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THURSDAY MARCH 31, 2016

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THE CHANGING CITY

Sharing has its beneﬁts For NewWestminster millennials, car sharing is a way to have it all By Tanya Commisso

editorial@newwestrecord.ca

Giving up your personal vehicle in favour of car sharing is a way for millennials to “have it all,” according to a local car share co-operative. An Insights West survey recently found that 22 per cent of millennials in Metro Vancouver have relied on car-sharing services to get around during the past year. Seventy per cent of millennials polled in the online survey agreed that car sharing appears to be an attractive transportation option for their age group. “(Millennials) want, on some level, instant gratification, and they don’t want to compromise,” said Selena McLachlan, director of marketing for car share co-op, Modo. “Car sharing is a way to have it all, because you don’t have Continued on page 8

SHARE THE WHEELS Megan te Boekhorst with a Modo shared car at the New Westminster parkade. The young New Westminster resident is among the

millennials who are gravitating towards car sharing as a way to save money, help the environment and enjoy more choices in transportation. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

City parents plan protest at high school Cayley Dobie

cdobie@newwestrecord.ca

Rebuild New Westminster Secondary School – that’s what a group of parents wants. Last month’s letter from the New West school board to the Education Ministry about more delays in approving a new high

school was the final straw for parent Danielle Connelly. Connelly moved to the Royal City more than 14 years ago, and, at the time, she had heard a new high school was in the works. When it didn’t pan out, she thought nothing of it – she was young, newly engaged, and a new high school wasn’t going to be a concern for her until she had kids, right?

Connelly’s children are now in grades 4 and 6. Like other parents in the city, Connelly said she sat back for years waiting for a new high school only to be fed excuse after excuse. “We’ve been quiet for so long, I don’t know what will work, but sitting back quietly hasn’t worked,” she said. Connelly and a group of parents have

planned a rally for next Sunday, April 10. Residents are invited to join her at the high school and sign a petition calling on the provincial government to replace New Westminster Secondary now. “I think this is just an opportunity to come together as a community and rally to support the teachers and the students Continued on page 9

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Up Front GIANT BUNNY BOOKENDS

EASTER IN THE PARK: The day started out

grey, but Mother Nature decided to smile on the city’s Easter in the Park celebrations after all – and local families turned out in droves to enjoy the annual celebration at Queen’s Park. Kids enjoyed games, activities, crafts, entertainment, visits to the petting farm and more. Clockwise from top left: Five-year-old Abbygale Widdes poses for a photo with the Easter Bunnies; the Vancouver Circus School’s Nigel Wakita entertains four-year-old Zinedine Jukic; fouryear-old Sophia Martin gets some air on the trampoline; visitors check out the Arts Council of New Westminster’s craft tent. PHOTOS

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PEDESTRIAN CROSSING TO THE ’BORO

Bridge was big attraction for this family Tomkins family hopes opposition won’t kill crossing By Cayley Dobie

cdobie@burnabynow.com

It’s a familiar tale in Queensborough. A family buys a home in the ’Boro on the promise a pedestrian bridge is in the works to connect Queensborough to Quayside – the Q2Q bridge. The Tomkins family is no different. Matthew Tomkins and his wife moved to the ’Boro last August because housing was cheaper and it was an appealing place to raise their newborn daughter. Oh, and that pedestrian bridge was right around

the corner, according to the developer who sold the couple their condo. “So we said, ‘OK great.’ The area isn’t very walkable now, but once the bridge is built, walkability will go up, and we could live there without having to depend on a car,”Tomkins said. But now Tomkins is concerned the prospect of a pedestrian bridge is slipping away. He’s worried the complaints from Quayside residents will persuade the city to drop its plan, leaving Queensborough residents isolated from the rest

of the city. As it stands now, he and his wife rarely spend time across the river, and that’s not because they don’t want to; it’s because it’s a pain to get there. The only way across is the Queensborough Bridge, but even if they manage to make it through the traffic, manoeuvring through the city to get downtown or uptown, where most of the shops are, can be a nightmare. It’s easier to stay put in the ’Boro or make the quick drive down the highway Continued on page 5

Artist’s rendition: The City of New Westminster created a conceptual drawing of the proposed Q2Q pedestrian crossing between Quayside and Queensborough to show the scale of the bridge. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Thursday, March 31

7:00pm Moody Park Residents’ Association Meeting New Westminster Evangelical Free Church 7895 Canada Way, Burnaby 8:00 pm TransLink’s Pattullo Bridge Information Session Douglas College Concourse, 700 Royal Avenue

Monday, April 4 6:00 pm Regular Council Council Chamber

Wednesday, April 6 4:00 – 5:30 pm Sapperton Park Playground & Spray Park Open House #3 Richard McBride Elementary School Gymnasium

CITYPAGE NOTICE TO CITY’S ELECTRIC UTILITY CUSTOMERS

New Westminster City Council has adopted a rate structure that reflects the same rate increase implemented by BC Hydro. The new rates reflect an across-theboard 4.0% rate increase, effective April 1, 2016. Although both residential and commercial rates are being revised to reflect the same rate increase, the amount of any increase in monthly electricity bill will vary depending on the amount of energy used. The electricity bill for a residential household using 1,000 kWh per month will increase by $4.25 to $110.57 per month. Even with the new approved rates, New Westminster residents will continue to enjoy, on average, one of the lowest electricity rates in North America.

HOW TO HELP REFUGEES IN NEW WESTMINSTER

Businesses, organizations and residents have inquired as to how they can welcome the refugees to the community and assist them in settlement and integration. The City has prepared information which can be found on the City’s website. This information lists ways to make a donation, volunteer one’s time as an interpreter or mentor, as well as ways of providing accommodation, employment, food, products, and services. For more information, please visit www.newwestcity.ca LET’S TALK

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FEATURE EVENT

SAPPERTON PARK PLAYGROUND & SPRAY PARK OPEN HOUSE #3

Wednesday, April 6 • 4:00 – 5:30 pm Richard McBride Elementary School Gymnasium 331 Richmond Street The City of New Westminster is holding a third and ﬁnal open house to present the preferred plan for Sapperton Park Playground and Spray Park, located at 351 E. Columbia Street. The preferred option was developed from the input provided by the community at the second open house in December 2015. We invite residents, students, park users and other people who have an interest in the community to attend this open house. We want your feedback, so please stop by and speak with us! Please visit the New Westminster Parks and Recreation website at: www.newwestpcr.ca for more information.

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CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER

PARCEL TAX ROLL REVIEW PANEL PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to the requirements of the Community Charter that a Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel will sit in the City Council Chamber at City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC on Monday April 18, 2016 at 5:45 p.m. The Panel will review the Parcel Tax Roll prepared for the following bylaws. If no complaints are received the Parcel Tax Roll will be considered to be authenticated. • Bylaw No.7671,2014 – Uptown New Westminster Business Improvement Area • Bylaw No.7584,2013 – Lane paving south of Sixth Avenue • Bylaw No.7585,2013 – Ditch infill a portion of Wood Street, Boyd Street and Boyne Street and widen a portion of Boyne Street • Bylaw No.7300,2009 – Lane paving between Fenton Street and Pembina Street, south of Ewen Avenue • Bylaw No.7218,2008 – Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Area (Secondary Area) • Bylaw No.7217,2008 – Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Area (Primary Area) • Bylaw No.7150,2007 – Lane paving Second Street • Bylaw No.6605,2000 – Queensborough specified area, stage 2 (Sewer) A property owner may make a complaint only on the grounds of an error or omission in the roll. A complaint shall not be heard by the Panel unless written notice of the complaint has been made to the office of the Collector at City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, B.C. V3L 1H9, at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the time appointed for the first sitting of the Review Panel (5:45 p.m., April 18, 2016). Deadline for written complaints is 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 15, 2016. The Parcel Tax Roll is available for inspection in the Finance and Information Technology Department of City Hall during its regular office hours, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Mondays and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday to Friday excluding holidays. Any questions concerning the above information or in relation to the complaints process should be directed to Mr. D. Leahy, Manager of Collection Services at 604-527-4646.

CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER AUCTION By virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act, the City of New Westminster Towing and Storage Service will dispose of the following vehicles by public auction to recover the towing, storage, legal and other costs associated with the disposal of each vehicle; 1993 Plymouth Grand Voyager Green 1P4GK54R7PX629542 RO: Williams, Larry George $2,289.70

2000 Chevrolet Malibu Red 1G1ND52J5Y6206672 RO: Evans, Todd $1,407.89

1992 Honda Civic White 2HGEH2452NH000327 RO: Horvath, Lorne Karoly $1,642.44

1988 GMC Sierra White 2GTDC14H4J1548359 RO: Stewart, James Gordon $2,120.86

1994 Chrysler Town & Country Green 1C4GH54L7RX381682 RO: Hunt, Darby William $1,867.74

2003 Mazda Protege Silver JM1BJ245431139263 RO: Webster, Kristopher $1,924.92

1991 Honda Accord Blue 1HGCB7261MA805881 RO: Tancon, Antony Robert $1,654.93

1991 Honda Accord White JHMCB7673MC809774 RO: Dunn, Drew Stephan James $1,581.09

2000 Honda Civic Gray 1HGEJ8241YL123738 RO: Mance, Ryan Michael $1,605.14

1997 Toyota Corolla White 2T1BA03E4VC226875 RO: Almghasela, Reda $1,554.81

2000 Ford Focus Blue 1FAFP3639YW344983 RO: Ultreras, Ortiz Adriana $1,593.26

1997 GMC Jimmy Green 1GKDT13W0V2564603 RO: Kennedy, Jason Michael $608.26

1996 Hyundai Elantra Green KMHJW21M4TU039571 RO: Sobkowicz, Karol Jan $1,553.32

1999 Buick Century Gray 2G4WS52M3X1574877 RO: Alizadeh, Hamid $1,584.28

1994 Nissan Quest Red 4N2DN11W1RD841050 RO: Eisert, Gordon Darrell $1,104.80

1991 Mazda B2200 Blue JM2UF3134M0125711 RO: Maluma, Jules Kimpangi $1,913.47

1999 Ford Taurus Gray 1FAFP53U5XG157094 RO: Turner, Tracy Anne $2,570.13

1998 Chevrolet Malibu Brown 1G1ND52M6W6193342 RO: Jorgenson, Nicole Marie $1,916.53

1995 Ford Aerostar Green 1FMDA11U6SZA44620 RO: Bollen, James Richard $3,486.64

1993 Jeep Cherokee Black 1J4FJ78S4PL573637 RO: Rheaume, Francois Joseph $2,231.28

1992 Chevrolet Corsica Green 1G1LT53T7NY201595 RO: Heffelfinger, Breanna Lynn $2,339.07

1997 Saturn SW2 Blue 1G8ZK8272VZ403372 RO: Glynn, Siobhan Cathleen $1,535.80

1993 Jeep Cherokee White 1J4GZ88Y7PC632509 RO: Lueck, Allen Roger $2,116.01

2004 Kia Rio Silver KNADC125246340080 RO: O’Driscoll, Kevin Michael $887.93

1992 Mazda 626 Blue 1YVGD22A1N5222782 RO: Schochenmaier, Darryl Richard $3,755.97

2008 Mazda 3 Blue JM1BK343081176349 RO: Jensen, John Steen $884.88

1990 Chevrolet S10 Red 1GCDT19Z9L2135633 RO: Burns, Ronald Aubrey $2,340.95

2002 Hyundai Accent Red KMHCG35G82U203807 RO: McGee, Glenn Patrick $1,108.99

2001 Ford Explorer White 1FMZU73EX1ZA44902 RO: White, Tyler Daniel $1,897.10

2000 GMC Sierra Gold 1GTEK19T0YE158212 RO: Unknown Quebec $931.84

2004 Hyundai Accent Blue KMHCG35C24U295321 RO: Webster, Justin Michael $1,885.78

2002 Honda Civic Blue 1HGEM22562L812369 RO: Thompson, Christopher $781.05

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News A CLOSER LOOK AT:

IDEA CENTRE

FOCUS ON Idea Centre: New Westminster’s economic health-care cluster WHY IT’S IN THE NEWS? Council has approved a new brand for its “economic health-care cluster” to help create an identity for the area that will be developed around Royal Columbian Hospital. WHY IS THE CITY CREATING AN ECONOMIC HEALTH-CARE CLUSTER? Royal Columbian Hospital, the largest employer in

the Royal City, is already a key contributor to New Westminster’s economy. Blair Fryer, the city’s economic development manager, notes that the hospital generates $66 million in annual economic output in New Westminster and $495 million in B.C. through operating expenditures, visitor spending and investment in research. “With planned expansion activity at RCH now underway, last year a mayor’s task force was established to examine

how best to leverage RCH campus expansion investment by the provincial government in order to maximize economic benefits locally, while at the same time contributing to the delivery of excellent care for British Columbians,” Fryer said. HOW DOES THE CITY PLAN TO MARKET THE ECONOMIC HEALTH CARE CLUSTER? Dead Famous, a brand and marketing firm, worked with the city to develop a brand to tell “the story” of the area. SO, WHAT’S THE STORY? “This is a regional health care story, as we endeavour to make the economic health-care cluster a reality,” said Mike Fiorentino of Dead

Famous. “This story will be about Royal Columbian Hospital, Fraser Health Authority, the province of British Columbia, health associations and unions, patients from Burnaby to Boston Bar.” It’s also a story about research and technology, dealing with post-secondary partnerships, research and tech organizations, startup companies in health, research and technology companies and more. “This is also an economic development story,” Fiorentino said. “It’s about a Sapperton renaissance, the evolution of New Westminster. New real estate development, new businesses and amenities and public and private investment.”

WHY SHOULD NEW WEST RESIDENTS CARE ABOUT THIS? Planned in tandem with the province’s $1.4-billion commitment to redevelop Royal Columbian Hospital, Fryer said the cluster represents a vision to champion new ideas for improving the quality of health for all citizens. HUNDREDS OF NAMES WERE CONSIDERED FOR BRANDING OF THE ECONOMIC HEALTH CARE CLUSTER. AND THE WINNER IS? Idea Centre – an acronym for Innovation, Discovery, Education and Advancement. SO, WHY ISN’T THE WORD HEALTH INCLUDED?

Chris Kostyal of Dead Famous said health is a pivotal piece in the development of an economic health care cluster, but research and technology sectors, real estate development and economic development are also part of the plan. “I think the reason we ended up with a name that didn’t explicitly have health in it was ultimately to keep the door open to allow the economic healthcare cluster to evolve and develop around strengths that will emerge from, not just Royal Columbian Hospital redevelopment, but also from the evolution of the area, from other initiatives like the Intelligent City,” he said. – Theresa McManus

Bridge part of sales pitch Continued from page 3 and into Richmond. While Tomkins admits some of his neighbours enjoy this isolation, there’s a strong contingent of residents who do want this bridge and have been wait-

ing years to see the city’s plan come to fruition. “I know I can’t speak for everyone because I know some of my neighbours don’t feel the bridge should be there, but I just wanted to make sure those of us

who do want it are put on record,” he added. The Record contacted Aragon Properties regarding its sales pitch to customers but has yet to hear back.

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Opinion OUR VIEW

As coal diminishes, will the plan die? If somebody hasn’t already told Port Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Surrey Docks people the news, they can always read it here. JPMorgan Chase has announced it will no longer finance new coal-fired plants in the U.S. or other advanced nations.The Bank of America, CitiGroup and Morgan Stanley were already on this wagon in backing away from coal investments.

