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the nownews.com FACES & PLACES Check out our new page, which showcases the people and events of the Tri-Cities through photos 11 JOURNEY DONE Riverside and Best soak up BC experiences 16 THE NOW TRI-CITIES WEDNESDAY MARCH 11, 2015 Serving COQUITLAM , PORT COQUITLAM , PORT MOODY , ANMORE and BELCARRA since 1984 Jeremy DEUTSCH [email protected] For the third time in less than two months, a fire has caused major damage to several buildings in Coquitlam. This time, fire crews were called to a housing development in the 3000 block of Riverbend Drive after a blaze broke out Monday evening in the garage of one of the single-family homes. The fire quickly moved from the gar- age to the home, which was in the mid- dle of five units in the development. By the time the fire was out, the flames had spread to all five homes in the row, caus- ing extensive damage to three buildings. Two people were taken to hospital with minor burns, while 15 people were displaced at least for the evening, but likely longer. A couple with adult kids were said to live in the home, but the kids were not inside at the time. Mark Cholewinski lives across from the home where the fire began. SUBMITTED PHOTO BY BRODIE WINKLER “I was scared because she was screaming, the lady, because she thinks her husband is in the garage with the fire,” neighbour Mark Cholewinski recalls of Monday’s blaze. Fire sends 2 to hospital COQUITLAM, NEW WEST MAYORS HOPEFUL BAILEY BRIDGE SAGA NEARING END CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 John KURUCZ j[email protected] A more than two-decades-long saga between New Westminster and Coquitlam may soon be water under the bridge, albeit with a slight last-minute hiccup. New Westminster Mayor Jonathan Cote told the Tri-Cities NOW Tuesday the Bailey bridge replacement should be final- ized by the end of this month. A leaky water main pushed back the work timelines last week, leading to paving crews having to dig up parts of the road on the New Westminster side of the crossing. “We’re at the very end of the project and we’re hoping that even by the next week or two that the project will actually be completed once the paving work is finished,” Cote said. Built in 1994, the bridge has been the subject of repeated delays, provincial arbitration and even a court case between the two cities. Despite all those historic barriers, Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart said he’s optimistic the two single-lane bridges will actually open this time around. “I believe [New Westminster] is motivated,” Stewart said. “If there was a barrier toward getting a timely completion, I think that barrier has been removed.” Last week’s development came almost one year to the day after the last prolonged closure of the Brunette River crossing. Will bridge finally open this month? CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 BLAZE STARTED IN GARAGE OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOME NEED A BODY SHOP • SIMPLIFIED CLAIMS PROCESS • REPLACEMENT VEHICLES • NATIONAL LIFETIME WARRANTY • FREE VALET SERVICE TO YOUR HOME/OFFICE “Supporting The Arts In Port Moody” Receive a soapstone art sculpture with any collision repair at our Port Moody location only. 2926 St. Johns Street, Port Moody 604-469-8685 www.fixauto.com/port-moody In the Tri-Cities?

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    FACES &PLACES

    Check out our new page, whichshowcases the people and eventsof the Tri-Cities through photos

    11

    JOURNEYDONERiverside and Best soak up BCexperiences

    16THENOW

    TRI-CITIESWEDNESDAYMARCH11, 2015

    Se rv ing COQUITLAM , PORT COQUITLAM , PORT MOODY , ANMORE and BELCARRA s ince 1984

    Jeremy [email protected]

    For the third time in less than twomonths, a fire has caused major damageto several buildings in Coquitlam.This time, fire crews were called to a

    housing development in the 3000 blockof Riverbend Drive after a blaze broke

    out Monday evening in the garage ofone of the single-family homes.The fire quickly moved from the gar-

    age to the home, which was in the mid-dle of five units in the development. Bythe time the fire was out, the flames hadspread to all five homes in the row, caus-ing extensive damage to three buildings.Two people were taken to hospital

    with minor burns, while 15 people weredisplaced at least for the evening, butlikely longer.A couple with adult kids were said to

    live in the home, but the kids were notinside at the time.Mark Cholewinski lives across from

    the home where the fire began.

    SUBMITTED PHOTO BY BRODIE WINKLER

    I was scared because she was screaming, the lady, because she thinks her husband is in the garage with the fire,neighbour Mark Cholewinski recalls of Mondays blaze.

    Fire sends2 tohospital

    COQUITLAM, NEWWESTMAYORSHOPEFUL BAILEYBRIDGE SAGANEARING END

    CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

    John [email protected] more than two-decades-long saga between New

    Westminster and Coquitlam may soon be water under thebridge, albeit with a slight last-minute hiccup.New Westminster Mayor Jonathan Cote told the Tri-Cities

    NOW Tuesday the Bailey bridge replacement should be final-ized by the end of this month.A leaky water main pushed back the work timelines last

    week, leading to paving crews having to dig up parts of theroad on the New Westminster side of the crossing.Were at the very end of the project and were hoping that

    even by the next week or two that the project will actually becompleted once the paving work is finished, Cote said.Built in 1994, the bridge has been the subject of repeated

    delays, provincial arbitration and even a court case betweenthe two cities.Despite all those historic barriers, CoquitlamMayor Richard

    Stewart said hes optimistic the two single-lane bridges willactually open this time around.I believe [New Westminster] is motivated, Stewart said.

    If there was a barrier toward getting a timely completion, Ithink that barrier has been removed.Last weeks development came almost one year to the day

    after the last prolonged closure of the Brunette River crossing.

    Will bridgefinally openthismonth?

