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Pastors ask district to ‘rethink’ inclusion But school trustees vote unanimously to pass policy intended to make city schools safer for LGBT students

By Niki Hope

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‘A’ FOR EFFORT? A hockey academy at New Westminster Senior Secondary is one of the ideas that has been passed around for years in the New Westminster school district. On Tuesday night school trustees started a process that could see specialized academies launched. PHOTO FILE PHOTO

Next class? Off to the rink

School district takes ﬁrst step to look at setting up specialized academies which could include hockey, lacrosse or ﬁne arts

they never feel marginalized, and sometimes you need a hook, and sometimes it’s the academies that’s the hook.” There has been discussion about some potential academies, but nothing concrete at this point, Gaiptman said. “Just about every sport you can think of has been kicked around,” he said. “What we have said is, if there is a grassroots movement, they can talk to the school; the school will talk to staff, and we will get it going.” Gaiptman came to New Westminster about a year ago. He previously managed

By Niki Hope

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The school board is opening the door for specialized academies at New Westminster Secondary School, which could include hockey, lacrosse, football or ﬁne arts. The district passed a motion Tuesday night that will create a protocol for initiating specialized academies. “I like academies. I’m a big believer in academies,” superintendent John Gaiptman told the Record. “I think it’s really important that kids never feel disenfranchised, that

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the Victoria School District, which, he said, has 13 academies including curling, softball, lacrosse, baseball and soccer. “Yes, we certainly had a lot of academies, and why not?” he said. The academies differ from extra-curricular activities in that they are part of a student’s class schedule. For example, if there were a hockey academy at the high school, the student may have a skating course and a weight-training course during school hours. “They know of their eight or nine blocks, two of them will be related to something that they truly love to do,” Gaiptman explained. Asked if academies beneﬁt the school district ﬁnancially because they may attract Continued on page 8

Two local pastors shared their concerns at the New Westminster’s board of education meeting Tuesday night on an inclusion policy that trustees say makes schools safer for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered students. Grant Hill, an associate pastor at Olivet Baptist Church, and Paul Dirks, pastor at New Westminster Community Church, urged the school board to rethink the policy, though their attempts had little impact as trustees passed it unanimously. “Laws and human rights drive policy,” school board vice-chair Casey Cook said at Tuesday’s board meeting, where trustees heard from those who supported the policy and those who opposed it. “I’m going to say up front, I am going to support this, and I say that proudly.” For pastor Hill, a father of two, the inclusion policy takes a side. “And what truly bothers me, is that it does not need to take a side in order to become a helpful policy,” he told the board. His main role as a pastor at Olivet Baptist is to care for children and youth, Hill said. “One of the things the students I work with struggle with is the fear of letting people at school know that they are Christians,” he said. Those students fear being labeled a homophobe if they say that they believe homosexual relationships are wrong, he said. “Students have the right to disagree in a respectful manner without being labelled with insulting terms designed to belittle them,” Hill said. Continued on page 8

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Up Front EDUCATION

Delaying school is ‘the right decision’ By Niki Hope

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HELP WANTED: Stacy Ashton of Community Volunteer Connections invites citizens of all ages to come out to this weekend’s New Westminster Festival of Volunteers to explore options for helping out in the community. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

A smorgasbord of groups

Festival ofVolunteers offers loads of opportunities for helping others By Theresa McManus

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The New Westminster Festival of Volunteers is serving up of a smorgasbord of potential ways to contribute to the community. Royal City Centre will be buzzing with activity on Saturday for the 13th annual NewWestminster Festival of Volunteers.Thirty-six organizations will be attending the event to provide information about volunteer opportunities in New Westminster and to recruit volunteers. “Volunteering is really where a community ﬁnds itself,” said Stacy Ashton, executive director of Community Volunteer Connections. “That is where you, out of the goodness of your heart or because you think something is really important, you get out into the community and make something happen.Without that kind of passion and interest and energy, we wouldn’t see New Westminster revitalization the way it is.” Ashton said it’s estimated there are about 300 organizations of all sizes in New Westminster that rely on

volunteers. “That’s what’s really special about New Westminster, I think,” she said. “We have one of the highest number of nonprofit societies per capita in B.C. because there are a lot of people who have ideas about how to make New Westminster a great place to live and they want to put those ideas into action.” The New Westminster Festival of Volunteers takes place on Saturday, Jan. 31 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Royal City Centre, which is at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Sixth Street. Whether you’re a newcomer to Canada or New Westminster, a retiree with a few hours, or a parent seeking a chance to volunteer with your child, you’re bound to find something that fits the bill at the Festival of Volunteers. Ashton said the festival is a great place for students to learn about places in New West where they can volunteer to get the community service hours they need to fulfill graduation requirements. New Westminster Secondary students who attend and get a passport stamped will get credit for two volunteer hours.

“We really want an easy way for them to get started thinking about who they want to volunteer with. Once they meet people, they build up their conﬁdence and feel like they can actually do this. It’s kind of scary just calling up a random organization,” Aston said. “Most teens want to get started volunteering. They will blow past that 40

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hours in no time. It’s just getting started.” A diverse lineup of organizations are taking part in this year’s Festival of Volunteers, including service groups and organizations helping kids, animals, seniors, people in need, immigrants and more. “If you go around and do the passport for volunteering, you visit with 10 organizations and you put your name in the draw,” Ashton added. “One lucky person will win a $500 shopping

spree.That’s for all of the stores in Royal City Centre, including Save-On.” In addition to giving citizens a chance to explore volunteer opportunities in the community, the New Westminster Festival of Volunteers will have entertainment including spoken word and singers. “It is pretty fun,” she said. “Between the entertainment and visiting all the tables, there’s a lot of action happening.” Ashton said the Festival of Volunteers relies on a large contingent of volunteers to make the day a success. New Westminster Youth Ambassadors have been volunteering at a variety of events in the community and are among the folks who will be helping out at the festival. “It takes a lot of volunteers to put on a volunteer fair,” Ashton said. “For us, we probably have about 10 helping to organize the event.The number of volunteers that will be there during the day is probably about 200 because it’s going to be volunteers at all the tables, promoting the event, the volunteers up on the stage helping out.”

