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SENDING A MESSAGE: Adriana Rosales Contreras and Alberto Vargas Mendez are welcomed by members of the community who showed up at a rally on Monday night to express their support as the family fights being deported. Read the full story on page 3. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYOR

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City DEPORTATION

Community rallies to support family Julie MacLellan jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca

Adriana Rosales Contreras and Alberto Vargas Mendez came to Canada more than a decade ago for a better life – and found it. In that time, they’ve had a daughter, who’s now in kindergarten at Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary School.They’ve built a life, a home and a community in New Westminster. Now they risk losing it all – and their community is asking the federal government to make sure that doesn’t happen. More than a hundred people rallied outside the school on Monday night to support the couple and to call on federal officials to hear their case before a looming July 8 deportation deadline. “I’m going to ask the government of Canada to please let this family that contributes to their society stay. Let our kids grow together. Please,” said Elsa Sanchez, a longtime friend of Rosales Contreras. “She’s the kind of friend who would help you with your kids for you to go out and study without charging you a penny, even though she was struggling. She’s the kind of friend who’s always gonna be there for you no matter what it takes.” CBSA APPREHENDED MOM Rosales Contreras and Vargas Mendez are at the heart of an immigration dispute that came to a head on Nov. 30, 2021, when Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers apprehended Rosales Contreras on the street as she walked home after dropping her daughter off at school. Their story began more than a decade ago, when they first arrived in Canada as refugees. The couple’s applica-

Comumunity support: A teary-eyed Adriana Rosales Contreras receives a hug Monday at a rally. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

tion for refugee status in Canada was heard at the Immigration and Refugee Board by a tribunal member who was himself a former CBSA officer, according to Sanctuary Health, a grassroots organization dedicated to helping people with precarious immigration status. Omar Chu of Sanctuary Health said the board member agreed the couple faced real risk if they were to stay in Mexico, where they said they faced “involuntary recruitment” into organized crime. But the IRB said that, because the same risk was true of many people in their home country, Rosales Contreras and Vargas Mendez were not in need of specific protection. The couple did not have a lawyer at the time and, Chu said, did not understand how to appeal the decision. In August 2021, the couple applied for permanent residence in Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds,

but the application sat unopened until November 2021. At that point, Chu said, the government returned the application because the forms had since become out of date – but the family did not learn of that fact until after Rosales Contreras had been handcuffed on her way home from her daughter’s school. The couple resubmitted the application. But that doesn’t stop the CBSA process – and a current removal order says that if the family doesn’t leave Canada by July 8, they will be deported to Mexico. Vargas Mendez said they are an “honest and hard-working family” who came to Canada like many immigrants, looking for new opportunities and a better quality of life. “We are part of this community, and, like any other parents, we want what is best for our daughter,” he said. “We ask Canada to let us stay home and continue to contribute

meaningfully to our community.” ‘SYSTEMIC RACISM’ The whole story doesn’t sit well with New Westminster city councillor Chinu Das, who said it’s “disturbing” the couple is facing the threat of deportation even though they have an active case asking to remain on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. “It bothers me a lot that, right now, the federal government is looking to bring in so many refugees from another country under humanitarian and compassionate grounds, and we cannot extend that to this one family here,” Das said at the rally. “Is that too much to ask, or to have an expedited process?” Chu has two words for the way the couple’s case is being handled: systemic racism. “This government says they want to eliminate systemic racism. I can’t think of a clearer example of

systemic racism than the government trying to deport this family because they say that other people in Mexico faced the same risk,” he said. SANCTUARY SCHOOLS AT RISK For New Westminster school trustee Maya Russell, the case is disturbing on many levels – not the least of which is the fact that School District 40 has a sanctuary schools policy in place that allows all children to attend school, regardless of their family’s immigration status. It’s the only school district in B.C. to have such a policy. Sanctuary Health said the CBSA previously contacted the school but, under the sanctuary schools policy, they were not given any information about the family. Instead, Chu said, it appears they chose to surveil them instead. Russell said the handling of the case works against everything SD40 has tried to establish in build-

ing “safety, security and comfort” for every child. “CBSA’s tactics in this case are so shocking and abhorrent,” she said. “Stalking a family during the busy school dropoff period, pulling somebody over, hauling them into a van – this has shattered the safety that we have worked so hard to establish and that this school community upholds every day.” Russell said there’s an “easy fix” to the problem. “There’s a reason why there’s a humanitarian and compassionate appeal avenue provided for families.This case is so clear: A child born in this country, this beautiful family should remain here,” she said. “It’s a piece of paper that the (immigration) minister can pull out and sign because we are Canada, because we are human, because that’s what that process is set up for. “It shouldn’t be this hard for this family to get that protection.” Chu said the issue extends beyond this one case, noting other people in Canada are facing the same dilemma. He wants to see the process changed so that those appealing to stay on humanitarian and compassionate grounds can’t be removed from the country before their appeals are heard. Sanctuary Health has a letter-writing campaign underway urging Immigration Minister Sean Fraser and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino to allow Rosales Conteras and Vargas Mendez to stay. You can find a link to the campaign at actionnetwork.org/letters/ keep-adriana-and-alberto-home.

