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After almost 21 years in business on Twelfth Street in New Westminster, OK Tire owner Andrew Lochhead has left the Royal City and set up shop in Coquitlam. See story page 14.

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very day I hear from people in our community about how BC’s affordability crisis has spiraled out of control. From soaring housing costs to ever-increasing MSP fees and ICBC and BC Hydro rates, life is becoming more and more difficult. For people who are starting families or have young children at home, the shocking costs of child care — in the range of $800–1200 for each child — make an already difficult situation even worse. For most New Westminster residents, housing is by far their highest monthly expense. But for families with more than one child requiring day care, their child care expenses come a close second — and sometimes first. And affordability isn’t the only problem — there are also long wait lists for high-quality child care spaces. Parents are often forced to choose between paying exorbitant child care fees so they can return to work — or giving up the jobs and income their fami-

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fter almost 21 years in business on 12th Street in New Westminster, OK Tire owner Andrew Lochhead has left the Royal City and set up shop in Coquitlam. With housing development on the horizon for his old location, Andrew felt he should move now instead of waiting until he was forced out at the last moment. He feels confident that his One of Jerry Law’s many customers will follow mechanical tasks is tire repair, him to his new location rotation, and installation. on Lougheed Hwy, just west of Maillardville, near the Ramada Inn. “I have established a bond with families over the years. Kids who were youngsters when I started in business are now in their 20s and bringing their cars to me. In terms of location, it really isn’t that much farther away. For those living in Sapperton, it’s about the same distance.” February 2017

It was March of 1996 when Andrew opened his shop on 12th Street. “OK Tire actually had a presence in New Westminster before we opened. Their head office was in Queensborough on Ewen Avenue until the early 80s. There were a couple of other OK Tires around that seemed to be doing well so I thought we would give it a try.” But it isn’t just because he has a business with a known name that Andrew is successful. “I t h i n k we h ave been successf ul for a few dif ferent reasons. We listen to the customer and we build relationships with our One of the numerous things customers. We get to Stanley Law works on is engine know the customers’ repair. d riv i n g ne e d s. For example, a customer who drives their vehicle thousands of kilometres every month has totally different service requirements than the person who drives their vehicle a couple of thousand kilometres a year,” said Andrew. | L O C A L LY P U B L I S H E D S I N C E 2 0 0 0

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And the business has grown through numerous referrals. “We also have customers who when they are in our store always take business cards. They tell me that they like to have some in case they run into someone needing a place to service their car.” The business name suggests it is all about tires, but there is much more to offer. “As well as tire sales and service, we offer general auto repairs, brake repairs, alignment, tune ups, oil changes, and more,” said Andrew. At OK Tire, you can expect skilled and friendly service from Andrew and his three long time employees — mechanics Stanley Law, Ronald Acolentava and Jerry Law. Friendly professional service is the law. Andrew lives in New Westminster and enjoys running into his

customers as he is out and about in the community. He will take time to enjoy a chat with them and develop a community bond that is beyond business and more about being friends and neighbours. Andrew loves the Royal City and is an active charity worker with the Rotary Club. He is a strong believer in giving back to the community. So the next time your vehicle’s motor starts to talk to you, or your brakes sound like you stepped on a mouse, or the engine light comes on, make your way to OK Tire now at 641 Lougheed Hwy, Coquitlam. It’s a business built on honesty and trust and you are sure to be treated well.

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A TRIBUTE TO MORGAN MCGRATH BY EARL AND PAULINE MARSHALL

organ was a very active, hard working man and in his lifetime worked at many occupations; he was successful in all of them. He never met anyone he didn’t like and could get along with anyone. Morgan lived a life by his rules and made it work for him. His loss will affect all New West folks who knew him and believe me, there were many of them. His general health was good, he played the stock market on the Internet and then go with me to lunch at Greens and Beans almost daily. After lunch, we generally went to a mall and over the last number of years I think we covered about 18 malls. Morgan visited different businesses in the malls and I just walked. With Morgan’s outstanding memory and his ability to fit in anywhere, it made his visit to stores and malls very productive and he could find out how the business was doing and how the mall itself was doing and over time we got to know a good number of them. Morgan was a long time member of the Canadian Club of New Westminster and the Fraser Valley also a long-time member of Sapperton Old Age Pensioners Association and a past director. Morgan was a strong supporter of Leona and Matt Green, the owners of Greens and Beans. Pauline and Earl Marshall have known Morgan for 20 some years. We have all lost a good friend and Morgan will be long remembered. It has been a privilege to have been his friend. Your work on earth is done and you have earned your rest and our respect. Rest in peace, my friend. ~ Earl and Pauline Marshall

