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GG visits New West It turns out, Julie Payette the astronaut is a lot more popular than Julie Payette the Governor General to a group of kindergartners. Payette was in New Westminster last Friday touring the city before speaking at Innovation Week’s Women in STEAM symposium. Her tour included a stop at École Qayqayt Elementary, where Payette met with district staff and school trustees for a short roundtable discussion about the district’s new lunch program. Following the discussion, Payette spent time with students. Most weren’t too interested in her current role as the country’s Governor General, but they had plenty of questions once they found out she had been to space. “Have you ever seen any aliens?” one student asked. Payette said she hadn’t and that the only people who travelled with her were the other astronauts – there was no one else around. Payette wrapped up her visit by signing a photo for the students before she headed over to Anvil Centre for Innovation Week. – Cayley Dobie

SIGN HERE: Governor General of Canada Julie Payette signs an autograph on Friday during her visit to École Qayqayt Elementary. PHOTO CAYLEY DOBIE

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Budget meeting hears residents’ complaints Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

Longtime New Westminster residents Christopher Bell and Bill Zander had some company in council chambers Monday night. Bell, a Moody Park resident, and Zander, who lives in the West End, are often the only residents who appear before council during the annual opportunity to be heard about the budget. However, several other residents attended the March 11 council meeting and expressed concerns about this year’s proposed

5.28-per-cent property tax increase, which includes a 0.5-percent capital levy to help pay for the future Canada Games Pool and Centennial Community Centre redevelopment project. “I would say the city has failed in all aspects to comply with the Community Charter’s demands for process and public consultation,” Bell said. “I would say the public process of this financial plan has been a catastrophe.” Bell said there’s been an “absolute lack” of public engagement in the development of the financial plan, and he asked the city to ex-

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tend the process by a month. Following a staff and council workshop about the budget on Feb. 28, the city released a staff report on the financial plan on March 5 and accepted feedback until March 8. Colleen Ponzini, the city’s acting chief financial officer, made a presentation about the budget on Monday, at which time community members were able to comment. Ponzini said the bylaw will be brought to council for three readings on April 8 and adopted on April 29. She said the city needs to stick

with those timelines in order to adopt the financial plan by the province’s May 15 deadline. Zander said the city’s growth comes at a “great cost” in the form of taxes because it requires infrastructure such as roads, public facilities, schools, greenspace, environmental sustainability and other livability issues. He said the federal government can’t keep downloading onto municipal governments because local taxpayers are being “put to the wall” with increasing taxes. “What is happening, to be blunt about it, is that the taxpayers are

becoming fodder to reckless speculation and development,” he said. A New West resident, who said he’s on a fixed income, expressed concern that tax hikes are hard on low-income and fixed-income residents. He fears tax increases will make the city less affordable for renters, as landlords will have to raise rents and people on fixed incomes will have to move into smaller places or out of the city. “It’s just not affordable for lowincome and fixed-income families,” he said. Continued on page 5

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City narrows list of cannabis outlets

Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

The City of NewWestminster has weeded its way through 22 potential locations for cannabis retailers and settled on five potential sites – but a government store didn’t make the cut. The city received rezoning and business licence applications for cannabis retail stores at 22 locations and staff recommended five to council.These included four private stores – Maple Leaf Greenery at 71 Sixth St. (downtown); Muse Cannabis – 532 Sixth St. (uptown); the Herb Co. Cannabis Store – 451 East Columbia St. (Sapperton); andWestcanna – 710 12th St. – and one public store to be operated by B.C. Cannabis Stores at Queensborough Landing Shopping Centre. The city’s plan has been to see a blend of public and private operators, but at Monday’s meeting, council voted four to three to consider the Queensborough Cannabis Co. Ltd.’s application for a store at 540 Ewen Ave. – instead of the government store. “I understand that council originally was hopeful or interested in the idea of a public cannabis store to be part of the first stores that opened. I support that, except I feel that the B.C. Cannabis Store that has put forward an application has scored quite low as compared to the other location in Queensborough,” said Coun. MaryTrentadue. “I don’t feel that the argument of having a public store is strong

POT SHOPS: The City of New Westminster wants a blend of private and public stores. enough to outweigh the scores of those two. I feel an independent store has done its work. It’s provided all the information required. It has a fairly high score, and I think that’s a reasonable reason to put forward that business, as opposed to the B.C. one, which has not scored well at all.” Councillors Trentadue, Patrick Johnstone and Nadine Nakagawa and Mayor Jonathan Cote supported consideration of the application from the private store, while Councillors Chinu Das, Jaimie McEvoy and Chuck Puchmayr preferred having a government-run store in Queensborough.

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Queensborough Cannabis Co. Ltd. score of 40.) Council has directed staff to

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prepare a zoning amendment bylaw to permit the retail sale of cannabis at the five locations in the city and will consider first and second readings of the bylaw on April 8.The city will hold a public hearing on April 29. Staff evaluated all of the applications using a checklist that includes items related to: location and land use; business operations, nuisance and security; and esthetics (such as signage, windows and gates). On Monday night, council heard from several delegations who voiced concerns about the tabulation of the scores, the tie-

breaker criteria used to select the successful applicants, erroneous calculations in a city report, and inability to access original documents to see how applicants scored in the evaluation checklist. Eggs Canna Royal City, which has four existing retail cannabis stores, had proposed a shop in Royal City Centre but lost out for the uptown store after a tiebreaker. Several representatives of Eggs Canna expressed concern about the city’s evalutions and asked council to send the report back to staff and have staff recalculate and verify the applicants’ scores. George Petropavalis, owner of River’s Reach Pub, told council he believes there has been a “gross misconduct” by staff when grading submissions. “My location,The Reel Reef was not included and was scored well below the other applicants – even the two unlicensed dispensaries, who should have received a very low score due to their history of unlicensed activities and compliance issues,” he said. “I am requesting the immediate suspension and investigation of scoring outcomes with respect to the cannabis retail process for the uptown area of NewWestminster.” The city’s plan has been to review the process a year after the first cannabis stores opened before accepting new applications. On Monday, council authorized the return of 25 per cent of the business licence and rezoning fees for applications that weren’t selected to move forward.

