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Remembering the murdered By Theresa McManus

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PAYING TRIBUTE Emma Van Der Klift, Alanna Whitney and Amythest Schaber read the names of disabled people murdered by their families or caretakers, at a vigil at the Woodlands Memorial Garden. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

About 20 people recently gathered at the Woodlands Memorial Garden to recognize an issue that’s unfathomable for many to comprehend. The Vancouver chapter of the Autistic SelfAdvocacy Network recently held a vigil to commemorate the lives of disabled persons who were murdered by their families and caretakers. “In the past five years 75 people – actually more than 75 people, I think it’s 76 – have been murdered by their caregivers or parents in North America alone,” said Amythest Schaber, who joined the Vancouver chapter when it formed last summer. “When I first start talking about it with people, they think it must be occasional or rare. It’s really hard for people to imagine a parent or family member killing somebody who is disabled.” As an example, Schaber pointed to the case of Michigan mom Kelli Stapleton, who attempted to kill her 14-year-old autistic daughter by carbon monoxide poisoning. She survived, and Stapleton pled guilty to a charge of first-degree child abuse and was sentenced to 10 to 22 years in prison. “She later had an interview with Dr. Phil. continued on page 8

Urban dog park chews up more space Some NewWestminster council members keen on expanded dog play area, while one has a bone to pick with the process By Theresa McManus

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Some members of city council are pleased with plans for an expanded dog area in Moody Park, while others think the idea bites. On Monday, council approved a design for an off-leash dog area in Moody Park that features a water fountain/dog washing station and retention of existing trees and three existing picnic tables.The off-leash

area will be 2,430 square metres, which is bigger than the 1,800 square metre space originally considered by council and the public. Coun. Bill Harper said council had approved a certain size of dog park, but staff came back with a different proposal. He said the space has increased in size by more than 25 per cent and takes up a “pretty big chunk of property” in Moody Park. “Is that the way we are going to do business in the city?” he said of the process. “It’s

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suitable for Moody Park. He worries the expanded size of the dog park will encroach into other areas of the park that are ﬁlled with families in the summer. Coun. Jaimie McEvoy said an off-leash area for dogs has been sought for the Uptown and Brow of the Hill neighbourhoods for years. He said there are about 8,000 residents living in apartments within ﬁve minutes of Moody Park and don’t have yards for their dogs. Council unanimously approved a steel picket fence for the off-leash dog area, but approved the larger area in a 4-3 vote. Councillors Patrick Johnstone, McEvoy, Puchmayr and Lorrie Williams supported continued on page 8

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Up Front WE ASKED – YOU ANSWERED

Terrence Geernaert: ‘I’m not actually supportive of the way TransLink has been managed.’

Mike Scott: ‘I challenge people to ride the buses nowadays and spend some time on them...’

Sylvia Davis: ‘I feel it doesn’t make a difference because not a lot of people go out and vote...’

Brock Lewis: ‘The biggest problem with transit is that you can’t find a washroom anywhere.’

Natasha Crisp: ‘The transit CEO makes $30,000 a month, which is more than the Prime Minister...’

Amber Brett: ‘I want young people to actually vote for this because it’s really important.’

Mixed feelings about transit tax hike By Tereza Verenca

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The much-anticipated mail-in ballot regarding the transit plebiscite should arrive in your mailbox sometime between March 16 and 27. Registered voters in Metro Vancouver will be asked whether or not they approve of a 0.5 per cent increase in the provincial sales tax (roughly $125 a year/household). The money raised would then fund a 10year transit plan that includes building a subway along the Broadway corridor, introducing light rail in Surrey and replacing the Patullo Bridge. The Mayors’ Council predicts a 20 per cent decrease in trafﬁc congestion across the region, with a promise to increase bus service by 25 per cent and add 2,700 kilometres of bike paths. But what do local commuters think of all this? The Record caught up with six transit users at the New Westminster SkyTrain station and asked, “How will you be voting?” Terrence Geernaert Resides in Coquitlam Uses transit to get to and from work

VOTE: YES “I’ll most likely voteYes because I’d like to move out east and TransLink needs the money to build out there. However, I’m not actually supportive of the way TransLink has been managed.They don’t seem to do the best job when you give them more money.They just seem to suck it up. If it gets a No vote, it should be seen as a vote against TransLink, not so much against the concept of expanding.” Natasha Crisp Resides in Burnaby Uses transit to get around every day VOTE: NO “The transit CEO makes $30,000 a month, which is more than the Prime Minister of Canada, and they’re also paying the CEO they ﬁred to June 2016. I think that’s absolutely ridiculous. If they want more money, they shouldn’t be stealing it from the middle class, they should be better allocating the funds they already have. Frankly, I think our government and TransLink are pretty corrupt.” Sylvia Davis

Resides in New West Uses transit to get around every day VOTE: NOT VOTING “I used to vote all the time, but for a couple years I haven’t. I feel it doesn’t make a difference because not a lot of people go out and vote, even during federal elections. It’s just like the census (survey) you’re supposed to ﬁll out.”

VOTE: NO “I want young people to actually vote for this because it’s really important. (We) as young people, we’re struggling to survive as it is. Everything getting more taxed means it’s harder for us to live, harder for us to go to school, harder for us to pay our bills. TransLink should be an opportunity for people who don’t have the funds, to be able to get around safely and affordably.”

Mike Scott Resides in Langley Uses transit to commute to and from work

Brock Lewis Resides in Surrey Uses transit to get around every day

VOTE: YES “Transit is really inadequate around here. It deﬁnitely needs a boost. I challenge people to ride the buses nowadays and spend some time on them, because anyone who does is usually standing for most of the ride. In this day and age, every company has some mismanagement. I’m sure there are some kinks to iron out, but I feel like (TransLink) is on the right track.”

VOTE: YES “The biggest problem with transit is that you can’t ﬁnd a washroom anywhere. I think (TransLink) needs to serve the customer better.That’s my biggest beef with them. Other than that, transit is OK. I don’t think anyone will notice the small increase unless you’re tracking your receipts.What choice do you have at this point? It seems like the better option.”

Amber Brett Resides in New West Uses transit to get around every day

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Yes campaign tries to counter voter concerns City councillor says the projected $250 million a year collected will go into a speciﬁc audited account

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Money raised by a proposed hike in the provincial sales tax will go directly to transportation improvements in the region. Metro Vancouver residents will begin receiving referendum ballots in the mail in mid-March and will have to decide whether or not to support the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation request for a 0.5 per cent increase to the provincial sales tax to generate funding to expand the regional transit and transportation system.

“The money from the referendum – they are projecting $250 million a year – will go into a speciﬁc account that’s audited,” said Coun. Chuck Puchmayr. “It is strictly for projects that were identiﬁed by the mayors’ council. Some of the things I am told they can do right away is increase buses, increase HandyDart.Things like that, they can actually increase capacity with that money right away.” Last June, the Mayors’ Council announced a 30year vision for addressing transportation and transit needs in the region. Estimated to cost $7.5 bil-

lion, the plan would require some funding from federal and provincial governments but would also require an additional $285 million annually for the region’s share. If the referendum is successful, Puchmayr said he’s conﬁdent it won’t be too long before Metro Vancouver residents begin seeing positive results from the funding.While larger projects like light rail in Surrey and an extension of the Millennium Line along the Broadway corridor in Vancouver would require funding from senior levels of government, he said TransLink will be able to address

many of the transit and transportation issues on its own. “I think the low-hanging fruit is deﬁnitely going to be what they are going to grab,” Puchmayr said. The so-called “congestion tax” would be used to fund a wide range of transportation and transit initiatives, including a new Pattullo Bridge, upgrades to the major road network, increased capacity of Expo and Millennium SkyTrain lines, increased bus service, additional HandyDart services, and cycling and pedestrian improvements. Many of the people who

have indicated they will be voting No have expressed concerns about TransLink’s governance and manage-

That’s an absolute cop-out. ment of issues such as the Compass Card and executive salaries. “It’s really clear that a No vote will do nothing to resolve those other governance issues,” Puchmayr said. “An elected Trans-

Link board and going back to a model, like the model we had when elected politicians were on it, mayors and councillors were on it, that’s the model we need to get back to.” Premier Christy Clark recently told media that the mayors, not the province, are responsible for ﬁxing TransLink. “That’s a cop-out.That’s an absolute cop-out,” Puchmayr said. “In 2007, (then transportation minister) Kevin Falcon announced the legislation that created this government-appointed TransLink.” Continued on page 8

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News Jon Bun Jovi unhoppy?

