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COLLEEN FLANAGAN/BLACK PRESSCoquitlam Adanacs goaltender Brian Simmons makes a save during a Tier 1 U-14 field lacrosse game last Sunday evening against the host Ridge Meadows Burrards at the Westview turf field in Maple Ridge. For more sports, see pages A47 and A48.

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SD43 candidates go for big bucksNOV. 15 ELECTIONSDiane StranDbergThe Tri-CiTy News

The Nov. 15 elections in the Tri-Cities will feature a large number of candidates 25 in all vying for spots on the School District 43 board of education.

And the nine people elected school trustee

will be the highest paid in Metro Vancouver, even though the district they manage isnt the largest.

With indemnities of $36,675 for trustees and $40,343 for the board chair, SD43 trustees pay beats out even those in Vancouver and Surrey, districts that have more schools and

more students (see chart, page A3). The reason?

Several years ago, SD43 trustees voted to make their pay an average of the stipends given city council-lors in Port Moody, Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam, not to trustee pay in other school districts.

To bring trustees sala-

ries in line with councillors pay, adjustments were made in 2012 and 2013, boosting base trustee pay from $27,530 to $32,105 in 2011/12 and to $36,675 in 2012/13, which is their cur-rent pay. (Local politicians pay is one third tax-free.)

Currently, Coquitlam councillors earn $56,443 a

year while their counter-parts in PoCo earn $34,213 and in PoMo $33,000.

In June 2012, trustees voted to have the salary adjusted automatically every Jan. 1 to the average of councillors pay in the three cities.

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Clogged drains to blame for assorted issuesDiane StranDbergThe Tri-CiTy News

Police, fire and city crews were out in full force Thursday dealing with flooding in neigh-bourhoods throughout the Tri-Cities.

But neighbourhoods in southwest Coquitlam, particularly along Brunette Avenue, were among the hardest hit by high-water flows due to heavy rains.

Several homes in the 1600-block of Brunette Avenue had to be evacu-ated because residents gas and water were cut off, standard procedure

in flooding incidents, according to Fire Chief Wade Pierlot.

As well, another home in the 1000-block of Brunette Avenue was af-fected by flooding and a trailer park at 145 King Edward Ave. was expe-riencing flooding due to the heavy rains.

Pierlot said RCMP victim services were helping residents and it was not known by press time whether Coquitlam would need to ramp up its emergency services for flooding victims.

City trucks were also out in areas along Schoolhouse Street and Lucille Starr Way near SilverCity theatres vacuuming up the excess water.

SARAH PAYNE/THE TRI-CITY NEWSCity work crews clean up water in storm drains on the streets around Schoolhouse Street and Lucille Starr Way in Coquitlam.

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Reasonable to tie trustees pay to councillors: chairSCHOOL DISTRICT 43

Hyndes said its a rea-sonable approach given trustees workloads and responsibilities, because they are responsible for a $300-million budget and because the district is the largest employer in the Tri-Cities.

So we align ourselves with the cities we rep-resent, Hyndes said, although the much lower salaries of village coun-cillors in Anmore and Belcarra are not in the mix even though SD43 also covers those communi-ties. (Councillors in the village of Anmore earn $18,860 while Belcarra village councillors earn $9,690.)

The decision was made at a public meeting, she said, and nobody com-plained at the time. Even trustee candidates in the current election arent making an issue out of it, she said, questioning why The Tri-City News is doing a story on the issue now, during the election cam-paign, but didnt cover the original vote.

Nothing has been hid-den, its been transparent, said Hyndes, who is run-ning for re-election in Port Moody.

Other school districts have different policies,

she acknowledged, but the province has set no rules on how trustee salaries should be paid, and Hyndes said the deci-sion to make the salary adjustment automatic each January was made by the board based on recommendations by then secretary-treasurer Rick Humphreys, who studied the issue at trustees re-quest.

(Humphreys left the district later that year,

about a month before SD43 announced it had a deficit of $7.5 million, a number that was later in-creased to more than $10 million.)

