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FAMILY HISTORY: Margaret Franz visits the gatehouse building at the old BC Pen site in New Westminster where her sister was taken hostage by prisoners in 1975 and was eventually killed in the incident. Franz has authored a book recounting the incident. Read the story on page 9. PHOTO MARIO BARTEL

COVID-19 cases drop as outbreaks declared over New COVID-19 cases in NewWestminster saw a slight drop, according to the latest data from the BC Centre for Disease Control. BCCDC data show NewWestminster had a

total of 67 new cases between Feb. 28 and March 6 – down slightly from the 71 new coronavirus cases between Feb. 21 and 27 – the same number as Feb.14 to 20.These past three weeks were up

sharply from the 46 cases from Feb. 7 to 13, and the 50 new coronavirus cases between Jan. 31 and Feb. 6, but down from the 85 new coronavirus cases between Jan. 24 and 30. The weekly num-

bers come as the worst COVID-19 outbreak in NewWestminster was declared over. The long-term care unit at Royal City Manor had a coronavirus outbreak that started on Jan. 3, and

it reached at 133 cases and 31 deaths, according to the BCCDC Fraser Health also declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Columbian Hospital over. At least five patients at Royal Columbian Hos-

pital tested positive for COVID-19 as part of this outbreak, said Fraser Health. The outbreak was limited to one unit, which was temporarily closed to admissions.

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City FACILITIES

City preparing to take over Massey Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

Massey Theatre will join the Canada Games Pool project at centre stage in 2021. Mayor Jonathan Cote said council will make an official decision on whether to proceed with the pool project this year, once it has had a chance to review all of the tenders related to construction of the Canada Games Pool and Centennial Community Centre replacement project.The city had planned to start work on the aquatic facility last year, but postponed construction because of the pandemic. “Expect that to come forward, I would suspect, over the next little while,” he recently told the Record. “The city is also in negotiations to take over ownership of the Massey Theatre.We are now getting to that point where that transfer will hopefully start to happen, and the city will start to take over that. From an infrastructure point of view, those are two major projects that are going to be keeping us busy for the rest of 2021.” Coun. Mary Trentadue is pleased the city will be taking ownership of

A real gem: The City of New Westminster is negotiating to take over the Massey Theatre. PHOTO RECORD FILES

the Massey Theatre this year. She said the city, the school district and the province are in the process of sorting out all the legal pieces regarding the sale. The New Westminster school district had originally considered building a new 1,000-seat theatre in the new high school and demolishing Massey Theatre. It was later decided

the city would assume ownership of the existing 1,260-seat theatre, which is considered by many to be “a cultural gem” and a key venue for the performing arts in New Westminster. “I think it adds an enormous amount of stability for the Massey Theatre Society and for arts in our community,”Trentadue

said of city ownership of the theatre. “The theatre is an extremely well-used, highly-thought-of theatre asset in our city, but also in the region. I think that the city being involved will add some much-needed stability.” Massey Theatre, however, needs some “love and care,”Trentadue said. “It hasn’t really received

a lot of upgrades or renovations in a very long time. The city will be able to add that,” she said. “The city is not taking over the running of the theatre.We are not going to be deciding what is shown or what is not shown there. It’s really just providing stability and security for the society, and also for all of the users.There are hundreds

and hundreds of users of the theatre.” Trentadue said she’s looking forward to reaching the finish line on the sale of Massey Theatre to the city and to begin preparing for the renovations that will be required in the next few years. “We won’t be the official owners of the building till halfway through this year.Then, once we own the building, we can start to consider what needs to be done immediately, what can be phased over a couple of years,” she said. “I suspect that we will probably get into some design and renovation conversations in the fall.Then, in 2022, we will probably start rolling out a plan of what the renovation will look like.” Trentadue said a lot of the renovations needed relate to the theatre’s internal infrastructure. “You are not going to drive by Massey and think, ‘Oh my gosh, what did they do to that building? It’s so different,’” she said. “A lot of it you won’t see, but it really will help the building become more sustainable and last many more years.”

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School district wants your thoughts on its budget Julie MacLellan jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca

New Westminster students, families and staff will have a chance to offer their input into the school district’s 2021/22 budget in April. The New Westminster school board is taking a new approach to public feedback in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Obviously, this year has presented some unique challenges in terms

of budget process consultations,” secretary-treasurer Bettina Ketcham told trustees at the March 9 school board meeting. But she said the district will “seize the moment” and make some changes that will help stakeholders to comment on the budget in a more meaningful and specific way. Starting April 12, people will have a chance to fill out an online survey in which the district will seek feedback on specific con-

cepts related to its strategic priorities – in areas such as mental health, technology, and health and safety. The district will also hold virtual consultations with staff, including representatives from the New Westminster Teachers’ Union, CUPE (which represents school support staff) and its principals and vice-principals’ group. Similar virtual consultations will be held with parent and student represen-

tatives, including district parent advisory council reps and members of the Student Voice leadership group at NWSS. Ketcham said the meetings will be structured to allow for “one-on-one consultation.” A student symposium on the budget will also be held at NWSS on April 21 – a date chosen, Ketcham noted, because it falls in the transition from the third quarter to the fourth and allows students to

take part in a half-day virtual session. Behind-the-scenes staff work on the budget has already begun, and Ketcham noted the Ministry of Education funding announcement coming on March 12 will be the real catalyst for the process. A trustee budget workshop will be held April 6, and, by the next school board meeting on April 13, the district will share the big picture of its structural surplus or deficit po-

sition for the new year. After that, taking into account all the feedback gathered from the public consultations, a recommendation will come back to the board’s operations committee on May 11. The district has set a target of May 25 for the finalization of the 2021/22 budget, but Ketcham noted that date is still flexible because the district’s submission to the Ministry of Education is not due until June 30.

