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Parade goes on – despite lack of cash BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

The Hyack International Parade plans to go on – even if they have no cash. Planning is underway to hold the annual Hyack International Parade on Saturday, May 24. “From that perspective (planning) we are in great shape,” said Peter Goodwin, president of the Hyack Festival Association. “We lack funding, of course, because there hasn’t been a final determination made. We are up and ready to go other than that problem.” In response to internal problems at the Hyack Festival Association, the City of New Westminster took a series of actions last fall, including requesting a review of Hyack’s finances. Although the city has approved grants to many local organizations, it has yet to deal with Hyack’s grant application. “I should mention I do not have a problem with us not For related having our grant approved stories, yet. Really,” Goodwin told scan The Record Monday. “I don’t with Layar know if it comes from being a lawyer, but city council said ‘we are going to do an investigation of Hyack, which involved a whole bunch of different things, but in particular the accounting audit. How could they possibly turn around now and say, ‘Well, we haven’t completed our investigation but we have made a decision?’” Although a couple of things contributed to a delay of the financial review, including a death in the family of Hyack’s bookkeeper, Goodwin believes it’s been completed and is in council’s hands. Lisa Spitale, the city’s chief administrative officer, said city council and staff is still working through the analysis done for the city by KPMG. In a Feb. 25 email to The Record, she said she was unable to determine when the information would be made public. Goodwin told The Record the planning for ◗Hyack Page 9

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Teachers hold strike vote Union prez says initial job action would have ‘minimal’ impact on students BY NIKI HOPE REPORTER

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About 550 teachers in New Westminster will cast ballots in a strike vote next week. But Grant Osborne, New Westminster Teachers’ Union president, said if they vote to strike it doesn’t mean schools are going to close. “It means that we have some decisions to make,” Osborne said. Initial job action should have “minimal” impact on students, he added.

“We will not be impacting teachers’ communication with parents. We will not be impacting report cards, and we will not be impacting extra-curricular, he said.” The union and government negotiators have had 40 bargaining sessions, Osborne told the board of education at its Feb. 25 meeting. “The most recent demand from the government negotiation has been cuts to our contracts, and we are looking at cuts to sick days, to grievance language, discussions about maternity benefits, and, again, some pretty egregious statements about salary,” Osborne said. Trustee Lisa Graham told Osborne she doesn’t want job action to affect graduating students.

“In proceeding forward, please make that a top priority,” she said. “Absolutely, I don’t have an issue with at all,” Osborne told her. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation announced Monday that it would hold a strike vote to push back against the government’s attempt to reverse a recent B.C. Supreme Court decision, which struck down legislation that removed class size and composition from the teachers’ contract. The ruling also concluded the government attempted to provoke a teachers’ strike. On Wednesday, the Appeal Court temporarily stayed the ruling, which the province argued would be costly ◗Teachers Page 9

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Not just a baby doll: Gerda Suess checks out one of the new trauma care simulator dolls at Royal Columbian Hospital, while Dr. Laura Chng looks on. Suess is one of the founders of the Group of Five, a group of local women who fundraise to help buy equipment for the hospital. It recently bought three trauma care simulators for RCH – one of a baby, another of a one-year-old and a third of a ﬁve-year-old child. They’re used for training. See www. royalcityrecord.com for more details.

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DESPITE RCH’S MASSIVE HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT PLAN

