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New project in downtown NewWestminster is a two-storey building with units for low-income families By Theresa McManus

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People with disabilities and lowincome families will find affordable housing in a new project in downtown New Westminster. City council has rezoned 43

Hastings St., paving the way for construction of a two-storey building with three units on the ground floor and three units on the second floor. In 2015, the city requested affordable housing proposals for the city-owned site and selected a project submitted by

the Community Living Society, in partnership with Catalyst Community Developments Society. “While it’s not an easy site to build on – it’s quite sloped – we have ended up with what has been described as a very handsome building, which I think is going

to improve the neighbourhood in which it will be situated and also provide housing for people with disabilities on the ground floor and families above,” said Ross Chilton, CEO of the Community Living Society. Mayor Jonathan Cote thinks

the project is a creative way for New Westminster to attract affordable, non-market housing units to the community. In addition to the Hastings Street property, the city also made land available on Ewen Avenue in Queensborough Continued on page 6

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Tenant calls for action on renovictions

Theresa McManus

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Toni-LeahYake is calling on the provincial government to make changes to the Residential Tenancy Act so tenants aren’t caught in the crossfire of a housing crisis. For five years,Yake has enjoyed living in Maple Manor at 240 Third St., a 15-unit apartment complex in the Queen’s Park neighbourhood.When new owners purchased the building, she said they started talking about doing renovations, ultimately serving tenants with notices to end tenancy. “We have absolutely no protection in this.This is all legal what they are doing, apparently,” she said. “As renters we have absolutely no protection with what’s

We have absolutely no protection happening. So not only are we being evicted, we are subject to everything that is going on – having our water cut off, having incredible noise every day for eight hours a day, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.” While some tenants have moved elsewhere,Yake is disputing her eviction notice with the Residential Tenancy Branch, saying the owner told her on Aug. 31 that it was fine if she stayed longer, only to be served with an eviction notice the next day. “He’s telling me one thing and he’s doing another – that’s why I am disputing it. I am hoping that I cannot be pushed out of this place until I am able to find a place that I can go and live in. I have two pets as well –

this also narrows the margin of what’s available for me drastically,” she said. “It’s very tough.” Yake said she understands the apartment owner’s reason for renovating the building. “They are going to rent it to other people for double the price,” she said. Yake hopes the provincial government will make legislative changes that help prevents renovictions. She said the building was home to a diverse group of people including Syrian refugees, people on fixed incomes and residents who had lived in the building for 20 years. “We should have rights and protections to not be feeling so vulnerable. Housing is so important. It’s built into the human psyche that we need a place to feel safe and then people like this come in and threaten that. It is very stressful,” she said. “A lot of people in these low-income situations, they are suffering from mental health or health issues.Then on top of it they are being displaced.We need people in government who can be the voice of change for us, to speak up against this. That’s what I want to see.”

CLOSING LOOPHOLES Selina Robinson, B.C.’s minister of municipal affairs and housing, said it’s clear that not enough has been done over the past 16 years to protect B.C. renters. She said the government has already taken some steps to improve protection for renters by increasing funding for the Residential Tenancy Branch to reduce unacceptable wait times and to implement a compliance unit to take action against landlords and tenants who are repeat or serious offenders. “We are also preparing to close unfair fixed-

DISPLACED: Toni-Leah Yake is disputing an eviction notice she received after the new owner of Maple Manor informed tenants the building was being renovated. She wants the province to make changes to the Residential Tenancy Act to prevent renovictions. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

term lease loopholes that allow bad landlords to bypass rent control.That legislation is imminent,” she said in a statement to the Record. “I have also directed ministry staff to review the Residential Tenancy Act and prepare additional options to strengthen protection for renters facing other challenging situations, including those being evicted due to renovations and demolitions.While we take some immediate first steps to protect renters, we are committed to ongoing improvements to address the many challenges facing renters in our tight rental market.” LOW VACANCY RATES The most recent data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation suggests there’s a 0.4 va-

