New Westminster Record July 13 2023

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POLITICS

Trustee ‘vindicated’ by special prosecutor’s findings

TheresaMcManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

A special prosecutor has concluded that a NewWestminster school trustee’s presence as a scrutineer at a voting place during the 2022 civic election likely contravened the provisions of the Local Government Act but does not warrant charges.

On May 26, the BC Prosecution Service announced John M Gordon KC had been appointed as a special prosecutor in relation to an investigation into the actions of Gurveen Dhaliwal Dhaliwal, an incumbent school trustee in New Westminster, was observed attending a local polling station on Oct. 5 as a scrutineer for another candidate.

A July 6 media statement from the BC Prosecution Service said the special

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SPEAKING OUT: New Westminster Fire Chief Erin Williams speaks at a press conference held July 5 in support of a new private members’ bill being proposed by New Westminster-Burnaby MP Peter Julian that would enforce stiffer penalties for assault against first responders See story on page 5

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UpFront

Highrises, retail proposed for lower 12th Street

TheresaMcManus

tmcmanus@newwestrecord ca

A mixed-use highrise development on lower 12th Street could be a “catalyst” for change in the neighbourhood

At a July 10 workshop, NewWestminster city council received a pre-application review for a high-density, mixed-use development for several sites at the foot of 12th Street including sites currently occupied by the Terminal Pub andWestminster Boiler andTank Co. buildings.TheWeststone Group’s proposal, which includes towers ranging from 20 to 42 storeys, is proposing retail and ultra-light industrial space, office space and residential units.

The proposal covers 111 to 115 12th St , 118 11th St. and 1136 Queens Ave.

Before the applicant submits a full application to the City of New Westminster, staff wanted council’s input on issues such as whether it’s willing to view the project as a “catalyst” project, so it could be considered be-

What’s proposed

w 130,000 square metres of total floor space

w adaptive reuse of two existing buildings with retail and ultra-light industrial space

w one 20-storey office highrise

w about 18,500 square metres of retail/light industrial space

w four residential highrise buildings of 32 to 42 storeys

w residential floor space of about 102,000 square metres, including: about 78,000 square metres of stratified condos; 3,000 square metres of market rental; and 20,000 square metres of below-market rental

fore a neighbourhood plan is developed for the area. Other questions related to the mix of uses, the proposed density and building heights, the amount of affordable rental housing and the sale of about 3,000 square metres of city streets and rights of

ways to theWeststone Group so it can create a contiguous development lot for the four sites that are currently separated by city streets and lanes.

The proposal calls for the retention and reuse of theTerminal Pub and the Westminster Boiler and Tank Co buildings, which would be relocated to the interior of the site.

Architect GwynVose said the overall vision is to create a gateway to the downtown neighbourhood, creating a “street wall” with taller buildings along the perimeter of the site An open space in the centre of the site would become the new home of theTerminal Hotel and Westminster Boiler buildings.

“So they’re spaces you can walk through and walk past, walk around,” he said. “Other great spaces we see between and around these heritage assets is this notion of the gateway, which has light industrial and commercial space ”

Vose said the plan also proposes the creation of a

EARLY PLANS: The City of New Westminster has received a pre-application review for a development proposed on lower 12th Street The applicant’s submission to city hall included a rendering of what the sites could look like in the future

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“social hub or stepped plaza” on part of the site, providing a place where people can meet and gather.

RENTAL HOUSING

The proposed development calls for a mix of residential uses, including condos, market rentals and below-market rentals.

A staff report stated the amount of below-market rents proposed is 20 per cent of the overall residential density, which is consistent with the expectations of the city’s inclu-

sionary housing policy For master-planned, multi-unit residential applications that are larger than a oneor two-tower development, the city generally seeks a tenure mix that includes about one-third to almost one-half rental units

“This includes both market and below-market rental tenure combined,” Watson explained “The applicant has proposed three per cent market rental housing, which, when added to the inclusionary components, is 23 per

cent overall rental tenure, and below the expectation of one-third overall rental tenure ”

Coun Nadine Nakagawa said the “really interesting site” has a “ton of potential” and is currently underutilized She said her biggest concern is the amount of rental proposed

“I’m a strong believer in purpose-built rental,” she said “I think it’s essential for renters to feel secure in their housing type, and I think I would really love to see that mix closer to the percentage mix that we currently have in the community”

Parb Rehal, manager of development at the Weststone Group, said the company submitted this application to the city “quite some time ago” and discussions are underway within the company about changing the commercial office building to rental housing

“So more rental area for the project is what we’re considering right now,” he said.

