststo advertise the event
should be re-vealed, even if they are internal.
But the citys communicationsmanager, Dan McDonald, said
thebirthday promotion which involvesplacing logos on brochures,
newspa-per ads, banners and other printedmaterials for existing
spring andsummer events and activities wontcost any new dollars...
All this is isan adjunct.
Still, Lynch said the 120th will bringcommunity pride and should
be rec-ognized.
I think this is a very small proj-ect on, I think, a good
return, Coun.Brent Asmundson said.
Meanwhile, Coun. Neal Nicholsonsaid he wants staff to get a jump
starton the citys 125th birthday celebra-tions in 2016.
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launched a mobile website this week.
The site, the first of its kind for a municipal-ity in the Lower
Mainland, is easily displayed onBlackberries and iPhones; those who
wish to accessthe site can do so by going to
m.portcoquitlam.ca.
Port Coquitlam has been an early adopter ofonline technology as
a way of increasing civic en-gagement. In 2008, the city launched
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Last year, the city won the Civic EngagementAward at the Union
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Coquitlam RCMPare warning the public,and business owners
inparticular, to be on thelookout for a fake phy-sician who scammed
aCoquitlam coffee shopowner.
The Mounties said
that on May 7, a manposing as a doctorasked an employee ofJoey
Beenz Coffee Baron Austin Avenue ifhe could borrow $80 topay for a
taxi ride to thehospital where his wifewas being treated after
being injured in a caraccident.
Police said the manwas well-dressed, ar-ticulate,
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knowthe coffee shop owner.
The employee con-tacted the owner, whogave permission to lendthe
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promised to returnto repay the money butwas not seen again.
The coffee shop ownercalled Coquitlam RCMPand provided
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Police described thedoctor as a mid to late30s Caucasian man
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Noise complaints over night-time trains to Ioco
By Todd CoyneTHE TRI-CITY NEWS
Port Moody Mayor JoeTrasolini said he plansto sound off to
manage-ment at Canadian PacificRail about the noise ofnight-time
locomotiveson the Ioco line.
After pleas and peti-tions from residentsawakened by whistlesand
rumbles of late-night freight trains trav-elling to and from
theImperial Oil depot on thenorth shore of BurrardInlet, city
council votedunanimously May 10 tohave the mayor appeal toCPR
officials in personabout the racket, evenoffering to send him tothe
companys Calgaryheadquarters if neces-sary.
I wouldnt want tosee [the appeal] in theform of a letter,
Coun.Gerry Nuttall told coun-cil, stressing that a per-sonal visit
with CPRmanagement to discuss
the issue would likelyyield the best results forPort Moody.
I would be very gladto visit Calgary andmeet with the
appropri-ate person in head officeor invite them here aswell,
Trasolini said.
Nuttall even sug-gested sending some ofthe resident
complain-ants to visit CPR withthe mayor but Trasolinisaid he didnt
believethe citys budget wouldcover the costs of sucha trip.
Residents within ear-shot of the Ioco trackshad set up a
commit-tee and met with CPRofficials as recently asMarch, when the
railcompany reportedly toldthem that they wouldtry to have all rail
trafficout of the area by 9 p.m.and not resume before 8a.m. the
following day.
But Russ Smith,s p o k e s p e r s o n f o rthe Ioco Night
TrainCommittee, told citycouncil late last monththat CPR is not
keep-ing its promise and thatnight-time freight trafficthrough the
area seemsto be heavier.
Trasolini credited ajoint CPR-Port Moodyliaison committee setup
several years agoto deal with a similarnoise issue for being
thefirst of its kind in thecountry, and a model ofsuccess copied
acrossthe country.
We have to remem-ber that CP Rail is partof our community and,at
the same time, CPRstaff do understand thatwe have to coexist
andthats been the basis ofour meetings over thepast several
years,Trasolini said. But Ithink there is a need toelevate this
very specificissue.
Coun. Karen Rockwellnoted at the meetingthat representatives
atthe Imperial Oil depothave also been publiclycalling for the
earlierarrival and departureof evening trains at thefacility.
