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OUTDOOR POETRY: Scott Iverson reads at Poetry in the Park outside the Massey Theatre. This and other events are part of Open Space Saturdays. Read more on page 14 PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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The NewWestminster Police Department hopes residents are able to find time to indulge in the joys of summer – but it wants

them to do it safely. If people are planning to beat the heat with friends this summer, the NWPD is “strongly suggesting” they plan a safe ride home if they’re going to be cooling off with drinks or if

they’re planning to use drugs of any kind. “With the lifting of COVID restrictions, we are seeing a lot more people starting to reconnect and participate in backyard celebrations,” Chief

Const. Dave Jansen said in a NWPD news release. “So if you’re planning on enjoying a party, make sure that getting home safe is a part of the plan.” If spending the night or driving home sober aren’t

options, the NWPD suggests you arrange for a designated driver ahead of time or call an ride-sharing service or taxi to take you home safely. The NWPD is advising residents that they can

expect to see an increased number of police officers out on patrol for impaired drivers throughout July and beyond. Anyone who thinks they see an impaired driver is advised to call 911.

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Bold new vision for Massey Theatre

Julie MacLellan jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca

For more than 70 years, the Massey Theatre has been at the heart of New Westminster’s arts and cultural community. Now it’s helping to steer that community into a new future – with an expanded space, a new name and a vision to match. The Massey has announced the opening of a new, 35,000-square-foot creative arts space in its complex at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Eighth Street.With the opening of the new New Westminster Secondary School and the pending demolition of the old building, the 1949 theatre and surrounding spaces will remain as a stand-alone arts centre – taking on the transitional moniker Eighth & Eight. The 1,260-seat Massey Theatre will remain at the heart of the complex, along with the Plaskett Gallery. Eighth & Eight will also encompass the spaces that surround them: the former high school band rooms and drama room, upstairs classrooms and the small gym next to the theatre. Moving the current theatre offices down to the former drama room on the lower level will allow the theatre to create an upstairs lobby for audiences and open up some meeting room space on the upper level as well. Jessica Schneider, executive director of the Massey Theatre, pointed out that taking over the whole space will allow the theatre to open its doors to “building-wide activations.” Artists will be able to use the space at all stages of their work, from creation to rehearsal to presentation and community programming. But Eighth & Eight will be about far more than just physical space. It’s also designed to expand opportunities for artists, notably in the digital

Bold vision: Jessica Schneider is executive director of the Massey Theatre. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

arts, providing professional artists with both the technological equipment and the “human infrastructure” to allow them to pivot to the digital realm. At the same time, the Eighth & Eight team is continuing to work on a vision that’s long been part of Massey’s mission: to offer a space for underserved and underrepresented communities. “What we really recognize is the larger institutions, the artistic producing institutions that have an established artistic identity and subscription basis and established audiences that they were serving, they are able to generate excellence within that realm,” Schneider said. “But independent artists and underrepresented communities of professional artists that aren’t

tapped into those infrastructures were really out on their own. … “They’re not the first ones being called for op-

It’s going to be cool. It’s going to be different. I don’t think there’s going to be anything quite like it.

portunities, so they’re making their own opportunities.What they lack is the infrastructure to make that equitable.” That’s where Eighth &

Eight comes in. The centre will continue to have its current operational team, but it will now also be helmed by an artistic team that includes Ronnie Dean Harris (a.k.a. Ostwelve) as Indigenous cultural director, with a programming director to come. It will have a number of specific focus areas: Indigenous cultural development; the We Are Multitudes program for diverse African heritages; Prismatica for the LGBTQ2iA+ spectrum; Global Cultural Intersections programming; senior and youth programs; and low-income family programs. Schneider noted the team will work with community partners, such as New Westminster Family Place, with an eye on increasing opportunities for

low-income and other underserved families. “We have lots of spaces and lots of hours in every day and lots of seasons to make all these different services possible,” she said. The centre will also continue to offer opportunities for New Westminster students, especially at the high school and middle school level. “We want to make sure the resources are available to artists, but then we also want to make sure the community can develop its expressive identity – but in connection with artists, as opposed to lessons,” Schneider said. “There will be lots of community projects and lots of learning, but it’s not straight-up a dance class or a music lesson.” Schneider said Eighth & Eight won’t try to du-

