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Coté takes a seat in mayor’s chair New council sworn in Monday Grant Granger
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BILLARD ARCHITECTURE
Architect and New West resident Robert Billard has worked on 21 school projects across the country, and has pitched a design for the new school that he believes does an effective job of addressing the many constraints on the site.
How about this for a new high school? Local architect presents design aimed to solve safety and site issues Grant Granger
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A local architect is proposing what some might consider a piein-the-sky solution to the New Westminster secondary quandary. Connaught Heights resident Robert Billard suggests the problem can be solved by scrapping the
traditional sprawling design and meetings were consumed with the instead building a school that rises site restrictions,” says Billard, who above it all. has worked on 21 school projects When proposals in Nova Scotia, for designing Nunavut and a replacement British Columbia. Robert Billard Massey Theatre in “But I didn’t think This is going to be a difficult any of them were conjunction with project... Going up could be a new NWSS were hurdles for going a solution. called for, Billard sat up.” in on the information sessions the Those constraints centred on the city put on for potential bidders. issues of a cemetery on the site, soil “I found it interesting most of the contamination and the need to build
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Transportation, collaboration and economic development are high on the city’s to-do list for the next four years, said new Mayor Jonathan Coté in his inaugural speech Monday night. Coté, who defeated four-term incumbent Wayne Wright in the Nov. 15 civic election after serving three terms on council himself, was sworn into office Monday. He took his oath along with incumbents Bill Harper, Jaimie McEvoy, Chuck Puchmayr and Lorrie Wiliams, and newcomers Patrick Johnstone and Mary Trentadue. “In the months ahead, I look forward to working with everyone in our city to harness our assets and ensure our community continues to thrive and grow,” said Coté during his speech. Coté listed many of the city’s “investments” in the past decade or more that he believes have paid dividends, and will continue to do so, for the livability and quality of life in New Westminster. Please see CITY, A3
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CONNAUGHT HEIGHTS RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION MEETING Wednesday, December 10 at 7:30 pm 2201 8th Ave, NWR, Pentecostal Church on the Hill Main agenda items: Inspector Phil Eastwood will be our special guest to talk about the survey for the NWPD’s new Strategic Plan. Other items include some association housekeeping items as this will be our last meeting until the New Year. Please come out and learn more about giving your valued input into the new Strategic Plan for the NWPD! This is an open meeting and new members are always welcome! For more information, please visit connaughtheightsnwr.blogspot.ca
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on all sides. It would also provide the required safety and security lines of sight. The courtyard would be a gathering place for activities like assemblies, lounges and cafeterias. It could also serve as the roof of the gymnasium and other offices. In addition, Billard says there’s no reason art studios, music rooms, mechanical shops and parking couldn’t go underground because they don’t need natural light. Billard figures his proposal would take up a footprint half the size of what the current guidelines require, reducing the risk of building on sensitive land. “I did it because schools are close to my architectural heart, so is urban planning and so is New Westminster,” says Billard. “This is going to be a difficult project, so minimize the risks by
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That’s when he first thought of building up. “It was an interesting exercise. We didn’t present it, but that started the ball rolling in my mind.” With a nine-year-old son he’d like to see attend a new school in New West and knowing how important an issue it is in his new hometown, Billard started doodling and came up with a few design ideas. And to get the community to think outside the box he blogged about them on his firm’s website, billardarchitecture.ca. He suggests constructing a circular-shaped school of about five or six storeys with the classrooms on the outside of the structure and a courtyard in the middle. The circular concept would retain the sustainability aspects the government looks for, with natural light
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Robert Billard’s concept for the new NWSS is for a very open, bright design. He proposes the gymnasiums could be below the courtyard gathering area with underground parking beneath that.
