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WEDNESDAYJanuary 26, 2011

The Coquitlam Farmers Market is harvesting freshways to grow business after Port Moody bylaws left itfeeling fallow.

Executive director Tabitha McLoughlin said thecity is now enforcing sign bylaws that were morelax in the past, creating a negative impact on thebiweekly winter market.

“We are asking for help promoting the market indifferent areas because there’s a sign bylaw in PortMoody. We can’t put up our signs. We’ve done a win-ter market in some form or another for about thelast 13 years. This is the first year that they’re enact-ing the sign bylaw,” she said.

“They told us halfway through our winter marketseason last year. They confiscated a bunch of oursigns. We had no warning that this was going tohappen. We went to collect our signs one day anda bunch of them weren’t there. They wanted us topay a fine to pick them up, so we never did. We losta whole bunch of signs because we don’t have theresources to pay.”

To cope with the situation, McLoughlin hashatched some creative new marketing plans. Oneinvolves a volunteer dressed as a bright red tomatodirecting shoppers to the Port Moody RecreationComplex, where the winter market springs to lifeevery second Sunday.

Another idea is to work together with local busi-nesses. If a company agrees to hang a poster for thefarmers market, McLoughlin will post its link and

logo on the market website.“It’s so frustrating. As most non-profits, we don’t

have many resources,” she said.“We can’t place ads every week or do any sort

of high-profile marketing because none of us haveresources that would allow you to do that. These[signs] were cost effective.”

Tim Savoie, Port Moody’s planning and develop-ment services director, said the sign bylaw is noth-ing new and has been enforced since its inception.

“Our sign bylaw’s always been in place for manyyears now. It’s essentially a set of regulations tocreate some consistency across the business com-munity. It lets people know what types of signs arepermitted and what types of usage,” Savoie said.

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One man could face chargesand another is recovering inhospital after a fight in PortMoody Sunday morning.

Police were called to the2000 block of St. Johns Streetaround 6 a.m. Const. BillKim said officers found threepeople at the scene: a manwho had knife wounds in hisupper torso, and another manand a woman believed to be ina relationship. They are all intheir early 20s.

After interviewing the trio,Kim said investigators piecedtogether a possible scenariofor the altercation.

“These individuals werewalking up toward Kyle Streetand the victim overheard whatmay have been an argumentbetween the couple,” he said.“This individual starts toinquire, and this couple says,‘Everything’s fine, just leaveus alone.’ But it escalates, andall of a sudden punches arethrown.”

Kim said investigatorsallege the boyfriend pulled outa knife and stabbed the victimseveral times in the uppertorso. The man was taken toRoyal Columbian Hospitalwith serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

The boyfriend was arrestedand released later that mor-ning on a promise to appear.Police will be recommendingassault charges against him,Kim said.

Alcohol is not believedto have been a factor in thealtercation. Compounding thecase, however, is the criminalhistory of one of the peopleinvolved.

“The individual that wasstabbed is very well-knownto us,” Kim said, adding thathe would not release furtherinformation on the victim. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, see ARTS GROUP.

Sign bylaw impacts farmers market

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Tabitha McLoughlin, right, executive director of the Coquitlam Farmers Market, says Port Moody’s crackdown on signs is hurting attendance.With her is Oliver McLoughlin, showing off a pea costume now used to promote the market, and Alaina Thebault in a tomato costume.

Organizer says Port Moody’s strict enforcement of rules makes promotion difficult

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They set their sights high andtackled the trash.

Anmore students, families andpoliticians banded together to conquera mountain of garbage left over fromChristmas celebrations.

Anmore Elementary became adrop-off depot where villagers dumpednearly 50 bags of packaging thatpiled up in homes after presents wereunwrapped. Volunteers sorted throughmounds of Styrofoam, cardboard,wrapping paper and plastic to keeprubbish from the landfill.

Coun. Kerri Palmer Isaak said thecrew dug in and recycled almost every-thing.

“We thought we did a good jobbecause we actually took the plasticwindows out of the big toy boxes andthings like that, so we made themmore recyclable. We separated every-thing out,” she said.

“The sad thing was we actually stillhad bags full of Christmas paper thatcouldn’t be recycled because it’s shinyor it has glitter or foil on it. That wasthe only unfortunate part.”

The project was the first initiative ofa new municipal working group calledGreen Families, organized throughAnmore’s environment committee.

Green Families is open to all vil-lage residents — including children— with monthly meetings held afterschool at Anmore Elementary.

“So many of our working groupsare in the evening. I know that a lotof moms, myself included, have ahard time getting to things like thatbecause then you have to get a baby-sitter,” Palmer Isaak said.

“So we made it something that youcould bring your children to, and itcaught on really well. I like the idea ofhaving the whole family together.”

Anmore resident Tracy Green par-ticipated in the group’s first project.

“It was really amazing to see howenthusiastic the entire K to 5 children

at Anmore Elementary were aboutrecycling and how easily they graspedthe concept of why packaging hada huge environmental impact,” shewrote in an e-mail.

She estimates volunteers divertedabout 96 per cent of the collectedChristmas waste from the landfill.She took a van full of Styrofoam andnon-numbered plastics to a mobilerecycling outlet at Place Maillardville,featured in The NOW in November.This program, provided every thirdSaturday by Pacific Mobile Depots, acts

as a fundraiser for Place Maillardville’schildren and youth programs.

“The bigger problem is, of course,that there never should have been thatmuch packaging in the first place,”Green said. “Manufacturers need totake responsibility for the vast amountof resources they are wasting and theglut of garbage their packaging is cre-ating.”

Palmer Isaak agrees. She would likethe Village of Anmore to bring theissue forward at an upcoming MetroVancouver board meeting.

“Metro board can put forward arequest to the provincial governmentto work on provincial legislation,” shesaid.

“Municipalities don’t have any con-trol over packaging legislation. It iscontrolled at the provincial level.”

Meanwhile at the village level,Green Families has more earth-friend-ly ideas underway. They’ve launcheda battery-recycling project at VillageHall. Next, they’d like to bring curb-side composting to Anmore.

“That’s our next big project. For avillage this size, it’s a really big dealto implement something that we feelvery strongly about,” Palmer Isaaksaid.

“It’s little steps, but we’re trying toget some good things happening.”

Green Families meets the firstMonday each month, and new mem-bers of all ages are welcome. Meetingsbegin at 3:10 p.m. in the multipurposeroom at Anmore Elementary, locatedat 30 Elementary Rd.

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Anmore Elementary students sort through Christmas packaging.

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Arts group affected by city’s sign bylaw“You are entitled to signage if you have a business

licence in the city. Essentially, it really maintains abalance between the community’s desire for preserv-ing the character of the community with the adver-tisers’ desire to promote business.It does create a level playing fieldacross the board.”

If organizations want to put upsigns, they should discuss their pro-posal with the city’s planning depart-ment, he said.

“There is a sign permit processembedded in the regulations. Thegoal would be that businesses wouldapproach us early and make applica-tions. Then we would let them knowif their sign complies. Essentially,it’s seamless.”

The Coquitlam Farmers Market,however, isn’t the only group takenaback by the recent bylaw enforcement.

For the first time, Vicki Allesia of the Port MoodyArt Association had to apply at City Hall to put upsigns for the group’s annual November art show.

“It was an unexpected process, I guess you wouldsay, and there were additional costs that we had

never had to pay before either. We wound up pay-ing $28 apiece for these big signs to be up for aboutthree weeks, so that was not a big deal for us,”Allesia said.

“I think there was some confusion because thesign bylaw had apparently been on the books already,

but it wasn’t really being enforced.”Although city staff worked hard to

accommodate the group, Allesia saidshe was surprised by the amount ofdocumentation required.

“It was a shock when I got downthere and they said you need to haveengineering drawings and you haveto have photographs of where you’reputting it and you have to have dia-grams, all this stuff. I guess they’dhad several groups that were justsort of being stunned by this newenforcement of the rules.

“I think they’ll probably startworking on that bylaw because I

think that it has had unintended effects. I think thatin trying to create the rules that would serve busi-nesses and developers, the not-for-profits have beenin a little bit of a situation because they’re oftenhaving these signs just for a short period of time. It’snot part of their year-round marketing.”

That’s the case for McLoughlin, who said vendorsat the Port Moody winter market have already feltthe impact.

“They definitely saw a dip in their sales when weweren’t allowed to put up our signs anymore. Andwhat the vendors are saying is that we’re at the samespot we were at last year. We should be growing,”McLoughlin said.

“As farmers markets get more and more popular,the attendance levels should go up every year. Wesee it at the summer markets. But our winter mar-ket is staying the same, which is because we’re notreaching enough people to let them know.”

There have been no problems with signs inCoquitlam, she added, where the market has set upevery summer for 15 years.

Port Moody Mayor Joe Trasolini said he sympa-thizes with the situation, but everyone must complywith the same bylaws — including the farmers mar-ket.

“They’re not allowed to break bylaws, like anybodyelse. If they feel that they have an issue with a cer-tain bylaw, they do have the right to appear beforecouncil,” Trasolini said.

“I feel for them. They provide a great serviceto the community. I’m very sympathetic to whatthey’re trying to do, but I don’t have the luxury ofbreaking bylaws.”

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“I’m very sympatheticto what they’re tryingto do, but I don’t havethe luxury of breaking

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Joe TrasoliniPort Moody Mayor


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Knock, knock.Who’s there?Break-and-enter suspect.

Could you let me in?Port Moody police are

recommending charges ofbreak and enter against a manbelieved to have been on abackyard break-in spree onSunday.

During the afternoon ofJan. 23, police got a 911 callfrom a resident who said therewas a suspicious person in herbackyard.

“The complainant calls usto report a suspicious per-son in their rear yard in theKlahanie area knocking onthe door,” Const. Bill Kimsaid. “This strange person isknocking on the door, and thecomplainant says, ‘Who areyou looking for?’