plicate the lessons and training already offered by private academies in the city. “We recognize that’s not always accessible or culturally connected to the different communities in our whole community, so we want to be able to make more range,” she said. Yes, it’s a huge undertaking. But Schneider said the Massey team has been developing plans for the space over the past few years, building on the city’s decision to take ownership of the Massey complex and knowing that the new NWSS was in the works. They’ve already raised funds for most of the artistic equipment – things like lighting, audiovisual and projection equipment – needed for the new spaces, and Schneider noted the city will be pitching in for some of the major infrastructure work that lies ahead. Now, the team has a host of tasks ahead of it – redoing floors, painting and rethinking what different rooms will become “after 73 years of being Band Room A and Band Room B,” Schneider said with a laugh. Fundraising campaigns will be coming, and audiences attending Massey Theatre productions this fall will already start to see the changes in the works at Eighth & Eight. “It’s going to be cool. It’s going to be different,” Schneider said. “I don’t think there’s going to be anything quite like it.” FOLLOW PROGRESS To stay on top of the developments, you can sign up for the newsletter at www.eighthandeight. com or follow the Eighth & Eight team on Facebook,Twitter and Instagram @eighthandeight

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GRANTS APPLICATIONS CLOSE SOON Application deadline: Friday, July 23, 2020. Does your organization have a project or initiative that will celebrate our city, lift community spirit, recognize loss and support our collective recovery as we move forward from the pandemic? We would love to work with you. These grants support small projects and events and have a maximum cash value of $3,500, with the possibility of an additional $1,500 in City services. The grant must be used in 2021. More details can be found at newwestcity.ca/grants. If you have questions, please contact grants@newwestcity.ca.

REIMAGINING THE QUEEN’S PARK FARM We want your ideas to help create a NEW, long-term future for the farm space at Queen’s Park. The farm has been a well-used and loved component of the park, which has been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This summer we are filling the farm with temporary programming, and starting in fall 2021 we are pursuing a possible pilot program related to food security and urban agriculture. However, the longer-term future of the farm is open for new ideas! Before the pandemic, New Westminster Parks and Recreation started re-considering the long-standing use of the space as a petting farm. With current animal welfare practices, and growing numbers of visitors to the farm, it has become clear that the farm space is not large enough to comfortably house the type of livestock farm-goers have enjoyed. The comfort and care of the animals has always been the City’s top priority. Our farm staff have always provided the best possible care to our animals, but we know going forward that the current space has become insufficient. The pause in farm operations due to the pandemic has provided an opportunity to try out different programming in the space, and start a community conversation about what this space could be in the future. For more information about summer 2021 programming, visit newwestcity.ca/thefarm.

NOTICE OF DISPOSITION OF BUILDING SPACE Tourism New West Lease of a single ofﬁce space in Anvil Centre. Pursuant to Section 26(3) of the Community Charter and in accordance with Section 94, the Corporation of the City of New Westminster hereby gives notice of its intention to lease to Tourism New West oﬃce space located on the Ground Floor of Anvil Centre. The lease will be for the purpose of Tourism New West business operations. The term of the lease will be 5 years expiring on March 1, 2026. Tourism New West will pay to the City a lease fee of $2,400 annually. For more information regarding the lease, please contact the General Manager, Anvil Centre Vali Marling at 604.515.3817 or vmarling@anvilcentre.ca. Jacque Killawee City Clerk

PARKING AT CANADA GAMES POOL & CENTENNIAL COMMUNITY CENTRE Please be advised that reserved drop-ins will no longer be required starting July 20, 2021 . As a result, parking volumes in the Cumberland parking lot at Canada Games Pool and Centennial Community Centre will increase. Please consider walking, cycling, or taking transit. Visit youractivenw.ca for more information.

