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THE CHANGING CITY

Not just downtown City broadens its vision for the waterfront

By Theresa McManus

tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

New Westminster’s vision for the riverfront has expanded past the downtown.

Back in 2011, city council developed a waterfront vision that sought to improve connectivity between the downtown and the waterfront, to return Front Street to a pedestrian-friendly retail street with historic storefronts and to strive to eliminate train whistles and clean up the rail corridor.

Since then, the city has built Westminster Pier Park, started work on demolishing part of the Front Street parkade, planned for a new Front Street mews and worked to eliminate train whistles.

On Monday, council considered an updated vision for the Royal City’s waterfront, which includes three goals: creating a continuous network of attractive greenways and parks; providing connections from all neighbourhoods to the river; and programming and animating the waterfront with an

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High school replacement in limbo – again

By Cayley Dobie

cdobie@newwestrecord.ca

The New Westminster school board is looking for one thing – an update from the province as to when exactly the muchawaited high school replacement project will get the green light.

In a Feb. 19 letter to Minister Mike Bernier, board chair Jonina Campbell ex-

pressed concerns regarding missed deadlines for New Westminster Secondary’s replacement.

“I think that we all agree that our students deserve to go to a school that is safe and clean,” Campbell wrote in her letter to Bernier. “One that meets seismic standards and is designed to meet the needs of 21st century learners.”

The district had anticipated the prov-

ince would give the project final approval last fall, however, during a tour of the high school in December, Bernier told the Record the project had been delayed and approval would come “early in the new year.”

Well, that date too has come and gone, Campbell told the Record, adding that in January she spoke with Bernier but still didn’t get a firm date for approval.This is problematic because without approval from

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The district had expected it would begin work on the replacement high school project this year, but this delay means staff and students at NWSS will continue in limbo for the time being, Campbell said.

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Up Front Demolition shakes up the neighbourhood

By Theresa McManus

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Trapp + Holbrook residents are getting a bird’s eye view of the demolition of the Front Street parkade.

The portion of the parkade west of Sixth Street is coming down – and it isn’t always quiet for folks living in the neighbourhood.

“The ramp on the west side came down.We felt the trembling in the building,” Rick Fabbro told the Record. “There was a moment when we wondered whether it was an earthquake or not, especially on the heels of that one not long ago.”

Fabbro soon realized the shaking was due to the demolition of the parking ramp at the end of the parkade.While he can’t hear the demolition work from his unit, he visits friends on the Front Street side of the building to check out the action.

“It’s really cool,” he said.

“They have this big, what looks like a lobster claw crushing the concrete and ripping out rebar. It looks like it would be a lot of fun to play with.”

Fabbro supports the city’s decision to take down the portion of the parkade west of Sixth Street.

“It’s going to be nice and open, even while walking at street level,” said Fabbro, who moved to New West after downsizing and selling his home in North Delta.

“There’s going to be some cleanup that needs to be done on the back of some of the buildings, but it’s going to be nice to have it all opened up.”

Mark Allison, the city’s manager of strategic initiatives and sustainability, said the parkade deconstruction is “well on schedule” and is expected to be complete by the end of June.

UP CLOSE: Residents of the Trapp + Holbrook highrise are getting a bird’s eye view of the demolition of the Front Street parkade. The demolition work is on schedule and expected to wrap up this summer. PHOTO RICK FABBRO

STORY UPDATE

‘Like a dream coming true’

By Jennifer Moreau

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A young Syrian refugee living in New Westminster is closer to seeing his mother and siblings for the first time in years.

Mohammed Alsaleh, 26, is sending the paperwork in for a sponsorship application backed by donations from the public.

“I can’t believe we are in the final stages,” Alsaleh said. “It’s like a dream coming true.”

Alsaleh’s plight was first covered in the Record in November.The story inspired New West resident Deana Brynildsen to reach out to Alsaleh and start an online fundraising campaign that gathered more than $30,000 from 185 donors. Many donors left kind words, and some were refugees themselves.

“It seems like it’s going to happen really quickly. I have to pinch myself to think three months ago we had really nothing,”

Brynildsen said.

The Anglican Diocese of New Westminster recently agreed to be the sponsoring organization on the application, and one of its Burnaby churches will help with housing, budgeting and general support when the family arrives.

By Cayley Dobie

cdobie@newwestrecord.ca

I can’t believe we are in the final stages Alsaleh hopes to send the application in soon and have his family here in a matter of months. His two sisters, brother and mother already fled Syria.They are living in Turkey and looking forward to arriving in Canada.

“My family expressed huge gratitude towards everyone who’s been involved in making this happen.

They can’t wait to be here, to be safe, to be reunited

Shiloh church flock will move to St. Barnabas

For his family: Mohammed Alsaleh and Deana Brynildsen joined forces to raise more than $30,000 to sponsor Alsaleh’s family to come to Canada. PHOTO FILE PHOTO

with me,” Alsaleh said.

“My little sister can’t wait to come here and go to school.This is her dream.

She wants to start school on the first day she comes. She told me that. And my other sister wants to get back to university as soon as possible,” Alsaleh added.

Meanwhile, Alsaleh is working with the Immigrant Services Society of

B.C., helping other newly arrived refugees.

“Thanks to Canadians, YVR has been the place where separated families get reunited, and I can’t wait to see that happen to me and to my family,” he said.

The Record couldn’t reach anyone from the Diocese or the Burnaby church by deadline.

It’s been a United Church for more than 90 years, but soon Shiloh Sixth Avenue church will have a new owner.

The sale of 105-year-old church isn’t official just yet.

(Listing Realtor George McLachrie with Colliers International wouldn’t say who bought the church or when exactly the closing date is). But already the congregation is preparing for the imminent move – a move Reverend Shannon Tennant believes is best for her congregation.

“I know it’s going to be a hard transition time, but it is my hope that the sense of mission and the depths of faith of this congregation that will allow them to realize that this is a change – it’s an ending with a beginning,”Tennant said.

The decision to list the

property came down to either sinking more money into the aging building or moving the congregation and using the profits for more outreach work in the community.

In about a month’s time, the flock will pack up their things and head to St. Barnabas Anglican Church on Fifth Avenue.While details are still being hammered out,Tennant said they plan on renting office and storage space, and the two congregations will stagger their Sunday services to accommodate each other.

The agreement with St. Barnabas will be in place for a trial period of about six months, and then the congregation will decide if the arrangement will continue permanently.

