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Some serious Santas BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

Being Santa Claus isn’t as simple as slipping on a red suit and saying Ho Ho Ho. Santa Claus got a refresher on how to be the best St. Nick possible at a recent Santa School at Royal City Centre. The school featured guest speakers on topics like makeup (how to get the rosy cheeks) and sign language (a few basic phrases to communicate with kids). “They are talking about everything,” said Rozmin Watson, who operates HireASanta.ca. “We talk about ethics, and background checks, what not to do, what not to say.” Because Santa’s been busy overseeing operations at the North Pole since last Christmas, the Santa School also offered a few refreshers for Santas. “We teach them how to hold a baby and how to have their picture taken,” Watson said. “We train our elves how to get ready for the season.” HireASanta.ca helps put the Jolly Old Elf to work in a vari-

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Signs of the season: Santas brush up on their sign language during a Santa School session held at Royal City Centre. The school was hosted by HireASanta.ca, which provides a variety of Jolly Old Elf types for the holiday season. The Santas return to school each fall to ﬁne-tune their skills for the holidays. ety of setting by providing mall Santas, skating Santas, roaming Santas, kids’ Santas, corporate Santas and more. “We have a Saxophone Santa. He plays the saxophone,”

Watson said. “People love to have him at the adult events.” The Santas dealing with HireASanta.ca all return to school each fall to fine-tune their skills for the festive sea-

son. “Everything is fresh in their mind,” Watson said. “They all get the same rules and regulations.” A number of organizations

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Wright, McIntosh will collect severance pay BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

It’s going to cost taxpayers about $70,000 to say goodbye to two of New Westminster’s veteran politicians. Under a policy approved several years ago, Mayor Wayne Wright and Coun.

Betty McIntosh qualify for a separation allowance. “The policy is that they get 10 per cent of their annual indemnity for each year of service. That was made effective Dec. 1, 2008, and there is a 12-year cap on that,” said Joan Burgess, the city’s director of human resources. “For Betty McIntosh,

it means about $20,000, and for Mayor Wright, former mayor Wright, it would mean about $50,000.” Former councillor Bob Osterman was the first to receive the separation allowance after being defeated in the 2011 election. “It’s like a tiny pension,” McIntosh

said. “I will have to put it right into an RRSP or it will be taxed.” Burgess said Wright and McIntosh would probably get paid their separation allowance sometime in December. “When you think of politicians they basically give up their business or job for

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New Westminster’s current lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered seniors grew up in a time when it was much harder to be open about their sexuality. Homosexual acts weren’t decriminalized in Canada until 1969, and homosexuality was only removed from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1973. Sexual orientation wasn’t protected by the Canadian Human Rights Act until 1996. Though seniors have clearly seen gains for the LGBT community in Canadian society over their lifetimes, recognition of their needs and rights is still alarmingly lacking when it comes to residential care homes, according to some local experts. “There is a major gap between the service needs of LGBT seniors and what most care

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facilities offer,” Anna Truong, assistant director of New Westminster’s Seniors Services Society told The Record by email. “Stigma exists amongst staff and other residents in care facilities, and LGBT seniors often retract back into the closet as a response. This leads to a higher rate of depression and isolation. More needs to be done to ensure LGBT seniors feel safe and secure to be themselves and to express who they are.” New Westminster lawyer Rob Hughes, 59, is hoping his spouse, who is nine years younger than he is, will care for him in his later years. Hughes, who came out in university, said he doesn’t want to go back into the closet or be separated from his husband in order to go into care, should the need arise. Hughes was involved in starting the first Canadian gay and lesbian law school association at the University of British Columbia in the 1980s, and he said that LGBT boomers like him have spent their lives fighting to be open about their sexuality. “We have had the opportunity to be out, and we have been constantly fighting for our rights all along. It has never been handed to us

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When the co-owner of Greens and Beans Deli got a phone call earlier this month from B.C. Hydro informing him the power would be cut off if he didn’t pay an outstanding bill right away, he knew immediately something wasn’t right. New Westminster police issued a bulletin on Tuesday warning residents of fraudsters posing as B.C. Hydro employees and attempting to get money by telling the person on the other line that their electricity will be turned off if they don’t pay

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Lower Mainland. There have been several incidents like this one reported during the past month. In most cases, the caller demands the “customer” pay the outstanding bill or risk losing power within the hour, according to a media release from New Westminster police. It’s also been reported that the caller “suggests the customer purchase a cash gift card and then to call back to provide the serial number on the back of the card,” the release stated. In some cases, the caller instructed the customer to send money via Western

Union. “If you receive a call from someone representing B.C. Hydro and they are demanding immediate payment, please hang up and call B.C. Hydro at 1800-BCHYDRO or 1-800224-9376 to ensure authenticity,” Sgt. Diana McDaniel said in the release. If you have been a victim of this scam or have received any calls from a fraudster representing B.C. Hydro, report the incident to the New Westminster Police Department at 604525-5411 or your local police department. Follow Cayley Dobie on Twitter, @cayleydobie

