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Hooked on tugboats

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

Scott Larsen has watched with fascination as tugboats ply the Mighty Fraser day in, day out.

Since moving to New Westminster with his husband in 2008, Larsen has been soaking up the action on the river in front of his Quayside home.

“We have a riverfront view,” he said. “I can literally hear the sound of a tug coming.”

From his perch beside the Fraser River, Larsen started taking photographs of the tugboats in action. In the past five years he’s taken hundreds, if not thousands, of photographs of tugboats in all kinds of weather, at all times of the year.

“I post a tug picture on my Facebook page every day,” he said. “I have been doing this for at least a year.”

The tremendous response to the photographs from people all over the world prompted Larsen to create a 2014 Tugs of the Fraser calendar.

“I have InDesign on my computer. I dinged around, and I found a local printer,” he said. “The turnaround was fast, the quality was good.”

Larsen has a great appreciation of the hard work that tugboats and their staff do on the river.

“I think they are just an interesting part of our culture, actually. When I see tugboats

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Tugboat action: Scott Larsen captures plenty of tugboat action on the Mighty Fraser from his riverfront abode. He’s taken hundreds of photographs, and created a 2013 Tugboats of New West calendar that’s now available. at work, they haul log booms up and down the Fraser. There are log booms tied to pilings in front of our place,” he said. “There are big tugboats and small tugboats. They have interesting names and colours.”

Larsen said people shouldn’t be fooled by the power wielded by some of the smaller tugboats working on the river.

“The power these boats have to do what they do is amazing,” he said.

Larsen has ordered a small press run of the calendars but is able to quickly have more printed if he gets a flood of sales.

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Settlement frozen with other Hyack funds

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

The Hyack Festival Association has been unable to pay a wrongful dismissal settlement to its former executive director because its bank accounts have been frozen.

The saga began in July, when four Hyack executive members fired executive director

Douglas Smith without getting approval from the board of directors. The board of directors rehired Smith, who later left and negotiated a wrongful dismissal settlement.

“We reached a settlement with Hyack for the wrongful dismissal quite some time ago, back in October,” Smith told The Record Dec. 18. “Once you reach a settlement you are obligated to pay. They have refused to

pay. There has been no payment received for the wrongful dismissal.”

Smith told The Record the Hyack Festival Association has given no reason for the nonpayment of the funds that had been promised. Because Hyack has “not responded to our efforts to receive payment,” Smith said he is the midst of commencing a claim against the organization.

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Increased truck traffic on Royal Avenue is taking its toll on Queen’s Park residents.

In response to a dramatic increase in truck traffic on Royal Avenue after tolls were introduced on the new Port Mann Bridge, the Queen’s Park Residents’ Association wrote to B.C. Transportation Minister Todd Stone asking that trucks be banned from Royal Avenue.

“Your letter is probably just as powerful as a letter from council,” Coun. Chuck Puchmayr told a Queen’s Park Residents’ Association representative at a recent council meeting.

David Brett, the association’s president, told council that the group continues to receive a lot of feedback from residents who are “alarmed” about the truck traffic and traffic in general. He said the traffic situation has caused a lot of anxiety.

In October, city staff reported that the heavy truck volumes had increased by 63 per cent.

On Dec. 9, Coun. Jaimie McEvoy put forward a motion aimed at dealing with increased truck traffic in the city and the negative impact it’s had on residents. Council approved the recommendation to have staff report back at the next council meeting on the feasibility of removing trucks from Royal Avenue, other measures that can be taken and any immediate short-term measures that can be taken.

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Trucking on through: New Westminster city council is looking at ways to deal with an increase in heavy truck traffic on Royal Avenue. Truck traffic through the city has gone up since tolls were introduced on the Port Mann Bridge. age daily traffic volume on Royal Avenue has increased by 1,300 vehicles per day (a five per cent increase), and the heavy truck volume has increased by 360 trucks per day (a 63 per cent increase). Statistics were compiled from September to November 2012, and then between June and August 2013.

McEvoy, who co-chairs the master transportation plan committee, said the city is addressing transportation issues through that process, but understands that more immediate items need atten-

tion at this time.

McEvoy said the city has had good support from the community to look at long-term transportation issues and to deal with them.

“I don’t think there is any debate about what is happening on Royal Avenue with the trucks,” he said.

Coun. Jonathan Cote, who cochairs the committee with McEvoy, said transportation issues are top of mind in the community. He said the motion complements the work the city is doing with the master transportation plan.

Coun. Betty McIntosh said the city is inundated with traffic, but other communities also experience traffic gridlock.

“We are not getting people out of their vehicles,” she said. “The traffic is just horrible no matter where you go.”

While she’s not sure there will be any answers to the traffic issues, McIntosh said council will continue working on behalf of New Westminster residents.

For more stories on city traffic issues, go to www.royalcityrecord. com.

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School District posts $500,000 surplus

BY CAYLEY DOBIE REPORTER cdobie@royalcityrecord.com

New Westminster’s struggling school district may be on the road to recovery.

The district, which owes nearly $5 million to the provincial government, released its financial summary for the first three months of the school year at Tuesday’s meeting.

The summary indicates a small but promising gain of about $500,000, according to secretary-treasurer Al Balanuik.

Balanuik said the district tends to spend more in the beginning of the school year than in the later months because schools are buying supplies.

According to the financial summary, the extra $500,000 is the result of a variance in the district’s budget. The district estimated it

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would spend about $20.5 million in the first three months of the school year, but instead the district spent only about $20 million – resulting in the district reporting a positive financial quarter.

“The bottom line is that at the end of November, when we had met all of our financial obligations, we had a small surplus of about $500,000,” Balanuik said.

But trending positive doesn’t mean the district will start spending again.

Balanuik told trustees that despite gaining a small surplus during the first few months of the school year, staff would continue to proceed cautiously.

“I have mentioned a number of times now, we can go through money fairly quickly as a good portion of our budget goes to salaries and benefits,” he added.

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Balanuik said it is common for the district to spend more on sick pay in the later portion of the year as staff and teachers get tired or worn out.

“The ministry (of education) has sent a letter to school districts letting them know that they have amended the budget to reflect actual enrolment as of Sept. 30,” he said.

These new numbers were sent to the district last week, and Balanuik expects staff will have a recalculated budget with the correct enrolment numbers sometime in January.

“We will continue to monitor it down to the dollar level and are optimistic that we will continue to trend positively,” Balanuik said.

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Teenager charged after vicious assault

BY CAYLEY DOBIE, THERESA MCMANUS REPORTERS editorial@royalcityrecord.com

A 16-year-old has been charged in connection to a vicious assault near the 22nd Street SkyTrain station.

New Westminster police were called to Eighth Avenue and 23rd Street about 8 p.m. on Tuesday night, after a passerby found a body of an injured man on the ground.

The man was still alive, but was badly injured, according to Cpl. Dominic Duchesneau of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.

The homicide team has now charged a teenager with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon in connection to the case.

On Wednesday, homicide investigators were questioning a suspect they had taken in to custody shortly after receiving the call on Tuesday night.

“There is a person that was arrested as well,” Duchesneau told The Record Tuesday.

The victim is in critical condition and police do not

expect he will survive his injuries, Duchesneau added.

“There’s a likelihood that that is probably what is going to happen, that, the victim is going to (die),” Duchesneau said.

