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City HERITAGE

Saving pieces of history is his passion project

Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

A Queen’s Park resident’s dream of saving heritage homes is two small steps closer to coming true. Back in 1979, Steve Norman bought a 5,596-square-foot 1910 house on a 22,617-square-foot lot that faces Queens Avenue at the front and Manitoba Street at the rear.When the City of NewWestminster adopted a heritage conservation area in the Queen’s Park neighbourhood, he felt the timing was right to pursue his longtime desire to relocate heritage homes to the site and restore them. “Saving the old houses,” Norman said of his goal. “The old small houses are the ones that get destroyed because people buy a big lot with a small house, destroy the small house and build a big house. All of the little ones – the only way they can make money is to buy a small house that is old so they can demolish it and build something big with lots of square feet, and make their money on the square footage.What I am trying to do is save two old homes that would have been destroyed otherwise.They’ll be fully restored and dedicated as heritage homes, etc. They will have all new infrastructure but they’ll be the old home.” In July, city council approved a temporary-use permit that allowed heritage houses to be moved to and stored on the site while Norman negotiates a heritage revitalization agreement with the city. Nickel Brothers recently moved a 1911 house from 45th and Knight inVancouver and a 1909 house from St. Patrick Street in New Westminster to the Manitoba Street part of the property. “If I didn’t already own the land, I couldn’t do it because you’d have to buy the land and then do all this stuff,” Norman

SAVING HOMES: Queen’s Park resident Steve Norman is pursuing a longtime dream of saving heritage homes. Having had two heritage homes relocated to his property, he’s now working on a plan that will see the homes restored and get heritage designations. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

noted. “If you bought the land at (today’s) market value … it would put the project out of reach.” Norman hired Nickel Brothers to oversee the moves, including preparing and moving the houses, preparing the site for the homes and working with police, utilities and other city departments on the logistics of moving houses through city streets in the wee hours of the morning. It cost $70,000 to move the house from St. Patrick Street and $60,000 to relocate theVancouver house. “Vancouver wanted rid of the house so badly that they were subsidizing it. It was $10,000 cheaper for that one to move six miles

– as opposed to $70,000 for six blocks,” he said. “The house is given to you because the owner wants it off the property.To demolish a house is going to cost you around $30,000 so basically I am giving them $30,000 because they don’t have to demolish the house and they don’t have to deal with all the bureaucracy.” Norman’s plan is to restore the new arrivals and designate them as heritage homes, but they’re still on blocks as the project works through the approval process. “The first big part of the project would be to build basements under both of these homes,” he said. “We are not allowed to do that un-

til the city actually approves all of the various processes so we can then get a building permit and do all of the building.” According to Norman, his project has triggered a whole series of requirements that must be met as part of the project, including putting a fire hydrant and a new light in front of his Queens Avenue home, building a sidewalk in front of the homes facing Manitoba Street (even though it will be the only sidewalk on that side of the street), paying for boulevard trees and putting all of the services (cable, hydro, etc.) to his current home underground. “There’s a whole bunch of

things that have to happen because I’m now a developer,” he said. “One of the things that I find really odd is all developers are treated the same way in New Westminster. If you have six acres out in Queensborough and are putting 160 townhomes on it, I’m treated the same way they are.The bylaws all kick in.Things are happening on this property that I never anticipated because of the bylaws.” Norman is also responsible for building a lane that will go between his home and the two new houses, as the lane behind his Queens Avenue residence currently stops at his property because it’s so big. He estimates the land being given up for the lane would be worth about $350,000. “The lane has to go through my property so we will have a back lane for these two new lots that are fronting on to Manitoba,” he explained. “My garage is currently sitting on that lane because it’s been there since 1948. So I have to move the garage off, give them the land, pay for the lane – and it’s a fancy lane, it’s wider than the rest of the lane because the bylaw has changed and it has to be six metres wide and the old one was five metres. It’s a community amenity in the sense that the two lots will have access to it as well.” Norman anticipates it will be another year before the project is close to being complete.What becomes of the two new homes is still to be determined. “We are just looking at it right now,” he said. “We will finish the development. If the market is good for selling at the time we will sell them. If it’s not for some reason, who knows?We can rent them out for a while.They are primarily to be sold to someone who likes a small heritage house.They will be about 2,000 square feet each.”

Ridership on Q to Q takes a dip during the fall months Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

Ridership on the Q to Q ferry is currently one-third to one-half of what it is in the summertime. A recent staff report to council provided an update on the ferry pilot project and plans to upgrade the Port Royal dock.The report states the city is developing a business case to outline how to extend the service beyond a pilot project and to continue it for at least the next five years. “In-depth analysis of weekly ridership and weather effects show that the majority of the reduction occurs during weekdays, regardless of weather impacts,” said the report. “This implies that fall and winter commuting patterns have a

greater effect on ridership than forecast rain.” According to the report, the weekday ridership levels are stabilizing at 120 trips per day, on average, which is about one-third of summer levels.The ferry’s highest ridership is still on weekends and holidays, when there are about 300 trips daily during good weather and about 200 trips on rainy days, which is about one-half of summer levels. “The next phase of monitoring ridership is to complete a holistic review of the ridership levels, understanding the demographics and usage by the community,” said the report. “Further ridership data, results from an online questionnaire and follow-up with the operators will aid in the understanding and evaluating the sustainability of the

River boat: The Q to Q ferry operates every 20 minutes. PHOTO RECORD FILES

ferry service level.” As for the dock in Queensborough, the City of NewWestmin-

ster is currently reviewing “other suitable locations for terminal improvements,” including working

with Aragon Properties about incorporating a ferry dock it its proposed marina development just north of the current Port Royal dock. This comes after theVancouver Fraser Port Authority reviewed an application for proposed ferry terminal improvements and didn’t support them because of potential navigation risks with an adjacent tenant. Two 12-person water taxis are currently transporting passengers between the Quay and Queensborough neighbourhoods daily.The Q to Q operates every 20 minutes between the hours of 6 and 9 a.m. and noon and 7 p.m. (Monday to Thursday), 6 and 9 a.m. and noon and 8 p.m. (Friday) and 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. on weekends and statutory holidays.

