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“I’m still kind of pinching myself,” New Westminster MLA Judy Darcy told the Record Friday. Less than 24 hours earlier, Darcy and her NDP colleagues were celebrating the news that party leader John Horgan had been tapped by Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon to become the 36th premier of British Columbia.

The announcement came several hours after outgoing Premier Christy Clark and her B.C. Liberal Party fell in a 44 to 42 vote of non-confidence, ending 16 years of Liberal rule in the province. While it’s still to be determined when Horgan will be officially sworn in as premier, Darcy is ready to get to work right away. “I’m just thinking, ‘Wow, it’s actually going happen,’” she said.

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District targets food security for city students By Cayley Dobie

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GREEN MEANS GO: Leona Green, owner of Greens and Beans Deli Café in Sapperton, is thrilled to finally have her new SOLO, an electric vehicle manufactured in New West. Leona and her son Matt were the first customers to get a SOLO. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Going green with envy Made in NewWest three-wheel electric car attracts attention By Theresa McManus

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It’s OK if you’re green with envy about Greens and Beans Deli Café’s new wheels – you’re not alone. Leona Green and her son Matt recently became the first customers to take home an Electra Meccanica SOLO, a single-user, threewheeled vehicle made in the Lower Mainland.They spotted the prototype for the SOLO driving around town two years ago, as one of the company’s production facilities is in New Westminster. “We were the first ones to get one in North America,” Leona said. “It’s the only green one.They don’t come in green. Because we were first, they let us pick our colour.” The Greens were thrilled to finally get their car in late June, after making a deposit two years ago. “When we put the deposit down, we weren’t sure it was a real company. It was a leap of faith,” Leona said. “They didn’t even have a car to show us.” Having completed and delivered its first customer

Attracting a crowd: The Hunter green SOLO parked in front of Greens and Beans Deli Café attracts a lot of looks from passersby. The threewheeled, single-person electric vehicle can travel at speeds of up to 130 kilometres per hour. PHOTO LISA KING

car, Electra Meccanica anticipates it will soon be delivering between two and 10 vehicles monthly. “We are thrilled to be able to deliver our very first SOLO to a family right here in the Vancouver area,” said Mark West, president of Electra Meccanica. “We think it fits perfectly with their local healthy food business as an attention-getting, environmentally friendly vehicle with enough storage for all of their daily needs.” During the day, the SOLO is parked in front of Greens and Beans and Leo-

na uses it for making small deliveries. After work, Matt drives the SOLO home to Langley, instead of commuting in a Greens and

Everybody is taking pictures and talking to us Beans delivery truck. “It’s fast, it’s comfortable, it’s saving me money. I just like it – it’s a totally different thing. It’s so smooth. It’s re-

ally quiet,” he said. “It’s like you’re ripping around in a futuristic vehicle. It’s really cool.” In addition to being a lot of fun to drive, Matt said the SOLO is simple to operate. Instead of spending money on rising fuel costs, he simply plugs it in when he gets home at the end of the workday. “I wake up in the morning, unplug it and then I go to work.You can charge it in a regular outlet,” he said. “It’s a real piece of cake.” The SOLO is a perfect vehicle for anyone who may be finding life a little boring, Matt said, as it adds a little spark to driving. As of July 2, Electra Meccanica had a reservation list of 536 (excluding industrial orders) for the SOLO, with new reservations expected to get their cars in 2018. The all-electric vehicle, which is being produced at the company’s factory in the Braid industrial area in New West, has a range of 160 kilometres and a top speed of 130 kilometres per hour. “Everybody is taking pictures and talking to us. Everybody is interested in this thing,” Matt said. “It’s a narcissist’s dream.”

It may be a lofty aspiration but New Westminster school trustees have set into motion a plan to ensure that “no child is hungry and every child eats healthy.” “Our job as trustees is to make these kinds of statements and to strive towards them. It’s aspirational language, absolutely, … but we have to put it down there to hold ourselves to a high degree of expectation,” said trustee Jonina Campbell. Campbell introduced the motion at last month’s school board meeting.The idea is to create a districtwide policy to address food security and healthy eating amongst students, and to make sure students who aren’t getting enough or any food at home know where to access food at school. The intention isn’t to single out these students, but rather to help them get the nutritious food they need without feeling embarrassed, she said. “We have to be careful as school districts that even in what we perceive to be well-to-do or affluent areas, that poverty is hiding, and we never know.We need to make sure that there’s always access to food,” Campbell said. In the Richmond school district, where Campbell works, there is a buy-in pro-

gram for families that allows students to get healthy food. This is just one idea that could work for New Westminster, she said. Right now, many elementary schools in New Westminster and other districts provide students with granola bars or snacks if they don’t have a lunch.While this is adequate, Campbell wants to see a fuller, district-wide program that goes beyond a snack-drawer approach. But it’s not something that’ll happen overnight. With trustee’s approval, staff have now begun investigating what kinds of policies exist at its 12 schools. In September, superintendent Pat Duncan will present staff’s findings in a report. He and staff will use these findings to develop a plan that could be implemented across the school district, including costs associated and the steps required to put the plan into action. Duncan is expected to present the school board with a completed report, including a detailed plan for the district, by January 2018.Then it’ll be up to trustees to decide how to proceed from there. “We’ve already begun,” Duncan told trustees. “There will be costs associated with this, and I’ll have to come back to the board for approval.”

It’s so low it can’t even be measured

New Westminster city council meetings aren’t exactly a ratings grabber for Shaw TV. In fact, viewership of city council meetings is so low that the actual viewer count can’t be measured, says a staff report to council. Shaw TV recently announced it was closing its community television stations in Metro Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton in August and would be partnering with Global News to provide enhanced local news coverage across the region, states a staff report.

