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The hopes are high, but thedonations are low.As of Wednesday, The NOW

had received just $1,160toward its annual Penniesfor Presents campaign,which allows SHARE to buyChristmas gifts for Tri-Citieschildren whose parents can-not afford to do so.Weve broken the $20,000

mark in previous years, sowith just weeks to go in thecampaign, were urging resi-dents to pitch in and helpSHARE have a successful year.Since the Pennies for

Presents campaign is runby volunteer labour, everycent donated goes directly toSHARE.If youd like to help (we

accept pennies, nickels, dimes,quarters, loonies, toonies, billsand cheques), its easy.Cheques can be made pay-

able to SHARE Family &Community Services Society.Coins do not have to bewrapped. Just drop them off atone of the nearly 20 commun-ity locations and volunteerswill do the rest. The followingTri-Cities locations are drop-off sites (days and hours ofoperation vary):

Coquitlam Coquitlam Fire Hall No.

1, 1300 Pinetree Way RCMP detachment, 2986

Guildford Way Ridgeway Community

Police Station, 1059 RidgewayAve. The Bay, Coquitlam

Centre (housewares andlinens service desk on upperlevel) SHARE, 200-25 King

Edward St. (in the parking lotby Winners) Scotiabank, 953 Brunette

Ave. Scotiabank, 465 North

Rd. (at Austin Avenue)

Jessica Merritt was only a few yearsold when her Aunt Patty died in 2003.But the 12-year-old continues to

keep her aunts spirit alive throughher own passion for giving back tothose less fortunate.This fall, Jessica raised more than

$600 from the sale of her own hand-made arts and crafts to adopt twoTri-Cities families through SHAREsCaring Neighbour program.Its important helping people

have a happy Christmas, the Grade 7Moody Middle School student told TheNOW.It was her aunt that inspired the

youngster to work feverishly throughthe summer to get all of the crafts

finished so they could be sold to raisefunds.At the time Patty became ill, she

was living in Toronto and workingfull-time. She started having seizuresin her 40s, and her health began tofail. She couldnt work and eventuallyblew through her savings.But as Jessicas mom Beth Merritt

explained, Patty was too proud andavoided using the food bank.She would walk by, but couldnt go

in.It took her a long time before she

walked in, Beth said. Being a proudperson, you never think youre goingto find yourself in that position, ever.Patty would come to rely on the

food bank before she died, but in theyears since, the Merritt family hasbeen an ardent supporter of SHARE.A young Jessica would donate her

pennies to The NOWs Pennies forPresents campaign and, in Grade 5 shechallenged classmates and raised morethan $200 for the SHARE food bank.But this year, she took it to another

level.Jessica created hundreds of little

crafts and knickknacks, from coastersto magnets, and sold them at a trio ofevents through the fall.Her crafts proved a hit, raising

enough money to help two families atChristmastime one in Port Moodyand one in Coquitlam.Under the Caring Neighbour pro-

gram, a donation of a minimum $50per family member is required topurchase a hamper full of basic fooditems.There is also the option to buy a toy.Jessica decided to buy several toys

for the kids of the families to which

she donated.Recently, she saw the fruits of her

labour come to a satisfying ending.Jessica got the opportunity to play

Santa or at least an elf for a dayand deliver the hampers to the fam-ilies.No doubt the families appreci-

ated the gesture, as Jessica noted thechildrens eyes lit up at the sight ofthe toys.It was so cute, she said. It felt

good.It was a proud moment for both

daughter and mom.Its something we can all do, Beth

suggested.After a successful effort this season,

Jessica said she intends to continue tocreate her crafts and donate what shecan to the food bank for many yearsto come.

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Jessica Merritt makes crafts to raise money for the SHARE Family & Community Services Society. She raised more than $600 this year alone.