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City HOUSING

New West boosts contribution to rent bank Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

New Westminster has agreed to increase its contribution to the rent bank but wants the province to create a sustainable way of funding the program. Council approved motions to increase the city’s contribution to the New Westminster Rent Bank program from $20,000 to $35,000 per year in order to support an expanded scope of work and to direct staff to discuss the issue of new and sustainable funding for the rent bank with the province’s Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. A staff report stated the program has provided 29 loans and dispersed $23,446 since it started operating in June 2017. Its mandate is to provide low-cost loans of up to $1,000 to residents who are at risk of eviction and/or essential utility disconnection. “After more than one year of operation, the pro-

gram has demonstrated a high degree of success in supporting families and individuals facing eviction and potential homelessness,” said the staff report. According to the report, the rent bank is currently funded to provide two days of staff time per week, which has made it difficult to provide housing maintenance and support services, particularly for families and individuals who don’t meet the eligibility criteria for a loan. By increasing the city’s contribution, the program would be able to provide one additional day of work and expand its scope of work. Coun. Patrick Johnstone said he’s pleased the city helped set up the rent bank but is reluctant to see the city putting a lot of money into the administration of this program without having some sort of financial commitment from the provincial government. “The rent bank is ultimately keeping people from

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becoming homeless.That is the success of it. It is saving the provincial government so much money,” he said. “If we have stopped two dozen people from becoming homeless because of this, we save the provincial government so much money.” While Coun. Nadine Nakagawa supports the recommendation, she said she would like to see the rent

The rent bank is ultimately keeping people from becoming homeless.

bank’s funding moved away from the city and to a funding source that is more appropriate, like the provincial government. She’d also like senior levels of government to restore funding that’s been cut to outreach servic-

es dealing with homelessness and poverty. Mayor Jonathan Cote said his biggest concern is about the sustainability of the rent bank and making sure it has funds to help people who are struggling. John Stark, the city’s senior social planner, said local service providers have faced funding cuts in recent years to homeless outreach, referral and advocacy programs. He said the city has written a number of letters to senior levels of government about the restoration of those funds. “With regards to this particular report and the request that’s in the report, it does recognize that right now a lot of the people who actually apply for a loan from the rent bank don’t receive a loan,” he said. “In those cases, the actual case manager from the Lower Mainland Purpose Society stated that there is limited capacity to assist those individuals.” Stark said the rent bank

For rent: New Westminster council has increased the city’s contribution to the rent bank. PHOTO RECORD FILES

has been a success in its first year of operation. He said that the plan is to report back to city council after its second year of operation and take a look at various options for the rent bank. “Part of this was looking at potentially expanding the scope of the program through having one extra day, coming back to council after that second year and then talking about how has

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the rent bank diversified its funding,” he said. “This funding, this extra day, will also allow the case manager to do more outreach into the community, increase awareness about the program and also work with other rent banks, because there are several other rent banks in British Columbia, and advocate for sustainable funding.”

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City ROADS

City eyes snow-removal needs of non-drivers Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

New Westminster may embark on a “bold” new path that prioritizes pedestrian and cyclist routes in the winter months. City council recently received a staff update on the city’s snow and ice response preparations. In the fall of 2017, council endorsed a four-point snow and ice response plan that prioritizes which streets to tackle first, but also directed staff to work on developing a snow response plan that prioritizes pedestrian safety and addresses the concerns raised by the city’s advisory committee for transit, bicycles and pedestrians. Coun. Patrick Johnstone believes the city may need to “rethink the entire idea of how we do snow removal” and put more emphasis on cyclists and pedestrians because the focus on roads isn’t consistent with the city’s master transportation

plan, the age-friendly strategy and accessibility goals. He said the city invests its limited resources into plowing and sanding of roads but relies on the neighbourliness of residents and businesses to ensure pedestrian spaces are safe for travel. “We are required to keep roads clear for a variety of safety reasons, not the least being emergency access and transit access,” he said. “I also recognize this would be a significant change in how we plan for snow removal, but I think it’s time.” While the city isn’t necessarily going to have a 10or 12-hour response time to clear 250 kilometres of sidewalks in New Westminster, Johnstone said the city can prioritize routes that need to be cleared. “We can, much like our roads, prioritize routes,” he said. “We can make a decision about how many resources we can afford to put in so we can prioritize routes and make sure cer-

tain areas are safe for pedestrians. My point is, I think it’s time for the city to discuss whether we take responsibility for it.” Council approved a motion to have staff report back on costs and other implications related to shifting the city’s practice to include having the city provide snow removal of priority pedestrian and transit-servicing areas. “I think it’s an interesting idea. I would like to see what staff can bring back to us,” said Coun. Mary Trentadue. “I think of the many people in our community that need to access the sidewalks and can’t for various reasons in the winter. I think of the seniors that can’t, or others, take care of the sidewalks in front of their homes and how does that work out for the rest of the community.” Trentadue said some people are still unaware that it’s their responsibility to clear sidewalks of snow and sug-

gested the city may need to get the word out earlier. (The city’s street and traffic bylaw requires property owners and occupants to remove snow and ice from sidewalks abutting their property by no later than 10 a.m. of the day following a snowfall event.) “I have conversations with people about their sidewalks. Many, many people don’t realize it is their responsibility,” she said. “I think once the snow hits it’s too late for us to try and tell people.” Coun. Nadine Nakagawa supports the city exploring this “really bold” direction for snow and ice response. Under the plan endorsed by council in October 2017, here are the priorities for snow removal: ! Priority 1: Arterial streets, roads providing major access for emergency vehicles and primary care facilities, and major roads with steep hills. At least two lanes will be plowed, salted

Clearing sidewalks: When it snows, the need for clear sidewalks is important for local residents. PHOTO RECORD FILES

and sanded as needed during the snowfall and cleared within 24 hours after the end of snowfall. ! Priority 2: Major collectors, bus routes and rapid transit stations, schools along steep hills and arterial bike routes. At least two lanes will be plowed, salted and sanded as needed, within 48 hours after the end of snowfall.

! Priority 3: Neighbourhood collectors, major civic facilities and schools in flat areas.These routes will be done within 24 hours after Priority 2 routes are complete. ! Priority 4: Local routes, only-access lanes for vehicles and solid waste collection.These will be done within 24 hours after Priority 3 routes are complete.

Little dogs get a home of their own in New Westminster

Little dogs will permanently have a place of their own in Moody Park. Earlier this year, the city cordoned off a section in Moody Park’s off-leash area to test out the separate area for small dogs.The trial came after small dog owners appealed to the city to create an off-leash area specifically for little dogs. “The neighbourhood surrounding Moody Park has a large number of residential apartment buildings, which in turn results in one of the city’s largest small dog (less than 25 pounds) populations,” said a report to council. “Many small dog

owners living in the area seek a designated space that will allow their dogs the opportunity to exercise and socialize off-leash without fear of being impacted by larger dogs. Due to the popularity of the existing Moody Park dog enclosure, the opportunity for small dog owners looking for a safe place for their dogs to be off-leash is limited.” A staff report said data collected from 84 surveys found that there was support for creating a designated small-dog-only off-leash area in Moody Park. Council supported the plan.The staff report says

the cost of making a permanent small-dog off-leash area within the existing offleash area is $16,500, which includes installation of fencing that matches the rest of the fencing in the off-leash area and installation of a water fountain.