Mike LoVecchio,CPRs senior media re-lations manager, toldThe
Tri-City News in ansemail Wednesday thatthe company is aware ofthe
complaints and willbe working with the city
to rectify the problem.CP values being a
good neighbour, andtakes seriously concernsraised by Port
Moodycouncil and the Ioco res-idents, LoVecchio said.We are working
withthe city and the resi-dents group to create alevel of
understandingon CP operations andreviewing the local op-erating
schedule.
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bythe noise and vibrationsof trains passing in
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By now youve probablybeen exposed to the B.C.governments
stickman ad campaign to raiseawareness of the harmonizedsales tax.
Stick men, or ratherstick persons, sort out conflicting claimsabout
the tax by going to the B.C. govern-ments website to get an
accurate summaryof what is and isnt costing them more.
Later versions will no doubt feature stickpersons checking their
mail for brochuresoffering arguments for and against the HSTand, of
course, those all-important mail-inballots that will arrive in
June.
This is an urgent pre-requisite to aninformed vote. Anyone who
listens in to atelephone town hall or phone-in show, or getsreader
feedback such as I receive, knows thatthe basic facts are still
widely misunderstood.
So what does the NDP opposition focus on?
The ads cost $5 million, grumbles NDP fi-nance critic Bruce
Ralston. Add that to townhalls and mailers and the referendum,
fund-ing boils down to $7 million for pro-HST anda mere $250,000
for the FightHST effort.
This is a classic straw man argument,where one sets up a false
premise and thenknocks it down. The ads do not advocate,they merely
inform.
Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson propped upthe NDPs oldest scarecrow,
that big Liberaldonor corporations are the main beneficia-ries of
the HST. This is a vital point for ruralB.C., which depends on
resource industrieswith huge machinery investments, and hehas it
exactly wrong.
In fact, the entire big-business-benefits-most-from-HST
narrative is false.
Vancouver tax lawyer David Robertsonpoints out that this is one
of the mythsand misrepresentations propagated by BillVander Zalm,
who has effectively set NDP taxpolicy since the partys limping
retreat on thecarbon tax. In 24 pages, Robertson has writtenthe
clearest analysis Ive seen so far, includ-
ing a thorough demolition of Vander Zalmscrude scare campaign
known as FightHST,which has singled out banks and largeresource
companies. Robertson notes thatbanks are actually worse off under
the HST:
Unlike most businesses, banks, financialinstitutions and
insurance companies can-not recover GST/HST they pay on expenses,he
writes. They actually pay more underHST than they did under the
PST.
As for FightHSTs other specified villains,large corporations and
large resourcecompanies, their machinery and produc-tion equipment
were long ago exemptedfrom sales tax. No change there.
What the PST legislation did not containwere PST exemptions
aimed specifically atsmall, independent businesses,
Robertsonwrites. So construction workers like weld-ers, plumbers,
electricians and other trades-persons had to pay an additional 7%
PST ontheir work trucks, tools and equipment thatthey used to earn
a living; retailers and cor-ner store operators had to pay an
additional7% on their shelving, refrigerators and cash
registers; accountants and other profession-als had to pay PST
on their office furniture,computers and software; truckers had to
payan additional 7% PST on their truck tractorsand trailers... and
so forth.
This is what the HST fixes.Obviously, Big Labour doesnt like
all
these independent contractors, therefore, theNDP must also fight
HST.
Ive mentioned before that the NDP-Vander Zalm axis of nonsense
wants to de-prive the poor of a modest tax shift in theirfavour,
paid for by voluntary purchases ofmore affluent consumers.
Ive talked about the trend towards self-employment and small
business as theCanadian economy adapts in a fast-changingworld. You
may not like that trend and youmay wish that everyone could have a
unionjob with an employer-subsidized pension.But thats not what is
happening today.
Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and col-umnist for Black
Press and bclocalnews.com.
[email protected]/tomfletcherbc
Stick men versus straw men in the HST debateBC VIEWS Tom
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Give and takeCoquitlam and Port Moody taxpayers should bepaying
close attention to the dispute over the waycontract negotiations
are handled with unionizedcivic employees.
