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City takes aim at dangers of donation bins Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

The City of New Westminster is contacting owners of clothing and donation bins to ensure the bins are safe – and warning owners that action could be forthcoming if they’re unsafe. Council has directed staff to forward a letter to the operators of clothing and donation bins in the city seeking confirmation that they have retrofitted or replaced

their bins to address safety-related concerns. A staff report states that there have been four deaths associated with clothing and donation bins in Metro Vancouver between 2015 and 2018. “From what we understand, most of these bins are being retrofitted or replaced.The letter was really to clarify if that work has been done,” said John Stark, the city’s senior social planner. “If we find out that there are bins that have not been replaced

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or retrofitted, we would bring that immediately back to council.” According to the report, there are eight clothing and donation bins in New Westminster, all of which are located on private property. Staff has heard that local bins have been retrofitted or replaced, but wants to confirm that as soon as possible. “I think there is some onus on operators to ensure they are not a public safety hazard,” Stark said.

“In the letter, we will be including more information than a polite ‘let us know.’We will be outlining some of the concerns, and could state that if we find that these bins are a public safety hazard that we will be seeking further redress from council.” Kim Deighton, the city’s manager of licensing and integrated services, said the city doesn’t currently have the legal standing with respect to bins on private property.

Staff noted, however, that if operators haven’t retrofitted or replaced problematic bins, the city could make changes to zoning bylaws that allow the city to address the concerns. Staff will report back to council after contacting the operators of the bins located in New Westminster. According to the report, a number of municipalities have banned or placed restrictions on clothing and donation bins.

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Tower proposed near Albert Crescent Park Project includes non-market housing and a non-profit child-care facility near downtown NewWestminster Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

Non-market housing and a child-care facility are included in a proposed highrise near Albert Crescent Park in downtown New Westminster. The city’s land use and planning committee recently received a pre-application for review of a project that includes a 35-storey residential highrise, 27 units of non-market housing, 4,200 square feet of space for a not-for-profit child-care facility, and 11 two- and three-bedroom townhouse units. The site at 51 Elliot St. is adjacent to Albert Crescent Park and is less than 250 feet away from Qayqayt Elementary School. “The tower is situated in the centre of the site and is surrounded on three sides by townhouses facing Elliot Street to the west, facing an existing pedestrian connection to the north and facing the park itself on the east,” said planner Mike Watson. “On the south side of the site, the applicant has proposed the non-market child care be in a separate building adjacent to Albert Crescent Park.” While the applicant has made a “pre-application inquiry” to the city, the developer would need to submit rezoning and development permit applications if it hopes to proceed with the project.The site is designated as Residential – Tower Apartments in the official community plan, which envisions residential towers, but could also include mid-rise apartments, lowrise apartments, stacked townhouses and row houses. At the January land use and planning committee meeting, staff sought feedback on a number of

BRIDGE VIEW: The site of a proposed highrise is close to the Pattullo Bridge and SkyTrain. things including: the overall building massing and height; provision of non-market housing; and provision of space for a not-for-profit child care. The site is currently zoned Multiple Unit Residential District (High Density) which allows a maximum density of 2.5 FSR (floor space ratio) and a maximum height of 45 metres (147.64 feet). “The density bonus policy supports a rezoning of the subject site to RM-6(DB), which would allow a maximum residential density of 4.0 FSR and a maximum height of 73.15 metres (240 feet), accommodating about 24 storeys, in exchange for bonus density charges set out in the zoning bylaw,” said the staff report. “In cases where a development proposal exceeds the

height and density anticipated, the policy allows council to consider whether unique or exceptional circumstances, or opportunities warrant additional density.” As currently proposed, the project would have an overall density of 6.63 floor space ratio (of which 6.0 FSR is from the residential strata component), with staff suggesting the provision of a not-forprofit child care be considered a rationale for considering density above the maximum on this site. In terms of height, the proposal is seeking an increase in height from 24 to 35 storeys, which is an increase of 45.8 per cent. A staff report said the overall building massing is “disproportionate” in consideration of the site context, as residential towers in the area

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range from 12 to 24 storeys. “The general conclusion of the staff analysis is that staff considered the balance of benefits to the community to be generally consistent to the benefit that would be conferred to the applicant,”Watson said. “However, we do want to do some further exploration around the building height and massing, and potential relocation of some of the density on the site to the ground level – some additional townhouse units.” The committee approved a recommendation to have staff work with the applicant to explore alternative building massing for the preparation of a formal application, with the objective of achieving reductions in overall tower height and tower floor plate and

a potential increase in the number of ground-oriented units within the building podium. It also agreed to consider some additional density beyond existing zoning entitlements on the site if a not-for-profit child care is included in the proposal, and to have staff work with the applicant on the non-market housing and child care aspects of the project in the preparation of a formal application. Staff will summarize the feedback and recommendations from the committee in a pre-application letter to the applicant, Regal Century Management Inc. Coun. Mary Trentadue, one of three council members on the land use and planning committee, said she supports some additional density under the zoning entitlements, but isn’t sure about supporting a 35-storey tower at that site. She’d like to see a fulsome shadow study on how this building would impact the ones around it and would like out-of-school care to be considered for child care on the site, as it’s close to an elementary school. ! The Record has been publishing an ongoing series of stories about projects being considered by the city’s land use and planning committee, which considers preapplications from developers for projects and provides feedback to staff and the applicants that can be used to develop a formal application that could be considered by city council. Because the applications coming before the LUPC are preliminary, a lot of changes can arise before they make it to council for its consideration – if they make it that far.

