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avid Sarraf is a land baron, but you wouldn’t know it to see his car. The worn-out 1996 Ford is literally ripped apart inside and stuffed with supplies for cleaning and maintaining the 37 properties – including eight in New Westminster – he owns. The entire back seat of the car is NIKI HOPE gutted and full of boxes, extension cords, tools, sealants, paint. The car is clearly just for work. When I suggest he must have another car for driving outside of work, Sarraf says, “Yes.” “What kind,” I ask. “A BMW,” he says, adding, “a 1995.” I meet with Sarraf on a damp January afternoon in one of the office buildings he owns on Columbia Street. The building houses everything from a mortgage company to a yoga studio to a school called the Institute for Hypnotherapy. On the day we meet, Sarraf is there to show one of the spaces to a prospective tenant. The old building is beautifully kept, with exposed brick (which Sarraf did when he bought the old building) and clean, fresh paint. Sarraf proudly shows how

Hands on: David Sarraf started investing in New Westminster commercial properties in 2010. Today he owns eight buildings downtown but says the old ones are expensive to maintain. He’d like the city to offset those costs – and make it easier to keep old buildings – with tax incentives.

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he’s managed to upgrade the old building without compromising the character. “This is the beauty,” he says as he glides his hand across the warm brick. “You have to keep the new with the old, … it doesn’t have to be fancy, just simple, simple, cause this is me. I’m simple. I

don’t like fancy stuff, and I don’t like to throw stuff away.”

‘I fell in love’

Sarraf started investing in New West in 2010. At the time the Dunbar businessman, who formerly owned a chain of kitchen stores that is now down to one location, didn’t even know how

fell in love with the street and the city people,” he says. When Sarraf was looking into buying the properties, he called city hall with a few questions. To his surprise, he got a quick call back. “I remember Lisa Spitale at that time she was the head

to get to the city. “I didn’t know where it was. It took me four or five times to figure out how to get here. I always got lost. I still do, because it’s my character,” he laughs. A real estate agent told him about a property on Columbia Street. “The guy showed me, and I

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City’s love for Thrifty’s impresses bureau BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

New Westminster has made quite an impression on the Competition Bureau but that’s not enough to stop the closure of Thrifty Foods in Sapperton. During a recent visit to Ottawa, Coun. Lorrie Williams met with three members of the Competition Bureau about its decision

to order Sobeys to sell 23 grocery stores in Western Canada, including the local Thrifty Foods, as part of the company’s purchase of Canada Safeway Limited. She said the Competition Bureau has determined Sobeys owns too many grocery stores in New Westminster and must sell the Thrifty Foods, as well as more than 20 other grocery stores in Western Canada. “Why that store?” she asked. “They

would not share with me the negotiations that would go on.” Members of the Competition Bureau expressed surprise at the response they’d received from New Westminster regarding the closure of Thrifty Foods in the Brewery District. Williams presented the bureau with a petition signed by people objecting to the closure. “They said in all the time the Competition

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The City of New Westminster has sold a piece of land once proposed for a public plaza. The city has sold 801 Columbia St. to First Capital Acquisition Corp., which owns the adjacent Shops at New West. A staff report states that the city sold the property for $1.95 million and anticipates a closing date in March. According to the staff report, the Kyoto site is deemed to be surplus property. A review of the site determined it wasn’t needed for park, community or recreational facilities, civic facilities or infrastructure. When negotiations to buy the Kyoto site at 801 Columbia St. didn’t yield a purchase price

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Activist: Apology does not go far enough BY STEFANIA SECCIA REPORTER editorial@royalcityrecord.com

