New Westminster Record September 29 2022

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RIVERFEST RETURNS:

Tsatsu Stalqayu (Coastal Wolf Pack)

performs traditional Coast Salish song and dance as part of the RiverFest action at Westminster Quay on Saturday

More than 3,000 people turned out to the Fraser River Discovery Centre and the waterfront boardwalk for the day’s festivities, which included the popular Lucille Johnstone Workboat Parade and a lineup of diverse, family friendly entertainment. See more photos on page22

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TheresaMcManus

tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

If you clean out your wallet by plunking all your dimes and nickels into parking meters, your coins

will be no good in New West in 2023

Starting in the new year, motorists will no longer get one minute of park ing for each nickel and two minutes of parking for

each dime at parking me ters in the city that still ac cept coins Quarters will be good for four minutes of parking (instead of five minutes) in the downtown, uptown and Sapperton ar

eas and for five minutes of parking (instead of six minutes) at other meters in the city

An increase in park ing meter rates in uptown, downtown and Sapper

ton from a $3 25 to a $3 50 hourly rate, which includes a 25 cent climate emergency fund surcharge is among a number of fees approved by council on Monday as part of the

city’s 2023 budget

At its Aug 29 meeting, council had given in prin ciple approval to increases to a variety of fees in the engineering, cultural

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Ken Armstr

Mayor

Ken Armstrong

for Mayor

Ken Armstrong for Mayor

in the community

Meet the people who want to be your mayor

PATRICK JOHNSTONE Tell us a bit about yourself

Tell us a bit about yourself

I’m a long term city councillor, first elected in 1996, and a former Mem ber of the B C Legisla ture I am an avid volun teer, working with many community and regional organizations, with the sole purpose of improving people’s quality of life

What do you consider to be theTop 3 issues facing NewWestmin ster at this time?

Community safety, housing and shelter af fordability, and climate change

I believe that one of the greatest roles that a city can play in economic de velopment is to provide clean, safe streets

We need to ensure that senior levels of govern ment assist local govern ments in ensuring that safe affordable housing is developed for all so that we may address home

Chuck Puchmayr independent

lessness The recent heat event and atmospheric river have shown us how vulnerable we have be come to climate related disasters. New buildings need to be designed to high environmental stan dards and older buildings need to be retrofitted to protect the residents who call them home

Too many of our resi dents perished during last year’s heat dome, and we need to prevent this from ever happening again

Elected to council in 2014, I have spent eight years demonstrating trans parency and accountabil ity, leading conversations in the community about what the city can do, and could do better

I am a longtime New Westminster resident, en vironmental scientist and volunteer who was named Citizen of theYear in 2013 I live in the Brow of the Hill, am a cyclist and a member of the Royal City Curling Club

What do you consider to be theTop 3 issues facing NewWestminster at this time?

We need a full spectrum approach to housing to continue to support afford able housing investments, continue to protect and enhance our rental stock, and now to do more to ac celerate permitting for the “missing middle” type of housing, in the form of town and row homes for working and growing fam ilies

We need to bring back the energy the city had be fore COVID by activating our public spaces again

When we creatively pro gram our parks, streets, and business districts, New West shows up It builds connections and enhances livability We can empower our many community partners (BIAs, arts and sport organizations, com munity groups) to do this work with the city support ing them.

We need to reinvest in the community We have experienced rapid growth, then COVID We are now in a position to leverage that growth and senior government partnerships, and invest in improved amenities, public spaces, facilities and infrastructure to assure NewWest re mains the livable, safe, full service community people expect.

KEN ARMSTRONG

Tell us a bit about yourself:

I have lived in New Westminster since 2002, and Queensborough since 2008 I am a law yer, a King’s counsel, and I practise at a small firm in downtownVancouver

I have served on the ex ecutive of the NewWest minster Bar Association, including as president I have volunteered in New West Baseball and New West Soccer, as a coach, elite level umpire, and board member.

What do you consider to be theTop 3 issues facing NewWestminster at this time?

1 Keeping the streets safe:We will work with the NWPD to come up with creative policing solutions to policing, including in creasing foot and bike pa trols, especially in the downtown core; and, invig orate the community po lice office in Queensbor ough We will lobby the federal and provincial gov ernments to increase fund ing for mental health and housing supports for un housed people

2 Building more afford able housing:We will fast

track the development of OCP compliant non profit housing, work with se nior government to part ner in the construction of at least 1,500 non mar ket and lower market fam ily friendly rental units by 2028. Our goal is to de velop 25 per cent more secondary suites and lane way homes by 2026.

3 Maintaining and building infrastructure: NewWestminster residents deserve to have well main tained roads, sidewalks and parks Plugging a pot hole should not be a parti san issue! Parks need to be properly maintained We need to ensure the num ber of public amenities like community centres, sports fields and schools matches population growth.

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ALL CANDIDATES

MEETINGS

The Queen’s Park Resi dents Association is host ing an all candidates meeting for mayoral and council candidates on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. It’s at the RoyalWestmin ster Regiment’s Armoury, 530 Queens Ave

The NewWestminster District Parent Advisory Council is hosting an all candidates meeting for trustee hopefuls on Sun

day, Oct. 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. It’s being held in the Grand Commons at New Westminster Secondary School (620 Eighth St.).

The Queensborough Residents’ Association hosts school board candi dates on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at Queensbor ough Community Centre, 920 Ewen Ave.

ADVANCE VOTING

Advance voting begins this week If you want to

cast your ballot ahead of Voting Day on Oct 15, here’s where to go: Wednesday, Oct. 5, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.: New Westminster City Hall and the Queensborough Com munity Centre

Saturday, Oct 8, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.: NewWest Lawn Bowling Club in Moody Park Wednesday, Oct. 12, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.: City hall and NewWest Lawn Bowling Club

VOTING BY MAIL

To vote by mail, you must apply byThursday, Oct. 6 at 4:30 p.m.

Apply online at www newwestcity voterservices ca or by calling 778 222 8602

In order to be counted, mail in ballots must be re ceived by the city’s chief election officer by 9 p m on Saturday, Oct 15

Find full election info at www newwestcity ca/ elections

Policing and population growth these are some of the topics the Record took up with candidates running for seats on New Westminster city council

Questionnaires now posted on Record’s website give voters a chance to see where candidates stand on a number of issues, such as: how and where the city should accommodate population growth; council’s de cision to ditch the Royal City moniker; and the biggest success and/or failure of the current city council

On the school board front, trustee candidates responded to questions on a number of issues, such as the top issues facing the school district, the space crunch in schools, and health and safety in schools

You can find the questionnaires and other election coverage on our 2022 Civic Election page at www newwestrecord.ca/2022 civic election information.

