https://mariobartel.com/2025/10/11/world-cup-viewing-parties-could-cost-port-moody-big-bucks/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fnpomo-251013-worldcupviewingparties-1w.jpgFNPoMo-251013-WorldCupViewingParties 1wJANNIK/UNSPLASH Port Moody council will consider whether to spend up to $355,000 to host World Cup viewing parties next summer.2025-10-11T18:40:33+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/10/09/coquitlam-hockey-star-defies-the-odds-with-his-nhl-debut/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fnsports-251009-kindeldebut-1w.jpgFNSports-251009-KindelDebut 1wPITTSBURGH PENGUINS PHOTO Coquitlam's Ben Kindel made his NHL debut with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, Oct. 7, just months after the team selected him 11th overall in the 2025 NHL entry draft.2025-10-09T22:10:39+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/10/08/port-moody-council-rejects-call-to-designate-old-sawmill-site-for-a-waterfront-park/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fnportmoody-251008-pomoocpupdate-2w.jpgFNPortMoody-251008-PoMoOCPUpdate 2wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO A draft of Port Moody's new official community plan formalizes a framework to allow towers up to 39 storeys in the neighbourhood immediately around the Moody Centre SkyTrain station.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fnportmoody-251008-pomoocpupdate-1w.jpgFNPortMoody-251008-PoMoOCPUpdate 1wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO The site of the old Flavelle cedar sawmill has remained largely empty since the plant's closure in 2020.2025-10-09T03:03:08+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/10/06/racing-to-return-to-coquitlams-westwood-plateau-sort-of/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fnsports-250929-digitalwestwood-2w.jpgFNSports-250929-DigitalWestwood 2wWILLEM PETERS/SCREENGRAB A view of Marshall's hairpin toward Deer's Leap in a digital recreation of the old Westwood race track in Coquitlam.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fnsports-250929-digitalwestwood-1w.jpgFNSports-250929-DigitalWestwood 1wCOQUITLAM ARCHIVES A team of racing enthusiasts is digitally recreating the old Westway race track in Coquitlam to be used on the racing simulator Assetto Corsa.2025-10-06T17:57:34+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/10/06/reality-show-still-chasing-lost-treasure-in-mountains-north-of-coquitlam/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fnarts-250930-deadmanscurse-2w.jpgFNArts-250930-DeadmansCurse 2wSUBMITTED PHOTO A search for lost gold believed to be secreted away somewhere in the mountains north of Coquitlam is now in its third season on the History Channel.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fnarts-250930-deadmanscurse-1w.jpgFNArts-250930-DeadmansCurse 1wSUBMITTED PHOTO Adventurer Adam Palmer and former Port Moody MMA fighter Kru Williams are all aboard for a third season of History Channel series, Deadman's Curse.2025-10-06T17:23:55+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/10/02/port-moodys-first-homegrown-wrestling-show-is-ready-to-over-the-top/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fnsports-251002-pomowrestlingshow-3w.jpgFNSports-251002-PoMoWrestlingShow 3wSUBMITTED PHOTO Port Moody wrestler Dance Daddy DeNero, in action at a recent card at Site B Community Space.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fnsports-251002-pomowrestlingshow-2w.jpgFNSports-251002-PoMoWrestlingShow 2wThe Site B community space in Port Moody holds 2-300 people for its pro wrestling cards.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fnsports-251002-pomowrestlingshow-1w.jpgFNSports-251002-PoMoWrestlingShow 1wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO Dance Daddy DeNero has taken control of his own pro wrestling career by teaming up with this alter-ego, Mike Arboit, to promote Port Moody's first homegrown professional wrestling show.2025-10-02T23:06:59+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/10/02/port-moody-ponders-future-growth-need-for-amenities-and-infrastructure/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fnportmoody-250922-ocptownhall-1w.jpgFNPortMoody-250922-OCPTownHall 1wNORTHWEST/WIKIPEDIA CREATIVE COMMONS Port Moody is updating its official community plan to chart the city's growth to 2050.2025-10-02T14:40:18+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/10/01/professional-setbacks-spur-coquitlam-kicker-to-set-collegiate-records/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fnsports-250929-hodgekicker-2w.jpgFNSports-250929-HodgeKicker 2wDARLA FURLANI PHOTO Coqutilam's Dawson Hodge kicks off in front of a packed grandstand at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ont., where he's setting school records in his fifth season as the Golden Hawks' kicker and punter.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fnsports-250929-hodgekicker-1w.jpgFNSports-250929-HodgeKicker 1wDARLA FURLANI PHOTO Coquitlam's Dawson Hodge gets a kick away for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks earlier this season. He returned for a fifth season of U Sports football after two tryouts with CFL teams in May.2025-10-01T17:37:24+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/09/27/workboat-parade-makes-waves-along-new-westminsters-waterfront/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnnewwest-250927-workboatparade-9w.jpgFNNewWest-250927-WorkboatParade 9wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO A search and rescue craft speeds past New Westminster's waterfront at the annual Lucille Johnstone workboard parade on Sept. 27.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnnewwest-250927-workboatparade-4w.jpgFNNewWest-250927-WorkboatParade 4wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO A photographer prepares for his shot at the annual Lucille Johnstone workboat parade along New Westminster's waterfront on Sept. 27.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnnewwest-250927-workboatparade-1w.jpgFNNewWest-250927-WorkboatParade 1wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO The historic Viking King converted tug that was built in 1921 leads the annual workboat parade along New Westminster's waterfont on Saturday, Sept. 27. The event is par of the city's annual Riverfest that's held in conjunctin with International Rivers Day.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnnewwest-250927-workboatparade-7w.jpgFNNewWest-250927-WorkboatParade 7wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO A crew member from a Coast Guard search and rescue craft waves as it passes along New Westminster's waterfront in the annual Lucille Johnstone workboard parade on Sept. 27.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnnewwest-250927-workboatparade-6w.jpgFNNewWest-250927-WorkboatParade 6wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO More than a dozen craft of varying size and function participated in Saturday's Lucille Johnstone workboat parade along New Westminster's waterfront.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnnewwest-250927-workboatparade-10w.jpgFNNewWest-250927-WorkboatParade 10wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO Spectators line the boardwalk along New Westminster Quay to watch the annual Lucille Johnstone workboat parade on Sept. 27.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnnewwest-250927-workboatparade-2w.jpgFNNewWest-250927-WorkboatParade 2wMAIRO BARTEL PHOTO Tugs participating in the annual workboat parade on the Faser River pass by condos in Queensboro.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnnewwest-250927-workboatparade-8w.jpgFNNewWest-250927-WorkboatParade 8wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO Spectators on the Samson V paddlewheeler watch craft particpating in the annual Lucille Johnstone workboat parade in New Westminster on Sept. 27.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnnewwest-250927-workboatparade-5w.jpgFNNewWest-250927-WorkboatParade 5wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO Saturday's Lucille Johnstone workboat parade attracts a diverse range of spectators to New Westminster's waterfront.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnnewwest-250927-workboatparade-11w.jpgFNNewWest-250927-WorkboatParade 11wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO Heavy tugs show off their power in Saturday's annual Lucille Johnstone workboat parade along New Westminster's waterfront.2025-09-29T13:56:28+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/09/25/beloved-westwood-track-lives-on-in-racers-hearts/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/190219-westwood-2w.jpg190219-Westwood 2wCOQUITLAM ARCHIVES Former Westwood racer Al Ores shows off the 76 Coldwell D13 he used to race at the Coquitlam track during a reunion of Westwood racers in 2006.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/190219-westwood-1w.jpg190219-Westwood 1wCOQUITLAM ARCHIVES Racers clash in one of the famous turns at the old Westwood Motorsport Park that was closed in 1990, but not before it attracted a star-studded lineup of amateur racers from across North America, and top professionals from around the world, including Formula ! champions like Mario Andretti and Gilles Villeneuve.2025-09-25T17:02:44+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/09/25/local-high-school-football-teams-looking-to-make-gains/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnsports-250908-hsfootballpreview-6w.jpgFNSports-250908-HSFootballPreview 6wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO Kayden Chen brings power to the backfield of the St. Thomas More Knights.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnsports-250908-hsfootballpreview-5w.jpgFNSports-250908-HSFootballPreview 5wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO Kayden Chen brings power to the backfield of the St. Thomas More Knights.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnsports-250908-hsfootballpreview-4w.jpgFNSports-250908-HSFootballPreview 4wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO Liam Golding brings speed and athleticism to the St. Thomas More Kinights receiving corps.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnsports-250908-hsfootballpreview-3w.jpgFNSports-250908-HSFootballPreview 3wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO St. Thomas More Knights running back Tason Tran is a former high school track champion in the 100m.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnsports-250908-hsfootballpreview-2w.jpgFNSports-250908-HSFootballPreview 2wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO St. Thomas More Knights running back Tason Tran is a former high school track champion in the 100m.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnsports-250908-hsfootballpreview-1w.jpgFNSports-250908-HSFootballPreview 1wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO Running back Milano Peloso is one of the leaders of St. Thomas More's offense, says Knights coach Jared Power.2025-09-25T14:37:46+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/09/22/new-faces-fuel-optimism-for-coquitlam-express-anniversary-season/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnsports-250922-expresspreview-6w.jpgFNSports-250922-ExpressPreview 6wMARIO BARTEL/FRESHET NEWS Second-year defenseman Liam Laughery, right, battles for postion with forward Christian Maro at Coquitlam Express training camp.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnsports-250922-expresspreview-4w.jpgFNSports-250922-ExpressPreview 4wMARIO BARTEL/FRESHET NEWS Austrian forward Erik Wittwer battles for a spot in the Coquitlam Express lineup.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnsports-250922-expresspreview-8w.jpgFNSports-250922-ExpressPreview 8wMARIO BARTEL/FRESHET NEWS Coquitlam Express head coach Jeff Wagner said he has set high standards for the team that will have only a handful of returning veterans from last season.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnsports-250922-expresspreview-7w-1.jpgFNSports-250922-ExpressPreview 7wMARIO BARTEL/FRESHET NEWS Former Trail Smoke Eater Ryan Parker is expected to lead the Coquitlam Express goaltenders this season.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnsports-250922-expresspreview-1w.jpgFNSports-250922-ExpressPreview 1wMARIO BARTEL/FRESHET NEWS Forward Erik Wittwer, who's from Austria, is one of several new faces in the Coquitlam Express lineup.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnsports-250922-expresspreview-2w.jpgFNSports-250922-ExpressPreview 2wMARIO BARTEL/FRESHET NEWS Cole Bieksa, the son of beloved Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa, joined the Coquitlam Express late in training camp after attending Vancouver Giants camp.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnsports-250922-expresspreview-5w.jpgFNSports-250922-ExpressPreview 5wMARIO BARTEL/FRESHET NEWS Coquitlam Express coach Jeff Wagner is confident Port Moody's Luke Pfoh, right, will be a speedy addition to the team's lineup.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnsports-250922-expresspreview-3w.jpgFNSports-250922-ExpressPreview 3wMARIO BARTEL/FRESHET NEWS Forward Nolan Flynn, left, is one of just a handful of veteran players returning to the Coquitlam Express this season.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnsports-250922-expresspreview-7w.jpgFNSports-250922-ExpressPreview 7wMARIO BARTEL/FRESHET NEWS Former Trail Smoke Eater Ryan Parker is expected to lead the Coquitlam Express goaltenders this season.2025-09-22T17:33:19+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/09/19/he-was-our-warrior-port-moody-hockey-player-loses-cancer-battle/2025-09-24T16:34:32+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/09/16/for-this-port-moody-teen-basketball-is-the-quiet-game/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/0610-deafbasketballplayer-1w.jpg0610-DeafBasketballPlayer 1wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Olivia Pero hasn't let her deafness hold her back. The senior shooting guard with the Heritage Woods Kodiaks senior girls basketball team is preparing to take her game to Trinity Wester University in the fall where she'll be studying biology.2025-09-16T18:15:17+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/09/16/is-there-a-vast-treasure-hidden-near-this-coquitlam-mountain/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/tcn-20240910-deadmans-curse-2w.jpgtcn-20240910-deadmans-curse-2wMountaineer Adam Palmer (left) and former Port Moody MMA fighter Kru Williams continue their quest for a lost treasure of gold somewhere near Pitt Lake in the second season of the History channel TV series, "Deadman's Curse." GREAT PACIFIC MEDIAhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/tcn-20240910-deadmans-curse-1w.jpgtcn-20240910-deadmans-curse-1wFormer Port Moody MMA fighter Kru Williams is part of a team of four treasure hunters emarking on a quest to find Slumach's lost gold in the second season of the History TV series, "Deadman's Curse." GREAT PACIFIC MEDIA2025-09-16T18:02:41+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/09/11/coquitlam-express-scrambling-for-a-new-training-facility/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnsports-250908-expressgymsearch-1w.jpgFNSports-250908-ExpressGymSearch 1wCOQUITLAM EXPRESS/INSTAGRAM The Coquitlam Express organization is looking for a new location for its gym facilities as its outgrown its current location.2025-09-12T05:23:01+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/09/10/port-moody-will-study-feasibility-of-new-day-care-at-city-hall/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnportmoody-250908-cityhalldaycare-2w.jpgCITY OF BURNABY An example of a daycare in a modular building in Burnaby.CITY OF BURNABY An example of a daycare in a modular building in Burnaby.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnportmoody-250908-cityhalldaycare-1w.jpgFNPortMoody-250908-CityHallDaycare 1wBBC CREATIVE/UNSPLASH Port Moody will study the fessibility and cost of constructing a new daycare facility at city hall.2025-09-11T04:44:26+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/09/08/port-moody-butcher-to-lead-olympian-effort/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnportmoody-250908-butcherchallenge-1.jpgFNPortMoody-250908-ButcherChallenge 1PHOTO SUPPLIED Butchery Team Canada finished fifth at the Butchers' World Challenge in Paris last March. Port Moody's Taryn Barker (fourth from the left) will captain the team at the 2028 competition.2025-09-09T03:08:09+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/09/08/port-moody-developers-can-score-points-for-bike-racks-ev-charging/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnportmoody-250908-transporequirements-1w.jpgFNPortMoody-250908-TranspoRequirements 1wKOFA BOYAH/UNSPLASH Port Moody wants to implement a point system that would reward developers for their efforts to encourage alternate transportation, like providing bike racks.2025-09-09T00:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/09/04/its-like-winning-the-lottery-what-a-mann-cup-championship-would-mean-for-new-westminster-wla/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnsports-250908-manncupmeaning-2w.jpgFNSports-250908-MannCupMeaning 2wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO An honour guard from New Westminster Police Department stands guard with the Mann Cup.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/fnsports-250908-manncupmeaning-1w.jpgFNSports-250908-MannCupMeaning 1wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO Western Lacrosse League commissioner Paul Dal Monte looks for the shield for the 1991 New Westminster Salmonbellies, the last time the team won a senior lacrosse national championship.2025-09-05T02:29:07+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/09/03/is-a-fried-chicken-restaurant-at-this-port-moody-gas-station-a-finger-lickin-good-idea/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/250905-kfc-plan-1w.jpg250905 KFC Plan 1wDIALOG ARCHITECTURAL The owner of a Petro Canada gas station at 3102 St. Johns St. in Port Moody wants to add a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant.2025-09-04T13:55:45+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/09/03/from-iran-to-anmore-a-wrestling-champion-chases-his-dream-of-olympic-gold/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/tcn-20240408-wrestler-2w.jpgTCN 20240408 Wrestler 2wSUBMITTED PHOTO Anmore wrestler Pieman Biabani was a champion in Iran before coming to Canada to pursue better opportunties to realize his Olympic dream.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/tcn-20240408-wrestler-1w.jpgTCN 20240408 Wrestler 1wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Former Iranian wrestler Peiman Biabani, who now lives in Anmore, will represent Canada at the world senior championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Sept. 13-21.2025-09-03T19:00:53+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/09/01/port-moodys-heritage-bank-branch-was-also-a-home-which-caught-some-would-be-robbers-by-surprise/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/tcn-20230608-pomo-royal-bank-memories-4.jpgTCN 20230608 PoMo Royal Bank Memories 4PHOTO COURTESY DENIS WOOD Kathleen Wood relaxes in the living room of her family's home above the Royal Bank branch in Port Moody in 1953.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/tcn-20230608-pomo-royal-bank-memories-3.jpgTCN 20230608 PoMo Royal Bank Memories 3PHOTO COURTESY DENIS WOOD A young Denis Wood outside the Royal Bank branch in Port Moody that was also his family's home.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/tcn-20230608-pomo-royal-bank-memories-2.jpgTCN 20230608 PoMo Royal Bank Memories 2PHOTO COURTESY DENIS WOOD Staff at the Port Moody branch of the Royal Bank celebrate Christmas in 1953.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/tcn-20230608-pomo-bank-memories-file-1.jpgTCN 20230608 PoMo Bank Memories File 1MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Port Moody's first Royal Bank branch was also the home for the its manager and his family.2025-09-02T03:33:17+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/08/27/its-just-not-ok-how-a-port-moody-bakery-is-fighting-back-against-rude-customers/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tcn-20241105-gabi-and-jules-file-1w.jpgtcn-20241105-gabi-and-jules-file-1wPort Moody's Gabi & Jule bakery also operates a shop in North Burnaby and has been supplying baked goods to Café Divano for 25 years. JANIS CLEUGH/TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO2025-08-27T14:47:02+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/08/24/on-frozen-pond/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tcn-20240114-pond-hockey-2w.jpgTCN 20240114 Pond Hockey 2wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS The frozen surface of Como Lake in Coquitlam provides the perfect opportunity for a shinny player to practise his goal celebration.