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to be in an environment that is respectful, safe and supports their health needs,” Keith McBain, Fraser Health executive director for residential care and assisted living, told The Record by email. “While Fraser Health does not operate, or contract to, facilities that are specifically geared towards LGBTQ individuals at this time, we do ensure clients are treated equally and respectfully.” Ultimately, in addition to basic anti-discrimination policies, Hughes said care homes should encourage gay and lesbian couples, and straight couples, to maintain their relationships. “That is an area where all around there needs to be more sensitivity,” he said. Hughes added it behooves the health authorities to have residential care facilities deal with sexuality, because it is something that is important to everyone at all stages of life. “It is part of being human. It may change, our sexual expression, over time, but yet sex is a basic human need. It is with us all the time,” he said.

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about helping seniors during the flu seaFile this under the heading: What son. It’s, of course, about saving money were they thinking? Fraser Health has – and, as a secondary side benefit, giving cancelled its annual clinics at seniors’ some businesses a bit of trade. centres this year to focus resources on Seniors’ associations have protested children under five and on people who the change, arguing that it use nasal-spray flu vaccines makes it more difficult in – two groups that can’t be many cases for seniors to get served by pharmacies or local THE RECORD their flu shots. If you’ve ever doctors. The health authority been in a medical clinic waitexpects seniors to line up at ing to get a flu shot, you know the probcommercial pharmacies or go to local lem. Not only are the waits intermindoctors to get their shots. able, but the waiting rooms are filled There can really be only one overridwith, of course, infectious folks. ing reason for this decision – and it isn’t

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Now, by midweek the NDP Opposition was lambasting Health Minister Terry Lake about the change, and Lake almost looked like he was going to bring the clinics back – until this paper sought clarification. Now Lake has said that Fraser Health would only reconsider co-ordinating flu clinics at centres that did not have access to nearby pharmacy-run clinics. As of Wednesday, Fraser Health hadn’t reinstated any of the cancelled seniors clinics. That political sidestepping by Lake incited MLA Kathy

Corrigan to say that he used “weasel words.” We agree. But, politics aside, that leaves seniors pretty much to their own devices. Will they find a pharmacy and wait in line? Perhaps. But perhaps not. This is shortsighted, to say the least. If seniors are deterred from getting flu shots, they are more likely to get the flu. Seniors who get the flu are more vulnerable to complications and may end up in the hospital. If they end up in the hospital, it makes the cost of a flu shot seem minuscule.

All seniors are not ‘old, rich, spoiled’

52,000 seniors who are living on geism can take many $16,300 per year or less. forms, however like any While it is true that some lowdiscrimination it has, at income seniors live in a home its core, a desire to stereotype with no mortgage, they still an entire group of people. Last face property tax, insurance and month we celebrated the United maintenance and repair costs, all Nations International Day of on a fixed income that is often the Older Person. This year’s not guaranteed to keep pace theme, Leaving No One Behind: with inflation. Promoting a Society for All, Their equity in some cases should be a reminder to practise has either been borrowed against inclusion by resisting the tempor is an insurance tation to stereotype policy for future care anyone, including costs. Additionally, seniors. ISOBEL MACKENZIE let’s not forget the To this end, there 20 per cent of senior has been much discushouseholds that are renting and sion in the media recently about face annual increases against an the increased and relative affluoften stagnant income. Seniors ence of seniors. Some, such as face health-care costs related to Maclean’s magazine, have baited drugs, mobility aids, dental care, divisiveness with the headline eyeglasses and hearing aids, “Old. Rich. Spoiled.” with no workplace benefit plans Throughout the various artito defray costs. cles and headlines of late, I have Householders today are struggled to find the voice of enjoying record low interest actual seniors reflected. What I have found instead is incomplete rates. While this is a boon for some homeowners, it can be a information that has resulted in hardship for the overwhelming a misrepresentation of the ecomajority of seniors, who do not nomic plight of many seniors. receive a defined benefit penStatistics Canada pegs the sion plan and must produce 2011 median income for those an adequate retirement income over 65 at $23,700. This means from savings and investments. that 50 per cent of seniors in It is important to remember Canada are living on less than that, whatever wealth seniors $23,700 per year, with the majormight have (outside of their ity living alone. Compare this primary residence) they are to the median income for 35- to usually required to produce an 44-year-olds at $43,300 with the income from it, unlike people overwhelming majority living who receive their income from in a two-person household sharemployment and can allow their ing costs that are often borne by wealth to compound. the single senior. Here in British Columbia alone, we have over ◗Seniors Page 7

