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Court upholds city’s bylaw to deter renovictions Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld a City of NewWestminster bylaw aimed at deterring renovictions.

In an April 30 ruling, the court said the city had the right to adopt a bylaw amendment to deter ren-

ovictions and to help preserve affordable rental housing.The appeal relates to city council’s adoption of a bylaw that includes regulations controlling how landlords and rental building owners can undertake renovations, and a number of regulations pertaining to restrictions on evictions.

A landlord, 1193652 B.C. Ltd., argued the bylaw was beyond the city’s authority in the Community Charter.TheTenant Resource and Advisory Centre and Rental Housing Council of British Columbia (Landlord BC) were intervenors in the appeal.

“This important rul-

ing supports the city in taking bold steps to directly respond to the housing crisis,” Mayor Jonathan Cote said in a press release. “Our hope is that the court’s decision could empower other municipalities to develop similar bold regulations as we all work to preserve and create more affordable hous-

ing in our cities.”

The amendments to the bylaw added new regulations to restrict evictions, such as when they can be considered, provisions for temporary accommodations for tenants in cases when evictions are deemed necessary, provisions to prohibit increases in rents after renovations are done,

punishments for contravening the bylaw, and occasions when exemptions would be considered.

Multi-family rental property owners who don’t comply with the bylaw can have their business licences revoked.The bylaw also sets out possible fines of $500 and $1,000.

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College eyes new highrise to house students Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

A project that’s been dormant for nearly two decades is showing signs of life.

Douglas College has approached the city about building a highrise at the corner of Royal Avenue and Eighth Street.

Council recently received a staff report about a preliminary application review of the proposal, which would include academic floor space topped by 244 units of student housing on a site located across the street from the college’s main New Westminster campus.

New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services’ main fire hall was located at the corner of Royal Avenue and Eighth Street for decades, before the new Glenbrook fire hall opened in the fall of 2002.

“It’s an exciting potential for the city to have student housing happening and to finally activate that empty space across the street from Douglas College,” said Coun. Patrick Johnstone.

A staff report states the building would include student housing built on top of academic space. Because of the way the building is designed, it would be 16 to 18 storeys, varying with the grades of the hill

Future housing: Douglas College wants to develop land at Royal Avenue and Eighth Street. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

on which it will be built.

The building being proposed at 808 Royal Ave. would consist of concrete construction for the lower levels of the academic space and “encapsulated mass timber construction” for the student housing component that would be built above the academic space.

City council received a preliminary report about the project at its April 12 meeting.That came on the heels of a staff report to the land use and planning committee’s March 29 meeting, when the com-

mittee directed staff to provide the applicant with feedback on the proposed massing concept, street activation and public realm integration, privacy considerations between the proposed academic space and adjacent residences, and protection of views of the Fraser River from key public spaces.

“I am excited about this,” said Coun. Chuck Puchmayr. “I am really looking forward to this getting off the ground, finally, and seeing student housing on that site.”

Puchmayr, a member of

the land use and planning committee, said the project is significant because there has been a “crisis” in student housing in B.C. “Prior to this new government coming in, in the last 16 years prior to that, 130 units were funded by the then-provincial government. Now, without this project, 1,975 units are being funded and on the way,” he said. “It’s a huge investment in student housing.Way overdue.”

Student housing not only benefits students, but it also benefits local neighbourhoods by taking some

pressure off of residential properties and rents in the city, Puchmayr said.

A staff report stated the academic spaces would be on the south side of the site and oriented toward Eighth Street.

Johnstone said he’s “a little bit concerned” about the livability of the suites for the student housing, as they’re proposed to be on the side of the building near Eighth Street and Royal Avenue.

“It is kind of a noisy and disruptive intersection with large trucks constantly idling there and

grinding it up the hill,” he said. “The way it was shown on the drawings, it appears those residences are sort of sitting right on top of that intersection. I am wondering if there is any consideration to outside noise impacts and how it affects the livability of the residents there.”

Mike Watson, a senior planner with the city, said the applicant is doing a bit of a balancing act in terms of structuring the different components of the building.

“They have intentionally allocated their outdoor space away from that intersection, which is south facing on the other side of the building, to make sure that outdoor space is welcoming and usable, and is not affected by the noise that you have identified with the Royal intersection,” he said. “The other balance there is the other side is closer to existing residential buildings. …

The preliminary program they have come up with is balancing those considerations.”

The city will provide the applicant with a pre-application review letter that outlines feedback from the land use and planning committee and city officials.

