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GROWING UP SO FAST: Jennifer Baetz, with son Cyrus, used a Neighbourhood Small Grant to create gardening kits to provide low-income families with a fun activity to do during the pandemic. She hopes the kits encourage interest among local families in gardening. Read the story on page 13. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Investigation launched after playground torched Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

The fate of a play structure inWestminster Pier Park has yet to be determined after it went up in flames last week.

NewWestminster fire-

fighters attended the waterfront park about 7:15 a.m. on May 13, after receiving a call about a fire.

“The fire was quickly extinguished and was contained to a small section of the children’s play equipment adjacent to the park

concession stand,” said Dean Gibson, director of parks and recreation.

The newly installed large playground that just opened in April was not affected by the fire.

Gibson said members of the public who have in-

formation about the fire are encouraged to contact the NewWestminster Fire and Rescue Services (604519-1000) and/or the New Westminster parks and recreation department.

“It has not been determined if the affected play

structure can be repaired or if it will require replacement,” he said in an email to the Record. “For now, the immediately impacted area is closed.The remainder ofWestminster Pier Park remains open for public use.”

Westminster Pier Park reopened to the public on April 2, after being closed following a major fire.

The Record reached out to NewWestminster Fire and Rescue Services for comment but did not hear back by presstime.

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Up Front May Long Festival showcases New West artists The performers in the Anvil Centre’s May Long Festival have faced more than their fair share of challenges over 2020 and 2021.

But, in the face of

COVID-19, each of them has also managed to find some light: new ways to perform, new audiences to connect with, new ways to tap into what it means to be an artist – and a human

being.

The performers, who are all from or affiliated with New Westminster, have recorded individual shows at the Anvil Centre Theatre, with its newly in-

stalled recording equipment.

Come the May long weekend, those shows will be beaming live into living rooms around the city and beyond, with on-demand

viewing online between May 21 and 24.

Leading up to the event, the Record talked to some of the artists about their journeys over the past 14 months, what au-

diences can expect from the shows, and where life goes from here.

Here’s a glimpse of two of those conversations.You can find more at www. newwestrecord.ca.

Laughter is good medicine for the ‘weirdest year’ Julie MacLellan

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Janice Bannister has become somewhat of an expert at finding silver linings.

Her career as a standup comic and a laughter wellness teacher has seen to that.

But even Bannister has to admit that 2020 had its challenges.

One after another, she lost the comedy shows she had booked to bring to the stage in the spring.Then there was that brief moment in October where live performance was allowed for limited audiences, and she managed to get one of her standup comedy classes onstage for a showcase at the House of Comedy in downtown NewWest – before everything went dark again in

November. least of which is the way it There’ve been no comhas opened up Bannister’s edy nights, no open mics work to an entirely new for trying out new maaudience. terial, no chance to just be “One of the things I in a room with other peohave learned is Zoom or ple and make them laugh. streaming or any of those Online shows, forums opens up, through Zoom in my case, comand similar platedy to a whole forms, just don’t bigger audience,” offer the same exshe says. perience.

She first found “We don’t get that out in April that boisterous last year, when a laughter comvariety show she ing through the was supposed to screen as we do in perform in at the a live show,” Ban- Janice Bannister Legion pivoted nister says. “Audi- standup comic to an online forences create their mat. She admits own momentum, too. If she was skeptical at first. somebody else is laughing “I got people who said hysterically, that creates to me, ‘I loved the show. I more laughter. It creates never would have gone to momentum.” the Legion,’ or ‘I’ve never But the online world has been to a comedy club,’” also brought some unexshe recalls. “I thought, pected benefits – not the wow, that is just the thing

I hadn’t built into all the losses.We have tapped into a whole new demographic of audience that can participate in online shows.”

Bannister is looking forward to entertaining an even broader online audience with her new show, TheWeirdestYear of My Life.

It will combine storytelling and standup, taking audiences on a journey from Bannister’s years growing up in the Kootenay town of Trail, through her days as a psychiatric nurse at Riverview. It will also incorporate new highlights, such as material from an InternationalWomen’s Day show that was cancelled by COVID-19.

“I’ve taken all the shows that I’ve missed and put it in one,” she says.

Admittedly, Bannister wasn’t entirely looking forward to recording the

Here’s what’s on What: May Long Festival, with four shows featuring standup comedy, music, storytelling, drag and more, recorded at the Anvil Centre Theatre When: May 21 to 24, streamed on demand Who: Janice Bannister, comic and storyteller in The Weirdest Year of My Life; Krystle Dos Santos

show in a virtually empty theatre, with just a technician or two as audience.

“I think I’d rather stand on my curb right now and do a comedy show than go and face those empty red seats at the Anvil,” she says with a laugh. “It’s just so much more fun to be out there and hear laughter and to make people

and Friends in BLAK: Canadian Women in Music and Arts; Devon More, singer-songwriter-musician, in Devon More Or Less; Jaylene Tyme, Allan Morgan and Friends in Reflections.

Tickets: $10 per show, or $30 for a festival pass, available through www. ticketsnw.ca

laugh.”