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tcn-20240114-pond-hockey-6w.jpgTCN 20240114 Pond Hockey 6whttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tcn-20240114-pond-hockey-1w.jpgTCN 20240114 Pond Hockey 1wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS The weekend cold snap freezes Coquitlam's Como Lake enough to allow games of shinny to be played Sunday afternoon.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tcn-20240114-pond-hockey-5w.jpgTCN 20240114 Pond Hockey 5wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Some spectators prefer to watch an impromptu pond hockey game from the safer environs of the dock at Como Lake in Coquitlam on Sunday.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tcn-20240114-pond-hockey-3w.jpgTCN 20240114 Pond Hockey 3wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS A frozen-over Como Lake attracts pond hockey players on Sunday.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tcn-20240114-pond-hockey-4w.jpgTCN 20240114 Pond Hockey 4wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Shinny players battle on frozen Como Lake in Coquitlam on Sunday.2025-08-25T05:33:07+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/08/22/oscar-winner-launched-his-career-after-attending-high-school-in-coquitlam/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/57fb2ed0-f413-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97.jpg57fb2ed0-f413-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97Choi Woo-shik, a Korean actor who had a key role in the Oscar-winning film, Parasite, grew up in Coquitlam and graduated from Pinetree secondary school in 2008.2025-08-22T15:12:55+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/08/21/this-coquitlam-express-player-is-having-a-career-season-youd-never-know-he-has-a-chronic-disease/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/0316-type1hockeyplayerfile-1w.jpg0316-type1hockeyplayerfile-1w2025-08-21T14:47:58+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/08/20/housing-prices-squeezing-families-seniors-and-immigrants-study/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ec677e60-f419-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97.jpgec677e60-f419-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97Despite Port Moody's residential construction boom, the city needs to ensure more diversity in housing units to ensure affordability. MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS2025-08-20T15:30:26+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/08/20/i-choose-my-path-affordable-inclusive-homes-give-residents-independence/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/0610-pomoinclusivehousing-1w.jpg0610-pomoinclusivehousing-1wAndrew Wiseman is excited to have the keys and electronic entry fob to his very own place for the first time in his life. Wiseman, 37, is living in one of six affordable, accessible units managed by Kinsight, a social service agency that assists families and individuals with developmental challenges, in the new George condo complex in Port Moody. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS2025-08-20T15:21:17+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/08/20/port-moody-rent-to-own-project-fails-to-help-first-time-buyers/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/983823f0-f403-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97.jpg983823f0-f403-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97Marcon's Hue project is Port Moody has been unable to find qualified buyers for several rent-to-own units. SUBMITTED2025-08-20T15:08:35+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/08/20/new-coquitlam-complex-honours-staunch-advocate-for-affordable-housing/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tcn-20240308-nicklin-place-4w.jpgtcn-20240308-nicklin-place-4wThe new Robert Nicklin Place apartment complex in Coquitlam is named after Robert Nicklin, who was the CEO of the Affordable Housing Society for 27 years until he died in 2016. MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tcn-20240308-nicklin-place-3w.jpgtcn-20240308-nicklin-place-3w A plaque honouring the namesake of Robert Nicklin Place, a new rental building in Coquitlam, is unveiled by his family, sons Keven and Steven and his wife, Zuly. Nicklin was the CEO of the Affordably Housing Society for 27 years until he died in 2016. MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWShttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tcn-20240308-nicklin-place-2w.jpgtcn-20240308-nicklin-place-2wKevin Nicklin officially opens a new 164-unit rental complex in Coquitlam that features 74 affordable apartments. The building is named for Kevin's father, Robert Nicklin, who was CEO of the Affordable Housing Society for 27 years until he died in 2016. MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWShttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tcn-20240308-nicklin-place-1w.jpgtcn-20240308-nicklin-place-1w2025-08-20T14:58:44+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/08/17/poco-trainer-making-tracks-with-standardbreds/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1340761-0124-horseguy-9w.jpg1340761-0124-HorseGuy-9whttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1340760-0124-horseguy-8w.jpg1340760-0124-HorseGuy-8wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Sulkies outside the barns at Fraser Downs.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1340759-0124-horseguy-7w.jpg1340759-0124-HorseGuy-7wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Chris Lancaster heads out to the track.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1340758-0124-horseguy-6w.jpg1340758-0124-HorseGuy-6wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS After a run, the horses cool down with a shower.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1340757-0124-horseguy-5w.jpg1340757-0124-HorseGuy-5wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Chris Lancaster heads back to the barns at Fraser Downs after working out one of his horses.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1340756-0124-horseguy-4w.jpg1340756-0124-HorseGuy-4wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Port Coquitlam's Chris Lancaster, 28, works one of his horses at Fraser Downs. He splits his year between three tracks, spending four months at each of Fraser Downs, Century Downs in Calgary, and Century Mile, near Edmonton.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1340755-0124-horseguy-3w.jpg1340755-0124-HorseGuy-3wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Port Coquitlam's Chris Lancaster, 28, works one of his horses at Fraser Downs. He splits his year between three tracks, spending four months at each of Fraser Downs, Century Downs in Calgary, and Century Mile, near Edmonton.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1340754-0124-horseguy-2w.jpg1340754-0124-HorseGuy-2w MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Chris Lancaster prepares one of his horses for a workout around Fraser Downs.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1340753-0124-horseguy-1w.jpg1340753-0124-HorseGuy-1wARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Port Coquitlam's Chris Lancaster tends to one of the eight horses he trains and races at Fraser Downs in Cloverdale. Lancaster is a finalist for the O'Brien Award as a rising young star in Canadian harness racing.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1340752-0124-horseguy-13w.jpg1340752-0124-HorseGuy-13wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS It's lunch time for the eight horses Chris Lancaster trains at Fraser Downs.2025-08-17T16:26:38+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/08/14/unique-program-gives-tri-cities-kids-a-chance-to-play-basketball-for-their-schools/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tcn-20230706-unified-basketball-2w.jpgTCN 20230706 Unified Basketball 2wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Players from the unified 3-on-3 basketball programs at Heritage Woods and Port Moody secondary schools gather at an outdoor court to celebrate the success of their first season.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tcn-20230706-unified-basketball-1w.jpgTCN 20230706 Unified Basketball 1wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Mike Viveiros, the athletic director at Heritage Woods Secondary School in Port Moody, says a new unified 3-on-3 basketball program could expand to other sports like soccer. The program brought together neuro-diverse and neuro-typical students from six high schools in the school district to play a jamboree schedule of games while learning about things like teamwork.2025-08-14T15:55:31+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/08/13/a-coquitlam-hockey-player-is-about-to-take-his-career-in-an-unexpected-direction/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/0323-hockeysinger-2w.jpg0323-HockeySinger 2wSIRIUSXM Dr. Charles Best grad Mark Ledlin is setting aside his hockey skates and pads for a flannel shirt and cowboy boots as a semi-finalists in SiriusXM radio's Top of the Country songwriting competition.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/0323-hockeysinger-1w.jpg0323-HockeySinger 1wROSTOCK PIRANHAS Mark Ledlin, of the Rostock Piranhas, pursues an opponent in a recent game against EG Diez-Limburg in the second division German Oberliga.2025-08-13T13:48:39+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/08/12/like-cycling-like-beer-a-port-coquitlam-enthusiast-of-both-has-created-a-community-for-cyclist-and-beer-lovers-to-get-together/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/0414-bikesandbeer-2w.jpg0414-bikesandbeer-2wBill Jones is a Port Coquitlam cyclist who says there's nothing better than enjoying a cold beer at one of the area's craft breweries after a bike ride, so he's started a Facebook community of fellow cyclists and beer lovers in the Tri-Cities that already has more than 300 members. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS2025-08-12T14:12:47+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/08/12/port-moody-inventor-makes-it-easy-to-get-your-beer-home-by-bike/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1104-pomobeerbag-1wfinal.jpg1104-pomobeerbag-1wfinalPort Moody's Nathan Thomson demonstrates his To Go saddle bag that he developed to help him transport four-packs of beer from the city's craft breweries. MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS2025-08-12T13:44:55+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/08/10/port-moody-cycling-studio-helps-cyclists-go-zwifter/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1410110-1418-zwiftstudio-1w.jpg1410110-1418-zwiftstudio-1wFrank Quigg has opened the first Zwift cycling studio in the Lower Mainland that allows cyclists to train with and ride in groups of other cyclists from all over the world on virtual courses in places like New York City, and London, England. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS2025-08-11T04:59:20+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/08/07/coquitlam-climbs-set-the-stage-for-tour-de-france-glory/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1218748-0620-stieda-2w.jpg1218748-0620-stieda-2wA young Alex Stieda tends to his bikes in the backyard of his "cold-water" flat in Ghent, Belgium, where he went to learn the trade of becoming a bike racer and possibly earn a position with a top amateur or pro-team. PHOTO COURTESY ALEX STIEDA2025-08-08T04:58:02+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/08/06/legendary-port-coquitlam-cyclist-remembered-as-a-tough-old-guy/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/0114-cyclistobit-1w.jpg0114-CyclistObit 1wB.C. RANDONNEURS Dan McGuire helped form the B.C. Randonneurs cycling club so he and like-minded cyclists could prepare to take on the 1,200 km Paris-Brest-Paris brevet that is held once every four years.. He went on to complete the event three times.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/0121-cyclistobit-1w.jpg0121-CyclistObit 1wSUBMITTED PHOTO Dan McGuire on a bike tour of France. His daughter, Tara, said her father loved to travel the world by bike, including a journey to the four corners of Canada over the coursre of two years that he accomplished in his 80's despite several medical challenges like Parkinsons.2025-08-06T18:46:37+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/08/05/climate-change-challenges-tri-cities-mountain-bike-community/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1124-mountainbiking-1w.jpg1124-mountainbiking-1wKaraleen Gioia, Chris Cook and Christopher Pinske, of the Tri-Cities Off Road Cycling Association, say they've had to adapt their construction and maintenance of local trails to cope with the challenges of climate change. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS2025-08-05T16:40:54+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/08/05/how-this-former-coquitlam-resident-found-herself-on-an-epic-bike-ride-in-canadas-far-north/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tcn-20240222-bike-freedom-2w.jpgtcn-20240222-bike-freedom-2wIranian-Canadian filmmaker Mahshid Hadi has been on a journey of self-discovery with her bike since she arrived in Canada after fleeing her homeland to a refugee camp in Türkiye when she was 19 years old. MAHSHID HADI/INSTAGRAMhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tcn-20240222-bike-freedom-1w.jpgtcn-20240222-bike-freedom-1wIranian-Canadian filmmaker Mahshid Hadi has found freedom, and herself, on long bikepackign trips, including one to the far north that she documented in her short film, Escape and Embrace. MAHSHID HADI/INSTAGRAM2025-08-05T16:19:44+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/07/30/port-moody-pianist-gets-the-entertainment-tonight-touch/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1603379-0730-pomopianist-2w.jpg1603379-0730-pomopianist-2wSUBMITTED PHOTO Port Moody pianist Martin Mayer says a connection with composer and former host of Entertainment Tonight, John Tesh, helped him chart the direction of his own musical career.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1603378-0730-pomopianist-1w.jpg1603378-0730-pomopianist-1wSUBMITTED PHOTO Port Moody pianist Martin Mayer was set to tour China when the COVID-19 pandemic forced its cancellation.2025-07-30T15:28:20+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/07/27/saving-local-news/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dancedaddy1b.jpgDanceDaddy1bhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/socialmediagrid2.pngSocialMediaGrid22025-07-28T14:58:55+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/07/23/port-moody-woman-primed-for-canadas-debut-at-butcher-olympics/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/0728-pomobutcherolympics-1w.jpg0728-PoMoButcherOlympics 1wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Taryn Barker, of The Little Butcher in Port Moody, is sharpening her skills to help Canada compete at the World Butcher Challenge in September. The competition was orginally supposed to be held in 2020, but was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.2025-07-24T02:21:35+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/07/22/former-coquitlam-little-league-champion-begins-his-journey-to-the-major-leagues/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250722-bluejaysprospect-2w.jpg250722-BlueJaysProspect 2wTREVOR FITZPATRICK PHOTO Coquitlam's Tim Piasentin poses with former Toronto Blue Jays' sluggers Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista after he won the home run derby at the Canadian Futures Showcase at the Rogers Centre in 2024.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250722-bluejaysprospect-1w.jpg250722-BlueJaysProspect 1wTREVOR FITZPATRICK PHOTO Coquitlam's Tim Piasentin poses with former Toronto Blue Jays' sluggers Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista after he won the home run derby at the Canadian Futures Showcase at the Rogers Centre in 2024.2025-07-22T20:01:26+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/07/21/giant-first-nations-canoe-completes-a-special-healing-journey/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tcn-20240524-canoe-journey-5w.jpgTCN 20240524 Canoe Journey 5wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS A detail from the chest that carries artwork, stories and poems for delivery to the New Westminster Museum and Archvies.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tcn-20240524-canoe-journey-7w.jpgMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS The canoe is escorted by a contracted rescue boat.MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS The canoe is escorted by a contracted rescue boat.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tcn-20240524-canoe-journey-8w.jpgTCN 20240524 Canoe Journey 8wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS A young paddler awaits the launch from Coquitlam's Maquabeak Park.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tcn-20240524-canoe-journey-1w.jpgTCN 20240524 Canoe Journey 1wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Francis Williams bails rainwater from the Haida canoe prior to its departure from Maquabeak Park in Coquitlam for the final leg of the Grandmothers canoe journey to deliver a chest of artwork, stories and poems to New Westminster where it will they will be put on display at that city's museum and archives.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tcn-20240524-canoe-journey-4w.jpgTCN 20240524 Canoe Journey 4wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Francis Williams moves the canoe into position for boarding at Coquitlam's Maquabeak Park.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tcn-20240524-canoe-journey-2w.jpgTCN 20240524 Canoe Journey 2wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Nadine Spence (r), one of the organizers of the Grandmothers canoe journey from Spence's Bridge to New Westminster, relaxes prior to the final leg from Maquabeak Park in Coquitlam to Sapperton Landing.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tcn-20240524-canoe-journey-11w.jpgTCN 20240524 Canoe Journey 11wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS The Grandmothers canoe journey leaves the shadow of the Port Mann Bridge on the final leg of its journey from Spences Bridge to New Westminster.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tcn-20240524-canoe-journey-3w.jpgTCN 20240524 Canoe Journey 3wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS The canoe, built in Chilliwack by Haida craftsman Neil Russell, is delivered to the Fraser River for the final leg of its journey down the Fraser River to New Westminster on Friday.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tcn-20240524-canoe-journey-6w.jpgTCN 20240524 Canoe Journey 6wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Two of the paddlers share stories prior to the start of Friday's final legal of the Grandmothers canoe journey.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tcn-20240524-canoe-journey-10w.jpgTCN 20240524 Canoe Journey 10wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS The chest is delivered to the canoe for its final journey to the New Westminster Museum and Archives.2025-07-21T17:48:31+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/07/17/like-a-hug-from-a-mother-port-moody-museum-exhibit-swaddles-visitors-with-sounds-of-first-nations-languages/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/0119-pomocivicawardsfile-1w.jpg0119-PoMoCivicAwardsFile 1wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Kate Kerr, of the Royal BC Museum, and Brianne Egeto, the manager/curator of Port Moody Station Museum, listen to threatened Indigenous languages washing over them in a special "cradleboard theatre" that's part of a travelling exhibit on display until Sept. 10.2025-07-17T18:38:43+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/07/15/its-clear-that-a-new-larger-facility-is-needed-port-moody-pondering-kyle-centre-replacement/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/0210-pomoshelterfile-1w.jpg0210-PoMoShelterFile 1wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO A staff report being presented to council on July 15 says it's time to replace the aging Kyle Centre community facility.2025-07-15T18:39:46+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/07/14/coquitlam-slugger-plucked-by-the-toronto-blue-jays/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/00-coquitlambaseballkid-2w.jpg00-CoquitlamBaseballKid 2wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO When he was 12 years-old, Tim Piasentin helped lead the Coquitlam All-Stars to the 2019 Little League World Series in Williamstown, PA.