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KICKING OFF SUMMER: Local kids hit the fields at Ryall Park in Queensborough on June 26 to take part in a full-day sports camp offered by five local organizations (New West Soccer Club, Hyacks Youth Football, New Westminster Minor Hockey, New Westminster Minor Lacrosse, 2-4-1 Sports) to give kids who are new to sport a chance to sample various activities. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Proposed changes could impact heritage wall Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

Changes being contemplated to theWoodlands wall will help address ongoing pedestrian and cyclist safety.

Fraser Crossing Partners, which has received a

contract from the province to build the Pattullo Bridge replacement project, has applied to the city for a heritage alteration permit so it can alter a section of the wall. It runs along the entire stretch of East Columbia Street in front of theVictoria Hill neigh-

bourhood.

“The design for the new bridge will require changes to the intersection of East Columbia Street and McBride Boulevard, in great part to address ongoing pedestrian and cyclist safety hazards at that intersection,” said a staff report

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to council. “The proposed intersection improvements require removal of an 85.5-metre (280-foot) length of theWoodlands wall.”

The proposal would include the removal of the entire 10.5-metre (34.5foot) section that’s on Mc-

Bride Boulevard and a 75-metre (246-foot) section along East Columbia Street. It’s being proposed that a partial reconstruction, using existing materials, will take place at a location north of the existing wall.

A report to council states

there are limited sightlines for vehicles that are turning right from East Columbia Street onto McBride Boulevard, which makes it challenging for motorists to see pedestrians and cyclists as they cross McBride Boulevard.

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Changes related to route for new bridge Continued from page 1 The staff report says the proposed design of the landing and on-ramping of the bridge can only be done by changing the location of theWoodlands wall.

“The applicant is proposing a re-creation of a section of the wall in a new location away from East Columbia Street, including retaining and restoring a portion of the original materials,” said the report.

“Also as part of this project, the entranceway plaza to the Great Lawn, at the intersection, would be renewed.The renewal is set to include new interpretation of the site. No heritage trees are proposed to be removed, and impact would be carefully monitored.”

Constructed in 1909, the Woodlands wall has a concrete base that’s topped with wrought iron panels.

In 2003, it was protected by a heritage designation bylaw as part of the redevelopment of theWood-

lands site.

When the site was redeveloped, the wall and the Great Lawn were protected by a heritage designation bylaw.The Great Lawn is a city-owned park that fronts onto East Columbia Street, and the wall is on the south side of the park.

A staff report stated it’s expected the application would return to council for its consideration in the fall.

During the summer, Fraser Crossing Partners will be consulting with the community and stakeholder groups, including Inclusion BC, the Community Living Society, representatives of theWoodlands survivors and the NewWestminster Heritage Preservation Society.

“The heritage value of theWoodlands site is connected to the history and evolution of mental health care in the province,” said the report. “As stated in the wall’s statement of significance, theWoodlands

PIece of history: A section of the Woodlands wall in New Westminster. PHOTO THERESA MCMANUS

history offers important lessons about 19th- and 20th-century attitudes to-

wards mental health issues and the development of humane treatment and

occupational therapy programs.The value of the wall was previously as-

sessed as part of the process to develop theVictoria Hill neighbourhood.”

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Annual SOFI report details top salaries for city staff

Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

It may have been a gloomy year for many workers impacted by the pandemic, but more city employees made the socalled sunshine list in 2020 than ever before.

The City of NewWestminster’s 2020 statement of financial information (SOFI) shows that 296 employees had remuneration of $75,000 or more in 2020.That’s an increase from the 283 employees who made the list a year earlier.

As was the case in 2019, Lisa Spitale, chief administrative officer, was the top earner in 2020, taking home $238,933.

Joining Spitale in the $200,000 club in 2020 were Rod Carle, general manager of the city’s electrical utility ($209,864), and Dean Gibson, director of parks and recreation,

($202,627).

Another 20 city employees topped the $150,000 mark in 2020. Jim Lowrie, who has since retired as director of engineering, led the way at $195,983, followed by Fire Chief Tim Armstrong at $194,802.