But she’s embracing the chance to share laughter.

“I think people are getting to that point now where it’s kinda like, let’s just go forward. Let’s just take the good and deal with whatever is coming,” she says. “I know how much we all need laughter, so that’s important.”

Lifting spirits with stories, drag and conversation Julie MacLellan

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“Every event should have a drag presence, don’t you think?”

Jaylene Tyme laughs a little as she speaks, but there’s a deep sincerity behind the light-heartedness.

For the May Long Festival, she’ll be sharing the spotlight with actor Allan Morgan, as the two host a conversational performance featuring laughter, song and stories from the Massey Theatre’s LGBTQ+ seniors storytelling group – with a little fierce drag thrown in for good measure.

“As artists, we work

with so many different me- and it’s anchored her on diums.When we come tothe road to becoming sogether, we just compleber, as she’s been for 22 ment each other,” Jaylene years. says. “I think that it’s re“I’m grateful to be ally important to alive,” she says, come together as “and I’m gratecommunity, esful to be able to pecially in the have met some middle of a panamazing people demic.” along the way Jaylene has who have let me been doing drag know that by livsince 1992; a ing my truth and crowning moby being visible, ment was being that’s a contribuJaylene Tyme named Empress tion.” drag artist 35 ofVancouver The panin 2006.The trademic, of course, dition of drag artistry has brought a halt to live perhelped her on her personal formance. journey as an Indigenous, But Jaylene took the entwo-spirit, trans person – ergy she usually directs to

the stage and channelled own life and how she can it into the virtual world. contribute to the commuShe’s been hosting a talk nity in different ways. show every Sunday, sharWith her 50th birthday ing conversations with inthis year, it has, in many vited guests from ways, been a year around the world, of awareness and and she has also awakenings. recorded video “I just realize performances. that my whole “I connect life experience where I can,” she is pretty excitsays. “Right now, ing, because I I know the whole can understand world is experiit now, going encing that, too.” back and being Allan Morgan At the same able to put my actor-storyteller time, Jaylene life experience notes, the panin perspective,” demic has given her a she says. “That awareness chance to slow down and that all of our stories are take stock of her existence, sacred.” studying aspects of her Having a chance to

work on the May Long Festival with Morgan – “who is all heart,” she says – is an opportunity she’s grateful for, and she hopes their show will offer hope for those who need it.

“If you’ve been having a hard time, and you love the arts, and you want to feel the connection to the beauty of what that represents, then come and watch,” she says.

“It’s about lifting spirits and saying, I don’t know what everybody’s going through, but I can only imagine. … If I can actually bring some smiles to faces through this time?

Then what an honour.”

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A Zoning Bylaw text amendment application has been received to increase the occupant load of Steel and Oak Brewing Company’s lounge endorsement area from 50 to 100 persons (with the indoor area not exceeding 89 persons) at 1319 Third Avenue. A concurrent Manufacturing Facility Structural Change application to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch has also been received to facilitate this proposed change, including the addition of permanent liquor licensing for an outdoor patio. No exterior building changes are being proposed.

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From May 13 to May 31, 2021, read the bylaw and related material at Legislative Services, City Hall 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday (except May 24) and online at: www.newwestcity.ca/publicnotices

HOW CAN I BE HEARD?

Share your thoughts in the following ways: 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, Smartphone or Tablet: go to www.newwestcity.ca/council#JoinAMeeting, and click or tap the Meeting ID button 2. Phone: Call 778-907-2071. Enter Meeting ID: 655 9404 5919, followed by #.

Starting at 8:30 am on May 13, 2021, register online at speakers.newwestcity.ca, or contact Legislative Services to comment, register to speak, or make an appointment: Phone: 604-527-4523 Legislative Services Department, Email: clerks@newwestcity.ca 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9

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Applications for an Official Community Plan (OCP) amendment and Rezoning have been submitted on behalf of the Aboriginal Land Trust Society (ALT) for 823 – 841 Sixth Street. The proposal is a six-storey affordable rental apartment building with a mix of one, two and three-bedroom units for a total of 96 units and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.3. Vehicle and long term bike parking for the site would be located on one level of underground parking.

The OCP amendment would change the land use designation from (RT) Residential – Infill Townhouse to (RM) Residential – Multiple Unit Dwelling to allow the proposed land use. The rezoning would change the zoning from Single Detached Residential Districts (RS-2) to Comprehensive Development District (823-841 Sixth Street) (CD-75), which would include a 50% reduction in required parking.

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From May 13 to May 31, 2021, read the bylaw and related material at Legislative Services, City Hall 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday (except May 24) and online at: www.newwestcity.ca/publicnotices

HOW CAN I BE HEARD?

Share your thoughts in the following ways: 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, Smartphone or Tablet: go to www.newwestcity.ca/council#JoinAMeeting, and click or tap the Meeting ID button 2. Phone: Call 778-907-2071. Enter Meeting ID: 655 9404 5919, followed by #.