reducing the footprint and be surgical about it. Going up could be a solution.” The property, however, is zoned for a maximum of four storeys, although New Westminster does have an institutional zoning
designation that allows for much higher buildings. “I’m not quite sure what the rationale is. Guidelines evolve all the time,” says Billard. “If [building higher] provides a solution to a problem and it’s safe
then we need to think outside the box and of new ways to push the envelope. If it’s good enough for universities and hospitals and prisons, why not for schools?” He doesn’t think
underground floors or parking would be difficult for students to handle since they’re already accustomed to experiencing them in places like Metropolis at Metrotown. “It’s a matter of convincing the ministry that it is visible and safe,” says Billard. “Principals want to have clear lines of sight to monitor students easily and to have less places to hide and be out of view. With this concept you can see so much. You can stand in one spot and survey almost everything.” A Ministry of Education spokesman said it’s not up to the province to decide how high a school can go because the height of any project is determined by the local government, the site consultants, the board of education and the design team. twitter.com/lonegrangerbnw
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have served our city well.” Coté said if a person’s success He cited Westminster Pier Park, is defined by leaving the world a Hyack Square, Anvil Centre, bit better than he found it then the new Moody Park outdoor Wright has “achieved success pool, a bicycle/skateboard park 10 times over.” He also thanked in Queensborough, and retiring councillor Betty the Queensborough McIntosh for being a Community Centre strong representative for her expansion. He also community. mentioned new He pledged to work developments that have with council and staff attracted residents and to explore strategies for COTÉ business to New West. a transportation system “In fact, I can’t tell that works, beginning you how many times I’ve heard with implementing the master people who haven’t been to New transportation plan the city Westminster for a while say how adopted earlier this year. impressed they are at how far Coté said the success of we’ve come,” said Coté. the regional transportation He praised Wright for driving referendum expected to be held the city forward. “His unbridled in 2015 will be critical to creating energy and enthusiasm for this an efficient and sustainable community, and his experience transportation system.
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entire waterfront to hook up to a new Quayside to Queensborough pedestrian bridge are high on his priority list. Coté pledged to promote public art, create parklets, increase outdoor seating at cafés and restaurants, and to explore adding another artificial turf playing surface in the city. Council, he said, will pursue affordable housing, family friendly development, more child care facilities and a reduction in the city’s carbon footprint. “Our success depends on how well we as a council harness the ideas, passion and knowledge that rest in the hearts and minds of our residents,” Coté said. “To do this, we will look at new ways to make it easy and convenient for residents to give feedback to council.”
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To accomplish this he promised to work with city staff to have more information available online, have community forums and talk to residents at city events and festivals. “We need to move beyond traditional forms of consultation and embrace true collaboration with our residents.” Coté called upon the council and the community to work together, embrace the city’s spirit and build a brighter future. “New Westminster has a long history with wonderful traditions and a past burgeoning with achievement. Over the years, we have embraced opportunity when it has presented itself and made our own opportunity when it hasn’t. It’s what has defined us for more than 150 years.” twitter.com/lonegrangerbnw
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Neighbours voice concerns over private school’s plans Urban Academy wants to build expansion behind Robson Manor Grant Granger
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A proposed expansion of Urban Academy has drawn concerns about increased traffic headaches, decreased housing affordability and construction of a structure too big for the historical Queen’s Park neighbourhood. Urban Academy held an open house last week to reveal to the community its plans to expand the private school to handle 450 students by 2022. It is in the process of developing a heritage revitalization agreement with the city for its current primary school in the historic Robson Manor on Third Street across from Tipperary Park. But it has also purchased the eight-unit apartment block next door and intends to tear it down to build a 44,600-square foot expansion. However, the private school first needs city council to amend the city’s official community plan,
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rezone the property and issue a development permit. “This doesn’t make sense for the neighbourhood or for the school. It’s just such a cramped site,” said Mark Fox, who is part of a group calling itself Queen’s Park Neighbours (qp. neighbours@gmail.com). “We’ve come to the conclusion that it’s not in the best interests of the community or the school itself to go ahead with the expansion on that site.” Urban Academy currently has 157 students, with the grades 6 to 12 students housed in a leased space at Sixth Street and Eighth Avenue. Fox said the school has done “a bang-up job” given the site’s limitations but the modern building will clash with the area’s heritage and will swamp it. “To me the site coverage is just inadequate for what you want to do there,” said Fox. “[John Knox Christian School in Burnaby] has an acre of play area and .8 acre for the building, which is below the Burnaby standards but it’s way more than what’s being
proposed here. “It’s the wrong building in the wrong place.” Gail Ancill lives two doors down from Robson Manor. “It is quite alarming,” she said. “It is very uncomplementary to the homes in the area, including Robson Manor, which is quite a historical property.” Ancill has “huge concerns” about traffic and parking because 60 per cent of the students don’t live in New Westminster and another 20 per cent are city residents who don’t live in the area. She’s concerned about the drop-off and pick-up chaos that currently exists during the rush hours and has videotaped it to prove how bad it is. “It’s already a nightmare. I’ve almost been run over, and I’ve seen kids almost get ran over … With 45 kids it will be impossible,” said Ancill. Susan Irwin, who lives nearby on Queen’s Avenue, said the school’s plans to use Tipperary Park for a play area are inappropriate for a public space where people seek serenity. C
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Oh, how times have changed. It was just over 60 years ago that work on the Trans Mountain oil pipeline was nearing completion. The project was far from controversial. Farmers and property owners sat down with company officials and negotiated easements, talked about mitigation, and jousted over compensation. By May 6, 1953 the excitement was almost palpable. “Oil to flow by September,” read a front page story in a newspaper. The project had an estimated price tag of $97 million and would bring local employment to about 150 men. It would initially deliver 150,000 barrels of crude a day to the tank farm under construction in Burnaby. With the completion of additional pumping stations, that flow would increase to 300,000 barrels a day. For company vice-president H. H. Anderson, construction carried an almost mythical nuance. “There are few industrial endeavors which have captured the public’s imagination like this pipeline project,” he said. “It has the same audacious aspects as the building of a transCanada railroad.” Fast forward to 2014 and that romanticism seems hard to find. As protests become increasingly confrontational, most of the employment is going to security officials. To be clear, construction hasn’t even started yet. What Trans Mountain was doing on Burnaby Mountain was seeing if its plan to drill through the mountain is more feasible than following its existing right-of-way through the city’s neighbourhoods. But the battle lines are drawn. They demonstrate the gulf between the world view of the 1950s and the attitudes felt by a growingly militant population today. —Chilliwack Progress/Black Press
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Nisga’a prove their critics wrong VICTORIA – It has been 15 years since I wrote a commentary objecting to the B.C. government pushing aside its own hardwon treaty process to reach an unprecedented land-and-cash settlement with the Nisga’a Nation for their ancient Nass River territory. My objection, and that of many others, was the imposition of a parallel state with collectively owned land enshrined for all time. This was an ailing NDP government rushing to enable a property ownership system that has demonstrated little but failure and suffering around the world. The Nisga’a are proving me wrong, and this was again demonstrated at a little-noticed ceremony at the B.C. legislature last week. The B.C. government had just passed amendments to allow a gas pipeline through Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park, the first co-managed provincial park in B.C. history. Another bill enabled the Nisga’a Lisims government to impose industrial property tax on liquefied natural gas production. Legal documents
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were signed so the Nisga’a legislature can do the same this week. In recent years, the Nisga’a disposed of concern about collective land restrictions by adopting a private property system. And Supreme Court of Canada decisions have repeatedly answered protests about the establishment of a parallel state – that’s what it is, so get used to it. The Nisga’a have moved to assemble four fee-simple tidewater sites for LNG terminals, joining the Haisla Nation at Kitimat in reaching aggressively for a modern economy through gas export. The Nisga’a have partnered with TransCanada Corp. on a 900-km pipeline to supply the $11-billion LNG project led by Petronas for the Prince Rupert port. And they don’t intend to stop there.
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“We want to be part of the Canadian business establishment,” said former Nisga’a Nation president Joe Gosnell. The signing ceremony was briefly disrupted by one of a small group of Vancouverbased Nisga’a who have been using modern protest tactics against this decision. We weren’t consulted, it’s a desecration of victims of a volcanic eruption, it’s a threat to eelgrass beds, and so forth, say well-rehearsed young men with video cameras running. Nisga’a President Mitchell Stevens has patiently and repeatedly explained that Nisga’a legislature rules were relaxed to allow every hereditary chief to speak to elected leaders on this pivotal move. After that it received the required two-thirds majority support. Gosnell, the revered chief negotiator who carried the treaty over the goal line in 2000, moved slowly with the help of an ornately carved cane to speak at a reception. He seemed genuinely surprised that he has lived long enough to
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Some tips to help make the holiday living easier With so much on our plates between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the holiday season can be hectic. Fortunately, there are many ways to save time and make the holiday season more manageable. • If you don’t have plastic clips to hang lights around windows and to the eaves of your home, inexpensive clothespins will work just as well. If you’re concerned about the color of the wooden clips, paint them holiday hues before stringing the lights. • Put a bath mat, rug-side down and rubber-side up, beneath your Christmas tree stand. This allows you to spin the tree as you hang lights and ornaments without damaging the floor underneath. It also makes it simple to undress the tree once the season is over. Use a tree skirt to hide the mat. • Squeeze artificial tree portions into concrete form tubes. First wrap the tree portions in twine and then slip them into the concrete sleeves. Each tube can be stowed in attic or garage rafters, freeing up precious space. • Use empty squirt bottles to make baking and cooking easier. Pancake and cookie batters can be squirted from the containers for less mess. • Store one or two strings of lights in a plastic shopping bag to keep the strands from getting tangled. Hang the bags from a hook in a garage or stack them in a storage bin. • Use plastic zip ties to attach garland and lights to bannisters. They’re easy to
assemble and will not damage the bannisters. • A paper towel holder can be screwed to the wall in a craft room to neatly hold spools of ribbon. Simply pull the length you need from the spool and cut for easy decorating. • Mount a tree stand to a piece of wood with screws or glue. This prevents spills from reaching the floor while stabilizing the tree. • Old maps make interesting gift wrap and are a nice change of pace from commercially produced paper or newsprint. • Wrap duct tape or another type of sticky tape around your hand. Pat over fallen pine needles that accumulate around the tree. In hard-to-reach areas, wrap the tape around a broom or a floor sweeper. • When traveling for the holidays, use a brightly colored suitcase or flashy tape to make your suitcase stand out from others at the airport. • Place hardened brown sugar in a baking dish, cover it with a moist paper towel and either microwave it on high for 20-second intervals or place it in a 300 F oven for five minutes. This will soften the sugar, making it easier to use the sugar to prepare your favorite holiday cookie recipes. • Save plastic bread ties, which can be used to make tags for the wires on certain devices. Such ties also can be used to organize decorating components and to keep your place on a roll of tape. • Measure the inside of your picture
window and construct a wooden frame to its dimensions. Staple holiday lights to the frame and then easily slip the frame in and out of place each year.
• Hang a live wreath or some boughs of evergreen in your home to give it that fresh pine scent if you have an artificial tree.
• Color-code storage containers so you can easily find holiday decorations in the attic or basement.
• Pack for a holiday excursion using a collapsible clothing storage hanger for closets. Fold clothes on each fabric shelf and then collapse it
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published anonymously, feeling the poem was beneath his talents. • Santa has his own official postal code. It’s H0H 0H0.
• The song “Jingle Bells” was originally written for It’s easy to write Santa a letter—and of Thanksgiving and not course he lives in Canada. • In 350 AD, Pope Julius I, Christmas. People loved it bishop of Rome, proclaimed tale that three wise men paid so much that the lyrics were December 25 the official homage to baby Jesus, the Bible changed to fit Christmas. celebration date for the birth of never specifically calls out a Jesus Christ. Many historians number. Similarly, there’s no • Christmas trees typically and theologians have surmised specific indication that they grow for 15 years before they’re that Christ really wasn’t born visited the infant Jesus. Their cut and sold. This means the this time of year, thanks to visit may have occurred when trees sold today were likely imagery and information from Jesus was older. planted in 1999. the Bible. • Santa Claus’ modern • Before turkey, the • Christmas carols began look was inspired by writings traditional Christmas meal as an English custom called from The Knickerbockers of served in England was a pig’s “wassailing.” Individuals New York and imagery from head and mustard. toasted neighbors to a long and Clement Clarke Moore’s “A • Male reindeer tend to shed healthy life. Visit from St. Nicholas.” Moore their antlers in the winter. This denied authoring the famous means Santa’s reindeer are likely • Despite the common poem for 15 years after it was female. • Christ may have been born in a cave rather than a manger. According to the gospel of Luke, the shepherds that helped find shelter for Mary to give birth kept their flock in a cave. The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is built over a cave called the Grotto of the Nativity, where Jesus is believed to have been born.
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• Many people may be less inclined to stand under mistletoe waiting for a kiss if they knew what “mistletoe” means in the ancient Germanic language. It literally means “dung on a twig,” for the bird who eats the berries and then leaves seeds in droppings to propagate new plants. • Each holiday season, PNC Wealth Management calculates the costs of the gifts in the song, “The 12 Days of Christmas.” The price for the gifts went from $12,673 in 1984 to more than $24,000 in 2011.
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Santa Claus Parade returns Santa Claus is coming to town Saturday. That’s when the Santa Claus Parade, and a whole bunch more activities, will hit Downtown New Westminster. The annual event used to held at dusk as a parade of lights. But the city took over its operations from the Hyack Festival Association last year and decided to hold it during
the day instead. This year’s edition will set off down Columbia at 11 a.m. But after it’s all over there will still be lots to do. The recently opened Anvil Centre will feature arts and crafts, children’s storytime, a festival of trees, and entertainment from noon to 4 p.m. During that same four-hour block, The Shops at New
West will offer photos with Santa while the Fraser River Discovery Centre will feature A Merry Fishmas. Over at the River Market, the Royal City Farmers Market will have a holiday edition of its bimonthly winter market from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The day-long affair’s finale will be the lighting of the big tree in Hyack Square at 4 p.m.
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“It’s a good-sized park for the public, however if you have that significant amount of students on that small site, the volume could be a problem,” said Irwin. “I’m not here to be a grouch. I have kids myself who are grown up now … It’s not designed for playing soccer or running around.” Betina Ali, who rents a unit at 228 Manitoba St., is upset because she believes the school is acting like it has already received the city’s blessing by issuing notices for the tenants to leave by March 31. “They’re operating as if it’s a done deal. But to me I have a real problem with that,” said Ali. “You need to respect the community consultation process, especially after what happened with the Whitecaps. This project is contrary to our affordable housing policy because within the policy they’re trying to stop the removal of affordable housing.” New Mayor Jonathan Coté said it’s not a done deal. He even warned the academy it had a lot of work to do in the community when the expansion plans were first submitted to council in June. “This will probably be the first controversial project coming to council,” said Coté. “I hear a lot from the neighbourhood about some local concerns and the impacts there will be. This will probably be the first long public hearing for council.
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It’s important for myself and others on council to keep an open mind.” Head of school Cheryle Beaumont said both the open house and Urban Academy’s presentation to the Queen’s Park Residents Association on Nov. 23 went well with many supporters, although Ancill insisted that’s because many of those who showed up at the open house were parents of Urban Academy students. The former principal of New Westminster secondary and superintendent of the Langley school district said despite Ancill’s concerns the traffic situation is “pretty
civilized.” Beaumont said parents of primary students are required to park in the Fourth Street parking lot between Tipperary Park and city hall and walk their children into the school. “Our parents don’t park their cars on Third, or drop off on Third, and neither do those attending Qayqayt [elementary on the south side of Royal Avenue],” said Beaumont. She said the expansion will result in older students being able to attend Urban Academy and it’s likely they’ll be able to be dropped off further away and walk to the school. Beaumont said the expansion’s design is not intended to duplicate the look of Robson Manor and has received the approval of heritage consultant Donald Luxton and the city’s heritage and design panel advisory committees.
“It’s a contemporary foil for the building,” said Beaumont. “We’re not trying to upstage or replace or copy the heritage of Robson Manor. We’re trying to make it stand alone and not fake it or copy it.” She insisted the school will work with the city and the apartment building tenants to relocate them in the same neighbourhood at the same price. She said the notice was only to let the tenants know the tentative deadline for them to leave is March 31. “We just wanted to let them know in an up-front way to work with them when it’s convenient for them to move,” said Beaumont, who noted the official 60-day notice can’t be issued until Urban Academy has received all of the city approvals. A date for public hearings on any of Urban Academy’s applications to city hall has yet to be set.
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Let’s talk. You’ve probably seen us on the news recently regarding Burnaby Mountain and our Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project.
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I think it would be good for us to talk.
The Trans Mountain Pipeline has been operating between Edmonton, AB and Burnaby, BC
We’ve talked a lot with communities about their concerns and in Burnaby the feedback was to look into routing the pipeline through Burnaby Mountain, rather than through their streets and neighbourhood.
since 1953. In April 2012, we proposed to expand the
Our work on the mountain over the past few weeks has been a part of that feasibility study. Though we estimate it will cost Kinder Morgan $40 million more than the original route through residential streets, we want to acknowledge the best interests of the residents of Burnaby.
pipeline by building a second pipeline alongside the original. Our goal for the entire route has been to build adjacent to the existing pipeline within our existing right-of-way. However, sometimes there are good
We are drilling two 6-inch diameter test holes to investigate the possibility of routing the pipeline through Burnaby Mountain. We are being respectful of the environment, and when we are done, we will leave the mountain as healthy as we found it.
reasons to look at other options, such as safety concerns, residential or industrial development that has expanded since the original pipeline was built, or environmental considerations.
Unfortunately, demonstrators chose to block our crews from doing their work and, in order to maintain the safety of our employees, contractors and the public, we were forced to pursue legal action to secure our worksite. Freedom of speech is fundamental to our way of life. Equally so is the Canadian right to go to work and conduct business safely. We have always believed these two principles can coexist if we all communicate.
We’ve been engaging with Aboriginal groups, Landowners, communities and stakeholders since April 2012. We’ve reached agreements with 18 Aboriginal groups, to date. The current work on Burnaby Mountain is to study the proposed route through Burnaby Mountain. Our application is before the National Energy
We believe we have been good neighbours for over sixty years in local communities, including the City of Burnaby, and it is very important for us to continue open relationships.
Board, an independent federal agency, to determine if the project should be approved to proceed in Canada’s best interest. Ultimately, the federal government will make the final decision.
We have conducted many workshops and open houses, met with thousands of people and continue to respond to questions daily. The feedback we have received to date has made our project better and has resulted in important changes to our route.
The National Energy Board has a recognized process to voice concerns, ask questions and introduce evidence for consideration.
Trans Mountain made a commitment to everyone who participated in our consultation that we would listen closely and do our best to respond to concerns.
Over 1,600 people in BC and Alberta have registered to participate. If approved to proceed, construction of the
Our work on Burnaby Mountain is part of keeping that commitment.
expansion would begin in mid-2016 and would be in operation by late 2018.
On behalf of all the people who work on the pipeline and project, I truly hope we can keep talking throughout the process. Your input is important to us. We’ll be providing more opportunities for dialogue including our upcoming telephone town hall on December 3rd. Go to TransMountain.com to sign up. We welcome the opportunity to talk.
Many other project details and information about upcoming opportunities for dialogue can be found on our website www.TransMountain.com
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Carols and Bells: The 17th annual Carols and Bells concert features ringers of all ages from Burnaby, New Westminster, Maple Ridge and Langley interspersed with the audience singing along to carols and Christmas songs accompanied by piano and the grand Casavant Freres pipe organ. Special this year is a performance by the Los Castores Mariachi Band composed of talented young people at New Westminster Secondary and some who have graduated in recent years. When: Sunday, Dec. 7, 7 p.m. Where: Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Avenue, New Westminster. Tickets: www.queensavenue. org, at the church office 604-522-1606, or at the door. Proceeds will go to each of the choirs as well as the church.