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New West native indicted in alleged U.S. cheating scam Cayley Dobie

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A New Westminster native is one of 50 people facing charges in an alleged college admissions scam south of the border. At the centre of the investigation is William “Rick” Singer, 58, of Newport Beach, California. He has been charged with racketeering conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and obstruction of justice. Singer, who owned and operated a for-profit college counselling business, is alleged to have conspired with dozens of parents, athletic coaches and others to “use bribery and other forms of fraud to secure the admission of students to colleges and universities,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. Also charged are 33 parents and 13 coaches, including David Sidoo, a well-known businessman and former CFL player who was born and raised in New Westminster.

Sidoo, 59, is charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. He was arrested on Friday in San Jose, California, according to the release. The indictment alleges Sidoo conspired with others to commit mail and wire fraud between 2011 and February 2019 by helping students, including his sons, cheat on college entrance exams by having someone else “take the exams in place of the actual students, or replace the students’ exam responses with his own; and submitting falsified test scores to colleges and universities as part of the college admissions process.” The indictment also alleges Sidoo paid to have an unnamed person write the SATs, a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States, for his sons. The first incident took place in fall of 2011, when Sidoo allegedly agreed to pay the unnamed individual $100,000 to take SATs for his older son. According to the indictment, Sidoo emailed copies of his son’s

Better times: David Sidoo is a successful business owner. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

driver’s licence and student identification to the unnamed person and that person used those documents to create the fake ID needed to take the exam. In December 2011, the unnamed person flew from Tampa, Florida, to Vancouver to take the SATs in place of Sidoo’s older son. In January 2012, Sidoo’s older son was admitted to Chapman University, and the indictment al-

leges that it was around that time that Sidoo paid the unnamed person the $100,000 for taking the SATs. In fall of 2012, Sidoo allegedly agreed again to pay $100,000 to have an unnamed person take the SATs for his younger son. Sidoo allegedly wired the payment to the unnamed person in January 2013. Sidoo was the first Indo-Ca-

nadian player in the CFL, playing six seasons with B.C. and Saskatchewan. He went on to build a successful business career, using that success to support his philanthropic interests through the Sidoo Family Giving charity. In 2017, he was inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame. Sidoo has been a longtime support of the Hyacks football program. In 2004, he donated a scoreboard to Mercer Stadium. When asked for comment about the allegations against Sidoo, Hyacks football coach Farhan Lalji told the Record he thinks Sidoo is an “outstanding human being.” “He’s done great things for (the New Westminster Hyacks football) program and the UBC program and so many other philanthropic causes. I know his two young boys and they are two of the finest young men I’ve come across. I can’t say a bad thing about him,” he added. The Record reached out to Sidoo for comment but had not heard back at press time.

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City Council criticized for adding ‘pet programs’ to budget

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Council responds that critics also want big-ticket items Continued from page 1 Daniel Fontaine, president of the New West Progressives, and NWP board director Paul McNamara, expressed concern about the budget, saying the increase is more like 7.74 per cent when taxes from new construction and other increased revenues are factored into the equation. “Wages and benefits continue to rise rather rapidly, council continues to tack on new pet programs and expand services without any serious consideration on how we are actually going to pay for it or to look at reducing costs,” Fontaine said. “So, when the dust settles, all of this tonight really translates to a tax increase of about 7.74 per cent, not 5.28 per cent.” Fontaine questioned if the city understands the impact of this year’s proposed tax hike and noted many seniors don’t want to defer

their taxes because it’s debt that they’re putting off to another year. McNamara said rising property values don’t mean property owners have more money in their pockets to pay for increasing taxes. In addition to the tax increase, he said utility increases that occur year after year begin to add up. During her four years on council, Coun. Mary Trentadue said the city hasn’t had a lot of response from citizens about the financial plan. Once this year’s process is complete, she feels it would be worthwhile to direct staff to consider this issue and find out why the city doesn’t get more input from the community and why people feel it’s not an open process. “I thought some of the comments tonight were difficult to hear. It’s difficult to hear people are finding it challenging. I know these are very difficult de-

cisions that we make at this table,” she said. “I also find it interesting that on one hand people are advocating for a $120-million pool and on the other hand don’t feel we are being completely responsible in our tax increases.That’s really hard to square.That is not helpful. I think it also doesn’t help the process.” The New West Progressives are among the citizens who appealed to the city to replace Canada Games Pool with a 10lane pool that would allow the city to host competitive swimming, rather than an eight-lane pool that had been proposed. Instead of the eight-lane pool estimated (preliminary figures) to cost $100 million, council agreed to support an enhanced 10-lane pool (estimated at $114 million) if the city was able to secure a “significant” grant from senior governments.

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Opinion OUR VIEW

Flippant comments not helping student loan debate

BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson can’t catch a break — and it’s his own fault. One moment, he’s excoriated for his comments about renters — for which he apologized, although even that was late, after he attempted to power through the controversy by spinning talking points — and now his comments about interest-free student loans have people in a tizzy on social media. Wilkinson apparent-

ly raised the ire of mostly NDP MLAs about his concerns about students racking up all kinds of debt if loans are interest-free after the NDP government eliminated the interest on B.C. student loans effective Feb. 19. Is he right about that? Would students go crazy and hit the bars, restaurants and online shopping sites now that loans are interest free? Hardly. First, those who have

loans still had to pay interest until Feb. 19 (at the prime rate, currently, 3.95 per cent) plus they will still have to pay interest on the Canada Student Loan portion, as much as seven per cent or more depending on the type of loan. Those are still substantial interest rates, and while Wilkinson is understandably warning about problematic debt, he can surely admit that a break on B.C. student loans can only help. The previous BC Liber-

al government could have cancelled the interest sooner, but it wasn’t a priority, especially since for a number of years, interest rates were low. The rates are not low now and they are climbing. If students can get a bit of a break on their debt, they will be better placed to move on with their lives once they graduate, and we think it’s the government’s job to ensure that post-secondary education is affordable.

As for students starting out racking up a lot of debt, we think that won’t happen needlessly. It’s not easy to get a student loan — there are all sorts of requirements, parents are expected to kick in a portion and their assets are part of the documentation. Still, it’s important that students look at the long term and whether the degree they are getting will generate the job — and the income — to pay off the

debt they may incur. Nobody likes to hear about school debt killing the future of young people who are already facing high housing costs and higher fees on everything from car insurance to electricity to gas. If Wilkinson wants to tackle affordability issues for young people, he has to understand students’ current experience, not make flippant comments based on his own outdated views and partisan politicking.

MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

MLAs terriﬁed of losing control It looks like the inmates have reclaimed control of the asylum. That’s one takeaway from the collective decision by B.C.’s MLAs to hire an esteemed former chief justice to examine allegations against the legislature’s clerk and Sgt.-at-Arms. The move to hire Beverly McLachlin to investigate allegations made by Speaker Darryl Plecas against the two table officers is impressive. We will now have a highly respected professional examining a controversy that has rocked the legislature like nothing before, as it was slowly but surely sapping the MLAs of their ability to control the place. With each passing day since Plecas’ explosive allegations, power shifted out of the MLAs’ hands and into the Speaker’s, and his own special aide, Allan Mullan. It took weeks for MLAs, through their own Legislature Assembly Management Committee, to figure out how to regain control. First, they called in B.C.’s independent auditor-general to conduct an audit of legislature finances.They were going to go outside the province for that job, until it was pointed out to the MLAs that only Carol Bellringer, the B.C. auditor-general, has the statutory authority to dive into the legislature’s books. Bellringer’s appointment began to lower the temperature.The LAMC members also agreed to bring in an “eminent jurist” to handle the investigation. Due to McLachlin’s sterling reputation, her findings will likely be deemed unassailable.

This is critically important, since only she is stepping into this whole mess with any kind of credibility and non-partisanship. For example, the relationship between the Speaker’s office and the Official Opposition appears to have completely broken down to the point of almost open warfare between the two sides - an unheard of situation in aWestminster parliament model. Given Plecas’ lack of neutrality in the matter, it was urgent that an independent outsider step in to be the final arbiter and restore some normalcy to the situation. The three house leaders actually hired McLachlin, and her terms of reference require her to report out to them – not LAMC, of which Plecas is a member. This is another deft touch for the MLAs to regain control of the legislature and of this controversy.That will come at the Speaker’s expense. One could almost hear a collective sigh of relief in the legislature corridors as word spread of McLachlin’s hiring. Many legislature staff members seemed genuinely excited by the prospect of such a learned and independent person coming in to take control. Last year, McLachlin, retired from the bench, published a crime novel entitled Full Disclosure. Ironically, that title reflects exactly what is needed in this controversy. Depending on what she digs up in this thing, she may have a sequel on her hands. Keith Baldrey is chief political correspondent for Global BC.

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A downtown merchant was esthetically outraged at a mural on the building she was renting at Columbia Street and Fourth Street. It features a row of smiling people standing in a line as if waiting to get into the Lafflines Comedy Club. “Tacky, tacky, tacky,” said Meg Montgomery, owner of Bloom ’n Winkle Floral Designs. “Can we elevate ourselves above this hockey pockey white trash.” If businesses are going to paint murals, she said, the city should have a policy, and ideas should be juried before going up. Meanwhile, Lafflines owner Barry Buckland, who paid $5,000 for the mural, said most of the feedback he’d gotten about it was positive.

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Hike fees for developers Editor: Every time I’m asked to contribute more towards the expense of a growing community, I immediately wonder why I rarely hear mention of the developers’ share of this expense and the topic of better deals being negotiated with developers to also contribute more. There’s development happening everywhere. I’d also suggest we dig deeper regarding the cost, value and urgency of capital projects with the intent to work with a leaner budget. There’s always room for improvement when it comes to managing taxpayers’ money. There are a growing number of hard-working people who cannot and should not have to continue to meet increased expenses at this rate. Ted Slusar, New Westminster

Touching tribute toTony Editor: It takes a community to celebrate a life well-lived. I heard it said that grief is love with no place to go, but love poured into the Massey Theatre in honour of Tony Antonias. Artists donated their time and talents and the Massey gave us a place. George Garrett recollected his time with Tony at CKNW; Mayor Johnathan Coté recalled Tony’s elocution advice. Our sincere appreciation to the artists: David Adams for being our emcee, Charles Lester, stage manager. Lucas Mendenhall on classical guitar, Thomas

Lamont with harpist Elisa Thorn representing the NW Symphony and Steve Maddock. Forever Plaid represented the Vagabonds Players, Julie Atchison pianist and harpist Lori Pappajohn. Special thanks to the Massey Theatre, the New Westminster Record for the photos and the interview clip with Theresa McManus. The New Westminster Ambassadors, Isabel and Liz Mendenhall with the Vagabond crew: Valerie, Wayne and Robin for preparing the delicious and copious refreshments. Diane and Melanie for the awesome flower arrangements and last but not least Rick Carswell and Louisa Lundy our two “bartenders.” Cheers to everyone who came and for the donations made to the Massey Theatre Society in honour of Tony. Andrée St. Martin, New Westminster

Spec tax form is easy Editor: Gosh, what was all the fuss about? Listening to BC Liberal (and even a Green) MLAs, I anticipated giving up an evening to complete the exemption form for the new Speculation and Vacancy Tax. One commentator said it was going to be 14 pages long. Another said it would take at least 25 minutes to fill in. I received the notice in the mail today. It was straightforward to understand and took me two minutes to complete the online form. If this initiative adds more homes to the rental market or collects some revenue from non-resident owners to be used for more housing, it was worth two minutes of my time. Kim Manning

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Tugger to be replaced Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

After more than three decades on New Westminster’s waterfront esplanade,Tugger is set to be replaced by a new play zone that includes a series of little tuggers. The Tugger Pilot House, asTugger is officially known, was created by Rivtow Marine Ltd. for EXPO 86 in Vancouver and relocated to New West in 1986. A staff report states the 13-tonne structure is in decline due to “significant structural corrosion” and years of vandalism, and would need significant work to remediate the corroded steel on the structure base and pilot house. Instead of remediating the structure that’s located on the riverfront esplanade between River Market and Fraser River Discovery Centre, a new play area will be built in its place. Inspired by the image of a tugboat hauling a large barge loaded with materials, the new design provides a series of smaller scale tuggers that are “hauling” a large rubberized play zone that will be sculpted to mimic a barge loaded with woodchips.The new play area will include small tuggers that include a steering wheel, throttle and control buttons, a rubberized play zone featuring climbing elements and perimeter bench seating. The Rotary Club of New Westminster wants to partner with the city to develop a community amenity to commemorate the legacy of the late Dr. Irwin Stewart, a longtime New Westminster physician and Rotarian who spearheaded many overseas