Starting at 8:30 am on May 13, 2021, register online at speakers.newwestcity.ca, or contact Legislative Services to comment, register to speak, or make an appointment: Phone: 604-527-4523 Legislative Services Department, Email: clerks@newwestcity.ca 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9 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.

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New West Record THURSDAY, May 20, 2021

Thank you New Westminster for your support Over 1,300 residents have supported our petition opposing the building of a six-storey (96 unit) building in the midst of a residential neighborhood at 823-841 Sixth Street (six lots). The current zoning is single family detached (RS2) residential and the designation for this block under the recent Official Community Plan is residential in-fill townhouses (RT).

A Public Hearing will be held on May 31 via Zoom after which City Council will decide whether or not to approve the proposed six-storey development at 823-841 Sixth Street.

Join us in urging Council to keep their promise and honour the Official Community Plan for urban growth now and in the future in every neighbourhood in the city. It’s possible to deliver affordable housing we can all support without making controversial and precedent-setting changes to the OCP. This is your last chance to let City Council hear your voice! For information on how you can participate in the hearing and get your message across contact Legislative Services at 604-527-4523 or at www.newwestcity.ca/publicnotices.

For more information on our campaign, background on the proposal or to contact us visit our website ourcity2041.ca

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Opinion MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

BC Liberals face a dire future

The already rocky road facing the BC Liberals as its members try to rebuild may be about to get even rockier.

The process to update the electoral map is about to begin, and the independent commission tasked with overseeing it has the ability to add a maximum of six ridings and eliminate some ridings covering more sparsely populated areas of the province.

This one-two punch has potentially dire implications for the BC Liberals.

The party has lost significant support during the past few years in some of the fastest-growing areas of the province – Metro Vancouver suburbs and Vancouver Island – and thus finds itself with a caucus dominated by upcountry MLAs. If six more seats – the final number may not be this high – are added, they will likely be located in the areas where the NDP is strongest. And if any seats are eliminated, that may come at the expense of the BC Liberals, although the NDP could impacted as well.

A key difference in this redistribution exercise from previous ones is the commission will not be shackled by a rule that previously was used to protect regional ridings.That rule stipulated there could be no reduction of seats in the Cariboo-Thompson, Columbia-Kootenays or northern parts of the province.

With that rule now eliminated, a number of those ridings may be on the chopping block.There are 17, and the BC Liberals hold 12 of them.

It all comes down to population. Some of the ridings in the north and the Kootenays have a much smaller pool of voters to elect MLAs. Nechako Lakes, for example, has 17,000 voters, while some Surrey,

Vancouver and Okanagan ridings have more than 45,000 voters.

The commission will use a “25% rule” that stipulates no riding can deviate more than 25% from the provincial average of riding populations. However, there is one exception to this rule, which may well end up preserving some of the ridings with smaller populations.

“The commission may exceed the 25% deviation principle if it considers it necessary for effective representation,” Attorney-General David Eby told the legislature when he recently introduced the legislation (redistribution occurs by law after every second provincial election).

So it may well end up being the case that a number of rural ridings will be protected, but it also appears likely that several will disappear or be absorbed into neighbouring ones.

Will the two Peace River ridings be combined into one? Will the two Cariboo ridings also be combined?

It is not entirely bad news for the BC Liberals.

The fast-growing population in the Okanagan – the party’s traditional base of power – may result in it being awarded another seat. And the NDP hold on some ridings – such as North Coast and Stikine – may be vulnerable to changes because of their smaller populations.

The commission has to weigh the need to find ways to better represent the high-growth regions while at the same time protecting the regional interests of the province.

It will be a tricky balancing act, and it is one the political parties will be watching with great interest, as the implications of what comes of this exercise could have a huge impact on the next election.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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Man injured in local boat fire

A 35-foot boat was severely damaged by fire after fuelling up at a New Westminster dock station in July.

The Pearl J11 had just gassed up at the Esso dock station at Front Street, but the boat’s engine wouldn’t start, so it was towed away from the dock.When the owner tried again to start the boat, a fire broke out.

The Surrey man sustained minor burns to his face and body and was forced to jump into the river to escape the flames. A boat picked him up. His boat received extensive damage.

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New West Record THURSDAY, May 20, 2021

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City needs more shade

Editor: Re: New West residents urged to play it safe in the sun, Record News I was happy to hear that New Westminster has named May as Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month, along with sharing Kathleen Barnard’s story.

As a newer resident to the city (and someone who burns very easily), I have enjoyed spending a few summers down by the Pier Park and Quay area with my young family.

However, in keeping with sun safety, there is a lack of shade there during most times of the day. Riverbanks are notorious for being sites of piercing UV rays.

I wonder if it would be possible for the city to engineer a few more shade-friendly areas along this stretch of the river.

I’m no architect, but the west area of the pier with the standing log poles, right across from the new playground, seems like a prime area.

Perhaps fabric could be strung between those poles to provide more cover, as often I see families crowded into the skinny strips of shade that those poles provide.

I think we are all grateful to have this section of the pier back up and running, and I am impressed by how the designers of the new pier

utilized the overpass to provide shade to the children’s playground during the day.

