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City declares day to remember the Holocaust Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

NewWestminster will declare Jan. 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day and will light up Anvil Centre in yellow.

Lizz Kelly, a member of the city’s multiculturalism advisory committee, presented a motion that

the city commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, which is the anniversary of the liberation of the largest Nazi concentration and death camp, AushwitzBirkenau.

“We want to make sure no one forgets the six million Jewish lives who were victims of the atrocities

carried out by the Nazi regime and its collaborators,” she told council Monday.

“It’s more important now than ever that the lessons learned, the horrors of the Holocaust, remain present in the public consciousness so that they aren’t ever repeated.”

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Rabbi Jonathan Infeld of Congregation Beth Israel urged the City of New Westminster to declare Jan.

27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. He said one of the reasons he became a rabbi was his family’s history.

“My entire family, outside of just my parents, were killed in the Holocaust. My parents were Holocaust survivors. My mother escaped in 1938 from Germany and my

father survived five years – one year at the Krawkow ghetto and four years of concentration camps,” he told council Monday night.

“I believe that the lesson of the Holocaust is really something that is not only for the Jewish community but, quite frankly, for the entire world.”

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Court backs city’s renovictions bylaw Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

The Supreme Court of Canada has backed the city’s efforts to deter renovictions.

According to a press release from the City of New Westminster, the Supreme Court of Canada informed the city on Dec. 9 that it had dismissed an application for leave to appeal the city’s rental units bylaw amendment.That decision followed a previous ruling by the BC Court of Appeal, which upheld the city’s right to adopt the bylaw amendment to deter the practice of renovictions and to help preserve affordable rental housing.

“Thank you to the Supreme Court of Canada for dismissing the leave for appeal and confirming once again our right to use our powers to take bold actions to protect tenants,” Mayor Jonathan Cote said in the press release. “The housing crisis is long from over, and we are committed to working to ensure housing affordability and rental stock are available to anyone who needs it.”

In April, the British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled the City of New Westminster had the right to adopt a bylaw amendment to deter the practice of renovictions and to help preserve affordable rental housing.

In response to concerns about the increasing number of renovictions tak-

Housing protest: Tenants descended on city hall in February 2019 to support the city’s plan to take action to prevent renovictions. PHOTO RECORD FILES

ing place in New West, the city amended its business regulations and licensing (rental units) bylaw to add new regulations to restrict evictions, such as when they can be considered, provisions for temporary accommodations for tenants in cases when evictions are deemed necessary, provisions to prohibit increases in rents after renovations are done, punishments for contra-

vening the bylaw, and occasions when exemptions would be considered. In addition to revoking the business licences of multi-family rental property owners who don’t comply with the bylaw, the city established fines of $500 and $1,000 for evicting tenants without permits, evicting without relocating tenants, failing to provide a relocation agreement or providing relocation doc-

umentation and implementing an excessive rent increase.

A landlord, 1193652 B.C. Ltd., argued the bylaw was beyond the city’s authority in the Community Charter.

Since the B.C. Court of Appeal’s ruling, the provincial government made changes to the Residential Tenancy Act that help protect tenants against renovictions throughout

the province.That action rendered New Westminster’s bylaw amendment (Part 6 of the Rental Units Bylaw) inoperable, so, in November, the city repealed the section of the bylaw that was no longer necessary.

“I’m proud to work for and represent a city that fights for its most vulnerable residents,” said Emilie Adin, the city’s director of climate action, planning

and development. “I’ve seen our bylaw amendment working as intended to keep residents in their homes. I am so pleased that the Supreme Court of Canada agrees with the important work we’re doing.”

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Continued from page 1 Infeld said his father grew up in a city that was a little over one-third Jewish; between 1939 and 1941, he said one-third of that city’s population disappeared, with almost 90% of those people being killed.

“I think that this is an incredibly important lesson for us to teach not only all

of the residents of the city specifically, but specifically the children,” he said.

“I highly encourage New West to take on Holocaust Remembrance Day as an opportunity to teach and an opportunity to learn.”

NewWest resident Deborah Folka called on the city to support a declaration of International Holo-

caust Remembrance Day. “It’s long overdue,” she said. “It was 2005 that the UN General Assembly brought in International Holocaust Remembrance Day. But it was only 2020 that the City ofVancouver adopted it and illuminated its city hall with yellow lights. I would just like to, as a lifelong resident of

NewWestminster, a business owner, a homeowner and a Jew, encourage you to do the same.”

