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New Westminster’s march into history

Wait For Me Daddy sculpture, memorializing iconic 1940 photo, to be unveiled Saturday Grant Granger

ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com

It was Oct. 1, 1940—74 years ago today—and the B.C. Regiment was heading off to war. They marched down Eighth Street to board the SS Princess Joan at the New Westminster waterfront.

At the foot of Eighth stood Vancouver Province photographer Claude Dettloff.

Suddenly, a movement in the foreground pierced

the formality of the regiment’s long line that stretched up Eighth as far as the eye, and camera, could see.

Five-year-old Warren (Whitey) Bernard had bolted from his mother Bernice’s side and reached his hand toward his father Jack to say goodbye. Private Jack Bernard broke ranks by shifting his rifle to his left hand and reached out with his right for his son. A frantic Bernice extended her arm to reel Whitey in, fearing he might get lost in the chaos of troops boarding the ship.

At that instant, Dettloff captured an iconic image that remains as emotionally evocative nearly three-quarters of a century later as it was during the Second World War. please see PaGe a3

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edwin and veronica dam de Nogales are the artists who were commissioned to turn the wait for me daddy photo into three dimensional form. the sculpture is being installed at hyack square.

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GETTING FROM NO TO YES: CREATING STRONG DECISIONS WITH YOUTH

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Learn how to coach youth to make strong decisions at a special parenting workshop at the New Westminster Public Library. Getting from No to Yes will be held on Tuesday, October 7 at 7:00 pm. As space is limited, register at 604-527-4667 or listener@nwpl.ca.

WAIT FOR ME DADDY WAR MEMORIAL SCULPTURE UNVEILING

This workshop is designed to help parents or anyone involved with youth understand the dynamic process of strong decision-making using arguments as a method for truth finding. Issues such as health, computer use, employment and risk reduction will be explored.

Participants will also learn how to help develop in youth the concepts of open mindedness, intellectual maturity and thoughtfulness.

Saturday, October 4 at 11:00am Hyack Square, Columbia and 8th Street, New Westminster, BC The City of New Westminster’s Mayor and Council invite one and all to witness the unveiling of the never before seen Wait for Me Daddy War Memorial Sculpture at a family-friendly event to honour and acknowledge those affected by war - past and present.

11:00am Official Unveilings: War Memorial, Toonie and Stamp.

Whitey Bernard, the little boy in Wait for Me Daddy photo, will unveil the War Memorial Sculpture. The granddaughter of the photographer Claude Dettloff, and the British Columbia Regiment, will attend as well. The Canadian Mint Toonie and Canada Post Stamp featuring the iconic photo will also be revealed for the first time.

12:30-3:00pm Unveilings will be followed by activities at Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia Street: • Opening of Wait for Me Daddy museum exhibit • Canada Post first day sale of Wait for Me Daddy commemorative stamp • Toonie exchange bring an old Toonie and get a Wait for Me Daddy Toonie • Visual art exhibit by local artists based on the theme of the photograph • Vintage car display (outside) and much more!

Easiest way to get there: SkyTrain to New Westminster Station or parking is available at Front Street Parkade.

If you can’t join us onsite, join us online - we’re live-streaming the event.

Find the link at www.newwestcity.ca

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COUNCIL MEETINGS Monday, October 6, 2014 3:00 pm Committee of the Whole Council Chamber 7:00 pm Regular Meeting Council Chamber Please note that council meetings are now video streamed online at www.newwestcity.ca.

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URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT STRATEGY OPEN HOUSE: LET’S TALK ABOUT TREES Wednesday, October 8, 2014 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Century House - Arbutus Room 620 Eighth St As part of the first phase of consultation, the City will be hosting an open house to present findings from the City of New Westminster’s urban forest inventory.

We are seeking public input to create a community vision and long term management strategy for our urban forest. The second phase of consultation will establish guidelines and actions to preserve and enhance the city’s urban forest, including plans for canopy cover growth, new tree planting, tree health and maintenance and tree budgeting. Please join us!

Please visit the New Westminster Parks, Culture and Recreation website at www.newwestpcr.ca for more information.

WEST END BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AGM Tuesday, October 7, 2014 5:30 pm Press Start Video Games, 734 12th Street Agenda items include the president’s report, resident only parking issues, 12th Street anti-crime initiative/see it fix it program, 12th Street festival report, Christmas on 12th Street, Christmas parade, other business, and the election of officers.

For more information, please visit www.newweba.ca.

WAR STORIES LITERARY GALA Friday, October 3, 2014 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Anvil Centre Theatre, 777 Columbia Street Live reading and a panel discussion moderated by Calvin Wharton, Chair, Douglas College Creative Writing.

Saturday, October 18 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia Street

Annabel Lyon, JJ Lee, Marilyn Norry, Kathryn Para

Duties will include setup for the day, assisting event attendees, supporting the instructors that are running programs and clean up and take down.