Bunnies are still looking for their forever homes By Tereza Verenca

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They’re cute.They’re fluffy. And they’ll even watch TV with you for hours on end - yet, bunnies are not the No. 1 choice when it comes to adopting a pet from the NewWestminster animal shelter. According to Nancy Millar, a senior animal services officer at the Ewen Avenue location, five rabbits in her possession haven’t found a home. “Nobody has shown interest in them. People have a tendency to get rabbits on a spur-the-moment basis from a pet store, but then they’ll dump them at the animal shelter, so we’re not usually the first place people look,” she told the Record. The five-month-old bunnies arrived on Jan. 15 after the owner passed away. A co-worker of Millar’s then got creative and dubbed the siblings Bunjelina Jolie, Bun Affleck, Antonio Bunderas and Jon Bun Jovi (a fifth, named Minion, currently resides at Bosley’s on Columbia Street). Known for their friendly demeanor, Millar said the double-coated lionheads are perfect for someone looking for companionship. “They need to be handled quite a bit.They will run away from you because they are prey animals in reality. We don’t recommend them as a first pet for children because they do need exercise; they can’t just be caged.” She went on to say the cute cottontails, who generally live anywhere between five and 10 years, can be litter trained but will require some supervision if let out. The price of adopting one of these furry creatures is a $50 donation to cover the vet fees (all five have been spayed or neutered and have identification tattoos). Millar told the Record because the cost to get rabbits fixed is more than $100, staff wanted to make adoption affordable. As for the other tenants at the shelter, she said things are pretty quiet, with two dogs and four cats in need of a family. When asked why residency is so low, Millar said it seems to be the trend across the board. “In talking with other shelters, everyone is low right now. It’s a good thing, absolutely, but that could change at any given time

Bunny love: One of the rabbits up for adoption at the city’s animal shelter. For a video scan with Layar. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

given the cat situation,” she said. Last summer, eight cats from the same household arrived at the shelter, with several of them pregnant. Staff had about 30 felines on their hands when all was said and done.The facility is considered at capacity when there are six dogs and 20 cats. “I think people say the

right things, like ‘It was just an accident’ or ‘I was going to get her spayed but then she snuck out.’ But they have the belief system of ‘Oh, it’s indoors, so it’s ﬁne,’” Millar said. The city is currently looking at re-locating the shelter and upgrading what’s necessary. A task force was established on March 2 to look at a potential budget.

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Time for left-lane hogs to move over We’ve all seen them – or, more accurately, been stuck behind them – as they blissfully cruise down Highway 1 or the Lougheed Highway in the fast line, with cars and trucks piling up behind. Keep right except to pass? They haven’t heard that rule, or they don’t care to follow it. As drivers behind them fume, a dangerous situation develops as someone waits for a small gap between the

driver in the left lane and the one in the right, then bursts through to get ahead of the pack. According to the provincial government, which is planning to crack down on so-called “left-lane hogs,” their behaviour leads to a lot of crashes. “We know from a variety of data sources, whether it be ICBC, collision information, or RCMP trafﬁc reports, that failure to keep

right except to pass is actually a cause of a lot of collisions across British Columbia,”Transportation Minister Todd Stone told The Province newspaper. “It can lead to driver frustration and so forth, so we’re committed to strengthening the language in the (Motor Vehicle Act) to give law enforcement better tools so they can crack down on leftlane hogs.” Admitting that B.C.’s

laws are “somewhat watered down” compared to those in other jurisdictions, Stone says feedback, especially from law enforcement, is behind the proposed change. As far as we’re concerned, it’s about time. Whether you’re a faster driver or a slower one, leftlane hogs endanger you by blocking the natural ﬂow of trafﬁc and creating a situation where vehicles bunch

together like a school of ﬁsh. All it takes is one sudden stop or swerve, or a bit of bad weather that causes one car to skid, and suddenly you’ve got a major accident on your hands. Of course, creating tougher laws is one thing. Enforcing them is quite another. But, presumably, if the push to tighten up these regulations is coming from law enforcement, then police forces are on board with

this one. If police forces are genuinely willing to spend some time issuing tickets – and, as a consequence, changing driver behaviour – then we could all enjoy a smoother highway driving experience. And those left-lane hogs? We’ll hopefully be adding them to B.C.’s endangered species list. COMMENT ON THIS ISSUE

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Parkade makes sense for city I was glad to see that some residents have finally woken up to the, in my opinion, harebrained plan to demolish part of the downtown parkade. The truth is, someone at city hall wants it gone, and they are hell-bent on achieving that goal no matter how much taxpayer money they have to waste to achieve it. In addition to sitting on the downtown parking commission, the past year as chair, I was a member of the stakeholder group that participated in the 2013 downtown parking study. I attended the last stakeholders’ meeting in December 2013 and listened to the two consultants that were heading up the work in a before-the-meeting conversation.Their honest conclusion was that the only significant problem with parking in downtown is that it is, and I quote, “abysmally badly managed.” Of course, that wasn’t the official conclusion of their report, which toed city hall’s party line on the matter. I am officially on record as supporting the city’s waterfront vision. I have tried hard to see how spending millions of dollars to demolish an asset that has a usable lifespan, with proper maintenance (that hasn’t been undertaken in many years), of many, many more decades gets us any closer to that vision. The best publicly available views of the Fraser from downtown are actu-

ally from the decks of the parkade! Instead of tearing it down, we should be converting parts of it into safe, attractive public green space – the entire top deck, for instance.What we get, for probably a lot less money, is expanded public space that integrates with the existing park, is easy on the eye from the thousands of condos that look down on it, a distributed parking facility that continues to match the business patterns in downtown and an effective cover for the busiest truck route in the Lower Mainland, shielding residents from the noise the 5,000 or more trucks a day make as they transit our city. By investing in upgrades to the facility, we build value instead of destroying it. Creating an elevated park just steps from Columbia Street that becomes part of a larger park network makes downtown New West a better place for its citizens, the businesses everyone would like to see in our city core and a destination that puts us back on the map as a place people like to visit. Are we as taxpayers really going to stand still while our city fathers waste somewhere between $5 and $10 million on a plan that has no hope of achieving the stated objective of improving residents’ access to the Fraser River? According to Coun. Chuck Puchmayr, it’s too late to change the decision. What do you think?

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Dear Editor An open letter to Mayor Jonathan Cote: It was highly concerning to read the report (Changes to council delegations procedure request form) to council at the Feb. 23, 2015 committee of the whole from your city clerk, Ms. Gibson, recommending that the delegation periods would be changed to prohibit the discussion of any development project once a notice of public hearing has been issued. What was the genesis of this recommended change? Is this proposal not a retrograde step in your plan for a more open and transparent local government? The proposal is plain wrong as it extends the delegation gag order by weeks and months and completely tilts the development process in favour of developers, as citizens will be forbidden from talking (at a council meeting) about their concerns with a project long before the public hearing. Will council be prohibited from discussing the project with the public once the notice of public hearing has been issued? I ask that you and your council do not accept staff recommendations to expand the gag limits on discussing (at council delegation times) proposed development projects as such a policy unduly limits citizens rights to make public comments on proposed developments within the City Of New Westminster. Thank you for considering my request. Christopher Bell, New Westminster