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/00-coquitlambaseballkid-1w.jpg00-CoquitlamBaseballKid 1wINSTAGRAM Coquitlam's Tim Piasentin at the plate at the 2024 Canadian Futures Showcase at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. Monday, he was selected 143rd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2025 Major League Draft.2025-07-15T03:47:33+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/07/09/when-they-were-kings-coquitlam-hoopsters-reunite-to-celebrate-50th-anniversary-of-championship/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/0324-centennialreunion-2w.jpg0324-CentennialReunion 2wSUBMITTED PHOTO The Centennial Centaurs that won the 1972 senior boys provincial high school basketball championship gather at the Vancouver Golf Club for a reunion 50 years later.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/0324-centennialreunion-1w.jpg0324-CentennialReunion 1wSUBMITTED PHOTO The Centennial Centaurs celebrate the school's provincial senior boys basketball championship in 1972.2025-07-10T03:23:01+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/07/08/coquitlam-player-signs-with-the-pittsburgh-penguins/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250708penguinsdraftpick-1w.jpg250708PenguinsDraftPick 1wPITTSBURGH PENGUINS/X Coquitlam's Ben Kindel, right, celebrates his first-round selection by the Pittsburgh Penguins at the recent 2025 NHL entry draft with fellow draftees Bill Zonnon and Will Horcoff.2025-07-08T22:31:29+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/07/07/coquitlam-student-follows-a-new-path-through-running/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1104-coquitlamrunner-1w.jpg1104-CoquitlamRunner 1wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Gleneagle senior Adam Crespi is heading to his first — and last — provincial cross-country championship meet as the senior men's champion in the Fraser North District.2025-07-07T21:32:54+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/06/24/port-moody-player-plucked-in-first-round-of-pwhl-draft/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tcn-20250625-buglioni-1w.jpgOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS Port Moody's Jenna Buglioni celebrates a goal during her fourth season with the Ohio State Buckeyes.2025-06-26T03:42:32+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/06/23/massive-anmore-development-proposal-put-on-hold-at-the-last-minute/2025-06-25T03:31:23+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/06/20/chris-wilson-wants-you-to-buy-his-balls/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/0302-chriswilsonballs-1w.jpg0302-ChrisWilsonBalls 1wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Chiris Wilson, the director of KidSport Tri-Cities, peeks out from some of the dozens of varieties of balls that will be among the used sports equipment for sale at teh organizations spring sale March 4.2025-06-20T14:39:13+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/06/18/parkour-pastor-delivers-skateboarding-sermons-at-his-new-port-coquitlam-church/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tcn-20240403-parkour-pastor-1.jpgTCN 20240403 Parkour Pastor 1MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Port Coquitlam pastor Dave Jonsson is conducting services for his new Belong Church at the Momentum Ninja gym.2025-06-19T04:59:31+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/06/17/port-coquitlam-defenceman-plays-on-despite-crippling-painful-disease/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/0908-pococrohnskid-1w.jpg0908-PoCoCrohnsKid 1wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Justin Hill, 13, spent part of his summer on the ice as often as three times a day preparing for tryouts to make the Port Coquitlam Pirates U15 A1 rep team even as he struggles with the effects of Crohn's Disease, a chronic bowel inflammation.2025-06-17T15:02:16+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/06/16/life-and-death-of-the-photo-essay/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/250617-photo-essay-2.jpgScreenshotScreenshothttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/250617-photo-essay-1.jpgScreenshotScreenshothttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/250617-photo-essay-6.jpg250617 Photo Essay 62025-06-17T02:24:47+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/06/13/anmore-residents-group-concerned-as-massive-development-proposal-goes-to-public-hearing/2025-06-14T00:49:11+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/06/11/real-life-disaster-is-a-stark-reminder-for-port-moody-emergency-drill/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/0209-pomoearthquakerdrill-3w.jpg0209-PoMoEarthquakerDrill 3wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Port Moody staff work to secure lodging for displaced residents during Wednesday's simulated earthquake disaster response exercise.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/0209-pomoearthquakedrill-5w.jpg0209-PoMoEarthquakeDrill 5wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS There's even an area set aside for emotional support during Wednesday's emergency disaster response drill in Port Moody.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/0209-pomoearthquakedrill-4w.jpg0209-PoMoEarthquakeDrill 4wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS The galleria at Port Moody's city hall becomes a hub for coordinating shelter for residents displaced by an earthquake during Wednesday's emergency response exercise.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/0209-pomoearthquakedrill-2w.jpg0209-PoMoEarthquakeDrill 2wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS A map shows damaged and collapsed structures across Port Moody during a simulated earthquake drill Wednesday.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/0209-pomoearthquakedrill-1w.jpg0209-PoMoEarthquakeDrill 1wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS With the Recreation Complex already filled to capacity, cots are brought into the galleria at city hall to provide a safe refuge for displaced residents in an emergency preparedness drill on Wedesday.2025-06-12T05:05:37+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2019/07/02/it-they-built-it-will-they-climb/2025-06-12T04:47:53+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/06/10/flow-device-will-make-beavers-feel-at-home/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1305104-1128-beaverdam-9w.jpg1305104-1128-BeaverDam-9wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS A flow device is floated into place in the beaver pond that's formed in Suter Brook creek.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1305103-1128-beaverdam-8w.jpg1305103-1128-BeaverDam-8w MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS The flow device is floated into place in the beaver pond that's formed in Suter Brook creek.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1305102-1128-beaverdam-7w.jpg1305102-1128-BeaverDam-7w MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Adrian Nelson, of the Fur Bearers, jury rigs a plastic bin as a floatation device to help put the flow pipe into place.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1305101-1128-beaverdam-6w.jpg1305101-1128-BeaverDam-6wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Adrian Nelson, of the Fur Bearers, and Jim Atkinson prepare to install the flow device that is built from 40 feet of plastic pipe and a galvanized steel cage to prevent the beavers in Suter Brook creek from getting in.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1305100-1128-beaverdam-5w.jpg1305100-1128-BeaverDam-5wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Adrian Nelson, of the Fur Bearers, checks the depth of the water in the beaver pond that has formed behind Port Moody city hall.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1305099-1128-beaverdam-4w.jpg1305099-1128-BeaverDam-4wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Steel cages protect trees from the beaver family that's taken up residence in Suter Brook creek in Port Moody.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1305098-1128-beaverdam-3w.jpg1305098-1128-BeaverDam-3wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Sandbags can't contain the flood waters from the beaver pond in Suter Brook creek from flowing over the walking trail behind Port Moody city hall. A flow pipe was installed last Friday to help lower the water level and regulate the flow of water from the beaver pond.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1305097-1128-beaverdam-2w.jpg1305097-1128-BeaverDam-2wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Judy Atkinson secures the flow pipe to a galvanized steel cage that will prevent the beavers from accessing its interior.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1305096-1128-beaverdam-1w.jpg1305096-1128-BeaverDam-1w MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Adrian Nelson, of the Fur Bearers, checks the depth of the water in the beaver pond that has formed behind Port Moody city hall.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1305095-1128-beaverdam-13w.jpg1305095-1128-BeaverDam-13wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS The reward for spending a cold, rainy morning in the creek.2025-06-11T05:22:31+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/06/10/world-series-still-chills-little-league-players-35-years-later/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1438410-0613-littleleague-1w-1.jpg1438410-0613-littleleague-1w-1MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Brad Robinson, left, and Chad Hanson, reminisce about their Coquitlam A's run to the 1984 Little League World Series by looking at pins Robinson collected for his cap. The team is being honoured on Saturday with a plaque installed at Coquitlam Little League's home park, Mackin Yard.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1438407-0613-littleleague-2w.jpg1438407-0613-littleleague-2wCONTRIBUTED PHOTO A team photo of the Coquitlam A's team that represented Canada at the 1984 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Penn. They are: Front (l-r) Scott Leroux, Ryan Seminoff, Jason Lapierre, Chad Hanson, Brad Purdie, Glenn Wright and Greg mein. Back, Sandy Purdie (coach), Jason Hartshorne, Carl Sheehan, Chad Boyko, John Pollock, Bob McDonald, Brad Robinson, Greg Heximer and Lionel Bilodeau (manager).2025-06-10T17:51:16+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/06/07/i-was-in-a-plane-crash-and-lived-to-tell-about-it/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/00planecrash1.jpg00PlaneCrash1MARIO BARTEL PHOTO The pilot of a vintage WWII Harvard trainer walks away after a belly landing short of the runway at Hamilton's Mount Hope airport.2025-06-08T03:42:33+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/06/06/port-moody-ice-cream-maker-fuelled-by-fitness/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/035c49e0-f422-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97.jpg035c49e0-f422-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Hamid Haji and his wife, Kelly Pearce, develop new ice cream flavours when they're not helping customers in their Port Moody boot camp studio improve their fitness.2025-06-06T16:28:31+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/06/05/could-the-shoreline-shuttle-roll-back-into-port-moody/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1362535-0314-shorelineshuttlefile-1w.jpg1362535-0314-shorelineshuttlefile-1wA worker installs a sign for the ill-fated Shoreline Shuttle, a pilot program that ran in 2018 to transport from Port Moody's Inlet Centre district to Rocky Point Park, Brewers Row and its historic downtown on busy summer weekends. The program was discontinued the following year after it proved too expensive, but Mayor Meghan Lahti wants to bring it back. 2025-06-06T13:35:06+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/06/04/cutting-hair-and-cracking-jokes-for-50-years/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1242193-0803-tedthebarber-9w.jpg1242193-0803-TedTheBarber-9wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Ted Bordeleau's collection of timepieces hang from a shelf in the barbershop at Burquitlam Plaza where he's cut hair for 50 years.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1242192-0803-tedthebarber-8w.jpg1242192-0803-TedTheBarber-8wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS The barber pole Ted Bordeleau's grandfather put in Plaza Hairstyling and Barbers when he opened the shop in Burquitlam Plaza still glows in the window.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1242191-0803-tedthebarber-7w.jpg1242191-0803-TedTheBarber-7wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS A photo of Ted Bordeleau's graduating class from Moller's Barber School in Vancouver still hangs on the wall in his shop where he's cut hair for 50 years. Ted is the fourth from the left.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1242190-0803-tedthebarber-6w.jpg1242190-0803-TedTheBarber-6wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Ted Bordeleau celebrated 50 years cutting hair by offering his customers at Plaza Hairstyling and Barbers a haircut for $2 — the same rate he charged when he started in the business in 1968. That is, if the customer could pay with an acutal $2 bill, which has been out of circulation for years. Expandhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1242189-0803-tedthebarber-5w.jpg1242189-0803-TedTheBarber-5w MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Over the years Ted Bordeleau has shared his barber shops with dozens of other barbers, including his grandfather and uncle. He said the demise of licensing for barbers and the proliferation of chain shops that offer lower prices have made it more difficult for independent barbers to make a living. https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1242188-0803-tedthebarber-4w.jpg1242188-0803-TedTheBarber-4wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS A cut out of Marilyn Monroe beckons customers to Ted Bordeleau's Plaza Hairstyling and Barbers shop in the Burquitlam Plaza where he's been cutting hair for 50 years.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1242187-0803-tedthebarber-3w.jpg1242187-0803-TedTheBarber-3wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Ted Bordeleau has cut the hair of generation of customers in the 50 years he's been at Plaza Hairstyling and Barbers in the Burquitlam Plaza. He's also seen the neighbourhood change and his retail environment lose some its bustle as SkyTrain brings the big city to the suburbs.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1242186-0803-tedthebarber-2w.jpg1242186-0803-TedTheBarber-2wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Ted Bordeleau pauses between customers at his Plaza Hairstyling and Barbershop in Burquitlam Plaza where he celebrated 50 years cutting hair on Wednesday.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1242185-0803-tedthebarber-1w.jpg1242185-0803-TedTheBarber-1whttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1242184-0803-tedthebarber-10w.jpg1242184-0803-TedTheBarber-10w2025-06-04T16:23:55+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/31/patient-and-saviour-reconnect-after-coquitlam-crunch-heart-attack/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/d32814b0-f413-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97.jpgd32814b0-f413-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Tanya Leibel and Tammy Bryant reconnect on the Coquitlam Crunch.2025-06-01T05:25:37+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/31/old-world-press-has-a-famous-connection/2025-06-01T04:44:51+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/28/todd-labranche-has-been-booed-by-lacrosse-fans-players-and-coaches-for-21-years-hes-loved-every-minute-of-it/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/0414-laxref-1w.jpg0414-LaxRef 1wNLL PHOTO Referee Todd Labranche, who's originally from Port Coquitlam and got his start officiating in local leagues, is about to work his 400th game in the National Lacrosse League.2025-05-29T04:42:40+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/27/revised-port-moody-proposal-still-poses-problems-report/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn20250527-pomo-proposal-1w.jpgTCN20250527 PoMo Proposal 1wMARA + NATHA ARCHITECTURE A rendering of a six-storey mixed use building proposed for the south side of St. Johns Street in Port Moody, just east of Moody Street.2025-05-28T04:24:08+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/27/centuries-old-cedar-stump-a-symbol-of-burke-mountains-past/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ba56ace0-f3fe-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97.jpgba56ace0-f3fe-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Dave Menzies visits the giant cedar stump near his home on Coquitlam's Burke Mountain.2025-05-28T02:06:29+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/26/representing-canada-is-ultimate-test-for-disc-athletes/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/8873a6b0-f426-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97.jpg8873a6b0-f426-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Three years after they were denied their opportunity to compete for Canada at the World Ultimate Championship because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ricky McLeod and Devon Bringeland are getting a second chance.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/5870b780-f414-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97.jpg5870b780-f414-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Ricky McLeod and Devon Bringeland get ready to play for Canada at the World Ultimate Championships in Sweden in 2020.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/4757f3e0-f442-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97.jpg4757f3e0-f442-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2590a920-f43b-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97.jpg2590a920-f43b-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Port Coquitlam's Ricky McLeod stretches to make a defensive play during a recent training camp in Burnaby for Canada's national U24 Ultimate team. 2025-05-27T00:12:35+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/24/port-moody-says-proposed-anmore-development-presents-significant-concerns/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/0812-anmoresouth-2w.jpg0812-AnmoreSouth 2wICONA PROPERTIES An artist's concept of what life could look like in Anmore South when the 150-acre property is developed.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20240205-anmore-south-file-1w-1.jpgtcn-20240205-anmore-south-file-1w2025-05-26T14:36:12+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/21/could-port-moodys-biggest-ever-development-project-get-even-bigger/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20240123-pomo-inlet-district-3w.jpgtcn-20240123-pomo-inlet-district-3w2025-05-23T03:57:54+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/21/popular-port-moody-concert-series-gets-a-financial-boost/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/0217-pomoconcerts-1w.jpg0217-pomoconcerts-1wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO Bill Sample and Darlene Cooper launched their popular Port Moody concert series at Inlet Theatre in 2022.2025-05-21T18:13:41+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/19/hockey-helps-port-moody-teen-bounce-back-from-fire-tragedy/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/0218-fireice-2w.jpg0218-Fire&Ice 2wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Hailey Kress was outfitted with all-new hockey equipment with the help of the Tri-City Predators female hockey association so she could keep playing after her family's Port Moody home was heavily damaged in a fire last December.2025-05-19T20:10:04+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/19/port-moody-phone-booth-lets-you-talk-with-loved-ones-whove-passed-on/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/0916-pomophoneofthewind-2w.jpg0916-PoMoPhoneOfTheWind 2wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Port Moody's superintendent of parks, Robbie Nall, and carpenter Roy Balbino helped bring the Crossroads Hospice Society's vision for a phone of the wind to life in Pioneer Park.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/0916-pomophoneofthewind-1w.jpg0916-PoMoPhoneOfTheWind 1wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Amelie Lambert and Brittany Borean, of Crossroads Hospice, place a call from the new phone of the wind that's been installed in Port Moody's Pioneer Park to allow grieving family members to place a "call" to their departed loved ones.2025-05-19T19:05:03+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/19/coquitlam-councillor-gets-to-know-her-community-one-strava-segment-at-a-time/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1216-coqcouncillorruns-5w.jpg1216-CoqCouncillorRuns 5wSUBMITTED Coquitlam councillor Teri Towner said she especially like running at night during the Christmas season so she could enjoy all the lights and decorations.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1216-coqcouncillorruns-4w.jpg1216-CoqCouncillorRuns 4wSUBMITTED During her runs of all 1,943 streets in the Tri-Cities, Anmore and Belcarra, Coquitlam councillor Teri Towner came across all kinds of unusual finds, like a large spring on Winter Crescent.