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Feeling the beat Boris Sichon entertains a young audience at River Market on Sept. 29 as part of Culture Days celebrations. Sichon brought some of his 300 “musical pets” – his collection of percussion instruments from around the world – to the market for two concerts. Culture Days is a three-day celebration of the arts that takes place across the country.

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CONTROVERSIAL BUSINESS COMPANY CLOSED – NEW PROVINCIAL REGULATIONS BLAMED

School district shutters China company

BY NIKI HOPE REPORTER

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The school district’s controversial business company, which has managed to turn a profit in recent years, including infusing approximately $225,000 in this year’s budget, was forced to close because of changes to provincial regulations for operating offshore schools.

In his report at the business company’s annual general meeting, chief executive officer Brent Atkinson said policy changes with the new B.C. Global Education program made it impossible for government

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entities to operate overseas schools.

“I think it’s unfortunate that the new policy, which was drafted in November or December of last year, in which we had a couple of conference calls, and I gave my input as to what I thought was happening, and they just went ahead and did it, and now we’re stuck with the results,” Atkinson said. “I’m unhappy about it.”

Among the changes in the policy that impacted the district’s company were new rules that meant business companies of school districts could only apply as program consultants. They are not eli-

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Another challenge for the the changes. company was a new regula- See page 9 “I can’t comment on tion that required that all offthat,” he said. “I don’t know. shore students pass all proI just know we didn’t get vincial exams required for graduation. approved, which means that we weren’t Classroom marks and provincial exams able to proceed with the program.” can no longer be blended to obtain an average mark, as is the case for students ◗China Page 8

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Appealing for support: Roy Tubbs had no trouble getting more than 200 people to sign his petition opposing changes to transit routes in New Westminster, but he fears TransLink won’t change the routes unless there’s political support. Seniors living in buildings near Royal Square mall now have a longer walk to access services near Sixth and Sixth because of route changes.

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Roy Tubbs fears new bus route changes will create a “transit ghetto” in his neighbourhood.

Tubbs is appealing to city council for assistance in helping convince TransLink to reverse its recent changes to the 154 bus route. He said the changes have “significantly impacted” the ability of seniors living around Eighth Avenue and McBride Boulevard to get to Sixth Avenue and Sixth Street, where they go for medical appointments and X-rays, shopping and other services.

“If political pressure is not put on TransLink, they will not change the route,” he told The Record. “We are stuck. It will be transit ghetto down here.”

Opponents to the route changes say about 600 residents live in five seniors buildings around Royal Square mall, and those people are now being cut off from having direct access to the heart of the Uptown.

Since the change to bus routes took effect Sept. 22, Tubbs said seniors going to the Uptown have to transfer buses or walk a farther distance to get to their destinations. For seniors who use walkers, wheelchair and other mobility aids, he said walking from Eighth Avenue to Sixth Avenue is difficult.

“That’s a long way to bring your scooter, or even with a cane,” he said. “That is where the

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problem lies – it has basically isolated us from the hub.”

Tubbs has presented city council with a petition signed by 225 people opposed to the changes. Residents of Rotary Tower, Dunwood Place, Kiwanis Care Centre and Ross Tower are among the people living in the area.

According to TransLink, the 101 and 154 service has been realigned to simplify the network and improve the directness of routes. TransLink believes the 154 route missed an opportunity to provide direct services along the full length of Eighth Avenue and to connect with other routes at Sixth Avenue.

Instead of taking passengers to Sixth and Sixth, the 154 now travels along Eighth Avenue all the way to the 22nd Street SkyTrain station.

The 101 has been rerouted from Eighth Avenue to Sixth Avenue to maintain capacity on this corridor.

According to TransLink, the benefits of the service redesign is a “more direct and simplified network,” while the tradeoff is that “some customers may have to connect to other services or walk further for certain trips.”

Tubbs said he and many others first learned of the changes Aug. 28 when he saw an advertisement in The Record. Although TransLink held a public information meeting about the proposed changes last fall, he said few people from his neighbourhood knew about the meeting.

“It’s a bit of a shock,” he said. “It has restricted

our ability to travel.”

Coun. Lorrie Williams said she has no doubt the people who are impacted by TransLink’s decision would be able to fill city council’s chambers.

“Certainly, Sixth and Sixth is a major destination for people,” said Coun. Jonathan Cote. “You certainly have some very valid concerns.”

Coun. Betty McIntosh said part of TransLink’s rationale for changing the routes was to address concerns of residents living on Fifth Street.

“They were finding the noise a livability issue,” she said. “That was one reason why TransLink listened to some residents.”

McIntosh said another reason for changing the route so buses travel along Eighth Avenue was to give students a more direct connection to New Westminster Secondary School.

Tubbs believes a route option is available that will make everyone happy. He suggested the 154 bus could travel up Eighth Avenue, turn left at Sixth Street, turn right at Sixth Avenue, make another right turn at Eighth Street and turn left at Eighth Avenue and proceed to the 22nd Street SkyTrain station.

“The kids can get off at Eighth and Eighth – they are right at the school. The seniors can get where they are going,” he said. “There are no buses on Fifth Street.”

Tubbs said he was able to get more than 200 people to sign a petition posted at the bus stop near his home after just three-and-a-half days.

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New procurement policy would allow staff to OK purchases of $15,000

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

New Westminster city council is taking its time approving a policy intended to speed up city purchases.

The proposed procurement policy is being updated in response to changes in provincial trade agreements, changes in best practice in municipal procurement, increases in procurement volumes and the need to streamline the process. The revisions will apply to issues such as spending thresholds, authority to commit city funds, sole and single sourcing considerations and variances to project budgets.

Roy Moulder, the city’s purchasing manager, said the idea is that the revisions would allow staff to alter the spending thresholds to make it more expedient for procurement to take place in the city.

Moulder noted that one of the changes would give city staff discretion to make purchases of up to $15,000. Purchases of $15,000 to $75,000 could go through departments (with no requirement for posting opportunities on the city’s website), while purchases of greater than $75,000 must be advertised and must go through a formal tender or request for proposals prepared by the purchasing division.

“If it is over $75,000, it comes back to

the purchasing manager,” Moulder said.

Coun. Betty McIntosh said she’d prefer that a brief posting of bids of less than $75,000 be listed on the city’s website so companies are able to see what’s available. She said local governments are often criticized for “working behind closed doors” so she would like the process to be as open as possible.

Moulder told council that staff’s intention is to create a pool of vendors, with a number of the qualified companies being selected to bid on each purchasing process. He said the intention is rotate the pools so the city is spreading opportunity around to various qualified vendors.

According to Moulder, any vendors having a subpar performance would be removed from the list. Other companies would be able to contact the city about getting into the pool of venders.

“We would vet that to determine if they had the proper requirements,” he said. “From that, we would be adding to the list.”