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  • THE TRI-CITIES NOW | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015 3

    Jeremy [email protected] company tasked with

    maintaining the Port MannBridge is standing by recentchanges to traffic config-uration, despite howls fromsome users.Transportation Investment

    Corp., the company thatoperates the Port Mann/Highway 1 ImprovementProject, said recent chan-ges which force HOV laneusers wanting to take Exit 44into Coquitlam to get out ofthe lane in Surrey or stay in it

    until past the bridge wontbe reversed.TI Corp. spokesman Max

    Logan said the changes,which were implementedover the weekend, aredesigned to reduce weavingand competition for spaceamong vehicles, while alsoimproving safety on thebridge.Specifically, the west-

    bound exit point for Exit 44to Coquitlam has beenmovedto before the Port MannBridge at the 152nd Streetinterchange in Surrey.

    But the move means HOVusers heading west will eitherhave to leave the HOV lane inSurrey and forgo the 25-per-cent HOV discount or stayon the highway until theBrunette Avenue exit to getto Coquitlam.A discount of 25 per cent

    is offered to Port Mann userswho use the HOV lanes dur-ing peak hours from 6:30 to8:30 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m.One driver affected by the

    new traffic pattern, TiffanyWillis, e-mailed the Tri-CitiesNOW to express her oppos-ition to the change.The PoCo resident said she

    travels to school daily to theFraser Valley and the HOVdiscount makes the bridgeaffordable for her family.

    It is enough of [a] burdento be sandwiched betweentwo toll bridges, now withthe dedicated lanes operatingon the Port Mann if you wantto use the HOV lane you can-not exit at the Cape Horn,Willis wrote.However, Logan argued

    only one to two per cent ofbridge traffic is adverselyaffected by the change, whileeveryone will benefit fromthe safety improvements.We recognize that some

    drivers, and it is a relativelysmall number, but there aresome drivers who would pre-fer to keep it in its previousconfiguration, but allowingthose drivers to take the firstexit to Coquitlam wouldmean that wed have to elim-

    inate those new lanes and itreally means a compromiseon safety and efficiency of thebridge, he said.

    Logan also noted the con-figuration has always beena part of the design, evenbefore the bridge was built.

    NEWSNOWJeremy [email protected] weekend fire at a boarded-up home on

    Glen Drive has Coquitlams fire chief callingfor the municipality to look at ways of dealingwith unoccupied residences.On Sunday afternoon, crews were called

    to the 3000 block of Glen Drive near PinetreeWay after a fire broke out in an empty home.No one was in the house, but fire officials

    and police are treating the blaze as suspicious.Fire chief Wade Pierlot noted there were

    no services hooked up to the home and policesaw people running from the area.When we get a residential occupancy that

    has no services hooked up to it and it catcheson fire, its suspicious right away, he told theTri-Cities NOW.While the fire was doused quickly, Pierlot

    said a call to an unoccupied home is alwaysa concern.He suggested a boarded-up home presents

    a hazard for firefighters both in the way theyaccess the structure and that the home needsto be searched in case someones inside.We still risk our firefighters there because

    quite often we think there might be a home-less person inside, Pierlot said, noting theproblem is similar to a situation in the city afew years back when homes were bought andboarded up due to impending Evergreen Lineconstruction.I consider all those abandoned buildings a

    threat, he said, acknowledging that althoughit would be tough to enforce any type of

    bylaw, he would like to see the city offerincentives to owners of empty buildings tohave them torn down right away. In this case,the home that caught fire was beside a coupleof other empty homes on Glen.Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart acknow-

    ledged that some derelict properties are a

    problem, but suggested there isnt much thecity can do until the properties are declareda hazard.Owning a property you dont rent out isnt

    a crime. We cant just step in and order thebuilding torn down, he said, adding its aproblem many cities wrestle with.

    The mayor noted the city has cleared theunderstorey (a layer of vegetation beneaththe main canopy of a forest) on some of thevacant properties in the City Centre to makethe area safer.As for an incentive program, Stewart

    argued the unintended consequence wouldbe that homeowners do whatever it takes toearn the incentive, suggesting homes thatwould have been torn down stay up until thecity pays.Instead, he suggested a permit system could

    be put in place to inspect derelict homes, andthe fee could be waived if the house is torndown.The citys official community plan desig-

    nates the city blocks in question to eventuallybecome multi-family residential units, poten-tially highrises.Meanwhile, Coquitlam RCMP are work-

    ing with the fire department on the case, butwere unable to provide information on theinvestigation.However, police are asking anyone who

    might have seen something suspicious in thearea at the time of the fire to call the localdetachment.The fire also highlighted another danger

    facing a good portion of the city.Pierlot noted the home on Glen was sur-

    rounded by trees and had it been a little drier,the surrounding area could have been at riskof an interface fire.With a drier than usual winter, hes

    expecting an early start to the wildfire season.

    Abandonedbuildings a threatCOQUITLAMFIRE CHIEFWANTSACTIONAFTER CREWSCALLEDTOBOARDED-UPHOME

    JEREMY DEUTSCH/NOW

    Investigators are calling a fire at this abandoned home on Glen Drive near PinetreeWay suspicious, and say such homes pose a danger to firefighters.

    Drivers upset as bridge discount pulledHOVLANEUSERSMAYPAYMORETOUSE BRIDGE,AFTER CHANGES TO EXIT 44

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    TReO stands to collect more in tolls from some PortMann HOV lane users following changes to Exit 44.

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    Structural defects largecracks on the underside of thebridge closed the crossingin March 2014. It was thesubject of another long-termclosure in February 2013 aswell.After considerable back

    and forth between the twocities didnt arrive at a solu-tion, a provincial arbitrator

    stepped in last July and ruledin favour of a two-lane span.At the time, the project was

    expected to be finished with-in seven weeks and a Sept.15 opening date was agreedupon by the two cities.However, complications

    associated with pile drivingaround the second bridgestalled the project yet againin December of last year.Its been unfortunate that

    theres been a number ofdelays in the project, Cotesaid.I think theres been more

    complications than when wefirst started that we didntrealize. Certainly Im lookingforward to, and I know themayor of Coquitlam is look-ing forward, to this projectbeing completed.Despite the many delays,

    Stewart said he believes New

    Wests latest promise to seethe project through to its finalcompletion.I do want to build a

    good relationship with NewWestminster and Ill take atface value the new commit-ments made, he said.Im hopeful that we can

    have this critical-goods-movement link opened asquickly as possible, albeit alittle bit late.