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City City infringed on church’s Charter freedom: judge Cornelia Naylor cnaylor@newwestrecord.ca

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled the City of New Westminster “unjustifiably infringed” on a local church’s freedom of expression when it cancelled an Anvil Centre booking for a youth conference centred around “Biblical views regarding sexuality and identity issues.” “I am very aware that the city was attempting to protect LGBTQ rights when it made its decision to cancel the youth conference,” Justice Maria Morellato wrote in a decision Monday. “This is laudable, and such minority rights must be considered. Yet, an important step in the city’s decision-making process was missed.The city did not reach an informed conclusion; rather, it proceeded to make its

decision on the basis of assumptions about the youth conference and what it would involve.” The case dates back to the summer of 2018, when the Redeemed Christian Church of God, also known as Grace Chapel, booked a ballroom at the city-owned Anvil Centre for a conference dubbed Let God Be True. A poster advertising the event, which was scheduled for July 21, 2018, sparked a complaint from the public. The letter said one of the facilitators listed on the poster, Kari Simpson, was a “very active anti-LGBTQ speaker and the face & voice behind Culture Guard, a well-known anti-LGBTQ group in the Lower Mainland.” The letter writer described the conference as

an “anti-LGBTQ event” and urged the city to cancel the booking. “They are spreading misinformation and lies, and by allowing this event to take place, you are effectively endorsing their stance,” stated the letter. Staff at Anvil Centre looked into the poster and Simpson and recommended the booking be cancelled, according to the court ruling. With approval from city manager Lisa Spitale, who noted in an email that the mayor should be briefed, Anvil Centre cancelled the rental on June 21, 2018, the ruling said. “We became aware today, that one of your event speakers/facilitators, Kari Simpson, highlighted for your July 21st, 2018 event, vocally represents views and a perspective that run counter to City of New Westminster and Anvil

Centre booking policy,” stated the letter cancelling the booking. “Specifically, Anvil Centre booking policy restricts or prohibits user groups if they promote racism, hate, violence, censorship, crime, or other unethical pursuits.” Grace Chapel administrator Ronald Brown said he was surprised by the sudden cancellation. “It is unfortunate that the Anvil Centre has taken the decision to cancel the event without first discussing the matter with us,” Brown wrote in a letter to Anvil Centre sales and marketing director Heidi Hughes. The city then got a letter from the church’s lawyer urging it to reverse the decision. “It is not against the public interest to hold and express diverse views regarding sexuality,” stated

that letter. “Further, governments at all levels are precluded from favouring any one belief system over another, including beliefs regarding sexuality and gender, and from discriminating against minority beliefs.” On Monday, Justice Morellato dismissed the church’s claim the city had unjustifiably infringed on its freedom of association since Grace Chapel meets every Sunday at a facility other than Anvil Centre. “It is also free to meet at any other time, at any other location of its choosing, to associate with its members or whomever else it chooses.This does not rise to the level of a substantial interference,” Morellato wrote. As for the church’s freedom of religion, she said it would take a civil claim or action to determine if there had been an unjusti-

fiable infringement there. But the city had unjustifiably infringed on Grace Chapel’s freedom of expression, Morellato said. “In this particular case, the city failed to proportionately balance competing Charter rights,” she wrote. “The city took immediate steps to research and consider the concerns raised by the complaint it received that anti-LGBTQ views would be disseminated at the youth conference. Yet, before cancelling the youth conference the very next day, the city took no similar steps to more fully inform itself about the anticipated content or focal points of the speakers at the youth conference.There was a clear imbalance in the city’s efforts to inform itself of the competing rights at stake, or to at least attempt to balance them.”

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Opinion

MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Border re-opening will be complicated

The long-closed Canada-U.S. land border looks like it will finally re-open Aug. 9, but any re-opening carries with it a number of unanswered questions for Canadians. Chief among them is just how many Americans will be allowed to once again visit Canada given their stalled vaccination efforts? Canada said Monday it will require visitors from the U.S. to be fully vaccinated, but the rate of immunization in that country has slowed down significantly. While the full vaccination rate for both countries hovers around 50% of the population, Canada’s second-dose vaccinations continue to grow while the U.S. has essentially flatlined for both first and second doses for more than a month. For example, Massachusetts is a state with one of the highest vaccination rates in the country (71.6% for first doses and 63% for second doses). However, it has taken more than six weeks for it to boost its numbers by 10 percentage points. Many American states have low vaccination rates and they are not growing to any significant degree, as so much of the population south of the border appears to have turned their backs on vaccines. Take Missouri, for example. Its first dose rate is just 46.3% and its seconddose rate is 40%.Those numbers have barely moved for a month now and it took almost three months for those rates to grow by 10 percentage points. It gets worse: Missouri has more than three dozen individual counties with vaccination rates of below 30%. There are many states where only urban centres have any notable vaccination numbers.