Surpassing the $180,000 mark were: Richard Fong, director of human resources, ($186,667);Terry Atherton, manager of civic buildings and properties ($186,057); and Emilie Adin, director of development services ($185,651).

Next in line were Pierre Gaudreault, manager of the electrical utility, at $178,973, and Michael Nash, manager of electrical services, at $168,828.

Also topping the $160,000 mark in 2020 were: Alvin Chok, chief information officer, at $163,208; Steve Kellock, senior manager of recreation services and facilities,

at $162,092; Bruce Zelter, assistant deputy fire chief, at $161,121; Rob Dick, assistant deputy fire chief, at $160,326; and Craig MacFarlane, city solicitor, at $160,118.

Eight employees, including a trio of employees from the fire department, earned more than $150,000: deputy fire chief Curtis Bremner – $156,859; senior manager of development services JackieTeed – $156,113; manager of engineering operations (now retired) Dave Cole – $155,963; chief librarian Julie Spurrell – $152,375; assistant deputy fire chief ErinWilliams – $151,897; powerline technician Colin Milaney – $151,726; and the fire department’s chief training officer, Jeffery Gill – $151,097.

Lorraine Lyle, who served as the city’s acting director of finance during the early months of the

pandemic, had remuneration of $150,277.

In addition to the 23 employees who topped the $150,000 threshold, 273 other employees made the 2020 list of employees earning more than $75,000 in 2020.This included 154 who earned between $100,000 and $149,999, and 119 who made between $75,000 and $99,999.

In total, the city paid remuneration of $33 million to employees earning $75,000 or more last year, as well as $22.6 million for all other employees (excluding sworn members of the NewWestminster Police Department), for a total of $56.6 million in remuneration.That was a decrease from the $57.1-million tab for employees in 2019.

As a result of COVID-19, facilities and programs were closed or operating at reduced ca-

pacity in 2020. In response to the pandemic, the city notified 601 auxiliary employees that they were no longer going to be scheduled for paid work after April 17, 2020.

In addition to a drop in the amount of remuneration paid out to employees in 2020, the amount of money spent on city business expenses also decreased. It went from $600,067 for all employees (other than police officers) in 2019 down to $220,451 in 2020.

COUNCIL EXPENSES WENT DOWN IN 2020 NewWestminster city council’s expenses took a dive in 2020.

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, conferences and in-person gatherings came to a halt.

In 2020, the total cost of expenses for conferences, training seminars and

community events for all seven members of council was $2,426. Contrast that to the pre-pandemic year of 2019, when the tab totalled $51,289.

But council pay went up slightly in 2020.The tab for council remuneration (excluding expenses) was $460,425 in 2020, compared to $453,050 the year before.

Mayor Jonathan Cote had remuneration of $134,135 in 2020, compared to $133,596 in 2019.

In 2020, Coun. Nadine Nakagawa was paid $55,382, while councillors Patrick Johnstone, Chuck Puchmayr, Mary Trentadue and Chinu Das had remuneration of $54,382.

Coun. Jaimie McEvoy was paid $53,382.

(The amounts differ because councillors receive an additional $1,000 for every month they serve as acting mayor.)

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City Heritage agreements on hold in Queen’s Park Theresa McManus

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NewWestminster is taking a break from accepting applications for heritage revitalization agreements in the Queen’s Park neighbourhood.

In a 5-2 vote, council recently approved a motion by Mayor Jonathan Cote to temporarily suspend heritage revitalization agreement (HRA) applications in the Queen’s Park heritage conservation area, excluding those that had been received by the city before the motion was approved on June 21.

Cote said he’s supported many of the heritage revitalization agreement applications that have come forward, but he’d like to pause the consideration of new applications until the city puts some policies in place. He noted the city’s

HRA policies and guidelines were developed before the Queen’s Park heritage conservation area was created in 2017, which makes it “challenging” for council to evaluate the benefits of supporting heritage revitalization agreements in Queen’s Park compared to neighbourhoods where that level of heritage protection doesn’t exist.