Spirit of giving honours her aunt, who relied on the food bank during an illness

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The first phase of a project thatwill extend the life and viabilityof the Hyde Creek Hatchery isnearing completion, though membersof the Hyde Creek Watershed Societyare still looking for donations.An insufficient water supply,

coupled with a plug in the old well,prompted the need for a new well atthe hatchery, and crews have beenworking throughout the month toinstall the new piece of equipment.According to Hyde Creek Watershed

Society vice-president ShanePeachman, the first half of the job drilling the well and installing thenecessary pipes should be finishedlater this month.From there, the remaining electrical

and plumbing work will be completednext spring.The society has earmarked about

$76,000 to get the job done, of whichabout 80 per cent is accounted for.Should society members not meetthat funding threshold in time, theremaining money will come out of thesocietys reserve funds.Were still fundraising, Peachman

said.Weve still got applications out

there and hopefully some of thosecome together so that we may notneed to take all the money out of ourreserve.The well itself serves almost like

a safety valve in times of low waterlevels.If pollutants enter the watershed,

society members shut off access to

the creek and augment water levelsthrough the use of the well. Thatsystem allows for the pollutants to bepurged out of the watershed duringthe time of year when water levels aretheir lowest typically between Juneand October.

Thats when were looking at thebiggest chance of contamination intothe hatchery, Peachman said.Because the waters are so low,

and with backyards going right to thecreek, theres all kind of places wherepeople can introduce chlorinated

water and other contaminants throughtheir lawns into the creek. Those turninto big kills.For more information, or to help

out with the fundraising efforts, [email protected] or call societypresident Cliff Kelsey at 604-803-0483.

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Donations still being sought so watershed society can avoid tapping into reserve fundsOpinion:A tree-decorating ritualprompts thoughts ofgratitude at Christmas.8

Winter? Some peoplewould rather be frozenthan freeze. . . . . . . . . . . 9

Arts:The Port Moody PublicLibrary showcases anemerging talent. . . . . 11

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Support for tolling theprovinces newest piece ofinfrastructure depends onwhich side of the fence orbridge in this case you live.According to an online

survey by Port Moody com-pany Insights West, satisfac-tion with the new Port MannBridge is high, but residentsare divided on tolls.The survey shows a slight

majority of Metro Vancouverresidents are in favour of a tollat 51 per cent, while another

45 per cent are opposed.However, the results also

showedsignificantoppositionto tolls fromfrequent usersand thoseliving southof the FraserRiver at 60per cent.The survey

found occa-sional usersand those whonever use thebridge are supportive of thetoll at 52 to 54 per cent.

The online survey alsoshowed that many driv-

ers plan tochange theirdriving pat-terns to avoidthe toll.Among

drivers whocross thebridge month-ly or moreoften, 27 percent said theywill activelyseek out newroutes in

order to avoid the toll, and 33per cent indicated they plan

to drive over the bridge lessoften. Just over half said theywould use the bridge as usualand just pay the toll.But when the toll increases

to $3 on March 1, 46 per centsaid they would seek out newroutes while another onethird of residents would driveover the bridge less often.Insights West president

Steve Mossop said the datasuggests the idea of tolls isstill not settled among drivers,and it could be a provincialelection issue next spring andproblematic for whicheverparty is elected. He noted thecurrent government has had

several years to get peopleready for the tolls.What Im seeing from

the data, when you have thatmuch opposition to some-thing, even when you havethat long of a period to sellit, its still a major issue,Mossop told The NOW.The survey, which was

conducted between Dec. 1 and5 among 583 B.C residents,found the majority, or 65per cent, of Metro Vancouverresidents are satisfied with thebridge and expect it to savethem driving time.

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Poll shows 51% in favour of bridge tollsJeremy Deutsch

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Half of Metro residents favour tolls, but most of those south of the Fraser oppose them

When you have thatmuch opposition tosomething its still

a major issue.

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Port Coquitlam Port Coquitlam Fire Hall

No. 1, 1725 Broadway St. Downtown Port

Coquitlam Community PoliceStation, 2581 Mary Hill Rd.