MLA says it’s an unhealthy budget

Darcy said the budget does not address promise during the election does not appear hallway issues, or key recommendations in the budget document, and does not appear made by B.C.’s ombudsperson to improve in the service plan.” The Hospital Employees’ Union spokesAlthough the provincial budget includes seniors’ care. “They say they’re balancing the budget, person also says the budget is putting off moving ahead with Royal Columbian Hospital’s upgrade, it fails the health-care but they’re doing it by making someone critical investments “that will generate betsystem in other ways, according to NDP else pay – either through municipal govern- ter health outcomes and cost savings in the ments or through MSP premiums,” she said. future.” health critic Judy Darcy. “At is stands, there is a workload crisis in Last week, B.C. Finance Minister Mike “Hallway medicine and the lack of investde Jong announced a balanced budget, ment in continuous proper cleaning are con- long-term care that has produced some of the ditions for some of those super bugs most dangerous working conditions in the including a 2.7 per cent annuto thrive. The health authorities said province in terms of injuries,” said Bonnie al increase over the next three that themselves.” Pearson in a media release. “Clearly we need years for provincial health care. A closer look at the province’s to invest in residential care and community It includes moving ahead with “This budget is a surplus budget doesn’t health services now to take presthe business phase of the hospirecipe for more provide much hope for sure off our hospitals over the long tal’s redevelopment. the future of Burnaby term.” “The good news is the Royal hallway Hospital, either, accordAccording to the union, since Columbian Hospital developYou can comment ing to Darcy. She said the 2001 B.C. has fallen from second ment is going ahead and they’re medicine.” on this story at long-awaited update to to ninth place among Canadian proceeding with a business www.royalcityrecord.com the status of a Burnaby provinces in per capita support for plan,” Darcy, New Westminster BONNIE PEARSON Hospital upgrade does health care. MLA, told The Record. “They HEU spokesperson not appear in the service Over the next three years, health don’t have a schedule, and I plan. authorities and front-line healthwould love to see more detail “That’s very, very concerning,” care workers will have a difficult and tighter timelines.” Overall, Darcy said the provincial budget she said. “This was promised in the last elec- time meeting demand, according to Pearson, including critically needed improvements to does not address her concerns with the B.C. tion, and it’s very, very badly needed.” Burnaby Hospital’s overcrowding issues seniors’ care and mental health services. health-care system. Pearson said the government will not be “I think it’s pretty disappointing from a and past infection issues will continue to health perspective,” Darcy said. “I’m also flourish if funding isn’t put in place, Darcy able to meet its own staffing level targets in residential care facilities. concerned we have, at Fraser Health, an said. “There’s millions already there for this,” “This budget is a recipe for more hallway epidemic of hallway medicine. Epidemic, I she added. “The significant redevelopment medicine,” she said. think, is the right word for it.” BY STEFANIA SECCIA REPORTER editorial@royalcityrecord.com

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very hard to just keep up in school. The Picture this if you will: Two parents in a nasty custody battle. One parent has second child has dreams of being a scientist, the third child is young enough just received a court ruling vindicating just to want to go out and have some fun her/his actions in a recent dispute. The in a school playground. All of these chilother parent is now silently plotting how to regain the upper hand in the cus- dren are suffering in this custody/maintenance battle, and all of them tody/maintenance fight. Then have much more to lose than imagine this: The children either parent. standing in a room hoping THE RECORD We suspect you’ve realthat someone will step in and ized by the first paragraph of help their parents to see that this editorial what our simple analogy the only people being hurt in this battle refers to. Our front-page story today are them. might have been our front-page story Fill in that picture a bit more. One of from last year, the year before that, and the kids has special needs and is trying

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the year before that. The only difference now is that this time the Liberals were caught red-handed trying to provoke the teachers. But does anyone really care who started this fight or who is right or wrong? We suspect the parents in this city, as other parents in other cities, just want it to end. They want their kids with special needs to get the help they deserve, the kids with dreams of being scientists to have the lab equipment and computers that will help them learn and achieve, and the little one who just wants to be able to play in the school playground to

be able to enjoy something other than bark mulch. Is that really too much to ask for? Clearly everybody – the government and the teachers – is going to have to compromise to make sure that students get what they need and deserve. And parents aren’t just bystanders in this situation. We’ve covered all sides of this story, and no one has completely clean hands in it. There are a lot of ways that parents can get more involved and speak up – parent advisory councils are just one example. Stand up, speak out, and push for a fair deal for students.