While Tennant is optimistic about the move, she didn’t want to downplay the sense of loss many of her Continued on page 9

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A budget information package including the draft 2016 - 2020 Financial Plan, a staff report and a comment sheet will be available on the City’s website and for pickup from the Finance and Information Technology Department at City Hall (511 Royal Ave) on Monday, March 7, 2016.

Residents may submit written comments regarding the draft Financial Plan to the Finance and Information Technology Department: Attention: Director of Finance and Information Technology Mail to: 511 Royal Ave., New Westminster, V3L 1H9 Fax to: 604-521-3895 or e-mail: nwfinance@newwestcity.ca Deadline: Friday, March 11, 2016 The draft Financial Plan incorporates a proposed 2.73% property tax increase for 2016. This increase is required to fund operational and inflationary increases and strategic initiatives.

Utility operating budgets for 2016 include the electrical, water, sewer and solid waste utilities. Utility rate increases are 5.5% for water, 7.5% for sewer, and 1.0% for solid waste.

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Opinion OUR VIEW

Everybody has run out of patience The year was 2004 in our fair city.The Royal City Record headline reads: School deal is struck: New secondary school can be built if city and province work together and get $10.9 million in infrastructure funding In the story, then Liberal MLA Joyce Murray says: “This will take some time, but we’re in a very good position right now and I would like to congratulate the people who brought this

together.”

City councillor Chuck Puchmayr said: “This really is a win, win, win. School board, council and the government can be really successful in bringing this project home, and the only stumbling block will be the funding, and I think that’s up to the provincial government.”

Stories and headlines follow over the years.Too many to list here. But the theme is always the same:

Everybody recognizes that the old NWSS needs to be replaced. And everybody is waiting for the province to approve the funds. But one thing stays the same – the school gets older, dirtier, more outdated and more rat-friendly every year.To be fair, there were some unexpected hurdles not the least of which was trying to find out what or who was buried in an old burial ground on the land of the school grounds. And then

there were the disagreements over plans. Should the school include a new arts centre? Should it be on a smaller footprint but several stories higher? Should it be boosted with some private, for-profit development on the site? Should there be three towers? Should the middle school be on the same site (It wasn’t, and, thankfully, is now open.)?

But the big question remains – why is replacing a decrepit, seismically unsafe

school so long? Is it because this is an NDP riding?

Could it be as simple as that, crass politics? Could it just be that as time went by and the cost has skyrocketed it just seems too much for the province to swallow?

City residents have joked often over the years, saying they hope their newborn son or daughter will get to go to a new high school in the city. But after awhile, those jokes become stale, and parents who have seen

their kids attend the school have become rightfully skeptical about ever seeing a new high school built.

But we think the city is at a tipping point now. If the school district does not get some funding numbers soon, it may ignite a grassroots movement. And we’ll be cheering that movement on.

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MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Budget shows generation gap One of the more provocative reactions to the B.C. Liberal government’s latest budget didn’t come from one of the usual suspects – industry associations, unions or various interest groups – but from an organization trying to sound the alarm bell when it comes to helping younger people.

And part of that reaction zeroed in on B.C.’s escalating health-care spending. It wasn’t a call for even more spending (the usual reaction one hears all the time when it comes to health care) but quite the opposite in fact.

It came from University of B.C. professor Paul Kershaw, the founder of the Generation Squeeze Campaign, which is trying to make what it calls the “generational spending gap” an important issue in advance of the next election.

Kershaw noted that a half-billion dollars will be added to the health-care system in the coming year, followed by similar annual increases in future years.

In the government’s threeyear fiscal plan, health-care spending is projected to climb a whopping $1.5 billion over that period.

That is a staggering amount of money, yet this huge increase barely gets even mentioned anymore.

To put this kind of spending escalation in context, the funding lift for health will be about 10 times that of new money being put into the education system. It is about eight times as much as additional funding for social ser-

vices and almost 15 times greater than the projected increase for children and families.

Kershaw argues this gargantuan annual increase in health-care funding is not only unsustainable but that it soaks up money that could be used to assist a sector of society that is being left behind in increasing fashion on many fronts: young people.

Kershaw says young working adults today earn, on average, $9,000 less than the same demographic did in 1976.When you throw in the fact that housing has become almost unaffordable in many areas of the province, the result is approaching crisis proportions.

The latest government budget took some steps to assist younger people in accessing housing, but likely not many of them at the end of the day. And while there was a significant funding lift for social services, it likely won’t impact young people trying to start a career or trying to afford a home.

Kershaw laments that neither of B.C.’s two main parties show many differences on spending priorities, chiefly because both support the idea of giving huge funding increases to health care, which leaves little for other things.We’ll know next spring, in time for the provincial election, whether his calls for a big rethink on budget priorities will resonate or be ignored.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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Lowering speed limits won’t make us safer

‘No barking’ sign gets readers riled up

Dear Editor Re: Councillor wants to curb speeds on New West streets, the Record, Feb. 25. Let’s get real, Patrick. Drivers don’t care about speed limits – they ignore them now, so how will lowering speeds change that? Curb speed limits – no. Curb speeds – YES. Curb the voracious appetites of those who spend my precious tax dollars! Instead of wasting my tax dollars on all the rigamarole it will take to change speed limits, use those dollars to lower my taxes (and water, sewer and garbage bills)! Get the police out Curb the there earning some of voracious their salaries appetites of and enforce the current those who spend speed limits. my precious tax Use the money all dollars those speeding fines will yield to lower my taxes and policing costs – goodness knows policing is a gluttonous portion of the city’s expenses.

Need some ideas of the best places to do that? Park zones, especially around Moody Park, where drivers fly, and put our seniors going to Century House and families going to the playgrounds, pool and the new dog park in peril. How about the fly-high ways on Stewardson and McBride? How about a school zone? A number of them are notorious for the speeding.

Mary Gagnon, New Westminster

Don’t change speed limits – enforce them Dear Editor Re: Councillor wants to curb speeds on New West streets, the Record, Feb. 25. You don’t need to reduce the speed limit on city streets to improve safety; just enforce the ones we already have.

Set up a speed trap on some place like West Seventh Avenue near Grimston Park – which just happens to be a bicycle route – and flag some of the hot shots going 60 and even 70 (many of whom seem to have N stickers on their car). Problem solved.

Ian MacNeill, New Westminster

City needs to act on parking shortage Dear Editor My nine-year-old granddaughters summed it up quite nicely when they said, “Gramma, don’t they know we need more parking, not less. The poor people at the Quay and River Market have no place to park now.”