WHERE SHOULD CULTURAL SERVICES GO? Should the office of the city’s chief administrative officer be overseeing New Westminster’s cultural services? That’s a question that chief administrative officer Lisa Spitale is being asked to explore. In September, the city’s

arts commission passed a recommendation to ask council to direct staff to undertake a review of the city’s organization structure with regards to cultural services, in order to provide options to build, enhance or develop the cultural services division. Once overseen by the former parks, culture and recreation department, cultural services now fall under the domain of the office of the chief administrative officer. According to a report to council, members of the arts commission expressed concern at their September meeting that the city’s

cultural services portfolio was now less prominent under the CAO, and members were unclear about their specific roles and responsibilities. On Dec. 10, council approved a motion to direct the chief administrative officer to review and respond to the arts commission’s recommendation. In addition to cultural services like arts services, museum and heritage services (including the museum, Irving House and the Samson V), and the New Media Gallery, the chief administrative officer’s office also oversees communications, economic devel-

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Opinion OUR VIEW

Unclear if recommendations will halt renovictions

The B.C. government’s Rental Housing Task Force took the first important steps last week to finally make substantial changes to the Rental Tenancy Act. The three-member task force, led byVancouverWest End MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert, is part of a plan to modernize the province’s tenancy law, which hasn’t been updated in 16 years. The fact it’s taken so long is scary, considering how radically different the rental market is from 16 years ago. One of the major goals is

to stop renovictions, which happen when a landlord issues an eviction notice to do renovations only to get the tenants out in order to jack up the rent. The task force says the tenancy act should allow renters to maintain tenancy during renovations as long as they are willing to accommodate construction, with evictions only being approved if there’s evidence that reasonable accommodations can’t be made to maintain the tenancy. That’s a good start, but the task force has rejected

the idea of vacancy control – in which the rent is tied to the unit rather than the tenant. TheVancouverTenants Union has argued that vacancy control would disincentivize evictions for a profit motive, slow the destruction of low-income rentals, lower the caseload for the Residential Tenancy Branch and help create “positive, good-faith relationships between landlords and tenants.” Organizations such as LandlordBC, meanwhile, insisted vacancy control

would limit what landlords could invest in their properties during turnover and spell the end of new purpose-built rental construction in the province. How you view vacancy control likely depends on if you are a renter or a landlord.The task force clearly was looking at a more middle-of-the-road approach, and it remains to be seen how tough the language will be in regards to preventing renovictions. As for toughening up enforcement and penalties, Chandra Herbert said “too

many landlords and renters have faced challenges because of people preying on them, cheating them out of their rents, damaging their suites, forcing them out of their homes illegally.” In all, there are 23 recommendations the task force unveiled, including: ! increasing the availability of currently empty strata units by eliminating a strata corporation’s ability to ban owners from renting their units ! speed up the return of damage deposits to tenants by allowing tenants to make

a direct request to the Residential Tenancy Branch for the damage deposit where no damage has been found and reported by the landlord ! ensure it is clear for all landlords and renters where to go to get help for all forms of residential tenancy The recommendations are, of course, just that. It’s up to the government to make the actual changes, so start writing those letters in an effort to sway the premier. -With files from the Vancouver Courier

MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Island byelection crucial for parties

One of the most pivotal events in B.C. politics will take place early in the New Year, and it could weaken the stability of the BC NDP government. It’s the upcoming byelection in the riding of Nanaimo. Before longtime MLA Leonard Krog resigned his seat to become mayor of Nanaimo, the NDP held a razor-thin 44-42 advantage. If the NDP loses the byelection to the BC Liberals, its majority would disappear and there would be a tie in terms of seats. That would mean the Speaker would vote to break a tie (and, by convention, would always vote with the government). That would be a barely workable situation and could cause an early election if the legislature effectively grinds to a halt with little legislation passed into law. The NDP has to be heavily favoured to hang on to the riding.The party has held the seat in 11 of the last 12 general elections, and Krog’s margin of victory the last four elections averaged around 3,300 votes. Nevertheless, there are some things in play that could make this a tight contest. First, it is important to keep in mind that byelections are a different political animal than general elections. In B.C., sitting governments rarely win such contests. Governments tend to lose them because they have a hard time motivating their supporters to come out and

vote, since losing a byelection usually has no impact on a party’s hold on power. It is clear that is not the case in this situation. Indeed, at her nomination meeting this past weekend, NDP candidate Sheila Malcolmson told the crowd that “this is the most important byelection in B.C. history.” Still, two big cards that were in play in 2017 have been taken off the table. One would be Krog, whose personal popularity is no longer an NDP advantage. The other would be former B.C. premier Christy Clark, whose personal unpopularity was a drag on her party’s support. Third, consider the Green Party, which received 20 per cent of the popular vote in the 2017 election. Its candidate in this fight is Michele Ney, who possesses one of the more famous names in Nanaimo (her father, Frank, was a popular Nanaimo mayor for almost 20 years). The Nanaimo byelection is shaping up to be a fascinating fight, and it hasn’t even been called yet (the BC Liberals’ candidate Tony Harris – who also has high name recognition, as his father Tom was a well-known local businessman – has been door knocking the longest of any of the three candidates). It still has to be considered a byelection that is the NDP’s to lose, but that party had best be mindful not to take anything for granted – even in a city historically friendly to it. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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Opinion

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Making it easier to evict tenants will actually help ease the rental crisis Editor: Imagine you are the owner of a small, family-run business, but your business will never see any growth in its profit margin. You will have to conduct business with bad customers who may ruin your life savings. This business requires a huge capital investment, but it will produce a dismal rate of return. Are you still in? This is the type of business environment that our landlords are facing in the Lower Mainland. In B.C., we have legislation that caps our rent increase to inflation. The eviction process for problem tenants takes so long and (is) so costly that it would make any sensible business person walk away. With the high cost of real estate nowadays, it just doesn’t make any sense to get into the rental business. Every month, I would hear a story from the media about high rents or renovictions. Our politicians would jump in and promise to tighten the legislation to further protect the tenants from the greedy landlords. This type of legislation may score a few political points for the politician, but it doesn’t provide any real solution to the problem. If our real problem is a lack of affordable housing in the Lower Mainland, we should build more affordable housing. Trying to address the problem with unfair legislation to lower rents or force landlords to

keep troublesome tenants is simply shifting the cost of the issue to the homeowners. But this is obviously the more favourable course of action for our politicians, as legislation is free (at least free to the government), but affordable housing costs money. Under this kind of condition, no wonder we have more and more homeowners taking their units off the rental market or converting to Airbnb every year. I personally know a lot of people who would rather have their basement units sit empty than subject themselves to the heartaches of potentially dealing with problem tenants. And this situation will never change until we have a fair and balanced tenancy act. In my opinion, the single biggest problem that keeps homeowners away from the rental market is the eviction procedure. Everyone knows someone with a problem-tenant experience that dragged on for months. These experiences can often cost tens of thousands of dollars by the time they account for all the lost rent, building repairs and eviction costs – on top of all the mental stress and lost time to fight the case through the Residential Tenancy Branch. If we have a more balanced legislation that protects our homeowners from the problem tenants, perhaps there will be a lot more people willing to put their units on the market for rent. Yes, we have a rental housing crisis in the Lower Mainland, but it is a crisis propelled by unfair legislation that took away all homeowners’ incentive to stay in the market. Jamie Ong

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New Westminster school trustees will decide in January if they want to start broadcasting their public meetings online. Trustee Mary Lalji presented a motion to the board at a recent combined education and operations policy and planning committee meeting recommending staff look into the feasibility of live streaming public meetings “as part of its commitment to transparency, accountability and accessibility.” Lalji said former school trustees had passed motions to broadcast the meetings but that those motions were never implemented. The Record could not confirm if any motions were

presented or approved by any previous school board. The school board did live stream a few of its public meetings in 2013, when board meetings were held in council chambers at New Westminster City Hall, but that was done without a formal motion by trustees. After the meetings were moved out of city hall, the streaming stopped, and it was never re-started when the board moved into its new office in May 2016. “Many other boards and cities have stepped up to improve transparency and accountability to the public,” Lalji said. In November, the Vancouver school board streamed its first meeting, and districts like Surrey and Richmond have been streaming theirs for some

time. Given the majority of school trustees are serving their first term, Lalji said it’s the perfect opportunity “to make transparency and accountability a priority.” Trustee Gurveen Dhaliwal agreed and moved an amendment to Lalji’s recommendation to take it one step further. Dhaliwal recommended staff present a business case to trustees that will include options and recommendations on the implementation of live streaming public meetings. Trustees agreed and approved Dhaliwal’s amendment. Staff will report back to the board at its operations policy and planning committee meeting on Jan. 15, 2019.