A public forum to gather information on how to properly address an apology to the Chinese community is happening in Burnaby next Monday, but some advocates say it’s still not enough to make up for the historic damage done. On Jan. 20, Teresa Wat, B.C. minister of multiculturalism, will host a public forum at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown. The forum is an effort to consult the public and raise awareness, which will result in the province delivering a formal apology to the Chinese community for past government mistakes that targeted those immigrants up to 50 years ago through racist legislation. “The whole idea is to have public consultation. It’s the first step

to increase public awareness,” Wat told The Record. “Second of all, we want to listen to the general public in all of B.C., in particular the Chinese-Canadian community on what they think about how we should deliver our formal apology on behalf of the whole legislation, on behalf of all the people.” The public forum in Burnaby will be the fifth of seven public consultation events across B.C. “We all know that we have to learn from what is done in the past and we don’t want to repeat those mistakes again,” Wat said. “The first two sessions, all agreed over a formal apology.” However, the third session held in Vancouver on Jan. 12 proved to be less agreeable than the previous events in Victoria and Kamloops. Sid Chow Tan, founder of the Head Tax Families Society and its

former president, said no apology is genuine unless a head tax refund is made to the surviving members of Chinese immigrants who faced severe restrictions when they settled in B.C. years ago. He spoke at the event in Vancouver and plans to attend the forum in Burnaby next week. “This is really important Canadian story the government is playing politics with,” he told The Record. “The language they’re using is compensation. It’s not compensation. It’s a tax refund collected unjustly, sitting in the B.C. treasury for 100 years and I’m told it’s worth $1.2 billion now.” Tan says a $9 million head-tax redress would bring action to what otherwise would just be words from an apology. “What’s an apology? My understanding is an apology is

an acknowledgement of wrongdoing,” he said. “It should be reductive to the giver, and giving to the receiver. It should have ample measure of restorative justice.” Tan said he and other members of his society are living descendents of parents who had to pay the head tax, and that the $9 million is symbolic. But, minister Wat says no headtax redress will be part of the formal apology because the federal government compensated headtax families back in 2006. In 2010, New Westminster was the first Canadian municipality to make a formal apology for its historical discriminatory actions towards the Chinese community. For the extended version of this article, go to www.royalcityrecord. com

Pier Park pedestrian overpass budget grows BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

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acceptable to the city, the City of New Westminster took steps to expropriate the property. The city ultimately bought the property for $1.885 million in March 2008, a sale not requiring expropriation. “Ownership of the property at 801 Columbia St. provides the city with options for the developing a of a public plaza and gateway to the downtown/waterfront,” stated a staff report presented to council in 2008. “ While, at this time, a site has not been chosen, it also provides a potential location for a future downtown multi-use civic facility...” The city later purchased property across the street at 731 to 765 Columbia St. as the site of Anvil Centre, which is now under construction and set to open later this year.

A pedestrian connection to Westminster Pier Park will cost nearly double what the city had originally envisioned. The city budgeted $1.3 million for the overpass, and later increased the budget to $1.85 million. It has now awarded a contract to B&B Heavy Civil

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Construction Ltd., whose bid of $2.5 million was the lowest of five bids reviewed by the city, and expects the overpass to be completed in late August. Last September, the city cancelled its tender process for the overpass because the bids came in higher than anticipated and started working with its consultant to see if there were ways of reducing costs.

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The city also questioned bidders about the costs and discussed if there were ways to reduce the costs. Jim Lowrie, the city’s director of engineering, told The Record the bids are lower than what had originally been presented to the city, but he was unable to disclose those figures. “We have kept it in camera to allow us to have discussions with the con-

tractors, while preserving the integrity of the bidding process,” he said. “We don’t release the original bids.” In response to some “good feedback” from contractors, the city has made some changes to the overpass from what had originally been proposed. “We have done some design modifications. We have revised the founda-