Shaw TV has shown council meetings live on Monday nights and rebroadcast the meetings later in the week. Mayor Jonathan Cote and senior staff recently met with representatives of Shaw TV and Global News to discuss council meeting coverage. Shaw officials stated its viewership had declined by 75 per cent since 2011. As Shaw prepares to cease showing council meetings, the city is working with its live-streaming provider to enhance its online services. – ByTheresa McManus

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Friday, July 7 5:00 pm Fridays on Front Front Street, Downtown New West

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7:00 pm Outdoor Summer Movie Series – Goonies Queen’s Park Stadium

Wednesday, August 9, 2017 4:00 – 6:30 pm Century House – 620 Eighth Street

Sunday, July 9 2:00 pm Centennial Years in New West Anvil Centre

Have some hoedown fun: square dancing, two-step and line dancing. Demonstrations and dancing so come on out, even if you don’t know how, we’ll be happy to show you. Summer refreshments provided. Everyone is welcome to this free event. Sponsored also by Vancouver Foundation Neighbourhood Small Grants. For more information, call 604-519-1066.

Monday, July 10 6:00 pm Regular Meeting of Council Council Chamber

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Tuesday, July 11 5:30 pm New West Grand Prix Downtown New West

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Bring your whole family and watch kids race on the home stretch of the same course as the pros! Riders 3 – 5 years will race one straight-a-way; riders 6 – 9 years will race two laps; and riders 10 – 12 years will race four laps.

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Prizes include a Garneau bike for each age group. Don’t forget to check out the Kids’ Zone for lots of great activities including a bike decorating station! Register at newwestgrandprix.com

7:00 pm Outdoor Summer Movie Series – Footloose Queen’s Park Stadium

REQUEST FOR HOST FAMILIES

The City of New Westminster, in partnership with the New Westminster School District, is looking for two volunteer families to each host two female Chinese students from the City’s Sister City of Lijiang, China. The high school students will be arriving in New Westminster this fall and will be studying at NWSS for the months of September and October 2017. The students will be in school during the week and outings have been planned for weekends. Host families are expected to provide the students with one room and provide breakfast and dinner each day. Host families will also be required to complete a Criminal Record Check.

If you are interested in becoming a host family and would like more information, please contact Councillor Lorrie Williams at 604-230-8334 or email lwilliams@newwestcity.ca.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The Connections Café at Century House is looking for volunteers for food prep and cashiers. Shifts available are Tuesdays and Fridays, 9:00 am – 1:30 pm . Come and join this fun, productive group of volunteers that contribute to the fabulous Century House experience! Full training provided . This is a great opportunity to gain work experience for adults 19 years and up. Please contact Liz Twaites – Volunteer Coordinator for more information: 604-519-1023 or ltwaites@newwestcity.ca

FRIDAYS ON FRONT

Every Friday in July and August 5:00 – 8:00 pm 600 Block of Front Street Free admission TGIF with us this summer as we launch Fridays on Front, a brand new weekly night market experience in Downtown New West. Historic Front Street has undergone a significant upgrade over the past few years. The City of New Westminster removed part of the parkade and reconstructed Front Street into a modern, pedestrian friendly mews, which officially opens on Friday, July 7th. The family friendly market will feature artisan vendors from the New West Farmers Market and New West Craft, live music from the New Westminster Arts Council, Front Street businesses and of course, our favourite Food Trucks form the Columbia StrEAT Food Truck Fest. The Downtown New West BIA has teamed up with Steel & Oak Brewing Co. to fully license Front Street. You’ll be able to grab a Steel & Oak beer or glass of wine from Vancouver’s first bar truck, the Vagabond Bar Truck, then stroll throughout the event, enjoying live music, unique shopping, a riverfront breeze and scenic views. Presented by the Downtown New West BIA in partnership with the City of New Westminster, Bosa Development, New West Farmers Market, the Arts Council of New Westminster, and Steel & Oak Brewing Co.

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OPENING A NEW BRANCH:

New Westminster’s newest public art piece Birds on a Branch will officially be unveiled this Friday, July 7 at Fridays on Front. The installation was created by visual artists Jacqueline Metz Nancy Chew. PHOTOS JENNIFER GAUTHIER

How the birds came here to roost $200,000 public art piece Birds on a Branch set for its unveiling By Cayley Dobie

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A new public art piece is set to take flight at an official unveiling this Friday. Folks are invited to the opening of Birds on a Branch, a installation created by visual artists Jacqueline Metz and Nancy Chew and commissioned by the City of New Westminster. “We were really intrigued by the scale of it,” Chew said. The canvas is a whopping 660 feet long and 25 feet high, and the artists did their best to use as much of the space as possible for the installation. Birds on a Branch wraps around the outside of the parkade, overlooking Westminster Pier Park. Chew and Metz’s intention was to bring a bit of the natural world to a piece of downtown infrastructure often seen as devoid of nature.Their idea began with a desire to take something “prosaic and sort of mean” and turn that into something poetic “You’ve got this kind of pedestrian material,” Metz said. “How (do you) make it really pop out and meaningful?” Birds on a Branch attempts to create an intimate moment between the viewer and nature. Metz equates it to the “experience of watching birds in your garden or hearing them sing,” she said. “This work is huge, but it also plays with the intimate,” she added. What’s most surprising about the piece, however, is the colour: A bright vibrant yellow called Parkade Lemonade. When city council approved the $200,000 mural in 2015, the concept image depicted the birds as black, making them look like crows rather than songbirds. “When you’re inside the parkade on a sunny day, it’s really luminous,” Chew said. “This really was the thing that popped out because it’s not a solid canvas, right, it’s quite transparent and the background changes throughout the day and night,” Metz added. For arts coordinator Biliana Velkova, Birds on a Branch realizes the city’s vision of “softening the utilitarian look of the parkade.” “We were looking for something bold, something colourful, something that would be a conversation piece, and it would really add to the signature of the work that we’re doing on Front Street,” she said. The piece took a team of five two weeks to install Birds on a Branch.The materials are woven into the chain link

fence and can be viewed from inside and outside the parkade, which makes for two very different experiences, Velkova told the Record. “When you see it from the inside it actually has a different look, it’s more abstract because you’re only seeing parts of it,” she added. Since its installation,Velkova has already received many positive comments from the public. “People are liking that element of whimsy that’s happening down there, and I think it complements what’s happening in the Front Street beautification project that’s happening on the other side of the parkade,” she said. If you haven’t had a chance to check out the new public art piece, Metz and Chew will be in New Westminster for the inaugural Fridays on Front, this Friday, July 7, for the unveiling and public art tour hosted by Velkova and culminating with the release of doves. “We’re really excited about that – we’re having fun with the bird theme,”Velkova laughed.