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CITYPAGE THE LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS IN OUR CITY

GREATER VANCOUVER FOOD BANK CHALLENGE

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Throughout the month of May, Mayor Coté and fellow mayors from across Greater Vancouver are challenging each other to raise funds to support the growing number of community members in need. The Greater Vancouver Food Bank Challenge is a friendly competition to see who can raise the most dollars per capita this month and help bring a greater awareness of food insecurity right here in our own neighbourhoods.

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Applications for the Grant Committees must be received by Legislative Services no later than 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. To apply online or for further information regarding each Committee, please visit newwestcity.ca/committees. All applicants must submit an application, along with a brief personal resume.

OUTDOOR MOVIE SURVEY: WESTMINSTER PIER PARK 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION A choice of four movies is posted for the community to choose from for the Westminster Pier Park 10 Year Anniversary event. The movie with the most votes will be shown on the Westminster Pier Park festival lawn, June 17, 9:30 pm. Take the survey before May 31: newwestcity.ca/pierpark10

SUMMER REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Summer program registration is now open for New Westminster residents and opens for everyone May 13, 8:30 am. Call or register online: newwestcity.ca/register Find program listings in the Summer Active Living Guide, newwestcity.ca/alg

Doing your “doo diligence” is more than just cleaning up after your dog, it's about being a responsible dog owner in all areas, such as keeping your dog on-leash outside of dog parks and not allowing it to dig. If your dog does dig a hole, it is your responsibility to fill it immediately. In recent weeks, there are an excessive amount of dog-dug holes in our sports fields, which has led to unsafe conditions for users. City workers cannot keep up with the repairs at the current rate holes are appearing; if conditions do not improve we will be forced to close fields as a safety precaution. Please do your part to help us ensure the safe continued enjoyment of our fields by being responsible for your dog.

EXTREME HEAT PREPAREDNESS Forecasts are predicting another hot summer. Are you prepared? Now is the time to ensure you have a working fan, and if possible, an air conditioning unit. Also consider installing window coverings to block out the sun. Most importantly, get to know your neighbours and ﬁnd out who might be vulnerable and need support during a heat event. Learn more about how to stay cool and safe: newwestcity.ca/extreme-heat

BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE FOOD SYSTEM IN NEW WESTMINSTER The City of New Westminster and the New Westminster Homelessness Coalition Society are planning a city-wide event to discuss food issues; everything from growing, accessing, and cooking food, to supporting our local food economy, to food waste. We are looking for eight community members to help plan the event. The total time involved would be approximately eight hours and you will be paid $20/hour. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse working group that is free of discrimination. Recognizing that racism aﬀects how people are able to access food, we are interested in hearing from people who are racialized. We welcome diversity in all forms, including race, gender, sexuality, body size, culture, age, religious or spiritual beliefs, diﬀerent abilities, and lived experiences. If there are any barriers that may prevent you from participating, such mobility concerns, or transit or child care costs, please let us know. To learn more about this opportunity, please complete the form available at newwestcity.ca, in the What’s Happening section, by May 18, 2022.

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Opinion MY VIEW JAMIE IRVING

Topic: Heavy trucks on residential streets

Across the world, municipalities and provinces have been moving their recycling programs to extended producer responsibility (EPR). EPR is great in theory and practice. It levies fees on manufacturers and retailers for the packaging that wraps everything from the food we eat to the toys our kids play with. Any parent who has helped their child open a new toy knows that between the thick plastic that practically takes garden shears to open, the twist ties, and the cardboard, there is still way too much wasteful packaging. EPR has one laudable objective: Reduce packaging in the waste/recycling stream. It does so by shifting the burden of recycling costs from taxpayers to producers.When producers must pay these fees, they innovate and find ways to wrap their products in far less packaging. Since the advent of the blue box, newspapers have had the highest level of collection of all recyclable materials. Newspapers continue to be a valuable recovered resource in the recycling stream.They have a stable end market and high commercial value. And recycling newspapers saves trees. Newspapers have always been a public good – The dissemination of news to the public is a necessary element of a vibrant and healthy democracy and a well-functioning society. Fake news – around COVID-19, elections, and many other issues – has highlighted the importance and value of credible news provided by trusted media sources. Newspapers allow the reader to pause, engage, and reflect – providing an important service that is not met through other media. So, what does any of this have to do with extended producer responsibility? Until recently in On-

“Large trucks should be banned during busy hours like 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., then 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Many people are out in the streets and they run dangerously.”

“This is a very real issue.With all the condo development, these dump trucks are now a regular feature on Burnaby residential streets.You would have to ban condo construction during the daytime. Residents need better protection.”

Chris Huerra

Mark O’Meara

Newspapers are not packaging

tario, the EPR program in most provinces of Canada has treated newspapers the same as waste packaging. Unlike product packaging, the newspaper is the product. Publishers have moved to thinner paper to lower our footprint. Driving up the cost of newspaper production with EPR fees drives down the content as newspapers are forced to cut pages and, therefore, value to readers. The knock-on effects are a loss of jobs, many of which are unionized, in a sector that is already facing many external challenges, and a less informed citizenry. Across Canada, newspapers face a patchwork of provincial regulations, administrative regimes, and fees.The levies charged are based on opaque formulas often devised by monopolies controlled by waste haulers, retailers, and consumer packaged goods companies. In British Columbia, for example, the levy on newsprint went up by 80 per cent in a single year, while the levy on plastics remained flat. That’s not fair. We cannot have a misguided system that puts newspapers at risk at a time when the public needs trusted sources of information more than ever before.The unintended consequences of EPR on newspapers are to reduce the number of pages in a newspaper or for the paper to simply close. Recently, the Ontario government issued a regulation that will exempt newspapers from EPR levies in the province. Canada’s newspaper publishers applaud this change, and we hope other provinces will follow Ontario’s lead. We hope Premier Jason Kenney and Premier John Horgan will exempt newspapers. Jamie Irving is chair of News Media Canada.