Considering Ms. Barnard’s statistic that onein-six Canadian millennials will get skin cancer in their lifetime, creating a few more spaces to seek breaks from the summer sun is worth considering.

S. Brown, New Westminster

Our area needs help

Editor: I am quite sad that the City of New Westminster has neglected the Queensborough corridor for the last two years.

There were no major improvements seen in our area, except city permits for more buildings to bring revenues to their advantage.

We have recently seen the dumping of garbage in the dike area by irresponsible residents.

The dike area is vulnerable and is indeed a salmon habitat and a congregation area for wild ducks. The area concerned runs from Carter and Ewen Avenue. It has been ignored and left in darkness without any lights running to Carter. This area is very much used by young kids and teenagers to enter Ryall Park.

I hope the city takes immediate measures to put visible signs that dumping garbage would result in a fine.

Kumar Varma, New Westminster

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City Police urge vigilance as gang violence escalates Theresa McManus

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The New Westminster Police Department is advising residents to be “vigilant” as gang shootings increase across the region.

In a May 17 press release, the Vancouver Police Department stated there have been 20 gang-related homicides in Metro Vancouver in 2021 and 20 attempted murders.The VPD said police are expecting the violence to continue and escalate.

Sgt. Sanjay Kumar, spokesperson for the New Westminster Police Department, said the key message to residents is to remain vigilant.

“These incidents are definitely increasing,” he said. “It’s all our jobs to be aware of who you are with, where you are. At the same time, we are not trying to say, ‘Don’t go out.’

It’s not that message at all, but just be cognizant of the areas where you are and then paying extra attention to what’s going on around you. It is escalating right now.”

Kumar said the NWPD is working with other police agencies and the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit regarding the gang violence.

“Our gang unit is out

there. Right now they are on patrol, but they are still doing their due diligence and being out there, doing their checks, working with our partner agencies,” he told the Record. “We will just keep working this issue together.”

The NWPD’s gang suppression unit, which consists of three members and a sergeant, works closely with CFSEU and gang enforcement teams in Surrey and Burnaby, Kumar said.

“They are out there doing their curfew checks.

They are working their projects, which I’m not going to get into right now,” he said. “They are out there being present.”

In recent weeks, shootings have occurred across the region.That includes two nearby shootings in Burnaby at Market Crossing on Marine Way and just across the border on Sixth Street.

“The way that we approach it is that it could happen any time, anywhere. Just because it hasn’t happened in New West doesn’t mean it’s not in the future,” Kumar said.

“We just have to do our part and be out there, be visible so the public sees us and so these gangsters, when they are going across the city, they do see us.”

Kumar said the gang

suppression unit is aware of gangsters who may live in New Westminster.

“That is what our gang suppression does.They are aware of the targets in and around the city,” he said.

“They do pay them visits, and they are actively monitoring their statuses and what they are doing.”

In response to the surge in gang violence, the Vancouver Police Department has taken the unusual step of releasing the photos, names and ages of six gangsters that they believe pose a significant risk to the safety of the public.

VPD Chief Const.

Adam Palmer said there have been “numerous reckless, brazen acts of violence that threaten the safety of innocent bystanders,” and he wants residents to know the faces of these individuals and to keep their distance from them.

“Our police intelligence leads us to believe that the individuals we have identified today may be targeted by rival gang members,” he said in a May 17 news release. “My greatest concern right now, related to the ongoing gang violence, is that an innocent bystander will be hurt or killed during a shooting targeting a gangster.”

NWPD releases audit of ‘street checks’ by officers Theresa McManus

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The New Westminster Police Department conducted two street checks involving three individuals in 2020 – a drop from 381 checks the year before.

That followed 675 street check files by the NWPD in 2017 and 689 in 2018, according to a report to the police board.

A street check is any vol-

untary interaction between a police officer and a person that is more than a casual conversation, and which impedes the person’s movement.

“In the simplest of terms, it’s where you are going to talk to someone where they need to clearly understand that they have no duty to stop and talk to you; they have no duty to provide you your name or any particulars. It is com-

pletely voluntary,” said Chief Const. Dave Jansen.

“And there is no other legislated statute (such as the Criminal Code or Motor Vehicle Act) that would give you the authority to do that.”

The report noted there has been “intense interest” in the police practice of street checks, mostly because of the “over-representation of marginalized Continued on page 16

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Community New West mom helps kids to dig gardening Gardening kits contain everything families need to get started, even in small spaces Theresa McManus

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A NewWest mom is hoping to grow young minds through gardening.

Jennifer Baetz used a Neighbourhood Small Grant to create gardening kits for local kids, with the idea being to provide low-income families and immigrant families with a fun activity to do during the pandemic. She hopes the kits encourage interest among local families in gardening.

“I thought it would be really great for kids to have hands-on experience,” she said. “Kids usually aren’t fearful.They’ll get their hands dirty, and they’ll get started and maybe influence the parents to hopefully be inspired to start growing food on the balcony.”