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Graham Montessori School Lease of a portion of the Glenbrook Ravine Park Pursuant to Section 26(3) of the Community Charter and in accordance with Section 94, the Corporation of the City of New Westminster hereby gives notice of its intention to lease to the Graham Montessori School an approximately 100 m2 portion of Glenbrook Ravine Park. This is a lease renewal and will be for the purpose of the ongoing development, operation and management of a not-for-proﬁt licensed daycare and before/afterschool care. The term of the lease will be ﬁve years expiring March 31, 2026. The Association will pay to the City a license fee of $750.00 for each year of the term. For more information regarding the lease, please contact Parks and Recreation Manager of Business Operations Jason Haight at 604-527-4630 or jhaight@newwestcity.ca.

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Monday, March 22 6:00 pm Public Hearing followed by Regular Meeting of Council. Public Hearing held electronically under Ministerial Order No. M192/2020. Regular meeting held electronically under Ministerial Order No. M192/2020 and the current Order of the Provincial Health Oﬃcer - Gatherings and Events.

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Heritage Revitalization Agreement Bylaw No. 8253, 2021 (HER00769) for 221 Townsend Place and Heritage Designation Bylaw No. 8254, 2021 (HER00770) for 221 Townsend Place WHAT ARE THESE BYLAWS ABOUT?

A Heritage Revitalization Agreement (HRA) is proposed in order to subdivide the property into two “compact” sized lots of roughly 2,360 sq. ft. (219.3 sq. m.) each. The existing 1907 house would remain in place, and a new house would be built on the new lot to the west. Three Zoning Bylaw relaxations are proposed for both houses: smaller lot size, increased density, and reduced parking space setbacks. Four additional relaxations would be needed to regularize the heritage house: site coverage, rear yard projection, and setbacks (front and rear). In exchange the 1907 house would be restored and legally protected with a Heritage Designation Bylaw. For further information please visit: www.beheardnewwest.ca/221-townsend-pl .

HOW DO I GET MORE INFORMATION?

From March 05 to March 22, 2021, read the bylaw and related material at Legislative Services, City Hall 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday, and online at www.newwestcity.ca/publicnotices

HOW CAN I BE HEARD?

• Written submissions by email, post, or dropping oﬀ at the mailbox on the north side of City Hall are welcome and encouraged. • Call for an appointment to record a short video to share with Council and on the City’s website. • Speak at the meeting by computer, smart device or phone via Zoom: 1. Computer: Go to www.zoom.us, click on “Join a meeting”. Enter Meeting ID when prompted, and click “Join”. 2. Smartphone/tablet: Download the Zoom Cloud Meetings app, open it, select “Join a meeting”. Enter meeting ID, and select “Join”. 3. Phone: Call 778-907-2071. Enter the meeting ID followed by #. Meeting ID: 655 9404 5919

Contact Legislative Services to register to speak, or with questions about the process: Phone: 604-527-4523 * Email: clerks@newwestcity.ca Legislative Services Department, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9

The City will open its spring 2021 one time small grant applications on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. The application period ends Friday, April 22, 2021. Please see newwestcity.ca/grants for more details. If you have questions please contact grants@newwestcity.ca.

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Liquor Primary Licence and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8255, 2021 for 759 Carnarvon Street (REZ00214) WHAT IS THIS BYLAW ABOUT?

Applications have been received by the City for a Liquor Primary (LP) Licence and the required accompanying rezoning to allow an LP Licensed establishment for The Metro Events Inc. at 759 Carnarvon Street. These applications would allow the site to continue operating as a banquet hall and events centre without the need for individual applications to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch for each event. The application would include non-ﬁxed seating with an occupant load of 400 persons and ﬁxed-seating with an occupant load of 243 seats. Liquor service and consumption would be permitted Monday to Sunday from 9 am until 2 am. No additions or exterior changes to the building are proposed.

HOW DO I GET MORE INFORMATION?

From March 05 to March 22, 2021, read the bylaw and related material at Legislative Services, City Hall 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday, and online at www.newwestcity.ca/publicnotices

HOW CAN I BE HEARD?