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A woman attacked while walking through Moody Park didn’t get a lot of help from local citizens afterwards.The woman, who didn’t want her name published, said a man had run towards her, knocked her down, blackened both her eyes and broke her nose. He ran away when she bit his finger so hard she broke a tooth. Bloodied and scared, she asked two men for help but they ran off. A woman she appealed to just looked at her and walked on. It wasn’t until she made it to the nearby Esso station that someone called 911.

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Letters

2022

Focus on renewables Editor: While the world watches the Ukraine war with horror, the Canadian media, Conservatives and oil and gas lobbyists unleashed a reckless campaign for fossil fuel expansion. They are advocating for increasing the global presence of Canadian fossil fuel to curb the supply deficit, specifically in the European Union (EU), amid the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War; such an economic strategy is unethical, misguided and dangerous. Furthermore, this false narrative dominates the news that more Canadian fossil fuels will help Europe break up with Russian oil. Conservative MPs even proposed a motion to ram through gas pipelines. However, this isn’t about peace or energy security. It’s about lining the pockets of the oil and gas industry and its backers by profiteering from war. And it’ll devastate our climate in the process. Considering the United States is courting Venezuela, Iran and Saudi Arabia to meet the surplus demand, Canada should focus on regional rather than international supply. With the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report attributing increased human suffering in the next two decades to expanding Canadian fossil fuel supply to the EU, this underscores the unethical practices of the gas and oil industry in the world. Therefore, Canada should support the

International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) comprehensive initiative to reduce European countries’ reliance on Russian gas with renewable energy rather than offering substitutes. Canada could help end the reliance on Russian oil and gas by putting people to work on the transition away from fossil fuels — but we need to counter the fossil fuel lobby’s spin. Jack Trovato

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We feel so welcome here

Editor: I’ve recently moved to New Westminster from Vancouver. In the short time that I have been here, I can’t help but notice how friendly the people are out here. When I walk up the street, so many take the time to say hello. Even the younger folks seem to be very friendly, giving me the nod and holding doors open. It says a lot about the community you have created, showing respect and kindness to strangers. It’s something to be proud of, really. In a world where there is so much anger and violence toward those unknown to us, New Westminster seems to be a place of refuge from all of that. Don’t lose that charm. Cultivate it. There are times when we need our neighbours’ help to get through tough times, and caring for one another will make us a stronger community. George Beggs, New Westminster

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Arcade gets the go-ahead for two more years But questions remain about whether industrial areas are suitable for entertainment uses Theresa McManus

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A video arcade can continue to operate in the Braid industrial area for a couple more years, but more work needs to be done before the city will consider it as a permanent use on industrial land. In an effort to help East Van Amusements survive through pandemic restrictions, city council approved issuance of a temporary use permit (TUP) in June 2020, which allowed the company to operate an arcade at 30 CapilanoWay. The applicants had originally requested a threeyear term, but council approved a two-year permit. Industry Arcade is home to dozens of games, including pinball and arcade games, bubble hockey and more. Customers can book 60-minute, 90-minute and two-hour rental sessions. On May 9, council supported a staff recommendation to extend the temporary use permit for a period of two years to July 13, 2024. The property is zoned heavy industrial districts, so an arcade is not a permitted use unless the site is rezoned or a temporary use permit is issued. Coun. Patrick Johnstone

said he had no trouble extending the temporary use permit for another two years but questioned the longer-term options for the arcade. “The operation hasn’t caused concern in any way with the neighbouring properties or with any other operators. I am just wondering what the path is here to a permanent change in the zoning language or what way we can give this operator more certainty than just another two-year TUP,” he said. EastVan Amusements, which opened in 2013, had been leasing arcade machines to restaurants, pubs, the film industry, corporate and other events – until COVID. In a recent letter to the city, it notes that it’s yet to do a single pop-up arcade rental since February 2020. Carolyn Armanini, senior planner in economic development, said the business has a sort of “split use” in that it is operating the arcade and is also doing industrial repairs of arcade games out of the space. “For necessity during the pandemic, they have had to stop the rental aspect of the arcade, and therefore upped the ante on the commercial aspect.That aspect is where we would traditionally en-

courage those to be on more of our retail commercial street fronts,” she said. “In this particular instance, moving forward it would require a rezoning and an OCP amendment because it is an industrial use. Currently they haven’t necessarily said that that is something they want to take on. I think they are still in a bit of a transition period, and really understanding where their business operations will go at the end of the pandemic.” Armanini said an option may be to look at allowing the arcade as an “ancillary use” on the site, if EastVan Amusements wanted to retain that use as part of its business. LAND “CRISIS” Emilie Adin, the city’s director of climate action, planning and development, said MetroVancouver’s regional growth strategy has a significant focus on retention of industrial lands. She said there may be some issues to consider in terms of allowing additional commercial uses on industrial lands. Johnstone said he’d like council to have a conversation about where the “ancillary use” works and how the city can be more flexible in its industrial uses. He noted that craft breweries often include re-

