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Residents rally to save the parkade By Theresa McManus

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Some downtown residents are urging city hall to reverse its plan to tear down part of the Front Street Parkade. A trio of residents appeared at the Feb. 23 council meeting to ask the city to keep the western por-

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tion of the parkade. Along with providing parking for a growing downtown population, they said there are opportunities to use the parkade in a way that is more attractive and connects the downtown to the waterfront. “It is really structurally sound. It requires routine maintenance and cosmetic work,” Roland Guaspari-

ni later told the Record. “It may be a bit underutilized with parking now, but most of the parking that’s used is on the west side, where their own reports have said there is a shortage, the park toward the Quay and the market.” Doug Whicker said the parkade is a “valuable asset” that will be needed even more when the Bosa

development on the western side of River Market and the Larco development on the eastern side get underway. Both sites currently provide parking next to River Market. Jim Lowrie, the city’s director of engineering, said the city conducted an inventory of downtown parking and found there was a

“signiﬁcant” surplus of parking to meet the downtown’s needs. Last April, New Westminster city council directed staff to proceed with actions needed to deconstruct a portion of the Front Street parkade and restore Front Street frontage road.The city’s plan for the Front Street frontage Continued on page 11

Some downtown residents want city hall to step in and save the Front Street Parkade from demolition. The portion across from the Larco site, seen at right, is set to be demolished.

Foreign enrolment boosts bottom line School district expected almost $3 million from international students, but now anticipates receiving almost $4.5 million from international education but is now expecting approximately $4.5 million to ﬂow into the district, according to the 2015 amended budget released at Tuesday night’s school board meeting. “The bulk of our (international) students go to New Westminster Secondary School, and they are extremely happy at NWSS,”

By Niki Hope

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The New Westminster school district’s $1.3-million surplus this year largely stems from a higher-than-expected boom in international education enrolment. The district budgeted almost $3 million

superintendent John Gaiptman told the Record. “The international community talks back and forth. If you have a positive experience at a certain school, others in the community know about it. If you have a negative experience, just about everybody knows about it.” The district went from 213 international students in September 2013 to a current enrolment of 330 students.Tuition for a full course load is $13,000 per year for international education students.

Gaiptman praised the international education staff, including director Karen Klein, for the program’s success. Most of the students are from Asia, Gaiptman said, but others come from Mexico, South America and Europe. “Really, we encompass the globe,” Gaiptman said. School districts throughout the province must by law pass balanced budgets. New Continued on page 8

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More taxis may hit city streets By Theresa McManus

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Four new taxis – including three accessible vehicles – could be hitting the streets of New Westminster. Council has directed staff to prepare amendments to the city’s commercial vehicle bylaw to permit two additional taxi licences (both accessible vehicles) for Royal City Taxi and two more licences (one accessible and one conventional vehicle) for Queen City Taxi.The companies have received approval for the licences

from the Passenger Transportation Branch. “The city’s seniors advisory committee and the access ability committee were consulted on the request to increase the taxi licences,” stated a staff report. “Both committees supported the request.” As required by the Community Charter, the city has given notice of its plan to implement the new business regulations. People wanting to comment on the matter will be able to do so at the March 30 council meeting.

City invited to bid on 55+ games SKY HIGH: Bosa’s RiverSky development on New Westminster’s waterfront includes two towers and will bring 519 new condo units near the Inn at the Quay. ARTIST’S RENDITION

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New Bosa condo development promises 519 units by the Fraser River – and is expected to attract young buyers and downsizers By Niki Hope

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A Bosa development on New Westminster’s waterfront will bring 519 new condo units to a parking lot near the Inn at the Quay. The sweeping views of the Fraser is one of RiverSky’s selling features, but the towers will also be situated close the noisy train tracks at the Quay. “Certainly, the trains are there, and we can’t avoid it,” RiverSky sales manager Judy Graham said. “It’s just part of the area.” The city is developing a train-whistle cessation initiative that is expected to be completed 2015/16, which will help with the some of the noise concerns, Graham said. Construction of the ﬁrst tower is slated to begin fall 2015 and be completed in spring to summer 2018;

construction of the second tower will start six to nine months later, Graham said. The ﬁrst of the two towers will be 33 storeys and house 285 units; the second will be 28 storeys with 234 condos. The units range from one bedrooms, starting at 593 square feet, to two bedrooms, which range from 735 to 1,000 square feet. Units start at $229,000 with parking. RiverSky will have a fullsize ﬁtness facility, along with the RiverSky Club – an entertainment lounge with kitchen and largescreen TV, a boardroom, and a concierge. Along with the amenities, one of the selling points is the fact that the development is located on the waterfront. “(It’s) one of our biggest selling features,” Graham said. “I think the oth-

er thing is there hasn’t been anything in New West on the waterfront, and I think there has been a real need for that.We have a lot of people who are downsizers, who are very interested in that.” They are also highlighting hip local stops like Steel

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& Oak, the River Market at the Quay and Old Crow Coffee. The other appeal of the location is its proximity to the SkyTrain line. “Everybody wants to get rid of that car,” Graham said. “Having it close to the

SkyTrain is a huge selling feature as well.” The sales centre on Columbia Street, located at the old British Store (which has moved to Surrey) is lit up with hard-to-miss purple lighting.The centre has been buzzing since it opened a couple of weeks ago, Graham said. Along with downsizers, they are seeing young people trying to break into the market and young families unable to afford a singlefamily home. “It’s amazing, we’ve been open not quite a week yet, the number of people from Burnaby, Coquitlam,Vancouver, and they come down here they know about it already because they like the promenade,” Graham said. COMMENT ON THIS STORY