In addition to the Jan. 27 declaration, council referred the issue to the city’s social issues committee to create a process around important days and months that should be recognized every year.

“This is something that we want to acknowledge and recognize every year,” said Coun. Nadine Nakagawa of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Coun. Chinu Das, chair of the multiculturalism advisory committee, said the city should have a strategy that acknowledges days

and events that need to celebrated or commemorated throughout the year.

“We need to build an understanding in this community of all the significant cultural days, events, our joys and our pains,” she said. “That takes all sorts of different types of recognition.”

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“This event is so important as it allows critical care workers to meet the patients and donors in a post-traumatic, recovered light and hear their moving stories,” he said. “The health-care participants commented on how much they look forward to this annual event and that they often talk about the experience for months after.”

Saying thanks: Breanne Kelly and Carmen Juba, registered nurses at Royal Columbian Hospital, and Sean Tinney, a manager with the operating room post-anesthesia care unit, joined kidney donor Ashley Hiebert and liver recipient Chuck Puchmayr at RCH when Operation Popcorn made a recent visit to the hospital.

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City Fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty gets city support Theresa McManus

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Young and old gathered in council chambers Monday night to urge the city to endorse the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Following a Candles4Climate vigil that was held in honour of climate-change victims who perished during the summer’s heat wave, eight local residents, including high school and university students and teachers, urged city council to endorse a moratorium on new fossil fuel development.

“Young and old – all here to make a collective effort in fighting for the sake of the environment,” said Isabella Graham, a Grade 12 student at NewWestminster Secondary School. “This is

your chance to do the right thing and take a step alongside us to fight this climate crisis by passing the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty before it’s too late.”

Liam Mackay, a climate science student at Simon Fraser University, said statistics indicate about 60% of young people between 16 and 25 are worried about climate change; 56% of young people think humanity is doomed.

“That’s a pretty frightening number; to know about half the people my age think humanity doesn’t have hope, that’s pretty scary,” he said. “At the same time, many believe that it’s possible to prevent the worst effects of climate change. Actions can be taken, but they need to be taken now and they need to come from those in government.”

Karen Crosby, a teacher and counsellor at NWSS, presented council with a petition signed by more than 140 people.

“When you endorse this treaty, you are saying to our B.C. and to our federal governments they need to listen to us and they need to take stronger climate action, not in five years, not in 10 years but now because we can’t wait any longer as we have seen from the weather disruption in our province in the last year,” she said.

Organizers of Monday night’s vigil on the steps of city hall said statistics show that 595 people in B.C. died in this summer’s heatdome event, where temperatures reached a 49.6 Celsius. Of those deaths, 28 occurred in NewWestminster.

Maureen Curran said the biggest uphill battle

right now is convincing Canada to take real action on the production and use of fossil fuels.

“We know here in B.C. that things have been absolutely tragic the last few months, and this is happening all around the world; it’s not just here.

We really cannot afford to stay on this path,” she said.

“The good part is that there are other options.

We know that people like you have already started to make those changes, and that if we work together, we can do better.”

The Fossil Fuel NonProliferation Treaty includes three components: immediately banning expansions or new fossil fuel projects; sensibly and fairly phasing out existing fossil fuel production; and providing a just transition that protects workers and communities.

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On Monday night, council unanimously supported Coun. Nadine Nakagawa’s motion to endorse the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and to write to the city’s federal and provincial politicians about the treaty.The motion also asks the Lower Mainland

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“The fact of the matter is that the use of fossil fuels is counter to our ability to live on this planet,” Nakagawa said.

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Opinion MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Many parents are vaccine hesitant

First, some good news to share as we have crossed the 40% threshold when it comes to registering children aged five to 11 to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

Now, some bad news: we are only at 40% and the pace of new registrations is sluggish.

There are about 350,000 children in this age cohort in B.C. As of the end of last week, a little more than 140,000 of them had registered to be vaccinated.

However, while we reached the 100,000 mark within just a few days after Health Canada gave the green light for this age group to be vaccinated in late November, it has been a slow grind to get the numbers up since then.

For example, in the first 10 days of this month, just 20,500 kids were registered.That is 2,000 registrations a day.

While registrations have slowed, the number of kids actually getting the jab is growing steadily, now reaching more than 5,000 a day (they totalled about 60,000 heading into this week).The way the program works is thus: a child is registered, then receives an appointment and then gets vaccinated when that day comes due.