The victim is described as a young man, but according to Duchesneau, his name and the extent of his injuries aren’t being released at this time.

The assault has shaken residents in the Connaught Heights neighbourhood.

“We have a significant portion of our community blocked off,” said Kris Taylor, president of the residents’ association. “Even last night (Dec. 18), I was walking to the SkyTrain and there were five police cars there. It is obviously an issue.”

Taylor is contacting IHIT and New Westminster Police with the hopes of having a police officer attend a meeting to provide the community with information about the incident.

“This was something that happened outside,” he said. “It is not like they were called to a residence.”

Taylor advises anyone interested in attending an emergency meeting of the Connaught Height Residents’ Association on the matter to email connaughtheights@ ymail.com and put “subscribe” in the subject line.

Police closed off a portion of Eighth Avenue between 21st and 24th streets while they canvassed the area and photographed the scene. As of The Record’s presstime Thursday, police hadn’t stated whether the attack was random or targeted.

Police are asking anyone who was in the area of 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue between 7 and 8 p.m. who may have witnessed this incident to call the IHIT tipline at 1-877-551-4448 or by email at ihittipline@rcmp-grc. gc.ca.

If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a tip on their website at Solvecrime.ca.

For updates on this story, and other police news, go to www.royalcityrecord.com

Mapping cultural assets Artists and cultural groups, don’t forget to make yourselves known to the city’s new cultural mapping project.

The City of New Westminster, the Arts Council of New Westminster and Douglas College are joining forces in a project to “map” the city’s cultural assets and present them in an interactive map on the city’s website.

The city is reminding artists and cultural groups to help build the map by taking part in the first stage of the process: a survey of the city’s cultural assets.

Artists and art groups are asked to fill in the survey before Dec. 31.

To find out more or to fill out the survey, visit www. hjlinnen.com/survey.

Calendar: Tugboats galore ◗ continued from page 1

St. Barnabas Church for its emergency food cupboard.

“I don’t know how much I am going to make,” he said. “My hope is the citizens of New Westminster will respond.”

Larsen is unaware of anyone having done a calendar of New Westminster’s tugboats in the past. The calendars are $20 (including tax, postage and shipping) and can be ordered by emailing Larsen at scottlarsen@shaw.ca.

While Larsen is enthralled with the work of tugboats, the freelance journalist is also smitten with other facets of New Westminster and is working on subsequent projects, including calendars about New Westminster’s waterfront, and sunrises and sunsets.

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Putting off pension reform is just wrong

Back when the plan was started, midThe refusal of the Conservative dle-class families could often survive finance minister to embrace pension reform being pushed by the provinces is comfortably and even own a home on one income. Jobs – many of them union exceptionally shortsighted.

– often came with private penIt will result in long-term sions. Middle-class parents economic pain to support expected their kids would do short-term political opportunTHE RECORD better than they did. ism. And it lets down future But those days are long generations. gone, along with many of the private Few public issues highlight generapension plans. Few Millennial and tional divides quite like debates about Generation X workers expect to achieve the Canadian Pension Plan.

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the prosperity their parents enjoyed.

Most workers are of necessity focused on getting by, not on saving for the future.

The number crunchers recognize that unless something is done now, many middle-class workers will face a drastic drop in their standard of living when they are older.

They will become the elderly poor, dependent on taxpayer-funded help to survive.

Evidence has already shown that Canadians are not saving – and will not save – enough voluntarily to pay for their golden years. Only a mandatory national program – paid for by workers and employers themselves – makes sense here.

The Conservatives claim now is not a good time to boost CPP contributions.

They are simply wrong.

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Are you ready for Christmas?

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always have a hard time answering when someone asks me, “So, are you all ready for Christmas?”

In one sense, there’s an easy answer. If by “ready” for Christmas you mean is my house presentable for company, are my presents all bought and wrapped, have my cards all been mailed, is my Christmas baking all finished, have I shopped for turkey dinner … then heck no.

Not even close.

My house is rarely what one would call “company-ready.” I have bought very few presents, and those that have been bought are sitting in their original bags somewhere in my house. (Come to think of it, where did I stow those bags anyway?) We finally just picked up our family photo cards a few days ago, and none of them have been addressed, never mind stamped and mailed.

I haven’t baked for Christmas in – well, ever. And as for the groceries for turkey dinner? Well, Thrifty’s is likely to see me coming sometime around the 23rd.

All of which is to say, I am not a “ready for Christmas” kind of person. Every year I have vague notions about being more

organized, about making this the year that I will become one of those people who finishes my holiday preparations by the end of November, right down to the Pinterest-worthy handmade Christmas decorations and tins of homemade shortbread. This year, I think to myself, I will be the one curling up by the fire with a cup of homemade eggnog, relaxing with my feet up and basking in the smug satisfaction of one whose holiday virtuousness knows no bounds.

Every year, reality bursts my lovely little dream bubble when it’s suddenly the middle of December and I’m saying, “Where did the time go?” This year, with a busy 17-month-old in the house, I’m even less organized than usual.

But here’s the conclusion I have at last reached: None of that stuff I never get around to doing has anything to do with being “ready” for Christmas.

I see so many people – especially people with kids – stressing out at this time of year about all those things. Racing madly around the malls (or clicking madly around the Internet) in search of the perfect gifts. Staying up till ungodly hours to get all the cleaning, baking, decorating and card-writing done, on top of schedules that are already jammed full of kids’ Christmas activities, parties, craft-making, school plays, and on and on and on – often on top of office jobs with already hectic schedules.

Dear Editor:

In recent weeks, there have been a number of inaccurate characterizations in the media regarding the use of personal workspaces in New Westminster schools. These characterizations have had an effect of creating the impression that staff in New Westminster are engaging in practices that are potentially harmful to students and that these practices should be discontinued.

Inclusion of all students is always the goal in New Westminster. In some cases, students with special needs can become overstimulated and require a quiet space where they can be assisted to calm down in order to prevent injury to themselves and other students. In these cases, personal workspaces provide a safe environment where students can calm ◗Christmas Page 7 down, de-escalate and be ready to return to their

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Approximately 0.26 percent of the entire kindergarten-to-Grade 12 population in the district use these spaces. In instances where personal workspaces are utilized, their use is very appropriate and district staff work closely with the Ministry of Education and the Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders (POPARD) to ensure that the best possible practices are being implemented and reviewed on a regular basis.

The district’s use of these spaces is appropriately documented, parents are consulted, and the district monitors the use of these spaces. In addition, staff have also sought medical advice on the appropriate uses of personal workspaces and have made adjustments, where necessary, as a result of these

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professional consultations.

It is unfortunate that the school district and the practices of its staff have been characterized in such a negative light with respect to the use of personal workspaces in New Westminster schools. Staff in our schools are absolutely committed to the very best practices for the students they serve. They are dedicated, knowledgeable and caring professionals who act with integrity and compassion, and are deeply committed to the students they serve each and every day. Moreover, they consistently uphold the highest of standards and engage in best practices when working with students under their supervision and care.

Finally, it should also be noted that the board of education recently convened a working group with parents and other stakeholders to review the area of personal workspaces and share information. The board will continue to work with parents, staff and other stakeholders to ensure the school experience for special education students is inclusive and safe.