IN MY OPINION

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To the new New Westminster city council: Congratulations on having your whole slate take all positions in the New Westminster city council. It was quite an accomplishment to have such a clean sweep. You marshalled all your resources of vast campaign funding, phone banks, slate volunteers, partnerships and blanket advertising into quite a victory. I worked on the campaign of independent Catherine Cartwright. This was a truly grassroots resident effort that consisted of around 12 local neighbours plus some helpful acquaintances in a few other sections of the city. These people came from the full political spectrum. We had no phone campaign (you’re welcome residents), a limited door-to-door operation, a few hundred signs, and a

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Fader and Garrett streets.) This was only the beginning. We then started to scrutinize council decisions and it opened our eyes to financial questions (thanks to candidate Harm Woldring), transportation planning problems, the Hyack Festival debacle and other issues which made us think New Westminster might be ready to elect new blood to lead the city – or so we thought. Now, with all the same players voted back in along with analogous new faces, there is no one left to provide a decent alternative voice. New council – the ball is in your court. Are you going to support your residents’ vision of what we want for our neighbourhoods or are you going to ignore us and make “other decisions”? Are you going to provide good, efficient government or are you going to continue to load us with an additional tax burden year after year? Are you going to stand up to city staff when their plans are so contrary to the wishes of our neighbourhoods or are you going to just blindly accept their recommendations.? We hope this time you really work for

the residents of this city. We will be watching the results and we are not going away. As a last thought I wonder if the results would be very different if councillor candidates were restricted to spending limits – say $10,000 per candidate (still more that the cost of Catherine’s campaign). I wonder …

The issue of the low income and poverty of some seniors is only one part of the picture. Seniors also make significant contributions to our communities and our health-care system. We know that the greatest amount of volunteering is done by seniors. More significantly, perhaps, is the millions of hours of care that is provided every year in this country by seniors to their spouses and, in some cases, their parents. If seniors didn’t step up each and every day to the needs of their community, the cost to all levels of government would be staggering. The contribution of unpaid caregivers over 65 alone is an estimated $4-billion savings to the Canadian health-care system.

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Celebrating 40 Years of Caring

In addition to their contributions of unpaid labour, seniors also contribute to the costs of their care. In B.C., seniors pay: 80 per cent of their income toward the cost of residential care to a maximum of $3,092.66; 70 per cent of their income toward the cost of government-subsidized assisted living with a maximum that varies according to local market conditions; and they copay the costs of their home support on a sliding scale based on income. While it may be fair to question whether a minority of higher-income seniors should benefit from the caps, it is also very evident that the majority of seniors are surrendering significant amounts of their income to subsidize their care needs. The seniors of today, like the seniors of tomor-

row, are unique individuals. Some have money; some do not. Some have good health; some do not. Some contribute to their community; others less so. Some need our help; others do not. What is most important is that we value the uniqueness of seniors just as we do those who are not yet 65 and in so doing, ensure we leave no one behind and create a society for all. Isobel Mackenzie was appointed as Seniors Advocate for B.C. in March. Prior to this role, she spent two decades working with seniors in home care, licensed dementia care, assisted living and volunteer and community services. She also served with the Canadian Home Care Association, B.C. Care Providers and the Medical Services Commission of B.C.

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Man arrested for keying cars in city New West police have arrested a Coquitlam man they allege is responsible for keying more than 60 cars in the city’s West End last week. On Nov. 12, residents living near London Street between 15th and 20th streets awoke to find many of the vehicles parked on the street had been damaged or keyed. Investigators with the street crime unit were assigned the case, according to a media release

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beard” Santas, but the personality is what matters most. “He really has to have it in him,” Watson said. “You have to have a twinkle in your eye.” While Santa heads home after Christmas, many of these elves show the spirit throughout the year. “The ones who are really dedicated play their role all year long,” Watson said. “The ones who keep their beards, they do get stopped on the way to work or the coffee shop.

Little kids say, ‘Are you Santa?’” Watson recently met someone who looked the part, but balked at the idea of dealing with “brats” all day long. Needless to say, he won’t be donning a Santa suit anytime soon. “He doesn’t have it in him,” she said. The fellows who recently attended Santa School in New Westminster are now ready to spread some cheer this holiday season. After a day of classes, they took their Santa oath and

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a period of time,” she said. “It’s fairly common practice in most municipalities.” The city adopted the separation allowance as part of an updated council remuneration policy in the fall of 2010. The separation

allowance is to be paid to members of city council when they no longer hold office. “It is generally paid at the termination of their term of elected service and is primarily focused on mitigating the impacts to the individual of transi-

tioning out of elected office back to private life,” stated the 2010 staff report. “The practice is to base the calculation on the separation allowance on that used by the city for the calculation of municipal pension contribution on behalf of employees.”

