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Well done for making all those patterns in PDF format. Lots of hard work for you! Love your new potholder patterns, Annette. I always look forward to your posts and for a peek into your life. Your Rose Valley is such a lovely place to visit: Love all of the potholders; so pretty and so versatile. My heart filled with joy when I read the story about your grandmother; it brought back remembrances of my grandmother who was farm grandmother that any child would love!
Thank you so much for sharing your stories and your talents. Hi Annette, What a nice new pattern: You did a great job: Sweet greetings, Emily casacreaemilia. The board noted that in his five years in jail, the yearold has yet to complete. The lack of supervision while Crossley reenters society has Penner fearing the worst. They know damn well what he is going to do. Jesse Penner shown above in a photo at the scene of a memorial was stabbed to death in by a teenage Ryan Crossley.
The young man, who has committed acts of violence behind bars, is likely to be released in December. Gord Penner points out that Crossley, who was 16 at the time of his. He was on bail when he murdered my son. But due to his behaviour behind bars, the parole board decided to use a legal provision that allows it to keep a prisoner incarcerated.
A second release date was scheduled for June 18 but six months was added to his sentence for violence behind bars. She also reassured Small regarding her concerns on the potential for time-of-use billing, which has been implemented in Ontario. The meters are expected to reduce hydro rates, improve safety and help get the lights back on faster in case of an outage. Customers will be able to see their usage by logging on to their BC Hydro account online, with the aim of encouraging people to conserve energy. The system upgrades will also allow for a twoway transfer of electricity on the grid for solar panels and electric vehicles.
Over-billing issues have largely proved false, Verschoor said. The main issue, she added, is that customers often mistakenly compare bills between winter and summer, when usage is far lower. BC Hydro has begun now, so thank you. The Tri-City News apologizes i ffor this error.
Historical Highlights The imminent arrival of the railway caused rampant speculation. Port Moody was expected to become the biggest town in the west until the railway company decided to extend the rail line from Port Moody to Vancouver, a new terminus several kilometres farther west.
Company executives thought Port Moody was too narrow for expansion. Examining bills from similar seasons year to year shows the postsmart meter bills are accurate, Verschoor said. Verschoor said, noting no decisions have been made in relation to customers who refuse the new meters. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. These offers cannot be combined with any other offers and are subject to change without notice. Dealers may sell for less. See participating dealers for details.
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Offer valid until July 31, Technically, locating a station at the north portal would require raising Barnet Highway by three meters, which would incur significant construction and traffic impacts as well as increased costs, Itagawa states in a letter to the city. Given that proposals for the Evergreen Line are already being considered based on the approved alignment and station locations, changing the station location would delay the awarding of the contract and the start of construction, thus pushing back the planned completion date.
It would also require amending t h e E nv i ro n m e n t a l. Assessment Office certificate, which was approved in early based on the preliminary design. The north portal location poses environmental risks on the sensitive area at Schoolhouse Creek, the letter notes, and could be a safety risk given the nearby active industrial area. Even adjusting the alignment design to allow for a future station at the north portal would increase costs, according to Itagawa. But Wendy Swalwell, who lives across from the for mer Andres Winery site, again expressed concerns that the West Port Moody Property Owners are, in fact, a special interest group consisting mainly of investors and developers eager to transform that end of the city to a home for 15, new residents.
OK for Burke Mt. Stubbert, who has owned the property since , went back to the drawing board and, this week, presented a revised proposal for a smaller single-family house that, according. It also has bigger setbacks from the property line. City council unanimously supported the proposal Coun. Brent Asmundson excused himself from the debate as he lives nearby. Call Wizzy to book your appointment. Expires July 31, Location of Properties p Affected: Inspection p of Documents: Further information and a larger map can be seen at www.
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After the Public Hearing has been completed, Council can no longer receive additional or new information on this application. A Port Moody resolution opposing any increase in oil tanker traffic in B. In a report, Glumac said the National Energy Board estimates large petroleum pipelines will experience a spill every 16 years for every 1, km of pipeline; there are also, on. Q How They Voted: Kinder Morgan aims to ship , barrels to its Burnaby facility. But not all council members were on board. Gerry Nuttall also voted against the motion. We have programs for children,, youth y and women.
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License, registration, insurance and all applicable taxes are extra. Retailer may sell for less. Retailer may lease for less. Offers valid until midnight on July 31st, Declines in sales activity and prices are more marked in Metro Van but as neighbourhoods and Lower Mainland cities are so different, it is hard to paint with too broad a brush. Still, a few basic trends seem to be emerging.