DESTINATION: Industry Arcade will be allowed to use its premises in the Braid industrial area for commercial purposes for two more years, but the city has questions about the long-term implications for use of industrial land. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED tail and industrial components. “That can actually end up supporting our industrial areas better, if we can give them more flexibility to do that industrial work,” he said. “This is clearly not work you want to be doing on a retail strip necessarily if you are doing heavy work on machinery.” Coun. Chuck Puchmayr said the temporary use permit was a creative way of supporting the business’s needs through the

pandemic, and he’d like to see how the city could facilitate this business use on a more permanent basis. “I strongly support preserving our industrial land. We are in an industrial land crisis right now in the Lower Mainland, most of the Lower Mainland and British Columbia. So we have to be very careful what we do,” he said. “I just can’t see 50 arcade galleries opening up in an industrial area, should we be able to provide some

flexibility on a more permanent basis.” Mayor Jonathan Cote supported the temporary use but urged council to “tread carefully.” “As someone who likes craft breweries and arcades, this sounds like a fun opportunity, and maybe it won’t have that larger and bigger impact, but I do think we should be careful because I think our industrial lands have faced a death by 1,000 cuts,” he said.

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Arts & Entertainment New West author explores Soviet-era Ukraine Maria Reva returned to talk to students at this week’s Between the Lines NWSS Literary Festival Julie MacLellan

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For Maria Reva, it was an English class at New Westminster Secondary School that introduced her to the concept of the linked short story collection. She recalls being introduced to Margaret Laurence’s classic A Bird in the House and being fascinated by the idea of a book that was not a novel, but a collection of intertwined short stories. “That literary structure just blew my mind at the time,” she says. Reva was a French immersion and international baccalaureate student at NWSS before graduating in 2007. She went on to pursue a master of fine arts degree in fiction from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas.This week, she returned to her old high school to speak to NWSS students about her award-winning book: a collection of linked short stories titled Good Citizens Need Not Fear. Reva was one of the featured presenters at the five-day Between the Lines Literary Festival, underway at NewWestminster Secondary School all week from May 9 to 13. The timing of the fes-

tival, in the midst of war in Ukraine, adds weight to the occasion for the Ukrainian-born author. She left her homeland with her parents and sister at the age of seven, but their extended family – grandparents, aunts, uncles – remain in Ukraine. Most of her relatives have been able to flee the danger zones since Russia’s invasion began on Feb. 24, but Reva’s grandfather and his sister remain in Russian-occupied territory. “There’s a sense of time collapsing,” Reva says. “The last two months have felt like two years, but they’ve also felt like moments, a few seconds. It’s been really, really disorienting.” Reva’s book is set in a previous turbulent period in Ukrainian history: around the collapse of the Soviet Union. Good Citizens Need Not Fear is set in the old apartment block where her family lived before moving to Canada. Each story takes place in a different unit as residents grapple with the precariousness of the times they live in, before and after the fall of the U.S.S.R. “I do feel this war is a continuation of that history,” Reva says. “The book does explore the tension between Ukraine and Russia, and the colonial

STORYTELLER: Author Maria Reva spoke to NWSS students about her book Good Citizens Need Not Fear, set in Reva’s family’s old apartment block (at left) in Soviet-era Ukraine. Reva was part of the school’s Between the Lines Literary Festival, on this week. PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED relationship between the two countries, where Soviet authorities really tried to quash Ukrainian culture and language for many decades, and we’re still seeing the consequences of that.” Reva has some childhood memories from the time – like the garments that filled the apartment after her father stopped being paid at his job and her parents earned money by making fur coats for the black market.They would work through blackouts by candlelight, and the fur would get everywhere – “in your eyes and your mouth and your porridge,” as Reva says her sister recalls it. For the most part, Reva

says, she remembers only feeling safe and protected by her parents, and she was too young to grasp the enormity of what was happening around them. It wasn’t until a few years ago that her parents told her the story of the first winter they spent in that apartment building, when the heat wouldn’t turn on.When her father went to the town hall to ask what was going on, he was informed that there was no record of that address and that the building didn’t exist. “My dad had to go on this bureaucratic goose chase to various authorities around town, trying to prove that our building existed,” Reva says.

That became the inspiration for what would become the first story in her collection. “I started wondering, what are the other people doing in this building that supposedly doesn’t exist?” Reva says. That wondering led to a second story, and a third, and gradually, organically, morphed into a story collection. Good Citizens Need Not Fear has been published in Canada by Knopf, in the U.S. by Doubleday, and in the U.K. byVirago. It’s earned Reva kudos from such Canadian literary luminaries as Miriam Toews and Margaret Atwood, and it recently won the $25,000 Kobzar Book

Award for Ukrainian Canadian writing. But Reva, in her talk to NWSS students, planned to focus less on the outcome of the finished literary work and more on the process of getting there. “I think when folks see a book in a bookstore … it looks like the book just kind of came out that way from the author’s head,” she says with a laugh. “What I want to show is the complex, roundabout process of developing a manuscript, how you hit so many dead ends, you have to revise so many times, and how the book becomes the object.” Reva spoke to NWSS students as part of Day 1’s Local Lineup. The remaining four days explored the themes of Outside the Lines, featuring literary professionals who flout tradition and challenge norms; Online/ Offline, exploring contemporary publishing methods; Drawing the Line, highlighting graphic arts in literature; and Line Break, amplifying poetry in its spoken form – all devoted to asking the question: How does literature serve as a vehicle for social change? For a related story on the festival, see page 17 of this edition.