“From my perspective, I do think this is actually a policy gap that we do have that does need to be looked at to ensure that we are getting the level of heritage benefit for an HRA for the level of benefit that we are giving,” he said.

Coun. Jaimie McEvoy said council anticipated this type of policy work would be done after the heritage conservation area was created, but it hasn’t happened because of the

pandemic and workload issues. As a result, he said council has been making ad-hoc decisions – leaving some to question if those heritage revitalization agreements are achieving a heritage benefit.

“We need to give people a chance to be heard other than in an ad-hoc way, one battle at a time, which will only create ill will in terms of all the good work that we are trying to do,” he said.

Coun. Chuck Puchmayr said the city created a heritage conservation area because it believes the heritage houses in the Queen’s Park neighbourhood are an asset to the city. He said some of the HRA applications have left him scratching his head, as people are pledging to protect a home that’s already protected under the heritage conservation area – and they’re

What is an HRA? What is a heritage revitalization agreement?

A heritage revitalization agreement (or HRA) is a form of long-term, legal protection of a home that’s negotiated between a property owner and the city.

In exchange for retention of a heritage building and some restoration work, an HRA allows the city to supersede local zoning regulations and provide non-financial incentives that would make it viable for the applicant to conserve the property.

– source: City of New Westminster

also getting “huge density” as part of that agreement.

“I do see there are speculators out there that do see this as a way of getting something extra in that community,” he said, “so we need to iron that out.”

While this policy work will help create a “smooth system” for people wanting to develop in Queen’s Park, Puchmayr said council’s motion won’t halt applications for heritage revitalization agree-

ments in other neighbourhoods.

ON THE ‘NO’ SIDE Councillors Mary Trentadue and Patrick Johnstone supported a motion to have staff report back with a timeline for doing the proposed work, but they voted against the motion to pause consideration of heritage revitalization agreements in Queen’s Park.

Johnstone said he doesn’t think that freez-

ing HRA applications is in the spirit of what was discussed when council considered and approved the Queen’s Park heritage conservation area (HCA).

“Honestly, I think we need to accelerate … our work towards increasing housing choice and affordability in Queen’s Park like every other neighbourhood in NewWestminster,” he said.

But Cote said that, although HRAs can support the addition of new forms of housing and gentle density in Queen’s Park, such as laneway homes, he said that’s not their main intent.

“If that is your primary goal, an HRA is actually not the right tool for that,” he said, noting there would be “bigger and more important conversations” to have if that were the primary goal.

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City Quadruplex proposed in Queen’s Park neighbourhood Theresa McManus

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A 1930 apartment building in the Queen’s Park neighbourhood could be restored as part of a project that includes construction of a new fourunit rental building.

The city’s land use and planning committee recently considered a pre-application review regarding an infill quadruplex at 401 Fifth St. It would be built on the site that’s also home to St. James Apartments, a three-storey rental building that was built in 1930 and currently contains 15 units, including one that was created without permits.

Britney Dack, the city’s senior heritage planner, said the applicant is proposing to restore and protect the existing building through a heritage revi-

talization agreement and to build four additional rental units in the quadruplex. She noted the application is “quite preliminary.”

“It would be a net increase in units,” she said.

“There is some work to do legalizing some of the units currently existing in the apartment building, so that would be reduced, likely by one or two units.

But there would be an additional gain of four units.”

A staff report noted the site is designated for low-density housing in the official community plan, which allows both lowrise and infill housing forms, such as quadruplexes.

The proposal would see a 188-square-metre (2,035-square-foot) quadruplex built on a lawn that’s located between the existing apartment building and the neighbouring single-family home.

“The HRA does provide the opportunity to guide the design of the proposed infill building, so making sure that it is respectful of both the existing heritage asset on-site but also the neighbouring single-detached context and also those heritage protected properties along Fifth Street and Fourth Avenue,” Dack said. “The HRA will have some control there.They are proposing a stepped building that would step down from its adjacency to the current building down that neighbouring house.”