Surreys approach to school board pay is dif-ferent. For example, in June, Surrey trustees voted themselves a 1.9% wage increase reflecting a rise in the Consumer Price Index. The year prior, however, their rate dropped 0.8% because in-flation had dropped. And in Maple Ridge school dis-trict, trustees recently gave themselves a 1.5% wage increase and approved an annual adjustment of trustee remuneration for the period 2014-19 effective on July 1 each year, based on the Metro Vancouver Consumer Price Index differential for the prior [email protected]

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Tri-City mayors have high ratings, says poll

INSIGHTS WEST POLL

Janis WarrenThe Tri-CiTy News

Tri-City mayors have high approval ratings as they head into next months civic election, according to a new poll by a Lower Mainland market research and polling firm.

Yesterday, Insights West released the results of an online survey that shows Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore with a 78% approval rating from his constitu-ents. By comparison, Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay is at 72% while Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart scored 63%.

The poll, which gauged the views of 2,138 Metro Vancouver residents be-tween Sept. 24 and Oct. 5, and comes out less than a month before the Nov. 15 civic elections across B.C., also indicates high levels of satisfaction with the Tri-Cities three civic governments (the Tri-Cities tied for the top spot in voter satisfaction with Burnaby).

The overall rating for city halls was based on how municipal staff dealt with topics like environment protection, safety, provision of good sanitation services, park and recreation access and finances.

In Vancouver, Richmond and Burnaby, housing is currently the biggest con-cern for residents while crime is top-of-mind in Surrey.

But transportation is the lead issue in the Tri-Cities as well as on the North Shore and in Delta, New Westminster, White Rock, Langley City and Langley Township.

Abbotsford residents indicated housing and pov-erty dominate their agenda while, in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, economic development is the number one worry.

Mario Canseco, vice-president of public affairs for Insights West, told The Tri-City News the survey results are an eye opener as it shows the different issues facing each Metro municipality.

For example, poverty is the lowest concern for Tri-City residents but it is the biggest topic in Abbotsford.

That may be because of the way the local gov-ernment has dealt with the issue of homelessness such as the manure on the camps, Canseco told The News.

He suggested homeless-ness may not be a challenge in the Tri-Cities as those governments have had the most successful time talking about it with their constituents and are ad-dressing the issue.

Still, the poll shows 42% of Tri-City residents would like to see a minor change with their respec-tive city councils.

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cOMPaRE thE NUMBERsHow School District 43 trusteess salaries

stack up against those in the provinces two largest districts:

DistRict ENROlMENt PaYCOQUITLAM 31,410 $36,675

SURREY 70,500 $30,800

VANCOUVER 110,000 $24,897

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CUPe BACKs NewBiesDiane sTranDbergThe Tri-CiTy News

Frustrated School District 43 support staff hope to take their concerns to the ballot box by endorsing candidates in the upcoming civic election they hope will unseat the current board.

Dave Ginter, president of CUPE Local 561, which represents district non-teaching staff, said hes getting orders from his membership to support nine challengers in the hopes of electing a completely new School District 43 board of education.

The membership has said weve had over 500-and-some cuts over the last four years, its a key issue, Ginter said, adding that while CUPE members have lost hours and jobs, they dont see the same cuts to management. Theres a lack of cutting at the top, he said, and nobody in the support staff is on that $75,000 [salary] list contained in the annual Statement of Financial Information.

CUPE members are also upset about cuts to benefits for retired school board employees, he said.

CUPE Local 561 members are endorsing the following candidates: Celia Chiang in Anmore/Belcarra; Chris King (a Coquitlam resident) and Michael Thomas in Port Coquitlam; Lisa Park and Jeanette Jackson in Port Moody; and Chuck Denison (president of the District Parent Advisory Council) and Jodie Wickens in Coquitlam.

The endorsements come with some financial support, $1,500 on average, and Ginter said he doesnt expect anything from candidates other than asking them to be open to communicating with CUPE and being prepared to ask questions about issues facing the board.

I want people that will question in board meetings, he said. Thats so key to me, people that ask questions.

The Coquitlam Teachers Association, meanwhile, is asking school board candidates to fill out a survey and will publish the results on its website on Oct. 31.

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Three baby barn owls lost their home with the dismantling of the old Port Mann Bridge.

But they are now recover-ing thanks to the interven-tion of an alert construction worker and the Wildlife Rescue Association.

The owls nest was not spotted until after the sec-tion was relocated to a site in Coquitlam and when the parents did not return after a day, the two- to seven-week-old birds were transferred to the WRAs Burnaby rescue centre.