“The area where the com-plainant lives, it’s in a privatearea of Klahanie. You can’tactually walk in, and you haveto make a concerted effort toget there.”

The male suspect takes offas the woman phones police.A description is broadcast toofficers, and a man is found ashort distance away.

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street, officers do not believehis story that he is a Tri-Citiesresident. They allegedly findunique coins on him, report-edly stolen from a residenceon Maude Road earlier thatday.

“The combined work of our[identification], patrol andcanine units was pivotal inarresting him,” Kim said.

Police will likely recom-mend charges of break andenter. The investigation con-tinues.

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stabbedA 20-year-old Port

Coquitlam man has beenreleased from hospital follow-ing an early morning stabbingon Vancouver’s DowntownEastside Sunday.

Just after 3:30 a.m.,Vancouver police were calledto the 200 block of EastHastings Street.

Officers found the PortCoquitlam man stabbed oncein the back.

An area search was donefor the suspect and she wasdiscovered nearby trying tochange her clothing. A 45-year-old Vancouver womanwas arrested and is in custodyfacing possible assault andweapons-related charges.

Police said they don’t knowwhat the motive behind thestabbing was.

The PoCo man was taken tohospital for stitches. He wasreleased later that morning.

Break-and-enter suspect nabbedcarrying unique coins

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“This strange person isknocking on the door,and the complainantsays, ‘Who are you

looking for?’”

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As our two main political parties continue tomove towards electing new leaders, it’s worthnoting that each of them face remarkably simi-

lar options when it comes to picking a new face.For example, either party can opt to walk along a

more rigid ideological path. Kevin Falcon representsthe most right-wing option for the Liberals, whilethe NDP’s Adrian Dix is a mirror image of him,albeit on the left-wing side of the spectrum.

And both parties are fielding candidates thatappear to have a more populist streak tothem. Christy Clark of the Liberals andJohn Horgan from the NDP seem to fitthis bill.

Finally, both parties are fieldingstrong, centrist candidates: the NDP’sMike Farnworth and the Liberals’ GeorgeAbbott and Mike de Jong are probablycloser to each other when it comes topolicies than they are with some of theirown rivals in their own parties.

And each party is eyeing the otherone, wondering what kind of scenariowill develop after they make their choices.

Judging from what many people are saying inboth parties, I suspect each party is hoping the otherone opts for the most ideological candidate.

The Liberals seem to relish the prospect of run-ning against Dix, whose close association with theclass warfare tactics of the former Glen Clark gov-ernment gives his opponents lots of ammunition tofire back at him.

Likewise, New Democrats would love to square offagainst Falcon, whom they consider to be too right-wing for many middle-of-the-road voters who may

consider voting for either party.Of course, any problems the general public may

have with either candidate don’t necessarily cutmuch ice with the party members who will bechoosing the leaders. In fact, Dix may hold an advan-tage over his rivals precisely because he is the mostleft-wing candidate, given that a major chunk of theparty membership likely shares his philosophicalviews.

Both parties seem to be less sure about the so-called populist candidates. Some NewDemocrats think Clark would be aninviting target, while others I talk to arenervous about her charisma and com-munications skills.

Horgan is the candidate who maypuzzle the Liberals the most, at leastfor now. He’s relatively unknown anddoesn’t have a lot of baggage from thepast.

But it is the middle-of-the-road can-didates who seem to have both sidesequally nervous.

Farnworth, Abbott and, to a lesser degree, deJong, are the types of leaders who can poach votersfrom other parties.

Not everyone who votes for the Liberals considersthemselves right-wing, just as not all NDP votersthink they are leftists.

As such, Farnworth could appeal to a lot of softLiberals who may be tired of their party but whodon’t want to embrace a jarringly different kind ofphilosophy.

Abbott is the same kind of candidate. He couldeasily appeal to soft NDP voters who are uneasy

about the New Democrats’ reputation on economicissues.

Since the Liberals choose their leader first, it willbe interesting to see if that choice has a direct bear-ing on the views of NDP members. Will it providethem with a guide to the better choice, or will itsimply confuse things even further?

For example, if Clark wins, NDPers have to askthemselves which of their candidates would fare bestagainst her. Would Dix or, say, Farnworth stand thebest chance?

Or if Abbott wins, is the NDP better off to go withan ideologue (Dix) or a moderate like Farnworth?Imagine a Falcon victory coupled with a Dix win:that would create a lively but polarizing choice forvoters — right versus left, with no prisoners beingtaken.

Of course, many NDP members won’t take any ofthis into consideration when they mark their ballots.Winning elections is not the motivation for many ofthem — ensuring the party rigidly sticks to an ideo-logical path is more important.

Nevertheless, the potential match-ups areintriguing. Will it be an ideologue versus a moder-ate, a populist versus an ideologue or a moderateversus a populist?

Both parties face the same array of choices.Whatever the outcome, it’s going to be fascinatingto watch.

Will parties choose moderates or ideologues?

I find the recent advertisement (as seen in theJan. 19 paper) regarding the Foundation SkillsAssessment (FSA) testing placed by the CoquitlamTeachers’ Association (CTA) annoying and disturb-ing.

I do not appreciate the way the CTAhas worded their advertisement, givingthe reasons of family emergency, lengthyillness or other extenuating circum-stances as adequate reasons for a studentto be excused from the FSA tests.

They are encouraging parents to lie.Rather, their form letter to the principal should

reflect the true reason they want students to beexcused — they don’t think the testing is worthwhileand the association would prefer not to administer

the tests.This attitude does not give me confidence in the

CTA to properly educate my children if they thinka person can get through life by outright lying, forthis is the message they are sending with this noti-

fication.Lying is wrong. What’s next, that they

think it’s OK to cheat?Shame on you, CTA, for asking par-

ents to blatantly lie for you, regardlessof whether the FSA testing is viable ornot.

I trust this attitude and lack of integrity is not atrue reflection of all our teachers.

Lisa KlymPort Coquitlam

It’s going to be difficult to notice when weactually do have a federal election, seeingas how the campaigning has carried on so

interminably since at least 2006.Recently, attack ads have started running on

TV and rumours are now circulating that anofficial campaign is just weeks away.

Either way, a half decade of pointless namecalling later, the stories are still the same.

The Liberals say the Conservatives are abunch of ogres with all sorts of nefariousschemes ready to hatch should they wina majority, and the Tories say Grit leaderMichael Ignatieff is an opportunistic dilettanteready to leap into bed with whatever socialistsand separatists will help him pursue the amus-ing hobby called leading our nation.

Both Ignatieff and Prime Minister StephenHarper have been busy lately trying to debunkthese notions, with Ignatieff bringing his besthand-shaking populism to targeted ridings,and Harper sitting down with the CBC to insisthis sleeves are free of surprises.

Of course they both took the opportunity tosay nasty things about each other too.

It is an occupational hazard of this constantsemi-election, but it’s disappointing that ourpublic figures still can’t find it in themselves tobe civil.

Trash the policy, but not the person.We all respect athletes for being gracious

with their competitors, so why can’t wedemand this of our public figures? Our failureto do so is what has led to this dumbing-downof our debate.

Harper and Ignatieff are both supremely tal-ented people who have done much they canbe proud of in their lives. Both will be remem-bered as great Canadians.

But it would be a surpassing achievement ifthey could publicly acknowledge this in eachother.

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Trash talk continuesTracy O’Toole and Mary Wenzel both con-

tend that biweekly garbage pickup is simplynot adequate in our city.

They somehow feel that weekly pickup couldcost less in taxes. I’m not so sure about themath on that, but given some thought therecould be an easier solution: produce less gar-bage.

Generally, I put my bin out every secondpickup even though it’s not full because, whenI wait until the third pickup and happen tomiss, I am embar-rassed to say thatafter eight weeksI have a hard timeclosing the cover. Atthat point, I believethat I’m producingfar too much gar-bage.

Of course, I wouldn’t just offer a solutionwithout also including some ideas on how toimplement it. For that extra potato salad orthose few shrimp Ms. O’Toole has on hand,why not use a novel invention commonly re-ferred to as Tupperware to save it for later or,better yet, plan ahead and simply don’t cook orbuy so much food in the first place?

This would definitely leave more money topay the seemingly overburdening taxes, there-by solving another problem.

I don’t have a problem with the municipaltaxes, although it now seems that I am payingmore than my share for these people’s trashpickup. I don’t believe the problem is the fre-quency of trash pickup; it’s my contention thatthe problem is in the volume of garbage pro-duced, which could easily be reduced simply byshopping less.

Port Coquitlam is an outstanding city inregards to natural beauty. Why someone would

spend an inordinate amount of time in a mall,thereby producing more garbage rather thanenjoying what is here for free is beyond me.

Robert MerawPort Coquitlam

•••I am lucky as I live in the “Green Zone,” but

my day will come when I, too, will have to waita long time during the Christmas holidays forgarbage pickup and, yes, I also refuse to freezemy garbage.

I have noticed on our garbage pickup calen-dar that during the time of year that we havebiweekly green waste it is the same day as gar-bage pickup.

Could it not be alternated so that greenwaste, which includes kitchen and food scraps,be picked up on blue bin days? That means

we could get rid of our smelly garbage once aweek. What a more sensible idea.

Maybe our mayor, councillors and the engin-eering and operations department could lookinto that and see if we could get a change. As itstands now, we pay more for less service.

Lynette TreacyPort Coquitlam

•••Re: “Garbage pickup is adequate,” letter to

the editor, Friday, Jan. 21.The reason for the reduction in waste col-

lection is not unclear to me; I am fully awareof and adhere to the now-global principles ofreducing, reusing and recycling.