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When: Fridays on Front, this Friday, July 7, from 6 to 7 p.m. What to expect: Expect to see different art pieces, including The Telephone Salesman, Birds on a Branch, WOW New Westminster and the new Front Street Mews mural. Birds on a Branch artists Jacqueline Metz and Nancy Chew will also be on hand to talk a bit about their new installation (followed by the dove release). Where: Meet at the new Front Street Mews (McKenzie and Front streets) Cost: Free

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Opinion OUR VIEW

Voters just want gov’t to ﬁx things

Let’s be clear.There will be no honeymoon period for the new NDP-Green party coalition government. If you thought Christy Clark had a wrench factory when she was struggling to find ways to hang on to power, she now has two free arms to throw even more wrenches into the mix. We can’t even imagine what tricks she’ll have up her sleeves during the next

couple of months. But that may be the lesser of the new government’s challenges. People wanted change. It was not just a political slogan during this last election. But change is a lot easier to promise than to deliver. John Horgan and Andrew Weaver supporters will pretty much expect miracles on housing, transit and the environment.

The good news is that if what Clark said was true in her final days of clinging to power – that somehow the government’s books were about $2 billion better to the black than expected – then Horgan and Weaver can start throwing cash around for pet projects pretty darn quickly. But they’ll also have to appear prudent with taxpayer money, because even though Clark was prom-

ising she would have put in almost all of the NDP’s policies before losing her premiership, you can bet she’ll be back to singing from the old Liberal songbook soon ‘those NDPers – can’t trust them with money.’ So it will be important for the new government to avoid taking the bait and keeping its eye on the promises made to voters. And please remember,

dear leaders, most voters don’t care what your ideology is. Most voters just want an honest government that doesn’t place its friends and donors first. A government that sees policies as a way to improve everybody’s standard of living, not a way to widen the gap between the haves and have nots. Most voters don’t care how you fix things, they just want things fixed.

And they really don’t want to listen to politicians fighting. It may be exciting for political wonks and party faithful or lobbyists who are keeping score, but the average taxpayer would rather see a well-managed compassionate province that isn’t based on a ‘winner-take-all’ game. It’s probably a ‘fantasy government,’ but it doesn’t hurt to hope for a better B.C., does it?

MY VIEW LES LEYNE

Clark is not a portrait of losing gracefully Premier Christy Clark had a demanding role to play over the last several weeks. She had to portray a scrappy, determined leader fighting a losing battle, then pivot to losing gracefully with honour. She nailed the first part, until she started overplaying it. But she missed most of her marks on the second. Just before 9 p.m. last Thursday night in the dusky rose garden outside her office, after her fate had been sealed by Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon, she saw a small gaggle of reporters and knew something was required of her. So she made a brief appearance to offer sincere congratulations to B.C. NDP leader John Horgan and B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver. It was the first graceful move she’s made in weeks. She’d just been challenged in unprecedented fashion by the lieutenantgovernor on the dicey position she’d taken a day earlier. She’d served notice that she would go to Government House after losing the confidence vote and inform the LG, but not offer any advice on what to do about it.Then, “if asked,” she would observe that an election was the only way out of this mess.That would have allowed her to avoid handing over power to the NDP and not take responsibility for an election that she herself has said no one wants.

It put the lieutenant-governor in the bind of having to either ignore the NDP-Green majority in the house, by calling an election, or ignore her first minister’s game-playing. Clark herself confirmed in the rose garden that Guichon put an end to the game. “When it became clear that I needed to ask for dissolution, which she made very clear, that I only had two choices. I did ask for dissolution ... She’s chosen a different path.” Clark’s (impending) resignation was on the table by then as well, so it was accepted.That’s likely why she looked a bit shaky coming out of Government House. She’d just had her alibi pulled out from under her. That little manoeuvre was preceded by the absurd introduction of two bills designed to lure the Greens away from a pact they’d signed with the NDP just three weeks earlier. One gave the Greens party status, but was dropped without them knowing anything about it. Like that would ever work. The other was 29 pages of campaign finance reform ideas cribbed almost word for word from the NDP and Green campaign platforms, all of which has been ignored by the cashhungry Liberals for years. No only that, they wanted passage in one day of a bill that needed weeks of Continued on page 7

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cision. While the NDP and Greens were prestudy, in order to get them full credit bematurely agitating for a handover of powfore the end drew near.When she lost er without even a legislative session, she both votes, she blamed the Greens and stepped up May 29 and acknowledged NDP for failing to co-operate. a transfer of power looked likely, but “it Then there was the tricky little stunt shouldn’t be done behind closed doors... it where the Liberals asked their Speaker, in should happen in the people’s house.” the chair for three days and still struggling Even her opponents conwith the riding names, to deceded that was the right liver a lofty opinion on the She’s actually idea. Nearly everything workability of the house unlucky she since then has cheapened der any new arrangements that approach. the NDP and Greens might didn’t get the It was a frantic, unprintry. He offered a vague outelection she cipled scramble that ended line that achieved nothing. with Clark and the Liberals asked for...she Earlier, there was the ribegging the house for three diculous throne speech, a would have days to support a cause that wholesale capitulation to the gotten creamed wasn’t even theirs any more NDP and Greens, in which – they stole it all from the pages and pages of platform other guys. ideas were lifted and made She’s actually lucky she brand-new Liberal values, didn’t get the election she despite the fact Liberals had asked for.When what she fought, ignored and belittled was trying to pull off sank in, she would some of them for years. have gotten creamed. There was a moment after the signing Les Leyne is a columnist with theVictoria of the Green-NDP pact, when hopes for a Times-Colonist Liberal government disappeared in all but her mind, that Clark made a dignified de-