You can see the problem that potentially lies ahead. Unless registrations dramatically pick up, the number of those actually vaccinated will soon catch up, and we will hit a bit of a wall.

A geographic breakdown of those registered shows that, as we saw in older age groups, there is a greater “buy-in” to the vaccination program in urban areas compared to rural ones.The highest registration rates among the health authorities are in Vancouver Coastal Health (52.5%) and Vancouver Island (47%).

Northern Health (24%)

and Interior Health (32%) both have low vaccination rates. About 80,000 kids in this age cohort reside in these two giant health regions and fewer than 25,000 have registered to be vaccinated.

Fraser Health has seen the most registrations (more than 55,000) but its rate is just 38% because it is by far the most populous of all the health authorities.

There seems to a higher level of vaccine hesitancy among parents when it comes to this age group.

Obviously, tens of thousands of parents who are fully vaccinated have yet to register their kids to follow suit.

An Angus Reid poll back in October showed B.C. would likely get to the situation in which it now finds itself when it comes to vaccinating kids.

That poll suggested 20% of parents would “wait” an undetermined amount of time before getting their children vaccinated while about 10% were not sure. About half said they would act quickly to get their kids the jab.

A combination of factors may convince hesitant parents to sign up.

First, there is a steady accumulation of “real world” data in the U.S., which got started on vaccinating millions of youngsters earlier than Canada did. It is showing positive results there.

Second, the Omicron variant of concern may sweep through the country (as it is threatening to do around the world) and that may inject a new element of worry into the conversation.

In the days and weeks ahead, look for B.C. health officials to redouble their efforts to convince hesitant parents to get their kids registered and vaccinated.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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City shouldn’t move the Fitness NewWest programs

Editor: I am the second generation to use the Fitness New West programs at Centennial Community Centre.

My mother put myself and my brother in the child-minding service and then into the preschool program.

She would then take a fitness class while we were in these programs. I have taken many Fitness New West classes through the years and now have children of my own and have done the same thing as my mother.

My three-year-old attends the Discovery Play program, and my one-year-old goes to child-minding while I do cycle.

There are many other parents (not just moms) taking these classes with me who have their children in these programs as well.

If the Fitness New West classes get changed to other locations, many of us then won’t be able to attend. For myself, I don’t drive during the week, so dropping off my children at multiple locations so I can take 30 minutes or an hour to exercise and take care of myself is not possible.

I have in the past used the gym at Canada Games Pool, and the difference between taking a class and just using the equipment on my own time is huge.

The many different programs offered bring our community together as well as offering a fantastic way to keep healthy and get some exercise. Many people are regulars, and not only do we get to know each other, but our children benefit by seeing each other regularly and gain social interaction skills.

Putting gym equipment into these areas would not only take that away but also take away an amazing and ideal setup for the instructors that run these classes.

Massey Theatre has two gyms, plus three other large spaces in the basement that, if they are not being used, would be ideal for this situation. Why not put the equipment there and set up a program?

It would create a few jobs and also allow a great use of the space for temporary use while we wait for the new pool to be finished. The fact that this was all decided behind closed doors and not communicated with our community shows that they knew the mass majority of the community would be opposed to this.

Sarah Elder, New Westminster

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City Policing concerns call 2022 budget into question Council split on approving police budget, but 4-2 vote sees plans move ahead for 4.4% tax increase Theresa McManus

tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

The NewWestminster Police Department’s budget continues to throw a wrench into the city’s budget deliberations.

Last year, council was on track to approving the city’s 2021 budget in December, when council sent it back to the police board and asked it to submit a police budget that incorporated a 0% increase. After some back and forth between council and the police board, council approved a 2021 budget that included the requested increase to the NWPD, thus avoiding the need to possibly go a dispute mechanism with the province.

At Monday’s meeting, some concerns were once again raised about the police department’s budget.

In a 4-2 vote, council instructed staff to convert the draft 2022 to 2026 financial plan into a budget that reflects a 4.4% property tax increase for 2022

and a $170.7-million capital budget for 2022.

Councillors Chinu Das, Patrick Johnstone, Jaimie McEvoy and Chuck Puchmayr supported the budget, while Acting Mayor Mary Trentadue and Coun. Nadine Nakagawa voted against the staff recommendation.

(Mayor Jonathan Cote was not at the meeting.)

“I am in a very awkward position of not feeling like I can actually support this budget,”Trentadue said.

“It’s purely because of my not feeling supportive of the police budget.”