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New Westminster is being invited to apply to host the 55+ B.C. Games. The city has received a letter inviting it to submit a bid to host the 55+ B.C. Games, which will be held in August or September 2017, 2018 and 2019. “Your community may bid on one or all of these 55+ B.C. Games, however, only one will be awarded,” said a letter from the B.C. Seniors Games Society to council. “If you think

your community does not have all the required facilities to host the Games, you are welcome to combine with one or two neighbouring municipalities to submit a single bid.” Council has referred the issue to the director of parks, culture and recreation to investigate the details and costs of hosting the games. Staff will report back to council. – By Theresa McManus

ICBC gets a seat on city committee The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is being invited to take a seat on the city’s transit, bicycles and pedestrians advisory committee. Council is changing the committee’s terms of reference to allow an ICBC representative to be part of the committee.The change was made to include ICBC because it “plays an integral part of the safety education of bicycle, pedestrian

and vehicular trafﬁc” within New Westminster. “Staff acknowledges the importance of sharing insights and strategies with ICBC as not only a proactive and preventative approach to driver, pedestrian, transit ride and bicyclist safety within New Westminster, but also in order to determine why accidents have happened and how to prevent them in the future,” said a staff report.

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Every day should be Pink Shirt Day Some may ﬁnd it hard to believe that something as seemingly innocuous as a photo on a cellphone, a tweet, or a comment on Facebook can amount to much of anything. For those of us who have been on the planet for more than a few decades, those activities may represent a chance for your friends to see what you ate for dinner or a quick snap of your pet’s latest antics.

But used maliciously, those methods of communication can erode a young person’s conﬁdence and self-esteem to the point of complete despair. It wasn’t that long ago when we thought of bullying as name-calling or a physical altercation.Those activities weren’t OK then, and they’re still not now. But the deﬁnition and scope of bullying has changed just as quickly as

technology has allowed it to. And worse yet, when something goes online there’s a very real chance it will stay there – perhaps not forever, but long enough for real damage to be done. We can’t rely on any one group to ﬁx the issue. It’s going to take a collective effort from parents, community leaders, school staff, coaches, peer supports and everyone in between. Parents need to remain

vigilant and curious – maintaining frequent dialogue

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and noticing any odd behaviours with their kids.

Wearing pink shirts once a year is commendable, and the action started by a young man several years ago has led to an amazing movement. Some schools have even started extending the day to once a month or even once a week to keep the anti-bullying message top of mind. We are absolutely sure that more people are aware that bullying is unacceptable today than a decade ago.

However, we live in a society that still says “Nice people ﬁnish last,” and we still hear parents in hockey rinks screaming for their kids to wallop the other players. We live in a world that resonates with mixed messages. Let’s hope the anti-bullying message can be heard above all of the other messages. COMMENT ON THIS AT

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Hi there,TransLink board! I understand you’re in the market for a new chief executive, and I’d like to offer my services. I think I’ve got what it takes: ! I seldom ride the bus! This is obviously an important trait for a TransLink CEO. I own my own car and use it to get almost anywhere. I do occasionally use transit, and I’m certainly willing to do so if there’s a photo op involved. On the downside, I should note that I would use transit more if there were any in my neighbourhood. Fortunately, no bus

has ever come within half a mile of my current home. It’s one of the fastestgrowing communities in the Lower Mainland. But thanks to TransLink/provincial planning, kids here are growing up without ever seeing a single bus. ! I love money!You can buy so much stuff with it! So you can be assured that I’ll pretty much say or do anything to keep a lucrative position that last year paid Ian Jarvis $83,700 in bonuses alone.That’s more than anyone in my family has ever made in a year! ! I will weather the tran-

sit tax referendum. I know the real truth about the 0.5 per cent tax vote: It doesn’t matter – for TransLink, anyway – whether it passes or not. If we win, I’ll take the credit, even though we were the main reason for people voting no. If we fail, I’ll blame the voters for being short-sighted yokels who don’t deserve transit in the ﬁrst place! ! I am willing to take the blame! My strongest asset is my willingness to look, speak and act like a complete idiot.The real reason for TransLink is to act as a whipping boy for every traf-

ﬁc jam, late bus, bridge toll, pothole, and fare increase. The premier doesn’t want to have to deal with a couple million angry voters, nor do any of the MLAs from the Lower Mainland. I’ll be the bozo, and I’ll sweat and stammer at press conferences and act as a giant hate sink for everyone. I think given TransLink’s past performance, and the requirements of the agency, my application is very strong. Matthew Claxton is a reporter with the Langley Advance, a sister paper of the Record.