One is that, despite low interest rates, people seem to be unwilling to pay any more for housing. Another trend is an inability to qualify for a mortgage. The federal government has tightened up the amortization period for homes requiring Canada Mortgage and Housing mortgage insurance and that means bigger monthly payments. A third trend is more intangible, but nonetheless valid.
Will you be checking out the new dining carts at Rock Point Park on Sundays this summer? It was summer, We were playing Kick the Can.
I swear I can still remember that last breath of air, sweet and clear. The taste of freedom is how I see it now. The silence of hiding children was broke by that first call. Her shoulders sagged, she groaned and stood up. When my mom hollered, I dragged my heels. See, that was the last day. It was our last day of real freedom. An experience that, years later, all of us would wistfully remember and long for. A kind of feeling that kids who grew up after would never truly understand.
They would grow up in a helmeted world. Hermetically sealed inside their cars, their TV rooms, their community centres. For us, the shift that happened that day. We lost our innocence but so too did our world. Perhaps I should have seen the warning signs a summer earlier, when I was delivering The Province at 5 a. A little boy or girl gone missing.
Maybe those pictures were the sign of change to come. Other moms followed in her wake, carried by changing times, and for the first time, the houses were quiet during the day and the daycares filled up. Or maybe it was CNN, which debuted two years earlier and showed us that the world was going to hell, country by country, 24 hours a day, so keep your loved ones close.
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If talking with the editor or publisher of The Tri-City News does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the BC Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent within 45 days to B. Press Council, Selby street, Nanaimo, B. For information, phone or go to www. Their reason not to build. Now that Riverview Hospital is ment. It was a hospital, people. Opposition to development at the The plan would generate billions Riverview Lands is nothing more of dollars in real estate deals and mean a windfall of millions for the than NIMBY-ism at its worst.
Everybody is always against the city. Developers would be required to turn back some of their profits D-word — development — forgetto the government, ting that we all have which would in turn homes because our build social housing. You can comment on create thousands of The bottom line is any story you read at direct, indirect and inthat, with a growing www. We also need more afIt was a great plan but, unforfordable housing h for the disabled, tunately, the government gave in poor and mentally ill. So, for the past five years, can get that done.
Email your thoughts to newsroom tricitynews. Surely, my colleague to my right jests. This kind of insensitive development may make sense to my paveparadise-put-up-a-parking-lot friend. For years, conservationists, in anticipation of this day, have been establishing committees to save the land from developers. Botanists, armed with lists of the 71 genuses, species and varieties of trees gracing the Riverview grounds, are dug in to protect this sacred arboretum.
Even developers who have circled the billion-dollar property like buzzards know community resistance to development is unassailable. So what, now, for Riverview? Declare that the Riverview lands will remain publicly owned: Closing Riverview Hospital was the right thing to do. Its big buildings were as 19th century as the idea of isolating mentally challenged people in institutional warehouses.
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Repeat the above 52 weeks per year. While I only some-. Sale priced merchandise may not be exactly as illustrated. Life jackets are available in all city pools and in all sizes — at no cost. Last S u n d a y, month-old Ivan Yousif died when he accidentally slipped into a Surrey residential pool; his grandmother, Warina Nissan, 51, tried to save him but died from her injuries the next day.
That night, a yearo l d O l ive r wo m a n drowned after falling off a paddle boat on Gallagher Lake, north of Oliver alcohol and prescription drugs were factors in her death, police say. She was pulled out by a family friend who performed CPR; the toddler survived. All the drownings happened at residential pools and in the Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley regions.
What do you think? From July 11 to the August long weekend, Coquitlam staff will visit pools and spray parks to gain feedback about the outdoor aquatic use. And in PoCo, the city is seeking its information via an online survey go to www. The polling is a result of a joint study that started this spring on the future for outdoor pools in the Tri-Cities; the results are expected to be presented to city councils in September before budget deliberations begin.
Call or www. But the fire department is still called out a half dozen times a year, says Grootendorst. On-site Manager Quiet, clean, well-maintained, updated, adult oriented one bdrm suites. Suite Dewdney Trunk Rd. In a report to council Tuesday, Glumac said such a panel would advise council and staff on everything from design, layout and landscaping to environmental quality and conformity to design objectives. Bennett as having costochondritis and after 5 treatments my chest pains are gone. We intentionally have to set time aside for prayer, for paying attention.