cancy rate in market rental units in New Westminster. As of October 2016, that included a 0.4 per cent vacancy rate in bachelor units, a 0.5 per cent rate in onebedrooms, a 0.1 per cent vacancy rate in two-bedrooms and a 0.0 per cent vacancy rate for three-bedrooms. “There is nowhere to go for people.We are in a housing crisis right now,”Yake said. “Where are people going? Where are people expected to go? What this guy is doing should be illegal right now. He should not legally be allowed to be displacing people from their affordable housing.” Yake is set to make her case at the Residential Tenancy Board in mid-November. Until then, she continues to search for affordable,

decent housing. “I haven’t found anything yet. I am still looking,” she said. “It’s really expensive. Prices are double here in New West.” ‘WE GAVE THEM OPTIONS’ FrankYoung, a member of the Maple Manor Apartment’s management team, said the new owners purchased the building about a year ago. He said the company has a permit to do the renovations and gave tenants ample notice about the work. “We told them about six months ago that we are doing renovations,” he said. “We gave them options to either stay at market rent or take a buyout and look for a place.” Young said the company has been flexible with

move-out timelines for tenants who have had trouble finding new accommodations. In addition to offering each tenant $3,000 to move out, he said the company also paid for their moving expenses and returned their damage deposits. Young said he’s personally driven people around to help them find a new place to live, searched Craigslist with them and offered people units in one of his company’s other nearby buildings. “We have gone over and beyond to help people,” he said. “I can give you reports from people who have been very happy with what we have done.” Young said the owner is “paying a premium” for the building and can’t afford to Continued on page 6

What can the city do about renovictions? New West takes steps Renovictions are becoming more commonplace in the Royal City – and that’s troubling the folks at city hall. John Stark, the city’s acting director of planning, said the city is currently tracking five to seven buildings in New Westminster that are experiencing renovictions. Renovictions are when a property owner evicts tenants to do renovations, while demovictions are when they evict tenants so they can

demolish the building. “Demoviction has not been an issue in New Westminster, but renovictions definitely have become more of an issue,” he said. “I think it will continue until the incentive is taken out. There will have to be changes to the Residential Tenancy Act or new powers given to city. Right now, we just don’t have the ability to withhold a building permit.” The city recently put forward a resolution at the

Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) that aims to address the issue of renovictions. The resolution, approved at the UBCM convention, urges the provincial government to undertake a broad review of the Residential Tenancy Act. Specific requests include allowing renters the right of first refusal to return to their units at a rent that is no more than what the landlord could lawfully have charged, including allowable annual increases, if there had

been no interruption in the tenancy. In 2016, New Westminster city council endorsed a Renovictions Action Plan that included a number of actions including: incorporating information on the city’s website related to tenant rights and resources; developing a renoviction fact sheet; working with tenants to determine if the landlord has all of the necessary approvals and permits; employing stop-work orders and

tickets when the necessary approvals and permits aren’t in place; and hosting information sessions related to tenant rights and resources. “We have been very involved in this issue, probably more involved than most municipalities,” Stark said. “As a first step what we try to do is inform tenants of their rights and responsibilities. We have been sending out the Tenants Survival Guide.” If the city becomes aware of a change in ownership in a

rental building in New West, he said it sends a copy of the guide to tenants to make them aware of the requirements under the Residential Tenancy Act. Stark said tenants who have lived in rental buildings for 10 or 15 years may be paying rents of $700 to $800, which is quite a bit below today’s market rents, and often can’t afford today’s market rents. He said seniors have been “disproportionately impacted by renovictions.”

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Monday, October 9 No Council Meeting Tuesday, October 10 7:00 pm Queensborough Residents’ Association Meeting Queensborough Community Centre

Sunday, October 15 10:00 am New West Fire & Rescue Services Open House Glenbrook Fire Hall

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Seating for this event is limited, so you need to reserve your spot through RSVP quickly at bit.ly/nwsolargarden. If you have any questions on the Urban Solar Garden, please contact Ryan Coleman (Program Coordinator for Energy Save New West) at 604-515-3818 or via email.