‘Dramatic’ decrease in renovictions due to bylaw: city Continued from page 1 “This ruling by the highest court in the province confirms that it was within the city’s powers to adopt the amendment bylaw, stating that ‘the city has a long-standing concern with the need to preserve local affordable rental housing and has recently become particularly concerned with a perceived increase in the risk of renovictions in New Westminster,’” Cote said.

According to the city,

there has been a “dramatic” decrease in the number of renovictions that have taken place since the new regulations were enacted in 2019.

“The amendment bylaw regulations will continue to protect the city’s aging stock of over 9,000 purpose-built rental units, in 300-plus buildings, representing over 60% of the rental supply,” said Emilie Adin, the city’s director of development services. “We have gotten contacted by

municipalities across Canada who have an interest in our approach to tackling renovictions.”

When council adopted the bylaw, tenants applauded the city’s “trail-blazing” efforts to prevent renovictions. More than 30 tenants and housing advocates appeared before council in February 2019 to voice support for the bylaw amendment.

David Hendry, an organizer with the NewWestminsterTenants Union,

said the bylaw won’t be the “magic bullet” that protects all tenants, but it will put the burden of proof on landlords, not tenants.

“They must prove that these suites need to be vacant, and they will ensure that people who do have to leave will not lose their housing security or become homeless,” he told council in February 2019.

“In this sense it’s a huge victory, and I commend NewWestminster city council for having the po-

litical courage to do this.”

Masoud Amin, a housing advocate inVancouver, told council in 2019 that bylaws like the one adopted by NewWestminster will help protect vulnerable people. “(The bylaw) will save lives, will keep families together and will keep communities together. It will make our community strong,” he said. “Having shelter is a human right. … I am hoping that every other jurisdiction in the

province will copy what you are doing.”

In June 2019, the city approved a new bylaw that included some refinements to the one approved in February.

To help explain the bylaw, the city has developed a Tenants in NewWest brochure, noted the city’s press release.

The brochure can be found on the city’s website at www.tinyurl.com/ NWRenovictions.

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Opinion MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Horgan’s gaffes can be overcome

A little more than a year ago, Premier John Horgan and I were sitting in his office talking with wonderment about the pandemic that had just begun.

“I’ll tell you one thing,” he told me. “I won’t be the face of this.You won’t see me out there in front of the cameras every day.

Dr. Bonnie Henry and my frontline team will be running this.”

Since then, Horgan has stuck pretty close to this script. Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix continue to be the lead voices in the B.C. government when it comes to most pandemic measures, with Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth, Finance Minister Selina Robinson and Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon also playing large roles.

Horgan still seems content to remain in the background, holding weekly news briefings and making minimal public appearances (save for attending Question Period when the legislature is in session).

It is an approach that is working. His approval rating in various opinion polls remains among the highest of any political leader in the country.

The same cannot be said for some premiers who insist on monopolizing the limelight and elbow everyone else out of the way. Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Jason Kenny are two notable examples of in -your-face leaders whose popularity has cratered as their provinces both suffer in the third wave.

Nevertheless, while Horgan remains off-stage most of the time, he can occasionally cause confusion and mixed messaging when he does enter the public arena.

Last year, for example, he prematurely told British Columbians to travel the province. He was a bit early on that – Henry

didn’t give the green light for another week or so.

A few weeks ago, he said people who were vaccinated would not face as many restrictions as those who were unvaccinated.

Not so, Henry was quick to say at her next briefing. Not until we achieve “herd” or community immunity would certain restrictions be eased.

Most recently, he said there would be “random” traffic stops by police to stop people from conducting non-essential travel.

Farnworth had to clean up that, and last week he made it clear there was nothing random about the new police checkpoints on some B.C. highways. All motorists going through them will be questioned by officers, who will not pick and choose who to pull over and who to not.

It is clear Horgan has tremendous self-confidence but I think that leads him astray at times, resulting in the occasional slip-up. It almost seems he is keen to show off just how much he knows and to prove that people like Dix and Farnworth are not the only folks who can explain things.

Now, to be clear, things are not as bad as the situation former NDP premier Mike Harcourt created for himself back in the 1990s. Every now and then, because of some his verbal gaffes, some of his ministers (notably Moe Sihota and Glen Clark) had to hold what became known as “what the premier meant to say” news conferences.

Nevertheless, it is clear the positives have greatly outweighed any negatives arising from Horgan’s leadership approach in the pandemic.

Which begs the question: will he continue it once the pandemic ends?