Why I’m votingYes – despite TransLink Dear Editor As a member of the Green Party of Canada, I will vote Yes in the coming transit referendum. Believe me, this is not in support of the mis-managers at TransLink; rather it is in spite of them. I’ll vote Yes because increased, secure and stable funding for public transit will be better for the environment, our health and the economy. The first priority of the mayors of Greater Vancouver is an increase in bus service by 25 per cent. Should we be having a referendum? No. This is another example of the provincial government avoiding its responsibility and handing it off to the regional politicians. The mayors originally opposed the need for a referendum for the same reason I do. There was no referendum when the B.C. Liberals and the federal Conservatives chose to spend our tax dollars on a new Port Mann Bridge and the expansion of Highway 1. They didn’t ask us if we thought this would be a wise way to use our tax dollars. Rather they promised there would be a reduction of congestion and that they would put public transit on the new bridge and highway. As of writing there is only one bus line that crosses the Port Mann and that doesn’t go downtown. The CBC recently sent a reporter from Langley to their offices downtown using public transit, and it took him in excess of two hours. We need more public transit in this region now and in the years ahead. We also need better government at the provincial and federal levels. David W.G. Macdonald, by email JOIN THE CONVERSATION

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News Council says Yes Continued from page 3 Puchmayr, a former New Westminster NDP MLA, firmly believes government influence on the TransLink board of directors has led to some of its most controversial decisions and has contributed to some of its image issues. He cites the Compass Card (an overdue and over-budget initiative aimed at reducing fare evasion) and a plan to replace TransLink CEO Ian Jarvis (and continue paying him in an advisory capacity for six months) and appoint Doug Allen as interim CEO as examples. “When you set up these types of corporations or shadow wings of government, it takes the heat off government,” Puchmayr said. “It has everything to do with the government, but they can deflect the negative pressure by virtue of saying, ‘it’s this board we created, blame them.’ But the board is mandated and they are governed by the senior level of government.”

‘This shouldn’t be a controversial issue’ Continued from page 1 She told the same kind of story that many parents tell, where they feel overwhelmed and are at the end of their rope so they snap. But it’s not snapping, it’s premeditated. It takes a lot of planning,” Schaber said. “Many of these children and adults died due to starvation and neglect, which can take days or weeks.” On March 1, the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network held vigils in the United States, the United Kingdom and Hungary.The local chapter held the only memorial in Canada. “It was a way to raise

awareness and say, ‘We are watching, we want justice, we want equal sentences for parents who have committed murders of their disabled children,’” Schaber said. “It was also very personal because it could be anyone of us. It was a way for us to personally mourn as a community.” Schaber, a former New Westminster resident, was ofﬁcially diagnosed with autism last year. She said her mother was diagnosed with autism at the age of 42 and her brother is autistic. “I know when I was just a little fetus developing, if things had gone a little dif-

ferently, I might be unable to talk like some other autistics,” she said. “I might be one of those people who is even more at risk for people hurting me.” Now 23, Schaber feels compelled to speak out on behalf of people with autism. “I feel like my duty is to speak for myself, and also to amplify the voices of nonspeaking autistics,” she told the Record. According to Autism Canada Foundation, Autism Spectrum Disorder is a complex neurobiological condition that impacts normal brain development,

leaving most individuals with communication problems, difﬁculty with typical social interactions, and a tendency to repeat speciﬁc patterns of behaviour.The foundation’s website states that individuals on the autism spectrum have varying degrees and combinations of symptoms. Members of the Vancouver chapter of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network meet monthly to discuss ways of drawing social and political attention to issues affecting autistic people and to empower people with autism. Organizers of the local

vigil felt the Woodlands Memorial Garden was a fitting site for commemorating those in the disabled community who have been killed. “We had about 20 people. It was our first year.The sad thing is we invited many, many other disabled organizations to join with us, but the message we got back quite a bit was that they work so closely with parents they didn’t want to risk offending anyone.They get so much of their financial support from parents,” Schaber said. “This shouldn’t be a controversial issue. Murder is murder.”

Council divided on new plan for Moody dog park Continued from page 1 the larger space, while Cote, Harper and Mary Trentadue supported the original plan. Williams said the expanded area provides Moody Park with a “true dog park” rather than a “token” offleash area.

Last week, the city’s parks and recreation committee discussed the design concept and recommended the plan go out for further consultation if it’s different than what was originally presented to the public.The majority of council, however, felt that was unnecessary, say-

ing most dog owners would support a larger area for their pooches to play. “I don’t think we need to go to a public process,” Puchmayr said. “It won’t solve anything.’” Christopher Bell, president of the Moody Park Residents’ Association,

wrote to council saying the group recently voted 16 to zero against the proposal to place the dog park in a space adjacent to the children’s playground because of health and safety reasons. In an email to the neighbourhood, Bell also expressed concern that the

current plan is proposing a much larger fenced dog area than what had previously been approved by city council and is located in an area where people often have large picnics and socials on summer days. See an extended story at www.newwestrecord.ca.

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Locally, Family Services of Greater Vancouver administers the program on behalf of the Vancouver Foundation. Do you or someone you know need money for a neighbourhood barbecue? Do you want to reach out to your new neighbours? Do you have an idea to start creating the community you want to live in? If the answer to these questions is yes, Family Services encourages you to visit www.neighbourhoodsmall grants.ca/ for more information or to call Maylen Crespo at 604-936-6780 or mcrespo@fsgv.ca. DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS MEET The New Westminster Downtown Residents Association is anticipating a “highly spirited” meeting on March 18. The association’s next general meeting is taking place on Wednesday, March 18 at 7 p.m. at Holy Trinity Cathedral, 514 Carnarvon St.The evening’s lineup includes speakers on three “volatile” issues.

Coun. Bill Harper will discuss the city’s Intelligent City initiative and ﬁbre-optic plan, and what it means for the city’s future. Coun. Chuck Puchmayr will speak about the upcoming TransLink referendum. The ﬁnal presenters are members of the New Westminster Downtown Residents’ Association who will present their Save Our Parkade action plan, which proposes an alternative to the city’s plan to demolish the western part of the parkade.

Fun Day: Nur Elmasri of New Westminster applied for a neighbourhood small grant in 2013 and 2014 to host Fun Day, a day of activities for local kids in Moody Park. Local residents can apply for the grants again this year. PHOTO RECORD FILES

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and experiential outings for families. Blind Beginning’s ﬁfth annual gala dinner and auction is taking place on Saturday, April 18 at the Executive Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre on North Road in Coquitlam. Shawn Marsolais, manager of programs and services, said last year’s gala raised about $35,000, thanks to the generosity of the organization’s members and supporters. “We are excited to welcome back MC Tammy Moyer from News 1130 and musician Jay Big Daddy Philips,” she said in an email to the Record. “You can also expect a delicious buffet meal, amazing silent and live auction items, a blindfold challenge and inspiring stories and entertainment.” Tickets are $75 or $35 for children under 10, and a full table costs $840. Doors open at 6 p.m. and dinner is at 7 p.m. For tickets, visit www.blindbeginnings.ca, call 604-434-7243 or email shawn@blindbeginnings.ca.

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Roving the world for one final tour Irish Rovers make a stop at Massey Theatre next week as part of their 50th anniversary tour tours to younger bands.” Millar first played with Jimmy Ferguson in 1963 when the two young Irish migrants met at an Irish function in Toronto. Soon after, George’s cousin Joe Millar arrived from Ireland and joined them along with two other local boys. After a year of playing around Toronto, the two Millars and Ferguson moved to Calgary, and George’s brother Will joined them, bringing along his manager, Les Weinstein. The rest is very much musical history, as the band charted a path to untold success on both sides of the Atlantic. Over the years, they’ve had three television series and two TV/DVD specials, along with more than 40 albums in North America along and more internationally. Their hits have been plentiful – starting with their first and still arguably most popular offering, The Unicorn, the 1968 hit set to the words of Shel Silverstein. During the 1970s, they became a hit with their CBC TV show, and in the 1980s, they rocketed to prominence again with their 1981 hit Wasn’t That a Party. Over the years, they’ve continued to offer up traditional Irish music to appreciative audiences around the world, with tours in Canada, the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. They found renewed popularity in 2012, when their rendition of Drunken Sailor hit a young audience onYouTube and earned them some 10 million hits – which led to a new CD full of songs of the sea. Now they’ve produced a retrospective CD, The Irish Rovers, 50Years, which is be-