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New Westminster City Council will consider appointments to Advisory Committees, Commissions, Boards and Panels for the 2018 term. Volunteers are needed for the following Committees, Commissions, Boards and Panels: • Access Ability Advisory Committee • Advisory Committee for Transit, Bicycles and Pedestrians (ACTBiPED) • Advisory Planning Commission • Amateur Sports Grant Program Committee • Arts and Culture Grant Committee • Arts Commission • Board of Variance • Child Care Grant Program Committee • Community Heritage Commission • Community and Social Issues Committee • Economic Development Advisory Committee • Emergency Advisory Committee • Environment Advisory Committee • Intelligent City Advisory Committee • Library Board • Multiculturalism Advisory Committee • Neighbourhood Traﬃc Advisory Committee • Parks and Recreation Committee • Public Art Advisory Committee • Remembrance Day Committee • Restorative Justice Committee • Seniors Advisory Committee • Youth Advisory Committee

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PALS Autism School Society Kolumbia Inn Daycare Society - On-site Childcare Day Programs/Resource Development - Simon Fraser Society for Community Living Meeting Hall for Pensioners - Sapperton Old Age Pensioners’ Assoc. The Fraser River Discovery Centre - Exhibition and Education Honour House Society - Respite facility for injured Cdn Armed Forces and local First Responders Greater Vancouver Water District - Water Reservoir Tennis Courts John Knox Chistian School Association Lawn Bowling - New Westminster Lawn Bowling Club Amateur Radio Club - New Westminster Amateur Radio Club Tennis Courts/Club House Facility - New Westminster Tennis Club Amateur Community Theatre Productions - Vagabond Players Air Cadets Training - Royal Canadian Air Cadets 513 Hornet Squadron Civic Group - Arts Council of New Westminster Queen’s Park - On-site Preschool Childcare Curling Rink - Royal City Curling Club Public Worship Public Worship

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15,400 7,600 12,700 17,800 1,800 4,800 7,500 8,400 4,800 1,900 27,800 6,100 18,900

Section 224 of the Community Charter does not require notice of exemptions provided under section 224(2)(f) [buildings for public worship] and section 224(2)(h) [seniors’ homes, hospitals or private schools]. For information about the proposed bylaw, please call 604-527-4606

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Million-dollar renovation includes pipes, electrical work Continued from page 3 subsidize rents that were established five or 10 years ago. He said buildings purchased by his company often have asbestos, rats and bedbug issues that need to be addressed. “We are not in the business of evicting people; we don’t do that,” he told the Record. “We end up buying these buildings that are really expensive at market rents.The rents aren’t market rents, so what happens is we end up putting money in every month. If we don’t get the money after the renovation, we are going to end up going bankrupt because we can’t subsidize the mortgage and the property taxes.” According toYoung, the renovation budget for Maple Manor is $1 million. “We are getting rid of the asbestos problem. Before we start anything, we have to get an asbestos report,” he said. “All the piping in the whole building is getting redone. New electrical, new floors, new cabinets, new countertops, new washrooms.The whole nine

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Urgent need: Replacement of the Pattullo Bridge remains a priority of the Mayors’ Council on regional transportation. In light of the recent elimination of tolls on the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges, the mayors will be discussing Pattullo funding with the province. PHOTO RECORD FILES

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Replacement of the Pattullo Bridge continues to be a top priority for the Mayors’ Council on regional transportation, says Mayor Jonathan Cote. At its Sept. 21 meeting with TransLink, the Mayors’ Council reinforced the need for the Pattullo to be replaced as soon as possible. “It’s definitely the most urgent transportation project out there right now,” Cote said. “We are really hoping to be able to get a final agreement to be able to move that project forward by the end of this year because we are concerned if we are not able to get to that

agreement, we may not be direction from the provinable to build a new bridge cial government, that fundbefore the existing strucing source is likely not going ture has reached the end of to be immediately availaits life.” ble,” said Cote, who According to chairs the Mayors’ Cote, B.C.’s new Council’s fundNDP government ing strategy comis “fully aware” of mittee. “Given that how its tolling polthat was a proicy has impacted vincial committhe financial plan ment that they had for the new Patmade regarding tullo Bridge and is elimination of the now in discussions tolls, the Mayors’ with the MayCouncil has taken ors’ Council about Jonathan Cote the position that how the structure mayor it’s the provincial will be financed. government that “It had been anticipathas to now step up to the ed that 75 per cent of the table to replace that missing funding for the new Pattullo funding source.” Bridge was going to be covered by tolls. Given the new