By contrast, B.C.’s second-dose rate has been growing by about eight percentage points a week. You read that right: a week. All of this means that many millions of Americans – perhaps as much as 40% of the population – will simply be ineligible when it comes to crossing the border into Canada when it finally opens. As a result, the amount of border crossings we will see will likely fall far short of pre-pandemic levels. For example, in December 2019, more than 700,000 motor vehicles with U.S. licence plates crossed into Canada. When the border closed in March 2020, monthly crossings dropped to 150,000 a month on average and almost all of those involved people considered essential service workers (primarily consisting of commercial truck operators and health-care professionals). When the border reopens, the number of Americans crossing into Canada will undoubtedly increase, but given the widespread low rate of vaccination in the U.S., that number will likely not be as high as many in the tourism sector would like it to be. Another big question is how many fully vaccinated Canadians – we should be at around 75% by mid-August – will desire to travel to a country that appears to spiraling downward when it comes to containing the coronavirus. Opening the border cannot come soon enough for many people. However, any re-opening will be a lot more complicated than many people realize. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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Letters HRA pause is puzzling Editor: Re: New West halts new heritage revitalization agreement applications in Queen’s Park, Record News Anyone who reads this newspaper knows the New Westminster city council recently put a pause on new heritage revitalization agreements (HRAs) in Queen’s Park. This is a puzzling development for many throughout the city. It is a blow to people who are advocates for more affordable housing and, surprisingly, it is also a blow to heritage preservation in New West. The stated reason for the halt to new HRAs in Queen’s Park is that HRAs are just a means for speculators to make a profit by increasing the density of a lot zoned for single family. After all, 600 heritage homes in Queen’s Park are already protected by the Queen’s Park Heritage Conservation Area. Isn’t the one sweeping bylaw that is the QPHCA the same as an HRA? The QPHCA does protect heritage homes but how secure is this approach to protecting our old assets in this city? The QPHCA was controversial when it was put in. It still is. Many property owners in Queen’s Park fought against the bylaw. All that is required to reverse this bylaw is political will and a new council. The QPHCA is a fragile, single barrier of protection for heritage. As in a pandemic, multiple layers of protection provide

the highest level of surety. Heritage needs both the QPHCA and the HRAs. The second puzzling objection to HRAs, is this remark about added density, like this is a bad thing. This is and always has been the big incentive for cities to do HRAs. In Queen’s Park, the added density is very minimal. We are not talking about highrises, townhouses or big developments. What is being proposed, lot by lot, has always been minor - a larger-than-normal laneway house, a garden suite or a third-floor suite - changing the lot density from a single family to two or three families. How can we support the continuation of heritage in this city if heritage itself can’t adapt to the present need for more housing? Queen’s Park needs to be part of the solution, not part of the problem if it is to survive. It is a privilege to own a property in Queen’s Park. It won’t diminish the neighbourhood to have renters in the basement of a neighbour. Or an aging matriarch in a coach home. Or ownership stratification of a large heritage house and lot. HRAs are not perfect, but they are another layer of protection for heritage in our city. It makes no sense for heritage advocates to halt HRAs in Queen’s Park. HRAs allow the neighbourhood to gently densify, so that our kids and grandkids can afford to live here too. Nancy Shaw, New Westminster

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The response to the recent record-breaking heat wave was a “failure” by the province’s medical response system, says Mayor Jonathan Cote. At the July 12 council meeting, Cote said municipalities also need to better prepare for heat emergencies. He acknowledged the city’s emergency officials and staff who worked to implement measures to assist during the “incredible heat” that community members recently faced. “We recognize at this point though, there were terrible losses and there was a lot of suffering in the community related to the heat,” he said. “I think all levels of government, including the local government, need to look at the work we do to help and re-

spond and to be able to serve our community. In all communities across the province, I feel we have let community members down.We have let seniors down. As has been very clear, people have lost their lives coming out of that heat.” City council released a motion from a closed meeting which directed staff to enhance the city’s existing heat plan actions for summer 2021. Council also directed staff to review and update the city’s heat plan for higher temperatures and to report back to council no later than the first quarter of 2022. New Westminster city council will also join regional advocacy efforts related to the emergency medical response. Temperatures soared across British Columbia in the final days of June, with