As part of this application, staff recommended the applicant’s tenant assistance plan be up-todate and reflect the city’s best practices.

The land use and planning committee, which includes three council members, endorsed several staff recommendations related

Heritage: This 1930 apartment building could be restored as part of a plan that would see construction of a new four-unit rental building on Fifth Street. PHOTO THERESA MCMANUS

the application, including directing the applicant to use a heritage revitalization agreement for the “regularization of the apartment and the construction of the infill quadruplex” and to amend the proposed tenant assistance plan.

Coun. Chuck Puchmayr

said he’d like staff to work with the applicant and the community on the design of the infill building.

“At one time I was worried we were going to lose that entire building and lose those rentals in Queen’s Park. I am pleased that they will be retained,” he said. “I think

that allowing this to go forward to council will engage the community.”

A staff report stated the building has been in decline for some years and is in need of a major exterior upgrade. As part of a heritage revitalization agreement, the restoration would be guided by a heritage professional.

Coun. Nadine Nakagawa noted parts of the building’s exterior are covered in tarps, and it has clearly been in “rough shape” for a long time.

“I do have concerns about the tenants who are living there. It seems that there have been ongoing conversations, proactive conversations with tenants prior to it coming here,” she added. “This seems like an opportunity to add some density in that area, plus get that building up to a more livable level.”

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Opinion MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

End of briefings is a good sign

One of B.C.’s most popular television programs has finally gone off the air, and that is a sign the COVID-19 pandemic may finally be in the rear-view mirror.

I am referring to the regularly scheduled briefings by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix.They started back in February 2020, and, for the longest time, they gripped an information-starved public.

At first, the briefings were fascinating, tense and almost dramatic. As the pandemic began to alter society, the briefings increased in frequency, and eventually they were held six days a week.They were eventually reduced to three and then two days a week.

Daily case numbers, deaths, hospitalizations, ICU patients, changing science related to COVID-19, changing public health protocols, models of changing behaviour patterns – all were the focus of the relentless briefings.

At first, reporters were in the room (the legislature press theatre) with both Henry and Dix, and the briefings sometimes ran 90 minutes. By late March, public health safety protocols meant reporters asked questions over the phone.

Media interest in these events was phenomenal. In March and April of 2020, there were often more than 100 reporters on the phone line. Moreover, these were not just B.C. reporters but included correspondents from around the world.

Henry herself became a major media figure.The NewYorkTimes published a glowing report of her performance early in the pandemic and she continues to enjoy a considerable depth of public support.

The latest polls showed she continues to track more than 70% approval.

Reporting on the briefings was like being in a fishbowl. Both the questions and the answers would be analyzed (or mocked or approved) on social media.

By my calculation, about 3,000 questions were asked by reporters during this show’s run.That is a heck of a lot of questions about essentially one topic.

I asked many of them; there were 210 briefings, and I covered every single one of them.

Nevertheless, all good things must end. After peaking in case numbers and hospitalizations in early April, our COVID-19 numbers have steadily dropped as our vaccination rate has climbed quickly.

When it was apparent, near the beginning of the pandemic, that the briefings had become something of a phenomenon with an almost cult-like following, I wrote in this space way back in March 2020 that as popular as they were, we should be wishing an end to them as soon as possible.

“I hope this new show does not run for much longer,” I wrote. “When it disappears from the airwaves, it will be a sign that we have finally flattened the curve.”

It took a while (well, 15 months, anyway), but we have reached that point where the briefings are no longer really needed.The information that formed the core of the briefings will still continue.

Of course, the show may well return if the Delta variant somehow takes hold as it has in some other jurisdictions. However, our high vaccination rate, particularly in the younger age groups that have the highest infection rates, makes that scenario somewhat doubtful.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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The City of New Westminster snapped up the vacant Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce building for a bargain price.The listed price for the 1911 building at 544 Columbia St. was $800,000, but the city got a discount because it needed work and the city agreed to issue CIBC a tax receipt and integrate the bank’s name into any future incarnations of the building. Strategic services director Lisa Spitale said the city wanted the old bank because it was right next door to another cityowned historic building, the Raymond Burr Theatre.