Northside PoCoCommunity Police Station,3312 Coast Meridian Rd. Scotiabank, 4100-2850

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Donations will also beaccepted at The NOWsregional office, at 201A-3430Brighton Ave. in Burnaby(just west of North Road

at Lougheed Highway;across from Production WaySkyTrain Station), from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. weekdays.This years campaign runs

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One reported missing while another found

Coquitlam Mounties areasking for the publics help infinding a missing teenager.Chelsea Ann Nygren, 18,

was reported missing to policeThursday morning.She was last heard from on

the evening of Dec. 12.Nygren is described as a

Caucasian woman, standingfive feet tall, weighing 106pounds with long dark hair.She also has scars on her

cheek and a tattoo that readsNEIL on the back of herneck.Nygren was last seen wear-

ing a short dark brown jacketwith a fur hood, blue jeans,and black flat-soled knee highboots. She was carrying apurse.Anyone with information

on her whereabouts is askedto contact Coquitlam RCMP at604-945-1550 and quote filenumber 2012-34850.

After nearly a week on the

lam, a missing patient fromthe Forensic PsychiatricHospital in Port Coquitlamhas been found on the otherside of the country.Coquitlam Mounties got

a call Wednesday from PeelRegional Police in Ontarionotifying the force they hadpicked up Kurt Derksen.A Canada-wide warrant

was issued for the 58-year-oldhospital patient last Thursdayafter he went missing.Police said Derksen was

out on a pass at his brothershome in Richmond when heleft the house.Peel police didnt go into

detail about how they foundDerksen, but CoquitlamRCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung saidinvestigators would be follow-ing up with the Ontario forceto get more information.He also said Mounties want

to know how the patient man-aged to get to Ontario fromRichmond.Chung said its not only a

relief to get Derksen back incustody for the people livingnear the hospital, but for thepatient himself who needshelp. He also noted arrange-ments are being made to have

Derksen transported back toB.C.Derksen is the second

patient to go missing from thehospital in recent weeks.Charles Albert Hansen, 60,

was reported missing on Nov.22, but returned to the hospi-tal a couple of days later.Several patients have gone

missing from the hospital thisyear, but most were returnedwithin a couple of days.However, one patient who

went missing last spring isstill at large.David Fomradas, 34,

went missing in May on anunescorted day pass and hasnot been seen since.

School lockdown ends peacefullyA brief lockdown at a Coquitlam ele-

mentary school Wednesday afternoonturned out to be nothing at all, accordingto Coquitlam RCMP.Police were called to Mundy Road

Elementary on Austin Avenue just before1 p.m., after students reported seeinga man with a gun walking through theschool grounds.The school was put on lockdown

for about 90 minutes while Mountiessearched the area for a suspect.But after a search, police were not able

to find a suspect, and the lockdown waslifted.


Chelsea Ann Nygren, 18,was reported missing.

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CounterAttack numbers down

Its become about as com-mon during the holiday sea-son as a Christmas tree anda Santa in the mall policeout on the roads looking fordrunk drivers.Coquitlam RCMP have

once again launched theirCounterAttack program forthe month of December.But in the first two weeks

of the campaign, it appearsmost drivers arent mixingtheir booze with the wheel.So far, Mounties have hand-

ed out six impaired drivingprohibitions which meansa 90-day suspension, 30-day

vehicle impound and thou-sands of dollars in fines.Police also handed out

three 24-hour roadside sus-pensions and one three-dayroadside prohibition since thecampaign began.Other Lower Mainland

municipalities are seeing sim-ilar low numbers with regardto impaired driving.RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung

noted the numbers arent par-ticularly high, but he didntreally have a reason for thechange.He noted that cab com-

panies have reportedly beenbusier this holiday season.I know that some people

are getting the message, butnot everyone is, Chung told

The NOW.Part of the decrease could

also be related to the successof programs like OperationRed Nose, which providesvolunteers to drive motor-ists home in their own car inexchange for a donation.In the first two weeks

of this years campaign,Operation Red Nose volun-teers have provided 168 rideshome in the Tri-Cities.That number is more than

triple the amount of rides inBurnaby, more than doublethe amount on the NorthShore and slightly ahead ofRidge-Meadows.This past summers

CounterAttack program alsoyielded similar results in

Coquitlam, with the numberof drivers receiving roadsideprohibitions dropping by one-half from the previous year.Despite the extra attention

paid to drunk drivers thisholiday season, Chung notedthe RCMP would continueto target impaired driversthroughout the year.Under tough provincial

drinking and driving laws,which were reinstated in Junefollowing a court challenge,drivers can receive immediateroadside suspensions, havetheir cars impounded and facefines of up to $4,000.


