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6-week feedback period for vision; Kwikwetlem looks to receive benefits JANIS WARRENThe Tri-CiTy News

A new vision for the old Riverview Hospital grounds in Coquitlam was unveiled for public comment yesterday (Thursday).

But how the provincial gov-ernments plans will jive with those from the Kwikwetlem First Nation are unclear.

The high-level document was released by three pro-vincial ministers in front of Valleyview Pavilion, a 1950s fa-cility that will be razed to make way for two new buildings for mental health patients.

Rich Coleman, Terry Lake and Stephanie Cadieux heralded the plan to build a 105-bed complex to replace the Centre for Mental Health and Addiction, located on the Willingdon Lands in Burnaby. Another building with 38 beds will be constructed to replace the Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre and Provincial Assessment Centre, also currently located on the Willingdon Lands.

The provinces $175-million investment is significant, said Coleman, whose housing port-folio includes Riverview.

And Health Minister Lake

said the new facilities will be in addition to the new 75-bed mental-health unit that will be open around the same time, in 2019 at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster.

But while many city of-ficials at the press conference welcomed the news of more mental health services in the region, they also grumbled at the lack of details and the manner in which the vision

had been dropped on them Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart said he received his copy 30 minutes prior.

According to A Vision for Renewing Riverview and remarks made by Coleman Thursday, BC Housing intends to follow the communitys wishes to have Riverview re-turn as a mental-health hub.

A photo illustration prepared for Renewing Riverview shows a planned mental health complex on the 244-acre Riverview Hospital grounds in Coquitlam.

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Friends, daughters pitch in on project for refugee kidsSARAH PAYNEThe Tri-CiTy News

Coquitlams Selina Prevost has been busily transforming dolls and stuffed toys for the children of Syrian refugees who will soon be arriving in Canada but shes still hoping for more donations.

As reported in The Tri-City News earlier this month, Prevost is transforming Bratz

dolls, removing their makeup, shortening their hair and pull-ing it into a ponytail, and trad-ing their glitzy costumes for simple felt dresses and head scarves or shawls. Shes also making vests with Canada flags on them for small teddy bears.

All the toys have a hand-made tag attached that reads, Welcome to Canada in English and Arabic. Prevost hopes to have 100 of each when the refugees arrive over the coming weeks.

Its been really great so far but I definitely need a few more [dolls and bears],

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she has had 55 dolls and about 80 teddy bears donated. Friends came by one evening for a work party to help out, and her daughters are pitching in as well.

Basically I do a little bit every night, Prevost said.

Donations can be dropped off at Cape Horn elementary (155 Finnigan St., Coquitlam) or at the mayors office at Coquitlam city hall, at the cor-ner of Guildford and Pinetree ways.

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TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTOSelina Prevost, a Coquitlam mom, is transforming the popular Bratz dolls, as well as teddy bears, to create toys to welcome Syrian refugee children to Canada.

Girls Christmas wish is to help othersCHRISTMAS GIVING

Its so nice to give to people. Its such a nice feelingSARAH PAYNEThe Tri-CiTy News

Kyra Gregory-Cole has a Christmas wish, but it isnt what would normally be on a nine-year-olds list for Santa.

The Grade 4 Irvine elemen-tary school student wants to help those in dire need of as-sistance and shes hoping the inspiration spreads to others.

We get presents under the tree but those people, they dont get presents and I wanted to help them, Kyra told The Tri-City News. Its so nice to give to people, its such a nice feeling.

So for the fourth year in a row Gregory-Cole, who could easily pass for one of Santas little elves, will stand with her mother and a handful of other helpers at the corner of Main and Hastings streets in Vancouvers Downtown Eastside and distribute gloves, hats, scarves, socks, toiletries and other goodies to the re-gions most vulnerable people.

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GARY MCKENNAThe Tri-CiTy News

Larger garages, greater park-ing requirements for develop-ers and even larger lot widths are some of the options being looked at for dealing with parking issues that have been cropping up on Coquitlams Burke Mountain.

A slew of complaints have come in from residents in the citys newest neighbourhood, who say they have no space to put their vehicles. According to a staff report, the issue is particularly prevalent around the higher-density townhouse and smaller single-family lot developments.

We are well aware that week-in, week-out, this ques-tion is being raised about our parking standards and the var-ious approaches we are taking with this, said Jim McIntyre, the citys general manager of planning and development.

Developers are already required to provide 1.5 park-ing stalls per dwelling in the northeast but a staff report said the average car ownership rates in the area are higher.

The document also noted that tenants in secondary suites are frequently being told by their landlords to park on the street while, in other cases, garages are being used for storage rather than parking.