Several cities have served notice they no longer wantto be
represented at the negotiating table by the MetroVancouver Labour
Relations Bureau and others, such asPort Coquitlam, pulled out long
ago.
Although membership in the bureau is not mandatoryand labour
relations is not considered a core function ofthe regional
authority, the Metro Vancouver group hasbeen responsible for 60
collective agreements covering ap-proximately 15,000 employees on
behalf of 35 employers.
But there are rumblings of discontent dating back sev-eral years
that this one-size-fits-all regional approach doesnot acknowledge
local circumstances and conditions.
The concerns are arising as the nature of human re-source
management has changed from adversarial to col-laborative, the
competition for top wages and skilled em-ployees is fierce, and
cities are demanding more autonomyin how they deliver services and
treat their employees.
While its admittedly difficult to achieve cohesion at theoutset
of negotiations when one (usually larger) city iswilling to have a
work stoppage on an issue when another(usually smaller) city is
not, and a lot of resentment hasbuilt up among the cities over the
years, it would be ashame to throw the baby out with the bath
water.
Labour consultant Jim Dorsey has analyzed these is-sues and
concluded that there is no going back to the daysof a united front.
In his report for the labour bureau, herecommends it reorganize to
offer a buffet of labour man-agement services and he hopes small
and mid-sized citiessuch as Port Moody and Coquitlam will find a
way toshare costs and efficiencies. Whether this can be achievedin
time for the current round of bargaining is hard to say,and the
timing of this dispute is unfortunate.
Only the naive would believe that a stiff round of ne-gotiations
can be replaced by a couple of team-buildingexercises and a
managers retreat, and there is a risk thata balkanized approach to
labour negotiations will result inhigher wages and tax increases
that are unsustainable.
Civic politicians would do well to remember that thebottom line
for taxpayers on this issue and most others is the bottom line.
www.tricitynews.comA10 Wednesday, May 18, 2011, Tri-City
News
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Whistler has its Peak to Peak gondola between Whistler and
Blackcomb mountains and TransLink is looking at building a gondola
to transport Simon Fraser University students to the top of Burnaby
Mountain.
And the Evergreen...?The Editor,
Re. Public gets say in gondola pro-posal to Burnaby Mtn. (The
Tri-CityNews, May 11).
Im perplexed by how TransLinkcan find $70 million or more for
thistourist attraction cable car to SFU butis unable, over a
decade, to find thecash to build the Evergreen Line.
The proponents of the cable car claimservice time to and from
SFU will be im-proved. I suggest that total door-to-doortrip times
may be longer by cable car.
The proponents claim that operat-ing costs will be reduced as
bus opera-tions are scaled back. I suggest thatcontinuation of
local community busservices both within SFU campus andin the
residential neighbourhoods atthe foot of Burnaby Mountain
willoffset most of the alleged cost savings.
Finally, I would expect cable carusers to pay a surcharge for
this de-luxe service, just as YVR transit usersdo for the Canada
Line.D. B. Wilson, Port Moody
PM council should forgive Spike loanThe Editor,
Re. No debt relief as Golden Spike society dealswith tough times
(The Tri-City News, May 13).
Come on, Port Moody city council, how abouta little more
community spirit and support?
The Golden Spike Days festival has operatedfor 35 years and its
existence is due to the com-mitment of community minded volunteers
whohave no personal agendas.
Yes, there has been a downturn in sponsor-ship, and many hours
of door knocking, phonecalls and emails produce only some of the
fes-tivals operating budget. Many more volunteerhours are spent by
a handful of directors orga-nizing fundraisers to provide operating
funds tosupport the festival, fundraisers that have hadvery little
support from city council.
If anyone on Port Moody council has afresher approach to
attracting more festivalattendees or how the festival should
reinventthemselves, I am sure the festivals board ofdirectors would
like to know.
For the Golden Spike Days festival to con-tinue, it must have
the support of the commu-nity, which should include Port Moodys
mayorand council, who represent residents. Supportshould be shown
by example by the leaders ofour community.