Latest teacher absences released All absences by teachers in New Westminster in November were covered by a teacher on-call, an administrator or a non-enrolling teacher, according to a school district report. Teacher and education assistant absences are tracked monthly by school district staff in New Westminster in an effort to monitor the number of absences covered by school-based administrators or non-enrolling teachers, including teacher-librarians and resource and learning support teachers.The reports, which began in October, also track absences that aren’t covered at all. Robert Weston, the district’s director of human resources, presented the monthly report on absences in the New Westminster school district at the De-

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Baby’s first Christmas is a special time. But when baby is born more than three months prematurely, weighs one pound, 12 ounces, and is surrounded by a tangle of wires, monitors, probes and other hightech medical devices to ensure she survives, it’s hard to be festive. “I just wanted to skip it,” said Jenna Whitehead Arruda of last year’s holiday season, when she and her husband, Mario Arruda, were keeping vigil at their daughter’s incubator in the neonatal intensive care unit at Royal Columbian Hospital in NewWestminster. But a year later, little Ella is home, crawling around her family’s Coquitlam condo, tipping over the plaid reindeer and getting into the packages under the decorated tree. “We’re calling this our first Christmas at home,”Whitehead Arruda said. But she hasn’t forgotten the stress and anxiety of that stretch of 129 days in hospital, wondering every moment if her daughter would survive, looking for any and every sign she was making progress – worries that only amplified through the Christmas season. Whitehead Arruda and seven other families from around Metro Vancouver who were also in the NICU at RCH last Christmas, will be back at the hospital this Friday with their babies, spreading hope and good tidings to parents going through the same anguish and uncertainty this season. They will be distributing 30 cloth sacks filled with candles, gingerbread, handcrafted cards, knitted baby hats, Christmas ornaments, tiny onesies, gift cards for coffee, hair bows, decorative paper trees and little tokens people not spending 24/7 at the hospital might take for granted like lip balm and moisturizing lotion. They’ll also bring a platter of food for the doctors and nurses

CHRISTMAS CHEER: One year-old Ella Arruda gets a close-up look at some of the Christmas sacks her mom, Jenna Whitehead Arruda, and other families who had premature babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at Royal Columbian Hospital last Christmas have put together for families in a similar situation at the hospital this year. PHOTO MARIO BARTEL/TRI-CITY NEWS

who give up time with their families to ensure the newborns receive the best care. It’s all about paying forward the support the parents received last year from previous NICU graduates who hung stockings on the incubators and did their best to make the hospital ward feel like a Christmas home away from home, Whitehead Arruda said. “It made such a difference.” Whitehead Arruda said the bond formed between NICU families is indelible. “We cried together, we laughed together,” she said.

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ly, and by the time the group got together last Saturday to assemble the care packages, the original concept of stockings had ballooned to full-on Santa sacks. “We didn’t really have to try that hard,”Whitehead Arruda said of the response to their call-out for donations. In fact, they accumulated so much stuff, they’ll even be able to provide gift sacks to antepartum moms prescribed bed rest in the hospital. Whitehead Arruda said the support network is critical for getting through such a trying experience. “We were able to get reassur-

ance, find little joys and laugh at little things that were funny,” she said. “Without it my mental health would have been terrible.” Best of all, the babies are healthy and home this Christmas. “It’s neat to be out with our babies doing Christmas things this year,”Whitehead Arruda said. HOW TO HELP Gifts for the NICU at Royal Columbian can be made online at rchfoundation.com/donate. Specify the NICU when selecting where to apply your donation. – Tri-City News

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Saint Mary’s Hospital is still taking care of patients – 14 years after closing its doors on Royal Avenue. The Saint Mary’s Health Foundation recently held its annual grants recipients awards event at the Old Bavaria Haus restaurant, where it dispersed $173,000 in grants. Each fall, the foundation provides financial support to healthcare organizations, focusing on programs and initiatives that are most compatible with the principles of compassionate care exemplified at Saint Mary’s Hospital – improved patient care, staff morale and competency. Following the closure of Saint Mary’s Hospital in 2004, the Saint Mary’s Hospital Foundation opted to carry on as the Saint

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ical monitors for the acute zone); Kiwanis Care Foundation of New Westminster (specialty pressure relieving mattresses); Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries; Douglas College Foundation (Aurical HIT box and Audioscan axiom REM unit); St. Paul’s Foundation (Residential Care for Me improvement initiative); Columbus Residence (specialty electric beds and mattresses); Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation (furnishings and bathroom upgrades); Burnaby Hospital Foundation (medical beds for critical care patients); and Fraser Orthopaedic Research Society (Dr. David Harder lectureship series).The foundation also provided grants to two organizations on behalf of two men who are retiring from the foundation after many years of ser-

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skills, thus encouraging these individuals to remain in health care as a long-term career. These funds, which are in memory of Florence L. Cotton, totalled $15,700 and went to eight individuals and organizations. “The Saint Mary’s Hospital Foundation collected money over the years, mainly from people donating,” Stewart said. “In the old-

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Christmas is just around the corner, and there’s a new boss in town. Donning a red suit, with rosy cheeks, and twinkling eyes, the mysteriously magical character keeps a watchful eye on excited children who are eager to make it onto the highly coveted “nice list.” But the jolly fellow doesn’t wear a long white beard. He doesn’t bellow “ho ho ho” with a round belly that shakes like a bowl full of jelly, and he doesn’t drive a reindeer-guided sleigh around the world in one night, delivering gifts to every deserving boy and girl. No, the new guy in charge is a skinny little nymph with many nicknames, known to us best as the Elf on the Shelf – San-

ta’s right-hand guy. In many homes, the elf appears spontaneously during the first week of December, and sticks around to spy on our kids, day in and day out, until Christmas Eve when he hitches a ride back to the North Pole on Santa’s sleigh. In the evenings, he floats around the house, searching for a new hiding spot, and in the mornings, children bounce out of bed to search for their magical little friend. My kids are drawn to his charm, sucked in by the daily game of hide-and-seek, and allured by the access to their own personal messenger who delivers their wishes directly to the CEO of Christmas.They anticipate the arrival of their elf each year, and mourn him when he returns back home once the holidays come to a close. Some parents (like my-

self) get wrapped up in the logistical frustrations that surround hosting an unwanted house guest for such a lengthy period of time. They despise the daily shenanigans, and question the validity of the elf’s true intentions. The Elf on the Shelf has become an unwelcome holiday house guest. He appears unannounced, never talks - instead sitting

and staring rudely as we go about our day. He doesn’t clean up after himself, and worst of all, he gets all of the credit when holiday treats make an appearance during the lead up to the big day. I long for the good old days, when the jolly old man in red snuck into our homes, left gifts under the tree, and went on his merry way – careful not to wake our sleeping children.