For more information, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at ltwaites@newwestcity.ca or 604-519-1066.

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Tickets: $12.50 for adults (service charge and tax included) $10.40 for students and seniors (service charge and tax included) a) Visit www.newwestpcr.ca to purchase online b) Call 604-521-5050 c) Cash at the door CITY PAGE CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

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Is it Canada’s most iconic photo? ⫸

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Three years ago, New Westminster Coun. Lorrie Williams was sipping tea and munching hors d’oeuvres following the opening of Honour House—a home for veterans, first responders and their families while they’re undergoing medical treatment—when discussion turned to the iconic Wait For Me Daddy photograph.

The importance of the picture, some of them said, was surpassed in Canada only by the image of Sir Donald Smith driving the Last Spike in Craigellachie, B.C. Although Williams disagrees.

“It happened in our city, and people here are not aware of this,” said Williams to the group. “They should know.”

Mayor Wayne Wright turned to her and said, “OK, you’re head of the task force. Just do it.”

Williams eagerly tackled the job of chair of the city’s Wait For Me Daddy task force. It became her passion to honour the photo.

“It just grew from there,” says Williams. “It took a lot of twists and turns, but it marched solidly ahead.”

THE BOY IN THE PHOTO

Although it was an important day in his life, Warren Bernard, now 79 and living in Tofino, doesn’t remember much about Oct. 1, 1940. He recalls the feeling, though. So many young men, some of them cousins or friends of the family, were joining up and leaving their families behind in those days.

“I knew something was coming down and dad was going away, and that this

was it,” says Bernard.

He does, however, have vivid memories of the next day. That’s when the phone started to ring off the hook because everyone they knew had seen the picture.

The Canadian Press and Associated Press wire services picked the picture up and it was printed by newspapers and magazines across the country and in the United States. The Province donated copies to schools across the Lower Mainland and B.C. to post in classrooms.

Life magazine made the image its Picture of the Week. It was not on the cover, as many reports have said. “It had a sweater girl on the cover,” laughs Bernard. “I have a copy of it.”

DETTLOFF ‘WAS AN ARTIST’

The picture that made Life magazine has been part of Candace Macpherson’s life for as long as she can remember, too.

It was always hanging in the downstairs den of her grandparents. That’s because Dettloff was Granddad, as she called him.

All these decades later, she wishes she’d paid more attention to the image.

“It was something that was always present. We knew Granddad took it [but] it didn’t have any meaning to us. We knew it was famous for some reason, but when you’re a little kid you don’t take any interest in that,” says Macpherson, who was 16 when Dettloff died.

Macpherson has no recollection of Dettloff speaking about his work.

“He was a quiet, humble guy,” she says. “It’s unfortunate. I wished I had

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New Westminster councillor Lorrie Williams looks over the plaza at Hyack Square where the Wait For Me Daddy statue is being installed this week. The statue, which is a three-dimensional interpretation of the famous photo of a young boy reaching out to his father as he marches down Eighth Street with his platoon before heading off to WWII, is being unveiled on Saturday.

been older and more aware, so I could know more about him as a professional.

“That wasn’t part and parcel when we were little kids going out with him and hitting a golf ball around. He was a fantastic grandfather.”

She knows enough about Granddad now to know the picture wasn’t a fluke.

“He was an artist, I think he knew what he’d taken.”

THE MAN WHO CAME HOME

Little Whitey, however, was naively unaware of what Dettloff had done.

Or what he was in for.

It took a while for the image’s magnitude to sink in. But when it did, it sure changed his childhood.

When he was about seven, Bernard was seconded by the government for its victory bond drives. He’d accompany a group of entertainers who put on shows for workers at plants doing war work.

“I would be carted around with this troop, and at the end of the entertainment and I’d be on the stage with my blue pants and blazer,” recalls Bernard.

He would recite a speech he’d memorized encouraging people to buy the bonds.

“Bring my daddy home,” he would tell them.

“That was a real tearjerker,” says Bernard.

Even after his father returned from action in October 1945, the pair did a bond drive together. But all wasn’t as rosy as it was made out to be on the stage, especially since Bernard’s parents had broken up.

“He was pretty shook up when he came back, pretty nervous and jumpy,” says Bernard, who only saw his father on weekends and holidays when they’d go fishing and camping. “He was a really good dad.”

The years of separation took their toll, though.

Bernard moved on with his life. He quit school at 15

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Williams’ mission has produced, amongst many things, a bronze statue.

It will be unveiled Saturday at Hyack Square, steps from where the picture was taken 74 years ago.

“To see it blossom into such a big celebration is just marvellous, I couldn’t be happier. It’s a wonderful thing for our city, for our whole nation,” says Williams.

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War Stories (Anvil Centre Theatre, Friday, Oct. 3, 7 to 9:30 p.m.) – Readings by renowned authors Annabel Lyon, Marilyn Norry, Kathryn Para and JJ Lee will reflect on the ideas, themes and emotions inspired by the iconic photograph. Tickets online at www. newwestpcr.ca or by calling 604-521-5050.