Coquitlam launched the review after deciding to temporarily close year-old Rochester Pool in Maillardville, which is primarily used by children and families and has been failing for years. Does it let you bend at the waist? Necklace kl Project connects PoMo with Metro neighbours Elevated mosaics will highlight historic locations. Port Moody will soon be illuminated by part of the Necklace Project, a n i n t e r- m u n i c i p a l public art project designed to link 10 Metro Vancouver cities.
Elevated mosaics will be installed in five locations throughout the city. The largest piece — a six-foot-diameter round mosaic framed in steel — will go outside the Port Moody Arts Centre. Pacific Coast Terminals is hoping to add potash, coal and canola oil to the products it handles at its Port Moody facility. The company is applying to Metro Vancouver for a change to its permit under the air quality management bylaw, allowing PCT to add the new commodities to its bulk shipping facility, which already handles sulphur and ethylene glycol.
The new commodities would be handled mainly with existing technology at PCT. A community update newsletter notes that diminishing supplies of sulphur have led PCT to explore new alternatives. Gerry Nuttall suggesting the city should develop a policy to protect existing rental units. Councillors Rick Glumac and Rosemary Small voted against the application. Some of the most efficient Furnaces and Heat Pumps on the market. Built in , the water main has been breaking more freq u e n t ly l at e ly a n d needs replacing. The project includes replacing about 1, m of cast-iron water main, 66 service connections and seven hydrants.
The contract was awarded to Ponte Bros. Nearby residents will be notified twice, one month and one week before construction, which may require temporary driveway blockages. All vehicles travelling on streets and lanes intersecting Poirier Street in this section will not have access to Poirier and must use alternate travel routes to the east or west.
Port Moody lost four units of rental housing after council approved a strata conversion application for a Buller Street building. The building, located at Buller St. The owner had previously applied in and for permission to change it to a six-unit building but was refused both times. From now until September 3rd, return your empty beverage containers for a chance to win one of three eco-friendly rides! For contest details and a list of participating depots visit return-it.
Limit one entry per person and per household per day. Contest closes September 3, This pain was endured for over 2 months and was unbearable. Through our local newspaper I read about Laser Light Therapy and made an appointment for treatment. I was not expecting results so quickly. After only 6 sessions of treatments, my pain had completely disappeared.
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Work has begun on a new artificial turf at Gates Park in Port Coquitlam. They can be used year-round and game cancellations are only required during heavy rain or snow. But not all residents are happy with the construction of the new athletic facilities. During a recent city council meeting, Coun. Glenn Pollock, who chairs the healthy community committee, acknowledged that some residents were not.
Nine trees were chopped down, including five London planes and two Maples, which staff said had invasive roots and heavy leaf fall that could damage the new field. Adding an artificial turf field was identified as a top priority when the city began consulting with the public for its Athletic Field Strategy. A meeting will be held this month to begin the process of allocating field use to user groups, which include soccer and field lacrosse organizations.
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Visit your Toyota BC Dealer or www. Some conditions apply; offers are time limited and may change without notice. On Wednesday, the B. The net proceeds, used to offset the cost of municipal policing and community safety, come from ticket fines and court-imposed penalties for violating motorists. Clayton Nielsen was arrested in the block of Jane Street at around 4: Saturday morning and is facing one count of mischief, two counts of break and enter and two counts of possessing break-in instruments.
A resident of the apar tment building phoned police after hearing something suspicious in the underground parking lot and seeing copper piping lying on the ground. Last f all, he was charg ed with two counts of break and enter, possession of stolen property and possessing break-in tools.
In , he was charged with four. He added that because police were able to get to the scene quickly, the damage caused by the remove of the pipe was contained. Is your name on the current List of Electors? With the exception of registrations on Advance Voting Day and General Voting Day, elector registration will not be accepted during the period of August 1st, to September 22nd, Find answers at facebook.
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The Japanese movie centres on an unemployed cellist who returns home to look for work — and face his past. Show starts at 7: Bring a blanket, some snacks and settle in for a movie treat, starting at 9 p. Pieces range from rustic buncheong stoneware to intricate celadon ware. Get ideas on how to spruce up your yard with the first annual Art in the Garden Tour. There will be salmon, burgers and Coquitlam firefighters grilling them at the Coquitlam Farmers Market today from 10 a.
Port Hardy Seafood is supplying the sockeye salmon, and the always popular Gesundheit Bakery provides the Germanstyle rolls. Fun for the kids includes a fishing pond and fire brigade, crafts and face painting, as well as entertainment from The Land of Deborah. Be sure to pick up some Mission and Okanagan cherries, too. The market runs from 9 a. Folks from the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society host a guided tree walk starting at 1 p. For a site map, visit www. Lions Park will be rocking to the sounds of Hilary Grist this afternoon, from 2 to 4 p.
