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HOUSE HISTORY: Historian Jim Wolf in front of a New Westminster house that came from a pattern book.

PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Historian explores impact of home pattern books Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

If you’re visiting cities in California or NewYork, don’t be surprised if you stumble across a house that looks familiar. Historian JimWolf says

pattern book houses are part of the NewWestminster’s built landscape, but they’re not something that most people think about when they’re walking around town. “Your house actually may have come from

a famous architect back in Chicago who published a plan and the local builder in NewWestminster bought that pattern book and said, ‘Hey, that’s a great house, I’m going to replicate that Chicago or Wisconsin house here in

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NewWestminster,’” he explains. “So that’s what happened. A lot of houses that people look at and say ‘Oh, that’s just a builder’s house, there is no architect’ – well actually there is an architect, so the value of the house is much more inter-

esting.” The Queen’s Park resident started delving into pattern books to get more information about his Third Street home, a home he loved and thought was rather unique – until he found a “twin house” on

Ninth Street that had been built by a different builder. “That got me thinking, ‘Wait a minute, is this from a pattern book?’” he recalls. “So I started digging in, looking for my house in a pattern book.” Continued on page 3

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Continued from page 1 While perusing pattern books,Wolf began compiling a dossier about places where he’d found matches – not only in NewWest but in communities across B.C. “So it’s got me on this new research track of discovering who was using pattern books in British Columbia and where they are,” he says. “It really started me off on this whole new project.” Wolf shared some of his findings at the NewWestminster Heritage Preservation Society’s annual general meeting onWednesday. In his presentation – Building By the Book: NewWestminster Houses from Architectural Pattern Books 1865 to 1940 –Wolf showed how pattern books were used to design homes from modest cottages to statelyVictorian mansions. “I am going to be showing befores and afters – showing the plan book and then showing what was created from the plan book. We will be going right from the very beginning in the Victorian era right up until the 1920s and 1930s,” he said before the presentation. “I won’t be able to show all of them but there’s definitely going to be a lot of famous landmarks that people look at and think ‘That’s a wonderful, unique house’ and then all of a sudden you find out it’s not that unique, there’s a lot of them all over North America or ‘Wow, isn’t that cool that we may have the last one left designed by this particular architect.’” Wolf will also show examples of homes that have been built in California and upstate NewYork and were replicated in NewWest. “It’s just fascinating,” he says. The 1894 Galbraith House, which sits on the corner of Eighth Street and Queens Avenue, is just one example of a local home that was based on a design by a NewYork architect that was featured in a pattern book. “So Hudson Holly pub-

Plan books: Historian Jim Wolf has researched hundreds of pattern books. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

lished a pattern book that shows the form of a building with all these decorative elements and then a local builder for the Galbraith comes along and reinterprets it. So, it’s not a design-match for designmatch – it’s the inspiration to create the Galbraith House,”Wolf says. “It doesn’t diminish what the Galbraith House is, it just adds this really interesting layer about where the idea came from for a house like that with a corner turret.” In some cases, builders replicated pattern book designs board-by-board and feature-by-feature, but in other cases they adapted the design to suit their needs and preferences. “You get a lot of tinkering with different plan books to create something that makes sense for the owner and the builder. So that’s what’s fascinating about it,”Wolf says. “The plan books had a huge influence, but they were adapted to local conditions. Even a California bunga-

low when it lands here in NewWestminster, it lands with a lot of the details but things may be different because we are in a northern climate and they maybe didn’t want such extensive patios.They may have pulled those things back. It’s really interesting to see how it gets adapted in New Westminster by different owners and builders. But it is just such a fascinating story.” AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF HERITAGE Wolf, who worked with the NewWestminster Museum and Archives before becoming the City of Burnaby’s heritage planner, has written several books related to Burnaby and NewWestminster, including Royal City:A Photographic History of NewWestminster, 1858 to 1960. It’s likely his research into pattern book houses will likely someday find its way into print. “I’ve never had the chance to really dig in and

start to really document them and pull them together in a way that starts to tell that story. I think I am on the road to doing that,” he says. “This presentation propels me to tell more of that story and

I had to go through hundreds upon hundreds of plan books looking for my house.