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Police seek suspect who groped, flashed women BY CAYLEY DOBIE REPORTER cdobie@royalcityrecord.com

New Westminster police are searching for a suspect who allegedly groped and flashed two women in the West End. At about 8:45 p.m. on Nov. 9 a woman was walking in the 1800 block of Eighth Avenue when a man, walking towards her, reached out and grabbed her breast, according to a media release from New West police. The woman screamed and the suspect fled toward nearby Grimston Park. The second incident took place about 15 minutes later, shortly after 9 p.m. Again a woman was walking in the 1800 block of Eighth Avenue when she noticed a man

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Cracking down on unsafe trucks New city police team just targets commercial vehicles travelling through New Westminster

he New Westminster Police Department has a new tool in the fight against unsafe commercial vehicles – its very own commercial vehicle enforcement unit. The unit is the first of its kind for the department, which in the past has relied on its own police officers and members of the province’s Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) program. The two-person peace officer unit hit the roads a couple of months ago. CAYLEY DOBIE Both hires, Randy Fullerton and Ryan Curtis, have nearly three years experience working as commercial vehicle inspectors with the CVSE, which was one of the reasons they were hired, according to Staff Sgt. Trevor Dudar, who helped facilitate their hiring. “We were ideally seeking trained candidates so that they could be deployed quickly,” Dudar said. “We don’t have the in-house skill set to train them, so that’s why we were seeking their skill set and discipline.” The new special constables were trained in the procedures of the New Westminster Police Department and had to learn the department’s mandate for the unit, something the department created once the unit was approved by city hall. “They had some exposure to how we did business,” Dudar said, speaking to Fullerton and Curtis’ experience conducting inspections in New West while they were with the CVSE. “It was a great opportunity for them to have an understanding about the type of work we do, the quality of work we want to do, the message we want to send and an understanding of what we’re mandated to do,” he added. While Dudar can’t predict what effect the new unit will have on commercial vehicle traffic in the city, he does believe it will help make the roads safer. “The whole idea is that whatever traffic comes through New West we just want it to be safe,” he said. “There’s many different areas that we have to cover and there’s also an education com-

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On the job: Ryan Curtis checks the tires of a commercial vehicle he’s pulled over near Stewardson Way. Curtis is one of two special constables recently hired to staff the New Westminster Police Department’s new commercial vehicle enforcement unit. ponent.” The Record caught up with Fullerton and Curtis to hear what they thought of being the city’s first-ever commercial vehicle inspectors. Cayley Dobie: What motivated you to become a commercial vehicle inspector? Randy Fullerton: The opportunity to be out on the road, doing something more productive in a way and giving back to the community in a way and really seeing the results. Ryan Curtis: The reason I actually got into CVSE is, I did a practicum … with the CVSE and I just saw everything and I really liked it. I was really fortunate because I asked them if they were hiring and I got hired about three or four months later. CD: What’s it like being out on the road with the big rigs? RF: For me, it’s been very natural and comfortable. They’re professional drivers, they’re companies and that’s part of the business too. RC: It’s exciting. It’s so much different from where we come from. The excitement and energy and support that we’ve already received, and seen, is incredible.

CD: Truck traffic is a big issue in New Westminster, are you feeling any pressure to succeed? RF: All eyes are on us, so it’s pretty nerve-wracking. RC: We’re going to try and do our best and do what we’ve been doing and hopefully get some results. RF: We can’t change the city, the geography or anything. It’s like the centre of the Lower Mainland, and it seems like everyone comes here at one point in the day, and just to make a difference to know that when you’re travelling through New West you better be safe, you better be abiding by the rules of the road.

RF: I think part of the problem here in New West is the weekend warrior types – not the big companies. Everyone sees the big rigs and they think that’s the problem, but is that really the problem, or is that just a nuisance? Really, the unsafe vehicles will be the shady operations, the scrap haulers, the junk haulers that are going over to the other scrap yards or waste depot. They’re the ones that will actually cause more problems or issues or collisions or are unsafe because their guys are just trying to scrounge up a buck.

CD: Do you have any strategies in mind on how to enforce local bylaws? RF: One of the key things is being proactive and identifying the issues, the key areas and always having a presence there, and eventually all commercial traffic will know who we are. … We kind of already have an idea of what are some hot spots and just have a presence there all the time, or as much as we can.

CD: Are you guys excited? RC: I’m very, very excited. I can’t wait to get in the truck and get going. RF: You get hit with a lot of information right away and it’s a little bit overwhelming at times but you take it all in. On the road we’ll be essentially doing the same job as before but in a police world there’s different systems to learn, different policy and procedures to learn. RC: Once we get out there working I think it’s going to piece together and become second nature.