Trentadue said she was frustrated and disappointed that city council didn’t have an opportunity to discuss and collaborate on the police budget earlier in the process.

“I think it’s important that we try and maintain a better dialogue and collaboration with the police board so that we can get to a place where all of us can support this,” she said.

“But in my mind, this is a

very similar budget for the police board as last year, and I am just unable to support it.”

BUDGET PROCESS QUESTIONED In November, the police board approved a 2022 provisional operating budget for the police department that requested a net increase of $602,000 (2.36%) over its 2021 budget.

A report to the police board said the NWPD’s $26.1-million budget includes $860,000 for contractual salary increases for police officers and civilian staff, increases for E-Comm services and office and administrative services required to complete an operational review of the department.

“I did want to highlight that we did have a meeting with the board and council,” Chief Const.

Dave Jansen told council Monday night. “We went through our whole budget on Nov. 4, which I don’t

think we have ever done which affects all departbefore, so I just wanted to ments. I guess my assumphighlight that aspect.We tion is, had there been did go through our operat- other questions, it probaing budget at that time.” bly could have been at that Coun. Chuck Puchmayr workshop.” said he has “nothing but Instead of presentagood to say about tions from each the NWPD” city department and described describing their the NWPD as budget requests, “a leader in pothis year’s staff licing.”While presentations he supported were presented the budget, he under themes. said he was puzThey were also zled that counpresented in a cil didn’t have a way that showed presentation from Mary Trentadue how they connect the police depart- city councillor to council’s strament during the tegic and climate budget workshops, which change priorities. was how it was done for INCREASES COMING many years.

City council will con“This year we had the whole operating budget on sider three readings of the draft 2022 to 2026 finanthe same day,” said Lisa cial plan bylaw at its meetSpitale, chief administraing on Jan. 10. tive officer. “It sort of repHarjiVarn, the city’s diresented all of the interderector of finance, said the partmental work that we budget incorporates inidid, so it was brought totiatives related to council’s gether that way.We did strategic priorities, includhave an entire session ing climate action, affordon the operating budget,

able housing, reconciliation and engagement and core services. She said it also includes funding to address emerging priorities, including COVID response, extreme weather, the overdose crisis and homelessness.

The 4.4% property tax increase includes 2.7% ($2.6 million) for fixed costs and salary increases, 1.6% ($1.5 million) for increases to insurance premiums, and 0.8% ($0.8 million) for service enhancements.

The city’s proposed $170.7-million capital budget includes funds for a wide variety of initiatives, including the təməsew̓ txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre, a new Queensborough substation and distribution grid, and greenway projects.

On Nov. 15, council approved 2022 utility rates that include a 7% increase for sewer, a 7% increase for water, a 2.8% increase for electrical and a 14.5% increase for solid waste.

City adopts use of Indigenous land acknowledgement NewWestminster city council now begins its meetings with a land acknowledgement.

At its Oct. 18 meeting, council supported a motion to adopt the practice of using an Indigenous land acknowledgement at formal city gatherings.The land acknowledgement will also be printed on publicly available city documents, agendas and web-

based media.

The acknowledgement states: “We recognize and respect that NewWestminster is on the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Halkomelem speaking Peoples.We acknowledge that colonialism has made invisible their histories and connections to the land.

As a city, we are learning and building relationships with the people whose

lands we are on.”

According to a city staff report, NewWestminster is settled on the unceded and unsurrendered land of several Halkomelemspeaking Nations, and the city recognizes that its knowledge of these Nations is limited and their territories include areas far beyond the city’s boundaries.

“Council is committed

to improving the city’s understanding of these Nations’ interests through the development of respectful and reciprocal relationships,” said the report. “Part of this process aspires to identify an acknowledgement that is inclusive of their multiple interests to this land.”

Staff say this process is taking time but recommended the city adopt a

practice of acknowledging that First Nations continue to live here and have been present since time immemorial.

According to staff, the land acknowledgement ap-

proved by council is considered an interim measure and is expected to evolve as the city build relationships with local First Nations.

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City Council supports Indigenous housing in Queensborough Theresa McManus

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An Indigenous housing project in Queensborough and bylaws aimed at helping the city to better respond to a variety of crises and emergencies have received city council’s stamp of approval.

Both items were part of a public hearing on Nov. 6, along with a supportive housing project on Sixth Street that was reported in last week’s Record.

Following the public hearing, council supported a 58-unit long-term affordable housing project on city-owned land on Fenton Street in Queensborough.

