New Westminster Record April 28 2016 by New West Record

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SHARING

FUN IN THE CITY

Memories of moms

Booze at the Pier?

City woman organizes a brunch for people to share their recollections of moms who have passed

NewWestminster council asks staff to see if alcohol could be served in the waterfront park

By Tereza Verenca

editorial@newwestrecord.ca

Valerie Malla remembers her mom as having a real thirst for life. She was a homemaker – the kind of person who loved to cook, do arts and crafts and constantly be in the company of family and friends. “Our neighbours would come over and have tea all the time,” Malla said of Mindy, who passed away of a heart condition at the age of 32 when her daughter was just eight years old. Growing up, Mindy’s passing was rarely discussed due to the hurt it caused. Mementos and keepsakes were stashed away, including a piece of art Mindy had made – a design of sequins on a piece of satin. “I wanted to keep it safe. I didn’t want anything to happen to it because it was my one thing of her, it was like a piece of her,” recalled Malla. For years, she couldn’t bear to celebrate Mother’s Day. “I just felt really alone and isolated on that particular day, even more so on Christmas,” she told the Record. In 2013, something “just clicked” for the SFU student. She realized even though her mother was gone, she could still honour her memory. “I thought, I do have a mother, everybody has a mother. She’s just not alive in the sense we on Earth determine people to be alive.” Continued on page 8

By Theresa McManus cdobie@newwestrecord.ca

Should Eats at the Pier include Drinks at the Pier? During council’s consideration of a staff report about the food services provided at Westminster Pier Park, Coun. Mary Trentadue put forward a motion to have staff investigate potential liquor sales at the park’s concession. Staff will report back to council on the request. While ice cream cones, Pier Park burgers and twisted potatoes are the signature items at Eats at the Pier,Trentadue thinks it’s worth exploring whether beer and wine can be served at the concession. “I can see that staff is trying to create something there that will pay for the services and the staff, and are trying to increase the services at the park,” she told the Record. “I thought, this is an awardwinning park, there are amazing things going on down there, maybe we should look at trying something completely different.” The provincial government has introduced a number of changes to liquor laws, so Trendatue thinks the city should investigate whether that includes the sale of liquor at concession stands in city parks. “It’s just a way to make the park more animated, more exciting to go down there, it’s something different. It’s not just French fries and hotdogs,” she said. “I also asked staff to look into different menu options, healthier options, not just the same old fried food that we get at a concession stand.” Last year was the first year the city offered a full season of Eats at the Pier from May to September on fair-weather days.

PRECIOUS WORK: Valerie Malla holds a framed piece of art her mother made, a design of sequins on a piece of satin fabric. The New West woman is hosting a Mother’s Day brunch for anyone who has lost their maternal parent or has an estranged relationship with them. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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Up Front FIFTH ANNUAL ‘SLEEP OUT’

Mom sleeps on street for homeless kids By Tereza Verenca

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A New West mom is swapping out her warm bed for a sleeping bag and a piece of cardboard. Diana Moric is one of 33 mothers participating in Covenant House’s fifth annual Sleep Out on May 5 in downtown Vancouver.The goal of the one-night event is to raise $75,000 for the charity’s outreach program, which sends youth workers out on the streets to make contact with vulnerable young people. This year’s Sleep Out is the non-profit organization’s first “mother’s edition.” Previous events have been limited to executives and VIPs. Moric is neither scared or nervous, she said. Instead, she’s “pretty excited.” “I’ve never actually been to Covenant House, so I’m looking forward to having the tour and hopefully chatting with some of the kids who are in the programs there, and listening to their stories and what brought them there,” she told the Record. Moric, mother to 17-year-old Jonathan, added she “jumped at the chance to be part of it.” She had done some volunteer work in early 2015, handing out care packages to the homeless population in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. “It just really hit home to me,” she said. “With having a son, I couldn’t imagine if he was on the streets, and not having a place to go, and not having these pro-

CARDBOARD MATTRESS: Covenant House is hosting its fifth annual Sleep Out event on May 5. It’s the charity’s first ‘mother’s edition.’ grams that Covenant House provides for these kids.” The non-profit organization is 94 per cent privately funded, according to digital marketing coordinator Kristy Hayter, meaning initiatives like Sleep Out are vital. Of the $75,000 goal, more than $93,000 has been raised so far between the 33 moms. Moric admitted she was initially intimidated by the $3,000 individual fundrais-

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ing goal. “I didn’t think I could do it,” she said. After a pub event, a 50-50 raffle and the many donations she received from co-workers, Moric surpassed the target. Hayter, meanwhile, wasn’t sure what to expect when Covenant House put out the call to mothers to sleep outside. “People were so excited to join.We had no trouble selling it,” she said, adding

the May 5 date was chosen to coincide with Mother’s Day. The evening begins at 7:30 p.m. Once the moms arrive to Covenant House, they’ll take a tour of the building and go through the women’s crisis program. They’ll also have a panel discussion with previous and current youth who have used Covenant House.The “sleeping” starts at 10 p.m. and concludes at 5:30 a.m.

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with a reflection exercise. The response from past participants has been “incredible,” noted Hayter. “It’s so impactful and meaningful for them. A lot of people get really emotional either from past stuff from their life or just to have a glimpse of how tough it is to be homeless,” she said. “We think it’s going to be the same for the moms.”

NEW WEST HERITAGE

City closer to Queen’s Park conservation plan By Theresa McManus

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It’s been something heritage aficionados have been requesting for decades, and it’s a step closer to becoming a reality. On Monday, council directed staff to proceed with the Queen’s Park neighbourhood heritage conservation implementation plan. A working group has outlined its top priorities for council’s consideration: the creation of a heritage conservation area, a photographic inventory of heritage

buildings and landscape features in the neighbourhood and the creation of design guidelines based on existing 1999 guidelines and the photographic inventory to be completed. Council also directed staff to examine the feasibility of establishing a “heritage control period” for the neighbourhood for one year, which could restrict people from altering a building’s exterior, moving a building or structurally changing a building.The working group felt this would give council the ability to deny demolition

and unsympathetic alterations to buildings in the neighbourhood, while consultation for the heritage conservation area takes place. Through the years, many heritage supporters have called on the city to create a heritage conservation area in Queen’s Park. A staff report states that a heritage conservation area “would essentially place a layer of heritage protection” over all properties within the area, impose minimum maintenance standards to the properties, and require all building permit applications (including new

builds, renovations and demolitions) and subdivision applications to have a heritage alteration permit. “We have tried these conservation areas in the past in the city and they haven’t been successful. I think the one difference between this process and the past processes is this one has really been bottom up and driven by the community, whereas in the past it’s been more top-down driven by the city,” said Mayor Jonathan Cote about the working group that has worked on the issue for

nearly two years. “I am optimistic we are going to have a more successful result, given that it’s been community driven.” Work done as part of a heritage conservation area will be embedded in the city’s official community plan. The city will hire several people with heritage expertise to work on the project. The $120,000 for the work will come out of the development service’s department’s consultant budget.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Monday, May 2 6:00 pm Regular Council Council Chamber

Wednesday, May 4 6:30 – 8:00 pm Emergency Preparedness Workshop City Hall 7:00 pm NW Downtown Residents’ Association Meeting Holy Trinity Church, 514 Carnarvon

Thursday, May 5 6:30 – 8:00 pm Emergency Preparedness & Fire Safety Workshop NWPL

Saturday, May 7 10:30 am – 12:00 pm 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Public Engagement Workshop Century House 8:00am – 2:00pm 11th Annual Massey Victory Heights Residents’ Association Neighbourhood Garage Sale

Sunday, May 8 2:00 – 4:00 pm Here’s to Ladies who Laugh Anvil Centre Theatre

CITYPAGE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP

Do you remember last year’s wind storm? Or the earthquake last December? Were you prepared? Awareness and preparation are critical in an emergency, which is why New Westminster Emergency Management Oﬃce is hosting an emergency preparedness workshop. By preparing now, you can be better equipped to deal with any type of emergency. At this workshop you will learn about hazardous risks, what to put in your home emergency kit, and who to include on your out-of-province contact list.