Superintendent John Gaiptman says any uneasiness he may have felt around the district’s decision to delay the opening of the new middle school was squashed when he walked through the building last week. “You start to get nervous,” Gaiptman said about the significant move that would change the expected opening date from this fall to the following September 2016. But the nerves passed when Gaiptman visited the construction project on the former John Robson Elementary site at Queen’s Avenue and Eighth Street. When he left, Gaiptman said he felt relief that they had announced the decision to delay. “Even upon reflection, I absolutely feel it is the right decision,” he told the Record. So do the many people who reached out to the superintendent via email. A “flood” of emails turned up in his inbox after the Record broke the story that the district was considering the delay. Just one suggested moving forward with the scheduled 2015 opening if at all possible. The district opened QayQayt Elementary school this

fall, and even with the beneﬁt of extra time due to the teachers’ strike in September, many felt the school wasn’t ready for opening day, including Gaiptman. Yellowridge Construction, which built QayQayt (for $14.9 million) and is the company behind the new middle school, was able to secure an occupancy permit to allow QayQayt to open for students, but parts of the site were still under construction. “I did not feel that on Labour Day that QayQayt was ready to receive students,” Gaiptman said. “Again, it’s one thing to get the occupancy permit; it’s another thing to receive students. “This school is going to be around for quite a few years and we want everything done right,” Gaiptman said referring to the middle school. “We certainly didn’t wants parent, and staff from QayQayt having to go through this two years in a row,” he added. While the reaction to holding off the opening generally seems favourable, according to the district, many parents in New West get their backs up when they hear about school delays, because they have waited for years to hear that the district has secured funding – in writing – to replace the aging New Westminster Secondary School.

Opening delayed: The new middle school will not be opening until September 2016. LARRY WRIGHT

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Twinned Bailey bridge set to open in March

Controversial crossing links NewWest to Coquitlam By Theresa McManus

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The new-and-improved twinned Bailey bridge is set to open to motorists a year after its predecessor was closed for good. When the route through the Braid industrial area reopens to motorists in March, they will be able to travel via two new crossings, rather than the single-lane crossing that served the area for many years.The crossing has been closed to vehicles since March 2014, when it was deemed to be structurally unsafe. “The second bridge is in,” said Jim Lowrie, the city’s director of engineering. “They do have to put the decking on it.” Lowrie said it’s expected to take about a week to lay the decking on the second crossing.

“Previously there was a single bridge. Now you are putting a second bridge immediately upstream of the existing bridge, so what you have to do is realign the existing road and widen the road on the bridge approaches on both sides of the river,” he said. “To widen the bridge approaches on both sides of the river, that requires some embankment work, some ﬁll work.” While contractors have “had some pretty good production in the past few weeks because of the mild weather,” Lowrie stressed the work is weather dependent. “The worst was doing the in-stream works, the piling and doing the understructure, the superstructure.That work is all done,” Lowrie said. “The worst of it is done.The piling work, which is probably the

toughest piece of the work, was done.” Recent media reports stated there’s been a further delay to the construction project and said the bridge wouldn’t be open until the spring. Keith Whiteley, the city’s project manager, said many of the delays are related to installation of the ﬁrst crossing. “They have installed the second bridge,” he told the Record on Jan. 23. “They are working on the decking right now.There are a few little things to be done next week.The contractor who is doing the bridge ﬁgures they’ll be out by the end of next week which is Jan. 30.” Whiteley said it’s estimated the roadwork on either side of both crossings will take about 30 days to Continued on page 9

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Opinion MY VIEW CHRISTINA MYERS

Keep camping in reach for B.C. families As a B.C. resident for the bulk of my life, and a reporter who got her start in the early days of the post2001 Liberal landslide, you’d think I’d be unﬂappable now when it comes to decisions out of Victoria. But my mouth dropped at the recent news of campsite fee increases. I get it: the halcyon days of affordability are gone. Trust me, I live that reality every single day. I live in the Metro Vancouver area (albeit in a wildly more affordable area than Vancouver itself would be).We are a (mostly) one-income family. Inﬂation is nipping at our heels. And I realize the costs that affect me on an individual level affect the government coffers on a provincial level. I get it, I really do. But I could barely afford the camping trips we did last year. I spent more than $100 in reservation and fees and extra-car charges before I’d even packed a single bag. Before I put gas in the car, bought hot dogs and marshmallows, purchased necessary gear for my kids, bought wood. When I was young, I saw most of B.C., and every province between here and the Atlantic. I camped through Arizona, California, South Dakota, Utah. I felt the wind blow through giant

redwoods, and over deserts, and walked through forests dripping with moss. I stood in waterfalls still frigid from the glacier masses they’d melted from, wandered historic forts, stared in awe at Mount Rushmore. I walked over sand dunes to watch the roar of waves crash down on the Oregon Coast, knowing that the water that came tickling at my toes had once kissed the coast of Asia or of Australia. Camping made this possible. Affordable camping made this possible. My kids will be lucky if we get to Squamish or Golden Ears this year. According to the press release, the increases will generate $1.3 million in additional revenues, all of which will be reinvested in the park system. I suppose I should give kudos to the government for ﬁnding a way to continue to support the parks system from within the system itself. It costs money to make wild spaces available to the public, to preserve what we have, and to make sure it still exists for future generations. But surely there’s a better way than nickel-and-diming families that are already on the knife edge. See an extended version of this column online at www. newwestrecord.ca.