PoCo approves increases

The first phase of PoCos budget processbegan this week, as council unanimouslypassed modest increases in both water andsewer rates for 2013.Water bills will rise by about six per cent

over 2012, with a $24 increase proposed forsingle-family homes and secondary suites.Residents of townhouses can expect to pay$22 more, while apartment dwellers will seea $20 increase. Those increases mean thatsingle-family homes and secondary suites will

be charged $417, while townhouse residentswill pay $391 and those in apartments will becharged $371.Sewer fees, on the other hand, will increase

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single-family homes and secondary suites, $287for townhouses and $271 for apartments.Fourth and final reading of the bylaw will be

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Canada Day party plans startJohn Kurucz

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Its a once in a generationcelebration that will be fetedsimultaneously in two of threeTri-Cities next year.Both the cities of Port

Coquitlam and Port Moodywill turn 100 in 2013, andplans are already afoot tocelebrate those centennialsin style.Port Moody will waste little

time in commemorating itscentury mark, as the birthdayparty gets going in earneston New Years Day. Slatedto coincide with the annualPenguin Plunge at RockyPoint Park, the celebrationwill feature a heated, com-munity tent where historicalphotographs and artifactswill be on display. Cupcakes,face-painting, live music andmagic will also be included inthe Jan. 1 event.The centennial is a major

event within a city, saidRobert Simons, presidentof the Port Moody HeritageSociety. I have a real love forthis community and its anopportunity to celebrate 100years and to look forward to

the next 100 years.Fast forward a few months,

and city council will re-cre-ate a version of the citys firstcouncil meeting on April 7 heritage vehicles, period-specific outfits and a review ofbylaws from years past will beon the agenda.The celebrations ramp up a

few notches in May, when thecitys youth focus committeewill take on the role of coun-cil at a meeting tentatively setfor May 21.A volunteer-driven art pro-

ject is also tentatively set forMay 30, when a group of morethan 100 volunteers gather tohang a hand stitched, com-munity-driven piece of art inthe Civic Centre Galleria.The summertime kick-off

event goes on June 16, whenthe Yarilo ContemporaryMusic Ensemble will teamup with Colin MacDonaldsPocket Orchestra to present aconcert called Dance With Us.A community parade,

coupled with a celebrationof Aboriginal culture, is thenscheduled for June 22 and willbegin at the civic centre.A community picnic slated

for Aug. 17 at Rocky PointPark will feature both live

music and a fireworks presen-tation to cap the evening off.In the Port Coquitlam con-

text, 100-year celebrations willbegin on Jan. 4 with a launchevent at the Port CoquitlamRec Complex. Scheduled from5 to 9:30 p.m., the kick-offwill include displays fromcommunity groups, publicskating and live music cour-tesy of the Timebenders.Attendees are encouraged todress up in costumes reflect-ing various decades in thecitys history.Spirit Week celebrations,

which happen Feb. 9 to 16,will include public swim-ming and skating sessions,while the Illuminating PortCoquitlam exhibit, set to runFeb. 13 to March 7, will see adigital media public art pro-ject rolled out that featuresscenes from the citys past.The community birth-

day celebration happens onMarch 7 at the Hyde CreekRec Centre, while the grandopening of the heritage centreat Leigh Square is also sched-uled for the same day.For more info on each of

the citys respective 100-yearcelebration plans, log on towww.portcoquitlam.ca/100

or http://www.portmoody.ca/index.aspx?page=696

Centennial bashes in the worksJohn Kurucz

[email protected]