Musing on massing along the river

and take in the view in that direcook up – look way up! tion as far as you can see. This From wherever you are in is particularly striking later in New West, what do you the afternoon as the sun starts see? Is it trees, neighbouring down. Remember that view. Now houses, low-rise shopping, walkwalk westerly towards the River up apartments, heritage homes? Market, along the Quay. Can you see the sky, clouds, the As you go, notice the rise and sun setting? Is it pleasing and fall of rooftops along Columbia interesting? and the gradual Or do you see high increase in building concrete walls, train heights as they progguideways, the deck ress down the hills slab of the place above BOB MCCULLOCH from the uptown area you? towards the river. Most of us in this Most of the highrises, particularly city live either on (or near) the the older ones and some of the ground, or some distance above new, seem to be in scale with it, and our points of view are each other. Nothing overpowers, influenced accordingly. and the sky is always visible. The Recently, the city has fielded a few proposals from developers of river walk has an openness about it – everyone can enjoy the view the taller form of housing. These in any direction. have all been in the 30-plus-stoMassing is a fancy term rey height category. for “clumping” buildings in a To its continuing credit, city cityscape. When done well, the staff have recommended a reflective calm while details are consid- result is visually and esthetically pleasing to experience. Most of ered by all parties. your walk will have been relaWhich gives all of us an tively pleasing thus far. opportunity to take a walk along As you near the market, taller the downtown waterfront, that buildings at a distance, intrude newly vibrant public space that into your consciousness. These is becoming so popular with so concrete cuboids exert a visual many year-round. pressure that you may not conNo matter where you live, sciously notice, but they block come downtown and give this the sky and steal the sun. Anyone route a try. Start by making your who has walked close by them way to Westminster Pier Park, enjoying the view in all directions has their own opinion. Recent research has shown as you go. Remember to look up that people tend to move more and around often. quickly past or even avoid Stop on the walkway at the facades that are abrupt, continuwest end of Pier Park before it ous and undistinguished, and changes to the asphalt pay lot. Look west towards the ocean, ◗Density Page 7

IN MY OPINION

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Re: Festivals: Fun until money is divvied out, Editor’s Letter, The Record, Feb. 21. I too love festivals! But look again, who will pay for it. $48,000 in tax dollars for one festival? Have the mayor and his five labour-friendly councillors lost their minds? Do they not realize that is onethird of the cost of Hyack’s yearly stipend to put on several events throughout the year? As founding and past president of the West End Business Association, we organized very successful music festivals beginning in 2009. With plenty of hard work, a huge volunteer effort, a yearly grant of $1,500 and minimal “in kind” services, we produced the greatest 12th Street Music Festival (2011) this city has ever experienced. The street was packed with five stages of entertainers and over 100 vendors (not 30, as Chuck Puchmayr reports each year

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since). 2011 also included a huge Caribbean proponent who not only performed on stage but put on a parade within the festival, a true crowd pleaser. Uptown Live was born out of the efforts of Hyack volunteers long before the hiring of Douglas Smith. 2013 was a good event, however, to say there was 25,000 attending is false! Visitors were there as a result of the famous Hyack Parade, a parade drawing crowds from B.C. and the Pacific Northwest. I fail to see the necessity of any association requiring $28,000 when others, putting on a comparable show, get by on $1,500. I certainly do not see the need for $20,000 for in-kind service. Unless, of course, like the Santa Claus Parade which was organized by staff in promotion of the city follows the same mandate. This event certainly incurred considerable cost, a cost not yet made public. The previous yearly Hyack “Parade of lights” had

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Festival treatment unfair ◗ continued from page 6

Christmas spirit; this one did not. Thank you to River Market and the Discovery Centre for creating some true Christmas spirit. The motion by Coun. Bill Harper and strong support by Coun. Chuck Puchmayr to fund this event has the many event organizers and volunteers in this city shaking their heads. The new Uptown Business Association includes members with successful businesses, and to expect taxpayers to fund this is ridiculous. Particularly when the plan to employ Douglas Smith at $10,000 jumps out at other organizers. Does this mean the city is now setting a precedent to include a salary to pay event coordinators (like Mr. Smith) to organize festivals? My advice to the mayor and city council who are advocating for this grant, give your heads a shake. Taxpayers will not support this grant. Transparency and openness has truly diminished from this council over the past three years. This, and some of the other money-wasting plans, certainly do not impress me as a voter.