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AYes vote will improve our health

So, about that new Quay development …

Dear Editor I am voting yes when the referendum ballots arrive in the week of March 19th. I am voting yes for the Mayors’ Council plan to reduce congestion and improve transportation in our region. This plan is very likely to stimulate our economy and to improve our health and well-being. Yes, I too am angry and frustrated with the provincial government’s approach to funding these improvements. Yes, I am also angry at the lack of accountability of TransLink. I will direct my anger towards making sure our elected officials and TransLink are held accountable. I will strive to get value from my household’s small tax increase by demanding accountability from TransLink and government and by opposing any other increases in taxes, MSP premiums, fees etc. Roland Guasparini, MD, New Westminster, former chief medical health officer, Fraser Health

Railway trouble waiting to happen Dear Editor Re: Parked rail tankers raise concern, the Record, Feb. 11. Southern Railway’s Mr. Singh Biln’s comments about tankers and rail train speeds are not totally accurate; we all know there’s a huge commodity of dangerous goods and chemicals on these tanker cars being shipped in and out of the city every day. I have dealt with Mr. Biln personally several times – a very nice guy, but he is not here all the time to see some of SRY’s engines going 10, 15, 20 miles an hour. I live beside the rail yard, and I see what goes on every day and all hours of the night at times – excessive crashing, waiting for a derailment or explosion? Management right now is blowing whistles at or in the intersection, not as required by Transport Canada. There is no hope in hell of stopping. Also, we live on River Drive on a dead-end street. We’re still waiting for crossing gates to help stop unnecessary whistles all night. Gary Prokovich, New Westminster

Reasons to voteYes Dear Editor There are many pros and cons to this vote on the additional tax to pay for transit funding. Taxpayers must note that presently they hold the ball on this tax. If the tax passes, they have to remember, everyone pays, including tourists. Also, the tax being incorporated into the seven per cent retail tax is remitted to the provincial government in Victoria. All Lower Mainland municipalities have no access to this tax, so the money is safe and cannot be spent foolishly like on extravagant wages. If the tax does not pass, there are many PLAN B’s available. One of the Plan B’s could be a substantial increase in property taxes. One way or another, the taxpayers are going to foot the bill for transit funding, because the B.C. Liberal government is not going to ever increase income taxes. Looking at the vote option in comparison to many Plan B’s, the most logical and cheapest form option to the taxpayers would be to vote for the additional 0.5 per cent. Joe Sawchuk, by email

@stickers66 Wonder if this development addresses any of the family friendly needs for our city. @MaryAnnMcKenzie Why no 3 bdrm units? Wasn’t the City going to ask developers to provide more of these for families? @stickers66 Told there may be some 3 bdrm units on lower levels. @jonathanxcote City is working on family friendly unit policy, but it has not been adopted yet. @BarbAdamski because we haven’t had enough complaints about trains lately ;-) Karen Melnychuk Brack OMG...just what New West needs...more condos Taiwan YVR So close to the train tracks.. Would the noise and possible train derailment be a concern for buyers... They need condos to build up the tax base to get the money to pay for much needed improve infrastructure Trish Webster And they will block the view and the morning sun from those that live just north of them.

Not jumping on the Yes vote bandwagon John Ashdown Well said, and from a well respected Taxpayer. Listen up Yes Voters you are missing this point. Vote NO until the waste is dealt with. Zarena Anne I’m not paying for 2 CEO s for that broken system! BTW Mr.Mayor, not happy about the coming tax increase either! We (New Westminsters) already pay one of the highest rates in the lower mainland. So, I’ll be voting “no” Paul Densky But giving Translink more money will help?

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News Extra money will cover teachers, support staff Continued from page 1 nance, and secretary-treasurer Al Balanuik left the Westminster previousdistrict. Kevin Lorenz was ly struggled with budget brought on as assistant secshortfalls and is still in the retary-treasurer, but moved process of paying down a $4.8 million surprise deficit. up to acting secretary-treasurer since Balanuik left. The district has paid the “We are much better at deficit down to $3.71 milhandling surpluses,” Gaiptlion and expects to pay man jokingly said down another $1 to trustees durmillion this year, ing the brief budleaving an addiget presentation on tional $300,000 Tuesday. leftover. While the disBy the end of trict is in the this year, the defiblack, the 2014/15 cit will be $2.56 amended budmillion and proget included lowjected to be paid er-than-expectoff over the next John Gaiptman ed revenue from two years, Gaipt- superintendent the ministry (by man said. $52,000), rentals and leases The district plans to take (less $147,000), but higherthe extra money and put it than-expected income from into teaching and support staff for students, the super- the district’s investments (by $84,000). intendent said. Since Gaiptman took Since Gaiptman took over, the district has manover the district last February, it has had a major shuf- aged to significantly cut costs to legal bills. fle in its financial depart“We managed to handle ment. Both Sheldon Lee, everything internally and do the district’s director of fi-

it well,” he said. “You can actually do it, and you can walk in there and make agreements and not always need a lawyer with you.To be honest with you, there isn’t that much new in education.There is agreements that have been made in other districts.”

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Hey, big spender … First-time candidate tops the expenses list in the 2014 school board election Theresa McManus

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First-time school board candidate Mark Gifford was the top spender in the 2014 civic election – topping the biggest spender in the previous election. Gifford, one of five school board candidates endorsed by the New Westminster and District Labour Council, spent $15,801 on his bid to win a seat on the New Westminster board of education. Along with about $8,000 in donations from individuals and some corporate donations, he received $4,217 in contributions from individuals, including family members. Gifford’s campaign cost $74 more than Jonina Campbell’s $15,727 campaign, in which she also topped the school board polls in her first election campaign. The results are among the findings in the financial disclosure statements from the 2014 civic election that were recently released by Elections B.C. For the November 2014 election, Campbell scaled back expenditures, spending $12,262 on her campaign.Trade unions contributed $4,136 to Campbell’s campaign, with other donations coming from individuals ($3,930), corporations ($1,500) and business/commercial organizations ($75). First-time candidate Kelly Slade-Kerr, who topped the school board polls on election day, spent $10,735 on her campaign. Her contributions included $2,637 from individuals, $770 from corporations, $250 from