Baetz said she was lucky enough to get a plot in a local community garden, but not every family has that opportunity. Her family also grows vegetables in containers on their small condo patio.

“A lot of families are like ‘I have never gardened before. Do I need a bunch of space?’” she said. “I’m like, ‘Oh no, the concept is #urbangardening – this

is for balconies, small condos.’”

With funding from the Neighbourhood Small Grant program, Baetz put together 10 free kits for families that include everything a child needs to get started – gardening tools, a germination tray and pots, coconut coir (a growing substance made of coconut), and several kinds and sizes of seeds, including beans, lettuce, wild flowers and microgreens.

It’s all packaged in a tote that’s been screen-printed by her partner Craig Thompson.

“I got a bunch of those (microgreens) seeds from West Coast Gardens, because they come up really fast,” she said. “That’s really exciting for kids to see something coming out of the soil when they just put the seed in.Within two weeks you can start eating it.”

Keen to include a book in the kits, Baetz approached Anne Uebbing at Kinder Books in River Market about potential children’s books related to gardening.The kits include a Gumboot Kids book and activity booklet.

“I really wanted to have a book,” she noted. “Being the weather that we have,

DIG IN: Jennifer Baetz and her 18-month-old son Cyrus check out the gardens at Simcoe Park. She’s keen on helping kids to discover the joy of gardening through gardening kits containing everything youngsters need to get started. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

if they have done their little garden, it’s nice to have something that if it’s a rainy day they can come inside and read.”

When talking to families about her project, some parents expressed an interest in purchasing kits for their own families as they don’t have time to gather all the items needed to get started on their own. As a result, Baetz has started a “little side hustle” and is selling kits for $30.

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Baetz’s 18-month-old son Cyrus is living proof that youngsters really dig gardening.

“He just loves looking around, digging around, getting up close to plants,” she said. “We had him plant bean seeds, and they’re big enough that he can hold them in his hands and drop them in the soil, cover it up. He wants to water it.”

Aside from the fun they have while gardening, Baetz thinks it’s beneficial for kids to know where the food on their table comes from – and the effort that goes into growing it. On top of that, they get the satisfaction of eating freshly grown food.

“Even if they are not putting it together initially when they are planting the seeds, once they start to see it come up, I think it will inspire them,” she said. “Just because you live in a city doesn’t

mean you can’t grow food.

You’ve got to start somewhere. So many moms are like ‘I don’t have room on the balcony; I’ve got a bunch of stuff out there.’ I was like you need a really small little tray, start somewhere and see what you can do with a tiny amount of space.”

For more information on the kits, check out Gardens4Kids on Instagram or Facebook, or email gardens4kidsnw@gmail. com.

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New Westminster is keeping the memory of the Komagata Maru incident alive.

The City of New Westminster has proclaimed May 23 as Komagata Maru Remembrance Day in recognition of the arrival of 376 British subjects from India in Vancouver harbour aboard the Komagata Maru on May 23, 1914.They had hoped to enter Canada, but they weren’t allowed to leave the ship, and the Komagata Maru was forced to leave Canada on July 23 without allowing the passengers to disembark.

The federal government apologized in May 2016 for the events connected to the Komagata Maru.

The Descendants of the Komagata Maru Society had requested the city proclaim May 23 as Komagata Maru Remembrance Day in New Westminster.

“It’s a great tribute to those Komagata Maru passengers who suffered a lot during the tragedy,” Raj Singh Toor, vice-president and society spokesperson, said in an email to the Record. “We can’t undo the past, but we can move forward and leave a legacy for future generations by educating them about the past.”

In March, council directed staff to start the process of naming the Q to Q ferry docks in Queensborough and downtown New Westminster, as well as the riverfront walkway in Queensborough, in commemoration of the

Komagata Maru. Interpretative signage telling the story of the Komagata Maru will be developed and will recognize community members who supported passengers of the ship.

Research by city staff found that New Westminster’s city council of the day in 1914 was vehemently opposed to immigration and urged provincial and federal officials to “use every effort to prevent admission of these people” into Canada.

Council directed staff to draft a formal apology to the community, families and descendants of those who were impacted negatively by actions and words of the council of New Westminster during the Komagata Maru incident.

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Continued from page 8 members of society” in relation to the practice. In 2020, the police board approved a new street checks policy to ensure members comply with new policing standards.

Jansen said the sharp decline in the number of street checks in 2020 is due, in part, to new provincial policing standards that took effect on Jan. 15, 2020 regarding police stops. He said it’s also attributed to a greater understanding among members about correct documentation of street checks after training.

Jansen said many of the street checks that took place before 2020 weren’t actually street checks, but that’s how they were documented by officers. He said the training helped clarify what should be classified as street checks under provincial policy.

“As an example: Someone pulls over a car because they have got no insurance.The member would do a street check on it.Well, it’s not a street check; it’s a vehicle stop.

It’s under the authority of a provincial statute.

It should have been dealt with as a GO (general occurrence),” he said. “I think the biggest thing that we have seen is a lot of our street checks should have been GOs.” ANNUAL AUDITS WILL BE REPORTED PUBLICLY As part of the B.C. provincial policing standards, the New Westminster Police Department will be doing annual audits to determine if street check interactions and the documentation by police officers are in compliance with provincial policy.