Two residents voiced concerns the project is proposed in an area that doesn’t have adequate infrastructure to support a project of that density.

“We have open ditches dents and pedestrians,” he on both sides of the street said. “Pedestrians are not right now. It has a narrow going to be limiting their width of roadways because movement to the front of of open ditches.There are the lot.” vehicles parked on both After giving third readsides, which further reing to zoning amendment duces the road width,” and official community said Fenton Street resident plan amendment bylaws ChitVyas. “No related to the sidewalks. Open proposal, council ditches.” approved a moVyas noted BC tion by Coun.

Housing listed Patrick Johnstone transit as one of to direct staff to its main criteria report back on for site selection. strategies for the Although the city to address road would be repedestrian safety constructed and and accessibility.

Patrick Johnstone sidewalks would city councillor “I do feel like be built along the we need to do subject property’s frontsomething. I think it is our age, he said that’s not hap- responsibility to make sure pening on other properties that there is safe and acen route to transit services cessible transportation to and amenities on Ewen and from this site,” JohnAvenue. stone said. “I don’t want to “That does not address hold up this process here, the concern of the resibut I do hope that we can

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receive a report back from engineering about a potential strategy to make sure that we can get pedestrians and people with accessibility barriers to have an opportunity to safely walk up and down that street to get to and from that development, mainly from Ewen.”

Council also approved a motion by Coun. Jaimie McEvoy to have the city begin exploring the possibility of an accessibility network between key sites in Queensborough.

CRISIS RESPONSE In addition to the two housing projects, last week’s public hearing also dealt with citywide crisis response bylaws that would allow the city to respond more rapidly to projects that address an identified emergency or crisis.This would be done by “pre-approving” spe-

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Future projects that meet all of the city’s criteria wouldn’t need to go through a rezoning process, but they would still be subject to other city approvals.

The crisis response bylaw amendments would be limited to the following criteria: the property or properties must be owned or under long-term lease by the city, BC Housing or another public agency; the projects must be funded by a government agency; and the projects must be operated by a non-profit society or a public agency.

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Queen’s Park resident David Brett supported the Sixth Street project but opposed “this hurry-up process” that allows the city to jump at whatever provincial opportunity or grant arises. If anything, he said “more rigorous public consultation” is required in order to get community buy-in for projects.

“A key success factor is neighbourhood acceptance of them, and, if they are seen to be rushed through, neighbourhood acceptance and community acceptance will go down, not up,” he said. “I don’t think shortening the process is necessarily helping the marginalized people it purports to help.”

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Merry & Bright

Anvil Centre comes alive for Shine Bright New West The Anvil Centre is helping to light up the holiday season for Shine Bright NewWest.

Shine Bright is a seasonal festival that’s being held around the city, encompassing holiday light displays, a variety of selfguided outdoor activities and some take-home holiday fun suggestions.

As part of the event, the Anvil Centre will be offering a host of performances – featuring music, dance, magic, storytelling and more – between Dec. 16 and 30.

On the main level, there will be a series of featured free “window” performances, so people can enjoy them as they stroll around downtown.You can catch local duo Ed and Salve Dayao with an all-ages sing-along, or enjoy pop favourites and seasonal songs from the a cappella quintet Quayside Voices. Actor Ryan Leslie

Fisher will be there to keep audiences laughing with his Dandy show, while NewWest poet laureate Elliott Slinn will share his words.

See a full schedule online at www.tinyurl.com/ ShineBrightAnvil2021.

There will also be a series of ticketed events in the theatre (on the third floor) and the ballroom (on the main floor).Tickets for afternoon shows are $20 for adults and $10 for students, while evening shows are $35 for adults and $25 for seniors and students.They’re available now at www.ticketsnw.ca.

Here’s who you can catch onstage: LOCARNO Thursday, Dec. 16, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. (theatre) The spirit of Dia de los Muertos reverberates through the “Mexican-flavoured party starter” that is Locarno. Led by Tom

Evening of wonders: Vitaly Beckman brings his artistic illusions to the stage on Dec. 22. PHOTO JEREMY DANIEL, CONTRIBUTED

Landa on vocals, guitar and the eight-stringed jarana, the band’s early Afro-Cuban and son jarocho folk-inspired sound now incorporates influences from African soukous, Mexican marimba music,Venezuelan joropo, Brazilian forró and a host of Latin styles.

THE KERPLUNKS Sunday, Dec. 19, 2 to 3 p.m. (ballroom) The Kerplunks are Canadian children’s entertainers who play catchy, self-penned original tunes that are guaranteed to get kids (and their grownups) singing along.