share what I have found. A book will come out of it at some point, for sure.” In most cases nobody would know where a home’s design originated, unless they saw the catalogue plan,Wolf says. “There are some very

familiar architects in New Westminster that we all celebrate, like Samuel Maclure, Charles Clow and others, that just lifted design plans out of these catalogues and builders magazines and passed them off as their own,” he says. “So there is a really interesting history behind the use of the pattern book in the city and across British Columbia that really needs to be told and understood better.” While some of New Westminster’s well-known architects may have drawn their inspiration from pattern books,Wolf doesn’t believe that diminishes the value of the home’s design in any way and only adds to its storyline and value. He notes there may be cases where locally built homes could be attributed to a prominent architectural firm in Chicago, not just a local builder. “I think it makes it more valuable and more interesting. It’s part of every community across North

America. NewWestminster is not unique.What is unique about using those pattern books is that they used all local materials,” Wolf says. “These houses became the standard by which people measured themselves in terms of their economic and social status. So there is a lot of value, more value attributed to a house that has this design pedigree.” Wolf says the use of pattern books is still happening in NewWestminster, pointing to “the Ranford House” that was built on First Street in 2001. “There’s a big pseudo Victorian there.That was taken from a plan book. So you have this use of pattern books or design plans that started from the very beginning, the 1860s, and it went right up to today,” he says. “You can see them everywhere.” Once you start seeing pattern book houses,Wolf says you start to see them everywhere and recognize the propensity for builders to open up a pattern book and reuse the plan over and over again. “That’s why we ended up with something called theVancouver Special,” he says of a design that flourished in the Lower Mainland from the 1960s to the 1980s. “Somebody created a plan and then somebody kept using it over and over and over again.You see houses being built today, same thing.They are not unique – they are just an adaptation of another person’s plan and design.” Wolf’s research into pattern houses continues – and maybe, just maybe, he’ll eventually find the home that was the catalyst for his research. “I had to go through hundreds upon hundreds of plan books looking for my house,” he says, “and along the way I found everybody’s house but mine.”

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BE HEARD: SPORTS COURTS SURVEY The City of New Westminster is reviewing existing use of indoor and outdoor sports courts. A survey is now available for community members to provide input on drop-ins days, times and locations, and sports of interest including: badminton, ball hockey, basketball, lacrosse, pickleball, soccer, and volleyball. Community feedback will be used to support building a schedule that can work towards satisfying users’ needs, better utilize and maximize available court space, and improve court experiences and enjoyment of sports play for all user groups. Take the survey at www.beheardnewwest.ca. The survey closes March 15, 2022.

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH Mayor Cote has proclaimed February and Black History Month in New Westminster. Mentioned in the proclamation are Thomas Forester and his wife Elizabeth. In 1860 Thomas came to the city and purchased property on Agnes Street, just west of Sixth Street. Thomas worked as a steward on riverboats while Elizabeth was known for her work with the inﬁrm. They are amongst some of the earliest residents in New Westminster and “associated with many of its remarkable episodes”. In 1883 Elizabeth passed and was laid to rest in the Masonic Cemetery. She was remembered in the Mainland Guardian as “kindly and generous,” “respected” and “missed”. Thomas later passed in Florida in 1889. He was remembered in the paper as “liked by everyone he came in contact with” and prone to “courtesy and good humor as a steamboat oﬃcer and private citizen”. In honour of Black History Month, we’ve put together a list of activities for you to choose from to learn more about Black history and culture. Visit newwestcity.ca/blackhistory.

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A longtime New Westminster resident who loved connecting with community members and bringing a smile to people’s day has passed away. Chris Sargent, the longtime editor and publisher of Sargent’s Piffle, passed away on Feb 8. He was 72. “He was just a very giving person. He didn’t want anything from people – he was giving, very giving,” said Betty McIntosh. “He was the kind of guy who always had a joke and wanted people to be happy.” Sargent, who had worked at the Royal City Record and at the Piffle magazine with their founder Ron Loftus, bought the Piffle magazine from Loftus when he retired. He published Sargent’s Piffle, which contained humour items, community stories and advertisements from local businesses, for more than a decade. “He was a fellow who always wanted to interact with other people,” McIntosh recalled. “He liked being with people. He liked making people happy. He was a really nice fellow.” In June 2019, Sargent was proud to be inducted