The issue prompted Coun. Mae Reid to suggest looking at the citys zoning to potentially increase the size of the resi-dential lots to accommodate the vehicles in the neighbour-hood.

But opinions varied at the council table over how much responsibility the city should take over parking issues in the northeast.

Mayor Richard Stewart noted that many residents have turned their garages into games rooms or storage units while Coun. Chris Wilson blamed the accumulation of junk on people not being able to park on their own property.

Coun. Teri Towner went one step further, saying residents who move into the higher-density neighbourhoods need to be informed of some of the parking limitations before they purchase their homes.

The housing choices in the area provide affordable homes for families, something she worried would be affected if lot sizes are increased.

Residents also need to be more realistic about what they can fit on their properties, she added, noting that even with more regulations, it will still be hard to stop people from filling their garages with junk and parking boats in their driveways.

There are some people just dont care, she said.

Staff are currently review-ing the issue and said that they would have a report back to council early in the new year outlining some potential policy changes.

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The deadline for providing online feedback on the city of Coquitlams Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan has been extended to Dec. 31.

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coquitlam.ca/blnp and resi-dents, businesses and other stakeholders are encouraged to learn more about the plans and provide their input.

The plan covers the area between North Road, Blue Mountain Street, the Port

Moody border and the Trans Canada Highway, exclud-ing Maillardville. Once the document is drafted, it will guide council on future de-velopment decisions.


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According to police, the man grabbed a cof-fee maker valued at more than $1,000 from a store at Coquitlam Centre, but not before he was caught on the stores security camera.

Mounties are hoping the

public can help identify the Caucasian man who is in his 50s, about 57 tall with a medium build and grey hair.

Anyone with information is asked to call 604-945-1580 and quote file num-ber 2015-41587 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca.

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Coquitlam down two spots while PoCo is up threeJANIS WARRENThe Tri-CiTy News

Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam are on a magazines list of B.C.s top 10 best cities in which to live and work.

This week, BCBusiness un-veiled its second annual roll, showing Fort St. John defend-ing its title. Coquitlam fell two spots from third to fifth place on the 2015 chart while PoCo rose from 13th to 10th.

Rounding out its best list are: Dawson Creek, North Vancouver district, Squamish, Langley district, Surrey, Delta and New Westminster. Vancouver ranked 17th while Victoria took 20th.

(Port Moody was not con-sidered. We excluded bed-room communities such as West Vancouver, Port Moody and White Rock, which had high incomes but relatively small job markets, BCBusiness staff wrote in their online re-port.)

The survey, which was carried out with Environics Analytics, examined 36 B.C. cities based on six economic factors: five-year average household income change; average household income; average household income under 35; five-year population change; unemployment rate; and percentage of households whose members have univer-sity degrees.

David Munro, Coquitlams economic development manager, said the findings are excellent news for the municipality, which has been driving growth for a number of years (this month, city council approved a $500,000 fund

specifically for new economic development projects).

These are third-party sta-tistics and for them to come up with Coquitlam being in the top five really reflects what weve been trying to achieve, Munro said. When you think about how well Coquitlam is located in the region, how we have a highly educated labour force and how diverse the make-up is of our business community, it makes sense.

Munro said while Coquitlam has suffered some major blows recently with the loss of Target, Future Shop and Williams Moving and Storage, other businesses have moved in quickly to fill the gaps.

He pointed to the Sony warehouse off United Boulevard, which closed early this year. By the fall, the North Bend Street facility at 121,884 sq. ft over 8.69 acres had sold to GFR Pharma Ltd., a leading Canadian producer of supplements and natural health products. That business means 110 jobs in the new year all of which will be high-paying, Munro said.

Meanwhile, Target in Coquitlam Centre mall will be replaced with Walmart this spring while Future Shops space at the mall has been filled by its sister company, Best Buy (its former site on Pinetree Way is now empty).

Munro said many business headquarters are coming into town, especially in the financial sector, attracted to among other things QNet (the citys high-speed fibre optic network), the Evergreen Line (due to open in early 2017) and the $4 billion in in-frastructure investment by the provincial government (Port Mann Bridge and King Edward Street overpass, for example).

Private investment always follows public, Munro said.

As for Port Coquitlam, which has cheaper residential, commercial and industrial land than in neighbouring Coquitlam, Mayor Greg Moore said the city has also worked hard to make local business prosper.

And he said local govern-ment has shown respect for its own workers by looking at bringing in a living wage that would pay municipal employ-

ees and its major contractors at least $19.75 an hour.