Ken Armstrong New West Progressives

CHUCK PUCHMAYR

Patrick Johnstone Community First New West

Living in Queensborough, I know City Hall needs to listen better to all our neighbourhoods!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Friday, Sept. 30

3:00 pm

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Westminster Pier

Monday, Oct.

Monday, Oct. 3

Heights Glenbrook Drive Residents Association AGM Carpentry Hall

REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2022 AT 6:00 PM

Meeting held electronically and open to public attendance in Council Chamber, City Hall

Temporary Use Permit for 311 Louellen Street (TUP00029)

WHAT IS THIS TEMPORARY USE PERMIT ABOUT?

Maintain Recovery has applied for a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) to operate a residential recovery program for up to 10 men at 311 Louellen Street The program would provide a supportive, group living environment for men transitioning from primary care treatment for substance use (drug and alcohol) and/or behavioural addictions (specifically video games and/or gambling), to independent living Supports would include counselling, group therapy, peer support, recovery coaching, and life skills training for residents. The permit would include limitations on the number of clients served; require potential clients be screened for suitability and have successfully completed primary treatment; specify operational hours and livability of the building; and require the facility be smoke-free, and registered with the Assisted Living Registry

A TUP is required as a residential recovery program is not a permitted use under the current RS-1 zone (Single Detached Residential Districts). The proposed TUP would allow the residential recovery program to operate for three years, with an option to renew for an additional three years, subject to Council consideration

This Temporary Use Permit was previously scheduled to be considered for issuance on September 19, 2022, but the Council meeting was cancelled because of the Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II.

HOW DO I GET MORE INFORMATION?

From September 22 until October 3, 2022, except September 30, 2022, read the related material at Legislative

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2023 COMMUNITY GRANT INTAKE

The 2023 City of New Westminster Community Grant intake is now open. The Community Grant program supports organizations that contribute to and support New Westminster in an inclusive way

If you have an idea for a project or event, need to receive multi-year funding, a sport travel grant, or require City services to support your event, let us know by applying for a grant

The deadline to receive applications is Tuesday, Oct 4, 2022 at noon. For more information, please visit newwestcity ca/grants

REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2022 AT 6:00 PM

Meeting held electronically and open to public attendance in Council Chamber, City Hall

Temporary Use Permit for 97 Braid Street (TUP00028)

WHAT IS THIS TEMPORARY USE PERMIT ABOUT?

Fraser Health Authority has applied for a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) to continue using a portion of the property located at 97 Braid Street as temporary parking to facilitate phase 2 of the Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) redevelopment The term of the TUP is three years until October 3, 2025. The TUP will have the same conditions as the original for phase 1 of the redevelopment consisting of up to 500 spaces for use by RCH staff and construction workers during the hospital redevelopment and food truck operation during times when the site is not being used by RCH staff and construction workers. The new permit would also allow the existing tenants located at the site (Planet Lazer, and the Soccer Academy) to have restricted access (after hours) for overflow parking

This Temporary Use Permit was previously scheduled to be considered for issuance on September 19, 2022, but the Council meeting was cancelled because of the Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II.

HOW DO I GET MORE INFORMATION?

From September 22 until October 3, 2022, except September 30, 2022, read the related material at Legislative Services, City Hall 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday, and online at: www.newwestcity ca/publicnotices

Monday to Friday, and online at: www.newwestcity.ca/publicnotices

HOW CAN I BE HEARD?

Temporary Use

Phone:

Watch the

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City Hall 8:30 am to 4:30

HOW CAN I BE HEARD?

This Temporary Use Permit will be considered for issuance on October 3, 2022

On July 12, 2021, Council approved a resolution requiring written feedback only on Temporary Use Permits. Send your comments by email, mail, or dropping off at the mailbox on the north side of City Hall by October 3, 2022 to:

Phone: 604-527 4523 Email: clerks@newwestcityca

Legislative Services Department, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9 Watch the meeting at www.newwestcity.ca/council

Written comments received by 5 pm, three business days before the meeting will be included in the agenda package Later comments received until the close of the hearing will be distributed on table at the meeting All comments are published.

Carilyn Cook, Acting City Clerk

VOTE VOTE

MAYOR MAYOR

Westminster

ENVIRONMENT

Recognizing the increasing risks of extreme weather events I am committed to the ongoing development of climate change strategy and Using revenue from our $26 million sale of carbon credits for:

Upgrading our electric charging infrastructure,

Assisting strata properties in electrical upgrades,

Completing our District Energy Plant.

Planting thousands of trees while protecting our urban heritage forests.

Opinion

Topic: Location of Queen’s memorial

“I’m so sorry for the ‘author’ that believes that cars are that important Global warming and traffic are your fault.”

“New Westminster mayor and city council are not to blame for location They did NOTHING to honour the passing of our Queen Shame shame shame on New West civic leaders ”

MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

How a climate activist’s campaign has rattled B.C’s New Democrats

The race to replace Premier John Horgan as the next leader of the BC NDP was supposed to be a coronation of sorts for former attorney general David Eby, but it now has the potential to become an actual contest

And that has many NDP MLAs (almost all of whom have endorsed Eby’s candi dacy) somewhat worried

Climate activist Anjali Appadurai has declared her candidacy for leader, although at the time of this column’s writing the party had not approved her as a candidate She must go through a vetting process that will determine whether she is even eligible to run I can tell you that there are a fair number of NDP

MLAs who are hoping her candidacy is denied or at the very least, that the party memberships secured by her campaign are ruled in eligible.

Their concerns are over the perception that environ mental activist organizations such as Dogwood B C are trying to convince their supporters to take out NDP memberships in order to vote for Appadurai and basi cally take control of the party

“This is nothing short of an attempted hostile take over,” one MLA told me

Another labelled Appadurai an “interloper” who has had “no role in our success”

Her campaign is being investigated on two fronts Elections BC and the NDP it self are investigating whether

an environmental organi zation improperly involved itself in the membership sign up process and whether any memberships were ille gally paid for.

