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Jennifer Wolfe is used to see-ing the odd coyote here andthere during her daily walkswith her Labrador retriever.But the Coquitlam resi-

dent, who walks by RobinsonMemorial Park Cemetery mostdays, couldnt believe her eyeswhen she saw a pack of coyotesshe described as aggressive.Theyve been spending a

lot of time in the cemetery inthe last three weeks or so,she said. I walk through there well, I have until recently pretty much every day andIve started seeing them quiteregularly.Two weeks ago, she noticed

one coyote stalking her and herdog. Then on a weekend walk,she saw the canines congregat-ing.I was walking by the front

and there was three of them inthe centre area of the cemeteryat 10 oclock in the morning,and they were yipping andhowling away, Wolfe said.There was an elderly couplethat was trying to go forwardwith some flowers to put on agrave in the centre, but the coy-otes were prohibiting them from going forward.She called the city, and was told there is a pack of

coyotes that dens not far away. The city directed herto contact provincial conservation services.When she reported the incident, officials noted

that they would address the situation only if theyreceived enough complaints about problematic coy-ote behaviour.It definitely made me wary. Theyre quite large.

I have a retriever, and theyre bigger than he is,Wolfe said.Conservation officials did not return The NOWs

calls by deadline.According to the Ministry of Environments

website, coyotes are naturally curious animals thatshould run away when challenged, as they are typ-ically quite timid.Coyotes start posing a risk to people when they

lose their timidness and become comfortable aroundhumans this is usually a result of direct orindirect feeding by humans, the site explains.Drake Stephens, Coquitlams Bear Aware co-

ordinator, contacted Wolfe even though coyotes areout of his purview.He said an abundance of wildlife sightings be it

bears or mice begins with an ample food source.We need to start thinking about our habits, our

general best practices, because were going to havetoo many raccoons, too many coyotes, rat problems,he said.The bears are the thing we see because theyre

huge, but theres also night creatures and crawlersthat we dont see.Stephens said a coyote became a problem in

northeast Coquitlam last year after neighbours fedthe animal. The coyote had to be shot by conserva-tion officials after it bit two people.

Absolutely the worst thing you can do is feed anytype of wildlife, he said.Given the number of bear sightings in the last

few years, residents are coming to understand thatattractants like fruit trees, bird feeders and garbagewill draw bruins into their yards.But Stephens said there are plenty of ways people

may be unknowingly feeding wildlife, which can sus-tain different types of species.With coyotes, a small percentage of their diet is

small pets: cats, dogs, he said. No matter whereyou are in the Lower Mainland, dont let your cat outof your sight.Pet food is another big source of reward for

coyotes. People bring in their dog at night, but theyleave the dish outside. Bring those dishes in whenyou bring your pet in.To report aggressive coyotes, residents can call the

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Appearing before Coquitlam citycouncil just as budget talks begin toheat up, Brian Bonney made his caseMonday for a change to the tax system.As the B.C. director of provincial

affairs for the Canadian Federation ofIndependent Business (CFIB), Bonneylisted off a series of stats and trendsfrom Coquitlam-based small business

owners, in an effort to make a case forreduced business tax rates.We ask that you look at imple-

menting policies, not quickly, but overa long period of time, to slowly bringthe rate of taxation on businessesback to where they pay no more thandouble what residents pay, he said.The majority of Bonneys presen-

tation was set against the backdropof a study released by the CFIB inJune that suggests the gap betweenCoquitlams business and property

taxes is the highest among B.C.s 30largest municipalities.Coquitlams tax disparity 4.98:1

translates into city-based busi-nesses paying almost five times morein taxes than residential owners for aproperty worth the same value.Using 2009 figures that suggest

the average Coquitlam property wasvalued at $597,000, Bonney illustratedjust how wide that disparity is.If you look at that property and

you are a resident, you would have

paid $3,160 in municipal propertytaxes. If you were a business on thatexact same piece of property, you paid$14,147 in municipal property taxes.He went on to examine the makeup

of Coquitlams small business sector,noting that 80 per cent of the cityssmall businesses have less than fiveemployees. Bonney said Coquitlamssmall business sector gives back tothe community in droves, adding that

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Supreme Court in New Westminster for afive-day trial.According to the registry, however,

Kingsburys defence counsel appearedbefore the courts on Oct. 1 to apply foran adjournment, which was granted.The trial is now scheduled to begin on

Feb. 14, 2011.Kingsbury is facing four charges: theft

over $5,000, personation with intent togain advantage, causing a person to use aforged document and fraud over $5,000.Kingsbury was ordered to stand trial

after a preliminary inquiry on the threecharges found there was sufficient evi-dence for a trial in March, and the fourthcharge was added then.The charges arose out of Langley,

where a trailer was taken to TravelhomeRV Marketplace for warranty repairs.