My complaint was quite specifically aimed atthe 19-day (or was it a much more reasonable18-day, as Mr. Roberts suggests?) gap in waste

collection that occurred over Christmas lastyear. I already have the oversized bins.

I should not have to incur the expense of atrash compactor. (On Sears.ca, the cheapestmodel is $579 plus tax.)

My boxes are taken to a recycling facility,not put in my oversized bin.

My neighbours’ bins were also filled to over-flowing after 19 (18?) days.

Mr. Roberts says that we could have pre-pared by “having one’s garbage cans emptiedprior to this long gap.”

Emptied by whom?More frequent collection at additional cost

wouldn’t be anything new; it would be reinstat-ing former service levels.

Admittedly, the budget is a little tighter nowowing to mayor and council’s self-awarded sal-ary increases, but I digress.

“Most people are more than satisfied,” Mr.Roberts says. How does he know?

Tracy O’ToolePort Coquitlam

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Provincial officials continue to investigate aninmate death at North Fraser Pretrial Centre,although they remain tight-lipped on details.

B.C. Corrections confirmed Tuesday that aninmate died at the PoCo prison on Jan. 14, butwould not release the man’s age.

According to a Ministry of Solicitor-Generalstaff member, B.C. Corrections is undertakinga “critical incident review” of the death, whichwill be completed in 30 days.

The staff member also said police werenotified according to operating procedures,although Const. Kristina Biro of the CoquitlamRCMP said she was not aware of any criminalinvestigation as a result of the death.

The B.C. Coroners Service continues toinvestigate the cause of death, and correctionsstaff would not indicate whether a drug over-dose was suspected.

Since 2008, there have been four overdosedeaths in B.C. correctional facilities.

Few details released on deathat Port Coquitlam jail

The race is on and support is strong for BCNDP leadership contender Mike Farnworth.

So says Farnworth’s leadership campaign,which states that eight Tri-Cities elected offi-cials support the longtime Port CoquitlamMLA.

The leadership campaign issued a pressrelease Tuesday saying that Farnworth isendorsed by Port Coquitlam councillors SherryCarroll, Darrell Penner, Glenn Pollock andBrad West, along with Port Moody councillorsKaren Rockwell and Bob Elliott, Coquitlamcouncillor Barrie Lynch and PoCo schooltrustee John Keryluk.

“I’m honoured to have the support of somany of my colleagues from the Tri-Cities,”Farnworth said in the release.

“Many of them encouraged me to get intothe race, and they have made my campaignthat much stronger by announcing their sup-port today.”

Farnworth’s campaign also issued a pressrelease Saturday stating that he has sup-port from former NDP MLAs John Cashore,Gretchen Brewin and Barbara Copping.

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There’s a Zumba party at Walton Elementary and everyone’sinvited.

The school’s parent advisory council will host a uniquefundraiser tonight (Wednesday) — an hour-long class ofZumba, a Latin-inspired form of dance fitness.

Instructor Andrea Raybould will lead the work-out, drawing on her teaching experience from SteveNash Fitness World, Good Life and the Port MoodyRecreation Centre.

The class is set for 7 p.m. at the school, 2960Walton Ave. in Coquitlam. Doors open at 6:45 p.m.

The cost is $10 if pre-registered or $15 at thedoor. No dance experience is needed. Participantsare asked to bring water and a towel.

For more information or to register, send an e-mail to [email protected].

Earth Day art showoffers prizes of up to $2,000

Student artists have a chance to showcase their talents whilevying for cash prizes in the province-wide 2011 Earth Day artshow and competition.

Grade 9 to 12 students in both public and private schools areinvited to participate, using artwork to show how an environ-mental issue could impact their lifestyle now or in the future.

A three-person panel will jury submissions through the ArtsCouncil of Surrey. The panel will consider background research,content sophistication and technical skill.

Prizes are $2,000 for first place, $1,000 for second and $500for third.

The Newton Cultural Centre in Surrey will exhibit the top 50submissions throughout April, with a gala event on April 22 forEarth Day.

Teachers must confirm their students’ participation byFriday, Jan. 28, and all artwork must be submitted by March 11to Sullivan Heights Secondary at 6248 144th St. in Surrey.

For more information and to confirm participation, visitwww.artscouncilofsurrey.ca/index.htm or e-mail competitionco-ordinator Marc Pelech at [email protected].

The Earth Day art show and competition supports B.C.’s Yearof Science.

Gleneagle gets a new principalGleneagle Secondary bid a fond farewell to principal Dave

Matheson and head counsellor Caryl Nelson, who both retiredlast week.

Gerald Shong becomes Gleneagle’s new principalon Jan. 31, moving up from his role as vice-princi-pal at Port Moody Secondary.

Odyssey seeks volunteer judgesOdyssey of the Mind BC is seeking volunteer

tournament judges for its upcoming 2011 tourna-ment dates.

The international school-based program pro-motes creative problem solving for students fromkindergarten to college.

Guided by a coach, teams of five to seven stu-dents use their skills to find innovative solutions to technicaland performance problems.

Judges evaluate the team’s problem and encourage problem-solving efforts — whether or not the team succeeds in every

aspect of the solution.Both new and experienced judges are welcome to participate.

They are needed for two areas of competition: long-term andspontaneous.

Judges must be available for mandatory training and tourna-ment dates. Training is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 26, andtournament dates are March 12 and April 16.

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Preschool hosts open houseBaker’s Corner Parent Participation Preschool is hosting an

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The preschool has classes for three- and four-year-olds andis located inside Baker Drive Elementary at 885 Baker Dr. inCoquitlam.

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PLAY ON: Rumba Calzada livens things up with a performance at Glenayre Elementary.

The Coquitlam Foundation has announcedit is now accepting applications from qualifiedindividuals and organizations for grants, bur-saries and scholarships.

Executive director Laurel Lawson said in apress release the foundation intends to distrib-ute about $50,000 this spring.

“We’re very pleased to be able to continuesupporting the community in this manner,”Lawson said. “Many worthy community organ-izations and individuals are struggling to findfunds, and we are more than happy to lendthem a hand.”

Lawson notes the foundation is in an espe-cially strong position this year to support

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Police, soccer and family.Look around Dave Jones’s office and

it’s hard to miss the three most import-ant things in the life of the 48-year-old whowas appointed last week as the new chief con-stable of the New Westminster Police Service.

Jones, who had served the last two years asthe deputy chief, succeeds Lorne Zapotichny,another Coquitlam resident who announced onJan. 5 that he would retire on Feb. 28.

It’s been a slow and steady climb to the topfor Jones, who joined the New WestminsterPolice Service in September 1986 and has heldalmost every title in the department.

“I did my practicum here as a reserve con-stable,” Jones said. “I was also the last personto hold the rank of corporal before they gotrid of it here … I’m very proud to have beenselected to be chief constable.”

But to pigeonhole the man as a career copwould be to do a disservice to the many thingsJones has accomplished outside of his job.

As a volunteer in Coquitlam, he helped bringabout the revitalization of the Coquitlam TownCentre fields. As a soccer coach, his teamshave consistently challenged for provincial andnational titles. And as a parent, he has beena shining example to his blended family thatdoing the right thing all the time isn’t easy,but it’s achievable with effort and determina-tion.

There’s so much more to the man who willbe setting the direction for the police servicethat having him tell you a couple of storiesfrom his past reveals that the New WestminsterPolice Service is in good hands.

•••One of the first jobs Jones had after graduat-

ing from Centennial Secondary in Coquitlamwas as a prison guard at Oakalla in Burnaby.

He would spend four years there and whenhe left to begin his Royal City policing career,his last boss there, Peter Fouquette, had a pre-diction.

“Peter told me that one day, I would be thechief in New Westminster,” Jones said. “Peterwas always one of the strongest supporters,maybe my first supporter … I’m happy I couldprove him right.”

During his four years at Oakalla, startingwhen he was 19, Jones saw four major riotsand hundreds of disturbances that taught himhe could deal with almost anything life threwat him.

“The one riot I remember best was when thewest wing was taken over,” he said. “The thingyou remember most is the noise is so loud, it’sso deafening and what you’re trying to do ismake sure you contain the riot to one area.”

What made that riot so difficult for guardswas that the inmates got control of the fireescape, meaning they controlled all five levelsof the west wing.

“We secured the end gates and put perim-eter security all around,” Jones said. “Theybreached the wall by knocking a hole through,but they didn’t get out.”

The guards eventually regained control ofthe prison, and Jones filed the experience awayas he pursued his policing career.

•••“I knew in Grade 10 that I wanted to be a

police officer,” he recalled. “I went to DouglasCollege to study criminology and I was goingto school part-time as I worked. I appliedto the RCMP but I stopped my applicationbecause I had a young son and I couldn’t seemyself leaving him here while I went to Depot.

“My grandparents lived in New Westminsterand I’d done my practicum with Tony Hume inNew West, so I got to know the city well.”

Jones had four years of experience as areserve officer in the Royal City and beat outhundreds of other applicants for one of threespots in his class.

In his New Westminster policing career, he’sproud of his time on the street crime unit —the commendation for that unit’s work hangson his office wall — and on the drug sectionbecause that’s where he helped make the big-

gest difference.“Street crime was something that had to

be addressed,” he said. “It was a crisis that wehad to deal with … To be a part of that unitthat helped clean up that problem and give thecommunity back to the people, it’s somethingI’m very proud of.”

•••Family is never far from Jones’s heart.Happily married to his wife Sheila for 22

years, the couple have three children, Kingsley,29, now in his fifth year as a New Westminsterpolice officer; Mike, 28, a plumber; and Kyle,18, a university student.

“Don’t forget to mention that I’ve got agrandson as well,” Jones said. “Ryder is two-and-a-half and we’re expecting our secondgrandchild in July … I don’t mind being calleda grandfather, but I do like telling my wifeshe’s a grandmother.”