The workshop is May 4, 6:30pm – 8:00pm at New Westminster City Hall. To register call 604-515-3794 or email chansen@newwestcity.ca.

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

SENIOR PEER COUNSELLING INFO SESSION

Senior Peer Counselling at Century House will be holding an information session for anyone interested in supporting seniors in our community. Wednesday, June 22 1:00 – 3:00 pm Century House, 620 Eighth Street Weekly training for a period of 50 hours will be provided to successful candidates. Register by calling 604-519-1064 and leave a message or email info@chspc.ca

MOTHER’S DAY TEA

Spoil mom on her special day with tea served in the “Grandmother’s Room” at Irving House. Enjoy tea and refreshments including scones, sandwiches and desserts, then join costumed guides for a guided tour of the home of Elizabeth Irving, one of the City’s pioneer mothers! Each seating can accommodate six guests; individuals can sign up for the 3:00 pm sitting on Saturday. Saturday, May 7: 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm Sunday, May 8: 12:00 pm Registration Fee: $114.00 for six people

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Do you have a design idea for the New Westminster Police Department’s Hummer H2? The police department is looking to artists age 25 and younger to design an artistic vinyl wrap for the Hummer H2 which will be used by our School Liaison Oﬃcers. All project details and submission requirements can be found at nwpolice.org.

Individual registration: Saturday, May 7: 3:00 pm Registration Fee: $19.00 per person Call 604.527.4640 for more details or to register.

Talk to us, New West! Hi, it’s your City speaking. We’re looking to change the way we engage with you and other community members, and we need your help to get it right. Do you want to be informed about what’s going on in the city? Want to have a say on community matters? Join us for a fun and interactive dialogue and tell us how we can improve public engagement in New West.

Saturday, May 7, 2016 Century House, 620 Eighth St. Choose one of two dialogue sessions Session 1: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Session 2: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Food and refreshments will be provided. Child care will be available (please request when registering).

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Opinion OUR VIEW

What’s not illegal can be unethical Where do you live? It’s an easy question for almost everyone who doesn’t serve in Canada’s Senate. P.E.I. Senator and Ottawa resident Mike Duffy was acquitted of 31 charges this past week related to fraud and abusing the public trust. Nothing criminal was going on – just senator stuff. Yes, Duffy listed a summer cottage as his prima-

ry residence, but nothing in the Senate rules requires a senator to spend a certain number days at their house.We’d like to believe the omission is an oversight, but that’s hard to accept from a government body specializing in oversight. The legal grey area seems like a purposeful fog created by legislators who expect taxpayers to supplement their sizable salaries

with free trips. Duffy was legally allowed to lie about where he lived and file piles of expense reports because he was just doing what comes naturally to senators and following the advice of more senior politicians. According to the judge, it was former prime minister Stephen Harper who told Duffy where he would claim to live and members of Harper’s office who lat-

er tried to buy their way out of trouble by forcing Duffy to accept a payment of $90,000. But as far as Duffy’s responsibility for the mess was concerned, it was all legal. Because the Senate operates in an environment where there are no rules. Of course anyone who was not part of the political culture in Canada during the Harper reign would recognize Duffy’s behav-

iour as wrong and unethical. He certainly knew where he actually lived. Society long ago stopped accepting “He told me to do it” as an excuse for immoral behaviour. But there’s the law and then there’s justice, and the two are rarely the same. While Duffy was doing his victory dance, most Canadians were just shaking their heads at the absurdity of it all.

We sure hope our current prime minister will favour a higher ethical standard. The Canadian Senate needs rules and oversight far more than Canada needs the Senate. If our senators don’t like it, they can always go home – if they know where their real home is. COMMENT ON THIS AT

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MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Strange allies in energy policy It would have been unheard of mere months ago, but there’s a chance a new political triumvirate is emerging to dominate the energy policies for this country: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and B.C. Premier Christy Clark. To say it’s an example of politics making strange bedfellows doesn’t quite capture this group. It features a left-of-centre federal Liberal, a left-wing government that tilts right in Alberta and a coalition B.C. government that alternates between liberal and conservative traits in this province. Whether these three actually form a common front remains to be seen, but it appears the groundwork is being laid to accomplish just that. B.C. and Alberta are now in exploratory talks that may eventually link B.C.’s green hydroelectric sales to Alberta to oil pipelines running from Alberta through this province to tidewater. It’s early days on this complex file, so who knows where this is headed. But it’s important to remember that Notley – or any Alberta political leader for that matter – desperately needs at least one more pipeline leaving her province.The oil sands development is critical to that province’s economic future. Clark, as I’ve noted before, would love to see a twinning of the Kinder Morgan pipeline proceed if the five conditions for approval set down sev-

eral years ago are met. Selling B.C. Hydro power to Alberta as a form of quid pro quo would presumably meet one of them: the requirement that a “fair share” of the economic benefits of the project come to this province.There is a misconception in some quarters that the five conditions were set by the B.C. government as sure-fire barriers to ensure the Kinder Morgan pipeline is never built. Quite the opposite, in fact: they are designed to require the company to meet tests at both the environmental and First Nations levels. Enter the prime minister. If Trudeau’s government green-lights the Kinder Morgan pipeline, he may then be pressured to meet what could be the lone remaining condition required by B.C.: a “worldclass” ocean spill response has to be in place, and that is largely a federal responsibility. Just a few years ago, Trudeau wasn’t taken seriously as prime minister material. Clark appeared destined to be thrown onto the political scrap heap, and the notion that Notley would become the premier of Alberta was laughable. But all three have emerged as leaders, and circumstances may push them together to deal with one of the most pressing and challenging issues – energy – facing the country. It’s safe to say few folks saw this one coming. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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It’s just a way to make the park more animated. … It’s not just French fries and hotdogs. Coun. Mary Trentadue, story page 1

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City needs to say no to private school

Daycare program loses space at church

Dear Editor The Urban Academy had their rezoning application denied in Queen’s Park not so long ago. Hume Park Elementary School was closed three years ago. My daughters were forced to attend Richard McBride Elementary School. Urban Academy now wants to open a 60,000-square-foot private school along with a 202,900-square-foot residential development on Braid Street. Since my taxes will be supporting this school, will Urban Academy be opening its doors and allowing all the children in the Hume Park catchment area to attend this school without charging the parents outrageous fees to attend? Is our council ready to stand up and say no to more privatization of our school system. If this school is not good enough for the residents of Queen’s Park, it’s not good enough for the residents of Sapperton. Our council should not be endorsing the privatization of our school system. New Westminster has been waiting for over 10 years for a new high school. Let’s concentrate on the needs of our immediate community and not kowtow to foreign students and investment. Andrew Kroll, New Westminster

Church should change its mind on daycare Dear Editor Re: Kids lose daycare, New Westminster Record, April 21. I find it difficult to understand why Knox church would withdraw such a valuable service to the community. Quality daycare spaces are difficult to find, and the closure of Knox will result in a great deal of stress for parents as they struggle to find another daycare for their children. Knox would do well to reverse its decision to close this daycare space and instead continue to offer this important service to the community. Andrew Phillips, New Westminster

Council is wise to take its time on Mr. Mikes decision Dear Editor Re: Mr. Mikes in Anvil Centre This issue highlights the tension in city council’s desire to both move forward and maintain the identity of New Westminster in its urban development plan. Mr. Mikes could be said to represent the traditional tastes of New Westminster, while a more idiosyncratic restaurant might represent its aspirations. The prominent location in question heightens the importance of making the right decision in this case. Mayor and council are wise to take the time they need to do so. Olive Demuth, by email JOIN THE CONVERSATION

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Lindsay Hamilton Yikes! So sad to hear this news! I checked out this daycare for my son and was hoping it would stay open! Sorry Kelly Corbet! Gail Hamill Beau There is a need in the revitalized community. I think a church should fill this need for daycare. It does not seem that they are suffeiring financially to do this. In fact, it seem’s like the Christian thing to do. Heather O’Connor Lynch This is sad news. My daughter attended this resource and I found the program to be exceptional. What a loss for our community! Cora McKinnon Very sad. Two of my grandchildren attended here. They both loved it. Those ladies were fantastic. Jordan kept going back to visit after she was too old to attend. Lisa McKenzie Kleefman My sons daycare in New West which was in a church as well just did the same thing. 28 families plus I staff. The owner who was leasing the space and found temporary space but not ideal for anyone. Danielle Noël This is very disappointing Kelly Corbett is a very dedicated, kind person. I’m very sorry to see her daycare close. They don’t get much better than Kelly! Jason Lesage Surprising that the church made this decision. Not good community spirit.

Mr. Mikes considers a new backup plan Ben Inglis I find it odd that the city says that that corner is very important to them yet they have always had signs out for restaurant space for lease. Now that a restaurant wants to lease out that spot the city wants to take its time. The city must be holding out for another sushi bar or a Starbucks. Martha Flanagan Groenwold What is wrong with Mr Mikes? nice place like Earls etc. Affordable. Do they think they are in a high class area? with skytrain etc across the street. Do they forgot only a few years ago hookers and drug dealers were plying their trade in the open there. Kellen Brodt Hoping for something better anyways. Mr. Mikes serves pretty “meh” food in my opinion. It would be nice to have something a little more exciting! Dave Lundy Lol..... the legacy of idiocy around the Anvil Centre continues. Jane Campbell DePaoli Something better might come along

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Search on for long-lost sister ling, who she thinks is misscdobie@newwestrecord.ca ing, explained acting Sgt. Jeff Scott, spokesperson for the New Westminster Police It’s not a request the police department often fulfill, Department. It’s rare for the departhowever, in the case of Sanment to get these dra Wilson they’ve kinds of requests made an excepfrom family or tion. friends, but if the Wilson, 76, left circumstances her home in Newwarrant a deepfoundland when er search by police, she was young Scott said they’re and moved out more than willing West. Since then, to take it on. it’s believed she “Given (Wilhas spent much of son’s) mediher adult life living Sandra Wilson cal background – somewhere in the believed missing she’s believed to be Lower Mainland. schizophrenic and diabetic – Recently, New Westminthere’s rise for concern. It’s ster police were contactbeen a long time since (the ed by Wilson’s sister asking sisters have) seen each othfor help in finding her sibCayley Dobie

er,” Scott said. Wilson and her sister, whose name was not provided, haven’t spoken in more than five years, Scott said, adding the sister could not remember exactly when

We’re certainly willing to … try to reunite them she last spoke to Wilson. It’s unclear if Wilson ever lived in New West or why the New Westminster Police Department was contacted, but because of her medical conditions, Scott said, the department agreed to help.

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“We’re certainly willing to help out and try to reunite them, and ensure that she is safe and in good health, that’s obviously a concern as well,” he added. Police hope someone in the community or Lower Mainland will recognize Wilson’s photo and contact the department. “We’re not able to find her, so we just want to see if anybody has any information about where she may be,” Scott said. “She’s believed to be in the Lower Mainland somewhere.” Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Matthew Robson at 604525-5411 or email mrobson @nwpolice.org.

Continued from page 1 That year, she organized a Mother’s Day brunch for anyone who had lost their maternal parent or had an estranged relationship with them. And she’s doing it again – on May 8, Malla is hosting a brunch at Vancouver’s Seasons in the Park. After connecting with B.C. Bereavement, the Lower Mainland Grief Recovery Society and local libraries, she said her phone has been ringing off the hook. “I’m getting so many calls. I thought maybe six people, but I may have to do it in two events.They really think it’s a wonderful idea, which just tells me the need.” Today, death is not a top-

ic Malla shies away from. It’s something very natural that society needs to embrace, she said, and there’s a great need for community support. Her brunch should be seen as one of those pillars of support, Malla added. “It’s not so much about the mothers as it is about the person that is participating.We all have a mother, we all have a relationship, and when that gets severed, it creates a loss.We can’t just ignore that,” she explained. Anyone interested in attending the brunch is asked to call 778-318-1894 to reserve a seat. Bookings will be taken up until May 6. Attendees are asked to bring a photo and/or story about their mom to share.

City considers booze service for pier concession Continued from page 1 The concession opened 119 out of a possible 135 days in 2015. Eats at the Pier sells a variety of foods and beverages, including fish and chips, burgers, hotdogs, fries, chicken strips, twisted potatoes, ice cream and cold and hot drinks. Hot foods were the top seller, accounting for 43 per cent of last season’s sales, followed by ice cream (26 per cent), cold drinks (26 per cent), hot drinks (two per cent), with healthier items (bottle water, 100 per cent juice slush, and veggie burgers and hotdogs) accounting for 13 per cent of total sales. “The service has been well received.We expect that that business will continue to grow down there,” said Mayor Jonathan Cote. “At this point in time there is still a little bit of a subsidy for the concession stand, but given the numbers and the people using the park, we are definitely anticipating that that gap is slowly going to be narrowed and

at one point that concession might be a profitable concession for the city.” The city has been gathering information about the number of visitors to Pier Park since last September, when attendance peaked at 41,337. In the following months, the park attracted 28,302 visitors in October, 20,598 in November and 13,993 in December. In January 2016, 18,358 people visited the park, with 24,473 visiting in February and 26,835 dropping by in March. Cote noted the city is also discussing the possibility of bringing food trucks to the site in the future as a way of providing more food options at Pier Park. “It really took a couple of years for the community to really discover the new community asset we have down on the river, but you go down there on a sunny evening, especially as we get into spring, summer and fall, it’s absolutely packed down there,” Cote said. “I expect the number we got

in September, that is probably going to be smashed over the summer months.” With some interesting components included in Westminster Pier Park, such

as the urban beach, and more development in the area and more people coming to the park,Trentadue believes the city needs to consider ways to make the

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New Westminster city council is testing the waters to see what type of facility it will build to replace Canada Games Pool. As the city begins to wade into planning for a replacement of Canada Games Pool, council has been going on field trips and visiting some of newer facilities in the Lower Mainland. “There’s been a lot of new pools built over the last five to 10 years in the Vancouver area,” said Mayor Jonathan Cote. “It’s been great going to every pool and getting their experiences as to what’s working, some things we may want to avoid, the latest trends.” The pool tour has included stops at Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre in

Surrey, the Fred Randall er capital investments the Pool at the Edmonds Comcity is making in this curmunity Centre in Burnaby, rent term of council and its the West Vancouver Aquatic members.” Centre, the Hillcrest AquatGibson said the city will ic Centre in Vancouver, the launch its ‘conversations Poirier Sport and with the commuLeisure Complex nity’ within the in Coquitlam and next few weeks Watermania in to give citizens a Richmond. chance to weigh in Dean Gibson, on what they’d like the city’s directo see in the future tor of parks, culfacility. ture and recreation, “What’s worksaid those facilities ing well, what’s not are “all over the working well in board” in terms of Jonathan Cote those operations, their offerings, and mayor on a pool tour are there areas for range from about improvement? Ul$30 million to more than timately there are things like $60 million. looking to the future – what “Swimming pools regard- sorts of things ought to be less of their size and features considered in planning for are relatively expensive unthe eventual replacement of dertakings,” he said. “This the pool itself?” he said. “I will be, after Anvil Centre, am sure the members of the probably one of our largContinued on page 10

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Community Pool plans proceeding Continued from page 9 public that use those facilities on a regular basis will be eager to share that information.” Gibson said the city will also reach out to people who aren’t patrons, as it will require a significant capital investment by the city. The public engagement process will include an online survey, meetings with stakeholder groups and community organizations and open houses. As the survey results are tabulated, it’s expected that some common themes may arise, and the city will have special focus group sessions to dive into the details of those issues. Gibson said the city’s intention is to gather enough information to submit an application for a federal infrastructure grant by the end of the year but stressed it would be a “big step” to get from there to having a precise vision of what the facility would look like. “We won’t be down to picking paint colours, but we will have answered some

All in: The Fred Randall Pool at Edmonds Community Centre is one of the facilities city councillors have toured on their quest to decide what should replace the Canada Games Pool. PHOTO RECORD FILES

of the questions like: How many bodies of water might be within the facility? What the sizes of those might be? Is there going to be a fitness area or not, and if there is how big might it be? Are the community centre components contemplated as part of phase one or might they be considered in a future phase?” he said. “Those are the big questions we will have to answer over the course of the next several months.” Last November, the city

agreed money would be better spent replacing Canada Games Pool rather than refurbishing the existing facility. “Council is aware of the aging condition of the facility itself.We don’t have an indefinite period of time with which to make decisions to move forward,” Gibson said. “I’m sure the public input will probably reveal the degree of urgency the public is feeling about continuing to move ahead as well.”

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QUESTION: “Why isn’t Royal Avenue a 30 kilometres per hour school zone in front of Qayqayt Elementary School?” – longtime New Westminster resident Robert Denney (via email)

this is because it has been shown that a lower speed limit ‘can appear to motorists as contradicting the roadway function,’ resulting in some drivers losing respect for the speed limit.

ANSWER: I asked Lisa Leblanc, the City of NewWestminster’s transportation manager.This is what she said.

We are following current best practices and guidelines...

“We are following current best practices and guidelines on how school zones should be signed, and therefore we do not post a reduced speed limit at school zones along arterial roads such as Royal Avenue. In fact, it is explicitly discouraged along arterial roads according to the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC), the agency responsible for developing traffic sign guidelines in Canada.The primary reason for TAC’s position on

When this happens, there may be a large variation in vehicle speeds, which has been shown to increase the likelihood of collisions. “In the absence of a reduced speed limit, there are other ways to improve safety along Royal Avenue for Qayqayt Elementary School, some of which have been implemented, including: the provision of a crossing guard at the Third

Street pedestrian signal, school grounds fully fenced from Royal Avenue, enforcement by the New West Police Department, and locating school driveways and other accesses away from Royal Avenue.That said, we do work in an environment of continuous improvement. We recently completed an engineering review of the intersection of Royal Avenue and Third Street, we are currently in the process of reviewing school zone traffic controls throughout the city, and we are developing a City of New Westminster policy and updated procedures for signage and traffic control near schools, which may result in actions that improve upon existing practices. When complete, we will further review and implement any applicable traffic control measures that may be required to make the Qayqayt school environment safer.”

Do you have a question for city hall you’d like answered? Email reporter Theresa McManus at tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca and she’ll do her best to track down the answer.

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An 18-storey building with 186 units is next up on the building block at the Brewery District. Wesgroup Properties requested an amendment to the master development permit for the Brewery District, which allows it to build a residential building before providing 125,000 square feet of health-related office space.The requirement to build the health-related office space before the residential tower was part of the original master development permit approved for the Sapperton site. “They were looking for some lenience on the restriction on the health-care uses on the site.There is a requirement and there is about 45,000 square feet (of health-related office space) that still has not been reached. Under the original master plan what that

would mean is no further residential development until that has been reached,” explained Mayor Jonathan Cote. “What the developer was hoping was we’d remove that clause altogether. Council wasn’t comfortable with that.” Instead, city council agreed to tie that remaining 45,000 square feet of office space in to a future rezoning at the site and deal with it at that time. “The clause will remain, but the second tower can go ahead,” Cote said. “We will discuss when that trigger would most appropriately fit in, given that the vast majority of the requirements – the grocery store, the office tower buildings they were building, and even a substantial part of the health care – has been met.” Cote said council felt it was reasonable to readjust where that piece fits into the master plan agreement, given the successes that have

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Music lovers, don’t miss out on the next evening in the Music at Queens concert series. The West Coast Symphony is coming to town for a Saturday night concert at Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Ave. Principal guest conductor Yariv Aloni leads the orchestra, along with guest violinist Nancy DiNovo, in performing the Korngold Violin Concerto and Brahms’ Symphony No. 4. The concert is set for Saturday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is by donation, and you can park at city hall (just half a block down the hill). See www.queensave nue.org for all the details about the concert series. CELEBRATING POETRY Poetry, anyone? The

League of Canadian Poets choral ensemble and Music and the Canada Council are Box music studio. presenting a special NationThey’re teaming up to ofal Poetry Month event at fer Concert and Cake: A New Westminster Public Li- High Tea Family Affair at brary on Thursday, April 28. 1:30 p.m. on Mother’s Day The evening, MC’d by (Sunday, May 8) at La Perla Coun. Chuck Puchmayr, Ballroom at River Market. will include preThe concert will sentations by the include high tea city’s poet laureate, provided by OrCandice James, lando’s Caterand internationaling and a concert ly known poet Anby VanDeca and drew Parkin. the teachers and The event is set students of Muto run from 6:30 sic Box.There will to 8:30 p.m., and it also be door prizwill also include an es, a silent auction Candice James open mike. and family porpoet laureate traits. CELEBRATE MOM Tickets are $15 What better way to celeregular, $10 for kids aged brate mom than with a con- six to 12, and free for chilcert and cake? dren five and under. Money If you missed it in last raised will go towards music week’s roundup of our top programming and to New Mother’s Day picks for New Westminster Family Place. West, then here’s another Check out www.rivermar reminder about the wonket.ca for all the details, or derful Mother’s Day event call Music Box at 604-553being offered by VanDeca 1176.

ARTS STRATEGY UNDERWAY Love the arts? A last-minute reminder that tonight is the next meeting of the New Westminster Cultural Roundtable and the launch of the city’s new arts strategy. The meeting is set for Thursday, April 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Anvil Centre, in the theatre. The Arts Council of New Westminster is spearheading the cultural roundtable in partnership with the City of New Westminster and the Alliance for Arts and Culture, with a mission to help bring together people with an interest in the arts and help to integrate the arts into the city’s daily life. Attendees can hear a presentation about the city’s new arts strategy and take part in some visioning around it.There will also be a networking reception and

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WHERE AND WHEN? Listen To Your Mother takes place in 41 cities across North America, with events taking place on and around Mother’s Day. The local production takes place on Saturday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the St. James Hall, 3214 West 10th Ave., Vancouver. WHAT WILL I HEAR? All the mothers will share their own stories of their motherhood journeys – so expect laughter, expect tears, and expect to be moved in every possible way. The presenters represent a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences. Vanessa Woznow is a storyteller with degrees in creative writing and political science who hosts a storytelling show on Vancouver Co-op Radio that’s dedicated to women’s stories. She’s a longtime Big Sister who has performed standup comedy at the Vancouver Comedy Festival, and she currently blogs at rantandrollallnight.com. Janice Bannister is a stand-up comic, actor, producer, writer and speaker. She “combines her nerdy scientific side of being

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Arts Debris inspires new digital art

Where others saw debris, she saw art. Work by Kathleen Forsythe will be on display at the Gallery at Queen’s Park from May 4 to 29. HighPower: Unfolding Beauty from Destruction opens May 4 with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. It features work Forsythe did after being inspired by the debris from explosions at the high-power lab at B.C. Hydro’s research and development division in Surrey. Forsythe “deconstructed” images and composed abstract paintings using an iPad, then printed them on aluminum or acrylic, a write-up about the event explains. “I felt that this series needed a novel approach in terms of medium,” she says. “Much of the debris that inspired the paintings is metal and plastic blown apart or melted. I have looked for its beauty and unfolded it using my metal and plastic

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iPad device.” The gallery, which is located in Centennial Lodge, is open Wednesdays from 1 to 8 p.m., and Thursdays through Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. Forsythe will give a talk entitled Journeys to the Lands of New on Sunday, May 15 at 2 p.m., with a wine and cheese celebration to follow from 3 to 5 p.m. See www.artscouncilnew west.org for more.

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Continued from page 13 a tour of the New Media Gallery and Community Art Space to end the night. See www.artscouncilnewwest.org/new-wesmin ster-cultural-roundtable to sign up. TO MARKET, TO MARKET Here’s one for the authors out there: Royal City Farmers Market is looking for authors to take part in a LitFest New West-themed market on Thursday, May 12. Authors will be provided with a tent, table and chair

for their vending space, free of charge, and authors can bring books to sell.They’ll be encouraged to read from their work and can also get a time slot on the music stage. Want to know more? Check out www.rcfm.ca for the full list of what’s expected, and be sure to apply by May 1. Email marketmanager@rcfm.ca to apply. Do you have an item for Lively City? Send arts and entertainment suggestions to Julie, jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca, or find her on Twitter, @juliemaclellan.

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“BECOME ANIMAL” AT THE NEW MEDIA GALLERY IN ANVIL CENTRE, where its latest exhibition,

Germinal, brings artists from the United States, Spain, Korea and the United Kingdom together for an exhibition that celebrates the power of the imagination.The exhibitions includes three installations by six artists and incorporates hybrid creatures, hybrid word and hybrid languages. Interested? The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (and until 8 p.m. on Thursdays) at 777 Columbia St.

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SIGN UP KIDS AGED SIX TO 13 FOR THE FOOTBALL FRENZY, where they’ll take part in a full-day football camp featuring CFL quarterback Travis Lulay, learn the fundamentals of the sport, have fun and make new friends. A fundraiser for KidSport, the event also includes lunch, a free T-shirt, a souvenir football and more. Football Frenzy

costs $25 per person and takes place on Sunday, May 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Queen’s Park. Register at jpfootballfrenzy.com.

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SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF A LOCAL SCHOOL at F.W. Howay’s spring fair at River Market. The fair, taking place on

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EXPLORE DOWNTOWN NEW WESTMINSTER and check out some of the changes that are taking place in the neighbourhood.

You’ll find some new offerings on Columbia Street and a new look on Front Street, where a part of the parkade has been removed. Grab a coffee at one of the local shops, take a walk and stop for lunch at one of the tasty restaurants or watering holes – and enjoy the new vibe taking shape in downtown New West. Send top 5 ideas to tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca.

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The Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 20 New Westminster is taking flight with its annual hanging basket sale – just in time for Mother’s Day. The sale is taking place on Saturday, May 7 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Terminal Pub’s parking lot at 115 12th St. (at Stewardson Way.) Baskets are $25 each, and proceeds go to the CH.I.L.D Foundation, which funds research for children who have Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and liver disorders. You’ll also have a chance to buy cherry tomato plants for $20 and take part in the cherry tomato growing contest.You grow the plant until harvest in September and could win a prize for having the most ripe tomatoes on the plant, the most green to-

matoes and the tallest plant on harvest day.

FEELING APPRECIATED Kerry’s Boutique is hosting a community appreciation day as a way of saying thanks to community members who have supported the thrift store. The thrift shop at 480 East Columbia St. in Sapperton raises funds for bereaved individuals and families through the Camp Kerry Society. Everyone’s invited to attend the event, which includes music, sales and more, on Thursday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. More info about the charity can be found at www. campkerrysociety.org. NEW WESTMINSTER ENTERING HALL OF FAME The City of New Westminster is the latest inductee into the Fraser River Hall of Fame.

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Fraser River Discovery Centre has announced the city will be formally inducted into the Hall of Fame on May 18 at Anvil Centre. “From its very beginnings, the city and the Fraser River have been linked in so many ways – geographically, economically and culturally,” Stephen Bruyneel, interim executive director of Fraser River Discovery Centre, said

in a press release. “Over that 100-plus years, the city has supported and protected the mighty Fraser and helped ensure it remains a key resource for everyone in New Westminster, the Lower Mainland and the rest of the province.” Fraser River Discovery Centre established the Fraser River Hall of Fame in 1991 to recognize and honour individuals or organi-

zations that have made significant and noteworthy contributions to the health and sustainability of the Fraser River, its culture, people, industry and environment. “We are both pleased and honoured to be inducted into the Fraser River Hall of Fame,” said Mayor Jonathan Cote. “Historically, the river has been critical to the development and

success of our city. And with our new waterfront vision, that will continue to be the case for the future.” The Fraser River Hall of Fame celebration is taking place on Wednesday, May 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Anvil Centre.Tickets are $150, or $1,350 for a table of 10. For more information, including a list of past inductees, and tickets, go to www. fraserriverdiscovery.org.

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Top drama students onstage at Douglas College this week

Learning: Students take part in workshops during the 2015 B.C. drama festival. This year’s festival returns to Douglas College April 28 to May 1. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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Did you ever notice that when you buy your kid something expensive, they’d rather just play with the box it came in? Boxes are fun not because they lack imagination, but because they require it. A box can be anything. It’s the most efﬁcient use of space, and it can carry more than just stuff. This is the Ford Flex, the blue-oval’s bigbox solution to family life. (I half-wish it would switch names with the Edge, as it’s much edgier or at least squarer). It’s a blend of wagon and minivan and crossover, and it doesn’t sell particularly well. So far this year, Ford has sold ten times as many Edges as it has Flexes. Flexii. Flexuses. Whatever. And that’s a great shame because the Flex is one of the few honest-feeling machines left on the road. Yes, it’s a box, but that’s the charm of it. It has a lot of space for your things, it stands out in a world of swoopy over styling, and then there’s its one party trick. What’s in the box? Here you go.