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City ‘We can’t undo it’ Continued from page 1 and enacting a first right of refusal clause.These issues are especially top of mind for renters in New Westminster, according to Darcy. Earlier this month, she held a community meeting to address concerns of renters living at 322 Seventh St. Shortly after the threestorey apartment building was sold, residents on the third floor were issued twomonth eviction notices, citing “extensive renovations were required.” Unfortunately, any new laws or changes to the Residential Tenancy Act the NDP brings in won’t help the tenants already facing

eviction, a fact Darcy lamented. “We can’t undo it,” she said. “The changes we will make to the Residential Tenancy Act will change the situation for the future.” Other priorities include working with the city to make their transportation goals a reality. And as for whether Darcy will be tapped for a cabinet position, she couldn’t say. “Everyone is thrilled as well as just really, really aware of the awesome responsibility we’ve been given. So whatever role I play, I’m going to do it as I always do, which is 24-7 with passion and gusto,” she said.

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The New Westminster Fire Department is investigating a fire that gutted the top floor of a West End house and burned up a third of its roof Monday afternoon. Crews were called to the house at 519 Holland St. at about 3:20 p.m. by the home’s occupants after they smelled smoke, according to deputy fire Chief John Hatch. Neighbours told the Record they called it in too after they saw smoke and fire coming from the roof. “The fire was in a wall and up into the attic,”

On the job: New Westminster firefighters prepare to enter a West End house to check for hot spots after the house went up in flames Monday. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

Hatch said. “When we got on scene, the fire had already burned through the roof.” Four people made it out of the house safely, according to Hatch, and firefighters got the blaze under control in about 20 minutes with no damage to any surrounding build-

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City Canada Games Pool remains city’s top priority By Theresa McManus

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A new ice rink is on the city’s radar but a new-andimproved Canada Games Pool is the city’s top priority. New West resident Daniel Fontaine recently launched an online petition to gauge community support and encourage the city to build a

third arena in New West so the city could host more frequent and larger sports tournaments and can increase the flexibility of practice and game times for local athletes. As of Wednesday, more than 482 people had signed the petition, including New West native and NHL player Kyle Turris.

Steve Kellock, the city’s senior manager of recreation services and facilities, said the city’s 2008 parks and recreation comprehensive plan and 2013 Queen’s Park master plan both identified a third sheet of ice as a future need. “As all of the priorities were reviewed and then quantified. Going through

that process this was put as a lower priority,” he said of the master plan for Queen’s Park. “It was more of a long-term need, with more of the exploration with the user groups being that next step.” In terms of recreational facilities, Kellock said the city’s current priorities are to address programs that

have been displaced by the loss of the Queen’s Park Arenex and to plan for the replacement of the Canada Games Pool. “We can probably assume this will find its way in front of council,” he said of the online petition. “Staff will look to council to set timelines on how they want to move forward and pur-

sue this.They set the priorities around the projects.The Canada Games project is a current council priority.” Mayor Jonathan Cote said the city identified a new rink as being a medium- to long-term need and determined the appropriate location would be adjacent to the current arena in Queen’s Park.

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City Beat A CLOSER LOOK

Downtown is going to the dogs They have their own toilet, they have their own park – it’s a canine centered world here By Cornelia Naylor

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It’s 6 a.m. on a Thursday, and Fergus, a young pit-bull-lab-Staffordshire mix, is already energetically mauling a squeaky ball in a corner of the long off-leash dog area that slopes from Agnes to Carnarvon in downtown New Westminster. “I just bought him two new balls last night, and that’s one of them,” says Frank Smith, Fergus’s owner cheerily. A cat person, it seemed like insanity to me to approach a stranger at the crack of dawn for an interview, but, like everyone I meet at the dog park this morning, Smith is surprisingly sociable. “Everybody gets along except some dogs are a little more ‘Grrr!’ but other than that they’re all good,” he says after we’re greeted by another man who’s just arrived with a Shi Zhu-Jack Russell cross. Smith, who works in the film industry, is waiting to drop Fergus off at Zoomies, one of several doggy daycares in the area. A steady stream of canines in all shapes and sizes suggests the towers around the off-leash area are chock-full of dogs. I wonder if they always get along with their dogless neighbours – especially at this time of day. “People in the building here don’t like the noise sometimes,” Smith says, pointing to a tower right next to the park. He says he’s seen people yell at dog owners from their balconies, but those occasions are rare from what I can tell from others I meet at the park. “Usually we’re here at pretty appropriate times,” says Marla Nolan, who has stopped by to give Ruffles, her Shi Zhu cross a quick run. Besides the regular demands of dog ownership (early mornings, constant walking, extra expenses) owning a dog downtown comes with its own challenges. Without backyards to run in, for example, some downtown dogs don’t get enough exercise, according to Kam Brar, a vet who’s practised at Columbia Square Animal Hospital for six years. “We see many overweight pets,” he says. The problem is sometimes exacerbated by handy “pee beds” that allow dogs to do their business indoors without going out for a walk, he says. But apartment living is a challenge for owners too. “It can be hard, especially if (your dog) gets up in the middle of the night.You have to take them eight storeys down for a poo or a pee,” says Veronica Bryan, a high school teacher who has come up from the Quay with Brunswick, her 90-pound boxer. A lack of greenspace in the downtown core is also a challenge, especially for some dogs I encounter who’d rather hold it than