Jones is proud of all of his kids, but howKingsley has handled working in the samepolice service as his father is something he’sonly too happy to talk about.

“Do we talk? Of course we do, but it’s whenhe has general questions,” Jones said. “Onspecifics, he goes to his supervisors, his men-tors, the people he should be going to … Asa fifth-year constable, he’s working in a com-pletely different area. We both realize there hasto be a level of separation.”

Jones said when his son initially told him hewas applying in New Westminster, he listenedcarefully and didn’t pre-judge.

“The thing that stuck with me was he toldme that if being a New Westminster policeofficer was so good for me, why wouldn’t it bejust like that for him,” Jones said. “I warnedhim that it wouldn’t be easy and there wasn’tany way for me to make it easier for him … Hetold me, ‘You’ve never made it easier on me sowhy would this be any different?’”

Jones’s middle son, Mike, has faced his ownchallenges.

“Mike was diagnosed with colon cancer twoyears ago,” Jones said. “It came on so fast andit looks like he’s OK now … What I’ll remem-ber most is how the boys really rallied aroundMike … I saw how close the kids are andhow important family is to them … One day,Kingsley needed someone to babysit Ryder andMike was the first to volunteer … Mike figuredhe had the time and he was happy to spendmore time with Ryder.”

Jones’s youngest son, Kyle, attended theUniversity of Victoria but recently transferredto Simon Fraser, where he wants to try andmake the golf team.

“Kyle’s a very good golfer,” Jones said. “He’lldo well at whatever he chooses.”

As for Ryder, Jones already has a prediction.“Both his parents are police officers, so that

kid’s got no hope,” he joked.•••

Amidst the family photos, police commenda-tions and university degrees on Jones’s officewalls are pictures of several soccer teams hehas been fortunate enough to help coach.

“This is the team, I think, from 1997 thatwent all the way to the nationals,” he saidwhile gesturing toward one of the photos.“There’s Kingsley and, in the front, there’sAndrew Corazza, who was our striker and nowhe’s a constable with us in New Westminster.

“My philosophy on coaching is simple,”Jones said. “Put players in a position so theycan succeed … I don’t want the 16 best play-ers. I want the 16 players who can work best asa team. At the end of the day, I’m not going tojudge my goalie by how many goals he scoresor my strikers on how many shots they save …Put people in clearly defined roles and teachthem how to do that role to strengthen theteam.”

Jones has been a longtime coach forCoquitlam Metro-Ford, so much so that thisyear, he was Kingsley’s assistant for the under-18 squad that also went to nationals and cameback with all the hardware.

“I’m more of an assistant,” Jones said.“Because Kingsley and [fellow coach] ColinBetts are both police officers, they’re some-times called off to work and they need me to

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run practice … I’ve been involved so long thatall I’m doing is what they’ve already put in. It’sone voice coaching the kids.”

Jones doesn’t want to take credit for one ofthe more inspirational things that happened atlast year’s nationals in St. John’s, Nfld.

“One of our forwards, Vaughn [Andrews]broke his leg early in the season and he’d beenplaying with all his friends for such a long timethat they all know the only way for him to fin-ish up with them is if they get to nationals inOctober.

“Vaughn’s doing well, but he has a setbackin August and the doctors have to put a rod inhis leg … He flies out with us to nationals, butit’s not looking like he’ll be ready to play.

“In the final, we’re up 3-0 and I didn’tknow Kingsley was going to do this, but hetold Vaughn that he would put him in in thelast couple of minutes as long as he didn’t

do anything stupid … Kingsley just felt likeVaughn had earned the right to finish up achampionship season with all his friends. Even[Vaughn’s] mom didn’t know this was going tohappen.”

Jones said that’s the type of team he’s proudto be involved in and what he wants to repli-cate with the New Westminster Police Service.

“Policing is a lot like team sports,” he said.“You have to be able to rely on the guy besideyou at all times … Just like I want the bestgroup of 16 players on a soccer team, I wantthe best group of officers doing the job weneed them to do as New Westminster policeofficers.

“My job is not a job of privilege, but a job ofresponsibility. It’s a huge amount of respon-sibility, and I’m not afraid of it.”

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An award-winning biologistwill present his groundbreak-ing new theory on psychiatricdisorders at Douglas Collegenext week in a free lectureopen to the public.

Bernard Crespi, a professorof biological sciences fromSimon Fraser University, willdescribe his idea that thereis a shared genetic basis forpsychiatric disorders such asautism and psychosis.

Where Darwin meetsFreud: Psychosis and autismas diametrical disorders ofthe social brain, is set to takeplace on Friday, Feb. 4, from7 to 8 p.m. in the Laura C.Muir Performing Arts Theatreat Douglas College’s NewWestminster campus.

According to the New YorkTimes, Crespi’s theory “pro-vides psychiatry with perhapsits grandest working theorysince Freud.”

“This work provides a newway to look at these disordersusing evolutionary genetictheory,” Rob McGregor, aninstructor in biology andenvironmental science atDouglas College, said in apress release.

Crespi and research part-ner Christopher Badcock,a sociologist at the LondonSchool of Economics, proposethat when a human embryois produced, an evolution-ary tug-of-war takes placebetween the mother’s genesand the father’s genes thatcan influence the balance ofthe offspring’s brain.

A tip in balance toward thematernal genes or the pater-nal genes leads to oppositeoutcomes in offspring: mater-nal bias pushes the braintoward the psychotic spec-trum, whereas paternal biaspushes it toward the autisticspectrum.

Dismissing the idea thatpsychiatric disorders existin silos, the theory proposesthat autism and psychoticdisorders exist along a singlespectrum.

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Club welcomes young readersIt’s never too early to foster a love of reading — or join oth-

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nine and 11 years old to its kids book club, which has a fewspaces left. Meetings begin Feb. 17 and run each week.

Club members will read two books during each five-week ses-sion and do some fun activities related to the stories. Kids willcome away with a greater understanding of how to explore thecharacters in the books they read and take a more in depth lookat the time period and setting of the story. Book club membersalso become more confident speaking and expressing theirthoughts in a group setting.

Library staff understand kids are coming straight fromschool, so book club always begins with a snack.

The club will run on Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in theParkLane Room from Feb. 17 to March 17. Space is limited, soplease call Irene @ 604-469-4692 for more information or toregister.

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As I sit and type, I amsitting on our landingupstairs, my evening

ritual while trying to persuadeSon that it’s time to sleep andthat he needs tostay in his room.Usually in thiscolumn, I wouldbe regaling read-ers with tales ofhow he crawls onhis belly acrossthe floor, needs togo pee at least twoto three times andabsolutely has togo back and kisshis sister goodnight beforethere is a chance of him co-operating with my need forsome downtime.

But tonight, instead, all Ican think about is how luckyI am to have two healthy kidswho have the energy to runme ragged all day and thenhalf the night.

I don’t think there’s a par-ent in our community whohasn’t held their child fora few moments longer orsqueezed them just a little bit

tighter since hear-ing the news lastweek that a one-year-old boy diedin Coquitlam. Ican feel my guttighten as I typethose words andtry to conceivewhat that meansto the family con-cerned.

Son reappearedagain for a moment, this timebringing me a toy that wasin his room and telling meit belongs downstairs. It’snot important and is simplyanother diversion from sleep,but I make a mental sweep ofhis room to see what othertoys are there and whetherany genuinely need to be

moved out of reach.I try to be a relaxed parent,

determined not to eye everystranger as a potential abduct-or, every playground full ofdanger or every activity as anaccident waiting to happen.

Trust me, had you stoodwith me today as I watchedSon at three years old hurt-ling himself on his “two-

wheeler” down the drive ofour neighbour’s home so asto gain just enough momen-tum to keep his feet up allthe way across the road andplant them just before hittingour car on the driveway, thenyou would appreciate that it’sa case of either take a breathor take a Valium because he’son a mission to get the most

out of life. And yet tonight, Ifeel myself double and triplechecking that he’s safe, thathe can’t hurt himself.

My thoughts return to theparents trying to come toterms with losing their child,and it is truly incomprehen-sible to think of what theymust be going through.

Sadly, I know the parents

of Gaby Davis, who lost herlife at age seven due to cancerfour years ago, and have hadthe privilege of knowing theFox family, who still feel theloss of losing Terry almost 30years ago.

While I hope I will neverknow what it feels like to lose

We’re all holding our kids a little bit tighter right now

Growing PainsClare Adams

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MAKING SOME NOISE:Milton Randall dem-onstrates Africandrumming techniquesduring a presentationat Nestor Elementaryin Coquitlam. After afull day of workshops,students relaxed bywatching the seasonedmusician perform.Paul vanPeenen/NOW

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a child personally, I know that the sense of lossremains.

I wonder how many kids maybe got awaywith a bit more cheek or a few less mannerslast weekend. So often, our focus as parents isabout discipline and achievement and helpingour children to grow to be the best they canbe. I’m guessing that I’m not alone in beingjust a little more forgiving and perhaps a littleless expecting right now.

I have a feeling that at any other time,Daughter may have lost TV for a week for someof her behaviour, but tonight it felt good to allcuddle on the sofa together and watch a movie.

My sincerest condolences go out to the fam-ily of the boy who died, and I hope that, whilelittle will be of any consolation right now,they know that they are surrounded by peoplewho empathize, offer our support and wish wecould ease their pain.

All is quiet here now. I think I’ll just go andcheck on Son once more.

‘I think I’ll just go and checkon Son once more’


Free throw event Jan. 30All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited

to participate in the local level of competitionfor the 2011 Knights of Columbus Free ThrowChampionship.

The local competition will be held Sunday,Jan. 30, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at ArchbishopCarney Regional Secondary School in PoCo.

The event is sponsored annually, with win-ners progressing through local, district andregional competitions. Last year, more than223,000 contestants participated in over 3,200local competitions.