When they arrived Tuesday evening, the owlets were in poor shape emaciated, dehydrated and hypothermic after a day without food and water. The youngest of the three was on its back and barely conscious while its siblings had trouble standing.

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SUBMITTED PHOTOOne of three baby barn owls that were found when a portion of the dismantled Port Mann Bridge was moved to a site in Coquitlam. The owlets are being rehabilitated at the Wildlife Rescue Associations facility in Burnaby.


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Expect an inevitable tightening of security at government buildings in the wake of Wednesdays at-tack on Parliament Hill and the danger of a grotesque overreaction by some Canadians against Muslims.

Thats the prediction from SFU criminology professor Rob Gordon, an authority on terrorism, in the wake of the attack Wednesday in Ottawa.

The Canadian-born gun-man who shot and killed a soldier at the National War Memorial and then died forcing his way into Parliament is reported by The Globe and Mail to have had growing interest in Islam, praying at a Burnaby mosque before becom-ing unwelcome there, and whose passport had been confiscated as a travel risk.

Gordon said he has no doubt the attack was a classic terrorist act of revenge in response to Canadas recent move to participate in the air war against ISIS in Iraq.

Its a tragedy for the Muslim communities in Canada because people will be extra careful around them, Gordon said. Its

going to test the boundaries of our tolerance. Hopefully people will not succumb to base emotions and will continue to treat ethnic and religious minorities in the same way they would want to be treated themselves.

He said the attack does not appear as sophisticated or successful as might have

been expected had attack-ers been trained in the Middle East a scenario that might have involved multiple synchronized at-tacks with bombs.

Instead, he said, it ap-pears more likely to be an ISIS-inspired attack by a homegrown sympathizer without direction from organizers in Damascus or Baghdad.

Its to try to deter and to demonstrate they have the power to bring the war to Ottawa that you cant sit thousands of miles away and expect to get away with it.

Gordon said more at-tacks are probable, adding various softer targets could be vulnerable.

Remembrance Day is coming soon and will be a major test of bolstered security. Major cenotaph gatherings have to be watched very carefully, if not cancelled.

As for Parliament Hill, Gordon said security there was clearly inadequate in light of how close the gun-man got to MPs and cabi-net ministers, including the prime minister.

He said hes surprised

there was no apparent move to bolster security on the Hill a very obvious target in light of Mondays attack against soldiers in Quebec by a man RCMP had previ-ously identified as a radi-calized threat.

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Both Tri-City Members of Parliament said they were fine following a frightening scene in Ottawa Wednesday morning when a gunman opened fire on Parliament Hill.

New Westminster-Coquitlam NDP MP Fin Donnelly and Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam Conservative MP James Moore confirmed to The Tri-City News via Twitter that they were safe follow-ing the incident. In fact, Donnelly was doing constituency work in his riding this week.

On Wednesday during the day, MP Moore tweeted, Thank you & God bless those who kept us safe today. Parliament belongs to Canadians and our democracy will forever endure.

And in the evening, he tweeted, Parliament will sit tomorrow at 10 a.m. as scheduled. Our democracy cannot and will not be intimidated by todays events.

Donnelly tweeted, My thoughts & prayers go out to the family of the young soldier who was killed today at the Ntl War Memorial.

Reverberations from the Ottawa shooting were being felt in other ways in the Tri-Cities.

Air Cadets put a hold on all activity because of the Parliament Hill incident and a meeting that was planned to take place at Moody middle school on Wednesday evening was cancelled.

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jason ransom/pmoPrime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen arrive at the National War Memorial in Ottawa to lay flowers in honour of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, who was killed in the shooting Wednesday on Parliament Hill.

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A successor to superintendent Tom Grant has been named with the appointment of longtime as-sistant superintendent Patricia Gartland to School District 43s top management job.

Grant is expected to work until mid-January, with Gartland then expected to take over the job of superintendent, leaving a vacancy in her role as as-sistant superintendent and head of SD43s lucrative international education program.

Board chair Melissa Hyndes said a reorganization of SD43s district leadership team will be worked out and she congratulated Gartland for winning the job out of the 25 candidates who applied, including inter-nal applicants and some from as far away as Alberta.

Shes an exceptional education leader, she has 30 plus years in our school district, she knows every aspect of the system, said Hyndes, a Port Moody trustee. She has all the things we were looking for.