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Judge raises the bar for cities Chances are pretty good that local city councillors and city staff are taking a close look at a B.C. Supreme Court decision handed down this week. Justice Mark McEwan overturned the rezoning bylaw and development permits for a land swap and 36-storey tower in Vancouver after a group of Yaletown residents took the city to court. The citizens had argued that Vancouver city hall had not justiﬁed the deal or properly dealt with residents’ concerns.The de-

velopment, according to critics, was ‘railroaded’ through city hall. Justice McEwan wrote, “A public hearing is not just an occasion for the public to blow off steam. The procedure the city adopted was unfairly restrictive, in presenting the public with a package of technical material that was opaque … in limiting comment on the integrated nature of the project, and in failing to provide an intelligible ﬁnancial justiﬁcation for it.” Residents have taken cit-

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Wait, we’ve read this before What was making headlines in Feburary of 2006? Why, plans for NWSS, a new community arts centre and the future of the Massey Theatre – all wrapped up into one project. On Feb. 1, 2006, The Record reported that the City of New Westminster postponed plans to build a new community arts centre because of skyrocketing construction costs. Council announced it would proceed with part of the planned New Westminster Centre for Community Achievement – but only the sports annex and playing fields and reconstruction of the skate park. With only $12 million available for the city’s part of the project, and costs projected to reach at least $18 million, councillors decided the arts centre portion was unaffordable. The Centre for Community Achievement was a cooperative project between the city, school district and province. It was initially designed to include reconstruction of New Westminster Secondary School, new school district administration offices, improvements to Massey Theatre, construction of a new community arts centre and sports annex, plus artifical turf fields and a rebuild of the skate park. City council rejected all bid tender offers for the high school construction portion – with an estimated school cost of about $82 million, the high school project was short $22 million.

ies to court before and almost always the courts favour local governments – providing public hearings are held and discussion is not limited. But this judgment appears to go a huge step beyond those requirements saying that there is a responsibility on the city’s part to make the process not just open, but also to ensure that the information provided is understandable and clear. It’s not enough to provide reams of studies or technical information, cit-

ies must help residents understand the proposal and what it entails. Cities are under a lot of pressure to gain amenities from developers nowadays. Whether it’s green space or affordable housing units, the bargaining for extras in exchange for approvals and design changes has become just part of doing business in cities.Trying to balance that with residents’ concerns is often a tricky balance. It just got a lot more tricky with this judge’s ruling.

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Geocaching rocks

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Dear Editor Re: Off the couch and into the caves, New West Record, Jan. 16, page 1. I thoroughly enjoyed your article on the front page of the Record. I am 89 years old and was introduced to the wonder pastime of geocaching last year by my son and daughter-inlaw. To become very excited about something new at my age is really a blessing. The family lives in Victoria. I never knew there were so many totem poles in Victoria with so many different stories behind the carvings (it took three days to follow all of the clues). I was introduced to the breakwater in the harbour where I found my first cache; also to a garden near the university; lovely walks way through the woods. Then in New Westminster I travelled along the waterfront, found some new laces and some “old” history. A wonderful experience! I don’t have the “equipment” needed to discover the geocaches, but I travel along with Laurie and Kathy every chance I get and so thoroughly enjoy every minute of it. My friends are getting tired of hearing me talk about geocaching. Now I can show them your article. It’s so exciting. Happy geocaching! Peggy Upton, New Westminster

City needs to act now Dear Editor Re: Derelict building could be revitalized, Inbox, New West Record, Jan. 23. Like Colleen, I am saddened to see the old New Westminster Gas Company building being, essentially, demolished through neglect on the part of the city. As Colleen points out, the province did offer the building to our city for $1. The province also offered to pay the costs of decontamination of the site. Despite these facts, a historic building has become an eyesore and will soon be lost to us along with the opportunity to use it as a stimulant for growth in the area. What concerns me most, however, is the fact that there is a creek that runs through the property that is, as the city well knows, leaching the contaminants out of the site and depositing them in the Fraser River via the storm drains. Our city council needs to stop neglecting this site and the environmental damage it is causing to the river that built this city in the first place. I participated in the consultation process the city conducted around this and there is, and has been for many years, a good plan on the books. Let’s get on with it. Hopefully our new mayor agrees? Ross Gibson, New Westminster

Why vote at all? Dear Editor Re: Why I’ll be voting ‘No’ in referendum Inbox, New West Record, Jan. 23. While I sympathize with the views expressed by Dave Lundy I’m not at all sure I’ll be voting No. In fact I’m not at all sure I’ll vote at all, and that will be a first for me. Why a referendum on this? Why doesn’t the government, after consultation with the mayors and its own experts, just make a wellthought-out decision. Why waste money on a referendum, which they say they may or may not abide by? We didn’t get one on the Port Mann. Didn’t get one on fracking. Don’t get one on a wolf-kill. Will not get one on allowing the pipeline from Alberta. So why this? Jim Cowan, New Westminster

@nikimhope Two pastors raising concerns about #inclusion policy in #newwest school district

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@matthewlaird What kind of “issues” are they raising...? @JeremySPerry One that stood out to me was that validating a students sexual orientation as LGBT would put them at an increased risk of suicide, as he cites studies about the increased risk among LGBT youth @matthewlaird I would assume the increased risk would be for LGBT students who *aren’t* supported by their community … @JeremySPerry I cited same research and made your point.

The debate’s still raging on referendum Kisai I think abolishing TransLink and then “electing” more buffoons/politicians to run the transit system would be a historical mistake that would be worse than the situation we have. If it isn’t broken, fix it, don’t junk it. Cherry-picking by the No side hasn’t revealed a lot of reasons to axe TransLink. The transit system works well, meets our needs (no matter how hard South-of-Fraser or West Vancouver complain.) Surrey wants the most inappropriate rapid transit technology so they can somehow tout urban design and capital costs prevailing over logic and operational costs. The problem with the plans is that they are trying to echo the transit-oriented development that the SkyTrain brought, but using a technology that will not create that demand. Recycling bus riders into LRT riders doesn’t save any money, or increase ridership. Surrey just wants whatever will get them the most bang for the buck, which comes at Langley’s expense.