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ARIES: If you feel emotionally upset during this time, don’t rely on those self defeating acts. Instead, confront yourself and you will have a better way of dealing with issues. TAURUS: Formulate those goals and go after them with gusto. Just be sure to balance your needs with the needs of the group and all will be well.

GEMINI: You have ambition to achieve this month and so you will. You will work extremely hard to get the job done. Watch for conflict with authority figures. CANCER: Your beliefs and opinions are a strong theme during this time. Just don’t force your view on others and learn to listen to what others have to say. LEO: Your values and others people money comes into play during this time. There may be a conflict over possessions. Don’t forget to share.

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VIRGO: Cooperation with business and marital partners will be a strong theme. Work with them and not against and all will be good during this time.

organ passed away peacefully in New Westminster, BC at the age of 98. Dad was born in New Westminster and grew up in Fort Langley. After marrying the love of his life he moved to Vancouver to work and raise a family. Following retirement he moved to New Westminster where met many new friends and was active in several local associations. He was predeceased by his parents John and Bridget (Walsh), wife Marjorie (Wren) and sister Kathleen. Morgan is survived by his loving family: children Marlene (George), Christine (Peter), grandchildren Christopher (Heather) Deasy, Sandra (Erik) Haakenson-Deasy, Spencer (Trisha) McGrath-Agg, Emily (Bubba) Westwood, Courtney (Curtis) Hodgson, great-grandchildren Aidan, Liam, Kiera, Maxwell, Lincoln, Alice, Wesley, several nieces and nephews, his good friends Earl and Pauline, and all the folks at Greens and Beans Cafe. He will long be remembered for his keen interest in politics, lively conversation and debate, as well as being the life of the party. A Catholic Mass was held December 29, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Church, 9387 Holmes Street, Burnaby. He was a remarkable man and we will miss him dearly.

LIBRA: Your daily life really picks up speed. Your able to take pride in all the work you are able to accomplish. Health issues may arise due to your temper.

SCORPIO: Your competitiveness and aggressive side comes out to play during this time. Everything fun will be more intense. Enjoy the ride. SAGITTARIUS: The action revolves around your home. You should be making serious headway if you work from home. Use this energy wisely. CAPRICORN: Beware of imposing your ideas on others or conflicts will arise. However, selling the idea on the job front works quite well. AQUARIUS: Do you own money or does it own you? Money can easily slip through your fingers. Keep credit cards at home this month. PISCES: A great time to further your own interests and start that physical fitness routine. You’ve got mind and body energy to burn. Put it to good use.

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ISAIAH Q: What do librarians take with them when they go fishing? A: Bookworms.

Q: Where do you learn to make banana splits? A: In sundae school. Q: What kind of underwear to reporters wear? A: News briefs.

Q: What did one wall say to the other? A: I’ll meet you at the corner.

Q: Why did the strawberry call 911? A: It was in a jam!

Q: How many months have 28 days? A: All of them!

Q: What vegetables to librarians like? A: Quiet peas.

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Q: Why did the clock in the cafeteria run slow? A: It always went back four seconds. Q: Which weighs more, a ton of feathers or a ton of bricks? A: Neither, they both weigh a ton! Q: What do you call an alligator in a vest? A: An Investigator. Q: “What’s the difference between a guitar and a fish?” A: “You can’t tuna fish.” Q: Why did the cow cross the road? A: To get to the udder side. Q: Where did the sheep go on vacation? A: The baaaahamas. Q: What goes tick-tock, bow-wow, tick-tock, bow-wow? A: A watch dog. Q: What do you call a cow that eats your grass? A: A lawn moo-er.