    Bridge to open thismonth?NEWSN0W

    LISA KING/NOW

    The Bailey bridge linking Coquitlam and NewWestminster was supposed to open last September, butvarious delays have stalled the project.

    CONT. FROM PAGE 1

    COQUITLAM, NEWWESTMAYORS SAY ITWILLHAPPEN

    Explosionheard as fireburned garageIt was about 6:20 p.m. when he went outside to get some

    construction materials from his van, just a few feet from thehome.As Cholewinski started walking back, he said the garage

    blew up and the fire started right away.He ran inside and told his wife to call 911, while he grabbed

    a garden hose to try and fight the flames, but it was to no avail.Inside the smoke was so huge I tried, Cholewinski told

    the Tri-Cities NOW.I was scared, because she was screaming, the lady [resi-

    dent], because she thinks her husband is in the garage withthe fire.He described the family in the home as a nice couple.Its unclear whether they were the two people taken to hos-

    pital with injuries.Its so sad, Cholewinski said of the destruction caused by

    the damage.His own home suffered slight

    damage on the outside of thegarage, but he said its nothingcompared to what his neigh-bours have to deal with.Don Layabon and his parents

    live next to the five homes inthe development.He and other people living

    nearby said they heard a largebang or explosion at the timeof the fire.By the time he ran outside,

    the flames were already as highas the top of the house.The fire was blazing and

    roaring before there were any explosions, Layabon said,adding neighbours were trying to put the fire out with hosesbefore firefighters arrived.He noted its the first major incident in the development

    since he moved in with his parents six years ago.You see this kind of stuff in movies. Its like OK, cool, but

    when you see it in real life, its Oh my God its real and itsin front of me, he said.In all, 32 firefighters and plentymore paramedics and police

    were on hand while the two-alarm fire was burning.Coquitlam fire chief Wade Pierlot said investigators will

    likely be on scene Tuesday to determine a cause, but addedthere is nothing to suggest the blaze was suspicious.It appeared the fire started in the garage and burned with

    such an intensity that it started the exterior of the home onfire, he said.Mondays fire comes three weeks after 24 townhouse units

    were destroyed in amassive blaze on Glen Drive that displacedmore than 100 residents, and less than two months after alate-night fire razed two businesses at a strip mall on BarnetHighway.Pierlot suggested the busy start to 2015 for the department

    is just a coincidence.Its just the nature of the business, he said, adding things

    could be quiet now on the major-fire front for a while.twitter.com/jertricitiesnow

    CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

    The fire wasblazing androaring beforethere were anyexplosions. Don Layabon,Neighbour

  • THE TRI-CITIES NOW | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015 5

    Picktons brothersubject of civil suitJeremy [email protected]

    A trial date has been set in a sexual assaultlawsuit involving the brother of one ofCanadas most notorious serial killers.The trial for David Pickton, who is being

    sued by a woman over an alleged sexualassault, is scheduled for seven days startingJune 22 in B.C. Supreme Court.According to the original notice of claim

    filed back in November 2013, the woman,whom the Tri-Cities NOW is identifying asF.N. because she is an alleged sexual assaultvictim, claims she was assaulted by Picktonat a construction site in Burnaby on Aug. 12,1991.She claims Pickton, who is listed in court

    documents as an owner operator of a demoli-tion business living on Burns Road in PoCo,came across her while she was sweeping atrailer at a construction site.She alleged he pushed his hand down her

    pants and touched her genitalia through herpants, before the assault was interrupted byan unknown person entering the trailer.F.N. also alleged that as Pickton was leav-

    ing the trailer, he said Im going to rape you.Im going to rape you.She reported the incident to Burnaby

    RCMP, who investigated the next day.Pickton was charged and eventually con-

    victed of the sexual assault in 1992.However, in an interviewwith theCanadian

    Press at the time of the original suit, he said hedidnt recall being convicted.The allegations in the civil claim have not

    been proven in court.The woman also made a number of claims

    that she was threatened after the incident.She alleged that a day or two after police

    left, a heavy equipment operator employedby Robert Pickton told her You better getout of here. Get your kid and get out of town.Theyre going to kill you. Theyre going to cutyou up and spread you all over where youwont be found.She inferred from the tone of the equip-

    ment operator that he was relaying a threatfrom his employer, David Pickton.The suit claims the assault and threats

    interfered with her employment and housing,causing her psychological distress and loss ofincome. She is seeking general, special andpunitive damages in her suit.In a response to the suit, Pickton denied the

    allegations.He claimed he caught F.N. trespassing,

    apparently about to steal items from the trail-er, that she appeared embarrassed and that heordered her to leave.He claimed the woman seemed reluctant

    to comply and that he administered the min-imum amount of force required to expel her.Pickton is asking for the suit to be dis-

    missed.The Pickton familys PoCo pig farm was

    raided by police,who eventually linkedRobertPickton to numerous murders of women liv-ing on Vancouvers Downtown Eastside.Robert Pickton, now convicted of killing

    six women, confessed in jail to killing 49,although the search found DNA or remains ofonly 33 women at his farm.