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as a soldier with the Salvation Army in New Westminster. Flavia, his wife of 35 years, made a Filipino buffet lunch for the occasion. During his life, the former Lester Pearson High School and Douglas College student worked in a variety of jobs, including operating Big Sarge’s Old Fashioned Burgers at the Westminster Quay Public Market (where wife Flavia operated Sweetie’s Gourmet Food and Desserts.) He ran the Piffle until December 2018, when he had to cease publication while dealing with a number of health ailments. Along with his many business and community

endeavours, Sargent also served as a New Westminster city councillor in in 1987 and 1988. “He had some challenges with cancer over the last few years,” said Coun. Chuck Puchmayr. “He took it in stride, always had a great sense of humour.” Mayor Jonathan Cote said Sargent was a city council in the 1980s but continued to be very involved and active in the community after his time on council. He offered condolences to Sargent’s family on behalf of the City of New Westminster. “A sad loss for the community,” he said.

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Opinion MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Horgan riding high in opinion polls

One of the more notable feats in all of Canadian politics is the apparent entrenched popularity of B.C. Premier John Horgan. The latest poll – from Mario Canseco’s Research Co. – pegs his approval rating at 69%, an astonishingly high level given that he has been premier for almost five years - plenty of time for any leader to accumulate all sorts of unwelcome baggage. And goodness knows his NDP government has garnered its fair share of controversies over time. Despite its promise in the 2017 election campaign (and re-promised in the 2021 campaign) to solve the affordability riddle, it has largely failed to do so (mainly because of the pandemic and the continuing rise in housing prices). The Research Co. poll also showed the NDP government is still enjoying significant public support (46% of decided voters, compared to just 38% for the BC Liberals) so Horgan profits from that. But his popularity vastly exceeds that of his own party (similarly, an Angus Reid poll last month gave him an approval rating of 54%, still in majority territory). Why does Horgan enjoy this sustained high level of support? I think a big factor has been his decision to stay in the background as much as possible and allow his cabinet team – notably Health Minister Adrian Dix and Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth – to take centre stage as often as possible. It is a leadership style that is notably different from many of his fellow premiers, especially when contrasted with Alberta’s Jason Kenney and Ontario’s Doug Ford, both of whom are struggling with public opinion. But Horgan and his government have also avoided

a major pratfall that plunged the 1990s version of an NDP government into so much trouble almost immediately after taking office in 1991. That NDP government was very active with a highly ambitious legislative agenda, much of it fairly ideologically driven. By contrast, the current version of an NDP government has tried to steer a path sticks fairly close to the political centre. For sure, there are definite exceptions (such as the housing speculation tax, and the pro-union community benefits model for public infrastructure projects). Horgan’s personality also plays a role. As I have noted here before, the John Horgan that occupies the premier’s office is decidedly different than the John Horgan who sat in the Opposition leader’s office. The “angry John” persona has been replaced by a happy warrior that occasionally takes on a “Premier Dad” lecturing mode, which is usually more effective than not. All of this is framed against his recent treatment for throat cancer, which no doubt has some thinking he may not seek re-election more than two years from now. But I still see an energetic, enthusiastic politician who clearly enjoys the job of being premier. Having strived so long to attain that high office, I don’t see him walking away without asking the electorate for one more chance. Horgan will also surely want to best BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon in a campaign. Whether he can maintain his high approval rating until then is another question. But so far, nothing has knocked him from that lofty perch. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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The demolition of a London Street house brought to light an old family secret. Salvager Tony Peric was looking for scrap material at the site when he saw part of the fireplace was made of what looked like tombstones engraved with Chinese characters. He salvaged one and took the story to the newspaper. After the article ran, a grandson of the man who built the house contacted the Record and said his grandfather had taken the stones under cover of night in the 1930s from the overgrown cemetery where the high school is now.