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Foundation looking for help identifying wood artist Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

A local organization could use a little help from Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys – or you – in solving the Mystery of the Wood Cuts. Lizz Kelly, executive director of the Queen’s Park Healthcare Foundation, said the foundation has a “bit of a mystery” on its hands and needs help uncovering some community history. She said the foundation was gifted some beautiful wood cuts in the early 1990s, but can’t find the artist who made them. “They are all reliefs of local New Westminster iconic landmarks or events,” she said in an email to the Record. “The artist is Raymond Taylor, yet when I

Google his name nothing comes up. I have reached out to local historians and arts community, but no one seems to know of him.” The foundation is gifting some of Taylor’s works to the Arts Council of New Westminster to be a part of its permanent collection. “In December of this year there will be a showing of all 11 wood cuts, as well prints of one at The Gallery in Queen’s Park,” Kelly said. “We would love to have the artist there, or his family, to recognize the beauty of his art and his commitment to the Queen’s Park Healthcare Foundation.” Anyone with information about Raymond Taylor can contact Lizz Kelly at 604-517-8661 or lizz.kelly@fraserhealth.ca.

Wood cuts: These photos show some of the art donated to the Queen’s Park Healthcare Foundation. PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Thursday, April 25

7:00 pm Massey Victory Heights Residents’ Association Meeting Mount Zion Lutheran Church Friday, April 26 – Saturday, April 27

CITYPAGE NEW WESTMINSTER YOUTH FIREFIGHTER PROGRAM

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Senior Peer Counselling at Century House has a new program for isolated seniors. If you are a senior living in New Westminster and are feeling lonely or isolated and would like some conversation and companionship, or if you know of a senior who might welcome a volunteer visitor, please call us at 604-519-1064. Volunteer visitors will meet seniors in their homes, at Century House, or other place of choice.

Saturday, April 27

10:00 am Glenbrook Ravine Community Walk Glenbrook Ravine Sunday, April 28

11:00 am Day of Mourning Ceremony Westminster Pier Park Monday, April 29

12:00 pm Open Council Workshop Council Chamber 6:00 pm Public Hearing followed by Regular Meeting of Council Council Chamber Saturday, May 4

8:00 am – 2:00 pm Massey Victory Heights Residents’ Association Garage Sale Massey Victory Heights 10:00 am Theatre Strategy Community Workshop Century House Spruce Room Monday, May 6

6:00 pm Regular Meeting of Council Council Chamber 7:00 pm Moody Park Residents’ Association Meeting Century House Spruce Room

For more information on any of these events, please visit www.newwestcity.ca/events

THE FUTURE NEW WESTMINSTER AQUATICS & COMMUNITY CENTRE Spring 2019 Project Update & Info Sessions We are excited to share the progress on the New Westminster Aquatics and Community Centre project. Come ﬁnd out more about the developing facility design and outdoor spaces. Attend the info sessions Sunday, April 21 • 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Queen’s Park Saturday, April 27 • 10:00 am- 1:00 pm Centennial Community Centre Complete the survey youractivenw.ca/survey Learn more about the project at youractivenw.ca

GET INVOLVED WITH THE NEW WEST GRAND PRIX! We have two great ways to get involved with the New West Grand Prix taking place on July 9, 2019 in downtown New Westminster! Volunteer We’re seeking individuals to make this exciting event come to life! Positions included crosswalk marshals, assisting with the Kids Prix, signage installation, fencing setup and more! Host Housing Interested in hosting a rider or two in your home? This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about professional cycling and host an athlete that has traveled the globe. For more information on these opportunities, please visit newwestgrandprix.com

OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE NEW WEST SKATEPARK Saturday May 11, 2019 • 11:00 am New West Skatepark, Queen’s Park Join Mayor Jonathan Coté and Council members as we oﬃcially open the new skatepark in Queen’s Park. • DJ Vinyl Ritchie • Activities and displays • Giveaways and prizes • Barbecue and concession • Special guests

The New Westminster Youth Firefighter program invites motivated and passionate youth (grade 10 - 12) to apply for this fun learning experience. The program places students in a fire academy situation featuring classroom review, workplace experience, and live-fire combat! Applications are available at the Youth Centre - 620 Eighth Street, New Westminster or online newwestyouth.ca Application deadline is May 31st at 5:00 pm. For more info contact Paolo Zenone at pzenone@newwestcity.ca or 604-834-0303. newwestyouth.ca Instagram, Facebook & Twitter: @newwestyouth

THEATRE STRATEGY COMMUNITY WORKSHOP Saturday, May 4, 2019 •10:00 am – 12:00 pm Century House Spruce Room, 620 Eighth Street Join us for a workshop to help identify community values and expectations for city theatre venues looking at the short/medium term and into the future. If you’re able, please RSVP to help us anticipate the number of participants. Thank you! Staﬀ contact: Carolyn Armanini - carmanini@ newwestcity.ca or 604-527-4647

YOUTH WEEK – MAY 1-7 Youth Services is celebrating New Westminster Youth with a week of events kicking oﬀ with Youth Awards on May 1. All events are free for Grades 6 – 12 unless otherwise stated. Call the New West Youth Centre for more details 604.515.3801. For a full event listing, head to www.newwestyouth.ca/youthweek

MYTHBUSTER #4 – WALKING IS INCONVENIENT Truth: Many areas of Burnaby and much of New Westminster are quite walkable. Walk Score measures how easy it is to access amenities by walking. Burnaby has an average walk score of 64 (“somewhat walkable”) and New Westminster has a walk score of 70 (“very walkable”), and are both paired with good public transportation options. About 40% of Burnaby residents and about 38% of New Westminster residents already commute by walking, compared to with 34% of Metro Vancouver residents. In many parts of Burnaby and New Westminster, many amenities such as grocery stores, restaurants and coﬀee shops are just a short walk away. You can go about your daily business and get exercise at the same time. More safety tips are available at the walking page on the City of New Westminster website: www.newwestcity.ca/walking

GENERATOR TESTING – ANVIL CENTRE Anvil Centre will be conducting a BC Safety Authority mandated main electrical vault cleaning and inspection which will require the Anvil Centre generator to be in operations on April 27, 2019 starting at 12:30 am and ending before 6:30 am. There is a possibility that the noise from the generator may be heard outside of Anvil Centre. The generator is located in the Anvil Centre Parkade. We apologize for any inconvenience. For additional information, please email anvilcentre@newwestcity.ca