Coun. Chuck Puchmayr expressed concern about limiting bid opportunities to a select group of companies within the vendor pool, rather than allowing them all to bid on city contracts. If contracts are awarded to the highest bidder, he wants the process to trigger a response from the purchasing manager.

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Cuts have ‘devastating’ impact Carrier Week Teachers say shortfalls are hitting hard in local classrooms

BY NIKI HOPE REPORTER

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One New Westminster teacher had just 21 textbooks for 55 students, another didn’t have current math textbooks, and another, expecting to run out of paper this year, is hoarding it to have some for printing report cards.

These are some of the responses the New Westminster Teachers’ Union received when it asked members to share how they, and their students, have been impacted by budget cuts and shortfalls. The union shared the answers in a report it presented to the select standing committee on finance and government services. The committee, made up of six Liberal and four NDP MLAs, will make budget priority recommendations to the government in mid-November.

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per cent of the supplies budget they had from previous years, Osborne noted.

“Do they reach into their own wallets and try to cover the $33.95 allocated per students for the entire school year and throw their hands up in frustration?” he asked.

The document also asked teachers what they needed to do their job. The answers included calls for textbooks, reading resources for struggling learners, and computers.

“The only mouse still working in my classroom is the one that occasionally runs across the floor,” wrote one of the respondents.

Another wrote: “I have a student who actually cannot write nor read at all in Grade 5 … and I don’t know how I am going to support him.”

“I am really worried that I will burn out because I am trying to compensate for a system that is completely underfunded,” noted one of the respondents.

The Ministry of Education could not be reached for comment at press time.

president Grant Osborne gave the presentation along with three secondary teachers and two elementary teachers last week.

Thepresentationoutlineshowfunding has impacted New Westminster classrooms and teachers.

“The numbers are stark,” the report says, stating that B.C. students are funded $1,000 less per year than the Canadian national average.

New Westminster school district has been under a great deal of financial pressure in recent years. It has a $4.1-million deficit from previous years and had to cut approximately 62 jobs – about eight per cent of its workforce – to balance this year’s budget.

“The result has been devastating,” Osborne wrote.

For a number of years, the district has had a “staff before stuff” mandate when it comes to making cuts to balance the books, which it is required to do by law. The already slimmed down “stuff” seems to be getting even leaner. This year, New Westminster schools are expected to operate on 10

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It may not be sexy, but it’s important

Not taking these timelines too litIt’s been said that municipal governerally, the point is valid: city hall is ment is the closest to the people.

If the federal government were to dis- important. appear tomorrow – so goes an old yarn Many municipal politicians argue – it would take about a month that their work is overlooked to notice. and that cities are forced to If the provincial governdo too much with not enough THE RECORD ment vanished, citizens money.

Community newspapers would feel the ramifications in a week. If city hall were suddenly cover the goings-on at their city halls with a keen eye. gone, however, the residents of New Beyond Vancouver, however, bigger Westminster would notice the next day media outlets tend to give scant attenwhen garbage wasn’t picked up.

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tion to unsexy stories about recycling, zoning and bylaw enforcement.

That’s why the discussions and the resolutions that emerged from last week’s Union of B.C. Municipalities annual convention are easy to ignore by the provincial government.

Many of the resolutions voted on by the municipal leaders of B.C. are nothing more than decisions that they should petition Victoria for more of this or less of that, or changes here or there: We resolve to do more to ask for more.

Too often Victoria turns a blind eye or at best greets the resolutions with platitudes.

The provincial government issues a detailed response to the resolutions that emerge from UBCM conventions.

This is good reading, but more needs to be done to follow up with Victoria if responses are inadequate or if promises are not kept.

It may not all be newsworthy, but Victoria needs to know that we are all paying attention to the UBCM.

B.C.’s prosperity needs cooperation IN THE HOUSE

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ritish Columbia has long been known as a polarized province, where public debate and discourse is characterized by everyone seemingly having opposite views on many things.

But a new study by two major business groups suggests that continued approach will spell disaster for the provincial economy, and that the two solitudes had better start listening to each other if we want the province to prosper.

The report, entitled The B.C. Agenda for Shared Prosperity, was completed after a year of study by the Business Council of B.C. and the B.C. Chamber of Commerce. It contains 60 recommendations on how to improve the economy, but its central theme is that groups who are normally locked in combat have to start working together for things to get better.

Another key point the report’s authors make is that the disconnect that exists between many people who live in the Lower Mainland and their counterparts in the Interior and the North when it comes to economic issues has to be addressed.

Greg D’Avignon, the CEO of the Business Council of B.C., says too many people who live in heavily urbanized areas like the Lower Mainland fail to realize just how much the size of their paycheque depends on economic activity elsewhere in the province.

And much of that economic activity is in the natural resource sector. Yet, as is typical of the polarized debate in B.C., that sector has become increasingly vilified by those who are dead set against many of the projects that are (or are planned to be) part of that activity.

Projects such as the Northern Gateway pipeline, the Kinder Morgan pipeline, the Prosperity Mine, the Jumbo Glacier proposal, LNG plants and any number of other projects are potentially lucrative for the province’s economy yet are vehemently opposed by many who are more concerned about any potential impact on the environment.

Many of us are rightly concerned about our reliance on fossil fuels and the effects of climate change, but simply putting an immediate full-stop on all economic projects that perpetuate some of those problems is a recipe for economic disaster in B.C. Incomes for many have already stalled, and the province’s productivity is lower than the national average. Putting blinkers on and pretending that we don’t need mining or energy projects displays a complete ignorance of how our provincial

Forget coal, bring on the canola Dear Editor:

Re: If it’s not coal, it will be canola on the docks, The Record, Sept. 25.

Don Hauka’s article on Fraser Surrey Docks’ coal expansion plan mentions that there are other, much bigger, coal terminal proposals in the U.S. But he doesn’t mention that the U.S. proposals are not “done deals” either. They also face stiff local opposition, for the same reasons as in B.C. Several proposals have been rejected. So the implied excuse: “if we don’t do it, someone else will” is false.

At the national level, the U.S. is turning away from burning coal to reduce its carbon emissions.

China too is stepping up regulations and banning new coal plants, to reduce pollution in its major industrial areas. And Canada is joining the global ◗Politics Page 7 anti-mercury pollution treaty (coal burning is the number 1 source of global mercury emissions).

For many reasons: environment, economic and health, the time has come to say “no” to exporting coal. Not to exporting everything, just coal. The Americans have done it. We can, too. There are jobs and revenues to be had in shipping, without handling the lowest-grade, lowest-value, most poisonous example of the 18th-century fuel that is cooking our planet.

To their credit, Fraser Surrey Docks admits that they could easily be handling something else (canola) instead of coal. So why are we even still considering coal? Bring on the canola!