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There were green alligators and long-necked geese, Some humpty-backed camels and some chimpanzees. Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you’re born The loveliest of all was the unicorn. Admit it, you’re singing along right now. Because, let’s face it, if you managed to make it through your childhood without knowing The Unicorn, you probably didn’t live on Planet Earth – at least, not the part where the Irish Rovers were famous. Which is an awful lot of the planet for the band that started life as ﬁve lads from Ireland a full ﬁve decades ago. The enduring and muchloved band is coming to Massey Theatre in New Westminster next week as part of its 50th anniversary world tour – with a pre-St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Friday, March 13 at 7 p.m. It’s the last hurrah world tour for the band. “This makes it 50 years of the big tours,” says George Millar, one of two original Rovers – along with Wilcil McDowell – remaining in the band. In a press release, Millar notes that the band is ready to stop its major world tours. “As you get older and you’re in a different bed every night, your poor old back is screaming at you. But God, no, I’m never retiring. After the world tour is over we’ll still be recording, and performing at festivals, special events and short trips here and there. Better to leave those big

Last hurrah: The Irish Rovers are touring the world in celebration of their 50th anniversary, and they’ll be staging a pre-St. Patrick’s Day concert at Massey Theatre on March 13. See www.ticketsnw.ca to purchase tickets. PHOTO HAMISH BURGESS, CONTRIBUTED

ing released at the concerts on this tour.Their Canadian tour will also include the filming of their final DVD, Live on St. Patrick’s Day – with some behindthe-scenes shooting at the Massey Theatre. The band’s membership has changed over the years, with Will Millar leaving in the 1990s and George Millar taking over as band leader. Along with George Millar and McDowell, the Irish Rovers Farewell Tour lineup includes multi-instrumentalist Sean O’Driscoll, vocalist Ian Millar (yes, another relative – a cousin of George), bodhran player Fred Graham, whistle and flute player Geoffrey Kelly, keyboardist Morris Crum and fiddler Gerry O’Connor. What hasn’t changed, however, is their focus on offering up rousing Irish

Remember when? The Irish Rovers at the beginning of their career in a 1966 photo. The beloved IrishCanadian band is making one final world tour in celebration of tis 50th anniversary – including a stop at the Massey Theatre next week. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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New West Symphony set for centenary splash It takes a lot of people to mark 100 years of music making. Just ask the New Westminster Symphony Orchestra, which is taking to the stage on Sunday, March 15 to mark its 100th anniversary. One of the oldest community orchestras on the West Coast is going big for its centenary celebrations, offering up a program that includes Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony – which features the familiar Ode to Joy chorus, with singers from the Willan Choir, the Douglas College Choir and other guest choristers. Some 200 musicians and singers will be onstage for the occasion, under the baton of conductor Jin Zhang. The orchestra has made itself a key player in the city’s arts and cultural scene since it ﬁrst performed in public on Feb. 16, 1915, under the leadership of conductor Herbert Mackness. For the occasion, the orchestra is departing from its usual tradition of offering its performance by donation. “To meet expenses of presenting such a spectacular work as Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, tickets will be available for just $10 each – truly a pittance for such a

Centenary celebration: The New Westminster Symphony Orchestra will be joined by guest singers for its 100th anniversary concert, featuring Beethoven’s beloved Ninth Symphony. The concert takes to the stage at the Massey Theatre on Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m., followed by a reception. PHOTO LOUIS LI PHOTOGRAPHY, CONTRIBUTED

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We’re all up to our eyeballs in horsepower these days. It’s a rising tide that floats all boats, from the gong-show insanity of the Dodge Hellcat twins, to the capability of your average V6 family sedan to outmuscle a mid-80s Ferrari. Happily, speed limits have been raised to accommodate all the fresh new ponies prancing under our right foot. Oh wait, no they haven’t. There’s been a 10km/h bump on some rural highways in this province, but for the most part you can sneeze at a gas pedal and be watching your car get flat-decked away by the RCMP five minutes later. But what if fun wasn’t so much about the fast and furious side of things, but about that seat-of-yourpants scoot you get in a lightweight sportscar? What about something that’s quick enough to be fun without being fast enough to be a liability? Well here it is then, the Scion FR-S.

Design:

A joint venture between Subaru and Toyota, the Scion FR-S is basically identical to the Subaru BR-Z; this latter is a bit more expensive and has slightly less aggressive suspension tuning. I’ve always felt the Scion version to be slightly better looking than the Subaru, wearing its distinctly Japanese styling well. The factory-sized 17” alloys look right sized for the car, although there’s a large aftermarket these days to swap them out for something lighter, perhaps shod with grippier rubber. However, as it stands, it’s a balanced shape.

Fog lights are a dealer-installed accessory, and you can also order your FR-S with a TRD exhaust for a bit more rasp out the back. However, in factory-spec form, it’s already pretty much got everything it needs.

Rather famously, the FR-S comes wearing a set of low-rolling resistance tires found as the upgrade on the Japanesemarket Prius. A Prius? That’s right: it’s not important to offer brain-bending levels of grip. Instead, you want predictive handling and perhaps a tendency to slide out a little.

Environment:

The most direct competitor for the FR-S is perhaps the Mazda Miata, but the Scion has a few advantages for practicality-minded folks. For one thing, it’s a 2+2, which means booster seats ﬁt in the back, or a couple of cramped adult passengers in a (literal) pinch. A rear-facing child seat can be crammed in there, but only if the person riding in the passenger seat is Bilbo Baggins. The general feel of the materials in the FR-S is just as with other members of the Scion range: inexpensive but durable. The seats are great, as is the steering wheel and shifter, and everything else is just, well, there. There’s a little extra padding where you might knock a knee against something during hard cornering, but the overall impression is that the primary focus of this car is driving, not comfort.

Here the FR-S is a relative delight. Early versions of the cars are a hooligan’s plaything, but you can’t go around all day hanging the tail out in front of Jonny Law. The FR-S now turns in with aplomb and then zings through the corner with a light and nimble feel. The wetter the roads, the better, and up in the mountains of the North Shore, the little Scion was much more fun than some hugely capable and powerful all-wheel-drive twin-turbo Audi might be. There are a few drawbacks to consider if this is your only car. It’s quite loud as a highway cruiser, and while the suspension isn’t overly stiff by sportscar standards, a lengthy road-trip isn’t something to be embarked upon lightly.

However, it should also be mentioned that the rear seats fold down, making the trunk just large enough to carry four extra tires (to a track day or similar). That gives the FR-S just a little extra usability, which is handy if it’s your only car.

Still, slicing through the fog and rain at the top of Mount Seymour was never so much fun – and it didn’t even involve being a total miscreant. Mission accomplished, little car.

Performance:

Apart from the optional premium audio and satellite navigation, the FR-S comes relatively well-equipped as its base model. The touchscreen navigation is nothing to write home about, so you’d be better off just getting a secure attachment for your smartphone.

Under the hood is an odd hybrid of an engine: a Subaru 2.0L ﬂat-four combined with Toyota’s direct-injection system. It makes 200hp at 7,000rpm and 151lb/ft of torque between 6,400 and 6,600rpm. That’s not a lot, and when it comes to the torque output, that’s really not a lot. 200hp seems respectable on the surface next to hot hatches like the Ford Fiesta ST, but you really have to wind out the FR-S’s four-banger to its absolute limit to access that power. However, there is sufﬁcient power here to have a good time as it’s not about the straight-line speed at all, but about what happens when you start pushing the FR-S through a few corners. For 2015, Scion has tamed the FR-S’s pervious tendency to be a bit tail-happy, but it’s all for the better.

Features:

Premium is required and ofﬁcial fuel economy is rated at 10.9L/100kms city and 7.9L/100kms on the highway. Observed fuel economy for mixed driving was right at 10L/100kms, very good for spirited driving.

Green Light:

Grippy seats; light and nimble feel; surprisingly usable for small space

Stop Sign:

Bare bones interior; engine lacks grunt; noisy cabin at speed

The Checkered Flag:

Plenty of thrills in a compact sportscar that’s still practical enough for every day.

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MASSEY THEATRE’S 65TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS

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Community members are invited to provide their favourite memories for possible inclusion in this gala performance - a retrospective of favourite moments on the Massey stage, recreated by cherished performers.

