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it was $1,000,” he says about the flowers and soil purchased each year. “Why do we do it? Just the joy of doing it.” But that’s just the beginning, as the flowers require daily watering and deadheading to keep them looking spiffy all summer long. “We try and keep it really multi-coloured,” Hay says. “This year, we spent a bit more because we tried some flowers we didn’t have before. They were really beautiful.” Libby Manor’s planter boxes have made it a bit of a landmark in the Brow of the Hill neighbourhood, with people often stopping by to comment on the flowers and others

The cities of New Westminster and Coquitlam have managed to bridge their differences in the ongoing Bailey bridge saga with an agreement that means a two-lane crossing in the Braid Street industrial area. New Westminster had been pushing for the controversial corridor to retain a singlelane crossing when the aging bridge was replaced, but an arbitrator recently sided with Coquitlam’s call for a twolane bridge. “Obviously, we had to work with what the provincial arbitrator had decided there, and I think it was in the best interest of both municipalities to work together to basically put forward what the arbitrator had made in their decision,” said acting mayor Jonathan Cote. “It was important for New Westminster to kind of sit down and work with Coquitlam and get this process moving forward. I think in those discussions we were able to utilize the work we’d already done with respect to the replacement of the singlelane bridge, which was the work we had already started, so that bridge will be able to be used.” The city’s main concern with a two-lane crossing was that a second lane would encourage even more traffic

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Colours of the city: Dave Hay is the manager and head gardener at 508 Eighth St., where the luxuriant display of ﬂowers attracts attention from residents and visitors alike.

It’s just bloomin’ beautiful

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

A local apartment is decked out in flowers, but the welcoming atmosphere doesn’t end at the front door. In a neighbourhood home to many of New Westminster’s lowrise rental buildings, Libby Manor sets itself apart from the others with the flower baskets that adorn its Eighth Street frontage each spring and summer. “We are well known for doing this,” says building manager Dave Hay. “I get compliments wherever I go. People talk to you as they walk by – ‘Oh, how nice the building

looks.’” A former tenant of Libby Manor started the patio gardens years ago, a tradition that Hay and Christina Leong have carried on. “We have been doing it for years and years. Mary thought she would get some flowers growing. The couple next door thought that was cool and they got some planters going,” Hay recalls. “Before you knew it, we got the whole front going.” Each spring, Hay scrubs down the white planters that line the first-floor patios of the building and gets to work planting assorted annuals to brighten up the building. “This year, we spent $1,200 on it. Last year

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Safety first: Firefighter Ian Campbell is a member of one of the New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services task forces that’s looking into the safety of lowrise residential buildings in the city. The task forces were struck after a January fire that destroyed an Ash Street building.

They’re making the city safer Two task forces are inspecting all lowrise apartment buildings in New Westminster

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

An inspection program aimed at making sure lowrise apartment buildings are safe as possible is well underway. Earlier this year, New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services established two task forces of firefighters to address the city’s inventory of buildings of five storeys or less. The Jan. 31 fire at a lowrise apartment at 404 Ash St., which destroyed the building and left about 36 tenants without homes, provided the impetus for creating two task forces with two firefighters each. “We are just under halfway done,” said Deputy Fire Chief John Hatch. “It’s a two-year project.” Inspectors and fire suppression crews also do inspections, but the

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bulk of the inspections being done on lowrise buildings are members of the task forces, which consist of firefighters who have been seconded to this special project. “We have got about 470 properties that we have put into our inventory that we will be looking at in this task force,” said Deputy Chief Jim Wishlove. “To date, we have visited just over 41 per cent of them.” The task force has been in operation since the end of April. The fire department and the firefighters’ union reached an agreement that allows inspections to be done seven days a week and at different times of the day. “We are currently just finishing off what we consider the high-risk buildings, and then we’ll move on to the medium- and low-risk buildings,” Wishlove said. “We considered it a reasonable prioritization to get those done first.” Looking at the 470 properties to be inspected, fire officials assessed the buildings’ risk level based on factors such as age of the building, the fire protection systems in place, the number of

residents, and history of calls for plan. In that plan, it is basically a service with respect to fires or user’s manual on how to manage your building with respect to havalarms. “If those numbers are high, ing the systems inspected propthen we consider the building high erly, conducting fire drills regurisk in our opinion, not so much larly, keeping those maintenance that it is a danger to live there records and documentation in the fire safety plan.” but we’d want to priOf the inspections oritize that inspection done to date by the before a building that was brand new that “I think in many task force, Wishlove said about half have had never had a call different aspects been satisfactory and for service,” Wishlove don’t require any folexplained. it has been a at this time. During their visit, brilliant process. lowup “The other half firefighters would we are following up look at items such as For our staff in because there were sprinklers, alarms and items that need to alarm panels, extin- particular, it’s be re-attended and guishers and hose been great.” followed up on,” he cabinets. said. “They vary from “We would also JIM WISHLOVE anything that is really take a look at access, deputy chief minor to something egress for the tenants. that is significant.” What we are really Significant fire safety concerns focusing on and trying to raise the awareness for building manage- for the fire department would be ment folks themselves is the man- items such as a non-functioning agement of their own fire safety alarm panel that has been faulty plan,” Wishlove said. “All of these and needs immediate maintebuildings are obligated under the nance, fire doors that have been fire code to have a fire safety ◗Fire Page 4