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    Search crews kept busy asweatherwarmsupJeremy [email protected]

    It may be fun in the sun forTri-Cities residents enjoying

    unseasonably warm weather,but for the local search and

    rescue team, an early springtends to lead to more calls

    for help.Thats exactly what hap-

    pened over the weekend, asthe Coquitlam Search andRescue team was called outfor two separate rescues inthe area.The first was on Saturday

    evening, after a couple ofmen in their 20s got theircanoe stuck on a sandbaras they paddled throughWidgeon Slough near PittLake.The pair called for help and

    were found, with the helpof location service software,and taken to safety.One man had actually fall-

    en into the water and washypothermic and non-verbalby the time search crewsarrived.The men were lightly

    dressed and rescuers believedthey wouldnt have survivedthe night if they hadnt got-ten help.The men were treated by

    paramedics and were saidto be responding well at thetime.The second rescue came

    about 24 hours later when acouple in their 50s got lostafter dark while hiking inMinnekhada Park.In this case, the couple was

    located quickly and were ableto walk to the parking lot.Team manager Michael

    Coyle suggested the coupledid the right things by beingdressed properly and call-ing for help without movingaround. However, they didnthave a flashlight.With spring weather arriv-

    ing early, he said the team isexpecting to be busier thanusual for this time of year.Coyle noted typically,

    March is fairly rainy, but witha low snow pack and the skiseason pretty much lost, hesuspects more people will beventuring into the outdoors.I think what it is, were

    kinda having an unseason-ably good weather stretch,he told the Tri-Cities NOW.Our calls tend to come

    around good weather.Coyle noted the busiest

    time for the team is typicallyJuly and August.And as usual, the team is

    reminding people to be pre-pared when they go out intothe back country or on thewater, which means bringingalong the 10 essentials likeextra food and clothing.Coyle also noted a flash-

    light is also important, even ifits for a short walk in a park.To see a list of the 10 essen-

    tials, go to the teams websiteat www.coquitlam-sar.bc.ca.

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    PoCobacksYes side as polls favourNoJeremy [email protected] polls showing sup-

    port for the Yes side in theupcoming transit plebiscitelagging behind that of theNo side, the mayor of PoCo,who is also one of the leadersfor the Yes movement, isntdeterred by the negativityaround the campaign.Mayor Greg Moore said

    the Yes side remains focusedon the message that with thepopulation growing aroundthe region, more transporta-tion and transit solutions areneeded.Weve always known

    increasing taxes is nota popular thing to do, hetold the Tri-Cities NOW onMonday in response to thelatest poll numbers.The poll by Insights West

    suggested 55 per cent ofadult Metro Vancouverites

    say they will definitely orprobably vote no in the pleb-iscite, compared to 33 percent who claim they will def-initely or probably vote yes.Moore also noted the Yes

    campaign continues to focus

    on what a Yes vote for theplan will mean for local resi-dents.The mayor offered up a

    couple of examples, includingthe ability for Port Coquitlamto apply to TransLinks majorroadnetworkprogramtohelpfund the Fremont Connectorproject and increased serviceto the No. 159 bus on thesouth side of the city to every15 minutes from every 30minutes.If people are to focus

    on the challenge we haveahead of us and how the planaddresses it, I think theyrein favour of supporting it,Moore said.If they want to look back-

    wards at challenges that theymight have with TransLinkdecisions or even the fact wehave to go through a refer-endum, thats their choice tomake, but it doesnt solve the

    problem ahead of us.The Mayors Council on

    Regional TransportationStrategy calls for a $7.5-bil-lion investment over 10 yearsusing a regional 0.5-per-centcongestion improvementtax or PST levy to help payfor the plan.Asked if hes worried the

    No side will prevail, Mooresaid the Mayors Council wasconcerned about the plebis-cite from the start, arguing areferendum is not an appro-

    priate tool for making thesetypes of decisions.The PoCo mayor also

    noted the voting period lastsfor more than two monthsand the Yes side will need tosustain its education programand ensure good informationis provided to voters duringthat time.Last month, Port Moody

    council endorsed the Yes sidein the campaign, and just lastweek the city of Coquitlamfollowed suit.

    PoCo wont be passing aspecific resolution, but willbe providing in-kind sup-port to the Yes campaign forthings like bus stop advertis-ing. Meanwhile, Elections BCsaid transit plebiscite votingpackages will be mailed outto each registered voter inMetro Vancouver this week,which amounts to more than1.56 million people.Voting for the mail-in pleb-

    iscite will begin March 16and end March 29.

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    The transit plebiscite ballotsare set to arrive in homesstarting this week, whichmeans the campaign overwhether or not to hikethe sales tax by a half point in MetroVancouver is really just beginning.Up until now, much of the debate

    between the Yes side and the No side(which largely takes place in medianews stories) has been lost on most vot-ers.I suspect few people have been paying

    close attention to the arguments for andagainst the tax hike, and wont reallyfocus on the issue at hand until theyhave that ballot in their hands.But what has become clear, judging

    from comments on social media andmedia web sites, is that the No side hasuncovered a simmering anger directedat the organization that is most directlylinked to the plebiscite issue: TransLink.I pointed out several weeks ago that

    the Yes side had to get voters focused onpotential transit improvements flowingfrom that tax increase, and away fromthinking about TransLink when theyponder how to fill out that ballot.But I see no evidence that the Yes

    side has been successful on that front, atleast not yet.Last week, the mayors council

    announced that billionaire JimmyPattison, who oozes credibility, willchair a committee to oversee the moneycollected by the tax hike.All well and good, but I doubt