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Fix those escalators Editor: There’s poor maintenance of the escalators at New Westminster SkyTrain station.

The escalators going to the Expo line for getting to and from Vancouver have been not working for months now.

They are just collecting pigeon poop and feathers. If they were the responsibility of TransLink, they would be repaired and working.

But no, these escalators are the responsibility of the station property management company, and they don’t seem to be in any rush to repair them. They don’t seem to care about the commuters, and the state of the station shows it’s poorly looked after. Any ideas to make them improve their service level are welcomed.

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Editor: I fail to understand why our local school board would take it upon themselves to cancel the (police) liaison officer program in our schools to begin with, and then refuse to reinstate that program after a conducting a parent survey which showed most parents are strongly in favour of retaining the program.

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City New West community mourns loss of Ron Loftus Theresa McManus

tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

A man who made a lasting impact in New Westminster recently passed away.

Ron Loftus, founder of the Royal City Record, passed away May 4. Family and friends recently gathered to celebrate the life of a man whose accomplishments include founding the community newspaper.

Loftus, who had worked as a sports reporter at The Columbian newspaper and went on to work as a sports editor at The Vancouver Sun, felt the city needed a local newspaper. On Oct. 1, 1981, he started the Royal City Record.

“He always was interested in the local news and didn’t feel like, after The Columbian’s demise, there was anybody that was covering local news. He saw a void and decided to fill it,” recalled longtime friend Fred Sparkes. “He was proud of starting the paper. He was a real newspaper man. He enjoyed writing. He was a good writer.”

In a 2006 interview

with the Record, Loftus joked that he hadn’t considered New Westminster’s many hills when he decided to start the newspaper. Loftus, along with wife Darlene, sons Marty, Jason and Michael, friends Fred and Helen Sparkes, as well as some other friends, had to deliver 22,000 copies of the newspaper.

“At that point, I thought I was crazy,” he told the Record with a laugh.

Loftus was so committed to having a community newspaper in New West that he never took a salary from the paper that he ran for several years. After working at the Royal City Record from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., he’d go home for supper and a nap, and then work at The Vancouver Sun from 6:30 p.m. until the wee hours of the morning.

Growing up in Sapperton, Loftus was part of the Hume Park Hornets, a group of friends who had known each other since they were kids and played sports together. Members would remain lifelong friends.

“We all grew up in Sapperton.We played sports

together.We got together as a ball hockey team to start with, and we just kept that going.We went on vacations together,” Sparkes said. “We stuck together, and we still do today.”

In his younger days, Loftus played a number of sports, including football, soccer and lacrosse.

(Loftus discussed his athletic endeavours as part of an oral history with the City of New Westminster.)

“He was a great athlete. He was an underrated athlete, in my opinion,” Sparkes said. “He played high school football at Lester Pearson. He was a running back. He was an excellent soccer player.

He was a great lacrosse player.”

Jack Fulton, who managed the New Westminster Senior Salmonbellies, said Loftus was part of a Mann Cup winning teams in 1962 and 1965.

“He was a tough little guy,” he said. “He used to get into lots of scraps with bigger guys than him.

He’d just grab them and hang on for dear life.”

Fulton recalled how the team would travel to Nanaimo for Saturday night

‘Tough little guy’: Ron Loftus was part of New Westminster Salmonbellies teams that won Mann Cups in 1962 and 1965. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

games. Also on those midnight ferry rides home were wrestlers who had travelled to the island for Saturday night shows in Port Alberni.

“Of course, on the way back everybody had a beer or two, and Pogo, as we called him, would go up and challenge these wrestlers – ‘I’ll throw you guys around.’They’d say, ‘Get out of here you little

twerp.’ He was a character,” Fulton laughed. “He was a really good guy.”

Fulton recalled an incident where Loftus had witnessed a hit-and-run incident in Sapperton.

“He recognized the person who had done the hitting because he was a Sapperton guy,” he said. “He reported him to the police, and they picked him up and he was charged with

a DUI.” Family and friends gathered for a memorial service in Loftus’s honour on June 26.