Paramedics: Many were left waiting for an ambulance for long periods during the heat wave. PHOTO BCEHS TWITTER

a record-setting 42.3C reported in New West on June 28. In a 24-hour period from June 29 to 30, New Westminster police attended about 18 sudden death files. Across the province, hundreds of people died of sudden deaths in the heat wave, which prompted

some paramedics to say the system had failed British Columbians. Many people who called 911 were unable to get through because of the high call volumes. “First and foremost, I think we need to recognize and call out the failure of our provincial emergency

medical response system. It was overwhelmed and it did not deliver to provide the protection that was needed in this type of emergency situation,” Cote said. “We had lots of reports of the E-Comm system, the emergency system, long wait times to get through and inability for service to get there.” Cote said it’s not a new issue, as local governments have been calling for improvements to the emergency medical response system for years. “It’s unfortunate that it’s come to this type of crisis where people have lost their lives,” he said. “I am hoping this is the galvanizing point that allows us to come together and finally fix and improve that system, and provide more resources to make sure that our ambulance system can do what

it was always intended to do, to not only respond to normal conditions but in emergency situations, to be able to step up too.” Cote said local governments also have a role to play in responding to these types of heat events, as they’re the level of government that’s most closely connected to residents and provide services that are critically important in helping community members. “I do recognize the tireless work from our emergency professionals that did have really difficult positions responding to the emergency,” he said. “I do thank them for the tremendous work they did to help and respond and really help our community members the best they could during that time.” Continued on page 12

New West police responded to 38 sudden deaths in one week Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

The New Westminster Police Department responded to 38 sudden deaths in a one-week period during the recent heat wave – and that’s only the ones they attended. Chief Const. Dave Jansen has provided a snapshot of the impact the recent heat wave had on the city, specifically looking at the sudden death investigations from June 27 to July 3. “In that seven-day period, we had 38 death investigations,” he told the

police board July 20. “To provide some context to that, looking back over the previous two years in that same time period, we attended two in 2020 and two in 2019. So that’s a significant increase.” Jansen said police attend most sudden deaths, but they don’t attend all of them. He noted that the BC Coroners Service is responsible for determining if all of the recent sudden deaths were all attributed to the heat. “The main impact to our organization occurred on June 29,” he said. “We saw our members at-

tend 19 sudden deaths in a one-day period, which was pretty catastrophic for the loved ones, the seniors in our community, the elders, and obviously to our staff who had to attend the deaths.” According to Jansen, 34 of the 38 investigations attended by local police were in multi-unit residences, with four occurring in single-family homes. Calls peaked on June 29 and 30. “I came in that evening to just address the shift, because they had seen such an impact through the day, and while I was

in the office the coroners’ line was so inundated with calls that it actually stopped working for a period of time,” he said. “That gives you a feeling for what their staff was going through.” At investigation scenes, Janzen said NWPD members were waiting upwards of six-and-a-half hours in some instances to hear back from coroner’s service. He noted BC Coroners Service, the ambulance service, police, fire, hospitals and others were all feeling the impacts of the high call volumes. Jansen said the police

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the impact that something like this will have on our community again.” Sasha Ramnarine, a member of the police board, said the level of heat experienced was beyond what people had anticipated. “It was unexpected. A lot of people, a day before when we saw the weather forecast, were thinking, ‘OK, we will have the fans on.We will be OK,’” he said. “Even myself, I am from the Caribbean, and it’s 38, 37 degrees – but it was nowhere near what I have experienced.”

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City City will improve crisis communications: mayor Continued from page 9 When the temperatures soared, Cote said the City of New Westminster had a heat plan in place, which was implemented.That included the opening of cooling centres. “I think there’s a growing recognition that the heat plan and policy we have in place was designed for a heat wave of temper-

atures in the low 30s; it did not contemplate the type of temperatures and the type of heat wave that we experienced,” he said. Reflecting on the situation, Cote said the city needs to spend time making improvements and increasing actions. He said the city has to improve its ability to communicate to residents, so they know

how to get help and know where cooling centres are located. “I think we have some short-term work to do, but I think we have some longterm work to do over the next year to make sure we have a more robust and resilient heat plan,” he said. “I think it would be naive to think the type of heat experience we expe-