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Add your POV to the Massey Theatre legacy with a short film inspired by or documenting the Massey Theatre. Instructors will be available to support technical and creative/ editorial skills.

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Senior and emerging performing artists will be paired to contribute their collaborations to a gala performance. The only thing they may have in common is that they share a connection to the Massey Theatre.

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NEW WESTMINISTER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Celebrates their 100 year anniversary March 15th at 2pm with The Ode to Joy at Massey Theatre.

One hundred and ninety one years ago, one of the greatest composers the world has known – Ludwig van Beethoven – introduced humanity to a melody perhaps the entire world lovingly knows as "The Ode to Joy.”

It appears for the first time in the final movement of what the symphonic world now considers a towering landmark in music… Beethoven’s NINTH SYMPHONY.

Almost everyone has heard Beethoven’s Ode to Joy theme… an amazingly simple melody that employs a mere five notes!

On Sunday, March 15th – less than one week from now, TWO HUNDRED players and singers will fill the Massey Theatre stage to perform this gargantuan work that our New Westminster Symphony Orchestra has chosen to perform to mark ONE HUNDRED YEARS since its very first concert. We are proud to say this is a record not yet achieved by any other community orchestra on the west coast of North America.

$10 TICKETS To purchase tickets, call our Box Office: 604-521-5050, or visit us online: www.masseytheatre.com. Like our Massey Theatre Kid Facebook page to become a Massey Theatre Kid and to hear some wonderful Massey Kid stories.

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ROYAL CITY MUSICAL THEATRE PRESENTS

Family Matinee Sunday April 12 at 2pm Buy 2 adult tickets & receive 2 senior or children tickets for FREE!

“A Masterpiece of Musical Comedy.” Royal City Musical Theatre proudly presents a

This award winning musical was a long running

Known for creating big “Broadway quality” musi-

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Broadway show and was then made into what

cal productions, this years’ production will be led

piece, My Fair Lady. With books and lyrics by Alan has become an iconic film. And where did the

by Max Reimer, making his directorial debut with

Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, this

title My Fair Lady come from? Alan Jay Lerner

the Royal City Musical Theatre Company.

Tony Award winning show has been called “the

selected the title relating both to one of Shaw’s

perfect musical” and NY Times critic Brooks Atkin- provisional titles for Pygmalion, Fair Eliza, and to son named it “One of the Best Musicals of the

the final line of every verse of the nursery rhyme,

Century”. The production of My Fair Lady will play “London Bridge is Falling Down”. The musical at the Massey Theatre with previews on April 9

premiered on Broadway in March,1956, at the

and 10, opening night on Saturday, April 11th and Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City and ran running through April 26, 2015, with a new show

until September, 1962 after 2,717 performances,

time of 7:30pm.

a record at the time. And a testament to the hit

Based on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, My Fair Lady is the story about Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from

score, the original cast recording went on to become the best-selling album in 1956.

Innovative sets, lavish costumes, and dynamic choreography all add to make this a must see show. The stellar cast includes Tracy Neff as Eliza and Warren Kimmel as Henry Higgins, Michael Wild as Col Pickering, John Payne as Alfred Doolittle, Barbara Pollard as Mrs. Higgins, and Thomas Lamont as Freddy, supported by a talented ensemble. Musical Director, James Bryson conducts a live 22 piece orchestra that brings this fantastic score to life that includes great songs such as - On the Street Where You Live, I Could

Professor Henry Higgins so that she may pass as

April 9th to 26th at Massey Theatre.

Have Danced All Night, The Rain in Spain, Get

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NEW WESTMINSTER’S MASSEY THEATRE

A Remarkable Project That’s Stood the Test of Time. When the Massey Theatre first opened in 1949, the creative minds and cultural leaders of the region saw new and unique opportunities. Within months of its opening, those passionate promoters of the performing arts emerged as the potent forces they would eventually become in the community. Local performers, teachers, directors of actors, singers, musicians and dancers and, cultural entrepreneurs, with great determination, established a richer way of life than New Westminster had previously known. Massey Theatre, since the early days, has been a key gathering place for new and established new Canadian communities. As a result, we have maintained Massey Theatre’s favoured status among international

artists and audiences hosting dozens of diverse events each year. New Westminster’s arts traditions have thrived, fully exploiting the theatre’s large size and scope of technical capabilities.

Musical theatre, ballet, symphony and choral performances consistently attract large audiences and have become regional standouts in terms of size, artistic quality and longevity.

All these activities are underscored by a thriving, high calibre performing arts program in the school district ensuring new artists and audiences are continually nurtured. Going forward, the depth and breadth of the Massey’s artistic community, combined with hundreds of thousands of engaged patrons will ensure the legacy continues to flourish.

Painting by: Omanie Elias

After 65 years, the Massey Theatre is more significant as a community venue than ever before. Make sure to see a great show at the Massey Theatre this year and contemplate the many glorious memories shared within these walls; and, the many more to come as Massey Theatre continues to build a richer way of life in New Westminster.

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Community

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Continued from page 14 in the mornings and Techniques and Mediums (stamping and block printing, collage, clay, watercolours, painting on rocks) in the afternoons. In the second week, it’s Famous Artists Week (Picasso, Klimt, Leonardo Da Vinci, Georgia O’Keefe, Salvador Dali) in the mornings and Techniques and Mediums (mosaics, stained glass, stencils, ﬁnger weaving, painting on ceramics) in the afternoon. See 100braidststu dios.com, email 100braidst studios@gmail.com or call 778-886-5391. ! River Market: As always, New West’s favourite foodie destination is making itself family-friendly for March break.There are Music Kids Club sessions for preschoolers and Mini-Music drop-ins at Music Box New Westminster, baking sessions with Pamola Bakery for young children, and Bricks 4 Kidz Lego camps March 11 to 13 and March 18 to 20, for the ﬁve- to 12year-old set. Keep an eye on www.rivermarket.ca or www.facebook.com/

rivermrkt for details as they are announced. ! NAPA Dance: The Northwest Academy of Performing Arts (511 Columbia St.) offers a spring break day camp for kids aged six to 12, running March 16 to 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Kids can enjoy a week of dance, singing, games and crafts. Before- and after-camp care is available for an extra fee. Check out www.napadance.com or call 604-521-3255. ! The Stage New West: This downtown performing arts school (50 Lorne St.) offers musical theatre day camps, with one camp from March 9 to 13 and a second from March 16 to 20, both for kids aged six to nine. Camps include singing, dancing and acting along with costume, set and props design and production. They run Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check out www.thestagenewwest. ca for all the details. ! The Dance Matrix: This downtown dance studio (802 Agnes St.) offers a spring break dance camp from March 9 to 20.The

camp is on a Little Mermaid theme and will include singing, dancing and acting, plus costumes, scenery and prop making, trips to the park and a showcase on the last day.The camp runs Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and beforeand after-camp care is available for a fee. Check out www.thedancematrix.webs. com or call 778-397-0934, or email thedancematrix@ gmail.com for more details. ! New Westminster Public Library: Once again, the library has some special spring break activity sessions lined up for kids. Those aged three to seven can check out the fun on Wednesdays, March 11 and 18, with sessions running from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at both the Queensborough and main (716 Sixth Ave.) branches.Tweens aged eight to 12 can check out spring break activities on the same Wednesdays, with sessions from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the main branch and 2 to 4 p.m. in Queensborough. For teens, the library is offering a Spring Break Monster Mashup, in which teen

Young artist: Six-year-old Hanna Meades at the grand opening and winter art market at 100 Braid Street Studios. The studio is offering spring break art classes for kids. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

artists can join local artist Thyrza Segal in turning old landscape paintings into something new by adding monsters and other creatures in to the scenery.There are sessions on March 10, 12 and 17, running 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. each day. See www.nwpl.ca. ! Bullpen Baseball School: This baseball training school offers a number of camps, including one running March 17 to 19 at Justin Morneau Field in Moody Park, for 10- to 13year-old players. Check out

www.bullpen.ca/clinics for details. ! Anvil Centre: There are a few special family-focused events at the Anvil Centre over the last couple of weeks of March, including a Board Games:Then & Now session at the New Westminster Museum. It runs Saturdays, March 14 and 28 from 1 to 2 p.m.There’s also a session at the museum with the Interactive Discovery Cart, giving people a chance to get hands-on with artifacts, on Saturday, March 21 from 1 to 2 p.m.