ACTIVE LIVING GUIDE PROGRAM REGISTRATION Opens April 25th The much anticipated Active Living Guide is now available at all Parks and Recreation facilities as well as online at www.newwestcity.ca/ALG Summer registration is open as of April 25, 2019. Featuring drop-in and registered programs for ages 0 – 65 and beyond, Summer Camps, special events and more… the Active Living Guide is the ultimate New Westminster resource for staying active in the city. Photo Contest Alert! Don’t forget to enter our #activenewwest photo contest for your chance to win an Active 90 dropin pass. It’s your change to take advantage of the numerous New Westminster Parks & Recreation drop-in programs for FREE! Complete contest details: www.newwestcity.ca/activephotos Follow New Westminster Parks & Recreation on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter @newwestrec

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City PEDESTRIANS

City eyes improving safety around schools

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Plans are afoot for the City of New Westminster to tackle safe travel around local schools in 2019. While recently considering a staff report about pedestrian improvements taking place this year at four intersections in the city, Coun. Nadine Nakagawa noted that she’s heard a number of concerns raised about pedestrian safety near schools, including Queen Elizabeth and Richard McBride elementary schools. Mike Anderson, a transportation engineer with the city, said the engineering department will be working with the neighbourhood traffic advisory committee this year on the issue of safety around schools, with the goal of developing a long-term implementation strategy. “There is potentially a lot of work to be done,” he said. “It could take several years to get through it and to get through all the schools, but we are looking to develop a program that gives us consistency throughout the city at all the schools.That’s a focus for

WHISTLE STOP: Glenn Antonelli lives near Richard McBride elementary school and told the Record in February that the intersection at Richmond and Hospital streets is a nightmare, with cars often running through the stop sign. PHOTO RECORD FILES

2019 – developing a vision for all the schools, and finishing off the year with an implementation strategy and looking at how we can build that into future capital funding programs.” Coun. Mary Trentadue said the

city should involve the parent advisory committees at New West schools when considering the impacts of pickup and drop-off issues around schools. “Those parents on the ground have a really good sense of what’s

working and what’s not working. Sometimes dealing with staff with the district, they may be a bit more disconnected from it,” she said. “I would really advocate that the PACs are included in this engagement.” Lisa LeBlanc, the city’s transportation manager, said the school travel planning process explicitly engages PACs and the broader school community, as well as the police, ICBC and school administration, when it’s appropriate to do so. “It’s really meant to be that school-community connection,” she said. “And it’s meant to be a partnership so there are infrastructure, engineering issues that can be addressed from an engineering point-of-view.There is a very strong education component to this as well, and an engagement component.” Nakagawa said she’s heard some concerns raised about the Safe Routes to School program in Queensborough, and how that process related to the reconstruction work that’s taken place on Ewen Avenue. LeBlanc said traffic plans were completed for every elementary

school and middle school in New Westminster in 2015, with the exception of the schools in Queensborough. Because construction was taking place on Ewen Avenue, she said it wasn’t the time to do that work. “So, that’s something that we need to do a circle back and complete the school traffic plans with involvement from the school community there,” she said. “In the meantime, we have had staff working with the school community at the elementary school in particular.There were some issues that came up with respect to parking, with respect to on-street pickup and drop-off that were addressed right around the winter holiday season.” While there have been “bits and pieces of things done” around Queensborough schools, LeBlanc said it’s time to compete the school travel plans for schools in that neighbourhood. The City of New Westminster’s website has information about the best walking routes to elementary schools. You can find them at tinyurl. com/bestwalkingroutestoschool.

The New Westminster Hyack Ambassador Program Committee, Miss New Westminster 2019 Natasha Sing and the 2019 Hyack Ambassador Leadership Team wish to thank and acknowledge the very many sponsors and community supporters who contributed to the overwhelming success of our scholarship program and the recent New Westminster Hyack Ambassador “Evening of Stars” Awards Gala where over $7,000 of scholarships were announced! It takes a huge group of dedicated volunteers to support the youth of this program and we recognize, appreciate and are grateful for everyone’s generous efforts of time and contributions.

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City ENVIRONMENT

Council takes action on climate change Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

A New Westminster teacher left the classroom behind in her quest to fight for the planet’s future. Jennifer Nathan was teaching science at New Westminster Secondary School, until the climate crisis touched her heart so profoundly that she could no longer stay in a classroom. Last year, she took part in protests against the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion. “I was arrested nearly a year ago in March,” she told city council during a meeting last month. “From then till now, we have seen the world break records for heat waves and the deadliest and most destructive wild fires, the Lower Mainland’s worst air conditions, unprecedented droughts, extensive flooding, evacuations of millions of people, crop failures, two of the most destructive hurricanes in American history, shrinking Arctic ice.” The New West resident was charged with criminal contempt of court after being arrested on March 24, 2018 for blocking access to the tank farm on Burnaby Mountain. She was one of several delegations at the

March 11 council meeting urging the city to approve a motion on climate. “You are telling generations, that in the face of all this fear and uncertainty, there is all this hope,” Nathan, a representative of New Westminster Climate Action Committee and a member of the Force of Nature Alliance, told council. Council has now directed staff to report back on a number of items related to climate actions that could be taken by the city, such as updating existing city plans with new targets contained in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, new actions the city could pursue to help achieve its targets and new actions that would help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Councillors Jaimie McEvoy and Nadine Nakagawa brought forward the motion to have council recognize that climate change constitutes an emergency for the City of New Westminster. Nakagawa said municipalities can’t wait for senior levels of government to take action to address the climate crisis. “What really matters to me is a plan on how we are going to implement it. It is

important to commit to the goals, but at the end of the day, the proof is in the budget, the proof is in the plan. We have to have a plan of how we will achieve it,” she said. “We can’t congratulate ourselves on making statements without the plan and staff energy to focus on meeting those targets.” The resolution approved by council states that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change finds it necessary to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, rather than two degrees as previously understood, adding Earth is currently on track to warm by more than three degrees Celsius. “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has stated that we only have 11 years left to turn this situation around.The climate crisis really has become the climate emergency,” McEvoy said. “We are affected whether we like it or not.” According to the motion, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change puts the benchmark for greenhouse gas reduction targets for corporate and community-wide emissions at 45 per cent by 2030, 65 per cent by 2040 and 100 per cent by 2050. “The targets that are be-

ing recommended tonight are those that have been recommended by the international body and the scientific community.They are based on something real,” McEvoy said. “We deal with a lot of important issues – to deal with any one of them, we need to save the planet.”