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Pastors ask school board to reconsider policy

Continued from page 1 Dirks, a father of ﬁve, noted the high level of suicide amongst lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual youth, noting a B.C. study by Diane Saewyc that found suicide rate for bisexual and gay boys was 23.4 per cent compared to 2.5 per cent for heterosexual boys; for lesbian and bisexual girls in the same year it was 26.5 per cent compared to 4.9 per cent for heterosexual girls. “I have signiﬁcant concerns with this policy in that it will not address these risks, and may in fact in-

crease the risks among current LGBT students and the broader student population,” said Dirks, who brought two of his oldest children along with him to the meeting. He also cited a study that suggests 83 per cent of LGBT youth, “as deﬁned by same-sex behavior, became exclusively heterosexual in their behaviour within six years.” “It is exceedingly important that we do not put in place policies that could afﬁrm or encourage a sexual or gender identity at this fragile age that carries

with it such highly elevated risks,” Dirks said, while calling for a “broad-based” policy that also addresses sexism, catcalling and objectiﬁcation of girls, improving the inclusion of the physically handicapped and physical bullying among boys. “Do not base your decision or policy merely on anecdotal evidence,” he told trustees. New West Pride Society members spoke in favour of the policy, which society president Jeremy Perry provided input on. He told the board that two-thirds of LGBT youth feel unsafe in

New Westminster schools, who originally called for the one in ﬁve are physically ha- policy (she wanted one with rassed, and many feel demore “teeth” to replace the pressed and suicidal. previous one) said she was “It’s policies like “proud” of the rethis that can help spectful tone of the turn that around,” discussion from Perry said. those who spoke New Westminster for and against the Teachers’ Union policy. president Grant Trustee Kelly Osborne told the Slade-Kerr said the board that teachdistrict has an obers in the city overligation under huwhelmingly support man rights laws to the inclusion policy Jonina Campbell provide an incluboard chair and noted the imsive, supportive enportant work of environment. suring all students are safe. “When we are aware that Chair Jonina Campbell, we have schools where two-

thirds of our students don’t feel safe, we are obliged to ﬁx that,” she said. While two people spoke against the policy, there has been little of the outrage that erupted when Vancouver and Burnaby school districts introduced similar policies. The policy includes the creation of a standing committee to explore and make recommendations regarding sexual orientations and gender identities.The board nominated trustee MaryAnn Mortensen to chair it.

New school academies could include arts, athletics

Continued from page 1 out-of-district students, Gaiptman said that’s not why you do it.The purpose is rather to motivate students to want to be at school. NWSS currently has a number of successful sports and arts programs, includ-

ing Hyacks Football and basketball, as well as the beloved music and drama programs, but Gaiptman wants to engage more students. “I want there to be something for every child in New West Secondary School,” he said. The idea of a hockey

academy at the high school has been slapped around before. In 2010, a group of parents and supporters put forward a request for a hockey academy, but it never got off the ground. School board vice-chair Casey Cook said the district has spent the last few years

focusing on its dire ﬁnancial issues. Now that the district seems to be moving toward ﬁnancial footing, trustees can turn more of their attention to educational content, including the development of a gifted program for students in Kindergarten to Grade 12.

Cook, who is also commissioner of the Western Lacrosse Association, said he would like a balance between arts and athletics. “There are many different academies out there,” he said. “With the new high school coming, I think academies of an arts nature

– the performing arts – it’s a natural with the presence of the Massey (Theatre) at the high school.With the ice rink there, I think different sports academies would be a natural, but again, it’s up to the imagination of the community as to where they would like to go.”

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Bailey bridge to open Continued from page 5 complete. “There is a fair amount of gravel to be moved and so forth,” he said. “We want it done properly.You can do it really quickly, but you’d be in there doing repairs all the time. I’m trying to get this thing done properly.” The original memorandum of understanding between the cities of New Westminster and Coquitlam stated that the project would be complete by September 2014. Along with some complications dismantling the old bridge that had been installed in 1993, hydro delays, some ﬁsheries’ timelines, contractors missing days to do mandatory training and Christmas work schedules have stalled the project. “We are looking for the middle of March, by the time the roadworks are

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Say goodbye to January and welcome February by taking in some of the great events happening in New West this weekend.This weekend’s Top 6 list includes a variety of offerings for Jan. 30 to Feb. 1.

EXPLORE THE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES that abound at the New Westminster Festival of Volunteers, which is taking place on Saturday, Jan. 31 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Royal City Centre. In addition to more than 40 local nonproﬁts that provide details about volunteer opportunity available in the city, a variety of performers will make for a day of fun. Complete a passport by visiting 10 organizations for a chance to win a $500 shopping spree at Royal City centre.

FEAST ON A DELICIOUS PRIME RIB DINNER at Wild Rice Market Bistro on Saturday, Jan. 31.The $35 (plus tax and gratuity) dinner includes slow-roasted AAA prime rib and all the ﬁxing, plus a chocolate caramel tart with toasted pecans and whipped cream for dessert. For reservations, call 778-397-0028. Diner is served from 5 p.m. to close.

REGISTER THE KIDS FOR LITTLE LEAGUE on Saturday, Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Centennial Community Centre, 65 East Sixth Ave. For more information about New Westminster Baseball, visit www. eteamz.com/newwestbase ball.

HEAD TO ONE OF THE LOCAL WATERING HOLES and soak up some Super Bowl atmosphere. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. local time, but you can bet local pubs will ﬁll up fast with Seattle Seahawks (and New England Patriots) fans vying for good seats and enjoying some pre-game programming.

CHECK OUT THE ART AT Essence: A Collaboration, the current exhibit at the Amelia Douglas Gallery in Douglas College. The show features photography by Kathryn Gibson O’Regan and ceramics by Robert Shiozaki.The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday to Friday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.You’ll ﬁnd it on the fourth ﬂoor north of Douglas College, 700 Royal Ave.