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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The family of slain 15-year-old J.D. Kitching was hit by one heart-wrenching blow after another. Kitching died in October 1995 after being stabbed behind the local Dairy Queen.Two men, aged 23 and 19, were sentenced for manslaughter in January. Less than a week later, Kitching’s uncle, Earl Oliver, then noticed someone had pried a memorial plaque dedicated to Kitching from a Moody Park picnic table. “That was J.D.’s favourite table. It’s all so upsetting,” Oliver said to the Record.

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Editor: An open letter to B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix: I am an owner of two restaurants in New Westminster, el Santo and Butcher’s Table.

Let me begin by saying that I understand the difficult situation the government is in locally managing a global pandemic. Sacrifices have to be made. Suffering will occur. I think that you would agree with me that one of the responsibilities of government is to ensure that the sacrifices made are as evenly distributed throughout the community as possible.

Two ways to help make the distribution of sacrifice as equitable as possible are with financial support and timely communication.

We have had to lay off over 90% of our staff. I am comforted that funds are available for those staff members to avail themselves of through application. I can tell you from what they tell me, in many cases it is a life saver for them. El Santo itself has access to some programs that allow us to barely get by.

Butcher’s Table is a newer establishment and is not eligible for government grants. Butcher’s Table came into being after we had to close Amaranthus due to the first round of restaurant

closures. We lost a significant amount of money closing Amaranthus, but we still had a lease to honour. We created Butcher’s Table after some market research to help recoup losses, and with hope, eventually become a viable business. Despite unfavourable conditions, we felt very positive about Butcher’s Table’s future.

Butcher’s Table is in danger of closing now.

We could really use some program to help us weather the storm.

As to the issue of communication, the announcement of partial restaurant closures could not have come at a worse time. (Let me correct that, the announcement before New Year’s Eve was equally bad.)

The day that this recent announcement came, we had just received a huge order costing thousands of dollars to prepare us for a busy long weekend. With even one or two days’ notice, restaurants in the province could have altered the order to reflect the need to partially close.

Reopening is also very complicated. I am hoping there will be communication updates so restaurants have some time to prepare to reopen.

Please advocate to have some process for younger businesses to have access to support.

Alejandro Diaz, New Westminster

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News Daytime custodians should stay: unions Julie MacLellan

jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca

The unions representing New Westminster support staff and teachers want daytime custodians to stay in local schools next year.

The New Westminster school district originally cut the daytime custodian positions in the 2016/17 school year, but the positions were returned to schools for 2020/21 in the face of COVID-19.

CUPE Local 409, which represents custodians and other support staff in the district, hopes the daytime shifts can continue into the next school year. Local president Marcel Marsolais made the pitch to trustees as part of his presentation on the district’s 2021/22 budget at the April 27 school board meeting.

He found support from New Westminster Teachers’ Union

president Sarah Wethered.

“It’s not a good use of an administrator’s time, nor should it be their job, to clean up student vomit or to clean up the bathrooms because of a lack of a custodians,” she said. “Day custodians provide another set of eyes and ears in a building and help us keep our schools safe and clean on a daily basis.”

Ken Millard, representing New Westminster principals and vice-principals, said daytime custodians have been “integral” in keeping schools clean and disinfected this year. He suggested they remain in place for the short term – perhaps until Christmas, depending upon the pandemic.

Superintendent Karim Hachlaf will bring budget recommendations to the board at its May 11 committee meeting.The budget is expected to be passed at the May 25 school board meeting.

Petition highlights sexual harassment of girls at NWSS Julie MacLellan

jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca

A petition drawing attention to the sexual harassment of girls at New Westminster Secondary School has surpassed 750 signatures.

As of Monday, there were 768 names on the petition to school administration.

“Our school is full of girls who’ve been forced into uncomfortable situations, been harassed, disrespected, touched, victim blamed, and we’re tired of it,” says the petition, which has been circulating online.

The petition suggests a number of possible solutions, including having monthly speakers visit the school to discuss the behaviour in question, and ensuring that adults don’t disregard “rude remarks” made towards girls. It also mentions the police liaison officer program, which

the school district recently voted to discontinue.

Katharine Galloway, a representative of the NWSS Student Voice group, drew attention to the petition at the April 27 school board meeting – the meeting at which the board voted to discontinue the liaison program.

Galloway noted an incident from a previous semester in which a liaison officer was able to step in and help when nude photos of a female student were being circulated.

“I think that it’s important that we have some connections, so that people who feel unsafe in that aspect have somewhere to go and somewhere to report it to that can take it seriously,” she said.