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Mandela’s legacy lives on Dear Editor:

Racial tolerance and forgiveness are perhaps the most profound message that a deceased person can leave behind as a

legacy, and Nelson Mandela left just that.

Over the years, I’ve observed that, regardless of nationality or ethnicity, a person’s level of formal education (though not to presume that of the late Mandela) tends to proportionally reflect his/her capacity for racial harmony and the resultant peace with oneself.

Yes, unfortunately, a person’s past rearing environment significantly involving a vilely racist parent or guardian filling the child’s mind with racial bigotry can act as a formidable hindrance to such desirable racial harmony.

However, along with (especially higher) education, over time, the seed of tolerance can spawn and grow large to reason one’s twisted thinking away from childhoodingrained racist sentiment.

Furthermore, not readily known by the general populace is that not only does such education fill the mind with knowledge, it also notably contributes to the development of the brain’s “hardwiring,” thus enabling greater cerebral function potential.

To advance Mandela’s legacy, the ultimate goal of humanity’s evolution into a world free of racism, I’m convinced that foremost there needs to be universal access to education – ideally, of course, on a global scale.

All of humankind’s minds need to and should be filled with significant knowledge before they’re tragically filled and thus corrupted with racially disharmonious, humankind disintegrating poison.

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Christmas: Rethinking the scramble ◗ continued from page 6

Here’s my utterly unsolicited advice: Let it go. All of it.

OK, there’s going to be stuff you have to do. I mean, chances are going to the office is one of those things (I’m pretty sure my editor feels it’s mandatory in my case).

And then there’s the stuff that truly matters to you and just makes you feel good about the holidays. If you’re a person for whom Christmas baking is a soothing, relaxing activity that fulfils your soul, then bake away. If decorating the house is the thing that satisfies your inner artist, then go for it.

But if you’re scrambling around so busily that you don’t enjoy any of it, then what’s the point?

You’d be far, far better off choosing just a few things you want to do and enjoying them wholeheartedly.

Top of that list, for me, is spending time with my husband and my wee sprite. A family trip to the tree farm to bring home a big noble fir, followed by an outing to the New Westminster Santa Claus parade, were just the ticket to help get us into the Christmas spirit. As, of course, was a beautiful Christmas concert sung with my compatriots in the Amabilis Singers.

But other than that, we’re not planning a lot.

My wee one has more fun just going for walks around the neighbourhood and looking at the Christmas lights than she would if I tried to schedule some programmed fun for her.

Hearing her little excited voice calling out “Yites!

Yites!” as she checks out the holiday lights is a Christmas memory that I didn’t have to rush to a mall to buy.

Sitting next to her by the Christmas tree, watching her name the objects she has words for – “baw” “baby” “moo” (that would be balls, angels and reindeer, for those who don’t speak toddler) – is more precious than any time I could spend doing anything else to get “ready” for Christmas.

Because “ready,” I have learned, is a state of being that has nothing to do with attempting to achieve a Martha Stewart level of holiday perfection.

It has to do with seeing the festivities through the eyes of my toddler. In being open to the wonder of the season. In freeing myself to sit down, to slow down, to take deep breaths and smell the cool winter air and walk along the river and take in the world around me with the realization that new experiences and fresh

discoveries are everywhere.

It has to do with being open to the people around me. In stopping to smile and say “Merry Christmas” to those I meet on the street, on the train, at the mall. In seeing the answering smiles on people’s faces when the tiny blue-eyed sprite at my side says “hi” and grins up at them. In taking the time to share a moment, a wish, a greeting, a feeling of goodwill with each person I meet.

It has to do with giving.

Not stuff, not things bought in malls and wrapped with bows, but time, attention, affection, help, laughter, song, companionship.

All the things that make Christmas – regardless of your cultural or religious background – a holiday for all of us to enjoy.

So here’s what I’ve decided.

Next time someone asks me, “are you all ready for Christmas?”, I’m going to think about my cluttered house, my unwrapped presents, my unfinished shopping list, my unwritten Christmas cards. And I’m going to smile and answer, from the bottom of my heart: “Absolutely!”

Merry Christmas and the warmest of holiday blessings to all of you.

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City works to help people with dementia

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

The City of New Westminster is striving to be a dementia-friendly community.

The city has created a work plan aimed at raising awareness about the increasing prevalence of dementia, identifying practices that will contribute to a dementia-friendly community and providing evidence in support of lobbying senior levels of government for a comprehensive, fully funded dementia plan. A staff report states there are about

900 people living with dementia in New Westminster, but this is projected to double by 2034.

“Research indicates that about half the people with dementia live in the community,” stated the staff report. “For these people and their caregivers, public attitudes can impact the ability to engage with and contribute to the community.

The built environment can also impact the ability to access, negotiate and utilize their surrounding and live independently.”

Coun. Bill Harper said the city has been working on this initiative through the seniors advisory

committee and Century House.

He said people often shy away from those with dementia and avoid visiting them, and these people are often discriminated against.

“Those people can slip through the cracks,” he said. “Their lives become a living hell because they live in isolation.”

The city’s goal is to encourage an age-friendly community that optimizes health, participation and security opportunities to enhance the quality of life as people age.

Coun. Lorrie Williams said the

more the issue is brought out in the community, the better off everyone is as it helps remove the stigma associated with dementia.

According to the staff report, dementia is identified as a progressive deterioration of cognitive abilities, including memory, judgment, motor coordination, perception and verbal ability.

The work plan includes recommendations that the city establish a dementia-friendly community working group, conduct research on dementia-friendly communities and identify promising practices for New Westminster, and

conduct focus groups with people with dementia, their caregiver and family members and healthcare professionals.

The city will also create a dementia-friendly community profile for New Westminster that includes information about the number of seniors aged 65 and up in the city and by neighbourhood, the number and percentage of people with dementia, the number and percentage of people with dementia living in the community and the projected number of seniors and people with dementia to 2034.

Hyack: ‘They created a problem and they have to resolve it’ ◗ continued from page 1

Gavin Palmer, president of the Hyack Festival Association, attributed the nonpayment to “some of the manoeuvres” by Smith and his supporters, which resulted in the bank freezing Hyack’s account.

“There were some questions regarding authenticity of the current board, which was triggered by Douglas Smith and his cohorts. They took some paperwork to the bank and the bank shut our bank account down,” he told The Record by phone from Maui. “He caused the problem, he should take steps to fix it.”

Asked what those steps would be, Palmer said Smith should meet with other directors of Hyack and have them verify the fact that the existing board is legitimate.

“He and the other directors created a problem. They locked our bank accounts

up,” he said. “They created a problem and they have to resolve it.”

Until the board gets recognized, Palmer said there isn’t much it can do to rectify the situation. He assumes the payment would be made once Hyack has access to its accounts, as an agreement was made with Smith.

New Westminster city council questioned the legitimacy of the board in October, after a series of actions by the two factions of the board of directors. Each faction submitted motions that were to be considered at a special general meeting on Oct. 22, with each side calling for the removal of members on the other side of the debate.

When five Hyack board directors resigned on the morning of the Oct. 22 meeting, the Hyack executive cancelled the special general meeting and held a board

meeting, where they filled the five vacancies with new board members. However, about 25 people attended the venue and voted to remove the three executives from the board.