PLENTY OF POOCHES

Clockwise from above: Downtown resident Alex Boland and his dog Socks take a pre-work, morning walk on Columbia Street; Lowell Kingston takes a bevy of dogs from Charlie’s Petspa to the downtown off-leash dog park between Carnarvon and Agnes streets for some early morning play time; and downtown dog owner Kameron Borsuk poses with his Mexican hairless, Xochitl while fellow urban dog owner Veronica Bryan poses with her boxer, Brunswick. Downtown dog ownership comes with challenges, but companionship and a growing sense of community among an increasing number of dog owners in the city’s core make it all worthwhile. PHOTOS CORNELIA NAYLOR

go at the downtown dog relief station – a parking-stall-sized swath of artificial turf on Columbia and Begbie. The rewards of having a pooch, however, are more than worth it, according to the owners I meet. “I can’t imagine my life without a dog,” Bryan says. “It’s just the best. I don’t have children, but it must be like having children; it’s not all about you any more, right?” “Dogs make you better at being human, as far as I’m concerned,” says Kameron Borsuk, who manages a gym near the off-leash area and has brought Xochitl, his Mexican hairless, down before work. And having a canine companion is what got downtown resident Michael Pip through a traumatic breakup recently. “If I hadn’t had her, I don’t know what I would’ve done,” he says of his black poodle, Pippi. The most common refrain amongst downtown dog owners, though, is that owning a dog has helped them make ties in the community. Thompson, an Irish terrier who relieves himself regularly at the dog parklet on Columbia Street, is greeted by name by the owner of the flower shop nearby, says owner Russ Riach.

Susan Basso, whose black lab Lucy eschews the use of the relief station on its stinkier days, says she has started dog-walking with other owners she used to come across during her daily routine. “We go walking together now because we got to know each other,” Basso says.

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City Beat ‘We all get along and we all ... talk about our dogs’ Continued from page 11 get you out and about, so you do more activities,” Dave Howard, the owner of a dachshund-pug mix named Bo, says about owning a dog. Howard says he meets up daily with a group of other owners at about 5 p.m. in the off-leash area. One hub of the downtown dog community, I find out, is Charlie’s Petspa, a nearby doggy daycare and dog-grooming service that’s been in business for more than seven years. “The owner there’s super nice,” says Nolan of proprietor Kasia Cobb. “My dog loves her.” It’s a common refrain. The business on Carnarvon is named after Cobb’s Shi Zhu-Maltese cross Charlie. Over the last seven years, she’s says she’s seen many more businesses like hers pop up in New West, but there’s plenty of business to go around. A downtown resident herself, Cobb is pregnant and expecting July 16, so her partner Lowell Kingston has taken on the heavy lifting. He arrives at the off-leash park with a fistful of leashes attached to a pack of as-

sorted canines. Charlie’s cares for 18 to 25 dogs daily. When they see Kingston at the park, the owners of two clients – a beagle and a golden-doodle – stop by and drop them off there instead of the business nearby. “The dog park is such a great thing to have in this area,” Cobb says. “Everybody in the community meets there.We all get along and we all chit chat and talk about our dogs.We have play dates in the park.” But she and other downtown dog owners are worried about a big chunk of the park being lost because of a new tower planned on the site. Cobb is also worried about what she calls an “epidemic” of non-pet-friendly buildings going up as well as the increasing unaffordability of rental housing for pet owners, who are expected to pay a lot of money up front for pet deposit. Despite all that, though, she says New West is a great place to own a pooch, and dogs and their owners have created a real sense of community in the downtown core. “It’s a close-knit community,” Cobb says, “and it didn’t take a big building or structure to be put up for that to happen. It just sort of happened naturally.”

Dog days: A pair of downtown dog owners prepare for a routine canine encounter on Columbia Street on a sunny summer morning. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

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CELEBRATE THE GRAND OPENING OF THE FRONT STREET MEWS on Friday, July

7 from 5 to 8 p.m.The event includes the official ribbon cutting and a onehour walking tour of several public art installations in the area, beginning at McKenzie and Front streets at 6 p.m. As part of the celebration of the public art, white doves will be released at 6:30 p.m. at the Fourth Street elevator lookout over Pier Park.

Celebrate the opening of the Mews

PACK SOME LAWN CHAIRS AND SNACKS and head to Queen’s Park Stadium for the first flick in this year’s outdoor summer movie sires. Goonies is showing on a big screen in Queen’s Park Stadium, with doors opening at 7 p.m. and movies beginning at dusk (about 9 p.m.)

START THE WEEKEND EARLY and head to Westminster Pier

Park for the return of Music by the River, featuring live music on Thursdays in July.The all-ages free event features live music and entertainment, artisan vendors, live painting, ribbon dancing and more. It runs from runs from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays, July 6, 13, 20 and 27.

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Occupation PARKS, OPEN SPACE PLANNER Why is she in the news? Erika Mashig has made her mark on New West since becoming city hall’s parks and open space planner in February 2014. Mashig, a landscape architect,

There’s so much going on. It’s great… previously worked in the private work as a consultant, before taking on her current role. Since arriving in the Royal City, Mashig has worked on projects including the new playgrounds in Moody Park, Quayside Park and Sapperton Park,

the timber wharf project at Westminster Pier Park (including the misters and hammocks made from fire hoses in the urban beach), St. Mary’s Park, the city’s urban forest management strategy, the Century House garden, the Moody Park off-leash area fence, the city’s tall buildings in the public realm guidelines and the community garden at city hall. “This is like the city of opportunity for a landscape architect,” she says. “There’s so much going on. It’s great. It’s a pretty cool job.” Record reporter Theresa McManus had a chance to ask Mashig about her work and her thoughts on New Westminster. – Theresa McManus

GREEN THUMB Erika Mashig has worked on a variety of projects, including the new community garden in front of city hall, since becoming the city’s parks and open space planner in February 2014. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

Earth – bristlecone pine trees approximately 4,500 years old. What did you do before becoming a landscape architect? I worked at a tree-ring lab studying tree rings; the science of tree rings is called dendrochronology. I did my research at a lab affiliated with Columbia University in NewYork. My work was mostly climate change related… I had the opportunity to travel to some interesting, remote places like Mongolia, Thailand, Alaska and core trees at high elevation. I was lucky enough to core the oldest living things on

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Why did you get into landscape architecture? I have a background in forestry, but I had an artistic side. I decided one way to really bring together that science and the creative/ artistic side was to go into landscape architecture because it really marries the two. What sort of projects have you worked on in the past? I’ve worked on some pretty major projects. I don’t generally just work on gardens. I think people generally think landscape

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Outdoor fun: The Moody Park playground, featuring a new water feature and playground, is among the projects Erika Mashig has been involved with. PHOTO FILE PHOTO

architects just work on soft plantings and things like that, but I actually do work on everything but

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diversity. It keeps me busy.