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The board of education wants input from students and parents on its budget as it moves forward in dealing with an almost $5-million deficit that must be repaid to the province. The district has been tackling budget shortfalls for more than a year – a situation that saw the former secretarytreasurer Brian Sommerfeldt leave the district – and staffing cuts to eight per cent of the district’s workforce. And now, trustees want to hear from the public through what they’re calling community input sessions, said board of education chair Jonina Campbell. “I haven’t spoken specifically with (secretary-treasurer) Al Balanuik on what it will look like,” Campbell said, though she added she wanted the process to be an improvement over the district’s last public consultation

going on,” she said. Along with parents, Campbell said trustees want to hear from students. “It’s helpful to hear, in terms of how that influences their daily life. It’s important to have that perspective,” she said. Campbell was inspired after meeting New Westminster Secondary School student Finn Leahy and hearing his concerns about how budget cuts have impacted the high school, specifically its beloved band program. There was some recent good news for the district. In December, Balanuik reported to the board that it had a $500,000 surplus for this year so far, as a result of a variance in its budget. The district estimated it would spend about $20.5 million in the first three months of the school year, but instead the district spent only about $20 million – resulting in the district reporting a positive financial quarter.

on the budget. “Last time when we went through it, I think that there were people that felt that it wasn’t clear in terms of what their role was, and I think it’s really important that we have specific enough information that is available to people in a way that they’re able to give feedback on and they understand what they are being asked, and there’s a clear role for them to play in that consultation process.” At the district’s last budget consultation held a year ago, many attendees walked away shaking their heads, complaining there was little opportunity to weigh in and saying they didn’t understand how to comment on the budget information. Campbell expects the district will nail down the consultation dates in the next week or so. “We need to get letters to parents and let them know about the process, because people want to know what’s

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Good to see province follow in city’s footsteps It was September 2010 and city council had lobbied for some recognition of their discrimination and some step that would chambers were overflowing – for good not only acknowledge the treatment, but reason. The city of New Westminster involve some form of reconciliation. It became the first municipality in Canada was also a step that stirred up a lot of to formally apologize for its discriminafeelings. Why should current tory actions toward Chinese residents, who had nothing to Canadians in the past. do with past abuses, be party It was a step that some THE RECORD to an apology? After all – that might say came too late – durwas before their time. ing the late 1800s until well But the city leaders forged ahead and into the early 1900s our city was one did the right thing. Now, a couple of of many that took unfair advantage of Chinese immigrants. And for decades the years later, the provincial government is descendants of those Chinese immigrants holding forums and gathering input as to

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what form a formal apology could take. Cynics will suggest that this move is a naked attempt to appease Chinese voters. We’d rather believe it is forged from a genuine intent to heal old wounds and move forward. But that doesn’t mean the government’s action has been welcomed with open arms. Activists have said that mere words will not be enough, and are asking the provincial government to give refunds to descendants of those who had to pay the head tax to come to Canada. While the federal government did enact

some compensation legislation in 2006, advocates say that the provincial government is still profiting from the ill-gotten proceeds from exploiting Chinese immigrants. The minister in charge of the apology forums says financial compensation isn’t even on the table. Is this the best position for the government to take? We don’t know, what we do know for sure is we’re delighted to see the whole history of Chinese immigrants become a trending topic. Too many people have no idea of this chapter in Canadian history – and that’s not good.

PM’s musings on pipeline mean little IN THE HOUSE

KEITH BALDREY

s the clock ticks ever closer to the day the federal government decides whether to give the Northern Gateway pipeline project final approval, everything Prime Minister Stephen Harper has to say about the subject will increasingly be analyzed to the point of silliness. Take his appearance in B.C. last week, when he appeared in front of a business-friendly audience and took softball questions from a business group’s CEO (heaven forbid that an actual journalist be allowed to ask any questions). There was no real news generated, but his comments on the pipeline garnered headlines and television coverage. But his comments were cautious and almost elliptical in nature and added about as much clarity to the government’s position as results when you shake a bottle of muddy water to see things more clearly. Common wisdom holds that Harper wants the pipeline to be built, but the issue has become such a political hot potato there is rising speculation his government may ultimately bail on

the project. And since no one but Harper knows the answer to what he’s going to decide, everything he says about it is pored over like the proverbial tea leaves. In Vancouver, the fact he said the Northern Gateway project was not a sure thing created a buzz that he was opening the door to bolt on it. But, really, what did anyone expect him to say? Of course, he has to stress the need for strong environmental standards attached to the project. Not to do so would invite condemnation from all sorts of quarters. Instead of over-analyzing his non-committal comments about the pipeline, it makes more sense to examine his style of governing and how his government has handled various hot-button issues. It has become very apparent over the years that Harper shapes policies that are favoured by his well-defined voter base. It is not an approach aimed at gaining the support of a majority of the public but instead is designed to maintain the roughly 40 per cent of the electorate that will keep him in power. Faced with a divided political opposition, Harper knows full well that even if opinion polls show that 60 per cent of the population oppose the Northern Gateway pipeline (recent polls shows the project is still opposed by a majority in B.C., but that