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Plenty of blame to go around about crime downtown but it doesn’t lie with the police

Editor: The blame (for crime downtown) does not lie with the New Westminster Police Department. Their hands are tied on account of the federal Liberal’s Bill C-75 and the inaction of the mayor’s administration. Police have effectively been neutered. As a 12-year resident of New Westminster, I have seen two changes happen. From a lawless city into a livable city – under former Mayor Wayne Wright – and now back to a lawless city. I’ve been assaulted by an individual who was attempting to sneak into our lobby to steal packages. I’ve been threatened by (people addicted to drugs) who brought their poison onto our strata property. Bill C-75 - the so-called “catch and release” bill - has signaled to thugs everywhere that there are no consequences to their crimes. It’s a free-for-all. Prolific criminals are running our streets. As

citizens, it should be a human right to visit our parks or walk down the street without becoming concerned for our safety. Vancouver is recording unprecedented random assaults on citizens who are simply going about their business. What truly bothers me is that there is no politician or leader who’s speaking on behalf of us. What I hear is “the problems are too complex with no easy solutions.” My response? If your ideology can’t find solutions that would return us to the safety we once had, then perhaps we need a pragmatic leader who isn’t hamstrung by ideology. A leader shrugging his shoulders and essentially admitting there’s no solutions on the horizon isn’t going to win my vote. The police board needs to be shaken up. Bill C-75 needs to be repealed. Many police chiefs across the nation are speaking out against this bill. Write your MP and mayors to have the bill repealed. If they won’t listen. then cast your vote in the next election for change. Wayne Wright should step up and consider returning. David Pearce, New Westminster

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About the project The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority—in partnership with terminal operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions—is proposing improvements to the Annacis Auto Terminal at the Port of Vancouver in Delta. By expanding two existing terminal rail yards, installing electric vehicle charging stations and replacing select terminal buildings with a new vehicle processing building, we will improve efﬁciency at the terminal within its existing footprint so that it can meet an increasing customer demand for hybrid and energy-efﬁcient vehicles, and for auto imports from Asia. The proposed project is in the design phase and is being reviewed under the port authority’s project and environmental review process.

How to share your feedback From February 23 to March 29, 2022, the port authority invites you to learn more about this proposed project and share your feedback to help inform the project construction staging and trafﬁc management plan. In support of government guidance to practice physical distancing to reduce the spread of COVID-19, engagement is taking place online.

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A middle-aged man exposed himself to a group of children at Glenbrook Middle School on Feb. 15. The New Westminster Police Department is asking witnesses to come forward following an incident at the middle school on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at about 11 a.m. Officers were called to the school for a report of an indecent exposure. “Staff at the school phoned the New Westminster Police Department to report that an unknown male exposed his genitals to a group of children on the school grounds,” said a NWPD press release.

According to police, the suspect is described as a Caucasian man, between 40 to 50 years of age, standing 5’6” tall, with a medium build, balding dark hair, wearing a blue puffy jacket, dark blue jeans and black shoes. “What is concerning is that this incident occurred at Glenbrook Middle School, where there were numerous witnesses. He was last seen running toward the area of Eighth Avenue and McBride Boulevard,” said NWPD spokesperson Sgt. Sanjay Kumar in a video statement. “We do believe that there is dash cam footage out there and CCTV footage.” The suspect fled across

Eighth Avenue, heading toward McBride Boulevard and the Royal Square mall parking lot. New Westminster police are asking anyone with dash cam footage from that area between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. to contact major crime investigators. “There were a number of witnesses who saw this incident and investigators will be looking to gather as much information as possible,” Kumar said. “While these kinds of situations are not overly common, they are certainly alarming for anyone to witness.” Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call the NWPD at 604-5255411.

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Students paired with elders for art project Julie MacLellan jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca

When Chinu Das was approached to take part in an intergenerational art project, she didn’t hesitate to say yes. Bridging the divide between diverse groups is a mission she’s embraced throughout her life. “That intergenerational, community-building thing really appeals to me,” said Das, who has served as a NewWestminster city councillor since the 2018 election. Das brought her life story to the table for Elders in Our Midst, an art project that paired student artists from New Westminster Secondary School with an array of elders from the community. The teens met with the elders and interviewed them about their lives, then painted portraits based on what they had learned about their subjects. The results of their work can be seen in In-Visible, an exhibition that’s now open at the Eighth & Eight arts space. The project was the brainchild of Louise Cournoyer, who came up with the idea as a way to increase the visibility of older adults in the community. “I had noticed how older adults were not a very big part of our visual landscape, or the way they