Lower 12th Street could be ‘very ideal location’ for a fire hall

Should the plans for lower 12th Street include a new fire hall? That’s one of the ideas arising from a city council discussion about Weststone Group’s proposed development Coun. Nadine Nakagawa said the City of New West-

minster has been having casual conversations about the need for a new fire hall. She noted Victoria and Vancouver have both built fire halls with housing on top.

“It seems to me that this is a very ideal location for our fire hall,” she said.

Saying she was on “Team Fire Hall,” Coun. Tasha Henderson said the projects in Victoria and Vancouver provided affordable housing above the fire halls.

“It seems to me like that fits this theme of residential meets industrial uses

and other uses, and I think that it just could be a really key spot for that,” she said. “That’s a real priority for me and others. So I’d love to hear just some discussion on that and see where that goes.”

Parb Rehal, manager of

development at Weststone Group, said the company has discussed uses such as a fire hall and community space.

“We’re absolutely open-minded to doing those things. Now, everyone knows that it can’t be

done unless it’s economically viable,” he said at Monday’s city council workshop “That’s why we are here; we want to find a way to compromise with the city, with community, with our staff trying to make it work.”

‘No actual harm is alleged’: No charges against Dhaliwal

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prosecutor found the incident in which Dhaliwal was present at the voting place for about 20 minutes while serving as a scrutineer for fellow Community First NewWest candidate (now councillor) Ruby Campbell was “minor in nature” and the public interest did not require a prosecution.

The special prosecutor determined two possible defences might arise on

the facts, including the fact that the presiding election officer did not ask Dhaliwal if she was a candidate and he mistakenly neglected to check her name against the list of candidates in the election thus “an argument could be made that Ms. Dhaliwal’s wrongful act of remaining to scrutineer was induced by the election official’s error.”

According to the BC Prosecution Service, the

offence was committed as a result of a genuine mistake or misunderstanding of fact

“During the police investigation Ms. Dhaliwal stated that she was unaware that, as a candidate, she was prohibited from being present at the voting place for any purpose other than casting her own ballot,” said the statement. “This fact was not noticed or brought to her attention when she presented her

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candidate representation form to the presiding election official at the voting place and was permitted to remain as a scrutineer ”

The statement noted that “perhaps a half-dozen” voters used the ballot box at which Dhaliwal was scrutineering over the period of time in question.

“In terms of seriousness of the harm caused to a victim, ‘harm’ in this instance being a risk to election integrity, and the ‘vic-

tim’ being the electors of NewWestminster, no actual harm is alleged,” it said.

Dhaliwal was first elected to the NewWestminster school board in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. In June, she stepped aside as the board’s chair

The Record contacted Dhaliwal for comment. Dhaliwal’s lawyer, Joven Narwal of Narwal Litigation LLP, provided a statement on her behalf

“The independent na-

ture of the charge assessment serves as a testament to the integrity of our legal system which strives to ensure fairness and impartiality,” said the statement

It continued: “Vindicated by this decision, our client looks forward to continuing to serve New Westminster as well as the province of British Columbia and will not be granting any interviews or providing additional statements at this time ”

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News MP tables bill to help protect first responders

TheresaMcManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

The stabbing death of a young police officer in Burnaby and the assault of a firefighter attending a routine call are being cited as examples of why first responders need added protections under the Criminal Code

On June 19, NewWestminster-Burnaby MP Peter Julian tabled Bill C-345 in the House of Commons, legislation aimed at protecting firefighters, paramedics and other first responders. At a July 5 news conference at the Glenbrook fire hall, Julian said firefighters, paramedics and other first responders put their lives on the line to protect communities across Canada.