LOVE • “Love doesn’t make the word go ‘round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” ~ Franklin P. Jones • “Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke.” ~ Linda Barry • “I’m looking for someone who will love me for who I think I am.” ~ Tim Lachowski • “It’s better to have loved and lost than to have to do forty pounds of laundry a week.” ~ Laurence J. Peter WHALE STORY A teacher asked her class what they knew about whales. One little girl spoke up and said that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. The teacher smiled and said she didn’t think that was very likely, because even though whales can be big, their throats are not big enough to swallow a man. But the little girl was adamant, and maintained that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. The teacher was getting impatient, and reiterated that this was physically unlikely. But the girl was unmoved, and said that when she got to heaven, she would ask Jonah. “But what if Jonah went to hell?” the teacher asked. The girl replied, “Then you ask him.” THE DEVIL Two young boys were whispering outside the church after hearing a scary sermon on the devil. The first one said, “Satan sounds awful. Do you think he’s real?” The second boy said, “I don’t know, but remember how Santa Claus turned out? It’s probably just your dad.” HEARING BETTER NOW An elderly man was having hearing problems and went to see a specialist. The doctor fitted him with some hearing aids that brought his hearing back to full strength. After a few weeks the man came back to make sure the new equipment was working properly, which it was. The hearing specialist said, “It all seems perfect. Your family should be delighted you can hear everything now.” | L O C A L LY P U B L I S H E D S I N C E 2 0 0 0

“Oh no,” the man responded. “I haven’t told any of them. I just sit quietly, listening carefully. I’ve changed my will four times.” MARKETING GENIUS A shopkeeper was dismayed when a store opened next door with a huge sign that said, BEST DEALS!” To make things worse, another store opened on the other side with a huge sign reading “LOWEST PRICES!” He nearly panicked until he had the idea to put up his own sign, bigger that the other two, that read, “MAIN ENTRANCE.” DANGEROUS FOOD A Physician was speaking about the dangers of certain foods to a large group in Florida. He told them, “You have to be aware of hidden dangers. Hydrogenated fats are killers. Soda pop mets your tooth enamel and eats away your stomach lining. Most prepared foods are high in sugar, salt, and MSG. Even our drinking water can be harmful if not pure enough. “But there’s one food that’s the most dangerous of all. Can anybody tell me what food causes the most grief and suffering even years after consuming it? The audience was silent until an older man in the second row spoke up and said, “Wedding Cake?” HOSPITAL REGULATIONS Hospital rules state that patients checking out must have a wheelchair. One day a newly graduated nurse assistant came into the room to find an elderly man fully dressed. He was sitting on the bedside chair, with a piece of packed luggage at his side, all ready to go. When he was shown the wheelchair, he was adamant that he was fully capable of walking himself to the parking lot. But the assistant told him rules were rules, so he relented and let her wheel him out. In the elevator, the assistant asked the elderly man if his wife was coming to meet him. “I don’t think so,” he replied. “It takes her awhile to change her clothes, so she’s probably still upstairs in the bathroom taking off of her hospital gown and getting dressed.”