Given its status as the citys marqueeannual event, Coquitlam council recentlygot a head start on planning for nextyears Canada Day cele-brations.Slated to take place

at Lafarge Lake on theday of Canadas 146thbirthday, next yearsproduction is expected tocarry on with the trend ofgrowth in four years,attendance for the eventhas grown from 6,000 to60,000 attendees.Its grown exponen-

tially, Coun. SelinaRobinson said at council in commit-tee meeting on Dec. 3 Its not like its[taken] years to build. It just went fromgood to great very quickly.In looking ahead to 2013, the citys

fifth annual Canada Day celebration will

largely resemble celebrations that tookplace in years past, though a few tweaksare being examined.The Coquitlam Civic Tent may be re-

branded as the Coquitlam House tent,complete with activities and literaturewhere residents can learn more about the

city, or have face-to-facecorrespondence withcouncil members.That tent could also

include further informa-tional materials aroundlife in the city, includingupdates about neigh-bourhood planning exer-cises and Evergreen Lineprogress reports.Staff is also consider-

ing expanding the cele-bration site by closing off

portions of Pinetree Way, while also look-ing at site-specific modifications for thosewith mobility issues.Staff also plans to soon issue an appli-

cation for food services, and the criteriafor those applications would cover off on

the vendors location and variety of foodchoices. A beer garden will also be set upon the site, and will be open as of 2 p.m.The fireworks display will also be back fora second go-around.A sponsorship program is also being

offered, with prices ranging from $500 to$5,000 for local businesses to gain expos-ure and offer their wares.On the high end, the $5,000 sponsor-

ship gives companies the ability to setup promo materials around the variousstages where the musical acts will per-form.The $500 package, on the other hand,

will allow for promotional booths to beset up on the site.We think that the $500 level and all

the sponsorship levels represent excellentvalue to the businesses in Coquitlam interms of the exposure they can get fromthe 60,000 people that attend this event,said Lori MacKay, the citys manager ofparks, recreation and culture services.Staff are expected to report back to

council with an update on the plans nextyear.

[Canada Daycelebrations] just wentfrom good to great

very quickly.

Selina RobinsonCoquitlam Councillor

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A large office tower in a trendy Port Moodyneighbourhood has been given the green lightby council.City council approved a land-use amend-

ment application following a public hearingTuesday night paving the way for the construc-tion of new office tower in Suter Brook.The Onni Development Corp. applied for a

land-use contract amendment that would allowthe company to build a nine-storey tower at220 Brew St., on the south side of Suter BrookWay where it meets Ioco Road.The plan is to construct a building with

ground-floor commercial space and eight officelevels in place of a hotel. In total, roughly26,000 square feet of commercial space andanother 141,000 square feet of office space wasbeing proposed.

Though there was no opposition at thepublic hearing, the amendment wasnt unani-mously approved by council.Coun. Gerry Nuttall was the lone politician

to vote against the amendment, citing his wishto see a hotel built at the site, which was theoriginal plan a few years back.I find it difficult to give up on the notion

of a hotel, he said. I cannot support this, thecity needs a hotel.While others agreed the city is in need of a

hotel, the rest of council appeared to want tomove on with the issue.Coun. Zoe Royer said she sees a benefit to

having so many jobs near transit, while Coun.Rosemary Small said the city needs businessesto come to Port Moody.The amendment removes all references in

the land-use contract to hotel or hotel com-mercial use.During the public hearing, a representative

from Onni noted an economic study of the

companys plan showed the tower could gener-ate between 630 and 780 jobs.The number is based on a projection of one

employee for every 250 square feet.A staff report on the project also suggested

the office retail space could generate $440,000

in tax revenue based on the 2012 mill rate.The report also noted the development

meets the requirements of the Suter Brooksustainability plan and includes features like agreen roof and timers to turn office lighting offafter hours.

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tion in your mind first thingwhen you wake up in themorning.Is it garbage day today?Starting this Friday, tech

savvy Port Moody residentswont have to ask the questionanymore, as the city is rollingout a solid-waste application.The free app, which is avail-

able for Apple related productslike iPhones and also Androidphones, is essentially a calen-dar that will remind users oftheir garbage pick-up day.Those who sign up for app,

can create their own reminderwhether it be through a textmessage, phone call, e-mail orTwitter.The app program was

unveiled at Tuesdays regularcouncil meeting.