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It’s cars out, food in for city downtown BY NIKI HOPE REPORTER

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Downtown business owners are turning off the engine and beefing up on food. The Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Area’s board of directors made a unanimous decision to pull the plug on the Show and Shine festival, which draws thousands of car lovers to the area every summer, but it’s keeping the Food Truck Fest. “It’s a big, bold decision, however, we feel it’s the right one,” Kendra Johnston, executive director of the BIA, said in a media release. “Our mandate is to support our business community and while the Show and Shine, at one time, fit that mandate, unfortunately in recent years, it has become less relevant, less successful, and less beneficial to our membership.” The organization is not a production company or a community festival association, release stated. “We are a BIA and we need to ensure we are serving our membership above all else,” Johnston said in the release. Still, the group plans to carry on with its successful Food Truck Festival, which launched in 2013, exceeding expectations with the turnout that first year. Last summer, 50,000 hungry visitors made their way to the Columbia Street event, which takes less than one-fifth the labour and resources to produce than the Show and Shine, according to the BIA. The show and shine takes more than 1,000 hours each year to produce, Johnston said in the release.

“The members found this type of event a much better avenue to showcase what they have to offer,” Johnston said about the Food Truck Fest. “We could produce a different type of event with much less and reap our members much more,” she added. The BIA has held the downtown Show and Shine for 15 years. Johnston, who is currently taking vacation days from work, said she has been involved with the event since the early days and felt an “emotional attachment” to the event and the challenging decision pulled at her heartstrings. “However, from a purely business point of view, we need to ensure that we are using our staff time and resources efficiently and as productively as possible,” she said. The BIA hopes another group will step up and take over the Show and Shine. “We definitely want to see this event continue under someone else’s leadership as we see its value in terms of tradition and community,” Maddison McKitrick, BIA events coordinator, said in the release. “If another organization comes forward and would like to take it on we’d be happy to hand over the keys and support them to successfully carry it forward.” The BIA is a non-profit association made up of commercial business owners and building tenants in the downtown. The organization receives its funding from a special tax levied on commercial property owners. Board members are elected volunteer business owners from within the community.

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hether you’re interested in shopping, learning, creating or enjoying some great entertainment, there’s plenty to do in New West this weekend. 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 Nov. 21 to 23. Hunt for treasures at a good old-fashioned church rummage sale at Shiloh-Sixth Avenue United Church. The sale is being held on Saturday, Nov. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1111 Sixth Ave. Get set for Christmas decorating at the St. Barnabas Thrift Store’s annual Christmas sale, which (or more) features all Things to do sorts of holithis weekend day décor, including trees, decorations and housewares. It’s taking place on Saturday, Nov. 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1010 Fifth Ave. You can also buy hotdogs and hot chocolate, with all funds raised supporting the church’s community outreach programs. Take in Technology Days at the New Westminster Public Library to learn about the latest and coolest technology resources and tools available from the library. Technology

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Stars on stage: James Bryson directs Just Broadway this weekend at the Anvil Centre – the inaugural production in the centre’s new theatre. Days, which takes place on Saturday, Nov. 22 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., includes hands-on demonstrations, on-the-spot assistance and prizes. The library is located at 716 Sixth Ave. Enjoy the sounds of Broadway right here in the Royal City when Just Broadway! takes to the stage at the new Anvil Centre Theatre. Produced by James Bryson (musical director of Royal City Musical Theatre), Just Broadway! showcases songs from shows including Guys and Dolls, Jesus Christ Superstar, Mama Mia, Chicago and many more. An 18-piece orchestra and an eightvoice singing ensemble will join featured singers. Shows are taking place on Friday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m.

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CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER OFFICIAL RESULTS – 2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION

(** indicates elected)

MAYOR – One (1) elected

SURNAME Cote Wright Crosty Krasnogor

USUAL NAMES Jonathan X. Wayne James Vladimir

SCHOOL TRUSTEE – Seven (7) elected

SURNAME Slade-Kerr Campbell Mortensen Gifford Cook Ewen Janzen Perry Armstrong Bell Pepa Caldwell Pandey

USUAL NAMES Kelly Jonina Mary Ann Mark Casey Michael James Jeremy Glen Jim James Cort Ray Rajiv

TOTAL VOTES 7,661 ** 5,149 1,345 315

TOTAL VOTES 8,128 ** 7,803 ** 6,695 ** 6,475 ** 6,329 ** 5,214 ** 5,145 ** 4,278 4,040 3,062 2,423 2,419 1,718

COUNCILLOR – Six (6) elected

SURNAME Puchmayr Williams McEvoy Harper Johnstone Trentadue Cartwright Kainth Donnelly Brett McIntosh Ashdown Block Palmer Folka Ashdown Woldring Bell Gupta Liu Kadioglu

Given under my hand at New Westminster, British Columbia, this 19th day of November, 2014. Isabell Hadford Chief Election Officer

USUAL NAMES Chuck Lorrie Jaimie Bill Patrick Mary Catherine Tej Calvin David Scott John Tracey Gavin Mike Marge Harm Jim Raj Gerry Matt

TOTAL VOTES 6,262 ** 6,087 ** 5,835 ** 5,634 ** 5,582 ** 5,517 ** 5,165 5,111 4,394 3,383 2,579 1,895 1,847 1,773 1,637 1,636 1,610 1,562 1,235 791 269