Others are expected to follow. And then two weeks ago, according to the New York Times, Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon signed legislation that requires the state’s two largest utilities to stop importing out-ofstate coal-generated power by 2030. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to take action to reduce climate change and, if we were to hazard a guess, we’d think that coal would

be one of the things he wouldn’t be trying to burn more of or sell more of. The U.S. has also suspended new coal leasing on federal lands, reducing the potential supply of coal. Will this change the Fraser Surrey Docks plan, approved by Port Metro Vancouver, to build and operate a direct transfer coal facility? If it hasn’t, it certainly should. Even if you put aside the much-reported health con-

cerns about placing a coal facility across from New Westminster, the fact that the facility is being built for a product that has no future, should raise some red flags. The people touting the Fraser Surrey Docks facility said the coal was being shipped to China to keep the poor children there warm. Aside from the fact that those kids can hardly breath the air there now,

it seems like a rather shortterm gain plan. Even China is moving to solar power in an effort to have a more profitable and sustainable economy. Cynics have suggested the coal facility proposal was just a trial balloon for something else.The idea being that if plans for the facility are now dropped, folks will be happy to accept almost any alternative plan not involving coal. This sounds a bit ma-

chiavellian. But we suppose it’s not completely unthinkable given that we thought the Port could never in the first place have justified approving the coal facilty, which it did. In any case, we still would like to encourage everyone to rethink this foolhardy plan. Imagine building a coal facility when there’s no coal production and no place to ship it. It could happen.

MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

B.C. fared well from budget

I doubt any province fared better from the recent federal government budget than B.C., which may actually have received a record harvest of Ottawa largesse and attention. Last week I suggested relations between the Trudeau government and the Christy Clark government may ultimately sour if the Pacific Northwest LNG project is nixed by Ottawa, but for now things seem to be going swimmingly well between the two. And considering how much money Ottawa is prepared to pour into this province, why wouldn’t they? After years of parsimonious budgets from the likes of Stephen Harper and Jean Chretien, B.C. is feeling the love of a prime minister who has thrown fiscal caution to the wind and gone on a spending spree the likes of which hasn’t been seen – in this province at least – in a very long time. The budget contains a number of line items for B.C. that carry with them big-time funding amounts: $460 million for transit improvements, $60 million for a forensic lab at the Surrey RCMP headquarters, $86 million for Highway 1 expansion – the list is long. Perhaps the key offering from the federal government is its commitment to pick up 50 per cent of the funding of major infrastructure projects, such as the proposed Surrey light rail transit lines and the Broadway subway or SkTrain extension.

That change in the funding formula will cut municipal funding requirements in half, as cities will now have to pay just 17 per cent of the budget, instead of 33 per cent. From B.C.’s perspective, what’s not to like? The only major disappointment, for some, is the delay in funding those big transit projects. But the prime minister’s retort is a valid one: why spend money on them now when the plans for them haven’t even hit the drawing board? There are likely a number of reasons for the Trudeau government’s apparent affection for B.C. One may be the prime minister’s own strong personal ties to the province, since his mother’s family is from here, and he went to university and taught here. But another, and probably, bigger one is based on the Liberal Party unexpectedly winning 17 seats here in the election, and presumably Trudeau wants to use that breakthrough as a Western anchor that has long been elusive to his party. Then there’s the fact that B.C. is leading the country in economic growth and is expected be the leader for some time yet.TheTrudeau government, no doubt nervous about the poor economic performance across the nation, may want to do everything it can to keep B.C.’s economy firing on all cylinders. And spending gobs of money here will help ensure that will happen. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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Bite attack needs tetanus A local teenaged girl needed a tetanus shot in October after a group of fellow students at the Royal City Alternate Program attacked her. Police said seven girls, ranging in age from 14 to 16, surrounded the victim after an argument at school– biting, kicking and punching her. The victim was treated in hospital with bites to her arm, back of her neck and shoulder. Seven girls were charged with assault in connection with the incident.

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Dear Editor: Re: “What is wrong with dog owners anyway?,” Inbox, New Westminster Record, Jan. 28. The writer must have read my mind! I was just thinking about writing a letter myself, as I was bending over to pick up dog poop that didn’t belong to my dog. I do this on a daily basis, sometimes several times a day. As a dog ‘mom’, I clearly understand that picking up after my dog is part in parcel of having a dog in my family. It should be common sense to all dog ‘parents’ that picking up after their dog is their responsibility, not someone else’s. It is NOT the city’s responsibility. It is NOT the strata’s, manager’s or property owner’s responsibility. It IS the responsibility of each and every dog parent/owner/guardian, whatever you call yourself, to pick up after your dog, because it’s not only irresponsible and unsightly, but it’s also a health hazard. Diseases such as the parvo virus and several types of worms, can be spread through dogs sniffing other dogs’ feces. It’s not rocket science, people. Be responsible, be considerate, keep your dogs healthy and pick up after your dogs! Liz Craik, New Westminster

MP was right to vote against feds on Israel Dear Editor: Re: “Sad to see MP vote against federal decision on Israel, “ Inbox, New Westminster Record, March 10. The Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement is a global campaign to non violently increase economic and political pressure on Israel to observe the human rights of the Palestinian people. Since 1947 Israel has systematically denied Palestinians their fundamental rights of freedom, equality, and self-determination through ethnic cleansing, colonization, racial discrimination, military occupation, bombing and arrests without cause. The BDS Movement is not about anti Semitism which is a narrative often used to silence the voices of Palestinian human rights activists. The real issue is human rights, solely and unequivocally. Despite abundant condemnation of Israeli policies by the UN, worldwide arts groups, as well as universities, unions and private citizens, the world community at large has failed to hold Israel accountable. There has been a failure to enforce compliance with the basic principles of international law and Israel has continued to commit human rights violations on a daily basis. The Palestinian people have a right to freedom, equality and self-determination. They have a right to shelter, clean water, a secure food supply, education, security and unencumbered access to work, just as we want to have these rights afforded to us and our children. By not voting to condemn BDS in Parliament, Peter Julian has both stood up for the Human Rights of the Palestinian people and free political expression in Canada. We must never forget that as Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Marianne and Andrew Phillips, New Westminster

NewCity Dude 2 I don’t understand why only the users need to pay when the entire province of BC benefits from this bridge. The users of the bridge are the people who’s goods are transiting through the bridge from the ports. If all these bridges collapsed it will impact everybody in British Columbia as well as the country. The bridges are infrastructure that is part of the entire provincial and national economic engine. Todd Stone himself let slip that the bridge benefits everyone - he was then told to stop phrasing it that way. There shouldn’t be any tolls at all. The costs should be added to every household property tax or provincial tax across the entire province not just within the GVRD. If not, then why are we in the GVRD subsidizing ferries or infrastructure in northern BC? It’s a glaring bit of hypocrisy. Dave Lundy NewCity Dude 2 Well that’s how the Liberals have kept reducing income taxes in BC... by giving with one hand with the income tax decreases, while at the same time, nickle and diming the cost of those tax decreases (and then some) back by increasing MSP Premiums, Hydro rates, ICBC rates, Ferry fares, and now the newest thing, toll bridges. … Someone crossing a toll bridge for business during the day multiple times.... it does add up. In other businesses you get a discounted rate for multiuse. Whether it be BC Ferries, or perhaps buying in bulk. Yet when it comes to tolls... there’s nothing of the sort offered. What the original letter writer should not forget as well, that there will be soon calls to fix the Queensborough Bridge expand capacity (something that should have been done before the Mall and Industrial parks and Port Royal were developed) etc. … You can’t also discount the fact that this Mayor seems to think that everyone who lives in New West works in New West and can walk or bike in the city. Just because he can, doesn’t mean everyone is in his position.

A different take on the Q2Q bridge plans nutbuckers I find your lack of ambition about New Westminster being a world-class city to be amusing; I bet the real motivation for not wanting the bridge is much more pedestrian than this “breathtaking vista” you describe at such length. The examples from other cities are great, the connection to the communities will be great, and the tower in Queensborough looks great. I’m a cyclist, and a Queensborough resident, and I’m absolutely thrilled with all the revitalization and development taking place.