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New tools will help make smarter housing decisions

The gold rush that gripped the real estate market for a decade leading up to 2016 appears to be over. But the lasting legacy of that unregulated influx of foreign capital into the housing market is still apparent. Just what foreign ownership looks like continues to come into focus. The most recent statistics – a refinement of earlier figures with some additional details put out by CMHC – are likely to shock nobody. Residents, politicians and

real estate agents have all been aware of who highend homes were being sold to in New Westminster, despite widespread early denials. A few years ago, when foreign buying was at its peak, it was not uncommon for those who pointed it out to be denounced as suffering from xenophobic hallucinations. But as it turns out, this wasn’t the case. The impacts have been many – from a housing market disconnected from

local wages to streets with empty homes, and situations where families living in multi-million-dollar mansions pay little income tax in Canada. Local housing was also used by people trying to launder dirty money – driving up housing prices in the process.The full extent of money laundering in real estate remains unknown, but anti-financial crime advocacy group Transparency International Canada suggests tens of billions of dol-

lars of criminal proceeds could be washed in the Toronto and Vancouver markets annually. And for years, nobody in the positions of power said a thing. That’s all changed now. B.C.’s real estate sector has finally joined the fight when it comes to money laundering through housing. Last week, the B.C. Real Estate Association made five recommendations to Victoria and Ottawa aimed at helping protect the indus-

try from unscrupulous operators involved in money laundering. Included in the recommendations is that only verified funds coming through Canadian financial institutions should be accepted for transactions.They also said that anti-money-laundering procedures should be mandatory for real estate professionals, and transactions should be subject to reporting requirements administered by the Financial Transactions and Reports

Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) to ensure those professionals recognize and report suspicious transactions. B.C.’s new beneficial owners’ registry will be another tool to get a true picture of who owns what in our real estate market. Having information is key in making smart decisions. For too long, many vested interests weren’t interested in examining that too closely. And if you don’t look, you don’t find.

MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Premier wise to alter course on caribou A willingness to admit a mistake and reverse course can go a long way in politics - it’s just too bad so few politicians take this approach. Premier John Horgan has no problem in taking a second look at some decisions. It’s that attribute that could make it more difficult for the BC Liberals to defeat him. Horgan headed north to Dawson Creek and personally intervened in an issue that was spiraling out of control. Horgan met with local officials and politicians to discuss his government’s plan to protect the mountain caribou.The federal government is requiring the province to draw one up, but the preliminary proposal has outraged much of the Peace River region because it could cut as many as 500 jobs, according to one estimate). The plan would reduce the annual allowable cut of timber and potentially close much of the backcountry. A delegation of politicians and business leaders travelled toVictoria the week before to plead their case. A Peace River BC Liberal MLA – Mike Bernier – tabled a 33,000-person petition calling for a halt to the plan. Horgan obviously took note. Unlike some of his predecessors – former BC Liberal Premiers Gordon Campbell and particularly Christy Clark – he sensed digging in the government’s heels on this was unwise. Speaking to the locals, he was blunt in his assessment of his government’s performance on the file. In short, he branded it a failure for

the lack of consultation with local communities, aside from First Nations. “We, as a new government, didn’t do enough work to prepare the public for this process,” he said. “We had a constitutional obligation to engage with Saulteau andWest Moberly (two local First Nations) and we did that.We also had a public obligation to weigh in with the community and that is now going to happen.” However, that consultation is going to be extended and it will be overseen by someone not part of his government: former BC Liberal MLA Blair Lekstrom. This marks the second time the premier has turned to a one-time political foe for guidance. He earlier asked former BC Liberal cabinet minister George Abbott to formally review the government’s response to last year’s flooding season and record forest fires. Horgan also implied a consultation process that only included First Nations and paid lip service to other local communities is unacceptable.This is perhaps yet another clue of how the NDP’s commitment to Indigenous reconciliation may unfold on other issues. Admitting a mistake and occasionally being non-partisan are both worthy attributes in a political leader. Horgan’s deft maneuvering on the caribou issue – although it’s not over yet – should stand as a warning to the BC Liberals that their political enemy will be hard to keep in the crosshairs. Keith Baldrey is chief political correspondent for Global BC.

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Regal Tears wins big for family A New Westminster family was on the edge of their seats in October watching their two-year-old chestnut filly, Regal Tears, surge out of the gate at the Hastings Racecourse during the Jack Diamond Charity. A $100,000 purse was on the line, and Regal Tears spent much of the six-and-a-half furlong race neck-and-neck in second place.Turning for home, however, the filly pulled ahead and held on for first place.The racehorse had been picked up by the Basran family (father Ray and sons Ron, Jeevan, Paul and Don) for a mere $12,500 in June.The JD was one of three races Regal Tears won that season.

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Real reconciliation means renaming NewWest Editor: Re: New West wants more Indigenous names considered for city streets, Record, April 18 I applaud the city council for considering indigenous street names. However, bringing our attention to pre-colonial times should not stop with the naming of a few new streets, which most people will never see. Is there a more “colonial name” place name than “New Westminster, British Columbia.” If were are working to accelerating the reconciliation process, let’s start with the renaming of our province and our city. Dale Darychuk, New Westminster

Shame on BC NDP for flip-flop on LNG Editor: An open letter to the BC NDP: You were elected at a very unique time in our human story. You had the opportunity to make a gigantic difference. Your legacy could have been celebrated for decades to come. The realization of an innovative and enlightened future was yours to reveal and make possible. But you didn’t do that. In 2017, the citizens of B.C. voted for change. We heard you argue against the Liberal government, against Christy Clark’s LNG dream. I was overjoyed that you could see the lunacy of expanding the fossil fuel industry at this time. I am disgusted by this about face. You took us to the exact place we voted to get out of.