The show is free and open to everyone, and be sure to bring your appetite as well to sample all the goodies from the new food carts. Please send Things-To-Do guide submissions to spayne tricitynews. A year-old classical cellist from Coquitlam was awarded with a top prize in a contest last week. Founded as a means to discover and nurture young talent, the CMC attracts more than competitors each year.
Please send Spotlight press releases and photos to jwarren tricitynews. Please Save the Date! Over the summer, the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society will continue to conduct free tree tours at Riverview, including one this Sunday afternoon at which the linden trees are expected to finally be in full bloom for more information, visit www. In addition, on Aug.
Participating in these tours provides opportunities for members of the public to become acquainted with the nuances of this complex site and better prepared to provide input on its heritage conservation values and future uses. The Riverview grounds include some Arts and Craft-style buildings as well as larger, more monumental structures, all of which complemented by campus-style landscaping. Developed in partnership with Dr. Charles Doherty, it called for patients to receive gentle care, which included nutritious food, fresh air, outdoor exercise and regular routines.
The nutritious food was grown at Colony Farm then part of Essondale with help of the patients. Landscaping on the Riverview grounds, reminiscent of an English country estate, was intended to provide uplifting but comforting surroundings to aid in the recovery of patients. Having had a parent who suffered from dementia for several years, I can certainly attest to the calming influence of walking through graciously landscaped grounds with colourful flowers and the dappled shade of mature trees complemented by birdsong and. While the ideas of these early planners for mental health care at Riverview have certainly withstood the test of time, dismay is high in this community that Riverview Hospital will not.
It is perplexing such a haven for men-. It is quite baffling to have the Riverview site, which is perfectly designed for their care and home to some still. BC Hydro is upgrading homes and businesses with new smart meters.
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But for Riverview Hospital, such a listing can only be a good thing because it will bring muchneeded public attention to its future. Thus, at the end of June, I was delighted with the announcement that the Heritage Canada Foundation had placed Riverview Hospital at the top of its list of most endangered heritage sites in Canada. But as noted by Heritage Canada, Riverview also deserves recognition for its elegant collection of buildings and inspired social history.
After all, Riverview was at the forefront of North American mental health care for much of the 20th century. For several years, it was a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of British Columbia and also provided training for psychiatric nurses. Without a doubt, the visionary pioneers responsible for creating Riverview built the site to endure and intended the hospital to serve the residents of British Columbia for decades, if not in perpetuity. A key figure was Dr. Henry Esson Young, one of the most influential provincial bureaucrats in B.
McLean, a landscape architect who designed both the new hospital grounds and the UBC campus. The provincial government, after wrapping up its Heritage Conservation Planning process in September participate online at www. Many people feel the past use of Riverview was its best and highest use and would like to see the site remain as a centre for mental health care.
Kids in Grades 6 to 8 are invited to read books, write reviews, win prizes with the independent reading club. Middle schoolers can register in person at the information desks at both Poirier and City Centre branches, and pick up review forms. When club members submit their first book review, they are eligible to pick up a book prize. Entries are then entered for future draws and prizes. For more information, call Chris at , Ext.
If you are 12 years old or younger, CPL wants to hear from you. Explain why you liked it and if your entry is chosen, it will be posted on the CPL website and you will win a prize. Include your name, age and a telephone number or email address, and submit it to the information desks of the Poirier or City Centre branches or email your entry to blog library. For more information about any of these programs, visit www. The City Centre branch is located at Burlington Dr.
What happens when you mix cream with sugar, ice and a bit of salt? Kids nine to 12 years of age can experiment with science and investigate the properties of matter with tasty results on Wednesday, Aug. You can register at the information desk. Kids remember to get your FREE tickets for sizzling mad science, stories on wheels and lively musical fun. As well, Fox librarians can help kids find strange and wondrous books with experiments and fun summer crafts and games when they join the summer reading club.
When young people sign up, they receive a free reading record and bookmark and check out free programs, contests and displays all summer. Kids who complete their reading record will be eligible to receive a special summer reading club medal. For more information, visit www. Love to read, talk about books and socialize with others who share these interests? Then a book club is perfect for you. On July 25 from 7 to 8: This is a powerful debut novel by award-winning. Canadian director and screenwriter Shandi Mitchell that is set on the Canadian prairies during the s and follows Teodor Mykolayenko and his family as they struggle to survive in this harsh environment.