    Pattisons appointment will trump the illwill directed at TransLink over a num-ber of issues.For example, TransLinks decision

    to change its CEO, while a good one,became a public relations fiasco whenits board admitted it was actually goingto keep the outgoing CEO on full salarywhile paying the new CEO a full salary

    as well.That was done to avoid a huge sever-

    ance payment, but any rational explana-tion was lost in the furor over the badoptics of paying two huge salaries.The new CEO, Doug Allen, is a highly

    regarded former senior civil servant inthe provincial government. In his firstfew weeks on the job he has discov-ered TransLink has a deeply embeddedbunker mentality that will be hard toremove.TransLink has no friends, he told

    me. The mayors dont want ownershipof the organization, and neither doesthe provincial government.While most transit experts rank the

    TransLink system as one of the best inNorth America and other jurisdictions,it has earned a reputation (unfairly attimes) as a bloated, wasteful and tone-deaf organization with many of thepeople who rely on its services.Allen should be able to make some

    much-needed changes.TransLink is also getting a capable

    new communications director MarcRiddell, with whom I worked at GlobalTV which should also lead to someimprovements.But to turn TransLinks public image

    into a positive one will take a lot longerthan the few weeks voters will havetheir hands on those plebiscite ballotsfor.The Yes side seems increasingly

    desperate, as it flings out big numberswhen it comes to reduced travel timesor costs if the tax hike is approved andsuggests an apocalyptic outcome if it isnot.But all of that talk, I suspect, is noth-

    ing more than noise for most folks.What isnt noise, however, are thoseentrenched negative attitudes towardsTransLink.And that is reason enough to worry

    about the Yes side.

    Sad to note the recent passingof former B.C. cabinet ministerPeter Dueck.He was a cabinet ministerduring the tumultuous yearsof Bill Vander Zalms government andI remember him as a principled, gentleman who established his own personalhonour in an administration composedof many people who were challenged onthat front.Dueck is also forever tied to a historic-

    al moment in B.C. politics. He resignedhis Matsqui seat in 1993, paving theway for Mike de Jong of the upstart BCLiberals to win the byelection there afew months later.In the byelection, de Jong narrowly

    defeated Social Credit icon GraceMcCarthy.There are many who think that if

    McCarthy had won that fight, she mayhave been able to rebuild the Socredsand in doing so may have been able topush the BC Liberals back onto the polit-ical margins.But she lost, the once-powerful

    Socreds faded out of existence and theBC Liberals emerged as the dynasticfree enterprise coalition in this prov-ince.

    Keith Baldrey is chief politicalreporter for Global BC.

    Prime Minster Stephen Harper rode in to ourrescue last week to announce his government isonce again getting tough on crime.This time, its the baddest of the bad thatour government is determined to save us from.Theyll be locked up and the key tossed into a deep, darkwell, with no possibility of parole.Never mind that Canada is experiencing its lowest rate

    of violent crime in 40 years. Or that first-degree murder-ers represent a teeny tiny fraction of even those dwindlingstatistics.Forget that we already have dangerous offender legisla-

    tion that essentially covers the same ground and offers thepublic the same protection.Thats not the point.The point is to remind Canadians that the bogeyman

    is still out there. The point is a bump in the polls fromCanadians who respond favourably to a crackdown onwhat we fear, especially in an election year.It wont actually make us safer. And, like every piece of

    legislation that lengthens prison sentences, this will comewith massive costs.A prison cell is an extremely expensive place for a

    Canadian to be. Thats money that could be spent mitigat-ing the problems we know actually lead to crime: addic-tion, poverty and untreated mental illness.Sadly this is part of another well-established Tory pat-

    tern. The last time Canadas murder rate was this low,Lester B. Pearson was prime minister.It seems the safer Canadians get, the more our federal

    government wants to scare the wits out of them. Thats bydesign.Dont fall for it.

    Guest editorial from the North Shore News

    DowereallyneedHarperto saveus?

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    VIEWFROMTHELEDGEKeith Baldrey

    IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONESTRYING TO POISONDOGSNEAR THE POCO TRAILMy mom lives in north Port Coquitlam, and a few times

    over the course of a few months has noticed meat bonesand food scraps around the fence of our family home, inour backyard.One of our dogs has been getting sick on and off, throw-

    ing up, and recently, both of my moms dogs were reallysick, to the point she called her vet.The vet said to rush the dogs to the emergency animal

    hospital. They did tests and found our dogs had poison inthem.My mom mentioned that she has been finding bones and

    food scraps around the yard and the vet said thats mostlikely the cause our house backs onto a park and thePoCo Trail, so anyone can come up to the fence and throwfood over.I am writing to let other people in the area know that

    someone is trying to poison dogs.So far, our dogs are the only ones we know of that have

    been sick, but were concerned for other dog owners in thearea.So please look around your yards to make sure theyre

    safe.Amanda KellsMaple Ridge

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    DEPUTY CEOOF BCHYDROSPEAKS OUTON BURRARDTHERMALBC Hydro will cease electri-

    city production at the BurrardGenerating Station in 2016. Thiswill save our customers about$14-million a year. BC Hydro hasplans to replace the capacity fromthis natural gas facility with cap-acity from a hydroelectric facilityproviding clean power.In recent years, Burrard has

    been operated very infrequentlyand has supplied just 0.2 per centof B.C.s energy. Its role has beento be available as a back-up sourceof power. The cost of retainingBurrards generating capacity istoo great for the limited bene-fit it would provide. UpgradingBurrard to a fully operating gen-eration facility for long-term usewould require a substantial cap-ital investment.BC Hydros job is to ensure

    British Columbians have powerwhen they need it. This includeshaving back-up plans in place andhaving redundancy in the system.Burrards capacity will no longerbe required after the addition of

    two new units at Mica GeneratingStation, completion of the newInterior to Lower Mainland trans-mission line and the addition ofa new transformer at Meridiansubstation in Coquitlam.With these upgrades, BC Hydro

    will have five 500-kilovolt trans-mission lines coming into theLower Mainland from withinB.C. by 2016. The cost of main-taining this facility, with ineffi-cient technology and natural-gasgeneration, is simply too high.The energy required by the LowerMainland will be provided byclean hydro-electricity.