“Yet, we have seen a striking increase in aggravated assault of firefighters, paramedics and other first responders,” he said. “What my legislation does is add firefighters and paramedics under the definition of first responder in Section 2 of the Criminal Code so their safety is being protected ”

Julian said it’s been “disturbing” to see the increase in violence against firefighters and paramedics.

“A recent study in Manitoba actually showed that 50 per cent of all firefighters had at some point, been kicked or hit or pushed And we see 75 per cent figures for paramedics,” he said “So that is disturbing to see this rise in violence against firefighters and against para-

medics. And that is the primary reason why I tabled Bill C-345.”

According to Julian, his private member’s bill would result in an automatic charge of first-degree murder in cases where an assault of an on-duty first responder, firefighter or paramedic leads to their death

It would also increase penalties for assaults against firefighters and paramedics and create an offence in the Criminal Code of assault against a first responder

“What this bill does is ensure that firefighters and paramedics are protected to the same extent as police officers,” Julian said

FIREFIGHTER SUPPORT

NewWestminster and Burnaby fire departments were on hand at the news conference to voice their support for the bill and to encourage Canadian MPs to support it.

Representatives from the NewWestminster Firefighters Association Local 256, the Burnaby Firefighters Association Local 323 and the BC Professional Fire Fighters Association joined NewWestminster and Burnaby fire chiefs in supporting the proposed legislation

Todd Schierling, president of the BC Professional Fire Fighters Association, said it’s time that legislation provides first responders with the same level of protection as peace officers.

“With increased social

and housing pressures in our communities, incidents of assault and violence toward first responders are rising,” he said “We work to ensure that emergency scenes we attend are made safe for our firefighters and the public that we serve.Threats and violence should not be part of our working conditions ”

Schierling said an International Association of Fire Fighters survey conducted within the past five years showed 30 per cent of fire departments had experienced at least one act of violence against firefighters while responding to structure fires, while 40 per cent had reported acts of violence towards personnel during medical calls

“It’s concerning; it’s on the rise,” he said “We need to fill the gap with legislation.”

Shane Poole, president of NewWestminster Firefighters Association Local 256, said all workers deserve to have safe working conditions.

“We know our job is inherently dangerous, but when we’re responding to calls for help we should not have to be faced with the potential for violence or assaults,” he said. “We’re hoping this bill will bring to light the seriousness of these crimes and potentially prevent more in the future ”

NewWestminster fire Chief ErinWilliams supports the bill

“We know that our first responders are facing in-

creased risks to their personal safety, and that comes in many forms known carcinogens, occupational stress and intentional violence,” he said, noting Bill C-435 is an important tool in preventing violence

At lastWednesday’s press conference, fire officials cited cases where first responders have been subjected to violence, including a fire captain in London, Ont , who was recently assaulted when responding to alarms ringing Another noted a case where a fire apparatus was smashed by a man wielding a two-by-four after crews responded to a complaint about open burning.

The October 2022 stabbing death of Burnaby RCMP Const. ShaelynYang, a homeless and mental health outreach officer accompanying a City

of Burnaby parks employee to a homeless camp in a Burnaby park, also hit home for first responders.

Poole said he hadn’t heard of any specific acts of violence against New West firefighters, but he said first responders are concerned about the potential for incidents when responding to certain situations, such as encampments or locations where drugs are being used

“It is very unpredictable,” he said.

Williams said there have been reports of people being “very combative” with first responders. He said NewWest firefighters attended a medical emergency on a transit bus that highlighted some of the risks faced by first responders.

“The person had a decreased level of consciousness. So as part of their as-

sessment, we do what’s called a rapid body survey, and they discovered that the person had a handgun,” he told the Record. “Even though it wasn’t an assault, the potential for that was fairly significant.”

NEXT STEPS

Julian said he’ll be writing to all members of Parliament this summer to gauge the level of support for his bill. His hope is that it could get unanimous consent, which would allow “rapid passage” in the House of Commons in the fall session

“There are bills where there’s a consensus and unanimity, and these kinds of bills, as we’ve seen over the course of the past couple of years, can be passed within a few moments by all members of Parliament, if there’s unanimous agreement.”