In response to the ongoing dispute, city council approved four recommendations concerning the embattled organization: to request all financial records and procedures from the organization so it can conduct an independent audit; to contact the registrar of B.C. Societies to investigate the conduct of the Hyack Festival Association; to administer this year’s Santa Claus Parade of Lights and other events remaining in the association’s 2013 granting process; and to suspend any future funding to the association until these governance matters are resolved to the satisfaction of the city.

Jan Gibson, the city’s acting director of

legislative services, told The Record that the city has received a reply from the registrar of societies, but because the matter is still before council, the letter hasn’t been made public.

“My understanding is that council is still dealing with the matter,” she told The Record on Dec. 17. “I believe that staff will give an update at a meeting coming up in January on any actions taken on the resolutions that they made in public at the October meeting.”

In related news, the Hyack Festival Association announced a soft launch of a new logo and name for the organization – Festivals New West. The name is being protected until the governance issues are resolved.

“Until the board gets recognized, we can’t do very much,” Palmer said.

The Record • Friday, December 20, 2013 • A09

City reaches out to the Philippines after typhoon New Westminster residents have generously reached out to people in the Philippines who are suffering in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.

City council has approved a one-time only donation of $5,000 to the Canadian Red Cross to help communities affected by the typhoon. The funds will be donated to the Canadian Red Cross, through a group of local Filipinos who have raised thousands of dollars for relief efforts.

Salve Dayao, co-owner of Java Jazz Bistro on Sixth Street, and friends have raised more than $40,000 for relief efforts through a variety of projects, including telethons at the local restaurant. They’ve gathered and phoned everyone they know to seek donations for relief efforts.

“People have been coming in to Java Jazz and dropping off money,” she said. “The

governments’ extended the deadline from Dec. 9 to Dec. 23. The provincial and federal governments are matching it. We are working hard to raise money.”

Dayao was among the local residents who took part in a recent fundraising performance in Vancouver.

“It was standing room only and it was packed,” said Coun. Chuck Puchmayr, who attended the event. “There must have been a couple thousand people there.”

Coun. Betty McIntosh noted a local group is collecting medications that are nearing their expiry date and no longer needed, and sending them to the Philippines.

Typhoon Haiyan struck several islands in the Philippines in November, killing nearly 6,000 people and leaving millions impacted by the devastation it left behind.

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eed doesn’t go away at Christmas – for people in need or the organizations helping them.

The Record’s annual Guide to Giving features many of the organizations in the community that help those in need, as well as animals and various groups in need of a helping hand. The organizations have all expressed gratitude for the generosity of New Westminster residents – at Christmas and throughout the year.

This is the final instalment of the Guide to Giving, which also ran in the Dec. 13 and 18 issues of The Record.

Family fun: Kelsey Hanna plays with James and Mary at New Westminster Family Place. Family Place – which offers parent education programs, support groups, workshops and dropins for parents and children – welcomes donations from the community.

New Westminster Family Place

New Westminster Family Place aims to provide a safe, fun and supportive environment for families with young children.

Family Place offers parent education programs, support groups, workshops, volunteer programs and free drop-ins for parents and children. The drop-ins feature playtime, crafts and snack time.

“We need the usual things. More than ever we need pure apple juice. That’s for snack for the children,” said executive director Marjorie Staal. “We can use cans of coffee too.”

The items would be much appreciated for the three drop-in programs operated

by Family Place. Family Place offers dropin programs Monday to Saturday at its main location at 93 Sixth St., as well as drop-in at Lord Kelvin Elementary School on Thursdays and Fridays from 9 to 11 a.m. (while school is in session) and at Hospitality Project on Wednesdays for food bank collection days.

Volunteers are needed for the playroom (particularly at Lord Kelvin), where they work with the children, read stories, and help set up the room for the drop-ins.

Staal added that small apple juice boxes are also appreciated, as Family Place sends home a snack pack with kids who attend the drop-in at the food bank.

For more information or to help Family Place, call 604-520-3666.

Family Services of Greater Vancouver

It’s not too late to play Santa for needy families in New Westminster.

A year ago, Family Services of Greater Vancouver stepped in to fill a void when the adopt-a-family program in New Westminster was at risk of being discontinued.

The Caring Neighbours program, as it’s now called, matches donors to families and seniors in the community.

“We do have quite a few families left that we haven’t been able to match this year,” said Patricia Steiner, coordinator of community education and development services. “We could still really use cash donations. We can buy gift cards. We can

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tering,” said society president Gail Beau. give them to people that we haven’t been “That’s really what we want to focus on able to match.” going forward.”

The program matches families in need The society also helps low-income pet with sponsors who buy food and gifts for owners with some of the costs of emerthose families gency veterinary services.

Throughout the year, Family Services “We can only do that through generof Greater Vancouver appreciates donaous donations,” Beau said. “That is our tions of cash and gift cards, which help people involved in its programs. If people source of income.”

The society also welhave some spare time, voluncomes foster families, who teers are always needed for THE RECORD’S can temporarily care for various programs. cats, and volunteers who For more information, call can help out at the society’s Family Services of Greater cat shelter. A volunteer Vancouver at 604-525-9144. with event-planning skills would be a dream come true.

“That would be at the If the folks at Royal City top of our wish-list,” Beau Humane Society could get said. their wish from Santa Paws, it Donations of cat food would be for financial assisare always appreciated, tance and foster families for as it helps the society feed their four-legged friends. cats at the shelter and living in feral coloFor the past 19 years, the Royal City nies.

Humane Society’s volunteers have been For more information or to help the running foster and spay/neuter proRoyal City Humane Society, visit www. grams, providing shelter and adoption rchs.bc.ca or leave a message at 604-524operations and advocating for the welfare 6447. of animals.

The non-profit society, which deals with feral, abandoned and surrendered Toys, food and financial donations animals, welcomes volunteers for its cat help the Salvation Army assist those in shelter. need at Christmas and beyond.

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“They are out there till Christmas Eve,” she said. “It is our primary fundraiser and helps provide the services through the next year.”

The Salvation Army appreciates financial donations and non-perishable food items throughout the year. Items such peanut butter, tuna and canned goods are among the items needed for the organization’s year-round emergency hamper program.

“At this time of year, toques, mittens and scarves are welcome, so they can be handed out on the street,” Tidd added.

The Salvation Army is once again running the local toy bureau. People are welcome to drop off a toy at the toy bureau space located in Royal Square mall, which is at Eighth Avenue and McBride Boulevard.

“We are anticipating around 400 families. Some of them have five and six children,” Tidd said. “The thing we are looking for is gift cards for the teens.”

After registering with the toy bureau, parents are able to shop for their kids.

The Salvation Army welcomes donations of socks, underwear and T-shirts for men in its shelters.

Those include Stevenson House, a 14-bed facility in New Westminster, and Bridge House, a transition housing program just across the border in Burnaby.

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’Tis the season for indulging So you’ve decked the halls and trimmed the tree and wrapped the presents, and now you’re ready to get started on the main attraction: the food!

The Record asked some local folks to share some of their favourite holiday recipes.

And we got quite a number of responses. On the following pages you can find several of our favourite local recipes – from Mike James’s killer pulled pork to Rebecca

Pasch’s favourite fennel and endive salad and Michael Valiante’s baked ziti pasta.