Now, one night of magic has evolved into a monthlong to-do list. Parents are either losing sleep over keeping up with the antics, or stressing out over explaining why their children haven’t received a visit from a special elf of their own. The elves on the shelves are trying to squeeze the CEO of Christmas out of his top spot and claim the throne. When Christmas morn-

ing arrives, kids are mourning the departure of their elves and the magic of Santa takes a back seat. Let’s put the elves in their place and show Christmas who’s boss. It’s time to shelf the elf, reclaim our homes, and bring back Santa Claus. Bianca Bujan is a mom of three, writer, editor and marketing consultant. Find her online at @bitsofbee.

Variety honours New West volunteer New Westminster’s Doug Rogers was recognized for his longtime commitment to helping children with special needs by Variety – The Children’s Charity. Rogers received the Barbara Stewart Heart Award as well as a presidential citation from the charity that

helps children with special needs. The 49th annual Red Heart Awards were held on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at the Grand Villa Casino, where 16 awards were given out as well as three international awards, including the presidential citation.

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Christmas sounds: The Vancouver Cantata Singers, seen here during a past Christmas Reprise performance at Holy Rosary Cathedral, are also bringing their popular Christmas concert to New Westminster this season. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

SATURDAY, DEC. 22 Christmas bake sale, Holy Eucharist Church hall, 501 Fourth Ave., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Delicious Ukrainian traditional breads (kolachi), fresh pies, frozen perogies and cabbage rolls, Ukrainian sausage.

Need a safe place to talk? HOMINUM Fraser Valley is an informal discussion and support group to help gay, bisexual and questioning men with the challenges of being married, separated or single. It meets at 7:30 p.m. For information and meeting location, and/or for a copy of our newsletter, call Art at 604-462-9813 or email aapearson@shaw.ca.

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ONGOING New Westminster Tinnitus Support Group meets on

the third Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m., Century House, 620 Eighth St., ABC Room. For more information, contact group leader Gerald Blackwell at 604-600-9142 or email nwtinn@inbox.com. Artists 50+ are welcome to bring their own art projects to Century House every Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. Gather to draw, paint, share or just have a bright and friendly place to work. The drop-in meets in the Spruce

Room and donations are accepted. New Westminster Family Place drop-in at Lord Kelvin Elementary, while school in session, every Thursday and Friday morning from 9 to 11 a.m., 1010 Hamilton St. Drop-in includes free play, stories, songs and craft activities. Info: 604-5203666 or www.nwfamily. bc.ca. Send non-profit event information to calendar@ newwestrecord.ca.

Choral Christmas concert Saturday New Westminster audiences can enjoy another choral gem this holiday season. The Vancouver Cantata Singers are bringing their Christmas Reprise XVI concert to New Westminster. It’s on Saturday, Dec. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Queens Avenue United Church, following the choir’s afternoon concert at Holy Rosary Cathedral in downtown Vancouver. The Holy Rosary concert is sold out, but tickets are still available (as of press time) for the New West show. The national award-winning choir includes traditional carols and contempo-

rary holiday compositions. Each Christmas Reprise concludes with Franz Biebl’s Ave Maria. “Recurring audiences say Christmas Reprise is ‘beautiful,’ ‘sublime,’ and has ‘phenomenal arrangements, and breathtaking talent,’” a press release says. The Holy Rosary concert consistently sells out year to year, which has prompted to choir to offer this year’s second concert. Tickets for the New West concert are $35 regular, $15 for students and $10 for youth (under 18), available at christmasreprisenewwest. eventbrite.com.For more on the choir, see www.vancou vercantatasingers.com.

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Presented by Royal Canadian Theatre Company at Massey Theatre; 7:30 p.m. Friday and 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: www.ticketsnw.ca or 604-521-5050.

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Learn about volunteer opportunities in the community and enjoy some entertainment at the annual festival. It’s at Royal City Centre mall, 610 Sixth St., from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

ArtStarts presents JB the First Lady with her Indigenous Hip Hop performance, including an interactive activity teaching students how to beatbox. River Market: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Info: www.artstarts.com/artistworkshops.

In Tea with the Dames, Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith discuss their careers and reminisce about their humble beginnings. Massey Theatre at 7 p.m.

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Blind Date, an Arts Club on Tour production at Anvil Centre Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: www.ticketsnw.ca or 604-521-5050.

LITFEST NEW WEST SUBMISSIONS Thursday, January 31st The Arts Council of New Westminster and the New West Hospice Society present a short story competition with the goal to make New Westminster a compassionate city. Submissions are due at the end of the month.

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Wild Rice closing its doors Theresa McManus

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A popular New Westminster restaurant is among the casualties of Metro Vancouver’s high cost of living. Wild Rice Market Bistro owner Andrew Wong has announced that the restaurant will close its doors as of Jan. 1, 2019.Wong cites increased costs (rents, food and wages), difficulty in recruiting/retaining staff and the Lower Mainland’s high cost of living as factors that contributed to the decision. “Unfortunately, the climate in the Lower Mainland for independently owned and operated restaurants is not good and seems to be worsening. Most restaurants work with very small margins,” he said in a press release. “We are all familiar with the high cost of living, which is reflected in increasing rents and also results in our patrons have less disposable income to spend on discretionary things like restaurants.” After many sleepless nights, number crunching and discussions with people

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Arts & Entertainment Unique musical pairings herald the winter solstice

Eight top musicians from a diverse range of backgrounds will join together for one evening of musical magic in NewWestminster. Up Close Recital Society and the Anvil Centre are presenting Return of Light as part of theWinter Celebrations at Anvil Centre on Dec. 23. The concert features a series of duos, each pairing an established artist with an emerging artist, who will perform around the theme of solstice, or the “return of light.” “Each duo performance will showcase one of the region’s most well-respected and established creative musicians, offering them the opportunity to mentor and collaborate with an outstanding musician at the beginning of their career,” says a write-up about the concert. The concert will feature the pairings of Cassius Khan (tabla drumming and ghazal singing) and David Hodgson (saxophone); the

Return of Light: Musicians (top, from left) Cassius Khan, David Hodgson, Marina Hasselberg, Natasha D’Agostino, (bottom, from left) John Reischman, Lan Tung, Michael Meroniuk and Jodi Proznick are featured in Return of Light. PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

following four pairings: John Reischman (mandolin) and Michael Meroniuk (guitar/ mandolin); Lan Tung (erhu, or “Chinese violin”) and Marina Hasselberg (cello); and Jodi Proznick (bass) and Natasha D’Agostino (vocals). Return of Light is on Saturday, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 regular, or $10 for students and seniors. Buy through ticketsnw.

ca or 604-521-5050. Each of the duos will also offer a free performance on the ground floor of Anvil Centre during theWinter Celebrations. Performances run from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m.: Reischman and Meroniuk on Dec. 19; Khan and Hodgson on Dec. 20; Tung and Hasselberg on Dec. 21; and Proznick and D’Agostino on Dec. 22. See www.anvilcentre.com.

