Benefit Concert – Featuring

Amir Haghighi & Amy Stephen (Persian Vocals and Celtic Harp)

Alumni of the Ismaili Muslim Youth Choir
Members of the Aurora Celebration Choir
…And Guest Artists

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 · 7PM

St. Andrews United Church
2318 St. John’s Street
Port Moody, BC

Please Help us make a difference any way you can.  Entrance by Donation AT THE DOOR

Donations Made Through Focus Humanitarian Assistance

FREE Parking Around Back. Refreshments to Follow.

 Contact: St. Andrews United Church 604.939.5513 or Hussein Janmohamed 604.961.7069

Free Music at Rocky Point on Sunday afternoons at 2 PM all summer

Summer drive in movies at Coquitlam Centre!  You heard it right, for a $10 donation (proceeds go to support SHARE), you can fill up the car and head down to Coquitlam Centre for one of several movies showing this summer:

Dates
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 (Action/Thriller night : Iron Man)
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 (Date Night: The Notebook)
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 (Family Night: How to Train Your Dragon)

More info by visiting http://www.coquitlamcentre.com/events/drive-movies-coquitlam-centre

The Fire Ban has been lifted for Anmore. Campfires are permitted if you hold a valid burning permit.

You can purchase a permit for $15.00 at Village Hall. Village of Anmore 604-469-9877 ]]> http://www.anmoretimes.com/2010/09/02/fire-ban-lifted-in-anmore/feed/ 0 http://www.anmoretimes.com/2010/09/02/district-finds-middle-school-site/ http://www.anmoretimes.com/2010/09/02/district-finds-middle-school-site/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:45:32 +0000 Editor http://www.anmoretimes.com/?p=2152

School District Trustees have been busy over the summer trying to finalize a location for the proposed Heritage Mountain Middle School.  

Discussions earlier this year had the school marked for construction in Port Moody near Heritage Woods Secondary School, but a recent announcement by SD43 has the $28 million project back in Anmore near it’s original location.  The school will be built to LEED Gold standards and is expected to open in 2013.  The school will have a capacity of 450 students. 

For those interested in finding out more information about the project, the School District has announced an open house for September 21st (6-8) at Heritage Woods Secondary School.  Further details about the replacement of Moody Middle School will be provided in October.

Join the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation in their annual charity fundraiser on Saturday, September 25th, 2010 at the Red Robinson Show Theatre.  You can book online at www.erhf.ca or Phone 604.469.3128 for tickets and more information.

Riverview Horticultural Centre Society (RHCS) in partnership with the City of Coquitlam , Burke Mountain Naturalists and ArtsConnect invites you to celebrate the 17^th annual Treefest on Sunday, September 12^th.   Treefest will be held from 11:00am – 4:00 pm at the Henry Esson Young (H.E.Y.) Building at the Riverview Hospital Grounds located at 2601 Lougheed Highway in Coquitlam. 

Treefest is an opportunity to celebrate trees and environmental stewardship with an emphasis on the fine collection of trees on the Riverview lands.  This free family festival features guided tree tours, live entertainment, blackberry tea served in Finnie’s Garden, a walk to heritage buildings, food concession and community group displays.  Local artists will also be on hand, exhibiting their art which will be offered for sale.

The theme of this year’s event is “Heritage”, featuring a Living Heritage panel, hosted by heritage architect, Donald Luxton, with local community members sharing their stories and reflections on Riverview. Panelists include:

              – Val Adolph – retired Riverview employee, founding member of RHCS and co-author of “The Riverview Lands”

              – Katie Hughes – former Horticultural Therapy director at Riverview

              – Ron Talbot – lived at Essondale as a child because his parents worked there

              – Fred Bennett – former psychiatric nurse at RV, director of RHCS

In keeping with the theme, the Riverview Hospital Museum will also be open.

This event will appeal to all ages with family entertainment provided by local musicians  and activities for children including crafts and a children’s tree tour.  Gardeners and homeowners will enjoy free GardenWorks workshops and speaking to Master Gardeners about their gardening questions and challenges. 

The festival site is accessible from Lougheed Highway and has free on-site parking.  For further information, please call (604) 604-290-9910 or see www.rhcs.org.   

Treefest is generously supported by Riverview Horticultural Centre Society, Burke Mountain Naturalists, City of Coquitlam,  ArtsConnect, Shared Services BC, WSI, BC Mental Health Society,  Coquitlam Foundation, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, BC Transmission Corporation, Coquitlam Towing and Storage, EPR Coquitlam and Meridian RV.