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Christmas Belles: The Vagabond Players presents Christmas Belles, fun for the festive season by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope & Jamie Wooten, directed by Dale Kelly. It’s Christmas-time in the small town of Fayro, Texas, and the Futrelle Sisters are in turmoil. One is overdue with her second set of twins, one is in jail, and one is desperately trying to keep the Tabernacle of the Lamb’s Christmas Program from spiraling into chaos. Add in family secrets, a lovestruck sheriff, an Elvis impersonator and a variety of quirky characters, and the c i t i z e n s o f Fay ro have a Christmas pageant they’ll never forget. When: Dec. 3-20, We d n e s d a y to Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday matinees, 2 p.m. Where: Bernie Legge Theatre, Queen’s Park, New Westminster. Tickets: $15, Seniors/ Students: $13. ($10 previews Dec. 3-5). Reservations: 604-5210412 or reservations@ vagabondplayers.ca
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Seize this opportunity to work for one of Western Canada’s largest regional freight carriers. For more information, call Derek, at 604-587-9818 or 604-968-7149 Interested candidates should attach an updated resume and cover letter to: careers@vankam.com or fax: 604-587-9889
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Applicants should have an inspectors ticket, a minimum of 2 years of related experience, a positive attitude and able to work in a team environment. Experience in a freight fleet environment would be preferred as this is a busy facility providing service to a large fleet of Company Owned Trucks and Trailers.
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Commercial Trailer Journeyman Mechanic Van-Kam Freightways Ltd. requires two (2) full-time Commercial Trailer Journeyman Mechanics to work out of our Surrey Terminal located at 10155 Grace Road.
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Aldergrove SxS Duplex, 4 suites 8500s/f lot, full renod, new siding/ windows, rent $3400. $579K or $295K each side. 604-807-6565
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Call: Rick (604) 202-5184
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2000 Ford Truck 1995. 1999 Ford Explorer 1995. 2000 Toyota RAV4 1995. 2003 Honda 2995. 2006 VW diesel 7888. 2006 Dodge pickup 4995. Eagleridge 855-200-3899
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2 TINY female hand raised puppies, Yorkie-X. Asking $800. 604-820-8263 or 604-300-3519. CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CHIHUAHUA, tiny pups, 2 males, 1 female, ready to go now. $700. Call (604)794-7347 .CAN-PRO Paint and Drywall. Over 25 yrs of quality service. 3 ROOMS, $250. Insured. 604-771-7052
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PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.
COLLIE Doodle pups born Oct 17. Mom is a Rough Collie (45 lbs) & dad is a small Standard Poodle (50 lbs). Both have health clearances (eyes, hips, elbows). 2 Very curly males avail, 1 black & 1 unique blue merle. Intelligent, gentle, easy to train, good with children & animals, low to no shed. Similar in looks & in nature to the Golden Doodle. We are a 4H (agility, obedience, showmanship) family. Please consider the time & commitment needed to raise a dog. Pups will have 1st shots and deworming. Ready Dec. 12, Mission $950. 604.820.4827
2010 VENZA: Like new, only 20,000 kms, fully loaded, automatic, 6 cylinder, dvd system. $22,800. 604-575-5555.
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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.
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Holiday Royal Mixed Nuts No Peanuts, roasted, salted & unsalted
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Sunflower Seeds Roasted, salted & unsalted
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Cocoa Nibs $ 99
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Turkish Delight Assorted colours
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Vanilla Baking Powder $ 29
Dark Chocolate Coffee Beans $ 99
Mulled Wine Spice Mix
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Elder Berries $ 99
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3
Almond Extract $ 75
57 ml. bottle
3
Vanilla Paste $ 99
57 ml. bottle
8
/lb
7 99
$
Pistachios, chocolate marble, vanilla
3
$
K.B. Honey Alfalfa, clover, fireweed & dandelion
Greek Halva
/lb
Apricots, peaches, cranberry fruitberries, cranberries & mixed raisins
$1.20/100g
3 49
$
30 g. pack.
1 kg. jar
Diced Peaches $ 49
1/2 lb. pkt.
Add to a quart of wine, simmer & enjoy!
/lb
Wilkins Licorice Allsorts $ 49 $99¢/100g
3
100 g.
8 99
$
Cinnamon Bark $ 75
1/2 lb. pkt.
2
Ras El Hanout Moroccan style marinade
100 g. pkt.
3 50
$
Orange Peel Granules $ 79
1
100 g. pkt.
Coarse Chocolate Graham Cracker Crumbs $ 79
1
400 g. pkt.
Instant Baking Yeast Bread machine
200 g. bag
2 69
$
Sale starts Wednesday, December 3rd, ends Thursday, December 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