chmayr, Mary Trentadue and Lorrie Williams – all of whom were successful on business/commercial orgaelection day.These candinizations, $4,624 from trade dates shared expenses for a unions and just over $700 number of election items, from non-proﬁt organizaincluding a poster, leaftions. let, group photo, poll cards, Longtime trustee James mailouts and a newspaper Janzen spent $7,452 on his wrap. campaign, with $6,635 of Trailing far behind in his contributions coming spending were incumbents from labour unions. Casey Cook, who Outspending vetspent $2,728 of eran trustee and his own monlabour-endorsed ey, and MaryAnn candidate Michael Mortensen, who Ewen was indepenspent $2,566 on dent candidate Jerher bid for re-elecemy Perry, whose tion. expenditures were Jim Bell re$7,141 for the elecported spending tion campaign. $2,039 of his own His contributions Mark Gifford money in his attop spender included $4,740 tempt to win a from individuals, seat on school $466 from corporations, board. and $1,910 from business/ First-time candidate Cort commercial organizations. Caldwell spent $735 on his Ewen, the longest-serving campaign. trustee in New Westminster, Vancouver resident Raspent $7,011 on his camjiv Pandey didn’t spend any paign. money on his quest for a In addition to being enseat on the New Westmindorsed by the labour counster board of education. cil, Campbell, Ewen, JanTo see how much counzen, Gifford and Slade-Kerr cil candidates spent, see www. ran as a team with mayornewwestrecord.ca. al candidate Jonathan Cote and council candidates Bill COMMENT ON THIS STORY Harper, Patrick Johnstone, @NewWestRecord Jaimie McEvoy, Chuck Pu-

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Demolition part of city’s vision Continued from page 1 sign life.The city has develroad – the area between oped a plan to rehabilitate Front Street and the buildthe eastern portion of the ings – is a pedestrian area parkade. that includes a narrow drive Jerry Johnson, a strucaisle, angled parking, a wide tural engineer graduate at sidewalk and a Massachusetts Inlandscaped boulestitute of Techvard with trees. nology, said he’s Whicker said read the reports council has been on the condition “misled” about the of the parkade and merits of the mews walked around the concept, noting it structure and sees will be located beno signiﬁcant isside one of the bussues that couldn’t iest truck routes in be ﬁxed and upGreater Vancouver Patrick Johnstone graded.While the councillor and next to a rail parkade needs to line. He said the be maintained, he parkade currently compared tearing provides “substanit down to “burntial noise shielding down your ing” that will be house because it’s lost when it is detime to paint.” molished, making Part of city’s vithe area noisier for sion for the downarea residents. town is improved New Westminconnections bester’s 2015 capital tween the downplan includes $3.5 Chuck Puchmayr town and the rivmillion to demolish councillor erfront. the western porGuasparini contion of the parkade, saying tends that tearing down the aging structure requires part of the parkade actuincreasing maintenance as ally eliminates an existit nears the end of its deing connection between the

waterfront and the downtown. He noted that people can currently access the structure via two vehicular ramps and a number of staircases from Front Street. Guasparini believes the parkade offers alls sorts of opportunities that haven’t

This has been talked about for many, many years. … The issue has passed.

been fully considered by the city. He feels the top deck of the entire parkade could be used as a place for the public to “walk and linger” and enjoy the views of the Fraser River, something that could be achieved through enhancements such as benches. “Why are we rushing into demolition?” he questioned. “They have said there is no urgency for this, yet for

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some reason they just want to push this on.When I talk to people walking there, they are not in favour of it. ...That’s why I had to get involved. I just don’t see the rush.” Mayor Jonathan Cote said he appreciates the residents’ comments, but noted the city made a decision to demolish a portion of the parkade because it ﬁts in with its long-term vision for the waterfront. Coun. Patrick Johnstone said he likes the idea of using the top deck for an urban use, but can’t justify keeping the western portion of the parkade given its age and maintenance needs. Coun. Chuck Puchmayr said he has no interest in revisiting council’s decision to demolish a portion of the parkade. “I respect your plight to try and reverse this,” he said. “This has been talked about for many, many years. … The issue has passed.” For more on this issue, visit www.newwestrecord.ca and check out a Q&A with the mayor.

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One student’s journey to centre stage Julie MacLellan LIVELY CITY

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If you’re a regular reader, you’ll already have seen the feature story about the New West Secondary production of Footloose (it ran in the Feb. 18 paper, or you can see it online at www.new westrecord.ca). What didn’t fit in the print edition is one of those nice little stories about the power of the arts to transform lives – so I wanted to share that here. The subject of the story is one Howard Dai, the Grade 12 student who plays Rev. Shaw Moore. Drama teacher Frances Monteleone, who’s directing the production, can’t contain herself about Howard – who first found his way towards the drama program when he turned out as a Grade 8 student to work behind the scenes at the NWSS production of Grease. He was, Monteleone recalls, very keen but very timid. Despite his shyness, he got hooked; he attended every rehearsal and literally learned every part – he could quote along with the entire musical. Though he wasn’t an official cast member, his dedication earned him an invitation to the stage on closing night. That was a defining moment for him, Howard remembers – getting his hair done and getting into costume and realizing that he was going to be in the spotlight as part of the final number. It was, he thinks, the moment that set him on the course he’s now on – with an eye to pursuing theatre studies at UBC next year. For Monteleone, to see that timid Grade 8 student blossom into her confident go-to guy, playing a lead role in his final year of high school – well, it makes her a little misty-eyed. “I need to acknowledge as

