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STATION HILL 7/4/2017 1
2228 WELCHER AVENUE
Station HILL
JULY, 2017 Volume1, Number 2
Council to cull bicycles from rack
It has long been suspected that several
of the bikes in the bike rack in the
garage have been abandoned by long
gone residents. The dust doesn’t get
any deeper after six years, but the
council is still suspicious.
So, council would like to know
which bikes are cherished, used ones,
and which are forgotten. To
accomplish this, council is asking
residents to tag their bikes with the
tags provided in a small box on the
support beam next to the rack.
Council is asking owners to tie a
tag on their bike(s) before Aug.1 when
they will remove untagged bicycles.
UNLICENSED VEHICLES
IN PARKING GARAGE
Council has needed to remind a num-
ber of residents of a strata bylaw that
requires all vehicles to be licensed,
either for the road or for storage. The
bylaw states:
Strata Corporation BCS 3605 Bylaws
Division 10 (3) Owners, occupants
and tenants must have insurance on
their vehicles. If the owners, occu-
pants or tenants are not using their
vehicles, they must obtain storage in-
surance which includes damage to
common and limited common proper-
ty.
And: Division 4 – Enforcement of By-
laws Maximum fine
23. (1) The strata corporation may fine
an owner or tenant a maximum of
(a)$200.00 for each contravention of a
bylaw, and (amended May 18, 2011)
(b)$50.00 for each contravention of a
rule. (amended May 18, 2011)
(2)$500.00 for each contravention of
the rental restriction bylaw. (amended
May 18, 2011)
Continuing contravention
24. If an activity or lack of activity that
constitutes a contravention of a bylaw
or rule continues, without interrup-
tion, for longer than 7 days, a fine may
be imposed every 7 days.
No strata councillor wants to be a
cop, and hopes no resident is about to
fetishize any of our bylaws, but coun-
cil would like all owners and residents
to familiarize themselves with what
few bylaws we have. They are availa-
ble on the website (see below).♣
For bylaws, or archived newsletters: http://stationhill2228.wordpress.com/ Next STATION HILL deadline: Aug. 5
Are any of these yours?
https://stationhill2228.wordpress.com/
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2 7/4/2017 STATION HILL
Station
HILL STRATA BCS 3605 NEWSLETTER
2228 Welcher Avenue
Port Coquitlam
Strata Council PRESIDENT
Bent Hardy (405)
VICE PRESIDENT
Deanne Diamond (107)
MAINTENANCE
Erin Franklin (301)
TREASURER
Alan Lai (406)
SECRETARY/NEWSLETTER
Bob Smith (408)
AT LARGE
Perrin Van Westen (207)
Jean Fares (403)
Property Management Profile Properties
Alexine Law
2331 Marpole Ave.
Port Coquitlam V3C 1X3
604-464-7548
“The hour calls for optimism;
we’ll save pessimism for better times.”
— Belgian cartoonist Jean-Claude Servais
(as quoted by Naomi Klein in No Is Not Enough) .
There is no by-law
to restrict smoking
The more things change, the more
they stay the same. Most of this arti-
cle comes from the August 2015 issue
of the newsletter, because summer
has arrived and the complaints have
started to come in.
During the summer months, when
all our windows are open, council re-
ceives complaints about cigarette
smoke drifting into their suites or an-
noying them on their own balconies.
Others complain about having to
endure the smell of cigarette or other
smoke in the entryways or the eleva-
tor. By laws to restrict smoking on
your own balcony would have to wait
for the next annual meeting.
In the mean time, residents who
are afflicted with the habit of cigarette
smoking are asked to be aware of the
effects their habit may have on those
around them, especially in summer.
Residents who are continually be-
ing inundated by other people's smoke
should try to determine where the
offensive substance is coming from
and let the offenders know they are
being inconvenienced. Council is
aware these communications could
lead to confrontation, and would be
happy to help, but it is hoped smokers
will be more conscious of how their
habit affects some of their neigh-
bours.♣
Recipes
There’s nothing to eat!
Sure there is. This Chinese stir-fry
sauce will transform anything in the
back or bottom of your refrigerator:
2 Tbsps. soy sauce
2 Tbsps. rice wine (or any) vinegar
1½ Tbsps. sesame oil
2 tsp sugar
1 cup any broth
2 Tbsps. any flour
Stir-fry your leftovers with a few
cloves of garlic and some chopped
ginger, then add the sauce. Dump it
all on rice, noodles, or toast. ♣
Next Council
Meeting
July 13, 7:00 pm
Amenity Room
This is YOUR newsletter
You can contribute to letters,
Commentary, Gripes, Stories,
photos, cartoons, Recipes, or
place a Classified ad.
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STATION HILL 7/4/2017 3
Attendance:
Present: President Brent Hardy, Vice-president Deanne
Diamond, Treasurer Alan Lai, Secretary Bob Smith,
Maintenance Coordinator Erin Franklin, and At Large
Jean Fares. Regrets: Perrin Van Westen. Visitors: Elaine
Hunt (102), Dennis Anderson (210) and Garett Franklin.
Secretary Bob Smith assumed the chair at 7:05pm
AGENDA:
Maintenance:
1. Painting: All metal doors, touch on walls, lobby, and all
ceilings if the painter can’t match the colour. This work
has mysteriously been suspended, and Jean Fares is as-
signed to expedite the work.