I found it amusing that the this article was onthe same page as
another article (10 years & mil-lions later, citysoup is stale)
describing how $13.9million has been wasted operating citysoup
$14,000 seems like such a pittance in comparison.Keith Sedar, Port
Moody
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But that motion failed, with a majority of coun-cillors voting
for the welcome signage.
I think improved welcome signages are impor-tant, Coun. Neal
Nicholson said. Every time Igo to visit my daughter in Port Moody,
I drive pasta Welcome to Port Moody sign on Falcon Driveand, when I
come home, I drive past the back of thePort Moody sign and I dont
see any other sign onthe other side of the road. I think we need
more.Theres a lot of confusion about Coquitlam, PortCoquitlam and
Port Moody: whos where, when?
Our fire department is well managed, well runand has embarked on
a program to replace that im-portant equipment.
Coun. Mae Reid concurred and said she wouldlike to see more
landscaping around the existingwelcome signs, as is done in New
Westminster.
But Coun. Lou Sekora said he resents discussingbudgetary items
in the middle of the year.
If this was so badly needed, how come it was notin the budget?
he asked city managers, shaking thepriority list in his hand. We
wait until theres a sur-plus and we grab it and were going to spend
it... Tome, its the most ridiculous way of running a city.
Mayor Richard Stewart countered the $3.4-mil-lion savings in the
citys infrastructure account wasa result of prudent fiscal
management by staff andcouncil in a year when we were really
strugglingto balance the budget.
Sheena MacLeod, Coquitlams financial servicesmanager, said the
infrastructure fund now has abalance of about $2 million.
[email protected]
Anti-pesticide push coming to CoquitlamLobby group ispushing
various cities for bans
By Janis WarrenTHE TRI-CITY NEWS
A Coquitlam environ-ment advisory groupstudying whether thecity
should banthe sale anduse of cosmeticpesticides wasto hear today(
We d n e s d a y )from a repre-sentative of theCanadian
CancerSociety.
The societys healthpromotion volunteer,Brittney Parks, hasbeen
lobbying severalcity councils aroundB.C. including, mostrecently,
the city ofTerrace about therisks associated withchemical
pesticides andto encourage councils toput a stop to their use.
We advocate for pes-ticide legislation bothat the municipal
andprovincial level, Parkstold The Tri-City Newsyesterday. Ive
beenworking with the city ofCoquitlam towards hav-ing a municipal
bylawbanning the use of cos-metic pesticides... Wewant to share
some sci-entific studies with thesustainability and envi-ronmental
advisory com-mittee as well as somebest practices for
theimplementation of a cos-metic pesticide bylaw.
According to the so-ciety, there is a growingbody of evidence
link-ing pesticide exposureto many negative healthand environment
im-pacts, including cancer.Children are especiallysusceptible
because oftheir undeveloped im-mune systems, morepermeable skin and
ac-tivities like crawling onthe grass and putting ob-jects in their
mouths, thesocietys website states(advocate.ccsbcy.ca).
Besides Parks delega-tion, the advisory com-mittee is also
scheduledto hear a presentationfrom Coquitlams man-ager of
environmentalservices and environ-mental stewardshipco-ordinator as
well asreceive a 400-name pe-tition organized by theCoquitlam
PesticideAwareness Coalition. Inaddition, 31 letters willalso be
reviewed aftercommittee chair Coun.Linda Reimer asked forpublic
submissions ear-lier this month.
Reimer told The Tri-City News yesterday theagenda for the May
18meeting is so large wehad to courier the pack-
ages to the committeemembers homes.. . .Theres an awful lot
ofinformation, she said,adding, We are movingalong in the process
andwe expect a decisionsoon.
City council referredthe topic to the newlyformed environmentand
sustainability advi-
sory committeein March afterC o u n . S e l i n aRobinson moveda
motion for thecity to adopt a cos-metic pesticideban. Robinsonsaid
she hopesthe committee
will make a recommen-dation to council beforethe summer
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End-of-yearchanges in localschools offices
Several Tri-City pub-lic school administra-tors and teachers
willbe saying goodbye totheir students and hellonew schools for the
nextschool year.