Poetry Walk – A series of poems by the Royal City Literary Art Society on the themes of the photograph are displayed on various windows throughout Downtown New West.

More info and a downloadable poetry walk map are at www. newwestpcr.ca.

Guests attending the 11 a.m. sculpture unveiling Saturday: • B.C. Lt-Gov. Judith Guichon • Lt-Gen. Jonathan Vance, Canadian Joint Operations Command • Lt-Col. Christa Oppers-Beumer, Netherlands Defence Department • Canada Post president & CEO Deepak Chopra • Royal Canadian Mint CEO Marc Brûlé • World War II veterans Rifleman Charles Bernhardt and Rifleman Henry Kriwokon, who participated in the march Oct. 1, 1940.

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Meantime, the iconic photo kept resurfacing in his life. Even though he lived in Tofino where he ran a small marina and became a town councillor then the mayor in the 1980s, the media called frequently, usually around Remembrance Day.

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A sculpture, a coin, a stamp...

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FRONT AND EAST COLUMBIA STREET ROAD CLOSURES A new sanitary sewer main will be installed along East Columbia Street and Front Street in front of the Victoria Hill development shown on the map below.

In order to complete the work, partial lane closures will be required on Columbia Street and a full road closure will be required on Front Street for the work. Due to the significant traffic volumes along Columbia and Front Streets, the sanitary sewer installations will have to occur at night during lower traffic volumes.

Front Street will be closed starting September 29 until October 2, 2014 between the hours of 10:00 pm and 5:00 am. During the closure of Front Street, all traffic, including trucks, will be detoured onto Columbia Street and Royal Avenue.

Work on East Columbia Street is anticipated to commence the following week with partial lane closures from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am. Further updates will be provided as the work progresses.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and we will make all efforts to minimize the noise levels during the construction. For more information, please contact the Engineering department at 604.527.4592.

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Deciding what kind of art work to commission, then choosing the artists and their vision took a lot longer than Williams thought it would.

In the end, the task force chose the husband-wife team of Edwin and Veronica Dam de Nogales. He’s from Hamilton, Ont., and she’s from Barcelona where they live and made the sculpture.

Williams says the work is two dimensional and three dimensional, traditional and modern. “Traditional in that it has bronze statues. Modern... well I can’t say. This is one of our better kept secrets.”

But Williams’ mission has produced more than just a sculpture. The image’s importance will also be recognized in the form of a stamp by Canada Post and a two-dollar coin by the Royal Canadian Mint.

Getting both took a lot of lobbying.

“It was a little discouraging at first,” says Williams, who was turned down by the mint when she first approached them. “I don’t think they realized how it would catch on fire.”

So when she was in Ottawa

on Federation of Canadian Municipalities business she went to see the decision makers in person.

“They recognized it’s going to be a big event. I’m hoping [Saturday’s] event will push Parks Canada into making this a national historic site.”

‘A REAL MOMENT IN TIME’

On Saturday, the boy in the photo is looking forward to finally seeing the statue, and all the people that have resurfaced from his past after the unveiling was announced.

While Wait For Me Daddy has been a large part of Bernard’s life, he expects Saturday will easily outdo all the other events he’s attended over the decades.

“The statue being a war memorial is big in itself. And the city going for it to be a national historic site, that’s a big deal,” says Bernard.

And the iconic photo by Dettloff remains relevant today as Canadians continue to serve overseas, and risk life, limb and their mental health.

For their families and their communities, their departures to foreign conflicts are no less dramatic or emotional than

those of Oct. 1, 1940.

“It seems to have legs, if you like, because it’s a truth and it’s a real scene, and it’s all there,” says Bernard. “The mom, the dad, the kid. The fact my dad changed hands with his gun to reach out, obviously a no-no when you’re on parade. All sorts of things like that.

“I’ve had people say the look on my face, the look on my mom’s face [affected them].

Women say they want to cry every time they look at the picture. It was a real moment in time.”

Also on Saturday: Following the 11 a.m. unveiling, from 12:30-3 p.m.: – Opening of the Wait For Me Daddy museum exhibit – Canada Post has issued a stamp honouring Wait For Me Daddy that will be available for sale for the first time at the unveiling event.

– The Royal Canadian Mint has designed a two-dollar coin that will be put into circulation featuring the image.

Representatives at the event will swap regular two-dollar coins for a Wait For Me Daddy coin.

– Local art exhibit based on the photograph’s theme.

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Political rookie, veteran announce candidacy Wine Factory owner Woldring to take run at city hall; traffic key issue for McEvoy Grant Granger

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A newcomer to civic politics and an incumbent officially announced their candidacy for New Westminster city council on Monday.

Harm Woldring, owner of The Wine Factory on Front Street, is a rookie candidate who wants to give small business a voice on council.