Police have alleged Kingsbury showed upto claim the 27-foot recreational traileron Aug. 14, 2008, posing as a formerbusiness associate to drive the traileraway. He was arrested on Oct. 9, 2008.Kingsbury, however, has maintained

he owned the trailer as part of a businessdeal.Three days have now been set aside for

the trial, and a pre-trial conference is setfor Jan. 10, 2011.

a heritage spot. Its done atarms length by departmentalofficials after a great deal ofconsultation and considera-tion.Elaine Golds of the Burke

Mountain Naturalists said shebelieves Riverview is worthyof being declared a nationalhistoric site.We feel its a significant

site. The trees originally drewus to the site. Its WesternCanadas first arboretum. Itwas started by the first botan-ist hired by the province,Golds said. Its also a reallygood example of the Englishcountry estate style of land-scaping with grand buildingdesign nicely framed by sur-rounding trees. So it certainlyhas some significance for that.Then its got these won-

derful old buildings. Each

building by itself could beconsidered to have some sig-nificant heritage status. Thefact that theyre all togetheron this site, which has a realcampus-like feel to it, makesit quite a remarkable area.

And for Coquitlam-Maillardville NDP MLA DianeThorne, the land should bekept public.[NDP leader] Carole James

has come out very clearly infavour of keeping these lands

in public hands I have arecommitment from her onthat. The leader of the officialOpposition supports puttingthe brakes on selling off anyor all of this site for markethousing, Thorne said.The public right across the

province, but particularly theTri-Cities, has been workingand fighting very, very hardfor the last 25 years to keepthose lands in public hands.Meanwhile, Coquitlam

Coun. Mae Reid continues tobe optimistic for the future ofRiverview.Were trying to keep this

positive because if we getnegative then its just notgoing to help us, Reid said.The Riverview Advisory

Committee will host a meet-ing tonight (Wednesday) at 7p.m. in the committee roomat Coquitlam City Hall, locat-ed at 3000 Guildford Way.

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Our two major provincial political parties seemto be starring in their own in-house produc-tion of Dumb and Dumber, and it is the NewDemocrats who have taken top billing in recent days.The NDP finds itself dealing with an expulsion, a

resignation, a divided caucus, a leak of confidentialdocuments and a fierce and personal internal debateover its leaders abilities.All this is occurring as the party sails merrily

along at the top of the polls, out-distan-cing the Liberals by a two-to-one marginamong decided voters.Once again, B.C. politics is demon-

strating its unique hold on strange andbaffling behaviour by its politicians andits political parties.A constant narrative in B.C. politics

for years was that a government or pol-itical party was always in the process offalling apart. The governments led byBill Vander Zalm, Mike Harcourt, GlenClark and Ujjal Dosanjh eventually cameapart at the seams, as did the Liberals under leaderGordon Wilson.We seem to be witnessing the same thing today,

except its occurring on two fronts.As the ruling Liberals gloomily continue on as

a largely despised government, it is the OfficialOpposition that is now hogging the headlines byrepeatedly shooting itself in its feet.What, exactly, is going on?Numerous theories abound, but I think its safe to

say the tensions and ideological differences that existwithin the die-hard membership of the NDP have

finally created a very public fissure that shows nosign of healing.I wrote last week that party leader Carole James

hold on her job was fairly safe as long one of her A-team MLAs did not break with her leadership. Well,one of them Columbia River-Revelstoke MLANorm MacDonald has done just that, by resigninghis position as caucus chair.Its important to note that MacDonald remains

in caucus, and he insists hes stillvery much part of the team. But hisresignation (he felt James should haveconsulted the caucus, or at least him,before booting Cariboo North MLA BobSimpson out of caucus) was a shot at hisincreasingly beleaguered leader.Two NDP insiders (not attached to

the current caucus) have offered anintriguing theory of why all this grief ishappening now.Could all these machinations be a pre-

emptive strike by the anti-James gang,who feel its imperative to act now to force a show-down on her leadership, because waiting too longcould actually cement her hold on the job?In recent weeks, James can point to several things

that cast her in a good light. She spoke at a cor-porate fundraiser that oversold its target (250) byalmost 100 per cent (400 tickets were sold).She received glowing coverage in a special Globe

and Mail section on powerful Canadian women lead-ers. And the latest poll pegs NDP support at 49 percent, more than double the support for the Liberals.But there are those within the NDP who resent

her attempt to modernize the party, expand its sup-port and push it more toward the political middle,away from the left and organized labour (think TonyBlair in Britain).For some of these people, their rigid ideology will

never allow them to embrace Jamess non-ideologic-al approach. They would rather lose an election thancompromise their ideological positions.Meanwhile, Jamess troubles have given Premier

Gordon Campbell and his government a brief respitefrom the pounding theyve been getting over variousissues, notably the HST.But Campbell must face his own leadership vote

at the party convention next month, and it is by nomeans a sure thing that hell score a high number.However, unlike the New Democrats, the Liberals

are sticking together. Other than Blair Lekstromquitting the caucus back in June over the HST, therehas been no sign of public discontent from the cau-cus ranks.The two parties marked difference when it comes

to dealing with problems with leadership brings tomind that famous line from the Godfather movies:Its not personal. Its just business.That would seem to be the Liberal motto as they

begin to deal with the leadership question.But the NDP seem to have turned that line

around. For them, the attacks on James show theirmotto is: Its not business. Its just personal.