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Contact:          Donna Crosby                                     Helen Daniels

                        Tel:   604-939-4064                          Tel.:  604-931-8255

                        E-mail:   donna@rhcs.org                  Email: info@artsconnect.ca

ArtsConnect Suite 158-2601 Lougheed Highway, Fernwood Lodge, Coquitlam, BC V3C 4J2

                      www.artsconnect.ca      604-931-8255    info@artsconnect.ca

The Terry Fox Run will be held in Anmore this year on Sunday, September 19th.  Registration and start time details are below, we hope to see you all out and participating in the run!  Walkers, joggers, strollers,  are welcome!  Ma Murray Day Celebration, with live music, games and food provided by the SVFD will follow after the Run!

Date: Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010

Village Hall

Registration: 11am, Run Start: 12pm, Event Close: 2pm

10 km, 5 km, 1 km; NOT suitable for wheelchairs and rollerblades, Suitable for bikes and strollers. 

Please bring a waterbottle to the event, there will be water stations available along the route, but we’d like to reduce our footprint and reuse as much as possible.

Interested in signing up for the run ?  Visit https://www.terryfox.org/Run/Find_a_Run_Site2.html and search for Anmore, BC.  Then sign up as an individual or a team and/or download a pledge sheet!  See you there.

MESSAGE #1: DRIVE SAFE

During a season when many of us take time off to relax and recharge between the Canada Day and Labour Day long weekends, the Coquitlam RCMP Traffic Services Section has been out in force working with ICBC to target the high risk driver behaviours–not using seatbelts, unsafe driving in intersections, speeding and driving impaired by alcohol or drugs–that research shows are at the root of most of the injuries and deaths on our roads.

Making the roads in Anmore, Belcarra, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam the safest in BC is a goal that all Coquitlam RCMP mounties are working towards and proactive enforcement projects over the summer months are one way they’re getting the job done.  

 Enforcement projects like roadblocks and strategic patrols target all four behaviours, but impaired driving is always a high priority.

 ”We certainly feel we’ve done a great job at the end of a shift where we’ve taken drunk drivers off the road,” said Sgt. Dave Stewart of the Coquitlam RCMP Traffic Section. “But the real satisfaction comes when our stats show an increase in impaired driving charges because we know those numbers are a direct reflection of our efforts. And what they really say is our approach is working and what we do every day is really making our streets safer for everyone.”

“We’re still seeing too many people die or getting injured every year on BC roads because of alcohol,” said Nicolas Jimenez, ICBC Director for Road Safety. “Just because you’ve only had a couple of drinks doesn’t mean you’re OK to drive. The smart choice is to keep drinking and driving separate.”

B.C.’s tougher new impaired driving laws and harsher penalties come into effect in September but Coquitlam mounties will be busy for the rest of the summer with CounterAttack road checks and other projects aimed at making sure that anyone who chooses to drink and drive in our jurisdiction will get caught.

 Backgrounder: Coquitlam RCMP Traffic Services Section Statistics (July 2010)

                        Tickets       Warnings

 Seatbelts              82              7

Intersections        83              10

Unsafe Speed      396            20

Other                   141             67

Total                    692            104

 Impaired and others

 Impaired Charges                            22

24 hour Suspension – Alcohol          46

24 hour Suspension- Drugs               4

 Administrative Driving Prohibition    19

 Driving While prohibited                     2

 Drug Seizure- 7 (total of 26.5 grams of Marihuana seized)

Message 2:   Missing Coast Cottage Resident

The Coquitlam RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating

63 year old Jack Vernon MACLEOD. He is missing from the Coast Cottages program located on the Riverview grounds in Coquitlam.

Mr. MACLEOD left the residence on a day pass on August 6th, 2010, at approximately 4:00 pm and has not been heard from since.

Mr. MACLEOD is described as a Caucasian male, 5’4″ in height, approximately 154lbs, partially balding salt and pepper hair, with blue eyes and medium complexion. He was last seen wearing a beige suede jacket, a blue button-up dress shirt, and dress pants. MACLEOD normally makes use of a cane to walk however he did not take the cane with him went he left the residence.

Mr. MACLEOD is wanted on a Canada wide warrant for being Unlawfully at Large and should not be approached by the public.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Jack MACLEOD is asked to call the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477.)

The Village of Anmore has a tradition of presenting a Community Spirit Award to selected individual(s) at the Ma Murray Day celebration each year. The purpose of this award is to recognize the contributions made by Anmore residents whose efforts have enhanced the Village’s sense of community. Council will continue this tradition by presenting the award at this year’s Ma Murray Day on Sunday, September 19th, 2010.