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New supt. for school districtSCHOOL DISTRICT 43SD43 has new diabetes planSCHOOL HEALTH & SAFETYMom is pleased with new help in Tri-City schoolsDiane StranDbergThe Tri-CiTy News

School District 43 staff have been trained to administer life-saving glucagon and monitor chil-drens insulin injections, giving parents such as Julie Gomm some relief.

Starting this fall, 106 staff members in 44 Tri-City public schools can give glucagon injections when a childs blood sugar level becomes dangerously low. As well, 29 education as-sistants are being trained to provide diabetes care to younger children who arent yet able to do regular insulin injections on their own.

The new diabetes care policy for SD43 students, 71 of whom have been identified and have spe-cial education plans, was announced at Tuesdays school board meeting.

But it has been the goal of parents like Gomm to get the province and local school boards to recognize that juvenile diabetes needs special attention and care in schools.

All you want is your child to go to school and be

safe, said Gomm, a teacher whose son, Aidan, an active 12-year-old with diabetes, attends Hillcrest middle.

Gomm is appreciative of Hillcrests support of her son but said diabetes care has varied between schools until the province stepped

in to ensure staff were trained.

Students are now re-quired to have a diabetic action plan and medical alert forms filled out by parents while an arrange-ment with Fraser Health has resulted in training pro-

vided by Nursing Support Services.

The program is a long time in coming, Gomm said, I spent hours and hours lobbying myself and those other parents spent countless hours, she said.

Her son, who plays

hockey and other sports, can administer his own insulin but meets his prin-cipal, Nadine Tambellini, at 12:10 p.m. every day so she can check his dose. And while he has never needed to be injected with gluca-gon, the possibility exists if his blood sugar becomes dangerously low.

She noted that giving glucagon is a straightfor-ward procedure, not un-like the administration of epinephrine using an auto injector.

Its a lifesaving thing and you should save a life if there is something you can do, she said.

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DIANE STRANDBERG/TRI-CITY NEWSThe Gomm family of Coquitlam, including mom Julie plus Aidan, 12, and Sawyer, 4, with some of Aidans equipment for measuring blood sugar and administering insulin and glucagon, which is needed in the case of severe hypoglycemia. The family is pleased School District 43 staff have been trained in administering insulin and glucagon under a new policy directive from the provincial government.

WHAT ISGLUCAGON?

Glucagon is a hor-mone made by the pancreas. It is admin-istered to a diabetic to treat hypoglycemia, severe low blood sugar, and when a child is unresponsive and cant take juice or sugar orally.

TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTOPatricia Gartland, who oversees international ed-ucation for SD43, will be its new superintendent.


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Over 40 years of public service. When LOU is elected Mayor, changes will be made at City Hall.

Mayor and Council are elected by you and will be accountable to you.

There will be more information sharing from the Mayors office to Council members who will be encouraged to become more active in decision-making for the residents of our City.

If a Council member has a concern about any item, that member will be able to discuss it around the table at the evening meeting. There will be no more notice of motions.

Re-zoning of land from first to fourth and final reading should not take any longer than 6 - 9 months.

I will not be taking credit for Councillors good ideas and then using this for personal publicity in the media. The credit will go to the Council member. I will make sure this happens.

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Heavy rains and plugged catch basins created an un-expected swimming pool Thursday morning on Ioco Road in front Port Moodys Inlet Centre fire hall. PoMo Police officers blocked access to Ioco from the Ungless Way/Heritage Mountain Boulevard intersection while crews waded through the muck to get the water flow-ing again. Deputy Fire Chief Gord Parker said at one point, the water was high enough that it was reaching the halls truck bay doors. Flooded roads were also seen on Ungless at Noons Creek Drive and along a stretch of Guildford Way in Coquitlam between Falcon and Lansdowne drives.

A bomb threat forced the evacuation Tuesday af-ternoon of the New Horizon Montessori School on Noons Creek Drive in Coquitlam.

Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung said some-one called in the threat at about 4 p.m. Once ev-eryone was evacuated, a search of the building and surrounding area was conducted.

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The Grand Opening was a great success (same of ce as 2011), with hundreds of residents showing their support and enthusiasm. Thank you all for coming!The next three weeks offers a great opportunity to engage residents in advancing a bright future for Coquitlam. Please, drop by our campaign of ce and share your vision and enthusiasm. Our campaign will focus on achievements, on ef cient open government, on keeping taxes low while continuing to improve our facilities, our services for seniors, youth and families, on community safety, transportation, economic development and jobs. And I want to hear your input!Join with us in advancing a bright future for Coquitlam.- Richard

Strong Leadership.Proven Results.

