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Sisters: Armida Beasley, Nellie Cavell and Anne Heath have been volunteering at the Royal City Farmers Market since it first opened in 2008.
70 employees top the $100,000 mark in 2012 BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com
Seventy employees from the City of New Westminster topped the $100,000 mark in 2012 – four more than the previous year. The city spent a grand total of $43.4 million on remuneration to all city employees (excluding sworn police officers) in 2012, including $19.6 million to staff earning $75,000 or more. The RELATED STORY city paid $445,500 in Council expenses expenses: Find for all city out who got paid for employees what in 2012. (excluding See Page 3 police). Paul Daminato, who retired in January 2013, was the city’s top earner last year at $198,469. His $4,599 in city business expenses made him the only employee to earn more than $200,000 when remuneration and expenses were combined. Six senior administrators topped the $160,000 mark for remuneration in 2012: Fire Chief Tim Armstrong – $176,626; Dean Gibson, director of parks, culture and recreation – $174,190; Jim Lowrie, director of engineering – $168,611; Rod Carle, general manager of the city’s electrical utility – $165,591; Gary Holowatiuk, director of finance – $165,435; and Lisa Spitale, director of development services (who was recently named as Daminato’s successor as chief administrative officer) – $160,745. A number of employees earned ◗Wages Page 9
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A fine market for sisterhood BY MARELLE REID REPORTER mreid@royalcityrecord.com
The Royal City Farmers Market is a family affair for three local sisters. Anne Heath, 88, Armida Beasley, 89, and Nellie Cavell, 93 have been volunteering every week at the market since it began in 2008. After searching for a volunteer opportunity through a volunteer fair at Royal City Centre, Heath decided the farmers market would be a good place for her and her sisters to lend a hand because of its proximity to their neighbourhood and because of their particular skill sets. Collectively the three women staff the information booth, while Beasley is also a greeter and manages the drinking water station, and Heath organizes the membership forms and operates the mobile ATM machine. “Anything that entails money, I look
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after,” she said, noting she also does the City Farmers Market, said Heath, Beasley arithmetic in her head when dealing with and Cavell are a valuable addition to the volunteer team. cash. “They bring an infectious The three sisters live within enthusiasm to the market every a block of each other and enjoy week and we’re all better for their weekly volunteering as a it,” he wrote in an email to sibling team, she noted. “They bring an The Record. “Their energy and “It’s become a really great thing and we really love it,” infectious enthu- positive outlook on life is truly inspiring.” Heath said. “We love mingling siasm to the The farmers market features with the people there; the vena variety of vendors selling local dors are all so great. There’s a market every produce, dairy, honey, baked good rapport between the ven- week.” goods, meat and fish and readydors and our booth.” to-eat food and drinks, as well Heath noted at least half of ANDREW MURRAY as crafts, artisan jewelry, and the visitors to the bustling mar- Farmers market pres. health and beauty products. ket make a stop at the informaThe outdoor event runs every tion booth while they’re there. Thursday from 3 to 7 p.m. until “I think that just about every other person that comes to the market will Oct. 10 at Tipperary Park, north of Royal come to the information booth for some- Avenue at Fourth Street. For more information, visit www.rcfm. thing or other,” she said. Andrew Murray, president of the Royal ca.
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