The reason for the NDP MLAs’ collective angst is that she opposes so many critical government policies that the caucus and cabinet strongly support, and the idea of her becoming their party leader is both fascinating and sur real at the same time

As a climate activist, Appardurai strongly opposes the use of fossil fuels and all that comes with that So she opposes the Coastal Gaslink pipeline, the LNG industry and presumably fracking, a process used to free up nat ural gas to heat many British Columbian homes

On the political spectrum, she is much, much further to the left than any member of the existing caucus. Of course, if her candidacy is approved and she ends up winning, it is not entirely clear she would become pre mier, since the caucus must support the premier

And right now, at least, she not only does not have the support of any B C MLA, she is facing active hostility from many members of the caucus she wants to lead

Still, if her candidacy is approved, Eby’s coronation will have to be put on hold Whether it is replaced by a move by the environmental movement to take over his party remains to be seen

Keith Baldrey is chief po litical reporter for Global BC

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It’s time for real change at NewWest city hall

Editor: There have been many letters to the editor about the City of New Westminster rebranding itself To me, the taxpayers of New West have a lot more to worry about than a past mayor’s pet project to spend more of our tax dollars Hopefully a new council will see the light and stop this rebrand

What do the homeowners and businesses need to worry about? In my opinion:

The rising cost of New Westminster property taxes: Those on the current council feel we are their piggy banks I feel they do not understand or care about the impact that approving in creases to all services has on all citizens of New West. We need those on council to first think outside the box before going to homeowners for more of our money

Wages of upper managers are way too high for a small city like New Westminster. I also feel council should also take a pay cut Lead by example

New Westminster hydro costs: BC Hydro de creased electricity costs by 1.4 per cent to their customers, yet our council increased electricity costs to their customers by 2 8 per cent Where does the City of New West get its power? BC

Hydro Did our city get discount of 1 4 per cent? If they did, why was this not passed onto us, their customers? Future increases are coming. I hope a total new council and mayor puts a stop to these increases or allows homeowners and businesses to choose what electricity company supplies their homes

New Westminster’s roads: Our roads are a mess Have you driven along Sixth Street from 12th Street to the Queensborough Bridge? It’s like a rollercoaster ride Not to mention the roads in Queensborough. This is where our tax dollars should be going Not taking over buildings like the Massey Theatre Just think how much of our money will be needed to keep it maintained. In my view, poor judgment from the current council on how to spend our money

It’s time for a huge change in who sits in the mayor and council chairs We need to elect people who can think outside the box before coming to us for more of our money We need to stop electing professional politicians over and over again

They say the definition of insanity is: Doing the same thing over and over again and hoping for a different result

This time, let’s make a real change! One for the better.

DonDoyle,Queensborough

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City

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services and climate action, planning and development departments, as well as the electrical utility

At Monday’s meeting, Coun Chuck Puchmayr expressed concern about increases to parking permit fees He cited Sapperton as a particular area of con cern, saying the ongoing hospital expansion proj ect is exacerbating parking issues in that neighbour hood.

“There are many seniors that live there that have loved ones that come to visit,” he said “There are people that are struggling financially in those areas ”

Puchmayr said seniors are “sort of trapped” and have to use their cars as a mobility device and as de vices of convenience

“On the next council, I’d like to revisit the parking,” he said. “So, I’ll support all

the fees, but I am averse to the increase in the parking permit fees ”

The annual parking per mit fee for a first and sec ond residential parking permit is going from $33 to $44 (includes the 10 per cent climate action levy) An annual parking per mit fee for a visitor parking permit (maximum one per household) is also rising from $33 to $44, while a book of five day use visitor parking permits is increas ing from $26 to $30

Coun. Patrick Johnstone said he’d support the bylaw as recommended by staff because the city is partway through a multi year pro gram on adjusting park ing rates If council wants to make changes to that policy, he said it should be done for 2024

“I think, at this point, it’s important that we support the bylaw and that we have

clarity for our budgeting purposes for staff so they know what’s going on in the next year for our reve nues,” he said “And I look forward to having a deeper discussion about parking after this. But I think, as part of this bylaw, we really should be leaving this by law as it is.”

Staff say the increases to parking permit rates, park ing meter and pay station rates are in keeping with the “five year approach to on street parking fees and rates” that was endorsed by council in 2019

In May, city council en dorsed a framework and timelines for the 2023 budget That plan included having the current city council approve 2023 user fee rate increases before the Oct 15 civic election and having the new coun cil deal with the city’s op erational budget

Pedestrian head start installed at busy crossing

TheresaMcManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord ca

Pedestrians are getting a head start when they cross at a busy intersection in the Brow of the Hill neighbourhood

A new “leading pedes trian interval” pilot proj ect has been installed at the 12th Street andThird Avenue intersection. It’s the first leading pedestrian interval (LPI) crossing in NewWest, and it gives pe destrians a several sec ond head start to cross the road before the paral lel light turns green in creasing the visibility of pedestrians and improving pedestrian vehicle safety

Mike Anderson, the city’s manager of trans portation, said LPI has been growing in use across North America in the past

several years including at select locations inVan couver, Surrey and Co quitlam

“With LPI, pedestrians have more time to cross without conflicting with turning vehicles, and they are more visible to driv ers because they are well into the crosswalk when drivers get a green light to move into the intersec tion,” Anderson said

According to Anderson, LPIs have been found to reduce collisions involv ing pedestrians He said they’ve also been found to reduce collisions with cy clists, when they’re used in conjunction with pro tected cycling lanes

“In recent years, we have heard several con cerns about pedestrian ve hicle conflicts occurring at this intersection, especially

involving students at John Knox Christian School,” he said “With our focus on school traffic safety and with appropriate condi tions at this intersection, we felt this was a good lo cation to pilot the LPI in NewWestminster ”

Anderson said the city is considering other loca tions for LPI, but they’ll have to be evaluated for their suitability

Anderson said coun cil adopted a new signal ized intersections policy in 2021, which directed staff to adjust the city’s traf fic signals to improve the safety and comfort of vul nerable road users, partic ularly pedestrians, users of mobility aids, cyclists, etc

“LPI is identified in the policy as one strategy for accomplishing this,” he said

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Service levels for the Q to Q Ferry are decreased throughout the fall and winter seasons. A new schedule will be in

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New Westminster

fall,

New West Progressives: mayoral candidate hopes to build a culture of accountability, transparency and responsiveness

for the New Westminster Soccer Club since 2011 as a coach, board member, and representative to the Burnaby District board.

It’s Armstrong’s passion for New Westminster that has driven him toward political volunteerism. He has experienced first hand how the lack of public amenities have affected our neighbourhoods

“The last additional community centre was built 44 years ago and our population has doubled since then,” Armstrong says.

“We have a major infrastructure deficit. It keeps growing every single day as city hall keeps approving new high rises and housing developments, while failing to build adequate new public amenities.”

affordable than typical single family homes

The New West Progressive’s fourth priority is increasing accountability, transparency and fiscal community

“This goes back to engaging the community and listening to their needs,” Armstrong says

“I’m running with a team that not only has good ideas, but we also have the skills, governance and management experience to actually get things done.”

To learn more about Ken Armstrong and the New West Progressives, visit www.nwprogressives.ca.

New Westminster mayoral candidate Ken Armstrong was moved to become more politically active after hearing from his Queensborough neighbours and fellow residents that they felt unheard by city hall

“There’s a real sense of frustration from citizens that most decisions have been made well before any kind of public consultation process gets started,” Armstrong says

“I very much believe in the power of engagement and building consensus. We need to feel better connected with city hall.”

Armstrong is the first ever mayoral candidate for the New West Progressives, a diverse non partisan team of candidates from across the city who are committed to implementing positive, fiscally responsible and progressive ideas and policies

“Unlike my opponents, our team is 100% committed to keeping federal and provincial politics out of city hall. Our view is that plugging potholes is not a partisan political issue,” Armstrong says.

Armstrong is a longtime resident of Queensborough, where along with his wife, he has raised his two children, ages 14 and 20 They have lived in New Westminster for over 20 years, where they moved after having their first child

“We started to realize pretty quickly what a unique community New West is compared to other suburbs,” Armstrong says.

“New West has its own culture, its own parade and festival, its own unique community. The Royal City has a rich history and one that is increasingly becoming more diverse and inclusive ”

Armstrong is an insurance defence lawyer, who has served as the president of the New Westminster Bar Association and has been a career long volunteer with the Canadian Bar Association. He represented New Westminster to the provincial and national council and served as the BC Branch President In 2020, he was appointed Queen’s Counsel, a professional distinction that is awarded to those acknowledged by their peers for demonstrating exceptional qualities of leadership in the legal profession.

“I think it’s important for people to give back to the community in ways that they’re passionate about,”

Armstrong says

“I have a real commitment to and passion for community service I really enjoyed the service I was able to give to my profession as well as my sports volunteerism ”

Armstrong has been an active youth sports volunteer since university, where he has volunteered with Little League baseball as an umpire, coach, and board member In 2019, he was named a life member of Little League BC

While baseball is his first passion, he is also an active soccer coach to support his son’s enthusiasm for the sport Armstrong has volunteered

Armstrong and the team of New West Progressive city council candidates are focusing on four important areas of priority

The first is safety and security, with some ideas for how to reorient policing. The second priority area is to target the community’s infrastructure deficit, ensuring that developers are contributing to building much needed community amenities.

As a third priority, Armstrong is focusing on housing affordability and choice This includes not just affordable housing, but creating solutions to support the ‘missing middle’ of homes such as fee simple townhomes, duplexes, fourplexes and laneway homes that are more

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Ken Armstrong is the first ever mayoral candidate for the New West Progressives

School Trustee Candidates

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Daniel Fontaine

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Mayoral candidate Ken Armstrong has volunteered for the New Westminster Soccer Club as a coach, board member, and representative to the Burnaby District board Photo via New West Progressives

SATURDAY, OCT. 1 (AND BEYOND)

MOUTHPIECE AT NEW MEDIA GALLERY

Can’t choose between art and science? New Media Gallery’s new exhibition Mouthpiece might have some answers for you.You’ll get to see robotic hands play musical instruments and glass headed AI bots interact, as part of the new show that proves art and technology can, in fact, easily coexist The show is on at the gallery, located on the third floor at the Anvil Centre,Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 a m to 5 p m It’s free

WHEN: Oct. 1 to Dec. 11. Opening reception Thursday, Sept. 29, 7 p.m.

WHERE: New Media Gallery, Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St.

MORE: See www.newmediagallery.ca

SATURDAY, OCT. 1

PAINT NIGHT

Put your weekend to do list on pause and sink into some quiet with a canvas and co lours at Arrieta Art Studio (707 Front St ) The paint night event between 5 and 8 p.m. is open to anyone over 19 years of age who would like three hours of uninter rupted time to paint a calming scene of a flowing stream, lush green trees and a spot less blue sky All the materials will be pro vided for a registration fee of $40 per person.

MORE: www.arriettaart.ca.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30

HOUSE OF COMEDY

If you are 16 and over, end the month of September with a heavy dose of laughter.

Head to Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy (530 Columbia St ) to watch stand up comedian Pete Lee bring down the house

Lee, who has appeared in some of the most popular talk shows, such as TheTonight Show

Starring Jimmy Fallon and CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman, will perform two segments on Friday 7:30 and 9:15 p m

Tickets are priced at $24 per person.

MORE: bc.houseofcomedy.net

SATURDAY, OCT. 1 & SUNDAY, OCT. 2

HALLOWEEN MARKET

Haven’t decided your Halloween costume yet? No worries about 60 vendors are gathering this weekend at the All Hallows’ Eve! Craft Market at Sapperton Hall (318 Keary St ) to sell spooky, gothic and myste

rious wares Browse through a selection of witch hats, magic wands and other oddities (like plague doctor masks) to get inspiration for Halloween. Admission is $2, but free if you are a child or among the first 50

MORE: @allhallowseve_market on Instagram or see craftersmarkets.weebly com

SUNDAY, OCT. 2

STORYTIME

Here’s something even better than sleep ing in late on Sundays Kinder Books and Arts Council of NewWest have launched a Storytime with Arts and Crafts event series where kids’ll get to enjoy both literature and art. In the one hour sessions, which are scheduled to happen at 9 30 a m every Sunday (except Oct 9) till Dec 18, kids will enjoy a story and then do an art project based on it The event is free for children of all ages.

MORE: www.facebook.com/kinderbooks compiled by Naveena Vijayan

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NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING

ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES for the 2022 General Local Election will be open to qualified electors at the following locations All voting locations will be open from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm

MAYOR – ONE (1) TO BE ELECTED

Candidate Name Elector Organization Candidate’s Address

ARMSTRONG, Ken New Westminster Progressives New Westminster JOHNSTONE, Patrick Community First New Westminster PUCHMAYR, Chuck New Westminster

COUNCILLOR – SIX (6) TO BE ELECTED

Candidate Name Elector Organization Candidate’s Address

AMPONG, Daniel Kofi New Westminster BUDHWANI, Karima New Westminster Progressives New Westminster CAMPBELL, Ruby Community First New Westminster DAS, Chinu Community First New Westminster FOLKA, Rick New Westminster Progressives New Westminster FONTAINE, Daniel New Westminster Progressives New Westminster HENDERSON, Tasha Community First New Westminster KEBEDE, Bereket Community First New Westminster LI MCCARTHY, Jiayi New Westminster Progressives New Westminster MCEVOY, Jaimie Community First New Westminster MINHAS, Paul New Westminster Progressives New Westminster NAKAGAWA, Nadine Community First New Westminster

SCHOOL TRUSTEE – SEVEN (7) TO BE ELECTED

Candidate Name Elector Organization Candidate’s Address

ANDRES, Marc Community First New Westminster BEATTIE, Dee Community First New Westminster CARLSEN, Kathleen New Westminster Progressives New Westminster CONNELLY, Danielle New Westminster Progressives New Westminster DHALIWAL, Gurveen Community First New Westminster DOBRE, Teo New Westminster Progressives New Westminster RUSSELL, Maya Community First New Westminster SLINN, Elliott Community First New Westminster SLUIS, Cheryl Community First New Westminster

VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS

GENERAL VOTING will be open to qualified electors of the City of New Westminster on: Saturday, October 15, 2022 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following locations:

# Voting Location Location Address

1 Queen Elizabeth Elementary School Gym 921 Salter Street

2 Connaught Heights Elementary School Gym 2201 London Street

3 Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary School Gym 1714 Eighth Avenue

4 Lord Kelvin Elementary School Gym 1010 Hamilton Street

5 St Barnabas Anglican Church Parish Hall 1010 Fifth Avenue

6 Century House Douglas/Fir Rooms 620 Eighth Street

7 Fraser River Middle School Gym 800 Queens Avenue

8 Anvil Centre Main Floor 777 Columbia Street

9 Queens Avenue United Church Gym 529 Queens Avenue

10 École Qayqayt Elementary School Gym 85 Merivale Street

11 Herbert Spencer Elementary School Gym 605 Second Street

12 Glenbrook Middle School Gym 701 Park Crescent

13 F W Howay Elementary School Gym 91 Courtney Crescent

14 Skwo:wech Elementary School Gym 331 Richmond Street

15 Sapperton Pensioners Hall Basement 318 Keary Street

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Voting Location

Location Address

City Hall Council Chamber 511 Royal Avenue

Queensborough Community Centre Poplar Island Room 920 Ewen Avenue

Saturday, October 8, 2022

Voting Location Location Address

New West Lawn Bowling Club Clubhouse 710 Eighth Street

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Voting Location Location Address

City Hall Council Chamber 511 Royal Avenue New West Lawn Bowling Club Clubhouse 710 Eighth Street

SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITIES

Special Voting Opportunities for the 2022 General Local Election will be open to qualified electors of the City of New Westminster as follows:

Date and Time

October 8 from 10 am to 2 pm

October 13 from 9 am to 12 noon

Voting Location Address

Holy Trinity Cathedral 514 Carnarvon St

Queen’s Park Care Centre 315 McBride Blvd

October 13 from 1 pm to 4 pm Royal Columbian Hospital 350 E Columbia St

Only qualified electors of New Westminster who are patients or residents at the above facilities, or are users of the services provided at social services centres, are eligible to vote at the above noted special voting opportunities Where the voter is unable to attend the voting place within the facility, election officials may attend the patient for the purpose of receiving their ballot

ELECTOR REGISTRATION

If you are not on the list of electors, you may register at the time of voting by completing the required application form available at the voting place To register you must meet the following qualifications:

RESIDENT ELECTORS:

To register as a resident elector, you must:

• be 18 years of age or older on general voting day

• be a Canadian citizen

• be a resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding the day of registration

• be a resident of New Westminster at the time of voting, and

• not be disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law

To register, resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification that, when combined, have your name, address and signature (e g a bank or credit card with your name and signature, plus a utility bill with your name and residential address on it) Picture identification is not necessary The identification must prove both residency and identity

Arts & Entertainment

Live theatre is making its return to NewWest minster’s Bernie Legge Theatre.

TheVagabond Players are coming out of their ex tended pandemic hiatus with the launch of their

2022/23 season Sher lock’sVeiled Secret runs Oct 6 to 22 at the theatre in Queen’s Park

The play is set in the year 1920 in England A young sculptress,Vi olet Sheridan, gets a re quest to meet with the now retired Sherlock Hol mes, who informs her they have a family connection and he would like her to join him in solving a trou bling blackmailing case. She refuses and decides to solve it herself which, of course, sets all the adven ture in motion

NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING

NON RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS:

To register as a non resident property elector you must:

• be 18 years of age or older on general voting day

• be a Canadian citizen

• be a resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding the day of registration

• be a registered owner of real property in the City of New Westminster for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration;

• not be entitled to register as a resident elector, and

• not be disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law

In addition, for non resident property electors:

• The only persons who are registered owners of the property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common, are individuals who are not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust;

• If more than one person is registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non resident property elector

To register, non resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property (e g a Property Tax Notice from the City of New Westminster or Notice of Assessment from BC Assessment), and if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the other property owners

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Jacque Killawee,

Sherlock’sVeiled Secret was written by playwright K C Brown, who lived in Vancouver before moving to the Seattle area Brown will make the trip up to NewWestminster for the Oct 7 show, where she’ll take part in a talkback ses sion with the audience and director Dale Kelly

Tickets are $17 regu lar, or $15 for seniors and students; preview tickets (Oct 6 and 7) are $12

Onstage: The Vagabond Players return with Sherlock’s Veiled Secret

at the Bernie Legge Theatre in Queen’s

comes to terms with intergenerational trauma

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One morning, a five year old Jónína Kirton woke up in her home in Portage la Prairie, Man , and heard her par ents drinking in the kitchen with her grand mother Curious about what they were up to, she snuck around the cor ner and witnessed her Métis father punch her grandmother in the face This was the first time she recalls witnessing vio lence But it wouldn’t be the last.

Kirton remembers only part of her childhood due to severe trauma Her father would bring strang ers from the bar She re calls a night in particu lar when she would hear them knocking on the bathroom door while her parents partied in the liv ing room On many oc cassions, she would wake to her mother crying for help, but it was the vio lence against her brothers

for being “visibly Indige nous” that stung Kirton the most

A quote by Nicola I Campbell, “Love was the first thing taken away by the colonizers and In dian residential schools, replaced with hurt and shame,” stuck with Kirton as she grew to understand the experiences and pain that led to her father’s be haviour

Kirton, who is a Red River Métis/Icelandic poet, author and facilita tor, has spent a significant portion of her life dis covering her identity and coming to terms with it

HIDDEN HISTORY

Born in Portage la Prai rie, Man (Treaty 1), she currently lives in New Westminster, in the un ceded territory of many Coast Salish Nations.

Kirton, who started writing at the age of 50, is an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia and has three books published under her

name: page as bone ~ ink as blood (Talonbooks 2015), An HonestWoman, (Talon books 2017) and Standing in a River ofTime (Talon books 2022)

She was raised by an

Icelandic maternal fam ily and a Métis paternal family However, Kirton’s father, although “visibly Indigenous,” called himself a French man “who was raised on the wrong side of

the tracks ”

Kirton said she spent the better part of her child hood and early adulthood in confusion, as her family discouraged any talk of In digenous matters She re members the fear instilled in her, passed on from generations before

“We weren’t allowed to talk about it, other than my mom saying your dad hates being native,” she said. “So I tried to ask his mom and she just started shaking effects of res idential school and colo nization She said ‘We’re French ’When I went to talk to her sister, same shaking and said, ‘We’re Scottish ’”

She said her grand mother’s fear that her four children would be taken away to residential schools after the death of her Mé tis grandfather might have been the beginning of con cealing the family’s Métis identity.

This is why Kirton now believes that reconciliation is important

“There was so much to learn, not just about my family, but about this country and what hap pened here.”

Overwhelmed by the first confirmation of her Métis identity in her early 30s, she fell to her knees, she said However, learn ing her family’s history, she also had to reconcile with its traumatic side

She said that it took a long time to take pride in her identity Attending events, becoming a part of Métis and Indigenous gatherings gave her a sense of pride in their strength, she said

It was something an El der said in a ceremony for the 215 children whose unmarked graves were found byTk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Na tion at the Kamloops In dian Residential School that made her realize the depth of the trauma that was passed on generation after generation, and that caused her grandmother and her father to conceal their Métis identities.

“My grandmother had been committed,” Kirton said with tears in her eyes. “She had breakdowns, she had been committed, she had electric shock And I started to realize all those things are related And this one elder said, ‘My dad al ways told us that you’re not going to get anywhere being an Indian ’”

“So all this time I knew that Métis people were hiding and why they were hiding But it wasn’t till that man, who looked like my dad, said that, that I’d understood what he was going through and what his life was like and why he was the way he was ”

Kirton believes this is the time for us to talk about these stories; that Canada needs to make peace with its history.

“They took away so many things from us, not perma nently,” she said “Some things were taken per manently like people, but

Personal story: Jónína Kirton, a Red River Métis/Icelandic poet and author, says the need for truth and reconciliation runs deep in Canada PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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Indigenous relations advisor helps city move forward

TheresaMcManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord ca

An Indigenous relations advisor is helping the city move forward with its rec onciliation efforts.

In March, the City of NewWestminster hired an Indigenous relations ad visor as part of its ongo ing reconciliation efforts

Christina Coolidge, who is from theTsleil Waututh Nation on her father’s side and Cree and Scottish Métis fromTreaty Six ter ritory on her mother’s side of the family, has more than a decade of profes sional experience working in Indigenous relations

“The City of NewWest minster has already taken real steps toward recon ciliation, and I genuinely believe that the city, and mayor and council, want

to participate in their own healing,” Coolidge said in a news release “It is my privilege to use what I know to ensure that our people will always have a place at the table and help guide the City of New Westminster on its journey toward reconciliation ”

Coolidge is focusing on the city’s relationships with local First Nations and the urban Indigenous community, as well as on educating her colleagues in Indigenous history and culture

“NewWestminster has a rich Indigenous his tory, so it’s important that city staff and the commu nity have a clear under standing of the First Na tions’ connection to the land here, both pre and post European contact,” she said in a statement to

the Record “Truth must come before reconcilia tion, and it’s important for the city to acknowledge its devastating colonial poli cies and practices; it is im possible to practise rec onciliation without first knowing for what it is you are reconciling ”

OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITY STAFF AND CITIZENS

Coolidge is in the pro cess of developing a series of education opportunities for city staff and commu nity members that would be offered next year But she’s already helped launch a number of ini tiatives.

“I facilitate a medi cine wheel workshop each month for staff, in which we discuss the importance of holistic processes and

understanding that the city is a unified system of interdependent depart ments,” she said “It must function in this way in or der to prevent unintended consequence and will in stead, create a healthier city and community.”

Coolidge has also es tablished an Elder in Res idence program, which involves a weekly lunch time visit from an elder; both Indigenous and non Indigenous staff are in vited to chat, ask questions and build relationships The elder is also available to provide support to In digenous staff who some times feel isolated working within a colonial govern ment

Coolidge is also devel oping long term strategies for decolonizing the city’s

Reaching out: Christina Coolidge is the City of New Westminster’s Indigenous relations officer PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Reconciliation working group set to address ‘systemic barriers’

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policies, practices and pro grams, by ensuring Indige nous knowledge and ways of being are incorporated intoWestern processes

“We have established a reconciliation work ing group that will take a holistic approach to iden tifying and addressing sys temic barriers within the city,” she explained “This phase will use an equity lens to complete a full, cor porate wide review of poli cies, procedures, programs, practices and resources This review would begin with employment, engage ment, and representation on boards and committees, but would ultimately in clude all operational ar eas ”

Coolidge said this will be the first phase of the city’s

engagement strategy, be cause it’s important that NewWestminster improves the level of Indigenous rep resentation in order to au thentically plan and prac tise reconciliation

“Indigenous knowledge and ways of being will nat urally be incorporated into Western processes through the built in bias that oc curs with adequate repre sentation,” she said

Coolidge’s previous roles include being national co ordinator for the National Urban Indigenous Co alition Council, Indige nous program researcher for Simon Fraser Univer sity, and regional engage ment coordinator for the Tsleil Waututh Nation’s Indigenous advisory and monitoring committee.