The following princi-pal and vice-principalappointments have
beenmade in School District43 effective July 1:
ELEMENTARYHeather Birnie moves
from vice-principal atCentennial secondaryto acting principal
atPleasantside elementarywhile Sally Maidens-Megalli moves
fromvice-principal to princi-pal at Meadowbrook ele-mentary and
Lisa Rinkemoves from vice-princi-pal at Port Moody sec-ondary to
principal atMiller Park elementary;Kim Tompkins, prin-cipal at
Pleasantsideelementary, will do thesame job at Castle
Parkelementary.
Meanwhile, a newprincipal for Roy Stibbselementary has not
beennamed.
At the vice-principallevel, Andrew Corbould,current
vice-principal atCitadel middle school,moves to vice-principalat
Rochester elemen-tary, and Rob Wright, ateacher at
Armstrongelementary in BurnabySchool District, be-comes
vice-principal atAspenwood elementary.
MIDDLEN a n c y B e n n e t t
moves from principal,Montgomery middle toprincipal, Moody
mid-dle; Mark Clay movesfrom his post as SD43smanager of energyand
sustainability toprincipal at Maillardmiddle while AndrewGraham
moves fromMaillard middle to be-come the principal atKwayhquitlum
middle.Rob McFaul, principalat Miller Park elemen-tary, moves to
principalMontgomery middle.Cindi Seddon movesfrom principal at
ComoLake middle to the same
job at Summit middleschool. And DarrenStewart, a Dr. CharlesBest
secondary vice-principal whos cur-rently acting principalat Summit
middle, willbecome the principal ofComo Lake middle.
Kathryn Jung, vice-principal at Minnekhadamiddle, moves to
vice-principal, Maillard mid-dle; Tristan McCutcheon,v i c e - p r
i n c i p a l a tCentennial secondary,moves to principal at
SirFrederick Banting mid-dle. And Tony Romanomoves from
vice-prin-cipal at Aspenwood el-ementary to vice-princi-pal at
Citadel middle.
SECONDARYK r i s t i B l a ke w ay
moves from her post asteacher at Dr. CharlesBest secondary to
vice-principal at the schoolwhile Glen Conley
moves from vice-princi-pal at Terry Fox second-ary to
vice-principal atCentennial secondary.Lisa Dub moves fromteacher at
Gleneaglesecondary to vice-prin-cipal at Terry Fox whileDarren
Fridge movesfrom vice-principal atBest to vice-principalat Port
Moody second-ary and Mark Raomoves from his post as ateacher at
Riverside sec-ondary to vice-principalat Best. Michele Reidmoves
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DISTRICTPerry Muxworthy
moves from principalat Roy Stibbs elemen-
tary to vice-principalSuccess for All, a pro-gram to integrate
absen-tee students back intothe classroom.
Dave Sands movesfrom his post as prin-cipal of Castle Park
el-ementary to managerof energy and sustain-ability,
And Stephen Whiffenmoves from his postas vice-principal
ofContinuing Educationto acting district prin-cipal for
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leave.
In other news, BryanCass, principal atKwayhquitlum middle,is
retiring, along withTerry Watt, principalof Moody middle,
whileCraig Reitchel, act-ing vice-principal ofBanting middle, is
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SD43 admins on movewww.tricitynews.com Tri-City News Wednesday,
May 18, 2011, A13
King Edward Street, between Lougheed Highway and United
Boulevard, will be closed from 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 4 until
6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 7 for overhead girderplacement.
The roadway will re-open briefly for Monday rush hour to
accomodate traffic.
Businesses with deliveries, or requiring access, to United
Boulevard during these times should be advised to usealternate
access routes.
To see a map of alternate access routes to United Boulevard
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Predators from seabirdsto sharks may be help-ing gobble up the
FraserRivers declining sockeyesalmon.
A new study tabled withthe Cohen Commissionconcludes theres no
evi-dence any single preda-tor can be blamed for thesockeye
collapse.
