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Carrying the torch New Westminster police ofﬁcers joined the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics this week. The run made its way through New Westminster July 7, including stops at the New Westminster Police Department headquarters, the Transit Police station in Sapperton and the Justice Institute of B.C. More than 650 law enforcement ofﬁcials took part in the July 5 to 8 event, before carrying the Flame of Hope into the opening ceremonies for the Special Olympics Canada 2014 Summer Games being held at UBC.

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Expect changes in local schools: union BY NIKI HOPE REPORTER

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Support staff in New Westminster schools are overworked and burnt out and won’t be putting in extra hours or working outside their job description come September, the president of the local Canadian Union of Public Employees warned the board of education recently. Marcel Marsolais said CUPE staff won’t be going above and beyond, and the news comes at a time when the district has slashed about 51 support staff jobs. “Things are going to be different, and they’re not going to be great for students, they’re not going to be great for staff, because we are going to make it really clear

to our members … they’re not going to do anymore than they have to do, because they can’t anymore,” Marsolais said. Last month, CUPE negotiated a provincial framework agreement with the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association, the government’s bargaining agent. Marsolais chairs the CUPE bargaining committee that negotiated the agreement with the province, which includes a 5.5 per cent raise over five years, more hours for education assistants and a better health plan. The government agreed to fully fund salary increases, as opposed to the previous pay raise, which the school district had to fund out of existing budget, requiring staff cuts to cover the cost.

New Westminster Secondary Individual locals will have School, also addressed the board until Nov. 30 to ratify the conat its last meeting of the school tracts with their respective school year before summer break. districts in order to be includShe noted all of the additional ed in the provincial framework work CUPE staffers do. agreement. “Frankly, I feel like I am doing There are issues to work far more than my job description through at the local level, … and I don’t know how much Marsolais said. respect we get for doing that,” “(The employer) could go a she told the board. “I don’t know little further with some job security clauses,” he said. Marcel Marsolais if senior administrators are aware of how many hours we put in.” The union also wants to CUPE The district and the union sat resolve issues related to contracting out to non-union workers, the union down for local negotiations this week, superintendent John Gaiptman told The president said. CUPE executive member Charlene Record. Ducholke, who works as a secretary at ◗Union Page 8

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ON MY BEAT CAYLEY DOBIE

The Record’s crime reporter, Cayley Dobie, recently sat down with the New Westminster Police Department’s two previous chief constables and its current leader to hear how policing in the Royal City has changed since the mid’90s. This issue, we look at how far the department has come since the struggles of the mid-’90s and what contributed to its success.

hen it was announced in 2011 that Dave Jones would be promoted to chief constable of the New Westminster Police Department, the then-chief, Lorne Zapotichny, hailed it as a success. It was the first time in more than a decade that an officer had worked his way from the bottom of the department all the way to the chief’s office. Jones started with the department as a reserve in the early ’80s and became a constable in 1986. The ambitious officer headed the street crime unit during the peak of the city’s crime problems and is one of the remaining officers to have held every rank in the department, including the discontinued corporal rank. But Jones credits much of his success to his two predecessors, Zapotichny and Peter Young. Jones says he learned how to communicate effectively with the members and use what they tell him to make decisions that benefit the department as a whole – and ultimately the city. “When it comes to making a decision it’s not about just saying, ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ or just giving your answer, but it was about learning to ask one word before and that was, ‘Why?’ It’s a big difference as to what happens,” Jones says. It’s this type of communication that led the department to make the change to the new Ford Explorer police vehicles that can be spotted cruising the streets of the Royal City. The department was looking at updating its fleet of cruisers and instead of just making the decision for the department, Jones encouraged officers at all

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Fresh outlook: Chief Dave Jones of the New Westminster Police Department with one of the new Ford Explorer police vehicles that are on the streets of the city. Jones says. “It’s our job in manranks to get involved. agement to deliver the tools and “They (the officers) looked stuff they need, and then they at the new Ford Taurus and the know they’ve got the support.” Dodge Charger and this vehicle Zapotichny agrees with Jones (the Explorer) and whatever and says he tried to vehicle we would carry on a tradition throw at them, and of caring when he we let those members took over from Young go to the track, we in 2000. By caring let them test-drive about the officers at them, we let them go the bottom, the New out and sit in them,” Westminster Police Jones says. “We talked Department has about putting equipdeveloped a reputament in: How would tion as one of the best you fit a prisoner in police services in the them? We sat tall, province, Zapotichny short, thin, wide out adds. there and then we “Since Peter came had a vehicle that in, and where we are they came to us and now with Dave, we’ve said, ‘This meets all made huge, huge of our needs. This progress because it is the one that works very quickly became for everybody.’ And A special series known throughout not just by a bit, it was by Cayley Dobie the policing universe hands down.” in the province that Once the members we were the best made their choice, equipped, we had the Jones presented the best uniforms, we had the best of proposal to the city explaining the research the officers had done the best and … I look back down at Peter and what I learned from and the benefits of moving to a that was that if you want your sport utility vehicle. The board people to feel good you have was impressed, and the officers to give them the tools that they were granted their request. need to do their job,” Zapotichny “That decision was made by says. getting the members involved Since Young was brought in and actually empowering the as chief constable in 1996, the members to look at every car,”

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department has been on the road to recovery. It faced many obstacles in the late ’90s with street crime, gang violence and drug trafficking all peaking at once, but Young laid down the tracks for both Zapotichny and Jones to follow, and follow they did. In order to make the department as effective as possible, Jones has spent most of his time as chief creating relationships with the numerous integrated units at work in the Lower Mainland. Units such as the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team and Lower Mainland District Emergency Response Team all play a vital role in assisting the New Westminster Police Department. “That’s the big role right now, leveraging relationships,” Jones says. “Like E-Comm, our relationship with IHIT (Integrated Homicide Investigation Team) and LMD ERT (Lower Mainland District Emergency Response Team). Those have been big, in terms of all the service delivery, too.” By taking advantage of regional units, Jones has been able to free up department resources to address current challenges facing the department today – challenges like mental health. The New Westminster Police

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Mayor has questions on the referendum

said of the transportation vision and investment plan. “What we are asking for is, Metro Vancouver may- how do we do any more ors are puzzled by the than we have already done? government’s stance on We have actually done funding for regional transit every single thing that was asked of us. Remember, we initiatives. The Mayors’ Council didn’t ask for the referenon regional transporta- dum. I’ll be quite frank; we tion recently presented have always said it’s not going to be a propTransportation erty tax because Minister Todd we believe there Stone with its is a better way of 30-year transdoing it.” portation vision Wright, viceand investment chair of the plan, something Mayors’ Council, the minister had hopes to get a requested so a response from referendum could the transportation be held regarding minister and have funding of transit Wayne Wright more clarity on the in the region. better way issue at its July 29 In a June 27 letter to Stone, the Mayors’ meeting. Although the Mayor’s Council stated that it continues to believe “the refer- Council believes the issue endum is not sound policy” of transportation and tranand the province is abrogat- sit funding is too “complex ing its regional responsibil- and important” of an issue ity by not taking a more to be decided by a referenactive and supportive role dum, in order to comply in its implementation of with provincial legislation, it has suggested the referentransit and transportation. “What we did within the dum be held in March 2015 12 short weeks that we had – if it goes ahead. The Mayors’ Council was phenomenal. It was a big grind. It took a lot of also believes the TransLink time,” Mayor Wayne Wright governance model doesn’t BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

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Department created a new position last year to deal with increased wait-times for officers dropping patients off at Royal Columbian Hospital. The new position of mental health intervention coordinator, held by Const. Arthur Wlodyka, was meant as a pilot project but was quickly adopted as an official position. The creation of such a position has helped reduce the time officers spend waiting to check patients into the hospital. Wlodyka has also created a database, which is accessible by all patrol officers, that lists clients with known mental health problems and who officers should contact if they respond to a call involving the individual. “Everything we look at now is strategic. We’re looking (strategically) as to why we need another resource, what is that resource being hired to do, and what will they help alleviate?” Jones says. A more recent need Jones says the department is looking to address is the increase in truck traffic in the city. The department announced earlier this year it was creating a commercial vehicle inspection unit comprised of two civilians whose sole duty will be to inspect commercial vehicles for safety violations. “The Pattullo Bridge won’t be rebuilt tomorrow, and even if it was, the amount of containers coming out of Queensborough and Richmond to get to the northeast sector is huge, and New West is going to be the way to go and we need to enforce both safety and compliance as they come through the city,” Jones says. Both Young and Zapotichny have commended Jones on his work as chief constable, but Jones admits, the success of the department is a reflection of the hard work all its members put in. “The depth he’s got right down to sergeant and staff sergeant level. I think Lorne (Zapotichny), you would agree, and that’s a lot of credit to you, too. We’re not giving Dave all the credit,” Young laughs. Next time, The Record discusses the future of the department and whether or not Chief Const. Dave Jones intends to be part of that future. Follow Cayley Dobie on Twitter, @cayleydobie

have the key funding tools necessary to address the region’s needs. Soon after the Mayors’ Council released its transportation vision and investment plan, the transportation minister stated the province wouldn’t allow the province’s current carbon tax to be used to fund transit expansion. “The Mayors’ Council finds the government’s position on the possible funding sources to be puzzling (rejection of the carbon tax and support for

property tax increases and mobility pricing) given the continuing reliance on the somewhat arbitrary and ambiguous funding source criteria identified by the province (being affordable for families, having no negative impact on the economy, being regional in nature and not impacting provincial revenue),” stated the June 27 letter. The Mayors’ Council proposed six revenue sources to fund the additional $400 million required annually by year 12 of the plan:

! a reallocation of the transportation-related carbon tax, which is now collected by the province; ! a new regional carbon tax; ! a toll on the Pattullo Bridge when it is replaced; ! an average two per cent annual transit fare increase; ! mobility pricing, including distance-based road charges; ! land value capture – a mechanism that allows TransLink to retain a portion of increased land values related to transporta-

tion investments. The 30-year vision calls for a tolled four-lane Pattullo Bridge, light rail transit lines in Surrey, an extension of the Millennium Line along the Broadway corridor to Arbutus, a 25 per cent increase in bus service, maintenance and upgrades to the 2,300 kilometres of the region’s major road network to keep vehicles and goods moving, and expansions to SeaBus service, HandyDart service, West Coast Express and existing SkyTrain lines.

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Game on: Dean Gibson, the city’s director of parks, culture and recreation, and Bob Lenarduzzi, president of the Vancouver Whitecaps, announced a memorandum of understanding that could see pro soccer coming to New West.

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A proposal that could see professional soccer come to New Westminster is scoring points with some community members. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the City of New Westminster have signed a memorandum of understanding to work toward launching a United Soccer Leagues (USL) PRO franchise in New Westminster. If the application is successful, the club could launch its first season in March 2015 at Queen’s Park Stadium. “Soccer in the Royal City has the highest user base out of all sports being played in our city. It is growing in leaps and bounds, with 1,200 registered team players and with over 2,000 kids participating in our programs year-round,” said Guy Ciprian, president of Royal City Youth Soccer Club. “As the biggest growing sport in our province, we believe that this is great news for soccer in New Westminster, and is very fitting since the first recorded soccer game in the province was recorded on Victoria Day, May 24, 1862, in New Westminster.” Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi was at city hall on Tuesday to unveil the plan to the public, along with the Dean Gibson, the city’s director of parks, culture and recreation. Two representatives of Royal City Youth Soccer were also in attendance to hear about the proposal. “This is great news for soccer fans, soccer fans in New West obviously,” said Peter Van Garderen, a member of the Royal City Youth Soccer executive. “Let’s hope it means more facilities. One thing that could happen is the Whitecaps come down and have a great facility and the kids end up peering over the fence of the field. That won’t help the kids. As a soccer fan, that’s fantastic – you can go see games.” Van Garderen said the community needs to put its “visionary cap” on and see how the proposal can be made to benefit local residents and athletes as well. Ideally, he’d like to see a soccer-specific complex built at Queen’s Park so soccer teams don’t have to compete with other sports groups for field time. Lenarduzzi said New Westminster is an ideal place for the USL PRO team because

it is central and is a vibrant community. While the Whitecaps are “very excited” about the potential of bringing a team to New Westminster, he said other cities have expressed an interest in hosting the team. Gibson said the city will get to work immediately consulting with the community and sports groups about the proposal for Queen’s Park Stadium, which is currently used by soccer and baseball teams. The Whitecaps are working to a Sept. 15 deadline from the USL to put in their application. “I know lots of people in the neighbourhood are sports fans. I know a couple who live quite close to Queen’s Park, and they like the sounds of sporting events happening in the park. That is what it is there for,” said David Brett, president of the Queen’s Park Residents’ Association. For “Other people are more concerned more about impacts from traffic and photos, cars. I think any plan would have scan to address transport.” with The Queen’s Park Residents’ Layar Association hopes to “get a jump” on the proposal and meet as soon as possible. “The initial reaction I’ve had from people I’ve talked to has been positive, but we need to get the consultation going as soon as possible,” Brett said. “We are going to get on it.” Brett, whose home is across the street from Queen’s Park, personally thinks it’s a “great idea” as the stadium is underutilized. He said the main entrance to the park is on First Street at Third Avenue, which is a “kind of relic” of history as McBride Boulevard and the Pattullo Bridge didn’t exist when the part was created. “It was laid out to face the population centre of New Westminster. Because I live on First Street, I know there is a lot of confused people trying to find out how to get into the park,” he said, noting northbound motorists can’t access the park from McBride Boulevard. “The way McBride Boulevard and Pattullo Bridge looks today is not how it is going to look in the future. There may be an opportunity to, especially if you have potentially 3,000 people coming to a major sporting event, there may be potential to re-envisage how people get in and out of the park off of McBride. That is pure speculation.”

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Please, don’t become a summertime statistic data about water-related fatalities, sends It just doesn’t feel like summer until some sobering reminders about the need you’ve gotten into – or onto – the water. to play safe around water. And with New Westminster’s prime The report shows that children aged location on the banks of the Fraser one to four are most at risk, accountRiver, not to mention several beautiful ing for more than 20 per cent public pools to choose from, of all deaths stemming from we’ve got more than our fair unexpected falls around water. share of water to enjoy. THE RECORD Those falls, by the way, hapSadly, far too often, sumpened in all sorts of places mertime enjoyment of the water ends in tragedy for Canadian fam- – along shorelines, at poolsides and by wharfs. ilies. “A drowning can happen very quickA recent report from the Canadian ly, and it is critical that children have Red Cross, which compiles 20 years of

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lifejackets on whenever they are near the water,” said Rick Caissie, director general of prevention and safety with the Canadian Red Cross. Parents, please, take those words to heart: Be sure your children are protected around water, even if you’re sure you’re watching them. Every parent knows how fast small children can move, and a fall can happen in the blink of an eye. And don’t be too complacent about your own safety, either. On average, 525 people drown in

Canada every year – and that’s people of all ages. Not surprisingly, for people over 15, alcohol is a contributing factor in nearly 40 per cent of those deaths. Not to say you shouldn’t enjoy a cold one, but be smart about it – and don’t put yourself or anyone else at risk while you’re doing so. Enjoy the water, by all means. But please, stay safe. We don’t want to write a story about you becoming another statistic this summer.

Mr. Speed gets a Liberal boost

over and over. he guy behind me clearly Then something happened. wanted the speed limit Mr. Speed must have lost his raised. NOW! train of thought (or whatever his We were heading along the brain does) for a moment, just main highway, just two lanes of as they were approachtraffic, one lane each ing a red light, and he way. smashed into the driver I was not going BOB GROENEVELD he had been tormentfast enough. ing. He sat on my As I discovered when I pulled bumper, then slipped back a bit over to bear witness, Mr. Speed … and rushed right back to my had been drinking and stunk of bumper. alcohol. Over and over, he did this. And now I had his Cousin A typical highway bully, he was a road-rage incident waiting Dufus worrying my back bumper. to happen. These are the guys, I am conHere’s the thing, though: we vinced, who vote for the political were in a line of traffic stretchparty that Gordon Campbell ing as far forward as I could see, bequeathed us. and as far back as my rear-views Campbell himself was caught could reveal. driving drunk in Hawaii, and his Neither of us was going to go sycophants passed it off as no any faster than we were going. big deal. His premier successor In fact, I was kind of pleased Christy Clark made light of runat the speed, considering the ning stop lights – with her kid in volume of traffic: the limit was the car, no less. 80 km/h, and we were veritably Campbell/Clark right-hand zooming along at 70-75 km/h. man Rich Coleman killed photoUsually, on that stretch of radar in response to complaints road, at that time of day, in that that it wasn’t “fair” to ticket part of the week, you’re lucky to them without giving them a break 60. fighting chance to play “spot the But that was not sufficient cop car.” for Dufus behind me. The speed Mr. Speed and Cousin Dufus limit was 80, and he was going and the rest of the clan were plato go 80 … over and over and cated, and average over-the-limit over again. speeds on our highways shot up Was he making me sweat a an extra 10 km/h overnight. bit? Darned right. Coincidentally (or not?), that I’d seen a driver do that to the period shortly after photo-radar car ahead of him before. They was nixed saw a flurry of horwere both just ahead of me in traffic. The one guy kept rushing rific car crashes. the bumper of the guy ahead, ◗Speed Page 7

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Need for standards in B.C. Dear Editor:

The current impasse between B.C.’s public school teachers and the provincial government reminds me a lot of my experiences during the 1990s and early 2000s advocating on behalf of adults with severe mental illnesses: two outwardly appearing-to-be-rational parties taking what are plainly out-of-touch bargaining positions – made worse by both sides not basing their objectives on neutrally established service-delivery criteria. The root defect in the contract negotiation procedures between the B.C. teachers and the B.C. government is that in British Columbia there aren’t any impartially established, set-in-law education standards that this province’s teachers and their de facto employer, the B.C. government, would be required to use as a basis during bargaining. So what is needed? The establishment of an impartial, permanent “provincial public education standards authority” whose terms of reference would include setting mandatory education standards that every K-12 public school in B.C. would have to adhere to. Education standards would include: maximum numbers of pupils per class; maximum numbers of special needs students per class; minimum numbers of classroom assistants per class; hours of preparatory work teachers are paid for; etc. In order to insulate a standards authority from improper and/or counterproductive political (or other) interference, such a body would best be established under the

impartial aegis of B.C.’s lieutenant-governor, perhaps by way of a Royal Charter or writ – with membership appointed by the lieutenant-governor, based on consultation with stakeholders, for no less than seven-year terms. If provincewide public school education standards were established by a standards authority, such standards should be formally evaluated and, if necessary, updated on a bi-annual (or tri-annual) basis by way of a transparent and inclusive consultative process that would enable the involvement of representatives of all major stakeholders such as teachers, the government and parents, while ensuring that interested taxpayers have avenues for input as well. After an education standards authority was set up and provincewide education standards established, B.C.’s auditor general (or a similar public funding expenditure watchdog) should be tasked with projecting the costs to B.C.’s annual budget for delivering K-12 education – based upon the standards – while factoring in potential salary levels for teachers and other provincial school districts’ employees. Then, in the future, both sides would know from the start what the costs for delivering education are, and negotiations could focus not only on how much money the government of the day can be “forced” to cough up, but also how much, and where, B.C.’s teachers are prepared to give – and make compromises – in order to ensure that the provincial public education standards authority can be implemented.

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Mr. Speed, Dufus, and their fast and furious ilk continue to complain that they aren’t allowed to drive as fast as they should – actually, as fast as they’d like. The real menaces on the road, they point out, are those who frustrate them into doing stupid things by sticking close to the speed limit. Using impeccable NRA logic, they point out, “Speed doesn’t kill, bad drivers kill.”

That assumes, of course, that the faster you drive, the better a driver you are. And it appears that this government, extending the Campbell road vision yet again, is acceding to their guttural vocalizations. Interestingly, the B.C. Truckers Association – made up of the people who probably know the road as well as anyone – opposed the government’s proposal to raise speed limits. Some of their reasoning is instructive. They’re not

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going to go faster, because it messes with the return on their fuel investment – and it’s simply not safe: a loaded tractor-trailer running at 90 km/h takes 107 metres to come to stop, but adding just 15 km/h to the speed adds 73 metres to the stop distance. And Speed and Dufus will put their complaints pedal to the metal again in no time flat. Bob Groeneveld is the editor of the Langley Advance, a sister paper of The Record.

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Police respond to spike in stolen cars BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

The New Westminster Police Department is stepping up some of its enforcement efforts and targeting auto thieves after noticing a recent spike in stolen vehicles. The police department is reporting that 120 vehicles were reported stolen in New Westminster between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2014. In addition, there were 53 reports of attempted thefts of vehicles. During this same six-month period in 2013, there were 71 reported vehicle thefts and 19 reported attempts. “We have been having excellent success lowering our crime

rates in recent years,” Chief Const. Dave Jones said in a press release. “Quite simply, we are not going to accept this kind of bump in our auto theft rates – we are going to be aggressive and target those responsible.” In an effort to reduce the number of stolen vehicles, police will be ramping up surveillance of auto theft suspects in New Westminster, increasing forensic processing of recovered stolen vehicles and focusing on following up on the forensic hits that result through fingerprints, DNA etc., and focusing on compliance checks for prolific offenders on court-ordered conditions. They’ll also be liaising with the provincial auto theft unit

(IMPACT) for increased enforcement in the New Westminster area. “While increased enforcement and targeting of prolific offenders can be used to combat this problem, the public can also play a significant role in reducing auto theft by following certain vehicle theft prevention tips,” said Staff Sgt. Paul Hyland. While police will be doing what they can to bring down the numbers of auto thefts, they advise motorists to take note of these tips from ICBC for protecting vehicles from auto theft. ◗ Use an anti-theft device – electronic immobilizers are the best protection. They’re hard wired into vehicles and shut down

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Fun for kids at RCH

Helping kids: The New Westminster Firefighters’ Charitable Society purchased TVs for the pediatrics unit at Royal Columbian Hospital. Pat Gall, site service manager, firefighter Ryan Blatter, Ramona Fonseka, site service manager, and firefighter Trevor Tougas were on hand for the delivery. Larry Wright/THE RECORD

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New Westminster firefighters want to help ease the boredom of sick kids stuck in Royal Columbian Hospital. The New Westminster Firefighters’ Charitable Society has purchased five 32-inch televisions, five DVD/Blu-Ray players and wall mounts for the gadgets for the pediatrics unit at Royal Columbian Hospital. “The idea is they are going to go in each room,” said firefighter Glen Bailey. “Right now, the only way the kids can watch TV is if the parents pay.” The New Westminster Firefighters’ Charitable Society raises funds through activities like its Christmas tree chipping, a charity hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks Alumni and the shred-athon. Funds

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Top 5 fun things to do in New Westminster this weekend ◗P12 Historical cemetery tour offers insights into people’s lives ◗P14

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nterested in the hidden symbolism in cemeteries? If so, you’ll want to check out the New Westminster Historical Society’s upcoming presentation. Cemetery Symbolism: Hidden Meaning of What You See is the topic of the society’s July 16 presentation at the New Westminster Public Library. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event, which gets underway at 7:30 p.m. Dale Miller will lead this visual presentation about cemetery grave marker artwork and images, showing examples from local cemeteries and other burial sites. “Some of these images can add greatly to the information gathered from the reading of the marker’s inscription,” states a press release. “Many people who visit a cemetery to take in the overall landscape or to seek out a particular grave of family, friend, celebrity, or just for a simple walk, will often miss the additional detail and meaning that is included in a grave marker’s design or artwork. This presentation will show you what to look for and will suggest how this knowledge might add to your cemetery visits and perhaps to your family tree research.”

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Saving money: Scott Norris, shown here with wife Lesley and kids Wyatt and Luke, completed a home energy assessment through the city and will be taking advantage of the new rebates being offered by the HERO program.

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New West homeowners get a boost with energy-efﬁciency rebates and incentives BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

The City of New Westminster may be the hero you’re looking for if your goal is to save on your energy bill. The city is providing local homeowners with access to new rebates and incentives through the Home Energy Rebate Offer (HERO) program by FortisBC and B.C. Hydro. In collaboration with the city’s community energy program, Energy Save New West, the HERO program will make thousands of dollars in rebates and incentives available to homeowners who are undertaking energy efficiency upgrades in their homes. “We’re excited to support the new program,” Energy Save New West project coordinator Ryan Coleman said in a press release. “Our goal is to make it easier for New Westminster homeowners to get access to the rebates that are available by helping identify any energy inefficiencies in their home and recommending upgrade options that will save

like Energy Save New West,” said Norris, them energy and money down the line.” HERO program rebates are designed to whose family will be one of the first to take offset the costs of home energy upgrades, advantage of the new rebates offered by HERO. “Home renovations can so homeowners can improve the be a complicated and stressful comfort of their home and enjoy process, but their technical energy lower energy costs. This program coach was able to provide us with is available to all registered mem“Home renova- objective advice, and helped us bers of Energy Save New West prioritize our home upgrades so and includes rebates on a vari- tions can be a could gain access to the latest ety of upgrade measures such as complicated and we grants and incentives.” insulation, heating systems, winIt’s the latest move the city has dows and ventilation. stressful protaken on the energy front, having According to the city, the value introduced free energy assessment of the rebates range between $25 cess, but their and $1,200, and the program also technical energy to local businesses and residents in 2013. offers a bonus $750 rebate with New Westminster homeownthe installation of three or more coach was able ers registered in the Energy Save qualifying upgrades. to provide us New West program are currently Since its launch in 2013, more eligible to receive a home energy than 200 participants have reg- with objective efficiency assessment at the subsiistered with Energy Save New advice.” dized rate of $60. This is a limited West, including local resident and time offer to homeowners and new homeowner Scott Norris. SCOTT NORRIS a savings of $240 on the regular With the help of Energy Save homeowner cost. New West, he’s completed a home To register with Energy Save energy assessment that identified several energy saving opportunities and a New West and book an energy assessment for your home, register online at www.ener roadmap for future upgrades. “It’s great to have access to a local program gysavenewwest.ca or call 604-515-3818.

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hether you’re into culture or community, there’s something for you this weekend – just be sure to slap on some sunscreen if you’re heading to one of the outdoor suggestions. We are continuing with our popular feature, The Record’s Top Five (or More) Things to Do This Weekend and offer the following suggestions for July 11 to 13. Grab a blanket or some folding chairs and head to Queen’s Park, where the free outdoor summer movie series gets underway on Friday, July 11. The series kicks off with the hit Disney movie Frozen, which is bound to have a few kids belting out the musical hits from the flick. The movie takes place in the Queen’s Park Stadium at dusk, but doors open at 7 p.m. Say goodbye to all that unwanted paperwork at the New Westminster

at the book launch that’s Firefighters’ Charitable taking place on Saturday, Society’s annual shredJuly 12 from 1:30 to 3:30 athon. Not only can you p.m. in the Arts Council of have all your paperwork shredded on site (by dona- New Westminster Gallery in Queen’s Park (inside tion) but you can also lisCentennial Lodge). ten to some musical entertainment, enjoy Motor on a barbecue or down to munch on some Columbia popcorn. The Street for this shred-athon is year’s KeyWest taking place on Ford Show and Saturday, July Shine. The free 12 from 10 a.m. event features to 2 p.m. at the classic and cusCanada Games tom vehicles, Pool parking vintage and lot, 65 East electric bikes, Sixth Ave. food vendors, (or more) beer gardens Enjoy a Things to do and live entermeet and greet (with this weekend tainment on Columbia wine and Street. It’s taking place on cheese) as Candice James Sunday, July 13 from 10 and Manolis have a a.m. to 5 p.m. on Columbia double book launch of Street. their latest works. Manolis will read from Autumn Beat the heat and enjoy Leaves, and James will a dip in one of the city’s read from Purple Haze. outdoor pools. Moody Personalized books will Park is home to the city’s be available for purchase newest outdoor pool, but

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ourism related to cemeteries, both as a general interest and as a personal quest for a particular grave, remains popular for travellers around the globe. People seek out the final resting places of world figures, stars from the entertainment world, sports heroes, renowned individuals, wartime casualties or any number of other possibilities. Whatever the level of interest – it is popular. We are frequently asked for directions to many specific burial sites in New Westminster cemeteries. Some favourites are: Raymond Burr (actor), Cyrus Peck (VC medal winner), John Deighton (“Gassy Jack”), Frances Herring (author), Captain William Irving (riverboat captain), Arthur Wellesley

Gray (politician), Brownie Peebles (opera singer), Sally Gribble (founder of MADD) and many others. But what else is there to see in a cemetery? What is hidden in plain view on the marker that might tell you more about the departed? If you are working on a family tree what might you learn by seeing the actual grave marker? What artwork might adorn the monument? So many things are possible. You might find fraternal organizations, religious affiliations, political or union connections, societal or cultural links, or simple distinct ties to such items as sports teams, musical groups, and so on. Other symbols might link to nationality, cultural/ethnic background, historical/ ancestral roots and sometimes entire family histories. Other symbols show images related to occupation, recreational interests, artistic/creative leanings, military affiliations and social ties. Much can be assumed from viewing a grave

marker inscribed with a guitar, a tugboat, a hunter, a microphone, the masks of drama and comedy, musical notes, a teddy bear, a train engine, golf clubs, a fishing rod, and so it goes on and on. Depending on the time period in which you find the individual, there is a lot to learn in the context of the years in question. People working on a family tree are often thrilled at what they learn from a grave stone. They are surprised to find out a name or date, familial origin or religious leanings. There is so much to see, to understand and to learn about. Some is important from a family history standpoint, while other things are just interesting to know. Coming up on July 16 (7:30 p.m. in the New Westminster Public Library auditorium) the Historical Society presentation will see Dale Miller give a presentation in words and images on the topic of cemeteries, titled “Cemetery Symbolism: Hidden Meaning of What You See.”

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Around Town: Forum looks at reasons to invest in New West ◗ continued from page 11

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Fairy-tale lessons on inner beauty HEALTHWISE

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y beautiful daughter turns 16 this week. Once upon a time, when we were all much younger, a favourite family ritual was to make up a fresh bedtime story each night. By capturing the experiences, thoughts and feelings of my children’s day, I engaged their imaginations while providing parental lessons both subtle and obvious. What follows was a favourite inspired by the funny faces my then eight-year-old daughter made. Parents have always warned their children that their faces may freeze that way. Of course, there is some medical truth in this. In our 30s, we discover that our parents were right after all. Our wrinkles reveal our habitual emotions with lines betraying smiles or frowns. I trust that my daughter

will remember this story for its deeper lessons about real beauty, that inspires us more than a striking physical appearance and real love, the recognition of that beauty within. To be truly loved is to be accepted and cherished just as we are. As we age, we wrinkle and weaken, shorten and sag, yet authentic love sees a beauty that persists. As Yeats wrote in his poem When You Are Old, “How many loved your moments of glad grace, and loved your beauty with love false or true, but one man loved the pilgrim soul in you, and loved the sorrows of your changing face.”

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On the day she was born, Princess Michelle had the most beautiful face ever seen. She was certainly the most beautiful baby the doctor had ever delivered. At the moment of her birth, he couldn’t resist pinching her dimpled cheeks. The newborn princess frowned, wrinkled her brows and scrunched up

her nose. So shocked with this scary transformation, the doctor nearly dropped her. One day, the queen, while feeding the princess, could not resist pinching her precious dimpled cheeks. The pretty princess frowned, wrinkled her brows and scrunched up her nose. The queen was startled and Princess Michelle spat up her milk into the queen’s eyes. At the princess’ baptism, everyone in the court, all of the villagers, and each of the forest fairies came to adore her and bring gifts. Each visitor was enchanted by her incredibly sweet face. No one could resist pinching her soft dimpled cheeks. The royal baby soon grew weary of this. Just at the moment the Pink Fairy approached her crib, raising her wand to grant a spell of eternal beauty, Princess Michelle frowned, wrinkled her brow and scrunched up her nose. So shocked was the Pink Fairy that she dropped her magic wand into the crib. After an explosion of starry flashes, the Pink Fairy was nowhere to be found.

The king and queen rushed to their daughter’s side but with one look at her once sweet face, the king fainted. The queen, who could not see quite as clearly because of the milk in her eyes, quickly bundled up the princess in a soft blanket and hid her from the eyes of the court. The face of the once beautiful princess was frozen with her frown, wrinkled brow and scrunched nose. The effect on others was immediate and frightening. One look upon the princess’ face caused a reflex of fear. Only one person in the kingdom was able to look upon her features and not freeze. The queen whose eyes had been clouded by

warm milk could not see the frown, the wrinkles and the scrunch. Though still loved by her parents the princess grew up in the dark so that even she could not gaze upon her own features in a mirror. No one else would be frozen by her frightening features. Servants brought Princess Michelle her meals to this darkened room lit only by a single candle in its farthest corner. They would only see the outline of her body, which appeared like a shadow. Her voice and her heart remained sweet and kind. Each visitor would be entranced by her gentle spirit. She had many

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Two male passengers from New West died in 2010 drunk-driving crash in Burnaby BY CAYLEY DOBIE REPORTER cdobie@royalcityrecord.com

One choice can forever change a person’s life – or end it. Alyssa Alanis survived a horrific crash more than four years ago in Burnaby. She recently spoke with media about her experience in the hopes that it’ll discourage others from drinking and driving. “I think this is a common message that everyone’s hearing, don’t drink and drive,” Alanis told The Record. Alanis was one of seven youths involved in a serious crash on Feb. 27, 2010 in Burnaby. The driver of the vehicle was impaired and lost control of his vehicle while speeding down Willingdon Avenue near Still Creek Drive shortly after 1 a.m. The car struck a lamppost causing it to become airborne and flip several times. “Before you make that choice, don’t forget, you need to think about the consequences of the choice that you make,” Alanis said. “The consequence of one simple choice that you can make can change not only your life but it can change others’. Not only

change it but it can end it.” The driver and front passenger of the vehicle that crashed in 2010 managed to escape the crash unscathed, the five people sitting in the back of the car, including Alanis, weren’t as lucky. Three female passengers, two from New West and one from Vancouver, were severely injured while two male passengers, also from New West, died – including Alanis’ boyfriend. According to Cpl. Robert McDonald, Alanis was near death and wasn’t expected to survive – it is a miracle she was able to recover. “A story like this one, again for me I’ve been 30 years with the RCMP, and we’ve gone to several accidents. We always hear of people that sometime survive, most of them don’t survive,” he said. “We were told there was zero chance of survival.” McDonald said doctors originally told Alanis’ family that she would likely never walk or talk again, so her progress over the past four years is remarkable. She still suffers from lingering brain damage, and she has a shunt to remove excess fluid from her brain. Alanis’ mother, Gigi, told The Record that the injury to her daughter’s brain has affected her decision-making abilities, which means she can’t attend school or have a job.

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Cautionary tale: Alyssa Alanis was one of three youths severely injured in a car accident in February 2010. Two people were killed in the accident, while two others walked away unscathed. An impaired driver was driving the car she was riding in. Prior to the accident, the 18year-old (now nearly 22 years old) was a budding musician with a promising career ahead of her. The singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist had toured with local band the Boom Booms the summer before the crash. Since that night, however, she strug-

gles to remember events, she can no longer play music and only recently did she begin to sing again. “For us, when we see something like that, it’s very powerful,” McDonald said. New Westminster police joined Mounties from across the Lower Mainland for a one-night

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DUI: Driver gets three-year prison sentence, driving ban

The driver of the car that Alanis was “With the nice weather now, people riding in pled guilty to numerous charges, are going to go out. If you’re going to con- including three counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm, two sume any type of alcohol or counts of impaired driving drugs, please plan a safe ride causing death, three counts home first,” McDonald said. of dangerous driving causing “Family and friends, if some- “Because of the bodily harm, and two counts body has consumed alcohol, please stop them from getting choice I made to of dangerous driving causing death. He was sentenced in the vehicle. … If the driver be a passenger to three years in prison and of the vehicle has been conhanded a 10-year driving ban. suming drugs or alcohol, don’t in this car, I While the driver serves jail get in the vehicle – the choice have to suffer time, the pain and anguish of is yours.” that evening in February 2010 For McDonald, every death with the will forever haunt Alanis and caused by impaired driving consequences.” her family. is one too many, and until it “Because of the choice I ends, he said, he and his fellow Alanis made to be a passenger in police officers will continue to Alyssa crash survivor this car, I have to suffer with operate road blocks in attempt the consequences,” she said. to catch drunk drivers. “I have been wonderfully “That’s our goal, to save improving, but it’s not easy.” lives and prevent deaths,” he added.

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Princess: The meaning of true beauty ◗ continued from page 17

The king and queen too enjoyed their daughter’s kind company and counsel. It is difficult to rule a kingdom. There is so much to think about and so many decisions to make. Princess Michelle was able to make their work easier and their hearts lighter. She had acquired wisdom beyond her years. They knew that one day she would be a fitting queen. Yet the king and queen worried that she would never marry. Her frightening face would certainly freeze the heart of even the warmest suitor. According to tradition, the princes from the surrounding kingdoms were allowed to ask for her hand in marriage when the princess was old enough to make her choice. The king and queen could not deny the parade of young men who came to meet the princess when that day arrived. Although they knew that most of these princes only wanted to acquire the riches of the kingdom, the king and queen felt they must warn them of the princess’ secret. None believed them. One by one, each prince would enter the princess’ meeting room, where he would try to

convince her to accept his hand in marriage. The princess told each prince that she sought only true love – love that would last regardless of age, illness or appearances. After each prince promised such love, she would open the curtains of the window revealing her frown, wrinkled brow and scrunched up nose. One by one, each prince froze in fear and had to be carried out by her servants. The princess was heartbroken. It seemed she would never find true love. No prince would see past her scary face. At that moment of need, her best friend, Peter came to comfort her. He knew her better than anyone in the whole world and he knew that she had beauty within. Peter then revealed his secret. He was also a prince, and he had always loved her. Before she could stop him, he opened the curtains of the window, gazed into her eyes but instead of fainting or freezing, he smiled and kissed her. Princess Michelle felt her face transform – her frown melted into a smile, her brow relaxed and her nose unscrunched. The room was filled with a wondrous light, and the kingdom was

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New Westminster Public Library is celebrating the summer with its fourth annual Summer Reading Club for Adults. What Are You Reading started on Monday, July 7 and will end on Aug. 31. We invite you to recommend your favourite books, to discover new ones and to enter the draws to win prizes. You can read anything and everything all summer long and let us know What You Are Reading by filling out a ballot. Enter often. You can also pick up a frequent reader card. When you come to the library, let us know you’ve been reading and we’ll stamp your card and give you three ballots

for each stamp. All the ballots will be entered in the grand prize draws to be held Sept. 1. Each week, as part of the Summer Reading Club for Adults, we will feature a genre of books and offer bookmarks with suggestions from your New Westminster librarians. The categories are: ! Who Done It? (mysteries); ! Just the Facts (non-fiction); ! Great Stories (fiction); ! Out of This World (science fiction and fantasy); ! Something New (learn something new); ! Food, Food and More Food (writings about food); ! It’s a Life (biographies); ! It’s in the Pictures (graphic novels); Check out the library’s

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Coming North to grow the game in U.S. scratch for players, parents and future officials. Everything was needed Shaydon Santos knows from creating an official more than most when it rule book, to proper equipcomes to box lacrosse. ment and skills and strateThe former 12-year gies to properly play the National Lacrosse League game. defensive standout and The results have been Whitby, Ont. product has encouraging. deep roots in Canada’s USBoxLa was the first indoor summer youth-based proTo sport. watch gram to play in It’s no surprise a video, Canada at the scan that when Santos Calgary Canada with called it a career Day Tournament Layar to set up the Box in 2009. Lacrosse Academy Since then, in California, he had a minor teams from his grand design. program have won gold Fast forward seven medals at the novice, banyears, and tam and most Santos added recently midget another new A levels piece to that “If the kids play “ W h a t solid foundastarted with tion when he the game the two teams has brought up an right way, I turned into all-star team eight teams this from Colorado knew they’d fall year,” Santos and California in love with it.” said, adding to take on five that a total of of the Lower 16 U.S. teams M a i n l a n d ’ s SHAYDON SANTOS joined him in USBoxLa head coach intermediCalgary this ate A clubs, year. including New What origiWestminster last Saturday. nally began with just nine Although the Americans kids has grown to 3,500, failed to win a game in and the numbers continue the week-long tour, they to climb nationwide. showed their competitiveOther like-minded ness and, most of all, had box veterans like forfun. mer Burnaby junior Ben “If the kids play the Prepchuk in Arizona have game the right way, I knew also started up box lacrosse they’d fall in love with cells that are popping it,” said Santos following up all over the States in the team’s final stop in Maryland, Massachusetts, Coquitlam on Tuesday. New York, Texas and elseSantos realized the where. current perception in the “They’re all our budUnited States regarding dies … We’re all box guys indoor lacrosse had to who love the game,” said change. Santos. “It’s just going to Most believe it to be a get easier and easier.” largely recreational indoor With the groundwork version of the field game for the teen program that is routinely played already sown and plans to with minimal equipment return again to B.C. next and six-foot nets, he said. year, Santos said the next Along with former hurdle will be planning Burnaby Laker and for when the players enter University of Denver junior-age eligibility. coach Matt Brown, who “We have to keep offerwas just recently named ing programs for them, NCAA assistant field so the natural thing is we lacrosse coach of the year, have to do a junior team. Santos started up the non- It’s good for the game,” profit U.S. Box Lacrosse he said. Association dedicated to Santos’ enthusiasm developing and promoting for the box game can the game down south. be excused if his dream The enterprise has been ◗Lacrosse Page 24 a textbook of starting from

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Cleared for takeoff: Royal City Track Club’s Ryan Jensen soars over a hurdle at the annual Trevor Craven Memorial track and ﬁeld meet at Swangard Stadium last weekend.

Salmonbellies take Game 1 of B.C. junior lax semiﬁnal BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

The New Westminster Salmonbellies opened the B.C. Junior Lacrosse League playoffs with a first-round win over Delta. The junior A ’Bellies jumped out to a quick 6-1 lead and then held the fort for a 15-11 victory over the fourth-place-finishing Islanders club at Queen’s Park Arena on Wednesday. Anthony Malcom led the first-period charge, scoring two of his three markers in the opening seven minutes of play. Adam Dickson also had a strong start, assisting on three of the Salmonbellies’ early tallies, including Brett Dobray’s game-opener at 1:28 of the period. But Delta was far from done. The Islanders regrouped and narrowed the gap to a pair of goals, before Dickson closed the period with a goal in the final minute. From the second period on, it was then anybody’s game, with New West outscoring the Islanders just 8-7. “We haven’t really been in this close a game all season. We needed something to build off of,” said New Westminster’s Quinn MacKay, who tallied the game-winning goal off the opening faceoff to start the third period. MacKay created a loose-ball turnover and then outmuscled a Delta defender to score in close at 10 seconds of the final period. “We let up and let that lead slip

away,” added MacKay. “We knew After McKay’s goal, Delta lost an they were going to come in and play equipment check charge on Penney, their A game. We can’t go into any and Johnny Pearson made the game thinking we’re going to roll- Islanders pay, scoring his third goal of the game on the ensuing delay-ofover them.” New West built up a five-goal game power play. Josh Byrne and Luke Gillespie lead to start the second period, but Delta rallied on two separate occas- both scored their second goals of sions to whittle the lead down to a the game unassisted to put the outcome safely in New single goal late in West’s favour. To view the frame. a video, Game 2 of the best-ofJonathan scan five series will be played Phillips, who “We just got to with at the Sungod Arena in led the Islanders Layar with three goals slow them down, Delta on Saturday. Game time is 7:30 p.m. and three helpers, get a touch on Slowing down the scored his hat trick goal speedy Islanders is at the in a three-goal flurry four them and get minutes apart to close the fresh legs out to top of the agenda, said MacKay. deficit to 10-9. “We just got to slow The key for Delta outrun them. We them down, get a touch was transition and tak- don’t want any on them and get fresh ing advantage of a rough legs out to outrun them,” outing by Salmonbellie of these games he said. “We don’t want starting goalie Ross to slip away.” any of these games to Bowman, who was slip away.” replaced by Eric Penney Game 3 of the series at the 14-minute mark of QUINN MacKAY New West runner will be back at Queen’s the middle period. Park at the regular home The former St. time of Tuesday (July 15) Catharines’ keeper came on and stopped 17 shots, while allowing at 8 p.m. If necessary, Games 4 and 5 just two third-period counters in would be played Saturday in Delta and Sunday in New West, respectnearly 27 minutes of play. Ryland Hood stopped 36 shots in ively. the Islanders’ cage. “Transition is going to be a key for sure. … If we can match them on The weekend series between that, we’ll be good for the series,” Coquitlam and the Victoria said Phillips. “We can’t afford those Shamrocks kicks off Saturday at the slow starts. … We got to figure that Coquitlam Sports Centre at 2:30 p.m. out. That 6-1 lead really cost us the Game 2 will be played on the Island game.” Sunday at Westhill Arena at 5 p.m.

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◗ AWARDS

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NWSS names award winners

Amanda Zacharuk was named the female Grade 12 and career athlete at the recent New Westminster Secondary School athletic awards. Bogdan Pavel was named Grade 12 male, while Tommy Robertson earned the boys’ career honour. Raquel Tjernagel, Ayden Sanderson and Hau-Li Fan were the top Grade 11 recipients. Justice Steer and Dieved Penalver were the junior award winners. Emily Chilton and Isaiah Vachon won their respective Grade 9 athlete of the year awards. Alen Rusi and Allysha Nery were the co-winners of the boys’ and girls’ bantam athlete of the year. – Tom Berridge

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Back hand: Larry Melnyk was eliminated from the men’s 4.0 division at the Burnaby Open tennis championships, which wrapped up last weekend. Top seed Katerina Boiko of Burnaby won the open women’s singles in straight sets over Saroop Dhatt 6-0, 6-2. Unseeded Steve Deakin upset No. 1 seed Patrick Walker 6-2, 6-4 in the men’s singles ﬁnal.