My advice to Uptown Business Association is to put your businesses and volunteers to work to raise funds and seek paid vendor participation. Your grant should not be more than what others receive for a one-shot festival. A festival that benefits your businesses and out-oftown vendors who pay to participate. John Ashdown, New Westminster

Fire cleanup is heartening Dear Editor:

I’m really happy to see movement and progress on the Columbia fire site. I know several owners of shops who lost everything in that unfortunate event and this now gives them some closure. An opportunity to move forward and pick up the pieces is a healthy step to new growth. The last six months have been challenging for everyone in New Westminster, and I feel, in a way, this will give our community something positive to anticipate for the upcoming months of growth, rebuilding, and a stronger sense of kinship and support. Richard Dolmat, New Westminster

Density: City must proceed wisely ◗ continued from page 6

may also experience feelings of discomfort and distress. Buildings can have that effect. Continue walking along towards Quayside and notice that as you pass the Inn at the Quay, your view extends almost as far as the eye can see beyond the existing buildings. These are called “glimpse” views, and they are a key design feature of Vancouver and other cities worldwide that recognize the significance of visual beauty in city design. New Westminster has these views from hundreds of vantage points already; it’s one of the charms of the city. Before you go too much farther, imagine two new 33-storey buildings rising out of the parking lot between the McGinnis overpass and the river. Now add a third building at least the same height, just west of the McGinnis at the end of Carnarvon Street. Initial proposals suggest somewhere around 1,000 or more units somewhere between 500 and 100 square feet between these three.

All three buildings are proposing above-ground parking, too. Yet more endless new facade to scoot past. Keep in mind, too, that Larco is also waiting in the wings with its contribution to the waterfront. Now imagine these three new buildings inserted into the visual picture you took back at Pier Park. Kind of puts a different twist on the concept of massing, doesn’t it? They pretty much fill the airspace where you used to be able to see to the ocean. Consider the multitude of other perspectives in the area that will be affected if this goes badly. The mass of grey concrete visible from everywhere, lost light, isolation of existing longtime medium density residents, parking confusion in an already ridiculously congested area, lack of loading zones, traffic congestion to add to the trucking mess already there, the hubbub of TransLink and rail lines on top of it, years of construction, pedestrians mixed in everywhere – you get the picture. New Westminster could end up with a riverfront

and west entrance like a huge concrete cliff. Maybe it’s time to define “iconic” more empirically so that quality of life stays in the equation. It just doesn’t conjure up a picture of a vibrant, transit-oriented community with long-term appeal to the broadest range of people. But I’m sure the developer’s people can take care of that. Question is, at the end of it all, is our sense of community enhanced, is the west entrance to the city truly iconic, is livability improved? What will it look like in 20 years? Are families, seniors, young happy there? Or is the city lumbered with a worse mess than what was there when it all began? New Westminster has stumbled in the past, the results of which may remain with us well into the future, but when it comes to distributing density and mass downtown, we have to get clumps of the right kind, in the right place because they are there for good, and everyone should still be able to enjoy the view.

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Tanya Maglio is combining her love of zumba with her goal to see a cure for cancer. The New Westminster woman is teaching her zumba class at the B.C. Cancer Foundation’s inaugural Workout to Conquer Cancer event that is raising funds for cancer research throughout communities in British Columbia. Maglio’s mother, Dorothy, who died from metastatic cancer in 2006, was treated at the B.C. Cancer Agency. “I miss my mom dearly, and life isn’t the same without her,” she said in

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WALK FOR POLIO

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The Rotary Club of New Westminster, chartered in 1928 holds its weekly luncheons at noon, Thursdays at the Old Bavaria Haus, 233 6th Street. For information call Louise Perry 604-549-5260. www.newwestrotary.ca The Royal City Rotary Club holds its weekly breakfasts at 7 a.m., Wednesdays at the De Dutch Pannekoek House, #102 - 1035 Columbia Street, New Westminster. For information call Roy Prevost at 604-519-0035 or Hansi Natzke at 604-521-8858 The Rotary Clubs welcome new members by invitation. If you are interested in joining please call one of the club contacts.