And, of course, treats and sweets abound. Why not try Dave Ellenwood’s giant, gooey cinnamon rolls, Roberta LaQuaglia’s egg custard pie, or “ridiculously good” double chocolate cookie bars from Steve Govett?

Matt Rachar is sharing some family favourites with his mother’s shortbread and his Oma’s kipferln

recipes, and Dan Richardson passes on a Finnish tradition. And don’t forget the Douceur Canadienne from Christophe Bonzon.

Got a favourite recipe of your own you’d like to share? We’ll be creating an online collection for readers. If you have a family favourite you’d like to see included, send us an email, editorial@royal cityrecord.com. Be sure to include “Favourite New Westminster recipe” in the subject line.

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Cote Family Chex Mix 1 cup small pretzels 6 cups Crispix cereal 1 cup salted peanuts 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup butter 1/4 cup liquid honey 1 tsp vanilla Measure first three ingredients into large oven-proof container.

Jonathan Cote Combine brown sugar, butter and city councillor honey in saucepan. Heat and stir until sugar dissolves and mixture starts to boil. Boil gently, without stirring, for five minutes. Remove from heat.

Stir in vanilla. Pour over cereal mixture. Stir well to coat. Bake in 250 degree oven for one hour, stirring well every 15 minutes. Immediately turn out onto cookie sheet.

How about some killer pulled pork?

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Alpha Secondary grad and ex-international rugby forward Mike James has a killer recipe for your guests on Christmas Eve. “I am more known for my prowess on the pitch than in the kitchen,” he writes.

“However, I have had much success with pulled pork feeding the three growing boys and many neighbours!”

A welcome addition for the festive season.

Ingredients: Big chunk of pork shoulder/butt Spice rub – curry, cumin, lots of pepper and steak spice Enough Dr. Pepper to cover the above chunk of meat in a slow cooker Variety of barbecue sauces and hot sauce

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Preparation: Clean up the meat to trim any excessive fats. Rub the spices into the meat to cover all the nooks and crannies.

Insert meat into slow-cooker. Gently cover meat in the Dr. Pepper, being sure to not dissolve the spice rub.

Cook for eight hours on low heat (usually do this before going to bed in the evening).

Once cooked: Drain juices from cooker, get two big forks and pull apart the pork into luscious consistency.

Add copious amounts of barbecue sauce and hot sauce to the separated meat to form a sticky base.

To serve: Serve on warm ciabatta buns with slices of strong aged cheddar or other firm cheese.

Mango chutney also works with a splash of colour with arugula.

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Baked ziti pasta brings holiday comfort Michael Valiante, race car driver

North Burnaby’s Michael Valiante is a professional sports car driver with the Spirit of Daytona Racing team.

Michael Valiante’s favourite festive food: Baked ziti pasta.

Feeds about five.

“I know this isn’t exactly Christmas related, but what better

time to enjoy great Italian food than over the Christmas holidays?” writes Michael.

1/2 pound dry ziti pasta 1/2 onion, chopped 1/2 pound lean ground beef 1 (26 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce 3 ounces provolone cheese, sliced 3/4 cup sour cream 3 ounces mozzarella cheese, shred-

ded 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese 1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about eight minutes; drain.

2. In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat.

Add spaghetti sauce, and simmer 15 minutes.

Try Roberta’s custard pie Roberta LaQuaglia, Glenburn Soda Fountain and Confectionery Roberta says this pie goes well with a simple fruit syrup such as strawberry or raspberry but is also great on its own.

Egg Custard Pie 1 9-inch unbaked pie crust – your favourite recipe or store bought 3 eggs, beaten 3/4 cup white sugar 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 egg white 2 cups scalded milk (milk heated to almost boiling), cooled slightly 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 1. Preheat oven to 400 F

2. Whisk together eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla. Continue stirring and add scalded milk gradually to prevent curdling.

3. Line pie pan with pastry, and brush inside bottom and sides of shell with egg white to help prevent a soggy crust. Put pie plate on a cookie sheet to catch any spills.

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3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a nineby-13 inch baking dish. Layer as follows: half of the ziti, Provolone cheese, sour cream, half sauce mixture, remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mixture.

Top with grated Parmesan cheese.

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Fennel, endive salad festive for the holidays Rebecca Pasch, archivist, City of Burnaby

Burnaby’s archivist, Rebecca Pasch, helps to lighten up the holiday fare with her favourite – this Martha Stewart Living recipe for fennel and endive salad.

Fennel-and-Endive Salad with Pomegranate Seeds and Walnuts Ingredients 2 fennel bulbs, halved, cored, and thinly sliced, plus 1/4 cup lightly packed fennel fronds 1 pound Belgian endive (preferably red), trimmed and leaves separated 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds (from 1

pomegranate) 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts 1/3 cup high-quality extra-virgin olive oil 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice 1/2 tsp coarse salt 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper Directions 1. Scatter fennel and endive on a large platter, and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds, walnuts, and fennel fronds.

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Spread the cinnamon mixture evenly over the surface of the dough.

Roll the dough into a log. Cut the log into 12 sections. Place the sections into the pans; cover with plastic wrap and let rise for another 20 minutes.

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After the dough sections have risen in the pans for the last time, bake them at 350 F for 20 minutes. Take them out of the oven and slather them with icing while they are still hot.

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Family shortbread and kipferln treats

Matt Rachar, pro basketball player

Alpha Secondary grad Matt Rachar is currently in his fifth season of pro basketball in Austria for the Klosterneuburg Dukes.

Matt’s Mom’s Shortbread Cookies 2 cups (1 lb/450 g) butter at room temperature 1 cup berry sugar

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flower 1/2 cup rice flour Cream butter, and blend in sugar thoroughly. Combine flour and gradually blend into creamed mixture with wooden spoon. Knead lightly on floured board until smooth.

Take small balls of dough and press into cookie-sized rounds on a baking tray.

Add sugar sprinkles if desired.

Bake in 275 F (140 C) oven for about 45 minutes or until set and slightly browned.

Let cool.

Oma’s Kipferln 2/3 lb (300 g) butter 1/4 lb (115 g) icing sugar 3 cups all-purpose flour

1/3 lb (150 g) ground hazelnuts Cut butter into flour. Blend in icing sugar and nuts. Gently knead dough into a large ball.

Take small balls of batter and form into crescent shapes.

Place on baking tray and bake in 350 F (175C) oven for 15 minutes.

Roll in icing sugar while still warm.

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Cookie bar delights Steve Govett, pro lacrosse GM

Burnaby’s Steve Govett is the current president and general manager of the National Lacrosse League Colorado Mammoth.

Here’s what he has to say about this favourite holiday recipe: “OK, this is ridiculously good!!!”

Double Chocolate Cookie Bars 2 cups finely crushed creme-filled Oreo cookies (24 cookies) 1/4 cup margarine or butter, melted 1 (12oz) package semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine Oreo crumbs and margarine, press firmly on the bottom of nine-by13-inch backing pan.

In medium saucepan, over medium heat, melt one cup chocolate chips with sweetened condensed Steve Govett milk and vanilla.

Pour evenly over Colorado prepared crust, top Mammoth with remaining chocolate chips. Bake 20 minutes or until set.

Chill if desired. Cut into bars.