Design:

While it would be tempting to simply write, “Not Applicable,” here and move on, the Flex actually has quite a lot going on in the details. The retromodern design has a few rounded edges up front, and the facelifted-for-2013 front end still looks fresh. By writing Flex across the nose in huge, broad letters, Ford gives their three-rower a tiny taste of Range Rover. The side strakes give it a bit of a surf wagon vibe. The two tone treatment for the roof is the kind of thing a California Kustom might get. The 20” alloys bring the big-rim bling. All in all, there are nods here to hot-rod station

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of displacement and mated to a six-speed automatic transmission and all-wheeldrive, the Flex can run to 100km/h in just under six seconds.

Environment:

First box checked: loads of space. Big, wide, and comfy, the first two rows of the Flex’s seating are great for passengers. Rear seat passengers especially will have plenty of room to stretch out, and this top-of-the-line Limited version even has a sunroof for each of the middle-seat passengers. Third row passengers? Well, which of your kids is the least favourite? Actually, that’s the question you might ask in most three-row crossovers, but the Flex is actually pretty good in this regard. The seats have a little less padding than the front two rows, but there’s plenty of room. Cargo space behind the rear seats is also very good. For passengers up front, the fit and finish have improved over previous models, and there’s good use of soft-touch materials to make things feel a little more upscale. The big change, however, is the addition of Ford’s new Sync 3 system, which is miles better than the old versions. It’s quicker, sharper, and simpler.

Performance:

Given that the Flex looks a bit like a tipped-over refrigerator on wheels, you might be forgiven for thinking it was dead slow. However, if it’s a refrigerator, it’s William “The Refrigerator” Perry. Perry, an allstar defensive lineman, was enormous, but he could run the 100-metre dash in under twelve seconds. Likewise, the Ford Flex surprises the critics, especially when equipped with the 365hp twin-turbo Ecoboost engine. Pumping out 350 lb-ft of torque from 3.5L

It’s a completely ridiculous performance, the kind of numbers you’d expect from a Focus ST as delivered by a giant retro-wagon. It’s the king of the onramp. However, when the road gets curvy, the Flex proves less ﬂexible. Steering feel is negligible, and while Ford employs its torquevectoring tech to help control understeer, the Flex isn’t a cornering machine. On long highway sweepers, it’s nicely composed, especially as its lower ride height gives less body roll than taller crossovers. Better to think of the Flex as once again a bit of old school, with great straight-line performance and the perfect setup for driving the whole family to the Grand Canyon. It’s big, fast, and capacious, just like American cars all used to be.

Features:

The styling is big box, but the Flex’s price is relatively big ticket. Base models start with a 3.5L V6, cloth seats, a backup camera, and not too much else. The top-spec Limited comes with a huge feature list – including automatic cruise control and power-folding seats – but priced in the mid-$50K range after all the options were added in. Ouch. Ofﬁcial fuel economy ﬁgures for the twin-turbo 3.5L are 10.7.0L/100kms on the highway and 14.7L/100kms city. The twin-turbo V6 is most emphatically more Boost than Eco, and consistently got city mileage ratings even with mixed use. However, that’s because it was fun to Flex the throttle.

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A unique, characterful take on the family crossover. Neither cheap to buy nor to operate, but never boring.

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“It’s extremely important,” said Robyn McGuinness, manager of youth and seniors services in the city’s parks, culture and recrea!on department. “For those people who live in the uptown and can walk to Century House, that’s great. If you live in the downtown, that’s an added expense to get on public transit and get up here.” McGuinness said a high percentage of New Westminster’s popula!on is immigrants, many who bring older family members to Canada with them. Like all seniors in the community, transporta!on to services helps those folks par!cipate in community ac!vi!es. “When we surveyed seniors, one of the number 1

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barriers to par!cipa!on in social, recrea!onal or other ac!vi!es that have helpful beneits is transporta!on,” McGuinness said. Seniors a&ending programs at Century House have found the DUC to be valuable, as it makes a number of stops on its route. The free downtown/uptown

The DUC stops include Donald’s Market at River Market, 309 Sixth St., 611 Sixth St. (near Royal City Centre), 620 Eighth St. (Century House), 520 12th St., Quayside Drive at Renaissance Square and Quayside Drive at Reliance Court. Pickup is about every 30 minutes at each loca!on, beginning at 11 a.m. at Donald’s Market.

“It is par!cularly helpful on Thursday and Friday when people are s!ll having medical appointments etc. and helping people ge#ng to those,” McGuinness said. “We have a number of lowincome seniors in the area. It is a free service. There are so many stops around the uptown and downtown. It’s very convenient for them.”

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New Westminster residents can honor Costanzo and Howard, and support other local families living with demen!a, by taking part or dona!ng to the Investors Group Walk for Alzheimer’s on May 1. “Memories make us who we are,” says walk co-chair Brent Vandekerckhove. “When you walk, you honour those who have passed and support our work to provide help and hope to those living with the disease today.” Co-chair Conny Petta encourages par!cipa!on because “everyone will be touched by demen!a, whether it’s a rela!ve, a friend or someone in your community. You can make a di%erence.” Walk registra!on takes place at 9:15 a.m. at Burnaby Lake Pavilion, 6871 Roberts Street. The walk begins at 10 a.m. and follows a two-kilometre outdoor route. Individuals and teams are welcome and are asked to collect pledges. Funds raised support programs and services in the community that: * improve the quality of life for people living with demen!a and for their families * support other ac!vi!es

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It’s a sunny spring day, and New Westminster MLA and NDP health critic Judy Darcy has come to Moody Park to do something she admits she should have done a long time ago. She’s here to sign an organ donor registration form. It’s a symbolic gesture since she officially signed up online a couple days earlier, but today it’s a show of solidarity with three people gathered around a picnic table to whom organ donation has been a matter of life and death. One of them is NewWestminster resident Jacqueline Jubb, who has been waiting for a kidney for four-and-ahalf years and whose life has ground to a halt since she started dialysis. “I have to be honest with you,” she says, “and say the only thing that gives me hope are people like Judy organizing something like this, volunteers, seeing people do stuff like that because I think through education and just awareness, I think that’s the only thing that’s going to make people say, ‘Wow, that’s not any kind of life, and why are 95 per cent of people OK with organ donation but only 20 per cent of BCers registered?’” Jubb admits that statistic angers her but behind that

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TELL ME MORE The two productions are designed for young audiences. Celestial Being, which runs 40 minutes, is aimed at the five-and-up crowd

They don’t talk down to either children or artists and explores the world of a young girl, Celeste, who is having a hard time at school. She can’t seem to make friends, so she decides she must be from outer space. “The play takes us on a journey of her big imagination and her struggle making social connections.,” a press release explains. “As we see the world through her eyes, and the tremendous colour and joy that her inner world presents, we realize that seeing things differently can be a wonderful gift.” Still/Falling, for ages 12

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Community MLA raises awareness of need for organ donors Continued from page 29 nephrology research assistant last summer, she says five of the kidney patients she surveyed during that time died waiting for a transplant. She says the experience motivated her to push even harder for more public awareness on behalf of people waiting for transplants.