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New West endorses master plan for Hume Park Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

The Hume Park master plan maps out the city’s plans for New Westminster’s second largest park in the coming years. At its May 9 meeting, council adopted the mas-

ter plan, which will help the city make decisions about how to develop the 31.72-acre park in a way that responds to population growth in the Sapperton neighbourhood and deals with amenities, such as the lacrosse box and swimming pool, as they

near the end of their lives. “It’s a long-term vision for the park,” Derek Lee, a principal with PWL Partnership Landscape Architects Inc., told council when seeking final input to the plan at a April 25 workshop. “It’s a roadmap to inform decisions about

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WHAT’S PLANNED FOR UPPER HUME? Under the plan, Upper Hume will continue to house a playground and natural play amenities, offleash dog areas and a variety of sports amenities, including two regulationsized tennis courts for tennis or pickleball, a multiuse sports field for Little League, softball, soccer, rugby and informal uses. A “flexible multiuse sports box” will provide space for lacrosse, as well as up to four multi-sports courts including basketball, volleyball, tennis, badminton and dodge ball. “In Upper Hume, we heard that the sports facilities, the structural program like the spray park and lacrosse box should be retained and improved,” Lee said. In addition to regulation-sized sports facilities, Upper Hume will also include areas for socializing and gathering, informal sports and social activity, and a consolidated facility for washrooms, changes rooms, and concession. Currently home to one of the city’s two outdoor swimming pools, details about plans for Hume Park’s “aquatic zone” will be determined through a separate process. For an expanded version of this story with details on plans for Lower Hume Park, please go to www.newwestrecord.ca.

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City Fontaine joins council race with New West Progressives

Theresa McManus

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Daniel Fontaine is hoping second time’s a charm. Fontaine, who helped organize the New West Progressives electors group before the last civic election, is making his second run for a seat on city council in the coming Oct. 15 civic election. In 2018, he ran under the NWP banner and placed seventh in the race for the six seats on council. “I love public service. I love New Westminster. I love the community, and I am putting my hat back in the ring because I think I have a lot to contribute,” he said. On election night 2018, Fontaine told the Record he had no interest in returning to politics as the

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It’s been three long years since Shannon Isaak first experienced the energy and the buzz around New Westminster Secondary School’s inaugural literary festival. Now, with restrictions around the COVID-19 pandemic at last making way for gatherings, Isaak and her colleagues have rolled out their second edition.The Between the Lines NWSS Literary Festival is underway at the school all week, from May 9 to 13. Each day features presentations and discussions by authors on a different theme. The festival kicked off Monday with Local Lineup, featuring local literary talent; followed by Outside the Lines, featuring literary professionals who flout tradition and challenge norms; Online/ Offline, exploring contemporary publishing methods; Drawing the Line, highlighting graphic arts in literature; and Line Break, amplifying poetry in its spoken form. “The core of this festival is, how does literature serve as a vehicle for social

change?” Isaak explains. That question sent the teachers looking for writers of all kinds whose lives and work would speak to those themes. “We just started listing names:Who do we know, who can we ask, who could we contact?” Isaak says, noting the organizing team paid particular attention to diversity representation of various ages, genders and racial backgrounds. “We wanted our students to feel reflected in the participants.” They were elated to discover that nearly everyone they invited was available and ready to commit — and the result is a week of diverse presenters that includes well-known CBC journalist Ian Hanomansing, Metis/Icelandic poet Jónína Kirton, disability advocate and novelist Amanda Leduc, and NWSS alumna Maria Reva (see story page 11). Presentations and panel discussions are taking place in the school’s theatre and library/learning commons during morning and afternoon class blocks.There’s also an after-school drag queen storytime, plus an evening Slam Night on Thursday, May 12.

Most of the events are to try to find that answer, for students only, but the or some of those answers, Slam Night is open to and help our students take friends, family and comtheir answers to that quesmunity members. No tick- tion and go and start enets or registration are necacting that social change essary; anyone who wants through whatever media it to attend can just show is that they are inspired,” up for 7 p.m. thisThursIsaak said. day (just enter through the She’s grateful to have main front door received an Inand make your novations Grant way to the black from School Disbox theatre). trict 40, as well as “What we’re funding from the hoping to get out school parent adof this festival, visory council and and ongoing, is the NewWestan understandminster Teaching that literature ers’ Union’s social is not something Ian Hanomansing justice fund, to that is only for the journalist/author cover the costs of folks who like to PHOTO CBC honoraria for the sit in a quiet room presenters and and read a book,” Isaak materials for the festival. said. “That is a great way Whether it’s seeing the to be — I’m one of those students encounter a fapeople — but literature is mous face like Hanofor everyone.The literary mansing’s live and in perarts are for everyone.” son, or watching them be She’s hoping students inspired by the work of will see that the literary young poet IsabellaWang, arts, including verbal and Isaak can’t wait to expevisual art forms, can be not rience the buzz again as just areas of personal instudents find new doors terest and expression but opening for them and discan also lead to potencover new paths to their tial vocations and careers own inspiration. – all while asking that ini“As teachers, this is why tial question, how can liter- we do what we do,” she ature serve as a vehicle for said. social change? “Ultimately we want