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A week ago I went outside to pick up the latest copy of The Record left on my front porch and noticed the title of the cover story (Christian upset over billboard, Jan. 3). I began to scan through the article and found myself becoming very angry. It took me awhile to understand why my initial reaction to the billboard by the Centre of Inquiry Canada infuriated me so much, so I decided to sit down and think about it, and now I’d like to voice my opinion on the matter. Canada is a multicultural society. I see it every day at work as I am an adult education teacher, and for 99 per cent of my students English is an additional language. As a result of people coming from all over the world to live here, we are a society made up of different customs and religious faiths. Every ◗Harper Page 7

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to anger and hatred. I would have been just as angry and offended if the billboards read, “Lead with your heart, not with the Quran. Without Allah we are all good,” or, “Lead with your heart not the Torah. Without Yahweh we are all good.” I love living in this multicultural society. I love that we all come from different customs and faiths, and I enjoy learning and talking about all these differences. It is through education and conversation that we can come to know one another and respect each other’s differences while maintaining our own beliefs and practices. As someone once said to me, “If you wish me to respect your beliefs and listen to what you have to say, you need to first show me that you will respect my beliefs and in turn listen to what I have to say.” The Centre of Inquiry Canada is going against all of this. A meaningful debate is not “sparked” with an insult. In fact, beginning any sort of discussion

with an insult will only put people’s backs up and ensure that your conversation is not going to take place. No, I believe that these billboards are offensive and would like to see them pulled down and the Centre of Inquiry Canada apologizing for acting so disrespectfully. Barbara Dumont, New Westminster

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Regarding the Jan. 3 front-page story, “Christian upset over billboard,” I feel Mr. Jaskela’s outrage has more to do with Christians’ sense of entitlement than any real threat to Christianity. Are we really not allowed to disagree with Christian beliefs? Can we not suggest there may be other alternatives to the myths of the Bible? Mr. Jaskela should be very wary of crying wolf over a difference of opinion. Many of us feel the real unfairness is the inequality of having to pay our taxes while wealthy churches pay none.

figure has shrunk), that’s not enough to decide an election. In the last federal election, Harper’s Conservatives took more than 45 per cent of the popular vote in B.C. and 21 or 36 ridings in the province. Only one of the party’s victories – Vancouver Island North – was even remotely close. The other wins were by large margins. Despite the well-organized opposition to the Northern Gateway pipeline, it’s hard to see much

political upside attached to Harper walking away from backing the project. It’s not as if the environmental activists and New Democrats leading the charge against the pipeline would even remotely come close to supporting him at election time were he to kill the pipeline. The key question to ask is whether that 45 per cent of the electorate who supported his party last time – a group of voters presumably older and less enthusiastic about environmental protection at all costs – would continue to support him if he were to

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Comment via RoyalCityRecord.com I Groth1175: I would be more apt to buy the bigotry argument regarding this billboard if not for the fact that part of the christian faith includes the belief that Unbelievers deserve to burn in hell in horrible torment for all eternity, that coupled with Christianity’s history of picking on competing faiths and other minorities particularly the religions nearly pathological obsession with hurting gay people any chance it gets, kind of makes that argument fall flat. Take these kinds of billboards down the moment every denomination agrees to treat everyone with the same kind of respect they expect us to show them. Until then I can’t see any problem with it. Comment via RoyalCityRecord.com I Jordan: Any honest person who takes a look at “the evidence of science” and the laws that govern the natural world has to be struck by the precision and seeming design behind it. Rather than attacking a specific book of faith, such as the bible, perhaps the promoters should focus on a public debate as it pertains to intelligent design vs natural atheistic worldviews. The fact is that there are a high percentage of secular and theistic scientists alike who now contend that the evidence behind everything from cosmology to microbiology points to intelligent design. This of course raises issues of consequence no doubt. The believer in theism has ample reason to believe in god, rather than a belief such as atheism, which has core premises that are not based on such sturdy evidence. … At any rate, atheism and other naturalistic worldviews need not stoop down to degrading or disrespectful slogans in order to stimulate debate. If one cannot argue their view point with tact and civility than what’s the point?