Shining a light: In-Visible is an exhibition now on at the Eighth & Eight arts space. PHOTO JULIE MACLELLAN

were portrayed was not reflecting how I saw older adults,” Cournoyer wrote in an email to the Record. Cournoyer applied for, and received, a Neighbourhood Small Grant for the project. She reached out to NWSS fine arts teachers Amie LeBlanc and Keith Randall, who adopted the idea and made it a reality.They pulled in close to 50 student artists and recruited more than 20 elders from the community to serve as

portrait subjects. The grant allowed them to bring in artist Cara Bain, a former student who’s now an artist herself and who came on board to mentor the students. It was an eye-opening journey for many of the young artists, Cournoyer noted. “The students reported how the story that the elders shared was special, and how it was a new experience for them to have older people confide and

entrust them with their story,” she said. “Some were surprised they would not be talking about knitting and instead discussed experiences of grief, or of an exciting and fulfilling life filled with travels and adventures.” For Das, talking to the two young artists who created portraits of her was a way to help the next generation understand the need for inclusion and diversity. “If this project was going to be fully represen-

tative of the community I love so much, you need some people of colour in it,” she pointed out. Das’s story is one that is set in two countries: India, where she grew up, and Canada, where she moved at the age of 27 to pursue her PhD at the University of British Columbia. She met her now-husband, a Canadian, and decided to stay; they raised their three children in New Westminster. “The values that shape

me, that drive me, who I am today, came from my life experiences in India,” she said. “As much as I’m so Canadian, I’m so Indian. First-generation immigrants straddle both cultures, and so well sometimes that people don’t see the struggle in them. “At least for the first generation, you don’t feel like you belong. Creating a community, belonging to a community, is at the centre of what I have always done.” That work has taken many forms in Das’s life – from the early days of volunteering with her children’s sports teams, to her work with the New Westminster school district’s community schools, to her volunteer years on the city’s multicultural advisory committee and with the women’s immigrant group she formed to bring newcomers together. She found a new outlet for that effort in 2018, when she was approached to run for city council. Das was persuaded to do so by her mother, whose own father was a member of Parliament in India at the time of Indian independence, serving in both opposition and government with Nehru’s Congress party. Continued on page 13

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I4 Property Group has applied to the City of New Westminster for Heritage Revitalization Agreement (HRA) and Development Permit applications. The Developer is proposing the redevelopment of three lots at 802 & 806 Eighth Street and 809 Eighth Avenue (the “Site”) at the North-West corner of Eighth Street and Eighth Avenue through the restoration of the historic Sincock Family Residence at 806 Eighth Street, and the construction of thirteen new 3 and 4 bedroom townhomes and four accessible studio homes. The Site is directly across Eighth Avenue from Moody Park, and the Massey Theater is located directly East across Eighth Street. The Moody Park neighbourhood includes several schools, and the Site is less than an eight minute walk from Royal City Centre and numerous shops and services including Walmart, Save-On Foods, Winners and Shoppers Drug Mart, Starbucks and much more. Moody Park comprises a mix of interwar, postwar and contemporary housing. The heritage house would be restored and legally protected through a Heritage Designation Bylaw.

THE INFORMATION Due to the COVID–19 Pandemic and in order to help protect public health, I4 Property Group has created a website with information regarding the development proposal for 802 & 806 Eighth Street and 809 Eighth Avenue and will be available for viewing on the website. We will be able to answer any questions you may have and welcome your input and comments. There will be information on the website on how to submit your questions and comments. Please note any submissions may become part of the public record.

Cutline Bold: Black-and-white photographer by Kevin Green is featured in a new show at the Plaskett Gallery. PHOTO KEVIN GREEN

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human,” he said. For Green, film seems to dive deeper into the soul of a place, object or person. “I would say that’s the very objective of photography,” he said. The photos in the exhibition were shot in various locations around B.C., including New Westminster, Burnaby, Tofino and Qualicum Beach. You can view it at the gallery Tuesdays to Fridays between 1 and 4 p.m., during performances at Massey Theatre or by appointment. Call 604-517-5900. Plaskett Gallery is at Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave. See www. masseytheatre.com for more.