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Happy City author has some love to share Continued from page 13 who ran the race. “He is very, very nice,” she said. “I met him at the end of the race.” HAPPY CITY AUTHOR TO INSPIRE NEW WEST Award-winning author and urban experimentalist Charles Montgomery will be speaking at the upcoming Love Our City neighbourhood visioning workshop. Montgomery has worked internationally with planners and city builders to find new ways to see and change the world around them. In his latest book, Happy City, Montgomery uses happiness science to drive high-profile experiments that help citizens transform their relationships with each other and their cities. “We are extremely fortunate to have Charles Montgomery speak at our visioning workshop,” Mayor Jonathan Cote said in a press release. “Charles’ insights will set the tone for a creative and dynamic day of exploring the future of our city.” The Love Our City neighbourhood visioning workshop is taking place at Anvil Centre. During the all-day workshop, participants will discuss the city’s future and explore what the heart of each neighbourhood is, how the city should grow and what big moves would make the city great. The workshop is the first

in a series of events for residents to learn and provide input on updating the city’s ofﬁcial community plan (OCP).The plan is the policy document that sets out the vision, goals and policies for the future of New Westminster. “The new OCP should be ambitious about what the city will look like in 25 years.We know our residents are passionate about their city and neighbourhoods, and we want to know what big dreams and ideas they have for our community,” said Bev Grieve, the city’s director of development services. “We hope participants will be inspired by Charles’ work and will explore new ways to make our city more welcoming, inclusive, and an even better place to live.” The free visioning workshop takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14 at Anvil Centre and is open to all residents. RSVP at www.newwestcity. ca/ourcity. SPEAKERS ABOUND AT QUAYSIDE AGM A variety of speakers are set to share information about community endeavours at the Quayside Community Board’s annual general meeting. The board’s 2015 annual general meeting will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 4 in the food court at River Market. Registration gets underway at 6:15 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7 p.m. A press release notes that the “Quay” speaker for this

year’s AGM is Mayor Jonathan Cote, who will discuss issues such as the Quay kids park, the future Bosa and Larco developments, the Q2Q (Quay to Queensborough) pedestrian bridge and communications. The lineup of presenters also includes: Fire Chief Tim Armstrong (evacuation planning for the Quay

neighbourhood); Gerda Suess (Group of Five founding member about the non-proﬁt group’s next purchase for Royal Columbian Hospital and fundraising efforts); Don Swindells (newly elected president of the Hyack Festival Association about the group’s 2015 plans, including the Show ‘n’ Shine, New West-

minster Hyack Ambassador program). Completing the lineup is Marnie Kurylo of Savvy Space Solutions, who will share tips on how residents can maximize the space they have. The meeting also includes the Quayside Community Board president’s address by Penny McIvor, introduction of the 2015

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The station wagon isn’t dead, it’s just disguised. If you think every single vehicle on the road is a crossover or SUV of some kind, then nil desperandum: there are still some wagons out there. Say hello to the Toyota Venza, effectively a station wagon version of the Camry. It has the same engine choices, apart from a hybrid, and while this one has available all-wheel-drive, you can get a front-driver too. While the Venza looks bigger, thanks to a jacked-up ride height, it occupies roughly the same footprint as the Camry. What’s more, just as station wagons were in the past, it’s positioned as a family-friendly vehicle that’s just that little bit more practical than your average four-door sedan. Now in its seventh year, and two years since the last facelift, the Venza’s disguise might be wearing a little thin. Let’s get it out on the road and ﬁnd out what’s beneath the mask.

Design:

Designed to slot in-between the RAV4 and the Highlander, the Venza appears, at ﬁrst glance, to be slightly more upscale than either. The RAV4 is built with small crossover practicality in mind, and the Highlander screwed together to take on the soccer team, but the Venza’s just that little bit swooshier. It looks a little like a Sienna caught in Willy Wonka’s taffy puller, and that’s intended as a compliment. Lower and wider than other crossovers on the road, the Venza hunkers down low over its 20” alloy wheels and – wait, hang on, twenty-inch wheels? On a Toyota?

Yes indeedy-do. Part of the snazzy curb-image this thing has is a pair of boots ﬁt enough to qualify for a walk-on part in a mid2000s rap video. Even the base model gets 19” rims, something required by the sheetmetal-heavy styling. For those of us who aren’t part of Nate Dogg’s posse, this is a bit of overkill, and ruins the ride on bumpy pavement. Note that you can tuck much smaller 17” or even 16” wheels on for winter duty.

Environment:

If the exterior of the Venza has aged well, the same can’t be said for the interior. Those attributes that worked before are still here: a spacious, roomy feel, brightened up by a huge panoramic sunroof. However, climb into a newer offering, like the arch-rival Subaru Outback, and this Limited trim tester starts looking a little long in the tooth. Fit and ﬁnish are still very good, and there’s a sense that the interior will take as much of a kicking as a Rubbermaid product, but it is much more plasticky than recently refreshed competitors. Still, as-mentioned, the essentials are all here. There’s a clever holder for your smart-phone that includes a pass-through for the USB charging-cord, a truly enormous sliding centre console, and the controls are all quite sensible. The centre-mounted screen is a tad on the small side, at 6.1”, but functionality is straightforward, and hooking up streaming audio and operating the navigation was very easy. Where the Venza excels, as do regular wagons, is in carrying adult-sized passengers. For a growing family with teens outgrowing a RAV’s back seats, the Venza has rear room to sprawl out and a trunk big enough to haul hockey bags: 870L with the seats up and nearly 2000 with them folded ﬂat.