Mini tuggers: This artist’s rendering shows what Tugger’s replacement will look like. PHOTO CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER

humanitarian health projects and was awarded the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia. “Given the nature of Dr. Irwin Stewart’s work to improving hearing health care for youth and children, an auditory experience has been integrated into the design,” said the staff report. “Colour-coded sound tubes will run below the wood decking from the rubberized play zone to the small tug boats as a playful way to communicate. A sound tube will also be installed to the river, allowing users to hear the sounds of the river.” After Tugger is removed at the end of March, repairs to the esplanade deck planks and construction of the new play area will follow.The play area is expected to be complete early this summer. Bosa Development will pay for repairs needed to the deck, while the city and Rotary will fund the project.The city’s 2019 budget provides up to $100,000 to dispose of Tugger, the financial plan includes up to $150,000 to build the replacement project, and the local Rotary clubs will pro-

vide an additional $50,000 for the project in honour of Stewart. Dean Gibson, the city’s director of parks and recreation, said Tugger is “an outstanding maintenance issue that needs to be addressed with some urgency.” Erika Mashig, the city’s manager of arboriculture, horticulture, parks and open space planning, said the tugboat/working river theme concept was designed to replace the Tugger with something that wasn’t too different from what’s there today.

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City More discussion needed on proposed policy changes Cayley Dobie

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The New Westminster school board has decided to postpone a decision on policy changes that a former board member said could “handcuff” trustees. Last week, the board’s operations committee proposed revisions to policy number 7, which covers board operations.

Under the proposed changes, trustees would not be allowed to submit motions unless communication had taken place with the superintendent, the proper formatting was used and the information included in the motion and accompanying backgrounder was accurate. The changes would also forbid trustees from sharing agenda items, including individual submissions, with

the public before the agenda was finalized and the items had been deemed either incamera or public. The revisions would also add a clause about “in-service meetings,” informal meetings between trustees and the superintendent. “On the surface of it, it seems reasonable, but when I think about it in terms of practical application, I think it could prove very prob-

lematic for this board. I see contradictions in that they’re stipulating do this, do that, do the other before getting your motion on the agenda. How does that jive with getting a motion on to the floor?” former trustee Lisa Graham asked trustees at Tuesday night’s school board meeting. “The concern is that I don’t want your board to handcuff yourselves in

terms of doing business efficiently and effectively.” Trustees did not respond to Graham’s comments, but, when it came time to approve the revisions, trustee Danielle Connelly voiced concerns about the in-service clause and its lack of parameters around exactly what could be on the agenda at these types of closed meetings. “I just think that it opens

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Why music matters

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t’s lunch hour, and there are no classes going on. But the music rooms at New Westminster Secondary School are still alive with activity.There’s a group of kids in one room hanging out; a few others practising; still others just playing around with their instruments.There’s a warm buzz of conversation and plenty of laughter. This space is safe.Welcoming. Inclusive. This space is what music teachers Steve Clements and Kelly Proznick have helped to build. And this is what they find themselves now fighting to save. “The situation is such that we feel music is not supported in the schools,” said Clements, who leads the school’s concert and jazz bands. “It’s not really a tenable situation to continue like this.We need support, and it needs to be long-term support.” Proznick, the department head for fine and performing arts, leads the school’s choir and vocal jazz programs. It’s reached the point, she said, that despite their best efforts, the school’s music teachers are forced to watch the programs they have worked so hard to build being eroded. “It’s devastating to see it all kind of disintegrating,” she said. TAKING A STAND he plight of music education in the NewWestminster school district isn’t new.The challenges it faces – largely around funding and scheduling – have been years in the making. The issue was thrust into the spotlight after a group of parents and supporters decided enough was enough and took their case to the school board at its Feb. 26 meeting. Wendy Cooper, co-treasurer of the NWSS Music Auxiliary, led the delegation with a formal presentation to the board. In a followup interview with the Record, Cooper said the impetus for acting now was one of those small things that turned into “a huge snowball effect.” Her son – who plays trumpet in the NWSS band program – mentioned that his friends won’t be in band next year because they’re in the international baccalaureate program, and the IB scheduling doesn’t allow time for music. That didn’t sit well with Cooper. “All of his closest friends are in band, the ones he’s known since Grade 1; they’re all a really tight crew,” she said. “That’s his family.Those are the people who know him the best, and they create music together.That is so powerful.” And it wasn’t just about her son. It was about all those kids who couldn’t fit band into their schedule anymore. It was about the fact that the loss of IB students means fewer kids for the NWSS band programs, year over year, which in turn means loss of funding. Even more fundamentally, it was about the fact that kids, all kids, deserve the chance to experience all the benefits music education has to offer – and that’s no longer happening in NewWestminster.

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THE EARLY YEARS he challenges with music don’t start at the secondary school level. Middle school music programs are feeling the pinch

“There’s no model, or policy, or plan, for – and if fewer students have access to mudelivery of arts education in the district,” sic at middle school, fewer will pursue it to Proznick added, noting there are district fahigh school. cilitators in areas such as literacy, technolCooper said students at NewWest’s middle schools are facing a space crunch; class- ogy and French, but no such person for the es don’t always have enough room for all the arts. “There’s a lack of structure and policy around arts education.” kids who want to take music. That means music education has become Peter Zaenker, music teacher at Glena “hodgepodge,” with different schools takbrook Middle School, told the board about ing different approaches depending on the the challenges he faces coordinating the priorities of each principal. school’s band program, teaching general music and also adding in computers and A rising focus on ADST (applied design, tech ed. Last year, he said, was his most skills and technology) as part of the new challenging year in 12 years of teaching. B.C. curriculum has meant increased pressure on school district funding – to provide The complexities of the structure have laptops for students, for example. made it hard to even have a band program “That’s a big chunk of money that never at Glenbrook, he said, noting that schedulused to be a priority,” Cleing issues mean students pointed out. now only have band for I have basically no ments What hasn’t been prihalf a year instead of a full year – and one Grade 8 support because I’m oritized in the same way, say, is the arts. class gets music only once just trying to keep they Clements is the first to every two weeks. Comthings aﬂoat admit that music, and in pounding the problem is particular instrumental unequal access to band music, isn’t cheap. between the English and The money available to French immersion streams run the program has been at Glenbrook. shrinking.When he first started at NWSS “I have basically no support because I’m 18 years ago, Clements said, the departtrying to just keep things afloat,” Zaenkment’s budget was five to six times higher er told the board. “There needs to be some than it is now. kind of a reset button and some kind of “The concern is always money. Money, master plan, some assistance from outside. money, money,” he said. “Changes are alIt’s very hard for one person to do it on my ways being made to save money.” own.” Proznick noted the school district used to NO VISION cover things like venue rental – primarily use herein lies the problem, for Clements of the Massey Theatre – and instrument reand Proznick: there’s no vision and no pairs. Now the music program has to cover master plan for music education at a disthose costs itself. trict-wide level. It’s fallen upon the school’s music auxilia-