    Chris ORileyDeputy CEOBC Hydro

    BURRARDTHERMALCONTROVERSYNOTA LEFT ORRIGHT THINGI was disappointed to read a

    letter by BC Liberal MLA LindaReimer regarding closing ofBurrard Thermal in the Feb 20thedition of the Tri-Cities NOW.In her letter, Ms. Reimer stated

    NDP MLA Selena Robinson was

    misleading constituents and cre-ating an issue where there isntone.I submit Ms. Reimer is the one

    misleading constituents whenspeaking of a $14-million-a-yearsaving to B.C. ratepayers.I invite her response to the BC

    Liberal decision to proceed withmore private power contracts,of which the recently approvedNarrows Inlet Hydro project onthe Sunshine Coast is a primeexample.Based on their Energy Purchase

    Agreement from BC Hydro, thisproject alone will represent anapproximate $10-million-per-year obligation by BC Hydro rate-payers.This project is not run-of-riv-

    er. It involves draining alpinelakes by levels of 60 feet in depth,diverting waterfalls and clearcut-ting lineal swaths for power linesand penstocks. This will perma-nently industrialize a local pris-tine fjord for the sole purpose ofprivate profit.Unlike Burrard Thermal,

    and like the majority of IPP(independent power producer)hydro projects, it cannot pro-vide power when we most needit. The water mysteriously goeshard in the winter. The NarrowsInlet project is far removed from

    point of use, and unlike BurrardThermal, relies on a spider webof transmission lines to supplypower to our area.Narrows Inlet is but one

    example of approving privateprojects over the continuing useof our already paid for, economic-ally feasible and publicly ownedBurrard Thermal.It is with equal disappointment

    I see Ms. Reimer disregard com-ments made by Martin Cavin inhis letter to the editor of Feb 27,which refuted all of Ms. Reimerscomments.This is not a left or right thing;

    it is about looking after ourprovince. Our current (no punintended) provincial governmentis following the lead of the fed-eral Harper government by wayof stifling those knowledgeable inthe field.I challenge Ms. Reimer to jus-

    tify her concern for greenhousegas emissions and local pollutionwhen Premier Christy Clark hasproclaimed burning of natural gasexempt from any such worries ifused for LNG export purposes,yet not the case when a publiclyowned facility is involved.

    Ken HolowankyCoquitlam

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    and your spouse is not capable of caring for them, you should not leavethe children. If the children go with you, its important that you ensureyour spouse knows where the children are and is able to contact them.You may also offer arrangements for your spouse to see the children.Leaving the home does not constitute abandonment or desertion.However there may be important considerations relating to support, careof the children or division of the family property and debts, which oughtto be reviewed with experienced legal counsel before you decide to leavethe home. If violence is an issue, you must ensure your safety and thatof any children in the home. Call 911 if there is an incident where yoursafety is threatened. You may go to a transition house withyour children, for your protection. Legal advice ought to beobtained immediately.

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    Unspayed female cats and dogs have a fargreater chance of developing pyometra (a fataluterine infection), uterine cancer, and othercancers of the reproductive system. Male petswho are neutered eliminate their chances ofgetting testicular cancer.BEHAVIORAL: Reduces or eliminatesundesirable behaviors including:

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    The SUCCESS Society is part-nering with the Coquitlam PublicLibrary to host a free workshoparound the foreign accreditationprocess, set for Friday, March 13.CalledFromSkilledImmigrant

    to Medical Physician International Medical Graduate(IMG) Panel, the workshop isgeared towards those in the med-ical field.Attendees will discuss a series

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    SHARE talk onkids, drugsJohn [email protected]

    Outside of the birds and bees, itcould be the most important conver-sation parents have with their kids.The SHARE Family & Community

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    pare for the discussion itself, whileoffering options to make that talk aproductive one.We dont promote any particu-

    lar one right answer and were notan abstinence-based program, saidLisa Ackerman, SHAREs supervisorof youth substance use services. Welook at a whole spectrum of whatsgoing to be best for different peopleand how you decide that.The session will focus on hav-

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    between the ages of 12 and 18.Information available on the Internet,listening skills, setting boundariesand adjusting to cultural norms willbe some of the aspects covered.However, Ackerman stressed the

    importance of setting the stage foran environment where both the childand parent are comfortable with hav-ing that conversation to begin with.There arent any wrong answers,

    Ackerman said. You have to frame itin the context that as a parent you dohave personal opinions, but that howyou respond to these questions mightbe different than a teacher, an uncle,a sibling or a friend. Its important forparents to articulate that they do havepersonal values around this and thatthey really want to hear what theiryoung person thinks.The discussion will also be broken

    down tohone inon specific age groupsand developmental levels. Parents of12 year olds, for example, may needto discuss proper diet and food types

    or the importance of understandingwhat prescription drugs are and howtheyre used.Emotional and cognitive awareness

    will also examined: how kids processinformation and react to it, how theydeal with friends use and what typesof factors influence their decisions.If youre having an issue with

    what they say then maybe youre notreally prepared for the conversationquite yet, Ackerman said. You wantto be able to get to a place whereif they respond in a particular wayyoure able to handle it in a waywhere youre keeping your cool andresponding in a way thats respectfulof their opinions.The March 30 session is the first

    of its kind this year, and is modelledaround similar programs the societyoffers to educators, parents and indi-vidual school classes. It runs from 7 to9 p.m. at the SHARE offices at 2615Clarke St. in Port Moody. To register,call Tanya at 604-936-3900 ext. 175.