But collectively theymay be hurting stocks,especially when
consid-ered in concert with otherthreats.
There is no sign ofa smoking gun amongthe long list of
potentialpredators of Fraser Riversockeye salmon, accord-ing to the
technical reportby UBC researchers.
Instead, predation ismore likely to be part ofthe cumulative
threatsthat sockeye contendwith.
Salmon sharks, bluesharks and an obscurespecies called
dagger-tooth are thought to haveincreased in number inthe ocean off
B.C., wherethey are target migratingsockeye.
Salmon sharks which grow up to 2.6 me-tres and 220 kilograms are
among the likeliestsuspected sockeye preda-tors from a list of 26
spe-cies considered, Dr. VillyChristensen told the in-quiry earlier
this month.
An estimated 10,000sharks may lurk in a hotzone in Queen
CharlotteSound near the southerntip of Haida Gwaii on themigration
path of Frasersockeye, the inquiryheard.
Death may also comefrom above Caspianterns and
double-crestedcormorants feast on sock-eye smolts in freshwaterand
those seabirds may beincreasing in number.
Other prime suspectsinclude the lamprey, blood-sucking eels that
attack inthe Fraser River and itsestuary.
Various other salmon,trout and perch speciescan also eat
juvenile sock-eye in freshwater.
Sablefish, arrowtoothflounder and Humboldtsquid also target
sockeye,according to the study.
The researchers noteonce-abundant prey spe-cies like walleye
pollock,Pacific cod, mackerel andhake have all declined andthat may
be forcing largerpredators to eat moresockeye than before.
Seals, sea lions, killerwhales and dolphins alsoeat sockeye, but
the find-ings did not point to anyof the marine mammalsas a
significant culprit.
Seals were once regu-larly culled or hunted buttheir populations
havesoared 10-fold since thatpractice ended in 1970.
The inquiry heard evi-dence that past culls ofseals or sea lions
have notnecessarily succeeded inpreserving salmon and
can have unpredictableconsequences.
A separate study com-missioned by the inquirylooked at
contaminantsin the Fraser River frompulp mills, sewage dis-charges
and other sourcesin the watershed.
More than 200 chemi-cals of concern weredetected that may
harmsalmon in the river.
Selenium and dioxin-type compounds werefound in salmon eggs
athigh levels likely to affectsockeye reproduction, thereport
found.
Elevated levels of met-als and phenols were alsofound at several
locationsin the river, but were notlikely to harm
sockeyesalmon.
The report concludescontaminant exposure didnot likely trigger
the col-lapse in sockeye numbersover the past 20 years, butmay have
contributed tothe decline.
The Cohen commissionwas named after the col-lapse of the 2009
sockeyerun, when just over a mil-lion fish returned, abouta tenth
the expected num-ber. A huge return lastyear is thought by
manyexperts to be an anomalyin a long-term decline.
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Salmon sharks and blue sharks are thought to have in-creased in
number in B.C., and target migrating sockeye.
Sharks among culprits eyed at Fraser sockeye inquiry
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According to MetroVancouver, further re-strictions could be
addedas the summer progresses,depending on rainfall andreservoir
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Coquitlam has sent astrong message to NewWestminster on the
eveof the last presentationfor the United BoulevardExtension: Dont
give upthe $65 million.
TransLinks SanyZein told Coquitlamsengineering commit-tee last
week that theregional transporta-tion agency would losethe
Transport Canadafunding if the RoyalCity council vetoed anymore
options for the
road link.I dont like using
s l e d g e h a m m e r sbut thats what youhave to do with
NewWestminster, Coun.Lou Sekora said afterZ e i n s p o ke a b o u
tTransLinks plans to ex-tend United Boulevardover the Brunette
Riverand into New West,around the Braid StreetSkyTrain station.
Its a long time com-ing and we need tothink regionally,
Coun.
Selina Robinson said,with Mayor RichardStewart adding, Bothof
our communities willbe very angry if we let$65 million go.