Why are both parties falling apart now?

Re: Traffic ticket? Go to court, letter to theeditor, Wednesday, Oct. 13.The basic question is, did Mr. Fothergills son

drive with more than one person in his vehicle whilehe was a new driver?If the answer is yes, as I suspect it is

given that the police officer gave him aticket for it, then his son was clearly inviolation of his restrictions.Did he not read the restrictions on his

licence? They are clearly printed on theback.What Mr. Fothergill has done in going

to court to defend his son over his traffic ticket is toteach his son (and other young people who read hisletter) that he does not have to take responsibilityfor his actions.

As parents, we must set a good example for ourchildren. Mr. Fothergill seems to have missed thatimportant message.It is people like Mr. Fothergill fighting the system

that causes the backlogs in the system, which meansthat cases take over a year to come tocourt.Just think of how quickly the court

date could have come if even 50 per centof the people like Mr. Fothergill and hisson took responsibility for their actionsand let legitimate cases come before thecourt.

Let us all remember, driving is a privilege, not aright.

Monique SeverCoquitlam

Canada came third last week in a three-way race for two seats on the UnitedNations Security Council.Its a bit of a black eye.We were due for one of those seats. Its the

first time since the United Nations came intobeing that Canada will have gone an entiredecade without a place at that august table.For many, Canadas failure will be seen as

that: a failure. It will be seen as a devastatingdefeat for a country that has played a dispro-portionately large role on the world stage,through the UN and as an individual player inglobal affairs.This is the country that, through the efforts

of Lester Pearsons diplomacy and promotionof the concept of international peacekeep-ing, used the United Nations to dismantle thenear-calamitous Suez Canal crisis in 1956.The diversion from what many feared was

developing into a third world war boostedthe United Nations international credibilityby proving that such a body and especiallyits Security Council could have a real andpositive impact on the management of inter-national affairs.But 1956 was a long time ago.Canada has backed away from its peace-cen-

tred diplomacy, tied financial help to ideologythat ignores the facts of human suffering anddigs deeper into its tar sands to fuel globalwarming.Is it really any wonder that Canada could

not muster the votes needed to secure thatSecurity Council seat votes from the nationsweve cold-shouldered over the past fewyears?On the other hand, the entire United

Nations organization has been losing credibil-ity of late, thanks to indifferent attitudes likeCanadas, so its likely that our own countrysrecent rejection will hardly be noticed overtime.

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Wheres the P3?Evergreen Line funding? Oh please.Why not let a private company or compan-

ies get a concession to build and operate theEvergreen Line? They take the risks, providethe capital and, lo and behold, the consumerand business pay with no tax increase andno whining from politicians about who has totake the political hit for payment.At this rate, the line will not get built at all

because politicians are afraid to think outsidethe box and let a for-profit firm provide aservice people are screaming for. I guess wedeserve the government we get: expensive andno service.

David MutkaCoquitlam

ICBC funds for Evergreen?In the last months there have been numer-

ous conversations about TransLink funding forthe Evergreen Line and other projects, withnumerous suggestions for funding these pro-jects. Property taxes, road and vehicle levies,carbon tax, etc. all come to mind, but abso-lutely no mention about the $780 million theprovince will take from ICBC over three years.In my mind, the people have and will con-

tinue to pay for any improvements throughauto insurance. Why the politicians and mediaare not raising this as a fund source is verypuzzling to me. The two-per-cent decrease inpremiums recently announced by ICBC shouldhave been closer to 10 per cent, but wouldeliminate the private carriers from being com-petitive, a situation the provincial governmentwould not allow.Elected politicians from all levels, where are

you?Arlene Crowe

Port Coquitlam

Liberals blew P3 planRe: Mayors unite against tax hike, Friday,

Oct. 15.Shirley Bond, B.C. transportation minis-

ter, who is clearly just a BC Liberal govern-ment puppet, is now declaring that the MetroVancouver mayors were sadly misled by herown declarations that the Evergreen Linewould be subsidized by a third partys partici-pation in the costs of the development of theEvergreen project.It is painfully obvious that once the provin-

cial government realized they could not finda partner (a P3 partner) to absorb the costs ofTransLinks shortfall to rescue itsdeclarations that the EvergreenLine was on track and about to bebuilt without forcing the taxpayerto relinquish further propertytaxes, the Liberals embarked ontheir usual approach of rammingmore property tax requirements down thethroats of those that have been waiting for over18 years to see this project realized.I am grateful that at least the Metro

Vancouver majors are stepping up and denoun-cing this latest sneaky move by Bond and theBC Liberal government to declare that moreproperty taxes to pay for the Evergreen Linehas always been the only option.Clearly, now that they have failed to procure

a third party to subsidize TransLinks incompe-tence to provide funds, they now invoke theirusual course of action by imposing moreproperty taxes. What an outrage to the hard-working taxpayer. This has clearly been asmoke-and-mirrors exercise by the BC Liberalgovernment pretending that it is committed todelivering the Evergreen Line to a well-deserv-ing community.The BC Liberals have clearly shown no polit-

ical will to accomplish what the taxpayers have

been requesting for over 18 years. Perhaps theTri-Cities, the City of Burnaby and the FraserValley region have to wait for another inter-national party like the Olympics before theycan expect the Evergreen Line to be built.Shirley Bond, dont insult our intelligence

by suggesting that increased property taxeswere always the only way to pay for theEvergreen Line. The Metro Vancouver mayorshave always committed to their communitiesand have made it clear that they will not takeadvantage of the taxpayer as you and GordonCampbell are demanding.