Comments received by 5 pm, three business days before the meeting will be included in the agenda package. Later comments received until the end of the hearing will be distributed on table at the meeting. All comments are published. Jacque Killawee, City Clerk

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School district extending online program

Julie MacLellan jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca

The New Westminster school district will be extending its online elementary school program into the 2021/22 school year. The district started a new K-8 online learning program this year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now it has plans to extend that offering into the new year – with a few changes. Maryam Naser, the district’s associate superintendent, laid out the plans at the March 9 school board meeting. She said the district wants to pilot the new program as an online stream under the banner of the existing Hume Park Home Learners Program. But she cautioned it won’t be exactly the same

as this year’s online program. The new version will focus more on “asynchronous” learning, meaning there won’t be as many live, real-time chances to interact with teachers and other students in online “classrooms” as there have been this year.Teachers will still provide and direct the curriculum, but students and families will be expected to work through it largely independently – though there will still be some chances to connect with teachers and potentially attend in person for some “enhanced learning opportunities,” Naser said. With that shift, the district will be offering the new program for students in grades 2 through 9 – since, Naser noted, the online independent learning model doesn’t work

as well for the very young students just starting out in school. The new program will be offered contingent on interest from families.To gauge that interest and to plan staffing, the district plans to post information on its website and have a virtual parent information session on March 31. After that session, families will have a two-week window to apply, and plans for the program will be finalized by the end of April – a timeline Naser noted will leave families with time to make their plans for the new school year. There are a few caveats for interested families. For one, they’re expected to make a commitment for the entire school year, and any return to live, inclass instruction part way through the year would

be dependent on available space in schools. Naser said parent participation will be essential. “This is an inclusive program for all students and families wishing to enrol,” she said. “However, it is certainly dependent on parent participation and engagement when children are learning away from their teachers in a remote situation.” Parent Anne Whitmore, whose two children have been in the online program, urged trustees to ensure the district keeps the program strong. “The online program has really been a banner model for inclusion, even though our intention for joining was about health concerns. My neurodiverse daughter has had opportunities to participate fully in the same pro-

gram as her classmates that she wouldn’t have ever had in traditional school,”Whitmore told trustees. Whitmore said the changes she’s seen in her daughter’s reading level and confidence have been enormous. “She’s volunteering to give presentations of her work; she answers questions in every live lesson, which may seem like no big deal, but if you have a kid with challenges, this is huge,”Whitmore said. She said the online program, with its teacher-provided curriculum, has been a model for how school districts can truly include all students. “This isn’t just about my kid, because goodness knows I don’t know if I can do another year of this, but there’s defi-

nitely a massive need to meet the needs of diverse learners,” she said. “I really hope that our district looks at the opportunity to lead the way with an innovative, adaptable learning delivery model that we already have in place that considers the needs of all learners, where they feel welcome, respected and supported.” She asked why the district was considering the focus on “asynchronous” learning over this year’s model, and Naser told her the issue is numbers. Naser pointed out virtual “classrooms” work best when there are enough students of a similar grade level, so the ratio of live-time versus independent lessons will depend in part on the number of students who sign up for the program.

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REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON A TEMPORARY USE PERMIT APPLICATION MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2021 AT 6:00 PM Meeting to be held electronically under Ministerial Order No. M192/2020 and Current Order of the Provincial Health Oﬃcer - Gatherings and Events

Temporary Use Permit for 40 Begbie Street (TUP00024) WHAT IS THIS TEMPORARY USE PERMIT ABOUT?

The Lower Mainland Purpose Society has applied to become operator for the New Westminster Health Contact Centre that would include overdose prevention services at their existing location at 40 Begbie Street. The Health Contact Centre would provide a number of integrated services, such as witnessed consumption, drug checking, harm reduction supplies, peer employment opportunities, education on safer drug use, and would conduct regular needle sweeps of the community, including sharps recovery. These services would work in tandem with the existing services already oﬀered by Purpose Society. This project is a partnership with Fraser Health, who initiated the creation of the Centre and would be providing the funding.

As a Health Contact Centre is not a permitted use in the current zoning, a Temporary Use Permit is required. The Permit will allow the Centre to operate for three years and, after that time, may be extended.

HOW DO I GET MORE INFORMATION?

From March 12 to March 29, read the related material at Legislative Services, City Hall 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday, and online at www.newwestcity.ca/publicnotices

HOW CAN I BE HEARD?

This Temporary Use Permit application will be considered for issuance on March 29, 2021. On May 11, 2020, Council approved a resolution requiring written feedback only on Temporary Use Permit applications during the period of the COVID-19 State of Emergency. Send your comments by email, post, or dropping oﬀ at the mailbox on the north side of City Hall by March 29, 2021 to: • Email: clerks@newwestcity.ca • Mail: Legislative Services Department, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9 Questions? Watch the meeting: www.newwestcity.ca/council • Phone: 604-527-4523.