No matter what good things you do now or later, nothing will come close to the destruction of our future that you approved last week. Shame on all of you. The B.C. LNG industry means at least four more decades of fracking. Forty more years of poisoning vast amounts of fresh water, shooting it into the earth at enormous pressure to extract a fossil fuel that is 30 to 80 times more damaging to our atmosphere than CO2. This industry has to shut down, not expand. Our house is already on fire, why are you dousing it with gasoline? Catherine Wallace

Ban those plastic bags Editor: I recently had the pleasure of watching students participate in the BC Provincial Debate finals in Victoria. When I wasn’t watching the debates, I went shopping at a toy store, a bakery and a supermarket. Plastic bags were unavailable at all three. Instead, they offered me a paper bag for a small fee. I was pleasantly surprised at how everyone in Victoria has gotten used to the complete prohibition on plastic bags. The city is getting on just fine without them. The debate against plastic is over. Politicians should advocate a similar no plastic bags bylaw. Victoria has proven it can be done easily. As I watched our young, bright students in action, I thought we older people need to do more for them and their future. Louise Hazemi, Burnaby

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of the school and this is, I think, an opportunity to say good-bye, touch the walls one last time and remember some of the moments that made it a special place to grow up,” Arbo said. The party is planned for Saturday, May 25, and it is open to everyone.There will also be a celebration on Friday, May 24 but that one is just for staff and students, Arbo said. The events are being organized by McBride staff with help from the school’s parent advisory council and a grant from the City of New Westminster. Part of the money from the grant will also be used by students to create a timeline depicting the history of the school. “It’s essentially a long hallway art piece,” Arbo said. “It gives them the opportunity to not only learn about the history but immerse themselves in it. Plus it pays a bit of homage when we open up the new school that there’ll be a piece of the old school that’s left behind.” Folks are welcome to donate any McBride-related historical items to the pro-

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ject, Arbo added.They can do so by contacting Deidre Wrightman at the school at dwrightman@sd40.bc.ca. Arbo is also hoping the community will help support the event by buying commemorative McBride items from an online store the PAC set up. There are keychains, sweatshirts,T-shirts and mugs all with different McBride logos on them available for purchase.The school has also created an anniversary logo that is available on several items, too. All the items for sale are available for pre-order at bit. ly/shopMcBride90th.

The event on May 25 runs from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Doors open at 1 p.m. and at 1:15 p.m. there’ll be speeches by superintendent Karim Hachlaf and school board chair Mark Gifford, a show by the High Notes, McBride’s school choir, and cupcakes and tea. At 1:45 p.m. the community will be invited to tour the school and check out classrooms featuring different videos and presentations about McBride’s history. Organizers are looking for volunteers to help throughout the day. If you’re interested, email McBride90th@ sd40.bc.ca.

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CONNECT WITH NATURE at this year’s first ecological enhancement of Glenbrook Ravine event, a family-friendly event for folks of all ages and abilities who want to help remove evasive species. It’s on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.The work isn’t hard, and volunteers are encouraged to take socialization and refreshment breaks.

SUPPORT LORD KELVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at a

spaghetti dinner and dance, 1010 Hamilton St. Dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m., a dance to DJ music from 7 to 9 p.m., as well as prizes and a raffle.Tickets are $3 each. Proceeds are going toward the parent advisory council’s efforts to raise money for a swing set.

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Want to get involved in Century House? It provides a host of activities and services for adults over 50 – everything from card games and crafts to arts classes, physical activity sessions and wellness programs. You can stop by Century House in Moody Park, at 620 Eighth St., see www.centuryhouseassociation.com or call 604-519-1066 for info.

Along with its regular programming, Century House (620 Eighth St.) has a variety of special events taking place in May. Call 604-519-1064 for info. Here are some of the events you may want to check out. FRIDAY, MAY 3: Music of the Night features a performance by the Langley Ukulele Ensemble, cake, coffee and tea at intermission, as well as a silent auction and two games of heads and tales. It’s from 7 to 9:30 p.m.Tickets are $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers.

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Heritage Revitalization Agreement Bylaw No. 8064, 2019 218 Queen’s Avenue

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8100, 2019 886 Boyd Street

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8103, 2019 1005 Ewen Avenue

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: An application has been received to subdivide 218 Queen’s Avenue, which is a Designated heritage property, into three lots through a Heritage Revitalization Agreement. One lot would be fronting Queen’s Avenue, and two would be fronting Manitoba Street. The lane running east to Peele Street would be extended to provide vehicle access at the rear of the newly created lots.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The City of New Westminster is proposing to amend the Light Industrial Districts (M-1) zone to allow electrical utilities at 886 Boyd Street (shown in bold on the adjacent map). This would be a site speciﬁc zoning amendment and would not apply to other properties zoned Light Industrial Districts (M-1).

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: An application has been received to develop a 300 square metre (3,226 square foot) commercial building at the corner of Ewen Avenue and Howes Street and 23 townhouse units on the remainder of the property. Access to the site would be from Ewen Avenue and Hampton Street.

WHAT IS BYLAW NO. 8100, 2019 ABOUT? Allowing electrical utilities at 886 Boyd Street would permit the City to construct an electrical substation on the subject site. The substation is required to ensure supply and reliability to the electrical customers in Queensborough and to reduce the load on the existing substations in New Westminster.

WHAT IS BYLAW NO. 8103, 2019 ABOUT? The applicant has applied to rezone 1005 Ewen Avenue (shown in bold on the adjacent map) from Local Commercial District (C-1) to Comprehensive Development Districts (1005 Ewen Avenue) (CD-85) to facilitate the proposed development.

WHAT IS BYLAW NO. 8064, 2019 ABOUT? In exchange for the zoning relaxations required to achieve the subdivision, the applicant proposes to relocate and restore a heritage house onto each new lot, and protect them both through two new Heritage Designation Bylaws. The existing Designated heritage house on the Queen’s Avenue lot would not be altered as part of this application and would continue to be protected. HOW DO I GET MORE INFORMATION? Read the bylaw and related material in the Planning Division at City Hall: Mondays between 8:00 am and 7:00 pm and Tuesdays through Fridays between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm except statutory holidays, and online at www.newwestcity.ca/publicnotices.