Westminster Secondary School band teacher Steve Clements. It’s made up of current and former NWSS students. PHOTO ANDREW ZAVOROTNY, CONTRIBUTED

ry – a group of largely parent volunteers – to raise funds to offset the costs that aren’t covered by the school district.The group started up its major fundraiser, the bandathon, in 2010 with a primary goal of raising money to ensure every music student could take part in band tours. NWSS students have toured to locations such asWhistler,Victoria, Banff and Cuba in recent years, and bandathon funds have helped to ensure students in need wouldn’t be left behind. “We’re still managing to never turn away a family, ever,” Proznick said. But the money needs to stretch even further these days – to cover not just instrument purchases but basic needs, like reeds for woodwind instruments and repairs to shared instruments. And with school-owned instruments being used day in, day out by students in multiple classes, repairs are an ongoing challenge. In fact, of three tubas owned by the school, only one is currently in working order.The other two are sitting idle waiting for the money to be found, somehow, to get repairs done. And, Clements said, it’s becoming an increasing challenge to raise interest from the community at large for the school’s fundraising efforts. “It’s getting harder and harder to go out into the community and ask for money,” he said. “It’s kind of sad to be cap in hand.” THE PRIVILEGE GAP hat worries supporters of school music programs is the danger of an increasing gap between the privileged and those who are less so. Continued on page 13

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SPECIAL REPORT

Parents, teachers make the case for funding

Continued from page 12 JJ Lee, a father of two NWSS music students and a member of the music auxiliary, spoke to the board and wrote them a letter about attending the Surrey Schools Jazz Festival held Feb. 22 and 23.The NWSS senior jazz band made it into the showcase finals, facing off against the Kwalikum Secondary band fromVancouver Island and winding up in second place. “As Kwalikum’s excellent performance unfolded, I began to feel, to witness, privilege in action,” Lee wrote. “I could not help but think their wonderful set was founded on private lessons, access to fine and well-maintained instruments, ample practice time, either at home or on school grounds, and the full support of its school and the players’ parents.” Though NWSS has outstanding teachers and a highly active music auxiliary, Lee said it faces some extra challenges. For instance, in one section of one of the jazz bands, he knows of only one player who lives in a family-owned home. The rest are renters. “That has an impact on achievement when a family has to make a choice between allowing their child to practice or facing threatened or actual eviction,” he wrote. Access to musical instruments, too, is key. Kelly Slade-Kerr, a former school trustee and current NWSS music parent, notes her daughter is fortunate in owning her own trombone. But musical instruments are expensive – a new instrument can easily set a family back several hundred dollars or more – and Slade-Kerr says schools need to be able to provide good instruments for students whose families just can’t afford it. “We need to have a supply of musical instruments that are owned by the music programs,” she said. “Equity is an important part of why the funding needs to be there at a district level.” WHY MUSIC MATTERS undamentally, Proznick said, the precarious situation of the district’s music programs stems from the fact that the arts is not

viewed as an integral part of education – like, say, English or science.Which saddens her because she sees the arts as being not just important, but essential. When you talk to music students about why they’re in the various programs at NWSS, Proznick said, their answers revolve around the same themes. “A lot of it is, they feel like it fulfils them. It’s social and emotional health, really; they feel seen and heard. Being in these courses has helped students with their wellness in a profound way.” At a time when anxiety and stress are on the rise, and when wellness is one of the school district’s professed goals, Proznick said it just makes sense to look to the arts. Slade-Kerr agrees. Last year, her daughter wasn’t able to register in music due to scheduling issues (she’s in French immersion, and that posed challenges with her timetable).This year, however, she was able to get music back into her schedule, although she switched to choir from band because she didn’t feel comfortable with instrumental music after missing a year. “She suffered from serious anxiety issues last year,” Slade-Kerr said. “Now that she’s in the music programs this year, her condition has dramatically improved. I attribute much of that improvement to the fact that she’s in music this year.” Another former NWSS music parent, ColleenWinton, reiterated that message to the school board. She spoke in support of the delegation on Feb. 26, telling trustees that her sons – who graduated in 2008 and 2011 – benefited from the music offerings at the high school. “They found a family there,” she said. Winton, who also took music at NWSS during her own high school years, said that in the days before the rise of gay-straight alliance clubs, music was where children who were marginalized found a home. “When I was a kid, I felt like we had the jocks and the future librarians and all of those people all to-

PLAY ON: New Westminster Secondary School students take part in a past bandathon. The annual fundraiser has become a key part of helping to keep the music programs afloat. PHOTO RECORD FILES gether; the cheerleaders and the science nerds were all together playing music,” she said. “Those LGBTQ kids who didn’t find their family in the hallways had a home with the jocks and the future librarians and all those people, and they had a larger family.” That same tradition continues to this day. “Those teachers are creating a safe space there,” she said. “They recognize the individual needs of the students who come into their classrooms, whether they be educational needs, music needs – spiritual needs, really.” “Spiritual” is a word that hits home for Cooper, too. Along with being an NWSS band parent, Cooper is also president of the Royal City Concert Band, a community band of some 50 players that welcomes people from all walks of life. “I consider my Thursday night practice my church. It feeds my soul,” she said. Cooper said she’ll always be grateful for what music did for her during her own school years. Raised in a rocky family situation, she went to 18 schools in 13 years. “I joined all the things I could so I wouldn’t have to go home every day,” she said. “I think, for me, if I hadn’t had band and choir, I probably would have been more of a statistic on the drug and alcohol front of things, honestly. … I don’t think I would have been a ‘good girl’ if I didn’t have that community.” FINDING OUR HUMANITY or Proznick, the issue is even more far-reaching than what music education can do for individual students. It’s the fact that arts experiences help us, as human beings, to tap into the essence of what it means to be human: our heart, our spirit. “Arts practices are where we find our humanity.Why are we not paying attention to that part of