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Literary society honours top Canadian poets THE LIVELY CITY JULIE MACLELLAN

he Royal City Literary Arts Society is honouring the winners of its Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry this weekend. The society is holding an awards show on Saturday, Nov. 22 at the Richmond Cultural Centre, 7700 Minoru Gate in Richmond. Doors open at 12:30 p.m., and the show will run from 1 to 4 p.m. with an intermission. Candice James and Kyle McKillop will serve as MCs for the occasion, which will honour award winners and recognize society members and sponsors. The Fred Cogswell Award was open to all Canadian poets who had a book published in 2013. First place, and a $500 prize, goes to Ken Howe for The Civic-Mindedness of Trees (published by Wolsak

& Wynn), while second place ($250) goes to Murray Reiss for The Survival Rate of Butterflies in the Wild (Hagios Press). Runners-up are Al Rempel for This Isn’t The Apocalypse We Hoped For (Caitlin Press), Susan Andrews Grace for Philosopher at the Skin Edge of Being (Signature Editions), Mary Dalton for Hooking (Signal Editions) and Dennis Cooley for The Stones (Turnstone Press). The awards were judged by George Bowering, Canada’s first parliamentary poet laureate and the author of more than 100 books. Bowering will also be the keynote speaker for the occasion. The ceremony will also include an open mike session. For more details, see www.rclas.com or email secretary@rclas.com.

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Want to create a website that wows? Sylvia Taylor, an awardwinning writer, editor, coach and educator, will be leading a workshop on just that very thing on Saturday, Nov. 29.

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Around Town: Celebration of life set to remember an irreplaceable citizen ◗ continued from page 23

Celebrating Freda’s life

A celebration of life for a prominent New Westminster resident is taking place this weekend. Freda Hogg, 98, passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 20. Hogg moved to New Westminster with her family when she was six and lived in the city for the remainder of her life. “She was a wonderful, pleasant lady,” said Mayor Wayne Wright. “It is a loss. There are some people you can’t replace, and she is one of them.”

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the Governor General’s caring Canada Award. A celebration of life is being held on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. at Anvil Centre. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the Museum of the Royal Westminster Regiment, the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation or the Makea-Wish Foundation of B.C. and the Yukon. Do you have an item for Around Town? Send ideas to Theresa, tmcmanus@royal cityrecord.com. You can also find her on Twitter, @TheresaMcManus.

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◗ IN THE GAME

Junior cycling nationals at the velodrome ◗P32 Under-12 field lacrosse photos ◗P32

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No middle road for SFU senior

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Simon Fraser University’s middle blocker Madeline Hait is going out on top. Senior Madeline Hait was named to the Great Northwest all-conference first team Tuesday. The 22-year-old Burnaby Central grad finished her NCAA women’s volleyball career tied for 22nd in the nation and second in the conference in blocks, averaging 1.17 stops/set. Hait also placed sixth in the conference with a .291 hitting average and 162 kills this season. Hait was among four graduating seniors who finished their women’s volleyball careers with the first winning Division II season for the Clan since entering the NCAA Div. II in 2010. Brooklynn GouldBradbury, Kelsey Robinson and Amanda Renkema were the others who finished off their collegiate careers for SFU with a 3-0 sweep over Alaska Fairbanks on Saturday. All four figured prominently in the team’s 17th victory of the season, helping the Clan program to an 11-7 record in the Great Northwest conference. “I really enjoyed it all. There was a lot of school pride being the only Canadian school,” said Hait, who was also one of three SFU volleyball players earning a spot on the Great Northwest academic all-conference team with a 3.60 grade point average in marketing and interna-

Hoop women open with big wins

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Photo courtesy of Ron Hole/SFU Athletics

All conference: Senior Simon Fraser University middle blocker Madeline Hait, right, was named to the Great Northwest all-conference women’s volleyball team on Tuesday. tional business. The SFU program started at the bottom of the conference but steadily grew in respectability under the guidance of second-year head coach Gina Schultz. “Our progress is a direct result of the effort, attitude and teamwork the girls bring to the gym every day,” said Schmidt. Devon May led the Clan with 19 kills against Fairbanks. Robinson chipped in with 12 kills and a dozen digs, while Hait and Renkema added eight kills apiece. Gould-