L a s t y e a r, N e wWest city council sup-ported Option A
aT-intersection thatwould link BrunetteAvenue in New Westto
Coquitlams UnitedBoulevard but RoyalCity residents input atpublic
meetings con-vinced council that none
of the options were goodto ease the choke point.
N e w We s t t h e nasked for further op-tions, which
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Coast Meridian Road, from Victoria Drive to David Avenue, will
be reduced to one lane in eachdirection the week of May 23 for
paving, weather permitting.
Please obey all posted traffic and detour signsand drive
carefully while in construction zones.
For construction updates, visit www.coquitlam.ca
David Ave.
Victoria Dr.
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Darwin Ave.
Mason Ave. Gislason Ave.
Coast Meridian Road Paving
May 23, 2011 - weather permitting
Visit www.coquitlam.ca/CapitalProjects for detailsEngineering
and Public Works
Customer Service Line: 604-927-3500. Open 24 Hours/7 Days a
week.
Austin Ave - Gatensbury to Hillcrest Water service replacement
in shortroad sections starting at Gatensbury moving east. Trafc
control plan in place.(Paving to follow in June.)
Coast Meridian Road - Victoria to David Pavement
rehabilitation.Trafc pattern changes will be in place.
Kaptey Avenue New storm sewer under construction. Trafc Pattern
changes are in place.
King Edward Street Improvements Road and utility work. Water
main being replaced between Lougheed and Brunette. Trafc Pattern
changes are in place.
King Edward Overpass Project NIGHT CLOSURE Night time closures
of the King Edward St./Woolridge Ave intersection May 24 28, 9:00
p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Businesses with deliveries, or requiring access,
to United Boulevard should be advised to use alternate access
routes.
Port Mann/Highway 1 Improvement Project For details and updates,
visit www.pmh1project.com
Schoolhouse Street - Lougheed to Brunette Pavement
rehabilitation. Trafc pattern changes are in place.
Pavement Rehabilitation (Trafc pattern changes will be in
place)Lower Cape Horn Area: Southwest Area: Kaptey Ave - Brunette
to Logan Breslay St - Smith to Regan Logan St - Hillside to Kaptey
Dennison Ave - Blue Mountain to RoxhamMcKinnon St - Peterson to
Dawes Hill Ducklow St - Smith to end Peterson Ave - Brunette to
Montgomery Mentmore St - Austin to DennisonWiltshire Ave - Brunette
to Montgomery Seaton Ave - Robinson to end
Roxham St - Austin to Dennison
Road And Utility Improvements Please use alternate routes to
avoid delays.
May 24Composting In Your Back yardJulieanne from Coquitlams
Inspiration Garden will give pointers and tips to turnyour compost
scraps into ready to use free soil. Time: 1:00 p.m. Location:
Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier Street, entrance off of Winslow
Admission: Free,pre-registration required Info: 604-927-6098
May 29Como Lake Fishing DerbyA free event for youth under 16
years of age, the Como Lake Fishing Derby has prize giveaways and a
pancake breakfast available for a nominal charge. Time: 7:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m. Location: Como Lake Park, Gatensbury Street Admission:
Free Info: 604-473.1616, www.festivalcoquitlam.citysoup.ca
June 2Garden TourJoin Tracey Mallinson, City of Coquitlam
Gardner, on a walking tour of the gardensaround Dogwood Pavilion
and the Poirier Community Centre. Tracey will answer questions
about the trees, shrubs, plants and owers that are on site.
Discover the names of the plants, why they work best where they are
and why they were chosenfor our site. Time: 10:00 a.m. Location:
Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier Street,entrance off of Winslow
Admission: Free, pre-registration required Info:604-927-6098
Whats on in Coquitlam For more informationvisit www.coquitlam.ca
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The Canadian Diabetes AssociationsClothesline Program needs
reusable cloth-ing donations to reach its goal of collecting12
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The highlight of this years campaign isa national Fill a Truck
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As well, CDAs Whats in your closet?continues to the end of June,
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when they schedule a pick-up by June 11and mention the word
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(Some conditions apply; visit diabetes.ca/clothesline for more
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All proceeds from donations are used tosupport the Canadian
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From Citadel to Supreme CourtPort Coquitlam man has morethan a
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By Todd CoyneTHE TRI-CITY NEWS
At just 23, Brian Bird may not yetpossess the wisdom that
comeswith age but the Port Coquitlamman may need to prove hes
wisebeyond his years at his new job.