Board chair Gurveen Dhaliwal said the safety of students remains paramount.

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City Queen’s Park added to alcohol-in-parks pilot

Theresa McManus

tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

Queen’s Park has been added to the local parks where folks will be able to drink liquor in the coming weeks.

Last month, council approved a pilot project to allow adults to drink alcohol in designated areas of Port Royal Park, Grimston Park, Moody Park, Hume Park, Sapperton Park andWestminster Pier Park. Once the bylaw is approved, people will legally be able to consume liquor in specific areas of these parks from 11 a.m. to dusk, seven days a week.

At the May 3 council

meeting, staff presented a series of maps showing the zones in these parks where liquor could lawfully be consumed.

“As I was looking at the maps prepared by staff, I can’t reconcile not having Queen’s Park included,” said Coun. Nadine Nakagawa. “It is the largest park in the city. It is also adjacent to the downtown area, which is an area where people live in apartments and condos and don’t have access often to their own backyards or their own private outdoor spaces.”

Council supported a motion to add Queen’s Park to the list of parks

where alcoholic beverages will be allowed.

Coun. Mary Trentadue said she supports adding Queen’s Park but is reserving judgment on the initiative.

“I am kind of lukewarm on this entire motion. I understand why we might want to have this occur, but I also want to understand who will benefit from it and who will not, and will be harmed potentially by it,” she said. “I think this is a good thing to try for the summer. I think people will still be needing to be outside and be, hopefully, meeting with friends and family, and it seems like it is a reason-

able program to test out.”

Dean Gibson, the city’s director of parks and recreation, suggested two areas in Queen’s Park that are suitable for the pilot program – an area near the picnic shelter and a lawn area near the park’s entrance at First Street and Third Avenue.

Coun. Patrick Johnstone, who brought forward the initial motion, thanked staff for making “appropriate adjustments” to the areas he had proposed, based on staff’s knowledge of the parks.

Gibson said staff plans to bring forward the bylaw for three readings at council’s May 10 meeting and

for adoption on May 17, at which point the bylaw would take effect. He anticipates signs and information would be posted in the parks within days, so the pilot program should be fully operational by the May long weekend.

Coun. Chuck Puchmayr reiterated his opposition to the initiative, citing concerns by theWorld Health Organization about the “drastic, alarming increase” in alcohol-related fatalities all over the world.

“I know we like to look at ourselves as being modern, and look at other countries that have had fairly liberal alcohol laws.

A lot of the countries that

have had long-term relaxed alcohol laws also have some of the highest instances of alcohol-consumption abuse and fatalities,” he said. “What the World Health Organization talks about, they talk about safe spaces for children and for young people. And to me, a park is a safe space. If somebody absolutely needs to bring alcohol with them when they go to a park, they are actually infringing on that safe space where we might want to be with our grandchildren or our children.”

If needed, staff will tweak the areas where alcohol is permitted in local parks.

Sixth Street housing plan heads to public hearing May 31 Theresa McManus

tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

An affordable rental housing development that has divided many community members is heading to a public hearing later this month.

Aboriginal LandTrust Society is proposing to build a 96-unit, six-storey rental housing building at 823 to 841 Sixth St. The project is intended to house members of the Indigenous and Swahilispeaking communities.

In order to proceed, the project requires an amendment to the official com-

munity plan to change the land-use designation from residential-infill townhouse to residential-multiple unit buildings.The sites also need to be rezoned from single-detached residential districts to comprehensive development district (823 to 841 Sixth St.), which would be a new zoning district that’s unique to this site.

On Monday, council gave first and second readings to official community plan amendment and zoning amendment bylaws and forwarded them to public hearing.The public hearing on the project

will take place virtually on Monday, May 31.

City clerk Jacque Killawee said the city will have additional staff working on the night of the hearing to ensure the city can answer technical questions and resolve any issues that may arise. She said the city encourages people wishing to speak at the public hearing to sign up in advance at speakers.newwestcity. ca or by calling legislative services.

For months, supporters have been urging the city to support the project, saying it will provide much-needed affordable

housing during a housing crisis and is an appropriate location for the building.

Opponents have voiced concerns about locating a six-storey apartment next to single-family homes, amending the official community plan to make that happen, and adding traffic to the narrow lane running between homes on Fifth and Sixth streets.

A staff report states the residential-multiple unit buildings designation in the official community plan includes provisions for council to consider buildings of up to six storeys in certain circum-

stances, and staff believes that’s been achieved with the project for a variety of reasons.That includes its location along a major transportation corridor, proximity to services such as shops, schools and other services, provision of new affordable units, and creation of housing for members of the Indigenous and Swahili-speaking communities.