Together: Luc Benoit, Gower Roberts, Jordan Wilson, William Chernoff, Seok Hee Jang, Madeleine Elkins and Tala King get ready for a bandathon event at NWSS in 2011. Roberts’ mother, Colleen Winton, spoke to the school board in support of the school’s music programs on Feb. 26. PHOTO RECORD FILES

learning in our schools? “I feel like the world is in such a precarious position … politically and environmentally – if we don’t find a way to reconnect, not with technology but with ourselves and with creation, we’re going to be in more and more trouble. “Arts is the antidote to the disconnect.”

board made four specific suggestions: to put all-year band back into all middle schools; to include music in the IB programming after Grade 10; to increase funding to cover venue rental, instrument repairs, supplies and bus trips; and to work with venues and the city to bring down the cost of venue rental for school groups. From where Slade-Kerr sits, WHERE TO BEGIN now is a good time for the music roznick laughs a little about programs to be asking for help. sounding melodramatic about She noted the school board is arts education saving the world. currently going through its budget But the reality, as she sees it, is process and there’s time for fundsimple: Either it’s a priority for the ing to be put in place for 2019/20, NewWestminster school district, if the board is so inclined. or it’s not. “There were significant cuts in “It is money, but it’s also just the district several years ago to about asking the question: fundadeal with the deficits,” she said. mentally, what do you believe?” “The district is now in the posishe says. tion where they have a surplus, Both Proznick and it is possible for and Clements say the board to allocate they’d first like part of that surplus to see consultato additional fundThe New Westminster tion – just to hear ing.” Secondary School music from trustees, “We Any changes in department accepts donahear you, let’s talk,” tions of all kinds year-round funding, she said, – used instruments, cash or Proznick says, need to start with a cheque. You can also donate change of mindset. would mean the via Paypal online through world to them. “In my view, the www.nwssmusic.com. “There’s a limitboard needs to issue ed amount of mona very strong, priney, and everybody wants it, and cipled statement about the importhey have to make decisions, but at tance of arts education in our sysleast make an informed decision,” tem.They need to make it clear she said. “I don’t think they unto all levels of the system that fine derstand how much of a struggle arts is a crucial and integral part it’s become for us.” of the system,” Slade-Kerr said. Proznick is “cautiously optimis“Once you have that message from tic” about their chances, pointing the top down, there will be a trickout arts education was a talkedledown effect into the system.” about issue during the recent muAs to whether any change will nicipal election campaign. happen, Slade-Kerr noted the In a perfect world, the teachers board will have to weigh all the would love to see a district-wide district’s needs before deciding policy on arts education, and a how much, if any, of its surplus it person to coordinate such a policy. can allocate to music. Clements stresses, though, that But she, too, says she’s optimisnothing will work without funding. tic. “I would just love for the district “In my view, the current board, to say, ‘For every dollar you fundwe had them at hello in terms of raise, we will match it,’” he said. fine arts, and they are motivated to Cooper’s presentation to the find a way to move this forward.”

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After nearly three decades without having a May Queen, Connaught Heights elementary has made it two in a row. Amaris Han was named New Westminster’s 149th May Queen in a draw in council chambers on Monday, with Michael RontGibson to represent Connaught Heights as its Royal Knight. The 2019 Royal Suite also includes: First Maid of Honour Ava Lane and Royal Knight Emilio Locatelli (Richard McBride Elementary); Second Maid of Honour Emma Mastrodonato and Royal Knight Christian Oljaca (Qayqayt Elementary School); Medal Bearer Charlotte Lord and Royal Knight Mathias Fruhm (Herbert Spencer Elementary); Register Bearer Clea Bergeron and Royal Knight Finnegan Bergeron (Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary); First Flower Girl Kieu-Vy Nguyen and Royal Knight Nadir Rishard (Queensborough Middle

School); Second Flower Girl Darya Fatyanova and Royal Knight Zhouri Adtoon (Lord Kelvin Elementary); and Third Flower Girl Anni Nichiporik and Royal Knight Keldan Zschoch (F.W. Howay Elementary). When Betty Sutton was named as New Westminster’ 148th May Queen in 2018, she became the first May Queen from Connaught Heights since 1990. Mayor Jonathan Cote said Great Britain created the colony of New Westminster in 1858 in response to the discovery of gold in the Fraser River, and Queen Victoria named New Westminster its capital. “By 1870, New Westminster was no longer the capital, the gold rush was over and the Royal City was deeply in debt.The population plunged to just around 500 people and the city’s future didn’t look so bright,” he said Monday night. “It was during this low point in our Royal City’s history that a group of local citizens organized New Westminster’s first May Day to cheer on disheartened citizens.There

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TheVolcano and Big Daddy Buck Lighting have made their mark in the wrestling ring, but they were no match for the Rumble burger. The two wrestlers, who are among the wrestlers competing in the 20-person Royal City Rumble on March 30 in NewWestminster, dropped by Burger Heaven on Saturday as part of a challenge to see who could eat a rumble version (10 patties) of Burger Heaven’s Ernie’s Mile High, eight-patty burger. Both wrestlers started out strong, but ultimately tapped out. “It was a valiant effort by the Royal City wrestlers, but unfortunately, this year the burger won,” says Rish Koya, founder of Royal City Wrestling. “You know, if it was the normal Ernie’s Mile High, they would have done it. It was the last two patties that made the difference.Ten patties was just too much.” Partway through the burger, Big Daddy Puck loosened his buckle and dropped his pants in an effort to make a bit more space in his belly for the

burger – to no avail. “Not good,” Koya says, when asked how the wrestlers felt after the competition. “Their eyes were kind of glassy.They looked greener than my paint.” The burger-eating chal-

Saturday in March from 1 to 2 p.m., include segments showcasing the talents of local residents, highlighting local businesses and raising awareness about various events happening in New Westminster. The March 16 lineup includes a “comic standoff” between four comics from Laughter Zone 101 and segments with Nick Duran from Royal City Health and Manual Therapy and Aman Grewal from Polo Health and Longevity Centre. “Come out,” Koya urges residents. “If you think last week was good, this week is going to be even more exciting. There’s lots more surprises this week.” The variety shows are leading up to the big event on March 30, which includes a 20-person Royal City Rumble. It also features a match between the Royal City Defenders – Johnny X (aka Mayor Jonathan Cote) and Mr. India (Koya) against Team USA – Azeem the Dream (Azeem Mohammed) and the Ideal Reflection (current All Star Wrestling champion Christopher Ryseck).