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Flowers: Planters a big draw for prospective tenants Fire: Inspections important to building safety

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using it as a point of reference when giving directions in the area. While the Brow of the Hill and adjacent Moody Park neighbourhoods have an abundance of rental buildings, Libby Manor’s planters have enticed tenants to move in. “That’s a big draw,” he says. “Many people have moved in because of the way the building looks.” D.D. Desrocher had just moved into a nearby highrise and went for a walk through the neighbourhood to get her bearings, when she spotted Libby Manor. Seeing the flowers, she instantly wanted to move in – and she did as soon as her lease was up and a unit became available. “It’s a jewel, just a little jewel,” she says. The flower planters, however, are just a hint of the welcoming vibe Hay has tried to create inside the Libby Manor. The lobby features several sofas, an artificial fireplace, tables and a stereo playing music – and seasonal decorations for Easter, Halloween, Valentine’s Day and Christmas. “It’s just lovely,” Hay says. “It’s like home here. They really enjoy it here.”

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In the meadow: Above, manager Dave Hay, centre, and his tenants. Hay is the head gardener at Libby Manor. Residents say the ﬂowers entice prospective tenants to the building. Tenants often meet in the lobby for tea and treats around 3 p.m., but they gather en masse for the annual Christmas party. “To know we are in the right place, it’s a good feeling,” says tenant Violet Szabo. “We feel at home here. Any time we come here, we are home.” Follow Theresa on Twitter @theresamcmanus

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removed (perhaps to accommodate moving or ventilation) and cracks or missing ceiling tiles between floors or holes in walls where some maintenance or damage was done and hasn’t been repaired. “That is a prime place for fire to spread from suite to suite,” he explained. “We typically like all of those tidied up so if there is a fire, it will be contained and allow our suppression crews to get there and suppress it easier. The Ash Street fire highlighted the need for the fire department to take some “drastic, proactive action” on the inspection front, Wishlove said. “I think, in many different aspects, it has been a brilliant process,” he said. “For our staff in particular, it’s been great. It’s really forced us into the community and to connect with these building management people and introduce ourselves and create that understanding and that relationship. It’s also given us a really clear picture as to the state of these properties and to see the general level of understanding with respect to the fire code and regulations. We have learned an awful lot about what’s going on in our community.” On the other side of it, Wishlove said the process has created some understanding among management companies about why the fire department conducts these inspections and why various requirements are in place. “It’s not simply because we are trying to be ogres and draconian,” he said. “There are really good practical reasons for these fire codes and the things they are asking.”

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Yarn bombers hit Moody Park BY TEREZA VERENCA REPORTER editorial@royalcityrecord.com

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Yarn bombers: Members of Century House decorated 15 trees in Moody Park as part of the 11th annual Cultural Crawl, which is taking place this weekend at various locations around the city.

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in an already-congested area, and that traffic would be backing up against the busy railway corridor. “Brunette Avenue is already one of the busier intersections in Metro Vancouver,” Cote said. “It’s not one of those intersections you would want to be encouraging more traffic to come in to.” The city will monitor the impact of the new two-lane crossing once it’s implemented. If issues arise, the city will take a look at options to mitigate some of the negative impacts, Cote said. “From the city’s perspective, we’re obviously not excited about going through the process, but it was one of those things after the provincial arbitrator made the decision, we had to sit down and work with the province and with the City of Coquitlam,” he said, “and we feel we’ve done that and done the best we can with the circumstances to try to protect the interests of the residents of New Westminster.” The two sides have agreed that the existing

structure, which crosses mated at approximately $1.2 the Brunette River near the million, including the cost Braid Street industrial area, of the ministry-supplied will be replaced with two bridge to be paid after three single-lane Bailey bridges years, the release states. The previous to allow for twoone-lane Bailey way traffic. One bridge crossing span will also was closed to include pedestrian vehicular traffic and bicycle pathin March when ways. an engineerA single-lane ing inspection bridge has been deemed it strucacquired by the turally unsound. City of New Work on instalWestminster and lation of the two will be used for one Jonathan Cote bridges will start of the crossings. councillor immediately and The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and is expected to be complete Infrastructure has agreed to in mid-September. Until a replacement provide, on loan, a second bridge is operational, the bridge. The total cost of this crossing will be closed to all replacement will be shared traffic including cyclists and by both cities and is esti- pedestrians.

If you head over to Moody Park, you’ll notice it’s been yarn bombed. You may ask, “What does that exactly mean?” Century House members have covered 15 trees in decorative patterns of yarn as part of this weekend’s 11th annual New Westminster Cultural Crawl. “We wanted to draw attention to the park and to our building so people know we are open Saturday and Sunday,” said Shelly Schnee, recreation programmer for the seniors’ centre. Schnee said the project had

been in the works for a couple of months before members did the full installation Aug. 1. “Everyone’s so excited about how it turned out that they want to keep it up longer,” she added. “We’re not sure how it will age with weather, but we’ll keep an eye on it.” Century House is one of 25 destinations on the Cultural Crawl map. The event spans across seven neighbourhoods and will host upwards of 30 artists in other venues like the Van Dop Gallery and Throwing Neon Studios. The selfguided tour runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. For more information, visit newwestculturalcrawl. com.