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You won’t see a fake beard in the bunch when Fiddler on the Roof opens next week. It’s a small thing, perhaps, but forWarren Kimmel it says a lot about the commitment level of the cast members in Royal City Musical Theatre’s spring production. “Everybody is really, really keen to be there,” he says, admiration for his castmates evident in the sincerity of his tone. Kimmel is one of the few professionals in the community theatre cast. He stars, of course, as Tevye, the irrepressibly optimistic milkman whose family and traditions are threatened by forces outside his control in early-20th-century Russia.

He brings so much heart to the show The role was made famous by Topol in the 1971 film in what has gone down as one of the great musical theatre performances of all time. “I’m intimately aware of the musical, I grew up watching it,” Kimmel says. “It’s a wonderful role. It’s a wonderful gift. ‘I hope I’m getting it right’ is the feeling that I have.” (See more in sidebar at right.) For directorValerie Easton, there’s no doubt in her mind about the rightness of her leading man.

“He’s such a wonderful actor. He brings so much heart to the show,” she says. She’s been impressed with Kimmel from the getgo, when he insisted upon being part of the rehearsals from the beginning instead of coming in later in the process – which, as a professional, he could have taken the option to do. She’s been particularly thrilled to watch his interaction with the younger members of the cast, in particular the performers who play his daughters (Natasha Zacher, Jenika Schofield, Julia Ullrich, Maia Hoile and Arta Negahpan). “He’s just amazing with them,” Easton says. For his part, Kimmel is equally complimentary of his young co-stars. “The young performers, they’re very well trained,” he says, noting they’re all equal parts singer, dancer and actor. “Everybody is really accomplished.” As with every Royal City production emerging performers looking for careers in the arts – such as the three elder daughters, plus William Tippery and ZacharyWolfman, who appear as two of the young love interests – have a chance to work alongside pros like Kimmel. “It’s great for those people to see the work ethic of the professionals out there,” Easton says. One of the things Easton loves about Fiddler is the way it allows the entire cast to shine, rather than having an ensemble that simply appears to sing the occasional song. “Everybody has an im-

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Tradition: Warren Kimmel as Tevye with his daughters (from left) Natasha Zacher as Tzeitel, Julia Ullrich as Chava and Jenika Schofield as Hodel. PHOTO DAVID COOPER, COURTESY ROYAL CITY MUSICAL THEATRE

portant part to play in the village,” she says. “Everybody is an important part of the process.” Easton is philosophical about the potential risks of staging one of the most beloved musicals of all time when it’s already been done so often and so well.That’s where she loves having younger performers in the cast – performers who can now create their own interpretations of the people who populate the village of Anatevka. “Every time you do a show it’s different,” she says. And, she notes, the underlying historical context – the Russian pogroms and the displacement of the Jewish villagers – is a theme that sadly remains contemporary.Watching the villagers pack up their carts to leave Anatevka can’t help but bring to mind images of

Syrian refugees making the long trek to hoped-for safety and a new life. “You can’t help but watch this show and have that in the back of your mind,” she says. “It would be nice to think that the world is not still in that place, but it is.” For those who have seen the show before, Easton promises a couple of surprises – one of them is in the

famous “dream” scene, but everyone’s lips are zipped until opening night – but, for the most part, she’s confident in the timelessness of the show itself. “It’s wonderful storytelling,” she says. “The music is absolutely amazing. It’s one of those classic shows that’s never going to go away.”

Get your tickets now Where: Fiddler on the Roof is onstage at the Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave. When: April 9 to 23, with previews April 7 and 8. Shows are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, with 2 p.m. matinees on Sundays, April 10 and April 17, plus Saturdays April 16 and 23. Tickets: $47 regular, $38

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When Warren Kimmel agreed to play Tevye in Royal City Musical Theatre’s Fiddler on the Roof, he knew he was following in the footsteps of the defining performance:Topol in the 1971 movie version. Kimmel says it’s one of the few performances he’s seen where he can’t secondguess any of the decisions made by the original performer. “This one, I think, he got it just right.” That having been said, Kimmel says, there’s no point in him trying to deliberately not do what Topol did, because Topol did everything right. Nor is there any point in him trying to be Topol, since he isn’t. Rather, Kimmel says, he focuses on the character he’s playing. “He’s a happy, happy guy, I must remember that,” Kimmel says, noting the milkman remains optimistic even when the world starts to crumble around him. “I need to make sure that I do that.” The role itself is a huge one, he says, because Tevye almost never goes offstage, and he’s constantly talking (or singing, as the case may be). Continued on page 12

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STROLL THROUGH THE GLORY OF THE GARDEN, a popup group exhibit featuring the Garden Gals. It’s taking place in The Gallery at Queen’s Park from March 30 to April 3. The gallery is open from 1 to 5 p.m.Thursday to Sunday and is located in Centennial Lodge. All work is available for purchase. Admission is free.

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Classic drama onstage A groundbreaking drama about a sensitive young man’s coming of age at a private boys’ school is the next outing for the Vagabond Players. The theatre group continues its season with Robert Anderson’s classic drama Tea and Sympathy, onstage at the Bernie Legge Theatre in Queen’s Park from April 7 to 23. Ethan Shankaruk stars as Tom Lee, a sensitive and lonely student. Annie Arbuckle co-stars as Laura Reynolds, the wife of the housemaster, who befriends

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him and counters the cruelty of the other students. Carl Wiebe appears as Bill Reynolds, Laura’s husband. Though the play dates back to 1953 and was famously made into a 1956 film, the messages it contains still resonate in the modern world. “Even more relevant in today’s electronic world where bullying has burgeoned to new levels, the play challenges our social mores and highlights the fact that humanity sometimes is more important than convention,” the re-

lease notes. Charlotte Wright, Jeremy Heynen, Catlin Corey Franks, Owen Caddell, Adam Beggs, Eli Johnston and Kurtis Maguire round out the cast as other students and staff members. Tea and Sympathy is onstage April 7 to 23, with shows Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.Tickets are $15, or $13 for seniors and youth, with $10 previews on April 7 and 8. Buy at www.vagabond players.ca/tickets or call 604-521-0412.

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Taxes.Yes, everybody has to pay them – even artists and other creative types. Fortunately, there’s help. The New Westminster Chamber of Commerce, Arts Council of New Westminster and 100 Braid Street Studios are continuing their Artovations series of workshops designed to help artists with the business side of being creative – and this month’s workshop is on taxes. Taxes for Creatives: Kick

the Starving Artist Myth to the Curb is on at 100 Braid Street Studios on Thursday, April 7 at 7 p.m. YawenW. Omego, a musician and a tax coach, will be leading the workshop and will explore seven ways that artists can save on taxes. See www.100braidst studios.comn. PAINT A LITTLE, SIP A LITTLE All right, enough about practical stuff, let’s get back to fun. Also at 100 Braid Street Studios, have you checked out a paint and sip night yet? The nights give every-

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nights cost $35 per person or $60 for two together. See www.100braidststudios. com. SENIORS ONSTAGE The seniors at Century House are having some dramatic fun again – and you’re invited. Golden Age Theatre is

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Retrospective exhibition opens at Plaskett Gallery The Plaskett Gallery is celebrating the art of one of New Westminster’s own. The gallery is presenting the Master Series, featuring the work of Jack Campbell. Pieces of Colour, a retrospective of watercolour and mixed media work, is on at the gallery from April 1 to 28. Campbell, who was raised in New Westminster, was a painter and graphic designer who graduated from the Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr University). Campbell also taught drawing and painting workshops at Emily Carr and was a full-time teacher at the Kootenay School of Art in Nelson. He has had his work displayed around Western Canada and Washington state, and his work is in private and corporate collections throughout North America and Europe. He was also the first art-

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WHAT’S ON? Into the Light WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? Amabilis Singers presents its spring concert Into the Light, with a program that journeys from darkness into light. “We will embrace the peaceful beauty of the night through works such as Gjeilo’s Serenity and Elder’s Lullaby, and view the splendour of the evening sky as depicted by composers Esenvald and Lauridsen,”

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at Douglas College to discuss the jingle and provide some advertising insights to students. City council also asked Antonias make a presentation at one of its meetings to tell the story behind the award-winning Woodward’s jingle. Instead of creating radio ads, Antonias devotes much of his retirement time to promoting arts causes around town. If you tune in to next week’s council meeting, you’ll see him in action, as he’ll be playing snippets of songs and promoting Royal City Musical Theatre’s upcoming production of Fiddler on the Roof. Do you have an item for Around Town? Send ideas to Theresa, tmcmanus@newwest record.ca.