“Council needs to be balanced, and it’s not balanced,” said Woldring.

The Oct. 10, 2013 fire across McKenzie Street from his store and other Front Street construction projects have driven his business and others on the street toward bankruptcy, said Woldring. He predicts the city’s scheduled closure of Front Street for eight weeks in early 2015 to tear down half of the Front Street parkade will permanently put him out of business.

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“The city is not leaving me many options. I can’t operate without access to my business,” said Woldring. “There have been no offers of compensation.

There’s been some words [of sympathy] in the newspapers, but that’s been it.”

He claims New Westminster and many Canadian municipalities are raising their debt and building their surplus at the same time by charging high taxes.

Woldring contemplated running for mayor but decided against it when Wayne Wright announced he would seek reelection. Woldring said he has no problem with the mayor. His beef is with the labour councilbacked councillors and city administration. He believes a successful campaign will depend

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“If we have the same apathetic response that we have had in past elections, we’re going to have an administration working in conjunction with council in bullying the city,” he said.

Woldring has resigned his position as chair of the Downtown New Westminster parking commission and his vice-presidency of the Downtown Business Improvement Association.

Incumbent Jaimie McEvoy also officially announced he will seek his third term.

“We’re in good shape,” said McEvoy. “I think there’s issues on the table that are going to benefit from some stability and continuity and chief among them is the traffic issues.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

Confidence shaken

LAST WEEK:

The shocking revelation that a high-risk offender who had been publicly called out by Surrey’s mayor is now charged with the second-degree murder of a 17-year-old girl has shaken public confidence in police, the courts, politicians and the parole and probation systems.

Making the bad situation worse was a shaky performance by police at a press conference to announce the arrest. They refused to name the man, citing a ban on publication of his name — a ban that was found not to apply to the situation in the least.

Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts had expressed concerns that 43-year-old Raymond Caissie was being released to live in Surrey more than a year ago, after serving a full 22-year sentence for sexual assault and several other crimes. Watts, in her final days as mayor and about to receive the nomination as a federal Conservative candidate in South Surrey, now says legislation needs to change.

That sounds good — but take it with a huge grain of salt.

The federal Conservatives have brought in numerous laws to toughen up sentencing and other measures. Almost universally, they are challenged under the Charter of Rights.

The legal-judicial community is filled with do-gooders who use their considerable power to ensure that some people who should not get out of jail end up living among us. A very few continue to commit crimes.

No one argues with the ideal of trying to rehabilitate prisoners and prepare them for “the outside.” However, a small number simply do not deserve that chance.

They should be locked up indefinitely. Getting that to happen, though, would require a major change in the way the judicial system actually deals with people who are found guilty of horrendous crimes.

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Is CUPE running your city hall?

WHISTLER – The big story at this year’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention was a report commissioned by the B.C. government that reveals municipal pay increases for unionized staff have been running at twice the rate of provincial raises.

When I asked Premier Christy Clark about the intent of this report, leaked just before the annual UBCM convention, she was blunt. It’s to get this issue onto the agenda for the November municipal elections, which the province has decreed shall be for four-year terms instead of three. After local elections, discussions with surviving and incoming municipal politicians will resume.

Things have been going pretty well for the main municipal union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, for the last couple of decades. As local election turnout has gone from bad to worse, municipal employees themselves have become an increasingly dominant voting bloc.

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survey council candidates to determine their level of affection for ever-growing public payrolls, and dole out campaign funds accordingly. Sometimes they organize full slates, with cuddly names like “Protect Coquitlam” to appeal to low-information voters.

During last week’s convention in Whistler, I caught up to Finance Minister Mike de Jong in a brief break from the dozens of meetings cabinet ministers have with mayors, councillors and regional directors.

Is the province going to impose some kind of solution?

“There’s not some hidden legislative agenda,” de Jong replied. More data needs to be gathered, and the report shows ongoing problems with management salaries at the provincial level as well.

Is this the first step to imposing a tight-fisted centralized

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bargaining agency, such as the government set up last year to wrestle the B.C. Teachers’ Federation to the ground?

“We haven’t formulated our answer,” de Jong said. “What the data does suggest, however, is that there may well be some merit [to centralized bargaining]. One of the recommendations points to a more coordinated approach to some of the negotiations that take place.”

Will the new municipal auditor general have a role in this?

“The purpose of the auditor was not to become an enforcement mechanism,” de Jong said. “It was to play a traditional audit function on whether taxpayers are getting value for money. To that extent I suppose a municipal auditor might be able to comment on the advantages of coordinating efforts.”

NDP leader John Horgan’s attack on the compensation report was as predictable as it was selective. In his speech to delegates, Horgan called it “one-sided, politically motivated, shoddy work” designed to embarrass local politicians on the eve of their elections.

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Recall that during the final days of the teachers’ strike, Horgan suddenly decided that what was really needed was binding arbitration. This was 24 hours after the teachers’ union took that position.

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But if we all quit smoking, who will pay?