Overall, Moore said, the Tri-Cities is a desirable place to live. People are moving here all the time because of the natural elements and ameni-ties we have.

BCBusiness will publish its findings in its January 2016 edition.

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Residents are invited to enjoy a day of free recre-ation and entertainment on Jan. 2, when the city of Coquitlam kicks off its year-long 125 birthday celebra-tions.

Between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., everything from skating and swimming to curling try-its and fitness classes will be held at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St.).

An opening ceremony will kick things off at 11:10 a.m. and will be followed by a performance by 5 on

a String at 11:30 a.m. Live music will continue in the 19+ lounge between noon and 3 p.m., and free swim-ming will also be offered at the City Centre Aquatic Complex (1210 Pinetree Way) between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Coquitlam 125th birth-day celebrations will be taking place throughout the year. For more information about the Jan. 2 event, go to www.coquitlam125.ca/activate.


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A 500% increase from 06 to 13 in city of CoquitlamGARY MCKENNAThe Tri-CiTy News

A sharp increase in the number of tickets issued by Coquitlam bylaw officers has the city looking for more

screeners to oversee the dis-pute process.

Currently, two staffers are tasked with reviewing disputed notices to check for evidence and any errors before they are handed off to the provincially-appointed adjudicator.

A staff report to Coquitlam city councillors noted that disputes are usually resolved once the person who received the ticket is made aware of the

citys photographic evidence.But with the number of

tickets increasing from 2,200 in 2006 to 13,499 in 2013, more fines are being disputed and staff say that more screening officers are necessary.

On Monday, council voted in favour of a report that ap-points all bylaw inspector 2s, clerk 3s and property use inspectors to act as screening officers as well as the manager

of bylaw and animal control services and their supervisors.

The increase in the number of tickets issued has resulted from the city taking on re-sponsibility for pay parking in the Town Centre area. The report noted that the number of tickets is also on the rise because more city workers have been appointed to issue tickets, including building, environmental services and

urban forestry staffers.That has caused the number

of tickets issued to jump from 6,840 in 2011 to 8,982 in 2012 before hitting 13,499 in 13. So far this year, there have been 655 disputed bylaw enforce-ment notices and each dis-puted ticket requires anywhere from 10 minutes to several hours to review.


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Access & park space tops M&T wish lists

PORT MOODY WATERFRONT

Environment and traffic among area peoples concernsSARAH PAYNEThe Tri-CiTy News

When Mill and Timber closes its doors to cedar and, perhaps, opens up for develop-ment, what people most want to see are a bigger Rocky Point Park, waterfront access, a pub-lic market and a wide mix of shops and services.

A summary of feedback re-ceived to date on the Flavelle Oceanfront proposal has been released by planning consul-tants Brook Pooni Associates, and while it shows support for new development on the prime Moody Centre site, the common concerns centred on density and traffic, the environment and waterfront access.

The report details commu-nity engagement efforts since the project was announced in the spring, including neigh-bourhood canvassing, an open house and information kiosks at community events such as Golden Spike Days, the Newport Village Summer Festival, Fraser Valley Food

Truck Festival and more. Canvassing in Moody

Centre, Pleasantside, Glenayre and College Park found most residents who responded to questions were neutral about the proposed development while slightly fewer expressed outright support. As well, the consultants found residents in neighbourhoods with views of Mill and Timber were well informed about the planning process so far while others were not aware of any potential development at the site.

At community open houses, feedback included sugges-tions for a seawall promenade and housing with a west coast design as well as a mix of res-taurants, bars and a public market. Common concerns touched on the areas ability to handle a large volume of new traffic and the potential loss of well-paying jobs.

Overall, however, there is keen interest in Mill and

Timbers future.In many of the project

teams conversations at the Newport Village Days, there were three themes that came up repeatedly, the report states, including the need for waterfront park space, an acknowledgement that taller buildings could translate into more green space and a sense of urgency and questions about when one could move in.

Flavelle Oceanfront has sub-mitted an official community plan amendment applica-tion to change its industrial/special study area designation to Mixed Use Oceanfront District, and would also re-quire an amendment to Metro Vancouvers Regional Growth Strategy. If Metro approves the citys proposal, the application goes back to PoMo for a rezon-ing application.


OPEN HOUSE IN THE NEW YEARPort Moody will host an open house on Jan. 7 at 6 p.m.

to present the public engagement results, Flavelles vi-sion for the Mill and Timber property and the prelimi-nary land use plan. City staff and Flavelles project team will be in attendance to answer questions.

COUNCIL MEETINGS Start at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, CoquitlamCity Hall, 3000 GuildfordWay, Coquitlam (with the exception of CouncilMeetings following a Public Hearing).