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In celebration of the season, the Record held a Christmas card contest and invited entries from young artists in kindergarten through Grade 3. On this and the following pages, we’re sharing some of our favourites. Above left is work by Lucia Zhao-Gysemans. Above right is a design by Nathaly Franco. At right is work by Sara Senger. All three are eight-year-old Grade 3 students. PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

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It was one of those almost-topple-over-in-shock moments. Stephanie Lam, an alto with the a cappella quintet Quayside Voices, still sounds more than a bit amazed as she recounts the tale of how her little ensemble managed to secure a New Westminster performance by Swedish choral superstars the Real Group. But the fact that the world-renowned a cappella legends are coming to town for a Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 concert at Massey Theatre isn’t the bit that really caught the singers off guard. “Not only are we producing them and bringing them out here, we almost fell off of our chairs when they said, ‘Would you guys be interested in opening for us?’” Lam says, laughing. Naturally, the local singers said yes – and while they were at it, they also secured an opening gig for New Westminster Secondary School singers too. It will be a festival of a cappella sounds to warm the hearts of choir geeks everywhere, and Lam is delighted that a dream long in the making is finally becoming reality. It all started on Instagram a couple of years ago. Lam – who laughs that she feels like she’s “online dating” with a cappella groups because she obsessively follows them all on social media - saw a post by the Real Group about a North American tour. She posted a joking comment about having them come to the Pacific Northwest and was surprised when the group reached out in return to ask her if she knew anyone who could help them make it happen. Right at that moment, it didn’t come together; Lam notes that her group didn’t have the resources or the audience base to pull off something like that at the time. “For a group like us, we’re very passionate about

it, but Q5 is something we do on the side. It’s our hobby. It’s a passion project, of course, but it’s not our fulltime job,” she noted. “We just kind of let it slide but kept in touch.” Then, this past summer, the Real Group emailed and said they wanted to come to the Pacific Northwest, and Vancouver specifically, and asked if Quayside Voices could help make it happen. That’s when the locals went into overdrive. Lam talked to Ryan Holder, a professor of choral studies at Northern Arizona University, to get his input and advice, as Holder was working to bring the Real Group to the U.S. Lam noted that the local singers were worried about the risk attached to bringing in a group of Real Group’s calibre. “The Real Group isn’t small potatoes.They’ve been around since 1984,” Lam said. “They’re kind of the big foundation in that particular (a cappella) community.They’re celebrated in all sorts of choirs, whether you’re classical or contemporary or even the jazz genre.”

This is a real big deal in that there is exposure for not just Vancouver, but New Westminster.

In the end, the Quayside singers decided they could, in fact, pull off an event this big. Lam reached out to Kelly Proznick, choral teacher and arts department head at NWSS, to get her on board. Proznick agreed to help and is working to coordinate a workshop with the Real Group for her choral

STAR POWER: Swedish a cappella stars The Real Group are coming to New Westminster, thanks to the efforts of local ensemble Quayside Voices.PHOTO MARKKU PIHLAJA, CONTRIBUTED students. Lam also contacted Massey Theatre, which threw its support behind the proposal. “We’re good at putting on what we know, but we’re not naïve.We understand that it takes a lot of help,” Lam said. “We want this to be a success.” The New Westminster concert will be Real Group’s first performance in Vancouver in at least 20 years (in fact, Lam said, it’s not clear whether the group has ever in fact performed in Vancouver). And it will be the only Canadian date on their tour, since they jet off for Southern California right after the Massey gig. Knowing that, Lam is hoping the concert will attract not just a big audience from around the Vancouver region but also a cappella lovers from the U.S., Alberta and even beyond. She’s already secured a hotel partnership deal with the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown to supply reasonably priced accommodation for concertgoers, and now she’s searching for sponsorship to help publicize the concert as widely as they possibly can.

“There’s a lot of potential,” she said. “We’re just trying to work our way through to get as much recognition of the show as possible.” Plus, Lam noted, the presence of a big-name act like the Real Group will mean extra exposure for the city to tourists. “This is a real big deal in that there is exposure for not just Vancouver, but New Westminster,” she said, noting she’s already started talking to Tourism New Westminster about helping to get the word out. “We can say the Real Group is coming to New Westminster.” To top it all off, there will be another special, yet-tobe-revealed treat involved in the concert. Lam is mum on the details for now but promises it will be “the cherry on top of it all.” To book seats for the Real Group performance – or to buy them for the a cappella choral music lover on your Christmas list – see www. ticketsnw.ca or call 604521-5050. Group rates are available for groups of eight or more.

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Community IN THE LIBRARY

Try a polar horror novel for some winter’s night reading Natalie Rocheleau

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December has arrived, and the chill of colder weather is here to stay for at least a few months. Getting cozy and thinking warm thoughts might be nice for some, but for others it might be the perfect season to curl up with a horror novel from the subgenre “polar horror.” These are horror stories set in the dark, snowy cold. If that’s the kind of thing to

warm your blood, here are some suggestions. A famous tale of snowy horror, Stephen King’s The Shining – about a nuclear family hotel-sitting for the impassible winter season – is a masterful work of isolation, terror and a good ghost or 10. Made famous by Stanley Kubrick’s film adaptation, the original work contains several chilling surprises and stands on its own. Remoteness and the cold feature in two works

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End of war brought Christmas spirit Archie and Dale Miller editorial@newwestrecord.ca

For many years we have sought out great stories to use as part of our Christmas and NewYear’s presentations and projects. We have been fortunate to find some wonderful examples. Most newspapers tended to focus on the final periods of war years and how the holiday season – the first after a particular conflict – was approached and embraced. The British Columbian newspaper editorial on Christmas Eve, 1945, included the following: “It’s the first peacetime Christmas after six years of war and if it is not all that fancy painted, at least it is infinitely better than any of its recent predecessors.To many thousands of Canadians, to millions of others, the dominant feature of this Christmas is absence of the fear that overshadowed their homes, fear of the knowledge that their men and women in the services overseas were in danger. For six years that spectre sat at the festive board, was in the back of the mind amid the gaiety ofYuletide. It has gone for those to whom it was only a fear; for others it has been translated into a

personal tragedy for which the passage of time is the only solace. “Although there is still great trouble abroad on this old earth, the carnage has ceased. For that reason, it is permissible to cast aside for a time concern over the miseries of mankind; it is now not incongruous to wish one another a Merry Christmas; it is above all possible to hope for the arrival some day of that state of peace on earth to men of goodwill.” The Army and Navy Department Store featured the following in this issue: “As we contemplate the blessing of the first peacetime Christmas in many years, let us remember the men who fought – and those who died – to defend our freedom. May we lay hold of the task of keeping this peace with a strong grasp and never lose that hold. “Families are together again.Ye olde tyme happiness fills the home amid the gaiety of holly berries and the glow of Christmas candles – let us be merry and content, and in so doing, help to perpetuate the age-old sentiment of the universe: Peace on Earth, Goodwill Toward Men.” This was Christmas 1945, just after the end of the SecondWorldWar.

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of classic horror: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and At the Mountains of Madness by HP Lovecraft. Like many classic tales of horror and science fiction they explore themes of science and the unknown – the horror of man’s overreach.The HP Lovecraft story is contained within our copy of The Complete Fiction of HP

Lovecraft. Robert Masello’s Blood and Ice is a thriller set in part, in a remote Antarctic research station, where a journalist finds a young man and woman bound and sealed in ice in the polar sea. In this suspenseful thriller, he must uncover the mystery because what is dead may not be gone.