VITALY: AN EVENING OF WONDERS Wednesday, Dec. 22, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. (theatre) Vitaly Beckman, hailed by the Chicago Tribune as “one of the most unique and innovative illusionists in the world,” stumped Penn & Teller (twice) on their hit show Fool Us and starred in his own 16-week off-Broadway run. He blends art and illusion in a show that includes paintbrushes that paint on their own, photographs that come to life before your eyes and faces that disappear from driver’s licences.

RUPLOOPS Thursday, Dec. 23, 2 to 3 p.m. (theatre)

MEXICAN FLAVOUR: Locarno performs tonight (Thursday, Dec. 16) as part of the Shine Bright entertainment at Anvil Centre. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED RupLoops is an interactive, live looping performance using vocal percussion and rhythmic rhymes with an arsenal of eclectic instruments from around the globe. Rup Sidhu mixes hip hop and global sounds to tap into themes of home, identity, culture, justice and celebration.

KELLIE HAINES AND PUPPETS Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2 to 3 p.m. (theatre) Ventriloquist and family entertainer Kellie Haines performs at festivals and schools acrossWestern Canada and as a puppeteer-singer for television.

Her interactive performances are for audiences of all ages.

TRIOLOGY Wednesday, Dec. 29, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. (theatre) Triology is a jazz trio featuring three of Canada’s most sought-after jazz musicians: Miles Black on piano, Bill Coon on guitar, and Jodi Proznick on bass.

They perform arrangements of classic standards and original tunes.

GRUPO AXÉ CAPOEIRA Thursday, Dec. 30, 2 to 3 p.m. (theatre) Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics and music. Grupo Axé Capoeira began in Recife, Brazil in 1982. As Canada’s first academy of

capoeira, it continues to rise as one of the leading capoeira organizations in the world.

BLACKTHORN WITH SHOT OF SCOTCH VANCOUVER HIGHLAND DANCERS Thursday, Dec. 30, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. (theatre) Blackthorn is a Canadian Celtic folk band with a repertoire rooted in the musical traditions of Ireland and Scotland as well as the folk music of English and French Canada.

They’re joined by Shot of ScotchVancouver, a non-profit society that’s dedicated to honouring and expanding the Highland dance tradition through new contemporary dance pieces.

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Merry & Bright

Deli hosts fundraiser for Guatemalan animals Theresa McManus

tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

Scones will be on the menu at a NewWest deli this weekend in an effort to raise money to feed dogs in Guatemala.

Leona Green, co-owner of the Greens and Beans Deli in Sapperton, regularly hosts fundraisers for various charitable causes.

Last weekend, she hosted a Soup for Socks fundraiser to collect socks for a variety of local groups, including the Lookout Housing and Health Society the Purpose Society.

This Sunday, Green will once again be raising money to buy dog food for an animal shelter in Guatemala.

“They are having a tough time down at the shelter,” she said. “Peo-

ple aren’t going there to visit. It’s usually the tourists who feed the dogs.

The people there don’t have the money to buy dog food and stuff, especially now. And dog food doubled in price over COVID because they are not getting the deliveries into Guatemala. So it’s really bad. I’m really happy that I will be able to help them.”

It’s an organization that Green, with the help of her customers, has supported in the past. She’ll be heading to Guatemala over Christmas to spend time with fellow NewWest residents (and animal lovers) LorrieWilliams and Angela Kerslake, who will also be volunteering at the animal shelter.

Instead of soup, Green will be baking up scones

on Sunday, Dec. 19 to raise money for dog food for the shelter. It will be taking place from 9 a.m. to noon on a first-come, firstserved basis; for a donation, customers will get six scones. (Scone flavours are still to be determined and will be posted on the Eat NewWest page on Facebook.)

Green regularly heads to the deli on Sundays (when it’s closed) to bake for special scone sales.They’re quickly snapped up when she posts info about the sales online and takes scone orders.

“I can do 100 in an hour,” she said. “So, if I get an order for 600, I start at 3 a.m. because it will be six hours till it’s pickup time. I usually try to pay attention and stop it at 400 or 500. One day I just

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didn’t; I forget all about it and by the time I looked there was 800.”

The scone sales have helped Greens and Beans pay the rent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its food trucks, which deliver to a route of commercial areas, have remained open and the deli has been open for takeout.

“Business wise, it’s been super busy,” Green said.