PUBLIC HEARINGS Start at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers (CouncilMeeting will commence immediately following the adjournment of a PublicHearing).

COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MEETINGS Start at 2:00 p.m. on Council Meetingdays (typically held in the Council Committee Room).

COUNCIL AGENDAS Are posted on the Citys website by 5:00 p.m. on theFriday prior to the scheduled meeting.

WATCH COUNCIL MEETINGS The City offers a video streaming servicethat makes its Regular Council Meetings, Public Hearings and Council-in-Committee Meetings accessible through its website at coquitlam.ca/webcasts

KEEP INFORMEDThere are a number of ways to stay informed and connected withCoquitlam City Council. Below is the Council Meeting schedule for 2016.Any changes throughout the year can be viewed on the Citys publicnotice posting boards and on the Citys website: coquitlam.ca/agendas

In accordance with Section 127 of the Community Charter, notice of the

availability of the City of Coquitlam 2016 Council Meeting Schedule is

hereby provided.

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April 2016 April 4* April 18 April 25*

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DIANE STRANDBERG/THE TRI-CITY NEWSAbove right: Connor Diamond, a Grade 11 student at Riverside secondary school in Port Coquitlam, gets tips on bike repair from Ryan Gardiner, a certified bike technician from Caps Westwood Cycle. Staff from the local bike store have are teaching bike re-pair as part of a skills development program at the school. Above: Diamond and classmate Jean Sebastien Villeneuve in the class learning with Gardiner.

Bike store shares skills with teens at Riverside

TRI-CITY SCHOOLS

Bike repair part of skills develop-ment class in PoCoDIANE STRANDBERGThe Tri-CiTy News

Most people know how to ride a bike but how many know how to fix a flat or replace a broken chain?

Too few, according to Chelsea Hobbis, marketing co-ordinator at Caps Westwood Cycle.

But thats about to change thanks to a unique partnership between the Port Coquitlam-based business and Riverside secondary school.

Starting this fall, students in Riversides skill development program for special needs kids have been learning about bike components, tools and safety, and how to repair bikes. For the past several weeks, the students have taken apart bikes and, with instruction provided by bike technician Ryan Gardiner, will put them back together.

If all goes well, the students will be able to offer the refur-bished bikes to KidSport Tri-Cities to be sold to raise funds for sports registration fees for disadvantaged kids.

This is a great way for kids to get hands on and away from video games, said Hobbis, who added bikes can provide inde-pendence for youth, especially if they know how to fix them.

Skill development teacher Christine Hilliard said the idea came about because one of her students used a bike to get around but was constantly without wheels because the bike needed repairs.

By learning how to fix bikes themselves, she said, students could be more independent and the skills could transfer to other mechanical areas. Whats more, by donating the bikes back to KidSport to be sold, the students can feel good about giving back to kids in their community.

Riverside kids use KidSport assistance so its great to be able to support them, Hilliard said.

Gardiner, who is originally from Australia and was head-hunted by Westwood Cycle for his bike technician skills, said hes having fun being a teacher.

Its easy for me to do some-thing I love, he said.

The class consists of three boys who learn bike repair skills on Tuesday mornings but one day, the program might expand to other classes, schools and districts, Hobbis said. (In addition to its Poco and Port Moody stores, Caps Westwood has outlets in Maple Ridge and Burnaby.)

You have to start some-where and its great to have hope, she said, adding, Nobody remembers their first video game but everyone re-members their first bike.

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TC CONTACTemail: [email protected]: 604-472-3030www.tricitynews.com/opinionOPINIONSTHE TRI-CITY NEWS IS A DIVISION OF LMP PUBLICATION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, PUBLISHED AT 115-1525 BROADWAY ST., PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. V3C 6P6

Wives, husbands & the delicate dance of getting readyIts the festive time of year, when folks are frequently out and about company events, social occasions, family gatherings, etc.

I was sitting around the other day, (not so) patiently waiting for my wife to get ready to go somewhere, and in quiet desperation, I mulled the complex synchroniza-tion process for a couple to get ready.

My learning curve in this respect could be judged as less than stellar. It took years. In fact, my wife might sug-gest I have not yet achieved full enlightenment.

Many of you, Im sure, can relate.Me: Are you ready to go?Her: In a few minutes.Me: But a few minutes ago you said you were ready.Her: I am, almost.Me: Almost is not ready.Her: Dont pester me. Im getting ready!As we can see, the interpretation of ready can vary

dramatically between the genders and, I suspect, has for generations. If you and your partner have managed to switch these roles or, better yet, fully reconcile them, well, congratulations!