Re: New smoking bylaws a spark to quit? (NewsLeader, Sept. 26) I am a smoker but I do not defend it—it is definitely unhealthy and wrong.

That said, I am interested to know how government will make up the financial shortfall created by the taxation loss that will occur as smokers decline in numbers.

One has to realize amenities such as community centres and public parks—where the new bylaws take affect—will be first on the list to feel that burn.

Sandy Robertson New Westminster

Judge candidates on their abilities Re: Check candidates’ health (Letters, Sept. 19) Gavin Palmer’s comment that, “aging affects good decisionmaking and is a detriment for the long hours our elected officials need to remain alert and effective” is offensive.

To suggest that someone’s age, or the fact they might have had a joint replacement, makes them a

less-than-capable member of city council is ludicrous.

Wisdom, vision and good leadership are personal traits that are not determined, or limited, by age.

I have met many strong and capable leaders in their 20s and 30s, when some might say they are too young to be effective.

At the same time, try to tell Jim Pattison, Joe Segal or the many other “seniors” who continue to provide strong leadership to organizations in our communities that they should no longer be considered worthy of sitting on a city council because of their age.

There is value that comes from experience and the strongest teams are made up of individuals (young and old) with diverse skills and backgrounds.

Health issues are private matters that unfortunately can negatively impact any candidate, regardless of age, at any point in time.

Let’s be wise enough in this upcoming election to choose capable individuals who have passion and a strong vision for the

future of our city, and not judge their abilities by the grey in their hair.

Karen Foss New Westminster

clawback ignores underfunding of schools So the provincial government is going to pay the $40 a day to parents for school days missed by clawing back unexpended monies from school board budgets.

According to education minister Peter Fassbender, the “saved” money is part and parcel of the provincial education budget and since school boards didn’t use it, they lose it.

Of course, his logic ignores the point that after years of underfunding, school boards could use the unexpended money to bolster—if only by a little bit—an already cash-starved education system.

After all, it’s not as if they had a say in making the $40-a-day promise, much less played a role in

creating the dispute that led to it.

And what about the appropriateness of diverting education funds approved by the Legislative Assembly to an after-the-fact (as well as ad hoc) measure?

Shouldn’t it at least be examined by the elected body that approved the original budget?

If the government can simply remove money from a specified program to fund an unrelated oneoff, doesn’t that render meaningless the democratic process of debating and deciding budgets?

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New Westminster native Justin Morneau won 2010 when he suffered a concussion in a collision the National League batting title by finishing the with Toronto Blue Jays infielder John MacDonald season with a .319 average. while playing for the Minnesota Twins. The 2006 The Colorado Rockies first baseman American League most valuable player became the first Canadian since Maple has also battled shoulder, elbow and leg Ridge’s Larry Walker to win an NL batting injuries. crown. Walker was a three-time winner with In addition to hitting, .319 this season, the Rockies, the last time coming in 2001.

Morneau had 17 home runs, 32 doubles Manager Walt Weiss did not play and 82 runs batted in.

Morneau the final two games of the Weiss was criticized in many corners MORNEAU season to help him preserve his average. of the baseball world on the weekend for He beat out Josh Harrison who finished sitting Morneau. with a .315 average. Harrison went into the final “It’s my decision,” Weiss said to reporters day of the regular season Sunday hitting .318 but before Sunday’s game. “The way I look at it, the failed to get a hit in four at bats. guy has experienced a career-threatening injury “This is one of those things that’s really hard and if he’s in a position to win a batting title, I’m to put into words. I’m not sure it’s really sunk in going to try to make sure he does. Anybody who yet,” Morneau told The Denver Post on Sunday. has a problem with it, then their beef can be with “I think when you go through rough times, it me.” makes you appreciate the good times even more.”

Morneau, 33, signed a two-year, $12 million Morneau has been plagued by injuries since deal with the Rockies last off-season.

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Farhan Lalji. “The win • The junior varsity streak is nice, but it only on a 95-yard catch and run for team moved to 3-0 in gets tougher from here. We have touchdown, a school record. league play and 4-1 on the some big games coming up New West went ahead 20-7 at season by downing Abbotsford’s starting with next week against the half thanks to a 12-yard W.J. Mouat Hawks 39-14 at Mt. Douglas. We’ll need our major by David Penalver, which Mercer last Thursday. Connor best effort of the season and was set up by a 50-yard punt Pattison scored touchdowns I’m sure we’ll be ready for the return by Seymour. on runs of 25, 10 and 52 yards. opportunity.”

The Hyacks completed the Sammy Sidhu had TD runs of After giving up the opening scoring in the fourth quarter 16 and 18 yards while Lucas touchdown, Jamie Shiho with Ratcliff hitting Dylan Sabau scored on a one-yard finished off a 70-yard drive Musgrove for a 14-yard TD toss run. All three had more than with a four-yard TD run in in the fourth quarter.