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MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

The moment the pandemic hit home

As we head into the sec- “We are cancelling all esond year of the pandemic, sential surgeries and we’re it is worth noting all of us getting ready to potenlikely have different motially empty many hospiments that told us that this tal beds.” COVID-19 “thing” was I was almost dumbreal and not some kind of struck at the gravity of the passing episode. situation.Thankfully, the I’m sure the seriousness worst fears – that the viof the pandemic hit home rus would indeed overfor some when public whelm our hospital system schools were closed. For – were not realized, but others, the suddenly empty they seemed extraordinaroffices as everyone began ily dire at the time. working from home magLater that day, I wrote nified the situation. a memo to my Global BC Or perhaps it was when editors telling them to stores began to close and drop everything and jump travel restrictions took on the COVID-19 train hold. And, obviously, those with all hands on deck. who actually contracted “This is the story of our the virus and became ill lives and it will go on for a enough to be hospitalized least a year, probably two or knew loved ones who and maybe even three or died from it had different longer,” I told them. “We experiences than others. will be covering this thing Since there was no sinin ways we never thought gle event that crystallized possible and we will doing what was happening in some of the same stories clear terms, we have all over and over again.” had to define the pandemUnfortunately, I was ic’s beginning in our own proven right. Media outways. Even lets continue the World cover the Public health to Health Orpandemic in ganization’s an incredofficials say declaration broad there is light at ibly on March fashion, as 11, 2020 that the end of that the “story” we were ofhas taken so tunnel. ficially in a many twists pandemic and turns this did not, on past year and its own, imwill continue mediately to do so for change lives. months to come. In other words, there There are so many queswere no images of planes tions: will the “variants of slamming into office towconcern” bring a “third ers or footage of political wave” of illness? Will the leaders being assassinated vaccines prove to be efthat instantly told us what fective against them? Will was going on. enough of us be vaccinated For me, the moment in a timely fashion? that really made me realize Still, public health offiwe were descending into cials say there is light at the an increasingly dire situaend of that tunnel. tion occurred when B.C. The pandemic will no Health Minister Adrian doubt continue for some Dix phoned me. time yet. However, un“Everything I’ve worked like its beginning -- which for is about to disappear,” looked different to differhe said, referring to the ent people – perhaps its shortened surgical wait eventual end will be much times and greater number easier to spot. of MRI procedures that Keith Baldrey is chief pooccurred on his watch. litical reporter for Global BC.

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Letters Petition didn’t tell whole story about project Editor: Re: More than 1,000 residents sign petition opposing New West project, Record News We are concerned that this story did not reflect the reality of the petition effort being led by a small group of Glenbrooke North residents. As the thousands of people who received the petition through their mail slots can attest, the petition did not accurately reflect the proposed project. It seems an oversight on behalf of the petitioners to not mention the “development” is an affordable housing project being proposed by the non-profit Aboriginal Land Trust society, or that it will provide truly affordable housing to 96 families. How many of those 1,000 people would agree that housing affordability is a serious concern in our community? We can be more generous to assume the petitioners were not familiar with municipal approval processes when they mischaracterized the application as a “potentially precedentsetting departure from the Official Community Plan.” By any fair assessment, this project is not a departure from that plan, but an honouring of it. The OCP contains many policy statements supporting affordable and rental housing. Most notably, Policy 8.2c says the city will “partner

with senior governments, charitable foundations, faith groups and non-profit organizations in the development of affordable and non-market housing.” This project is a perfect example of what respect for that policy looks like. It is true that the proposed building is different from that envisioned in the land use map in the OCP. This is why the applicant is proposing an amendment of that map through the same transparent and public process used to amend the OCP for the Queen’s Park Heritage Conservation Area, or to allow child-care use in a church hall in the Moody Park neighbourhood, or to require electric vehicle charging infrastructure in new multi-family buildings, among other amendments over the last few years. There were no cries at the time to “respect the process” because amendments are part of the process. Respecting the OCP is acknowledging that it is a living document and, at times, technical amendments are needed to achieve the different goals. As a community, we define the OCP. It should empower us to achieve these goals, not prevent us from providing vital services like truly affordable housing in our community; in Glenbrooke North and in every neighbourhood. Yes, even in our backyard. Ruby Campbell, Brad Cavanagh, Tammy Dewar, Mike Folka, Carly Fryer, Matt Lorenzi, Elliot Rossiter, Rohan Singh on behalf of Yes In New West

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Community HISTORY

Author details sister’s death at BC Pen Janis Cleugh Special to the Record

In June 1975, Margaret Franz got a call from a former roommate that would change her life. Then, Franz was an elementary school teacher in Toronto, having left the Kootenay farm she grew up on with her immigrant parents and sister, Mary Steinhauser. Steinhauser, a psychiatric nurse who trained at Coquitlam’s Riverview Hospital, was one of 15 people taken hostage by three inmates at the BC Penitentiary in New Westminster, and her life was in danger, the roommate told her. Without any quick access to news, Franz waited by the phone for word about her sister’s safety, taking the next day off work to hear the radio coverage and read the newspapers. “I was shocked out of my mind,” Franz recalled. By early Wednesday — 41 hours after Mary was detained — an administrator at BC Pen called Franz to say that Steinhauser had died. And could she please inform her parents, who were now living in Sechelt. “I just couldn’t,” Franz remembered. “I couldn’t tell my mom that her daughter was dead. I could hardly deal with it. I never thought Mary wouldn’t