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Cooking up

Douceur Canadienne a sweet delight Christophe Bonzon of Chez Christophe Chocolaterie Patisserie, Burnaby

I created this recipe when we first opened our Patisserie Chocolaterie as I wanted to have a dessert which represents Canada using typical Canadian products. I attach a great significance to working with local products. It is a really nice dessert to share around a fireplace for a snack or following a family dinner. It is a perfect option for this cold time of the year.

Christophe For me it’s all about Bonzon sharing, the experience of a dessert shared between others and there is nothing better than seeing someone enjoying one of my creations and seeing a smile conveyed. This is the best reward, and I cannot ask for more.

Douceur Canadienne Makes four tarts of 3.5-inch diameter or one tart of six-inch diameter Sweet Pastry Crust 1 cup icing sugar 1/2 cup butter (soft) 5 egg yolks 1/2 egg

2.5 cup all-purpose flour Mix the icing sugar and soft butter together with a paddle in a mixer until well combined (do not beat the butter*).

Slowly add the eggs and yolks. Conclude by adding the flour and mix until a dough has formed (not more than a minute). Wrap in cellophane and store in the fridge for two hours.

Roll your dough to 2 mm thickness and cut slightly bigger than your ring.

Line up your tart (trim the excess dough from the ring with a knife). Store in the fridge for an hour, then eggwash** your tart and bake in an oven preheated at 350F until golden (around seven minutes).

Tips: * Do not beat butter. Beating the butter will make your crust shrink during the baking process. **Eggwash recipe: 1 egg, 1 egg yolk, 1/2 tsp sugar, 2 tbsp milk. Combine together with a whisk and sift before use.

Maple Syrup Ganache 4 tbsp pure maple syrup 2 tbsp cream 35% 2/3cup Zephyr white chocolate 34% 2 tsp cocoa butter Mycryo 1/2 vanilla pod 3 tbsp butter Bring the maple syrup, vanilla pods (cut in half lengthwise) and cream to the

Tips: * When the emulsion of the chocolate and liquid is done, your ganache should have a glossy texture.

Caramelized Pecan 1 cup pecan halves 3 tbsp pure maple syrup

Combine together and caramelize in a preheated oven at 300F until the maple syrup is dried (15 min.)

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Canadian treat: Christophe Bonzon’s Douceur Canadienne. boil in a saucepan. Once boiled, poor into the white chocolate and cocoa butter and create an emulsion* by mixing with a spatula (start from the centre gradually increasing the movement in an outward direction).

Let cool to 35 to 40C and add the butter with an immersion blender or spatula and finish the emulsion. The ganache should be smooth and shiny.

Then pour into the tart shell and decorate with the caramelized pecan slightly crushed. Let crystallize overnight in the fridge.

Light Vanilla Chantilly 1.5 cup whipping cream 35% 2 tbsp simple syrup* 1 vanilla pod Cut the pod in half and extract the beans with a knife. Add them to the cream and icing sugar and whip it until firm. Use a piping bag with a St. Honore tip** and pipe the cream on the tart elegantly commencing with the exterior and working inward. Decorate with a caramelized pecan.

Tips: *Simple syrup recipe: 5 tbsp water and 4 tbsp sugar. Bring to the boil and let cool down before use ** If you do not have a St. Honore tip, you can use a star tip number 10.

Happy baking!!!

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Finnish tradition passed on through family

Dan Richardson, New Westminster Salmonbellies

Dan Richardson is the president and general manager of the New Westminster Salmonbellies senior A lacrosse club.

He shared with us a family recipe.

Dan writes: “My family is half Finnish on my mother’s side. My grandparents come from Lahti, Finland and my grandmother or Aiti (Finnish for mother), on special occasions like Christmas, would always make us Finnish pancakes, which are like crepes.

“You roll them up like sausage rolls and serve them with maple syrup.

“Aiti would make a very large batch of Finnish

1 tsp. of salt pancakes and have them 4 cups of milk ready for my brothers and 4 eggs myself.

4 tbsp. of butter “Of course, she 1 tsp. of vanilla never measured anything; it was Makes 15 to 20 a little of this and pancakes a little of that, You need a but here is what cast iron crepe works. pan, and it needs “She was a to be very hot, longtime New “none of this tefWestminster resilon crap,” writes dent – her house Dan. used to be on the Dan Richardson Mix all your corner of Eighth Salmonbellies ingredients, by and Chilliwack hand or in a but has since been blender – it will be very replaced by a new house.” runny compared to traditional pancake batter.

Aiti’s Finnish Pancakes Pour a very small (Crepes) amount, like a half cup, 3 cups of flour into centre of pan, and 2 tbsp. of sugar then lift pan off of heat 1 tsp. of baking powder

the pancakes on the hot plate so she could make a bunch in advance.

“You take one at a time, roll them up on your plate like a sausage roll, and cover with your favourite maple syrup, which she usually made from scratch, and there is nothing better.

“No fancy fillings or

and manipulate the pancake mix so that it covers the entire pan. It will be paper thin, return to heat.

Pancakes will only take 20 to 30 seconds per side.

“Aiti would have a pot of boiling water on the stove with a dinner plate on the boiling pot, and she would start stacking up

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Shiloh-Sixth Avenue United Church

Shiloh-Sixth Avenue United Church continues to reach out to those in need.

In addition to supporting numerous 12-step programs, the church also provides a space for the Hospitality Project. The Hospitality Project provides assorted services to people in need, including advocacy, and a warm and dry place for people to wait to access the food bank on pickup days.

A family resource centre, a drop-in for children run by New Westminster Family Place, a free clothing and household goods exchange, refreshments and a variety of community services are among the other offerings at the Hospitality Project. The Hospitality Project always welcomes items that it can give out to people in need, including warm clothing, toques, socks, gloves and work boots.

Financial donations are appreciated as they allow the Hospitality Project to buy items that are needed at any given time.

The Hospitality Project is offered at Shiloh-Sixth Avenue United Church Monday to Thursday.

Anyone wishing to donate or volun-

Union Gospel Mission

Coffee is a hot commodity at the Union Gospel Mission in New Westminster.

The mission provides a full breakfast from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., as well as soup and other food later in the morning.

“Coffee seems to be our gold here,” said manager Bill Wong. “We go through so much coffee.”

The Union Gospel Mission’s wishlist also includes towels, as it has shower facilities on site for those in need. Financial donations are always appreciated as it allows the mission to buy whatever is needed at any given time.

The Union Gospel Mission served turkey dinner and all the fixings at its Christmas dinner that was held earlier this month.

“We did just over 300 meals,” Wong said. “Everybody got fed really well.”

In addition to taking care of folks’ basic needs such as nourishment, the mission offers a variety of life skills programs in the afternoon.

Anyone wanting to help the Union Gospel Mission can call 604525-8989 or drop by the mission at 658 Clarkson St.

Westminster House

Westminster House hopes to put some presents under the tree at Christmas and give the gift of education all year long.

Westminster House offers a homelike setting for adult women who are recovering from addiction.

“We provide a traditional Christmas for our clients,” said development assistant Susan Hogarth. “We need coffee cards, hats, scarves, gloves and socks – and the gift of education.”

Founded by the Julian House Society in 1981, Westminster House appreciates financial donations that allow it to support women by giving them the tools they need in sobriety.

“This year we are really pushing for the gift of education to our program graduates,” Hogarth said. “We want our program graduates to be successful in their new lives.”