100 yards rushing. the second quarter. That was The Hyacks defence The JVs will play host to followed shortly afterward by registered six quarterback sacks the G.W. Graham Grizzlies quarterback Mckenzie Ratcliff with Tyrone Morgan getting from Chilliwack at Mercer on connecting with Matt Seymour two of them to go along with Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

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Ambassadors program launches Kelvin parent to run for trustee

Beauty pageant contestants aren’t So far the program has attracted as sponsors’ branding. usually required set the tables, five young ambassadors—three During their year-long term prepare the food and cleanup after girls and two boys, said Radbourne. as youth ambassadors, kids in A Lord Kelvin elementary school father has announced he a reception being held in their It officially launched on Sunday the program will help out in the will run for New Westminster school trustee and he’s got the honour. with a reception at Greens & Beans community, such as at the launch backing of the board of education chair.

But that’s just one of the unique deli, where the ambassadors set the for the Wait For Me Daddy Mark Gifford works for the Vancouver Foundation and characteristics that sets the New tables, greeted the guests including sculpture on Oct. 4, the Chamber attended Connaught Heights elementary as a youngster.

Westminster Youth Ambassador Mayor Wayne Wright and members of Commerce Platinum Awards “I’ve seen the powerful difference public schools can make Society apart from other of city council, made a presentation banquet, or at the 100 Braid St. in the life of a child, youth or family. I believe community ambassador programs and helped clean up afterwards. studios, where they’ll be involved I offer specific experience and values that will that often come with an evening Radbourne said the young with an art program for autistic help make our schools stronger for everyone,” wear competition and tiara, said ambassadors are all highly children.

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Tasting the ’20s When you sip your next cocktail you might want to consider they were invented to mask the taste of bootleg spirits during the years of Prohibition.

And if you haven’t tasted a Mary Pickford, a Bees Knees or a Scoff Law, you can head over to Douglas College on Oct. 17 for A Class Act, the annual fundraiser to support students.

This year’s event—A Taste of the ’20s— includes samplings of six Prohibition-era cocktails, wine, beer and chocolate, along with live jazz and a chance to compete for live and silent auction prizes.

Guests are invited to dress in keeping with the theme. The 1920s was a time of economic growth and major changes in social, artistic and cultural life. Jazz music became mainstream, young women, known as flappers, wore short skirts, drank, smoked and generally flouted social conventions. It was a decade of prosperity and excess after the horrors of the First World War and the Spanish flu. Technology, in the form of cars, telephone, motion pictures and electricity, was changing the way people lived and in most countries, women won the right to vote.

Along with this new spirit of excitement and excess came Prohibition which made it illegal to manufacture, import or sell any type of liquor, although drinking was not illegal. Smuggling liquor developed into a huge industry and led to the rise of organized crime in major U.S. cities.

“The taste of this illegal liquor was so bad that it needed to be masked by fruit juices, giving rise to the popularity of cocktails,” says Hazel Postma, associate vice president, external relations at Douglas College, adding local wine consultant John Gerum, put together the tasting menu for A Class Act. As well, Linda Baker of the Chocolate Festival is working with Gourmet Warehouse to offer samplings, information and recipes highlighting the wide variety of chocolate.

“As an educational institution we try to weave practical learning into what we do,” Postma said.

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The Herring family story they uncovered, and continue to research, spans the globe, includes tales of melodrama, madness and even murder.

“It’s been really exciting,” said Ian, a documentary filmmaker who now lives in White Rock. “It connects the past to the future, brings stories to the next generation.”

“We imagine our tiny lives in one place, but it’s really quite extensive,” said Leivo.

A key to filling in many of the remaining gaps in the Herring family history, said Leivo, was the revelation that

Ian’s late great grandmother, Frances Elizabeth Herring, an occasional correspondent for the Globe & Mail newspaper as well as a prolific fiction writer, had disguised elements of the family’s history in her eight novels.

“If you knew what you were looking for, then you were able to pull out threads,” said Leivo.

Computer technology and the extensive digitization of archival records into searchable databases has made researching family trees a little easier, said Leivo.

But much still depends on good luck, a snippet of

conversation, a surprise discovery and intuition.

That’s why Herring and Leivo are hosting the first Families of Early New Westminster: the Herring Memorial Symposium, on Nov. 1 at the Glenbrook Park Amenities Centre.

The symposium is a tribute to the work started by Phil Herring as well as a way to bring together others in the city on a similar journey of family discovery.

“You get people together who just want to talk, figure out how to solve road blocks,” said Leivo.

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• The Herring Memorial Symposium is Sat., Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Glenbrook Park Amenities Centre, 76 Jamieson Court. To register go to www.eventbrite. com and input Herring into the search box.

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Plaskett studied art in Banff, San Francisco, New York, London and Paris before settling in Paris in 1957. Plaskett’s paintings have hung in collections across the country including the National Gallery of Canada. He was awarded The Order of Canada in 2001. He formed The Plaskett Foundation in 2004 to support Canadian visual artists.