“He was a great guy. He would give you the shirt off his back. He was really a good dad,” Sparkes said.

“He was just a great guy all around. We are going to miss him.”

New West will green Brow of the Hill with $25,000 grant Theresa McManus

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New Westminster is one of 20 cities in North America that’s received a grant to help green the community.

The City of New Westminster has received a

$25,000 TD Green Space Grant from TD Bank Group and the Arbor Day Foundation to support innovative urban greening and tree planting projects in underserved communities.

New Westminster has invested the grant into the

Brow of the Hill neighbourhood to plant 50 new street trees and provide more equitable access to the greenspace at 1009 Cornwall St.The trees, which include a mix of large maturing species, not only enhance the esthetic environment, but

also increase shade cooling, storm water retention and pollinator benefits to the neighbourhood.

In 2019, the City of New Westminster purchased the vacant site at 1009 Cornwall St. for use as a pocket park.The purchase came after more

than 700 residents signed a petition urging the city to buy the property and to use it to help address the lack of greenspace and trees in the Brow of the Hill neighbourhood.

A year earlier, the Brow of the Hill Residents’ Association expressed con-

cern about the lack of street trees in the neighbourhood and asked the city to plant 1,000 trees in Brow of the Hill in the next 10 years.

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GROCERY CHALLENGE WHAT’S HAPPENING? New West community groups are coming together to host the Everybody Needs to Eat Community Grocery Challenge, ongoing until July 24. During this time, community members are encouraged to donate healthy food to local food hubs.

Everybody Needs to Eat reusable grocery bags are now being used at the food hubs in New West as a way to decrease costs and to reduce the amount of plastic going out into the community, said Betina Wheeler, one of the project’s coordinators.

“We are also providing them to community members who would like

to support the challenge,” she said.

On Thursday, July 8, more than 200 Everybody Needs to Eat bags will be given out at the New West Farmers Market.

The bags are also being given out at the food hubs and are available by contacting Wheeler at admin@nwhomeless.ca.

HOW CAN I HELP? The most-needed items at food hubs are: whole grain foods (oatmeal, high-fibre cereals, quinoa, couscous or barley); pasta and rice; meat (canned tuna, salmon, chicken or turkey); beans/nuts (canned and dried beans or lentils, nut butters, unsalted

nuts); hearty soups and chili; canned fruit and vegetables (free of added sugar or sodium preferred); and Walmart or grocery store gift cards, which allow people to purchase specialty items, such as those needed to meet dietary or cultural needs. Other items that are needed include: baby supplies (food, formula, diapers and wipes), pet foods and hygiene items (toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, soap, shampoo, feminine hygiene products and Depends).

Organizers ask that people avoid donating expired food items because they cannot be used.

“We encourage community members not to provide highly processed foods with high quantities of salt, sugar, or preservatives,” said a notice about the challenge.

“Items like KD may be comfort food for some,

but they don’t have a lot of nutritional value and also require milk and butter to prepare.”

WHERE DO I TAKE MY DONATIONS? Ð St. Aidan’s Food Hub oversees weekend hubs for the West End, Sapperton and Queensborough neighbourhoods.

You can drop off donations at 1320 Seventh Ave. on Saturday mornings from 9 to 10 a.m. or call 604-836-8400. Ð St. Barnabas Food Hub serves the uptown and Brow of the Hill neighbourhoods. You can drop off donations at 1010 Fifth Ave. on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to noon or call 604-526-6646. Ð Holy Trinity Food Hub in downtown New West accepts donations on Wednesdays from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at 514 Carnarvon Street. You can also email admin@ nwhomeless.ca.

SOME BACKGROUND: Prior to the pandemic, the New Westminster Homeless Coalition Society and New Westminster Community Food Action partnered and received funding from the City of New Westminster to implement the Community Food Security Action Plan. Wheeler was contracted as the project lead, and Fraser Health became a partner in the project.