C. SimonPort Moody

Green wasteprogram is easy

To my Coquitlam neighbours:I have been watching around

the neighbourhood and on mydrive in to work for the last couple of garbagedays and dont see very many people withgreen cans in front of their homes. I amwondering why this is and I somehow suspectit isnt because you all have composters in yourbackyards. I was so jealous when Port Moodyrolled their green can program out beforeCoquitlam did but am now wondering howwell it has cau=ght on in that municipality.Our family has set up an excellent system

for collecting our green waste. I went down toValue Village and bought a stainless steel potfor $8.99 (because the green waste keeps bet-ter in a stainless container). We put our greenwaste in there and every day it gets emptiedinto a chunk of newspaper that gets tied witha piece of string and put out into the garage inthe designated green can, which has a coupleof pieces of newspaper lining the bottom of it.We are two weeks in and there has been no

mess or any additional stink to what our regu-lar garbage would have been. Our only othergarbage has been one small bag each week.I have spoken to a few people and I get the

impression that they think it is a real hassle tobe a part of this program and that their time istoo valuable or perhaps they arent interestedor motivated to reorganize themselves, forwhatever reason.I feel overwhelmed when I listen to all the

media coverage on greenhouse gas emissionsand global warming. I think that this is some-thing we can all easily take part in that willreduce our greenhouse gas emissions, becausethat is what your garbage turns into.Eventually, it will apparently be a mandatory

program, or I sure hope it will, but I wonderwhat your children will think years from nowwhen they find out how you resisted this tinychange which maybe would assist your grand-childrens survival on this planet of ours.

Theresa HendriksCoquitlam

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71 per cent give cash donations to non profits;60 per cent give in-kind donations and 22 percent allow their staff to volunteer with non-profits during work time.However, if business tax rates dont start to

decline, Bonney said, those charitable endeav-ours could start to dry up. He also said highbusiness tax rates could lead to reduced staffhours, the cancellation of expansion plans andincreased prices on equipment and services.Its important to remember that small busi-

ness owners are also residents. They dont wantto see their taxes going up as well. Were notadvocating that you increase residential taxesto decrease business taxes. What were advocat-ing is that it took us 20 years to get here sowhy not take 20 years to correct the problem?Coun. Brent Asmundson said the city is in

the process of incrementally trying to close the

business-residential gap through shifting thetax burden, and that measures like consolidat-ing the citys industrial zones should help.While some regulations or red tape may be

seen as harmful to business, he added, theymay be useful to other segments of the popula-tion.Maybe business doesnt like it, but maybe

the consumer and the public need that protec-tion or regulation in there. Its a double-edgedsword theres always going to be a reasonwhy that regulation is there.Acting mayor Barrie Lynch added that the

city is in the process of establishing an internalcommittee to cut red tape, and that WayneBeggs, the citys economic development man-ager, is looking at ways to retain and attractbusinesses.As a city, we are very cognizant of the fact

that small- and medium-sized businesses arean economic generator for us, Lynch said.


City is looking at cuttingred tape, acting mayor says

that those golf course redevelopment planswould never materialize, and that land useplanning policies are best left to local councilmembers as opposed to a Metro Vancouverboard consisting of reps from all across theregion.Coun. Doug Macdonell used the recent

uproar over a proposed adventure playgroundin Mundy Park as an example to illustrate hispoint.Council was able to respond to that right

away and we put that on the shelf. It would be

a completely and entirely different matter ifit was being heard by a councillor from LionsBay, somebody from Langley, somebody fromRichmond who isnt accountable to you. And ifthey want that there, its going to be in there.Council members were also quick to point

out that the RGS is far from being close to itsfinal state, and that other municipalities aregrappling with similar land use issues.You can imagine that if were having this

much trouble, how much trouble everyone elseis having. We dont want a super governmentthat tells us what to do, said Reid, who alsochairs the citys land use committee.

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Adocumentary offering a rare glimpse into a Coquitlam asy-lum premieres at Douglas Colleges Tri-Cities campus onMonday, Oct. 25.Bedlam, a 12.5-minute film about Coquitlams Essondale

now known as Riverview Hospital tells the story of KayClayton, a health-care worker who, at the age of 16, came on assummer relief staff to work in the womens ward in 1945.The documentary was produced by Douglas College crim-

inology instructor Heidi Currie and produced and directed byindependent filmmaker lisa g.Its a fascinating look on so many levels at institutional care

of the past, Currie says. Its power dynamics of the care-giver in relation to the patient. Its pre-medication asylum care.