Karl Maier, New Westminster

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Fraser River bridge. The second one is the Surrey Rail Link yard and shops complex running from the Fraser River bridge to roughly the Queensborough Bridge.

The regulations are different for a federal carrier and a provincial carrier. CP and CN share the lower yard bordering the highrises paralleling the lead. The lead track has 10 or 12 switches into other tracks that go toward Stewardson Way. That causes noise problems for the residents, because it is right under their noses. Like Lac-Mégantic, another former CP rail yard, the geographic barriers confronting the railway from the beginning are still problematic today.

The New Westminster yard used to have a flooding problem, being at the bottom of the hill. When the high tide came up, the water rushed down from the rain weeks on end. The place was called “the pond.”

So that problem causing dangerous switching is under control. The upper yard never had the problem, however, the grade has caused many cars to slip away at different times. Today, derail switches are in place to derail the line of cars before things get out of hand.

Lac-Mégantic is similar to New Westminster yard as it is all manual switches and blocks. There is no centralized traffic control to electronically stop a train from a dispatcher’s desk. Both are not mainline points and do not require regulations a major traffic yard has. Besides, with four railways in New West, the confusion over computer control would create collisions.

That is why the horns continually send

signals from engine to crews and warn of movement hazards and direction. The huge noise of metal colliding as cars are buckled up or let go may be a neighbourhood nuisance, yet if it was not done there would be a huge, hazardous, toxic and combustible problem as cars and trains run blind.

The Lac-Megantic wreck was about as rare as the 1995 Hinton Rail disaster when a CN switcher came onto the mainline and met a high flying 60 m.p.h. VIA passenger train. Here the C.T.C. signals could not catch the speed of the freight in time. If this had been New Westminster the train would stop, a crew member would get off the engine and manually line the switch. The lesson here is, do not put too much trust in computers. The Hinton freight was lined up right electronically, but the actuality was far different. Both yards are part of the Greater Vancouver Regional Terminals and have very low speed restrictions, which makes motorists angry as a 30-car train may take half-hour or so to clear the crossing. That is rail safety.

There was never any compatibility between cars and trains. That makes the motorist the hazard most of the time.

Years ago railways had drop gates at crossings only to trap cars inside where the trains were. Today a piece of wood comes down, and lights blink and bells ring as cars go around them or through them.

The railways say what kind of a mental mind would drive in front of a moving train with all that noise. A train cannot protect itself from accidents, it has no steering wheel, it is a guided missile on the surface.

It’s very dangerous and beyond argument.

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Politics: It’s time for us all to get along ◗ continued from page 6

economy functions and is a good way to shrink the size of your paycheque.

If we take the “BANANA” approach (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone), the price of all those lattes at Starbucks may begin to be beyond the reach of so many of those who take the view natural resources should stay in the ground, and not be sold.

The answer, of course, is the proverbial middle ground. It’s not always attainable in this province, but as the business community’s report makes clear, it is vital that we strive to achieve it. The alternative is by no means attractive.

Now, let’s all get along, shall we? ◆ The controversy over Premier Christy Clark’s

“sudden” announcement at the annual convention of the Union of B.C. Municipalities that a bridge would soon replace the aging Massey Tunnel isn’t surprising, given the passions that surround transportation decisions in the Lower Mainland.

Critics, who include a number of local mayors, say there are other, more pressing transportation needs that should be addressed ahead of replacing the tunnel. However, in their surprise they are missing the point that this project is, in many respects, a classic example of blacktop politics.

For example, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson wants a rapid transit line built out to the University of B.C. But the election result has likely knocked that project far down the

priority list as far as the provincial government is concerned. The city of Vancouver has, for the most part, turned its back on the B.C. Liberals. Of the city’s 11 ridings, seven are held by the NDP. As I’ve noted here before, much of the B.C. Liberals’ political strength in terms of the voting population in the Lower Mainland lies south of the Fraser River. So it’s not a particular surprise to see a big project like the Massey Bridge suddenly get the green-light from a government that knows where its base lies (and everyone evidently “forgot” that Clark made her original announcement about replacing the Massey Tunnel at last year’s UBCM).

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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They don’t provide explanation. They just provide this is the way it is,” Atkinson added.

The only other school district – Abbotsford – to operate an overseas company has already closed down its operation as a result of the changes.

The district has operated the business company for almost 10 years and offered a B.C. program at the Canadian Secondary Wenzhou No. 22 School and an English program at two middle school campuses in China. As well, in September it expanded to two other offshore locations in another part of China for the English program for elementary students, as well as offering an education program in Korea.

The company, which had drained the district’s coffers when it first formed due to about $1 million in start-up costs, finally managed to turn a profit when Atkinson took over in 2007. It eventually paid back the start-up money, with interest, to the district.

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While the school district’s business company is winding down its overseas operations, the programs it launched with taxpayer money in China will be run by a private company.

CINEC Education Group is taking over the school and the English program the district’s company operated in China, said business company chief executive officer Brent Atkinson. The former school trustee is pleased that CINEC is happy with the arrangement because it means the programs will carry on.

“They are maintaining the continuity of the program by stepping into our shoes to fulfill our obligations,” said Atkinson, who also noted that the provincial government

and he wants to approved CINEC try and build it as an operator. back up again.”

But CINEC The expected is not paying for earnings for both ownership of the offshore operabusiness comtions in the forthpany’s school in coming year are China, Atkinson not positive, he said. added.

“The pro“There are no jected budget for assets,” Atkinson 2013/14, with Brent Atkinson said. “Look at the everything that’s CEO balance sheet.” been going on As for other wind-down with the ministry is not a positive budget, so they’re costs, Atkinson said, “My taking it over basically on intention is that it’s not a projected break-even going to end up costing the basis,” said Atkinson. “If district any money.”

One of Atkinson’s conI was approached to by that company tomorrow cerns was for the students for X number of dollars, I and the programs to be wouldn’t be buying it as maintained in an orderly a businessman. (CINEC manner on behalf of the vice-president) Harvey education of the students Su is buying it because enrolled in the various prohe feels the same way as grams, he said.

CINEC is a company me about it. He wants to education consulmaintain the program for of the students who are there, tants where former New

Westminster assistant superintendent Russ Pacey was president. Pacey left the New Westminster school district, with a severance package, in 2006 for unknown reasons. CINEC could not be reached for comment or to confirm whether Pacey is still president.

Atkinson has said in previous Record articles that CINEC’s vice-president, Harvey Su, is the person the district’s business company has dealt with. Pacey has never been involved in a “meaningful way other than in somebody’s mind,” Atkinson said, referring to a small group of critics who questioned the Pacey connection.

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The business company’s program in Korea has also been transferred to a thirdparty operator.

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Good books, good wine, good company Hill, to SuperFreakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner.

At the meeting in July, each member had to bring a book to pitch to the group or speak about themselves. They then voted on a book for the month and also had a small wine tasting, which was JANAYA FULLER-EVANS also voted on.