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• I usually remember Monday through Thursday. If you can remember Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, let’s put our two heads together. • I still like to rock, still like to cruise in my Camaro on Saturday nights, and still like to play the guitar. If you were a groovy chick, or are now a groovy hen, let’s get together and listen to my eighttrack tapes. THAT’S NOT WHAT I SAID! Herm is 85 years old and retired. He gets a checkup with his physician. A week or so afterward the doc sees Herm strolling the boardwalk with his arm around a beautiful, comely young female. The doctor stops him and asks, “Herm, you must be feeling terrific, yes?” Herman says, “Just following orders, Doc. You told me to get a hot mama and be cheerful.” The physician exclaims, “Herm, that’s not what I told you! I said, ‘You got a heart murmur. Be careful.’” BAD TIMING Statistical studies prove that at the age of 80, there are four females for every male. Hell of a time for a guy to get odds like that. CONCERNED HUSBAND A concerned husband went to a doctor to talk about his wife. He says to the doctor, “Doctor, I think my wife is deaf because she never hears me the first time and always asks me to repeat things.” “Well,” the doctor replied, “go home and tonight stand about 15 feet from her and say something to her. If she doesn’t reply move about 5 feet closer and say it again. Keep doing this so that we’ll get an idea about the severity of her deafness.” Sure enough, the husband goes home and does exactly as instructed. He starts off standing about 15 feet from his wife in the kitchen as she is chopping some vegetables and says, “Honey, what’s for dinner?” He hears no response. He moves about 5 feet closer and asks again. No reply. He moves 5 feet closer. Still no reply. He gets fed up and moves right behind her, about an inch away, and asks loudly, “Honey, what’s for dinner?” She replies, “For the fourth time, vegetable stew!”

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22 THE GREAT ESCAPE

By Evelyn Benson n August 9, 1907, two convicts who were working in the B.C. Penitentiary brickyard, slipped under a fence when guard Alex McNeil ducked inside the tower hut to light a furtive cigarette. Then they scaled a wall using a handy ladder and disappeared into a nearby ravine known as “The Glen”. Glen Creek once supplied water to the original settlement of Royal Engineers and later to the Penitentiary. In those days, a planked bridge, known as the Glen Bridge, spanned the ravine as a continuation of Sixth Avenue. In the late 1930s the bridge was replaced by an earthen causeway known as the Glen Viaduct. Today, what remains of the creek that once ran through the present Royal Square site, past the Justice Institute, the Canada Games Pool and under Sixth Avenue runs down what is left of the ravine to the Fraser River. Today it is mostly in an under ground culvert and much of the ravine has been filled in. Up until the early 1940s, the section of the ravine north of Sixth Avenue was the city dump, but was filled in for sanitary reasons. We’re told that what’s left of the Ravine now is home to coyotes even though the lower part is a beautifully landscaped park. In the early days the local boys had dammed the creek and formed their own “ol’ swimmin’ hole”. My father learned to swim in Glen Creek, as did most boys of their era. It seems fitting that today, most of the children of New Westminster learn to swim at the Canada Games Pool, only a stone’s throw from that pond of bygone years. On that August day over a century ago, Billy Miner the notorious train robber (sometimes known as the Grey Fox of movie fame) and a convict named Albert McCluskey, made their way down the steep side of the ravine and came upon five local boys who were skinny-dipping in a pond. On that day in 1907, three of those naked boys were Sangsters — twins Lewis and Philip, and youngest brother George who told me his version of that day: “We called it the Penitentiary Dam, and we were forbidden to go there. With me were Jimmy Ellie, Schaake, and two of my brothers. We were playing ‘Robinson Crusoe’ when we saw two inmates coming down the side of the ravine. They didn’t seem to be in a great hurry. Anyway, they hunkered down and talked to us for a minute. We recognized Billy Miner. Us kids had followed the crowd that thronged the

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train depot the day he was brought to town in handcuffs. We had talked to him many times through the fence. To us he was a kind of hero, I guess. You could tell he liked kids. “When the convicts stood up to leave, Miner turned to us and, looking each of us in the eye said, ‘Now boys, you didn’t see us today… DID YOU?’ We all mumbled ‘No, sir.’ And then the two escapees walked towards the Sixth Avenue bridge. “It was a little while before the Penitentiary bell began tolling. Up until then I guess we just thought they had been sent into the ravine on some sort of errand, as ‘Trusties’. But when we heard the bell we said, ‘Gosh, they’ve escaped!’ So we climbed into our clothes as quick as we could and got out of there. We knew there’d soon be someone down there asking questions. And we didn’t want to get into trouble. “We were practically grown up before we ever told our parents about what happened that day at the Penitentiary dam.” The Sangster boys’ reluctance to tell their parents was because they weren’t supposed to be in the Glen in the first place. That reminded me of the fact that my girlfriends and I, whenever the thermometer hovered below freezing for more than a week, would sneak through the bushes on the Penitentiary property and ice-skate on that very same little pond in the Glen. We didn’t tell our folks either, because we had been trespassing on Federal land, and we knew it. We could read the No Trespassing signs. But oh, what a thrill to skate on our very own private skating rink, pretending we were the Olympic figure skater, Sonja Henie! This story is from Evelyn Benson’s award-winning book, — A CENTURY IN A SMALL TOWN — One Family’s Stories. Both Book 1 and Book 2 are available at Black Bond Books and www.amazon.com. Watch for more stories in next month’s Piffle.