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1216-coqcouncillorruns-3w.jpg1216-CoqCouncillorRuns 3wSUBMITTED A map of all the streets Coquitlam councillor Teri Towner ran in her year-long quest to run all the streets in the Tri-Cities.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1216-coqcouncillorruns-2w.jpg1216-CoqCouncillorRuns 2wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Coquitlam councillor Teri Towner spent more than 12 months running every street in the Tri-Cities. She covered a distance of about 2,000 km and wore out four pairs of shoes before finishing her final leg on Marpole Avenue in Port Coquitlam.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1216-coqcouncillorruns-1w.jpg1216-CoqCouncillorRuns 1wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Coquitlam councillor Teri Towner jumps for joy after completing her quest to run every street in the Tri-Cities. She celebrated her achievement with a beer at Patina Brewery in Port Coquitlam.2025-05-19T18:00:55+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/16/port-moody-road-rage-incident-leaves-car-window-smashed/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20250516-pomo-road-rage-1w.jpgTCN 20250516 PoMo Road Rage 1wPORT MOODY POLICE PHOTO The back window of an Acura allegedly smashed out during a road rage incident on St. Johns Street in Port Moody on Thursday afternoon.2025-05-16T21:47:15+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/16/moray-street-traffic-calming-gets-changes-more-expensive/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/0818-pomotrafficcalming-1w.jpg0818-pomotrafficcalming-1w2025-05-16T17:05:18+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/15/in-the-glory-days-of-radio-this-woman-helped-start-a-massive-port-moody-electronics-company/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/0415-chisholmobit-3w.jpg0415-ChisholmObit 3wCANADIAN VINTAGE RADIO A catalogue listing for one of the home hifi systems built by Chisholm Industries in Port Moody.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/0415-chisholmobit-2w.jpg0415-ChisholmObit 2wCANADIAN VINTAGE RADIO The factory floor at the old Chisholm Industries plant on Murray Street in Port Moody.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/0415-chisholmobit-1w.jpg0415-ChisholmObit 1wCANADIAN VINTAGE RADIO The old Chisholm Industries plant on Murray Street in Port Moody.2025-05-15T23:34:36+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/15/even-at-a-slower-pace-these-tri-city-soccer-players-still-have-a-love-for-the-game/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20231122-walking-soccer-11w-1.jpgTCN 20231122 Walking Soccer 11wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS The pace of play may be slower at the Tri-City Walking Soccer Club, but the action can still be intense.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20231122-walking-soccer-10w-1.jpgTCN 20231122 Walking Soccer 10wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Players in the Tri-City Walking Soccer Club range in age from 55 to over 70.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20231122-walking-soccer-9w-1.jpgTCN 20231122 Walking Soccer 9wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Players in the Tri-City Walking Soccer Club celebrate a goal.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20231122-walking-soccer-8w-1.jpgTCN 20231122 Walking Soccer 8wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Players in the mixed-teams division of the Tri-City Walking Soccer Club await their turn on the pitch.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20231122-walking-soccer-7w-1.jpgTCN 20231122 Walking Soccer 7wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Randy Corbitt documents all the matches in the Tri-City Walking Soccer Club for the Corbitt Chronicle newsletter.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20231122-walking-soccer-6w-1.jpgTCN 20231122 Walking Soccer 6wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Bob Macdonald stretches to make a save in a mixed-teams match at the Tri-City Walking Soccer Club.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20231122-walking-soccer-5w-1.jpgTCN 20231122 Walking Soccer 5wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS An accidental collision in the Tri-City Walking Soccer Club is soothed with a hug.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20231122-walking-soccer-4w-1.jpgTCN 20231122 Walking Soccer 4wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Jim Swelander helped found the Tri-City Walking Soccer Club, as an adjunct to the Dartmen that used to play competitive soccer, baseball and hockey together.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20231122-walking-soccer-3w-1.jpgTCN 20231122 Walking Soccer 3wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Referees in the Tri-City Walking Soccer Club are often called upon to determine when a player has run instead of walked.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20231122-walking-soccer-2w-1.jpgTCN 20231122 Walking Soccer 2wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Once players are divided into teams, they pull on pinnies to distinguish themselves from their opponents.2025-05-15T22:55:30+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/about/2025-05-15T16:47:21+00:00weekly0.6https://mariobartel.com/2025/05/15/port-moody-home-relocation-means-more-memories-can-be-built/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20240402-home-memories-3w.jpgTCN 20240402 Home Memories 3wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Members of the shishalh Nation near Sechelt give their thanks for 10 homes that are being moved to their community from Port Moody's old Coronation Park neighbourhood.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20240402-home-memories-2w.jpgTCN 20240402 Home Memories 2wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Wendy Kinloch gets emotional as she talks to councillors from the shishalh Nation near Sechelt that will be the new home for 10 homes from the old Coronation Park neighbourhood in Port Moody, including hers.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20240402-home-memories-1.jpgTCN 20240402 Home Memories 1MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Wendy Kinloch says goodbye to the house in Port Moody's old Coronation Park neighbourhood her family called home for 34 years. The home is one of 10 scheduled to be moved to the shishalh Nation near Sechelt at the neighbourhood is redeveloped.2025-05-15T13:54:20+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/12/i-knew-deep-down-he-was-in-trouble-how-two-coquitlam-brothers-saved-their-dad-from-drowning/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/0609-drowningdad-1w.jpg0609-DrowningDad 1wMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Paul Carter, centre, owes his life to the quick thinking and swim training of his sons, Adam, 16, Matthew, 14 and Daniel, 12, who helped save him from drowning in Powell Lake last summer.2025-05-12T21:45:22+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/11/hes-one-of-the-greatest-villains-in-canadian-sports-history-but-this-coquitlam-historian-has-a-new-take/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/0511-kompalla-1w.jpg0511-Kompalla 1wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Coquitlam historian Cedric Bolz goes through some of the memoirs and histories of the 1972 Summit Series of hockey games between Canada and the Soviet Union. He's recently published a new book that looks at the dramatic showdown through the eyes of referee Josef Kompalla, who's been cast as its biggest villain.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/0406-kompalla-2w.jpg0406-Kompalla 2wSUBMITTED PHOTO Douglas Collage history instructor Cedric Bolz (right) visits with German referee Josef Kompalla while working on a book about his role in the 1972 Summit Series. Behind them is a photo of Kompalla being attacked by Canada's J.P. Parise after he was called for a penalty.2025-05-11T21:43:32+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/11/toyota-vs-ferrari-a-coquitlam-race-engineer-could-soon-be-a-part-of-motorsports-history/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/98dc9f80-f43e-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97.jpg98dc9f80-f43e-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/6ef77460-f41b-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97.jpg6ef77460-f41b-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc972025-05-11T19:55:49+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/09/union-says-b-c-premier-can-help-end-the-crapification-of-local-news/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/nwbbytcn.jpgnwbbytcn2025-05-10T14:16:50+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/07/the-struggle-for-affordable-housing-and-what-it-meant-when-a-coquitlam-woman-found-it/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20241108-affordable-housing-1w.jpgTCN 20241108 Affordable Housing 1wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Frances Stone relaxes in the outdoor amenity space at the new condo complex in Coquitlam where she lives in one of 18 affordable rental apartments.2025-05-07T17:22:27+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/07/i-took-a-leap-of-faith-from-the-coquitlam-express-to-the-stanley-cup-finals/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/63cb91e0-f419-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97.jpg63cb91e0-f419-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc972025-05-07T15:01:01+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/06/port-moody-man-sets-a-world-record-at-87-years-old/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/d32337e0-f401-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97.jpgd32337e0-f401-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97SUBMITTED PHOTO James Szakos, 87, celebrates his official recognition as the oldest person to achieve a headstand.2025-05-06T15:58:49+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2019/04/27/requiem-for-a-friend-and-mentor/2025-05-06T03:51:44+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/05/former-coquitlam-soccer-player-signs-pro-contract-with-the-cfls-toronto-argonauts/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ecc98470-f42d-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97.jpgecc98470-f42d-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97CRAIG HODGE PHOTO Coquitlam's Dawson Hodge lines up a punt for the Wilfird Laurier Golden Hawks. Hodge just started playing football in his senior year of high school where he was a member of the its varsity soccer team as well.2025-05-05T20:47:09+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/05/coquitlam-rotarys-new-speaker-series-shines-a-light-on-mental-health/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20241010-speaker-series-1w.jpgtcn-20241010-speaker-series-1w2025-05-05T18:06:24+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/05/promising-port-coquitlam-hockey-player-battles-back-from-addiction-crime/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1210-leavold-2w.jpg1210-leavold-2wSUBMITTED PHOTO Brady Leavold, right, chases down an opponent in a minor hockey game in Port Coquitlam in 1993.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1210-leavold-3w.jpg1210-leavold-3wSUBMITTED PHOTO Former NHL prospect, Brady Leavold, began his journey back to hockey by working as a skate sharpener.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1210-leavold-1w.jpg1210-leavold-1w2025-05-05T17:17:06+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/05/01/reviews-says-traffic-impact-of-massive-anmore-development-proposal-underestimated/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tcn-20240205-anmore-south-file-1w.jpgtcn-20240205-anmore-south-file-1w2025-05-02T00:45:31+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/04/30/what-caused-concrete-shoring-wall-to-collapse-at-a-coquitlam-construction-site/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/eb7ec4b0-f41c-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97.jpgeb7ec4b0-f41c-11ef-9a6b-cd74f505fc97MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS The Coquitlam construction site where a shoring wall recently collapsed.2025-05-01T05:59:35+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/04/29/everyone-knows-reid-meet-the-heart-and-soul-of-the-port-moody-panthers/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20240822-reid-demelo-1w.jpgTCN 20240822 Reid Demelo 1wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Reid Demelo, the Port Moody Panthers equipment manager, learned from a visit to the Vancouver Canucks dressing room how to invert the hangers to place jerseys in dressing room stalls just like its done by NHL teams.2025-04-29T16:33:35+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/04/23/the-best-of-times-the-worst-time-my-journey-with-the-tri-city-news/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250424-mbfarewell-12w.jpgTCN 20250424 MBFarewell 12wTRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO/COQUITLAM ARCHIVES A popular assignment in the early 1990s was to hitch a ride on a tug boat working the Fraser River to capture the annual arrival of the sea lions in pursuit of oolichans.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250424-mbfarewell-11w.jpgTCN 20250424 MBFarewell 11wTRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO/COQUITLAM ARCHIVES Shooting sports has always been a passion. But before we had digital cameras that could produce bright images in darkness and foolproof autofocus, we had to push B&W film to the limits of its ISO tolerance and wait until we got back to the darkroom to see if we got anything sharp and properly exposed when shooting sports like lacrosse.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250424-mbfarewell-10w.jpgTCN 20250424 MBFarewell 10wTRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO/COQUITLAM ARCHIVES Back in the 1990s, the photo office at the Tri-City News had a scanner that could monitor police and fire radios, as did all the photographers on the road, so we could respond to incidents like this rollover at the Brunette overpass.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250424-mbfarewell-9w.jpgTCN 20250424 MBFarewell 9wTRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO/COQUITLAM ARCHIVES In its heyday, the Tri-City News had its own photo studio in its offices on Broadway Street; sometimes we liked to have a little fun, like chiding a colleauge who committed the photo faux-pas of returning from a community event with a face-painting photo.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250424-mbfarewell-8w.jpgTCN 20250424 MBFarewell 8wTRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO/COQUIITLAM ARCHIVES News photographers rarely get sent to shoot a wedding, but when it's the first wedding at the new Port Coquitlam City Hall in 1992, it's newsworthy.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250424-mbfarewell-7w.jpgTCN 20250424 MBFarewell 7wTRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO/COQUITLAM ARCHIVES Long before Go-pros, I strapped a camera around my neck and set it to a slow shutter speed to get a unique angle for a story about new mountain bike trails in Coquitlam.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250424-mbfarewell-6w.jpgTCN 20250424 MBFarewell 6wTRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO/COQUITLAM ARCHIVES I always loved looking for symetrical lines and shapes that might make a striking photo out of something as mundane as a warehouse construction.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250424-mbfarewell-5w.jpgTCN 20250424 MBFarewell 5wA much younger me.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250424-mbfarewell-4w.jpgTCN 20250424 MBFarewell 4wTRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO/COQUITLAM ARCHIVES Another early memory: heading up to the former Westwood race track in the summer of 1991 to photograph its dismantling to make way for a luxury housing development and golf club.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250424-mbfarewell-3w.jpgTCN 20250424 MBFarewell 3wTRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO/COQUITLAM ARCHIVES I've lost track of the number of elections I've covered over the years. Here, former Coquitlam mayor Lou Sekora celebrates his re-election in 1993.2025-05-23T02:20:50+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/04/28/how-this-white-van-delivers-health-care-to-homeless-populations-in-the-tri-cities-burnaby-and-new-west/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20240315-health-van-2w.jpgTCN 20240315 Health Van 2wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS A client at 3030 Gordon in Coquitlam receives treatment on his legs during a visit from the Fraser Health Integrated Homelessness Action Response Team (IHART).https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20240315-health-van-4w.jpgTCN 20240315 Health Van 4wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Malcolm Freeman, of Fraser Health's Integrated Homelessness Action Response Team, hands out naloxone kits after an overdose in front of 3030 Gordon in Coquitlam.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20240315-health-van-3w.jpgTCN 20240315 Health Van 3wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Jessica Ong makes a phone call between clients at the mobile health van operated by Fraser Health's Integrated Homelessness Action Response Team.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20240315-health-van-6w.jpgTCN 20240315 Health Van 6wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Frances Cordero, of the Fraser Health Integrated Homelessness Action Response Team, checks a cut on the finger of Diego.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20240315-health-van-7w.jpgTCN 20240315 Health Van 7wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS The mobile health van operated by the Integrated Homelessness Action Response Team is parked outside the 3030 Gordon shelter in Coquitlam.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20240315-health-van-8w.jpgTCN 20240315 Health Van 8wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS A medical bag is equpped to help almost any need during visits to the 3030 Gordon shelter by Fraser Health's Integrated Homelessness Action Response Team.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20240315-health-van-5w.jpgTCN 20240315 Health Van 5wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Sometimes the only intervention by the Fraser Health Integrated Homelessness Action Response Team that is needed is a warm cup of coffee and a few friendly words.2025-04-29T02:05:17+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/04/28/she-will-never-forget-this-how-a-mom-went-to-a-coquitlam-express-hockey-game-and-ended-up-at-a-taylor-swift-concert/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20241209-express-promotion-1w.jpgTCN 20241209 Express Promotion 1wFACEBOOK Kylie Wright, and her daughter, Saoirse, at Sunday's Taylor Swift concert after they won tickets at a Coquitlam Express game earlier in the day.2025-04-28T21:01:09+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/04/25/port-coquitlam-pitcher-toils-for-his-major-league-shot/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20240617-poco-pitcher-1w.jpgTCN 20240617 PoCo Pitcher 1wUNION LAGUNA/FACEBOOK Port Coquitlam's Curtis Taylor made his pitching debut for Union Laguna in the Mexican League on June 26.2025-04-26T00:13:49+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/04/26/supporters-of-port-moody-murder-victim-undeterred-by-last-minute-court-delay/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-7w-1.jpgtcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-7w7 Supporters of murder victim Trina Hunt rally in front of BC Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam on Wednesday.MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWShttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-6w-1.jpgtcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-6w7 Supporters of murder victim Trina Hunt rally in front of BC Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam on Wednesday.MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWShttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-4w-1.jpgtcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-4w7 A visitor at BC Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam Wednesday watches a rally of supporters for murder victim Trina Hunt.MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWShttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-3w-1.jpgtcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-3w Friends, famiily, neighbours and co-workers rally for murder victim Trina Hunt in front of BC Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam Wednesday where Hunt's husband, Iain, was scheduled to make an appearance on a charge of indignity to human remains.MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWShttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-2w-1.jpgtcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-2w A volunteer assembles signs for a rally supporting murder victim Trina Hunt held Wednesday at BC Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam.MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWShttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-1w-1.jpgtcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-1wA group supporting Port Moody murder victim Trina Hunt begins gathering outside BC Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam Wednesday morning where her husband, Iain Hunt, was scheduled to make an appearance on a charge of indignity to human remains. But the appearance was delayed until April 23.MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWShttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-7w.jpgtcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-7wSupporters of murder victim Trina Hunt rally in front of BC Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam on Wednesday.MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWShttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-6w.jpgtcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-6w Supporters of murder victim Trina Hunt react to the honk from a passing motorist during a rally at BC Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam Wednesday.MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWShttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-4w.jpgtcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-4w A visitor at BC Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam Wednesday watches a rally of supporters for murder victim Trina Hunt.MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWShttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-3w.jpgtcn-20250305-trinahuntrally-3wFriends, famiily, neighbours and co-workers rally for murder victim Trina Hunt in front of BC Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam Wednesday where Hunt's husband, Iain, was scheduled to make an appearance on a charge of indignity to human remains.MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS2025-04-25T03:26:56+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/04/24/making-condo-shopping-a-tasty-experience/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250422-tcpavilion-3w.jpgTCN 20250422 TCPavilion 3wSUBMITTED Some of the baked goods that will be available at the Nemesis café in the new TriCity Pavilion in Coquitlam.