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News Parents’ group lobbies for increased school funding Julie MacLellan

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New Westminster parents are calling on the provincial government to step up to the plate with more funding for local schools.

The district parent advisory council delivered its message during a presentation to the New Westminster school board April 27 outlining its priorities for the school district’s 2021/22 budget.

DPAC spokesperson Kathleen Carlsen said New Westminster parents still remember the “deep, painful cuts” that had to be made back in the years when the district was running multimillion-dollar deficits.

Carlsen acknowledged those deficits have since turned into surpluses, and

New Westminster’s growing enrolment puts it in a better funding position than many other school districts.

But she said the pressure is not off.

“It’s still critical that we focus on what’s most important and advocate for more support from our provincial government,” she said.

“B.C. schools still remain among the lowest funded per student in Canada, and districts continue to be forced to do more with less every year.

While we may have surpluses to help us weather the storm for now, parents do not want to see us come out of the pandemic in a situation where we have to make cuts to educational programs and services in order to balance

the budget.”

Carlsen said the lack of supplementary funding from the province for COVID-19 in the coming year is a major concern.

“No district should have to make a trade-off between protecting the health and safety of our kids and staff, and investment in educational services and programs,” she said.

Carlsen said 800 parents responded to a recent DPAC survey, and those responses showed parents want emphasis placed on three areas: health and safety, mental health and wellness, and educational programs (including online learning, arts programs and secondary school electives such as trades, textiles and electronics).

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News Glass walls raise privacy concerns at new high school Julie MacLellan

jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca

A modern school built with glass walls may be filled with light – but it’s also lacking in privacy.

New Westminster Secondary School teachers and students would like to see something done about all the glass walls in the new high school, which just opened in January.

Both the New Westminster Teachers’ Union and the NWSS StudentVoice group raised the issue as part of their 2021/22 budget submissions to the school district, presented at the April 27 board meeting.

SarahWethered, president of the NWTU, said privacy coverings are on teachers’ wish list for the next school year.

“There is a lack of privacy at NWSS, especially

in teacher prep rooms and classrooms.While some offices have been given blinds, not all have,” she said.

Wethered suggested glass in prep rooms and classrooms should be frosted.

The lack of privacy in classrooms disrupts student learning

“The lack of privacy in classrooms disrupts student learning and, as a result, makes it more difficult for teachers to engage in learning in a meaning-

ful way, free from distraction,” she said.

Katharine Galloway, speaking for the high school’s Student Voice group, said the issue arose during a recent student symposium in a discussion around mental health.

“There was a lot of students who had anxiety about the glass at our new school because they didn’t feel as though they had enough privacy,” she said. “Also there’s glass in the counselling office, and they felt that when you’re talking to your counsellor, you want it to be private, and your peers are walking by and kind of seeing you in an in-depth, personal conversation. It’s not very welcoming.”

The presentations were part of the school district’s ongoing work on its 2021/22 budget.

Trustees also heard

Open concept: The new New Westminster Secondary School features glass classroom walls that add to the school’s bright and airy feel – and also detract from its privacy. Concerns over the glass walls were raised during budget submissions by students and teachers. PHOTO RECORD FILES

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the budget is expected to be passed at the May 25 school board meeting.

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Community Learn about backyard birds with this online talk Theresa McManus

tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

Fraser River Discovery Centre is going to the birds.

Rob Butler, an ornithologist, author, filmmaker and artist, will be leading the upcoming online presentation, Birds of the Fraser Basin. Joining him on the panel is Alyx Coulter of the Stanley Park Ecology Society.

“We are so grateful to have Dr. Butler back again, as he has been our most popular speaker at the FRDC over the years,” said Stephen Bruyneel, the centre’s director of external relations and development. “We will be leaving lots of time for questions, including from people who want to send a picture of an interesting bird that they have seen so Dr. Butler can identify and

talk about it.”

Bruyneel noted that everyone who registers and then attends the event will have a chance to win a free copy of Butler’s new book.

The next virtual Fraser River Dialogue is on Tuesday, May 11 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

It’s part of this year’s Vancouver Bird Celebration (the new name of Vancouver Bird Week).

“The Fraser River is the largest estuary on the Pacific coast of North America and also hosts the largest wintering concentration of waterfowl and raptors in Canada,” Bruyneel said. “When you add in the thousands more birds that stop here as they fly north at this time of year, it is a great time to get together and talk about our feathered friends.”