For June, the group selected group of women sits at a Sweet Girl by New Westminster table along the water on author Annabel Lyon, and the Granville Island, sipping meeting included a special guest wine and laughing together.

– Lyon herself.

Not far from here, large crowds It isn’t often that you find are gathering to watch the an award-winning author sitCelebration of Light, but the ting in your living room, willwomen are undeterred by the ing to answer questions about hubbub in the city, taking their time together to enjoy good food, a new book, and the members good wine, good books and good thoroughly enjoyed the experience. company.

“It’s a really fun group,” says Gathering with friends to Véronique Boulanger, who hostdiscuss books and drink wine ed the June meeting in her home. sounds lovely, but it isn’t always “It’s nice that it’s women. There’s easy to find the time or the bonding that goes on.” people to do it.

Boulanger has been a member That’s why, three years ago in since the first year, she adds, March, Pauline Probyn started after looking for a local book a group on Meetup.com to find club and running into the same other book and wine lovers in problems as Probyn. the area.

She found the “I was looking for members to be great a book club myself,” people, she says. she says, adding all “I kept read“Then I decided the ones she conto stay,” she adds. tacted were either full ing the same “I really do like the or had shut down. type of books people. There’s new “I’d never been on … and thought people every time, Meetup before.” pretty much.”

The group has this would be Karin Schweitzer, been a great success who lives in and recently expand- a great way Vancouver, joined the ed from one to two to learn about group when it had chapters to accommodate more members, other books and just begun, she says.

She stumbled as it was becoming authors.” upon it while looking very popular. for mom and baby The first meeting KAREN SCHWEITZER Meetups, she says. three years ago, the book club member “I kept reading the group had 17 people same types of books show up, she says. all the time and thought this “We had a good turnout,” she says, adding, “What I found over would be a great way to learn about other books and authtime was that we had core memors,” she wrote in an email to bers who can’t always make it.”

However, there are about four The Record. “I had been reading historical fiction books but have people left from the first meeting branched out now.” who are still members, she says.

She says the people – and the Probyn used her experience wine – are the best part of the from Toastmasters to plan how experience, as well as getting the to run the group and get it startchance to meet Canadian authors ed, she says. such as Lyon.

They have covered a wide The biggest challenge for her range of books, from Book of has been finding a babysitter so Negroes, written by Lawrence

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Bonding over books: Paulette Orchard, left, and Karin Schweitzer dis- For more photos and a video, cuss good reads at a book and wine club meeting. Below, Heather scan with Jane Robertson, standing, speaks to the group about her pick. she can make it to meetings, she says.

Jill Doctoroff, who also lives in Vancouver, joined the group two years ago, she says.

“I had been involved in a great book club when I was living out East, and it was something I really enjoyed,” she writes in an email to The Record.

“I read a lot but it’s nice to be exposed to books and authors through other people.”

She says one of the benefits is the diversity of the group – women of different ages, backgrounds, professions and stages of life.

“Some are more interested in the wine and learning about it while others are avid readers,” she wrote to The Record. “We often surround ourselves with people who are similar to us, but with an open Meetup group there is a lot more diversity.”

However, she says the size of the group can sometimes make it difficult for everyone to be engaged.

Those interested in learning

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Burnaby-New Westminster MP Peter Julian is inviting community members to a townhall meeting on train noise this week.

The townhall will take place on Thursday, Oct. 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Inn at the Quay.

New Westminster MLA Judy Darcy, Mayor Wayne Wright, Coun. Chuck Puchmayr and Brian Allen, a member of the Quayside Community Board, are the event’s special guests.

Julian has addressed the issue of nighttime train noise in Ottawa and has worked with the Quayside Community Board on the issue in the past. The City of New Westminster has established a community advisory panel that it plans to use to address various issues with the four railways that pass through the city.

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“Numerous eyewitnesses, thinking the worst, went and rushed out onto their balconies and could see from the lights of the locomotive that there was no visible obstruction, hazard or person near the tracks.”

The Quayside Community Board has conveyed its concerns to the railways and the city and asked that the incident be investigated by rail company management.

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Spreading poetry – and world peace THE LIVELY CITY JULIE MACLELLAN

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preading world peace through poetry. It’s no small mission, but that’s just what World Poetry New Westminster has its sights set on.

On Oct. 23, World Poetry New Westminster is marking the fourth anniversary of its Night Out events with a celebration at the New Westminster Public Library, 716 Sixth Ave. Awards will be presented to the City of New Westminster, the Arts Council of New Westminster, the New Westminster Public Library, Chief Rhonda Larrabee of the Qayqayt First Nation, city poet laureate Candice James and Enrico Renz.

The night will also mark the official launch of the World Poetry Canada International Peace Poetathon, which the local group hopes will spread across Canada and around the world for one year.

The idea is for poems focusing on peace to be shared and celebrated in various locations – starting right here at the fourth anniversary night out – and spread through individuals and organizations reading at timed events.

The World Poetry website says it’s important for the poets to focus on peace.

“Our brains are not hard wired for peace,” it says. “However, they are hard wired to fight or flee.

Peace is a learned skill that needs to be focused on, learned and practiced.

The poets, writers, musicians, dancers and artists of the world can make a difference. We are a world family and can use our combined and creative powers to build changes for peace.”

Local groups, schools and individuals can add their voices to the movement. Want to know more?

Check out www.world poetry.ca.

Poets together

Two poets laureate shared the stage at the recent Royal City Literary Arts Society membership drive.

The event, held Sunday, Sept. 22 at the Heritage Grill, featured Fred Wah,

the Canadian parliamentary poet laureate, along with Richard Olafson and P.W. Bridgman. It was hosted by Candice James, New Westminster’s own poet laureate.

All three of the featured readers became members of the Royal City Literary Arts Society, which is currently up to 61 members – most based locally, but some from as far afield as India, Australia and the U.S.A. “Although our main base is the Royal City, we are striving for a global networking which will be a boon to our members when they travel, as they will be able to liaise with other members in the area they will be visiting,” James noted in an email,

pointing out they’ll be able to find open mike events, schedule themselves as featured readers or just find the best places to stay and eat.

If you aren’t already acquainted with the Royal City Literary Arts Society, they’re a busy bunch – they present workshops at the New Westminster Public Library and host a series of ongoing events celebrating various literary forms, including Poetic Justice, Poetry in the Park, short story nights and songwriter nights. Check out www.rclas.com.

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social experiments: a cross-generational centre at Century

in all the city has to offer. In this section, we share with

House in Moody Park. Another feature focuses on seniors

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SENIOR SERVICES SOCIETY

Social programs keep seniors engaged

BY JANAYA FULLER-EVANS REPORTER editorial@royalcityrecord.com

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n a rainy Saturday afternoon, the Seniors Services Society bus pulls up outside of ABC Country Restaurant in Coquitlam. Thirteen New Westminster seniors head inside. The group chats and laughs at a large table, headed by organizer Tracy McEwen.