Theres a real din, the institution is loud and crowded and itscontrolled environmentally; its not controlled by medicationthe way it is now.Clayton returned to work in the hospital again in 1973 until

her retirement from asylum care in 1988.The advent of effective psychiatric medications made for

considerable advances in patient care with a marked increase inpatient liberty, Currie says.But then, the government introduced the idea of de-institu-

tionalization.Bedlam combines never-before-seen archival film and pho-

tography with present-day Super 8 footage of the asylum atEssondale.

We were able to incorporate archival film from the RiverviewHospital Historical Society from the 30s, Currie says.Its a unique academic contribution to documenting the

topic.Bedlam premieres from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the lecture the-

atre (A1470) at the colleges David Lam campus in Coquitlam.Currie and lisa g will be in attendance, along with Kathleen(Kay) Clayton Grootendorst and Anna Tremere, founder of theRiverview Hospital Historical Society.There will also be a display of artifacts and archival photos

courtesy of the Riverview Hospital Historical Society.Bedlam is Part 2 of the Riverview Hospital Story Project. See

part 1, Asylum, at http://citizenshift.org/asylum.

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Left: a student nurse makes notes at Essondale, an earlier version of Riverview Hospital. Right: a dormitory in the East Lawn Building features rows of identical beds.

Students participate in litterless lunch challengeTri-Cities kids are going greener.More than 50 classes are taking part inthe litterless lunch challenge issued byNew Westminster-Coquitlam MP Fin Donnellyas part of Waste Reduction Week from Oct. 18to 22.The idea stems from Grade 4 students at

Parkland Elementary, who challenged otherclasses to go litterless last year.Donnelly will announce the winning class in

the House of Commons in December.He will also treat the students to a free

litterless lunch.

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School is hosting an indoor garage sale and isseeking donations for the fundraiser.The school will accept lightly used house-

hold items, books, infant and childrens items,clothing, sporting and recreational goods,decorations, knick-knacks and furniture.However, the school is unable to accept

donations of mattresses, old-style TVs, comput-ers, printers, cribs or car seats. For more infor-mation, e-mail [email protected].

The garage sale takes place Saturday, Oct. 23from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 24from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the school.

Calling all creative typesSwap-O-Rama-Rama is back.To participate in this creative event, bring a

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perfect time of year to see itsfabulous foliage, we also geta glimpse of the citys truecolours: the year-round onesthat extend much deeper thanits well-rooted trees. Whetheryou check them out on aguided walk, a trolley touror, like us, from a rental car,youll be dazzled by this cityskaleidoscope of history andculture.Adjacent to our pivotal

point is one of the citys mostpopular attractions. Followingthe War of 1812, there wasmajor fear that neighbour-ing Henry Point and theRoyal Navy Dockyards wouldbe attacked. Without accessto the St. Lawrence River,Kingston would have been cutoff from eastern Canada.Fort Henry came to the

rescue. From this elevatedbluff, it could protect all threeof the citys waterways: theRideau Canal, St. LawrenceRiver and Lake Ontario.And after dolling out 88,000pounds of sterling, (50 milliondollars if it was todays under-taking) it was ready for royalbattle. But that day nevercame. In the end, harmonyruled and there wasnt a fightto be fought.Military is big business in

this lakeside city, and theresgood reason for it. Skirtingthe shoreline across from thefort is the prestigious RoyalMilitary College of Canada.In June 1876, 18 cadets werethe first to be inauguratedinto these hallowed halls. Tothis day, acceptance is chal-lenging. But the price is right.For those willing to committo five service years after-wards, this quality educationis a freebie.Queens University is

another learning institutionthat Kingston is mighty proudof. Flourishing maples canopythe Romanesque revival edi-fices that hug up along UnionStreet.Yes, the tuition is a tad

steeper than at the RoyalMilitary College of Canada,but its reputation has been

revered since classes began inMarch 1842.Sir John A. Macdonald,

Canadas first prime minister,had a keen interest in see-ing this university prosper.Though he never attended, helived in Bellevue House, anItalian villa-like beauty just afew blocks away.We wander through this

homes palatial rooms andchat with a costumed guidewho claims to be a maid fromthe 1840s.Shes one well-preserved

servant, my husband Brentjests, after hearing the insidescoop. In spite of appearances,life was not always easy forSir John. He lost his wife topolio, a son to sudden infantdeath syndrome and plenty ofincome on medical bills.Its no wonder he turned

to the bottle, I say, whenlearning about his challengeswith alcohol. In spite of hisstruggles, we discover thisfounding father was still heldin high regard. His portraitdominates a wall in City Hall,his spirit lingers in a dozenor so other homesteads andhe poises, immortalized inbronze, at the entrance to CityPark, a Parliament Hill would-have-been, had the capital notheaded east to Montreal andeventually to Ottawa in 1844.Penitentiaries are just

about as prominent here aspoliticians. From 1930 to2000, the Prison for Womenhoused the countrys mostinfamous females and, tothis day, Kingston Pen (akaAlcatraz of the North) is ahangout for the most notori-ous males, including PaulBernardo.Thick limestone walls

topped with barbed wirekeeps them in and us out,and just beyond is a herit-age home where the facts areshared. Out of Kingstons 17