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Sarraf is unique not just in that he maintains his buildings largely on his own (his daughter and another staffer do help, and he hires a contractor for larger jobs – though he

helps the contractor), but also because the 61-yearold is also keen on keeping heritage stock. “My key is to keep the buildings the way they are … the more you can, the better,” he says. “New is easy to get, but old you can’t get.” But maintaining a heritage building can be a headache – and a costly one at that. And it’s not just building maintenance that’s the big cost – it’s insurance. Sarraf said earthquake insurance on an old building can be upwards of four times the cost of a new building. And the recent downtown fire didn’t help his already-steep rates. Sarraf’s Sposa building and office building – both located near the fire – were impacted by the blaze that destroyed two New West heritage buildings. The windows on Sarraf’s buildings were blown out, and the fire cost him about $20,000 for his insurance deductible. Sarraf laments the loss of the old buildings on Columbia Street, saying he doesn’t want to see new ones in their place. “What do you think will replace it? Nobody is going

to put a heritage building (there) – it’s finished. They can’t keep the heritage facade. There’s nothing to keep. So naturally there will be probably a highrise … we know that. Whatever they tell you, I know in a year from now, a big developer will come with big bucks and will build it.” Sarraf wants the city to do more to help offset those hefty costs for heritage owners, suggesting it provide a tax break for those who keep the precious stock. “I am now trying to work with the city to push them to reduce the taxes on a heritage building,” Sarraf says. Asked why he spends so much time and energy maintaining his properties, rather than hiring a property management company, Sarraf says, “I know what management companies do … they don’t look after it like it’s their own. I look after it like it’s my own. It’s my own house.” For an extended version of this story, see www.royalcity record.com.

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New year, new facilities for city Opening the Anvil Centre and planning for pool future are key priorities in 2014 BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

Opening one new civic facility – and planning for a new one – will be priorities for the parks, culture and recreation department in 2014. Anvil Centre, which will open on Columbia Street later this year, will include convention facilities, a theatre, an art gallery, the city’s museum and archives, the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, multiuse rooms and more. “Certainly our focus for the majority of this year is going to be getting the operational aspect of Anvil Centre going. And obviously opening the doors and getting the programs going and having the facility available for residents to use and enjoy,” said Dean Gibson, the city’s director of parks, culture and recreation. “That’s our big focus.” The centre’s general manager and conference, sales and marketing manager report to the chief administrative officer, while all staff dealing with aspects related to museums and arts programming and operations report to parks, culture and recreation. “We are expecting that the construction will be complete in May/June-ish,” Gibson said. “What we would envision happening is opening for full community access in September, and probably a quieter or a soft opening during the summer months, once we get ourselves moved in and staff trained to actually run the facility.” When residents have a chance to visit the facility, Gibson is confident they’ll like what they see. “I think they will find that nice, welcoming atmosphere that exists in many of our community facilities. We have been working really hard in these early planning stages to ensure that we don’t lose that connection to the community, as well,” he said. “I am really excited about being able to get this thing finished and the doors open, and have it start doing what it is going to do.” The fate of Canada Games Pool remains to be seen, but planning will get underway in some form in 2014. “Our emphasis will be – and this still requires some further direction from council – is advancing our planning for what’s next for Canada Games Pool,” Gibson