What kind of work are you doing with the City of New Westminster?

Are you from Metro Vancouver? No, I’m from NewYork. I came out here for grad school and then I stayed and never went back.

I am getting a very diverse experience. I wouldn’t say there aren’t types of projects I haven’t worked on before – I have. But it’s pretty amazing to be doing it all here in one place, in one place here in New West, and how it all connects together. My position is actually shared between parks and development services. I work with, really, everybody. I work quite closely with engineering, development services, parks, the event coordinator. It’s kind of neat. It’s great. I love the

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People Natural fun: The new Sapperton Park playground, which features a lot of natural materials, is just one of the projects parks and open space planner Erika Mashig has worked on since starting work with the City of New Westminster in 2014. PHOTO RECORD FILES

City has a lot going for it the demographics are changing and having younger folks moving in. Similar to Manhattan, they can’t afford to live there, so they go to Brooklyn, and suddenly it becomes really funky. I think there’s a parallel with New West to Vancouver.

Continued from page 14 Some people have referred to New Westminster as “the new Brooklyn.” As someone from New York, what do you think? Absolutely. It’s a working waterfront, and with all the revitalization that’s going on and really making a more pedestrian friendly, better public realm within the city, I think it’s got a lot of similarities. Even

I’d like to keep improving the public realm.We are really working on our approach with public engagement and really getting a public voice and trying to do some creative, fun things, and to continue to put New Westminster on the map – attracting new businesses, great festivals, great parks and making it an overall great place to live.

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Lori Pappajohn is among the folks featured in a new book about sea-loving women of the Cascadia coast. A longtime New West resident, Pappajohn is profiled in a new book by Vancouver author Sylvia Taylor – Beckoned by the Sea:Women atWork on the Cascadia Coast.The book presents portraits of the Cascadia bioregion from the perspective of women who work in diverse occupations linked to the sea, including teachers, artists, scientists, caregivers, community leaders – and a mermaid. "I am honoured to be included in Sylvia's book alongside a group of wonderfully fascinating women who care passionately about the sea," said Pappajohn, a professional mermaid with Mermaids International. A press release from Heritage House Publishing states that the long-

overlooked contributions of women of the maritime economies of B.C. and Pacific Northwest are vividly revealed in Taylor’s book. “I have interviewed 24 women living and working in B.C.,Washington, Oregon and Northern California – from fish boat captains and marine biologists to lighthouse tenders and history keepers,”Taylor said in a press release. “Their stories and insights will bring this marine world to life for readers and showcase women’s contributions.” The book also features another New West connection as former longtime resident Renee Saklikar penned the foreward. QUEENSBOROUGH KIDS COOKIN’ Queensborough kids recently squared off in a neighbourhood cookoff and demonstrated some impressive skills in the kitchen. Queensborough Community Centre, in partnership with community youth, Queensborough Middle School and staff,

and Queensborough Special Programs Committee, hosted a neighbourhood cookoff on June 13. “We had some youths that are pretty skilled with their cooking skills,” said Bryce Abbott, recreation leader – youth services. “The thing I was most impressed with was they started off with their cooking and they went right to it like they knew what they were doing.They were practising safe cooking procedures, right up to their plating and taking the time to make a nice presentation and make sure it looked good.They had to utilize all the ingredients they had to use.” Abbott said the idea arose after two 12-year-old boys approached him with an idea of doing a Master Chefstyle competition.With Abbott’s help, the boys applied for a Neighbourhood Small Grant from the Vancouver Foundation. “We had meetings prior to the event with the students that were interested in participating in the event,” he said. “They came

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up with various ingredients, so we had all those ingredients on hand.Then they had a mystery ingredient. It was something like bran flakes or Doritos – something goofy the kids picked. It was pretty funny to see them utilize that as well. They knew their main ingredients, but the mystery ingredient was a surprise the day of.” The four groups of two participants created a variety of pasta and rice dishes, salads and smoothies. “What else? I guess, a plate of Doritos.That was kind of funny,” Abbott said. “The main base ingredients were either a rice or pasta. They went from there using vegetables and meats,” Abbott said. “They were anywhere from Grade 5 to 7. That’s why I was surprised with their skills in the kitchen. It was fun seeing their confidence and enthusiasm walking around the kitchen and knowing what they were doing.” The event was such a success that organizers have already talked about making

Impressive skills: Gunjot Nahal and Susanna Ujfalusi, from left, were among the Grade 5 to 7 students who took part in Queensborough’s first neighbourhood cookoff. The event was such a hit that organizers plan on hosting it annually. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

it an annual event. “I think the best part of it was that we had so many different partnerships going on.We had various generations supporting it, right from the youth participants

to the parents coming out, to the PAC members, to some of our youth staff,” Abbott said. “It was a really positive neighbourhood event.”