Prison history: Margaret Franz visits the gatehouse building at the old BC Pen site in New Westminster where her sister was taken hostage by prisoners in 1975 and was eventually killed in the incident. Franz has written a book recounting the incident. PHOTO MARIO BARTEL

come out alive.” The story about Steinhauser’s life and the circumstances around her death are the subject of Franz’s new book Between Blade & Bullet, a publication by Friesen Press that’s due to come out next month via Amazon. A Port Coquitlam resident for 45 years, Franz said she wanted to finish the book that she started in 1976 following the inquest and inquiry — neither of which revealed the reason for her sister’s death — to honour Steinhauser’s legacy. “It’s been on my mind all this time,” Franz told the Tri-City News. “After the inquiry, I thought there

were a lot of questions that went unanswered. There was a lot of uncertainty and secrecy about why she was killed, and why she was the only one that didn’t walk out of that vault alive.” Franz began to put the pieces together after her retirement in 2016. She interviewed a number of Steinhauser’s personal and professional contacts and pored over media stories from June 9, 1975, to Aug. 30, 1976, when her name was prominent in the news cycle. Three years ago, Franz landed the inquest transcripts from the BC Coroners Service. At the time, the inquest was the longest

in B.C. history, running from May to July 1976, and resulted in 16 booklets with about 300 pages each. “I sat through the whole inquest,” she said. “It was ruled an accidental death and there was no crime attached to it. No charges laid.” EARLY DAYS Bravery is a common theme in Franz’s book. Even as a child, Steinhauser stood out for speaking up for the vulnerable and marginalized. After her training as a psychiatric nurse at Coquitlam’s Riverview Hospital, she moved to Toronto to work at the Queen Street Men-

tal Health Centre — the first permanent mental health facility for Upper Canada, when it opened in 1850 — before returning to B.C. about two years later to start a job at the Tranquille Sanatorium in Kamloops. But after two years, and wanting more education and experience, she moved to the Lower Mainland to work as a nurse/counsellor at the new hospital at Matsqui Institution, a federal medium-security prison in Abbotsford. Soon after she obtained her master’s degree in social work from UBC, she was hired as an institutional classification officer (CO) at BC Pen, a federal penitentiary with a reputation for violence. By then, Steinhauser was 30. “She did a lot in her life,” Franz said. “She was very determined, very ambitious. She wanted to succeed in her field.” At BC Pen, Steinhauser was empathic toward the inmates and criticized the system for condoning harsh punishments such as solitary confinement, which was particularly brutal at the Royal City institution. And when convicted murderer Andy Bruce, who was on a good terms with Steinhauser, got wind that he was going to be sent to “The Hole,” he rallied

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two other inmates in an attempt to escape. At around 8 a.m. on June 9, 1975, Bruce took hostage Steinhauser and 14 other COs, using Steinhauser as a human shield when the armed tactical squad stormed the area. Bruce put a knife to her throat whenever an intermediary approached the vault they were held in. “It was a terrible thing to put her through that,” Franz said. By June 11 at 1 a.m., Steinhauser was dead — shot through the shoulder and then the heart, by a prison officer — while Bruce was shot twice; he survived. Her calm mannerism during hostage-taking and her heroism were recognized by then prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, whose condolence telegram to her parents, August and Johanna Steinhauser, from June 11, 1975, is printed in Franz’s book. Franz said she also wanted to single out two of the hostages that testified at the inquest as well as the intermediary, all of whom had different memories about the attack; however, she also wanted to highlight Bruce’s words from the inquest about “cruel and unusual” inmate experience at BC Pen.

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Community BUSINESS

Work now underway on city’s ﬁrst retail strategy Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

New Westminster is sold on the idea of supporting local retailers. Council has directed staff to proceed with creating the City of New Westminster’s first retail strategy. The city hopes the new strategy can help increase the livability of neighbourhoods, increase retail offerings and expand on existing choices. It also wants to capitalize on the city’s unique character and the historical presence of commercial main streets and celebrate existing offerings. “A healthy retail sector is integral to the well-being of the city and the local neighbourhoods they serve,” said a staff report. “Small independent retail

businesses are critical to both the vibrancy and economic viability of the city’s commercial areas. Larger mainstay businesses can also have a role to play by acting as an anchor to the area.” The retail strategy will look at how the city can support and foster retail storefronts and businesses to ensure the local economy reflects the diversity of the community. It will also consider ways to support existing businesses when new development occurs. “I am really happy to see this coming back. I think the timing for this really couldn’t be better,” said Coun. Nadine Nakagawa. “I was very grateful to see that the report really was taking a comprehensive look at the work the city wanted to

do broadly – the diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism work, the climate crisis. I think that’s all vital to this policy, and this policy is vital to that work as well.” Several council members stressed the need to ensure the strategy gets input from businesses that aren’t represented by business organizations. “There are many businesses that may not have English as a first language. They may not be as actively engaged. I just constantly worry that we don’t hear their voices, and we really do need to hear from them,” Nakagawa said. “There are businesses that are very articulate and self-promoting, and they do a really good job of advocating for their needs.There’s a whole ton of businesses that are

just businesses being businesses.” Economic development planner Carolyn Armanini said the city’s business and local economy task force has heard loud and clear about the need to engage with businesses, such as those on 12th Street or in Queensborough, that don’t have active business associations. She said the city will be making a concerted effort to get feedback from business stakeholders across the city. In June 2019, council directed staff to start preparing a retail strategy that considers actions to support existing retail and explores opportunities to create more affordable retail units. Mayor Jonathan Cote said the retail strategy was one of the items delayed in 2020 by the COVID-19