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beyond these archives andmeld with modern-day com-forts. Our chic Radissonretreat and other skyscrapersrise in juxtaposition to lime-stone-hewn homes. Trendyboutiques that rim PrincessStreet compete with Canadaslongest continually runningopen-air market. And beyondConfederation Park, wherethe citys roots were initiallyplanted, is the St. LawrenceRiver and waterway of thefamed 1,000 Islands.For a grand finale, we board

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Tri-Cities Joint FamilyCourt and Family JusticeCommittee holds a paneldebate on theissue of securecare from 7to 9 p.m. inRoom A1470of the DavidLam Campus ofDouglas College.Diane Sowden of Children ofthe Street Society will arguethe pro side, while JeromeBouvier of PoCoMo YouthServices will argue the con.SFU criminology professorRob Gordon will provide his-torical context, while DouglasCollege crim professor ColinCampbell will moderate. Aquestion-and-answer periodwill follow. Admission is free.Information: [email protected] Travel Club meets

from 6 to 9 p.m. at the RoyalCanadian Legion, 1025Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam.Dinner is $15 and shouldbe reserved in advance.Information: Val at 604-529-1552 or www.singlestravel-club.ca.Terry Fox Library hosts

the lead investigator withthe Vancouver ParanormalSociety for a presentationfrom 7 to 8 p.m. at 2470 Mary

Hill Rd. in Port Coquitlam.Admission is free and adultswelcome. Information: 604-927-7999.Women Helping Others

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program staff continue theeducation series with a dis-cussion on understandingand managing anger from 7to 8:30 p.m. at 2615 ClarkeSt. in Port Moody. Programis free. Information: 604-936-3900.Recovery International

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Ratepayers Associationmeets at 7 p.m. in VictoriaHall, at the corner of VictoriaDrive and Soball Street.Information: 604-941-2462.Immigrant Services

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p.m in the Gathering Place in Leigh Square. KatiAckermann from Vancouver Spooks Investigatorswill be the guest speaker.Coquitlam Public Library hosts self-confessed

clutterholic Anna Camporese from 7 to 8:30 p.m.at the Poirier branch for a discussion on declutter-ing methods. Programs are free, but registration isrequired. Information: 604-937-4155.Morningside Toastmasters meets from 7:25 to 8:30 p.m.

at Burkeview Funeral Home, 1340 Dominion Ave. in PortCoquitlam. New members welcome. Information: www.mor-ningsidetoastmasters.ca or Gene at 604-230-8030.

FRIDAY, OCT. 22Coquitlam Foundation holds its fall gala Laugh Out Loud at

5:30 p.m. at the Red Robinson Show Theatre. Tickets are $150and evening features silent auction, appetizers, refreshmentsand a performance by comedian Steven Wright. Information:604-468-9598 or [email protected] Coquitlam Pensioners Branch 108 weekly social

bingo at 1 p.m. in the Mike Butler Room at Dogwood Pavilion.There are 15 games, and pots range from $5 to $25. New playerswelcome. Information: Catherine at 604-937-7537.Crossroads Hospice Society hosts a free weekly walking

group for the bereaved from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Participantsare asked to meet at the Labyrinth Healing Garden inPioneer Memorial Park at Ioco Road and Heritage Mountain.Registration: Castine Breckwoldt at 604-949-2274.Port Moody Public Library and SHARE Family and

Community Services Society host a free English practice groupfor informal language practice from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in theParkLane Room. Info: Julie Sutherland at 604-469-4577.

SATURDAY, OCT. 23Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary holds its annual gar-

age sale from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1335 Dominion Ave., PortCoquitlam.Douglas College holds Swap-o-rama-rama, an opportunity to

recycle old clothes that can be swapped for others and embel-lished for a new look, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the David LamCampus, 1250 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. Admission is $2 for

students, $4 for adults and $6 for families. Information: [email protected] Club of Coquitlam holds Lobsterfest, an evening of

Maritime fun at 6 p.m., at All Saints Parish Hall, 1405 ComoLake Ave. in Coquitlam. Tickets are $75. Proceeds support

the Blue Mountain playground project and otherRotary initiatives. Information: Paty at 604-944-6000.Mundy Road Elementary PAC hosts Stage

Fright The Thrillusion Show, featuring magicianand illusionist John Kaplan, for a performance at7 p.m. at Como Lake Middle School, 1121 KingAlbert Ave. in Coquitlam. Discounts available with

family passes and by purchasing tickets in advance. Information:[email protected] Maillardville holds a fall fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at

1200 Cartier Ave., Coquitlam. Fair features crafts, garage sale,home baking, tortires, games and more. Admission is free.