McEwen began as a volunteer with the society’s Meals on Wheels program and was hired as coordinator of the society’s social programs – the dinner, lunch, shopping and Out and About programs – more than two years ago.

“The number 1 point is socialization, to help keep the seniors living independently at home for as long as possible, by keeping socialized and not isolated and sitting at home alone,” she says. “Because it seems the mind declines faster, the body

declines faster when you’re just sitting at home not doing anything.”

McEwen calls her support services clients – more than 100 of them – every Monday morning to let them know what’s planned for the week and what outings are coming up, she says.

“And I have a personal relationship with every single one of them,” she adds.

This is something Theresa, who has attended the program for two or three years, really appreciates.

“Tracy not only remembers everyone’s names, but their particular needs, as well,” Theresa says.

“It’s not that she’s just an organizer, she’s a friend. So she has a lot of friends.”

The program provides clients with a good meal as well as company, something that was very important for Marne, who began attend-

ing the outings 11 or 12 years ago, she says.

“I went on dialysis, which really slows a person down,” she says. “So I was very appreciative that there was a service such as Tracy McEwen Seniors Services, that would do the supper club and things like that because then I got out and at least I got some good meals, ‘cause I live alone.”

Marne was on dialysis for seven years and says that during that time, the program “was a godsend.”

The Out and About group goes to different events twice a month.

They’ve done Nordic walking up at the Olympic Village in Whistler.

They also had floor seats when Celine Dion came to Vancouver, and they attend seasonal and cultural events all year long, from White Christmas at Vancouver’s Stanley Theatre to the Ghost Train in Stanley Park.

Participants pay a fee to participate in each event, but the costs are kept low. Ron, who has attended dinners with the group for about 10 years, says he is impressed with the meals they get for $10.

“I really enjoy going out for the dinners, I go out every Wednesday night,” he says.

LEARN MORE

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YOUTH PLUS SENIORS

Bold experiment exceeds all hopes

BY JULIE MACLELLAN ASSISTANT EDITOR jmaclellan@royalcityrecord.com

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hen the New Westminster Youth Centre opened its doors in September 2010, it was a bold experiment. With the new centre at Moody Park adjoining the Century House seniors’ centre, could youth and seniors successfully share a space?

The answer has been a resounding yes.

“It’s gone even better than expected,” said Sandon Fraser, the city’s youth services coordinator, in a recent sit-down with The Record.

“The Century House membership has been super supportive of everything we’ve tried to do on the youth side.”

Fraser, three youth and three seniors all sat down to share their perspectives on the facility, and they all had the same message: The

shared space isn’t just working, it’s brought benefits to both sides beyond anyone’s expectations.

“I think it’s a real benefit,” said Annette Oakes, president of the Century House Association executive.

She notes that the seniors benefit from being able to use some of the youth centre space in hours when the youth aren’t using it. That means they have access to a computer lab, the exercise room and a multipurpose space where they play table tennis, badminton and pickleball.

Beyond that, the youth and seniors have reached across the generation gap to work together on a variety of projects. A Celebrating the Differences forum shortly after the new youth centre opened was a huge success, as was another project that wrapped up with a gala this past April: Heart 2 Art.

Celebrating Seniors Seniors are a vital part of our community.

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Together: Linda Josephison, left, and Maddie Clarkson are enthusiastic about the joint efforts of seniors and youth.

Heart 2 Art saw the youth and seniors work together for months,

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◗ ‘I found it really inspiring’ Page 18

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SENIORS PLUS YOUTH

‘I found it really inspiring’: Clarkson ◗ continued from page 17

areas of the arts: mosaic, variety, spoken word, theatre improv and photography. Each area had a youth leader and a senior leader, who worked together to lead workshops for youth and seniors that culminated in a grand finale performance.

“I loved the experience,” said Meagan Schlee-Bedard, a 17-yearold Douglas College student who served as the youth leader for spoken word. She has nothing but good things to say about working with senior leader Margo Prentice and the senior participants. “I learned so much from them, and somehow they managed to learn from me.”

Maddie Clarkson, who was the youth leader for variety – which incorporated song, dance and acting – agreed.

“I found it really inspiring,” she said. “It shocked me a bit how

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Together: Meagan Schlee-Bedard, 17, left, and Margo Prentice worked together on the Heart 2 Art project in spoken word. much I really learned. I was teaching them, but it was like they were teaching me at the same time. It just exceeded all of my expectations.”

Though another large, formal joint project like Heart 2 Art isn’t yet in the works, the youth and seniors are keeping the cross-generational

connections alive.

The centre now runs monthly youth-senior dinners once a month, cooked by both seniors and youth, served in Century House, and open to anyone from either side who wants to attend. Youth volunteers are also attending Century House once a month to lead sessions for the seniors in how to use technology like smartphones and tablets.

And, for both sides, the biggest joy has just been getting to know each other.

“I feel like it’s great. For me, at first, I was afraid of the generation gap,” says Howard Dai, a Grade 11 student at NWSS. What he’s learned, he says, is that they aren’t so different.

“They are exactly the same people, but they have way more wisdom and way more experience.”

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SENIORS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook opens doors to new world

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

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ew Westminster seniors are discovering a whole new world through Facebook.

Marg McKee, a volunteer at Century House, has reconnected to people from various parts of her life since joining Facebook in the summer of 2012.

“I was in Nova Scotia. My nephew’s wife suggested I get on Facebook so I could keep up with them.

She set me up with an account,” she said. “It’s a good way to keep in touch with family all over the world. We have family in Australia, Boston, all over.”

In the past year, McKee has learned to post and tag photos on Facebook.

“I am really in the learning stage of it, but I enjoy it,” she said. “I think it’s great. I also belong to a

couple of other organizations that I am interested in. If you have them on Facebook as your favourites, you get the latest information.”

In addition to keeping in touch with family, McKee has been able to reconnect with old friends through Facebook, including some friends from her nursing days in Halifax.

McKee also “likes” some of her favourite organizations and promotes groups like the Century House Association by sharing their posts.

“I have them as some of my favourites,” she said. “It gets shared with a lot of people.”

Margo Prentice is a tech-savvy senior who keeps in touch with family and friends, people she meets on her travels and people from church on Facebook.

“It has made my world so much larger,” she said. “I keep in touch with people. I have contacted

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Social: Marg McKee stays in touch with family on Facebook. people all over – including my old next-door neighbour from 30 years ago.”

Prentice and McKee are not alone, as statistics suggest seniors ◗ Connecting online Page 20

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Connecting online Debt is dangerous ◗ continued from page 19

are the fastest growing demographic on Facebook.

Prentice still enjoys chatting on the telephone but finds Facebook more helpful when trying to communicate with younger folks – including her granddaughters.