“We only did takeout till about two months ago, and then I finally put the tables back out and people are coming in.”

When the pandemic hit, Green supported the community by cooking about 8,000 bowls of soup for seniors. In the summer, she held scone fundraisers to support victims of the wildfires.

In other news, Greens

Reaching out: Leona Green, co-owner of Greens and Beans Deli, collected 900 pairs of socks at last weekend’s Soup for Socks fundraiser. PHOTO RECORD FILES

and Beans Deli recently renegotiated a five-year lease extension to its current location at 143 East Columbia St.While the rent has doubled, Leona and son Matt Green, who co-own the business, are pleased that they don’t have to hunt for a new lo-

cation.

Matt said the building’s owner plans to do spruce up the building’s exterior a bit. He said the deli is planning to reopen on Saturdays.

“It’s a huge relief,” he said. “Now we can focus on what we do best.”

New West Record THURSDAY, December 16, 2021

Christmas in New West Royal City Youth Ballet’s Nutcracker returns to stage After a year away from the lighted stage, surely there couldn’t be a better show to use as a springboard to announce to the world that they’re back.

The Royal CityYouth Ballet will offer a limited run of performances of The Nutcracker Dec. 18 and 19 at the Massey Theatre in New Westminster.

The shows come after the troupe was forced into a one-year pause and will include more than a dozen cast members from New West – many of whom will be making their onstage debuts.

New West dancers taking part include: Abby Beleutz, Addison Gosselin, Elena Banares, Elena Skinner, Elise Skinner, Estelle Meconse, Lau-

ren Gosselin, Nicholas Schwartz, Emily Schwartz, Megan Schwartz, Amie Sokugawa, Lia Sokugawa and Sydney Schiebler.

The local contingent has been cast in roles both big and small: Reindeer and Buffoons, all the way through to Flower and Snowflake pointe roles.

Three New West and Burnaby dance studios – Royal Principal Ballet Academy, HZ Ballet Classique and Dance Collective – will also be a part of the teamwork that makes the dream work.

Collectively, they’ll pirouette and jeté their way through a storyline that’s a holiday essential complete with the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Snow King and Queen, duelling mice and,

! s a e d i t f i g Holiday

of course, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s score.

“The time is Christmas Eve 1890, the place is Clara’s home, where Clara’s parents are entertaining family and friends with a wonderful party,” notes a press release from the ballet company. “Into the party comes Clara’s favourite magical grand-uncle, Herr Drosselmeyer who presents Clara with the enchanted Nutcracker.

The party ends, the guests depart, Clara falls asleep … and dreams, and dreams, and dreams …”

Show times are 1 and 4 p.m. on both Dec. 18 and 19. For tickets and details, log on to www.royalcity youthballet.org/buy-tickets or www.ticketsnw.ca.

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Community Local charity’s van becomes festive fundraiser

New Leaf Clubhouse is raising money to replace its 17-year-old vehicle. You can donate online Theresa McManus

tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

New Leaf Clubhouse members have transformed their old clunker of a van into a festive fundraiser on wheels.

New Leaf Clubhouse is currently raising money to replace the 17-year-old vehicle that transports members living with mental health issues to community outings such as the Greater Vancouver Zoo, Burnaby Village Museum, Dr. SunYat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, as well as to their baseball and floor hockey games against other clubhouses.

Fraserside Community Services employees also rely on the van to pick up supplies and groceries for

programs.

New Leaf employees came up with the idea of decorating the van as a fun activity for members to take part in and to raise awareness about the fund-

This van provides a valuable connection … raiser.

“This van provides a valuable connection for those living with mental illness to the greater community,” Fraserside CEO Lynda Edmonds said in a press release. “Our members do not have the

means to participate in these activities without the Clubhouse.We have to replace this van so we can continue to help people experience meaningful community belonging.”

While it looks festive, Fraserside reports the aging 15-seat van is on its last legs and needs to be replaced as soon as possible. Fraserside has raised half of the $70,000 needed to replace it and hopes to raise enough money for a replacement by mid-January.

Donations toward the van can be made online at www.fraserside.bc.ca/ donate or can be mailed to #330-550 Sixth St., New Westminster, BC V3L 3B7.

