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Cold product: Eight photos that captured the beauty of January’s snowfall

Lianne Wilson snapped this photo of some Port Coquitlam athletes making use of the fresh ice at Blakeburn Lagoons.

When the cold snaps, so do the cameras.

The snow drifts down and rough angles turn smooth as the mundane becomes a mystery beneath a blanket with no colour but sugar-dust sparkles.

Here are the finest photos we received during the most recent snowfall.

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Ann Meyer captured this winter boulevard in Port Coquitlam.
Erin Adams gave us this view of the moonlight glancing on the frosty trees of Westwood Plateau.
Laura Gonzalez snapped this shot of a fountain freezing in Jack Frost’s grip.
Lucie Harcus submitted this lovely image of the snow turning the rooftops of Fremont Village a uniform ivory.
Marie-Claude St. Pierre of the Tri-City Photography Club sent us this lovely photo of a tree carrying a heavy burden of snow.
Steve Kazemir of the Tri-City Photography Club took this photo of the morning sun sneaking up on a tree laden with snow.
Veronica Langager sent in this beautiful photo of the snow coating what may or may not be a car.

Thanks to all the folks who reach for their camera before they reach for the shovel.

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A chiropractor and a folk singer, after having one great kid, decided to push their luck and have one more, a boy they named Jeremy Shepherd.

Shepherd grew up around Blue Mountain Park in Coquitlam, following a basketball around and trying his best to get to the NBA (it didn’t work out, at least not yet).

With no career plans after graduating Porter Elementary school, Jeremy Shepherd pursued higher education at Como Lake Middle School and eventually, Centennial High School.

Approximately 1,000 movies and several beers later in life, Shepherd made a change.

Having done nothing worth writing, he decided to see if he could write something worth reading.

Since graduating journalism school at Langara College, Shepherd has been a reporter, editor and, reluctantly, a content provider for community newspapers around Metro Vancouver for more than 10 years.

He worked with dogged reporters, eloquently indignant curmudgeons and creative photographers, all of whom shared a little of what they knew.

Now, as he goes about the business of raising two fascinating humans alongside a wonderful partner, Shepherd is delighted to report news and tell stories in the Tri-Cities.

He runs, reads, and is intrigued by art, science, smart cities and new ideas. He is pleased to meet you.