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A liquor licence and a heritage project requiring a small lot subdivision are up for consideration at a March 22 public hearing. The city has received an application for a heritage revitalization agreement and a heritage designation bylaw for 221 Townsend Pl. in the Queen’s Park neighbourhood, where the applicant is proposing to subdivide the lot, retain the existing 1907 house and build a house on the new lot.Variances are required for both houses for lot size, increased density and reduced parking setbacks, and relaxations are also required for site coverage, rear yard projection, and front and rear setbacks for the existing house. In exchange for bylaw relaxations, the applicant will restore the existing heritage house and legally protect it with a heritage designation bylaw. A staff report states the existing 1,684-square-foot house has three bedrooms and the new 1,641-squarefoot house would have four bedrooms. No secondary suites or laneway houses are included in this application. According to a staff report, the 1907 Davey House is deemed to have historic, social, cultural, esthetic and scientific values. The house is one of only eight surviving British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company readymade houses in New West and possibly the company’s only surviving Design H cottage in the Lower Mainland. Manufactured in Vancouver between 1904 and 1910, BCMTT

buildings were made of pre-cut lumber and labelled, insulated and prepainted panels that were shipped across western North America and later reassembled. A staff report states the subdivision would result in two lots that are 39% smaller than the city’s small lot zone and 44% smaller than most typical heritage revitalization agreements involving subdivisions, but they’re similar in size to the city’s compact lot zones, such as those in Queensborough. “Under the heritage program, compact-lot subdivisions are generally considered reasonable in exchange for protection and restoration of a heritage asset,” said the report. “In this case, given the rarity and historical value of the heritage building (BCMTT’s ready-made house), the conservation work proposed and the fact that the intended density and building bulk of the houses will be similarly compact, these lot sizes are considered reasonable.” In another item being considered Monday night, The Metro is hoping to receive the city’s support for a zoning amendment bylaw that would permit a liquor primary licensed establishment to operate at 759 Carnarvon St.The license would allow The Metro to serve liquor daily from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. “The applicant has a 13-year history of holding complaint-free events at the site,” said a staff report to council. “The LCRB and police have no expressed concerns regarding the operation of the banquet hall.” The report says the use

CORRECTION An article in the March 11 issue of the Record incorrectly stated city council had approved an exemption to the city’s construction noise bylaw, which would have allowed construction to take place at Royal Columbian Hospital starting at 7 a.m. on Saturdays, instead of 9 a.m., for four years. IN fact, the staff report was pulled from the agenda at the start of the March 1 council meeting.The Record regrets any inconvenience this may have caused.

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Community Mayor walks to Ottawa without leaving home Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

Mayor Jonathan Cote walked to Ottawa in 2020 – without leaving New Westminster. In December 2019, Cote decided he’d “take on the world” in the next decade by starting a walking challenge on Jan. 1, 2020 that would see him walking the equivalent of going around the world. To accomplish that goal, he determined he’d have to walk about 40,000 kilometres over the course of the decade. “Obviously, 2020 didn’t turn out the way a lot of us had expected. But I kept going with the walking challenge,” he said. “I set a goal for the entire decade to walk the equivalent number of steps to walk around the world –

which is about 55 million steps.What I was able to do in 2020 was 5.2 million steps, which is the equivalent to walking from New Westminster to essentially Ottawa.” Before starting the decade-long resolution, Cote calculated he would have to walk about 11 kilometres a day, or about 14,500 steps, to accomplish his goal.While he did “cover a lot of ground” in 2020, Cote said he’s a bit behind schedule. “I should be trying to average 5.5 million steps a year,” he explained. “Certainly there was a period in the spring where my step count started to go way down when we were in full lockdown mode.” Cote embarked on the challenge with a focus on enjoying the physical benefits of walking

and wanting to support part of working through efforts to build walkthe stress and anxiety of able cities. COVID, howwhat 2020 threw at us.” ever, changed that in some Cote said a 10-minute ways. walk on a lunch break can “With the way 2020 make a world of differworked, and the chalence. lenges with COVID-19 “Sometimes when and all of the you are in the stress and anxiety, heat of the moI actually found ment, particit became a bit of ularly in a cria mental health sis environment, journey as well in you don’t acturealizing how imally give yourself portant it was for time to think. It’s me to get out of amazing what a the house, go for half-hour walk a walk, get outcan do. It can side – even when Jonathan Cote just calm things Mayor days were really down and aldifficult and I was low you to think having a really bad day,” through all the probhe said. “It was an interlems and challenges that esting evolution of the you are facing,” he said. goal; it became something “It was certainly somemore than just a physical thing that I never intended health challenge and it reor expected to find in the ally became an important first year of this challenge,

but it really became more of a mental health and stress reliever, as opposed to just a physical health goal.” In addition to daily walks around New West, Cote also joined thousands of other Lower Mainland residents in venturing to the region’s parks during the coronavirus pandemic. Metro Vancouver recently announced it had a record-setting year in 2020, when residents flocked to regional parks for exercise and for opportunities to connect with nature. Regional parks saw 16.5 million visits in 2020, which was a 38% increase from the 11.9 million visits in 2019. “I did find, like many folks in Metro Vancouver, there was a strong desire for me and my fam-