Provost, Pipilotti Rist, BrendanVan Hek, and AngelaWashko. It’s running at the New Media Gallery until April 12.You can stop in to the third ﬂoor of Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St., anytime between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily, or 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays. See www.new mediagallery.ca.

his teacher how proud I am of him,” she says, beaming. “That’s huge.We have kids who start with us and who end with us. … This is why it makes me cry.” To see Howard, and the rest of the talented cast, don’t miss Footloose at the Massey Theatre. It’s onstage again tonight (Friday) and Saturday at 7 p.m., and there’s also a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, Feb. 28. For more information, see www.nwssmusic. com. For tickets, see www. ticketsnw.ca or call the Massey Theatre box ofﬁce at 604-521-5050. MAD ABOUT LOVE The buzz is on about Amour Fou, the new exhibition in the New Media Gallery at Anvil Centre. The exhibition, ﬁttingly enough, had its opening reception onValentine’s Day

An obsessive journey to love gone wrong.

evening, and it’s been generating chatter around town since. If you haven’t been in, then this is what you can expect: “Eleven international artists expose love in all its messy, destructive glory … tied up in a big, stained bow of misbehaviour. Large-scale projections will bathe in the white glow of an off-kilter neon love note,” the gallery website says. “Many of the works conjure up a potent cocktail of memory, cinematic history and celebrity identity.The gallery will be stripped back, its underbelly revealed. Deranged, dark and fertile… ﬁlled with sound. Amour Fou charts an obsessive journey to love gone wrong.” The exhibition includes work by R. Luke DuBois, Tracey Emin, Christoph Girardet and Matthias Müller, Jillian McDonald, Tracey Moffatt, Nicolas

A SYMPHONIC SPLASH A heads-up for local music lovers – one of the biggest local concerts of the year is taking to the Massey Theatre stage on March 15, and you can get a preview at Monday night’s council meeting. Local arts aﬁcionado Tony Antonias will be at the meeting on March 2 to let council know about the NewWestminster Symphony Orchestra’s 100th anniversary concert. The centenary celebration will feature Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and it will include some 200 musicians and singers to bring the giant work to life. Intrigued? Tune in to the council meeting on Shaw TV, or online through www. newwestcity.ca, or turn out to the council chambers to hear more from Antonias. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. Check out www.newwest symphony.net for more info, or buy your tickets for the 2 p.m. concert at www. ticketsnw.ca. CREATING FOR KIDS Do you write for kids? If so, then you might be interested in an ongoingWriting For Kidz group offered by the Royal City Literary Arts Society. The group is open to adult writers working in any genre or style aimed at children. It’s facilitated by kids’ writer-performer Max Tell, and it runs every other Monday at the Renaissance Bookstore (43 Sixth St., downtown).The group gives children’s writers “a safe place to meet and play creatively with writing, to share their writing, and re-

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Dramatic journey: Howard Dai is onstage as Rev. Shaw Moore in the New Westminster Secondary production of Footloose, on now at the Massey Theatre. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

ceive valuable feedback.” The next sessions coming up are Mondays, March 2 and 16, from 10 a.m. to noon.There’s a drop-in fee of $5 at the door, which includes refreshments. See www.rclas.com or call 604525-4566 for information. A POETIC STORY A NewWest actor is currently onstage atVancouver’s Roedde House Museum in the one-woman

production The Belle of Amherst. The play explores the life and writings of the reclusive American poet Emily Dickinson, all set against the period-perfect backdrop of the Roedde House parlour. Renee Bucciarelli previously brought the play to life onstage at NewWest’s Galbraith House, and she’s earning praise from audiences and critics alike for her turn as Dickinson. She’s

directed by fellow local resident Richard Newman. There are a few more shows to catch if you haven’t already seen it: Friday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, March 1 at 3 p.m. Check out www.roedde house.org for more info, or buy tickets through brown papertickets.com. Roedde House is at 1415 Barclay St. inVancouver.

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Treasure hunting has come a long way from the “pirate’s map” and hidden clues that you followed when you were a kid. You may be grown up now, but with the help of modern technology you can still have the fun of hunting for treasure (caches) – not just in the backyard, but all around the world. Geocaching is a modernday treasure hunt that has become possible with the development of global positioning system technology. Using an app, GPS and your powers of deduction, you can solve clues and ﬁnd a cache. Caches can range from the size of a Tic Tac container to that of an icecream bucket.They can also be multi-step, where ﬁnding one cache gives you hints for the next.There are mil9

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lions of geocaches around the world, including 854 caches within ﬁve miles of the New Westminster Public Library. You, too, can seek geocache treasure. Find out how at the library’s geocaching program on Tuesday, March 3 at 7 p.m. Preregister at the library, by calling 604-527-4667 or emailing listener@nwpl.ca. Geocaching is the ﬁrst in a series of programs called My Weird Hobby, presented as part of the New Westminster Public Library’s 150th anniversary celebrations. The library also has sev-

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Some time ago, I found myself behind the wheel of a rollcage-equipped Skip Barber MX-5, entering into the semi-legendary Corkscrew turn at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California. A real rollercoaster of a corner, it’s far less tricky than the turn that follows it, an off-camber sweeper with nothin’ but dirt waiting to catch you and ruin your day. But I’m no racecar driver – as this was a learning lap, there was a quicker car out in front, one with a veteran instructor at the wheel managing to keep the proper line, call out instructions on the radio, and keep one eye on his rearview in case we missed the apex by a country mile and started drifting towards the gravel. So what’d he have to keep a safe margin out in front? A Corvette? Boss Mustang? Nissan GT-R? Porsche product? Track-prepped RX-7? Well no, actually; the gent in question had a small, fuel-efﬁcient compact car with a four-cylinder engine. In fact, he had one of these: A Mazda3. Permit me to tell you why that wasn’t a crazy choice.