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    Options abound for kids on spring breakJeremy [email protected]

    Nothing signals the end ofOldManWinterswrath better than Spring Break.Its the first major stretch of time off in the

    year for students all around the Tri-Cities, butthe trick for many parents is keeping the kidsbusy over the two-week holiday.Fortunately, there are a number of events

    and camps to entertain even the hardest-to-please child.

    City of Coquitlam activities include:Nature and Adventure Camp Kids

    seven to 12 years old can expect a week full

    of exploration, nature-based activities andoutdoor adventure. This camp runs out ofVictoria Drive Park (3435 Victoria Dr.) from9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $140.25 per week.Rock Climbing Half Day Camp

    Kids and teens eight to 15 years old can testtheir climbing skills. Climbing camps willcover the proper use of safety equipment,belaying (rope management), knot tying andsafety protocols. The friendly and certifiedstaff at Climb Base5 will instruct your child onthe basics of climbing technique and providetutorials on all aspects of climbing movement.The camp runs out of Base5 Climbing (98Brigantine Dr.) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mondayto Friday. The cost is $200 per week.

    Golf Camps These full and half daycamps are a great opportunity for kids andteens seven to 15 years old to learn thegame of golf with certified professionals.Participants will work on their swing, play onthe mini putt and nine-hole golf course. Thiscamps runs in partnership with EaglequestGolf. Half day camps (9 a.m. to noon and 1 to4 p.m.) are $208 per week; full day camps (9a.m. to 4 p.m.) are $313.95 per week.Find a full listing of camps online at www.

    coquitlam.ca/springbreak or call 604-927-4386 for details.

    In Port Moody, the EPIC Youth Campfor students in grades 6 to 12 will keep youthactive and engaged during spring break withactivities including paintball, rock climb-ing, swimming and bowling. The camp runs

    Monday to Friday, from March 16 to 20, from9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Girls in Training Youth Spring Break

    Camp is for girls in grades 6 to 12. Girls willbe able to have fun while training and receiv-ing certification in Babysitters Training andCPR-C and AED. In between training daysthe camp goes on the road for swimmingand bowling. The camp runs from Monday toFriday, March 16 to 20, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.For more information go to the citys web-

    site at portmoody.ca.

    The City of Port Coquitlam has such anextensive list of things to do, we cant reprintthem all here.For full details, go to www.portcoquitlam.

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    BIGGEST LOSER UPDATE

    MARIE LYONSWell I crashed and burned tonight. I endedup leaving the class 15 minutes before theend. No reflection on the instructor,just stifling hot in there and I didnt quitehave the talent to attempt some newexercises. I will be back on Wednesday,Friday and Sunday. I think 4 times a weekworks best for me. I am beginning to wonderwhat I am going to do when it is all over.I think I am getting hooked because I feelso good afterwards. If anyone had eversuggested that I do yoga I would havelaughed at them, but hot yoga is wonderful.No words of wisdom just worrying aboutthe end. I hope we all do well and we allsucceed for you and ourselves.

    SEAN ST. JEANI am totally excited about the ways my life haschanged over the past six weeks. My flexibilityand strength have noticeably improved. I havedropped a couple of pant sizes. I can see mybody getting stronger. More importantly, thechanges to my emotional state have beenprofound. It feels great to know that I am nolonger denying myself the chance to be calm,to have a sense of flow, and to build the energyI need to pursue my dreams. Track my progressat seanstjean.wordpress.com.

    TRACYTAYLORI lost focus a little this week. My biggesthurdle was finding the motivation toexercise or go to a class. However, onceI did, I felt rejuvenated and so glad I didit. Even though I got off track a little thisweek, I know I can do this. And I knowthat even if I falter, its not the end of theworld, I can get right back into it.

    DAWN MARCHANDSo far this journey has been great!Im enjoying yoga, the physical andmental benefits and the experience.I recently placed third in the provincefor darts and will be traveling to thenationals in June. Yoga, I feel, hasimproved my core, and also aided inmy overall mindset. This journey hasntbeen without a few setbacks, but younever reach your goals if you dont keepclimbing the mountain. Namaste.

    RYANWILDGRUBEI was unfortunately sick for a few daysso I was unable to make it to the gym oryoga for a couple of days. Despite thatmy weight still went down a bit, and I amback to going every day I can. I find thatsome of the classes can be extremelychallenging, but that so far I have beenable to push myself through (exceptSaturday I was dead tired). It is a funchallenge to push yourself through someof the difficult stances and stretches.

    DONTAYLORI feel like I backslid this week. I wasntseeing the results I wanted to and I canaccept the fact that I personally have notbeen giving it 100%. I need to get backon track, and get back into the studio. Ifthe results I need arent coming, I needto make them happen. Brendon cameby and stole all my diet pop, so thatshould help.

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    Entitled is becominga dirty word. If youlook in the diction-ary youll find thatentitled means togive (a person or thing) atitle, right or claim to some-thing; furnish with groundsfor laying claim.When we talk about kids

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    Its between the lines of afourth-place finish where theRiverside Rapids can reallysee the role they played in thejust-expired B.C. AAA seniorgirls basketball season.Falling 71-49 Saturday to