Butler’s past visits to

Fraser River Discovery Centre have included his Walk With the Crows presentation and his documentary Returning. For his upcoming visit, Butler will be sharing photos and information from his new book Pacific Flyway –Waterbird Migration from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego, as well as taking any and all questions about birds in local neighbourhoods.

Coulter will be talking about this year’s Vancouver Bird Celebration, including how to identify “celebirdies” that might be coming to your backyard.

Because of COVID-19 restrictions – and to keep everyone safe – this month’s Fraser River Dialogue will be done online via Zoom.

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For the birds: Rob Butler, seen here during a past visit to Glenbrook Ravine, is leading a Birds of the Fraser Basin presentation on May 11 as part of the Fraser River Discovery Centre’s speaker series.

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Arts & Entertainment Massey residency spotlights BIPOC experiences Kevin Fraser’s Immigrant Lessons collective is the new dance company in residence at the theatre Julie MacLellan

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As an artist used to pushing against the confines of the traditional dance world, Kevin Fraser can’t help but be surprised to find himself serving as an artist in residence at an established institution.

The institution in question is New Westminster’s Massey Theatre, where Fraser and his Immigrant Lessons collective have taken up a new post as dance company in residence.

“Wow,” Fraser says, “I never really knew resources like this actually existed, or could potentially exist, for individuals who create the art that I create and that I like.”

For the Jamaican-born, London, Ontario-raised Fraser, it’s always been clear that the art world’s definition of dance was a limited one.

He has been on both sides of the fence that separates the “establishment” from everyone else. He studied dance at Ryerson University; he’s trained in ballet, modern and jazz.

But he has also made annual journeys to NewYork City to research and train in street dance, and he says his heart will always be with underground artists.

Whenever he’s part of an established company or dance class, he says, he sees the same pattern repeating itself.

“I’ve really noticed the

On the outside: Kevin Fraser is working to challenge the institutionalized framework around the creation of artistic work.

PHOTO YOHAN J. KIM, CONTRIBUTED

lack of other bodies in the room, different shades in the room, different experiences in the room, different cultures and complexities and intersections,” he says. “I really like to challenge that a little bit.”

In essence, Fraser wants to challenge the institutionalized framework around the creation of artistic work.

He questions why opportunities are more readily given to people from within institutions rather than to underground and street artists.

“It’s very much about making sure BIPOC experiences and voices are being heard,” he says, “but there’s also that added layer of having a lot of people that come from very different walks of life and creative mindsets in the room.”

Fraser brings his own experiences as a queer Black artist to his work as the artistic director of Immigrant Lessons.The multidisciplinary art collective – which Fraser describes as a “youth artist incubator” – incorporates dance, theatre, music, fashion, visual media and design.

Fraser and his “kids” – the young artists, aged 17 to 26, who make up the collective – are using their Massey residency as a chance both to create and

ARTIST INCUBATOR: The Immigrant Lessons collective has taken up a post as dance company in residence at Massey Theatre. PHOTO VANESSA YUEN, CONTRIBUTED

to connect with the community.

The performers – Sophia Gamboa, Simran Sachar, Sevrin Emnacen-Boyd, Joshua Cameron, Hayden Pereira and Tegvaran Singh – are continuing to create the company’s second full-length work, a theatre-dance piece that will explore issues of culture, individuality and intergenerational trauma.

While in residence at the Massey, they have also been leading a series of free workshops aimed at BIPOC and marginalized youth in the community. All those workshops,

however, have been temporarily postponed in line with the tightening of provincial health restrictions around COVID-19.

Fraser is looking forward to building momentum into the spring and offering more workshops as the pandemic situation allows.

While Fraser and his artists are being given a chance to teach, they’re also being given a chance to learn through mentorships and meetings arranged by the Massey – including sessions with Black elders and Indigenous elders.

“They’re really trying

to make it about community. It’s very communitydriven, which is beautiful,” Fraser says. “The community and the mentorships are amazing opportunities.”

To work within the Massey Theatre, with its space, equipment and professionals available to him, has been eye-opening for an artist who’s used to working more on the margins.

“I’m really starting to see the inner workings of what different companies get in terms of resources and support. It’s really cool to see the possibilities Continued on page 19

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Arts & Entertainment Van Dop hosts Art of the Garden for Mother’s Day Van Dop Gallery is inviting everyone to celebrate Mother’s Day with art.

The gallery is hosting its annual Art of the Garden event on Saturday, May 8 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Viewers can visit the gallery garden for a show featuring original works of art by local artists and a special collection of unique, artisan-crafted jewelry.