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Distracted driving is a societal addictioni was watching some old video footage of the drag races they used to hold out at the boundary bay airport years ago. among many great old memories, i was listening to the announcer as he was describing the scene at the staging line.

the drivers sit forward, both hands gripping the wheel tightly. they glance quickly at each other, then stare in-tently at the lights. their foot has pressure on the gas pedal and the second the light turns green they mash the pedal to the floor and hurtle down the quarter mile ahead of them.

ironically, today, that scene is played out at every traffic light in the lower mainland a thousand times a day.

drag racing was considered dangerous, risky, an acci-dent waiting to happen but the drivers were wearing flame-retardant coveralls, gloves and helmets. their cars had roll cages and emergency vehicles were on standby.

the highway driver, however, wears a suit, slacks, dress or skirt sometimes even putting clothes on or taking them off as they are driving.

While the racer is concentrating on the sound and feel of his vehicle, acutely aware of the position of the driver next to him, the city driver is often eating, drinking, texting

or phoning while he accelerates to the next light, without a parachute to slow him down at the next intersection.

We are hearing that distracted driving is becoming one of the main causes of ac-cidents and deaths on our roads. speed, distracted driving and alcohol are now the top three causes of car accidents. combine any one of the three and the odds of causing a serious event increase 10 times over.

authorities examine ways to penalize drivers using cell phones but are fighting a societal addiction.

surveys show that many drivers are confident that they can use their mobile devices while driving. People who would never consider drinking and driving have no qualms about phoning, texting or adjusting devices while they are in traffic.

We have all eaten while driving.Weve yelled at our kids back in those days when they

jumped from the back seat to the front.Weve tried to pick things up from the floor while driving.and many of us have had those very close calls when

weve had to slam on the brakes because we werent paying attention.

how do you determine what is a distrac-tion?

i am a dog lover but i get annoyed when i see someone driving with a small dog on their lap. in my first responder role, i have seen what a deployed air bag can do to a

little dog sitting between the steering wheel and the driver. in my opinion, drivers with dogs in their laps are distracted and are just as negligent as those owners who leave dogs in a vehicle on a hot day.

its all about time and we are all in a hurry. multi-tasking has become a way of life and if we can have a meeting with a bluetooth device stuck in our ear while driving at highway speeds, then we must be saving time.

recently, i answered the phone on the way out to my truck. i drove to the end of the driveway and the phone went dead.

i had my house phone in my hand, not my cell phone.time to slow down.it seems were safer on the drag strip.

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JIM McGREGOR

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their decision was made based on a presumably sincere belief that their responsibilities and workload were similar to those of city councillors. they are not, but thats another editorial.

it wasnt long after that decision, however, that the sd43s massive deficit was discovered and we now know that when that decision was made, the board was in the dark about the districts financial difficulties. the effect of that policy was that trustees got two hefty pay increases while teachers and support workers were laid off.

in hindsight, that pay raise was too generous. Wed like to think that nobody in public office does their duty solely for the pay and, with that in mind, candidates now running for trustee should be campaigning to reverse the pay hikes as a sign they are sincere about making sure the district keeps its financial house in order.

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The Editor,Did you know that

October is Community Inclusion Month in British Columbia?

Every year since 1996, communities across B.C. have celebrated the gifts of people with develop-mental disabilities. At the Community Ventures Society, based in the Tri-Cities, we are seeking to spread the important mes-sage that inclusion benefits all of society. Indeed, the more people who are inside of and participate in our so-cial and economic systems, the stronger our commu-nity will be.

Being a part of commu-nity means so much more than just living in it. At CVS, we are advocating for full inclusion in all areas of life; in the places and spaces where everyone in com-munity has a role to play. Inclusion evokes an indi-vidual feeling of belonging, a sense of being included in social settings, places of business and in work-places. In terms of eco-nomic inclusion, when a person is given the chance to work, he or she is able to contribute as a worker, a taxpayer, a consumer and a citizen.

Community Inclusion Month not only welcomes all members of commu-nity to celebrate and bring awareness to the strengths

and achievements of people with developmental disabilities but it also chal-lenges us to think of com-munity as more than just a place where we live. It is where we all come together to work, learn and play.