All contestants on the local level are recog-nized for their participation in the event.

Participants are required to provide proofof age and written parental consent. Formore information and sign-up, contact FredWeigman at [email protected] or 778-898-6540.

The Knights of Columbus is an internationalCatholic family fraternal service organizationwith nearly 1.7 million members in more than13,000 local councils. Last year, according toa press release, the group donated 68 millionvolunteer hours and $144 million to charitableand benevolent causes, sponsoring projects tobenefit the church, councils, communities,families and youth.

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club holds a

book night with a stamp swap and shop at 7p.m., followed by a presentation of books at 8p.m. Visitors welcome. Meeting is in the McGeeRoom of the Poirier Community Centre, 630Poirier St., Coquitlam. Information: 604-941-9306 or www.stampclub.ca.

Mackin House Museum hosts two rag rug-making workshops at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. at1116 Brunette Ave. in Coquitlam. Bring yourwork or learn how to make rag rugs. Info: 604-516-6151.

Minnekhada Park Association holds ameeting at 7 p.m. in the lodge of MinnekhadaRegional Park. Information: Trina at 604-520-

6442.Port Moody Public Library Night Readers

book club meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 100Newport Dr. Member will discuss The Wisdomof Water by Karen Hood-Caddy. Registrationnot required. Information: 604-469-4577.

SHARE alcohol and drug pro-gram staff continue the educationseries with a discussion on alcoholdependence from 7 to 8:30 p.m.at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody.Program is free. Information: 604-936-3900.

Recovery International meets weekly at 7:30p.m. at the Tri-Cities Mental Health Centre,2232 Elgin Ave., Port Coquitlam. The self-helppeer-to-peer support group meets to help those

struggling with stress, fear, anger, depres-sion, anxiety, panic and nervous symptoms.Information: Phyllis at 604-931-5945.

THURSDAY, JAN. 27Coquitlam Public Library

celebrates Family Literacy Daywith activities from 3:30 to 5 p.m.at the City Centre branch, 3001Burlington Dr. Families withchildren kindergarten and upare invited to play board gameslike Monopoly, Sorry, Settlers

of Catan and more. Activities are free, andregistration is not required. The library willalso hold a workshop on building financialwealth through real estate from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

at the Poirier Branch. Registration is required.Information: 604-937-4155.

Port Moody Power and Sail Squadronkicks off another eight-week sailing course atGleneagle Secondary. Course covers everythingthe afternoon sailor to serious racer needsto navigate the waters safely. Registrationrequired. Information: Lynn at 604-516-6072or www.portmoodypss.com.

Port Coquitlam Heritage and CulturalSociety holds a heritage evening dedicated to“the road less travelled” from 7 to 8 p.m. in theArchives of Leigh Square. Info: 604-927-7611.

Morningside Toastmasters meets from 7:25to 8:30 p.m. at Burkeview Funeral Home, 1340

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Dominion Ave. in Port Coquitlam. New mem-bers welcome. Information: www.morningside-toastmasters.ca or Gene at 604-230-8030.

FRIDAY, JAN. 28TOPS B.C. 2574 meets at 9 a.m. in the

Centennial Lounge at the Poirier RecreationCentre, 620 Poirier St. The non-profit weight loss club welcomesnew members. Information: Ann at604-931-8419.

Crossroads Hospice Society kicksoff a new year of coffeehouse musicwith a performance by Chapter11 at 7:30 p.m. at the GatheringPlace, 1100-2253 Leigh Sq. in Port Coquitlam.Admission is $5, and supports Crossroads InletCentre Hospice. Information: Bill at [email protected].

Place Maillardville continues its Baby’s FirstYear program with a workshop on childcarewith Rae Ingram of YMCA Child Care Resourceand Referral from 1:45 to 3:15 p.m. at 1200

Cartier Ave., Coquitlam. Drop-in program isfree and designed for parents, guardians andgrandparents of babies from newborns to oneyear. Information: 604-933-6146.

Central Coquitlam Pensioners Branch108 weekly social bingo at 1 p.m. in the MikeButler Room at Dogwood Pavilion. There are15 games, and pots range from $5 to $25.Information: Catherine at 604-937-7537.

Port Moody Public Library andSHARE Family and CommunityServices Society host a freeEnglish practice group forinformal language practice from9:30 to 11 a.m. in the ParkLaneRoom. Information: Julie

Sutherland at 604-469-4577.SATURDAY, JAN. 29

Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce hosts itsBusiness Excellence Awards 2011 gala from6 to 11:30 p.m. at the Red Robinson ShowTheatre in Coquitlam. Tickets are $125 plus

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Alzheimer Society of B.C. holds the annual Tri-Cities,Burnaby, New West and Ridge Meadows Investors Group Walkfor Memories starting at the Port Moody RecreationComplex at 1 p.m. Volunteers, donors, sponsorsand participants (teams or individuals) can registeronline at www.walkformemories.com or call 604-941-4697 or 1-800-667-3742.

Knights of Columbus sponsors a youth free-throw championship from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. atArchbishop Carney Regional Secondary in PortCoquitlam. Youth between 10 and 14 years welcome to takepart, and winners move on to local, district and regional com-petitions. Registration required. Information: Fred Weigman at778-898-6540 or [email protected].

Riverview Preservation Society meets from 1:15 to 3 p.m. inthe McGill Branch of the Burnaby Public Library, 4595 AlbertSt. All welcome. Information: 604-299-8955.

MONDAY, JAN. 31Société francophone de Maillardville offers yoga in French

for 10 weeks at the centre, 942-B Brunette Ave., Coquitlam.Registration is $110, and participants must sign up by Jan. 27.Information: 604-515-7070 or [email protected].

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Toastmaster Extravaganza at 7 p.m. in Inlet Theatre of PortMoody, 100 Newport Dr. Prepared and impromptu speecheswill be held and evaluated by a panel of judges. Tickets are $10.Information: Gene Vickers at 604-230-8030 or [email protected].

Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and AwarenessGroup meets at 7 p.m. in the Pinetree Community Centre.Photographer and traveller Chuck Russell will be the guestspeaker. Information: Norm at 604-936-8703 or Ken at 604-936-2998.

Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, Tri-Cities committee,meets at 7 p.m. in the City Centre branch of the CoquitlamPublic Library, 3001 Burlington Dr. Meetings open to all.Information: John at 604-469-0361 or www.vacc.bc.ca/tricities.

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Central Coquitlam Pensioners Branch 108 meet at 1 p.m. inthe McDonald Cartier Room at Dogwood Pavilion. Membershipis $10 per year. Information: Roy at 604-939-0303.

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Riverside didn’t have towait long to exact their meas-ure of revenge, and in doingso, served ample notice to theteams nipping at their heelsthat the Rapids are for real.

Ranked No. 1 in B.C., thejunior girls basketball teamdefeated Brookswood andSouth Kamloops — rankedsecond and third, respectively— en route to winning a tour-nament hosted by the PoCo-based school last weekend.

Friday night’s 66-53 winover Brookswood came justthree days after losing to theBobcats, a missed opportunitythat put the lone dent in theRapids’s 21-1 record.

“I think it was good forour girls to have a loss,”said Rapids coach CaitlinLangford. “We didn’t need tohave a perfect season and thatwasn’t our goal. Losing toBrookswood gave them thatextra motivation and morefire to go back and want itmore.”

Fiona Beales led theway with 25 points againstBrookswood, while Desha Puridropped 15.

Riverside’s first game Fridaysaw the Rapids topple Argyle43-30, with Sara Durand chip-ping in nine points to lead allRapids scorers.

Saturday’s opening contestagainst No. 3 South Kamloopssaw Beales and Puri doing thebrunt of the damage again, asthe two Grade 10s notched 23and 12 points respectively inthe 54-49 win.

“We didn’t play as wellas we did the night before,”Langford said. “We spent thesecond half fighting to get thelead back, but we did.”

Riverside closed out itstournament win with an easy59-37 victory over St. ThomasAquinas on Saturday night,and three Rapids put updouble digits in the contest:Beales (16), Puri (14) andChelsey Sanchez (10).

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Regardless of how his team fared over the week-end, Massimo Lamacchia had all the reasonsin the world to wake up Monday morning with

a smile on his face.The 19-year-old Coquitlam Express forward put

up four points over the course of his club’s three-game road trip, and in the process, secured himself ascholarship to Brown University next year.

“Brown is a great school. It’s known worldwidefor its academic prestige and its hockey program isup and coming,” said Lamacchia, who sits atop theteam’s scoring race with 54 points in 48 contests.“They’re going to have a very good team in the verynear future and it’s a good opportunity for me toexcel at the next level.”

The five-foot-eight, 165-pound Ontario nativeis now the fourth Coquitlam player this season topunch his ticket to the collegiate ranks.

“For myself as a first-year coach in the leaguethere’s a lot of questions and speculation aboutmyself and our staff, but for us to have four schol-arships as a rookie coaching staff is great,” saidExpress coach Jon Calvano.

Lamacchia netted two goals in Coquitlam’s 6-4

loss to Vernon Saturday, and scored once and assist-ed on another in Friday’s 5-3 win over the PentictonVees. The Express closed out their three-gameInterior excursion with a 5-0 loss in Trail Sundaynight.

After slugging it out with the top two teams in theInterior Division on consecutive nights, Game 3 ofthe club’s jaunt proved to be moreof a battle of attrition than anythingelse.

“It was what we kind of expected,there were a lot of tired guys whowere battered and bruised,” Calvanosaid of Sunday’s 5-0 loss.

“We came out with a few chancesat the beginning of the game anddidn’t execute and they had a couplebounces go in. It was as an uphillbattle.”