Please pay attention, city council, make some more free parking so that we can invite guests to visit for a nice walk. It wasn’t too bad when I could tell someone that I would pay for their parking by the Inn and drive up to get them for the evening. Now that isn’t possible.

Please address this serious problem.

Valerie McRae, New Westminster

Karen Melnychuk Brack Dog Park no barking allowed! That is just plain ridiculous. Next it will be no dogs playing! Does anyone think before they make these stupid signs?

Alexie Greene Taxpayer’s hard-earned money wasted on the basis of ONE complaint? Why put a dog park there and then order the dogs to be quiet?

And now the city is saying that they never intended to stop dogs barking?

So why put up a sign saying “Bark free zone”? A bit contradictory, don’t you think? I wonder if this grouchbag has complained to the city about the kids playing in Moody Park? And what about the yahoos that party, drink and drug there – has he gone out to scream at them, too? Somehow I don’t think so. I ran into my friend (a lovely, elderly lady) last year – she was in tears! When I asked her why – she told me that the POLICE visited the dog park and TOLD her she had to leave because her dog was barking! This was in the daytime... well before any evening anti-noise bylaw. Rather like the actions of a draconian state, don’t you think?

Lisa Baker I live beside Moody park. I have to listen to kids screaming/playing all day in the park (when it’s open) but wouldn’t DREAM of complaining about it to make the children’s play area a ‘no screaming’ zone. How is this any different? Kids & dogs get excited and sometimes loud. Oh well! There’s also constant road noise, construction noise, sirens, etc. it’s a noisy area but I love my location so I suck it up and deal with it.

Gail Hamill Beau I get that this sign is not serious, but I am tired of changes being made on the basis of one complainant. Maybe heavy duty earplugs would help.We have noise bylaws in this city. If this noise is against a bylaw, ok. if not,too bad! we are often at Moody Park Dog Park and for the most part the dogs and the owners are well behaved. The problem we see is someone coming into the park with their dog not neutered, That is usually when the barking and the fights begin.

Bruce McBeath I’m sure that once you point out to Rover that he is being too noisy he will realize, hey you are right, I shouldn’t bark so loud and I will be more considerate of the Moody Park residents.

Ben Inglis I thought things in a democratic society worked that we did things by majority rules, in this case it looks like the minority is taking a “bite” out of the majority. It also seems like the city is barking up the wrong tree.

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City What’s in the works for the waterfront?

Here are a few highlights of the city’s vision for the 12 km along the river the city to the B.C. Parkway and the waterfront. ! Developing a branding and marketing plan for the city’s waterfront. ! Developing a tourism plan in 2017 that identifies actions to promote the waterfront as a tourism-related asset throughout the city, including additional events and animation. ! Incorporating water-related activities such as marinas and piers and places on the foreshore for boating, kayaking and interaction with the water, as opportunities arise through park and greenway development.

The city’s new vision for the waterfront includes a variety of initiatives related to the 12 kilometres of waterfront along the Fraser and Brunette rivers in New Westminster, from Sapperton to Queensborough, such as: ! Building the Q2Q pedestrian and bicycle bridge to connect the Quay and Queensborough. ! Developing a connection between Westminster Pier Park and Sapperton Landing Park. ! Upgrading the Hyack Square pedestrian overpass and the McInnes vehicle/ pedestrian overpass so they offer a more attractive experience for pedestrians and provide more accessible connections between the downtown and the waterfront. ! Establishing a pedestrian and cycling connection across Stewardson Way near 20th Street to connect people on the west side of

Do you like the city’s vision for the Fraser River? What do you think the city should do with the waterfront? Tweet us @TheRecord, or send us an email, editorial@new westrecord.ca.

Waterfront vision has expanded Continued from page 1 active, engaging and dynamic series of experiences compatible with existing industrial uses that entice visitors to explore its many destinations and adjacent amenities.

“The vision has expanded from the downtown,” said Mark Allison, the city’s manager of strategic initiatives and sustainability. “It has expanded city wide.”

Council endorsed in principle the updated waterfront vision and a list of projects.

“The waterfront is the city’s most significant cultural, economic and natural asset,” states the vision.

“It is home to vibrant and diverse public spaces, highquality recreation, business and housing and significant natural features.

“It is an integral component of the local economy, providing employment, services and tourism opportunities while providing a living link to the city’s past.”

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On the waterfront: Sapperton Landing is part of the city’s vision for the waterfront – including developing a connection between the Sapperton park and Westminster Pier Park. Metro Vancouver is also proposing a new park, Cumberland Point, next to Sapperton Landing. PHOTO RECORD FILES

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Metro Vancouver is proposing to create Cumberland Point Park at the mouth of the Brunette River, next to Sapperton Landing Park.

It would include a picnic area and passive areas with viewpoints of the river along the Brunette

Fraser Regional Greenway.

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Wanted: a place to call home Cayley Dobie

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All Kathie Nielsen wants is for her grandson to have his own bedroom, but after more than four years spent waiting for an affordable housing unit, Nielsen has had enough.

The NewWestminster woman won custody of her grandson six years ago and since then, she’s been waiting for B.C. Housing to find her a two-bedroom apartment.

“We are living in a onebedroom, cramped apartment,” she told the Record. “(My grandson) sleeps on a blow-up bed. He’s going to be 10 next month.”

Nielsen used to be a line cook at a local restaurant, but arthritis eventually forced her to quit. Now she supports herself and her grandson, who is in Grade 4 at Qayqayt Elementary School, on a fixed income of $880 a month, the majority of which is eaten up by rent.

As she waits for B.C. Housing to call, she’s reached out to various peo-

ple and groups, including MLA Judy Darcy, Coun.

Jaimie McEvoy, the Elizabeth Fry Society, the local income assistance office and disability assistance, for help.

“I even have a letter from my doctor, sent to the housing (office), saying ‘she needs out of here; she needs to get into a two-bedroom; she’s depressed; she can’t sleep at night; her grandson can’t have friends over.’

It’s just gone on and on,” she said.

Nielsen admits she wants to stay in NewWestminster and that could be causing some delay. There are five affordable housing complexes and apartment buildings in NewWest, compared to 22 in Burnaby, according to B.C. Housing’s affordable housing listing.

The Record contacted B.C. Housing to find out why someone would be waiting more than four years for an affordable unit, and in an email, B.C. Housing said “when a unit becomes available, priority is given to those in greatest need.”