Design:

When the Mazda3 ﬁrst replaced the venerable old Protege, everybody had to have one. Speciﬁcally, everybody wanted to have a Sport GT hatchback, with the zippy little 2.3L engine, preferably in dark grey. I distinctly remember parking between four such vehicles in a row along Broadway, and then seeing two more pass by. The succeeding generation wasn’t quite as pretty,

but this new one – hoo-boy, she’s a looker. The design language is called Kodo, or soul of motion, and it’s both very Japanese and somehow reminiscent of something Alfa-Romeo might build. However, if you go for the basic model, the size of the alloys don’t quite balance out all that swoopy sheetmetal. Here in the GT version, however, there’s 18” alloys to really ﬁll out the wheel wells. It’s a great-looking car, marred only by our mandatory BC license plates.

Environment:

Inside, the Mazda3 has grown up somewhat, and is starting to overlap the lower-end versions of the premium brands. Step out of the interior of a Mercedes-Benz CLA into the all-black cockpit of the ‘3, and it’s actually very similar. There are a few details which seem neat at first but might not age well – the small heads-up display and the flat-panel screen fixed on the dash stick out a bit. However, the rest is relatively classy, nicer than most of the Japanese competition, and ready to go toe-totoe with the Germans. Overall cabin space isn’t quite as good as something more mundane and practical like a Toyota Corolla, but Mazda does still offer a hatchback for a little more space and flexibility. A rear-facing child seat fits without issue.

Performance:

There are two engine options for the Mazda3, neither of which will seemingly light the world on ﬁre. The base model carries a 2.0L four-cylinder making 155hp at 6000rpm and 150lb/ ft of torque at 4000rpm, and the upgraded GT gets a 2.5L engine with 184hp at 5700rpm, and 185lb/ft of torque at 3,250rpm. All those ﬁgures are on regular fuel. So, no turbochargers, no turbodiesels, and just a choice of either a six-speed conventional automatic transmission or six-speed manual throughout the range (no all-wheel-drive either). However, Mazda’s clever high-compression directinjection engines are marvels.

As the 2.5GT revs straight for redline you’ll run right into the fuel cut every time if you aren’t paying attention. I figure Mazda’s hedging their bets here and keeping a few hundred rpm in check as this engine doesn’t slow one jot as it closes in on maxrevs. It pulls cleanly and strongly, and it’s a toss-up as to which is better, the clean-shifting manual, or the very well-tuned automatic. Handling is very good, not overly stiff, but with a definite positive feel to the way the ‘3 takes a set in the corner and carves through it. The electric power assisted steering isn’t as good as Mazda’s previous hydraulic efforts, but it’s still most definitely a driver’s car. The 2.5L engine has enough grunt to dispatch most traffic with ease, but it’s the Mazda3’s chassis that really thrills. Mazda could easily bolt-in the turbocharged engine out of the old Mazdaspeed3 and have a real screamer here, one that’s not as lairy as stuff like the Focus ST, but more like a Volkswagen GTI for people who want to avoid VW service bills. But as it is, it’s got plenty of power and a finely-tuned handling that make it as home on the track as on the street. There aren’t many compact cars you can say that about.

Features:

Step up to a Mazda3 GT, and it’s a choice of whether or not to go to the luxury package. Power moonroof, push-button start, and Bluetooth handsfree are standard for the GT, with leather and a power driver’s seat optional. However, a fully-loaded Mazda3 isn’t cheap: my luxury-package tester was $28,495 before freight and taxes. Fuel economy for any of Mazda’s modern engines is excellent. Here, the 2.5 is rated at 9.2L/100kms city and 6.6L/100kms on the highway. The impressive part is the 7.0L/100kms it returned in mixed-use driving, despite a little extra throttle because it’s so much fun. Unlike turbocharged options, Mazda’s direct-injection system seems to deliver the good in the real world too.

Green Light:

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Stop Sign:

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tus, as he seemed “very much alive” when they visited him on Feb. 16. Barker, who retired as CKNW’s news director in 1991, was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1998. So, to paraphrase writer Mark Twain, it would seem that reports of Barker’s death have been greatly exaggerated.

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POLITICOS CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR New Westminster MLA Judy Darcy and MP Peter Julian are over the moon about their recent Lunar NewYear celebration. In honour of the lunar NewYear, which was Feb. 19, the pair teamed up to hold their ﬁrst Lunar New Year event Feb. 14 at Royal City Centre.They’re hoping to make it an annual event. “Lots of people wandered by.We were joined by people who were active in the Chinese Society. At one point there were 50, 60 or 70 people from the Chinese society.They sang a couple

COUPLE WINS BIG AT VOLUNTEER FEST Joe and Christine Stachura didn’t expect to win the $500 Royal City Centre shopping spree at the 2015 New Westminster Festival of Volunteers, but it’s well deserved. The couple, who moved to New Westminster three years ago fromYorkton, Sask., have a long history of community engagement. They were foster parents for 25 years, during which time they opened their home to 42 children, including 19 newborns. Joe was also a volunteer with the Boy Scouts for 19

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KICK OFF YOUR SUNDAY SHOES at the New Westminster Secondary School’s performing arts department’s production of Footloose. Performances are taking place at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and a matinee is taking to the Massey Theatre stage on Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18 for adults, and $15 for seniors, students and children. They’re available at www.ticketsnw.ca or 604-521-5050.

higher education. A panel discussion follows the screening of the ﬁlm by Canadian-Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari.The event is taking place on Friday, Feb. 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the lecture theatre (Room 1614) of Douglas College, 700 Royal Ave.