According to a press re

Friday

Spirit of the Children Society hosts a pipe cer emony at Westminster Pier Park to mark the Na tional Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Friday, Sept. 30. The ceremony is at 3 p.m., with children and family time from 4 to 6 p m

All are welcome; please wear your orange shirts.

lease from the city, resi dents can expect to learn more about NewWestmin ster’s true history and the work being done to make reparations for that history, in the coming months

The current city coun

cil identified reconciliation, inclusion and engagement as one of the priorities for its 2018 to 2022 council term.The city hired an In digenous relations advisor to provide assistance in the development and imple mentation of Indigenous engagement and reconcili ation strategies

“Reconciliation is a pri ority for the city, but we needed to hire someone with expertise in this area in order to guide us as we move forward with this im portant work,” said Mayor Jonathan Cote. “With her knowledge and skillset, Christina is an invaluable addition to the city”

You can find more about the city’s reconciliation ef forts at www newwest city.ca/indigenous reconciliation

Poet presents at Whistler festival

Continued from page 18

some teachings, lost lan guages are coming back We have so much to share.”

RACISM PERSISTS

The persistence of sys temic racism is felt by In digenous people to this day

When she was young, Kirton remembers, she was asked, “What are you?” And when the re sponse was, “I’m an Indian or Métis,” the questioner’s face dropped, she said “There is even prejudice within my own family My mother’s father, my grand father talked daily about those “dirty Indians” and two of his daughters mar ried Métis men

She feels that formal rec ognition of the need for truth and reconciliation

Orange Shirt Day, Na tional Day ofTruth and Reconciliation and the Ev ery Child Matters move ment is helping spark an essential dialogue for the country to acknowl edge injustices.

With her books com ing out and her voice ex pressed, her father was not initially interested in ac knowledging his identity or embracing it

“But just before he died a few years ago, he talked about getting his Métis cit izenship,” she said

Friends, relatives, non Indigenous Canadians are apologizing for the actions of their ancestors, and she believes that this is the change that theTruth and Reconciliation Commit tee has fostered, allowing Canadians to acknowledge their history and embrace it

“It’s interesting, who gets erased out of the his tory, and whose accom plishments are erased,” she said.

She said that writing helped her unravel her own history and confront the difficult truth of what it meant to be a survivor of intergenerational trauma as an Indigenous woman.

She is participating in literary fests this year in cluding theWhistlerWrit

ers Festival from Oct 13 to Oct. 16. You can find

more online at www whistlerwritersfest.com.

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ONTHEWATERFRONT: The Lucille Johnstone Workboat Parade, above, is always a hit at RiverFest and it was again on Saturday, Sept. 24, as thousands of folks flocked to the waterfront for the return of the popular annual festival celebrating the Fraser River. At right, top: Tsatsu Stalqayu (Coastal Wolf Pack) performs traditional Coast Salish song and dance. At right, below: Visitors tour the 1937 Samson V, the last surviving wooden steam powered sternwheeler built for the federal Department of Public Works for use as a snag boat on the Fraser River it’s now a waterfront museum

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A woman who made her presence felt at NewWest minster’s annual Remem brance Day ceremony has passed away at the age of 99

Annie (Mary) Hokon son, ofVancouver, passed away peacefully on Sept 18. Born inVancouver in 1923, she joined the Cana dian Army in 1942 at the age of 19

“By 21 she was on one of the first troop ships to arrive inThames harbour, England. Her ship was an chored in the harbour dur ing the London bombing,” said an obituary. “Blessed with a defiant and ‘let’s get on with it’ attitude, she complained she didn’t spend 21 days on a boat only to get blown up in a harbour ”

From Aldershot, En gland, Hokonson went to

Holland, shortly after D Day An obituary written by her nephew states that she made regular pilgrim ages to Holland, especially for commemorative occa sions, out of a deep respect for all that the people of Holland had endured dur ing the war Hokonson, who served with the CanadianWom en’s Army Corps in the

SecondWorldWar, at tended the Remembrance Day ceremonies in New Westminster for many years She had some CWAC friends who lived in NewWest; when those women died and Hokon son stopped driving, their families would pick her up and bring her to the New Westminster cenotaph for Remembrance Day

Remembering: Annie (Mary) Hokonson died Sept 18 at age 99 The Second World War veteran was a familiar presence at New Westminster Remembrance Day ceremonies PHOTOS RECORD FILES

101-year-old pays tribute to the Queen AS WE AGE Celebrating Seniors

Among those glued to theTV screen watch ing recent coverage of the Queen’s death was a New Westminster resident with the unique distinction of being older than the mon arch who died Sept. 8 at the age of 96

Eileen Glavin was five years old when Elizabeth was born The 101 year old NewWestminster res ident recently visited Queen’s Park to leave flow ers in honour of Queen Elizabeth II

Glavin was born in England and has previ ously been featured in the Record for her work as a code interceptor at an En glish “listening station” during the SecondWorld War.

FLOWERS DONATED

Following the death of

Britain’s longest serving monarch, the NewWest based Society of the Of ficers of the Honourable Guard made arrangements with the City of NewWest minster to allow residents

to leave flowers at the en trance to Queen’s Park at Sixth Avenue and McBride Boulevard

Once the official time of mourning ended on Sept. 20, potted plants were do

Remembering the Queen:

Eileen Glavin, a 101 year old resident of New Westminster, was among the local residents who travelled to Queen’s Park to leave flowers in honour of the monarch Queen Elizabeth II died Sept 8 at the age of 96

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nated to care homes, while cut flowers were placed on veterans’ graves in Fraser Cemetery Messages left at the site will be forwarded to King Charles III

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Century House is get ting set to launch Octo pus 3: EvolvingTechnol ogy for Seniors this fall and it could use your help.