Now, you can get your basic computer questions answered. Just stop by on Thursdays in July and August from 2: You can find out how to use Facebook and other social media, or bring your e-reader to learn about downloading e-books. Email the link to youth services librarian Maryn Ashdown at mashdown portmoody.
For more information, visit library. As of July 1st, you can recycle more than different household electrical products such as small appliances, power tools, exercise equipment and sewing machines at one of over ElectroRecycle drop-off locations across B. KlearPro is offering custom dual pane window glass packages that can save you thousands over full frame replacements. Replace that old or foggy glass! Restore that view with our wide range of replacement choices: Replace that old or foggy dual pane glass. The new calendar requires no login or password, and the form to submit an item is.
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The 16th annual awards are organized by the PoCo Garden Club to recognize the efforts of local residents and businesses who work to beautify the community. There are a variety of categories, including residential front and backyard , business, multi-family complex or balcony gardens. Nomination forms are available at all civic buildings and online at www. To nominate a garden, call , fax drop off the form at city hall Shaughnessy Street, PoCo or email the nominations to millerd portcoquitlam.
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Active play is critical for the healthy development of children. Regularly being active helps children build social skills, imagination and self-esteem. Research shows that lifestyle patterns set before the age of five predict health outcomes in later childhood and through adulthood, while staying active on a regular basis is the key to a healthy lifestyle. Canadians should try to exceed the minimum activity levels recommended. The health benefits will be greater if the physical activity, intensity, and duration are varied. Vigourous-Intensity activities are particularly great for getting the most benefit out of physical activity, as are muscle and bonestrengthening activities.
Children and youth should do these at least three days per week, as part of their 60 minutes per day. VigourousIntensity physical activities will cause children and youth to sweat and be out of breath. These activities include running, swimming and inline skating. Bike riding and brisk walking, though they may occasionally be cause to break a sweat, are considered to be moderate-intensity physical activities.
The CSEP also released the Canadian Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines which recommend that kids five to 17 years limit sedentary time, meaning that they should limit the time spent in front of a computer or television screen to no more than two hours per day. Sedentary transport, prolonged sitting and time spent indoors throughout the day should also be limited.
Spending less time being immobile can help children and teens to maintain a healthy body weight, perform better in school, and improve their self-confidence. The current recommendation is up to two hours daily. Limiting screen time creates more opportunities for active play. Walking with your kids.
Riding a bike or inline skating is also great active transportation. Even video games that get you moving are great, such as Nintendo Wii games, Kinect for Xbox games or Playstation Move games. Get moving yourself and chances are your child will follow. For more information, visit safety-council. Put your money where your sizzling rate of return is. With a rate this hot on our Month GIC, you can really heat up your savings. Rates as at July 1, and subject to change without notice.
At least that appears to be the recipe for success for two Port Moody businesses owned by the father-anddaughter team of Glen and Ashley Braid. The two Coquitlam residents say they love Port Moody and decided to set up shop there; mom Chelsea Braid is also in the picture, having worked behind the scenes on both businesses.
The father and daughter say they have also learned a lot from each other in the process.
Ashley is getting business tips from her dad, who has operated his own jewelry design business for 25 years, and Glen is learning about social media marketing from his daughter, who is rarely without her smartphone. Glen said he is friends with the landlord and when a salon and shop next door became available for rent, he grabbed.
She now has two other stylists on staff besides herself and a steady clientele. Next door, Ashley has put her own stamp on the decor and enjoys having her own business. The next step will be to invite customers to the Braid block along the heavy traffic corridor. A little section of St. Johns Street in Port Moody is home to two family businesses from the same family. Marcy, , Keiko, or Nina, Legion, Clark St. TCSSC provides an opportunity for single men and women over 40 to meet new friends and enjoy activities such as dining, theatre, walking, bowling, travel, and more.
Louise, or Darline, , or tricitysingles hotmail. Get self-confidence and speaking skills as the Tri-Cities only noonhour Toastmasters club meets at Coquitlam city hall every Tuesday, noon-1 p. Guests and visitors welcome. Group meets at 7 p. Keiko, or Nina, Improve your self-confidence, communication and leadership skills through public speaking; new members welcome. Phil, or Tony, Lots of prizes to be won!
Club is looking for new members who are committed to improving their public speaking, leadership and communication skills. For a casual drop-in, the sec-. For dates, times and locations of our other activities, call Wendy, City of the Arts Toastmaster Club meets Thursdays, 5: Club provides opportunities to practise your communication and leadership skills. Guests and new members welcome. New members are always welcome for acting roles or backstage crew. Meetings are held on the third Friday of each month no meeting in December.