HOW CAN I BE HEARD? Email clerks@newwestcity.ca or call 604-527-4523 to register to speak. Everyone who attends the Public Hearing may address Council, however registered speakers will speak ﬁrst. Note all speakers have ﬁve minutes.

QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS? Written comments addressed to Mayor and Council are received until the closing of the Public Hearing and will be published.

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HOW DO I GET MORE INFORMATION? Read the bylaw and related material in the Planning Division at City Hall: Mondays between 8:00 am and 7:00 pm and Tuesdays through Fridays between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm except statutory holidays, and online at www.newwestcity.ca/publicnotices. HOW CAN I BE HEARD? Email clerks@newwestcity.ca or call 604-527-4523 to register to speak. Everyone who attends the Public Hearing may address Council, however registered speakers will speak ﬁrst. Note all speakers have ﬁve minutes. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS? Written comments addressed to Mayor and Council are received until the closing of the Public Hearing and will be published.

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6:00 pm on April 29, 2019 in Council Chambers City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9 Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8101, 2019 Text Amendment to the M-5 Zone PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A proposed text amendment to the Light Industrial Mixed Use Districts (M-5) zone would expand the types of public utilities permitted in this zone. The text amendment would enable the installation and construction of public utilities which are not currently permitted under the M-5 zone.

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WHAT IS BYLAW NO. 8101, 2019 ABOUT? Currently, the M-5 zone only allows sewerage pumping stations. The text amendment would allow all public utilities including electrical, gas, water, sewer, telephone, radio, television or other similar uses and includes all major installations and transmission facilities.

QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS? Written comments addressed to Mayor and Council are received until the closing of the Public Hearing and will be published.

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Margaret Halsey has some new tales to tell in her latest book. In 2016, the New West resident created the Dogs of Sixth and Devoy, which featured dog and cat faces on a mural along a long fence. She followed that up with a second fence, Cherry Lane Canines and Cats, in 2018. “It is stories gathered from the participants of the fence, and pictures of the dogs and cats, and pictures form the fence,” she wrote in an email to the Record. “There are over 50 dog and cat faces now painted on the fence.” Last week, Halsey launched her new book, Cherry Lane Canines and Cats. As part of Dog Day, she will also be doing a book signing on May 2 at the Pharmasave in the Crest Shopping Centre (8697 10th Ave.) in Burnaby, where Cherry Lane Canines and Cats is also for sale. It

is $30, with 50 per cent of net proceeds (after printing costs) going to the B.C. and Alberta Guide dogs. Anyone wanting to buy a copy of the book can contact Halsey at clephadij@ shaw.ca. SEEKING SQUARE DANCERS (OLD AND NEW) A Burnaby-based square dance club that draws dances from across Metro Vancouver is gearing up for a big bash. New West resident Pat Gerbrandt is president of the Swinging Singles of British Columbia Square Dance Club, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. “Jan. 22 was our actually 50th anniversary of dancing in Burnaby.We haven’t wavered – it hasn’t stopped and started for a year or two,” she said of the club that formed in 1969. “We are having a big celebration at Bonsor rec centre on June 15.We are looking for past members.We are trying to include as many people as we can.”

All present and past members of the Swinging Singles square dance club are invited to help celebrate 50 years of dancing in Burnaby. The event includes a catered luncheon, light entertainment, some speeches from dignitaries, square dancing and the club’s annual Ice Cream Social. “There will be 50 years of memorabilia, albums and things like that,” Gerbrandt said. “It’s a full, busy afternoon.” While clothing and music have changed a lot since 1969, the group continues to gather for fun, fitness and friendship. Club members continue to dance Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion, as well as at several visits to care facilities in New West and Burnaby during the year. Anyone wanting more information about the anniversary celebration or the club can contact Pat Gerbrandt at 604-521-7497 or patger@telus.net

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CURBING CLOTHING WASTE Metro Vancouver has launched a new waste-reduction campaign aimed at reducing the amount of clothing being thrown out. Think Thrice AboutYour Clothes is a new campaign that promotes options for reducing, repairing and reusing clothing, as well on tips on making smart choices when buying new clothes. Metro Vancouver reports that textile waste is one of the fastest growing categories of waste and currently accounts for five per cent of the total garbage produced in the region each year. “We buy an astonishing three times as much clothing as we did back in the 1980s,” said Jack Froese, chair of Metro Vancouver’s waste committee, in a press release. “Much of this ‘fast fashion’ is relatively cheap to buy and ends up in the trash, when it could otherwise have been repaired or recycled.” Some greener clothing tips from Metro Vancouver include: choosing qual-

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ity clothes that are made to last; buy second-hand or rent clothing; donate unwanted items to secondhand clothing retailers and non-profit organizations (it doesn’t have to be in pristine condition, it just has to be clean). “If second-hand retailers can’t use an item, they will pack it up and ship it to markets that can use them,” said Metro Vancouver chair Sav Dhaliwal. “With help from our residents, we can keep textiles out of the gar-

bage and help our region divert more waste out of our landfills.” More information about the Think Thrice aboutYour Clothes campaign can be found at www.clothesarent garbage.ca, where you’ll find information such as making alterations or removing stains from existing wardrobe items and accessing clothing rental services. Got an item for Around Town? Email Theresa, tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca.