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The New Westminster school district has taken its first step towards building a new middle school in Sapperton. Last week, the district announced it has purchased a .438-acre single-family lot at 522 Fader St., across from Hume Park Elementary school, for $1.75 million. Land acquisition for a Sapperton-area middle school was one of the priorities on the district’s 2019/20 five-year capital plan and part of its 11- to 20-year long-range facilities plan. School board chair Mark Gifford said the district became aware of the Fader Street property in the fall and early conversations began in October.The purchase signals the beginning of the district’s work to address projected enrolment growth on the east side of the city. “We’re just really excited that we were able to make it work. It’s not often that this

kind of opportunity presents itself and that we’re able to act on it in a timely way. It’s good long-term thinking for the district,” he said. Gifford said the important piece is that this is for something 10 to 20 years in the future. The City of New Westminster is in the preliminary stages of considering a

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rezoning application for 97 Braid St. Sapperton Green, as it’s been dubbed, would see the area surrounding Braid SkyTrain station transformed into a mixeduse development that could include 3,700 residential units. “It’s great to see the New Westminster school board planning ahead to make

sure students have the best possible place to go to school,” Education Minister Rob Fleming said in the release. “We are working with school districts throughout B.C. to add new classrooms in fast-growing areas, and forward-thinking investments like this help us take action and improve schools for our students.” Land acquisitions are funded through the school district’s land capital fund, which is supported by development fees given to the district through the City of New Westminster. The district, meanwhile, remains committed to securing funding for its two priority capital projects, according to Gifford. “One is certainly Queensborough, and the second is expanding our capacity in either the Downtown or Brow of the Hill area.That’s where we’re seeing a lot of the most significant growth pressure right now.Those are still our top priorities,” he said.

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The F.W. Howay Elementary School Parent Advisory Council is once again inviting the community to come out and support its annual craft fair fundraiser. This is the fourth year the PAC has organized the fair. Once again, there’ll be a mix of local home-based businesses and Howay students selling handmade goods. Last year, 28 vendors took part, including 15 students from Howay, 12 local businesses and Fraserside Community Services, according to PAC co-chair Garry Self. The event raised about $600 through table rentals.The money is used by the PAC to help to pay for events and programs for kids at Howay, including Fun Day, pancake breakfasts, holiday crafts and new books for the school library. The fair is happening on Saturday, March 30 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at River Market, 810 Quayside Dr.

HAVE YOUR SAY The community is invited to take part in a series of discussions to help inform the school district’s five-year strategic plan. Through the month of April, the district has four community consultation events planned to gather input on a plan “that will inspire student learning to 2024,” notes a press release. Discussions will be guided by three main questions: ! How can the district anchor its work on a daily basis in its mission to ensure each student is learning in a safe, engaging and inclusive environment? ! How can the district see its values in action, no matter where it looks: inclusion, innovation, integrity, collaboration, engagement and equity? ! How can the district make its vision a reality, so that New Westminster Schools is indeed a place where students love to learn? “We are looking at setting key directions that will anchor us as we address a changing educational landscape in a rapidly growing

community,” said superintendent Karim Hachlaf in the release. The consultation events are open to everyone, but folks are asked to sign up by March 29. Childminding is available. Go to tinyurl.com/ StrategicConsultation to register.

PLAY FOOTBALL AT QUEENSBOROUGH MIDDLE There’s still time to register for Queensborough Middle School’s football program. The after-school program is open to all students, no matter their experience, and costs $35.The season starts April 2 and runs until May 17, and practices are twice a week from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the middle school. Games are played on Fridays against other middle schools in Vancouver, New Westminster and on the North Shore. The league is designed for players who’ve never played contact football experience. For more info, contact Mr. Rai at srai@sd40.bc.ca.To register go to tinyurl.com/ middleschoolfootball.

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On Sunday, March 17, you can join host Cassius Khan for the next session in the Global Tea Room series, which offers up the music and tea of a variety of cultures. This month, it’s Chinese tea with Vi-An Diep, a recording artist and composer who specializes in Asian plucked zither instruments from Vietnam, Japan and China, with original music. Tea service will be provided by The Chinese Tea Shop. Then, on Tuesday, April 2, the theatre is hosting The Spoon Project, an artsbased mental health workshop for queer-identified youth. It runs from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., and it’s free. Both events take place in the Plaskett Gallery at the theatre, 735 Eighth Ave. For more on Massey Theatre happenings, see www. masseytheatre.com or call 604-517-5900. Do you have an item for Lively City? Send arts and entertainment ideas to Julie, jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca.

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Arts & Entertainment You can catch these rising Canadian a cappella stars in concert A group billed as the “fresh face of Canadian a cappella” is coming to Burnaby – and a New Westminster quintet will be opening for them. Countermeasure will be onstage Saturday, March 16 at Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 1600 Delta Ave., joined by New Westminster’s own Quayside Voices. Countermeasure is made up of 12 of Canada’s top vocal talents, led by awardwinning composer-arranger Aaron Jensen.The singers have shared stages with a cappella giants including Naturally 7 and The Swing-

le Singers, and top 40 stars like Corey Hart and Blue Rodeo. They’re known for performing innovative arrangements of pop favourites and classic jazz standards, plus their own original music. Countermeasure has won multiple awards from the Contemporary A Cappella Society of America, including Best Contemporary A Cappella Album for Made to Measure in 2017 and a tie with Pentatonix for Best Original Song for Fox in the Field. Quayside Voices, meanwhile, has become a fixture

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HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS

NWSS celebrate a new crop of high achievers

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The Pearson lobby won’t see many more moments as happy as these. Before a crowd of beaming parents, happy teachers, coaches and friends, eight teenagers put pen to paper and enjoyed a ceremony to mark their future, but also to appreciate the past. New Westminster Secondary’s athletic department gave student-athletes Noah Armitage, Broxx Comia, Emma Hughes, Octavia Lau, Evan Nolli, Kinsale Philip, Nisa Reehal and Ben Stewart a well-deserved spotlight, as they celebrated recent post-secondary commitments to play and study. “The big message today is you can have it all.You get more when you’re a student athlete,” remarked New West Hyack football coach Farhan Lalji, who MC’d the event. “Student athletes put in so much time, hard work and effort, and everything they do should be respected times-two because getting through school is hard enough. If you can do both, you truly are a special human being.” Comia, Nolli and Philip were part of Lalji’s football squad, which won the provincial title in 2017 and are heading to the universities of Manitoba, SFU and Toronto, respectively.