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The New West Grand Prix is a professional cycling race and the newest member of BC Superweek, one of the most prestigious cycling events in North America. BC Superweek consists of the Tour de Delta, New West Grand Prix, Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix, Giro di Burnaby, PoCo Grand Prix, and Tour de White Rock. The City of New Westminster will host some of the best riders from around the world with over 13 different nationalities represented. The criterium-style race features a mass start and a 935-metre circuit that cyclists navigate for an expected 45-55 laps. More than 200 men’s and women’s cyclists will pass by every minute, making the New West Grand Prix a thrilling spectator experience! WHAT IS A CRITERIUM? The New West Grand Prix is a criterium or crit. It’s a massstart bike race contested on a tight, closed circuit the riders will lap 40-60 times in about an hour. TACTICS IN A CRITERIUM No cyclist can maintain a sprint speed for an hour or so, so racers with aspirations to win a criterium most work together to dictate the pace, wear out potential challengers, shelter each other from the wind. Most of the riders are affiliated with a team. Look for riders wearing the same kit riding together, either in a line called a pace line, or in a compact group amidst the rest of the racers.

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A very special bike will make its debut at the upcoming New West Grand Prix. The bike, which can power a blender and make smoothies and milkshakes, was made by students at New Westminster Secondary School and is expected to become a talking point for the community about alternative modes of transportation. Commissioned by the City of New Westminster’s transportation department, NWSS trades teacher Dan Lee asked Grade 12 student Anton Babiy if he’d be interested in taking on the project – he was. “I’ve been building stuff since a really small age,” Babiy told the Record. “I just like making something myself instead of storebought, and the satisfaction you get when it actually works in the end, I really en-

joy that.” With the help of Shawn Lichtmann, Grade 9, Babiy went to work crafting the one-wheeled stationary bike.The finished product is a hodgepodge of parts masterfully pieced together.The seat and seat post are from an exercise bike, so it’s extra adjustable; the handlebars are your classic cruiser-style; the wheel is the rear wheel of an old bike; and the frame was built by Babiy and Lichtmann in the school’s metal shop. “I didn’t have the drawing,” Babiy recalled. “I just started with the essential parts and just built around that.” As for the blender part of the bike, Babiy and Lichtmann disassembled a blender and screwed the motor to the frame. He wrapped the moving piece in an old tire tube and when someone pedals, the tire spins the motor, operating the blender.The result is one tasty Continued on page 30

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field, initially for lacrosse, and this became a reality in 1907. For some, memories will include a grandstand, an early softball diamond, an adventure playground, a very wet soccer field, children’s wading pools, a large pile of sand for kids to play in, a central area for many Sapperton Days, and a time when an occasional air ambulance used its expansive green field as a landing site. How many people reading this will remember the drinking fountain near the sidewalk along East Columbia Street? Over the years many have wondered where

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Check it out at the Grand Prix Continued from page 29 smoothie. Plus no metal parts are rubbing on the tire, so the bike and motor should last a long time. “Because I’m using ready-made parts, it’s really smooth in operation,” Babiy added. It took the team about a

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Community Movies in the park return Friday Kid-friendly favourites all part of NewWest’s summer movie night

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When New Westminster did a survey on the city’s Facebook page asking what movies families wanted to see on the outdoor screen at Queen’s Park Stadium this summer it was no surprise topping the wish list were the new kids on the animation block. New Westminster youth services coordinator Ryan Weber said atop the polls in popularity was Finding Dory followed by LEGO Batman and Sing, all released within the last year. It seems what the kids want, the kids will get. All three are on this summer’s schedule of Friday night flicks along with an animation fan favourite Toy Story. But they’re all scheduled for August. First up on the marquee, beginning July 7, are four retro classics: Goonies, Footloose, Dirty Dancing and Hook. (The 1980’s versions of Footloose and Dirty Dancing will be

shown, not the ones produced this decade.) Footloose and Dirty Dancing were the top two retro choices. Indiana Jones was third but since it was on last year’s playlist the city decided to pass on it this year. Goonies and Hook weren’t far behind in fourth and fifth. Weber said the retro shows will bat leadoff on the ballpark marquee because the start times in July will be delayed due to darkness not arriving until later in the evenings.The earlier sunsets in August are more conducive to earlier starts for the younger tots eager to see the animated features. This will be the seventh summer for the showings, which Weber estimated attract 300 to 500 people a movie. “It’s community-oriented; there’s lots of families that are there.They make it a part of their summer plans,” said Weber. “It gives them a sense of having a special opportunity within their own

community. A lot of families walk in from across the street or from just down the road.They have bragging rights if they live near Queen’s Park Stadium. It’s a great to have that amenity right in their backyard.They can walk down and watch.” Doors open at 7 p.m.Weber said if the weather looks iffy on movie night the city will make a call on whether that evening’s showing is a go by 3 p.m.The decision will not only depend on the forecast, but whether or not previous rains had made the grounds too wet.

“Most people won’t want to sit on the ground if it’s going to turn to mud,”Weber said. One summer, said Weber, they had to cancel three showings. “It was weird. It would be a great week, but then came Friday and we’d have to cancel it. It seemed like all the bad days were on Friday,” said Weber. Prospective viewers can find out if the movies are on or off by phoning 604-5274634.