To help Westminster House, call Hogarth at 604-524-5633 or send donations to Westminster House, 228 Seventh St., New Westminster, V3M 3K3.

People can also donate online via www.westminsterhouse.ca.

The Guide to Giving was compiled by reporter Theresa McManus. To see all three parts of this year’s Guide, check out our website at www.royalcityrecord. com.

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As part of its eighth annual Light up the n this final weekend before Quay event, the Quayside Community Christmas, we’ve gathered some Board invites residents to take a walk ideas for those needing to do some last-minute shopping and folks who along the boardwalk and Quayside Drive and enjoy the festive spirit on the waterare looking for some festive fun. We are front. continuing with our popular feature, The Record’s Top Five (or More) Things to Do Kiss under the mistletoe for a chance This Weekend and offer the following to win a $100 prepaid Visa. The suggestions for Dec. 20 to 22.

Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Area Enjoy a spin around the encourages people to find one ice and some holiday fun at of the four mistletoe hidden Moody Park Arena, which is through downtown, snap a holding a Skate with Santa event kissing photo and share it on on Saturday, Dec. 21 from 6:30 to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter 8 p.m. The event includes famwith the hashtags #KissMe under ily-oriented games and activities. the mistletoe in #downtown You can buy tickets ahead of newwest. time at the arena at 701 Eighth (or more) Ave. – regular admission rates Drop by Cartwright Jewelers, Things to do apply. For information, call 604which has been celebrating its this weekend 525-5301.

80th anniversary this year. While you’re there, you can help out a worthy Stock up on treats for the holidays at cause, as the longtime business is once the Royal City Farmers Market, which again selling Canned Critters for $10 to is taking place on Saturday, Dec. 21 from raise funds for the CKNW Orphans Fund.

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he epidemic of December isn’t influenza. (That is more likely to come after the holidays when stressed and sleep-deprived families and friends gather in small places to share appetizers, meals and – through the synergy of double dipping and poor hand hygiene – germs.)

The real epidemic is the frenzy of giving and getting. We are all subject to the pressure to buy, bake or craft the perfect present for the people in our

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Some of the purest hearts give in the spirit of appreciation.

Remembering people who have given us support and those we may take for granted throughout the year, a gift can be a sincere and heartfelt thank you.

Even without bows, ribbons or wrapping paper, virtually every gift comes with strings.

These are the expectations tied up in the giving.

Will this present be appreciated … or re-gifted?

Am I giving too much … or too little?

Will my child be overjoyed on Christmas morning?

In the giving of this present, am I really thinking about the other person’s happiness … or my own?

What am I going to get?

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gift … for yourself?

Admit it. You’re human.

You’ve seen the flyers and walked through the malls, and along with the items just right for someone special, you’ve seen things just right for yourself.

Your spoken or unspoken wish list is a blueprint for disappointment. There’s a good chance you won’t get everything you want. Some people accept this … and buy what they want for themselves. Others can defer their gratification just until Boxing Day. If you’re older – and a little wiser – you’ve recognized the seasonal cycle of craving and grasping and disappointment. It’s like dim sum. You’re momentarily satisfied (and sleepy), but it doesn’t last, and you’ll soon be hungry again.

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another holiday season with less stress and disappointment? We can begin by recognizing and abandoning our expectations – and strive to give in a different way.

Pure and simple giving grows from love, but not the love of craving, grasping and controlling and not the near enemy of love, infatuation. It is unconditional love: brotherly and sisterly love, agape; in Buddhism, metta or loving kindness; good will.

Unlike material things and money itself, there isn’t a finite supply of love. It is not something we can keep for ourselves; we benefit most in giving.

Whether we realize it or not, we are each a part of the love cycle. Like water that takes on many forms and is shared by all creation, the love in our lives

comes in a myriad of forms.

We give and receive love in big and small ways with friends, family, teachers and others who enter and leave the stories of our lives, and being human, we love imperfectly.

Let us appreciate the love that we have received, accept that love as it is (as imperfect as any human is) and with hope and aspiration, give that love forward and out … without expectation.

Give what is needed and to those who have a need. Give for the happiness of another. Give as an act of caring. Give as an expression of love.

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Hyack girls third at Carson hoop tourney ◗P28 Tickets on sale now for Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame dinner ◗P28

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Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame names class of 2013

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Having fun: Clipper’s players Sean Xu, left, Rich Shen, behind, and Matthew Magano, right, surround the Heat’s Jason Cao in South Burnaby Metro Club’s under-11 boys’ basketball at Burnaby South last week.

Div. I is coming to Showcase

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

One of the most storied NCAA Division I hockey programs is coming to the second annual Great Northwest Showcase in January.

The seven-time NCAA national Frozen Four champion University of North Dakota will be the headliner at the two-day, four-team hockey exhibition tournament at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre on Jan. 3 and 4.

Host Simon Fraser University and crosstown rival University of British Columbia will take on the Fighting Sioux and Ivy League conference Princeton on separate nights at the showcase.

Last year, SFU invited a pair of Div. III programs to the showcase.

“Div. III was awesome, but Div. I is even bigger. It’s setting the stage for an even bigger matchup,” said SFU team captain Tyler Mah. “It’s exhibition, but we take it as one of the biggest games in our careers.”

Mah, who played his junior A career in the B.C. and Saskatchewan leagues, says he’s expecting a fastpaced brand of hockey; hard hitting and probably a lot of goals.

“It’s going to be exciting for the fans,” added Mah. “It’s something they haven’t seen up here. … A lot of

the players are going to be local.”

As many as five players on the UND bench are drafted players into the NHL, including Jordan Schmaltz, a first-round pick of the St. Louis Blues in 2012 and New York Rangers third-round pick, Adam Tambellini, who took the Surrey Eagles to the Royal Bank Cup last season.

Five former B.C. Hockey League players committed to Princeton, most notabley defenceman Marlon Sabo of Surrey and Delta goalie Sean Bonar.

Two hometown boys will be back in familiar environs for the UBC Thunderbirds.

Burnaby Minor product Luke Lockhart, who played his entire Western Hockey League career with Seattle before going back to school, recently set a new Canada West conference record with three shorthanded goals in a single game.

Freshman keeper Matt Hewitt starred with the Regina Pats of the WHL. Organizer and SFU head coach Mark Coletta calls North Dakota the equivalent of “the Oklahoma of football and Duke of basketball.”

SFU kicks off the showcase against Princeton on Jan. 3 at 4 p.m., while UBC and North Dakota tangle in the late game.

On Jan. 4, UBC and Princeton

face off at 4 p.m., with SFU taking on the Fighting Sioux at 7 p.m.

What brings NCAA programs out west is the hundreds of BCHL players who commit to U.S. universities every season, said Coletta.

“We’re doing it for credibility and awareness of a (NCAA) game that is not seen out here,” he said.

Programs like North Dakota have a supportive alumni and a big following is expected at the showcase, Coletta said.

“In all honesty, I think it would be a shame if people did not come out and watch North Dakota and Princeton play hockey,” Coletta added.

As well, Coletta and Princeton head coach Robert Prier will field questions prior to Saturday’s game from parents on what university hockey program’s look for in a player and what a player may gain by going to school.

“At the end of the day, you have two decisions to make, pursue a pro career or go to school and see what happens later. Neither is a bad option,” said Coletta.