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ster Theatre is presenting the workshops, which include puppets, masks, original music and storytelling. The free 45-minute workshops are taking place on Sunday, March 1 at River Market at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.The workshops are ideal for kids aged ﬁve and up, but everyone is welcome. Registration isn’t required, but space is expected to ﬁll up fast, so come early. River Market is located at 810 Quayside Dr.

DISCOVER THE PAST at the New Westminster Museum in the interactive discovery cart. Docents will be in the gallery on Saturday, Feb. 28 from 11 to 2 p.m. with artifacts to explore, play and learn from.The museum is located on the third ﬂoor of Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St. Admission is by donation. Send your Top 5 ideas to Theresa, tmcmanus@ newwestrecord.ca.

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The women behindYou Wear it Well are once again making dreams come true for underprivileged New Westminster grads. For the last ﬁve years, Joanne Lapp, Kathy Wilson, Darcey Sudeyko, Cindy Carlson, Barb Henderson, Lynn Lenaghan and Nancy Bruce have held a day where grads who need it get a pre-loved gown or tux and accessories, along with some pampering, for their big day. “We are a committee of seven women, many of us got involved after our ﬁrstborns graduated,” Lapp told the Record. “We realized what an important event this was in their lives and how we had to help make sure any student in our community, who wanted to attend grad in style, would have the opportunity.” Demand for their help continues to grow, “which is good and bad news,” Lapp said, adding that “(it’s) sad that so many kids need our help, but great that we are going to all of this effort to put it together, so the more the merrier, really.”

The grads come from New Westminster Secondary School and Byrne Creek Secondary, a Burnaby school that some New West students attend because of its location on the far west side. The group helps male and female students get prom ready by holding a day where they can come and try on the wares.

It’s sad that so many kids need our help, but great that we are going to all of this effort.

Lapp said they recently heard from two former students who used their services.The young women said the gowns and the overall experience helped make grad extra special. The women work with school counsellors, who identify students in need and conﬁdentially pass on pertinent information to the team behindYouWear itWell.The

students are then sent an invitation to join the boutique day, where they have a personal assistant helping them choose their dress/suit, shoes, jewelery and accessories from the collection of donations.They are then taken to the make-up and hair room where volunteers provide them with a grad look and then it’s off with photographers who capture the magic of the day. This year, the ladies are holding the boutique day in March.The hope is that by holding it earlier it may help motivate students to push through to grad. All of the goods are donated – donations can be dropped off at Cadeaux Gifts, 467 East Columbia St.; Shelleys Hair Studio, 520 Carnarvan St.,VanCity Credit Union, 511 Sixth St.; and Essence Hair Design, 887 Carnarvan St. Any students who want to use the program for Grade 12 grad, can contact their school counsellor. The program could not succeed without the help of generous donors and volunteers, Lapp said.To make a donation, email youwearit well@yahoo.ca.

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We use a lot of stories about our maritime history. Recently, while talking of life on the Fraser River and the cargoes that were carried, we referred to a favourite item from the past – an example of four ships on the Fraser River in the summer of 1900. The four vessels were sternwheel steamboats and all were well known on the river, the Gulf of Georgia, the Gulf Islands andVancouver Island.They were the Transfer, Ramona, RP Rithet and Beaver, the second of that name. From a local newspaper article we learn of their shipping on an August day in 1900.The Transfer was making return trips from Steveston at the mouth of the Fraser River.We learn that “on her up trip yesterday she brought 10,000 cases of salmon from the Scottish-Canadian cannery.” The canned salmon that was her primary cargo that day was probably being gathered at the city docks or rail depot for shipment elsewhere in the world.This vessel had also carried “quite a number of passengers” on a round trip. The Ramona was also

moving cargo from the docks of Steveston to upriver docks, distribution points and industry in the New Westminster area. Over a couple of trips she carried “35 bales of straw and 600 salmon … 160 cases of oats for the Brackman and Kerr Milling Company.”The Brackman and Kerr business dealt with a great deal of grain products and breakfast cereals.

The Ramona was moving cargo from the docks of Steveston to upriver docks.

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Hyacks bow out to Warriors NewWest outscored 24-11 in pivotal fourth quarter at quad A Lower Mainland ﬁnals Tom Berridge

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A possible Lower Mainland berth was one quarter too far for the New Westminster Hyacks. The varsity boys’ Hyacks failed to hold on to a 13point lead and wound up on the losing end of a 6863 outcome to the Windermere Warriors in the consolation quarter-final at the Lower Mainland high school quad A boys’ basketball championships in Richmond on Wednesday. Marcos Ramos pumped in a long-range trey to start the fourth quarter, but Windermere’s player of the game Ravi Basra had other ideas, netting 17 of his game-high 37 points in the final stanza, to keep the No. 7 seed alive. New West was eliminated following the loss. “We beat them all year. We knew we could do it. We had to be patient,” said Basra after the game. New West took a 33-31 lead at halftime behind an 18-point first-half effort from guard Airon Nisperos. The Hyacks extended that lead to eight points by the end of the third quarter and led in double figures to start the fourth before the Warriors went on a 10point run to close the deficit, punctuated by a Basra three-pointer. Windermere finished off the Hyacks on an 11-4 run. “We just didn’t move our feet,” said Nisperos, who led all Hyacks with 26 points. “We tried everything to stop them, but it was a wonderful season for us.” In quad A semifinal play,