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250422-tcpavilion-2w.jpgTCN 20250422 TCPavilion 2wSUBMITTED The interior of the new Gigi's by Ask For Luigi Italian restaurant that will be part of the TriCity Pavilion and pop-up sales centre in the new TriCity Central project at the southeastern corner of Lougheed and Barnet highways.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250422-tcpavilion-1w.jpgTCN 20250422 TCPavilion 1wCONRAD BROWN IMAGE The new TriCity Pavilion pop-up sales centre and community hub is designed by landscape architect Paul Sangha in collaboration with developers Marcon and QuadReal Property Group.2025-04-25T00:54:34+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/04/24/coquitlam-students-hope-to-build-a-better-understanding-of-homelessness/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250425-studentpodcast-1w.jpgTCN 20250425 StudentPodcast 1wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Gleneagle Secondary School students Edward Chen, Mahtab Khangura, Matthew Jang and Olviia Vasquez, along with Marisa Bassetto, have created a podcast, The Blue Shed, that shines a light on the issue of homelessness in the Tri-Cities.2025-04-24T15:16:40+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/04/23/headlines-from-the-past-writing-history-as-it-happens/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250321-headlines-gym-thief-1w.jpgtcn-20250321-headlines-gym-thief-1wGator's Gym owner Kai Heinonen and personal trainer Monalee Blu chased down a would-be thief who tried to lift some personal effects from lockers in March, 1997. 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He's just 10 years old and recently qualified to race in the FIM MiniGP series.2025-04-17T13:19:07+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/04/07/massive-anmore-development-proposal-sparks-tensions/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20240207-anmore-south-1w.jpgtcn-20240207-anmore-south-1wA rendering of what a new development that could triple the population of Anmore might look like.2025-04-07T22:34:37+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/04/07/fear-and-violence-at-the-hospital/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20241230-hospital-attack-1.jpgtcn-20241230-hospital-attack-1PORT MOODY POLICE PHOTO Port Moody police have attended three assault incidents at Eagle Ridge Hospital since last November.2025-04-07T16:08:31+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/04/07/port-moody-player-is-ready-to-take-her-game-to-the-next-level/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tcn-20250407-buglioni-1w.jpgTCN 20250407 Buglioni 1wOHIO STATE ATHLETICS PHOTO Port Moody's Jenna Buglioni (#10) helps teammate Riley Brengman celebrate her shorthanded goal in the Buckeyes' final regular season game, a 3-2 win over St. Cloud State.2025-04-07T16:01:44+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/multimedia/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/royals.jpgroyalsMARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Prince William and Kate Middleton walk the trail that encircles Deer Lake in Burnaby.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/icecream.jpgicecreamhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/daddy.jpgdaddyMARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Workers use a crane to hoist the Wait for me Daddy statue into place at Hyack Square on Tuesday.2025-03-09T22:09:52+00:00weekly0.6https://mariobartel.com/stories/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fatpaint1.jpgfatpaint1https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/mews11.jpgmews1https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/elsanto11.jpgelsanto1https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/braid11.jpgbraid1https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kingofhills1.jpgkingofhills1https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/juniorhockeybiz1.jpgBNWN100206_Ahttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/churchonline1.jpgchurchonline1https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/soccerfans1.jpgsoccerfans1https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/greenbiz1.jpggreenbiz1https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/choppercop1.jpgBNWN100109_A2025-03-09T22:02:12+00:00weekly0.6https://mariobartel.com/2025/02/27/you-cant-take-anything-for-granted-the-business-of-making-trades-in-junior-hockey/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tcn-20250120-express-roster-2w.jpgtcn-20250120-express-roster-2wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Coquitlam Express forward Carson McGinley lays it out during a timed skating session during a team practice.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tcn-20250120-express-roster-1w.jpgw960.jpegtcn-20250120-express-roster-1w.jpg;w=960Coqutilam Express forward Carson McGinley (#15) has scored eight points in four games since he was acquired by the team in a trade Dec. 30. The BC Hockey League's All-Star break has given McGinley and other new players recently added to the Express lineup additional time to become acclimated to their new environs.MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS2025-02-28T03:06:51+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/02/27/a-hockey-players-unexpected-journey/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1021-macleodupdatefile-1w.jpg1021-macleodupdatefile-1whttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/0902-macleodupdate-2w.jpg0902-macleodupdate-2wMARIO BARTEL PHOTO Port Moody's Wade MacLeod worked his way back into shape after a third setback from brain cancer.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1356858-0307-macleod-1w.jpg1356858-0307-macleod-1w2025-02-27T22:04:59+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2024/11/28/a-port-moody-family-wanted-to-do-a-project-together-they-made-a-movie/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/tcn-20241128-saving-christmas-2w.jpgTCN 20241128 Saving Christmas 2wSUBMITTED PHOTO Ricardo Ortiz plays NIck, a 16-year-old teen who unwittingly cancels Christmas then must find a way to restore the holiday in his family's film production, Saving Christmas.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/tcn-20241128-saving-christmas-3w.jpgTCN 20241128 Saving Christmas 3wSUMBITTED PHOTO On the set of Saving Christmas at Heritage Woods Secondary School in Port Moody.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/tcn-20241128-saving-christmas-1w.jpgTCN 20241128 Saving Christmas 1wSUBMITTED PHOTO The Ortiz family, (L-R) Luiza, Beatriz, Marcelo and Ricardo, at the premier of their family movie project, Saving Christmas.2025-02-27T20:55:24+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2025/02/27/its-going-to-be-ok-coquitlam-student-uses-her-cancer-journey-in-senior-project/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tcn-20250206-cancer-student-1w.jpgtcn-20250206-cancer-student-1wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Julia Dawson has endured three diagnoses of 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Complex.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tcn-20240823-minto-cup3-11w.jpgTCN 20240823 MInto Cup3 11wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Coquitlam Adanacs forward Cole Kennett is stopped by Orangeville Northmen goalie Connor O'Toole in the third period of their second game in the Minto Cup best-of-three junior national lacrosse championship series, Friday at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tcn-20240823-minto-cup3-8w.jpgTCN 20240823 Minto Cup3 8wMARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS The Coquitlam Adanacs celebrate winning the 2024 Minto Cup junior national lacrosse championship after beating the Orangeville Northmen 9-6 on Friday to sweep their best-of-three final in two straight 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1 copyMARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Port Coquitlam's efforts to grow its industrial tax base has paid off with big plants like the Saputo dairy relocating to the city from Burnaby.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1216-coqcouncillorruns-1-1.jpg1216-CoqCouncillorRuns 1MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Coquitlam councillor Teri Towner jumps for joy after completing her quest to run every street in the Tri-Cities. She celebrated her achievement with a beer at Patina Brewery in Port Coquitlam.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1118-cannoliking-1-1.jpg1118-CannoliKing 1MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Yes, a line from a certain Seinfeld episode was going through my head when I shot this. The Canolli King, Sam Pero, is opening a store in Port Coquitlam after offering his Italian pastries from a food truck for years.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1028-spookystreet-1-1.jpg1028-SpookyStreet 1MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS "Wait a minute, you said you've got what in your front yard for Halloween?" was my incredulous response to a tip about a neighbourhood Halloween display that was to feature a full-size helicopter crashed onto a front yard. Of course I was going to go out and get a photo! Peter Raptis appears ready to bail out from a haunted helicopter flight that's landed on the front yard of his Coquitlam home for Halloween. Raptis and four of his neighbours on Crest Court have teamed up to create spooky, hair-raising scenes to benefit the Pacific Autism Family Network and the Coquitlam Canucks Austism Network hockey team. It's the neighbourhood's second such effort, and after last year's scary street brought in more tha $10,000 in donations, Raptis said they had to raise their game to create a Halloween experience that will be "the most talked about that I could think of." The full-size H1 helicopter fuselage was delivered last weekend with the help of Kelowna commercial realtor Brent Marshall. Several other businesses have also pitched in as sponsors for the displays that will also include a smashed Humvee, and a graveyard guarded by a 15-foot skeleton. The displays will be ready for viewing Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 6 to 9:30 p.m., with boxes as well as tap stations set up to collect donations.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1014-belcarraparkrenamed-7-1.jpg1014-BelcarraParkRenamed 7MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Gabriel George, the director of treaty lands and resources for the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation speaks about the importance of təmtəmíxʷtən/Belcarra Regional Park to his people.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/0916-pomophoneofthewind-1-1.jpg0916-PoMoPhoneOfTheWind 1MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Amelie Lambert and Brittany Borean, of Crossroads Hospice, place a call from the new phone of the wind that's been installed in Port Moody's Pioneer Park to allow grieving family members to place a "call" to their departed loved ones.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/0819-freshroots-1-1.jpg0819-FreshRoots 1MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Jack Elliott shows off some of the carrots and beets grown by students in the Fresh Roots program at its garden at Millside school in Coquitlam. The vegetables are for sale at a mini farmer's market run at the school every Thursday during harvest season.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/0805-giantjenga-1-1.jpg0805-GiantJenga 1MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS Cheryl Galandie, the coordinator of volunteers for Community Volunteer Connections, peers through a out-sized Jenga puzzle created by handymen at the Coquitlam Men's Shed Society. The game will be used at various mental health facilities around the Tri-Cities to help clients improve their socialization and hand-eye coordination skills.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/0729-roomraters-1-1.jpg0729-RoomRaters 1MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS The Room Raters have caught the attention for their critiques of Zoom backgrounds from political commentators and pundits around the world, but none would know the Twitter account with more than 400,000 followers originates in the living room of a condo in Port Moody. Port Moody's Jessie Bahrey, and Claude Taylor, who's from Washington, D.C., are working on a new book based upon their Room Rater Twitter account that scores the backgrounds of politicians, pundits and TV news personalities during virtual interviews.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/0624-pomofirechiefretires-7-1.jpg0624-PoMoFireChiefRetires 7MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS I've had the privilege of covering the retirement of a few fire chiefs over the years so I knew they always end with a drive-off from the station. The excitement Ron Coulson has for the next chapter of his life is quite evident. 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BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS Greg Moore heads home from the track at Homestead, Florida, at the end of IndyCar spring training in 1996.2017-05-19T12:56:39+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2017/05/14/the-spring-of-our-discontent-a-cyclists-lament/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170514memorial5.jpg170514memorial5https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170514memorial4.jpg170514memorial4The coffee stop; time to warm up and dry out.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170514memorial3.jpg170514memorial3At least it's not raining under this bridge.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170514memorial2.jpg170514memorial2The further east we ride, the wetter we get.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170514memorial1.jpg170514memorial1The FRF gathers for the 2nd John Lee Memorial Ride, and tries to stay warm.2017-05-15T03:26:46+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2017/05/03/circle-of-journalism/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170502redux3.jpg170502redux3https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170503memories7.jpg170503memories7https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170503memories6.jpg170503memories6https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170503memories5.jpg170503memories5https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170503memories4.jpg170503memories4https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170503memories3.jpg170503memories3https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170503memories2.jpg170503memories2https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170503-memories1.jpg170503-memories12017-05-05T05:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2017/03/29/losing-stories-losing-history/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/151001le-norm1.jpg151001LE-Norm1MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Norm Friesen works on composing gospel music on an out-of-tune piano between customers at his one-chair barbershop in downtown New Westminster, where he's been cutting hair for 40 years.2017-04-01T04:59:02+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2017/03/18/man-on-a-mission/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170318sky.jpg170318sky2017-03-19T02:50:40+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2017/02/28/stealing-rides/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/170225clouds.jpg170225cloudsThere's snow in them thar clouds...2017-03-01T03:44:20+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2017/02/13/a-cafe-where-everyone-knows-your-game/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/170213musette5.jpg170213musette5https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/170213musette4.jpg170213musette4The banquette area at The Musette is an homage to the historic Roubaix velodrome with concrete shower "stalls" surrounding the seating area. The light fixtures are modeled after shower heads.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/170213musette3.jpg170213musette3The Musette Caffé has a shiny new home for its impressive collection of cycling memorabilia.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/170213musette1.jpg170213musette1There's still lingering snow on the ground as the FRF prepares to head out for a special holiday Monday ride to The Musette Caffé.2017-02-14T05:38:04+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2017/01/30/cutting-into-journalisms-quick-is-a-cut-too-far/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170130newspapertear.jpg170130newspapertear2017-02-01T06:16:32+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2017/01/28/keeping-your-head-down/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170121bluesky.jpg170121blueskyBlue skies and warmer temperatures have afforded some welcome opportunities to get back on the bike.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170128pothole.jpg170128potholePotholes like this one can eat a front wheel, destroy a season2017-01-29T05:21:14+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2017/01/23/remembering-a-rocky-start-for-a-hometown-hero/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170123turris12.jpg170123turris12New Westminster's Kyle Turris is embraced by his dad, Bruce, after he was scratched from what would have been his hometown debut as an NHLer Nov. 6, 2008.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170123turris11.jpg170123turris11Scratched from the lineup at the last minute, New Westminster's Kyle Turris searches for his dad on the concourse of GM Place.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170123turris10.jpg170123turris10Hometown fans cheer the NHL debut of New Westminster's Kyle Turris during the pre-game skate at GM Place Nov. 6, 2008.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170123turris9.jpg170123turris9New Westminster's Kyle Turris takes the pre-game skate at GM Place prior to his scheduled hometown debut as an NHLer Nov. 6, 2008.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170123turris8.jpg170123turris8Friends of New Westminster's Kyle Turris prepare to cheer him on at his hometown NHL debut at GM Place Nov. 6, 2008.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170123turris7.jpg170123turris7New Westminster's Kyle Turris takes a break during practice at GM Place, the day before he was to make his hometown debut as an NHLer with the Phoenix Coyotes in November, 2008.