The Plaskett Gallery in the Massey Theatre is named after him.

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War Stories: A literary gala featuring readings by authors Annabel Lyon, Marilyn Norry, Kathryn Para and JJ Lee, reflecting on ideas, themes and emotions inspired by the iconic Wait for Me Daddy photograph. A panel discussion and dialogue, moderated by Calvin Wharton, author and chair of the creative writing department at Douglas College.

A reception follows with performances by musicians from the Douglas College music program. When: Friday, Oct. 3, 7 p.m. Where: Anvil Centre Theatre, 777 Columbia St., New Westminster. Info: http://bit.ly/XOX0cK West Coast Symphony: The symphony led by principal conductor Bujar Llapaj performs works of Wagner, Dvorak and Bruch, with guest soloist, violinist Dominic

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When: Saturday, Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m. Where: Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Ave., New Westminster. Info: 778-994-6425 or www. westcoastsymphony. ca.

Murder by the Book: The Vagabond Players presents a witty and inventive mystery by Duncan Greenwood and Robert King, directed by Jacqollyne Keath. When vitriolic thriller writer, Selwyn Piper crosses swords with his venomous ex-wife Imogen, the result is bound to be Murder by the Book.

Adding to the fun is the bright young man next door who teams up with Selwyn’s attractive secretary and tries to solve the mystery. Then, when Selwyn’s befuddled publisher gets caught in the crossfire, the results are hilarious.

When: Oct. 2-25, Thursday to Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday matinees 2 p.m. Where: The Bernie Legge Theatre, Queens Park, New Westminster. Tickets: $ 1 5 g e n e ra l , $ 1 3 seniors/students.

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Kip Fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa: The Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre presents a new exhibit by Fulbeck, a a pioneering artist, photographer, spoken

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Japanese Farmers’ Market: Japanese foods, vegetables grown by local Fraser Valley farmers (gobo, kabocha, daikon, kabura, and napa) and others, along with a variety of prepared baked goods and tsukemono available. Proceeds support a variety of needs and programs at the Nikkei Centre.

Admission free. When: Saturday, Oct. 4, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Nikkei Centre, 6688 Southoaks Cr., Burnaby.

Human Connection, Creativity and Health: During this two-hour workshop, you will open your heart and experience the healing power of interaction through netweaving exercises, hands-on tools, group discussion and gentle creative expression. Bridge for Health and Burnaby Public Library present this free workshop by leader and facilitator L a u ra M a ck , a n d therapeutic art facilitator Kat Thorsen.

When: Monday, Oct. 6, 6-8 p.m. Where: Bob Prittie Metrotown library branch, 6100 Willingdon Av e . , Burnaby. Registration required: 604-436-5400.

Fun, Learning & You (FLY): Purpose Society offers this program for children 18 months to 5 and their parents or caregivers. Free to New West residents.

Circle times, preschool readiness and play in a rich thematic program.

When: Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon , until Dec. 9. Where: Lower Mainland Purpose Society, 40 Begbie St., New Westminster. Info or to register: Elizabeth or Stella, 604-526-2522.

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Born on June 22, 1933 in Tilsit, East Prussia, passed into the presence of her Lord on Sept 26, 2014 surrounded by the love of family and friends.

Predeceased by her husband Gunter Edel in 2002.

Eleonore is survived by her daughter Jasmin Cribb (Ian) of Maple Ridge, son Jeffrey Edel (Carolyn) of Akron Ohio, son Joshua Edel of Port Moody and daughter-in-law Shirley Drake of Burnaby. Much adored Oma of Ben (Kaman), Alex (Sarah), Sam (Alison), Jacob (Christina), Connor, Angie and Anna. A very special thank you to Linda and the caring and compassionate staff at Willow Manor who made it possible for mom to live out the last year of her life with dignity and respect. As well as a big thank you to her care attendant and companion Debbie of Access Health. A service of remembrance was held at Burnett Fellowship Church in Maple Ridge on September 30, 2014.

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Woodland surroundings, on Forest Grove Drive. Good location, close to schools, SFU and Lougheed Mall. No subsidies available. $10 application fee. Maximum housing charges; 2 bdrms $919/mo. 3 bdrms. $1029/mo. & 4 bdrms. $1134/mo. Shares $2500.

FOR SALE BY OWNER

WE BUY HOMES BC

ABC TREE MEN Pruning, Shaping, Tree Removal & Stump Grinding. 604-521-7594 604-817-8899

CONCRETE & PLACING

Do you want to live in the security of a family community?

New West. SW 2Bd apt,new kitch bath, hrdwood. Near NWSS, bus, skytrain. $202K. 778-863-5569.