As it continues its quest to provide seniors pro gramming that focuses on technology and informa tion, Century House has opportunities for locals to develop and lead pro grams in the community

Some programs will be offered through Zoom and some will be hybrid style (in person and on line combined), with technical support be ing provided by Century House

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What do you think about ageism?

As I have been aging, I wonder a lot about people’s views on grow ing older and, more sig nificantly, I worry about people’s negative attitudes towards older people.

TheWorld Health Or ganization defines ageism as “the stereotypes (how we think), prejudice (how we feel) and discrimina tion (how we act) towards others or oneself based on age ”

On theWHO’s web site, they say ageism is rife in our society.They re cently reported that one in two people are ageist when it comes to older peo ple Unfortunately, this in cludes seniors themselves who have internalized ste reotypes about older peo ple

Why is ageism so prev alent?WHO says, “Older people are often assumed to be frail or dependent and a burden to society” They are all thought to be declining in cognitive abil ity, prone to physical de cline and unable to care for themselves, again put ting a burden on society

It might be wise to re member, as seniors advo cate for B C Isobel Mack enzie says, only a small percentage of older peo ple live in care facilities

She says, “Seniors should prepare to live a long life, most of it independently at home.” Statistics show that 94 per cent of seniors over 65, and 74 per cent over 85, live in their own home.

Older people are of ten thought to be resis tant to change, unable to learn new skills such as us ing computers or tablets; it’s often believed most are on the verge of demen tia These assumptions all contribute to negative ste reotypes of seniors De mentia is not an inevitable part of aging, according to Alzheimer’s Canada, which notes that only 7.1 per cent of the total se niors’ population of Can ada has dementia

Over the last few years of the pandemic, many older people learned how to use technology to stay connected to community Change is inevitable for all of us, and seniors have successfully lived through amazing changes giant strides in technology, men on the moon, wars, reces sions in the economy and pandemics

Admittedly, as we age, our bodies and minds do change Some of us might experience some memory loss, and most of us lose physical abilities But se niors adapt to the aging process For instance, the loss of our physical abili ties can be compensated through assistive devices

such as hearing aids, eye glasses and walkers, and through modifications of the older person’s environ ment

Our mental capabilities can be sharpened by stay ing mentally active

OLDER PEOPLE ARE NOT EXPENDABLE

One of the worst forms of ageism is writing off older people as expend able During COVID 19, I heard unsettling state ments from people who thought that the over whelming rates of deaths of seniors was OK and that resources should not go their way after all, they had a good long life

For many families and friends of seniors who have lost their lives to COVID 19, their pass ing has caused consider able grief Also, as a per son in this most vulnerable group, I want to be looked at as a citizen who should receive care, not as a ste reotyped aging person

Often older people are seen as a homogeneous group with no differenti ation But as Mackenzie says, “The only thing all seniors have in common is that they are all older than the rest of the population.”

The Alberta seniors ad vocate, Dr Sheree Kwong See, says, “Compelling re search shows that ageism has detrimental effects on the health and well being

of older adults ”

She continues, saying: “Holding more negative age stereotypes, for exam ple, has been found to be associated with a greater likelihood of future hos pitalization, poorer hear ing and memory, and early biomarkers for Alzhei mer’s.”

Conversely, Kwong See says, people includ ing seniors who have pos itive attitudes about older persons create a climate whereby seniors are pre disposed to proactively look after themselves Buy ing into the stereotype whereby people see loss of function only as an aging

process as opposed to, for instance, being busy or stressed, is problematic for older people

If you momentarily for get something, I will ad vocate, like Kwong See, to never say again I’m hav ing a “seniors moment ” TheWHO says, “Public health professionals, and society as a whole, need to address these and other ageist attitudes, which can lead to discrimination, af fect the way policies are developed and the op portunities older people have to experience healthy aging ”

In the next few months, the federal government is

sponsoring a survey, dis cussion, and consultation about ageism The online survey can be found at tinyurl com/Canada AgeismConsultation, and it’s open to everyone.

Consultations will be held with groups across Canada over the next few months and will deal with questions about ageism with these themes in mind: employment, health and health care, social inclu sion, safety and security, and media and social me dia.

Let’s hope these con sultations and discussions create change in Canada when it comes to ageism

MargaretCoates contributor

COMBATINGAGEISM: Seniors are not a homogeneous group, so why do we lump all older people in together? Columnist Margaret Coates looks at some of the harmful effects of ageism

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REMEMBRANCES

MAGAS, Brian March 25, 1964 September 8, 2022

H s weary hours and days of pain His troubled nights are past, and In our ach ng hearts we know He has found sweet rest at ast

Survived by Lov ng Fami y

Wife Joanne, Son Brandon, Father and Mother Ed & Rose, Sister Madeline

DeVITO, Michael Christian June 20, 1947 September 16, 2022

It s with great sadness that we announce the sudden pass ng of M chael DeV to on September 16, 2022 at the age of 75 years

M chae was predeceased by his dad, Tony, and is survived by and

be loving y remembered by his Mom, Vera, Son Jonathan (Bernadette), Grand daughter Shay, Brother Randy, S sters Paula (Mel) and Teresa (Don), and many nieces and nephews

BOOTH, Kenneth February 22, 1927 September 24, 2022

Ken spent his youth and working years in New Westminster. He was proud to be a WWII veteran, serving in the Royal Canadian Navy. He worked for the City of New Westminster Electrical Department for 35 years, retiring in 1984. Shortly after retirement, Ken and his new wife Joyce moved to Langley, where they became avid golfers at Newlands. Ken is survived by his two daughters, Carol (Joel) Schmidt and Colleen Hagen; two stepsons, Peter (Yuki) and John (Caroline) Hall; and five grandsons, Chris and Nate (Laura) Schmidt , Sam (Annelies), Ben (Emily) and Jake (Autumn) Hagen. Ken was predeceased by his parents, Fred and Alice Booth, son in law Robert Hagen, first wife Nancy Ogilvie, stepson Darcy Hall and his loving wife of 28 years, Joyce. Ken resided at Avalon in Langley until February 2022, when he returned to his roots in the Royal City. The family would like to thank Dr. Yap and the Age Care staff for their compassionate end of life care. At Ken’s request, his body will be donated to UBC, and there will be no service.

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