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BY BRENDAN McALEER

Enough shove for almost any circumstance and surprisingly quick

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British Columbia is a place that favours the explorer. That’s lower-case-e explorer: we live in a big, wild province, and you can be out in the wilderness in about thirty minutes. What tourists fly halfway around the world to see, we have access to with just a short drive. If you’re a family that likes a bit of adventure, you probably want something that reflects your affinity for brightly coloured outdoor gear; a seven passenger crossover that’s actually called the Explorer? Well, that’s just serendipitous, no? We’ll leave the serious offroad antics to the likes of the Raptor for now, but to find out just how useful the Explorer is at a little light exploring, we loaded it up with kids and carriers, backpacks and snowshoes, and headed up the Sea-to-Sky highway.

Design:

Launched in 2011 and updated this year, the Explorer is more a refresh and facelift instead of an all-new model. That said, the refresh has created a handsome beast, infused with a both a bit of F150 and maybe Mustang – if you squint. Among the changes, a new set of LED headlights and c-shaped lower foglights give the Explorer a bit of a sportier look. The Sport model gets even sprightlier with a blacked-out treatment for the trim, 20” machined-face alloys, twin chrome exhausts, and even a bold all-caps Explorer script across the nose. It looks great on ﬁrst blush, but if you’re the type to nit-pick, some of the trim on my tester, particularly in the area of the window surrounds and door seals, wasn’t quite as well lined up as could be hoped for.

Environment:

On the inside, the Explorer is again a refreshed version of an older platform. The centre stack is a profusion of buttons, and the Sync system is the previous generation model, not the improved version you get on the smaller Escape. However, there’s a lot of content here. The Sport model is intended to be both a zippier version of the Explorer as an alternative to the top-end Platinum, so it comes with both a relatively lofty price tag and a truckload of options. Or crossover-load of options: whichever you prefer. And along with your heated-and-cooled front seats and plenty of power outlets, there are a few clever little features here sure to please the modern explorer. From a practical standpoint, fitting child seats was very easy, thanks to well-thought-out hardpoints and Ford’s unique inflatable rear seatbelts. For an infant seat, the locking lower portion of the seatbelt was very easy to secure, and the twin captain’s chairs should be far enough apart to provide sibling rivalry with a demilitarized zone. The rear folding seats are smallish for adults (kids will be fine) and the push button folding feature is really useful. The trunk has useful depth to it, not unlike a minivan – who said minivan? - don’t mention minivans. For the driver, the Explorer offers plenty of cubbies to store all your path finding gear, including a very useful splitlevel rubberized bin for your smartphone. The Explorer swallowed all our gear with ease, and headed out.

Performance:

The main reason to opt for the Sport version of the Explorer isn’t just the cosmetic upgrades, it’s the inclusion of the twinturbocharged 3.5L V6 under that hood. Making 365hp at 5500 rpm and 350 lb-ft of torque from 3500 rpm, it’s a forcedinduction antidote to the tried-and-true V8. Paired to a competent 6-speed transmission and standard all-wheel-drive, the Explorer has more than enough shove for almost any circumstance. With the exception of one extracurvy onramp throwing the traction control a curveball, the Explorer is surprisingly quick. It’ll run to 100km/h in about the same time as a

Volkswagen GTI, and through the quarter-mile considerably more quickly than a Hemi-equipped Dodge Durango. The Sport also has beneﬁtted from several suspension upgrades intended to make this big horse gallop like a Mustang. It’s better than it used to be, and the conﬁdence is there, however the Explorer still “drives big,” feeling bigger behind the wheel than it actually is. On the curvy Sea-to-Sky highway, keeping a respectable pace up was easy, but this isn’t really a competitor to something like a BMW X5. However, it’s not supposed to be. Further, the Explorer impresses with a quiet cabin and ride that’s very comfortable. Most vehicles shod with 20” alloys can’t help but be choppy any time the pavement is less than glassily smooth, but the Explorer’s big boots don’t seem to bother it. If it’s not an X5, then perhaps it’s a bit Range-Roverish, quietly capable on the road despite an impressive heft. The Sport gets a quicker steering rack than other Explorers, as well as the aforementioned revised suspension tuning. Even so, the sport here is less about how you’ll drive this crossover and more about where you’ll drive it to. Plenty of power for passing, a good ride for the family, and a bit more zip inside and out than your average kid-hauler; this Ford is more Explorer than Sport, but that’s no bad thing.

Features:

With a price tag North of $50K before options, one would hope the Explorer Sport came with pretty much everything you needed out of the gate. And it does, from dual-zone climate control to parking assist to voice-activated satellite navigation. The only real extras are the dual-panel sunroof, and the adaptive cruise control, twinned with forward collision warning. Fuel economy for the Ecoboost can be hard to match, depending on how much emphasis your particular driving style places on Boost over Eco. Official figures hit 10.4L/100kms on the highway and 14.4L/100kms in the city. Premium fuel is not required, but real-world results tend to be closer to the city figures, even in mixed driving.

Green Light:

Quiet, comfortable ride; excellent passing power; usefully-sized interior; fresh new look

Stop Sign:

Some trim issues; feels big on the road; turbocharged engine can be thirstier than advertised

The Checkered Flag:

Plenty of Explorer with just enough Sport sprinkled on to be interesting.

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Housing is in short supply for refugee families to affordability and housing size. “It was noted that the vaNew Westminster is alert- cancy rate is at a historic low and there is a very limiting provincial and federal ed supply of two- and threehousing authorities about a shortage of rental properties bedroom units,” said a report to council. “It for refugees. was further notThe city’s muled that the lack of ticulturalism adhousing could crevisory committee ate added stresshas raised concerns es and would delay about the housthe settlement and ing needs related integration proto newly arriving cess.” Syrian and Iraqi John Stark, the refugees in New city’s senior soWestminster.The cial planner, atcommittee recom- John Stark social planner tended a March mended that the 17 meeting of the city communicate Metro Vancouver Refugee with provincial and federResponse Team, where seal authorities and ask them curing adequate and affordto pay particular attention Theresa McManus

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Did you know? Some facts about refugees in New West * In 2015, a total of 171 government assisted refugees from Iraq and Syria settled in New Westminster. Of these people, 163 were from Iraq and eight were from Syria. * It’s been difficult to determine the number of privately sponsored refugees from Syria who have arrived in New Westminster in 2016, but more details are expected by the end of April. * To help private sponsors and refugees address some of the barriers and connect them to resources and supports, the city is hosting a Newcomers Connect Day on April 23. * The City of New Westminster will contribute $500 to a Newcomers Connect

Day. Fraser Health and the United Way are also providing financial support to the event. * The city is updating the Your New West Newcomers Guide, and is developing a Residents’ Guide to Municipal Services that will be printed in the five most commonly spoken non-English languages in New West. * The city will work with the Immigrant Services Society of B.C. on planning and staging a celebration in support of World Refugee Day on June 20. * Immigration is a “significant driver” of population growth in New Westminster, with 33.4 per cent of the population made up of immigrants (as of 2011).

Museum looks for young artists Emerging artists still have a chance to get involved in a unique art project with the New Westminster Museum and Archives. The application deadline has been extended for The Living Archive, a project in which a group artists will work collaboratively to put together an exhibition inspired by the museum’s collection. The project is open to contemporary visual artists aged 17 to 24 working in any art form – includ-

ing painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking and mixed media. They will work under the guidance of lead artist Cindy Mochizuki to put together the exhibition, which will be shown in the museum’s featured gallery space in June. The submission deadline has now been extended until April 11. Check out www.tinyurl. com/LivingArchiveNW for all the details.

able housing was identified as critical barrier with regard to settlement and integration. Along with employment, Stark said housing is the hardest barrier to address. In 2012, the city surveyed 224 new immigrants and refugees and found that 52.5 per cent cited finding suitable housing as a significant challenge.