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The congregation of Queens Avenue United Church recently marked the 160th anniversary of the beginnings of theWesleyan roots of their church here in NewWestminster. Ten years ago, on the 150-year anniversary, members re-enacted the first service in costume, gathering near the banks of the Fraser River.This year, the celebrations included the story of a watch given to their pioneer minister, Rev. EdwardWhite, by Royal City citizens when he left for a new position in Nanaimo in 1863. A look back to the newspaper coverage of that event added some wonderful detail to the account of the reverend’s leaving. The church members really did not wish to lose their minister and clearly expressed “their high appre-

ciation of his labours in this place and of their deep regret at having to part with him.” The reports also made it clear that “it is the intention of the people of NewWestminster to present him with an address and a gold watch as an expression of the high estimation he is held as a citizen.” This took place on the Steamer Enterprise as he was about to leave the city’s Fraser River docks en route across Georgia Strait toVancouver Island. The newspaper reported the presentation onboard the vessel, all that was said, and added a commentary of their own. On the ship a deputation of 10 men met White in the ship’s Grand Saloon, where they presented their address accompanied by the gold watch, which was suitably engraved: “Presented to the Reverend E.White, by the citizens of NewWestminster,

as a token of their esteem.” In a following column, an address to the reverend was recorded followed by White’s response to the kind words and comments as he sailed out to his next calling. In speaking of the watch he noted: “It shall ever be carried by me as an emblem of the sterling worth of the givers, and as a remembrance of the many pleasing associations of our pioneer days in this country.” The paper referred to White as “the pioneer missionary of NewWestminster” who “beyond his professional duties he has truly proved himself a good citizen.” “He landed here with his family about four years ago, where he has resided ever since, doing battle valiantly for the colony and its capital against the combined attacks of mosquitoes, croakers, andVictorians.” Much more was stated, but suffice it to say, he was dearly loved.

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Arts & Entertainment ‘It’s going to get weird’ at LitFest New West whose actions continue to shape and create the world we live in today.” Lest you think the sub“It’s going to get weird.” ject matter sounds esoteric, Teka Everstz, with a Everstz is quick to note that laugh, sums up the workshop he’s bringing to LitFest the workshop is designed for everyone – storytellers, yes, NewWest. CallingThem: but not just writers. It’s also FromWithin is taking place for those who work in any Saturday, April 27 at 1 p.m. other art form or those who in the Anvil Centre. are simply curious, at all ex“Weird” is one of the perience levels. three descriptors he uses “Really, ultimately, the when he gives the in-a-nutworkshop is for anybody shell overview of his worklooking to take another deep shop – along with “awe-indive into their own creative spiring” and “is this really space,” he said. happening right now?” The premise of the workWhich means, whatevshop is straightforward: er preconceived notion you Each person have when you hear “litSee related story and Lit- is asked to think about a erary workFest New West schedule person who shop,” you’ll information on page 31. is a menprobably tor to them. want to throw Wearing masks, participants that idea out the window then begin to “act out” their before you sign up for Evermentor: to walk, move and stz’ session. occupy space like them as Everstz is a member they think about their menof the Bear Clan of the tor’s strengths and vulnerKanien’kehaka Mohawk abilities – without using Nation of Kahnawake, words. Quebec. His workshop is “When someone puts on grounded in the idea of ara mask, you are immediatechetypal beings, such as ly leaving your personality those in Indigenous storyat the door,” Everstz noted. telling traditions who are “When you put the mask seen to bring the world into on, in many senses, you’re existence. giving yourself almost like a As a workshop synopsis space of protection.You’re says: “This is an opportunity to pay recognition and re- not yourself anymore.You’re also giving yourself permisspect to the beautiful beings whose life forces continue to sion to be something that you’re not.” exist deep inside of us, and Julie MacLellan

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Through this “body conversation,” participants then begin to find those whose movements are aligned with their own, and Everstz begins to corral the participants into groups based on similarity in type. Everstz notes there are certain types that recur in just about every workshop: the high-energy, in-yourface ones; the calm and slow ones; the wallflowers. Each group then has space to debrief; to talk about their mentor and to begin to understand the characteristics that they all share. From there, the mask work comes back into play as each group is given a chance to embody who their shared being is, without talking. One by one, the groups leave and come back in to the room, as that one being, to greet the other participants. “This is where it just gets weird,” Everstz said. “All I can do is hold space. All I can do is invite this being in. … It’s so powerful to see the group of people turn into that one being.” The other participants, meanwhile, speak to the new being. “We actually get to ask them:What is their fear, what are they here for, what is their role?Why are they who they are?” Everstz said. “These participants … are asking: what do you recom-

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mend?What’s some wisdom that you could share with me?” What exactly happens in the workshop is never the same twice. “You kind of get the same archetypes that magically come out, but how they present themselves, how they speak, how they engage, how they answer that question …You’ll never get the same.” For Everstz, the hope is that the experience will strengthen a creator’s ability – working in any medium – to speak not just to a character, or to an emotion,

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Arts & Entertainment Insects in the spotlight for new art exhibition A new art exhibition at Amelia Douglas Gallery is giving visitors a chance to get up close and personal with B.C. bugs. Greenlinks 2019: Nature Caught My Eye features work by New Westminster nature photographer Tamara Sale.The exhibition, which features 24 closeup photos of damselflies, red-veined dropwings, netwinged insects and more, is on at the gallery at Douglas College from Thursday, April 25 to Saturday, June 15. An opening reception is on today (April 25) from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., with refreshments, live music and a cash bar. Jointly presented by the Amelia Douglas Gallery and Douglas College’s Institute of Urban Ecology, Greenlinks is an annual exhibition that aims to reconnect urban residents with nature by highlighting the intersections between art and science. “Tamara has captured the

It’s a bug’s life: Close-up photos of insects, by New West nature photographer Tamara Sale, are on display in Greenlinks 2019: Nature Caught My Eye at Amelia Douglas Gallery, April 25 to June 15. PHOTO TAMARA SALE,

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individual beauty of insects and reminded us of the vital and crucial ecosystems that are present in our urban gardens and parks,” said exhibition co-curator Krista Eide. Robert McGregor, executive director of the Insti-

tute of Urban Ecology, said Sale’s images complement our understanding of urban ecosystems. “More people now live in cities worldwide than at any previous time in history,” he said. “Reconnecting urban dwellers with nature is one of our objectives.” The institute, through its UNIBUG (User Network for Insect Biology in the Urban Garden) citizen science research project, works to promote sustainable gardening practices. A poster series of UNIBUG’s work on increasing environmental awareness will also be on display at the exhibition. Amelia Douglas Gallery is on the fourth floor north at Douglas College’s New West campus, 700 Royal Ave. It’s open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, see www.douglascollege.ca/ artsevents.