See www.anvilcentre.com. ! Fraser River Discovery Centre: Besides being a fun family place to visit any day, the Discovery Centre (788 Quayside Dr., next to River Market) is also offering a special Gold Fever program on Saturday, March 21.The session runs from 1 to 4 p.m., at a cost of $20 per family, and your family has a chance to complete challenges and follow clues to uncover a secret stash of gold. Check out www. FraserRiverDiscovery.org/ GoldFever or call 604-5218401 to register. ! Hawkes Martial Arts: This Sapperton-based martial arts school (484 East Columbia St.) offers a spring karate camp from March 16 to 20, for kids aged six and up. Activities include weapons training, self-defence and board breaking, along with swimming, laser tag and trips to the Extreme Air Park and Science World. Check out www.hawkesmartialarts. com. Send Family Ties ideas to Julie, jmaclellan@newwest record.ca.

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ASK A DENTIST Why Smart Mouths Lack Q. Wisdom Teeth! At some point in life most of us are faced A. our with a dentist’s recommendation to have wisdom teeth removed. But why, if they

are unnecessary, do we even have them to begin with? The answer comes down to the fact that evolution has not kept pace with modern medicine. It wasn’t always the norm for a majority of people to retain all, or most, of their teeth until old age Dr. Andrew Bass (in fact, even the concept of “old age” has changed with time). In the days before modern dental care, it was advantageous to have an extra set of molars erupt around the age of 18, after we would have already lost a set or two due to dental disease. Now, when these teeth arrive we often don’t have the space in our mouths to accommodate them. Wisdom teeth will often come in sideways, or only partially (“impacted”), because they are blocked by our existing, still present, 12 year molars. This can cause serious damage to these 12 year molars and may even lead to potentially dangerous infection in our mouths. Even if we do have the space for our wisdom teeth, they are notoriously difficult to clean and keep disease free for most people. For this reason it often makes sense to have them extracted while we are young and healthy to create the best environment to promote health in the remaining teeth. If you have questions about your wisdom teeth you should ask your dentist or hygienist at your next check-up!

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Cardiovascular exercises like walking, running and swimming get your heart rate elevated and deliver immediate fat burning benefits. However, there are several factors that determine just how effective Luke Ramnath your cardio workout will be, namely: level of intensity, duration and frequency of your workouts and the type of exercise you’re doing. To really optimize your results, I suggest adding resistance training to your cardio workout. This addition will help increase your lean body tissue without necessarily gaining bulk. The higher the proportion of lean tissue in your body, the faster your metabolic rate. In other words, your body becomes a more efficient “machine”, burning body fat for energy, not only during workouts but during your day-to-day activities. If you haven’t tried resistance training, I suggest you start by seeking the advice of a professional - either a physiotherapist or personal trainer - who can develop a program tailored to your fitness capabilities and goals. Once you start, you should work your body in balance - front to back, left to right and top to bottom. Work your bigger muscles like glutes and quads harder than your smaller muscles like triceps and calves. Work up to an appropriate level of intensity so you’ll see the benefits of your efforts while avoiding injury. Resistance training, along with cardio and flexibility training, is an important tool you should use in order to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight. Dynamic Health and Fitness personal trainers and I can help. #335-800 Carnarvon Street, New Westminster

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The common complaints of whiplash and concussion are that the neck and shoulder Doreen Hill muscles are extremely tight and painful due to the force of impact. Sudden jerking of the head and neck caused by a blow will cause acute muscle injury and spasm to the various muscles in the neck, shoulders and upper back. Other common debilitating symptoms are facial pain and headaches. Without treatment, the residual tension and muscle strain will form knots in the body of the muscles called trigger points. Trigger points can remain sources of pain long after an injury has taken place. Using a variety of specific techniques such as trigger point release, acupuncture, non-needle micro-current stimulation or cupping and Tuina massage we can resolve these muscle imbalances and overcome your pain. Thornebridge Gardens Retirement Community is a wonderful place to live so why wait to consider? Seniors may postpone the exploration of their future options for a variety of reasons. Some do not realize the choices that are now available or they think that a retirement community is the same as a nursing home. Others may avoid the thought of downsizing or selling their home not realizing the benefits that outweigh the challenges. Living at Thornebridge Gardens is an entirely different way of thinking and living. The focus is on keeping your independence while lessening responsibilities of everyday life. This frees up time to do the things that you really enjoy doing whether you are active or prefer to stay at home and relax. Providing OPTIONS is what Thornebridge does, not only in the monthly calendar of activities but for meals, personal services, apartment choices and level of involvement. At Thornebridge Gardens it is up to you! “It’s not about giving up your independence or choice but rather celebrating a new stage in life that can be fulfilling and happy.” Stop and consider the benefits of living at Thornebridge: Meals: Enjoying a nutritious fresh home cooked meal without the effort of grocery shopping, meal preparation, or clean-up. Choose from a variety of menu items with flexible dining hours. Maintenance: There are no longer the concerns of housekeeping, home maintenance or yard work. Weekly Housekeeping is provided and if you would like to have your own flower garden then choose an apartment with a large balcony, plant and enjoy. Activities: The sky is the limit! Get involved with action from the calendar here or stay connected with activities including friends and family in the community. You can come and go as you please as well as enjoy guests for meals or overnight. Safety/Security: Rest assured knowing that we have personal monitors with trained staff on site around the clock. So, what is the hesitation? Will you let your fears or avoidance of a move hinder you from improving your day to day living? Consider your options now! Call Thornebridge Gardens for a tour @ 604-524-6100

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The first question that I would ask is, are you eating on the run? You might think that this is doesn’t matter but it can, more with aging. As we age, our gastrointestinal (GI) systems tend to produce less digestive enzymes. We need to be more mindful of how we eat. Consider avoiding eating while working or driving, rushed eating and distracted eating. When you stop and prepare a meal, you shift your focus from the outer world to a more internal one. Just doing this can decrease your discomfort. Attentive eating can also contribute to greater absorption of nutrients and decreased calorie consumption. Chew your food thoroughly so that your GI tract has less strain on it. Drinking fluids during and before meals also decreases the effectiveness of GI enzymes. Food sensitivities can develop if poor eating habits are sustained for long periods. These sensitivities cause inflammation in your GI tract and may result in bloating, belching, nausea, fatigue, headaches, sinus congestion, mood issues, attention problems and even eczema. There can also be more serious reasons that should be ruled out. If you want help Dr Andrew Eberding, ND

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More and more consumers are booking online – either directly with the suppliers or through other online travel agencies. It’s a convenient way to book but is also leading to a number of problems. Most consumers that book online do not seem to bother to read the Marivic Cregan terms and conditions attached to a booking and they simply check the box that asks them to agree to the terms and conditions in order to complete their bookings. Name changes are a result of consumers not being aware that the name of the booking must match what appears on their passport. Passport expiry dates are most likely to be missed until they get to the airport only to be denied boarding because they did not have the required expiry on their passports. Most people grab what they believe to be a good deal before doing any research, only to find out very poor reviews or opinions about the vacations they booked. Make sure to do your research before jumping into what seems to be the deal of a lifetime when booking online or see your travel professional who will give you sound advise on your travel needs.

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Why should my child carry a letter of consent for international travel (“consent letter”)?

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Your child should carry a consent letter when travelling abroad with a school, church, sports team, or other group; with only one parent/ guardian; alone; or with an adult who isn’t your child’s parent/guardian. A consent letter shows your child has permission from the parent(s)/guardian(s) not travelling with your child.

If your child’s other parent/guardian and you have split up and you have custody, foreign border officials still might require a consent letter if the other parent/ guardian has access. You should write a separate consent letter for each trip abroad. Foreign border officials might be less likely to question a consent letter if it is notarized. A consent letter can help prevent hassles, delays, and trip cancellations at the border. With a consent letter, you’ll likely feel better prepared for your child to have an enjoyable trip abroad. This column is legal information, not legal advice. If you would like a consent letter for your child, please contact me.