Who’s who at Between the Lines NWSS teacher-organizers assembled a diverse list of speakers for the school’s second literary festival. Here’s what the week looked like:

MONDAY, MAY 9: LOCAL LINEUP

Ð Elliott Slinn, City of New Westminster poet laureate, and Alan Hill, former poet laureate Ð Maria Reva, NWSS alumna and author of Good Citizens Need Not Apply

TUESDAY, MAY 10: OUTSIDE THE LINES

Ð Aisha Kaini, interdisciplinary artist, diversity/equity/

inclusion consultant and founder of I Dream Library Ð Amanda Leduc, disabled writer and author of the non-fiction book Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability and Making Space and the novels The Miracles of Ordinary Men and The Centaur’s Wife Ð David Ly, author of the poetry collection Mythical Man and the chapbook Stubble Burn Ð Anjalica Solomon, genderfluid Desi singer, songwriter, lyricist, poet, spoken word artist and multidisciplinary performer

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11

AND FRIDAY, MAY 13: ONLINE/OFFLINE

Ð May 11: Ian Hanomansing, co-anchor of CBC’s The National and author of the book Pandemic Spotlight: Canadian Doctors at the Front of the COVID-19 Fight, published in October 2021 Ð May 13: Jónína Kirton, Red River Métis/Icelandic poet, author and facilitator

THURSDAY, MAY 12: LINE BREAK

Ð Isabella Wang, poet and student at Simon Fraser University, author of the full-length collection Pebble Swing Ð Stephen Collis, profes-

sor at SFU and author of a dozen books of poetry and prose and recipient of the Latner Writers’ Trust of Canada Poetry Prize in 2019, in recognition of his body of work Ð Poetry Slam Night: Open to the public, 7 p.m. in the black-box theatre at NWSS

FRIDAY, MAY 13: DRAWING THE LINE

Ð Elaine Chen, illustrator and painter, B.C. Summer Reading Club artist-in-residence for 2022 Ð Lorne Craig, branding expert and illustrator and speaker on sustainability and design

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The New Westminster school district will explore ways to increase beforeand-after-school care in schools using existing district staff. Trustee Dee Beattie presented a motion to that effect at the Tuesday, May 10 board meeting. Beattie requested that staff report back on the issue for the Oct. 4 operations committee meeting – a motion that won unanimous support from the board. “We have a dire need for more child care in New Westminster,” Beattie said. SD40 currently works with the non-profit Westminster Children’s AfterSchool Society to provide out-of-school care at local

schools. It currently has 449 spaces available and more than 800 children on the waitlist for care. Beattie reminded trustees that the board recently heard from a parent who said they’re considering moving away from the city because they can’t find child care. She added it’s the perfect time to delve into the issue, given that child care is now under the umbrella of the newly named Ministry of Education and Child Care. Beattie’s motion points to the Seamless Day child-care program the district launched this year at École Qayqayt Elementary School, where two ECE workers provide care for 12 students before and after class. She’d like the district to find ways to provide sim-

ilar alternatives with existing district staff – such as education assistants, noon-hour supervisors and youth workers – who currently work part-time hours. Beattie suggested a report from staff should include a cost analysis, input from stakeholders, discussion with the Ministry of Education and Child Care, and discussions with other districts that have adopted a similar model of care. Superintendent Karim Hachlaf said staff would be able to provide a preliminary report at the Oct. 4 operations committee meeting, with an eye on continuing to work on the issue with the new school board following the Oct. 15 elections.

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Local gardeners are busy potting plants in preparation for the return of the New Westminster Horticultural Society’s garden sale. Audrey Barnes, a longtime member of the society, said the group is thrilled to be welcoming the gardening community back to the popular plant sale. “When you come to our sale, it’s like going to a thrift store – you never know what you are going to find,” she said. “It’s a treasure hunt.” The New Westminster Horticultural Society’s plant sale is taking place on Saturday, May 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (earlier if plants sell out) at St. Thomas More Collegiate. It’s located just across the border at 7450 12th Ave., right off of Kingsway. The group’s last sale, held in 2019 near the front entrance to the old New Westminster Secondary School, was cleaned out of plants around 2 p.m. Club members were already working on plants for the 2020 sale when COVID caused its cancellation. “In 2020 when COVID hit, we had sort of private sales at a couple of people’s gardens because people had started a whole

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there will be a “fantastic” selection of plants at this year’s sale. “We are potting these up now,” Barnes said. “Some people potted up last year thinking there might be a sale.Those ones are relatively well rooted.These ones are relatively new divisions – they have good roots but they are not grown-for-a-year-for-thesale plants.They are not super established but they have good roots.” The sale is cash only – and deals are to be expected. “Our prices, normally we aim for about twothirds of retail price because we only have one day to get rid of it,” Barnes said. Even those the sale is taking place outside, masks are recommended – Continued on page 20