SUNDAY, OCT. 24Westcoast Chocolate Festival holds a chocolate dessert

and wine challenge from 7 to 10 p.m., as West Coast WineEducations John Gerum guides guests through alcohol andchocolate dessert pairings. Tickets are $60. Information: 604-628-9547.Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary holds its annual

garage sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1335 Dominion Ave., PortCoquitlam.

MONDAY, OCT. 25Tri-City Photography Club meets on the second and fourth

Mondays, except for holidays, at Port Moody Secondary, 300Albert St. Photographers of all levels welcome. Information:Grant at 604-671-8458.Coquitlam Express teams up with the Coquitlam Public

Library for the Drop Everything and Read challenge thatcelebrates National School Library Day. Each child will joinplayers as they read from some of their favourite stories andsign autographs during read-ins held from 10 to 11 a.m. at thePoirier branch, 575 Poirier St., and from 3 to 4 p.m. at the City

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Adding new accent pieces, such aschairs, throws or cushions, can alsomake a big difference in a room.

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Members of the Heritage WoodsKodiaks cross-country team rose to thetop of the heap last Wednesday, captur-ing the John Taylor Award at the dis-trict cross country championships.The Taylor Award is presented to

the team with the best aggregate totalamong all runners. Highlighting theKodiaks win was a sweep in Grade 12boys, where Zachary Nunn, BenjaminVovko and Tristan Howarth set the paceon a 5.9 km course at Mundy Park.Nunn crossed the finish line in a time

of 22:09 minutes, five seconds aheadof Vovko. Coming a close third wasHowarth.It was a three-school race in Gr. 12

girls, where Terry Foxs Kirsten Leeclaimed top spot, finishing the 4.7 kmcourse in 19:16 minutes, 1:17 fasterthan Port Moodys Jenny Glemius.Here are other top 10 results from

the meet: Grade 12 boys 1st, ZacharyNunn, HWoods (22:09); 2nd, Benjamin

Vovko, HWoods (22:14); 3rd, TristanHowarth, HWoods (22:31); 4th, PeterWallace, PMoody; 5th, Alan Cruikshank,PMoody; 6th, Karsten Lee, HWoods;7th, Alex Eriksson, TFox; 8th, AlexThong, HWoods; 9th, Will Goldbeck,PMoody; 10th, Jesse Vlahovic, PMoody.Grade 12 girls 1st, Kirsten Lee,

TFox (19:16); 2nd, Jenny Gleimius,PMoody (20:33); 3rd, Sarah Furney,Cent (22:12); 4th, Sarah Raggett,Riverside; 5th, Bonnie Yuen, Gleneagle;6th, Melissa Dawson, TFox; 7th,Jessica Hartle, PMoody; 8th, ChristinaMenic, TFox; 9th, Jessica Jazdarehee,Gleneagle; 10th, Salome Wong,PMoody.Grade 11 boys 1st, Lawrence Viola,

HWoods (20:57); 2nd, Brendan Wong,CBest (21:10); 3rd, Adam Woods,ACarney (22:26); 4th, Nick Devlin,PMoody; 5th, Tyler Mertens, TFox; 6th,Derek Schaper, Pinetree; 7th, IsmaelIdiris, CBest; 8th, Eric Kukulowicz,

CBest; 9th, Jordan Baratto, Gleneagle;10th, Josh Froese, CBest.Grade 11 girls 1st, Erina Cho,

CBest (19:51); 2nd, Jennifer Chew,PMoody (19:57); 3rd, Miranda Menzies,Centennial (20:55); 4th, Ariana Vaisey,Gleneagle; 5th, Saskia Vaisey, Gleneagle;6th, Clare Chiu, Gleneagle; 7th, DeniseSpacek, Riverside; 8th, Cathy Chen,Centennial; 9th, Amy Chen, Centennial;10th, Myoko McKeown, PMoody.Grade 10 boys 1st, Tanner

Roughead, CBest (21:45); 2nd, LucasKrivak, CBest (22:22); 3rd, Kyle Smith,Gleneagle (22:41); 4th, Cole Macdonald,HWoods; 5th, Gregory Lum, HWoods;6th, Jesse Balazs, TFox; 7th, RileyONeill, HWoods; 8th, Anders Liljedahl,PMoody; 9th, Stu Coulson, CBest; 10th,Chris Everett, CBest.Grade 10 girls 1st, Picabo Reeves,

CBest (19:05); 2nd, Dana Townsend,CBest (19:10); 3rd, Lauren Swistak,PMoody (19:49); 4th, Philippa Swartz,

CBest; 5th, Angela Orser, CBest; 6th,Brianna Cairns, HWoods; 7th, MelanieMayede, PMoody; 8th, Amy Kirby,Centennial; 9th, Fiona Beales, Riverside;10th, Brenna McDonnell, ACarney.Grade 9 boys 1st, Nathan