The first time I asked my eventual wife-to-be if she was ready and she replied in the affirmative, I made the mistake of interpreting that to mean she was actually prepared to walk out to the car.

More than two decades have passed since then but I have come to marginally appreciate that when she says, Im ready, it actually means one of two things:

One: I am now mentally prepared. I am satisfied that I have carefully considered what I need to do in order to get ready, and I am engaged in the process of doing them. Think of Ready, Set, Go. Note that Set is between Ready and Go, and that Ready is at the begin-ning of the sequence. It is a distance from Go. There is a transition through Set.

Two: I am saying I am ready because that is what you want to hear. If I tell you Im ready, you go away for a while and I can then continue to get ready. I am stand-ing here not fully dressed because I have not yet fully confirmed what I am going to wear. Do I look ready?!

She then offers that if I really want to be helpful, I will help select an outfit. Eager to do so, I point at some-thing. That.

And that draws an immediate suspicious look.You did that too quickly. Youre just saying that to

rush me.I now operate on the principle that we are ready

when we are both in the vehicle and wheeling out of the driveway as in Go.

Now, this next part Ive known for years, but I still oc-casionally do it. I simply cannot resist the temptation: Ive been ready for ages!

That statement carries distinct circumstances.The observation is painfully obvious. The past hour

has been spent pacing, calling out the time and mak-ing repeated tours to check on mladys progress and issue encouraging rhetoric.

Stating the painfully obvious can result in the get ready process becoming grievously delayed.

As well, when I utter the above statement, I must be absolutely and positively certain that I am indeed ready.

If I make this announcement and then need to drive back home because I forgot something, she will be ready to throttle me.

And for that, shell be ready immediately.

AS ISEE IT

ANDREW HOLOTA

Andrew Holota is the editor of The Abbotsford News.

@AndrewHolota

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THE PARTY SEASON

Living wage is, at least, a startCan the city of Port Coquitlam afford to pay people a living wage?Can it afford not to?

The knee-jerk reaction to this notion of paying em-ployees a decent wage based on the cost of living would be to say No. But while it could cost a bit more each year to pay at least $19.75 per hour to staff and contracted workers who make less, there are valuable benefits of lifting people out of poverty and the city would benefit directly.

Thats because those with more to spend help the economy and have the opportunity to be more fully en-gaged, productive and contributing members of society.

Is a living wage the answer to the high cost of living in Metro Vancouver, and the demobilization of workers by technology? No.

But its a start.

VOTE AT tricitynews.com/opinion/poll

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LAST WEEKS QUESTION:Are you and your family donating to any local charities this holiday season?


TC CONTACTemail: [email protected]: 604-472-3030www.tricitynews.com/opinion/lettersLETTERSPool duo helped save moms life

SAYING THANKS

The Editor,I am writing this letter in

recognition of two employ-ees who work for the city of Coquitlam at Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex as life-guards.

On Nov. 30, my 71-year-old mother Neda went to the aquafit program at the pool as she has been doing for over the past year. She left the program early and went to the change room, where she started to feel dizzy. She took a seat on a bench, where she became short of breath and asked for help.

It was at this point that employee Margaret Philip noticed the pale look and signs of something not right. Margaret got the attention of lifeguard Aliya Boulanger, who dropped her task im-mediately and took action with administering oxygen. She stayed with her until BC Ambulance Advanced Life Support arrived and took

further action. My mother lost consciousness and was rushed to hospital after being shocked four times.

After the medics took over, Aliya went above and beyond when my father showed up. She not only comforted him in this time of distress but she assisted him in locating my mothers belongings, made sure he was alright and as-sured him she was in good hands.

My mother was placed in the trauma room and was put on life support. She had suf-fered a heart attack. She spent five days in hospital and, to the amazement of the doc-tors, paramedics and medical staff, she is now at home with her husband at her side and reflecting on that day. She beat the odds.

When the medics spoke to me at the hospital, they explained the lifeguard at-tending to my mother had performed everything per-

fectly and started vital care procedures immediately, which proved to have played a major role in my mothers survival.

The timeline for survival was a small window. From Margaret noticing her facial signs to Aliya starting oxygen to the medics who rushed her to Royal Columbian Hospital, they found the small window of hope and did everything within the time frame to give our mother, wife, grandmother and friend to many another shot at life.

Even when I met with the two women at the pool a week later to thank them and let them know of their impor-tant roll in her survival, they were both more concerned in Nedas wellbeing.