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As part of its accessibility and inclusion mission, the arts council is also working to break down exclusionary barriers and create a platform for marginalized voices. Artists on the LGBTQ spectrum, non-binary artists, artists of colour, Indigenous artists and artists with disabilities are encouraged to submit applications. If any artist needs access accommodations, they’re

Intimate portrait: A portait of local city councilloar Chinu Das is part of the In-Visible art show. PHOTO JULIE MACLELLAN

In-Visible offers intimate portraits Continued from page 11 The same desire for social justice and a stronger community that drove Das’s grandfather decades ago drives his granddaughter to this day, as she strives to use her voice at the council table to ensure a more diverse and inclusive community for all. At closing in on 71, Das embraced the chance to tell her story to members of the next generation. What impressed her most out of the experience is how the students took that story to heart – and, in turn, represented it in the portraits they painted of her. “They heard that.They gleaned it from my love for New Westminster and

the community,” she said. “This isn’t just ‘Did they draw a perfect portrait of me?’ It was ‘Did they capture the essence of who the subject was?’They did. It was quite astonishing.” CHECK IT OUT In-Visible is open at the Eighth & Eight art space, in the Massey Theatre complex (735 Eighth Ave.) until April 29.You can check out the show during opening hours,Tuesday to Friday from 1 to 4 p.m.; during shows at the Massey Theatre; or by appointment at 604-517-5900. (Note that the show is not in the Plaskett Gallery, but in the corridor exhibition space around the corner.)

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A symbol that’s widely associated with white supremacy has a far different meaning for many people who consider it a symbol of well-being. On Feb. 14, New West city council considered a request from New Westminster-Burnaby MP Peter Julian to support his private member’s bill, which would prevent anyone from selling and displaying symbols that promote hatred and violence. Under Bill C-229, symbols that would be banned include swastikas and other Nazi emblems, Ku Klux Klan symbols and Confederate flags. Coun. Chinu Das said she supports the bill but recommended council ask

Julian to tweak the bill to ensure the word “Nazi” appears before “swastika” each time it’s used in the bill. Das noted Julian’s motion is being put forward with the goal of being respectful and welcoming to all and addressing the increasing number of racist incidents that have occurred during the pandemic. “The fact is, the swastika was co-opted by Hitler and made into a hatred symbol,” she said. “But if you really look at the word, the word swastika comes from the Sanskrit word svastika. Svastika means well-being. So there is two sides to this word – there is one that is interpreted as a hatred symbol, and swastika, in three major religions – Hinduism, Buddhism

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said. “It does not mean There’s a lot of documenhatred to them.” tation around it. In fact, Das said she doesn’t the oldest artifact found shows the swastika symbol want the original intent of what a swastika was or still is 15,000 years old,” Das means to some people to said. “So, for someone in be lost. history to corrupt it and “I know it use it for a short may seem trivial period and then it to all of you who gets synonymous probably don’t with hatred is a have the history sad commentary that I have, but on our society.” it does mean a Das said she lot to me that fully supports Juthis term is also lian’s bill but both respected asked that it be for what it was slightly changed originally and to ensure that the Chinu Das motion references Councillor what it needs to “Nazi swastika” be,” she said. instead of “swastika.” Mayor Jonathan Cote “We are trying to do the suggested the city’s letter right thing here, but also to Julian include an explato do the right thing by nation of the reason for members of this commucouncil’s request to add nity who may be Hindus, “Nazi” before “swastika” Buddhists or Jains,” she in his bill.

“I wasn’t actually aware myself personally of that history with that term,” he said. “I do appreciate you raising that. I do think it is important to add to this discussion.” Coun. Jaimie McEvoy said there’s been a habit of people appropriating and using existing symbols in ways that are different than their original meanings. He said it’s been difficult to see images of people flying of Nazi and Confederate flags on the lawns of Parliament in Ottawa in recent weeks. “There is no place in Canada for bringing your Nazi flag to Parliament and flying it on the lawn,” he said. “So, I think that given what’s happened in the last couple of weeks, this is especially timely.”