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Time to get serious about protecting renters The words “housing crisis” have been spoken so often that, to many of us, they’ve been rendered nearly meaningless. But every time we do a story like the one on page 3 of today’s paper, we’re reminded how very real that crisis is – and how many people it affects in immediate and often heartbreaking ways. Toni-LeahYake is just one such person. She’s a resi-

dent at Maple Manor, a 15unit apartment complex in Queen’s Park whose residents have been ordered out so that the owners of the building can renovate. Toni-Leah is now disputing her eviction notice. Whatever the outcome of her case, it’s clear that broader changes are needed to help protect vulnerable residents from being tossed out of their homes – places they’ve often lived for de-

cades – in favour of more well-heeled folks who can afford to pay higher rents. Though “demovictions” (where residents are evicted so that older buildings can be demolished in favour of newer, shinier residences) are less common in New Westminster, the “renoviction” tale is an all-too-common one. Fortunately, the City of New Westminster is being proactive about the prob-

lem. Rather than sitting back and wringing their hands about the need for action by senior levels of government (as a certain neighbouring municipality is wont to do), the city is already taking steps to address the problem – including providing information and guidance for tenants and using stop-work orders and tickets to halt renovation work when necessary approvals aren’t in place.

But larger change can only come on a provincewide level. We’re pleased that New Westminster has garnered support from the Union of B.C. Municipalities for a resolution that urges the provincial government to undertake a broad review of the Residential Tenancy Act. And we’re heartened to hear from Selina Robinson, B.C.’s new minister of municipal affairs and housing,

that the province is already working on changes that will help to protect tenants. With vacancy rates at a measly 0.4 per cent in New Westminster and market rents continuing to soar, it’s clear that there won’t be any relief any time soon unless the powers that be are serious about change. For the sake of Toni-Leah and other renters like her, we hope that change comes sooner rather than later.

MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Horgan’s glaring broken promise The fledgling NDP government has made mostly good moves since taking power in the summer, with one notable exception. It has followed through on a number of key campaign promises, including increasing social assistance rates, eliminating bridge tolls and making tuition free for former children in government care. The NDP government has also greatly expanded resources to fight the opioid crisis and is starting to flesh out its commitment to deal with housing and the homeless (like $66 million to build 600 module housing units in Vancouver alone). But framed against those laudable accomplishments stands one glaring broken promise, and it will be interesting to see how much damage this one causes the NDP. At the very least, it has potentially provided the B.C. Liberals, who have been groping around trying to find an issue to hit the government with, a nice big battering ram. I’m referring to the decision to use tax dollars to fund political parties.This move is in direct contradiction to what Premier John Horgan specifically – on the record, on numerous occasions – promised both before the election campaign and during it as well. Not only did Horgan deny the NDP would do such a thing, but he accused the B.C. Liberals and former premier Christy Clark – who kept claiming the NDP would do exactly this – of planting lies about the whole thing. It wasn’t just a denial from the man who

would become premier, it was a ferocious push back against the very idea of using tax dollars to fund political parties. But there it is, all laid out in section 20 of the new Election Amendment Act.This part of the bill sets down a formula outlining taxpayer payments to the NDP, the B.C. Liberals and the B.C. Greens over the next five years. The formula starts off with each party receiving (in two instalments, on Jan. 1 and July 1), a government cheque that amounts to $2.50 for every vote received in last May’s election. For the NDP and the B.C. Liberals – who were virtually tied in votes – this translates to about a tax subsidy of about $2 million each next year, while the B.C. Greens will collect about $830,000. The per-vote-subsidy number drops a bit each year – going down 25 cents a year until 2021, when it will be $1.75 – but it means over the next five years the NDP and the B.C. Liberals will both receive about $8.1 million and the B.C. Greens will get somewhere around $3 million. The issue here is not whether the public funding of political parties is a valid idea (many jurisdictions provide various amounts of such funding to parties). It may strike some as a good idea, but I suspect a majority of voters don’t like it (which may explain why Horgan was so sensitive on the issue during the preelection period). No, the issue here is being Continued on page 9

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New year arrives with a bang The NewYear came in with a smash and a bang for a young couple and their eight-month-old daughter. At about 2:30 a.m. on NewYear’s Day, they woke up to a crash and found a pickup truck lodged in their living room.The living room was destroyed and the house at 718 Gloucester St. was knocked off its foundation. Instead of staying to face the music, the driver, who had lost control of the stolen vehicle while trying to evade police, fled through a back window. Adding insult to injury, he laughed and yelled, “Happy NewYear!” as he escaped. “That’s what annoyed me the most,” said the woman.