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New works by Iris Mes Low, Susan Greig and Leanne M. Christie will also be on display.

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Gallery at Queen’s Park features new May exhibit The Gallery at Queen’s Park is inviting art lovers in to check out a new exhibition in May. Of the Earth, featuring work by Victoria Mitchell, runs at the gallery from May 5 to 30.

An Arts Council of New Westminster press release notes Mitchell has had a lifelong passion for creating visuals from emotions.

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While at the gallery, guests can also check out a greeting card fundraiser that’s being offered by the arts council and the Garden Gals art group. For $25, you can buy a set of 10 greeting cards based on the Garden Gals’ Expressions of Hope in the Time of COVID mural.

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‘These social dynamics still need to be moved forward’

Continued from page 18 and to try to keep conversations going around how to keep those possibilities coming to artists,” Fraser says.

For Jessica Schneider, executive director of the Massey Theatre, having Immigrant Lessons in residence is just one piece of a larger rethink around how to build community for more artists within the theatre.

“I already knew that we were going to go towards an intergenerational and community-engaged programming model, where artists would be centred,” Schneider says.

The pandemic – and the resulting space it freed up in a theatre that could no longer invite the public in for performances – helped to accelerate the process.

Also playing in to the shift was the rising awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement and the need for anti-racism efforts on a global scale.

“It’s not simple, it’s not one-dimensional, and artists are so good at dealing with complexity.We can’t forget that these social dynamics still need to be moved forward,” Schneider says. “Just because we can’t get out of our houses doesn’t mean we shouldn’t

be finding ways to figure out how to make change and validate people and acknowledge people.”

She hopes the Immigrant Lessons residency will begin to extend the circles of connection so Black community members can start to participate and connect with one another.

“There’s such a diaspora that it’s not simple work,” she says. “The chance to have a Black space to be in – as a facility, we have that to offer, and we have resources to support the artists to create and connect with our community.”

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Community Jane’s Walk returns to city after a one-year hiatus Theresa McManus

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Interested in finding out Mayor Jonathan Cote’s favourite walk around town?

Want to enjoy a five-kilometre walk that’s accompanied by ambient sounds of the city and music? How about exploring 12th Street, Queen’s Park or the Agnes Street greenway?

If so, you’re in luck, as these and other selfguided walks are featured in this year’s Jane’s Walk event.

Mary Wilson, who founded the Jane’s Walk events in New West in 2013, said it would have been easy for organizers to say “we can’t do Jane’s Walk because of COVID,” but they decided to see what they could do to make it happen in 2021.

Because volunteer-led walks aren’t allowed because of COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s event will feature a series of selfled walks.

“We’ve got a real mix,” she said. “I wish we could have one from every neighbourhood, but we haven’t achieved that.

But we will have at least a dozen walks.”

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“We will post the entire thing – the map, the route and the whole bit, and then you can pick which one you want to do,”Wilson said. “You can do it in the morning.You can do it in the afternoon.You can do two a day; you can do one a day.You can spread it out as long as you want and do it at your convenience, but just make sure that you walk six feet apart, you wear a mask, you respect social distancing and you obey the rules.”

The pandemic may have led to the cancellation of last year’s Jane’s Walks event in New West, but Wilson believes it’s more important than ever for folks to get outdoors and go for a walk – for both their physical and

mental well-being.

“As much as the exercise, it’s the benefit of being out there, taking a deep breath, and not feeling like you are in prison, not feeling like you are trapped,” she said. “That is so important right now.”

Jane’s Walks 2021 runs from Friday, May 7 to Sunday, May 9 – just in time to inspire folks to take part in this year’s Walk30 Challenge, an annual walking competition between New Westminster and Burnaby to see which community’s citizens can rack up the most walking minutes.

“Be a tourist in your own home town and go for a walk.You’re stuck for ideas? We are saying, ‘Here, we’ll give you a whole bunch of ideas,’” Wilson said. “You can use them for Jane’s Walk,

and we will leave them up on the website so they can keep on doing them through Walk30.”

Jane’s Walks are inspired

by Jane Jacobs, an urbanist and activist who championed a community-based approach to city building.

“Just remember Jane Jacob’s rallying call:You’ve got to get out there and walk,”Wilson said.

The Walk30 Challenge, which runs from Monday, May 10 to Sunday, June 13, encourages people to walk for 30 minutes daily to help improve their health and to help them rethink how they move around their community.