LOCAL SUPPORT: Members of the New Westminster and Burnaby fire departments were on hand at a press conference July 5 to support MP Peter Julian’s private member’s bill, Bill C-345

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MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

B.C. electoral boundary shuffle will help the NDP

Premier David Eby keeps getting asked if he will call an early election, and he keeps emphatically denying that he has any interest in doing so.

The latest question came in the wake of BC United’s dismal showing in two recent byelections Why not take advantage of that party’s rebranding birthing pains and pull the plug now? Eby replied that no one is looking for an early election and that he has bigger priorities on his plate I believe him

However, there is also another big reason to wait until the actual scheduled election day (which is Oct. 19, 2024) before testing the voters: B.C.’s electoral map is in for some major changes, and most benefit Eby’s New Democratic Party.

An independent electoral boundaries commission has added six new ridings, bringing to 93 the number of MLAs to be elected.

Two of the new ridings are in BC NDP fortresses (Burnaby and the Capital region), while three

more are in cities where the NDP holds most ridings already (Vancouver, Surrey and Langley) while just one is in a traditionally strong BC United (nee BC Liberal) area (Kelowna).

Given that Elections BC has indicated it will take months to incorporate the changes into its election infrastructure, that would appear to rule out a fall vote if Eby wants to take advantage of the new ridings. It is not yet clear whether the changes can even be made by next spring, so waiting until the fall of 2024 seems

advantageous to the New Democrats, no matter how many controversies pile up between now and then.

The big increase in seats is reflective of this province’s huge increase in population, particularly in the areas where the new seats are located: Metro Vancouver,Vancouver Island and the Okanagan.

If this population trend continues, more ridings will likely be established in those regions in the future

The steady increase in the number of our provincial MLAs also poses a

challenge that has little to do with politics or policies.

The B C legislature chamber itself is almost overcrowded, and adding six more desks seems problematic. Right now, all the desks and chairs have been removed for maintenance and the empty room reinforces how small a chamber it really is

One solution floated by veteran NDP Mike Farnworth is to get rid of the desks and bring in benches, as is the case in the U.K.’s House of Commons The primary role

of the desks in the B.C. chamber is to serve as an opportunity for MLAs to pound their desktops in support of their side of the house, so replacing them would at least make the place less noisy

In any event, after the next election we are soon going to have more MLAs in the chamber For the moment (and things can change quickly in politics), the odds favour most of them sitting on the NDP side of the house

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

Letters

Editor: Regarding the recent letter to the editor stating that Mayor Patrick Johnstone engages in an “authoritarian” style of governance, I respectfully question if the author has watched or attended any council meetings or actually lives in New West

I encourage people to watch the recording of the recent council meeting regarding approval of the supported housing proposal at 422 Sixth St and see for themselves how Mayor Johnstone manages a council where one council member appears determined to dominate every conversation, taking up the space that could instead be used for constructive and collaborative dialogue with all of council

I see Mayor Johnstone making efforts and doing his best to ensure everyone has an opportunity to contribute

When procedural questions arise, he pauses to ask the city clerk for procedural guidance, and follows that guidance while taking time to explain to the members of council how he interprets the guidance he receives

This is the hallmark of any good chair

Far from having “temper tantrums,” I see a chair that is remarkably calm in the face of borderline hostility and challenges by certain council members The rare break from the mayor’s measured tone is almost always when he speaks passionately about the need to protect the most vulnerable people in our community against the sometimes offensive attacks and demonization they have to endure when any measure to bring support for them is raised.

I want a leader who is calm in the face of adversity, but passionate in service to his community, especially the most vulnerable members of the community, and that is what I see in city council.

I hope the mayor does not take this false attack on his character to heart, because people who are paying attention to council know it is not true

Kelly Slade-Kerr former chair, New Westminster board of education

Editor: Regarding the recent letter about the Mayor’s “remarkably calm” demeanour, I have to admit that I’m feeling defeated and demoralized about the state of politics in New Westminster

For months now, it’s been clear to me (as someone previously only passingly familiar with the goings-on at city hall) that there is a dedicated group of people who seem determined to claim that their favourite party has no flaws and it’s “the other guys” who cause every single problem.

Our elected officials are human beings and more importantly grown adults Abuse, ad hominem attacks and personal insults have no place in this arena, even though social media makes it easier to hide behind a keyboard and say whatever you like (as we saw recently with a school trustee)

Our city councillors and school trustees absolutely deserve the basic respect afforded to any individual

But they are not, and should not be, immune from criticism I’m tired because it feels like a dangerous over-correction to say,

“Mr Mayor was good and right and calm and nobly standing up for the unhoused!”

I watched the council meeting That’s not what happened. It’s fair to say that the mayor lost his temper, and that he said something that was, in fact, inappropriate in his role as chair.

He was challenged, and then he owned that the behaviour wasn’t appropriate and everyone moved on.

But, again, that doesn’t exempt him from healthy criticism and discussion. It doesn’t mean the behaviour never happened

And I’d suggest that anyone who considers themselves a supporter of Community First be cautious when throwing out accusations of sock puppets and fake accounts, at least until Dee Beattie resigns and actually takes accountability for her actions

In the meantime, let’s at least interact with one another in good faith and with the understanding that politics aren’t a game and the decisions made at city hall impact people’s lives and not just councillors’ reputations

Sarah Arboleda

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Mayor isn’t‘authoritarian’— he’s always calm in the face of‘borderline hostility’

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Community Sapperton resident fulfils Jeopardy! dream

NaveenaVijayan nvijayan@newwestrecord ca

Sapperton resident ChelseaWatt has been watching Jeopardy! ever since she was in her early teens

But an upcoming episode of the international game show that airs on Tuesday, July 18, will be different from the rest this time, she will be both the audience and the contestant.

The game that reverses the traditional question-answer format by phrasing clues as answers and responses as questions is a wildly popular one

Watt, a fan of pub trivia, loved the game for the fact that it gave ordinary people a real shot at fame

“Everyone from bartenders to lawyers, software developers, doctors or retired teachers … you never know who’s going do well on Jeopardy! I think that’s really cool ”

ForWatt, a communications manager at BC Hydro and president of New West Farmers Market, it gave her a chance to shine.

Making it on to the game that has been entertaining people since 1964

was a big deal forWatt. It marked a successful end to a goal she had been working towards for a decade

Watt had developed an interest in quiz games around the time she started university eventually finding herself as part of a six-member trivia team called Lambda Lambda Lambda (which still continues to play at trivia nights inVancouver)

As someone who got “really into” pub trivia, Jeopardy! was the “ultimate pub quiz ”

And she wanted to be part of it

A 10-YEAR DREAM

Every year, for the last 10 years,Watt has taken a 50-question online test the first step to making it to the game

“They never tell you if you passed the test.”

All those who pass the test eventually just get invited to a two-stage audition the first is another online test, and the second, a mock game of Jeopardy! on Zoom followed by an interview, explained Watt

Depending on how you do on that (“which

of course they don’t tell you”), you might get put into a pool of potential candidates, she added.

“And then, they can call you anytime in the next 18 months ”

One-and-a-half years of suspense?

“I’ve been answering every spam call on my phone for a year because I’m like, ‘You never know who it might be,’” said Watt.

In 2017,Watt made it to the second round “But nothing came of it.”

Watt continued taking the online tests

The March 2022 online test got her an audition call the following June Though she hadn’t expected anything to come of it this time around as well,Watt did get a second call

In April 2023, almost 10 months later, “on the last working day before a long weekend” in April 2023, Watt’s phone rang “It’s an unknown number from California ”

“I fully expected a re-

cording to start. But the person on the phone said, ‘Hi, is this Chelsea?’ Because I don’t know anyone in California that would be calling me by my actual name, I was like, ‘Oh, my goodness, it’s happening!’”

GETTING PREPPED

Between that call and the trip to Los Angeles in May 2023 to film for the show,Watt had just four weeks of prep time.

She used this time to watch episodes of Jeopardy! “over and over” fo-

cusing on the way they phrased the questions and noting the recurring categories (like “word puzzles”); she used a click pen to get her buzzer timing right and by-hearted the names of U S presidents and U.S. state capitals.