ily to better connect with nature,” Cote said. “I actually ended up taking up hiking over the spring to fall period. … There was something about this year that really spoke to wanting that better connection. I can tell by the numbers at Metro Vancouver parks that I was not alone in wanting to better connect with the natural areas in our cities.” While COVID-19 impacts are keeping Cote busy at city hall, he’s still committed to his 5.5-million-steps goal in 2021. “I’m still going to keep the same goal for this year,” he said. “The early part of the year is always challenging when the weather isn’t great but I’m still managing to get out daily for a decent walk.”

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Richmond-Queensborough MLA Aman Singh got personal about mental health and addiction during his first official appearance in the B.C. Legislature. Singh, the first turban-wearing Sikh MLA to be elected to the provincial government, took his seat in the B.C. Legislature for the first time on March 15. Because of COVID-19 social distancing protocols, he’d participated in proceedings virtually for the previous two weeks. “For me, it’s a bittersweet moment as a racialized person, as a person of colour,” he said. “Bitter in recognition of the storied history of these halls, of this province and the many oppressive things done to

people in society that orig- Andre and his family, who inated from these halls; are grieving,” he said. “I I want to recognize that have a year-and-a-half-old and recognize that history. daughter. I can’t even conAnd sweet, because of all ceive of that.” of the good that also origiWhile “things are not nated from these that great right halls and a sense now,” Singh said of hope I feel the NDP governand see with all ment is working of you, all of us to make it betworking together, ter to help the for all of the good countless numthat we still have ber of people who to do for this desperately need province and for help. the people that “This is no Aman Singh we represent.” easy task.There In his first pri- MLA are so many barvate member’s riers to dealing statement, Singh focused with mental health and adon youth mental health. dictions –stigma and the He referred to the death of fear of asking for help, beAndre Courtemanche, a ing a huge one. I know 16-year-old Langford teen that well. I know that rewho suffered from depresally well,” he said. “The sion and anxiety and took hardest thing I ever did in his life in January. my life was to reach out “My thoughts are with for help during my dark-

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est times in the throes of alcoholism, when I was in the proverbial valley of the shadow of death. I was an adult; reaching out as a youth must be so much harder.” Singh said he wants to work to ensure mental health supports and services are in place when people need them reach out for them. “It’s fickle. It comes once, that moment of clarity, when you have the strength to reach out, and it doesn’t last long,” he said. “We need to make sure that the resources are there so that hand can be clasped.” According to Singh, the province has invested almost $140 million in youth mental health services since 2017 and created new ways for young people to access care.

London Drugs in New Westminster is cleaning up after a fire in its heating and air conditioning unit. The fire forced the store to close at about 8:45 p.m. on March 11. In a March 16 statement, London Drugs stated the store remains closed. “Due to a fire in our heating and air conditioning (HVAC) unit, smoke and soot was distributed in a part of the store.To protect the safety of staff and our customers, this location remains temporarily closed,” said the statement. “We are working diligently to destroy any damaged product and clean the store location. Our estimated time for reopening is Friday, March 19.” Due to the fire, London Drugs was unable to fill prescriptions at its West-

minster Centre location. Customers have been told to contact the London Drugs store in Lougheed Town Centre to have their prescriptions transferred and filled at that location. “Curbside pickup is available for prepaid PhotoLab orders and post office until 5 p.m.,” said a statement from the store. “Service technicians continue to work on any existing repairs.We apologize for any inconvenience.” After responding to the March 11 fire, the fire department gave the allclear at 11 p.m. that night. After reopening in the morning, staff found “noticeable particulate” in the store and decided to close temporarily for a detailed clean. -Theresa McManus

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Community NWPD loses officer to new Surrey Police Service Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

New Westminster will be making its presence felt in the new Surrey Police Service. Insp.Todd Matsumoto, a 29-year veteran of the New Westminster Police Department, is joining the new Surrey Police Service as one of its deputy chief constables. Surrey is moving to replace the RCMP with a new municipal police force. After joining the NWPD in 1992, Matsumoto worked in a variety of positions in the department, including patrol, the street crime unit (where he was assigned to plainclothes work and uniformed bike patrols) and the major crime unit as a detective. Other roles included conducting Police Act investigations for the

NWPD and for external police agencies when he was assigned to the Professional Standards Unit. New Westminster Chief Const. Dave Jansen said Matsumoto has played a big part in shaping the NWPD into what it is today. “He is a really, really great guy. Just a down-toearth, hardworking and awesome person, who is also a really great leader and manager for our department; one of those guys that whenever there was a tough project or a tough assignment, we feel comfortable giving it to Todd,” Jansen told the Record. “It’s going to be hard losing him, but I am so, so happy for him. I think it’s kind of a neat opportunity to go build a police department.” Matsumoto, whose last day on the job was March