Sitting third in the InteriorDivision with a 28-19-2-1 record,the Smoke Eaters opened the scor-ing less than four minutes into thecontest and ended up outshootingCoquitlam 46-30. The home side converted twoout of six power play opportunities, and chasedCoquitlam starter Billy McGladrey from the netsafter he allowed the game’s third goal early in thesecond.

“[McGladrey] was alright, but it was a bit of anunfair situation for him,” Calvano said. “He went into a tough game where the guys probably didn’t havethe energy levels they should have. The guys werenot at the level they should have been at and wedidn’t want to make things any worse on him, so wemade the change.”

Khaleed Devji closed out the con-test, making 32 saves on 34 shots injust over 36 minutes worth of play-ing time.

“The legs were heavy and it was atough night,” Devji said. “You can’treally prepare yourself for it. Youalways hope that the guy gettingthe start is going to do the best hecan, and you don’t hope to get putin. When it does happen, you’ve gotto quickly get focused and get yourhead in the game.”

On Saturday night, Coquitlamclawed back from a 4-1 hole againstthe league’s second-best club in theVernon Vipers.

Down 5-2 after two periods, Lamacchia talliedtwo goals in a five-minute span to bring the Expresswithin one, though the Vipers iced it with an empty

CONTINUED ON PAGE 29, see EXPRESS.

“For us to have fourscholarships as a

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Jon CalvanoCoquitlam Express coach

MassimoLamacchia (left)put up fourpoints in threegames thisweekend, ontop of accept-ing a scholar-ship to theNCAA’s BrownUniversity.NOW file

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Madeline Edwards and Zhao Kai Pang are national champs for the third year in a row.

Edwards claims thirdnational skating title

Madeline Edwards is making a point of clos-ing out her skating seasons in style.

The 14-year-old Port Moody resident didjust that last week, capping off her competitivefigure skating year with a gold medal in noviceice dance at the 2011 BMO Junior CanadianFigure Skating Championships.

The tandem of Edwards and her Burnaby-based partner Zhao Kai Pang not only won thebig prize, but they also set a new Canadian rec-ord with their overall score of 96.75.

“Initially I was a little shocked. I looked atmy coach and I was like, ‘Is that right? Did weactually win?’” Edwards recalled. “I was reallyexcited when I realized it was true, and thenI looked over to my partner and I was reallyproud of him too.”

Last week’s win goes along with the pair’sCanadian juvenile ice dance title in 2009 andtheir pre-novice crown in 2010. Edwardsand Pang also took the B.C./Yukon SectionalFigure Skating championship last November,posting a score of 89.35.

“They handled the pressure very well andboth compulsories were super strong,” saidformer Olympian Aaron Lowe, who coaches thepair along with his partner Megan Wing. “Theyhad been struggling with a couple elementshere and there throughout the season withtheir free dance, but that was probably thecleanest run that they’ve done all season. Theypeaked at the right time.”

Having partnered together for the last threeyears, Edwards and Pang have developed achemistry that is rarely found in young skat-ers. Any number of variables can throw thatwinning dynamic off — growth spurts or achange in attitude — but Lowe maintains thathis young protégés have grown together at animpressive rate.

“That’s the hard thing with young kids: younever know if they’re going to grow together,whether they’ll stay at the same height or if

they’re still going to be a good match overtime,” Lowe said. “Megan and I have been verylucky that they have grown together, they’vematured at the same pace and they work welltogether. They work well together as people aswell and they have a good connection on andoff the ice.”

According to Edwards, it’s that complement-ary balance that both bring to the table thatsets them apart from others.

“He has a really, really good work ethic andif one of us makes a mistake, we know not toblame each other, we just move on and workon it from there,” she said. “He’s quieter thanI am, so our personalities don’t clash becauseI talk a lot more than he does, so he’s a reallygood listener.”

A handful of Coquitlam natives also figuredinto last week’s standings, with Kevin Reynoldstopping the list with a fourth-place showing inthe senior men’s bracket. His score of 191.85(61.76 in the short program and 130.09 in thefree program), saw him place three spots aheadof Coquitlam Skating Club product RonaldLam, who finished seventh with a score of174.69 (57.39 and 117.3).

“Ronald Lam was fabulous. He hit two tripleaxles in both programs, which was fantastic,”said Coquitlam Skating Club co-coach BrunoDelmaestro. “He skated like dynamite.”

Fellow Coquitlam Skating Club productAndrew Lum closed out the senior men’sbracket in 17th place, posting a score of123.71. Making her first appearance on thenational stage, Brianna Delmaestro placed 10thin the novice women’s grouping after posting ascore of 86.32.

“I just relaxed because there was nothing tolose,” she said. “I was looking to make sure torotate everything and perform it really well.”

Dylan Archambault rounded out theCoquitlam contingent at the nationals, placing14th in junior men’s with a score of 106.88.

“I think it’s just fabulous that we had fourkids at the national championship. It’s a tre-mendous job on the part of the kids and thecoaches,” Bruno Delmaestro said.

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Ravens silenced in Emerald Tournament finalMake the gimmes, and you’ve got an eight-

point cushion.Miss the gimmes, and you’re on the outside

looking in.That’s the scenario that played out in the

second half of the Emerald TournamentSaturday night, when the Terry Fox Ravenssenior boys hoops team stumbled out of thesecond half gate in a 73-59 loss to VancouverCollege.

“In high school, you’re going to miss fouror five layups and that’s just the way it is,” saidRavens coach Rich Chambers. “But in order tocompete and be at a championship level, youhave to take advantage of your opportunities.We’re not sharp at the moment.”

Tied at 35 headed into the second half, theRavens missed a pair of two-on-one fast breaks

and a breakaway layup before the FightingIrish pushed back, going on a 13-2 run thateffectively sealed Fox’s fate.

Guard Scott Hindput up 20 in the loss,while centre RyanSclater chipped inwith 15.

Fox’s semifinalmatchup saw theRavens down the No.2-ranked KelownaOwls 81-80, a con-test that saw pointguard Bret Macdonaldmake his return tothe Terry Fox lineupafter missing two weeks due to a concussion

and a bout with bronchitis. The starting pointguard scored 17 points in the win, while Hinddropped a sizzling eight three pointers en

route to a 39-pointnight.

“Tyrel Ratich waskey for us down thestretch in that game,”Chambers said. “Hecame off the benchand got six offensiveboards for us in thelast five minutes. Hewas critical, I thought,to us winning thatbasketball game.”

Fox opened thetournament with a 67-58 win over Tamanawis,

a game that never saw Fox fall away fromretaining a 10-point lead.

“It was a very slow-paced game, but our fourreturning starters from last year just did theirjob,” Chambers noted.

Port Moody Secondary also took part in thetourney, dropping all three of its contests: 102-42 to Vancouver College, 83-53 to White RockChristian and 63-57 to Tamanawis.

The Ravens’ next contest is a road dateThursday against Kitsilano, a club that cur-rently sits outside of the province’s top 10.

“The rankings to me, don’t mean anything,”Chambers said. “We’re not a big team, so it’snot like we’re going to go out and domin-ate with our size. We have to play hard everynight, and if we don’t come out ready to play,we’re in a struggle with every game.”

Express still in playoff hunt despite 1-2 road tripnetter in the last minute. Despite hanging around with a teamthat’s considered a perennial contender for league supremacy,Calvano said he isn’t big on moral victories at this point in theseason.

“It’s two points lost. We’ve lost to them twice now by onegoal. They’re a great team and a great program, but we’re rightthere with them. We just kind of let it slip,” he said.

“It might be a consolation if it’s Game 5 of the year, but not ifit’s Game 47.”

Like the other two games on the road trip, Coquitlam sur-rendered a pair of power play goals against Vernon. Outside of

Lamacchia’s pair, Jason Grecica and Michael Krgovich account-ed for the rest of Coquitlam’s offence while Devji made 28 saveson 33 shots.

“They were able to take over on the power plays they had,and we kind of got away from our gameplan in the second,”Lamacchia said. “They are a national championship-type ofteam, so they were able to pull away. But I thought the guys dida good job of keeping with it and staying with them.”

The Express kicked off their first of three Friday night with a5-3 win over Penticton, a game in which Lamacchia earned firststar honours on the weight of his two-point night.

Destry Straight scored both Coquitlam markers in the first,while Lamacchia and Grecica popped in two more in the second

to up the team’s lead to 4-1. Though the Vipers would counterwith two of their own in the third, Garrick Perry iced it with anempty net tally with 20 seconds left.

The win came despite the Express managing only 14 shots inthe contest.

“Getting that first one out of the way made things a loteasier,” Lamacchia said. “We put a lot of energy into that win,and it was one of those greasy road games that you have to playto come out on top.”

The seventh-place Express sit one point ahead of CowichanValley in the Coastal Conference standings, and still have onegame in hand. Coquitlam gets back at it with a home-and-homeset Thursday and Friday with the Langley Chiefs.

“In order to compete and be at achampionship level, you have to

take advantage of youropportunities.”

Rich ChambersTerry Fox basketball coach



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BBY METROTOWN 1 & 2 BRavail Immed, Clean, quiet bldng.Inc heat/hot water. 778-788-1867

BBY, METROTOWN. 1 - 2 BR.Clean, quiet bldg. Incl heat/hotwater. Immed. 778-323-0237

BBY METROTOWN 1 BR. AvailImmed, Clean, quiet bldng. Incheat/hot water. 604-434-3455

BBY N. bright, spac, 2 BR + den,top flr, N/s, N/p, $1300/mo, availFeb 1, cls to Lougheed Mall,Skytrain, SFU. Call 604-351-3215

Bach, Jr. 1,1 & 2 Bdrms

from$820

544 SYDNEY PLACECOQUITLAM

MOVE-IN BONUS

RENTALS [email protected]

Heat/Water incl., parkingavail. On cul-de-sac.Tennis courts, closeto Lougheed Mall,bus/Skytrain.