The rental housing market … has become tighter “Since this time, the rental housing market, which is the preferred tenure type

for new immigrants and refugees, has become tighter,” he said. “Compounding matters, new immigrant and refugee families tend to be larger, thus they often require housing with two or three bedrooms.” In October 2015, the apartment vacancy rate in New Westminster was 0.9 per cent, Stark said, with the rate being even lower

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An important but little known part of city’s industrial heritage Archie and Dale Miller

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It is always interesting to look at early industries in a town, and New Westminster has a varied collection to examine.There were those connected to lumber, fishing, shipbuilding, foundries, brewing, and shipping – all of which we would expect, given the location of the city. But there were others as well, some less obvious. One, the first of its kind in the Lower Mainland, was called Mainland Tannery, owned by James Rousseau. The tannery operated for many years out of an industrial site in Sapperton near Brunette Avenue, close to today’s Rousseau Street, while its store was on Columbia Street, opposite the telegraph offices. The tannery processed animal skins and hides, while the store sold boots, shoes and gloves made from

leather tanned here and elsewhere. An article from 1888 reports on the industry’s site and operation. “The different departments of the tannery are complete in every detail, Mr. Rousseau having spared no pains or expense to make his establishment first-class in every particular.” The machinery was powered by a 10 horse-power engine – powerful for its day.The description of the various departments gives us a good idea of the size of the overall operation. There was a rolling room (29 by 30 feet), bark shed (24 by 30 feet), leech room (30 by 12 feet), layaway room (29 by 30 feet), as well as a curing and drying room (29 by 30 feet).The room’s name usually represents the use to which it was put. For example, the “bark” shed held the bark and leaves that supplied the needed tannins.

… the ﬁrst of its kind in the Lower Mainland. Besides these five major areas, there was also a beamhouse which, in the tannery business, covers all the steps of making leather between curing and tanning. All these stages of the process involved vats, and the report identified their number and purpose: liquor (6), soak (1), lime (3), and bate (1 for softening).The steps were soaking, liming, unhairing and scudding, deliming and bating, and pickling. And what did this Sapperton industry produce in 1888, other than the leather sold in its store as boots and shoes? “The principal lines manufactured are harness, sole, skirting, calf, kip, upper,

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Get inspired for spring at the New West library Kate Sloan

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Spring has officially sprung! Spring means new flowers, warmer weather, and that we are that much closer to summer. Many take this time to clean out their homes and freshen up for the rest of the year. It can also be a great time to work on projects that you’ve been putting off, try something new, or to tackle bigger life goals or changes. At New Westminster Public Library, there are plenty of life-changing materials in the collection. Here are some recent inspirational titles to encourage you to embrace your creativity and to learn to grow in whatever you do. For those of you looking for a more traditional spring cleaning book, learn the KonMari method with Marie Kondo in Spark Joy:An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up.

Many take this time to clean out their homes and freshen up for the rest of the year.

This is the follow-up to the best-seller The LifeChanging Magic of Tidying Up:The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. Kondo provides pictures to her revolutionary folding techniques (really, I’ve tried them and my closet has been transformed) and continues to help readers declutter and keep only things that “spark joy.” Elizabeth Gilbert (of Eat, Pray, Love fame) wants you to overcome your fear and excuses and embrace your creativity in her newest

book, Big Magic. She makes convincing arguments for making time for – or finding – a creative outlet.Whether it’s writing, drawing, quilting, yodeling, ukulele playing, or whatever tickles your fancy; you’ll be inspired to keep working at it! Failure is a part of life; this is a given.The question is: how will you get back up? Brene Brown’s Rising Strong provides strategies to use failures to create positive change. Brown believes that “when we own our stories, we get to write the ending.” She encourages readers to live wholeheartedly, to delve deep into emotions and stories, and to create a personal revolution. For more inspirational recommendations, visit the New Westminster Public Library in person, email AskUs@nwpl.ca or call 604-527-4660.

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Columnist reﬂects on a lifetime of gardens Anne Marrison GREEN SCENE

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Some of my editors wanted me to do a farewell column – and though my inclination was to fade away quietly, here I am trying to fit a lifetime of gardens into 580 words. The first garden I noticed was grandmother’s – stiff Thames valley clay where fruit trees grew in the vegetable garden and the wondrous white lilies by the old pigpen were much taller than me. My first home garden memory was making mudpies in the cabbage patch. Soon after, my father’s machine shop obtained a government contract and our retired-gardener neighbour, John Chapman, began helping with our garden. I hung out with him for hours asking questions while I watched and learned. He gave me my own garden strip and seedlings. I also grew primroses, violets and white anemones robbed

from the woods where I roamed on my bicycle.This was the idyllic English countryside of Berkshire. Later the strong, lateral branches of our Bramley apple tree were easy to climb and I spent many happy hours up the tree reading. In my early teens I made a herb garden. By then my weeding had improved. When we came to Cana-

The ﬁrst garden I noticed was my grandmother’s da there were chaotic years getting settled. My first houseplant was Mother of Thousands (Kalanchoe daigremontiana). I spent years sweeping up its galaxy of babies. My first real Canadian garden was a tiny yard in Kitsilano with a perennial pink pea (Lathyrus latfolius) in the front. Des and I grew salad crops and raspberries in the back and in summer

our daughter’s small friends visited with bowls. In 1968 we bought a tiny shack on seven acres of rocky hillside gravel in South Surrey.We had hens for eggs and pest-control and after months of rockmoving, we had a vegetable garden.We added flower gardens. At first our plants were cuttings and divisions from family. Then I joined the Alpine Garden Club of B.C. and learned so much. This club triggered my love for growing things from seed.These included six seed-grown witch-hazels – and some years later, after I had spoken severely to them about compost, they all flowered. A few years later, we had half the land, a big new house and a cost over-run that sent me back to work as a newspaper reporter and sometimes editor. A few years later, I was single and my garden was a city lot in warm, sunny White Rock. I could grow plants from seed outside all winter. I began the garden column in 1985 in the

same week that Eric and I got married.Two years later, I was gardening on an acreage in Maple Ridge. In 1994 I began writing features for GardensWest. Meeting and learning from some of the best gardeners in B.C. was a wonderful experience. Some of the trees I grew from seed inWhite Rock are with us still, including Katsura, Cornus Mas, Paulonia, Chimonanthus praecox and two Euonymus Europea. But now I’m older and slower. It’s time for another life change, which means ending this column. So thank you to the ones who helped me so much: to Eric who is my proofreader and office manager, to my patient and understanding editors – and to the gardeners over the years who asked me questions and taught me so much. Since I can’t quite give up, I’ll still answer garden questions. Anne Marrison has been writing her garden column for the Record for 20 years.This is her final column, but she’ll still accept questions sent to amarrison@shaw.ca

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vin Elementary’s Hub; Thursday, April 14 at Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary’s library; and Thursday, April 21 at Qayqayt Elementary’s library. All the sessions run from 9:30 to 11 a.m. To confirm attendance or to find out more, call Prab Samra at 604-517-6333. CALLING FUTURE KINDIES Another save-the-date for the soon-to-be-kindergarten crowd. All fourand five-year-old kids who will be entering kindergarten in September this year are invited to attend a Welcome to Kindergarten session at their local elementary school. Parents and caregivers can come away with early learning resources, and kids can get an introduction to their new school. Dates announced so far include Queen Elizabeth Elementary on May 4, Lord Tweedsmuir, Qayqayt and Herbert Spencer on June 2, Lord Kelvin on June 8, Richard McBride on June 9 and Connaught Heights on June 15.

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Contentment is not the sole condihon for purring, however. A more precise explanahon is that purring signals a friendly social mood and can be employed by an injured cat to indicate the need for friendship. It has been observed that cats in great pain o�en purr loud and long and can hardly be considered to be contented. Unlike our small domeshc cats that purr with both inward and outward breaths (with their mouths rmly shut), their large cousins — lions and hgers, can only spumer out a friendly “one-way purr” when greehng friends. However, the big cats have a feature that compensates for their inability to purr — they can roar!