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prisons solving problems got a scathing Canada is safe. review in Texas. The last time crime rates were this Yes, you read that right. Even Texas low the Post-It hadn’t been invented and has figured out something that Canada The Beatles were together. apparently has not. So why are the Not too long ago, Texas Conservatives spearheading was locking up more crimina multibillion-dollar prison THE RECORD als than Canada ever could expansion? – approximately five per cent The Tories seem deterof the adult population – but it was mined to convince Canadians they don’t never enough. feel safe and facts be damned. Eventually, the Lone Star state took Besides the obligatory opposition money earmarked for even more prisons from the NDP and Liberals, the idea of

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and invested in mental health and drug treatment. A budget crisis was averted, the incarceration rate fell and the crime rate plunged. The union representing Canadian prison guards has also dug in its heels against the expansion. Prisons have become more crowded and dangerous, for both prisoners and guards, despite a decade of declining crime rates. Part of the reason is that rather than

focusing on rehabilitation or prevention, the ruling Conservatives favour longer sentences while chopping pay for working prisoners and reducing access to libraries. The fact is, longer prison sentences have only ever resulted in higher recidivism rates. Surely, the way to combat that trend is not to put more poor and poorly educated ex-cons on the street. Every Canadian should feel safe these days – except maybe the ones in prison.

Aboriginal bands open ﬁnancial books

reserve; the mayor of Kamloops t’s the level of government governs a city of 86,000 people. very few British Columbians Tk’emlúps also paid six counever think about. More than cillors salaries ranging from 200 aboriginal bands, each with elected chiefs and councils, man- $79,840 to $84,580 tax-free; far more than the $24,811 Kamloops aging hundreds of millions of city councillors make. dollars in federal and provincial Jason Louie, chief of the tax money. 235-member Lower Kootenay This week, for the very first band, made $60,000 tax-free last time, taxpayers and the band year, the equivalent members who cast of $76,500 off-reserve. ballots to elect those Creston Mayor Ron chiefs and councils Toyota made $23,632 are getting to see the JORDAN BATEMAN for governing more financial statements than 5,000 people. and political salaries Snuneymuxw First Nation for those bands. Chief Doug White made The information is being $108,022 last year, the equivalent posted to a new federal governof roughly $155,000 if the salary ment website following last year’s adoption of a law mandat- were taxed. He governed a community of 1,716 – 1,014 of whom ing that these financial reports live off reserve. Nanaimo Mayor be put online. The Canadian John Ruttan made $84,370 for Taxpayers Federation, along with advocates and whistleblow- leading almost 85,000 people. One Snuneymuxw councillor ers in several First Nations commade more than $300,000 last munities, had been calling for year, with the disclosure noting this since 2009. it was for “construction-related As of this writing, only 15 services,” and excluding the of the 205 B.C. bands had their cost of delivering those serviinformation posted. More are ces. By making this disclosure expected in the days and weeks public, Snuneymuxw members to come, but even this sample can ensure this work is being reveals some very interesting distributed fairly, and that the information. councillor is stepping out of any The Tk’emlúps band paid contract award votes. its chief, Shane Gottfriedson, How do these chiefs get away $92,352 last year. Because with making so much money? that salary is tax-free, it’s the In part, because very few people equivalent of making $128,000 actually knew they made that off-reserve – far more than the mayor of nearby Kamloops, who much. For a lot of bands, politician salaries were a closely will make $85,754 next year. guarded secret. Gottfriedson leads a community of 1,058, half of whom live off◗Opportunity Page 7

IN MY OPINION

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Never mind the factory line preparation plans outlined in the B.C. Liberals’ “Blueprint for Education,” the Liberals have already made our education system a corporate affair. By giving back $40 per day to parents for their losses they are continuing their reframing of the purpose of public schooling. Parents are not our “customers.” We do not teach children so that their parents are free to work, knowing their children are safely off the street. Education is a public service provided to all of society. This is why it is paid for by everyone, irrespective of the number of children born to them. Even limiting my argument to merely economic goals (the only kind recognized by our government), the nurturing of each child’s creativity and potential is an investment in a vibrant and diverse

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Don’t steal from kids ◗ continued from page 6

up – a massive lump of dirt and gunk bulging under the rug. That money should go to all of us, the citizens who depend on the benefits of an educated society. To the employers who will struggle to find employees with the thinking capacity and skills to make their businesses successful. But mostly, it needs to go to the children. It is their future prosperity and successes that are being sold down river so that a small handful of folks today can enjoy the nice presents they got from this government when it chose to cut taxes for corporations and the wealthy rather than keep funding public education for all. Instead of lamenting the high cost of funding education properly, and focusing so strongly on parents’ present financial strains, we all need to focus on the longterm costs for these children of ours if we keep them in crowded classes and deny them the support they are desperately missing. Steal from them and we all lose. J.M. Curran, New Westminster

Press off base on military Dear Editor:

Re: Heed lessons from First World War, Opinion, The Record, Aug. 1. Good day, I have served Canada in the Canadian Forces for 30 years, and I am appalled. Your paper should be honouring the 60,000 Canadians that died in the Great War. In the Royal Westminster Regiment alone there were 998 killed in action. Yes, these were members of our community, like the Trapp family, for example. I really think comparing my great-uncle H.G.B. Miner, VC, to a slave in the Southern States of America is disgusting.