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sidered when determining a person’s need, including: whether or not a person is homeless; women who have left a violent relationship; health concerns that require a specific type of unit; and stability of the applicants’ current home (this could be a family living in a shared space or a large family living in a small space).

What’s more, there’s no limit to how long someone can remain on the registry, according to B.C. Housing.

Nielsen’s patience, meanwhile, is running out. She’s

considering finding a twobedroom place by herself, but it won’t be subsidized and will likely cost more than she can afford each month, she said. And she’s not sure what would happen if she were to sign a lease at a new place and then get the call from B.C. Housing since a person is only given two offers of housing before they’re taken off the registry.

“If I was working, I would be OK. I could be able to pay for these things, but I can’t. I’m just stuck in this rut,” Nielsen said.

Continued from page 3 parishioners are feeling.

“It’s mixed. It’s really hard to leave a building that’s so beautiful and beloved.That is a big loss,” she said.

The church and adjacent lots were listed for $3.3 million more than a year ago.

Since then, the Greater Vancouver Food Bank has been searching for another suitable location in the city, but because the new owners of Shiloh Sixth Avenue are making some rezoning applications, there’s no pressure to move out just yet, Ariela Friedmann, communications director for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, told the Record.

“We’re not under any dire, emergency, must-go (deadline),” she said. “We’re committed to remaining there and serving our community.”

As for the future of the Hospitality Project, executive director Coun. Jaimie McEvoy, said they too are looking for a new site.

Like the food bank, the Hospitality Project will remain at Shiloh Sixth Avenue church until a new location is found.

“The new owners are supportive and willing for the current location to continue until a new space is found,” he added in an email.

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Jann Arden onstage at Massey Theatre Her distinctive voice and heartfelt songwriting have earned her awards and acclaim for more than two decades – and now she’s bringing her music to New Westminster.

Canadian singer-songwriter Jann Arden is set to take to the stage at the Massey Theatre on Saturday, March 12.

The Juno Award-winning, multi-platinum artist has been a household name in Canada and beyond since she catapulted onto the music scene with her debut album Time for Mercy in 1993, featuring the hit single IWould Die forYou. The following year, with Living Under June, came her career breakout hit Insensitive – paving the way for a series of hit albums and top singles that include Good Mother,WillYou Remember Me and Could I BeYour Girl.

Along the way, she’s racked up the awards: eight Junos, 10 SOCAN Awards, four Western Canadian Music Awards, a Much Music Video Award, three Prairie Music Awards, an Alberta

Tidbits Random Jann facts: ! Besides being a singer-songwriter, she’s also an author. She’s written three books: If I Knew, Don’t You Think I’d Tell You; I’ll Tell You One Damn Thing, That’s All I Know; and her memoir Falling Backwards. ! Jann has made guest appearances in TV sitcoms: Ellen in 1997 and Corner Gas in 2005. ! Her popular Twitter account (she has 193,000+ followers) takes on everything from her travels to her dog to her take on the American political system. ! She was part of the Canadian tour of The Vagina Monologues in 2000.

Recording Industry Association Award and a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, for starters.

Her most recent album, Everything Almost – the album she’s touring in support of – climbed as high as No. 2 on the Canadian Bill-

Canadian icon: Jann Arden is bringing her award-winning sounds to the Massey Theatre stage. The iconic singer-songwriter is offering a concert on Saturday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

board Chart, powered by its lead single You Love Me Back.

Her Massey Theatre show is set for 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $78.50, plus facility fee and service charges. Buy by phone

at 604-521-5050 or online through www.ticketsnw.ca.

Get help with the business of being an artist Julie MacLellan LIVELY CITY

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Yes, art is a creative process – but if you’re trying to make a living at it, it’s also a business, and it doesn’t necessarily come naturally.

The Arts Council of New Westminster, 100 Braid Street Studios and the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce are teaming up

to present a professional development series for artists and creatives to help them integrate business, marketing and sales knowledge into their creative lives.

The Artovations series kicks off on Thursday, March 10 with artist April Lacheur speaking on GettingYour Art Out There.

Lacheur will look at ways for artists to gain exposure and the importance of building an “artist brand,”

with a Q&A session to follow the presentation.

Tickets are $25 (with discounts for members of the arts council and the chamber of commerce). Pre-register at www.100braidststudios. com, under Classes.

See www.artscouncilnew west.org for more information.

MAKER MOMS WANTED Calling all moms who are

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New West Craft is searching for “maker moms” to take part in its next Made

by Mom Market, Saturday, April 2 at River Market.

The market will feature 25 vendors offering up handmade items – kids’ and baby items, jewelry, fashion, art, toys, gifts and more.

Email newwestcraft@ artscouncilnewwest.org for more information or to get involved.

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VOLUNTEERS WANTED Love the arts? Want to lend a helping hand in your community?

The Arts Council of New Westminster has an ongoing call out for volunteers Continued on page 12

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Arts & Entertainment Local actors in Dogfight Continued from page 11 to help in a variety of programs and projects, including ArtsToGo, New West Craft, social media, various committees (fundraising, membership, marketing), as well as people to serve as office and research assistants.

Check out www.arts councilnewwest.org/ membership/volunteer for all the details and an online application form.

MUSICAL DOGFIGHT ONSTAGE Two New West actors are taking to the stage in a new musical at Pacific Theatre.

Semper Fi Collective is presenting Dogfight for five performances, March 16 to 19.

The rock-folk musical is based on the 1991 film starring River Phoenix and Lili Taylor, in which a group of marines compete to see who can bring the “ugliest” date to a party – and, of course, one of them begins to fall for the date in question.

Appearing in the ensemble are two local actors: Lis-

sa Neptuno and Ray Bou- ing for artists, venues and volunteers interested in taklay. ing part in this year’s event.

Neptuno is a film and The Cultural Crawl, TV actor who’s also been seen in such theatre produc- which is set for Aug. 13 and 14, is a two-day celebration tions as Meat Loaf Jesus at of the arts that gives people the Vancouver Fringe Fesa chance to take a self-guidtival and Tempus Theatre’s ed tour of city galleries and 36Views. artist studios, with both inBoulay, a self-described dividual and group partici“late bloomer” in the world pants. It’s presentof acting who’s ed by the Van Dop chosen to enter the Gallery in partnerentertainment inship with the Arts dustry later in life, Council of New was most recentWestminster and ly seen as Judas in features more than Fighting Chance 25 venues, 60 feaProductions’ Jesus tured artists and Christ Superstar. more than 3,000 Dogfight is onvisitors. stage nightly at 8 Ray Boulay You can email p.m., with a Satactor info@newwest urday matinee at culturalcrawl.com or see 2 p.m.Tickets for the show www.newwestculturalcrawl. are $25. Email tickets@ com if you’re interested in pacifictheatre.org or buy taking part – and don’t dethrough pacifictheatre.org. lay too long; the deadline is You can also follow the March 31. show on Twitter @dogfight Do you have an item for van2016.