“I just think it’s going to be a great event for Burnaby and the SFU hockey team.”

Tickets are on sale now by going online at www.greatnorthwestshow case.com.

The Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame named six individuals and one team to its class of 2013.

The 1998 Burnaby Lakers box lacrosse team, the first in a string of five Minto Cup champions for the late Jack Crosby, headlines the list of inductees.

Lakers head co-coach Paul Dal Monte is also to be inducted in the coaching category.

Three athletes will also earn induction, including hall of fame golfer Jim Nelford, women’s basketball player Darlene Currie and veteran lacrosse player Alex MacKay. In the builder’s category are former B.C. Cricket Association president Ben Seebaran and retired Burnaby Secondary School teacher Merv Magus.

The 1998 Lakers fashioned a near-perfect season, winning all 25 regular season games before sweeping their best-of-seven playoffs with both Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam.

In the Minto Cup, the Lakers defeated the Ontario champion Six Nations Arrows in five games – their only blemish a 7-6 double-overtime loss in game 3.

Burnaby raised its first Minto Cup in 19 years following a 10-2 win over Six Nations in the fifth and deciding game.

Minto Cup scoring leader Cam Sedgwick was named the championship MVP following the game.

Kaleb Toth, who finished the season as Burnaby’s third all-time leading scorer with 69 goals, led all goal scorers with nine markers in the final series. Toth also led the league in scoring with 130 points.

The Lakers were named

Sport B.C. team of the year in 1998.

Seventeen of the 23 Laker players also went on to play in the pro National Lacrosse League.

Dal Monte, who shared in three Minto Cups titles with Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame coach Dave ‘Doc’ Lough, was a part of national championship seasons in 2000 and again in 2002, as well as eight consecutive provincial titles.

Under Dal Monte, Burnaby posted 253 victories and just 45 defeats.

Nelford graduated from Burnaby S o u t h Secondary in 1973, the same year he won both the B.C. high school and provincial junior championship titles.

He won two Canadian amateur titles before turning pro in 1977.

Nelford played on the PGA Tour until 1988, finishing a best second at two tournaments, including the Bing Crosby pro-am in 1984.

A highlight for Nelford was winning the World Cup with fellow Canadian Dan Halldorson in 1980.

Nelford was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2013.

Currie represented Canada at three Pan American Games, captaining the women’s national basketball team to a bronze medal in 1967.

She led B.C. to three national senior women’s championships and the gold medal at the first Canada Winter Games.

Currie also coached the Canadian women’s national team at two world championships. She was inducted into Canada’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994.

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Hyack girls third at Carson Hannah DeVos helped the New Westminster Hyacks to a third-place finish at the Carson Graham senior girls’ basketball tournament last week.

DeVos scored 24 points in a 57-46 win over Hugh Boyd in the third-place matchup. Lauren Denusik chipped in with 12 points.

New Westminster dropped its opening game 58-53 to eventual tournament champion Seycove.

Princess Frias scored a team-high 13 points for the Hyacks.

The Hyacks got by Princess Margaret 5541 in the second of three games played on Saturday.

Amanda Zacharuk led way with 16 points.

In the later game, New West bettered Cambie 6345. DeVos and Zacharuk counted 23 and 13 points, respectively.

The Hyack girls opened the annual Bob Gair Classic tournament with a resounding 50point win over Vancouver Technical at Massey Gym on Wednesday.

Player of the game Sonia Heer and Zacharuk both had 20-point outings for New Westminster. Heer scored a game-high 24 points, while Zacharuk put up 22. Frias and Denusik also chipped in with 10 points apiece.

In junior girls’ basketball, New Westminster took Little Flower Academy to

the cleaners, winning 67-29 last week.

Celia Palmer and Justice Steer led the team with 15 points apiece.

At the Bob Gair, it was all New West juniors in the opening game.

New Westminster blasted Van Tech 87-10.

Steer led all scorers with 22 points. Emma Forgie hit for a dozen, while Katie Bruyneel, Zoe Roberts and Rhiannon Liedl netted 10 points apiece for the winners.

The Gair Classic wraps up today (Friday) at the Massey Gym with a full slate of junior and senior games, beginning at 9 a.m.

New West takes on McMath at 2:15 p.m.

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In his career, MacKay won two of three Mann Cup finals as a player and coached the Vancouver Carlings to back-to-back Mann Cups in 1963 and ’64.

Seebaran represented Canada as a player from 1969 to ’73. But it was as an administrator where Seebaran left his mark, leading the B.C. Cricket association for 10 years as its president, while also a national junior and senior team selector from 1993 to ’98.

Magus coached at three separate Burnaby high schools over a 44-year career.

He was also a founding member of the

Burnaby Sports Recognition Dinner and is a member of the original team that started up the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame.

Magus, an accomplished cartoonist, is also on the volunteer committees for B.C. high school boys’ and girls’ soccer championship and girls’ basketball championships.

The official induction ceremony will take place at the Firefighters’ Hall in Metrotown on Feb. 27.

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A32 • Friday, December 20, 2013 • The Record

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Taverna Greka offers a sumptuous menu to suit your every taste. Dine in comfort, overlooking breathtaking vistas of the Fraser River.

Opened for more than 15 years, Ki Sushi moved into its new location three years ago. “We completely renovated the space and really opened it up,” says Helen Kwok, manager of the successful restaurant.

The bright, modern style 130-seat eatery resembles one you might find in a major Japanese city. The contemporary décor features soft lighting, a stylish dining room, an authentic Japanese sushi bar and bamboo touches throughout. Ki Sushi’s atmosphere can only be described as warm and inviting.

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Its popular lunch specials and dinner boxes are a favourite amongst its customers. “More than 80 per cent of our clients are regulars, who come two to three times a week and our servers know exactly what they want,” Kwok adds.

Enjoy fresh, authentic Greek dishes like Roast Lamb – tender pieces of boneless lamb slow roasted in our traditional Greek sauce.This melt in your mouth entrée is a Taverna favourite! At Taverna Greka, we’ve made it our goal to create a menu that offers the best quality and freshest ingredients at affordable prices.

Loyal clientele also come back often for signature dishes such as Nigiri sushi selection, Dinner Deluxe Boat (which comes with an assortment of tempura, rolls, fresh fish, Miso soup and ice cream), as well as the spicy oyster or the mango California roll, and much more.

Entertainment!

We love to dance! Every Friday and Saturday

Manager Helen and Frank

evening our graceful belly dancers weave around tables.

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Tuesday’s enjoy soothing music for the soul by Rossi who performs several musical flavours

Come and enjoy the holiday season with family and friends at Ki Sushi, located at 45 8th Ave. in New Westminster. There is still time to book your New Year’s party! They are open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

For more info or for take out, call 604-521-1833, or visit www.kisushi.ca

from around the world including Latin, Spanish, Brazilian, Italian and Mediterranean.

For your next party, office meeting or special occasion, Ki Sushi has a selection of five beautifully appointed private hostess rooms.

So relax, enjoy your meal and thank you for dining with us.

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For reservations call 604-526-6651 326 Columbia Street, New Westminster www.taverna.ca

Leave the meal planning to us this New Year’s Eve AAA Prime Rib Dinner with all the fixings

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Book now to reserve seating time 5-10pm New West location contact lisa@wildricebc.ca or call 778-397-0028

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