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New West kid lands big role in Mary Poppins when the theatre company her off and she does her announced children’s enown makeup for dance, she semble auditions for Shrek does her own hair. I’ve barely had anything to do with Lola Marshall didn’t feel- in 2014, Marshall, a longtime competitive dancer, that. She’s watching videos, ing like singing or dancing she taught herself how to when a project in her Grade was eager to try out. Last year, she was in Beauty and do the makeup and how to 5 class at École Herbert the Beast. do the hair. She’s indepenSpencer Elementary didn’t “I’ve just always had the dent in that way and doesn’t turn out well. passion to do it. I’ve always want me helping her.” But her mood took a just loved to watch and preOne film Marshall has dramatic turn when she been studying a lot latefound out her ability to sing tend I’m the characters,” says Marshall, who ly is, of course, and dance had earned the will be going into the 1960’s Disney 11-year-old her first big Grade 6 at École movie Mary Popbreak in show biz. Glenbrook Midpins starring Julie “My mom was picking dle School in SepAndrews and Dick me up from school, and tember. “I love to van Dyke. I didn’t have a very good sing and dance, so “I like the acday at school and she was cents because, for like, ‘Well I have some good I thought it would be a great thing for me, accents are news.You got the part of not that easy,” says Jane’ and that made my day me to do because I’ve always loved Marshall, who frebetter,” recalls the effervestheatre and watch- Lola Marshall quently catches cent Marshall. “I thought Jane ing musicals.” her classmates off there would not be a very Like mother, like guard. “Sometimes good chance because there’s daughter isn’t true in one when I’m in school, I’ll ranso many talented girls that respect. domly do a British accent. auditioned; they were so “I’m not like her wantThey’re like, ‘Why are you amazing at everything they ing to be the centre of atten- all of a sudden British?’ I do.” tion,” says Chapman, who don’t know, it’s just in my ‘Jane’ would be the role head. I don’t know why.” of Jane Banks in the Theatre was more comfortable as a member of the New WestOne person she has reUnder The Stars (TUTS) ally impressed happens to production of Mary Poppins minster and District Concert Band when she was live in their New Westminthat begins its run at Stangrowing up. “She (has) the ster neighbourhood, veterley Park’s Malkin Bowl on confidence to get an performer Russell RobFriday (July 7). out there and isn’t erts, who plays Jane’s father, Her mother, intimidated singGordon Banks. Cynthia Chaping on her own. “Very talented young girl man, became emoEven when she au- … She’s an absolute joy,” tional when she says Roberts, who is blown ditioned for Shrek, got the good news it was the first time away by Marshall’s confiwhile Marshall dence. “It’s wonderful to see she had sang by was at school, and herself, so she kind in a youngster, that ease of again when she being on stage. I wouldn’t of has that confidelivered it to her know which way was up.” dence in her.” daughter. “She Russell Roberts The admiration is muChapman isn’t was excited. She Gordon Banks tual. a stage mom. She doesn’t get emo“He’s really fun to work doesn’t have to tional, just excited. I’m crywith,” says Marshall. “He’s ing and she’s like, ‘Oh, God, be.While Chapman drives just super nice, and he’s an Marshall to rehearsals and here she goes again.’ ” amazing Mr. Banks. He’s lessons, it’s Marshall who is Despite her tender age, the driving force behind her really talented. He’s perfect Marshall’s rise has been for the role.” star quest. years in the making. Her Russell says the stage ver“She’s very responsible mother has been going to sion of Mary Poppins has already for her age,” says TUTS since she was a kid more songs and is darker growing up in New West. So Chapman. “I’ll just drop Grant Granger

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Theatre in the park: Clockwise from top: Victor Hunter (Bert), Ranae Miller (Mary), Nolen Dubuc (Michael) and New West resident Lola Marshall (Jane) star in Mary Poppins. The show is onstage every second night at Theatre Under the Stars starting this Friday. For tickets, go to tuts.ca/mary-poppins. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

than the movie. “It’s interesting that the story is really about the redemption of Mr. Banks, and how Mary Poppins brings the family back together,” says Marshall. “It’s about George Banks who has gone off the rails and ignored his family in favour of work. A very popular theme these days.” Russell says a roommate of his at theatre school in Britain, Daniel Day Lewis, had a similar upbringing to the Banks children where he and his sister were raised by

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In 2012, Russell had the joy of performing with his sons in the TUTS production of Titanic. Sayer, 27, is currently performing Guys and Dolls and HMS Pinafore at the Stratford Festival in Ontario. Gower, 23, is a graduate of Douglas College’s music technology program and works at the Anvil Centre and Massey Theatre. Beginning Friday, Mary Poppins will be performed every second night until Aug. 18. For more information and tickets, go to tuts. ca/mary-poppins.

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training and neighbourhood road rides. All courses are taught by certified cycling instructors. Learn road safety skills and build confidence to ride together as a family. Find out more and register at http://bit.ly/ NewWestFamilyCycling. Free, but registration required. All participants must have their own bike and helmet. JULY 24 TO 28 Vacation bible school, Christian urban camp for children in Grade 1 to 7, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. Aidan’s Presbyterian Church, 1320 Seventh Ave. Cost $100 per children, bursaries are available. Info: Marion at 604-524-9056. ONGOING St. Thomas More Collegiate is looking for vendors who offer vintage upcycled and handmade items and artwork for its 28th annual Knights Christmas Market on Nov. 18 and 19. For more information visit theknightschristmasmarket. weebly.com or email theknightschristmas market@gmail.com

Are you interested in bees, honey, the environment? Have you ever wanted to learn more about bees? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have your own hive but didn’t want the whole responsibility of managing a hive? Why not share the beekeeping adventure and join the New Westminster Beekeepers Association? We’re a bunch of amateurs interested in beekeeping, developing our skills, building community and learning about the fascinating world of bees. Contact nwbee.ca. Yarn circle, for those who enjoy playing with yarn. Wednesdays, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Family Services of Greater Vancouver boardroom, third floor, 321 Sixth St. Join us for an afternoon of fun, meet new friends, talk craft, learn and share, extend your craft connections. All levels of English skills welcome, from beginners to fluent. Register to Pat Steiner at 604-525-9144 or ceds-nw@ fsgv.ca. The Camp Kerry Society offers child, youth and adult grief support groups

on Saturday afternoons in Sapperton. Call 604553-4663 or email info@ campkerry.org for more details. New Westminster Family Place, free family resource centre for parents with children five and under. There is a bright, actionpacked playroom filled with toys, games, puzzles and crafts and staffed by early childhood educators and a family support worker. There is a parents’ room for relaxing, and parenting 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. New Westminster Puffers Club, meets every second Monday of the month (third Monday of April), 12:30 p.m., New Westminster Public Library, 716 Sixth Ave. Anyone with or having friends with COPD, asthma or breathing problems are welcome to attend meetings, which include guest speakers.

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. Just Pros Toastmasters meets on the first and third Saturday of the month, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Justice Institute, 715 McBride Blvd. This is for advanced toastmasters. Send details on community events to calendar@ newwestrecord.ca.