Meet one of the Supreme Court ofCanadas newest hires.
The Archbishop Carney regional second-ary school alumnus and
recent UVic lawgrad said hes excited to be joining the ranksof
former deputy prime minister JohnManley and former B.C. attorney
generalGeoff Plant when he begins a one-year clerk-ship next year
at the countrys highest courtin Ottawa.
And while September 2012 is still a longway off, Bird will be
honing his legal re-search and writing skills in the meantimeas a
clerk at the B.C. Supreme Court in NewWestminster beginning this
August.
The Supreme Court of Canada clerk-ship is kind of like the crown
jewel for lawstudents, said Bird, who graduated fromUniversity of
Victoria with a Bachelor ofLaws just a few weeks ago. So, to be
com-pletely honest, I didnt think Id even be inthe competition for
it, given how competitiveit is.
But in the hunt he was, beating out morethan 170 applicants from
across the coun-try and being hand-picked for the job bySupreme
Court Justice Louise Charron.
Although the court hires its clerks a fullyear and a half in
advance, Bird said hedidnt get word that his application had
evenbeen accepted until just two weeks before hisinterview in
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There were people there interviewingwith five or six different
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oneinterview and to get even one was an abso-lute honour.
And so, spending less than 24 hours in thecapital, Bird met with
Justice Charron andimpressed her enough that she hired himto be the
trusted right-hand of her SupremeCourt replacement when she retires
at theend of the summer.
He wont be the only one: Each of the nineSupreme Court judges
hires three clerks fora total of 27 SCC clerks each year from a
pool of more than 200 applicants.And once hired, the clerks must
also un-
dergo and successfully pass a security clear-
ance and swear an oath of public service.Its a big, big
responsibility, Bird said.Indeed. The Citadel Heights resident
will
be responsible for researching and summa-rizing case law,
preparing memos and offer-ing his legal opinion on interpretations
oflaws as they pertain to the most pressing andimportant legal
questions of our time.
One of the first things one of my friendssaid to me was,
Congratulations Brian, areyou scared? And I had certainly
thoughtabout that but... scared isnt the right word.I certainly
have an understanding of theresponsibility that comes along with
it, espe-cially at the Supreme Court of Canada, andIm excited for
it.
As for his plans after the back-to-backstints at the superior
courts of B.C. andCanada, Bird said he hopes to return toschool for
graduate studies and eventuallyteach law at the university
level.
For now, hes focusing on the tall tasks athand.
Now I know what it means when peoplesay, Im so honoured just to
be nominated.Bird said. To assist with the administrationof justice
at the highest court in our countryis just unreal. But I have until
September2012 now for it to become real.
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CRAIG HODGE/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
UVic law grad Brian Bird of Port Coquitlam has been hired to be
a clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada beginning in September 2012.
He was one of some 200 applicants for 27 positions.
Supreme Court: what it is andwhat it doesFrom the Supreme Court
website:
The Supreme Court of Canada isCanadas final court of appeal,
thelast judicial resort for all litigants,whether individuals or
govern-ments...
The Supreme Court of Canadastands at the apex of the
Canadianjudicial system. The Canadian courtsmay be seen as a
pyramid, with abroad base formed by the provincialand territorial
courts whose judgesare appointed by the provincial andterritorial
governments...
The Supreme Court of Canadahears appeals from the court of
lastresort, usually a provincial or territo-rial court of appeal or
the FederalCourt of Appeal.
For more information, visit www.scc-csc.gc.ca.
To assist with the administration of justice at the highest
court in our country is just unreal. But I have until September
2012 now for it to become real.
www.tricitynews.comA16 Wednesday, May 18, 2011, Tri-City
News
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