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THURSDAY, MARCH 31 Glenbrook North Residents’ Association meeting, 7 p.m., Plaskett room, upstairs at New Westminster Public Library, 716 Sixth Ave. Doors open at 6:45 p.m Presentation from Catherine Hardwick, creator of PlaceSpeak, a locationbased civic engagement platform that allows residents to communicate with each other about their neighbourhood. Info: Marya McLellan at 604-525-3975 or marya@glenbrookenorth. ca. SATURDAY, APRIL 2 Shiloh-Sixth Avenue United Church closing auction, 1 p.m., 1111 Sixth Ave. (Preview of items to be sold on Friday, April 1 from 3 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, April 2 from 10 a.m. to noon.) Royal City Farmers Market winter market, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Belmont Street (just off Sixth Street) in uptown New Westminster. Farmers, food trucks, artisans and gourmet food producers will be gathering to create a truly authentic winter

TUESDAY, APRIL 5 Royal Columbian Hospital Auxiliary general meeting, 1 p.m., Royal Columbian Hospital, Neil Russell Room in the third floor of the Columbia tower, 330 East Columbia St. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 AND THURSDAY, APRIL 7 Canadian citizenship preparation, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., New Westminster Public Library, 716 Sixth Ave. Topics include Canada’s history, symbols, government and geography, as well as the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Free. Registration: 778-591-9334. FRIDAY, APRIL 8 SFU Café Scientifique, a free discussion group for teens, adults and seniors, 7 to 9 p.m., Boston Pizza, 1045 Columbia St. Topic: the international race for a quantum computer. SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Century House Association annual thrift sale, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Century House, 620 Eighth St. Bargains galore. Recycled treasures include clothing, linens,

small appliances, children’s boutique, kitchenware, knickknacks, toys, DVDs, CDs, plants, jewelry, books and more. Refreshments available. Shiloh-Sixth Avenue United Church closing garage sale, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 1111 Sixth Ave. SATURDAY, APRIL 16 Spring into St. Barnabas Church annual pancake breakfast, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., 1010 Fifth Ave. Breakfast, put on by the New Westminster Lions Club, is by donation. Proceeds go to St. Barnabas community programs. MONDAY, APRIL 18 New Westminster Puffers Club meets 12:30 to 2 p.m., New Westminster Public Library auditorium, 716 Sixth Ave. Anyone with or having friends with COPD, sleep apnea, asthma or any other breathing problems are welcome to attend. Special guest speaker each month. April’s guest is local historian Archie Miller. SATURDAY, APRIL 23 St. Aidan’s Church annual swap meet and bake sale, 1320 Seventh Ave. (at

14th Street), 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Table rentals are $10. Contact Lila at 604-5020340 or LKWing@shaw.ca. SATURDAY, APRIL 30 Clothes2U Spring Fling giveaway event, 2 to 4 p.m., New Westminster Evangelical Free Church, 7895 Canada Way, corner of Canada Way and 10th Avenue. Admission is $1 for those 12 and older. Free clothing, shoes, linens, toys, books, household and personal items for those in need including single parents, low-income, unemployed, homeless, students, fire/flood victims, from baby to adult. Free raffle ticket with admission, extra tickets for purchase. See Clothes2U New Westminster on Facebook for more info.

classes are available. Dropin hours are 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, and Monday and Tuesday afternoons from 1 to 3 p.m. Call 604-520-3666 for info on upcoming programs. Fraser Works Co-op, offers one-to-one support with employment counsellors, connecting people to nocost career and job search services and helping people develop a plan to reach their job or career goal. Call 604522-9701 for appointment.

Sapperton Pensioners Association, meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 318 Keary St. New members welcome. Info 604-522-0280. New Westminster Lions Club, meets every second and fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at Boston Pizza, 1045 Columbia St., Columbia Square plaza. New members welcome. Info: www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/ newwestminsterlionsclub.ca. Send non-profit listings to calendar@newwestrecord.ca.

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C’s new home building investment rose 14.3 per cent year over year in Januar y to $695 million, according to Statistics Canada figures released March 21. Total spending on detached home construction was highest of the four property types at $315 million, a rise of four per cent over Januar y 2015, although this was a month-over-month drop of 3.2 per cent. Close second in total investment were condo-apartments, at $291 million invested in Januar y. But this figure was again a much steeper pace of annual growth, at 30 per cent more than Januar y 2015. The figure was a

decline of four per cent compared with December. Townhouse and row home construction investment, although much lower in totals, also continued to rise strongly, up 20.6 per cent year over year to $67 million in Januar y. This was an increase of 8.3 per cent compared with December 2015. As has been the recent trend, the only new property type to see an annual drop in total spending was again duplex housing. Investment in duplexes fell nearly 16 per cent year over year in Januar y to total less than $22 million, a drop of 4.5 per cent from December.

For the first time in many months, BC’s total $695 million investment in home building outstripped that of Alberta, to become the secondhighest-investing province after Ontario. BC’s 14.3 per cent annual increase in Januar y was again the second-sharpest rise in new home investment, with only Ontario outpacing the province, as Alberta’s total was a near-20 per cent drop compared with Januar y 2015. Nationwide, spending on new home building increased at a far gentler rate than that of BC, with its total of $3.67 billion in Januar y a rise of 3.9 per cent

from the same month a year earlier, and a drop of 6.1 per cent compared with December. Like in BC, the sharpest growth in overall Canadian construction investment was seen in multi-family home buildings, which rose nearly 20 per cent year over year. There was also some increased spending on townhomes and row homes, up 7.6 per cent since the previous Januar y. Once more, there were year-over-year declines in investment in single-family housing and duplexes across Canada in Januar y, with spending on these housing types dropping four per cent and 16.4 per cent respectively.

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Driving to the net: New Westminster’s Adam Dickson, centre, drives in for a shot during B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League action last year at Queen’s Park Arena. Dickson will be counted on as a returning veteran to help set a fast tone for the club, which aims to put last year’s fourth-place finish in the rearview mirror. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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It was a very positive sight to kick off New Westminster junior A Salmonbellies’ training camp this past week. As the junior and intermediate programs mixed together with the season start just a month away, new head coach Todd Stockdale saw a lot of good things. “You could see they were happy to be back indoors, happy to see their friends,” said Stockdale. Although none were too familiar with him – having come over after serving the past handful of seasons as an assistant, then last year as head coach of the Coquitlam senior Adanacs – Stockdale could see what every successful program needs. Enthusiasm. The Salmonbellies, who finished a disappointing 13-7-1 a year ago, enter a new phase under new coaches. Stockdale, joined by assistants Rich Catton and Bob Salt, believes in quick transition and run-and-gun. It’s a long way from how he was schooled as a player some 20-odd years ago. “When I was in junior you played both ways, you had to

know how to handle both ends of the floor,” he reminisced. “You had to do a real good job at one end of the floor, and had to be able to keep up at the other.” Times have changed. This year’s Bellies camp was loaded with intermediate-aged players, with nine junior returnees still handling their collegiate commitments. It means training camp is a chance to scout future prospects, find out who’s capable of filling in during the first part of the season, or even take that next step up. Stockdale saw plenty of candidates who could contribute, whether temporary or full-time. “It’s kind of exciting.The intermediates here are quite a strong group, so I was surprised to see how many kids could step up and help us right now,” he said, reeling off sharpshooter Parker Johnson’s and Josh Bosher’s names for example. Johnson led all New West intermediates with 36 goals. At the other end of the floor, Eric Kratz was a standout in net with a 9.13 goals against average while picking up 14 assists over 15 games. With starting netminder Michael Flintoff has graduated, goalkeeping remains a key area to address. General manager

Warren Goss said a big priority is seeing how the organization’s young talent makes its case. “We have some young goaltenders who we are expecting big things from this year,” said Goss. “Laiton Manuel, Erik Kratz and Nik Lund-Murray will battle it out early for the starting role.” At the intermediate A level, New West was right on Co-