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Community Trailblazing ‘giraffologist’ featured in documentary A documentary telling the story of a trailblazing Canadian “giraffologist” is next up for Last Mondays at the Movies. TheWomanWho Loves Giraffes is on screen on Monday, April 29 at the Massey Theatre as part of the Arts Council of New Westminster’s film series. Director Alison Reid’s film explores the story of Anne Innis Dagg – who, at 23 years old, made an unprecedented solo journey to South Africa in 1956 to become the first person in the world to study animal behaviour in the wild on that continent. It was four years before Jane Goodall ventured into the world of chimpanzees, and seven years before Dian Fossey left to work with mountain gorillas. But Innis Dagg remains lesser known than the other two – in part because of the barriers she encountered as a female scientist upon her return home. A film synopsis notes

Giraffe love: Anne Innis Dagg with a giraffe at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago in 2016. PHOTO ELAISA VARGAS, CONTRIBUTED

that Innis Dagg was denied tenure at the University of Guelph in 1972, despite having published 20 research papers as an assistant professor of zoology, and she couldn’t apply to the University of Waterloo because the dean there told her he would never give tenure to a married woman. She was absent from the giraffe world until 2010, when she was sought out by giraffologists and brought back into the fold.

In TheWomanWho Loves Giraffes, Innis Dagg retraces the steps of her groundbreaking 1956 journey to South Africa – and discovers a startling contrast between the world of giraffes she once knew and the one it has become. Last Mondays movie screenings start at 7 p.m., and doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $9 general admission, or $8 for students and seniors. See www.acnw. ca/movies for all the details.

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Arts & Entertainment Discover your inner performer at this LitFest event well, but not necessarily both at the same time.What he’s working to do is write For Tawahum Bige, words poetry that “performs as aren’t written just to be read well as it reads.” “I’ve learned that, one, on the page.They’re writyou can do it for sure, and ten to be shared in the way two, you can’t always do it,” words have been shared he said with a laugh. “I’m an since humans began to tell Aries, and my stubbornness stories: aloud, in spoken still wants to try.” form. Bige said performance is Bige, who’s finishing up an aspect that’s often overhis bachelor’s degree in crelooked by writers, pointing ative writing at Kwantlen out there are many excellent Polytechnic University, is writers who haven’t worked bringing his expertise in liton their reading erary performance See related voice.That, he to LitFest New LitFest story says, is a missed West. He’s workon page 25. opportunity for ing alongside writers who want Kwantlen comto get their work in front of patriot Chelsea Franz to ofan audience. fer upYou’re aWriter But “Whether it’s a public Also a Performer, running at performance or podcasting, 10 a.m. April 27 at the Anthere’s just so many differvil Centre. ent mediums,” he said. “I’m “I’ve been really focusing finding a lot of folks are on poetry, both for the page and spoken. Something that moving towards audio as a really interests me is hybrid- way of ingesting literature.” It makes sense to Bige, izing the two,” Bige said. who is Lutselk’e Dene and He noted conventionPlains Cree, that writing is al wisdom has it that poetry grounded in oral storytelleither reads well or speaks Julie MacLellan

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Speaking out: Tawahum Bige will share his expertise in literary performance for LitFest New West. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

digenuity program – where he and another poet worked with dancers and musicians to create an hour-and-ahalf-long multidisciplinary performance for the 2017 Talking Stick Festival. “That was an incredible experience,” Bige said. “It was one of my very first memorized and polished performances.” It also opened Bige’s eyes to the myriad possibilities for spoken word art.

“Multimedia and interdisciplinary art is especially where I feel like the industry is moving, and where the art is moving,” he said. “Any art form, it can only go so far on its own. Poetry, you can take it as far as you can as just poetry, but as soon as you start mixing it with other forms – music, visuals, maybe even acting – that’s where it starts to really come to life.” For their LitFest work-

shop, Bige and Franz welcome participants of all backgrounds and experience levels. Bige will bring his Dene and Cree lens to the workshop, but he stressed it’s not strictly an “Indigenous” storytelling workshop. His co-presenter, Franz, is South Asian and comes from a different storytelling background, with a focus on mindfulness. Bige and Franz will meet each participant wherever they are in their personal literary journey. “Whether you’re reading your short stories that are coming out in a collection or an anthology, or you’re straight up doing spokenword poetry … there’s a way to strengthen their performance aspect of it,” Bige said. “It’s not about moulding somebody into the perfect performer or the archetypal performer. It’s about building on strengths that are already present in the way they speak, in their own unique voices.”

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The ninth annual LitFest New West is on Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27 at 100 Braid Street Studios, Anvil Centre, River Market and Old Crow Coffee Co.

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LitFest fun kicks off on Friday evening with Natural State: Three Poets, at 100 Braid Street Studios. Saturday features a wide range of writing workshops at Anvil Centre. At Old Crow Coffee Co., the New Westminster Secondary

School Creative Writing Club holds a slam poetry reading, and Laughter Zone 101 will present Stories from the Heart. At River Market, the authors of the Wylde Wood Collective will showcase their writings in the Community

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In our continuing effort to improve and maintain the high standards of the Latimer Heights , Vesta Properties (Latimer) Ltd. Reserves the right to substituted materials with equivalent or better, at Vesta Properties (Latimer) Ltd. sole discretion. Renderings are an artist’s conception and are intended as a general reference only and are subject to change without notice. This is currently not an offering for sale. E&O.E.

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BIV UPCOMING EVENTS

MAY 8, 2019 The Vancouver Club 3:30pm – 6:00pm

APRIL 30, 2019 Vancity Theatre 3:30pm-6:00pm The $40 billion initial investment in LNG Canada offers enormous economic opportunity for B.C. The pivotal question for every company is how it can participate. With a keynote address and expert panel discussion, this event will be a vital session for any business interested in benefiting from Canada’s exciting LNG opportunity. BROUGHT TO YOU BY: