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New West’s former ﬁre chief tops in remuneration Five city employees received more than $200,000 in pay, including one topping the $300,000 mark Theresa McManus

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New Westminster’s former fire Chief Tim Armstrong took home more than $300,000 in 2021. Armstrong had remuneration of $324,081 and expenses of $4,725, for a total of $328,806. In recent years, Armstrong has just crossed the $200,000 threshold ($200,574 in 2019 and $201,603 in 2018). City officials have stated that Armstrong retired in October 2021, after taking some time off last summer. In addition to Armstrong, four other city em-

ployees had remuneration of more than $200,000 last year. Lisa Spitale, the city’s chief administrative officer, led the way with remuneration of $285,590 and expenses of $1,260. Dean Gibson, director of parks and recreation, was paid $210,742 (expenses of $371), while Richard Fong, director of human resources, was close behind at $210,202 (expenses of $1,231). Rod Carle, general manager of the city’s electric utility, had remuneration of $207,921, plus $268 in expenses. Each year, the City of New Westminster releases

Top earner: New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services former fire chief Tim Armstrong took home more than $300,000 in 2021. PHOTO RECORD FILES

a statement of financial information that includes a variety of reports, including the remuneration and expenses of city employees exceeding $75,000.

The recently released report shows that 301 City of New Westminster employees earned more than $75,000 in 2021. In addition to the five who

topped the $200,000 mark, 22 earned between $150,000 and $199,999; 150 were paid $100,000 to $149,999; 38 had remuneration of $90,000 to $99,999; 61 received $80,000 to $89,999; and 25 earned $75,000 to $79,999. According to the schedule of employee remuneration and expenses, the tab for all 301 employees earning $75,000 or more in 2021 was $34,178,915 (including expenses). When the remuneration of all other civic employees earning less than $75,000 (excluding sworn police officers) was added to the mix, the city spent

$59,914,484 on remuneration and expenses in 2021. The statement of financial information also includes reports on council remuneration and expenses, suppliers of goods and services of over $25,000, audited consolidated financial statements and any severance agreements with employees. The 2021 SOFI report, included in the June 27 city council agenda, stated the city reached one severance agreement with a non-unionized employee during the 2021 fiscal year.That agreement represented a total of 13 months of compensation.

City pushes back at boundary plan NW council costs Theresa McManus

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Could New Westminster’s needs be erased in new electoral districts being proposed in B.C.? NewWestminster city council is objecting to a plan that would divide the city into two federal ridings — each of which would each be comprised of three cities. In an attempt to equalize populations in electoral districts across the province, the Electoral Boundaries Commission for B.C. is proposing the creation of two electoral districts in New Westminster — NewWestminster-Bridgeview and Richmond East. According to a staff report to council, NewWestminster-Bridgeview would result in the loss of part of the existing territory in Burnaby, but it would see the addition of parts of North Surrey, including areas near the foot of the Pattullo Bridge and the Brownsville neighbourhood. Like the existing provincial riding, Richmond East

would include Queensborough and parts of Richmond. It would also include parts of Delta – the western section of North Delta and an area in Tilbury that borders on the Fraser River. “It would be better to keep NewWestminster as one cohesive riding electorally,” said Coun. Nadine Nakagawa. “I don’t think either of those proposed riding boundaries serve our community as a whole.” Nakagawa said members of Parliament spend a lot of time in Ottawa advocating on behalf of their communities but they’re also active in the community. She said their constituency offices do a lot of casework on issues such as immigration and seniors’ benefits. “It would be a real disadvantage not to have a strong advocate for our community, both in Ottawa but in our local offices too,” she said. “I strongly oppose what is being proposed here and really would like to encourage the community to also provide input as to

nudge up in 2021 Theresa McManus

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Drawing a line: The Electoral Boundaries Commission for

B.C. is proposing the creation of two new ridings for New West — New Westminster-Bridgeview, left, and Richmond East. New Westminster city council is opposed to the plan. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

whether or not they think this proposal serves us.” City council is writing to the Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia to express its concern about the proposed redistribution of federal districts for New West. Coun. Jaimie McEvoy expressed concern that “NewWestminster’s vote is essentially erased” in the potential makeup of the two new ridings. McEvoy said NewWestminster has benefited by having a member of Parliament who supports the city on various issues, but he fears that support could

be hampered under the proposed electoral boundaries. The Electoral Boundaries Commission of British Columbia is holding public hearings around the province to get input about the proposed changes. A public hearing will be held in NewWestminster on Wednesday Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Inn at the Quay. A June 27 staff report outlined the advantages and challenges (from the City of NewWestminster’s perspective) of the proposed changes to electoral boundaries in NewWestminster.

The total tab for New Westminster city council inched up from $462,851 in 2020 to $470,630 in 2021. Mayor Jonathan Cote had total remuneration of $136,588 in 2021, an increase from the $134,135 he earned in 2020. He had no expenses in 2021. A report on council remuneration is among the documents included in the newly released statement of financial information that cities are required to submit every year. Last year, Coun. Nadine Nakagawa had remuneration of $55,866, while councillors Chinu Das, Jaimie McEvoy, Mary Trentadue were each paid $54,866. Coun. Chuck Puchmayr received $100 less in remuneration at $54,766, while Coun. Patrick Johnstone received the lowest remuneration at $53,866. (In response to an inquiry from the

Record, staff were looking into the the $100 discrepancy in Puchmayr’s pay.) All totalled, council members had expenses totalling $4,947.This includes funds for attending conferences, seminars, training and community events. Lorraine Lyle, the city’s senior manager of financial services, said the base salaries for council were set in June 2019 at $130,000 for the mayor and $50,000 for a councillor and the rate is adjusted annually for inflation. The current stipends are $134,001 and $51,539 respectively. In addition to their stipend, councillors receive $1,000 for each month they serve as acting mayor. In 2020, council remuneration totalled $460,425. Expenses were $2,426, a drop from previous years that was attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Construction of phase one of the permanent Agnes Greenway active transportation corridor will begin July 11, 2022, and is expected to be completed by December 2022.

Saturday, July 9 10:00 am Century House Bazaar Century House

Work will take place on Agnes Street between Hastings Street and Seventh Street. Minor construction will also take place on Cunningham Street and Dickenson Street between Fourth Street and Merivale Street to install speed humps.

Sunday, July 10 2:00 pm Queen’s Park Concert Series Queen’s Park Bandshell

Construction will take place Monday to Friday between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm, and if required, on Saturdays between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm. Temporary road closures will take place on sections of Agnes Street in the project area. Detours are expected via Royal Avenue and/or Carnarvon Street. All access to commercial and residential properties will be maintained. We thank you for your patience during this necessary work. For more information on this project, please visit newwestcity.ca/agnesgreenway

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Monday, July 11 6:00 pm Council Meeting Council Chamber, City Hall Meeting held electronically and open to public attendance

CURBSIDE GLASS COLLECTION The City of New Westminster began collecting glass packaging in the new curbside collection program this week. Staff are working to distribute the new 27L grey glass recycling boxes prior to your first scheduled pick up this month. Use your grey box to recycle non-refundable glass packaging, such as jam, sauce, or pickle jars. The curbside glass collection schedule will be different from the existing solid waste collection schedule; each collection zone will receive glass collection once every four weeks. For more information on the program, and to view the new collection schedules, please visit newwestcity.ca/glass-recycling.

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Opinion MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Common touch has helped Horgan When John Horgan departs the Premier’s Office for the last time a few months from now, B.C. will say goodbye to one of that office’s most successful occupants. Few of his predecessors can point to as long a list of accomplishments as well as an enduring ability to remain popular with the general public, even as controversies inevitably pile up at the door. Horgan has just entered his sixth year in office, an achievement that seemed very doubtful (to myself and to many other political observers) on the night of the 2017 provincial election, when the B.C. Liberals ended up winning the most seats but not enough to form a majority government. After forging a non-aggression pact with BC Green Party leader AndrewWeaver, Horgan was able to secure his own de facto majority, and turned it into a robust one, free of the need to co-operate with the Greens, with a decisive and historic election victory in 2020. While there has been the occasional misstep, Horgan has run a largely problem-free government almost since Day 1 of taking office. Aided by an unprecedented global pandemic that saw citizens everywhere look at government through an appreciative lens, Horgan has been able to consistently display the attribute that pretty much all political leaders in a democracy strive for: the common touch. He earned the nickname “Premier Dad” for his knack of simultaneously doling out helpful advice while at the same time chiding those guilty of misbehavior or not following the “rules” that came with living in a pandemic. His personal popularity grew over time (although it slipped a bit in the last

opinion poll), which is an almost unheard of accomplishment for a B.C. premier. Aside from a deft personal touch, one of his key strengths was to steer his government largely down the political middle with a touch of progressive populism thrown in from time to time. Getting rid of the tolls on two Fraser River bridges at the start of the first mandate was an effective move. So was eliminating medical service plan premiums. And overhauling ICBC almost overnight meant lower car insurance rates and even rebates to motorists to the tune of hundreds of dollars. His decision to greenlight both the continued construction of the Site C dam and the LNG Canada project put his government firmly on the side of industrial development and against the environmental activist wing of his party. Horgan’s decision to not only embrace the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples but to enshrine it into law may well be the most far-reaching decision by any government in B.C. history.The implications of that decision will last generations. Finally, he will be long remembered for not only leading the province through a gut-wrenching pandemic but for doing it in a style that delegated so much decision-making to those around him, rather than making it all about him. Popular, historic and lasting: those are three terms to describe what will be John Horgan’s legacy from his time in office. His eventual successor (to be chosen this fall) would do well to emulate what I call Horgan’s “progressive centrism.” It is a winning formula. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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Museum multimillions would be better spent on seniors’ residences Editor: Premier Horgan recently rescinded the proposed allocation of $789 million to replace the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria. The citizens’ advocacy group Action for Reform of Residential Care Association B.C. is asking that these funds be applied to the reform of our long-term care system, specifically to build small-scale residences that are home-like, support quality of care and promote quality of life. Given the cost of building long-term care homes, the $789 million could finance almost 20 such public facilities, each for 100 people. Canadian nursing homes have suffered from years of systemic neglect and repeated investigations over the years warning of grave safety problems. COVID-19 has made the public aware of these serious and long-standing issues that contributed to the death of too many care home residents. The Canadian Institute for Health Information reported in March of 2021 that “the proportion of COVID-19 deaths in LTC and retirement home residents in Canada (69 per cent) has remained significantly

higher than the international average (41 per cent).” Old buildings have contributed to this through overcrowding and poor ventilation, along with lack of PPE. As well, many residential care facilities in B.C. still labour under an “institutional” philosophy of care and design, and too many resemble old acute care hospitals. Many residents who lived their adult lives independently in large homes now reside in a four-bedded room with one shared bathroom. These accommodations offer little room for family to sit and visit, even at the end of life. There may be limited access to outdoor space. There is often little choice about when and what one eats. There is significant research to suggest that small-scale homes, with 10 to12 private bedrooms, offer a viable solution for persons living with dementia who need care. Inertia and inaction are our biggest impediments. B.C.’s long-term care system is failing its elder population. Our current situation is too serious and complex to justify continuing with piecemeal approaches to change. The money is available. We respectfully ask that the Ministry of Health consider championing this proposal. Penny MacCourt, chairperson, AARC BC

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Community Students working to combat teen drug abuse NWSS trio taking their message to middle-school students to help stop drug misuse before it starts Julie MacLellan

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Sartaj Malhi,Tyler Cacchione and Stefan Stojanovic are on a mission to help combat drug abuse among teens. No, they’re not counsellors or drug experts or teachers.They’re students themselves, just finished their Grade 11 year at NewWestminster Secondary School, and they hope their peer-to-peer message resonates in a way traditional anti-drug education hasn’t always managed to do. The NWSS trio have set up a new organization called FUTUR3 Foundation.Their aim? To stop drug abuse before it starts by arming middle-school students with the information they need to make good choices. The trio say they’ve seen too many younger students arrive at the high school and end up with bad experiences because of the easy access to three common “gateway drugs”: vaping, weed and alcohol. “We really saw the effects that it had on bright, bright students that had good academic futures or good athletic futures,” Stojanovic said. “And we really wanted to take it upon ourselves to create a difference, to create a change in our school system, and to

We just want people to ﬁnd better alternatives.

have a peer view.” The three have created a classroom presentation for middle-school students, which they had took on the road to Fraser River and Queensborough middle schools just before summer break.They’re also spreading awareness on social media. They share information about what drugs middleschool kids may encounter when they hit the high school, how they can keep themselves safer, and, in the bigger picture, how the choice to use drugs can impact their future.They want to help kids understand the dangers of drugs — not just the possibility of overdose, but also how drug use can take away their motivation and derail their chance for future success. “Our goal is for students to be successful,” Stojanovic said. “You don’t want anyone to feel bad or shamed that they do anything like that.We just really want to help every-

PEER-TO-PEER: NWSS Grade 11 students (from left) Sartaj Malhi, Tyler Cacchione and

Stefan Stojanovic have created FUTUR3 Foundation to help combat drug abuse among their peers. PHOTO JULIE MACLELLAN

one coming into the high school.We want them to be successful in their idea of what success is.” They say they’ve been around plenty of drug use themselves at social events. Beyond the three they list as common gateway drugs, there are also common “party drugs” like cocaine, Molly (MDMA), mushrooms and acid. For some kids, it’s not a big deal.They’ll go to a party, use drugs a time or two, and move on with their lives. For others, it becomes a problem — and those are the students the

trio hopes their message will help. “Our whole goal is, we don’t want to stigmatize anybody for using drugs,” said Malhi. “We just want people to find better alternatives,” added Cacchione. Cacchione believes stress is the number 1 reason why kids start using drugs in high school. “Every kid here is so stressed out.They have family problems, school problems, relationships, peers, friends, right? And this is how they’re coping with it. I would say mar-

ijuana is the No. 1 coping mechanism in schools in B.C.,” Cacchione said. “And what happens is they smoke to feel better, and then the cycle just repeats itself. And then it gets to a point where their body’s relying on it.There’s kids through school that can’t go to sleep every night unless they smoke weed.” That’s not intended as judgment, just fact. Malhi’s quick to point out the three aren’t trained to deal with other teens’ mental health problems. What they can do, though, is become familiar faces

for the younger students so those kids know where to go for non-judgmental support when they need it — and Malhi, Cacchione and Stojanovic can steer them to the counsellors, youth workers and other supports that are already available. “Usually those kids wouldn’t talk to their parents.They’ll be too scared to talk to their teachers. So I think peers will be definitely safe for them,” Malhi said. With this school year now over, the three have their sights set on September.They’re hoping to be able to grow their social media presence and become more involved in presentations next year — for other classrooms, youth groups and community organizations that would welcome peer-topeer substance use awareness sessions. “Any partnership, we would love to do it,” Malhi said. “Because we’re students, we’re peers.We know what happens. And I think we could really help the adults out.” Anyone interested in arranging a presentation or working with FUTUR3 Foundation can contact them via Instagram (@futur3_foundation) or email futur3foundation@gmail. com.

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Community Queen Elizabeth school expansion plans unveiled Julie MacLellan

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Queen Elizabeth Elementary School families got their first look at the school’s coming expansion last night – and the early reviews are cautiously positive. School District 40 hosted an information session at the Queensborough school last night to present concept plans for the $20-million, 325-student expansion that was announced in June 2021. The two-storey addition includes 13 classrooms, a multipurpose room and space for before-and-afterschool child care.The floor plan reflects similar design elements seen in the district’s newest schools, Skwo:wech Elementary and New Westminster Secondary, with glass-walled classrooms

grouped around collaborative learning spaces, rather than a traditional corridor layout. The expansion will be connected to the existing school with an enclosed, five-metre-long breezeway. For parents Bernadette Gourlay and Josie Johnston, the idea of glasswalled classrooms didn’t sit well. Both worried that younger children might be too easily distracted if they could see into the common areas, and Gourlay raised the question of what would happen in the event of a lockdown or shelter-in-place situation. Johnston suggested frosting some of the glass might help alleviate those concerns. Both also worried about an existing service lane next to the school being opened up as parking lot

Future look: Queen Elizabeth Elementary School families got their first look at conceptual plans for the school’s coming expansion during a June 27 meeting. PHOTO KMBR ARCHITECTS PLANNERS INC./NEW WESTMINSTER SCHOOLS (PHOTO: JULIE MACLELLAN)

access. But their biggest disappointment came from learning that, even with the expansion, the school will continue to serve students only up to Grade 4. Currently, all other elementary schools in the

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district serve kindergarten to Grade 5. Because of space constraints at Queen Elizabeth, Grade 5 students go to neighbouring Queensborough Middle School – and that won’t change even when the expansion opens. “I just think that is so ridiculous,” Gourlay said. “Someone needed to advocate for the Grade 5s way back in the beginning.”

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In general, however, both agreed the expansion is a positive for the school in the fast-growing neighbourhood. “I think they absolutely need it.They’ve been needing it for years,” Johnston said. Gourlay agreed, giving the overall project her tentative approval. “I’m kind of cautious,” she said. “I’m cautiously optimistic, is where I land.” Principal Paul Manville, meanwhile, was beaming. “I love it. I’m really excited about it all,” he said. “This is something our community has been wanting for so, so long.” Manville said the existing school will continue to house students in the younger grades because it makes the most sense to do so. The current kindergarten area, for instance, has separate washrooms for the smallest students, and it will remain the kindergarten area. Students in the older grades that are currently

housed in portables will move into the expansion. Manville acknowledged that some of the school’s wishes – such as a larger, full-size gym – weren’t possible within the expansion’s budget. But he said the new multipurpose space will be a bonus for the entire school and will be used by everyone, not just the divisions with classrooms in the new space. “It’ll be really nice to have some newness and some open spaces,” he said. Dave Crowe, the school district’s director of facilities, said all the feedback from parents and staff will be taken into account as the plans are further developed. He noted the plans being presented to parents are still at the concept stage, and the district isn’t quite as far along in the process as it had hoped to be before presenting to the community – but, with summer break looming, time was of the essence.

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Community City restricts sprinklers for all uses Theresa McManus

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If running through a sprinkler is part of your plan for keeping cool during the lazy, hazy days of summer, you better be an early riser. Metro Vancouver’s lawn watering regulations are in effect until Oct. 15, but they don’t prohibit folks from running through sprinklers. “Metro Vancouver’s drinking water conservation plan doesn’t specifically prohibit sprinkling for purpose of cooling off,” said Greg Valou, a communications specialist with Metro Vancouver. The City of New Westminster’s lawn watering bylaw, however, restricts the use of sprinklers to the permitted hours, said AshleighYoung, the city’s communications officer.

“For the sake of conserving water during the hot summer months when demand is highest and supply is lowest, we encourage residents fill small pools, water tables, or similar, for children to cool down, as sprinkler toys require the continuous running of water for an extended period outside of the permitted times for this type of water use,” she said. Lawn watering restrictions currently in place allow even-numbered addresses to do automatic watering from 5 to 7 a.m. and manual watering from 6 to 9 a.m. on Saturdays only. Odd-numbered addresses can water during those same hours on Sundays. Residents are permitted to water trees, shrubs and flowers any day from 5 to 9 a.m. if they’re using

Hyack Festival planning fireworks display in August Theresa McManus

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Forbidden: Running through a sprinkler is a no-no in New West unless it’s done within lawn watering restriction hours. PHOTO ARIEL SKELLEY/GETTY IMAGES

a sprinkler, or at any time if they’re hand watering or using drip irrigation. All hoses must have an automatic shut-off device. Aside from sprinklers, several of the city’s parks have outdoor pools

(Moody Park, Hume Park and Grimston Park wading pool) or spray parks (Riall, Queens, Hume, Moody and Westminster Pier Park.) See www.newwestcity.ca for more information.

If you headed to New Westminster’s waterfront in search of fireworks on Canada Day, you weren’t alone. Many residents went toWestminster Quay and Pier Park on Friday night expecting to see a fireworks display. Fireworks were an annual feature of NewWestminster’s Canada Day celebrations prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and the discovery of 215 unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in May 2021. Sheila Sharma, executive director of the Hyack Festival Association, said many folks must have googled fireworks, and found an old ad from

2019 on the internet and assumed it was for this year. She said the City of NewWestminster wanted its Canada Day events to focus around reflection as a country and felt that a celebratory show, such as a fireworks display, would be out of place for the atmosphere it was hoping to achieve. But fireworks fans are in luck, as Hyack is planning to end the summer of 2022 with a bang. Sharma said a Farewell to Summer Fireworks Festival is being organized for Saturday, Aug. 27. “We thought it would be a nice way to wrap up the summer festivities, and have partnered with River Market and the Paddlewheeler Pub to have a fantastic event on that day,” she said.

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Community New middle school tops New West schools’ $200M wish list Julie MacLellan

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Funding for construction of a fourth middle school tops the NewWestminster’s school district’s $213-million capital plan submission for 2023/24. The School District 40 board has approved a new round of capital funding requests to the B.C. Ministry of Education. For the second year in a row, it’s asking for more than $200 million in funding to help alleviate a constant squeeze on space in the fast-growing district. Last year, School District 40 had asked for $222 million in capital funding.Topping that list were money for a new elementary school and a new middle school in the Fraser River zone (the central and western part of the city).

Neither of those schools received funding for the 2022/23 year, but the ministry did formally acknowledge the need for the elementary school, and the district has moved on to the concept planning process.That new school will eventually take some of the pressure off the two elementary schools in the city’s core, Qayqayt and Lord Kelvin, which are both past capacity. With the business case process underway for the new facility, funding for that school is no longer on the district’s wish list. However, the need for a new middle school remains.The 2023/24 request includes $65.1 million for a new, 500-student middle school in the Fraser River zone – up from the $58.1 million the district had requested for the same project just a

year ago. Secretary-treasurer Bettina Ketcham said that school is the most “urgent and significant” priority for the district right now. It’s also asking for $47.7 million for an expansion at Queensborough Middle School. “That is a neighbourhood that is increasingly growing and facing enrolment pressures,” Ketcham said. She said that funding is a “future-related” request, acknowledging the anticipated growth of the island neighbourhood over the next several years. It dovetails with the district’s long-range facilities plan, which suggests the possibility of reconfiguring grades at Queensborough Middle School to take some of the pressure off the city’s only high school, New Westminster Sec-

Tight squeeze: Ecole Qayqayt Elementary School and Lord Kelvin Elementary School are both overcrowded, and the New Westminster school district is working on plans for a new elementary school to help alleviate the space crunch in the centre of the city. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER/RECORD FILES

ondary. Another forward-looking request comes in the form of $39.7 million for a full replacement of the old Hume Park Elementary School to accommodate future growth as

a result of the upcoming Sapperton Green development. The capital plan submission also highlights an ongoing need in the district: land. It’s asking for $60 mil-

lion for site acquisition: $30 million for the new Fraser River zone middle school, $20 million for a new site in Queensborough to accommodate middle and secondary school students, and $10 million for a new land and building to house its alternate education programs, RCAP and POWER, which are currently run out of rented premises in the Columbia Square plaza. Ketcham conceded land acquisition continues to be a challenge for the school district. “As everyone here knows, we are strapped for land in the city of New Westminster.There aren’t large swaths of land,” she said. Ketcham said the biggest space crunch is anticipated over the next five years.

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Community New Westminster school district avoids budget major cuts Julie MacLellan

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The NewWestminster school district will need to dip into surplus reserves to balance the books for 2022-23 – but it’s managed to avoid cuts to programs. School District 40 trustees have approved a $92.7-million budget for the upcoming school year. The budget calls for a large increase in projected operating grants from the province, to the tune of $2.3 million. That increase comes solely from projected enrolment increases in the fast-growing NewWestminster district, since the B.C. government hasn’t increased its funding rates. The projected increase in enrolment – from 6,937

in 2021-22 to 7,105 in 2022-23 – comes along with a need for more staff. The 2022-23 budget includes money for 13.9 fulltime equivalent teachers and five FTE education assistants, totalling about $1.7 million. SD40 also has to cover costs that aren’t funded by the B.C. government. Among those unfunded cost pressures, as detailed in an SD40 budget document, are $138,000 to cover the cost of inflation in services and supplies; $206,000 to cover wage increases for non-union staff (managers, principals and vice-principals), $216,000 for new portables, and $130,000 for sick leave benefits for casual staff and teachers on call. All told, the district

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cannot be sustained over the long run.” The district found the necessary “efficiencies” by targeting areas that would affect students least, including reprioritizing money originally set aside for flexible furniture, restructuring the way in-

ternational education is staffed, and restructuring some positions in the district office. In all, those savings totalled $529,577. At the same time, the 2022-23 budget also covers some priorities set out by district staff, students and parents during budget consultations. It includes a total of $568,885 for onetime and ongoing expenditures to boost Indigenous education, student supervision, anti-racism work and climate action efforts, among others. It also includes a new district counsellor for safe and caring schools, continued support for the Fuel Up lunch program, and a new behaviour specialist (0.6 FTE) to support the district’s inclusive education work.