Besides being a way to dir-ectly communicate with resi-dents, the citys communica-tions advisor Leslyn Johnsonsaid the app should also cutdown on the number of callsto city operations from resi-dents wondering if its theirgarbage pick-up day.Were hoping it will make

the service a lot more efficientas well, she said.A link to sign up to the

service will be available onthe citys website main page,while the app will also beavailable in Apples app store.City staff noted over the

past year an increase in visitsto the citys website throughmobile devices, predominantlythe iPhone.The increase in iPhone traf-

fic was taken into considera-

tion when developing the app.Several councillors praised

the initiative.Coun. Diana Dilworth

called the app a great com-munication strategy forinforming residents.This is really really good,

she said.Coun. Rick Glumac said

having the technology is astep forward and asked if itwas possible to have a similarapp for other functions of thecity.City staff said other apps

could be developed in thefuture and the solid wasteone could also be used to giveout emergency information ifnecessary.However, staff noted the

focus of the solid-waste app isthe garbage schedule.

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Im sure I cant be the only one who started lis-tening to Christmas music in November. A littleexcessive, one might comment, but for me theexcitement of the upcoming holidays is simply toolarge to be kept bottled up inside.My brother and I are in charge of decorating the

house each year, and each instance is a mess ofcardboard boxes spilling with baubles,wreaths and lights.At nine years old, my brothers focus is

on getting every single ornament withineyesight up on the tree. At my wise ageof 17, I have a more sophisticated view ofthe tree that I have dubbed as my own.As ornaments are adorned onto the

tree by his eager hands, they are just aseagerly removed from the branches bymy own. This starts the annual argu-ment over which ornaments should bepresented with the honour of being hung up on thetree.Since I have started being exposed to pressures to

grow up in recent years, I opt for a more traditionallook: gold and red baubles, glass masterpieces, clas-sic white lights. Ignoring my brothers protests, Isettle myself down on the floor serenely, smirkingat my brother, who keeps trying to secretly hang upthe clothesline clip ornaments he made in kinder-

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the tree, ruining the entire concept ofelite decorating.After the house has had its fair share

of Michael Buble holiday tunes, tinseland lights, my brother lies sprawled outon the ground underneath our newlydecorated tree with pen and paper as hispriority, misspelling every other wordin his letter to Santa while my motherlingers with a zooming eye behind hisshoulder.I am content in my perch, surveying

the room around me that has been transformed intoa scene out of a holiday movie, dutifully ignoring thestack of homework awaiting me upstairs, and feelingso deeply happy.There is that lingering thought in the back of my

mind present all year round but most promin-ently during the holiday seasons what if I didnthave a present-guarding Christmas tree?What if I couldnt surround myself with twinkling

lights, the aromatic smells of holiday baking and thecomfort of fluffy slippers and cozy pajamas? What ifChristmas music wasnt readily accessible?Because that is the reality for far too many people.

This is the time of year when Salvation Army vol-unteers pop up at every doorway ringing their bells,where schools promote numerous food and cloth-ing drives, where the jolly Santa down at the malldonates a dollar per visit to childrens charities.And all those who give up a handful of change areleft with a warm, tingling feeling in their generoushearts.Unfortunately, no amount of donating will be

enough to successfully clothe, warm and feed 100per cent of the population or achieve the goals setout in Bubles Grown Up Christmas List, at least,not in the near future, but its a step in the rightdirection.And I feel no greater gratitude than knowing

how lucky and privileged I am to be able to sitpeacefully in front of my tree, sipping from a giantmug of chocolate tea, with 17 years worth of warmChristmas memories.

Christmas tree a reminder of all we have

Were done being polite. Were tiredof asking nicely. We are absolutelythrough cajoling, pleading, beggingand suggesting.Dont drink and drive.Consider this a written slap for everyone in

the Tri-Cities who has ever climbed behind thewheel of a car with a blood alcohol level highenough to set off a Breathalyzers blinkinglights.Most of you reading this already know

everything that will follow: take a cab, callOperation Red Nose, use a designated driver,sleep it off on your friends couch.Out of the thousands of people who went

out during the first two weeks of this yearsCounterAttack campaign and had a few beers,some wine, maybe some eggnog with a kick,most were entirely responsible.But during the same period, 10 drivers were

hauled out of their cars by Coquitlam RCMPand told they would not be allowed to getback in. Six of them will be spending threemonths without their drivers licence.This should not have come as a surprise.