What can you do to play a part in making our com-munities more inclusive?

Start with saying hi and taking the time to talk to people you meet in your communities who have a developmental disability.

Places of leisure such as recreation centres could review policies to ensure that their facilities meet the needs of all people and are flexible in their approaches.

Employers, both private and public sector, can ensure that barriers are removed so that people are given the chance to par-ticipate and be productive citizens.

If you need more infor-mation on how you can be

more inclusive, please give us a ring at Community Ventures Society at 604-464-3600. Theres more information at www.com-munityventures.ca.Kevin Lusignan, Executive Director, Community Ventures Society

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PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

The Editor,Re. Decision on PoCo Legion tax exemption may

be just first (The Tri-City News, Oct. 17).The city of Port Coquitlams tax exemption for the

Royal Canadian Legion is a step in the right direction.Now, our MPs should take the next step. No

Legion in Canada should be paying property taxes.As for Mayor Greg Moore looking into exemp-

tions for non-profits, save the staff time. Why would Port Coquitlam residents subsidize non-profits run-ning provincial government programs? Seems like more downloading to me.Arlene Crowe, Cultus Lake

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Traffic calming making Ioco Rd. more dangerous

PORT MOODY

The Editor,Im not sure what the

idea is with the new traffic calming construction on Ioco Road in Port Moody but it is far more dangerous there now than it has ever was before.

Ive lived in the area for over 30 years and take Ioco road daily. This morning, I was almost in a head-on collision there as the on-coming cars were well into my lane.

It is far too narrow and I cant image two large trucks passing at the area now even after the thousands of traffic cones are taken down after this disaster is completed. Take, for instance, a dump truck or school bus and a fire truck trying to pass each other at

this narrowed and so-called traffic-calmed location bad idea.

It was bad enough what has already happened regarding the narrowing of Ioco Road at certain loca-tions and I see the plan is to do this at all of the intersec-tions.

This is extremely danger-ous, in my opinion and in the opinion of other people I have spoken with in our area.

If people were having trouble getting onto Ioco road from Jacobs, a vehicle triggered traffic light there would have been a far superior solution and, I would imagine, a much less expensive option.James Thackray,Port Moody


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Over the last two years the loonie has slid from $1.02 U.S. to around 88 cents and the decline has been close to 10 per cent from one year ago, when the Canadian dollar stood at 97 cents to the green-back.

With the Canadian dollar being rock bottom it certainly makes any kind of retail prices in Vancouver look relatively more at-tractive, SFU marketing professor Lindsay Meredith said. A 12 per cent spread is a big number. That should certainly work in favour of the Canadian retailers.

Canadian governments will also benefit by col-

lecting more in sales tax, but Meredith said con-sumers will be the losers whether they opt to pay the generally higher retail and wholesale markups in Canada or the higher exchange rate on their pur-chases in the U.S.

But he noted consum-ers should have a bit more money left in their pockets to spend this holiday sea-son as a result of cheaper gasoline in the wake of the global drop in oil prices.

B.C.s economy will also benefit in other ways from the lower dollar.

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curity is in place at the B.C. legislature, part of the response to shootings at Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday morning.

Premier Christy Clark told reporters Wednesday there was a review of leg-islature security after an attempted plot to place homemade bombs on the legislature grounds before Canada Day celebrations in July 2013. That resulted in tighter security measures that will be reviewed again after the Ottawa shootings, Clark said.

B.C. Liberal house leader Mike de Jong said legisla-ture security staff have rec-ommended installation of a security scanner for visitors, and he and NDP house leader Mike Farnworth have endorsed the plan.

In the legislature, Clark called for the tradition of open democracy to be maintained.

Out of these tragedies today, we must all remem-ber, first, to be grateful for those who work for us every day to keep us safe; second, to be grateful for the insti-tutions we have built that

have made Canada a model of democracy around the world; third, to move for-ward into the future and continue to make the deci-sions that Canada needs unafraid to do what we need to do to stand up for this country, to ensure that citizens in Canada continue to have access to their public institutions, and un-afraid to defend democracy and the institutions that have defined Canada for generations, Clark said.

NDP leader John Horgan echoed that sentiment.