As part of the COVID emergency food response, Wheeler said the city, in partnership with the New Westminster Homelessness Coalition Society and the New Westminster Ministerial Committee, received federal funding to support the development of neighbourhood food and information hubs.

“A lot of the food-specific COVID federal food funding expired at the end of March, and now

the hubs are reliant on access to recovered and donated food to keep feeding those in need in the community,” Wheeler said.

Other community organizations – including the Salvation Army, Aunt Leah’s and the Purpose Society – are also continuing to support those in need, Wheeler said.

“The grocery challenge is a way to combine these two pieces of work by getting much-needed supplies into the food hubs and reaching out to the community to think beyond emergency food and start generating ideas that will have us looking at innovative and creative ideas to address community food security,” she said.

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Community New guide helps parents of kids with diverse needs Newly launched handbook stems from a school district review of inclusive education in NewWest Julie MacLellan

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The New Westminster school district has launched a new parent handbook designed to help families of students with diverse needs.

The new Parent and Guardian Guide to Inclusive Education, which is available online and as a downloadable PDF, was created in response to parent concerns that were raised during a review of inclusive education in the district.The district embarked on that review a year-and-a-half ago and has since laid out a threeyear plan for putting 23 recommendations into action.

The handbook is one of the key items from the first year of that work.

“We know it can sometimes feel challenging to navigate the school system, especially when you’re also working to support and advocate for a child with diverse needs. As a district, we’re committed to working with parents and guardians to make it easier,” the district said in a letter to families.

The handbook covers a range of topics around

support for students with diverse needs, including an explanation of Ministry of Education categories, the roles of school staff, the use of Individual Education Plans (IEPs), and how students are assessed.

Bruce Cunnings, the district’s director of instruction for learning services, noted the new guide builds on a handbook originally created by district parent advisory council reps in 2014.The new guide was created by a working group including district staff, current DPAC reps and parents of students with diverse needs, who worked to pull together up-to-date information and present it in an accessible, plain-language format.

Cunnings, speaking at the June 22 school board meeting, pointed out the online version is broken down under separate headings so parents can simply click on the relevant section and, if necessary, convert it into other languages using the builtin Google Translate function.

Anne Whitmore, one of the parent volunteers in the working group, emphasized the need to of-

fer continuing support for parents of children with diverse needs.

“Most families don’t know the ins and outs of inclusion, or why it’s even important, until they’re personally facing these challenges,” she said. “Often, when parents find themselves in that situation, they don’t even know the questions to ask, and we all find ourselves researching the same material. I feel like this handbook is going to be a really practical, useful shortcut tool to finding the answers that families really need.”

The district aims to update the guide annually, or as needed, and Whitmore noted the work will continue through the lens of a “plain-language, accessible approach” for families.

Cunnings said the district will also continue to work on one-page information sheets on various topics – including one aimed at setting out the process for parents to follow if they start to notice learning concerns in their own child.

You can find the guide online at newwestschools.ca/ parent-guide-to-inclusiveeducation.

Trees part of climate action

Continued from page 11 the city’s Seven Bold Steps for Climate Action. Specifically, it advances Bold Step #6, which is increasing the urban forest canopy, and Bold Step #7, which is creating a peoplecentred public realm.

In addition to a new pedestrian crossing across 10th Street at Cornwall Street, which will help connect residents to the park, the grant is funding new planters (planted with the help of neighbourhood

volunteers) that will also contribute to streetscape beautification and support local pollinators.

“Enhancing access to local parks and planting street trees have a large role to play in connecting people to nature and improving biodiversity across our city,” Mayor Jonathan Cote said in the press release. “The TD re-greening grant has enabled the City of New Westminster to provide better connections to the greenspace in

the Brow of the Hill neighbourhood and increase the number of street trees in the area.This is one of the many initiatives that have helped advance our Seven Bold Steps for Climate Action.”

In addition to the TD Bank Group, the initiative is supported by the Arbor Day Foundation, a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees.

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14 THURSDAY, July 8, 2021 • New West Record

Arts & Entertainment Outdoor concerts bring music to Queen’s Park

Queen’s Park is coming alive with the sounds of music this summer.