Participants track their walking stats in an attempt to help their community come out on top and win the Gold Shoe trophy – an award New West won in 2018 and 2019.

“Jane’s Walk will give you some practice to get you in the mood and get you practising, and boom, you’re right into Walk 30.

You know, there’s no reason why New Westminster can’t win this again.

I know it’s supposed to get people out walking for 30 minutes, but really it’s there to see who can win,”

Wilson laughed. “Burnaby is feeling pretty feisty this year. I’m getting the sense that they are not going to take this lying down.They want to come back into the game.”

For details on the challenge or to sign up, go to www.best.bc.ca/walk30.

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Rent includes heat & hot water. Remodeled Building and Common area.

Gated underground secure parking available.

References required.

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604-520-9922

VILLA MARGARETA 320-9th St, New Westminster

Suites Available.

All suites have nice balconies, Underground parking avail. Refs req’d.

Small Pet OK.

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FIND YOUR

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WE BUY HOUSES

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We do ALL kinds of Concrete Work.

• Seniors discount.

Local, family business 40+ yrs.

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INDUSTRIAL/ COMMERCIAL

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

LAWN & GARDEN

West Coast Cedar Installations since 1991.

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Our Mission is to protect and enhance the quality of life for domestic ,farm and wild animals of BC. Volunteers needed for Greeting, Cashier, Customer Service!

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Drop by at 708 Sixth Street, New Westminster, BC − V3L 3C5.

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FENCING

A. RIGHTWAY PAIN NTING Ltd. Start-Finish. Demo-Design.

PAVERS, Driveway, Sidewalk Concrete Removal - Replace LANDSCAPING, Turf, Hedges, Retaining Wall, Patio. Drainage

604-782-4322

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778-688-1012

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POWER WASHING

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INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SPECIALS 10% OFF

Call 604-

7291234

Painting Specials

2 rooms for $350, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed.

Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Moulding Services.

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• 24/7 /77 Service

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ROOFING

Terry 604-376-7383

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Call Simon for prompt & professional service 30 yrs exp.

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Kitchen & Bathrooms, all Tile, all Flooring, Drywall, Paint. ALL REPAIRS +More!

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Bros. Roofing Ltd. Over 40 Years in Business SPECIALIZING IN CEDAR, FIBERGLASS LAMINATES AND TORCH ON.

Liability Insurance, WCB, BBB, Free Estimates

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604-240-5362

RUBBISH REMOVAL

BRADS JUNK REMOVAL.com

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21. Seize 22. Go quickly 23.Automated teller machine 24. Bowling necessity 25. One point east of due south 26. Japanese honorific 27.Away to induce sleep 34. Makes cash register rolls 35.Acity in S Louisiana 36. Make more cheerful 37. Manicurist 38. Consents

39. Network of nerves 40. Mocking smile 41. It covers the body 42. Partner to pans 43. Perform in a play

12. Filled with unexpressed anger 14. Student (abbr.)

15. Criticize 17. Gathering place 19. Informal alliances 20. One’s mother (British) 23. Landholder 24. Peter’s last name 25. Parties 26. Title of respect

27. Red wine 28. Pearl Jam’s debut 29. Shaft horsepower (abbr.)

30. Frosts 31. Cry of joy 32. Induces vomiting 33. Mother or father 34. Dal __: Musical navigation marker 36. Door fastener part

DOWN 1. Beautiful 2. Polynesian island country 3. Shrub of the olive family 4. Self-governing Netherlands territory 5. Shared one’s view 6. Tailless amphibians 7. Charge passengers must pay 9. Sound sheep make 10. Known for sure

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MOTHER’S DAY MAY 9th!

Prices Effective May 6 -12, 2021.

100% BC OWNED AND OPERATED

Fair Trade Day

Choices’ Mother’s Day Brunch: Organic Ground Beef

May 8th!

Three delicious Frittata Meals to choose from

Grass Fed, Value Pack

1199/lb

Fair Trade Organic Field Cucumbers

999

26.43/kg

340-360g

Choices’ Own Mother’s Garden Cupcakes

from Mexico

198/lb 4.37/kg

699 200g

Fair Trade Organic Brussel Sprouts

Fair Trade Organic Bananas

Organic BC Grown Vegetable & Herb Plants

from Mexico

from Ecuador

from Meadowlands Horticultural Inc.

398 /lb

8.77/kg

New Roots Vitamins & Supplements All Products l! on Specia

.88

1.94/kg

/lb

Beyond Meat Plant Based Burger

20% off

599

assorted sizes Regular Retail 1.79-114.99

226g

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