The CounterAttack program has been goingon for 35 years in B.C. It ramps up around theholidays, but police enforcement of drinkingdrivers never really goes away you can bepulled over any day of the year.At this point, we can only imagine that

some tiny fraction of you reading this thesame fraction who drink and drive are juststupid. You cant even accuse alcohol of mak-ing you stupid.Slip the phone number of Operation Red

Nose 778-866-6673 into your walletbefore the festivities begin. Maybe add a cabcompany number. Or just get your friend toagree not to drink, and say youll do the samethe next time you go out.If you cant accomplish these simple tasks,

were not going to feel even marginally sorryfor you when you get carted off to court andwatch your car being towed away.Well just shake our heads at the never-end-

ing stupidity of the drunk driver.

The meaning of compromise Our ViewOpinion [email protected]

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Re: Church bells to keep ringing, Wednesday,Dec. 12.The problem we have in Canada is we try to make

everyone happy. One needs to ask the questions asfollows: How long has the church been there? How long have the

residents been there? Are they new residents

who have moved theredespite knowing the bellswere an issue? If theymoved knowingly, thenwhy should the churchchange? If they moved due to misinformation, [theyshould] sue the former owners and the realtor formisleading information.The church has made efforts to minimize the

noise, yet people still want changes.They obviously do not know the meaning of the

word compromise.Justin Hooke

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Ijust dont like winter. Everyyear at this time the ads comeon TV, advising me that thisis the most wonderful time of theyear (humbug!) and that I shouldget outside, tug on a toque andsmell the pine-scented air, prefer-ably from atop a pair of skis orskates purchased from one of myfine local retailers.Unfortunately, Im only fond of

sportsthat canbe con-ductedsome-wherewarmand pref-erably dry. Online video games,Scrabble and competitive sleepingare my favourite winter pursuits.Normally, I write about 15 extra

columns and a few news stories(Politicians made people madand Criminals are dumb canbe written weeks in advance) andthen go to sleep for two or threemonths.Ive missed my deadline to

start hibernating for the season.For the serious hibernator, thetime to begin is late August/earlySeptember, when you should startyour all-peanut-butter diet andbegin lining your burrow with yakfur. Having forgotten to buy thepeanut butter and embroiled in

a lawsuit against a negligent yakfur vendor from Kathmandu, I amreluctantly moving on to Plan B.Im going to have myself frozen

until next spring. This is a bitpricey, but compared to the costof three months of gas, food, carinsurance, rent and power bills,its actually cheap.I do see the irony in having

myself frozen to avoid the cold,but a bit of cryonic stasis will leaveme thoroughly unconscious. Asunconscious as you can get, sinceIll technically be dead.This is also a good way to get

out of paying some taxes, FYI.In the spring, Ill be bathed in a

warm bath of goo by technicianswho will zap my heart back to life

and get me to sign all my govern-ment-mandated reanimation formson the way out, certifying that Iam indeed fully alive and that I donot crave the blood, flesh and/orbrains of the living.This year, I might save even

more by having just my head fro-zen. Its a lot cheaper to get thecoconut lopped off and stored byitself. You need a lot less liquidnitrogen, and the head storageunit is the bachelor suite of cry-onic holding facilities.Im still trying to decide what to

do with my body.I could rent it out, thus making

a profit from my voyage away fromthe land of the living. There arealways UFC fighters looking for

a sparring dummy, but Id needthem to certify that Id get it backwith all its bones intact.I could also attach a half-empty

pickle jar to the neck hole andsend it out on the sideshow cir-cuit as Picklo, the Man With thePickle Jar Head.But there are already two

Picklos working the circuit, andthey hate competition. The onefrom Wisconsin is pretty litigious,Ive heard, and all my legal fundsare tied up in Claxton versus YakEmporium. Work as a crash testdummy, scarecrow or life-sizedgame of Operation doesnt pay aswell as it used to. I blame all theoutsourcing to headless bodiesoverseas.Whatever I wind up doing with

it, by next March Ill be ready tohave my head sewn back on, andwith the delicate nerve fibres inmy spine re-attached using KrazyGlue, Ill be up and about again.Skipping winter is its own

reward. No long, dark nights thatnever seem to end. No morningsspent scraping frozen crow poopoff the car windshield. No fightingthe crowds of mall zombies forChristmas presents. Id rather gothe pickle jar route.

Matthew Claxton writesfor The NOWs sister paper inLangley.

My ViewMatthew Claxton

Opinion Fax 604-444-3460 E-mail [email protected] 210A-3430 Brighton Avenue, Burnaby, B.C., V5A 3H4

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Four young students fromCoquitlams Place desArts have been cast inone of the biggest shows ofthe holiday season, and willbe debuting their talents onthe big stage of VancouversQueen Elizabeth Theatrestarting today (Friday).The quartet of dancers will

be participating in the RoyalWinnipeg Ballets productionof The Nutcracker, which isnow in its 20thyear.Three of the

four dancers,Danielle Tuhten,Sophia Quiringand Ling Bang,are cast as micein the show, while RachaelTuhten will play a Mountie.

A Latin ChristmasChristmas will arrive early

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Zones Christmas party willrun from 7 p.m. to mid-night on Saturday, Dec. 15at Coquitlams EvergreenCultural Centre.No partner is required, and

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Live band at RoosCombining elements of

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drums and PoCoguitarist JayDavis, the groupsshow kicks off at9 p.m. at RoosPub. There is nocover charge. Fordetails, see www.

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The images bear names like Key toHell, Skull in Veil and DeathsDream.Suffice it to say, this months art

exhibit at the Port Moody Public Libraryhas somewhat forsaken the standardyuletide scenes to take on an entirely dif-ferent feel.The librarys December exhibit comes

courtesy of Coquitlams Jesse Wamboldt,whose works are more akin to a TimBurton film or images evoked by an H.P.Lovecraft story than anything holiday-related.Youd think my work would be on dis-

play in October, but Im kind of excitedthat it is in December because it willlikely be cold and crisp outside hope-fully people can come inside and see mywork, Wamboldt said.A self-taught artist, Wamboldt takes

her inspiration from authors who leantowards darker subject matter EdgarAllan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft and NeilGaiman and the imagery that comesthrough those written words.I find something more romantic about

that kind of art its a side of life thatsnot focused on as much, Wamboldt said.The things that I read and the artiststhat I like tend to have a bit more of adarker fantasy aspect to their work and Idefinitely play off of it.But despite that penchant for things

that creep and crawl, pigeon-hol-ing Wamboldts works into a moremacabre month October, for example wouldnt do her art justice, accordingto the library staffer who ultimately gavethe display the OK.Maybe December is an interest-

ing month to have something new andunusual like this, said Irene Jakse, thelibrarys program and services coordin-ator.But on the other hand, I wouldnt

want to do her work a disservice by label-ling it just as being Halloween-like. WhenI looked at [her portfolio], the wow factorcame from the fact that weve never hada display like this ever. And the talent inthose drawings is very evident.Wamboldts preferred method is pen

and ink, though shes also incorporatedacrylic, oil, charcoal and watercolourinto the 25 pieces she has on display. Butonce a given piece is done, its up to theviewer to interpret what he or she wantsto take away from it.I dont think I necessarily have a mes-

sage. I just hope that people enjoy myart, she said.Its not necessarily all dark and

depressing, because I do use some brightcolours.But I want people to be able to laugh

at darkness and see the lighter side of mywork.

Adding to the intrigue of Wamboldtsdisplay is the fact the 27 year oldhas never publicly shown her worksin a gallery or exhibit-type format.Instead, the Centennial Secondary grad

has immersed herself in her work and theliterature and music that inspires her.

I can understand if [first-time artists]are a little nervous, but I think they cuttheir teeth on us, and then off they gowith their careers, Jakse said.Springboard is a perfect way to

describe us. You can go ahead and starthere with us, but we always do expectgreat things, especially of the young oneslike Jesse.Wamboldts display runs for the dur-

ation of December.To see more of her work, log on to

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Tiny people castin big show

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Place des Arts student Sophia Quiring, at right, will playthe part of a mouse in the Royal Winnipeg Ballets pro-duction of The Nutcracker, which runs through Dec. 16at Vancouvers Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

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Coquitlam artist Jesse Wamboldt is showing her art publicly for the firsttime in a month-long exhibit at the Port Moody Public Library.


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