The Arts Council of New Westminster is hosting a concert series at the park through July, with a special multi-concert Queen’s Park Arts Festival this week.

From July 8 to 11, au-

diences can turn out for a series of free concerts at the Queen’s Park Farm outdoor stage.

Attendance is capped at 50 people per show, so those who want to attend need to pre-register online to reserve their free spaces.

Bring your own chair or blanket to enjoy the music.

See artscouncilnewwest. org/concertseries for information and a link to registration.

Some festival highlights: QUAYSIDE VOICES Thursday, July 8, 7 p.m.: New Westminster’s favourite a cappella quintet kicks off the action.

Find out more about them on Facebook, Instagram or TikTok @QuaysideV.

DEY ROSE Friday, July 9, 7 p.m.: Dey Rose is a singer-songwriter whose music, “every heaving, bruised, and intemperate second of it – is not so much a height-

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EMMA CURRIE Saturday, July 10, 2 p.m.: This pop/R&B/soul vocalist and songwriter has performed at events around the area and has been a featured anthem singer for junior hockey teams, the Vancouver Canadians baseball team and more. She recently released an EP, Welcome to theWild.

BURNABY SUMMER THEATRE Saturday, July 10, 4:30 p.m.: The Burnaby Arts Council’s summer theatre troupe returns with its allages production.

CASSIUS KHAN AND AMIKA KUSHWAHA Saturday, July 10, 7 p.m.: Cassius Khan is a globally renowned Canadian Indian classical musician who’s noted for being the only professional performer to play tabla

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TISSA RAHIM Sunday, July 11, 7 p.m.: Tissa Rahim is described as “an R&B songstress with a Middle Eastern flair.” She combines soul with her multi-generational background in Iranian music and deeply personal lyrics.

FUTURE SHOWS After this weekend, concerts continue with jazz duo Amber Tsang and Alvin Brendan on Thursday, July 15; folk artist Etienne Siew on Thursday, July 22; and the Teresa Chang Trio on Saturday, July 24.

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Brenda leaves behind her loving husband of 45 years, Bob, her son Stephen (Kristy, Markus, Kaylee), her daughter Kristine (Paul, Eric, Emma, Jordy), and her extended family and friends. She was predeceased by her mother and father.

Brenda loved her longtime friends like family and cherished her coffee and lunch get togethers. She was a loving grandma that adored her grandchildren and was loved more than words could ever express. She was the ultimate team mom and biggest supporter of her children and grandchildren and beamed with pride on the sidelines at sporting events. Brenda never forgot a birthday or let an important event pass by without a celebration. Her kind and giving personality along with her willingness to put others before her has left a lasting impression on all of us that were fortunate to be a part of her life.

ROBERTSON, Alfred (Ole) It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Ole Robertson on June 29, 2021 at the age of 93. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Bev, in 2010. Ole is survived by his son Greg (Barb), daughter Joan (Bill), grandchildren Christine (Jamie), Shawn (Angela), Tara (Adam) and Kelsey (Kayvon), and great-grandchildren Layla, Jack, Olin, Hannah and Lyla. Ole was born in Queensborough, New Westminster in 1928 and lived most of his life in Burnaby. He was a retired installer/linesman with B.C. Tel and was a long time member of the Sapperton and Burnaby Fish and Game Clubs. In the 1960’s he built a cabin on Gun Lake where he and Bev made many friends and spent many happy years fishing and hunting.

Ole was a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, a great friend, and a wonderful story teller, particularly of his days in the Merchant Navy when he was a young man. Ole will be fondly remembered and sorely missed by family and friends.

He was a true gentleman.

There will be no service by request. If you care to make a gesture in Ole’s memory, donations may be made to the BC Cancer Research Society.

Brenda was born on May 14, 1952 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She moved to New Westminster, B.C., in high school and graduated from NWSS. Brenda spent 40 years working at Douglas College starting in the Nursing department. She moved to the Continuing Education and Student Services departments and her kindness and understanding with the co-workers and students that she worked with made a lasting impact on many.

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