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City Beat

DROP BY RIVER MARKET and check out the impressive talents of local jew jeweler elers, s, knitters and crafters attending the New Arts ts Westminster Ar Council’ss Ar Artisans tisans Council’ Fair. air.The The fair fair takes Saturday, turday, place on Sa March 7 from 11 p.m. .m. on a.m. to 4 p the second ﬂoor of Riv River er Market, 810 Quayside Qua yside Dr.

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CHECK OUT THE OFFERINGS at the Royal City Farmers Market, which is taking place on Saturday, March 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in (and outside) River Market at 810 Quayside Dr. Along with a cool atmosphere, you’ll ﬁnd fresh produce, baked goods – and much more. It’s running in conjunction with the Artisans Fair (check out suggestion No. 1, above) – so be sure to check out both, and stop by one of the many great eateries at River Market for a bite.

GO BACK IN TIME – MUSICALLY SPEAKING – at the Back to the 80s Retro Dance Night at The Columbia, which is part live band and part DJ music. The show takes place on Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) at 530 Columbia St. in downtown New Westminster.Tickets are $20 online or $23 at the door. For tickets, visit www. thecolumbia.ca.

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HEAD OUTDOORS and enjoy the sunshine.While parts of the country are blanketed under snow, spring is in the air in the Lower Mainland.Take advantage of the weekend’s sunny forecast and go for a walk and soak up the

spring-like surroundings. Wander through one of the neighborhoods and check out the cherry blossoms or head to one of the city’s many parks or waterfront trails. Not sure where to start? Queen’s Park, the Quay, Sapperton Landing, Glenbrook Ravine and

Port Royal are among the extensive list of city destinations boasting great places to walk.

HEAD TO LANGLEY and cheer on the New Westminster Secondary School junior girls’ basketball team, who are competing in the B.C. high school girls’ provincial championships at the Langley Events Centre this weekend.The girls are seeded number 6. The ﬁnal games will be played on Saturday. For game times, visit www.

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SPRING FORWARD and turn your clocks forward by an hour this weekend. Daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 8 at 2 a.m.

Email your Top 5 ideas to calendar@newwestrecord.ca or tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca. You can also check out our full arts and events calendar listings on our at www.newwest record.ca.

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What was on offer in New West in 1912? NewWestminster businesses were gearing up for the Provincial Exhibition in Queen’s Park Archie and Dale Miller editorial@newwestrecord.ca

The year was 1912, and great plans were being put together for the Provincial Exhibition that was upcoming that fall to New Westminster’s Queen’s Park. The program for the event listed all the items and categories to be on display, along with schedules, the fair’s organizational layout and information, and the prize list – valued at $55,000 – for all the competitors. The program also contained advertisements for local, regional and provincial products, businesses and services, who aimed to promote their goods to the many thousands who would be in attendance or who would at least read a copy of the 136-page publication. The following selections are from the ad copy of the 1912 Provincial Fair Prize List. There was an automobile called The Glide promoted on the back of the exhibitor’s entry form. “Luxury, style, easy-riding, perfect performance, not for one year but for 5 to 7 years. Built to do it, not simply advertised to do it.” The Glide 36 was a ﬁvepassenger 36-hp model available for $2,200, with more information available at the Vancouver Carriage and Implement Co. at 343 Front St. Remembering that many at the fair would be from outside of the local region, the Lees Limited household furnishings store had a full-page ad noting the mail 9

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order part of their business for “furniture, carpets, curtains, beds, bedding, stoves, dry goods, ladies’ ready-to-wear, men’s wear, trunks, valises and electrical goods.”Visitors to the exhibition were encouraged to register at their booth to get a souvenir. Cigar manufacturing was prominent locally, where a leader was Wilberg and Wolz, located near Agnes Street at Sev-

The Glide 36 was a ﬁve-passenger, 36-hp model available for $2,200.

enth Street.Their ad promoted their brands “made by union men only,” and the list included B.C., Old Sports, Brilliantes, Autos and Pucks. Land development in the province was advertised for Fort George – the precursor of Prince George. “At Fort George … 500,000 acres … Fort George is the beginning of one of British Columbia’s future great cities...Watch Fort George

grow.” Parts of the ad included: “excellent agricultural land … opened up by the government for pre-emption and the RUSH OF SETTLEMENT is on.” “It has Post and Telegraph Offices,Telephone and Water supply systems. Steamboat transportation east, west and south. Hospital. Churches. Schools. Sawmill and a number of stores.” And while property was being offered, Burnaby was in on the action as well with the ad “choice lot(s) finely situated and within five minute walk of Jubilee Station … $75 cash (with) balance over three years.” For those interested in a beverage from Westminster Brewery, there was an ad for their “Gold Medal” products: “XXX Stout: An excellent tonic.Wineweiser: The latest production odd high-class beer. Premier Beer:Won’t make you too frisky.Take other brands and you may find it risky. Non-Tox: A strictly temperance drink. (Endorsed by the Temperance People of the State of Maine).” “ Interesting local history from 103 years ago – watch for more in future Our Past columns.

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At some time, we will each play the role of the patient. In the 1991 ﬁlm The Doctor,William Hurt plays an arrogant physician who gets a taste of his own medicine when he is diagnosed with cancer. His experience from the patient’s perspective transforms his life and his practice. My experience as a patient came early. As a child, I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, hospitalized for two weeks and had more blood tests than most of my patients. But the personal experience of both acute and chronic illness, and receiving care from good doctors and nurses has informed both my calling to the profession and my practice. The Burnaby Division of Family Practice is the nonproﬁt organization of the family physicians that serves the people of our community. In our ongoing public education program, which includes free public lectures and information on the organization’s website, we seek to empower all members of the community. Through our organization, the family physicians’ care for the patients of their own practices has expanded to the care of our community.

The role of your health-care providers is to support you in both managing illness and achieving your goals.

We’ve been promoting the four foundations of selfcare: healthy eating, physical activity, healthy relationships and emotional well-being.The next three public lectures focus on empowering patients in their interactions with health-care providers. On March 4, I spoke at the Bonsor Recreation Complex about preventive care and the early recognition of illness.We reviewed the important screening tests (what tests you need at different ages) that identify medical conditions before symptoms appear.We also

talked about symptoms that may indicate conditions for which you should seek medical attention. Although you may do your best with healthy living and preventive care, you might still ﬁnd yourself in the hospital, as I did. It can be a very unsettling experience and at times you may feel a loss of control. On March 27 at Confederation Centre, I’ll provide useful information on making the most of your hospital stay and ensuring you have the best experience. On April 7 at the Bonsor Recreation Complex, we’ll discuss what you should know about medical ethics, including how to ensure your wishes are respected, who has access to your medical records and how to make informed decisions about medical interventions. In the patient-doctor relationship, the patient comes ﬁrst. The role of your healthcare providers is to support you in both managing illness and achieving your goals. We envision the Empowering Patients education program will provide some of that support. Dr. DavidicusWong is a family physician. For more information on the Burnaby Division of Family Practice’s public health education series, visit www.divisionsbc.ca/ burnaby. For more on achieving your positive potential at every age, see davidicuswong. wordpress.com.