Armitage and Stewart have field lacrosse commitments with the U.S. Div. 1 universities of Stony Brook and Hofstra, respectively, while Hughes and Reehal will take their soccer to the next level for Bishops University and UBC, respectively. Inking a deal with Michigan and their NCAA Div. 1 swimming program is Lau. Each has made extreme sacrifices to reach this point, but it wasn’t a scholarship they started chasing.There was the sport as its own purpose, a social activity and a place where they met friends, before it became a route to a bigger achievement. For Comia, football evolved from an unfamiliar game into a means to find his own purpose.

... if I didn’t have football, I don’t know where I’d be now. “When we first got here I didn’t know what I was going to do,” Comia remembered of his family’s arrival from the Philippines when he was five years old. “My friend got me into playing football and since then I met friends through foot-

SIGNING CEREMONY: New Westminster Secondary School unveiled the 2019 group of students who have signed athletic

commitments for post secondary; in attendance were Ben Stewart, Noah Armitage, Broxx Comia, Risa Neehal, Emma Hughes, Evan Nolli, Octavia Lau, and Kinsale Philip, not pictured. PHOTO DAN OLSON

ball. It made me stay in school, because if I didn’t have football, I don’t know where I’d be now.With football I stayed in school.” For every time any parent has had to drag their child to a practice – and nearly every kid has had those moments – this was the icing on the cake. And any parent at Tuesday’s noontime event would be tempted to brush away a tear to hear the gratitude these athletes held for those who made it all possible – teachers, coaches, support staff, and especially their families. “The biggest adjustment I’ll face, probably, is being away from fam-

ily,” remarked Lau, who will attend the University of Michigan on a swimming scholarship. “That will be very hard because they’ve supported me for a long, long time and without them I wouldn’t be able to do what I do.” For Hughes, the next stage is a challenge she’s eager to embrace. “It means everything for me, because I’ve been playing soccer for about 12 years and just knowing all my hard work has paid off and the challenges I’ve gone through are paying off,” she said. “I’ve been able to express myself as a leader, be a leader with my team and it’s

just exciting I get to keep up my sport in my adult years.” Both NWSS principal John Tyler and athletic director Peter Battistin noted how much work each player and their families have put into achieving this opportunity, to have their sporting passions earn them access to a university education. “School is hard enough to get through and when you’re a student athlete – I always say our kids should get more because they do more,” added Lalji. “They’re special.The amount of time (Lau) put in the morning before school starts to do what she does, what they all do, it’s hard

work.To manage that, to manage school and then to manage the academics just to get into school and not just graduate, we’re happy for all of them.” Comia, who averaged 77.71 yards per game this past season, said so many people have helped him get to this point – thanking his teammates, parents, teachers and coaches. He aims to continue making the best of what football has given him. “I love this sport,” he said. “It’s built me to a different person, to the person I am today. I’m proud of it. I stuck to this game and it’s helped me throughout my life.”

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Although they weren’t crowned, the Douglas College Royals wrapped up another season with a heralded run. It just didn’t reach the finish line they had aimed for. The New West-based squad ended up outside the medal circle at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association championships in Welland, Ont., but put forth an effort to be proud of. Fresh off of finishing second at the PacWest provincials, Douglas demonstrated early that they were game for a repeat of last year’s final. They grounded the Fanshawe Falcons in the opener 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-12), building momentum as the game went along. It came down to a strong finishing game for the Royals,

who out-killed Fanshawe 38-22, converting .318 of their attacks. Vania Oliviera racked up 18 kills and five digs, while Player of the Match Jane Kepler collected 22 assists. Hammering home nine kills and six digs was Caet McCorkell, while first-year libero Trisha He picked up 11 digs. In the quarterfinal, Alberta’s King’s University Eagles brought the Royals back to earth with a 3-1 (25-18, 2125, 25-17, 25-18) decision. Tied 1-1, the Eagles grabbed the momentum and held off Douglas’ rallies to advance to the national final, where they would lose to defending champion Vancouver Island. Oliviera was named the Royals’ Player of the Match with 20 kills and eight digs, while McCorkell collected eight kills and 12 digs, and Kepler tallied a 36 assists.

Knocked off course and disappointed at not having a chance to battle Vancouver Island, Douglas stalled briefly in the bronze medal qualifying game against the Briercrest Clippers.They fell behind 2-0 but regained their composure to take the third set 25-22, then traded shots with the Saskatchewan rival before losing 26-24, to fall 3-1. Oliveira, a third-year outside hitter originally from Brazil, capped a strong tournament with 13 more kills and 14 digs, while first-year Grace Warkentin also hit the double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs. He would post 17 digs, to average 14.6 over the three games. Oliveira was named to the CCAA first all-star team, while He was selected to the second squad.

DYNAMIC DUO: Douglas College’s Vania Oliveira, at left,

and Trisha He were named CCAA all-stars after last week’s national women’s volleyball championships. PHOTO COURTESY CCAA

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Royal City rink fall in sr. ﬁnal Sheila Cowan’s Royal City Curling Club team put up a good fight before finishing second at last month’s B.C.Women’s Senior Curling championships in Trail. Single points in both the bottom of the seventh and eighth ends lifted Marilou Richter’s rink from Penticton and Kelowna to a 6-4 victory in the final. Cowan trailed 2-0 and 4-1 after four ends, but rallied with two in the fifth and one in the sixth to pull even. Richter’s rink went undefeated at the championships, while Cowan posted a 5-2 record. The Cowan team, which includes Donna Mychaluk, Sandra Comadina and Victoria Murphy, and also carries the Delta Thistle club banner, advanced to the final by beating the Deputan rink of Chilliwack.

Cowan jumped out with points in the first two ends, but Deputan grabbed a 3-2 lead after closing the gap in the third, then adding a pair in the fourth. Undeterred, the Royal City crew reclaimed the advantage by scoring two in the fifth end, then added single points in the sixth and seventh to build a healthy lead. In the round robin, Cowan got an early jump on the eventual champions, tallying three points in the bottom of the second end to lead 3-1. Although Richter would close the gap, the New West squad notched two more points in the sixth and appeared to be in control. But the Penticton-Kelowna rink replied with two in each of the seventh and eighth ends to steal the win.

HOT SHOT: New Westminster’s Luca Redford delivers a slap shot towards the North Vancouver net during Saturday’s bantam A playoff game. The Royals would prevail 2-0, improving their playoff record to 4-1-1 after finishing the regular season in seventh place in the 12-team league. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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