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170123turris6.jpg170123turris6New Westminster's Kyle Turris takes a break during practice at GM Place, the day before he was to make his hometown debut as an NHLer with the Phoenix Coyotes in November, 2008.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170123turris5.jpg170123turris5New Westminster's Kyle Turris takes a break during practice at GM Place, the day before he was to make his hometown debut as an NHLer with the Phoenix Coyotes in November, 2008.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170123turris4.jpg170123turris4New Westminster's Kyle Turris during practice at GM Place, the day before he was to make his hometown debut as an NHLer with the Phoenix Coyotes in November, 2008.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170123turris3.jpg170123turris3New Westminster's Kyle Turris listens to Phoenix Coyotes' coach Wayne Gretzky during a practice at GM Place the day before he was to make his hometown debut as an NHLer against the Vancouver Canucks. This is the photo we ran on the front page.2017-01-25T13:55:41+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2017/01/22/new-facility-fails-to-lure-lazy-roadsters/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170122twizzler.jpg170122twizzlerTwizzler straps on the goalie equipment as Nouvelle Guy and Big D warm up at the new venue on Sunday.2017-01-23T03:22:34+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2017/01/09/roadsters-dig-out-before-digging-in/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/roadhockey_0190.jpgroadhockey_0190Lak Attack enjoys the reward of the roadsters' hard work!https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/roadhockey_0180.jpgroadhockey_0180Joker makes a save on Doo during Sunday's snowy Shrimp Ring Shootout.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/roadhockey_0164.jpgroadhockey_0164After five weeks off, nothing was going to stop the roadsters from launching the second half of their season with the annual Shrimp Ring Bowl.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/roadhockey_0145.jpgroadhockey_0145A shovel is an early casualty of the hardened snow and ice that have covered the road hockey courts since early December.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/roadhockey_0137.jpgroadhockey_0137Lak Attack heaves heavy snow from the road hockey courts so some semblance of a game could be played on Sunday.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/roadhockey_0130.jpgroadhockey_0130Twizzler and Lak Attack dig out the road hockey courts from more than a foot of hardened snow and ice.2017-01-09T16:52:52+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2017/01/01/photographing-fiction/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170102quidditch13.jpg170102quidditch13An SFU player dives to try to catch the "snitch" to score 30 points.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170102quidditch12.jpg170102quidditch12https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170102quidditch11.jpg170102quidditch11An official checks that players are properly attired and equipped prior to their match.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170102quidditch10.jpg170102quidditch10https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170102quidditch9.jpg170102quidditch9https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170102quidditch8.jpg170102quidditch8https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170102quidditch7.jpg170102quidditch7https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170102quidditch6.jpg170102quidditch6https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170102quidditch5.jpg170102quidditch5https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/170102quidditch4.jpg170102quidditch42017-01-02T05:22:00+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/12/28/a-reintroduction-letter-to-lapierre/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161227snow.jpg161227snowLapierre gets a cleaning, even as the snow begins to fall yet again.2016-12-28T15:40:18+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/12/24/snow-day/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161218snowday11b.jpg161218snowday11bhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161218snowday8b.jpg161218snowday8bhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161218snowday7b.jpg161218snowday7bhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161218snowday6b.jpg161218snowday6bhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161218snowday5b.jpg161218snowday5bhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161218snowday4b.jpg161218snowday4bhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161218snowday3b.jpg161218snowday3b2017-01-08T06:58:19+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/12/18/putting-the-winter-into-the-winter-market/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161218wintermarket10.jpgRon scrapes the frost from the coolers at Wild West Coast Seafoods.Ron scrapes the frost from the coolers at Wild West Coast Seafoods.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161218wintermarket9.jpg161218wintermarket9Chemical warming packets are the key to staying warm at Saturday's Winter Farmers Market say many of the vendors.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161218wintermarket8.jpg161218wintermarket8Snow, ice and sub-zero temperatures help put the winter into the Royal City Winter Farmer's Market on Saturday.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161218wintermarket7.jpgAmanda tries to stay warm at ther Honey Bee Zen kiosk.Amanda tries to stay warm at ther Honey Bee Zen kiosk.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161218wintermarket6.jpgCierra, of A Bread Affair, is bundled up to her eyeballs.Cierra, of A Bread Affair, is bundled up to her eyeballs.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161218wintermarket5.jpg161218wintermarket5A rack of hand-knit sweaters is an enticement to shoppers trying to stay warm at Saturday's chilly Royal City Winter Farmer's Market.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161218wintermarket4.jpgAaron pours a steaming mug of tea to stay warm in the Ossome Acres booth.Aaron pours a steaming mug of tea to stay warm in the Ossome Acres booth.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161218wintermarket3.jpg161218wintermarket3A t-shirt is all Jason needs to stay warm as he works the giant kettle at Garry's Kettle Corn.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161218wintermarket2.jpg161218wintermarket2Matching puffy orange jackets and a propane space heater keep Michelle and Kathryn toasty in the Kiki Kitchen kiosk.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161218wintermarket1.jpg161218wintermarket1The hot sauces at Roasters may warm the insides, but Tara is relying on six layers and Hot Pockets to keep her outsides toasty at Saturday's chilly Winter Farmer's Market.2016-12-18T19:26:18+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/12/11/never-forgetting-the-fallen-7/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fallen3.jpgfallen3The cairn and plaque placed atop Hamnafield Hill on Foula Island to commemorate the crash of WWII bomber that claimed all but one of its crew.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fallen1.jpgfallen1Joe Knight with the faded colour photo of Hamnafield Hill on barren Foula Island that hung in his father's home for years.2016-12-12T14:15:49+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/11/29/pipeline-approval-brings-back-protest-memories/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/protestredux17.jpgprotestredux17MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Anti-pipeline protesters celebrate their "victory" at a rally Saturday for First Nations and Indigenous supporters of the weeks-long effort to prevent Kinder Morgan from completing its geotechnical survey work on Burnaby Mountain. The company removed its equipment from the mountain on Friday after it lost a request to extend its injunction protecting its worksites to Dec. 12.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/protestredux16.jpgprotestredux16MARIO BARTEL/BLACK PRESS Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, the president of the B.C. Union of Indian Chiefs, is escorted away by RCMP after he crossed into the injunction area around Kinder Morgan's remaining active borehole on Burnaby Mountain Thursday morning. He was one of 23 people arrested Thursday to bring the total number of protesters arrested for defying a court injunction protecting the worksites to 125.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/protestredux15.jpgprotestredux15MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Sinclair Brown keeps a very soggy vigil outside the Kinder Morgan work area on Centennial Way on Monday.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/protestredux14.jpgprotestredux14MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Three days of heavy rain have turned the hillside just outside the injunction zone on Centennial Way into a muddy bog.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/protestredux13.jpgprotestredux13MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER A lone protester keeps vigil on the hillside across from the Kinder Morgan worksite on Centennial Way on Monday.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/protestredux12.jpgprotestredux12MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER An anti-pipeline protester yells at police at the line signifying the injunction area on Centennial Way on Saturday. Another 16 protesters were arrested after a march to the Kinder Morgan work site, bringing the three-day total to 53 arrests.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/protestredux10.jpgprotestredux10MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER A protester is led away by police after crossing into the injunction zone on Centennial Way on Saturday.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/protestredux9.jpgprotestredux9MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Pipeline protesters, including two children, set up a picnic at the edge of the injunction zone on Saturday.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/protestredux8.jpgprotestredux8MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Protesters march up Centennial Way to the injunction zone protecting survey crews from Kinder Morgan drilling soil and rock samples on Burnaby Mountain. The procession from Burnaby Mountain Parkway has become a daily routine since Burnaby RCMP began enforcing a court injunction on Thursday that came into effect last Monday.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/protestredux7.jpgprotestredux7MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Sqamish elder Sut'Lut is escorted into the injunction zone by Burnaby RCMP so she can tend to the sacred fire that has been allowed to burn near the Kinder Morgan worksite on Burnaby Mountain.2016-11-30T05:32:25+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/11/28/helping-small-business-score-success/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/pinkribbon2b.jpgpinkribbon2bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Sheila Comer decorates cupcakes in the kitchen of her Pink Ribbon Bakery. Her creations have found their way to celebrities like Matt Damon as well as a number of musical acts as they pass through Metro Vancouver.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/pinkribbon1b.jpgpinkribbon1bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Sheila Comer in the kitchen of her Pink Ribbon Bakery on Sixth Street. She left a corporate job she loved to pursue her passion for baking and decorating cakes and cupcakes, but, she says she had no idea how to start her own business.2016-11-29T04:12:18+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/11/19/a-ride-to-remember/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/161119memorialride5.jpg161119memorialride5Cyclists do everything we can to ensure every ride can end as we ended Saturday's memorial, enjoying a beer and good company at our favourite craft brewery.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/161119memorialride4.jpg161119memorialride4Cyclists from around Metro Vancouver rode around Stanley Park on Saturday to remember one of their own who had been killed by a car two weeks ago.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/161119memorialride3.jpg161119memorialride3About 400 cyclists converged on Stanley Park Saturday to remember a fellow roadie who had been mowed down head on by a car two weeks ago along a popular riding route. Five of his companions, including the one of the left in black, were injured.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/161119memorialride2.jpg161119memorialride2Cyclists from around Metro Vancouver gather in Stanley Park to remember a fallen roadie before heading out on a slow loop through the park.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/161119memorialride1.jpg161119memorialride1The rain stopped but the roads were still wet when the FRF contingent departed for Saturday's memorial ride in honour of a fallen cyclist2016-11-20T04:40:40+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/11/11/the-business-of-heritage-is-good-business-in-new-west/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/julieschueck2b.jpgjulieschueck2bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL New Westminster's heritage planner Julie Schueck stands in front of one of the heritage buildings in the city's downtown.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/businessofheritage3.jpgbusinessofheritage3PHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Developer Robert Fung, of The Salient Group, checks on the progress of restoration work on terracotta blocks from the facade of the historic Trapp building on Columbia Street. The origianl blocks were removed, cleaned and repaired before being reinstalled as part of the project to construct a modern condo highrise behind the facades of the Trapp and Holbrook buildings.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/trappblock1b.jpgtrappblock1bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Robert Fung's Trapp Block condo project preserved the facade of the historic former department store as a modern condo rose behind it.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ericpattison1b.jpgericpattison1bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL New Westminster architect Eric Pattison says the city's combination of heritage and modern structures like the Anvil Centre make its downtown unique from neighbouring communities.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/150730nw-bikeart7b.jpg150730nw-bikeart7bMARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Sinuous curves have been a part of bicycle design long before carbon fibre.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/150730nw-bikeart4b.jpg150730nw-bikeart4bMARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Some vintage bicycle manufacturers like Hetchins, distinguished themselves from their competitors by designing unique components such as curved chainstays.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/150730nw-bikeart2b.jpg150730nw-bikeart2bMARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Much of bike technology is timeless, like this vintage front suspension system that predates pneumatic suspension forks that are popular on contemporary mountain bikes.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/150730nw-bikeart1b.jpg150730nw-bikeart1bMARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Gord Hobbis at the helm of his latest acquisition for his Cap's Bicycle Shop and Museum, a Singer sociable tandem trike from the late 1800s. Hobbis owns more than 50 vintage bicycles, most of which are displayed in his Sapperton shop. Cap's will be one of the stops on this year's New Westminster Culture Crawl.2016-11-11T17:26:18+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/11/03/royals-fail-to-defend-pacwest-soccer-crown/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161103-douglassoccer11w.jpg161103-douglassoccer11wPhoto by Mario Bartel Douglas Royals absorb their 1-0 loss to the VIU Mariners in the finals of the PacWest women's soccer championship, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161103-douglassoccer10w.jpg161103-douglassoccer10wPhoto by Mario Bartel Douglas Royals Taylor Wettig absorbs defeat as players from the VIU Mariners rush to celebrate their championship in the PacWest women's soccer final, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161103-douglassoccer9w.jpg161103-douglassoccer9wPhoto by Mario Bartel VIU Mariners celebrate their 1-0 win in Saturday's PacWest women's soccer championship against the Douglas Royals at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161103-douglassoccer8w.jpg161103-douglassoccer8wPhoto by Mario Bartel Douglas Royals forward Nisha Simra loses a header to VIU defender Zoe Grace in the second half of their PacWest conference championship, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. VIU won the match 1-0.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161103-douglassoccer7w.jpg161103-douglassoccer7wPhoto by Mario Bartel Douglas Royals forward Sam Kell gets around VIU defender Lexi Fawcett in the second half of their PacWest conference championship, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. VIU won the match 1-0.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161103-douglassoccer6w.jpg161103-douglassoccer6wPhoto by Mario Bartel Douglas Royals forward Nishi Simra is knocked off the ball by VIU defender Kaylee Dodds in the second half of their PacWest conference championship, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. VIU won the match 1-0.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161103-douglassoccer5w.jpg161103-douglassoccer5wPhoto by Mario Bartel Douglas Royals forward Mikayla Hamilton battles VIU defender Lexi Fawcett in the second half of their PacWest conference championship, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. VIU won the match 1-0.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161103-douglassoccer4w.jpg161103-douglassoccer4wPhoto by Mario Bartel Douglas Royals forward Nisha Simra battles for the ball with a VIU Mariners defender in the second half of their PacWest conference championship, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. VIU won the match 1-0.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161103-douglassoccer3w.jpg161103-douglassoccer3wPhoto by Mario Bartel A Douglas Royals forward loses a race to the ball to VIU defender Haroop Mali in the second half of their PacWest conference championship, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. VIU won the match 1-0.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161103-douglassoccer2w.jpg161103-douglassoccer2wPhoto by Mario Bartel Douglas Royals forward Madison Hendry chases down a ball past VIU defender Lexi Fawcett in the second half of their PacWest conference championship, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. VIU won the match 1-0.2016-11-04T01:42:01+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/10/28/fat-paint-company-a-big-success/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fatpaint14b.jpgPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Fresh cans of FAT Paint await lids.PHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Fresh cans of FAT Paint await lids.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fatpaint13b.jpgfatpaint13bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Drips of paint on a mixing can become an abstract work of art.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fatpaint12b.jpgfatpaint12bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL The FAT Paint Company's palette is now comprised of more than 40 colours.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fatpaint11b.jpgPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Mattin-Abbott prepares sealed cans for labelling.PHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Mattin-Abbott prepares sealed cans for labelling.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fatpaint10b.jpgfatpaint10bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Mattin-Abbott seals cans that have been filled with paint.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fatpaint9b.jpgfatpaint9bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Until The FAT Paint Company recently upgraded to a more automated mixing process, all the mixing was done in an old industrial bread mixer.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fatpaint8b.jpgfatpaint8bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL "Fat paint" is especially popular in the film industry because the combination of chalk and paint creates a weathered look that's easy to apply and dries quickly.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fatpaint7b.jpgfatpaint7bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Wandell hoists a fresh batch of FAT Paint to be poured into 1-litre cans.