MATH MADNESS

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VISITING GRANDMA A young man’s grandmother was turning 80 and had moved into a new condo. He wanted to drop by, see her new place, and wish her happy birthday. He called her and she instructed him as follows: “Park in front of the building and come to the main door. You’ll see a big panel on the right. With your elbow, push button 115. I’ll hit the buzzer and I’ll let you in. Walk inside and turn right for the elevator. Get in, and with your elbow press number 115. Walk out of the elevator and turn left. Come down the hall to 115 and ring my doorbell with your elbow.” “Grandmother,” he says. “That’s easy enough, but why the heck am I pushing all these buttons with my elbow?” “What,” she replies. “You’re coming empty handed?” ICE CREAM PARLOR A elderly retiree wobbled gingerly into an ice cream shoppe and carefully, slowly climbed up onto a counter stool. He wheezed for a minute, then ordered a chocolate sundae. “Crushed nuts,” asked the server. “No,” he answered. “Bad knees.”

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CITIES OF COQUITLAM AND NEW WESTMINSTER ESTABLISH JOINT TASK FORCE ON THE BRUNETTE AVENUE INTERCHANGE PROJECT

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he neighbouring cities of Coquitlam and New Westminster have established a task force in an effort to develop a joint response to the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) on plans currently underway for a new Brunette interchange. The Brunette Interchange Project is being advanced by MoTI as part of its 10-year transportation plan which includes new interchange improvements on highways in the Lower Mainland. “ICBC statistics show this interchange has the highest frequency of crashes of any location within Coquitlam,” said Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart. “It’s the only interchange that remained unchanged during the recent Port Mann Bridge / Trans-Canada Highway upgrade, and it’s the main route from the Tri-Cities to Royal Columbian, our regional hospital. We look forward to working corroboratively with the City of New Westminster in order to move the Brunette Interchange Project forward”. Co-chaired by the Mayors of Coquitlam and New Westminster and consisting of two councillors from each city, the task force will be supported by their respective senior engineering/transportation staff. “Given the potential impacts of a new Brunette Avenue interchange it is critical that we work together to ensure the best interests of our respective communities are kept front and centre,” said New Westminster Mayor Jonathan Coté. “This joint task force is an ideal forum for New Westminster and Coquitlam to advocate for that to occur.” The Coquitlam-New Westminster Joint Task Force on the Brunette Avenue Interchange Project will conclude its work and report out to respective councils no later than February 27. City of New Westminster Blair Fryer, Communications Manager 604-527-4688 or bfryer@newwestcity.ca City of Coquitlam Michelle Frilund Communications Production Supervisor 604-927-3020 or mfrilund@coquitlam.ca continued on page 28 | L O C A L LY P U B L I S H E D S I N C E 2 0 0 0

ART WITH PURPOSE

By Heather Hancock he Arts Council of New Westminster will be hosting an exhibit of Purpose Secondary School student artwork in the gallery at Centennial Lodge in Queen’s Park from February 1–28. The opening reception will be on Wednesday February 1st from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and the general public is invited to attend. The exhibit includes artwork by High School Visual Arts students from Purpose Independent Secondary School. Selected paintings were created using the process of simplification, whereby students chose a portrait of an icon or celebrity and manipulated the image using a photo-editing program to create a simplified version of the original. Following this, they applied acrylic paint, choosing either an achromatic or monochromatic color scheme. Other selected pieces include re-creations of various Group of Seven paintings using learned composition skills, color mixing techniques, and for some of the artists, applying fau-

vist painting characteristics as used by artists such as Emily Carr. Other works are from Purpose alumni which involve an interesting variety of subject matter, media, and medium. When creating achromatic and monochromatic portraits, students learned to apply a limited focus to their compositions. They used photo-editing software to manipulate an image, color mixing techniques in effort to match the colors on the original portrait and create desired color schemes. Through the simplification process, they also learned to see the larger shapes through the layers of surface detail and complexity, causing a shift in the way they continued on page 30