These two angels will truly always be in the hearts of our family. George Dujmovic and Family, Coquitlam

Help PoCos New View helpCHRISTMAS GIVINGThe Editor,

Jill Calder is the executive di-rector of the New View Society in Port Coquitlam. She has been instrumental in bringing the societys mission of com-munity health through mental health to life, believing in the resiliency of the individual and their vision creating an environ-ment for growth and recovery.

Jill keeps supportive housing, vocational, employment, social and personal growth services actively operating, and, does whatever is needed to have a dream for a community well-ness centre. Jill is definitely the captain of this awesome ship, which in turn keeps the success of the society alive. The board of directors and staff work in part-nership with its members and the community.

The societys wellness and leisure programs utilize and rec-reation experiences to promote wellness and provide opportu-nities for each member to be ac-tive in their road to recovery.

For this non-profit organiza-tion, the volunteer program plays a huge role. Participation provides invaluable support to the members and to the com-munity and staff view volun-

teers as a part of the team.Volunteers, when required,

share relevant policies, pro-cedures and information. Opportunities for volunteers are: to grow in the position, to explore other volunteer posi-tions, to assume greater respon-sibilities and to gain experience in other areas.

So this Christmas, when youre making out your dona-tions, please include New View because you never know when a friend, family member or even you may need this special haven.

And to New View Society, thank you for giving me back the true meaning of Christmas.Jenny Farley, Port Coquitlam

REMEMBER THE ANIMALS AT XMASThe Editor,

At this special time of year, when we are all caught up in the spirit of giving, many worthwhile charities are holding pledge drives and the media attention they receive is overwhelming. Unfortunately, the same is not true for charities that help ani-mals the attention they receive is underwhelming.

This fall, we learned that there have been a very high number of orphaned bear cubs turned in to rehab facilities, and Langleys Critter Care Wildlife Rescue, which has taken care of a number of cubs from the Tri-Cities, is at capacity with 26 orphaned black bear cubs.

While it is heartening to know that we have wonderful places that can offer rehabilitation to our wildlife, the truth is they cant help the animals without help from us.

In my grown family, we no longer buy presents for one an-other. Instead, we are free to give a little help here and there, as we choose. And while we each have certain charities that tug at our own heart strings, I ask you to also consider the animals this Christmas and give something to those that are helping them too.

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But thats contrary to the ob-jectives of the Kwikwetlem First Nation, which claims aborigi-nal rights and title to Riverview (its proceeding with legal action against the province, a process it said will take up to five years).

The band said its seeking to maximize economic spinoffs and include market housing, a topic not well received at the last Riverview open house forum at the Executive Plaza Hotel in June.

In its mandate, which is at-tached to the visioning docu-ment, the band states it objects to the continued use or expan-sion of health services and/or facilities, including mental health, addictions or treatment facilities without the express prior consent of the KFN.

As well, the Kwikwetlem have voiced their expectation for significant financial accom-modation for redevelopment that is not in-step with KFN principles, objectives and inter-ests of the site.

In addition, with any com-mercial opportunities that arise, KFN will want to own some or all of those businesses, it states.

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generated beyond whatever revenues are generated by KFN opportunities to fulfill the overall vision and mandate for this site, it reads.

Kwikwetlem Chief Ron Giesbrecht was introduced at Thursdays news conference but did not stay long and did not return a call from The Tri-City News for comment after-ward.

Both Coleman and the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce have pledged to work with the band, although Coleman told reporters no decisions had been made regarding market hous-ing on the site. Coleman said the province is also committed to creating a complete com-munity at Riverview. Its vision shows four distinct precincts: at the north, a health component that includes the cemetery; in the centre, the village and high

street; and at the south end, economic development. All amenities would be within a 10-minute walk that would see shops, schools, parks and pub-lic places with a mix of housing types to meet all demographics and income levels, it reads.

Chamber CEO Michael Hind issued a press release Thursday, stating Victorias vision is in line with the business groups goals.

But Coquitlam Coun. Craig Hodge, chair of the citys

Riverview Lands advisory com-mittee, said much still has to be discussed and he plans to call a committee meeting for next month.

Coquitlam-Maillardville NDP MLA Selina Robinson, whose riding includes the Riverview site, said she intends to file freedom of information requests to get more specifics on the vision.

She said shes disappointed with the BC Liberal govern-

ments approach to mental health programs for youth. A select standing committee on children and youth has yet to come out with its long-awaited report, she said.

I feel this is being done very piecemeal, Robinson said. Theyre announcing a few beds here, some beds there. Theres no overall vision for the youth. Everything theyre doing seems to be a one-off.