As important as security measures will be over the next number of hours and days and weeks, not just here and in Ottawa but in every legislature in this country, we have to always keep in the forefront of our mind, in the forefront of the decisions that we make around security, that this institution belongs to the people of British Columbia not to the 85 of us, but to everyone who lives in this province, Horgan said.

Visitors to the legis-lature were restricted to scheduled tours, and only previously invited guests were allowed in the public gallery for Wednesdays Question Period. Extra

guards were stationed at all entrances.

The legislature was closed to unscheduled visitors for Wednesdays sit-ting, said Craig James, clerk of the B.C. legislature. He

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Hal Merritt, who oper-ates the Thrift-Opolis store on Lougheed Highway, said a man came into his store last Friday, noticed the globe and then asked what time the store would be closing. At about 2 a.m. Merritt was awoken by a call from his alarm company and, when he arrived at the store, he found the window had been broken and the rare globe stolen.

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We work really hard and for people to come in and think they have a right to it just because they like it its happened too many times, Merritt said.

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They and other oppo-nents of Bylaw 280 in-cluding the BC Chamber of Commerce had lob-bied the province hard for months to kill it.

The Fraser Valley Regional District and other opponents of gar-

bage incineration also hope the decision derails Metros plan to build a new $517-million waste-to-en-ergy plant, which may not be viable if waste can flow freely to outside landfills.

It makes it very, very dif-ficult for Metro Vancouver to justify the incinerator, Abbotsford Coun. Patricia Ross said. And I doubt they can afford it without Bylaw 280, which would have given them control of the whole market to charge whatever tipping fee they want.

Metro Vancouver board chair Greg Moore called the decision a catastrophic blow to Metros recycling record.

It completely under-

mines all of the efforts weve made over the last couple of decades to have source separation occur and led us to incredibly high diversion rates, he said, adding haulers can now bypass Metros recy-cling system and contribute nothing.

An estimated 100,000 tonnes of garbage a year is sent first to Abbotsford and then to landfills in the U.S. That volume is expected to rise rapidly without new restrictions. Haulers using that route pay much less than the $108 per tonne tipping fee in Metro and they dont have to abide by Metro bans on the dump-ing of recyclables or pay

surcharges on violations.Officials at the regional

district have warned their bans on the dumping of various recyclables at trans-fer stations will be rendered ineffective without Bylaw 280.

The outflow of garbage has already cut Metro tip-ping fees by about $11 mil-lion a year and the regional district faces a $6 million budget shortfall as a result in 2015.

Some Metro politicians have suggested property taxes may have to rise so tipping fees can be cut to better compete against out-of-region alternatives.

Moore said its too soon to say if the region will be forced to rethink its waste-to-energy plans and revert to a landfill-first disposal policy. The region is com-mitted to stop using the Cache Creek landfill.

He said the decision will mean higher costs for Metro ratepayers and may jeopardize hundreds of jobs with existing recycling busi-nesses in the region.

Polak said she shares many of Metros concerns about unrestricted garbage hauling and said some form of waste flow control will be necessary.

We cannot leave this

in an entirely unregulated situation, Polak said. The movement of waste outside the region is something we need to be concerned about and we need to find the right way of regulating that behaviour,

She named Surrey-Panorama MLA Marvin Hunt, the former chair of Metros waste committee, to conduct a three-month review and make further recommendations.

While Polak said Bylaw 280 was too heavy-handed she did not rule out some new form of regu-lation.

We have to make sure were not working against our goals for diversion.

Polak said a key con-sideration is what may happen if the new package and paper recycling system overseen by Multi-Material B.C. eventually extends to commercial and multi-family residential.

Moore said hes dis-mayed Polak listened to lobbyists, particularly those of hauler BFI Canada, which has a transfer sta-tion in Abbotsford and Cache Creek landfill owner Belkorp Environmental.

This boils down to two companies that want to continue to put garbage into landfills because thats where they make their money, Moore said.

Belkorp owns the

biggest landfill in British Columbia, he said. Theyve also received $600 million from Metro Vancouver taxpayers over the last couple of decades. They want that to continue. That is the absolute bottom line for them.

Belkorp vice-president Russ Black said his firm aims to build material re-covery facilities to sort recy-clables from garbage before it goes to whatever dump or incinerator Metro chooses. He said its a promising pri-vate sector-led alternative to boost recycling at no cost to taxpayers but was largely blocked by Metros bylaw.


Province rejects Metro garbage export banMETRO VANCOUVER WASTE

BLACK PRESS FILE PHOTOSaying Metro Vancouvers ban on exporting garbage was too heavy handed, B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak rejected the controversial Bylaw 280.


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Local Mounties take on some top volleyball talent in the 15th annual Red Serge Classic Senior Girls Volleyball Tournament. The tournament, which brings officers, civilian staff and volunteers to Riverside secondary (2215 Reeve St., PoCo) as well as the top 10 senior girls volleyball teams from throughout B.C. kicks off with an opening ceremony at 5 p.m., followed by a speed spike contest and an exhibition game between the all-star high school team vs. the Coquitlam detachment team. Championship finals run Saturday, with closing ceremonies at 7 p.m. All games are open to the public.

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Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary (1335 Dominion Ave., PoCo) hosts its annual garage sale fundraiser today from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Find all sorts of treasures, books, baby & kids gear, fitness equipment, furniture and more.

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MARVELOUS MUDDiscover the magic of fossils and mud-formed jaspers at the annual

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ARTISTS DAYCelebrate Pablo Picassos birthday (also known as International

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You can put together a team of four to six players and discover whether youre smarter than you think as you take on teams from Douglas College and the community next Tuesday, Oct. 28.

Teams are encouraged to choose a name, dress ac-cordingly and come prepared to exercise those grey cells. Pretzels and candy will be on the tables, and theres a cash bar. Door prizes and a silent auction with many Uganda crafts round out the evening.

Uganda Quiz Night will be held at Douglas Colleges Coquitlam campus from 7 to 10 p.m. in the main cafeteria. Entry fee is $20 per person; to reg-ister, call 604-777-6168. Because of the cash bar, no one younger than 19 can attend.

Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

COQUITLAM Halloween Hijinks:

Join library staff for stories and crafts on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. at the Poirier branch; for ages five years old and up (parents or caregivers must stay in the library during this program).

Frankenweenie: See Tim Burtons animated adventure about a boy who brings his beloved dog back to life (running time 87 minutes, rated G); for fami-lies with children six years and up. Some scenes may frighten young children. Seating is limited so arrive early to guarantee yourself a seat in Room 136 at the City Centre branch, Oct. 27, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Play and Learn: Play and Learn events for pre-schoolers are held the last Wednesday of each month at Coquitlam Centre, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the lower level in front of Hudsons Bay. You and your child can join librarians for storytimes, songs and crafts. The theme for Oct. 29 is Fabulous Fall. Registration is not required for this free programs, just drop in.

For more information about any of these pro-grams, visit www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 1169 Pinetree Way and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.

PORT MOODY Halloween Howl:

Visit PMPL in costume on Tuesday, Oct. 28 for spooky stories and crafts. Kids from two to four years of age are welcome from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and kids aged five to eight years from 6:30 to 7 p.m.

Drop Everything and Read Day: Oct. 27 is Drop Everything and Read (DEaR) Day in the library. PoMo librarians will celebrate reading with chocolate treats. Read for an entire hour and get a surprise reward. For more information, visit bctladear.

blogspot.ca. Tech Caf: Sit down

with one a teen volunteer for free one-on-one help with your basic computer questions. Drop in to the ParkLane Room on Fridays through Nov. 28 between 4:30 and 6 p.m. for help with a variety of technology basics such as email, smart-phones, texting, Microsoft Office and more.

For more information, visit library.portmoody.ca or call 604-469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is lo-cated at 100 Newport Dr., in

the city hall complex.

TERRY FOX Design it, Draw it, Post

it: Love to doodle, draw and sketch? Fox librarians want to see your art on the small scale on Post-it notes. Markers, pens and more will be available and refreshments and Post-its will be provided. Kids ages 12 years and older are wel-come at Terry Fox Library on Tuesday, Nov. 4 from 7 to 8 p.m.

Pyjama Storytime: Tuck into a story at the Terry

Fox Library. Children and caregivers will be enter-

tained with stories, songs, rhymes, and more. Kids are encouraged to wear their pyjamas and bring their favourite stuffie. Storytime prepares children to learn to read and pyjama story-time takes place on the first Wednesday of each month, 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. The next one will be held on Nov. 5.

For more information, visit www.fvrl.bc.ca or the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604-927-7999.

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