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES If I can’t do it It can’t be done

BURNABY

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

MILANO PAINTING Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

CO-OP RENTALS

WHATTLEKAINUM HOUSING CO-OP ORIENTATION

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

Member of BBB & WCB www.midascontruction.ca

711

REAL ESTATE

Quality work - reasonable price

Martin......778-355-5840

BUILDING SUPPLIES

mikes hauling 604-516-9237

Running this ad for 10yrs

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

518

RENTALS

STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal Buildings 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed!

Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

329 PAINTING & DECORATING 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

Gutter & Roof Cleaning since 1982.

WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

PLYWOOD, 15 1/2” x 48”.......$1.25 2 x 4’s - 24”....................$0.25/each Bring Truck ~ 604-522-0290

(778)378-6683

DRAIN Tiles, Sewer, Water Video Inspection, Jack Hammering, Hand Excavating Call Tobias 604.782.4322

287

Interested candidates should submit an updated resume and cover letter to: careers@vankam.com or fax: 604-587-9889 Van-Kam thanks you for your interest, however only those being considered will be contacted.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

(604) 467- 5271 SCRAP CAR Removal TOP CA$H PAID on the spot. Local Business. www.a1casper.com 604-378-2029

MIRACLE MOVING

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip.

Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men BIG OR SMALL MOVES Start $45/hr ~ All size trucks Free estimate/Senior Discount www.miraclemoving.ca

The Scrapper

604 - 720 - 2009 ~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Ask about our

99

$

ROOM SPECIAL

CALL TODAY! 604-803-5041 www.benchmarkpainting.ca

Purebred 10 yr/old fem Himalyan ‘Princess’ is looking for a new home, she’s a gentle, talkative indoor cat. Ideal for retired.

Free to good home 604-466-5645

Galloway’s

A16 NewsLeader Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Gotta get to y’s Gallowa

F IN E FOOD SPE CIALTIES

For cooks of all kinds who are looking for the finest ingredients, Galloway’s is the place to visit. This special Scottish style shop has a variety of healthy natural products for almost any recipe.

BAKING SPECIALS Glace Whole Red Cherries $ 00 $ 99

$0.88/100g

2

3

/230g cup

/lb

Deluxe Fruitcake Mix $0.77/100g

No peel.

175

$

/230g cup

$

3 49 /lb

Cut Mixed Peel Orange Lemon Citron (Melon) $ 60 $ 19

1

$0.71/100g

3

/230g cup

/lb

$0.81/100g

1 85

$

/230g cup

$

2

3 69 /lb

3

/230g cup

/lb

Glace Pineapple $0.88/100g

Rings or chunks.

2

$

00

/230g cup

$

3

99

Green Seedless Raisins $ 75

1

/230g cup

Golden Raisins USA.

$0.62/100g

2

$

79 /lb

Thomson’s Dark Seedless Raisins California.

$0.57/100g

2 59

$

/lb

Pitted Baking Dates $ 69 $0.38/100g

1

4 99

$

$1.10/100g

/lb

Zahidi Dates Whole. Middle Eastern.

$0.82/100g

$

Natural. Raw.

2 39

$

/400g packet

Almonds Whole Red Skin. USA.

3 79

4

$

/lb

Mango Slices $ 59

$1.10/100g

Sesame Seeds

/lb

$

$

Papaya Chunks $ 79

2

2

/lb

Black Mission Figs $ 59 $1.10/100g

4

/lb

Apricots Sundried California. Tart.

$1.98/100g

$

9 99 /lb

Cranberries Dried Sweetened. USA.

$0.66/100g

2 99

$

/lb

Poppy Seeds Blue. Australian.

2 59

$

/lb

Cashews

2 99

$

/400g packet

/lb

/lb

Almonds Blanched Slivered.

/lb

Diced Dates $ 69

$0.59/100g

5 99

Raw. Large white pieces.

/ ½lb packet

$0.62/100g

/lb

Blanched. USA.

/lb

3 99

5 99

Almond Flour

Sundried. California.

Whole Green Cherries $ 00 $ 99

$0.88/100g

California.

Diced Peaches

Diced Citron (Mexican Melon)

Medjool Dates

$

5 99 /lb

Chocolate Chips Pure. Large or small.

$

3 69 /lb

Carob Chips $ 79

2

/lb

Baking Spice Mix

Aromatic. Cakes, pasteries, cookies, pies.

2 49

$

/50g packet

Ginger

Ground. Jamaican.

99 ¢

/100g packet

Cinnamon Sticks $ 69

2

/ ½lb packet

Sale starts Wednesday, October 1st, ends Saturday, October 11th

Galloway’s

702 SIXTH AVENUE, NEW WESTMINSTER

Tel. 604.526.7525 Fax. 604.526.7523 Check our website: www.gallowaysnewwest.com/ Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/GallowaysFineFoodNewWest Reviews on Yelp: www.yelp.ca/biz/galloways-fine-food-specialties-new-westminster

STORE HOURS: Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 5:30pm • Friday 9:00am - 9:00pm • Saturday 9:00am - 5:30pm • Sunday 12noon - 4:00pm • Stat Holidays - Closed