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Ken “Shaggy” Straw will be sporting some new gear courtesy of New West Mayor Jonathan Cote.

Straw, a fixture around the Moody Park and Queen’s Park arenas, took in the action at the recent Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour in NewWest. In appreciation for the city’s efforts to bring the tour to town, organizers gifted Cote with a jacket, scarf and toque.

“It was basically their way to say thank you for being a host to the event,” Cote told the Record. “I happened to run into Shaggy in the uptown about four or five days before the event occurred.

He was so excited about the upcoming weekend and was really enthusiastic about the event. He was even wearing a Hometown Hockey hat that he had gotten last year when Burnaby hosted.”

Cote dropped off the items he’d been given to staff at Queen’s Park Arena

Paying it forward: Ken “Shaggy” Straw smiled from ear to ear when staff at Queen’s Park Arena presented him with schwag from the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour. Mayor Jonathan Cote received the jacket, hat and scarf and gifted the items to Straw, a fixture at the local arenas. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

and asked them to pass the schwag along to Straw. Staff reported Straw was at the Hometown Hockey Tour from morning till night and was “over the moon” about the mayor’s gift.

“I think he’s kind of a fixture in New West, particularly where it comes to hockey and lacrosse. Often I’ll be at the rink at some event and he’s usually there,” Cote said. “I think

he gives back to the community in so many ways, just by being an enthusiastic supporter, particularly when it comes to hockey and lacrosse.”

DISCOVERY CENTRE BIDS FAREWELL TO DIRECTOR After seven years at the helm of Fraser River Discovery Centre, Catherine Ouelett-Martin recently Continued on page 14

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Moving on from Fraser River Discovery Centre Continued from page 13 set sail for a new challenge.

Ouelett-Martin joined the Beaty Biodiversity Museum as its administrative manager in November. Located at the University of British Columbia, it’s Vancouver’s museum of natural history and features a variety of exhibits – including Canada’s largest blue whale skeleton.

While it was a tough decision to leave Discovery Centre, Ouelett-Martin received an offer that was too good to turn down. She joined Fraser River Discovery Centre in 2008 and led it through its reopening, after undergoing a $3 million renovation, the installation of numerous exhibits and the grand opening of its second floor exhibits.

Prior to joining Fraser River Discovery Centre in 2008, Ouelett-Martin worked at the Delta Museum and Archives for a decade and at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery.

Bon voyage: After seven years at the helm of Fraser River Discovery Centre, Catherine Ouelett-Martin recently took on a new challenge, joining the Beaty Biodiversity Museum at UBC as its administrative manager. PHOTO RECORD FILES

ANOTHER SPOT FOR TREASURES A recent article in the Record highlighted the various thrift stores operating around town – but we missed one.

St. Barnabas Church has operated a thrift store in the basement of the church since 1997. Proceeds from

the thrift shop go to the church’s food ministries, including a free weekly community lunch and an emergency food pantry.

St. Barnabas Church is located at 1010 Fifth Ave. Send Around Town ideas to Theresa, tmcmanus@new westrecord.ca.

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Long-time restauranteur, Salvatore from La Spaghetteria, again generously hosted the 2016 New Westminster Hyack Ambassador candidates as they finish up their 6 month leadership training program in preparation to represent New Westminster around the province and serve their community here at home by volunteering within our Royal City.

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TUNE IN TO THE MUSICAL STYLINGS of April Verch and her band, who perform a mix of old American roots, bluegrass and folk.The singer, songwriter, step dancer and fiddler will take to the stage at the Anvil Centre Theatre on Saturday, March 5 at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $29 and $39, www. ticketsnw.ca.

Party with your firefighters

ENJOY A NIGHT OUT WITH LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS at the New Westminster Firefighters’ Charitable Society’s live bands fundraiser featuring Unleashed, Man Down and special guests.Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. It’s taking place on Saturday, March 5 starting at 6 p.m.The Columbia is at 530 Columbia St. See

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Good tunes, happy people and a worthy cause – that’s the idea behind a fundraiser taking place this weekend in the Royal City.

Retired New West firefighter Brad MacPherson is once again hosting a night of live music at The Columbia to raise money for the New Westminster Firefighters’ Charitable Society.

Unleashed and Man Down will perform classic rock tunes at the March 6 fundraiser.

“It’s a fun event,” said Glen Bailey, president of the New Westminster Firefighters’ Charitable Society. “The community is welcome.”

Last year’s event sold out, noted Bailey, with attendees saying they had a blast.

“It’s a fun, casual night out,” he said. “It’s not run by the charitable society.

It’s an event benefiting the charitable. Brad is running it.”

When MacPherson launched the event last year, a couple weeks before he retired, it was the fulfilment of a longtime dream of having a fundraiser at the Columbia.The idea came to him

lumbia, 530 Columbia St. For tickets and information about the show, go to www.thecolumbia.net.

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today’sdrive 20 16 Fiat 500

Your journey starts here.

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It’s like a city car plucked from the streets of Rome - except without the dents

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What’s sweeter than la dolce vita? Why, a double gelato scoop of retro-nostalgia of course. Say hello to the latest flavour of cutesy fun from Italy, the 1957 edition Fiat 500.

The original 500, the cinquecento, was first released in 1957, bringing transportation to the masses. Well, at least if the masses weren’t too massive – the original tiny little people’s car wasn’t just as cute as a bug, but about as big as one too.

The new 500 is a bit like that car, except photocopied at about 150%. It’s been around for nearly a decade now, and has developed a following all its own. Underneath, it’s got the practical underpinnings of the somewhat prosaic Fiat Panda, yet with lashings of style inside and out.

Consider it a smaller, less-expensive version of the Mini. However, coming up to ten years old, does the 500 still feel fresh enough?

Design:

One of the nice things about retro-design done right is that it tends to age well. There are numerous exceptions, of course (see: Chrysler PT Cruiser), but like the original New Beetle, the Fiat 500 still looks good. It has a happy little face, the docked tail of a lapdog, and the short, scooty little wheelbase of a city car plucked from the streets of Rome - except without the dents.