Board chair Gurveen Dhaliwal thanked staff for their efforts to come up with a budget that works for students and staff. “Districts across the province are faced with difficult decisions as they try to balance their budgets while facing major deficits,” she said at the board’s May 10 operations committee meeting. “Despite no increase to FTE funding, increasing pressures and our own structural deficit, our district has been able to produce what I would consider a pretty phenomenal budget.” Trustee Danielle Connelly said there’s always room for improvement but, given the reality of pandemic recovery, she said it’s wise to “temper expectations.”

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Community Police chief honoured for ‘exemplary contributions’ NewWestminster Chief Const. Dave Jansen to receive Order of Merit of the Police Forces Theresa McManus

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NewWestminster’s police chief is being recognized for his “exemplary contributions and dedicated years of service” to policing. NewWestminster Police Department Chief Const. Dave Jansen has been awarded the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, which was created in 2000 to recognize conspicuous merit and exceptional service by members and employees of Canadian police forces whose contributions extend beyond protection of the community. “The City of NewWestminster is very proud of Chief Const. Jansen and his well-deserved investiture as a Member of the

Order of Merit of the Police Forces,” said Mayor Jonathan Cote in a news release. “Throughout his career, Chief Jansen has demonstrated his commitment to the community of NewWestminster and the policing profession.We are extremely honoured to work alongside him, and thank him for his dedication.” Each year, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police issues a call for nominations to police officers, members of police associations, police boards, elected government officials, civilians and community leaders at all levels across Canada.The awards focus on contributions are made over one’s career and not on a single incident or contribution to

Kudos: NWPD Chief Const. Dave Jansen has been awarded the Order of Merit of the Police Forces. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

one program. According to the Governor General of Canada website, around 100 nominations are considered by the advisory committee each year and about 45 appointments are recommended annually. There are three levels

of membership of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces with post-nominal letters reflecting long-term, outstanding service: Commander (C.O.M.), Officer (O.O.M.) and Member (M.O.M.). “I am very honoured to have been appointed

as a member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces,” Jansen said in a news release. “It is a privilege to lead this team of officers and support staff who work tirelessly for the safety and well-being of our community every day.” Jansen’s nomination was put forward by the NWPD’s commendations and recognition committee. Recipients are invited to a ceremony in Ottawa, where they are presented with the insignia of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces by the Governor General.The ceremony may happen in the fall, but that’s yet to be determined as COVID has delayed some of these presentations. Jansen, a NewWestminster resident, took on the

role of the NWPD’s chief constable on June 9, 2020. He began his policing career with the NewWestminster Police Department in 1990. Jansen was first promoted to sergeant in 2003 and to staff-sergeant in 2006. He was promoted to inspector in 2011 and to deputy chief in 2015. During his career he has worked in a number of positions, including patrol, the operational support unit and the major crime unit, as well as a secondment to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team where he was a team leader. During his time as an inspector, Jansen spent time overseeing all three divisions – patrol, support services and administration.

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Community Uptown Live announces lineup for July 16 street party

Eclectic roster to be showcased on four stages at this month’s Uptown Live 2022 in NewWestminster

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An eclectic musical lineup will be showcased when Uptown Live returns to NewWestminster. The Uptown Live street party will be held in the uptown business district on Saturday, July 16, from noon to 9 p.m. Organizers have announced the performers who will be taking to the four music stages at Uptown Live. TheTD Main Stage, located on Sixth Avenue at Fifth Street, will feature Big Easy Funk Ensemble, Raincity, JP Maurice, Antonio Larosa, 2022 Best inVancouver winners Spendo, Day of the Dog, Post-Modern Connection, Black Pontiac and the LongWar.

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