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he Arts Council of New Westminster in partnership with Royal City Farmers Market is now inviting all visual artists from Metro Vancouver to submit applications for a group exhibition during the Annual General Meeting and Conference of the 2017 British Columbia Association of Farmers Markets. The exhibition is to take place on Friday, March 3 until Sunday March 5 in a pop-up exhibition in New Westminster. The theme of the exhibition is “Farmer’s Markets”. If you are an artist from Metro Vancouver and are interested in being considered for this group exhibition on Friday, March 3–5, your submission must reach the ACNW Exhibition Selection Committee on or before February 1. Include in your application: • A selection of 8–10 good quality digital images of proposed work you wish to exhibit. Digital images should be jpg format; each image should be at least 800 x 600 pixels. Images should be clearly labelled with your Name, the Title of Work, Size and Medium. (artist_title_size_medium.jpg)

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he City of New Westminster and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 387 (CUPE 387) have reached a new four-year collective agreement effective January 1, 2016. The parties commenced bargaining in June 2016 and reached a tentative agreement in late-December. The four-year agreement affects all City CUPE 387 workers and covers the period from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2019. It provides for a wage increase of 7.0 % over the 4 year period (1.5% in 2016, 1.5% in 2017, 2% in 2018 and 2% in 2019). CUPE 387 ratified the new agreement with 95% support. The agreement has been approved by New Westminster City Council, the New Westminster Police Board, and the New Westminster Public Library Board. With this recent round of collective bargaining, both the City and the Union committed to reaching a fair, reasonable and sustainable collective agreement.

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POET’S CORNER with

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Core Matter

What of my fear did you wrap in the folds of your dress? Energy quickly frozen after sunset, that spring we warmed Pier Park under thin blankets with fuel and our mouths. Two bodies curled into a fist, balanced on a doublewide bench: geometric steel-frame Adirondack so tired of holding it put its legs up and gazed out on the Fraser. I forced so many decisions alone, did not navigate celestially but by my own dark arrow. Today, I lumber out of time with grief, my face unaccustomed, wiped clean in the stark light of this snow blind season. This is how I respond to heaviness, to spirit in my flesh, to “you” on a message screen at all hours, knowing your whole faith can’t be given in union. We are an oscillation that pulls me to its magnetic centre in a way you escape. In your orbit exist other rivers, other stars.

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visualize their subject matter. In essence, students learned to “eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” The inspiration for the achromatic/monochromatic paintings came from the idea that less is more, and led to insightful discussions about stealing vs appropriation in art and design. The artwork of Andy Warhol and the design and architecture of Mies van der Rohe were just some of the historical references used to spark discussion in class. Most of the artists involved believe they were not ‘stealing’, but rather using established images, and applying marginal amounts of transformation. They feel that there is an understanding that this act of appropriation will introduce new context to the existing work. In their re-creations of various Group of Seven Paintings on a small canvas, students drew on the knowledge they acquired from their trip to the Vancouver Art Gallery, and from the process used to create achromatic/monochromatic portraits. They were better able to apply a limited focus, improving their ability to sketch their compositions on canvas, prior to applying paint. The Vancouver Art Gallery supplemented their learning by providing a guided exhibition tour of Embracing Canada: Landscapes from Krieghoff to the Group of Seven. Students participated in a workshop in which they were challenged to reduce the Group of Seven landscapes to just a compositional outline using a paper and pencil, and no eraser. Some students took what they learned at the gallery about Emily Carr’s use of fauvism and applied it to their Group of Seven paintings, the unnatural color choice creating an interesting and unconventional effect. Purpose Secondary School is an independent school, which exists to serve those students who, for a variety of reasons, choose to continue their education in a school that offers smaller classes and curriculum tailored to the learning styles of the students. Students benefit from the fact that positive relationships between teachers and students and students and their peers are highly valued and are considered integral to establishing a productive learning environment. Students are encouraged and supported to pursue their learning interests while completing the curriculum required for graduation. The focus is always achieving success in the classroom and in extracurricular activities. | L O C A L LY P U B L I S H E D S I N C E 2 0 0 0

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• It’s my parakeet’s bowling night.