“There is no requirement that we release that report publicly, but to be fair to the community, it’s something that people are very interested in, and we will continue to do that,” Jansen said. “If we do see some trends that are concerning, or we see suddenly a real uptick on a

certain type of GO, then maybe we need to dig into it.We will absolutely do that.”

The report to the police board outlined the yearly totals of street check files for 2017 to 2020, the ethnicities of people who were subject to a street check in 2019 and 2020 and an analysis of the files.

According to the report, all three people who were checked in 2020 were Caucasian. Of the 721 people checked in 381 street checks in 2019, 459 were Caucasian, 58 were Indigenous, 55 were South Asian, 45 were Middle Eastern, 40 were Black, 37 were Asian, 20 were Hispanic, while two were listed as “other” and the ethnicities of five were unknown or not entered.

Jansen told the Record the police department hasn’t gone back to audit previous years’ statistics, but since 2020, and moving forward, it will be auditing every street check.

“It is not only reviewed by a supervisor, it is reviewed by a civilian reviewer, and it is also reviewed by someone on my leadership team who goes back through them just to make sure that everything is conforming with the provincial policing standards,” he said. “We have put in quite a lot of stopgaps to make sure that we are appropriately following the provincial standard and are appropriately following the legislation that gives us the authority to stop and check people.”

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School trustees vote themselves a 2% pay hike trustee stipends increase from $25,251 per year to $25,771.The vice-chair will see a bump from $27,011 to $27,568, and the board chair’s pay will increase from $28,772 to $29,634 annually.

Trustee Maya Russell said she had wavered on the issue but was reminded that the policy exists to prevent stipends from becoming a “political football.”

Trustee Mary Lalji, however, was critical of the move. Lalji first raised the issue during a discussion surrounding the district’s elementary online learning program.

After senior staff told the board the program would be too costly to continue in 2021/22, Lalji had attempted to propose that the district fund the pro-

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New Westminster school trustees have voted themselves a 2% pay increase – but not without some criticism from one board member.

The vote came at the May 11 meeting, after trustees received a report from secretary-treasurer Bettina Ketcham outlining the board’s policy on stipend increases. Under the policy, increases are based on the most recent fiveyear average of the Consumer Price Index.

That average right now is 2.06%, which Ketcham’s report noted would put the stipend increase in line with the contracts for both the district’s teachers and support staff.

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Trustee Danielle Connelly, who chairs the operations committee, called a halt to that discussion on a point of order.

But Lalji referenced it again later in the meeting before voting against the trustee stipend increase.

“I feel that if we cannot provide the online learning format for our students, we should not be getting a raise, especially during a pandemic,” she said.

“I think at this time it’s in our best interest to decline any increase for our stipend.”

Lalji and Connelly voted against the increase, but the majority of trustees voted in favour.

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As folks head outdoors to enjoy the warmer weather, they’re being reminded of the need to be sun safe.

Kathleen Barnard, founder of the SaveYour Skin Foundation, is urging everyone to take steps to prevent skin cancer.

“Over-exposure to UV radiation is the leading cause of melanoma and melanoma skin cancers,” she said. “Though skin cancer should be largely preventable, the diagnosis rates are increasing. Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers. One in six Canadians born in the 1990s will get skin cancer in their lifetime.There are more new cases of skin cancer each year than the number of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancers combined.”

In 2006, Barnard formed the SaveYour Skin Foundation, a non-profit, registered charity dedicated to the fight against

melanoma and skin cancers through nationwide education, advocacy and awareness initiatives.

“In 2003, I was diagnosed with Stage 4 malignant melanoma, and by 2005 my cancer had spread to my vital organs, and my treatment options were limited. I was given three to six months,” she recently told city council.

“Fortunately, I was able to access a clinical trial in 2005, and another in 2007, in Alberta.These treatments saved my life.”

While her cancer treatments have finished, Barnard said her battle to prevent skin cancer and melanoma continues through the SaveYour Skin Foundation.

“While most forms of non-melanoma skin cancers can be surgically removed, melanoma is an aggressive form of cancer.

The five-year relative survival rate of melanoma that has metastasized is 18%,” she said. “Despite these figures, many people seek sun without taking the ad-

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The City of NewWestminster has proclaimed May as Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month.

“I think we are all itching to get outside more, but this is an important message and a good time to remind people to stay

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Barnard said it’s imperative that citizens be vigilant about the risks of overexposure to UV radiation.

“Limit your sun exposure between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Use a widebrimmed hat, as well as clothing, to shade the skin.

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MATHESON, Judith Anne (Née Wilson) 1934 - 2021 Judy passed away peacefully, at home, in the wee hours of May 5, at the age of 86. She will be joining her husband of 51 years, Roger Matheson, who passed away in 2005.