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Community Potters guild hosts show at Queen’s Park gallery The Fraser Valley Potters Guild is emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic with a new exhibi-

tion in New Westminster. Artist’s Choice, a group exhibition by guild members, is on at The Gallery

at Queen’s Park from May 4 to 29. The exhibition will feature a variety of ceramic

works by different artists, created using a variety of different firing processes. “In the past two years

with the COVID pandemic, events have been shrunken, modified and cancelled many times,” said guild president Carolyn MacLaren in a press release. “It has been difficult to even make art for many artists that rely on group firings and other’s facilities. Classes are often online and not in person, creating more difficulties to learn and make artwork.” With all that in mind, MacLaren said, the group decided to have an Artist’s Choice exhibition that could include a piece made at any time – rather than just in the last year, which is normally the case for its juried shows. “It should be a piece that speaks to the artist, their favourite piece perhaps, one that they are most proud of, or that was most difficult for them to achieve,” she said. The gallery is following current provincial health orders, which means that masks are optional but physical distancing is still

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encouraged. People are asked to stay home if they are feeling unwell. There’s no admission fee, but donations to the ongoing operations of the gallery are encouraged. The gallery is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s in Centennial Lodge. See acnw.ca/ galleryexhibit.

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Continued from page 19 but they are optional. “People have to be prepared that there will be other people there who may not be wearing a mask because it is outdoors,” Barnes said. The plant sale raises funds to support the club that was established in 1934. It allows the club to make a donation to the BC Council of Garden Clubs scholarship trust fund, which gives bursaries to horticultural schools in B.C. Memberships in the New Westminster Horticultural Society, which include 10% off at Gardenworks and some other nurseries, were given out for free in 2020 and 2021 because the group wasn’t meeting. Although group members didn’t meet in

person for two years, they still communicated via a Facebook page, email and a newsletter. April 2022 marked the group’s first meeting since the start of the pandemic. “We are meeting in person,” Barnes said. “Unless you are eating, people had to have masks. And we did not have as many chairs out. Normally we have 100, but the chairs were spaced out a little bit more.” For more information about the society, go tonewwesthortsociety.org (but note that the website hasn’t been updated to show that the plant sale is taking place and in-person meetings have resumed).You can also email info@newwest hortsociety.org for more information.

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BAKER, Elaine Frances 1939 - 2022

SIBA, Thomas June 19, 1948 - April 22, 2022 Well-known community leader, newspaper man, husband, father and grandad, Tom Siba died peacefully on April 22. His last years had been impacted by dementia. Tom was predeceased by his parents Mary Schneider and Thomas Siba, brother Frank Siba and sisters Rose Marie Dobson and Anne Beesinger. He is survived by his wife of nearly 46 years Kathleen, son David (Cheryl), grandsons Cohen and Lucas, daughter Heather, brother Ed Schneider (Susan), as well as in-laws, nieces and nephews across Canada. Tom was born in Winnipeg and frequently returned to his hometown where family members still reside. In spite of living in B.C., he remained loyal to his roots as a Jets fan. Tom left a treasure for his family with a detailed essay about his early life. He and his siblings were raised by their mother who earned a living running a boarding house and cleaning homes. He remembered summer visits to his grandparents’ farm outside the city. As a young boy, a friend with more money used to buy him milkshakes, leading to a life-long love of the drink. Tom was frequently top of his class in elementary school and academics came easy to him. He couldn’t skate so he joined a hockey team and played goal. Not many people wanted that position so he was able to compete for several years at it. Like many youngsters, his first job was delivering newspapers and his routes provided money to eventually finance his way through university which he called “the golden years.” It was there while pursuing his degree that he met the Commerce Vigilantes. The 12 friends had a 20th reunion in 1990 and had planned a 50th in Las Vegas in 2020 that was cancelled due to COVID.

BERGER, Werner Erwin (Joe) 1941 - 2022 Joe passed away peacefully May 2, 2022 at St. Michael’s Hospice. Joe was born in Rothenburg ob der tauber, Germany in 1941 and immigrated to Canada in the late 1950’s. Joe was predeceased by his daughter Maria, his sister Edith and parents Frieda and Erwin and will be deeply missed by his family. Joe leaves behind his beloved wife, Shelley and son Michael. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, May 16th at 9:30 am at St. Peter’s Church (330 Royal Avenue, New Westminster). Condolences may be offered at www.kearneyfs.com Kearney Columbia-Bowell Chapel 604-521-4881

His working career started with Arthur Anderson and Company in Winnipeg and he was transferred to Vancouver in 1974. There he met Kathleen and on their first date they danced to “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” which became their song. The couple lived in Campbell River and Port Hardy before moving to Tsawwassen, where Tom joined Madison Group in 1978. Until his retirement, he remained part of that company which acquired a myriad of businesses, including newspapers, over the next several decades. Tom is remembered as a man who worked hard for his family and community.