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February is Heart Month in Canada. This month is also when we celebrate Valentine’s Day, which is a day to celebrate romantic love with heart symbols, cupids, and yummy chocolate. But the month is also about raising awareness about heart disease and encouraging people to look after their hearts.The month reminds people how important it is to keep healthy and stay informed about the risks of heart-related conditions. Essentially, rather than merely a symbol of love, the heart is responsible for pumping blood around our body and transporting oxygen and cells to our other organs.The blood takes away waste prod-

ucts and carbon dioxide. Veins carry oxygen-poor blood back to your heart and lungs to start the cycle over again. The heart is a crucial organ in our bodies, so it is important that we make the right choices to keep our hearts happy and healthy. Heart disease is among the leading causes of death globally and imposes a significant burden on the health-care system.The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada says that “heart disease refers to what is really a group of conditions that affect the structure and functions of the heart and has many root causes.” The most common type of heart disease is coronary artery disease which affects the blood vessels of the heart. Coronary artery

disease is mainly caused by blockages that affect blood flow to the heart muscle, which interrupts the supply of oxygen and other important nutrients. Some of the causes of heart disease are smoking, unhealthy diet, obesity, high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol, diabetes, and the makeup of our genes. Unfortunately, as we age, we are increasingly at risk to develop some of these risk factors. It has also been suggested that a weakening immune system in older persons and inflammation in the body could be to blame. The On Health Consumer Report, January 2022 issue, says that for older people, “your body is likely to produce less infection-fighting T-cells than it once did, and you may also have higher levels

of inflammation. Both factors can make you more vulnerable to illness.” Making healthy lifestyle choices may prevent heart disease and can also boost your immune system.We can quit smoking, eat well, move more, and have regular medical check-ups. The Canadian government’s website points out the link between smoking and heart disease, showing that smoking increases your risk of developing heart disease, stroke, and common cancers. Our diet should consist of eating a wide variety of foods and reducing the consumption of fast food and other fat-clogging foods. Eating foods such as fruits, vegetables, lowfat dairy, fatty fish, nuts, seeds, and legumes can help reduce the risk of a strokes and heart disease.

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“And that’s where we make this possible.” and their families who off from their families is walks, and keep them enThe seniors advocate truly know who is essential get into trouble,” he said “huge,” especially if that gaged,” she said. should just say that every- person has dementia or to their health and well-be- in an interview. “For many residents, “(The ministry) needs one is entitled to a visitor, ing, she added. Alzheimer’s, he said. these visitors are the only to liberalize the definiLake said. “Care home operators “As wonderful as staff people who can motivate tion and reduce the workThe mental and physare significantly overburthem to engage in any acare, they’re not family.” load on care home staff to ical toll on seniors cut dened,” she said. tivities, and yet they are “They need the clarnot formally recognized as ity from the province that essential.” Provincial health ofevery resident is entitled ficer Dr. Bonnie Henry to an essential visitor and agreed that visitors in care be relieved of the staff rehomes are essential, saying sources required to manthat once rapid tests are age the essential visitor deployed in each facility, designation process.” they’ll go back to allowTerry Lake, chief execuing every resident to have tive officer of the BC Care a designated social visitor Providers Association, said and an essential one of the difficulties for facilivisitor. ties is interpreting The federal what an essengovernment said tial visitor is when that it would be health authorities distributing 140 and home operamillion rapid tests tors have differing to provinces and Reserve your Studio Suite by March 31st for a views. territories this special promotional rate of $2,995 per month, Guidance from month. the Ministry of A recommenplus one complimentary month!* Isobel Mackenzie Health last year dation made by defined essenthe Office of the advocate tial visits as those Seniors Advocate Call today to book a tour in November 2020 said all that are “necessarily linked residents must be provided with an essential need that could not be met in the the opportunity to desigabsence of the essential nate an essential visitor. Thornebridge Gardens visit.” Mackenzie said her ofLake, whose group repfice has received calls from 649 Eighth Ave, New Westminster, BC resents over 400 long-term family members, includVerveSeniorLiving.com care and other such faciliing spouses, who say they ties in B.C., said it can be can no longer visit, even argued that feeding and though they are helping Vibrant Personal Yourself Well Secure Respected H Hap getting someone dressed is al V care for the senior. ed On your terms Conﬁdent Empowered Revitalized A Act something staff can do. It is only the resident

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DRYWALL all kinds repairs, Small jobs only, 604-762-4024

604-537-4140

• Hot Water Tanks • Plumbing • Heating • Furnaces • Boilers • Drainage • Res. & Comm. • 24/7 /77 Service

Re-Roofing & Repairs Specialists

D&M PAINTING .