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St. Patrick’s Day is a time of year when everyone gets to celebrate Irish heritage. Many of the festivities surrounding St. Patrick’s Day are geared toward adults. However, any celebration can be customized to include enjoyable activities for younger celebrants. • Children are more well behaved when they have something to keep them occupied, so organize games and activities to keep their attention. Send children on a scavenger hunt to find chocolate gold coins or other treats. • Enlist the help of children with refreshments. They can help whip up a batch of Irish soda bread or a green-frosted cake. Purchase M&M(R) candies and have children sort out the yellow and green ones for festive candy dishes. • Create a specialized beverage that children will enjoy. It’s easy to make a bowl of punch with a few ingredients. Mix seltzer water with a green- or yellow-hued fruit punch. Float spoonfuls of lime sherbet on top, which will gradually melt into the punch. Spoon into green plastic cups. • Children enjoy pinatas because they get to break them open and find the treasure inside. Purchase a treasure chest, shamrock or another pinata shape that will tie into your theme. Fill with stickers, gold coins, candy, and other St. Patrick’s Day items.

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◗ IN THE GAME

Jr. B Steelers lose in four straight ◗P24 Intercollegiate season comes down to final weekend ◗P24

SECTION COORDINATOR Tom Berridge, 604-444-3022 • tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Hyack girls will miss B.C.s

N.W. boys bested by Saints BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Amanda Zacharuk played the final game of her five-year career on the New Westminster senior girls’ basketball team on Tuesday The third-year team captain scored a team-best 21 points in New West’s 69-42 loss to Salmon Arm in a final provincial wild card matchup played in South Kamloops. The Hyacks, Lower Mainland No. 5, trailed Salmon Arm 24-22 at halftime. Hyack head coach Doug Woodward took responsibility for the loss, citing a change in defensive strategy in the second half. The long drive to Kamloops also played a factor, said Woodward. Princess Frias and Lauren Denusik chipped in with nine and six points, respectively.

Hyack product wins gold in relays

The New Westminster Hyack girls lost their opening game at the B.C. high school junior basketball championships, falling 48-34 to Riverside at the Langley Events Centre on Wednesday. Hyack player of the game Justice Steer led New West with 10 points, while Madisen Obrovac had nine. Celia Palmer also chipped in with six points. St. Thomas more also lost its opening game.

Hyack Swim Club product Stefan Milosevic and the University of British Columbia’s men’s 800-metre freestyle relay team – including Jonathan Brown, Justin Chan and Coleman Allen – capped off Day 2 of the Canadian Interuniversity Sports swim championships with a record-breaking performance. The Thunderbird team bettered their program’s 2003 record, shaving more than one second off the previous mark with a winning time of 7:09.50. Allen, the Canada West swimmer of the year, led UBC’s men with two individual gold medals in

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For the gold: Douglas College is hosting the PacWest provincial basketball championships at its New Westminster campus gym this weekend. Medal ﬁnals begin Saturday at 1 p.m. The men’s gold-medal game is scheduled to be played at 8 p.m.

the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly, the Thunderbirds came out on top bettering his own CIS record in the by three-tenths of a second over the Dinos. fly with a time of 51.88 seconds. Milosevic also placed Allen also joined teamninth, winning the B final mates Luke Peddie, Sergey of the men’s 200m freestyle Holson and freshman in a time of 1:48.33. Milosevic, a Cariboo Hill The UBC women won Secondary School grad, to a third straight CIS aggrewin UBC’s fourth-straight gate title far outdistancing gold medal in the 400 freerunner-up University of style relay. Montreal for top spot. The last race of the The Thunderbird men’s night summed up the team placed second behind men’s standings perfectly as UBC, Toronto and Stefan Milosevic: CIS champion University of Toronto by less than 90 Calgary exchanged the Relay gold points. lead numerous times, but

Royal City rinks win golds at Winter Games Tom Berridge sports editor

Two teams from the Royal City Curling Club gave New Westminster its only gold medal at the B.C. Winter Games. The juvenile women’s team of skip Dezaray Hawes and the juvenile men’s team of Brayden Carpenter both topped the podium at the biennial Games, held this year in Mission.