ORME, Evaline J. May 17, 1937 - December 31, 2021

Welcoming two grandsons into his life, Tom enjoyed White Spot milkshakes with them, laughing at the antics of Cohen from the time of his birth in 2018 and sharing his dry wit with teen Lucas during family visits. He also enjoyed a glass of local Four Winds beer or Crown Royal and cigar with friends. He loved the water; whether on his sailboat, aboard a cruise ship exploring the world or at his vacation home in Turks and Caicos. As a couple or a family with David and Heather, the Sibas visited many parts of the world. An avid reader, that interest started early in life when he especially loved to read his brother’s history books.

Caledonia (Ontario) farm: Daughter, sister (4 siblings), granddaughter, niece, square dancer, piano player, knitter, sewer, 4H club, churchgoer, student nurse, marriage, wife, widow.

A resident of Tsawwassen for 44 years, Tom volunteered for many community and professional organizations, often taking a leadership role or serving in any capacity required. They include The Rotary Club of Ladner, Scouts Canada District president 1993-97, Reach Child and Development Society and Reach Foundation, Delta Community Foundation, Ladner and Tsawwassen Business Associations, Delta Heritage Museum and Lower Mainland Better Business Bureau. Both Tom and Kathleen were welcome at fundraisers where they enthusiastically bid on numerous silent auction items.

North Vancouver house: Wife, mother (2 girls), divorce, single parent, nurse, quilter, home renovator, traveller (5 continents), artist, (coloured pencils, stained glass, watercolour, photography), language learner, volunteer, adventurer (canoe, RV camping, hiking), lover, grandmother (girl + boy).

Tom spent 25 years in the community newspaper industry, running several Lower Mainland newspapers and publications for Glacier Media and specifically as publisher of Delta Optimist for 15+ years. It is only fitting he was also involved provincially and nationally, as a BC and Yukon Community Newspapers Association Director for many years and as a BC Director on Canadian Community Newspapers Association Board. He served as BCY President in 1991-92.

New Westminster apartment: volunteer, churchgoer, piano player, riverfront walker, knitter, sewer. Cancer fighter. Loved and missed.

The family is grateful to the staff at Delta View Care Centre, where Tom lived out the final time of his life. Two Celebrations of Life will be held; first at the Coast Tsawwassen, 1665 - 56th St, in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Friday, May 27th from 3:00pm to 5:00pm, and a second in Winnipeg at the Fort Garry Hotel, Sunday, June 26 from 2:00-4:00pm. Please RSVP to: sibakathleen@gmail.com In lieu of flowers, Tom’s family asks that donations be made to either Reach Child and Youth Development, reachdevelopment.org; Delta Community Foundation, deltafoundation.org; or Backpack Buddies, backpackbuddies.ca

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It is with profound sadness that our family announces the passing of Elaine Frances Baker (nee Penney). With her devoted husband by her side, Elaine passed away in the early morning hours of April 18th, 2022 at Penticton Regional Hospital, following a long battle with kidney disease. Elaine is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Ken, daughters Robin-Lynn (Len) and Anne-Marie (Ron), grandchildren April and Shelby, sisters Patricia and Darlene, sister-in-law Jean (Lorne), brother-in-law Hugh (Carol) and many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. She was predeceased by brothers Mike in 1995, Alan in 2016, and her mother Irene in 2004. Born in Vernon, BC, Elaine grew up in/around BC’s interior and New Westminster. In her youth, she excelled in many sports, including basketball, track and field and was an exceptional softball player. At 15, Elaine joined North Vancouver’s Crowhurst Motor Senior A softball team, a core member of elite players that would then become the trail-blazing South Hill Queens in 1959. In the early 60’s Elaine moved to Victoria where she played for The Vic-Ettes and pursued her career as a hairdresser. She returned to the lower mainland in 1966 where she played out the remainder of her softball career with the Senior A Texaco’s, ending the 1967 season with a Provincial Championship win and participated in the National Championships. Elaine would meet the love of her life Ken on a blind date on New Years Eve 1966. Married in 1968, the loving couple would live in Powell River and Kitimat, eventually settling on the 1500 block of Dublin Street in New Westminster, where they raised their two children and lived for over 30 years. Throughout those years Elaine was actively involved in volunteering with her children’s sporting activities, coaching them and other children in track and field and softball. After retiring in 2008, Elaine and Ken relocated to Penticton BC where she enjoyed gardening, watching sports and keeping up with family and friends, especially her beloved grandchildren. In October 2018, Elaine was inducted into the BC Softball Hall of Fame (Team Category) as a member of the South Hill Queens (1959-1961), a moment we are all very proud of. Elaine was a formidable athlete, devoted and beloved wife, caring and compassionate mother and grandmother. Overall, she was an exceptional human who was always willing to give her time, love and support to all those in her family and beyond. Her love and spirit will forever live on and be felt by all those who knew her and loved her in return. A Celebration Of Life will be held in Penticton, BC on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Please email robinlynn6@gmail.com for complete details. The family wishes to thank the nurses of the In-Patient Medical Unit on the 6th floor at PRH for their kindness and compassionate care for Elaine and her family. We also extend our thanks to Doctors Bordeau, Bursey and Ingram and to the staff of PRH’s Renal Unit. We are eternally grateful. The family would appreciate that any In Memoriam donations be made to the Kidney Foundation of Canada - BC/Yukon Branch, or the Penticton Hospital Auxiliary. www.kidney.ca or www.pentictonhospitalauxiliary.com Condolences may be shared by visiting everdenrust.com

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