Dan Simmons has become a titan of the polar horror genre with his opus The Terror, which provides a fictionalized account (with an extra sprinkle of fanciful evil) of Captain Franklin’s doomed expedition to traverse the Northwest Passage.The library’s copy is in storage until the renovations are over, but we do have the

first season of the TV series based on the book. Another Simmons novel, The Abominable, is set on the summits of Mount Everest, where three climbers find themselves pursued by someone, or something. For more suggestions visit the library in person, email AskUs@nwpl.ca or call 604-527-4660.

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Dee Cavanagh helped warm hearts – and much more – with Chase the Chill New West. After learning about Chase the Chill initiatives in other cities in North America, the local resident decided to launch a program in New West. Cavanagh knit numerous scarves and toques, and sought donations from other crafters. All totaled, Cavanagh had eight contributors from New West and two from Langley. On Saturday, she held a “yarn bombing” event at Hyack Square, with 66 scarves and 44 toques being distributed as part of the inaugural Chase the Chill New West. “The yarn bombing went well.The first person to take something was a man who chose a colourful scarf and toque. He was very thrilled. His picture says to me what this is all about,” she said in an email to the Record. “Most of the items were taken, by surprised and appreciative people.The remaining items will go to charity.” Stay tuned for future updates on Chase the Chill New West, as Cavanagh is planning to do it again in 2019. AN ARTSY DONATION Looking for a last-minute gift for the art lover in your life (or yourself)? The Treasure Chest Thrift Store on Sixth Street recently received a large donation of art from local artist Cliff Milne, who has shown his work in various venues including New West Farmers Market and River Fest.While some pieces were quickly snapped up, the thrift store’s wall are still filled with his framed art-

work of various sizes, ranging from $25 and up. You can drop by the Treasure Chest Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. It’s located at 435 Sixth St. The Treasure Chest raises funds to support programs and services of the Vancouver Fraser branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association. SANTA REMEMBERED Larry Tamkin’s spirit lives on through the Santa Larry’s Toy Drive. Tamkin, who passed away on March 4, was wellknown to generations of local families, having served as New Westminster’s Santa for 45 years, first at the old Woodward’s department store and then at Royal City Centre. In honour of his decades of contributions to the community, people are invited to drop off new unwrapped toys to the Santa’s Workshop on the main floor of Royal City Centre until Dec. 24. The New Westminster Firefighters’ Charitable Society will disperse the donations in Santa Larry’s name to local groups like the New Westminster Family Place and the Lower Mainland Purpose Society. Earlier this year, New West resident and lawyer Dale Darychuk sponsored a new Platinum Award in Tamkin’s honour.The Larry Tamkin Award recognizes the exceptional contribution of an individual to the welfare of the residents of New Westminster. FEELING BLUE THIS CHRISTMAS? Shiloh-Fifth Avenue United Church and St. Barnabas Church are hosting a service for people who may be feeling blue this holiday season. The annual Blue Christ-

mas service is on Friday, Dec. 21 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 1010 Fifth Ave. It’s for anyone who is struggling with grief, stress, anxiety, isolation or anything that makes it hard to be merry.

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HOLIDAY LIGHTS ABOUND New West is definitely lit this holiday season. If you take time to tour around the city at night, you’ll see that festive lights adorn houses throughout the city from Sapperton to Queensborough. The “Santa house” at 117 Seventh Ave. continues to be a favourite among locals – and, if we’re not mistaken, it would appear the homeowners have strung even more lights than usual in the trees in front of this Glenbrook North house. If you’re popping by this home, you’ll want to tour some of the neighbouring streets, where the Christmas spirit is definitely alive and well. While there are too many houses in the Queen’s Park neighbourhood to mention, we do have to point out that the house at 316 Sixth Ave. is quite spectacular this year.We haven’t noticed this house in past year, but it’s definitely worth a look this holiday season. Adrian Fehr and his family have gone even bigger with the display at their Brow of the Hill home at 609 Robson Ave. If you’re driving, we suggest you park on Sixth Street and walk into this tiny, no-exit street to check out this not-to-bemissed house. “We had always want-

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Sheila Comer’s idea of a gingerbread house is possibly just a teeny-tiny bit more elaborate than your average holiday creation. Make that a gigantic amount more elaborate. Because whatever jumps into your mind when you hear the words “gingerbread house,” it probably isn’t anything like what she creates. Comer, the owner-operator of Pink Ribbon Bakery in uptown New West, once again has an elaborate creation on display as part of Grouse Mountain’s annual Gingerbread Challenge in support of B.C. Children’s Hospital. It’s her fourth consecutive year entering the contest. Last year’s entry was on a Frozen theme, and the year before was the Grinch. “This year I really wanted to take it to a more dark place,” she said with a laugh. “I mean, I can never quite let go of Halloween, so somehow, some way, I always try to incorporate a lit-

tle bit of that kind of vibe into my gingerbread creation.” This year’s theme? The Nightmare Before Christmas. As it happens, her fouryear-old daughter is obsessed with the movie, so Comer knows it well, and she was able pull in many small, obscure details for her creation. (Look for such tidbits as Santa Jack giving Sally back her arm.) “It’s got its darkness, but it’s fun and uplifting in the end,” Comer said – she’s describing the movie but says it applies equally to her fantasy creation. Entering the contest is a giant undertaking one that begins about two months ahead, when teams are asked if they want to take part.This year Comer almost said no, due to a planned trip to Maui right before competition time, but in the end, she and her team opted to go ahead. It takes about a month of solid work to pull an entire creation together, from brainstorming the design and planning materials, to

baking and building the structure and adding all the details. Comer herself does the bulk of the work on the big, structural pieces.This year, she had her team work on many of the small pieces that are part of it – every Christmas gift, every decoration on the tree, every light on the house is handrolled and individually decorated.

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“I wanted it to be busy, I wanted people to spend their time looking at it, so I wanted it to be full of detail,” Comer said. “None of it is slap on a candy and go; it’s all very meticulous stuff.” Because the creations have to be able to survive for several weeks for the competition, there are no perishable cake elements.