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High scorer: Airon Nisperos, with ball, scored 26 points, including five three-pointers, in 68-63 loss to Windermere in the Lower Mainland high school quad A boys’ basketball consolation quarter-final in Richmond on Wednesday. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

Burnaby South advanced to the Mainland final following a 91-48 victory over Vancouver No. 2 David Thompson. Tyus Batiste scored 25 points, while Nic Trninic did much of the early damage, finishing with 24 points, including 15 firstquarter points. “We want to peak at the end of March,” said Trninic following the game. “We’ve been working hard for the

last seven years together. I couldn’t ask for anything else.” In AAA ball at the Mainlands, the Byrne Creek Bulldogs met St.Thomas More in Thursday’s consolation semiﬁnal (after Record deadlnes). The Bulldogs stayed alive with an 84-69 win over Steveston-London, while STM dropped its semiﬁnal 75-61 to McMath. Body Geoffrey led the

’Dogs with 26 points, while teammate Malik Holmes chipped in with 18. “It was a great effort, a lot of hard work and discipline,” said Byrne Creek head coach Bal Dhillon. No. 2 seeded STM, on the other hand, was at less than its best, allowing the Richmond school to steal the momentum following a 27-12 advantage in the third quarter. “It was a whole bunch of

things,” said a disappointed Knights head coach Aaron Mitchell. “We had a terrible third quarter.We got down nine, took a punch in the mouth and didn’t hit back.” Junior guard Cam Morris led the Knights with 20 points. Burnaby South will meet Winston Churchill in the 4A ﬁnal at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Friday. Tipoff is at 8 p.m.

Ylya Malek booted EDC FC Burnaby into the final four in Imperial Cup play. Malek blasted the gamewinning strike into the corner of the net from 18 yards out late in the game to defeat ICST Pegasus 1-0 in Imperial Cup quarter-final play at Newton Athletic Park last Friday. EDC weathered a concerted start by Pegasus, who dominated the opening 20 minutes. But the Chilean backline kept the attack to the perimeter, allowing EDC keeper Hugo Vasquez to handle the attempted crossing kicks ably. The goal came in the 85th minute, when Josh Hardy’s attempted cross bounced off an ICST defender. The EDC right back slipped the ensuing rebound to Malek at the top of the 18 and the smooth finisher scored into the top corner of the net. EDC Burnaby will take on Inter FC, 3-2 penaltykick winners over Langley in its quarter-final, in the semifinals at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex-West on Friday, March 20 at 8 p.m. “Inter is a very dangerous opponent and I imagine after the very important league game coming up, … we won’t be sending each other Christmas cards,” said EDC head coach Claudio Ramirez. West Van FC and Croatia SC A will face off in the other semifinal at Ambleside D on March 20.

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The New Westminster Hyacks missed out on a provincial AAA high school girls’ berth into the provincials. The varsity Hyacks lost the ﬁnal wildcard berth 6451 to Sir Winston Churchill at the Crehan Cup Lower Mainland qualifying tournament at home on Saturday. New West got the deﬁcit down to eight points with three minutes left in

the game, but turnovers on the next three possessions played into Churchill’s favour. “We have lots of injuries.We knew it was going to be a tough game.We fought to the end,” said senior forward Lauren Denusik, who had six of New West’s eight points down the stretch. “They were hitting their shots and their speed – we couldn’t keep up with them.” Earlier in the week, Denusik helped keep New

West’s hopes alive, scoring 24 points in New West’s comeback 64-59 win over Killarney to advance to the consolation semiﬁnal against Argyle. The Hyacks dropped the ensuing matchup 61-51 to the honourable mention Pipers. Grade 11 wing Madisen Obrovac was named to the Crehan Cup all-tournament team. “We’ll get over it,” Denusik added. “The girls will come back next year, which

will be good.” In the junior girls’ division, New West upset No. 5-ranked Seycove 40-33 to win the Lower Mainland championship title. Tournament MVP Sarah Forgie led the Jr. Hyacks with 13 points, while allstar Celia Palmer chipped in with nine. With the win, the New West juniors advance to the B.C. championships at the Langley Events Centre March 4 to 7.

LM No. 1: New Westminster’s junior varsity girls’ basketball team won the Lower Mainland title. PHOTO PHOTOGRAPHER NAME

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Douglas College swept the PacWest men’s volleyball regular season awards, now comes the hard part. The PacWest league champs earned a bye into the provincial college championships and will meet the quarter-final winner between Columbia Bible College and University of the Fraser Valley in the semifinal at Camosun College on Friday. Both CBC and Fraser Valley enjoyed some limited success against the nation’s No. 1-ranked Royals this season. CBC took Douglas to five sets before dropping its next-to-last game of the season a week ago. “Both teams have talented kids who have been in

their programs for a while. Either team will be a challenge,” said Douglas head coach Brad Hudson, who was named PacWest coach of the year. Douglas also boasts its share of talented players, with second-year outside hitter George Thompson named PacWest player of the year and Langley outside hitter Carson Heppell earning rookie of the year honours. Freshman Matt Santema joined Thompson on the PacWest first all-star team, while Tristan Loewen also made the all-rookie squad. Third-year middle Scott Devlin, who led the league with 100 blocks, was a second team selection. The Royals finished the regular season with a 21-3 record, despite replacing five of seven starters this