6508 Apt/Condos6508

COQ. 1 BR $800, Avail Now/Feb 1, incls heat, parking. Call778-990-7079 or 604-521-8249

COQ, 325 Casey. X-Lrg 1 BR,w/cbl, avail now. Pets & Child ok.Frm: $775. Quiet. 604-339-2316

COQ LARGE 2 BR, 2BTHR suite,Dishwasher, washer & dryer,alarm system on suite. Undergparking. $950 + utils. #105-1175Heffley Crescent, (close to CoqCenter). 604-468-7677

SKYLINE TOWERS102-120 Agnes St, N.West

Hi-Rise Apartment withRiver View & Indoor Pool.1 BR & 2 BR Available.Rent includes heat & hotwater. Remodelled Buildingand Common area. Gatedundergrd parking available.References required.

CALL 604 525-2122BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

MONTECITO TOWERS99-7360 Halifax St, Bby

Bach, 1 BR & 2 BR

604 420-5636www.montecitotowers.com

COQ, WALK to Coq Centre, WCEtransit, Douglas College. BrandNEW LUXURY Bosa, 1 BRCondo, beautiful granite counts,ss appls, hrdwd flrs, 1 storage, 1sec’d prkg, sec bldg. Excellentamens: fitness area, sauna/steamroom. $1150. Avail now / Feb 1.Prefer NS/NP. Call 604-880-0439

Large bright 1 BRS @ $785.Newly reno’d Incl heat, hot water& dw. 1016 Howie Ave. nr AustinRaymar Realty. 778-828-6345

MAPLE RIDGE Bright Lrg 1 BR &2 BR, heat, hot water, cbl incls,Avail Now. 604-783-2902

NEW WEST, 1 BR & 2 BR stes,Newly reno’d, quiet. Starting from$780; Incls heat/hotwater, deluxecable. NS/NP • 604-521-4180

BONSOR APTSRenovated high rise, concretebuilding. Penthouse, 1 BR &2 BR available. Very close toMetrotown, Skytrain & Bonsorswimming pool. Rent includesheat, hot water. Refs req’d.

Contact Alex604-999-9978

or Bayside Property ServicesOffice: 604-432-7774

NEW WESTSt Andrews Street

2 BR Apt, Large balcony,updated, nr transit & amens.Available Feb 1. Small petok with pet deposit.

Call 604-540-9300

GARDEN VILLA1010 6th Ave, New West

1 BR & 2 BR Available.Beautiful atrium with fountain.By shops, college & transit.Pets negotiable. Ref required.


VILLA MARGARETA320-9th St, New WestBach & 1 BR Available.

All Suites Have Balconies.Undergrd Parking Available.Refs Required. Small Pet Ok.


New Westminster909 - 12th Street

Bright 2 BR ste. New carpets.Fridge, stove & W/D in building.Avail now or Feb 1. $950. Ns/np.Lease & excellent refs a must.Al Dodimead ACD Realty

(604) 521-0311view this & other properties @

www.acdrealty.com

Port Moody121 BREW STREET

As new junior 1 BR Condo, 5appls, N/S, pet possible. AvailFeb. or March 1. Lease &excellent refs a must. $1050.Al Dodimead ACD Realty

(604) 521-0311view this & other properties @

www.acdrealty.com

ROTARY TOWER25 Clute St, New West

Age 55 or over. Beautiful view.B a c h h i g h r i s e a p t .Close to trans & shopping.Rent incl all utils. Refs req.

Contact AnaCell: 778-859-0798

Bayside Property Services Ltd.

ROYAL CRESCENTESTATES

22588 Royal Crescent Ave,Maple Ridge

Large units. Close to GoldenEars Bridge. Great view of River

office: 604 463-0857cell: 604 375-1768

WOODLAND PARKTOWNHOMES

Professionally managedfamily townhome complexon 28 acres located inbeautiful Port Moody.Spacious 2 BR & 3 BRunits, 5 appls, inste W/D,walk out bsmt, 1 parking.Cat friendly.

Contact [email protected]

RIVERS INLETTownhouses

(Coquitlam Centre area)• 2 BR Townhouse• 3 BR Townhouse1.5 bath, 2 levels,

5 appls, decorativefireplace, carport.

Sorry no pets.Call 604-942-2012

POCO 2 BR T/H $775/mo &$815/mo. Quiet-family complex,No Pets! Avail Now. Call604-464-0034

6605 Townhouses -Rent6605

COQ, Westwood Plateau. Newer2 BR, 2.5 baths, f/p, 10’ ceilings,granite, f/yard, dbl garage, pool,gym, luxury clubhouse. 1,200 sf.$1395/mo. Immed. 778-889-3883

POCO SOUTH, gr lvl, priv entr,incl utils, cable, in-suite laundry,$800 n/s, n/p, 604-941-8540

NEW WEST, Queensborough.Clean & spac. 1 BR. Ns/np. $650incl hydrol. Near bus, park, shops,schools. Avail now. 604-306-3057

NEW WEST Bright roomy 1 BRste, n/s, quiet, n/p, on bus rte, nrskytrain, $750 incls utils, cbl &w/d, Immed. Refs. 778-397-2002

N. WEST, Queensborough, 3 BR,main flr, 1 bath, $1100/mo + utils,available immed, own parking.604-722-5550 or 604-671-8389

COQ, MUNDY Park. lrg 2 BR,lower lvl, 5 appl, carport. $950 inclutil. Ns/Np, Now. 604-291-2090

COQ Lrg 1 BR + Office, sh’d W/D.Nr SFU. $850 incls utils/cbl/netNS. Avail Immed. 778-232-6359

COQ, 585 Alderson Av. 2 BR g/l,new paint & carpets, share w/d,alarm. $1100 incls utils & cable.Av now. N/S, N/P. 604-931-6269

COQ 3121 Pattulo, 2 BR bsmt,full bath, own w/d, all appls.$1050 incls utils. Pets ok. 2 minsto Coq Centre. Avail Feb 1st.778-688-2594

6602 Suites/PartialHouses6602

BBY, S. 1 BR, full bath, privatelaundry. N/s. $750/mo incl hydro.Near bus. Immed. 604-435-6087

Family LivingWHITGIFT GARDENS1 BR, $750/mo. 2 BR from$925/mo. 3 BR fr $1100/mo.

● Spacious apartments● Heat, hot water, parking● Ball court, daycare avail.● Near Skytrain, shopping &

kids park. Sorry no pets.

604-939-0944

CALYPSO COURT1030 - 5th Ave, New West

Near Transportation &Douglas College.

Well Managed Building.

office: 604 524-8174cell: 604 813-8789

RENTALS To place your ad call

604-444-3000

AMBER (W)401 Westview St, Coq

Large Units.Near Lougheed Mall.

Transportation & S.F.U.

office: 604 939-2136cell: 604 805-9490

AMBER ROCHESTOR545 Rochester Ave, Coq

Close to Lougheed Mall,S.F.U. & Transportation.

office:604 936-3907

COQ • Austin HeightsClean Apts to rent. Sorry no pets.

604-936-5755

CANTERBURY COURTFifth Ave, New West

2 BR $935 & 1 BR $785. Lrg,bright, well maint bldg. Rentincludes heat, hot water &cable. N/P. Central New West.

CALL 604 519-1095Professionally Managedby Colliers International

KING ALBERT COURT1300 King Albert, Coq

Close to Transportation,Schools & S.F.U.

office: 604 937-7343cell: 778 848-5993

JUNIPER COURT415 Westview St, Coq

Close to Lougheed Mall, allTransportation Connections,

Schools & S.F.U.

office: 604 939-8905cell: 604 916-0261

COTTONWOOD PLAZA555 Cottonwood Ave, Coq

Large units some with2nd bathroom or den.

On bus routes, close toS.F.U. & Lougheed Mall.

office: 604 936-1225

COQ CENTRE. 1 BR condo, grd/lvl. 700 sq ft. 7 applis, jet tub, gasf/p, u/g prkg, large patio. Ns/np.$850/mo. Nr WC Exp. & DouglasCollege. Feb 1st. 604-942-5641

COQ. CENTRE . Obelisk Tower,New 1 BR & Den, 7 appls, f/p, secprkg. Gym/amens. By bus. $999.Now/Feb. NS/NP. 604-724-0298

COQ CTR, 2 BR 2 ba, fully reno’d,top flr, corner, view apt atLakeside. Lrg deck, u/grnd prkg,$1400 incls cable & amens. N/P &N / S . A v a i l a b l e F e b 1 .604-937-7198 or 604-220-6098

COQ CTRE Tantalus, S/Springs.2 BR, 2 bath condo, 885sf. $1350.Av Mar 1. NS/NP. 778-387-0849

COQ RIVER Hghts, Atlin Place,Top flr, 2 BR, 2 bath, all appls,balcony, sec prkg. Avail now.$950/mo. NS/NP. 778-285-1616

6508 Apt/Condos6508COQ MAILLARDVILLE, 2 BRapt, $1100, 1.5 baths, enste w/d,cat ok, Feb 1. 778-886-4900

6508 Apt/Condos6508NEW WEST 1 BR, bright, spac,830 sq ft, incls ht, h/w, locker, Feb1, N/p, N/s, $745. 778-991-8818.

NEW WEST 310 - 8 St. Close toskytrain & bus. Lrg 1BR, w/lrgpatio. $795 incls heat & storagelocker. Cat OK with pet dep. Refsreq’d. Call Res Mgr 604-395-5303

NEW WEST 508 - 8 St. Close toWestminster Mall & transit. BACHste w/balcony, $655 incls heat &storage locker. Lrg 1 BR withbalcony $795. Cat ok w/pet dep.Refs req. Res Mgr 604-521-1862

NEW WEST nr RCH/Skytrain,1 BR apt, $740/mo, No Pets, quietcomplex, Call 604 299-8288

NEW WESTMINSTER,One Bedroom, $715/mo

Includes heat, h/w, cable & park-ing. New carpets. Near Skytrain.Great view! Avail February 1st.