    Oak Bay in the bronze medalgame at the Langley EventsCentre, Riverside closed thebook on a year where expecta-tions were consistently rising.Playing their fourth game

    in as many days, the Rapidsshooters started cold andwhile they trailed 12-11 late inthe first quarter, the Islandersdrained back-to-back treysto end the frame and neverlooked back.It wasnt until seven min-

    utes into the third quarter thatRiverside hit its first three-pointer.The effortwas there butwe

    just didnt execute. It happens,but we had a tougher routethan Oak Bay, remarkedRapids coach Paul Langford.During a lengthy season,

    the Port Coquitlam squadwere constantly matchingup against the other top-fourranked teams in the province picking up wins againsteach, including eventual B.C.champion Brookswood.That feat reflected how

    competitive the top-four was,and how close they were to

    that championship goal.At the end of the day we

    lost to three teams, remarkedLangford. We lost to the No.1, lost to the No. 2 and the No.3 andwe didnt lose to anyoneelse thats totally amazingto me. That was our season,and we beat them all.Fridays semifinal, which

    saw W.J. Mouat advance ona 68-53 win, was fairly closeuntil the third quarter. Secondteam all-star Ozi Nwabukocounted 14 points and sevenrebounds, while fellow all-star Shae Sanchez counted 13points.The Rapids survived a

    major test in the quarterfinalwhen Dr. Charles Best pushedthem right to the last minutebefore Riverside advancedwith a 64-57 victory.When it comes to measure-

    ments of success, the 13-play-er deep roster can share insome lofty achievements, saidthe coach.We won two tournaments

    this year, only lost to the topteams in the province, weraised a lot of money for char-ity, and we had a great year.

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    The squad established aschool first by qualifying forthe provincial tournament,then proceeded to deliver thelargest upset on opening day.Finishing eighth overall,

    after three straight lossesclosed the year, was no reasonfor the players to hang theirheads, coach Mike Hind said.Therewerewaymore posi-

    tives, way more positives thannegatives, he noted of theexperience. Making the prov-incials for the first time andbeating theNo. 6-ranked teamin the first game huge, and Ithink theres a lot we can takeaway from this tomake us bet-ter next year.The final loss, 73-53 to

    MEI, locking them into eighthspot, and gives them layers ofexperience to build on.Grade 10 guard Kendal

    Sands was named an honour-able mention all-star.For more on both teams, go

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    EXPRESS BOUNCED BY CHIEFSThe dream of defending last years B.C. Hockey League

    playoff title came to an early stopMonday, after theChilliwackChiefs finished off the Coquitlam Express in a 4-2 victory.It gave the Valley rival a 4-1 series win and a ticket to the

    next round of the BCHL playoffs.Coquitlam found itself in a hole in the first four games, and

    Mondays was no difference. Chilliwack took the lead barelyfour minutes into the contest on Jake Hands fourth of theseries, followed by Scott Davidsons powerplay tally with fourminutes left in the frame.Brett Supinski got the Express to within a goal, cashing in

    2:32 into the second period, but midway through the thirdthe Chiefs restored their two-goal advantage on Mason Bohsmarker. With their backs against the wall, Coquitlam made it3-2 on a powerplay tally from Colton Kerfoot.But Jordan Kawaguchi hit the empty net with 58 seconds

    left. Turning in a strong, 45-save performance in the loss wasBraden Krogfoss.It came on the heels of a decidedly ugly 7-2 loss in Game 4,

    where Chilliwack scored the games first four goals two onthe powerplay before Jackson Cressey and Supinski talliedfor Coquitlam.The Express were underdogs entering the series, after

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    MARCHMADNESS IN LANGLEYThe hoop action heats up for one more week, beginning

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    the Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils launch the AAA tournamentat 10:15 a.m. as they face No. 3-seed McMath of Richmondin the centre court. A win would catapult Best into thequarterfinals on Thursday, 6:45 p.m. against the victor of aAbbotsford-Windsor game.On the AAAA side, the Heritage Woods Kodiaks, seeded

    13th, play No. 4 Sir Winston Churchill at 1:45 p.m. in thearena bowl. The winner will advance to the quarterfinals,3:30 p.m. Thursday, against the Lord Tweedsmuir-WestVancouver survivor. Todays other local game of interestgoes at 5:15 p.m., when the No. 8 Terry Fox Ravens play No.9 David Thompson. A win would lift Fox into a 5:15 p.m.Thursday quarterfinal, with the opponent expected to beNo. 1 Oak Bay.The championship final in AAAA goes Saturday, 8 p.m.,

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    All Payments are Calculated BW Over 96 Months with $2000D @5.2%. Yukon TP $51638.15, Ram TP $66734.72, Malibu TP$23593.44, Jetta TP $19468.80, Sonata TP $19587, Genesis TP $30609.28, Econoline TP $33179, F350 TP $52900, Impala TP $18330, Charger TP $26465, Equinox TP $33223

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    2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LTHuge Selection of nice Chevrolet Cobalts

    and Pontiac G5

    $3,777#6166

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    Auto, Air, Loaded

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    2014 GMC ACADIA AWD

    $32,777

    Luxury, Bluetooth, Dual Sunroofs, Loaded

    $48,980ORIGINAL MSRP

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    BRAND NEW 2014DUTCHMAN TRAILERSBLOW OUTPRICE from

    $24,995

    2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM $1995 #20152003 DODGE NEON $1995 #10162004 PT CRUISER $2995 #59492005 CHRYSLER SEBRING $4995 #61292004 PONTIACMONTANA $5995 #61992006 DODGE CARAVAN SXT $5995 #1565

    2005 DODGE RAM CREW CAB $6995 #03272004 FORD ESCAPE $5995 #58822006 CHEVY COBALT $5995 #58122003 DODGE DURANGO SLT $6995 #57362003 GMC SIERRA EXT CAB $6995 #86122008 PONTIAC G6 $8595 #6198

    2006 GMC SIERRA EXT CAB $8995 #85662006 TOYOTA SIENNA $8995 #66272007 BUICK ALLURE $8995 #66252008 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT $8995 #60132011 KIA SOUL $14995 #5565

    2013 VW PASSAT $15995 #56822013 NISSAN ROGUE AWD $18995 #56322013 NISSANMAXIMA $22777 #56772012 INFINITI M37 $29995 #49992012 CADILLAC SRX AWD $29995 #5350

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