Robinson also speculated the announcement was made this week as Premier Christy Clark is due to set a date for the byelec-tion in the neighbouring riding of Coquitlam-Burke Mountain.

But BC Liberal MLA Linda Reimer told The Tri-City News the vision comes as the prov-ince is close to ending its lease for Willingdon.

Victoria sold the 16 hectares to the Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh nations for $57.9 mil-lion and, last year, they teamed up with the Aquilini Investment Group to develop the site.

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Metro Vancouver mayors are demanding the province give them complete power over TransLink, its budget, policies and transportation planning.

The call for legislation to significantly reform TransLink governance comes from the Metro regional district, which had a task force draw up rec-ommendations in the wake of the failed plebiscite on transit expansion.

Metro board chair Greg Moore said shifting control to the mayors council is needed to rebuild public confidence in TransLink and to ensure trans-portation and land use plan-ning is coordinated and does not work at cross purposes.

We heard from the plebi-scite that people want more ac-countability out of TransLink, said Moore, the mayor of Port Coquitlam. We think an elected body is the way to get that accountability.

Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay, who chaired the task force, predicted Metro will only solve its transit challenges if elected officials are responsible for the governance of how the service is delivered, and if there are strong links between the regional growth strategy and transporta-tion planning at TransLink.

The provincial government has tweaked TransLinks struc-ture a couple of times since it took away elected control of TransLink in 2008 in favour of an appointed board that met in secret up until this year.

Initially, the mayors council on regional transportation was given virtually no power except to approve or reject requests from the board for tax in-creases for transit expansion.

That led to an ongoing funding impasse between the mayors and the provincial government, with many may-ors refusing to consent to new revenue sources unless they also got more control over how money would be spent.

Adjustments in 2014 gave the two mayors who lead the mayors council seats on the TransLink board, along with two seats for provincial repre-sentatives.

The mayors council also got approving authority over TransLinks long-term trans-portation strategy and 10-year investment plan, but not direct

authority over the budget and other decision making.

Municipal critics say the cur-rent structure leaves too much room for conflict between the planning by Metro on land use and that of TransLink on transit and the bridges its responsible for, and the province on its pro-vincial bridges and highways.

Minister for TransLink Peter Fassbender said be doesnt in-tend to make further changes to TransLinks structure, pre-dicting that public confidence will improve as mayors and provincial directors continue to work together on the board, and a new CEO is hired.

What we need to do is work hard to work together to find the solutions, Fassbender told reporters. Its not structure.

The Metro resolution says TransLinks legislation should be redrawn to give the mayors council sole responsibility for all policy decisions, including those required in the develop-ment of strategies, transporta-tion plans, investment plans, annual budgets and funding sources.

Other transportation au-thorities around the world have an elected person or board ultimately in charge.

Moore said the boards backup plan is to push for quarterly joint planning ses-sions between the mayors council, the TransLink board and the provincial minister to strive for better coordination.

Canadian Taxpayers Federation B.C. director Jordan Bateman doubts that will be productive.

How do you put 40 people in a room who refuse to budge on their own roles and respon-sibilities and expect to get any good results out of it?

Bateman agreed more accountability is needed at TransLink, but questioned whether it should be entirely through the mayors.

Im very reluctant to give the mayors full power over TransLink because they just tried to impose a sales tax hike on us.

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Two years after a devastating fire, Mossom Creek hatchery is fully operational, with three species of salmon pink, coho and chum in incubation and plans to provide more educa-tion programming for children and adults.

And this week, operators of the Port Moody facility got some more good news: Mossom is the recipient of a $10,000 grant it will use to hire an education co-ordinator.

The grant, one of five BC Hydro is giving out to B.C. organizations as part of its Community Champions Award, was chosen with an on-line contest in which Heritage Woods secondary school students Ethan Volberg, Pierce Kinch and Graeme Lyon pro-duced a video and people had to vote.

We cant thank them enough and all of our support-ers, said Ruth Foster, hatchery co-founder, who said people from all over the world voted on the Mossom project to win the grant.

Now, with the money in hand, Mossom is planning its educational programming for the year and will reach out to School District 43 teachers in

January to find out what they would like to see.

We want to work with them and ask them What do you need? said Clone Todgham, a volunteer who has been performing the educational co-ordinator role.

Pat Dennett, vice-president of the Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society, said the funds are important so Mossom can enhance its role in the community. But he said funds

are still needed to also run the education centre and hatchery, and BIMES will be looking for more community support in the future.

I want to see generation after generation coming here, Dennett said, noting that every-one who visits during Sunday open houses or by invitation is totally blown away by what we have here, and he hopes that will turn into more support and volunteers for the hatchery.