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fatpaint6b.jpgfatpaint6bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Jamie Wandell pours a freshly-mixed batch of FAT Paint into a drum. The ratio of chalk to paint varies with each colour.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fatpaint5b.jpgPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Mixing FAT Paint is heavy, sometimes messy, work.PHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Mixing FAT Paint is heavy, sometimes messy, work.2016-10-29T14:19:17+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/10/19/confidence-and-customer-service/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161012leaves1.jpg161012leaves1Lacking confidence in my equipment takes some of the pleasure of riding on a beautiful fall day.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161012wheels.jpg161012wheelsNew wheels and renewed confidence in my equipment.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161012stay.jpg161012stayIf it wasn't for the missing decal, it would be hard to discern the chain stay had ever been damaged.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/160828damage.jpg160828damageDamage to carbon fibre like a crack or puncture can be fatal. Repairing it is specialized work.2016-10-20T05:16:57+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/10/16/celebrating-a-lifes-milestone/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161016_8605.jpg161016_8605https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161016_8599.jpg161016_8599https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161016_8596.jpg161016_8596https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161016_8592.jpg161016_8592https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161016_8585.jpg161016_8585https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161016_8583.jpg161016_8583https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161016_8575.jpg161016_8575https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161016_8573.jpg161016_8573https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161016_8569.jpg161016_8569https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161016_8561.jpg161016_85612016-10-17T13:04:07+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/10/09/of-mud-and-glory/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/queenscross16c.jpgqueenscross16cJust like most rainstorms, a rainbow awaits riders at the end of Saturday's Queens Cross cyclocross races.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/queenscross15c.jpgqueenscross15cExhausted riders wait for their chance to clean up themselves and their bikes at a hose station.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/queenscross14c.jpgqueenscross14cNobody escaped clean and unmuddied from Saturday's Queens Cross races.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/queenscross13c.jpgqueenscross13cA rider in the intermediate race gives his full effort.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/queenscross12c.jpgqueenscross12cRiders in Saturday's Queens Cross cyclocross race couldn't take the time to enjoy the fall foliage in New Westminster's Queen's Park.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/queenscross11c.jpgqueenscross11cRiders in the intermediate race had to negotiate a gully that only got deeper and muddier as the event wore on.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/queenscross10c.jpgqueenscross10cHeavy rains Friday and Saturday quickly turned the course for the Queens Cross cyclocross races into inches of thick mud.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/queenscross9c.jpgqueenscross9cA female rider speeds through a downhill section of the Queens Cross cyclocross races at New Westminster's Queen's Park.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/queenscross8c.jpgqueenscross8cThe rain, cold and mud at Saturday's Queens Cross cyclocross races were worthy of the worst weather in Belgium and Northern France, where the sport originated.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/queenscross7c.jpgqueenscross7cNobody was spared from the mud at Saturday's Queens Cross cyclocross race.2016-10-10T05:10:43+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/10/04/sugarrays-brings-boxing-to-gritty-front-street/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sugarrays3.jpgsugarrays3Brennan Williams grew up in Burnaby but he has deep family roots in New Westminster, so he had no doubts where he wanted to locate his second Sugarray's Boxing Gym.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sugarrays2.jpgsugarrays2Brennan Williams, of Sugarray's Boxing Gym, says a boxer's training workout can be grueling. That may explain the puke bucket hanging in a corner of the gym's custom-built ring.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sugarrays1.jpgsugarrays1Brennan Williams takes a break in the custom-built ring at his new Sugarray's Boxing Gym on Front Street.2016-10-08T16:18:29+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/09/28/one-year-out-post-journalism-reflections/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/160929oneyear2.jpg160929oneyear2Remember when journalists smoked in the newsroom, kept a mickey of Scotch squirreled in a desk drawer? This guy, John Wawrow, is one of the best old-school reporters I've worked with. He's still hanging on, covering sports for AP in Buffalo.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/160929oneyear4.jpg160929oneyear4https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/160929oneyear3.jpg160929oneyear3Blowing off steam between assignments in the studio.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/160929oneyear1.jpg160929oneyear1Before there was the internet and we didn't have to shoot and edit video nobody watches, write stories, produce podcasts, Tweet and Facebook, we actually had some time to have fun.2016-09-29T05:32:23+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/09/01/all-steamed-up/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/steinbeer2b-copy.jpgSteinbeer2b copyhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/steinbeer1b-copy.jpgSteinbeer1b copyhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/steinbeer19b-copy.jpgSteinbeer19b copyhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/steinbeer18b-copy.jpgSteinbeer18b 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road.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160829fondont9.jpg160829fondont9Familiar countryside takes on a new colour when riding amidst the peloton.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160829fondont8.jpg160829fondont8To the King, or Queen, of the Mountain go the rewards.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160829fondont7.jpg160829fondont7Climbing 800 metres of loose gravel at 11 per cent can challenge even the most seasoned roadie.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160829fondont6.jpg160829fondont6Good food and good company also contribute to the epic vibe.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160829fondont5.jpg160829fondont5A long ride doesn't achieve epic lore without a few mechanical challenges along the way.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160829fondont4.jpg160829fondont4No this isn't the south of France in July; it's Pitt Meadows in August.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160829fondont3.jpg160829fondont3Grey skies above, grey gravel below for Sunday's third annual Fondon't.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160829fondont2.jpg160829fondont2The Fondon't has all the trappings of a Fondo, including an anthem singer, but none of the expense.2016-08-30T15:31:18+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/08/15/new-westminster-shows-its-pride/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pride11b.jpgPride11bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Various community and LGBTGQ organizations offered resources at Saturday's Pride street party in New Westminster.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pride10b.jpgPride10bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL A pole dancer from AVA Fitness gets some height at Saturday's Pride street party.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pride9b.jpgPride9bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL A sketch artist at work at Saturday's Pride street party in New Westminster.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pride8b.jpgPride8bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Crowds brave the hot sun at Saturday's Pride street party.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pride7b.jpgPride7bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL A colourful character at Saturday's Pride street party in New Westminster.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pride6b.jpgPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Drag entertainers at Saturday's Pride street party.PHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Drag entertainers at Saturday's Pride street party.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pride5b.jpgPride5bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Dave Davey Decardo's flamboyant hand requires a steady head at Saturday's Pride street party on Columbia Street.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pride4b.jpgPride4bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Umbrellas were a necessary accessory in the beer garden at Saturday's Pride street party on Columbia Street.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pride3b.jpgPride3bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL A rainbow decoration is reflected in the sunglasses of Vanessa Galt at Saturday's Pride street party on Columbia Street.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pride2b.jpgPride2bPHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL Dale Guthrie tries to stay cool in the hot sun at Saturday's Pride street party.2016-08-16T04:03:20+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/08/07/the-unexpected-art-lover/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160311johnston3web.jpg160311Johnston3webPhoto by Mario Bartel Jim Johnston, a regular visitor to the New Media Gallery at the Anvil Centre, pauses to listen to the sounds emitting from tiny speakers in Tristan Perich's installation, Octave.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160311johnston7web-copy.jpg160311Johnston7web copyPhoto by Mario Bartel Jim Johnston takes in The Cenre of Silence from his favourite position.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160311johnston6web-copy.jpg160311Johnston6web copyPhoto by Mario Bartel New Media Gallery regular Jim Johnston is always prepared to talk about his ideas and reaction to the installations.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160311johnston5web-copy.jpg160311Johnston5web copyPhoto by Mario Bartel Jim Johnston discussed Adam Basanta's Pirouette with the co-curator of the New Media Gallery, Sarah Joyce.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160311johnston4bw-copy.jpg160311Johnston4BW copyPhoto by Mario Bartel Jim Johnston waits patiently for propane balls of flame to blast through Carsten Nicolai's installation, 334m/s, at the New Media Gallery in the Anvil Centre.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160311johnston2web-copy.jpg160311Johnston2web copyPhoto by Mario Bartel Jim Johnston takes in Tristan Perich's Octave by walking along the panels of tiny speakers that emit sound.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160311johnston1web-copy.jpg160311Johnston1web copyPhoto by Mario Bartel Jim Johnston is enveloped by soft sound in Jesper Norda's installation The Centre of Silence, one of four pieces that comprised OTIC at the New Media Gallery in the Anvil Centre. Johnston has become a regular visitor to the gallery.2016-08-08T06:27:04+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/08/02/reflections-on-a-diminishing-craft/2016-08-03T04:45:53+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/photojournalism/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/yoyokid1.jpgYoYoKid1MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Harrison Lee, 13, shows off one of the yoyo tricks that have made him the fourth-ranked yoyo player in Canada. He'll be competing at the Western Canada Regionals at the Nikkei Centre on Saturday.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/velodrome1.jpgVelodrome1MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Kelyn Akuna is a former cyclist with the US national track team who has started a cycling program for aboriginal youth at the Burnaby Velodrome.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/steamworks.jpgSteamworksMARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Steamworks president Walter Cosman and brewmaster Caolan Vaughan stand amidst a forest of brewing tanks waiting to be installed at their new brewing facility in west Burnaby.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/soccertackle1.jpgSoccerTackle1MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Burnaby Central Wildcats forward Vuk Erbez is upended by Sullivan Heights defender Gurdas Mann in the first half of their opening round match at the BC Boys AAA soccer provincials, Thursday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rugbytackle1.jpgRugbyTackle1https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rainyday1.jpgRainyDay1MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER The signage for a new condo development at Station Square brightens an otherwise drab day on Wednesday. The cloudy, showery weather is expected to persist through the weekend.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/motorcycleman1.jpgMotorcycleMan1MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Rob Thiessen is reflected in the rear view mirror of one of the Harley Davidson motorcycles he and his partner Keith Yip customize at their Burnaby shop, Lucky 51.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/marketbaby1.jpgMarketBaby1MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Seven-month old Wilny Liu checks out some of the spring flowers for sale at the first Burnaby farmers market of the season, Saturday at city hall. The market runs every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Oct. 26.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/krishna1.jpgKrishna15:20 AM Trikalajna-Das makes an offering of incense to the Tulasi tree. Student monks, or brahmacari, wear the safron dhoti and must take a vow of celibacy, although they can later get married. A typical monk's day begins with meditation at 4:30 in the morning and lasts until nine or ten at night. After prayers, some go to regular jobs, some have duties around the temple, some study and some go out chanting in the community.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/be1213-snowbby4.jpgBE1213-SnowBBY4MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER A walker's umbrella brings a splash of colour to the monochromatic wintery scene in Burnaby's Central Park on Tuesday.2016-08-03T04:00:45+00:00weekly0.6https://mariobartel.com/2016/07/31/setting-goals/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160731fuel.jpg160731fuelFuel for a busy long weekend riding included this tasty Mexican dish of roasted pepper stuffed with quinoa, beans, roasted corn and green onions.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160731repair.jpg160731repairA handy bit of cycling infrastructure at Port Moody's Rocky Point Park; a bike repair stand with tools and an excellent air pump. Not that there was anything wrong with Lapierre.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160731lunchdoctor.jpg160731lunchdoctorBeware the dismay of a Fuggitivi denied his first Lunch Doctor experience!https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160731icecream.jpg160731icecreamWhat better way to celebrate a great morning on the bike than with artisanal ice cream!https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160731headwind.jpg160731headwindSaturday's bonus ride was into a strong headwind.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160731goat.jpg160731goatSaluting the goat, any the achievement of my annual July riding goal.2016-08-02T05:18:26+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/07/25/the-gift-of-free-kilometres/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160725morningshadow.jpg160725morningshadowMorning roll-out by dawn's early light.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160725morningboats.jpg160725morningboatsFree kilometres usually mean flat kilometres to maximize their impact on my mileage goals.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160725eveninglight.jpg160725eveninglightThe sun begins to set at Iona Beach2016-07-26T05:21:22+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/07/16/grand-prix-speeds-around-downtown-port-coquitlam/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160715-pocograndprix25b.jpg160715-PocoGrandPrix25bMARIO BARTEL PHOTO Women's race winner Kendelle Jackson celebrates on the podium.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160715-pocograndprix24b.jpg160715-PocoGrandPrix24bMARIO BARTEL PHOTO American Justin Williams celebrates his win in the men's race with fans along Shaugnessy Street.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160715-pocograndprix23b.jpgMARIO BARTEL PHOTO Justin Williams celebrates his win in the men's race.MARIO BARTEL PHOTO Justin Williams celebrates his win in the men's race.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160715-pocograndprix22b.jpgMARIO BARTEL PHOTO The men's peloton is strung along Shaugnessy Street.MARIO BARTEL PHOTO The men's peloton is strung along Shaugnessy Street.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160715-pocograndprix21b.jpgMARIO BARTEL PHOTO The men's peloton prepares to turn onto Shaughnessy Street.MARIO BARTEL PHOTO The men's peloton prepares to turn onto Shaughnessy Street.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160715-pocograndprix20b.jpg160715-PocoGrandPrix20bMARIO BARTEL PHOTO The men's race speeds on McAllister Avenue at Friday's PoCo Grand Prix.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160715-pocograndprix19b.jpg160715-PoCoGrandPrix19bMARIO BARTEL PHOTO Gary Mauris, the president of Dominion Lending Centres, fires the starters pistol to start the men's race at Friday's PoCo Grand Prix.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160715-pocograndprix18b.jpgMARIO BARTEL PHOTO The men's race lines up on Shaunessy Street.MARIO BARTEL PHOTO The men's race lines up on Shaunessy Street.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160715-pocograndprix17b.jpg160715-PocoGrandPrix17bMARIO BARTEL PHOTO Kendelle Hodges celebrates her win in the women's race at Friday's PoCo Grand Prix.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160715-pocograndprix16b.jpg160715-PocoGrandPrix16bMARIO BARTEL PHOTO Spectators along the barriers on Shaugnessy Street cheer on the riders in the women's race at Friday's PoCo Grand Prix.2016-07-19T13:06:34+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/07/11/measuring-mediocrity/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160711bastille2.jpg160711bastille2What's a celebration of French cycling without baguette and brie?https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160711bastille3.jpg160711bastille3Another flat means a detour to the nearest bike shop to get a new tire and more spare tubes.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160711bastille1.jpg160711bastille1Enjoying a baguette and brie on the annual FRF Bastille Day ride.2016-07-12T03:39:30+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/07/05/into-the-heart-of-darkness/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160704gravel.jpg160704gravelGravel and stones no the marked bike lane is an invitation to trouble. Routes need to be swept.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160704flat.jpg160704flatAn all too familiar scene; the FRF gather around as a flat tire is changed.