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Opinion Seniors deserve better Dear Editor: Much has been written lately on the plight of many seniors, including those living in government-supported facilities. There is a huge plate to be filled, and it has never been, nor ever will be, filled by charity and philanthropy. If charity and philanthropy were the answer, we would not be where we are today. Our problems with age and poverty in general would not exist if our governments lived by the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, overwhelmingly adopted in December of 1948, or by the United Nations Resolution of December 1991, laying out the Principles for Older Persons. Principle No. 17 states: “Older persons should be able to live in dignity and security and be free of exploitation and physical or mental abuse.” Yet, a quarter to half a century later, we as a country have still not begun to live up to those high moral principles. There are 800,000 people in B.C. living in poverty. Over 170,000 are children and 100,000 are seniors, yet our provincial government to date is the only provincial government in Canada that lacks a poverty reduction program. Bill Zander, New Westminster

Same old sad school song Dear Editor: Regarding the ongoing saga of old and worn-out schools in New Westminster. Seems nothing is happening, as usual; same old,

same old. If in doubt, just postpone for another year and stand in front of a mirror and state how excited you are for doing a good job. Note to the ministry: May our next superintendent have a degree in civil engineering and time management skills. New Westminster has many very gifted teachers; we are so lucky here. Ex-teachers don’t build new buildings, engineers do. Let’s not let New Westminster be the country club of getting ready for retirement. Let’s get these schools built on time or early. Thank you. Ted Genereux, New Westminster

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Continued from page 8 honest with the voters on sensitive issues before securing their support.That did not happen in this case. The new legislation is, with one exception, a welcome and needed overhaul of how politics is funded in this province. Corporate and union money is gone, but that one exception – a direct broken campaign promise – is a doozy. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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Juanita Ivings is seeking a little sympathy from city hall for Sapperton residents who are surrounded by construction. The Fader Street resident told the Record it’s been challenging for lower Sapperton residents to find parking because of construction projects at Royal Columbian Hospital, the Brewery District and at Braid and Brunette, as well as sewer separation work being done in the neighbourhood. “It’s absolutely crazy. We have so much going on in the neighbourhood. It’s like total chaos,” she said. “There is piles of dirt in places, there is piles of rocks in places.There is every vehicle you could think of to rip up the street. It is just mad chaos.” While crews tear up streets for the sewer separation project, she said many homeowners are unable to park anywhere near their homes. “People are upset because there is nowhere to park because they are ripping up our roads. I am told I am not allowed to park on my street from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day.Then I can’t park on my side street because there is no parking there either, so I need to go onto other people’s streets and try and get in there and do some parking,” she said.

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“We have one guy who flies out of his house and punches people in the head.” With no place to park, Ivings recently parked her vehicle on the boulevard next to her house, headed to work on SkyTrain and came home to find a parking ticket on the windshield. “Homeowners are struggling just to find parking because of this project. I am just asking for some leniency,” said Ivings, who pays for an annual parking permit to park in front of her home. “I don’t know if I go one block up or one block down if I’d get ticketed for being on the wrong road.” Nancy Millar, acting coordinator of parking and animal services, said some residents may request leniency, while others want more enforcement, particularly if

construction vehicles are parking in the neighbourhood without permits. “You can’t pick and choose on a street who you are going to enforce and who you are not going to

You have to enforce fairly and evenly enforce.You have to enforce fairly and evenly,” she said. “If you are going to do the 400 block of Fader Street, you can’t say, ‘I am not going to ticket that vehicle because I’m pretty sure he lives there’ and ‘This vehicle I’m not sure about, so I’m going to give him a ticket.’” Millar said parking patrol