“There was obviously not enough time to learn all the facts in the world,” she said. “But I figured those were basic facts that would be embarrassing to get wrong.”

HELLO, HOLLYWOOD

Finally, she hauled her luggage and her 10-yearold dream to the land of Hollywood, Los Angeles

To be physically on the Jeopardy! set that she had seen multiple times on television, was “surreal” and “nerve-wracking,” she said

But, she got to meet her favourite Jeopardy! host, Ken Jennings, and other “Jeopardy! nerds” like herself

“There was a person there who had first auditioned for the show in the ’70s,” she said.

“I made it a little bit earlier than that person,” she added with a laugh

CLAIM TO FAME: New West resident Chelsea Watt got to meet her favourite Jeopardy! host, Ken Jennings, at the filming of an episode that airs on July 18

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Arts

Poetry in the Park returns for summer season

NaveenaVijayan

nvijayan@newwestrecord ca

Make your way to Queen’s Park and listen to poems until dark whether you like to rhyme your sentences or not, here’s a free event series that could be your new midweek pick-me-up.

The 12th edition of the annual Poetry in the Park has returned for the summer.

The reading series, organized by the non-profit Royal City Literary Arts Society (RCLAS), is underway everyWednesday until Aug. 30.

Each session features two poets and an open mic

Poetry in the Park, a.k.a PIP, presented by the literary society in partnership with Arts NewWest and the City of NewWestminster, has been following the same format since it was first launched in 2012, RCLAS president Janet Kvammen told the Record. It has been one of

Who’son

July 19: 2023 Write On contest winners Tolu Oloruntoba and Hannah Siden

July 26: Elee Kraljii Gardiner and Hari Alluri

Aug. 2: Wanda John-Kehewin and H W Bryce

Aug. 9: Kim Trainor and Elliott Slinn (poet laureate)

Aug. 16: David Ly and Jen Currin

Aug. 23: Evelyn Lau and Jenny Boychuk

Aug. 30: Joseph Dandurand and Chantal Gibson

their “longest standing and most popular programs,” she said.

Each edition features a new lineup of diverse voices from within NewWest and beyond.

Join the PIP nights everyWednesday, 6:30 p m to 8:30 p.m., until Aug. 30, at the Queen’s Park Bandshell. Check out www rclas com for details.

SUMMER ARTS: The Royal City Literary Arts Society’s Poetry in the Park series launched on Wednesday, July 5 The event features

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FRIDAY, JULY 14

SQUAMISH STORIES

Start your weekend with a family-friendly storytelling performance by professional storyteller, educator and published author Kung Jaadee (Roberta Kennedy). Jaadee, who belongs to the Xaayda (Haida) xʷməθkʷəyəm (Musqueam) and Sḵwxwú7mesh (Squamish) First Nations, will share her telling of Squamish stories popularized by the Indigenous activist and poet E. Pauline Johnson’s book Legends ofVancouver It’s a free drop-in event

WHEN: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: New Westminster Public Library main branch, 716 Sixth Ave

DETAILS: www.nwpl.ca/events-calendar

FRIDAY, JULY 14

FRIDAYS ON FRONT

If you didn’t know already, Fridays on Front, the annual free summer block party series, is back in NewWest for its fifth edition If you didn’t make it to the event’s kickoff party last Friday, there are still five more Fridays

to make up for it and each has a different theme.The upcoming bash is all about East Asian celebration

WHEN: 5 to 9 p.m.

WHERE: Front Street Mews, between Sixth and McKenzie streets

DETAILS: downtownnewwest.ca/Fridays-On-Front

SUNDAY, JULY 16

QUEEN’S PARK CONCERT SERIES

Add a dose of music to those lazy summer afternoons by heading to the Queen’s Park, where Arts NewWest’s summer concert series is in full swing The series features a new artist/artists group everyThursday and Sunday till the end of the month This weekend will see the all-female vocal performance trio Dia on stage.The band, featuring Rose, Sabrielle and Heather, sings songs of “hope, female empowerment and justice for a changing world ”

WHEN: 2 p.m.

WHERE: Queen’s Park

DETAILS: artscouncilnewwest org/concertseries

SATURDAY, JULY 15

UPTOWN LIVE 2023

With a striking lineup of musicians on three stages, as many as 100 artisan vendors and about 25 different food trucks on the venue, not to mention a host of interactive activities and a kids’ zone, the annual street partyTD Uptown Live is back this year, promising a whole day of fun Join in this year’s edition of the annual fest and find out for yourself why it’s called the “ultimate street party” in NewWest. (See pages 16 and 17 for more )

WHEN: Noon to 8 p.m.

WHERE: Sixth Street and Fifth Avenue

DETAILS: www.uptownlive.ca

SUNDAY, JULY 16

THE GRAPEST DRAG SHOW ON EARTH

Here’s an event that is a perfect blend of drag, wine and fundraising.The Grapest Drag Show on Earth (Grapest because it takes place at the award-winning Pacific BreezeWinery) is an annual drag show that raises money towards the non-profit Rainbow Refugee, an organization that supports people who are fleeing persecution based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or HIV status This year, the 19+ event, presented by 3Wave Fitness, will be hosted by Dust Cwaine and will feature drag performersThanks Jem, Beardney Spears, Homo Hardware, BelladonaVonShade, Rainbow Glitz and Percy Pegg Tickets are priced at $35 plus fees/tax

WHEN: 3 to 7 p.m

WHERE: Pacific Breeze Winery, 320 Stewardson Way

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SUMMER SOUNDS: Royal Oak got the crowd rocking at the 2022 edition of TD Uptown Live New West’s favourite street party returns this weekend

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Contestants from around the world will battle it out to solve the Rubik’s cube at top speed in NewWest this weekend

Canadian Speedcubing Championship 2023 will see as many as 320 contestants from 20 countries compete at Queen’s Park Arena.

Among them will be the current Canadian Rubik’s Cube record holder, Brennan Lin The Ontario-based puzzle whizz got the rows of a 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube aligned in just 4 14 seconds

Lin, the fastest 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube solver in Canada and the 11th best in the world, will strive to keep his record at the championship, which

makes its B C debut starting today (Thursday, July 13) and running to Sunday, July 16

The championship, held once every two years since its launch in 2007 (it was called the Canadian Open then), brings together those bestskilled in solving 2x2x2 cubes through to 7x7x7 cubes, pyraminx, megaminx, skewb, square-1, 3x3x3 one-handed, 3x3x3 blind-folded and more under one roof

The results for each puzzle round are recognized by theWorld Cube Association (WCA), the global governing body of speedcubing competitions.

The championship, which has previously been held in provinces including Ontario and Alberta,

is back after a three-year COVID break, said Alyssa Esparaz from Speedcubing Canada Canada’s officialWCA regional organization, and the organizer of the championship

“Only six months into

July 12, 2023

the year, it’s already been a record-breaking year in British Columbia with 337 people competing in B.C. so far in 2023 (compared to 270 in all of 2022 and 139 in all of 2021),” she said

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This weekend’s championship is the 11thWCA event in B C this year

And speedcube enthusiasts can look forward to seeing history being made. Will Lin keep his 3x3x3 cube record?Will former

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To the Board of Directors of the Good Samaritan Canada:

3x3x3 blind-folded event champion Elliott Kobelansky win back the record currently held by the U S?

It might only take a few seconds to find out.

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We, the Hospital Employees’ Union bargaining committee, who represent over 1,000 members who work at Victoria Heights and six other B.C facilities owned by the Good Samaritan Canada (GSC), urge your board to live up to the society’s mission and direct your representatives to bargain respectfully and effectively with your employees.

First, we have been without a contract for over three years, so it’s time your negotiators stopped delaying talks and got back to bargaining a fair collective agreement.

Second, your negotiators are demanding the right to contract out the work we are doing at any time – which means firing skilled, longtime staff, and disrupting the care residents receive.

Third, your managers recently hiked the cost of our benefits with no notice and now your negotiators are refusing to offer even modest improvements – despite GSC receivingsubstantialwagesubsidiesfromtheBC governmentforthepastthreeyears

Collectively, these actions by GSC managers and negotiators have had a devastating impact on worker morale that is without measure

It’s time your board took action to restore balance to these negotiations.