• It wouldn’t be fair to the other Beautiful People. • I’m building a pig from a kit.

• I did my own thing and now I’ve got to undo it. • I’m enrolled in aerobic scream therapy. • There’s a disturbance in the Force.

• I’m doing door-to-door collecting for static cling. • I have to go to the post office to see if I’m still wanted.

• I’m teaching my ferret to yodel.

• I have to check the freshness dates on my dairy products.

• I’m going through cherry cheesecake withdrawal. • I’m planning to go downtown to try on gloves. • My crayons all melted together.

• I’m trying to see how long I can go without saying yes.

NEW WESTMINSTER COUNCIL OF WOMEN Serving in the community for 117 years.

The New Westminster Council of Women will be meeting at the New Westminster Library at 11:00 a.m. for their monthly meeting on February 22.

• I’m in training to be a household pest. • I’m getting my overalls overhauled. • My patent is pending.

• I’m attending the opening of my garage door. • I’m sandblasting my oven.

• I’m worried about my vertical hold.

• I’m going down to the bakery to watch the buns rise.

Throughout the year, the council lobbies government on issues affecting women and families. Issues such as Health, Safety, Environment, Education, Seniors, and more.

If you have any further questions, please call Florence Erwin at 604-524-2459.

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STRATA LIVING WHAT IS A HEARING?

By Tony Gioventu, Executive Director, Condominium Home Owners' Association of BC

Dear Tony: Our strata council starts each of our council meetings at 7:30 p.m. with an open discussion period with owners and tenants who are welcomed to attend and raise any issues. Several owners are unhappy with this process as they claim to have personal issues they want to raise. The council have been very open with the owners and with our limited schedule we can only manage one meeting a month. Is there a quick rule on how to handle these requests? ~ Joe Morin Dear Joe: The Strata Property Act and the Schedule of Standard Bylaws of the Act both address the issue of hearings and how they are managed. If an owner issues a request for a hearing, the strata council must hold the hearing within 4 weeks after the request. The owner or tenant must submit the request in writing and state the reason for the request. Owners and tenants have several reasons for requesting a hearing of council. They could be to address a matter relating to the administration of the strata corporation, a bylaw matter relating to permission for

This publication contains general information only and is not intended as legal advice. Use of this publication is at your own risk. CHOA, the author and related entities will not be liable to you or any other person for any loss or damage arising from, connected with or relating to

alterations, rental requests, special accommodation for pets under the bylaws, dispute of a bylaw fine or enforcement, or a hardship rental exemption application. The council is not permitted to delegate the obligation to conduct a hearing, so a hearing is a properly convened council meeting, which requires a quorum of council, minutes of the meeting where decisions have been made, and a record of the response of the strata council. If a decision is requested, the strata must respond in writing within 7 days of the meeting. The person requesting the hearing is there to make their request and provide information that relates to the matter. The council are there to listen and gather information to make a decision if requested within the 7 day period. Observers are not permitted if the hearing relates to bylaw contraventions, hardship exemptions or any matter if observers attendance would unreasonably interfere with a person’s privacy. Under the Civil Resolution Tribunal, owners and tenants will be required to request a hearing to resolve their disputes before they file an application for a CRT claim.

the use of this publication or any inwithout the explicit prior consent of formation contained herein by you the writer. or any other person. The contents of this publication may Direct office phone: 604-515-9683 not be reproduced, Office email: tony@choa.bc.ca blogged, or distribCondominium Home Mobile: 604-323-6458 uted in any fashion Owners Association of BC

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