Judy will be remembered by her daughter Nancy and husband Ben (Whiting), her son Dan and wife Holly, her sister Jeri Krogseth, and husband Don, grandchildren Lukas and wife, Danica, Sarah (Daintry) and husband, Colin and Joseph and wife, Alycia, and great-grandchildren Holden, Eli and Lily, and by many more family and friends.

Judy was born in Victoria, British Columbia to Robert Hunter Wilson and Marjorie Anne (née Bell).

She grew up in Kelowna, and then moved to Vancouver to marry Roger. She was an intelligent and hardworking person. She worked as a copywriter in her early years. Later, she was a partner in Argus Estates, the real estate business that they ran together until Roger died. Judy was also a very creative woman. She was known for her wonderful cooking and baking, her beautiful knitting and sewing, and all manner of crafts. She was introduced to calligraphy in her middle years, and never looked back. She became a wonderful calligrapher, and eventually was even convinced to teach her craft. She was an active member of the Warmland Calligraphy Guild, and has been remembered in a lovely memorial at: https:// issuu.com/bqualley/docs/judy_matheson COVID rules prevents gathering for a service at this time. However, the family invites you to visit and to contribute your memories to this memorial site. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/chilli wack-bc/judith-matheson-10182763 Memorial donations may be made to the BC SPCA or to the BC Cancer Foundation.

CLIFFE, Hilda 1928 - 2021 Hilda Bardsley came into the world on January 14, 1928 in Oldham Lancashire. She was borne in a pub called The Shepherds Boy. She passed away May 3rd, 2021.

Her only sister Vera, 5 years her junior, died from Meningitis at the age of 6.

After finishing high school she attended Teachers College. One of her teachers challenged the class to draw up an imaginary journey, she chose Canada. In 1950 she came to Canada for a visit and fulfilled the “imaginary” trip! She returned to Canada in 1960 were Hilda received a Professional First-class Certificate. She was a teacher in Winnipeg, Manitoba and met Jim. They were married on October 5th, 1962, but divorced on June 1st, 1977, but remained lifelong friends. As well as teaching she was involved in the Theatre world, did some acting and worked behind the scene.

She came to Surrey, BC, in 1963 and was teaching in Surrey ,while Jim was teaching in Langley. Hilda became a Canadian Citizen in 1974. Hilda’s last years of teaching was as Principle of the Montessori School in Surrey.

Hilda was very much a globetrotter visited Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Her regular trips to the UK and Europe kept her in touch with friends and family. She rode Camels in Egypt, Elephants in India, and flew in a Hot Air Balloon.

Hilda played the piano and directed choirs, was the president of The Vagabond Players and The Arts Council for many years, as well “wardrobe mistress” for the Vagabonds. The City of New Westminster honoured her with the Bernie Legge Cultural Award.

SMITH, Stanley James (Jim) February 14, 1936 - April 28, 2021 We are saddened to announce the passing of our father, also known as Grandpa, Great Grandpa and friend to many. Jim met his sweetheart and lifelong partner, Pat, in Port Alberni. They were married 67 years and had 5 children. Survived by his wife Lily Patricia (nee Buckle); children, Tim (Sky), Wendy (John), Maureen (Rick), Mike (Tyna), daughter-in-law Kim; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Jim is predeceased by his son Don (2000) and his sister Bette (2001). Jim was an avid sportsman with a love for fishing and hunting. He coached lacrosse and soccer, his sons enjoyed having their Dad on the team.

Dad, you are now pain free and fishing with Don, until we meet again, rest in peace.

Hilda supported many organizations in the City of New Westminster with her time, as well as monetary gifts, especially Massey Theatre, Unity Church, Arts Council and Rotary to name a few.

Hilda was a Champion of the Arts, and an inspiration to her community!

Celebration of Life will be held on June 12th, at 2pm by Zoom or in person depending on Covid regulations.

65th Anniversary Bill and Moira Colbourne marked their 65th wedding anniversary on May 18, 2021. Bill & Moira’s marriage has been filled with laughter and love with family, friends, travels and adventures. Although we couldn’t be with you to celebrate this milestone, we join you in raising a glass to your many happy years together and the years to come. Love, − Marg, Freda, Stew and Barb.

LEGAL LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICES By virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act. KINGSWAY BAILIFF SERVICE will dispose of: 1) 2017 Ford Expedition XLT VIN# 1FMJU1JT1HEA10134 Debtor RO: Ilya Cantor Amount owed: $16,100.00 2) 2014 Mini Cooper VIN# WMWXM5CXET933768 Debtor RO: Kim Kyungha & Royal Bank of Canada Amount owed: $8000.00 3) 2005 Dodge Caravan VIN# 2D4GP24RX5R377448 Debtor RO: Renee Jones Amount owed: $7000.00 4) 2015 Chevrolet Cruze VIN# 1G1PE5SB1F7262582 Debtor RO: Junchao Wang Amount owed: $14,000.00 5) 2015 Land Range Rover VIN# SALGS2TF3FA210057 Debtor RO: Amirali Seydani Amount owed: $18,000.00 6) 2008 MAZDA 5 VIN# JM1CR293380310702 Debtor RO: Erika Meyer Amount owed: $8,000.00 7) 2011 GMC 2500, VIN# 1GT220CG4BZ365808 Debtor RO: UNKNOWN Alberta Registered Amount owed: $18,000.00 Due to Covid-19, viewing will be by Apointment Only.