12, wrapped up his career at the New Westminster Police Department as the inspector in charge of the administration division. Jansen said police officers are trained how to investigate cases – not how to deal with things such as WorkSafeBC claims and information technology. “He has just really, really excelled on it. I don’t know what their plans are in Surrey for him, but I would imagine he would bring something very unique to them being a municipal police officer that understands all those areas that, again, isn’t a normal thing,” he said. “He has really brought our organization to a different level when it comes to how we deal with accommodations and how we deal with our folks that get injured or are off with mental health inju-

ries – those types of things that are very challenging and very different than the stuff we normally handle.” Matsumoto isn’t the only police officer affiliated with the NWPD who is heading to the Surrey Police Service as part of its executive team. Former NWPD constable Jennifer Hyland was previously named one of Surrey’s deputy chiefs. Hyland started her policing career with the local police department in 1998, where she remained until she transferred to the RCMP in 2001, working with the Surrey and Ridge-Meadows detachments. “As much as you hate to lose folks, there is a little bit of pride as an organization. I think we do a pretty good job,” Jansen said. “To have these members leave here and go on

to other places … I think it shows you that even though we are small, people are able to refine their skills and become great at their profession.” Surrey Police Service, which is not yet in operation, is assembling its senior management team and is expected to begin recruiting officers in 2021. Jansen said it remains to be seen what impact the new policing agency will have on the New Westminster Police Department. He said police chiefs have been preparing for the potential impact of members who may apply for jobs at the Surrey Police Service. “I don’t want to lose anyone, but I also recognize that things happen in different careers, different lives, like everybody. Sometimes, whether it is a shorter commute or a

different opportunity or maybe wanting to go to a bigger department, who knows?” he said. “We are trying to plan for it and look at what we can do to build a little bit of capacity here just in case we start to lose people and also just make this the best place we can so people don’t want to leave.” So, though Jansen is keeping an eye on the Surrey situation, he’s primarily focused on his own department. “Really, I am more focused on here and just what we can do to make this a great place and building up our capacity the best we can and making sure that when folks leave – it’s going to happen – that we are able to as seamlessly as possible continue our business continuity here,” he said.

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Atlas Roofing is requesting a new permit with term to May 15, 2036 and amendments of the authorized: • Decrease the maximum emission concentration of Pentane from 480 mg/m3 to 385 mg/m3 for emission source 01. • Increase the maximum emission concentration of Pentane from 75 mg/m3 to 82 mg/m3 for emission source 03. • Increase the maximum exhaust flow rate from 750 Sm3/min to 825 Sm3/min for emission source 03.

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The legal description of the land or premises where the plant, operation or source and treatment works are or will be located is Parcel Identifier: 006-114-270 LOT 64 DISTRICT LOTS 312 AND 351 GROUP 1 NEW WESTMINSTER DISTRICT PLAN 46759.

A summary of the emission characteristics for the entire facility is as follows: a. b. c. d. e.

Current 7 1650 2021-05-15 5 percent Natural gas N/A

Maximum total number of sources: Maximum annual operating hours: Expiry date: Maximum Opacity: Combustion processes – Primary fuel: Secondary fuel:

Requested 7 1650 2036-05-15 5 percent Natural gas N/A

The mass of material to be discharged, emitted or stored (per specific time period) is as follows:

Total Emissions from All Sources Based on Requested Limits and or Estimates* New Permit Current Permit Requested Contaminant Emissions Emissions (tonnes/year) (tonnes/year)*

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The purpose of this application is to request authorization to continue discharging air contaminants from Atlas Roofing’s existing polyiso foam insulation manufacturing facility located at 971 Derwent Way, Delta, BC, V3M 5R4. Atlas Roofing is currently operating under permit GVA1060, which expires May 15, 2021.

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TAKE NOTICE THAT Atlas Roofing Corporation of Canada (“Atlas Roofing”) of 971 Derwent Way, Delta, BC, V3M 5R4 applies to the Metro Vancouver Regional District (“Metro Vancouver”) pursuant to the Greater Vancouver Regional District Air Quality Management Bylaw 1082, 2008 for a new Permit.

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This Notice is published pursuant to the Environmental Management Act, the Public Notification Regulation, and the Greater Vancouver Regional District Air Quality Management Bylaw 1082, 2008. A person who may be adversely affected by the granting or amending of the permit described in this notice may, within 30 days of its publication, notify Metro Vancouver’s District Director in writing stating how that person is affected. When making a decision on the permit or approval application, the District Director will consider the application, comments submitted and any responses provided by the applicant. Information collected during the comment period and the time following until a decision on the permit application has been made is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Your personal information and comment will be forwarded to the permit applicant for response to the District Director. By submitting a public comment, you consent to such disclosure. Please note that submissions in response to this notice may be made available to the public as part of the public record, subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Metro Vancouver Attention: Ray Robb, District Director 4730 Kingsway, Burnaby BC V5H 0C6 Phone: (604) 432-6200 Fax: (604) 436-6707 Email: AtlasRoofingComments@metrovancouver.org To a d v e r t i s e , c a l l 6 0 4 - 4 4 4 - 3 0 5 6 o r e m a i l D T J a m e s @ g l a c i e r m e d i a . c a

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