Is that what your paper thinks of Victoria Cross winners? Mr. Bob Groeneveld should read and study his history before he puts in print that all our commanders were inadequate and generals didn’t care. Well, you are wrong. We had some of the best commanders, Gen. Sir Arthur Currie was the best. He would plan battles and wasted ammunition before lives. This is well-known. Mr. Groeneveld would know this if he studied the Great War. The battle tactics, at first, were outdated, but by 1917 they developed and we wasted more ammo than lives. Many of the tactics are still used today. Also you may want to mention that Canada executed 25 soldiers in the Great War, and none of them were shot for breaking a stride when going into an attack. They were shot for murder and deserting, prior to going into battle. The majority of casualties in the war were artillery not machine gun fire. As for not being allowed to take cover, well, you are wrong again. In 1917 when troops moved, they would have artillery fire in front of their advance and machine gun fire over their heads to cover the advance. They would also use shell holes to take cover if the battle stalled, then support fire would be called and sometimes acts of gallantry. I think Groeneveld should read up on the last hundred days of the war. He would then learn how advanced tactics were and how the Canadian corps were the shock troops on the Western Front. In conclusion, I am very unhappy with the article. You have insulted many veterans, then and now. War is not fun or good, but sometimes it needs to be fought. The Great War was one of those wars, like the Second World War. When you have dictators killing and oppressing people for world domination, it’s our duty to stop this.

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The Squamish Nation, for example, told one of its members that they were “prohibited by law to disclose the specific salaries of individuals.” This was utter rubbish; even if their dubious interpretation of the law was true and didn’t fly in the face of what the federal government said, the chief and council could have waived their right to privacy and released the information. Thanks to this new federal law that information

will (soon) be online for all to see. The difference between the salaries of elected officials on reserves versus those in municipal halls reinforces the value of making this information public. In Nova Scotia, a new chief has already been elected leader of the Annapolis Valley First Nation on a platform promising members they could set her salary. She defeated a 12-year incumbent and led a pub-

lic meeting where band members voted to cut the chief’s salary by 60 per cent. Knowing what we’re paying elected officials is a cornerstone of democracy. Hopefully, aboriginal bands see this new law as an opportunity to grow their accountability to their members and to taxpayers. ! Jordan Bateman is the B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

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Summer in full swing at Discovery Centre BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

Fraser River Discovery Centre is offering some hands-on activities daily during the summer – and preparing for some new additions this fall. The centre recently bid farewell to The Aliens Among Us exhibit and is making way for the Seafood for Thought exhibit. “It’s about sustainable seafood on the coast here and in the river,” said Catherine Ouellet-Martin, the centre’s executive director. “It’s visiting from the Gulf of Georgia Cannery. It’s one of their travelling exhibits.” Another new exhibit will be opening at Fraser River Discovery Centre in September. “In the fall, we are opening an exhibit about the Experience the Fraser project. We have been working with the ETF team, which is the Fraser Valley Regional District and Metro Vancouver, to develop an exhibit that explains the project and promotes getting off the couch – that promotes self-propelled activities along the Fraser. Self-propelled as in walk-

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Fun for all: Romy Martin, left, and Willow Chown try their hand at putting on their own puppet show at the Fraser River Discovery Centre. ing, running, canoeing, biking, anything that you use your little muscles for,” said Ouellet-Martin. “That will be a really fun exhibit. There is going to be an interactive bicycle that generates an image on a screen. We also have the canoe from the New Westminster Museum and Archives. They have lent us their canoe to do that exhibit. It will be very cool.” Experience the Fraser is envisioned as a way of connecting communities, parks, natural features and

historic and cultural sites along the Lower Fraser. Fraser River Discovery Centre aims to provide a way people can explore the stories and diversity of the Fraser River. “During the summer months, Fraser River Discovery Centre is open seven days a week. The My River My Home exhibit will remain at the centre for the foreseeable future,” Ouellet-Martin said. “That one is chock-full of handson scientific experiments – test the river water and turbidity and all that. There

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For all the ﬁsh: Willow Chown, left, and Romy Martin battle it out in the Fraser River board game at the Fraser River Discovery Centre. are some art activities with that as well.” Fraser River Discovery Centre, located at 788 Quayside Dr., is open daily during the summer months

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Salon embraces gamers and geeks BY JENNIFER THUNCHER CONTRIBUTOR editorial@royalcityrecord.com

New Westminster has a new hair salon – for geeks. B-Bombshell Salon has its official grand opening Aug. 9 and will cater to the nerdiest among us. Owner and stylist Ryan Paul said it was an idea whose time had come. Paul, a stylist for 12 years, was working at an upscale Lougheed Town Centre salon two years ago when he first conceived of opening a shop dedicated to people who are fans of, among other things, anime, gaming, comics, Star Trek, Star Wars and Game of Thrones. (If you aren’t sure what those things are, this may not be the hair salon for you.) “I had a lot of clients that came in that weren’t super into fashion. They like video games and comics and (are) kind of geeky,” he said. “A lot of them said they would never have come to that salon because they felt kind of intimidated by some of the staff that were there, except for seeing me.” Paul, 32, describes himself as a geek and a big gamer – the Final Fantasy series and World of Warcraft are two of his favourites. To help fund his dream salon, Paul ran a crowdsourcing campaign with Indiegogo and raised just over $7,000, and so BBombshell was born. The name is a play on evil characters, Bobombs, in the Super Mario Bros. video games mixed with bombshell, as in sexy and attractive. The shop, located at 808 20th St. has a much different look than the typical salon. In the waiting area, instead of celebrity magazines there are Thor and X-Men comics. The product shelves are sloped because they are based off of the game Donkey Kong. The walls are grey with the deep blue of Doctor Who’s telephone booth, turned time machine. Framed fan art, which Paul carefully collected over years of attending science fiction and comic book conventions, line the walls. Handheld game consoles are at the ready for customers to play while they get their hair done. Even the shop voicemail message ends with the Star Trek Vulcan greeting, “Live long and prosper.” Paul’s four stylists also walk the nerdy walk. Talisa Correa, one of the salon’s junior stylists, said it’s exciting to have the chance to work where she can truly be herself. “I am geeky and I do hair,” she said. When she was in styling school, Correa said, she was known as the “geeky hair girl” because of her Star Trek and

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Nerds with style: Ryan Paul owns B-Bombshell, a new salon that’s holding its grand opening this weekend. The salon, which got its start thanks to a crowdsource funding campaign, is marketing itself to the “geeky” crowd. Lord of the Rings fandom. When she graduated she worried she wouldn’t fit into the rather conservative beauty industry. Finding B-Bombshell was a revelation. “There is so little judgment going on because you walk into it thinking, ‘OK, these are people who have probably been judged before and they know that it doesn’t feel so good, so they aren’t going to judge me,’” she said. Paul is quick to point out that while the shop is meant to be fun and comfortable, he and the other stylists are serious about hair. “We are still a professional business,” he said. “We do normal hair.” The grand opening will include a meet and greet with the staff and a few of the Mainland Misfits roller derby team will stop by. For more on the shop and the grand opening check out their Facebook page at www.facebook. com/hairsalonbombshell.

Fab fan: Stylist Jen Cleroux shows off some of the “geeky” style that the salon is embracing.

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Shakespearean debut for new company

BY CORNELIA NAYLOR REPORTER cnaylor@burnabynow.com

Once you’ve figure out how to make gold out of lead, you don’t just move on. Metaphorically speaking, that’s the story behind New West’s newest theatre company: Alchemy Theatre. The group launches its first production – Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night – at the Bernie Legge Theatre in Queen’s Park Aug. 13. Its eight founding members were first thrown together at that same venue this spring during a Vagabond Players production of Ann-Marie MacDonald’s Governor General’s Award-winning comedy Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet). When the production wrapped up after a magical run, the cast just couldn’t bear to part. “We wanted to make sure that we would all work together again,” said Karryn Ransom, who had played Constance Ledbelly, the play’s unlikely spinster heroine, “and the only way we could guarantee that is if we formed our own theatre company.” To really sell Goodnight Desdemona – described by one critic as “Stratford-upon-Acid” – requires implicit trust among the performers, Ransom said. That might have been one reason the actors in Vagabond’s production formed such a tight bond.

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Play on: Chris Fofonoff (with guitar) is Feste, with Keaton Mazurak (at left) as Orsino and Carly June Friesen as Viola in the Alchemy Theatre production of Twelfth Night. future. “The time is right,” Ransom said. “The demographics of New West are changing, and I think that this community is thirsty for theatre that pushes boundaries, not just your usual farces and murder mysteries. Those are great, but there’s got to be more on offer.” If things go well this summer,

Alchemy has its eye on Equus, a dark and controversial play written by Peter Shaffer in 1973 and revived in London’s West End in 2007, with Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe playing a young man who has a pathological religious fascination with horses. The Bernie Legge Theatre won’t be the right space for that piece, Ransom said, and the company

will be looking into opportunities at the new Anvil Centre and other venues around town. Nudity in Equus will also likely keep Ransom – a French teacher at Burnaby’s St. Thomas More Collegiate – off the stage as well. “I teach high school at a Catholic school,” she said with a laugh, “so, no, that’s not going to work.”

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Graveyards and ghost towns not to be missed OUR PAST

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s mentioned in previous columns, people seek out cemeteries as tourist destinations, as cultural venues, or as links to important historical moments of all kinds. After a presentation last month on symbolism in cemeteries, there was some discussion about favourite graveyards – places that are special, have a specific character, or qualities beyond the expected. Thinking of the many locations we have visited and excluding the “regulars,” the following are examples of those that have special memories. You probably have places that you fondly remember for a variety of reasons. Wild Horse Creek in the East Kootenays, a ghost town site and gold rush location, was once filled with mining excitement. The graveyard is situated on a hillside amidst trees that have grown back in

the once cleared landscape. Many graves have small fences, others lean precariously, and some trees grow up within the picket enclosure. This is a wonderful spot – mixing history, river sounds and the heavy scents of a coniferous forest. Sometimes one section of a cemetery dominates the overall area, such as the Fairview Cemetery in Halifax. This is the location of about 100 burials from the sinking of RMS Titanic. Many of the markers are similar in design, row upon row, some bearing names, some unknown, all of the same date. An interesting and, for some, an overwhelming site. There is a commemorative grave marker on Battle Rock, a small piece of land that juts out across the beach into the surf near Port Orford on the Oregon coast. A beautiful spot on the coast, mixed with early local history of homesteading, First Nations and the story that leads to the name “Battle Rock.” There are many places with military graves – sites that are often enormous in size, formal and orderly, while others are small, perhaps a single grave.

In Normandy, France, there is much to choose from. Ranville is a small town with war graves and a simple added feature. On the wall of a nearby church tower is a small sign noting that at that spot a particular soldier died. This truly grabs your attention. At B.C.’s 150 Mile House, there is a small graveyard overlooking the highway. Ongoing highway construction has managed to avoid the graveyard so it remains above the traffic. Small fences surround the sites in which there are a number of graves, though only one marker is clearly legible. Very little is known of the site or the burials. An intriguing “unknown” place overlooking so much history. These are but a tiny personal sample of spots that hold special meaning, character or memories. They are all places that prompt many great stories. By popular request there will be a presentation on such favourite burial places at the Historical Society on Wednesday, Aug. 20, starting at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the New Westminster Public Library. Join us.

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Local joins ranks of nonagenarians BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

Mona Forsyth celebrated her 90th birthday in style. Forsyth, coordinator of the New Westminster Food Bank, turned 90 on June 27. Friends, family and colleagues held a couple of celebrations in her honour, including a dinner out at The Keg attended by folks including Mayor Wayne Wright. “I walked in and the mayor was there. I said, ‘Hi Wayne.’ He said, ‘Hi Mona, I am here for your birthday,’” she said. “I was floored.” In recognition of her efforts with the local food bank, Forsyth was named New Westminster’s Citizen of the Year in 2009 and received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013. A crew from the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society’s head office dropped by the New West depot to bring birthday greetings. The society also arranged for a couple

of Harley-Davidsons to come by the local depot to take Forsyth for a spin. “We went around New West,” she said. “It was awesome.” In her younger years, Forsyth rode a motorcycle and was a member of the Greater Vancouver Motorcycle Club. Although she doesn’t ride a motorcycle anymore, the New West resident shows no signs of taking it easy. “I am not slowing down,” she said. “Why the hell should I slow down?” Forsyth continues to run the local depot on collection days and pick up donations from organizations. “I do not eat healthy. I don’t take vitamins. I sit out in the sun,” she said. “I don’t do anything I am supposed to.” Forsyth, who grew up in Vancouver, heads to her old stomping grounds and relaxes at Trout Lake every chance she gets. “I just do one day at a time,” she said. “I honestly don’t feel 90, I really don’t. I don’t believe I’m 90. I am still active.”

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lies of downtown New Westminster are extremely grateful for this extraordinary gift. The generosity of this group will benefit the children of New West for many years,” parent Rhonda Field wrote in an email about the hefty Kiwanis donation. While they’re grateful for the generous donation, the school still needs $40,000 to build the two playgrounds, which are planned to be implemented over two phases. “We will be ordering Phase 1 equipment in the next week for delivery in early October. We have scheduled a volunteer build Oct. 18 to install Phase 1 equipment,” Field noted. “We are hoping to approach a few more corporations and drop off

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Wrap up summer with the Teen Reading Club BY ALICIA DOBBS CONTRIBUTOR editorial@royalcityrecord.com

he Teen Summer Reading Club at the New Westminster Public Library has been speeding along for several weeks now, but there’s still time to get in on the action. Prize draws take place at both the main and Queensborough branches every Friday until Aug. 22, with a chance to win a free book and gift certificates. The library will also be celebrating another successful summer of reading with a party for teens aged 12 to 18 on Aug. 20 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. There will be cake, games, button-making and prizes to win. Want to attend? RSVP to youth@ nwpl.ca, 604-527-4677, or drop by to say hello in person. If you prefer to participate from the comfort of your own home, log in to teenrc.ca to answer poll questions and write short book reviews for a chance to win gift cards to Chapters and iTunes. You can also participate in the Continue the Story contest (deadline Aug. 12) to win an iPad mini and other

prizes. Looking for something good to read? Ask for the New Teen Books lists or check them out online at nwpl.ca/teens. Some of the more interesting new acquisitions include The Boundless, by Kenneth Oppel, which tells an intriguing story of murder and mythology aboard the longest train in the world as it hurtles across Canada. If you’re more interested in realistic fiction, try The Geography of You and Me, by Jennifer Smith, a story about two teens who meet by chance on an elevator during a blackout and stay connected afterward despite having great distances between them. There are also lists of award-winners if you’re more interested in reading something tried and tested. Don’t forget that the library is there to help during the new school year, as well. Browse the website (www.nwpl. ca) for homework help resources, volunteer opportunities, job hunting tips and more. Information about new programs and opportunities is posted here, so stay tuned. See you at the library!

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Help your doctor be more attentive HEALTHWISE

DR. DAVIDICUS WONG

y golden rule of medicine is this: Treat every patient with the same care I would want for my best friends and family. I order the same tests, refer to the same consultants and offer the same treatment options. When I teach medical students about hand washing to prevent the spread of infection between patients, I encourage them to consider it as an important ritual between closing an encounter with one patient and being fully present for another. When health-care providers are rushing from patient to patient, not only are they less likely to clean their hands sufficiently with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizers, they are more likely to be inattentive and make mistakes. When we are not observant, thoughtful and listening, we miss out on valuable clues, jump to the wrong diagnosis and fail to really help that patient. An experienced clinician develops intuition, and a wise one attends to it.

If our diagnosis doesn’t quite match all the symptoms and physical findings or if we feel that we are missing out on some crucial information, we leave the examination room feeling uneasy. If we ignore that feeling and move on to the next patient, we may be preoccupied and not fully present again. This can have a snowball effect to the detriment of every patient seen that day. So I teach mindfulness meditation to patients, medical students, residents and colleagues. With each patient’s visit, that patient must be the centre of our attention. We must listen carefully, ask the right questions and perform an appropriate and focussed physical examination. We must consider a broad differential diagnosis. What conditions may explain these symptoms and physical findings? We don’t settle for the most common diagnosis, especially if it doesn’t quite fit. We consider less common and more serious possibilities. We all know that feeling when we have a conversation with someone who isn’t fully present. They may ask, “How are you doing?” but don’t really listen to your answer. They don’t have to be texting to show that they’re not all there. Health-care providers can easily fall into a mind-

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school principal in 2008, and as a teacher in various assignments beginning in 1991. She will start her new role at Tweedsmuir on Aug. 1. Cottingham’s academic qualifications include a PhD in social and behavioral sciences from Tilburg University in the Netherlands, a master’s degree in educational policy and management from the University of Oregon, and a bachelor of fine arts degree (honours program) from the University of British Columbia, said a media release from the New Westminster school district.

College boom

Enrolment hit an alltime high at Douglas College this season. Summer semester enrolment this year is nearly 6,300, up 43 per cent since 2010, making a typically slow period at the college increasingly busy, according to a media release. “Summer is traditionally

a slower time, but more people are open to studying through the summer months, and we have some unique offerings during the semester to encourage more students,” Kathy Denton, interim president of Douglas College, said in the release. “We also have space constraints at our New Westminster campus, so we’re being creative in how to use the space as efficiently as possible.” The numbers follow an intentional strategy by the college’s administration to add more offerings in the summer and utilize space as efficiently as possible. Denton also noted that fall and winter semester enrolment is also up 27 per cent since 2010, but the increased use of space in the summer months has helped reduce the impact of the college’s growth on the limited space at the New Westminster campus. In 2012, the college also relocated a faculty to the Coquitlam campus to give the New Westminster campus more room to grow.

less routine, rushing from patient to patient, asking a rapid-fire list of oft rehearsed clichéd medical questions, jumping to the most common diagnosis, not really seeing the person in front of them and moving on to the next in line. If you ever get the feeling that the doctor is rushing and may have jumped to the wrong diagnosis, there are ways of triggering a pause and reflection. I recommend to friends, family members and any of my patients who might

be treated at another clinic or hospital – perhaps in another town – three key questions. 1. What else could it be? This forces the doctor to step back and to reconsider the diagnosis. Could it be something other than the obvious that doesn’t quite fit? Do I need more information? Should I ask more questions? 2. What is the worst thing it could be? This triggers the doctor to consider worst-case scenarios. One of my patients is alive

today because I considered one of the rare but serious possibilities for her worsening sore throat and fever. A day earlier, the nurse attending her during the colonoscopy told her she probably had a cold. That night, the emergency physician prescribed antibiotics for strep throat. I recognized the subcutaneous emphysema – air released from her perforated bowel that had tracked under her skin up to her throat. I sent her to another surgeon who saved her life by remov-

ing the injured portion of her bowel and treated the resulting infection with IV antibiotics. 3. What would you recommend if I was your mother (or father)? This of course asks the doctor to consider the golden rule – a gentle reminder that you are someone else’s loved one and deserve that same special attention and consideration. Dr. Davidicus Wong is a family physician. You can read more of his writing at davidicuswong.wordpress.com.

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Swim clubs qualify 100 to provincials BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Sayla Briggs and Octavia Lau were the big winners at the Simon Fraser regional summer swim championships. Briggs and Lau both won four gold in their respective divisions for the Burnaby Mountain Mantas at the provincial qualifying meet at Central Park Pool last weekend. Briggs won the Div. 5 girls’ 50 and 100 metre freestyle, 50m butterfly and 100m breaststroke. Lau took gold in the Div. 4 girls’ 50 and 100m free, 100m backstroke and 200m individual medley. Two other Mantas, Kevin Wei and Elva Yu, were also big winners. Wei won the Div. 2 boys’ 50 and 100m free and 100m IM, while taking a silver medal in the 50m breast. Yu placed first in the Div. 3 girls’ 50m fly, breast and 100m IM. She was also runner-up in the 100m free. Bryan Yu and Hannah Cui of the Mantas also won four medals apiece at the meet. Yu earned a pair of gold in the Div. 5 boys’ 50 and 100m fly and two silver in the 100m back and 200m IM. Cui was first in the Div. 3 girls’ 50m back and 100m free and second in the 50m free and fly. The Mantas won a total of 59 medals, including 23 gold. Also striking gold were Lauren Sartori in the Div. 5 girls’ 100m fly, Ethan Xue in the Div. 6 boys’ 50m free, Boris Zhang in the Div. 1 boys’ 50m free, Peter Huang in the Div. 2 boys’ 50m fly and Sean Li in the Div. 3 boys’ 50m back. Sartori also won silver in the 100m breast and bronze in the 50m fly. Xue had a second-place medal in the 100m free. Zhang placed third in the 50m fly and Huang was also third in the 50m back. Xavier Lau swam to three silver medals in the Div. 5 boys’ 50 and 100m

free and 50m fly. Other Mantas’ multimedal qualifiers included Bryan Cheung, Megan Kao, Teresa Peng, Henry Huang, Fu Yamaoka, Desiree Wu and Aaron Cheong. Louisa Tsang, Daniel Kim, Leroy Wang, Emma Hwang, Shawn Hwang and Roy Lin also medalled for the Mantas.

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A good start: Team B.C., left and right, opened the E.G. Dopp national peewee lacrosse championships with an 18-1 victory over Nova Scotia on Monday. The nationals runs through the week, with the peewee gold-medal ﬁnal scheduled for Saturday at 11:45 a.m. at Queen’s Park Arena.

A dream come true for Hyack high school football lineman BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Harper Sherman had a dream of one day being a Division 1 football player. Last weekend, the top five-star Canadian prospect made it a reality. Sherman verbally committed to the Pac-12 University of Arizona Wildcats while on a NCAA visit to the Tucson campus for the opening of the varsity team’s fall camp last weekend. “I feel great and really excited about going down there and playing at the Division 1 level,” said Sherman. “It was just a confirmation of all the research we had done. It was just the right fit.” Sherman is the No. 1 rated Canadian offensive lineman and the third overall player, according to national pollsters. He was also Arizona’s top recruit on the O line. The 6-4, 270-pound senior lineman also received Div. 1 offers from seven other Div. 1 schools, including Washington State, Cal-Berkeley and Oregon State. Sherman received his first offer from the University of Nevada as a junior. He also received offers from Wyoming, San Diego State and the

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Div. 1 bound: Hyack offensive lineman Harper Sherman verbally commited to the University of Arizona football team last weekend. University of Texas-El Paso. “I had this dream of being a Div. 1 football player,” said Sherman. “But I have to keep pushing forward and putting in the hard work. It’s what it takes to be at this high level.” For New Westminster Hyacks high school head coach Farhan Lalji, the news of Sherman’s commitment was equally satisfying. “I’m really proud of him and how

hard he’s worked over the last three years,” said Lalji. “In Grade 9, we sat down with his parents and put a plan together. It was neat to see it all come together. It happened because he hit everything out of the park. “This kid works hard. If you tell him he needs to work four times a week, he’ll work five. You want to help kids like that. He earned it, he earned it.”

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Scoreboard to be unveiled at minor lacrosse nationals

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Going for it: Burnaby Barracudas’ Edward Wong gave it his all in the Division 5 boys’ 100-metre butterﬂy heats at the Simon Fraser regional swim championships at Central Park Pool in Burnaby last Sunday.

’Bellies lose playoff opener A good opening period was not enough for the New Westminster Salmonbellies. The senior A ’Bellies gave as good as they got in the first period of the Western Lacrosse Association best-of-seven semifinal before falling 13-8 to the Victoria Shamrocks in Game 1 at the Q Centre in Victoria on Wednesday. First star Corey Small showed the way

for the ’Rocks with seven goals, four coming in a turnaround 6-0 second period for the home team. Jordan McBride tallied a hat trick for the visitors. Game 2 of the series is at Queen’s Park Arena today (Friday). Game time is an early 6 p.m. start. tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

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A symbolic unveiling of the new score- Lighting Ltd. to create a billboard that board at Queen’s Park East field will take would inspire future generations to carry place at the conclusion of the national forward the pride and tradition of the boys’ lacrosse championships. Salmonbellies.” The scoreboard, which was used by The junior A and senior A Salmonbellie the B.C. Lions for one season clubs both chipped in to raise when B.C. Place was being a third of the overall costs. renovated, will go live after The remaining one-third was the final game at the nationals The scoreboard covered by Stonewater and on Saturday, Aug. 9, countthe sign company. The scoreboard design ing down the minutes until 9 design depicts depicts the historic green p.m. when the event officially the historic wood floor of Queen’s Park ends. The scoreboard was the green wood floor Arena, while its retro design brainchild of past minor of Queen’s Park adds a nostalgic appeal, added Flintoff. Salmonbellies president Jamie “I would like to say a Stewart and past vice-pres- Arena. big thank you to my friends ident Warren Goss and was an DARREN FLINTOFF appropriate project to mark N.W. minor lax president and business partners, Bill and Kelly Ranford, along the lacrosse club’s 125th anniwith the senior and junior versary. “New Westminster Parks and Rec Salmonbellies for making this vision a informed me that the B.C. Lions’ score- reality,” Flintoff added in the release. board was available,” said current minor “The minor Salmonbellies would like to association president Darren Flintoff in thank Stonewater for their generosity in a Salmonbellies’ press release. “Our par- making this iconic scoreboard a reality ent company Stonewater Group pur- for future residents and lacrosse players chased the scoreboard and approached to enjoy.” tberridge@royalcityrecord.com our sign company Image Sign and

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Cheung and Catlin Paige won three bronze in respective divisions. Other Barracuda multi-medal qualifiers included: Markus Wong, Ricky Dang and Olivia Graham. Erica Marquez, Henry McKenzie, Brady Liu, Conlin Duong, Martina

Blazevic, Mitra Suseendran, Kate Wang, Montavi Kidd, Ivan Phung and Joanne Lee also qualified with single medals for the host club. The B.C. summer swimming championships will be held in Kamloops from Aug. 11 to 17. Twitter @ThomasBerridge

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