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160704clouds.jpg160704cloudsThe dramatic clouds portent a troublesome day ahead while riding in Delta.2016-07-05T13:41:18+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/06/21/new-westminster-launches-information-bridge-to-the-future/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160621-bridgenetlaunch1.jpg160621-BridgeNetLaunch1Photo by Mario Bartel Coun. Bill Harper, the co-chair of the City of New Westminster's Intelligent City Advisory Committee, examines a section of plastic conduit that will house high-speed fibre optic cable to be installed throughout the city over the next two years. The city will operate its new BridgeNet network as a utility, leasing capacity to private Innternet Service Providers which will then sell connections to business and residential customers.2016-06-22T04:57:50+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/06/15/beer-day/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/so18b.jpgS&O18bhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/so17b.jpgS&O17bhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/so15b.jpgS&O15bhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/so12b.jpgS&O12bhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/so10b.jpgS&O10bhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/so7b.jpgS&O7bhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/so4b.jpgS&O4b2016-06-16T03:25:37+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/06/09/13-reasons-to-join-a-group-ride-a-fraser-river-fuggitivi-listicle/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160606frfreasons11.jpg160606FRFReasons11And....beer!https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160606frfreasons1b.jpg160606FRFReasons1bIn the Tour de France, the last rider in the peleton is known as the Laterne Rouge. On an FRF group ride up Mt. Seymour, he's called bear kibble.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160606frfreasons.jpg160606FRFReasonsHmmm, something looks familiar about the way the Fraser River Fuggitivi crosses the railroad tracks at Begbie St.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160606frfreasons3.jpg160606FRFReasons3See how members of the FRF pitch in to help one of their own when he runs into mechanical difficulties.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160606frfreasons13.jpg160606FRFReasons13Beer.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160606frfreasons12.jpg160606FRFReasons12To cyclists, Delta is the Bermuda Triangle that swallows whole groups whole and never releases them.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160606frfreasons10.jpg160606FRFReasons10Beer!https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160606frfreasons9.jpg160606FRFReasons9The lunch break or snack stop is a key highlight of the group ride.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160606frfreasons8.jpg160606FRFReasons8Radler!https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160606frfreasons7.jpg160606FRFReasons7Channeling our inner Paris-Roubaix on a stretch of gravel in Richmond.2016-06-09T23:46:59+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/06/06/the-day-strava-forgot-about-me/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160524elevator.jpg160524elevatorI did manage to join one of the Tuesday climbing rides. But I thought that meant pedaling up and down hills, not riding elevators!https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160606stravasadness.jpg160606stravasadnessNot even a week off the bike and Strava has already forgotten about me.2016-06-07T01:49:49+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/06/01/drummer-expresses-cycling-passion-in-photos/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160601cahillbike4.jpgMiniature Escape PlanMiniature Escape Planhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160601cahillbike3.jpgNew Westminster Escape PlaneNew Westminster Escape Planehttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160601cahillbike2.jpgChicago Escape PlanChicago Escape Planhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/160601cahillbike1.jpg160601CahillBike1Photo by Mario Bartel New Westminster drummer Jesse Cahill expresses his passion for cycling by photographing bikes he finds while touring with his rockabilly band Cousin Harley. An exhibition of his bike photos is on display at the New Westminster Public Library through June, which is also Bike Month.2016-06-02T03:41:09+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/05/23/anvil-salute-endures-as-new-wests-quirkiest-tradition/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160523anvilsalute13b.jpg160523anvilsalute13b"Medical officer" Jerry Dobrovolny gives a thumbs up as he checks whether each member of the Hyack Anvil Battery made it through the 21-anvil salute. Photo by Mario Bartelhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160523anvilsalute12b.jpgThe ceremony concludes with three cheers for the Queen. Photo by Mario BartelThe ceremony concludes with three cheers for the Queen. Photo by Mario Bartelhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160523anvilsalute11b.jpg160523anvilsalute11bMembers of the Hyack Anvil Battery look on during the annual Vcitoria Day 21-gun salute to the Queen at Queen's Park Stadium. Photo by Mario Bartelhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160523anvilsalute10b.jpg160523anvilsalute10bThe anvil salute was started by members of New Westminster's Hyack fire brigade, many of whom had previously served with the Royal Engineers who built the city. Photo by Mario Bartelhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160523anvilsalute9b.jpg160523anvilsalute9bKevin Kirkland, of the Hyack Anvil Battery, makes a hasty retreat after igniting the gunpowder between two heavy iron anvils. Photo by Mario Bartelhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160523anvilsalute8b.jpg160523anvilsalute8bAs the smoke still clears from the previous shot, members of the Hyack Anvil Battery set up the anvils for the next one. Photo by Mario Bartelhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160523anvilsalute7b.jpg160523anvilsalute7bThe Hyack anvil salute to the Queen is the only ceremony of its kind in the world. Photo by Mario Bartelhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160523anvilsalute6b.jpg160523anvilsalute6bNew Westminster Mayor Jonathan Coté flinches as he gets his turn to fire the anvil salute. Photo by Mario Bartelhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160523anvilsalute5b.jpgFred Sparkes calls out for the next shot. Photo by Mario BartelFred Sparkes calls out for the next shot. Photo by Mario Bartelhttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160523anvilsalute4b.jpg160523anvilsalute4bJerry Dobrovolny, the Hyack Anvil Battery's "medical officer," alights the anvils. Photo by Mario Bartel2016-05-23T23:11:40+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/05/16/is-journalism-school-still-relevant/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160516end.jpg160516endMario Bartel worked at the Burnaby and New Westminster NewsLeader newspapers for 25 years, until they closed in Oct., 2015.2016-05-17T04:11:34+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/05/14/adding-and-subtracting-in-the-frf-peloton/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160514johnlee7.jpg160514johnlee7The FRF peloton will also be losing its cap man, Richard, as he heads east to open an Ottawa branch.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160514johnlee6.jpg160514johnlee6An impressive group of bikes at Dageraad Brewery.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160514johnlee5.jpg160514johnlee5Raising a toast at Dageraad Brewery to the FRF's missing man. https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160514johnlee4.jpg160514johnlee4By midway through Saturday's ride, the number of cyclists had swelled to 17.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160514johnlee3.jpg160514johnlee3Saturday's ride was also a bit of a coming out for the FRF, as we rolled into the turf of other groups that traditionally do their big group rides on Saturdayshttps://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160514johnlee1.jpg160514johnlee1The Fraser River Fuggitivi prepares to roll for a rare Saturday ride to honour its missing man, John Lee.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160514johnlee2.jpg160514johnlee22016-05-15T03:37:34+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/05/12/filmmakers-storyhive-project-hits-close-to-home/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160510storyhivewinners2b.jpg160510StoryhiveWinners2bPhoto by Mario Bartel Joel McCarthy's first feature success was a documentary about an unconventional roadtrip to the Burning Man festival in Nevada.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160510storyhivewinners1b.jpg160510Storyhivewinners1bPhoto by Mario Bartel Joel McCarthy, right, and Nach Dudsdeemaytha are two-thirds of the creative force behind This Is A Spoon Studios on Auckland Street. The New Westminster filmmakers just won a $10,000 Storyhive grant from Telus to produce a pilot for a possible tv series.2016-05-13T05:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/05/09/life-cycle/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160509peugeot.jpg160509peugeotMy Peugeot was grey, but it shared this model's chromed fork and stays, a must-have feature that followed me through two subsequent bikes.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160509specialized.jpgMy bike made it to the top of Luz Ardiden. Oh yeah, so did I.The Specialized Allez Comp saw a lot in its short life.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160509rossi.jpg160509rossiImagine this sleek Rossi frame with proper curved drop bars, downtube shifters, brakes and a 10-speed drivetrain.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160509orbea.jpg160509orbeaThe Orbea was beloved, and it is still loved by another cyclist.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160509cramerotti.jpg160509cramerottiMy Cramerotti looked much like this one, but with a red/blue fade at the tube junctions and marble blue bar tape.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160509chopper.jpg160509chopperA Chopper bike from Canadian Tire that looked a lot like this one, was my first memorable ride.2016-05-09T19:36:49+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/05/02/when-we-were-kings/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160502kings7.jpg160502kings7In the 90s we were able to cover some pretty big stories, including the emergence of local racer Greg Moore to Indy Car.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160502kings6.jpg160502kings6When the studio wasn't in use, it became a table hockey arena.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160502kings4.jpg160502kings4Another of the crew, just clowning around.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160502kings3.jpg160502kings3One of the Metrovalley "mafia" pays a visit to foreign turf and wonders just what the heck is going on.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160502kings2.jpg160502kings2Looking pensive as I wear my stylish vintage camera that didn't really work, but looked oh so cool!https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160502kings1b.jpg160502kings1bCovering a visit by Prime Minister Jean Chretien to the waste treatment facility on Annacis Island and rockin' the khaki photo vest, so de rigeur in the 1990s.2016-06-08T03:59:36+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/05/07/the-pursuit-of-weird/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160503portlandicecream3.jpg160503portlandicecream3Salt + Straw = Joy!https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160503portlandbunk.jpg160503portlandbunkThe Princess of Pavement time travels to the 70s at Bunk sandwiches.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160503portlandlabrewatory2.jpg160503portlandlabrewatory2Beer + science = great taste at Labrewatory in Portland.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160503portlandbikebar.jpg160503portlandbikebarSure, the Bike Bar has bikes; but it lacks a cycling atmosphere.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160503portlandmarket.jpg160503portlandmarketThere's no shortage of wonderful weirdness at Portland's Saturday market in Old Town.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160503portlandweird.jpg160503portlandweirdPortland wears its weirdness proudly, and loudly.2016-05-08T03:50:48+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/05/06/modern-touches-honour-the-past-in-heritage-home/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160506heritagehome9.jpg160506HeritageHome9Photo by Mario Bartel Copper coach lamps around the home's exterior are also original.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160506heritagehome8.jpgPhoto by Mario Bartel A detail from one of 17 original stained glass windows.Photo by Mario Bartel A detail from one of 17 original stained glass windows.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160506heritagehome6.jpg160506HeritageHome6Photo by Mario Bartel The kitchen was completely rebuilt and modernized with an open plan.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160506heritagehome5.jpg160506HeritageHome5Photo by Mario Bartel The house features 17 stained glass windows, all of them original.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160506heritagehome4.jpg160506HeritageHome4Photo by Mario Bartel Decorative pillows accent a sitting bench in the dining room.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160506heritagehome3.jpg160506HeritageHome3Photo by Mario Bartel The dining room is separated from the front parlour and kitchen by wood pocket doors.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160506heritagehome2.jpg160506HeritageHome2Photo by Mario Bartel The front entrance features the original fir wood panels as well as leaded glass windows.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160506heritagehome1.jpg160506HeritageHome1Photo by Mario Bartel Kathryn Matts enjoys a cup of coffee on the stoop of her 1912 Craftsman house across from Moody Park. The house is being featured in this year's 36th annual Heritage Homes tour to be held May 29.2025-04-22T17:31:03+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/05/05/when-we-were-kids-again/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160502roadhockey12.jpg160502roadhockey12One of the game's most intense players in its early era was Whirling Dervish, who's now a school principal.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160502roadhockey11.jpgInjuries were always a worry, but rarely were they worse than a cut finger.Injuries were always a worry, but rarely were they worse than a cut finger.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160502roadhockey10.jpg160502roadhockey10A team photo at the end of one of Sunday Morning Road Hockey's first seasons at the hockey box at Herbert Spencer elementary school.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160502roadhockey9.jpgEven the goalies who did use pads didn't really enjoy much protection.Even the goalies who did use pads didn't really enjoy much protection.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160502roadhockey8.jpg160502roadhockey8The advent of two players named Paul was the motivation to nickname all players. Here, Paul One checks Hollywood Paul.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160502roadhockey7.jpgThe games may have been for fun, the action got spirited.The games may have been for fun, the action got spirited.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160502roadhockey6.jpg160502roadhockey6Legendary goaltending stalwart Wawrow relied on his wile and reflexes to protect him from injury while playing net with minimal equipment.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160502roadhockey5.jpgWomen have never been exclused from Sunday Morning Road Hockey.Women have never been excluded from Sunday Morning Road Hockey.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160502roadhockey4.jpg160502roadhockey4The first Stanley Stick championship trophy, a foil-wrapped broken hockey stick.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160502roadhockey3.jpgThe equipment was neglible, but the play spirited.The equipment was neglible, but the play spirited.2016-05-05T07:25:36+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/04/27/lost-and-found-in-vancouvers-bike-network/2016-04-27T15:36:56+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/04/27/doo-gets-it-done-in-stanley-stick-finale/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160424_8715.jpg160424_8715The 2015-16 Stanley Stick champions: Colonel, Joker, Wink, Lak Attack, Coach, Doo, Holt.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160424_8708.jpg160424_8708Doo hoists the coveted Stanley Stick following his team's sweep of the two-game finale.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160424_8665.jpg160424_8665Colonel and Bam Bam battle in the corner late in the game.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160424_8658.jpg160424_8658Colonel is thwarted on a scoring opportunity by Twizzler.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160424_8652.jpg160424_8652Coach heads up court away from the pursuit of Bam Bam.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160424_8651.jpg160424_8651Twizzler eyes the evil orange plastic ball after it jammed in the outside of his net.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160424_8637.jpg160424_8637Cleveland's speed and shifty footwork wasn't enough to get his team back into the series.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160424_8625.jpg160424_8625Doo eludes the check of Ohio. The speedy centreman was voted the series' most valuable player.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160424_8620.jpg160424_8620Twizzler takes a break.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160424_8615.jpg160424_8615Nouvelle Guy knows he's in a battle.2016-04-27T13:22:27+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/04/23/brew-day/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160202brewday13b.jpg160202BrewDay13bAbout 250-300 kilograms of malt is used for every 1,700 litres of beer brewed at Steel & Oak.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160202brewday12b.jpg160202BrewDay12bThe used mash is gathered in big 369 kilogram bins and shipped to a farm in Aldergrove where it’s used for feed.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160202brewday11b.jpg160202BrewDay11bWong checks the sugar content of the day’s brew, to ensure it’s ready for the next stage.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160202brewday10b.jpg160202BrewDay10bSome of the beer ages in steel casks, while others are finished in oak barrels, hence the brewery’s name.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160202brewday9b.jpg160202BrewDay9bWong checks the progress of the beer brewing in one of two 1,700 litre brewhouse tanks.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160202brewday7b.jpg160202BrewDay7bBrewmaster Peter Schulz ponders the day’s batch of red pilsner.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160202brewday6b.jpg160202BrewDay6bWong retrieves a storage vessel that will be filled with used mash.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160202brewday5b.jpg160202BrewDay5bBrew day is a frenetic dance of multitasking as beer is brewed, empty tanks are cleaned and kegs are filled for shipment. Wong refuels with a banana.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160202brewday4b.jpg160202BrewDay4bA bucket of hops is ready to be poured into a brewhouse tank. Steel & Oak uses about 5,000 pounds of hops, in 50 different varieties, in a year.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160202brewday3b.jpg160202BrewDay3bWong weighs Perle hop pellets that will be added to one of the 1,700 litre brewhouse tanks.2016-04-24T03:31:16+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/04/20/panama-papers-a-moral-crisis-that-could-spark-change-says-ubc-ethics-expert/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/piles-of-money.jpgpiles-of-money2016-04-20T21:03:06+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/04/19/filmmakers-opportunity-comes-with-a-price/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160417filmmaker2.jpg160417filmmaker2Photo by Mario Bartel The short film Alex Farah made as his graduation thesis at Emily Carr was nominated for five Leo Awards. Now he's hoping to take his filmmaking aspirations to the next level by attending the American Film Institute in Hollywood.2016-04-20T05:33:28+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/04/18/five-years-into-our-affair-lapierre-still-moves-me/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160418lapierre.jpg160418LapierreFive years after my first ride on my Lapierre road bike, we are still in love!2016-04-20T05:21:09+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/04/19/winners-wear-down-overmatched-opponents/https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160419roadhockey2.jpg160419roadhockey2Joker wipes the sweat from his brow as Sunday's Stanley Stick opener was also the warmest game of the season.https://mariobartel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160419roadhockey1.jpg160419roadhockey1Lak Attack looks the worse for wear after he was clipped by a stick early in Sunday's Stanley Stick opener.2016-04-20T05:19:38+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/04/07/this-is-my-story/2016-04-15T04:18:43+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.com/2016/04/13/closing-newspapers-means-losing-community-connections/2016-04-15T04:14:27+00:00monthlyhttps://mariobartel.comdaily1.02025-10-11T18:40:33+00:00