She also finds Facebook is a good way of keeping in contact with people she may not normally call on the telephone.

“It’s a wonderful way to expand your friendships and connections,” she said. “Those Facebook friends over the years are close.”

This weekend’s Seniors Festival will feature a workshop aimed at helping seniors get familiar with Facebook. The Facebook Lab, which is being held on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 11 a.m. to noon, will give seniors a chance to ask an expert for tips and tricks on Face-

book.

While Facebook may be intimidating to some seniors, Prentice encourages them to give it a shot.

“I think your life will not be as lonely,” she said. “You can communicate with your children and grandchildren.”

LEARN MORE Baby boomers and seniors are flocking to Facebook – and there’s no reason you can’t join them. A workshop about Facebook is taking place as part of the Seniors Festival on Saturday at Century House, 620 Eighth St. A Facebook Lab is being offered from 11 a.m. to noon, giving people a chance to ask an expert for tips and to learn tricks. Studies show that seniors are the largest growing demographic on Facebook.

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hen it comes to financial planning, seniors don’t get enough attention, according to a local independent debt counsellor.

Quayside resident Brian Pybus says retirement is coming later and later to many seniors who are bogged down by the heavy weight of personal debt, and the issue isn’t getting enough ink.

“Seniors have fewer options than any other demographic,” Pybus said.

“Most of them have limited income.

Most retirees have an income that drops to about 70 per cent of their pre-retirement income, and if they’re still carrying debt they’re in trouble.”

More and more seniors are relying on their credit cards, their lines of credit and their overdrafts to get by, said 62-year-old Pybus,

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Expert: Quayside resident Brian Pybus offers debt counselling to the 55-plus demographic. who specializes in helping seniors pay down debt and find financial freedom in their golden years. ◗A perfect financial storm Page 21

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“And that’s a dangerous trend,” he warned.

According to Ipsos Reid’s Canadian Financial Monitor, Canadians who are 65 and older owed $24,700 in 2012 on average, up from $21,000 in 2011, Jana Schilder wrote in an article for the Toronto Star. Debt for those 65 and over rose 18 per cent from 2011 levels, while debt among other age groups remained stable or contracted.

Canadians aged 44 to 64 showed an aboveaverage tendency to accumulate debt, suggesting that holding debt later in life may be a new trend, Schilder wrote.

“This debt figure is exclusive of mortgage debt.

In other words, it can be considered personal or consumer debt, the kind of debt that I specialize in helping people in trouble resolve,” Pybus said.

For Canada’s seniors, several economic factors have come together to form a perfect financial storm, Pybus wrote on his blog. Those reasons he cites are the decline in manufacturing jobs, record low interest paid on savings and low rates of personal savings, an increase in consumption taxes and user fees, stock market volatility, a move away from defined benefit pension plans, creeping inflation, a steadily increasing costof-living year over year, pension fund deficits, increasing personal debt, and virtually no

growth in personal income.

Pybus said he can help seniors find a way out of the debt. He charges a flat fee of $225 for his services. He previously worked in the banking industry and at Revenue Canada. He is a board member on the Seniors’ Services Society, which is based in New Westminster, and a member of the City of New Westminster seniors’ advisory committee.

LEARN MORE Visit Brian Pybus’ blog for informational posts such as the 10 common retirement mistakes, advice for paying off debt, financial planning for seniors, protecting aging parents from debt and financial abuse, and how to avoid retirement pitfalls. Pybus blogs on his website, www.debtfreefiftyfiveplus.ca.

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FIRE FIREPREVENTION A SALUTE TO OUR LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS

The City of New Westminster Fire & Rescue Services reminds New Westminster residents to ‘Prevent Kitchen Fires’ City of New Westminster September 23rd, 2013—It’s time for Fire Prevention Week, and from October 6-12, the New Westminster Fire & Rescue Services is joining forces with the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to remind local residents to ‘Prevent Kitchen Fires.’ During this year’s fire safety campaign,fire departments will be spreading the word about the dangers of kitchen fires--most of which result from unattended cooking—and teaching local residents how to prevent kitchen fires from starting in the first place. According to the latest NFPA research, cooking is the leading cause of home fires. Two of every

five home fires begin in the kitchen—more than any other place in the home.

Cooking fires are also the leading cause of home firerelated injuries.

a dangerous fire to start.

We hope that Fire Prevention Week will help us reach folks in the community before they’ve suffered a damaging lesson.”

“Often when we’re called to a fire that started in the kitchen, the residents tell us that they only left the kitchen for a few minutes,” said Kathy Ius, Community Outreach Coordinator.

“Sadly, that’s all it takes for

Among the safety tips that firefighters and safety advocates will be emphasizing: • Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, grilling, broiling, or boiling food.

• If you must leave the room, even for a short period of time, turn off the stove.

• When you are simmering, baking, or roasting food, check it regularly, stay in the home, and use a timer to remind you.

• If you have young chil-

Honouring our Community Firefighters

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dren, use the stove’s back burners whenever possible.

Keep children and pets at least three away from the stove.

• When you cook, wear clothing with tight-fitting sleeves.

• Keep potholders, oven mitts, wooden utensils, paper and plastic bags, towels, and anything else that can burn, away from your stovetop.

• Clean up food and grease from burners and stovetops.

Fire Prevention Week is actively supported by fire departments across the country. Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record.

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FIREPREVENTION

A SALUTE TO OUR LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS

A message from your Fire Chief Fire prevention 101 protect yourself from tragedy New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services is dedicated to promoting fire and life safety for residents, business owners and visitors within the City.

We proudly provide services 24 hours a day in emergency management, fire prevention, suppression, emergency medical care, rescue, and hazardous materials. The Department continually strives to provide quality service to protect our community and support economic development through public safety initiatives, honoring our heritage, embracing new technologies, building partnerships and continued professional development. We have extensive inspection, prevention and Bylaw/Code enforcement as well as educational programs designed to reduce the risk of fire and safety hazards in the home and workplace. We are dedicated to being the leading, community focused fire and rescue service in British Columbia.

On behalf of Management and Staff of the New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services, I would like to invite you to attend our Fire & Life Safety Fair taking place at Glenbrook Fire Hall on October 5th, 10am to 2pm.

The goal of our Open House is to bring together a diverse group of community services to provide valuable fire and life safety information to the residents of New Westminster. We hope you can join us.

(NC) – According to Fire Prevention Canada, on average eight Canadians die from fire every week despite the fact that fewer fire losses are reported in Canada. The non-profit organization has put together the following key fire safety tips to help Canadians protect themselves from such tragedy.

Tip 1: Prevent cooking accidents Taking precautions to prevent cooking fires will significantly help protect your family and home against fire. Cooking related fires are the No. 1 cause of home fires in Canada, resulting in many deaths and hundreds of injuries each year according to Fire Prevention Canada.