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Rising: The new Anvil Centre – seen from uphill on Eighth Street – is taking shape on Columbia Street. The centre, which will include convention facilities, theatre, art gallery, museum and more, is a major focus for the city’s parks department in 2014. said. “We are not at a point right now where there is going to be anything other than planning work that takes place.” Gibson said staff hasn’t determined whether the work will be done in the first half or last half of 2014, as that will be discussed with council. While the pool is “top of mind” amongst council members, he said no decision has been made about whether to replace or renew the 40-year-old facility that’s located beside Centennial Community Centre. “I think we might find an indication more than anything else in terms of what the appetite might be for an overall budget, which may determine the renew versus the replace option,” he said of this

year’s discussions. “Regardless of whether we have that clarity in place, the things in terms of determining what we call the programming elements to be contained in a renewed or expanded or replacement facility would be, we can continue to do that work and see how that fits within the funding thresholds or funding tolerance levels as we get to it, because it is obviously a very significant financial impact on the city’s financial plan and we need to keep that in mind, in addition to the priorities and interests of the community, at the same time.” Gibson said the question for council would be whether the city looks to create a new facility that provides opportunities to

introduce new things that the city has been unable to do with an existing facility, or to deal with the facilities that already exist. “That might temper the responses that the public give,” he said of public input. “If we don’t have that direction, we will probably work on the basis of what are your needs, priorities and interests – and then we will bring that into the mix and see how far the dollars will allow us to go.” Aside from the two major undertakings, Gibson said his department has proposed a few capital projects in the works for 2014 that will be considered in the city’s budget process that’s now underway. twitter.com/TheresaMcManus

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– for a good cause. The owners of the restaurant in Columbia Square are having a fundraiser for the Columbia Street fire relief fund on Friday, Jan. 17 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and include a buffet dinner. Other donations will also be accepted for the fund. “One hundred per cent of the ticket price will go

straight to the fire relief fund,” said owner Marie Jang. As the flames raged in two buildings on Columbia Street in October, Jang offered to provide food to firefighters on scene but was told they had been taken care of. While Jang was wondering how she could help, she received an email from the New Westminster

Chamber of Commerce and contacted executive director Cori Lynn Germiquet. “We came up with the idea for a benefit dinner,” she said. “Secondly, she had one lady who desperately needed a job right away. I hired her. This lady didn’t have insurance at all. To be in that position is very scary.” Jang has recruited

Mark Donnelly, who is known as Mr. Canuck for his longtime role of singing the national anthem at Canucks hockey games, to attend Friday’s fundraiser. “He helped me open my restaurant when we first opened,” she noted. “He is going to be a guest of honour.” Anyone wishing to attend (a limited number of tickets are available) can

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Reaching out: Ken Boychuk, left, and Jerry Doucette are part of a fundraising show on Saturday that’s helping out Variety – The Children’s Charity.

B.C. rockers are joining forces to raise money for Variety – The Children’s Charity. Jerry Doucette is teaming up with four other local bands and putting on a concert at the Columbia Theatre to help raise money for kids who have special needs. The concert is set for Saturday, Jan. 18. This is the second year that Doucette and bandmate Ken Boychuk have pulled together a show. Last year’s took place at the Legion in Tsawwassen, but they’ve chosen the Columbia this year to bring the performance to a bigger audience.

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“Jerry and I love to give back,” Boychuk said in a press release. “It gives us such joy. We’ve been musicians forever, and we want to use our art to give.” Doucette shot to fame in 1977 with the platinum-selling album Mama Let Him Play. Joining him in the fundraiser are the R&B Allstars, the Mojo Stars, the Simpson Brothers and Taylor Clarke. Tickets for the concert are $40 and can be purchased online at www.thecolumbia.ca or by calling 604-522-4500. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show is set to start at 7 p.m. – Julie MacLellan

Poetic Justice runs Sundays Poetic Justice is back. The poetry reading series is up and running for the new year, and everyone is invited to stop in to enjoy the Sunday afternoon sessions in the backroom at the Heritage Grill. On Sunday, Jan. 19, Dennis E. Bolen hosts, with featured readings by Fran Bourassa, Joan Boxall and Timothy Shay. On Jan. 26, host Sho Wiley is at the helm, and poets Alan Hill, Jonina Kirton and Garry Ward will be featured. All the sessions also include an open mike portion. The Heritage Grill is at 447 Columbia St., downtown. Poetic Justice sessions run from 3 to 5 p.m. Check out more at poeticjustice.ca.