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New West Record THURSDAY, May 20, 2021

FI N E FOOD SPEC IALTI ES Spice up your lifestyle!

If you enjoy cooking or baking, Galloway’s is your place to shop whether you’re in search of specialty or staple ingredients, authentic herbs, spices, nuts, dry fruits or good quality affordable supplements. Galloway’s offers a wide selection of the finest organic and gluten-free products from around the world. Visit Galloway’s now and discover this traditional local gem for yourself!

CASHEWS SMALL WHITE PIECES

$1.00/100g .......................

ALMOND FLOUR

$1.54/100g .......................

MEDJOOL DATES LARGE WHOLE

$1.32/100g .......................

4

$ 59

6

/LB

$ 99

5

/LB

$ 99

WALNUT HALVES & PIECES

$1.40/100g .......................

DARK THOMPSON RAISINS

53¢/100g ..........................

MILK CHOCOLATE RAISINS

6

$ 39 /LB

2

$ 39 /LB

3

$ 99

ORGANIC SULTANA RAISINS

$ 99

ALMONDS LARGE RED SKIN RAW

$ 99

1lb bag.............................

$1.32/100g .......................

2

5

/LB

PITTED DRIED CALIFORNIAN PRUNES

$ 99

BLACK MISSION CALIFORNIA FIGS

$ 49

4

/LB

88¢....................................

DRIED TURKISH APRICOTS SULPHURED OR NATURAL YOUR CHOICE

$ 99

PISTACHIOS IN SHELL DRY ROASTED SALTED NATURAL

$ 99 /LB

$1.20/100g .......................

CRANBERRY MEDLEY (CRANBERRY, FRUIT AND RAISIN MIX)

$ 99

ENGLISH TOFFEES ASSORTED VARIETIES

/LB

$1.69/100g .......................

$ 69

TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN TVP-MINCED

$ 49

ORGANIC GREEN RAW PUMPKIN SEEDS

$ 69

SUGARLESS HALVA MARBLE SESAME HALVA

$ 99

DESICCATED COCONUT MEDIUM

$ 69

PSYLLIUM HUSK (ISABGOL)

$ 99

7

ORGANIC TURMERIC POWDER 100% CURCUMIN

$ 99

6

DARK DUTCH CACAO POWDER CALLEBAUT

$ 99

2

ORGANIC YELLOW CORN MEAL

$ 99

2

ORGANIC POMEGRANATE JUICE NOT FROM CONCENTRATE NO SUGAR ADDED

$ 99

6

MEXICAN OREGANO

2

ORGANIC SUNDRIED TOMATOES

88¢/100g ..........................

$1.10/100g........................

$1.25/100g .......................

227g bag ..........................

1lb bag.............$15.99

GLUTEN FREE ROLLED OATS

800g bag ..........................

3 4

5

/LB

/LB B

$ 99

BLACK PEPPER BUTCHER CRACKED

$ 99

ELDERBERRIES DRIED WHOLE

$ 69

1lb bag.............................

50g bag ............................

5

8

$1.98/100g .......................

300g pack ........................

7

/LB

6

454g bag ..........................

800g bag .........................

/LB

5

400g bag ..........................

NIGELLA SATIVA BLACK SEED OIL VIRGIN

$

11

99

227g bag ..........................

OIL OF OREGANO WILD HARVESTED 1:1 HERBAFRESH

15ml .................................

/LB

2

4

6

1l bottle ...........................

$ 99

/LB

3

400g bag ..........................

400g bag ..........................

50g bag ............................

120ml ...............................

$1.10/100g........................

4

$ 59

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MAY LONG WEEKEND! Prices Effective May 20 - 26, 2021.

100% BC OWNED AND OPERATED

Lean Ground Beef

NEW! Choices Roasted Yam & Potato, Granny’s Potato or Dijon Potato Salad

Grass Fed, Value Pack

1099/lb 24.23/kg

LO CA L

169 /100g

Organic Orange, Red & Yellow Peppers L

Organic Whole Red Seedless Watermelon from Mexico

from Origin Organics in Delta

498

798 Fresh BC Spot Prawn Tails 66.12/kg While Stock Lasts!

BUY1 GET 1

each

Organic BC Grown Tomato Plants from Meadowlands Horticultural Inc.

Choices’ Own Cinnamon Swirl Raisin Bread & Scandinavian Rye Sandwich Loaf

499 599

699

580g

Righteous Gelato & Sorbetto

La Croix Sparkling Water

Assorted Sizes Regular Retail 7.49-27.49

699

FREE

562ml

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1 Gallon Pot

Sukin Botanicals Natural Face & Body Care as

1399

/lb

each

2999 /lb

10.98/kg

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Farmcrest Non-GMO Roasted Chickens

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499

8 Pack • +deposit +eco fee

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