Bradbury had 25 set assists for the Clan. Earlier in the week, SFU lost a 3-1 match to West region No. 2 Alaska Anchorage. Robinson led the Clan with with 12 kills and five digs, while Hait added 10 kills and three blocks. Hait, Robinson and Renkema were all members of the Clan’s inaugural NCAA recruiting class. Hait, a middle blocker, led the team in blocks for the past two seasons. “We had to struggle through some hard sea-

sons. It’s a good learning experience. You can’t always get the results you want, but there is a level of competitiveness now,” said Hait. “Winning feels good – being able to compete at a certain level and playing point-for-point. That’s what you strive for, knowing you can compete with any team.” Last year, Hait was named a Great Northwest honourable mention. This season, she earned the Clan’s first-ever conference defensive player of the week award following

a 13-block performance in games against Montana State Billings and Seattle Pacific. But it wasn’t always like that for the Burnaby blocker. “I started out not as good as I am now,” Hait said. “Commitment is tough over the long term. That’s when you have to take a step back and not place your whole identity in sport.” Hait balanced her university career putting a ◗Volleyball Page 32

Gold and silver medals for Hyack swimmer BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

New Westminster Secondary student Hau-Li Fan was a double medallist at the B.C. high school aquatics championships last weekend. Fan won the open boys’ 200metre individual medley and took a second-place medal in the open 100m butterfly at Watermania in Richmond. Dilip Rathinakumar of New West finished fifth in the B boys’ 50m fly. Rathinakumar joined Fan, Amar Fejzic and Xavier Lau for a fourth-place finish in the open boys’ 200m medley. Byrne Creek Secondary student Henry Huang was another double

medallist at the B.C. swimming championships. Haung placed third in both the B boys’ 50 and 100m freestyle races. He also won the B flight final in the 50m butterfly. Burnaby Mountain swimmers also made a strong showing, earning individual and team medals to place eighth overall in the aggregate standings with 237 points behind provincial champion St. George’s and runners-up Penticton High and West Point Grey Academy. Mountain was also seventh overall in the boys’ aggregate and 14th in the girls’ combined. Mountain’s Wendy Yang won a gold medal in the open girls’ 50m free, while teammates Elaine

Lam and Robyn Lee finished third and fourth, respectively. Lam and Lee shared a silver medal with Brian Fung and Andrew Woinoski in the open mixed 200m free relay. Lee and Lam also placed fifth and seventh, respectively, in the open girls’ 100m free. Woinoski and Fung joined Yang and Lee for another secondplace medal in the mixed 200m medley relay. Woinoski also won an individual bronze for Mountain in the open boys’ 200m IM. Fung placed fourth in the open boys’ 50m free. Burnaby North, eighth-place finishers in the boys’ aggregate, won a team medal in the B boys’ 200m medley relay behind bronze-

medal swims by Ethan Xue, Brady Liu, Aaron Cheong and Jacob Ng. Philip He of Mountain led a number of other Burnaby students to final swims, placing fifth in the B boys’ 50m backstroke. Lauryn Sartori of Notre Dame was fifth in the B girls’ 50m breaststroke. Brady Liu of Burnaby North was also fifth and William Truong of Mountain was sixth in the B boys’ 50m breast. Ethan Laing of St. Thomas More Collegiate, Breanna Kossey of Notre Dame and Cheong also had top-10 swims at the provincials. Rounding out the top 30 in combined team points were Burnaby North with 136 points, New West with 118 and STM with 110.

Erin Chambers got the Simon Fraser University women’s basketball team off to a flying start. The senior Clan forward scored more than 60 total points to lead SFU to wins in its first two hoop starts at the Notre Dame de Namur women’s Classic in Belmont, California this weekend. Chambers, the Great Northwest preseason player of the year, scored 28 points, including sevenfor-seven from the freethrow line to pace the Clan to a 93-64 win over the host Argonauts in the program’s season opener on Friday. Chambers also nailed four threes and was again flawless on seven trips to the charity stripe. Katie Lowen helped out with 20 points, including six three-pointers in the one-sided win. The following night, Chambers again led all scorers with 33 points, while forward Meg Wilson chipped in with a doubledouble, adding 19 points, 15 rebounds, including 10 off the offensive glass, as well as five assists, three steals and two blocks in a 78-61 victory over the Academy of Art. “I thought we shot the ball really well and our hustle and get-after-it was pretty good,” said Clan head coach Bruce Langford in a press release. “We can certainly score but I would prefer to see us play a little better defensively and keep our opponents in the low 50-point range.” SFU sophomore Ellen Kett added 10 points and seven assists in the win over Academy of Art. The SFU women will play their home opener on Sunday against Cal State Pomona in the West Gym. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m. On Monday, the Clan women’s team will play host to the Colorado Christian Cougars on Burnaby Mountain. Game time is set for a 7 p.m. tipoff.