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Douglas to PacWest provincials Freshman Royal named PacWest women’s rookie of the year Tom Berridge

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Douglas College is hoping to pull off a few surprises at the PacWest provincial basketball championships this weekend. The Royals women’s and men’s hoop teams placed third and fourth, respectively, following the regular season and played first-round quarter-final matchups at Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford on Thursday (after Record deadlines). The Douglas women finished league play with a record of 13-8, six points behind runner-up Vancouver Island University and well shy of unbeaten regular-season champion Quest University. Douglas took on No. 6 Kwantlen Polytechnic in the women’s quarter-final. The two teams met in last weekend’s season-ender, with Kwantlen getting the upper hand, 52-48. Nanaya Miki and freshman forward Rachel Beachamp scored 10 points apiece in the loss. The women finished the season on a winning note, edging Columbia Bible College 64-58 behind a game-high 18 points from Ellen Fallis. The men were alone in fourth spot with a 12-9 mark following the regular season. The fourth-seeded Royals faced No. 5 Camosun in the men’s quarter-fiinal.The winner will take on league champion Vancouver Island. On Wednesday, Beauchamp was named the PacWest women’s basketball rookie of the year. She was also named to the allrookie team. Miki earned a spot on the conference first all-star team, while Douglas teammate Chloe Kennedy was a second team choice. Adelia Paul finished the season second overall in assists with 86 helpers in 20 league games. Malcolm Mensah and

Grant Campbell were both named to the men’s second all-star team. Andrew Baron led the Royals in both rebounds and assists, placing fourth in the PacWest with 143 boards and 81 helpers. Douglas teammate Mohammad Dadfar was ninth overall in rebounds , averaging 6.38 per game. All four Douglas men figured prominently in the Royals’ final two regularseason games last week. Campbell led all scorers with 21 points in the Royals’ 111-71 runaway win over Kwantlen. Mensah and Dadfar added 14 and 13 points, respectively, while Baron had seven points, nine rebounds and a game-best seven assists. Baron also had 16 points in Douglas’ 103-67 win over CBC. Ethan McKean led the Royals with 17 points, including five three-pointers in the win. NO. 1 TEAM DOWN Canada’s No. 1-ranked Douglas College men’s volleyball team went down to defeat at the hands of tournament host Camosun at the PacWest provincials last weekend. The Royals lost in four sets to the No. 7-ranked Victoria college in the goldmedal final last Saturday. Tournament all-star and Douglas player of the game, George Thompson, had 14 kills, four blocks and a service ace in the four-set loss. Thompson was also the Royals’ go-to guy in the semifinals, garnering his first of two player-of-thegame honours, with 16 kills and four aces in a 25-14, 20-25, 25-17, 25-23 win over Columbia Bible College. Camosun knocked off Vancouver Island University in four sets in the other semi. In women’s volleyball, Douglas lost to eventual champion Vancouver Island in straight sets.

Eye balliing: New Westminster’s Dievid Penalver, in orange, helped Westminster United win a second Premier Cup over the North Vancouver Fury following a shootout victory at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex-West. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Westminster Utd wins shootout NewWestminster club boys take second-ever Premier Cup Tom Berridge

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Matthew Buchanan saved the day for Westminster United’s under-17 Gold1 soccer team. The Royal City goalkeeper made two great saves in regulation time

and then made the gamewinning stop in a penalty shootout in a 1-0 win over North Vancouver Fury in a 4District Premier Cup ﬁnal at Burnaby Lake-West last Saturday. Josef Finlay, Shea Joshi, Craig Tillotson, Markus Zacharuk and Sterling

Tamboline all scored during the penalty shootout for Westminster Utd. Along with Buchanan, New West’s backline of Taylor Jensen, Naoll Degife, Ethan Haid and Finlay helped keep the game scoreless until the shootout.

The victory was the second Premier Cup shootout win for Westminster Utd over the Fury. With the win, the Royal City club qualiﬁed for the Coastal Cup playdowns and a shot at a third consecutive berth into the Provincial Cup.

Giants host Royals in ﬁrst round Tom Berridge

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The Northwest Giants held off the Northeast Chiefs to finish second in the B.C. major midget hockey league. The Giants shut out the lowly Kootenay Ice in both meetings of a two-game set last weekend to end the 40game regular season with a record of 26-10-4.The Chiefs finished one point behind in third. The Cariboo Cougars placed first in league play with a 29-8-3 mark. The Giants will take on the seventh-place South Island Royals in a best-ofthree quarter-final at the

Burnaby Winter Club this weekend. Game 1 is tonight (Friday) at 7:30 p.m. Game 2 follows on Saturday at 7:45 p.m. If necessary, a Game 3 will be played Sunday at 9:30 a.m. In other quarter-ﬁnal matchups, Cariboo takes on Fraser Valley; the Chiefs and Valley West tangle; and Okanagan faces Greater Vancouver. In last weekend’s series versus the Ice, Desi Burgart and Josh Latta both scored two goals to lead the Giants to 6-0 in the weekend opener. Keegan Jones added a goal and two assists, while Justin Wilson also chipped in with three

helpers for the winners. The Giants also blanked Kootenay 2-0 in the second game on goals by Mateo Coltellaro of Burnaby and Carter Stephenson. Giants goalies David Tendeck and Beck Warm both ﬁnished among the top ﬁve keepers following the regular season, with respective goals against averages of 2.21 and 2.48 per game. Jones led the Giants in overall scoring with a team-high 24 goals and 44 points. Greater Vancouver Canadians forward Owen Seidel led the major midget league with 17 goals and a chart-topping 50 assists.

James Malm of the Valley West Hawks was a point behind in second place with 20 goals and 66 points. Four other scorers – Parker Colley of the Chiefs, Austin Gray of Cariboo, Kyle Uy of Greater Vancouver and Caleb Fantillo of the Chiefs – were within a point or two of the leaders all with respective 60plus seasons. Fantillo was the league’s top goal-getter with 35 counters. Valley West Hawks defenceman Matt Barberis led all blue-liners in scoring with 13 goals and 53 points. He also racked up 145 penalty minutes.

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Top rookie: Douglas College freshman Rachel Beauchamp, right, was named the PacWest women’s basketball rookie of the year. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Clan face UVic in semi Tom Berridge

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Simon Fraser University lost its final B.C. Intercollegiate hockey game of the season and in doing so, wound up in fourth place. The Clan club hockey team dropped a 5-4 decision to the University of Victoria, giving up third place to the Vancouver Island club in the process. SFU opened the scoring in the first five minutes on a goal by Jono Ceci.The fourth-year senior tied the game 2-2 with his 12th goal

of the season and second of the game on the power play to start the middle period. Less than a minute later,Trent Murdoch gave the home team a 3-2 advantage, but Victoria answered later in the frame to pull even heading into the ﬁnal period. The two teams swapped goals in the third, including a game-tying counter by Graham Smerek, but Cameron Rowat of UVic tallied the game-winner with an unassisted marker with less than four minutes left on the clock.

Finishing fourth, pits SFU against regular season winner Trinity Western University in the best-ofthree semiﬁnal, which began Thursday (after Record deadlines). SFU closed out the regular season with back-to-back wins over TWU at home. Game 2 is back at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre on Friday at 7 p.m. If necessary, a Game 3 is back in Langley on Saturday, also at 7 p.m. Victoria takes on Selkirk College in the other semiﬁnal.

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Grandview steals Game 1 from North Vancouver Tom Berridge

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The Grandview Steelers played a bit of rope-a-dope with North Vancouver in the opening game of their Pacific Junior Hockey League conference final. The junior B Steelers spotted the league champion Wolf Pack the first three goals and then roared back, taking the lead with four goals in the second period before adding two more unanswered tallies in the final frame to upset North Van 6-3 in the first game of their best-of-seven playoff series at the Harry Jerome rec centre on Tuesday. North Vancouver took a 3-0 lead after just two minutes of the second frame,

but Jordan Hall got one back on a power play on assists from game stars Timothy Chow and Adam Rota to spark the Grandview comeback. Chow, with his playoffleading ninth goal of the post season, Lucas Mercer and Rota, with the goahead marker, scored one goal apiece in a four-minute span midway through the period to take the lead. Chow is currently third in playoff scoring with 13 points. Cole MacInnes gave way to backup Nicholas Anderson following North Van’s third goal and the 19-yearold rookie import stoned his former Wolf Pack teammates the rest of the way, stopping all 21 shots on

goal. Ian Prevost tallied a backbreaking unassisted goal at the halfway mark of the third period. Matteo Belmonte iced the win with a goal into an empty net in the final minutes. Game 2 of the Tom Shaw conference final is at the Harry Jerome centre on Saturday at 7 p.m. The series moves to the Burnaby Winter Club for games 3 and 4.The first is on Sunday at 4 p.m. Game 4 is the following Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. The Aldergrove Kodiaks won the opening game of the Harold Brittain conference final series 5-1 over the Mission City Outlaws 1-0 on Wednesday.

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