2. Dryer Vents: It was decided to have
the strata clean all vents this year,
after which it will be the owners’ re-
sponsibility.
3. Balcony decks: Five need resurfac-
ing and Jean will return with an esti-
mate.
4. Pressure washing: Elaine is investi-
gating the washing of the concrete,
not the brick. A quote is forthcoming.
5. Carpet cleaning: Has been budgeted for, and Deanne
will arrange for it.
6. Sprinkler system and patio lighting timer controls: Sev-
eral more members of the council are now familiar with
the mechanisms.
7. Garage door manual opening, and large roof top air fil-
ter replacing: Process to be shared with other members of
council besides Jean.
8. Dead cedars in alley: Bob will get quotes on cleaning
the mess up.
The treasurer has asked that all quotes be obtained be-
fore the next council meeting in order to prioritize the
expenses and schedule the work.
Profile Properties Contract:
It has expired. President Hardy is investigating on whose
authority an insurance claim was initiated, and the ensu-
ing work done, that several of the council members
thought unnecessary. Council did not sign off on the
work, though it is now almost completed.
Bylaw Enforcement:
Uninsured cars in the parking lot: All cars must carry at
least storage insurance, and three owners will be advised
to get insurance or be fined. Bicycles: It is suspected that
several of the bikes have been abandoned by previous resi-
dents. Owners of bikes will be asked to sign tags placed
on their bikes indicating ownership. After a month, bikes
with unsigned tags will be removed. Smoking bylaw:
There isn’t one, and one can only be added at an AGM.
In the meantime, smokers are asked to be aware of their
neighbours, especially in the summer
when windows and doors are open. Out-
lawed dogs: Somehow several suites now
have two dogs, when the bylaw restricts
pet ownership to one dog or one cat. Pre-
sent owners of more than one will be ad-
vised that the bylaw will be enforced in
future, but their pets will be grandfathered.
Accessibility:
No complaints or needs have materialized
as yet, but it was noted that the building
would be a challenge for anyone alone and in a wheel-
chair. The ramp has an automatic door, but it leads to
the bottom of a stairwell and an un-automated, heavy,
metal door. The parking lot door is not automated and is
just as heavy. We may have to deal with this should the
need arise.
Newsletter Report:
Deadline for the next issue is July 1.
Website Report:
Lots of new material has been added by new webmaster,
Alan Lai.
Treasurer’s Report:
Alan is already preparing for next year’s AGM by re-
searching optimum figures for our contingency fund,
maintenance costs, and strata fees or levies.
All decisions taken at this first
council meeting were unanimous.
Strata Council Minutes
June 15, 2017 Amenity Room
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4 7/4/2017 STATION HILL
Who lives here?
Gripes
It’s still happening. Soy bottles and
pickle jars are not returnable. Put
them in the bin behind the A&W
parking lot, not in the returnables
barrel in the garbage room.♣
101
Robin and Jinny Visanuvimol have
been living at Station Hill since No-
vember 2009 (Simplest way to pro-
nounce the last name is to take a cou-
ple of letters at a time vi-sa-nu-vi-
mol). They have since added Ava and
Ivi, and have a (mostly non-barking)
dog named Dexter.
Jinny just returned to work in the
lumber business after maternity leave,
and was surprised to find at her new
job, Elaine Hunt, her neighbour in
102. Jinny greatly enjoys cooking.
Robin is a car and motorcycle en-
thusiast who owns a boxing and fit-
ness gym in North Burnaby (see ad in
the classifieds). In fact, his gym, Be-
yond Boxing, just expanded by adding
a second location beginning July 4th,
so the household has been very busy
for the last several weeks.
Happily the suite also enjoys the
company of Jinny’s mother, Marisa, a
virtuoso, karaoke performer who en-
tertained us at a Station Hill barbecue
a few years ago. Marisa often visits
from Bangkok, Thailand, for six to 12
months to help out when she can. ♣
CLASSIFIEDS
AAKAI GX-& & Stereo Tape Deck
with manual, for people who don’t
believe in CDs
and a useful add-
ition to their in-
evitable, cher-
ished vinyl coll-
ection. It might
need a tune up,
but there is a reel-
to-reel lover operating a repair shop
on the south-east corner of First and
Nanaimo. The price is negotiable,
but you will pay big if you want it to
record Justin Bieber or Barry Ma-
nilow.See Bob. (408).♣
www.beyondboxing.com
5544 AND 5552 Hastings St.
(We’ve just expanded)
• Boxing Conditioning
• Technical boxing
• Fighter training
• Yoga and other classes
• Personal training
• Private lessons
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
There is good and bad news
Jinny, Ava, Ivi, and Robin Visanuvimol
The good news is Port Coquitlam
City Hall is planning on extending
the greenway from Welcher Avenue
to the school on Central Avenue.
The bad news is someone has ac-
cumulated all three properties to the
west of us and is planning another
condominium.
The construction of the building
is not immanent, however. The
drawings are still with the architect,
and the little blue house has just
been leased for at least a year.
And it looks as though someone
will soon be building across the alley
to the east of us. ♣ The good news: a greenway