This one being a 1957 edition, there are some exterior extras to go with your stylish little Italian clutch. The badges, for instance, are like those found on the original car, and there are a number of paint

options that you might get on your retro-modern Cuisinart.

The set of 16” alloy wheels complete the look, colourmatched and ringed with chrome.

Driving the 500 around, you still get glances from passers-by, and isn’t that the whole point of a style-first car? It helps, too, that chief rival Mini Cooper has ballooned more than a little, while the 500 is still petite as it ever was.

Environment:

Inside, this 500 is equipped in what Fiat calls Lounge trim, and that’s the sort of feeling you’re supposed to take away. The blend of brown leather and white interior accents are as elegant as Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday – at least until you peer closer.

This is an inexpensive little runabout, not an AlfaRomeo, with cheekbones like a snowplow. Thus the buttons for the air-conditioning controls look very dated and the seating position is a bit wonky, and the cabin is very tight. If you’re more Luciano Pavarotti than Michelangelo’s David, you’re going to end up wearing this little car like a pair of Lululemon yoga pants.

And as for your rear seat passengers, they’d better be miniature marble figurines as space is very tight.

However, the hatchback trunk is actually acceptable for such a little car.

When the 500 first debuted, it had a set of retrolooking analogue gauges and a very aftermarket approach to navigation. Now you get a sharp display up front that changes when you hit the sport button, and a small version of Fiat/Chrysler’s Uconnect system. This was easy to pair via bluetooth, and revel in the easy joy of the fact that retro means you still get an actual pair of knobs for tuning and volume control.

Performance:

There are three engine options available for the Fiat 500 in the North American market: the ferociously turbocharged Abarth 1.4L, the lessmanic-but-still-zippy turbo 1.4, and the basic naturally-aspirated 1.4L four-cylinder engine.

Here, it makes 101hp at 6500rpm and 98lb-ft at 4000rpm.

That is not what you’d call a lot of power. Why, that’s only just enough Dalmatians to make a coat.

Filtered through a five-speed manual transmission, the driver must work relatively vigorously to keep the Fiat on the boil. If you’ve a drop of Italian blood in your veins, this is probably how you’d drive the car anyway, flogging that little four-banger as the car scampered around city traffic like a hyperactive pinball.

However, the 500’s very upright seating position and high centre of gravity aren’t conducive to high-speed antics, and while the handling is acceptable, it’s certainly no hot hatch.

It’s actually a shame you can’t get this 1957 trim package with the zippier 1.4L turbo engine, considering how close the ticket price on this little car is getting to $30K. That extra dose of torque would make an automatic version of this car just the ticket for urban drivers who want style and substance.

In the meantime, the 500 rides slightly choppily on its big 16” alloys, but remains composed as a cruiser.

Slow down to a Mediterranean pace, pop open a sunroof, and save the con brio motoring until after you’ve had your eighth espresso.

Features:

The retro-design package for the Fiat 500 costs $2,000 and is comprised of a full leather interior, those 16” alloys, and white exterior and retro accents.

If you don’t need the retro look, the Lounge has pretty much everything you need from USB charging ports to automatic climate control and a central touchscreen.

GPS is a reasonable $450 add-on, and well worth it. A spare tire is an extra cost.

Fuel economy is acceptable for a small car, with official ratings of 7.6L/100kms city and 5.9L/100kms on the highway. You can do better elsewhere, but given current fuel prices, the Fiat 500 qualifies as a pennies-per-kilometre proposition.

Green Light:

Styling ages well; compact size for easy city driving; lots of fun features

Stop Sign:

Performance very mild; interior cheapness evident; price tag shoots up quickly

The Checkered Flag:

A fun little retro machine that provides a little sizzle on the surface

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Doc praises RCH for twins’ care Cornelia Naylor

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Doctor dad : Dr. Gerald Da Roza, head of medicine at RCH, poses with his twin daughters at the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit. Da Roza recently wrote a letter thanking hospital staff for the care they gave his wife and daughters.

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If you think doctors have an easier time than regular folks watching loved ones face life-threatening medical complications, think again.

It may be easier for them to understand the medical information, according Dr. Gerald Da Roza, head of Royal Columbian Hospital’s department of medicine, but knowing more comes at a price too.

“What happens to physicians or anyone working in the health-care field, is that you immediately jump to the worst possible scenario because you’ve seen it all,” he told the Record.

So Da Roza had his work cut out for him about two years ago when he learned one of the twin girls his wife Janika was carrying wasn’t growing properly and the babies needed to be delivered one month early.

“It was very scary,” he said.

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“RCH was the only place we felt completely comfortable in entrusting our babies,” Da Roza said in a thank you letter to hospital staff 10 months after they were born. “I am glad to say that our faith was completely rewarded.”

Da Roza said he meant to send the letter, which prais-

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In the words of organizers: “Bullying hurts, discourages and isolates. Music heals, inspires and connects.”

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A physiotherapist is an expert in fitness and biomechanics and can provide you with the tools and information to be a successful marathoner. If you happen to experience any problems during your training, a physiotherapist can treat you and have you back on track quickly.

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Prime Denture Clinic has 2 experienced Denturists/ Dental Technicians on the their team. Brian Ko has been involved in Dental Technology for over 10 years. He has mastered the art of creating custom fixed crowns and bridges and now has transferred his skills to removable dentures. He is an implant denture enthusiast and is constantly familiarizing himself with modern day techniques to expand his knowledge in the latest technology.

Brian has dedicated himself to his career to perfect his work and create high quality, precision dentures. Aside from his busy schedule, he is also a part-time Dental Technology Instructor at CDI College in Surrey. He enjoys sharing his wealth of knowledge and experiences to the younger generation of Dental Technicians.

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Patrick became a member of the Denturists Association of B.C in 2013. It was his passion to specialize in dentures and he continues to educate himself everyday with the latest technology and techniques of the industry. Patrick has also taken the opportunity to share his knowledge by becoming an Denturist Instructor at CDI College in Surrey. He has dedicated his career to making precision dentures and serving the public.

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Do I really need to have dental X-rays? Are they safe?