Ferguson, Centennial (22:02); 2nd,Rhylan Crandell, TFox (23:53); 3rd,Cory McTavish, HWoods (23:57);4th, Brendon Emmott, HWoods; 5th,Ryan Reeves, HWoods; 6th, RichardGroenewald, Gleneagle; 7th, JoshDalmann, Centennial; 8th, PeterMatthews, TFox; 9th, Matthew Griffin,HWoods; 10th, Dax Lewis, HWoods.Grade 9 girls 1st, Rachel Chew,

HWoods (19:47); 2nd, Holli Lang,PMoody (20:18); 3rd, Simrin Purhar,PMoody (20:27); 4th, Marisa Woods,ACarney; 5th, Vanessa Gee, Riverside;6th, Devin Doughty, CBest; 7th,Brittni Wolczyk, ACarney; 8th, ChelseaGarofano, CBest; 9th, Yourina Seo,Pinetree; 10th, Cara Kilberg, Pinetree.

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PUTTING DOWN THE PACE: Dr. Charles Bests Erina Cho, left, and Picabo Reeves, centre, make quick tracks at last weeks Coquitlam District CrossCountry championships. Cho topped the Grade 11 girls division, while Reeves crossed the finish line first among Gr. 10 girls.

bearings, pulling thingstogether to clobber HolyCross 39-6 in AAA seniorfootball.Jared Soll carried for three

touchdowns, including a pairof 13-yard dashes in the firsthalf, to lead Fox to its secondleague victory (6-0 overall).Quarterback Cam Canales

scored on a 18-yard run andthen hit Tanner White for a19-yard strike for a 27-0 half-time lead.Ben Sharpe rounded out

the offence by returning aninterception 43 yards for themajor.Soll scrambled for 68 yards

on nine carries, while JacobPatko picked up 49 yards onfive carries. Canales gained 66yards on five runs, and alsocompleted seven of nine passattempts for 69 yards.Hauling down five catches

was White, for a total of 50yards.On defence, Alex Agnoletto

and Matt Jeffers racked up fivetackles apiece, while Soll andWhite chipped in four each.Jake Nylund pulled in threetackles, an interception and aQB sack on the day.Terry Fox visits Lord

Tweedsmuir on Friday.

Soll scoresthree TDsin Fox win

The Port CoquitlamPunishers lived up to theirname, rolling to an 8-6 victoryover their bantam C houserival last week in minor hockeyaction.In their season opener, the

Punishers were primed andready. Jacob Taylor recordeda natural hat trick in the firstperiod, as the Punishers tookan early lead and fended off theoppositions rally attempts.Chipping in with two apiece

were Austin Campbell and KodySherwood, while Daniel Baeadded a single. Collecting apair of assists was Jordan Palk.Adding helpers were SpencerMurray and Chace Vader.Goalie Jacob Lazare stood his

ground and protected the leadwith a couple of sharp saves.

Punishers winbattle of PoCo

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A giant start locked upanother win for the Coquitlamjunior bantam Raiders in minorfootball.By beating

South Delta 32-14,the Raiders kepttheir undefeatedrecord in tact foranother week.Conner McKee hit Cordell

Parker in the end zone to openthe scoring, followed by BryanWhittets 45-yard TD run.Turnovers played a big

role in their run, with BaileyMilburn picking off a couple ofpasses. Parker added anothermajor. Collecting a key sackbefore halftime was DevonEmery-Pedersen.In the second half, Michael

West added a touchdown. TheRaider defence tightened upwhen it had to, with TerrellSparvier finishing the game by

picking off a Delta pass.

ATOMBig blocks led

to a big score, asthe Coquitlamatom Lions roaredto a 30-8 triumphover White Rock.Setting the tone

in blocks were Michael Evans,Dylan Felet, Josh Hickshaw,Mark Iversen and J.D. Johnson.Breaking through with a pair

of touchdowns was tailbackJamall Mensah, while UriahHestdalen and Greyson Norrisadded TD runs of their own.Defensively, Coquitlam got

standout work from JevanEddleston, Cole Kashino andZach Tugade. Shayne Grinwis forced

an early fumble to spark theCoquitlam atom Bears to a 22-0win over Vancouver, keeping

them in a three-way tie forthird. Jevaun Jacobsen scoredtwice, while Ethan Shuen pow-ered in for another major.Registering clutch tackles

were Tanner Wong and Shuen,with support from VincentMehain and Jaden Severy.

PEEWEEShaking off a 16-0 deficit, the

Coquitlam peewee Wildcats putin a strong second half en routeto a dramatic 21-16 victory overWhite Rock.While the visitors built up a

two-major lead, Coquitlam bat-tled back. Helping limit WhiteRock to just two majors weredefensive standouts MahammedHassan and Trey Peters.Keon Taffe scored three TDs,

with support from KimaniDorsey and Max Kennedy.Delivering on defence wasNicolas Greene.

Raiders rack up another winSports

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CLAN ON THE MARCH: Behind a two-goal effort fromLucas Ferritto and a single by Josh Bennett, above,the Simon Fraser University mens soccer team blastedThompson Rivers University 6-0 on Sunday.

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