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Comics make ’em laugh for a good cause Syd Bosel and Ray Morrison rather liked the idea of making people laugh and giving back to the community at the same time. The two Lower Mainland comedians are teaming up for a fundraising show, Life is Funny (Still), Oct. 7 at the Columbia Theatre. “We came up with this idea three years ago after taking a comedy class together,” Morrison said in a press release. “We wanted more opportunities to perform, but also give back to our community.We love to feature people with comedy experience, and also new talent.” The show – their third such event – is a fundraiser for South Vancouver Family Place, a non-profit organization that supports families with young children. Bosel, who is set to MC the show after finishing second in the B.C.’s Funniest Female competition, also happens to work for Fam-

ily Place. “Our organization is a non-profit, and we are always looking for unique opportunities to raise both funds and our profile,” she said. “There are a lot of fundraisers out there, but this is one of the few with comedy on the menu. People who work in the field of social services work hard, and this event gives them a chance to come out and enjoy some laughs with their colleagues and friends.” Morrison will take to the stage for the show, which also includes headliner Katie-Ellen Humphries of CBC’s The Debaters and Just for Laughs Northwest, plus the owner of Laughter Zone 101, New West’s own Janice Bannister. It also features B.C.’s third-funniest female, Danika Thibault, plus Yisrael Shurack – billed as “Vancouver’s funniest rabbi” and Lawrie Ferguson, who comes to the stage as a “mildly amusing banker.”

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Stand-up comics (clockwise from top) Ray Morrison, Syd Bosel, Lawrie Ferguson, Katie-Ellen Humphries, Danika Thibault and Janice Bannister will be taking to the microphone at the Columbia for Life is Funny (Still), a comedy benefit performance on Oct. 7. PHOTO ROB KRUYT

Their comedy will cover everything from parenthood to aging to modern dating and more. Kimberley Berger, South

Vancouver Family Place executive director, said the show is an important fundraiser for her organization. “I am so grateful to these

wonderful comedians who come together for us and donate their proceeds to (Family Place) and the families we serve,” she said.

Tickets, on sale now through www.eventbrite.ca, are $12. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. for an 8:30 p.m. show.

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Sinatra fans, this one’s for you. Massey Theatre is hosting An Evening with The Rat Pack on Friday, Oct. 6 – starring Andy Dimino as Dean Martin, Lambus Dean as Sammy Davis Jr. and Gary Anthony as Frank Sinatra, performing with the Sin City Orchestra. Tickets are $48, plus service charges, available through www.ticketsnw.ca

or 604-521-5050. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Massey Theatre is at 735 Eighth Ave. ART AT PLASKETT Art lovers, be sure to stop in for the new show at the Plaskett Gallery. Vancouver-based artist Jay Lyonns is presenting The Forgotten City, an exhibition “steeped in the colours, stories and history of the Lower Mainland,” running for the month of October. Tonight (Thursday, Oct. 5), Lyonns will be on hand

with the local band Rogue Crows for an evening of art and music at the opening reception. “From woodcuts featuring boats and trains, to works that honour some of Vancouver’s sadly disappearing neon signs, to pieces that slyly bring our city’s forgotten corners and secrets to life, this is art with a strong sense of place,” a press release says. The opening reception runs from 5 to 8 p.m.The show will be up at Plaskett Gallery until Oct. 31. It’s open Tuesday to Saturday,

1 to 5 p.m., and during performances at the theatre. See www.masseytheatre. com. COME TO THE CABARET An intergenerational group of artists are joining forces for an upcoming performance at the Anvil Centre Theatre. Home Cabaret is onstage Friday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m., with a pre-show chat at 6 p.m. It includes the talents of dancers, opera singers, circus performers and drag queens, all of whom are engaged in making art