Performance:

While a 2.7L four-cylinder is available on base-trim Venza’s, please be aware that this is only a choice for the quite-miserly. Producing 182hp, it’s pitted against 2245kg (plus options), which is quite a bit to shift. The V6, Toyota’s ubiquitous 3.5L unit, produces a much-

better 268hp. The six is a bit of a gem, really, and somewhat overlooked in the business. Lotus stuffs it in their Evora, and while an AWD crossover doesn’t have the lightness of a sportscar, the V6 Venza does at least have passing power to spare. Making a few passes along the Sea-to-Sky highway reveals something of a duality to the Venza’s driving character. While the driving position is comfortable and slightly high up, the centreof-gravity feels low. It’s a stable, planted machine through the corners. However, the steering is somewhat overboosted and lacks feel. Toyota improved this with their redesigned Highlander, but the Venza does feel more like an older Toyota – which it is, so fair enough. Grip from the all-wheel-drive could also beneﬁt from Toyota’s recent work. Here, planting the accelerator from a stop causes the front wheels to break grip, and then the rear to react. Toyota’s tightened this up elsewhere, but the Venza still has slip-and-grip. For all that, it’s a comfortable cruiser that rarely puts a foot wrong. As with all crossover/wagons, the rear visibility could be better, but blind spots are managed well the oldschool way, with concave insets in the side mirrors.

Features:

Loaded to the gills, my Limited-trim AWD Venza cracked the 40K mark: $41,740 after freight and before taxes and levies. That’s quite a bit, considering Toyota’s pricing on the Highlander. You do get a lot though: a 13-speaker JBL audio system, LED running lights, push-button start and keyless entry, leather seating with power for driver and passenger, Bluetooth audio, and navigation. Ofﬁcial fuel economy is rated at a just-ok 12.8L/100kms city and 9.3L/100kms for the V6; the four-cylinder will do a just over a litre better in town, and about the same on the highway. Observed fuel economy for mixed driving was right at 11L/100kms, which is actually very good.

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It’s a bright start to a new year for the New West Pride Society. New West Pride Society unveiled its new logo at its membership drive kickoff party held on Saturday, Jan. 24 at The Met Pub and Grill.The new logo shows off a graphic portion of the Pattullo Bridge against the colours of rainbow ﬂag. Along with the new logo, the society has also ofﬁcially changed its name from Royal City Pride Society to New West Pride Society.

Attendees of the Pride Night got to see the new logo ﬁrst, but the word quickly spread on social media. “We are building a Pride Festival that will be known throughout the Lower Mainland and Canada and that means formally changing our name to make it more recognizable,” Pride president Jeremy Perry said in a media release. “A fresh logo is part of that.” To learn more, visit www. newwestpride.ca.

Calling Massey Theatre kids Are you a Massey Theatre kid? Answer yes to that question if any of the following apply: You’ve attended a performance at the Massey Theatre.You’ve performed at the Massey Theatre.You had your grad ceremony at the Massey Theatre. You are interested in the history or the future of the Massey Theatre. You get the idea.

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ish Colonist in Victoria from 1858 on and it did cover the mainland as well, the first noted paper for here was the NewWestminster Times andVancouver Island Guardian (1859-1861). A person involved with this was Leonard McClure, who was also New Westminster’s first mayor. The most dominant and long-lasting local newspaper started in 1861 as the British Columbian, and it is with this paper that we find the prominent name John Robson. Over its life, this paper operated under several variations of its name: British Columbian, Daily British Columbian, Daily Columbian, and The Columbian (18611869 / 1882-1983). Another long-lasting paper was the Mainland Guardian (1869-1889) with which we generally connect the name J K Suter. For the period of time when the Mainland Guardian and the British Columbian overlap coverage, it is fascinating to

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There s a Yger lurking in every tabby. Just look at the way ki[y stalks and ambushes your feet. Those hunYng insYncts are as strong as his ancestors who roamed northern Africa nearly 5,000 years ago. Actually, cats haven t Momo is very friendly with humans and a great companion. He would rarely go on your lap, but he would sit next to you for hours. He s very noble and has compassionate sweet eyes. He could be very playful. Momo is very curious, loves a[enYon, peZng and is a very sweet guy! He s a very gentle giant who needs a peaceful home, he gets along well with other cats just not babies or toddlers, they stress him out.

Cats as solitary predators have depended solely on their own hunYng abiliYes and have had no need for group living. The idea of being corrected or dominated by another individual is foreign to them. Any a[empt to punish a cat is counterproducYve as it only confuses and frightens the animals. Rather than associaYng the punishment with the crime, the cat associates the punishment with the owner. This approach to training may damage Buﬀy came to RCHS in July 2007 named Sandy. She was soon adopted and we thought she had a forever home in a big house with a cat loving woman. Tragedy struck her cat world when her human died and poor Buﬀy s back at the shelter and the li[le fraidy cat inside has resurfaced. She d do best in an adult home only with no compeYYon from other cats or dogs.

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Since the behavior, not the owner, is associated with the negaYve experience, the cat learns not to scratch the furniture, jump on the counters, eat the plants, etc. even when the owner is absent. Fortunately, cats delight in rouYne and are truly creatures of habit, so once a bad habit is broken and replaced by a new behavior, the new behavior becomes rouYne.

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Harra is a big and beauYful diva who couldn t cope with the shelter environment and was placed in a foster home. She has retained her diva personality and now at age four is quite set in her ways. She is friendly when she feels like it but don t bother trying to make a lap cat out of this one! She d prefer to be an only cat, and no dogs or children need apply!

Construction Tilt-up Forming Specialist Spunky* was here in 2013, acer her mats were shaved oﬀ she went back to an autowreckers in Surrey. Acer her protector friend moved she disappeared for about 8 months. She ended up at the Surrey Animal Centre as a stray, totally ma[ed but otherwise okay so they shaved her and she is back at the shelter safe and sound. Our li[le diamond in the ruﬀ, very sweet but a bit Ymid.

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Stash*, a handsome, friendly senior gentleman, was found wandering the streets homeless. Stash has hyperthyroid disease and will have to have medicaYon for the rest of his life. Stash is gentle, playful and loving and would make a wonderful companion in quiet adult home.