The intermediates here are quite a strong group... quitlam’s tail with a 14-4 record, but knocked their rival out in the provincial semifinal.The Salmonbellies ended up finishing second after falling 14-7 to Victoria. While implementing game strategy will start soon, the focus for the next month is chemistry and fitness, said Stockdale. “We just want to run, so that’s what we’ve done this first week,” he noted. “I ran them pretty hard the first few practices and there were a few sore guys the next few days, but in the end we’ve got to be the ones setting the pace.” While the club only lost eight

players, the likes of Alec Bohl, Brandon Clelland and Josh Byrne – even though he was available for only a handful of regular season contests – leave big holes. Among the nine unavailable for the next six weeks or more are Jeremy Bosher, at the University of Denver, Carter Dickson, at Saint Leo University, and Johnny Pearson, at Ohio State. It means a handful of veterans will receive bigger responsibilities as leaders. “Players like Tyrell Hamer-Jackson, Jesse Gillespie and Mitch MacCaulay will be expected to set the tone until these players return. They are three key players and third-year juniors who we are expecting a great deal from this year -- both on and off the floor,” said Goss. Although the opening game, May 3 against PoCo, is in the distance, Stockdale said there’s no time to waste. “I’ve still got to learn about these players, and see some video of those (at school),” he said. “It’s hard to believe we’ve had five practices already and we’re one week closer to (the new season).” The New West intermediate A’s begin the new year on April 29 in Ladner.

The New Westminster Royals waited until late in the game before pulling out all the stops. The end result was a rally worth celebrating. The Royals captured the Presidents Series juvenile playoff title earlier this month by erasing a two-goal deficit with 10 minutes left in the game to cap a solid season and for most, a fun minor hockey career. Brandon Del Grosso put New West on the scoresheet with an unassisted marker, to make it 2-1 for Seafair. They kept up the pressure but remained a goal behind until Del Grosso tied the game with his second of the day, assisted by Josh Lauener and Garett Hoffard. Just 11 seconds later, with less than two minutes in the game, Lauener capped the comeback on a setup from Hoffard. A fitting way to end the season. “I think (the) bigger factor of this success was teamwork,” said coach Martin Lesko. “Every player put something in the game. At the start of the season I didn’t see any special goal for this group, I just said ‘Let’s play good hockey and have fun.’” In a season where they rolled 16-60 through the regular season, finishing behind only Vancouver in Flight 2 of Tier 1 division, the Royals outscored its opposition to the tune of 147-65 over 22 games. New West began the playoffs with a 6-3 doubling of Ridge-Meadows, but couldn’t notch a second win, falling in the next two games 3-1 and 5-4 to end their provincial hopes. It made the Presidents Series all the more valuable. They defeated Burnaby 7-3 and Squamish 7-4, setting up the showdown with Seafair. The win gave closure to a year that seemed like a rollercoaster ride – where you wish you get right back on. Although the year began with a bang, as the Royals trounced PoCo 7-4 and 7-1 in back-to-back exhibition tests, the placement round saw the squad go seven games before picking up its lone win -- 3-1 against Seafair. “Through the season we had some good games and some not so good games, we had some injuries and also our ice time for practices was a little bit challenging for guys because most of them working,” noted Lesko. “I’m happy for the team.They worked hard all season and well deserved this win. (For) me as the coach it was good experience.”

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to Remi Aubin’s winning 138.030. Placing fourth in senior men’s double mini was Kyle Carragher, who totalled 140.500 points, just six points back of first. In men’s trampoline, Level 6 18-plus, Zach Hutchins placed fourth. Also securing top-five positions at the Canada Cup trampoline event were Liam Armes, in men’s Level 5 novice 17-plus, Jordan Wilmshurst, in Level 6 Espoir 18-plus, and Carragher, in senior men’s.Top-five results in double mini came from McLean, in Level 5 novice, 16u; Hutchings, in Level 5 novice, 17-plus, and Duncan Blaise, in Level 6 Espoir 17u. Shasta’s Mariko AbeZiegler delivered a standout performance in the wom-

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The implementa!on of the redesigned curriculum by the B.C. Ministry of Educa!on is intended to give our students the knowledge, skills and at!tudes they will need to succeed in a world that is dramatically di%erent from the one we know today. The Statement of Educa!on Policy Order (School Act, sec!on 169 (3)) emphasizes that in preparing students as future ci!zens, schools assist in developing: “well-educated people who have the ability to think clearly and cri!cally, and to adapt to change. Progress towards these goals also depends on educated ci!zens who accept the tolerant and mul!-faceted nature of Canadian society.” The New Westminster Board of Educa!on is cognizant that our students are facing a complex and rapidly changing world and that technology and innova!on are reshaping society and the fu-

ture. The New Westminster School District con!nues to strive to provide learning advantages that will ensure our students are equipped with the necessary skills and competencies to prepare them for life in the 21st century. To support learning that is both relevant and engaging, we are implemen!ng major upgrades to equipment and services to support innova!on and crea!vity throughout the curriculum, as well as providing our students with greater global connec!vity, redesigned classroom spaces, and technologyenhanced lessons to support student-centered instruc!on. We have had many achievements and milestones to celebrate this year and we look forward to many more successes before the end of June. Looking forward, we will complete our middle school model of educa!on with the opening of Fraser River Middle School in September 2016. With our team of very dedicated teachers, support sta%, paraprofessionals, and prin-

cipals and vice-principals, along with involved and informed parents and community members, we are excited to take the next steps in building and improving on our current learning environments. We will employ the big ideas to structure excep!onal and equitable educa!onal opportuni!es as we strive to meet the needs and realize the poten!al of each learner. Finally, we are fully commi&ed to con!nue to iden!fy and eradicate barriers in accessing educa!on so that all students, regardless of race, religion, colour, gender or sexual iden!mca!on, can come together to learn and contribute in a safe and mutually respec$ul environment. We do this for now; we do this for our future; we do this to make the New Westminster School District a great place to learn! Pat Duncan, Superintendent, School District #40

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complete. I would like to thank all of the

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Above, Connaught Heights Elementary students Aus!n McGe#ngan, le", and Kai Letain, both 10, get down to business designing ads for the paper. At right, Immanuel Lee, 10, and Jared Aclan,9. Lisa King, the Record

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Students in Mrs. Cannon’s grades 2,3 and 4 class at Connaught Heights Elementary working on their designs. Above, Zahara Ra&an,le", and Khaila Reyno. At right, Jaime Jones. Lisa King, the Record

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Students in Ms. Prunier’s class at École Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary work on their designs. Top le", William Gallant. Bo&om le", Mitchell Birovchak. Above, from le", Anthony Timo%ee, Andrew Matz and Malcolm Murraine hold up their designs for Safeway and Royal City Centre. Lisa King, the Record

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Students in Ms. Ireland’s Montessori class work on drawings for Design An Ad. Above, Stella Moon and Julie Sim, both 10. Top right, nine-year-old Cian Moreland. Bo&om right, Megan Chiem. Lisa King, the Record

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Ă&#x2030;cole Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary Grade 4 French immersion students get to work on Design An Ad. From le", Mia Mori, Kai Ropata and Larkin Swain. Lisa King, the Record

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Emily Abowssaly, Qayqayt Elementary School, Grade 5

James Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary School, Grade 4

Mr. Lui’s Grade 4 French immersion class sketches out their ad designs. Above, Sam Weatherby stops for a photo. At right, Jendayi Bernardo shows o% her drawing for the Music Box. Lisa King, the Record

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Above, Elijah Cunanan and Brianna Shen keep focused on their designs. At right, Ariel Lajeunesse stops for a photo while working on her ad for the Music Box. Lisa King, the Record

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From le", Arlo Cristofaro and Declan Rogan, students in Mrs. Sebestyen’s grades 4/5 class at École Herbert Spencer Elementary, smile for the camera as they work on their designs for Dr. Lovely’s dental prac!ce. Lisa King, the Record

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