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Arts & Entertainment Mom’s the Word 3 at Anvil Centre Their kids are grown, their marriages have evolved, and their bodies are backfiring. Yes, the Mom’s theWord team is back with a new chapter in their stories of family life and motherhood. Mom’s theWord 3: Nest ½ Empty is onstage at the Anvil Centre Theatre this weekend as part of the Arts Club on Tour series. It’s onstage Sunday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Mom’s theWord was first conceived in 1993 by a group ofVancouver actors who had become “exhausted, bedraggled amateur mothers,” and it premiered at the Arts Club in 1995. In 2005, Mom’s theWord 2: Unhinged chronicled the good, the bad and the ugly of raising teenagers and the

moms’ own aging. Then, in 2009, both shows were combined to produce Mom’s theWord: Remixed. Now, the latest instalment deals with the trials and tribulations of adult children. The show promises to once again delve deeply into the lives of the mom performers, bringing to life their insights and secrets about aging as mothers in a way that’s described as “both hysterical and deeply touching.” “This group of women changed the theatrical landscape, not just in Canada, but on several continents,” said directorWayne Harrison in a press release. “Last year alone, productions toured in Scotland, Germa-

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CHECK OUT THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, a “gleefully twisted, out-of-this-world” cult classic hit musical being performed by the Vagabond Players.The show runs at the Bernie Legge Theatre in Queen’s Park from Oct. 5 to 29 at 8 p.m. or at 2 p.m. on Sundays.Tickets are $25 (or $23 for seniors and youth 18 and under) and available at 604-521-0412 or www. vagabondplayers.ca.

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STEP BACK IN TIME at An Evening with the Rat Pack, featuring Andy DiMino, Lamus Dean and Gary Anthony, along with the Sin City Orchestra. It’s at Massey Theatre on Friday, Oct. 6

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SUPPORT COMMUNITIES DEVASTATED BY EARTHQUAKES IN MEXICO during a fundraising afternoon and evening at St. Barnabas Anglican Church that includes Mexican food, entertainment and other activities – all by donation. The fundraiser takes place on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 2 to 9 p.m. at 1010 Fifth Ave. For more information, call 604-526-6646.

Musical mayhem: Vagabond Players are staging the cult classic Little Shop of Horrors at Bernie Legge Theatre. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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Community SAVE THE DATE: OCT. 12

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WHAT’S HAPPENING? New Westminster’s chapter of Canadian Parents for French (CPF) is hosting an event for parents with kids in French immersion. WHAT’S THE EVENT ABOUT? Parent survival night is aimed at teaching parents how to help their kids succeed in French, including how to deal with kids’ devoirs (that’s homework in French) when they don’t speak French themselves. WHO WILL BE THERE? The organizers have invited several guest speakers to present during the session, including Alicia Dobbs, librarian with the New Westminster Public Library; Keri Roberts, the French learning facilitator for the New Westminster school district and a former Grader 8 French immersion teacher at École Glenbrook

Middle School; and Belinda Scott, who is a former French teacher at New Westminster Secondary School and is currently the district’s vice-principal for learning services.

Parent survival night is aimed at teaching parents how to help their kids succeed in French.

CPF says they’ve asked a few other teachers to take part as well, but they haven’t been confirmed yet.

CPF members, but if you’re not a member, it’s $5. If you decide at the event to become a CPF member, the $5 fee will be put towards the cost of your membership. ANYTHING ELSE? Yes! Free childminding is available (you need to RSVP to secure a spot) and there will also be refreshments. Plus, there will be French resources for sale – and some for free – available. (Did you know CPF members get a discount?)

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Music at Queens returns Music at Queens is back for the season. The concerts at Queens Avenue United Church kick off on Friday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. British violinist Kerenza Peacock will join the West Coast Symphony for the occasion. Peacock, who recently completed a year-long global tour as concertmaster with pop superstar Adele, is the soloist for Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto.The program will also feature Hector Berlioz’s Beatrice and Benedict Overture and Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7. Admission is by donation. On Saturday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m., audiences will be able to enjoy Deborah Nyack, a.k.a. Harp Angel, the acclaimed harpist who was

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and holiday carols. Queens Avenue United is at 529 Queens Ave. For concert information, see www.queensavenue.org or www.facebook.com/music atqueens.

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Let the Chamber do all work! Our holiday party that includes a festively decorated room, turkey dinner with all the fixing and a choir to sing carols. Tickets are only $75 per person and we’ve even secured a special “Take the Elevator Home” reduced rate at the hotel so that no one needs to worry about driving. Check out our website’s events section for more details or to purchase tickets.

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