Dental x-rays are an integral part of a complete dental exam. We use them to help us keep your mouth healthy by facilitating in the diagnosis of dental cavities, dental and periodontal (gum) infections, assessment of underlying bone levels and also more serious dental pathologies. WithDR.ANDREW BASS out X-rays many dental diseases will go undiagnosed and eventually create fairly severe and potentially painful problems. As with all areas of health care, the best outcomes are achieved with prevention and early diagnosis; X-rays allow us to diagnose problems much earlier than would otherwise be possible. Additionally, when dental treatment is required it is important for us to know the underlying anatomy of the tooth/area prior to operating to prevent potential accidents. Although dental x-rays do expose patients to very small amounts of radiation, dental practitioners use the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principle as well as safety devices like the lead apron and thyroid collar to minimize exposure. Only x-rays that are deemed necessary are taken, and at scientifically determined safe intervals. The amount of radiation experienced during yearly bitewing radiographs (used to diagnose cavities) is the same amount of radiation experienced during a 4 hour flight or 1 day of background radiation that we all experience daily – a very small amount of radiation! If you have any questions about x-rays and how they relate to your oral health make sure to ask your dentist or hygienist at your next visit!

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Last month, I discussed what a shareholder agreement is and what one might state. This month and next month, I will discuss how a shareholder agreement can help.

A privately held company, financed and STEPHEN GRAF managed by more than one shareholder, benefits the most from having a shareholder agreement.

Though expensive, a shareholder agreement can help a company in several ways. First, a shareholder agreement protects minority interests. Without one, the shareholders with at least 2/3 to 3/4 of a company’s voting shares can almost always prevail. Second, a shareholder agreement can add to the rules in the company’s articles. Moreover, you might find your shareholder agreement easier to amend.

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Volunteers and Donors Made Incredible Things Happen!

United Way volunteers and donors raised $25.1 million dollars during the 2015 campaign. This means 340,000 people will receive vital programs and services.

Symphonic sounds: The New Westminster Symphony Orchestra in rehearsal. The orchestra returns to the stage this Sunday, March 6 for a 2 p.m. concert at Massey Theatre. PHOTO COURTESY NWSO/PAUL CHAN

Symphony on Sunday Three symphonic spectaculars are on the program for the New Westminster Symphony Orchestra concert this weekend.

The orchestra offers up its first concert of the year with a performance on Sunday, March 6 at 2 p.m. at the Massey Theatre.

The program chosen by maestro Jin Zhang features three stellar works by master composers: Hector Berlioz, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Peter Tchaikovsky.

The concert opens with Roman Carnival Overture, a work created by Berlioz out of the carnival scene from his huge stage work Roman

Carnival.

Next is Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, known as his “tragic” symphony – composed when he had just lost an infant daughter.

The second half of the concert features one of Tchaikovsky’s most highly regarded works, Symphony No. 5 – a work that revived the composer’s then-shaky belief in himself when it was performed in Hamburg in 1889.

“According to historians, not only did the audience, critics and musicians laud the performance, but even the venerable Johannes Brahms put in an appear-

ance to hear it while visiting his home town,” notes local arts promoter Tony Antonias. “Tchaikovsky was buoyed by his reception in Hamburg, and his estimation of the Fifth Symphony (and of himself) once again shot up.”

Antonias suggests listening for the motto theme heard in each movement – particularly at the very end, when the trumpets and horns hurl it forth one final time.

Admission to the concert is by donation.The Massey is at 735 Eighth Ave. See www.newwest symphony.net for details.

Thanks to this generous support, more children have opportunities to grow up great, more families move from poverty to possibility and our communities, and the people living here, are stronger and more vibrant.

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The following organizations, unions and individuals were recognized for their outstanding support.

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Community SAVE THE DATE: MARCH 10

GARDEN PARTY

WHAT IS IT? The Spring Gardeners Party for this year’s Plant a Row-Grow a Row program, which gets community members to grow (or buy) extra produce and donate it to the program.

The food is then dropped off at the local food bank so local families in need can put healthy fresh food on their tables.

HERE’S WHO YOU’LL HEAR FROM Brian Minter, national spokesperson for Plant A Row-Grow a Row, will kick off the event.

Conway Lum from GardenWorks Mandeville will talk about kiwi, Pasquale Porico will talk about mason bees, June Hewko will show off the latest gardening gadgets from Lee Valley Tools and Egan Davis from UBC Botanical Gardens will discuss starting vegetables

from seed.

Claude LeDoux, coordinator of the local program, and members of the St. Thomas More community will host the event.

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Low Loonie, Interprovincial Migration Key to Hot New Home Market: UDI Report A low lo onie and inter provincial migr ation are two ke y factors propping up t he city’s hot ne w home market, according to t he Urban D e velopment Institute’s latest St ate of t he Market rep or t for 2015’s four t h qu ar ter.

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Metro Vancouver’s net p opu lation change was up 10,000 comp ared wit h t he pre v ious qu ar ter and was up nine p er cent comp ared wit h t he s ame qu ar ter last ye ar, s aid t he rep or t , w it h i nter prov i n c i a l m i g r at i on at a 10-ye ar hig h.

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New Westminster Police Chief Const. Dave Jones applauded the new regulations, adding that education

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Royal City celebrates 50 years on the pitch

Small soccer club marks a half-century of providing local kids a fun, safe place to play and compete Dan Olson

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Unearthing the history and stories behind a minor soccer club celebrating its 50th anniversary, involves dogged sleuthing through dusty archives and patient spooling through microfiche.

New Westminster’s Peter Van Garderen added to his executive position the task of detailing the Royal City Youth Soccer Club’s history, and in the process found plenty of interesting information.

As part of this Saturday’s official celebration at the Heritage Banquet Hall on 12th Street, open to all current and past members, (doors open at 6 p.m.), the club undertook a detectivelike dig into its past.

Royal City started up in the mid-60s under the leadership of Don and Evelyn Benson,Van Garderen said, to give the kids something to do during the fall and winter months.

“The origins of the club are typical New Westminster, in that lacrosse played a part,” said Garderen, who talked with Benson about the early days. “(Don Benson) had a group of boys, lacrosse players, that wanted to stay together and their families wanted them to find something that kept them as busy (in the fall and winter) as the spring and summer did with lacrosse.”

That peewee-aged team, the Queen’s Park Rovers, would march all the way to the B.C. semifinals in their inaugural season.

“So that’s where soccer came in.”

Originally the Royal City Soccer Club, it would add ‘Youth’ to the title in 1991

to differentiate itself from a club in Guelph, Ont. with the same name.

The first few editions of the club were successful, based on the one lacrosse team.