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lwilliams@newwestcity.ca Francine* is very sweet, Ymid cat. She was rescued from an industrial yard and has made great progress overcoming some of her fears since she came to us. Francine has been at the shelter a long Yme and may take quite a while to adjust to a new home. But with enough love and paYence, she may be able to adjust. Best for a quiet home.

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Community happenings Family fun for all Continued from page 24 FUN AND LEARNING FOR FAMILIES AT QAYQAYT Here’s another one I discovered courtesy of Kids New West. The Qayqayt Neighbourhood Learning Centre has announced its programming for the winter and spring and there are several events that may interest local families – especially those who live near the Qayqayt Elementary School site downtown (85 Merivale St.). If you’re looking for some time off, then check out the Kids Fun Night Out programs, which run Tuesday nights from Feb. 3 to March 3 and again from March 24 to April 21. For an hourand-a-half, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., kids can take part in a variety of physical and artistic activities with experienced leaders. Registration is $10. Or, check out the Dad and Me Drop-In, which runs Fridays from Feb. 6 to 27 – with the gym and equipment open for the ﬁrst hour, from 5 to 6 p.m., and

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a chance for food, games or puzzles from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Registration fee is $10. There’s also a Saturday drop-in, which gives families a chance to play in the gym with a variety of equipment and games. It runs Saturdays, Feb. 7 to March 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and costs $25 per family. Parents can also check out an Effective Parenting course, running for three Thursdays starting Feb. 12, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Parents will learn to foster their child’s self-esteem and improve their relationship – and kids can take part in activities with a qualiﬁed child-minder in another room. It costs $5 per adult. Other programs are coming up later in the spring, including iGuy and iGirl workshops for nine- to 12-year-olds, a Teddy Bear Sleepover for kids, a kids’ cooking club and a family cooking club. Register at www.ecom munityschool.ca or ﬁnd out more at www.kidsnew west.ca.

THURSDAY, JAN. 29 Urban Academy open house, grades 6 to 12, 4 to 6 p.m., 601 Eighth Ave. Interested in exploring educational options for your child? Come to our open house and check out the Lower Mainland’s only arts-infused independent school. Info www. urbanacademy.ca. FRIDAY, JAN. 30 Ukrainian Perogy Supper, 5 to 8 p.m., Holy Eucharist Church hall, corner of Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street. Perogy sales from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more info, call 604-526-0988 or 604-522-7711. Labour market information and resources workshop, 10 a.m., New Westminster Public Library, 716 Sixth Ave. Learn about employment trends and opportunities, as well as which occupations will have the highest demand in the future. Also, learn techniques for navigating the Working in Canada website and others.

Co-sponsored by the library and SUCCESSS, the presentation will be in English with French translation available. If you have a permanent resident card or landed immigrant documents, please bring them to the program. Register for this free workshop with the library at 604-527-4667 or with SUCCESS at 604-4301899. TUESDAY, FEB. 3 Author Carol Shaben: Into the Abyss, a presentation at 7 p.m. where Shaben will present a slide/talk about her book. What could a pilot, a politician, a criminal and a cop have in common? They all survived a deadly plane crash in Northern Alberta. Shaben is the daughter of one of the survivors and has written Into the Abyss, which tells the true story of the crash and its aftermath. In her book, Shaben presents the dramatic account of the plane crash and how the four survivors, who waited in sub-zero temperatures for help, found their survival hinged on one of the four – a prisoner in transit to

face charges. Pre-register for the talk at the library, by phone at 604-527-4667 or by email at listener@nwpl. ca. The New Westminster Public Library is at 716 Sixth Ave., www.nwpl.ca or 604527-4660. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4 Travel show at the library, 2:30 p.m. Take a trip to Laos, when Debbie Smith introduces you to the landscape and people of this exotic South Asian country. The free travel shows are co-sponsored by the library and the University Women’s Club of New Westminster. The New Westminster Public Library is at 716 Sixth Ave., www. nwpl.ca or 604-527-4660. TUESDAY, FEB. 10 Play and learn, a special session where parents can learn to have more fund with their kids, 10 a.m. to noon. Professionals will introduce games, activities and books that are suitable for children in kindergarten to Grade 1. Presented by MOSAIC and co-sponsored by the library, the session is of particular interest to newcomers to Canada.

Although aimed at parents, children are welcome to attend. Please bring your permanent resident card. Bus tickets are available upon request from MOSAIC. Register at the library, 604-527-4667 or contact Jackie Hong at 778-558-9011 or jhong@ mosaicbc.com or Jieni He at 778-386-8311 or jhe@mosaic.com. When registering, please include the number and ages of any children who are attending. The New Westminster Public Library is at 716 Sixth Ave., www.nwpl.ca, 604527-4660. SUNDAY, FEB. 15 Computer help for seniors, introduction to Word (basic), a free session at New Westminster Public Library from 11 a.m. to noon. To register, call 604-527-4665 or email listener@nwpl.ca. The New Westminster Public Library is at 716 Sixth Ave. For more information call 604-5274660 or visit www.nwpl.ca.