Cats okay! Deposit required.Call 604-521-2884

NEWLY RENOVATED 1 BR621 Colburne, New West,$715/mo, Available Feb 1, nopets. Call 604-454-4540

POCO, GATES Park. Brand new2 BR, 2 bath, 5 ss appls, f/p, 2secd prkg. NS/NP. 604-726-8656

SRY, Cedar Hills. 2 BR, f/bath, 5appl, u/g prkg, stor., gym. Mar 1st.$1,050/mo. N/s. 604-338-5156.

6515 Duplexes - Rent6515

BBY, NORTH. Clean 2 BR, g/lvl.Nr SFU. Big back yard. Nice area.Ns/np. Immed. 604-253-0168

6540 Houses - Rent65403 Bdrm Homes! Rent TO OWN!

Poor Credit Ok, Low Down.Call Karyn 604-857-3597

ANMORE, 2 BR Rancher, reno’d,1900sf, lev acreage, 5 appls, 2bath, f/p, garg, patio. Mins PoMo/Coq Ctr, Buntzen, 778-688-6622

6540 Houses - Rent6540

COQ, Blue Mtn/ Como Lake. 3BR, upper floor of house. Ns/np.1.5 baths, big deck, 6 applis.$1450/mo + 2⁄3 util. 604-939-6077

STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN● No Qualification - Low Down ●COQUITLAM - 218 Allard St. 2bdrm HANDY MAN SPECIAL!!!HOUSE, bsmt/2 sheds....$888/MNEW WEST- 1722-6th Av 2 bdrmHOUSE w/1 suite 2 f/p,Long termfinance, new roof, RT-1..$1,288/MSURREY- 6297 134 St. Solid 5bdrm HOUSE w/2 bdrm suite on1/4 acre lot with views... $1,688/MCHILLIWACK - 9557 Williams, 3bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on49x171’ lot, excellent investmentproperty in heart of town..... $888/MCall Kristen today (604)786-4663

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6450 MiscellaneousRentals6450

GATED PARKINGAVAILABLE

New Westminster


6590 Rooms6590BBY 1 room upper, w/d, n/s, n/p.Prof person. $500 incls cbl/utils,pkng. Av Feb 1. 604-434-5578

6595 SharedAccommodation6595

6595-20 Coq./Poco/Port Moody6595-20

POCO, Own BR, $425 incls utils,W/D, share home. NS/NP. AvailNow. Nr Coq Ctr. 778-216-1727

ROOM WITH a View, in a house,incls util/cbl/ph/wd, $450/mo.Avail now. N/P, 604-315-6611

ROOMMATE NEEDED to share1800 sqft Townhouse in PortMoody, w/d, laminate floors, $575incls utils, cable & internet, park-ing, indoor pool, nr SFU &Lougheed Mall. Suits professionalworking person or student. Refer-ences Required. Avail Now. Call778-846-5275

6602 Suites/PartialHouses6602

1 BR, bsmt ste. W. MRidge. $750incls utls/cbl/sh’d w/d. Walk toWCE & shops. Avail Mar 1. Refsreq’d. 604.465.0624

BBY 2 BR grnd lvl in new house,$750 incls heat/hydro. NS/NP. NrCanada Way/Imperial. AvailableFeb 1 or Mar 1. 604-521-6658

BBY, Boundary/Hastings.1300sf,newly reno’d, quiet 2 BR bsmtsuite, vaulted ceilings, Sh’d W/D.$995/mo + utils. Incls internet. Nrtransit. Ns/Np. 604-788-9131

BBY, Central. Lrg 3 BR, 2 baths,f/p, priv w/d, c/port. Exc cond.$1350 + ½ util. Small pet ok. N/s.Near BCIT, SFU, BGH, Skytrain &bus. Avail now. 604-298-6874

BBY, DEER LAKE. 2 BR, grd/lvl.Sh’d w/d. Ns/np. Refs. $950/moincls utils. 604-298-9149

BBY, EAST. 2 BR, grd/lvl. 1100sq ft. Radiant heat, shared laun-dry. Near schools & bus. Immed.604-521-1008 or 604-789-6318

BBY, Lrg 2 BR + den, $890 inclsnet, cable & utls. Nr skytrain/bus/school. NS/NP. 604-505-5275

BBY, METROTOWN. 1 BR, g/lvl,Alarm. Near skytrn. NS/NP. Refs.$850 incl util. Now. 604-430-1358

BBY, N. 2 BR upper lvl, mtn & cityview, lrg deck, n/p, $830 + utils.Also 1 BR bsmt, $680 incls utils.Priv w/d. Immed. 604-951-8632

BBY, NORTH. 2 BR, f/bath, privlaundry. 1000 sf. $1150/mo + util.Ns/np. Immed. 604-299-6470

BBY NORTH, Lrg 1 BR ste, ownW/D & all appls. $1025 + 25 %utls. Feb 1. NS/NP. 604-261-3999

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9105 AutoMiscellaneous9105

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9125 Domestic91251998 EAGLE TALON ESI, 170k,2.0 L, excellent condition, 5 spd,no accidents, silver exterior, greyinterior. $3500. 604-763-3223

9135 Parts &Accessories9135

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2002 BUICK Rendezvous White130,800kms. New Brakes,Muffler,Tires. Clean familyvehicle. $6100 250-870-1236

9160 Sports &Imports9160

2001 NISSAN Altima GXE 2.4 lauto, ac, pwr group, 107 k, $4,700obo. Call 604-826-1354

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8335 Window Cleaning8335BOB’S WINDOW

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Treeworks 15 yrs exp. Tree/Stump Removal, Prun’in & Trim’in& View Work 291-7778, 787-5915

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8315 Tree Services8315

8295 Snow Removal8295K & E’S 24 HOUR SNOWPLOWING & SALTINGCommercial & Residential

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WILL HAUL out garages andbsmts, for little or no $ if saleableitems are included. 604-936-8583

8255 Rubbish Removal8255Abe Moving & Delivery

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Roofing Experts 778-230-5717Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. Allwork Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank

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8250 Roofing8250CHOICE Roofing 604-807-7312Specializing in New, Re-roofing

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8240 Renovations &Home Improvement8240

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8240 Renovations &Home Improvement8240

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PLUMBERSWater Lines (without digging)Sewer Lines (without digging)Install. Drain tiles. 604-294-5300

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8220 Plumbing8220

10% Off with this Ad! For all yourplumbing, heating & reno needs.Lic Gas Fitter, Aman. 778-895-2005

8205 Paving/SealCoating8205

ALLEN Asphalt, concrete, brick,drains, foundations, walls, mem-branes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

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8195 Painting/Wallpaper8195

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8090 Fencing/Gates8090

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8087 Excavating8087

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8073 Drainage8073

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8060 Concrete8060DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETESeniors discount. Friendly, familybusiness, 40+ yrs. 604-240-3408

8055 Cleaning8055Maids 'R' US Exc. Home Clean-ing! Great Prices! 20 yrs Exp,Ref's, Res/Comm 604 808-0212

8010 Alarm/Security8010

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2650 Mary Hill Rd. Port Coquitlam

604.942.7282www.pocobuildingsupplies.com

Sale prices end February 6, 2011

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U618 U496 U623 U356 U15

HAPPYHAPPYNEW YEAR!NEW YEAR!

Chris and Jeff are the 4th generation ofthe Galer family to run Poco BuildingSupplies and they know that the futurelooks bright, but also challenging. Theirfirst full year at the helm of Poco BuildingSupplies has been a busy one. With thesupport of an experienced staff, they’veexpanded the delivery fleet and pur-chased new forklifts for the yard, re-fittedthe 10,000 sq ft store with new highefficiency light fixtures, changed partsof the store and yard configuration andare about to complete a company-widerebranding to give everything a freshlook. ‘We have a new logo that draws onthe company colours from the 60’s and70’s - moving forward but drawing on ourpast,” says Jeff, “everything from busi-ness cards to crane trucks will have thesame look.”

The two cousins also know that they’llface a tough challenge with the openingof a new American big-box competitorin their backyard but they believe theircompany’s dedication to customerservice and competitive pricing with al-low them to keep and grow their marketshare. “Big-box stores are all the same- advertise lost leaders on a small numberof products and maximize huge profitson things that aren’t price sensitive,”says Chris, “but I still stand behind ourposition that we offer competitive pricingand that overall projects costs are alwayslower with us than a big-box.”

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Product Description Poco BuildingEveryday Price Big Box*

U618 1/2” x 5-1/4” Ultralite MDF Baseboard$1.11per ft $1.71 per ft

U496 1/2” X 3-1/2” Ultralite MDF Baseboard$0.46 per ft $1.07 per ft

U623 1/2” x 3-1/4” Ultralite MDF Baseboard$0.62 per ft $1.25 per ft

U356 3/8” x 2-1/4” Ultralite MDF Casing$0.41per ft $0.55 per ft

U15 11/16” x 4-9/16” Ultralite Baseboard$0.68per ft $1.45 per ft

TOILET IN A BOXRound front bowl, perfect

for suite renos

$$8888 8888Reg. Price$129.98

$$18189898

SnowSnowShovelsShovels

Starting at

*Pricing from www.homedepot.ca January 21, 2011

$$499499 9898Alexander Walnut Vanity

36w x 18d x34h 361834

$459 98Reg. Price$559.98$359 98

Justin Rust Vanity24w x 18d x32h 243218

Temple White Vanity30w x 22d x34h 301934

Reg. Price$599.00

Reg. Price$459.98

Reg. Price$559.98