“That team (Benson) worked with was very successful, and would go up to Kamloops and won an all-star tournament in both soccer and lacrosse.”

Other people stepped in to lend their expertise and support, and more teams were added.

Current president Guy Ciprian brings his own history with the club, having started playing as a youth in 1972. After some years being away from the sport, he got involved again as a parent.That is the kind of circle of volunteers – from athletes to coaches and supporters – that helped create a solid foundation, he said.

“We’re a small city that has a rich sports history,” said Ciprian. “Lacrosse has a huge profile in the city, and football under (Farhan Lalji) and hockey… But soccer was the first sport played in this province way back when, and it was a game between the township and the Sappers.

“The rich history goes back a long way.”

Dating back to 1862, that historic game was documented in the newspapers of the day.

Van Garderen interviewed one-time president Joe Bell, who provided insight into the evolution of the club during the 1970s and 80s. Bell promoted the game with his distinctive Scottish brogue, and was the major force behind the Queen’s Park Rangers that dominated the men’s Pacific Coast League in the 1980s.

While Van Garderen dis-

Full steam ahead: The Royal City Westminster United’s Markus Zacharuk, centre, drives past a pair of West Vancouver Spuraways defenders Sunday in the Pioneer Cup Under-18 gold league final. Zacharuk scored three straight goals to lead Royal City to its third Pioneer Cup title in five seasons. See the story on P. 32. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

covered some interesting tidbits about the club, he also found numerous gaps in its history. It wasn’t until 1994 that the club actually kept and maintained its meeting minutes, and as Van Garderen looked through them he found familiar themes.

“Those meetings involve issues of the day that continue today,” he noted.

“They’d talk about the city

Parks department and field allocation… Things we are talking about today.”

In the 1990s, Anne Monks stepped in when the club was going through a tough patch and put the pieces together. Her efforts helped put it on a strong footing, said Van Garderen, as Monks bolstered the program from 300 players to over 1,000 -- to a position where it was fiscally sound.

“She was a force of nature and she was a soccer mom who just rolled up her sleeves. She was doing all these things and getting treatment for cancer, something that most people didn’t know,” he said of the then-president, who passed away in 1999.

Ciprian said what made the club run in its early days is still the driving force now – volunteers who put the

kids first.

“We’re a small club but what makes us go is a lot of people with big hearts.”

Tickets for Saturday’s event, which features food, music, a cash bar, and plenty of memories to share, can be purchased at the door ($25), by emailing Ciprian at president@rcysc.com or Heather at heather.rcysc@ gmail.com, or via the website www.rcysc.com.

Hyacks pin down boys wrestling title Girls hit the Dan Olson

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The New Westminster wrestling team didn`t require a huge bus when it hit the B.C. High School championships last week.

But it sure packed the trunk when it came to the return home.

Led by medalists Connor Pattison,T.J. Cordoviz,Yanni Angelopoulos and Sammy Sidhu, New West emerged with the most points among boys wrestling teams, knocking off much larger programs in the process.

“It was a big surprise,” said coach Gord Sturrock. “Our goal was top-10 but the stars were aligned.”

Pattison, a tight end and linebacker with the Hyacks senior football team this past fall, captured the crown jewel in the boys’ 90-kilogram division, besting Abbotsford Traditional’s Tanjot Kahlon for gold.

That victory was also the deciding factor that lifted New West past Abby Traditional for the overall boys title.

“It came down to that one

match, and (Pattison) had beaten the No. 1 seed in the quarterfinals by 10 points,” recalled Sturrock. “He was unseeded but was well-prepared for (the final).

You couldn’t say it wasn’t in the cards, because he deserved it.”

Pattison topped Kahlon by fall, after erasing an 8-0 deficit with a four-point throw and a leg takedown.The underdog capped it with a cradle hold to pin his opponent and the gold.

With just 11 wrestlers making the trip, Sturrock was confident that he’d see some strong results,

but whether they’d result in top-4 finishes was another matter.

Instead, he got four of them.

Cordoviz placed second in the boys 45kg final, edged out by Queen of Angels Grade 8 grappler Talon Hird, improving on last year’s third-place result. Picking up well-deserved bronze medals were Grade 10s Angelopoulos, in the 110kg division, and Sidhu, in the 74kg competition.

Placing sixth in the heavyweight class was Isaiah James.

The St.Thomas More Knights Continued on page 32

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The New Westminster senior girls basketball team launched its charge up the charts at this week’s AAA provincial championships at the Langley Events Centre.

The Hyacks played No. 7-seed Abbotsford in Wednesday’s opener (past the Record’s deadline). A win would propel New West, ranked 10th among the 16 teams in competition, into today’s quarterfinal, 5:15 p.m. against the winner of McMath-Mount Baker.

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Pioneer stays with United Royal City team wins third District title in five years Dan Olson

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For the third time in the past five years, the Royal City Westminster United boys team are rightful possessors of the Pioneer Cup. The trophy, which marks the District 4 under-18 gold league champion, was corralled Sunday in a polished 4-0 victory over West Vancouver.

Led by Markus Zacharuk’s natural hat trick, the United took the lead at the 20-minute mark and never looked back.

He scored the game’s first three goals, although West Van’s netminder provided

some resistence.

Counting the fourth goal was Ethan Haid, while Jake Puffer registered the shutout.

The club has enjoyed a fairly strong season in its final season, after nearly a dozen years together.

“We have a pretty fast team,” remarked coach Ed Zacharuk. “We’ve been on a roll pretty much since the end of September.”

Supplying key support were defenders Taylor Jensen, Shea Joshi and Naoll Degife.

Prior to the win over West Van, Royal City defeated South Burnaby 4-2 in overtime to clinch a berth into

the Coastal Cup. In that game, the United came back twice, forcing overtime before catapulting to victory with two unanswered markers.

“It took us a while to get going, as South Burnaby scored first off a corner (kick),” said the coach. “We were down 2-1 and needed to tie it up but soon as we scored that goal you could tell which way the surge was going.”

Supplying the offence were Dieved Penalver, with a hat trick, and Eduardo Machuca.

The team now prepares for its first Coastal Cup match on April 2.

St. Thomas More tops on mats

Continued from page 31 team, meanwhile, captured the overall aggregate team title after dominating the girls division for a third straight year.

They won the girls title by a margin of 16 points, and were 12-points better than Pinetree for the combined boys-girls title.

While the Knights brought home no gold medals, a majority of their 24 wrestlers placed and returned with a handful of topthree finishes.

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