It’s such a small thing the rest of us have to do “They’re sick; they’re on dialysis three or four times a week,” she says. “They don’t have a voice.” Darcy says hearing about Cheema’s work was the impetus that finally motivated her to register. “I realized that it’s such a small thing that the rest of us have to do,” she says. “It’s a very very small thing.”

B.C. Kidney Foundation marketing specialist Todd Hauptman, meanwhile, knows first-hand the lifechanging difference a new organ can make. Until his transplant at age 23 – after surviving an episode that had put him into a five-day coma three months earlier – he couldn’t remember a time when his mind wasn’t foggy and his body lethargic. “From 16 onwards that’s kind of how I felt,” he says. “It wasn’t until I had the transplant that I realized how bad I had felt.” After getting a kidney from a living donor, his friend Tanya Tait, the difference was night and day in a matter of weeks, Hauptman says. He has since finished his university degree, launched a career and recently gotten engaged. For now, it’s a life Jubb can only dream of. “They say you feel really good right away,” she says.

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This coming weekend will usher in the month of May when the community looks ahead to a series of events and enjoyable occasions. In years recently past, warmer weather would have been eagerly anticipated, but with weather patterns changing, we now simply look forward to more of the nice weather that April provided. Back at the start of May of 1889, New Westminster was experiencing “weather warm and pleasant, Sunday last was a beautiful day and as a consequence our streets were crowded with citizens.” The Oddfellows Hall had been the scene of a couple of well received concerts, one of which was given by “Miss Peters and her pupils” and another by the Mendelssohn Club.They were “very successful, both financially and musically, a large number of citizens were present.” Going out for a special drink was an activity noted in the press particularly at The Hub, near Duncan’s Hotel downtown. Curiously, one example mentioned was a “Tom and Jerry and all the

fashionable hot drinks suitable for the season.” As the weather was nice and warm, this drink, a variant of egg nog with added brandy and rum and usually a favourite at Christmastime, seems an interesting choice. There were many changes in town with the influence of the railroad, and it was reported that land values were going up, though they had not been as high as they should be.“From this time

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forward prices will go up from day to day and speculative values by and by will be reached.” We must remember the streets of the city were surfaced with dirt, gravel and the like, and apparently many complaints had been received about the clouds of dust issuing forth along Front and Columbia streets. Mr. McBroom (yes, that really was his name) had the

contract to water the streets to keep the dust down, and he was reportedly hurrying the preparation of his watering wagon and the tanks to supply the needed water. The newspaper commented on a new book, A Latin Quarter Courtship, written by Sidney Luska, which, a bit of research ascertained, was the pseudonym of author Henry Harland.The book’s critique? “There is not much of what is called plot and with very little jolting near the end, the course is very smooth, ending quite agreeably. It is worth reading.” A truly noteworthy event was the launching of a new steamer for the river trade by Captain Insley.The vessel, a sternwheeler, the Delaware, was launched with suitable fanfare and ceremony from an area we do not regularly link with this type of shipbuilding, Sapperton. It was also recorded on May 1, 1889, that Thomas Walsh, noted first-class trouser maker and ex-Royal Engineer, had passed away. The paper noted that he was well liked and “he had a tendency for stimulants which he loved not wisely but too well.”

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Calling all young artists, the New Westminster Police Department needs your help. The department’s “Wrap our Ride” contest is looking for someone to design the vinyl wrap that will adorn the department’s Hummer H2.The vehicle will be used by the school liaison officers for youth-focused events, noted a press release. The contest is open to anyone 25 years or younger or currently enrolled at a New Westminster school. Themes to consider include the New West police, school liaison officers and the department’s motto: “We’re here for you,” according to the press release. Also part of the initiative is the Combined Special Forces Enforcement Unit, the provincial gang police, and artists are asked to incorporate the unit’s slogan, “End Gang Life” into their designs. Artists should also keep in mind, no graphics can cover the front two windows or the front windshield. The winner gets their design displayed on the Hummer H2; a tour of Fineline Signs and Graphics to watch the installation of their design; the chance to ride in the Hummer at an event in New Westminster; and a meet-and-greet with New Westminster Police Department’s top brass during an official thank-you

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ANNABEL DeLAIR-DOBROVOLNY Annabel is a Grade 11 student in the French Immersion Program at NWSS and hopes to attend UBC after graduation. She was born in New Westminster and resides with her parents, one brother, and three dogs in a heritage home just a few blocks from her father’s family home in Queen’s Park. When she’s not busy studying, she likes to play soccer and spend time with friends and family. She especially wanted to be a NW Youth Ambassador for the many opportunities to meet and help support people in her community. Annabel is proud to be sponsored by KEY WEST FORD

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Why a Hummer? Where did the Hummer come from? The New Westminster Police Department was gifted the H2 at no cost courtesy of the province’s civil forfeiture program, which seizes proceeds of crime (except real estate). The Hummer was the property of a gangster and was used for criminal activity. The vehicle will not be used as a patrol vehicle. Police intend to use the H2 to start discussions with

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SYDNEY STROMBERG Sydney was born in New Westminster and has lived here all her life in the Massey/Victory Heights area with her parents and younger brother. She is a 15 year old student attending Cariboo Hill Secondary in Grade 10. She loves running and recently trained and ran in the Vancouver Half Marathon. She also enjoys camping, quading, photography and spending time with friends. She plans to attend university to study Dentistry upon graduation. Sydney is proud to be sponsored by DERRECK THORNHILL / PARK GEORGIA Photo courtesy of gabor gasztonyi photography

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Community Take mom out to Venture into a fairy-tale world the symphony

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Liz Hunter

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Recently, while helping a parent find a suitable abridged classic for her child, I realized it was time to freshen up our collection of folk and fairy tales. And while we do this periodically with all of our materials, there are few collection areas that are as fun to shop for as the 398s! Scouring catalogues and publisher sites, we have recently purchased roughly 100 new titles, including fables from near and far: European and Middle Eastern classics, as well as diverse, multicultural selections in Irish, Inuit, Amazonian and Indonesian folk legends. We have also acquired a range of retellings and il-

lustration styles that allow you to share more gentle editions with wee ones, and also be able to scare the socks off older children with some of the more darkly told and illustrated tales! My favourite acquisition is East of the Sun,West of the Moon, retold and illustrated by Jackie Morris, with lyrical prose and stunning watercolour spreads. Another gorgeous mustsee is Trick of the Tale, by John and Caitlin Matthews and illustrated by Tomislav Tomic. These tales originate from all over the world and Tomic’s black-and-white engravings are intensely detailed and are simultaneously realistic and fantastic. My new preschool favourite has to be the Tortoise and

the Hare, illustrated by Nahta Nój with flat, pastel diecut pages and peek-through holes. And I promised content to horrify: try Neil Gaiman’s Hansel and Gretel, illustrated

sics from Grimm, Aesop, and Hans Christian Andersen, and illustrated by known artists like Arthur Rackham and his peers. A new favourite is waiting for each member of your family so come and enlist the children’s librarians to help you discover these beautiful books. You can also reach us at youth@nwpl.ca or 604-5274677.