Don’t leave cooking appliances unattended when in use and be very cautious when cooking with oil. All cooking fires are preventable, so remember to select the proper heat for the food being prepared and keep your stove top clean and clear at all times.

Tip 2: Prevent smoking accidents Smoking is another significant source of home fires. In fact, Fire Prevention Canada states that careless smoking is the leading cause of home fire deaths. A smoker falling asleep in an upholstered chair or bed is the most common occurrence. Never smoke or allow someone to smoke when they are under the influence of

medication, alcohol or drugs.

Tip 3: Get a monitored smoke detector Lastly, having a monitored smoke detector will alert you to the presence of fire and smoke, giving you crucial notification to escape if needed. Smoke alarms are the first line of defense against a deadly fire, asserts Fire Prevention Canada. The sound of a smoke alarm is your warning to leave the building. By developing a fire escape plan and practicing it often, you will be prepared to react correctly if a fire strikes.

It’s crucial however to ensure that your smoke detector is functional. According to Patrice De Luca, V.P. of Marketing and Customer Care for Reliance Protectron Security Services, 41% of residential fires where the smoke alarm did not operate, the problem was due to the battery. “Smoke detectors can save lives, especially if they’re connected to a Reliance Protectron monitoring centre, because when the alarm sounds in your home, our monitoring centre is immediately notified,” he explained. Monitored smoke detectors also eliminate the worry of having to remember to replace the batteries. More information on fire prevention is available at www.fiprecan.ca and www.protectron.com.

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FIREPREVENTION

A SALUTE TO OUR LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS

Stand by your pan An Op/Ed by Kathy Ius

How often has the doorbell rung or a child interrupted you while you were cooking, causing you to forget about the chicken you left sizzling on the stove - until smoke filled the house?

If this scenario or a similar one sounds familiar to you, you may want to think about it a little more because it’s likely that you, a friend or family member has run the risk of having a dangerous fire. As the Community Outreach Coordinator for the City of New Westminster Fire & Rescue Services, I often talk to people about the ways they can stay safe in their homes. Too often, we have that talk after they’ve suffered a damaging fire.

It’s my hope that people reading this article won’t have to learn the hard way. If I could give just one fire warning, I’d say, “Keep an eye on what you fry!”

Why? Because cooking is the leading cause of home fires, according to the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The latest statistics from NFPA say U.S. Fire Departments responded to an es-

timated annual average of 156,600 cooking-related fires between 2007-2011. The Canadian statistics, though fewer in total numbers, are very similar per capita.

We’re joining forces with NFPA and thousands of other fire departments across North America to commemorate Fire Prevention Week, October 6-12th, “Prevent Kitchen Fires.” The theme reminds us that leaving cooking unattended and other unsafe kitchen practices are a recipe for disaster.

Often when we’re called to a cooking-related fire, the residents tell us they only left the kitchen for a few minutes. Sadly, that’s all it takes for a dangerous fire to start. The bottom line is that there’s really no safe period of time for the cook to step away from a hot stove.

A few key points to remember: • Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, grilling, or broiling food. If you must leave the room even for a short period of time, turn off the stove.

• When you are simmering, baking, or roasting food, check it regularly, stay in the home, and use a timer to

remind you.

• Keep cooking areas clean and clear of combustibles (e.g. potholders, towels, rags, drapes and food packaging).

• Keep children away from cooking areas by enforcing a “kid-free zone” of three feet around the stove.

• If you have a fire in your microwave, turn it off immediately and keep the door closed. Never open the door until the fire is completely out. If in doubt, get out of the home and call the fire department • Always keep an oven mitt and a lid nearby. If a small grease fire starts in a pan, smother the flames by carefully sliding the lid over the pan (make sure you are wearing the oven mitt). Turn off the burner.

Do not move the pan. To keep the fire from restarting, do not remove the lid until it is completely cool.

Never pour water on a grease fire.

If the fire does not go out, get out of the home and call the fire department.

• If an oven fire starts, turn off the heat and keep the door closed. If the fire does not go out, get out of the home and call the fire department.

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Fraser Health just announced the launch of its Best Beginnings website, bestbeginnings. fraserhealth.ca, which gives women easy online access to prenatal registration, as well as a host of other information about pregnancy and parenting.

“The Best Beginnings website is an excellent resource for new and expectant mothers and families,” said Dr. Victoria Lee, the executive medical director for population health. “All pregnant women should visit the website to register in the prenatal system and to access valuable insights, tips and information that supports healthy pregnancy and healthy child development.”

Paper registration will still be available for those who can’t register online or who choose not to.

Make a change

Can you make one simple lifestyle change to reduce your risk of cancer?

The Canadian Cancer Society, B.C. and Yukon, is inviting everyone to take part in the My One Thing initiative. Everyone is invited to commit to making one change to reduce their cancer risk, whether that’s taking the stairs or eating more vegetables. You’re invited to write down your one thing and share it through social media, as well as through www. myonething.ca.

“We hope that by using peer-to-peer encouragement, we can influence behaviour changes that will impact cancer risk,” explains Barbara Kaminsky, CEO of the Canadian Cancer Society, B.C. and Yukon, in a press release.

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The BASES Family Thrift Store is now receiving donations of clothing, books, small household items and work wear. The store, which is preparing to open in a few weeks,

will be located at 7666 Kingsway (just north of 10th Avenue in Burnaby).

“BASES (Burnaby Association for the South East Side) is supporting children attending public schools and their families by funding after-school programs, breakfast programs, summer camps, sports, music programs, etc. in this culturallyrich and diverse area of Burnaby, where the community represents 57 countries,” said Kathy Richardson in an email to The Record. “We are accepting donations and looking for volunteers.”

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Senior spotlight

An 88-year-old Elvis impersonator, a woman who dances with her dog, a group of Chinese dancers, a Mexican dancer, a banjo player and a comedy act are among the performers who will take to the stage at an upcoming fundraiser.

They’re among the entertainers who made the cut at auditions for the Seniors Have Talent event

taking place on Saturday, Oct. 5 in New Westminster.

The event is a fundraiser for the Sapperton Old Age Pensioners Association and the New Westminster Lions Club.

“We had 30 people apply. We had a good range of people,” promoter Vic Leach said about the recent auditions. “We had to make some hard decisions.”

The 14 performers who made it through to the big show range in age from 60 to 88.

“It’s pretty varied,” Leach said. “We are quite delighted with the turnout we had.”

Fourteen contestants will compete for cash prizes at the Seniors Have Talent show on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 1:30 p.m. at the Sapperton Pensioners Hall.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and students, and free for children aged five and under.

For more info, go to www.newwestminster lionsclub.org or call the Sapperton Pensioners Hall at 604-522-0280.