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So which is better, the book or the movie? By Debra Nelson

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February is a month of awards for excellence in ﬁlm and television and also an excellent time to consider the merits of adapting a book for the screen. Is the book always better than the movie? Or vice versa? The New Westmin-

ster Public Library is offering the chance to debate the point at its new Reel Readers club; read a book, come to the library to watch the movie based on the book and then engage in a lively discussion on the merits of both. The ﬁrst Reel Readers will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. and will feature Girl with a Pearl

Earring. The book was written by Tracy Chevalier, who paints a vivid portrait of 17th-century Delft and the story surrounding Johannes Vermeer’s famous painting Girl with a Pearl Earring. Not much is known about Vermeer and his subject, but Chevalier’s sharp imagination brings us one possibility that has a ring of

truth. In 17th-century Delft, there is a strict social order and everyone knows their place. When young Griet joins the Vermeer household as a maid, she thinks she knows her role: housework, laundry and the care of his six children. However, she is also intelligent and perceptive, and her fascination with the master’s painting draws

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The next one is already here Burnaby South’s Jermaine Haley is shining in the high school spotlight Tom Berridge

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There’s a fresh new buzz around the high school hard court these days. Kids, who used to come to the gym to get their daily ﬁx of as much free-ball as possible, have a better reason for showing up to a varsity boys’ basketball main event. They’re coming to see arguably the best player in a generation to come out of the Lower Mainland to hit the district hardwood – Burnaby South Rebels’ point guard Jermaine Haley. At a recent senior boys’ game at New Westminster’s Pearson Gym, a throng of basketball-toting youngsters lined South’s end of the court to watch Haley’s acrobatic warm-ups. Older students in the stands leaned over each asking one another what the number was of this teenage superstar. Haley left no one disappointed, responding with a circus-style one-handed windmill slam dunk that caused the crowd to ooh and aah and the little kids to scream and jump about in crazy disbelief, exploding from their rapt anticipation like bursting popcorn kernels – attempting in mock mimicry to emulate their new hero. They know who Haley is, and although just 17, the lanky Rebel star knows it, too. He’s a showman. But Haley is much, much more than that. Haley is a legitimate fourstar prospect, who is gaining nation-wide attention from both sides of the border for his silky smooth basketball skills. The Province’s pre-eminent high school sports writer Howard Tsumura captured the multi-talented Haley in a recent blog in perhaps the only way one could – poetry in motion. “His three-point shot is a form-perfect exercise in round arc and ball spin. His drives to the basket are so conﬁdent they resemble a ballerina playing hopscotch on the playground. “And when you watch him play off his check defensively, and extend his long arms into the passing lanes, you almost get the feeling that he knows where the ball is going to be deliv-

Dribble, drive and score: Burnaby South top prospect Jermaine Haley is hoping this is the year the Rebels bring a third provincial high school basketball title back to the school. PHOTOS LARRY WRIGHT

ered before the passer does.” Tariq Sbiet, CEO of North Pole Hoops, a national scouting service for college coaches, was quoted recently that Haley has a chance to be a very special player, and Jack LeGwin, recruiting writer for ZagsBlog, said Haley is perhaps the best player to come out of British Columbia since Steve Nash. High praise, but others believe so, too. ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball described Haley in scouting terms –“Excellent frame with long arms, nice shoulder width – deceptive speed and quickness. In the half-court set, he can dissect the defence with his cross-court passing and penetration.” Nearly 30 U.S. Division I schools have shown at least medium interest in the 6-7, 185-pound phenom, including Associated Press top 25 teams – No. 3-ranked Gonzaga, No. 6 Louisville, No. 8 Utah, No. 10 Arizona, No. 14 Maryland, No. 15 North Carolina, No. 22 Baylor and a ﬂock of Pac12 schools, including the University of Washington, whom he backed off a ver-

bal commitment to after earning a 2016 reclassiﬁcation that would allow him one year of prep school eligibility before committing to a college program. His Drive Basketball club head coach Pasha Bains said Haley’s over abundance of natural talent and positive demeanor give him a very real possibility of becoming one of the province’s alltime high school greats. “He sees plays I don’t

even see. It’s just amazing,” said Bains, a former Canadian high school player of the year and Sport B.C. high school athlete of the year. “He’s one of the best high school players I’ve ever seen, for sure. But, he’s one of the best passers in B.C. history.” That’s a lot of hype to live up to, but Haley has learned to deal with it, said Bains, who played two seasons at Clemson University before

transferring to Simon Fraser University, where he won Canadian university player of the year in 2004. So far, Haley is handling the pressure pretty well. His Burnaby South Rebels are ranked among the top 25 high school programs in Canada and the team itself is currently 16-3 and ranked ﬁfth in the province overall. His high school coach Mike Bell, who won a B.C.

junior title with Haley in 2013, said his court vision sets him apart. “He just sees the court and understands the game better than any other player I’ve seen in a long, long time,” Bell said. “Some of it may be Godgiven, but I work really hard at what I do,” said Haley, who described himself as an even better football player while growing up. But basketball was always more fun for the laidback superstar, so he chose roundball over the pigskin much to his pro footballplaying father’s chagrin. “I just didn’t have the same love I have for basketball,” he said. That love extends to his current high school teammates, who he credits with helping him “be me.” “When I’m on the court with my teammates, it’s just about getting better,” he said. “We try to put on a show and play the best basketball.” But taking the spotlight off himself has not been easy. “He’s been through the wars already. He’s getting harder,” added Bains of Haley’s continued growth playing in the Amateur Athletic Union league with Drive elite teams. Detractors have perhaps unfairly compared him to 2014 seniors Jadon Cohee from Langley and Mindy Minhas, who led Winston Churchill to the quad A boys’ hoop title last year. But this year is his to prove those insiders otherwise. “I have to be better. I have to play better team basketball,” Haley added. “In my mind, I’m trying to figure out who’s open, where they’re open? He’s also cognizant of who he is and what he represents. “I have to look at the bigger picture,” Haley said of his post-secondary future. It’s more about what is good for him, will in the end, be good for his family, too. “I want to represent them in a good way,” Haley said. “I have to be a role model for my little sister like my (older) sister was to me.” And enjoy this final fling with his close Rebel teammates. Continued on page 32

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Show time: Malik Holmes lays up for two of his game-high 19 points in the Byrne Creek Bulldogs’ 76-70 win over the New Westminster Hyacks in BNW high school boys’ regular season basketball at Pearson Gym on Monday. Airon Nisperos led the Hyacks with 16 points, while Marcos Ramos sparked a fourth-quarter comeback attempt by New West with 10 of his 13 points in the final frame. Joseph Melliza and Tony Wang added 12 and 11 points, respectively, for NWSS.