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by Lorenzo Mattotti – I’m still shivering! I could go on as so many gems have been added to our shelves. And traditionalists need not despair, we have also ordered reprinted collections of the clas-

Outstanding music by some of the best in the business is featured in a special Mother’s Day concert by the New Westminster Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra will be on stage at the Massey Theatre at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 8. Music director and conductor Jin “Jack” Zhang has chosen a program including George Gershwin’s classic Rhapsody in Blue – a masterpiece that opens with the famous wailing glissando on the clarinet, notes local arts promoter Tony Antonias. Rhapsody in Blue will feature piano soloist Matthew Ming Li, a Vancouverraised performer who has garnered acclaim for combining intellectual interpretations with “explosive virtuosity,” Antonias notes. “Even though Gershwin’s

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etro Vancouver’s new home price index continued to push ahead in February, once more speeding up its pace of annual growth, according to a Statistics Canada report issued April 14. The price of newly built housing in the Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) increased four per cent year over year in February – which was again the second-highest annual rate of growth of any region in Canada, after Toronto– Oshawa CMA. Month over month, new home prices in Vancouver rose 0.8 per cent compared with January’s figures, making it the ninth

consecutive month for rising monthly prices in the CMA. Along with Toronto, Vancouver was again the country’s biggest contributor to Canada’s overall monthly new home price rise of 0.2 per cent in January, which was pulled down by declines in the new housing price index in resource-dependent provinces. It is a far cry from the pattern of only a year ago, when Vancouver’s new home prices were sliding, despite resale home prices already surging at that time. Increases in new home prices often do not reflect those seen in the resale market, as the price paid for a new home is only measured

when the transaction is completed and registered with the Land Registry, rather than when the home is originally purchased off-plan. Because of long lead times on home construction, the new home prices registered today are often those homes sold many months or even years ago – whereas MLS® resale home prices are much more up to date. This could mean that the new home price index can be expected to surge much further over the coming months and years as they catch up with today’s market and land prices. BC and Victoria

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Goalies re-up with New West TheWLA’s 2015 Most Outstanding netminder is back in Bellies colours Dan Olson

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A big part of last year’s march to the Western Lacrosse Association final will be intact for another push. The New Westminster Salmonbellies announced on the weekend that the 2015 WLA Most Outstanding Goalie and co-rookie of the year, Eric Penney, has re-upped for the coming season and will join forces again with Alexis Buque to provide the club with a great one-two punch to challenge for a league title. “We look at Eric and Alexis as a similar tandem that we had in Tyler Richards and Matt Roik in 2008-09 – they are both top-line goalkeepers, and you can do very well with two goalies competing for playing time, working together,” said New West general manager Dan Richardson. “I think how you build a winning team is you start with goaltending, defence and then work in the offence.” The two are currently playing in the National Lacrosse League –Buque in Colorado and Penney with the Vancouver Stealth. With a struggling Vancouver lineup, 22-year-old Penney’s second-year numbers reflect the overall team performance, with a 14.08 goals-against average and .718 save percentage. Buque, meanwhile, is also in his second pro season and holds a 12.95 goalsagainst average and .758 save percentage. He was named to the NLL’s 2015 AllRookie team. Both netminders learned their trade growing up in Ontario, but have found a home on the west coast. “I know people out there think (Penney) has struggled in the NLL but honestly, nearly all young goalies have a similar growing pain in that league,” noted Richardson. “I’m not worried one bit about him. He’s a capable No. 1 goalie for us, as is (Buque).” New West also announced a handful of commitments for the coming season, including first all-star team transition player Jeff Cornwall,Tyler Crompton, Justin Goodwin, Jimmy and Jordan McBride, Patrick Miles and Reid Mydske. Among those signing up for 2016 are trade acquisitions Brett Dobray and Quinn McKay, 2014 WLA first rounder Sean Lundstrom and 2016 draft pick Dane Sorensen.The club hopes to add its top pick from the February draft, Michael Messenger, once his college season at Limestone is completed. The Salmonbellies are slated to play the Maple Ridge Burrards in an exhibition test on May 9 at Queen’s Park Arena.The regular season kicks off May 21 when New West visits Coquitlam.

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As a learning exercise,Tuesday’s B.C. junior A lacrosse exhibition game gave New Westminster’s new coach Todd Stockdale a glimpse into the future. A big part of that future is a year or more away. New West dressed a lineup heavy in intermediate-aged players, with six expected starters in the stands and six more still at university and college. While that may make an 8-6 loss to the Lakers understandable, Stockdale still wasn’t ac-

cepting it. “I didn’t like the end result, but we’re learning things about our team,” said Stockdale following the game. “This was a very young roster and they showed all those attributes -- lots of energy, speed and enthusiasm.What we lacked was cohesion, patience...This isn’t the lineup we’ll have when the season starts.” New West trailed 5-2 after 20 minutes but closed the gap over the next period, tying it up 44 seconds into the third period. But Burnaby, which were missing nearly 10 players from

their projected season-starting roster, got four goals from Kyle Heiling, a 20-year-old who played junior B last year, and a 52-save performance from firstyear junior Thomas Hankins to take the win. For Stockdale, training camp has been all about learning -working with the intermediate program to implement strategies and implementing a fitness level to give the players a foundation in which to out-last the competition. He admits one of his biggest challenges has been just getting to know the players.

“I think the toughest thing at the start is just learning everyone’s name,” he said, smiling. “It’s not just the juniors, we’re working with the intermediates too...You talk to them with their helmets on then when you see them without their helmet it’s different. “One of the guys shaved (his beard off) and I was like, ‘Who’s that?’” Among the newcomers was a 20-year-old walk-on from Denver, Max Abbott, who scored once. New West opens the regular season May 3 against PoCo.

Shasta powers to BC trampoline podium

The Shasta Trampoline Club did what it does best at the recent B.C. Gymnastics championships, counting 15 medals for its athletes. Setting the pace were a quintet of trampoliners who topped their respective categories. Tamara O’Brien shone in the women’s double mini event, posting 135.600 points to solidly out rival Tiana Hesmert of Club Aviva’s 117.800. In the women’s Level 4 trampoline, Maja Bonham edged her nearest rival by 0.285 points, while Charlee Hughes topped the women’s Level 1, 12-and-under group with another close decision, 82.800 to 82.700. In men’s Level 6, 18-and-over, Zacha-

ry Hutchins scored 135.035, well-ahead of clubmate Jordan Nilmhurst’s 100.625. In the men’s Level 5, Cameron Attwell captured the gold with 128.460, compared to the runner-up’s 122.700. Joining Nilmhurst with silver was Level 3’s Jordan Karwacki, who finished five points back of Aviva’s Nicolas Lamond. In the women’s Level 3, 15-plus, Sarah Wilkinson secured second place, trailing TAG’s Taya Clyne by just 1.8 points. O’Brien also netted silver in Level 6, 18plus trampoline with a total of 130.125, behind Emily Schmidt of KGTC’s 134.920. Picking up bronze medals were Hannah Goldstein, Level 2; Hannay Brown, Level 5,

and Gracyn Hayhurst, Level 6, in women’s trampoline. Brandon Mayrand finished third twice, with one each in Level 4 men’s trampoline and double mini, with others from Hutchins, in Level 5 double mini, and Karwacki, in Level 3 double mini. Here are more top-six results for Shasta: Women,Trampoline - Level 1, 6th Veoletta Morkin: Level 4, 5th Eleni Papakyriakopoulos, 6th Cyena McIntosh, 5th Mariko AbeZiegler; Level 5, 4th C.C. Rundell. Double mini - Level 2, 5th Maveric Romanuik; Level 4, 4th Cyena McIntosh. Men’s,Trampoline - Level 4, 5th Cole Nevalainen. Double mini - Level 3, 5th Cole Nevalainen; Level 6, 5th Duncan Blais.

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