There is much work to be done, he noted, pointing to the volunteers who recently collected coho eggs from local brood stock and were spending the day counting chum eggs and pulling out dead ones to prevent fungus from spreading.

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Mossom wins $10k for education effortsMOSSOM CREEK HATCHERY

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OUR BOXING DAY OFFER EXCLUDES SELECT NIKE, TIMBERLAND, ARCTERYX, GOPRO,. FITBIT, BROOKS, SAUCONY, PING, TITLEIST, NOBIS, PARAJUMPERS, BOGS, MANITOBAH MUKLUKS, SOREL, BURTON, BAUER ELITE & CCM ELITE, PREVIOUS PURCHASES, LAYAWAYS, SERVICE SHOP SERVICES, GIFT CARDS AND THIRD PARTY OFFERS.

THIS 10 DAY EVENT STARTS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2015. PRICES IN THIS FLYER ARE IN EFFECT DECEMBER 19 - 28, 2015. IF ANY ADVERTISING ERROR OR OMISSION IS DISCOVERED, SPORT CHEKWILL MAKE THE APPROPRIATE CORRECTIONS AND NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. QUANTITIES MAY BE LIMITED. SELECTION (STYLES, COLOURS, SIZES AND MODELS) MAY VARYBY STORE. PRODUCT AND OFFERS IN THIS FLYER MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE AT METROPOLIS, BURNABY, BC; SALMON ARM, BC; TERRACE, BC; CRANBROOK, BC; WILLIAMS LAKE, BC; SMITHERS, BC; STEPHEN AVE, CALGARY, AB; CHINOOK CENTRE, CALGARY, AB; SOUTHCENTRE MALL, CALGARY, AB; MARKET MALL, CALGARY, AB; CROSSIRON MILLS, ROCKEYVIEW, AB; COCHRANE, AB; WETASKIWIN,AB; COLD LAKE, AB; CAMROSE, AB; OKOTOKS, AB; WEST EDMONTON MALL, EDMONTON, AB; NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK; ESTEVAN, SK; SWIFT CURRENT, SK; STEINBACH, MB; ALLISTON, ON; LINDSAY, ON; HUNTSVILLE, ON; SIMCOE, ON; EATON CENTRE, TORONTO, ON; MAPLE LEAF SQUARE, TORONTO, ON; 2529 YONGE STREET, TORONTO, ON; YARMOUTH, NS; TRURO, NS; BRIDGEWATER, NS; MIRAMICHI,NB; SUMMERSIDE, PEI; GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, NFLD; AND GANDER, NFLD LOCATIONS. KIDS APPAREL, OUTERWEAR & FOOTWEAR IS NOT AVAILABLE AT STEPHEN AVE, CALGARY, AB; HYLANDS, LONDON, ON; 2529 YONGE STREET, TORONTO, ON AND EATON CENTRE, TORONTO, ON LOCATIONS. HOCKEY EQUIPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE 2529 YONGE STREET, TORONTO, ON AND MAPLE LEAFSQUARE, TORONTO, ON LOCATIONS. JUNIOR HOCKEY EQUIPMENT AND SKATES ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE STEPHEN AVE, CALGARY, AB LOCATION. SKI & BOARD EQUIPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE STEPHEN AVE, CALGARY, AB; GATEWAY MALL, PRINCE ALBERT, SK; SWIFT CURRENT, SK; TOWN AND COUNTRY MALL, MOOSE JAW, SK; ESTEVAN, SK; NORTHGATE CENTRE, WINNIPEG, MB; STEINBACH,MB; NORTHUMBERLAND, COBOURG, ON; MAPLE LEAF SQUARE, TORONTO, ON; YARMOUTH, NS; TRURO, NS; SUMMERSIDE, PEI; MIRAMICHI, NB; GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, NFLD AND GANDER, NFLD LOCATIONS. SKI EQUIPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE AT NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK; SOUTHLAND MALL, REGINA, SK; ST. VITAL, WINNIPEG, MB; KILDONAN, WINNIPEG, MB; WINNIPEG UNICITY, WINNIPEG, ON; ANDFESTIVAL MARKETPLACE, STRATFORD, ON LOCATIONS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES PURCHASED. PRODUCTS AND OFFERSWILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT ERIN MILLS TOWN CENTRE, MISSISSAUGA, ON LOCATIONS. REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF FGL SPORTS LTD. AND ALL OTHER TRADEMARKS ARE THE PROPERTY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNER(S).

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20%TO60%OFFOUR ORIGINALTICKET PRICE.

BOXINGDAYSTARTSSATURDAY STARTS DEC. 19

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