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ing community members to support the Everybody Needs to Eat community grocery challenge, which is running until July 24. “I have been, time and time again, impressed by the caring, compassionate nature of our community that have responded in what I would say is a very difficult year in the city of New Westminster,” he said. “I do want to encourage everyone, if they are able to, to support this important work, and I thank the New Westminster Homelessness Coalition Society for putting this together and helping the community come together to help those that need some food support.” With a lot of federal funding for COVID food programs having expired at the end of March – and food hubs having seen no decrease in the need for

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New Westminster rose to the challenge to help the food bank – and the mayor hopes it will do the same to help food hubs. The Greater Vancouver Food Bank hosted the Mayors’ Food Bank Challenge, which challenged several mayors in the region to see whose community could raise the most money per capita in support of the food bank. Mayor Jonathan Cote said the past year has been difficult for the community, and many folks have really struggled. He was heartened by the community’s response to the food bank challenge. “I was blown away by the generosity and caring in our community,” he said. Cote is now encourag-

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Summer sun, something’s begun – and that something is the New Westminster arts scene. We’re roaring into the second half of July with another slew of fun mustdos this week.

Concerts are all free, but you need to register ahead because attendance is capped at 50 people per show. See acnw.ca/ concertseries for the latest lineup and a link to register.

QUEEN’S PARK OUTDOOR CONCERTS Have you made it out for one of the Arts Council of New Westminster’s performances yet? Bring your own blanket or chair to enjoy the shows at the outdoor stage in the Queen’s Park Farm. On Thursday (tonight) at 7 p.m., you can enjoy the folk singer-songwriter stylings of Coquitlam’s Etienne Siew.Then, on Saturday, July 24, the Teresa Chang Trio brings jazz and R&B to the stage.

OPEN SPACE SATURDAYS AT MASSEY THEATRE Saturday, July 24 Turn out to the open space outside Massey Theatre (735 Eighth Ave.) for free arts and community activities, happening every Saturday in the summer from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Lineups vary from week to week but always include kids’ activities, outdoor games, a busker performance and an on-site food truck, among other fun. Poetry in the Park, the

Royal City Literary Arts Society’s reading series, also brings a featured poet and open mic session to the lawn under the big tree at 3 p.m. This weekend’s headline concert features MonkeyDragon with Caleb Hart, offering up what’s billed as “a dub-filled trip round the galaxy propelled by towering trombones, funky guitars and spacey electronics.”They’re onstage at 8 p.m.Tickets are $15 and must be bought in advance through www.masseytheatre.com. (The headline concert is the only ticketed portion of the day.) Check out www.mas seytheatre.com/events/cat egory/theatre-events/ for all the up-to-date details.

and enjoying high-quality, handmade wares – from totes and scarves to garden fairies, art originals, cat pillows and embellished jean jackets.There’s even a “Christmas in July” department for those who want to get a serious jumpstart on the holidays. Proceeds go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign, which supports community-based projects in 15 countries in Africa, helping African grandmothers who have taken over the care of children orphaned by AIDS. Want a sneak preview? Check out www.royalcity gogos.org/craft-sale-pre view.html.

ARTISAN CRAFTS FOR AFRICA Saturday, July 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Royal City Gogos bring their 10th annual sale to Tipperary Park for another day of shopping

EXPRESSIONS OF RECLAMATION The Arts Council of New Westminster is presenting a summer series showcasing Indigenous artists, curated by S^yowah.

This Saturday, July 24, you can turn out at noon to watch Fawnda Bullshields as she teaches her students the Lady’s Fancy Shawl Dance.The series continues on Thursday, July 29 at noon, when Elder Christy David will demonstrate ribbon skirt making at Centennial Lodge. COVID-19 protocols require registration in advance for all in-person events.You can do that at www.eventbrite.com (search Expressions of Reclamation) or find all the details and a sign-up link at www.acnw.ca/eor. GALLERY AT QUEEN’S PARK You can find double fun at the Arts Council of New Westminster’s gallery this coming week. The current exhibition by the Cedar, Sage and Sweetgrass Indigenous art group winds up Sunday, July 25.You can catch it from 10 a.m. to 2

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Community Church partners with Fraser Health for vaccinations Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

It’s not every day you can get your COVID-19 vaccination in a church, but that’s what you’ll be able to do at this weekend’s clinic at St. Barnabas Anglican Church.