For the past 14 years,

Happy holidays: This festively decked-out van is in dire need of replacement, and New Leaf Clubhouse is hoping folks will donate to an ongoing campaign. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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By virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act. Mundies Towing, Storage & Service (1976) Ltd. will dispose of:

GOUGEON, Leo Joseph Wallie June 22, 1952 to December 12, 2021 It is with broken hearts we announce the passing of our dearly loved Leo Joseph Wallie Gougeon from his brave battle with cancer. Just like his death, with all experiences in life Leo managed his illness with strength and grace and wanted to spend as much time with his loved ones as possible.

On his final day, he was surrounded by his wife and children, who he adored more than anything else in the world.

Leo’s greatest achievement was being the best husband, father, and papa. He is survived by his true soul mate, Marilynn, three daughters, Kimberley (Darren), Stacey, Niki (Brett), grandchildren, Markus, Matteo, Maddox, Gracie and grand pups, Ryder, Murphy, and Maddie.

Leo was a hero to us all and taught us to enjoy every moment life has to offer.

His cheerful disposition, unwavering positive attitude and bright smile will remain with us forever.

A funeral service will be held on December 29, 2021 at 1:00 pm at Delta Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Canadian Cancer Society on his behalf.

Online condolences can be made at www.deltafuneral.ca, which has been entrusted with the arrangements.

LYON, William W. 1928 - 2021 Bill was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He started working at age 15 in a coal merchant’s office, then did his National Service in the Palestine Police Force. On his return he joined the Edinburgh City Police. Bill emigrated to New Westminster in 1957 with his wife Betty and daughter Kathryn (deceased).

He worked for AIM Steel then the Justice Institute at Jericho Hill. Bill loved to travel and explore new places. He was an active member of the Scottish Country Dancing, Sons of Scotland and Century House.

He will be dearly missed by his wife of 68 years Betty, son Ian (Karen), granddaughter Karen (Remo), great-grandchildren Emma and Matteo and his family and friends, here and in Scotland. At his request there will be no formal service but a family gathering will be held later.

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

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Because I Love You So Time will not dim the face I love, The voice I heard each day, The many things you did for me, In your own special way.

All my life I’ll miss you, As the years come and go, But in my heart I’ll keep you, Because I love you so.

-Anonymous

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TAKE NOTICE THAT; any One with a prior, equal, or superior right or interest in/to/for/of the NAME or property: LOREE JUNE CHRISTIANSON or CHRISTIANSON, LOREE JUNE Estate in any style or variation thereof capable to confuse, suspend or clog said NAME or Estate is hereby WARRANTED to present their said claim to witness: Cathy Carlson, 2226 Madrona Place, Surrey, BC, V4A 7Z4 before expiration of twenty-eight (28) days of this Notice publication.

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New West Record THURSDAY, December 16, 2021

EMPLOYMENT

HOME SERVICES GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

WE’RE HIRING

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Find the professionals you need to complete your renovations in the Home Services section

18 THURSDAY, December 16, 2021 • New West Record

HOLIDAY SPECIALS! Prices Effective December 16 – 24, 2021.

Choices Whole Turkeys

100% BC OWNED AND OPERATED

Christmas Dinner from our Deli Dept

Limited Quantities.

One per household 5-7kg.

449/lb

LOCAL from Fraser Valley

Not all items are available online.

9.90/kg

Specialty Stuffed Turkey Breast

Organic Broccoli

Raised without antibiotics.

from USA

298/lb

Organic Cranberries

6.57/kg

from Canada

2/598 227g bag

Tofurky Plant Based Roast & Gravy

199/100g

Cranberry Sauce

449

250g

1099

348ml – 398ml

Kitsilano | Cambie | Kerrisdale | Yaletown Commercial Drive | Burnaby Crest /ChoicesMarkets

Gluten-Free Bread Cubes or Seasoned Stuffing Mix

1099

2/600

Roast 737g

129-229/100g

799

Assorted Varieties

Earth Choice Organic Cranberry Sauce or Canned Pumpkin

1399

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Cranberry Stuffing

500ml-710ml

Gluten-Free 8” Pumpkin Pie

9” Pies

1299

Gravy 397ml

599-899

Choices’ Own Christmas Baked Goods

Stuffed specialty turkey breast, mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables and much more...

599

Turkey Gravy

Delicious Side Dishes

Choices Roast Turkey Meals

449/100g

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240g

Beef Tenderloin 55.09/kg

2499

Organic Satsuma Oranges

/lb

grass fed raised without antibiotics from New Zealand

Donate to Star of the Season November 15th – December 24th

While quantities last. Not all items available at all stores.We reserve the right to correct printing errors. Product may not appear exactly as depicted.

1598 2.27kg bag