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Redress film night, 7 p.m. at National Nikkei Museum and Cultural Centre, 6688 Southoaks Cres., with screening of two films about Japanese Canadian redress: Saiki: Regeneration, and A Sorry State. Admission: $3 members and seniors, $5 regular. Info: www.nikkeiplace.org or 604777-7000.

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he Record • Wednesday, October 2, 2013 • 31 SECTION COORDINATOR Cayley Dobie, 604-444-3059 • cdobie@royalcityrecord.com

◗ IN THE GAME

SFU football team no match for Wolves ◗P32

On the road to redemption

SFU hopes to get back to the BCIHL championship game

BY CAYLEY DOBIE REPORTER cdobie@royalcityrecord.com

With less than two weeks before Simon Fraser University’s hockey team hits the ice for its opening regular season game, the Clan still has a few kinks to work out if they want to make it into the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League playoffs.

Since August the men have been training and playing in various exhibition games around the Lower Mainland and in Alberta, For more preparing for photos, the season scan with ahead. Head coach Mark Coletta said the priority right now is shaking off the dust before the season begins.

“We try to make sure the training camp serves as a conditioning stint and that all the guys are familiar with each other,” he said. “Just getting back into that whole routine – school and hockey – is priority one.”

This year’s team is a solid mix of returning and rookie players, so there’s still some work to do integrating the new skaters into the team, but Coletta said the new guys are important assets.

“It’s a good thing in a sense.

The last couple of seasons we’ve had the old guard kind of run through its time at school and in hockey,” he said. “There’s a need with the guys coming in to create an identity, and that’s what we’re looking for them to do and mix with the veterans, which is always a big thing to have.

“I think they (the rookies) bring a lot of energy and excitement to the program. We’ve got a lot of junior A experience coming on board.”

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Game on: Simon Fraser University’s hockey team is back in the rink. The Clan is gearing up for another season in the BCIHL where, last year, they fell to Selkirk College in the championship game. SFU begins its season at home on Oct. 12 against Thompson River.

After an unfortunate loss in the championship game of the BCIHL to Selkirk College, the Clan men are looking to redeem themselves this season – and with some of the new faces on the team, they might do it.

“The defensive end is where we needed to make sure we were better, and I think we did that with the recruits we brought in,” Coletta said.

With a goal in mind, SFU brought in a number of defencemen, including B.C. Hockey League vet and Abbotsford native Trevor Esau, who played for the Prince George Spruce Kings.

“He was the captain of the Prince George Spruce Kings and a good defenceman,” Coletta said.

Simon Fraser also managed to score a number 1 transfer from the NCAA division – Jared Eng. Eng is a North Vancouver native and a recent transfer from Connecticut’s Sacred Heart University.

“He’s a quality player and a guy who’s played at the highest level,” Coletta said.

Burnaby native Colton Schock is also joining the Clan this season. Schock played four seasons with the Grandview Steelers, amassing a total of

29 points in 180 regular season games for the local PJHL team.

“Having a local Burnaby product join the SFU hockey program is a great thing,” Coletta said in an earlier media release. “Colton is a great kid, hard-working and excited about wearing the SFU jersey.

We recognized very early this past season that we needed to bolster the defensive core, and Colton will be a great addition to the blue-line.”

This weekend the Clan is in Boston, Massachusetts, going up against a couple of NCAA Division 1 hockey teams.

Coletta said he hopes the men will take this opportunity to work on their game and maybe give them a slight advantage upon their return.

This could prove very useful after two disappointing losses against Lower Mainland rival UBC last weekend.

The Thunderbirds knocked down the Clan 6-2 in Friday night’s game and 5-1 on Saturday.

SFU opens the regular season against Thompson River at home on Oct. 12 at the Bill Copeland Arena. The game starts at 7 p.m.

For more information, visit www.sfuhockey.com.

Varsity Hyacks bounce back from last week’s blowout

BY CAYLEY DOBIE REPORTER cdobie@royalcityrecord.com

After a recent devastating beatdown by Victoria’s Mt. Douglas, the varsity Hyacks seemed to have something to prove on Friday.

The Hyacks were back at home facing Belmont, a decent team who came out of the exhibition season 2-0 and had had a successful first regular season game, beating West Vancouver 41-0.

But the Hyacks’ determination to win overpowered

Belmont’s clean record.

The New West boys scored five touchdowns, with quarterback Tommy Robertson throwing to Stewart Sommerfeld, Tristan Sands and Matt Seymour for three of the five touchdowns. Running back Angelo Tanjuaquio had a 32yard touchdown run, and Kale Brock scored on an 18-yard run to cap off the victory.

“I was very pleased with all phases of our game against a much improved, physical, Belmont team. The kids had a

very bad taste in their mouths with what happened last week, and it showed with how hard we played tonight,” said head coach Farhan Lalji.

While the varsity Hyacks are back on the winning side of things, the junior Hyacks continued their winning ways with a 31-0 victory over American opponents Mt. Vernon in exhibition play.

Despite a shortage of defensive players, the Hyacks kept Belmont from gaining too much ground, allowing the visitors to

score only two touchdowns.

“Defensively we were short a few bodies on the D-line, so a lot of guys had to play more than they were used to, but they all stayed hungry throughout the game,” Lalji said.

Jeremy Stewart and James Nicolas led the team defence with nine and eight tackles respectively.

Juniors keep on winning The younger Hyacks haven’t lost a game yet, and they’re cur-

rently 4-0, including both exhibition and regular season play.

This Thursday (tomorrow), the Haycks take on Coquitlam’s Terry Fox in their final exhibition game.

Last season Terry Fox went undefeated and won the junior varsity championships. This season they’re off to a good start, beating both Mt. Douglas and Pitt Meadows earlier this month.

The game starts at 5:30 p.m. at Mercer Stadium.

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Scramble: From left, SFU wide receivers Bobby Pospischil and Winson Sharps go for the pickup during a wet game against Western Oregon on Saturday.

SFU loses first game to Wolves

BY CAYLEY DOBIE REPORTER cdobie@royalcityrecord.com

Simon Fraser University’s football team braved wind, rain and fog to face the Western Oregon Wolves, but in the end, the Clan came up short, losing 30-9 to their American opponents.

After kicking off the Great Northwest Athletic Conference season with wins against Humboldt State and Central Washington on the road, the Clan were back at home on Saturday for their home opener. While the weather definitely didn’t provide ideal playing conditions, it was a number of penalties that really beat down the SFU men.

“The penalties we took and the response to some guys having to miss plays wasn’t

the image of Clan football,” said head coach Dave Johnson in a media release.

“Western Oregon is a good enough team that if we make mistakes we’re going to get a result like we did today.”

The Clan took 11 penalties throughout the game, costing them 117 yards overall.

While they managed to score three field goals, the Clan failed to score any touchdowns, which hasn’t happened since 2010 - once again against Western Oregon.

Despite the loss, SFU is still in strong standing in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

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