The New West church has partnered with Fraser Health to hold a series of vacation clinics, said the Reverend Emilie Smith. “We are having community clinics to try and catch all the folks who, for whatever reason, haven’t be been able to get down and

get it at the regular vaccination sites,” Smith said. “We are really reaching out to catch those folks. So far we have actually vaccinated over 200 people. This is our way of trying to get out into our community.” The next drop-in clinic

at St. Barnabas Church is on Saturday, July 24 from 3 to 5 p.m.The church is at 1010 Fifth Ave. in the Brow of the Hill. “This weekend’s clinic will be the fourth one at St. Barnabas Church,” Smith noted. “We want everybody, especially the

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most vulnerable, who for whatever reason have not been able to, to get it, That’s what it is all about. We will take anybody within the time limit.The nurses here are fabulous. They know their stuff. It’s a well-oiled machine.” Smith said 39 people were vaccinated at the first clinic at St. Barnabas, with 80 attending the second clinic and 139 getting jabbed at the third clinic. “We did take over the sanctuary,” she said. “We push the altar aside and set up the clinic.We’d like no barriers; everybody can come.” St. Barnabas wants to fill gaps and help provide vaccinations for people who can’t get to Anvil Centre or may not know about those clinics, Smith said. “We are really trying to make it low barrier and really easy for folks to get over here and get their shots,” Smith said. “It’s been wonderful.” At past clinics, people who didn’t have B.C. Care Cards were set up with temporary cards so

they could get vaccinated. “We really just can’t say enough about how grateful we are to the scientists and so on who made it amazingly possible for us to have this way through the pandemic,” Smith said. “We believe in science and we believe in the vaccine.” Anyone aged 12 and up is invited to drop by this weekend’s vaccination clinic. Priority will be given to people getting their first shots, and anyone wanting to get their second shot will have had to have had their first shot at least seven weeks prior. “We are really, really trying to get those first timers, but we want to use up everything they have got,” Smith said. In addition to vaccination clinics, church services have been allowed to resume in the sanctuary – although it’s not quite business as usual just yet because of the pandemic. “Everybody can come to church but we still not singing yet,” Smith said. “That is the last straw we are waiting to have.”

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DRESSELHUIS, Mina Johanna (née Woelders) Born March 9, 1929 in the Netherlands. With sadness, love but also a hope beyond the grave, we announce the passing away of our dear mother, grandmother (Oma) and great-grandmother (Super-Oma) Mina Johanna Dresselhuis on June 21, 2021, in New Westminster. Mom/Oma’s life impacted many lives over the years. Beginning in Holland (first in her vocation as a teacher; later as a fully involved pastor’s wife/ partner to her husband Rev. J.E.F. Dresselhuis), then after emigrating to Canada, various pastorates across the country, including assisting our dad’s work as a harbour chaplain to the international seafaring community in the Port of Vancouver. Mina was a warm and hospitable woman, gracious in her manner and conduct towards all alike. She cared deeply for people and was always ready to open her home to welcome local and international guests as well as those in need. Mina shared her tremendous gift of music and piano widely in schools, choirs, in churches, at weddings and other special events. She was active in women’s Bible studies and coffee break ministries. In her retirement years she continued to be active informally in home and hospital visitation as well as in music. Having grown up during WWII in Europe meant that she was appreciative, as an immigrant, of the freedoms and opportunity experienced in Canada. While being a woman of simple taste and thankful for the little things in life, Mina was also a sophisticated lady, who in addition to being an acolyte of classical music and a VSO subscriber, was just as comfortable switching between various languages as she spoke to people, as she was with offering sage wisdom by quoting proverbs and expressions in Latin. Although she experienced losses and many health disappointments in her later years, Mina was courageous, cheerful, determined, uncomplaining, and held onto her sense of humor. Most importantly, however, she was convinced of GOD’s reliability, provision for her life and confidence in HIS promises for the future, because of her Saviour Jesus Christ. That was Mina’s consistent testimony, even when her mind weakened, and she could only remember snippets of Bible songs. Our consolation is that Mom/Oma is already experiencing what GOD has promised to all, having made a way for us to have peace and relationship with Him through Jesus Christ. Mina was a loyal wife, a loving mother to her children Jolinka (John), Christianne (Glenn), Gwendolyn (Hans) and Jeffrey (Andrea) and proud grandmother to 11 grandchildren and their families. She was predeceased by her dear husband Jan-Eddo (Jef), daughter Christianne, parents Marinus and Trijntje Woelders (Hinlopen) and all five of her siblings. Her surviving sisters-in-law Etty, Agaath and Cisca ( Koos) reside in Holland, as well as various nieces and nephews in Holland, USA and Denmark. We as a family are very grateful for the marvelous care and kindness she received while resident in the Royal City Manor during her final years.