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Superweek schedule

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Junior track nats under the dome BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

There will be national championship track racing at the Burnaby Velodrome this weekend. The Canadian junior and under-17 cadet cycling championships will be held in collaboration with Cycling B.C. and the Burnaby Velodrome Club for a full weekend of highperformance track riding under the dome from Friday to Sunday. The three days of racing will include a full program of Olympic sprint and endurance events for Canada’s up-and-coming young men and women riders, including keirin, individual and team sprint and pursuit, Madison and overall omnium racing. The Barnet Drive velodrome was chosen as the venue for the junior nationals after the completion date for the scheduled track in Milton, Ont. was delayed. The Burnaby Velodrome played host to the junior nationals back in 2009,

when the u-17 division was first offered. “It’s like a homecoming,” said event organizer and velodrome program director Kelyn Akuna. It is also a testatment to the growth in the junior ranks in Canada, with more riders registered at these nationals than in the past five years, Akuna added. Considered one of the most exciting cycle tracks in North America because of its short, 200-metre distance and steep 47-degree banking, the Burnaby track offers spectators a more intimate and thrilling perspective than larger, outdoor ovals. “It’s a dry run for us for our 4Day, which is coming up in December. But our big focus is our youth programs that run every Monday and Wednesday,” Akuna said. Racing is scheduled to start on Friday, beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday racing sessions begin at 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday finals also begin at 9:30 a.m. Admission is $5.

The Giro di Burnaby cycling criterium will be held on Thursday, July 16 during B.C. Superweek. Superweek features eight races over nine days in seven different communities, beginning with the Tour de Delta on Friday, July 10 and ending in South Surrey with the Tour de White Rock on July 17 and road race on July 18. The showcase race is the challenging cobblestone street circuit of the Gastown Grand Prix on Wednesday, July 15. Superweek is Canada’s largest professional cycling series, offering a total of more than $110,000 in prize money.

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priority on her studies and earning three consecutive academic all-conference honours. “Our four seniors have made a huge impact during my two seasons here,” Schmidt added. “We will miss their contributions and leadership next year, but they have helped pave the way for a bright future for our program.”

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Pain in the neck: New Westminster’s Owen Stark, left, fends off a check from a Burnaby defender in a Paciﬁc Coast Field Lacrosse League under-12 division matchup at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex-West last Sunday.

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GREY CUP TAILGATE PARTY Prices Effective November 20 to November 26, 2014.

While quantities last. Not all items available at all stores. We reserve the right to correct printing errors.

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California Grown Lemons

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California Grown Cauliflower

2.98

Choices’ Own Gourmet Beef Burgers

each product of USA

3.98

7.99lb/ 17.61kg

907g/2lb bag product of USA

Autumn King Green Seedless Grapes

Organic California

Grown Black Kale

2/4.00

2.98lb/ 6.57kg

product of USA

Organic Chicken Wings

Shrimp Rings

7.99

product of USA

value pack, previously frozen

227g

3.49lb/7.69kg

GROCERY Santa Cruz Organic Apple Juice

SAVE

27%

7.99 2.84L

31%

SAVE

150g product of Canada

23%

37%

Bremner’s Pure Juice

SAVE 9.99

2.5kg product of BC, Canada

FROM

25%

2/4.00

520ml +deposit +eco fee product of Thailand

SAVE

946ml

2 varieties

product of Canada

Earth Balance Vegan Puffs and Popcorn or P.B. Popps

David’s or Dufflet Fine Belgian Chocolate Figurines

assorted varieties

assorted sizes

3/7.98

2/5.00-2/6.00 113-198g • product of USA

from 3/2.49 product of USA

assorted varieties

Divine Fair Trade Chocolate Advent Calendars

4.99 350-400ml

Thornton Chocolate Santa

6.99

4.99

Pulo Cuisine Sauces or Marinades

20% off regular retail price

14.99 25% 2.95L • product of USA

+deposit +eco fee

Old Dutch Restaurante Taco Chips or Potato Chips 250-320g • product of Alberta,Canada

Flora Udi's Super 8 Probiotic

Seventh Generation Liquid Laundry Detergent

assorted varieties

SAVE 4.99

in retail bins and bags

100% Canadian, 100% organic

20% off

regular retail price

80g • product of Canada

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Summer Fresh Dips

Choices’ Own 12" Pizza

10.99

assorted varieties

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1.89/100g

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xxx BAKERY

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Organic Country French Bread

Flax or Brown Rice Bread

white or 60% whole wheat

3.99

4.99

475-500g

480-530g

Sour Cherry Almond Torte or Hazelnut Brownie

Muffins

Bothwell Cheese

mini or regular

assorted varieties

2.49-3.99

2.69/100g

2.49 60-100g

package of 4

www.choicesmarkets.com

25% off

regular retail price

with or without pulp

4.99

SAVE

assorted varieties

New Chapter Products

C2O Coconut Water

assorted varieties

200-240g

44.99 360 capsules

product of Canada

Kii Naturals Crisps

Rogers Flour

24%

4.99

7.49

12 pack product of Canada

25%

3.795.69

AOR Advance Bone Protection

1 or 2%

SAVE

product of USA

FROM

Natrel Lactose Free Milk

assorted varieties

+deposit +eco fee

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HEALTHCARE

OneCoffee Organic Fair Trade Coffee Cups

Divina Stuffed Grape Leaves or Organic Kalamata Olive Spread

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