Team Hawes, including third Cailin Cooke, Second Jaymee Lynn and lead Everly Royea, started with a decisive 14-5 victory over Team Walgren, from Nelson. They hit a snag in their second draw at the Mission Granite Curling Club, falling 4-2 to eventual bronze medallists Team Tinkler from the Juan de Fuca, but bounced back the following day, winning both their draws and the chance to

play in the final. Hawse made no mistake, scoring an emphatic 8-1 victory over Team Connell from Prince George in the gold-medal final. Team Carpenter, rounded out by third Tyler Proctor, second Breyden Chong and lead Horace Mak of New Westminster, defeated Team Ueda from the North Shore Winter Club 5-4, scoring a deuce in the eighth and a game-

winning steal in the ninth in the gold-medal final. Delta Fraser River zone 4’s ringette team, including New West’s Natalie Manson, Kristen Hunter and Brook Valancius, took the silver medal in the final against Thompson/ Okanagan. “The B.C. Winter Games is an incredible opportunity, and I am so happy and honoured to be part of it,” said 14-year-old Manson in an email. “This whole

experience had been amazing.” The zone girls’ hockey team, including Melissa Phillips and Hailee Piendl, also brought home a silver medal from the Games. Ivana Ilkic earned an individual bronze medal in women’s under-40 kilogram judo. Zone 4 garnered 23 team gold medals, while placing fourth behind overall aggregate winner Fraser Valley.

Unranked New Westminster gave it a good shot at the Lower Mainland quad A high school boys’ basketball championships. The Hyacks threw a third-quarter scare into the St. George’s Saints before succumbing 100-72 at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Wednesday. Darwin Colita led the Hyacks with 16 points, while fellow senior Peter Szinku chipped in with 15. Trailing 53-41 at halftime, New West went on a 13-2 run to start the third quarter capped by a Szinku layin that shaved the deficit to a single point. But that was a close as the Hyacks got. “They hit a bunch of threes and we didn’t get the stops, and their big guy was outrebounding us,” said Szinku after the game. The loss eliminated New Westminster from further provincial qualifying. “We couldn’t find the one (point),” said Hyacks coach Peter Sommerfeldt. “We had our successes. We played hard right to the buzzer.” In semifinal action, Burnaby South lost to No. 7-ranked Vancouver College 86-70, despite a game-high 25 points from wing Martin Bogajev. “It was like we didn’t come out. I don’t think we came out hard enough, and they came out really hard,” said Bogajev. “They played good and we played bad.” In Lower Mainland AAA boys’ play, St. Thomas More qualified for the B.C.’s and a shot at the Mainland title, following an 85-70 victory over McNair. Byrne Creek also stayed alive, defeating Lord Byng 77-71. Stanley Ho and Bodi Geoffrey paced the Bulldogs with 15 points apiece. Junior guard Malik Holmes drained four straight free throws down the stretch that quelled a late Lord Byng rally. “It was a two-point game at one stretch and (Malik) hit those four free throws and we didn’t look back,” said Byrne Creek head coach Bal Dhillon. Medal games will be played at the Richmond Oval on Friday.

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CIRCLE THE WAGON by Maria Tallarico

Jason Lang/THE RECORD

It’s over: The Grandview Steelers, in white, exited the Paciﬁc Junior Hockey League playoffs in four straight games, following a 7-2 loss to the Richmond Sockeyes in their ﬁrst round best-of-seven series at the Burnaby Winter Club on Wednesday.

Season comes down to ﬁnal weekend Simon Fraser University held on to its tenuous hold on first place in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League following a winless road trip last week. The Clan earned a single point, while dropping a 4-3 decision to Eastern Washington University in a shootout on Feb. 21. Second star Aaron Enns sent the game to extra time with SFU’s second goal of the third period and less than two minutes to play. On the following day, SFU then fell 32 to second-place and defending league champion Selkirk College in Castlegar.

Andrew Parent garnered the game’s second star, stopping 35 shots in goal for the Clan. Jared Eng tied the score 2-2 late in the middle period with a shorthanded goal. Simon Fraser wraps up its regular season on Vancouver Island against the University of Victoria on Saturday. Selkirk, which trails SFU by a single point in the current standings, has two games left this weekend. The first round of BCIHL playoffs starts on March 7.

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