We want a fair deal for our members and we want to protect the quality of care that residents receive.

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NEED FOR SPEED: The Canadian speedcubing championship is taking place in New Westminster this weekend

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Get your groove on Uptown Live is back to transform the city’s streets into a one-day party hub.

What’s in store is a series of live music concerts, food truck options, rows of artisan booths, interactive activities and going by how the previous edition turned out a massive crowd.

Presented by Blue Coast Event Group and Uptown Business Association of New Westminster in partnership with the City of New Westminster,Westminster Centre Mall, Royal City Centre Mall and TD Bank Group, the annual free,

Live returns to New West this weekend

family-friendly event was launched in 2012, paused for two years due to the pandemic, before hitting the New West streets again in 2022

The revival saw close to 40,000 people soak up live music on four different stages, as the organizers told the Record in an interview It was their biggest edition yet, they said.

This year, the event again promises to showcase the best emerging talent in B.C.

The performances will be spread across multiple stages.

The main stage on Sixth Street and Fifth Avenue will see Vancouver-based country rock

band West Coast Slackers kick off the music marathon; this will be followed by performances by the rock band Day of the Dog, genre-bending musician Alpha Centauri, Latin alternative music band Mingwa, rock ‘n’ roll artist Garett T Willie, multi-instrumentalist singer and songwriter Ayla Tesler-Mabé and Vancouver-based 10-piece Afro funk band Camaro 67

Meanwhile, artists including Maxx Findlay, Salma & Kishwar, Som Band, Savannah Read and Muvette will keep the crowd entertained at a second stage the PC Urban stage on

STREET PARTY: After a successful 2022 bash, Uptown Live is back with live music, entertainment, food trucks and vendors on Saturday, July 15

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New Westminster’s Ultimate Street Party Saturday, July 15, 2023 Sixth Street at Princess Street

Food trucks, kids’ zone all part of the fun at Uptown Live

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Sixth Street

A third stage called the Novus Stage will see students from the Sarah McLachlan School of Music, a non-profit that provides music education and mentorship to at-risk children, perform

With multi-stage performances, 25 food trucks, 100 artisan vendors and a kids’ zone complete with an inflatable slide, face painting and more, the event promises to be the hottest spot this summer for some day-long fun

You can catch TD Uptown Live on Saturday,

July 15, on Sixth Street and Fifth Avenue, between noon and 8 p.m. The event is free for all.

Check out the website at www uptownlive ca for the full schedule and details.-

ROCKING: Chersea performs at TD Uptown Live in 2022 The big street party is back on Saturday, July 15

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NOBLE, Shirley Marjorie (nee McGowan)

December 30, 1930 - June 2, 2023

Shrley transtioned on June 2 after a brief hospital stay to join the great adventure beyond Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan to her parents Archie and Lottie McGowan and b g sster to brother Donad McGowan and sister Janet Farquarson, she had a wonderfu famly that set the tone for the rest of her lfe She was predeceased suddenly by her loving husband Jm Nobe in 1989 and since then showed us how to move forward with grace and class Along with her beoved children Janet Boeckx (Grant, Paris) and Bruce Noble ( lda, Josh) she created a life of adventure, fun, laughter and comfort Truly the matriarch of our famly, she was deeply loved, loving and ab e to find the humour in any situaton

Shrley was vita and curious untl the very end at the young age of 92 She was a career woman with CIBC well before t was the norm for women to work outsde of home or to be n a management position After she retired, she traveled wth her dear frends, enoyed regular get-aways at her condo in Whistler and spent time with her kids and grandkds

Shrley was a true gem She ived in the house she and Jm built n South Burnaby for almost five decades Her door was always open and she believed n “the more the merrer ”

She created beauty and fun wherever she went

She was a true creator with her extraordinary talents as a seamstress and kntter After a day in the garden, a cold beer was her treat She was known for her earrings to match every occasion and wore a different pair every day She oved fashon and design but also had a good business mind and a head for numbers

Shrley wl be remembered fondy by al who knew her as a good frend, a curous soul and mostly a ovng mother, grandmother and aunt A real cass act untl the very end Shrley, surely wl remain forever young in our hearts

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