Styrofoam and wood provide some structural support, but there’s also lots of gingerbread, lots of royal icing and lots of fondant involved. (Yes, parts of it will be eaten after the contest is over. But don’t get your hopes up. Comer’s daughter is first in line for the spoils.) Comer has high hopes for herself in this year’s contest, since last year’s Frozen entry won first place and the Grinch concoction from the year before placed second. “People are definitely now aware that Pink Ribbon Bakery is involved in this competition, and they’re keeping an eye out,” Comer said. “I’ve got people excited about it. All my followers are pretty on board.” Anyone interested can vote – every day, if you’re so inclined – online at www. grousemountain.com/ gingerbread-village-2018. Voting is open until Jan. 6, 2019 at noon. (As of press time, Comer’s concoction was in a race against a Rudolph The RedNosed Reindeer-themed en-

Festive feeling: Sheila Comer’s Nightmare Before Christmas creation is full of small and meticulous details. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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Nerves, white knuckles and flop sweat. None of the above were evident when Dan Richardson and fellow Vancouver Warriors staff awaited the start of the 2018/19 National Lacrosse League season last Saturday. Well, “nerves” as in a normal way? Check. But when Vancouver emerged with a dramatic 14-13 overtime win over the Calgary Roughnecks at the ScotiaBank Saddledome, there were smiles aplenty from Richardson and his staff. “That is what you call a classic, character win by our team,” said Richardson, the Warriors’ general manager. “Everyone pegged us as 11th in an 11-team race. I wouldn’t expect anything else after a 2-16 season, but that’s certainly something that plays in our favour.” You couldn’t have imagined a better result for the club now owned by the Canucks Sports and Entertainment group. It also sets the table perfectly for Friday’s rematch and the Warriors’ official home unveiling, when they take on the Roughnecks, 7 p.m. at Rogers Arena. Vancouver, which is the rebranded Stealth, relocated from Langley to play at Rogers Arena, didn’t play like a bottomfeeder last week. Although they found themselves in a 9-6 hole at halftime and staring down a fivegoal deficit early in the fourth quarter, they dug themselves out with a big rally, led by a pair from New West Salmonbellie Logan Schuss, and the game-winner from team captain and Coquitlam junior product Matt Beers. They faced plenty of adversity – eight straight minor penalties were tossed at Vancouver, resulting in four Calgary goals. But even with the Roughnecks’ crowd ramping it up, the visitors found a way, corralled the momentum with a goal off the stick of Coquitlam native Keegan Bal with 2:35 gone in the fourth quarter. By the time Beers pumped a shot past Calgary goalie and and ex-jr. Adanac Christian Del Bianco, a new storyline for an often hamstrung franchise had been written. It was very clear that the Warriors’ map for success was going to rely on its Western Lacrosse Association roots, enhanced by the newly implemented management and coaching staff. Richardson, who added the Vancouver job last summer to his general manager/

A NEW DAY DAWNING: Led by the likes of New Westminster Salmonbellies’ Mitch Jones, second from left, and Logan Schuss, at right, the National

Lacrosse League’s Vancouver Warriors successfully launched their new image last week with a come-from-behind win over Calgary. The Warriors, who play out of Rogers Arena, face Calgary on Friday in their home opener. PHOTO RECORD FILE

president duties with the ’Bellies, said the victory was just one step in re-casting the local pro product as a full entertainment package. Winning, or efforts that invoke a winning image, is part of that reboot. Adding important pieces to a solid but not substantial nucleus meant both patience and stealth – to harken to their old moniker – were necessary. Richardson used both in acquiring New West lefthander Mitch Jones, a six-foot-two offensive forward, plus draft picks, for 2017 league MVP Corey Small. Jones, four years younger than Small, also has great chemistry with Schuss, due to being teammates on the Western Lacrosse

League’s Salmonbellies. Richardson also signed Tyler Codron, a PoCo product, Ontario native Dan Lomas, and Bal, as part of a free-agent fishing

That is what you call a classic, character win by our team.

expedition. He added netminder Aaron Bold, who backstopped Saskatchewan to a pair of NLL championships.

The total sum is a roster of mostly WLA players who can dash and bash with flash. “These guys are real, solid lacrosse players, and we’ve built around the model of hard work, respect and quickness,” he said. Under head coach Chris Gill – who grew up in Coquitlam and is a member of the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame – the squad, with a strike-shortened training camp and no exhibition games for test runs, proved primed and ready for the season opener. This week’s rematch offers a chance to spotlight the Warriors’ new image before the home crowd. Richardson isn’t expecting that one to be Continued on page 38

Hyacks target Gair Classic to set happy holiday mood Dan Olson

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This week’s busy schedule isn’t just about shopping, wrapping and checking that list thrice. For the New Westminster Hyacks, the roll-out of the Bob Gair Classic, which tipped off yesterday (Wednesday, past Record deadline), was all about getting more exposure to opposing strategies and working the kinks out of their own game.

“We’d like to win it, of course,” remarked Hyacks senior boys basketball coach Ted Cusick. “The more games you win at home the more fans you attract, and more wins build confidence.” It’s also another link in the team-building exercise. New West, which owns a 6-1 record after Monday’s Burnaby-New West league opening 102-86 victory over Cariboo Hill, has faced a varied group of competition. Although the only ranked team

at this week’s Gair event – which wraps up Friday with a 2 p.m. final in the Pearson gym – is 3-A A.R. McNeill at No. 10, it provides a quick series of games within three days. “It’s a good experience, and you hope to build on each (game),” said the coach. Last week, the Hyacks suffered their first loss of the year, 90-72 to No. 7-ranked Tamanawis in Surrey. Although they trailed from the

early start, it was a case of some sharpshooting that separated the two teams. “(Tamanawis) just shot the lights out, making 19 (three pointers),” said the coach. “We started in a zone (defence) but switched to man-to-man when they started hitting all those long shots.” Grade 11 forward Ethan Rivas led New West shooters with 16 points, while Luke Burton chipped in with 10 points and seven rebounds.

Against Cariboo Hill, the locals saw four players hit double digits, including Burton’s game-high 25 points. Kirk Bothwell netted 19 points and nine rebounds, Kevin Guillermo counted 13 points, and Rivas chipped in with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Coming off the bench and contributing seven points and 14 boards was Gavin Bhullar. The Gair Classic, which also features a junior girls tourney in the Massey gym, runs until Friday.

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Royal City rinks are Barkervillebound after clinching positions for the 2019 B.C. Men’s Curling championships. The rink of Daniel Wenzek, Jared Kolomaya, Jordan Tardi and Nicholas Meister topped the Lower Mainland A final, edging the Cody Tanaka team of Richmond 6-2. The Wenzek rink, which calls Langley, Royal City and Kamloops home, rolled into the final on the heels of a strong 8-1 victory over Stephen Schneider’s team. Winning the B event berth was

Team Joanisse, based out of Golden Ears, Royal City and Victoria. The foursome, featuring skip Dean Joanisse, Andrew Bilesky, Steve Kopf and Paul Cseke, knocked off Schneider 6-2 for the second ticket to the B.C.s. The third spot was collected by Team Klymchuk of the Royal City, Kamloops and Victoria rinks.The squad – which includes Tyler Klymchuk, Corey Chester, Kyle Habkirk and Rhys Gamache – edged Schneider 7-5 for the final Lower Mainland berth.

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Continued from page 37 easy, either. “We weathered a storm and after all the (penalties subsided) we knew what we had to do,” said Richardson. “This group believes in itself, and most importantly they believe in what (coach Gill) has laid out, the whole process.” He noted the package the Canucks Sports and Entertainment group has implemented since taking control of the team has been all about making the game a fun-filled event. Music, entertainment and $5

beers are part of that package. Ticket sales for the first game have been building ever since the league and players solved their labour dispute, said Richardson. Although Calgary was missing standout Curtis Dickson, the Warriors will enter Friday’s rematch with a bolt of confidence.That’s something money can’t buy, said Richardson. “We don’t expect it to be easy, and I expect (Dickson) to be in the lineup.We won’t win every game, but we’re going to make it entertaining, that’s for sure.”

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