HARTLE, Lorraine M. 1933 - 2021 Died peacefully in her sleep, at the age of 88 years on June 29th, 2021, during the recent unprecedented heat wave. Like the vast majority of seniors, she lived alone on the top floor of a 3 story apartment building. Lorraine was born in Battleford, Sask., to Alexis and Delma Belanger, was educated at St. Vital School. She moved to New Westminster, was employed with the Department of Veteran Affairs. In 1992 with husband Chuck Davis, relocated to Flying Arrow Ranch in Buffalo Creek. Chuck died in 2001 Lorraine then returned to New Westminster. She is survived by one sister, Beatrice Prutti, Battleford, Sask; 3 nephews - Richard (Liz) Belanger; William (Bonnie) Davies; and Joseph (Donna) Prutti - 5 nieces; Barbara (Dave) Beddows; Bev (Frank) Cobbaert; Janice (Dave) Lakeman; Jenny Wasyliewick and Stephanie T. (Jim) Dyck. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles J. Davis; sisters Margaret Belanger and Grace P. Davies; brother Alec Belanger. She was a traveler; kind and generous, donating to “Doctors With No Borders”, and “Helping Families In Need”.

HORVAT, Catherine Elizabeth November 2, 1946 - July 4, 2021 Predeceased by her father William Boyce and her elder son Randy Ross. Survived by her loving mother Mrs. Elizabeth Boyce and her son Ryan Ross (Shelly). One granddaughter, Taysia Ross, also survived by her sister Melba Nelson (Bob), her brother Bruce Boyce and numerous relations. Our thanks to the staff at Adanac Park Lodge, past and present, who helped Catherine so much for the past 11 years. No service by request.

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RANDALL, Donald W. January 15, 1934 - June 19, 2021 Predeceased by his wife of 67 years August 2018. Survived by his children Longva (Carl), Debby Morgan (Phil), Jeff Sandie Borton (Don), sisters Sharon Marlene Elliott, 7 Grandchildren and 10 Grandchildren.

Shirley, Susan Randall, Rogers, Great-

Don was born and raised in New Westminster. He played lacrosse, skated, golfed and snow skied. Don and Shirl married at the young age of 16 and 17. Don earned his licence as a hydraulic pipe fitter, where he worked for Durand Machine Works for 36 years. Family was first and foremost to Don. He coached his daughter’s softball teams and was always the Dad that drove the entire neighbourhood of kids to Deer Lake in the summer. Don and Shirl bowled at Lucky Strike lanes for years and were great patrons of the Terminal. They enjoyed their trips to Mexico and Hawaii. They retired and moved to Coquihalla Lakes 19872001, where they ran Wally’s Retreat. They moved to Princeton in 2001 - 2016. They returned to New Westminster in June of 2016, after Don was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. He went into full-time care in 2018 at Buchanan Lodge, until his passing. We cannot Thank the staff enough at Buchanan, for their friendship and excellent care our Dad received, especially the Camellia staff. A celebration of life will take place at Coquihalla Lakes on September 18th, at 1:00 pm.

As you share the stories and the memories of how they lived their lives and how very much they meant, may you ﬁnd comfort...

A memorial service will be held on July 26, 2021, at 10 a.m. in the New Westminster Christian Reformed Church (8255 13th Ave. Burnaby). The service will also be available as a live-stream - for details, contact Jolinka Alderliesten at j5674961@telus.net Revelations 21:4 - “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Kearney Columbia-Bowell Chapel 604-521-4881 www.kearneyfs.com

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