Interior / Exterior Specialist. Many Years Experience. Fully Insured. Top Quality • Quick Work. Free estimate.

604-724-3832

BLACK ROOF STAINS? HOUSE & ROOF SOFT WASH Liability Insured & WCB.

778-241-1187 bcsoftwash.ca

Gutter Cleaning, Power Washing, Window Cleaning, Roof Cleaning

Call Simon for prompt & professional service 30 yrs exp.

604-230-0627

Bathroom Renovations TILING - All Installations Santo • 778-235-1772

Kitchen & Bathrooms, all Tile, all Flooring, Drywall, Paint. ALL REPAIRS +More! INT & EXT • 778-836-0436

To advertise in the Classifeds, email DTJames@glaciermedia.ca

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

Liability Insurance, WCB, BBB, Free Estimates

604-946-4333 New Roofing & Repairs. Gutter Cleaning • $80 Free Est. • GLRoofing.ca

604-240-5362

RUBBISH REMOVAL

BRADS JUNK REMOVAL.com

• FULL SERVICE JUNK REMOVAL & Clean-Up at Affordable Rates • Pianos & Hot Tubs No Problem • Booked Appointments • Same-Day Service • Residential & Commercial

20 YARD BIN RENTALS from $249/week + dump fees

604.220.JUNK (5865) TREE SERVICES TREE SERVICES

Pruning, Hedge Trimming Tree & Stump Removal 75 ft Bucket Trucks

604 - 787-5915

www.treeworksonline.ca

$50 OFF

* on jobs over $1000

GUTTERS

604-240-2881

INTERIOR SPECIALIST. 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE. FREE ESTIMATE.

604-723-8434 • Gutter Cleaning • Roof Cleaning • Power Washing WorkSafeBC • Insured

www.gutterguys.ca Mike 604-961-1280

Gutter Cleaning, Power Washing, Window Cleaning, Roof Cleaning

Call Simon for prompt & professional service 30 yrs exp.

• Chafer Beetle Repair • LAWN Seed, Install, • Tree Prune & Hedge Trim • PAINT • Stucco Repair • DECKS, Fencing, Patios • RETAINING Walls • Paths • CONCRETE Driveways • ROOFING & Repairs

778-968-7843

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778 -895-3503

RONALDO

604-230-0627

A-1 Steve’s Gutter & Window Cleaning & Repair from $98 ! Gutters vacuumed and hand cleaned. 604-524-0667

Painting Specials

2 rooms for $350, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. We do all sorts of wood flooring and all types g of mouldings. g

ARMONIA PAINTING 604-247-8888 WINTER CLEAN-UP • New Lawns & Seed • Hedging & Trimming • Retaining Walls • Rock, Gravel, Pavers • Concrete - all work • Patios • Fencing • Decks All Garden Work & Maint.

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WEEKLY CHOICES! Prices Effective February 24 - March 2, 2022.

100% BC OWNED AND OPERATED

Sockeye Salmon Fillets

Indian Inspired Curry Entrées

1699/lb 37.46/kg

649899

Organic Lemons

Previously Frozen, Value Pack

470g - 540g

from Mexico

398

Choices’ Own Bread Country Wholesome or Sourdough Multiseed

907g bag

499

575g - 600g

Green and Red Seedless Grapes 8.77/kg

Fresh Cut Italian Grana Padano Cheese

Choices’ Own 6 inch Blueberry New York Cheesecake

499

99 17 each

398 /lb

/100g

Andalou Naturals Facial Care

AOR Vitamins & Supplements

Kicking Horse Organic Fair Trade Whole Bean Coffee

Terra Breads Granola

40% off

20% off

1399

1499

Assorted Sizes, Selected Varieties Regular Retail 5.49 - 38.99

Assorted Sizes Regular Retail 25.99 - 124.99

454g

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