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Hyack Icebreaker swim meet pic ◗P16 Glenbrook bantams stay perfect with tournament win ◗P16

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The St. Thomas More Knights saved their worst for last at the 47th annual Chancellor boys’ basketball tournament. After big wins over AAA No. 3-ranked Charles Tupper and eight-ranked Sutherland in championship play, STM sputtered in the offensive zone in the tournament final, falling 54-37 to unranked quad A Handsworth Royals in the championship game on Saturday. “I just think we weren’t mentally prepared,” said tournament offensive MVP Reese Morris. “Maybe we thought it would be easier than it was. It obviously wasn’t our best effort.” Morris opened the tournament with a game-high 31 points in STM’s 67-33 win over Centennial. The No. 9 AAA Knights then upset Sutherland 5844 to move into the final four against Tupper. In the semifinals, STM got off to a quick start and used the momentum to top the eastside Vancouver Tigers 74-58. Morris once again led the Knights with 22 points and 15 rebounds. But in the championship final, points from the floor were as rare as hen’s teeth. Both teams struggled from the opening tipoff, making numerous unsuccessful forays down the court before second team all-star J.J. DesLauriers broke the ice with a transition lay-up minutes into the contest. Handsworth, which placed fourth overall at

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Offensive MVP: STM’s Reese Morris, in white, scored 31 points against Centennial in the Knights’ opening game at the 47th Chancellor boys’ basketball tournament. the season-opening Telus Classic, held a 13-10 firstquarter lead before turning up the heat in the second frame. The Royals outscored the home team 19-9 in the second quarter and were never seriously challenged from that point on. “We kind of took a few steps back tonight,” said STM coach Aaron Mitchell. “But it’s going to come with time and growth.” Morris and Grade 10 first team all-star guard

Terrell Jana led the Knights with 10 points apiece. Andrew Flett chipped in with seven points. Michell added that tournaments like the Chancellor teach valuable lessons for the post season. “If you want to get to the provincials, you have to come prepared to play four tough games,” he said. “We just didn’t play well enough and didn’t

deserve to win.” Matt Anderson led all scorers with 13 points, including seven-of-eight from the charity stripe. STM went to the foul line just to watch four times, maka video, ing good on only scan three of seven with attempts. In conLayar trast, Handsworth was 14-of-24 from the foul line. Adam Karmali of Handsworth was named the Chancellor MVP.

Byrne Creek had an upand-down Chancellor. The No. 6-ranked Bulldogs cruised to an 18-point win over Carson Graham in their opening game but were beaten handily by Charles Tupper 82-56 in the quarter-finals. Byrne Creek then fell 76-68 to Sutherland in the leadup to the fifth- and sixth-place final. The results of the Chancellor will likely create a lot of movement in this week’s AAA rankings.

Former New Westminster Salmonbellie Tyler Richards backstopped the Vancouver Stealth to its first-ever win at home. Richards was named the game’s first star, stopping 45 shots en route to an 8-5 victory over the Minnesota Swarm at the Langley Events Centre last Saturday. Although widely outshot 50-33 in the contest, including 20-4 in the final quarter, Richards ensured Vancouver of its first win of the National Lacrosse League season with a solid .900 save percentage. The Stealth scored four times in the second half to add to a 4-3 half-time lead. Former junior Salmonbellies Cody Bremner and Tyler Digby both scored timely goals in the latter half. Bremner tallied in the third quarter following a Swarm penalty kill, while Digby got his fourth goal of the season minutes into the fourth period to put Vancouver ahead 7-4. The two rookie forwards also drew assists in the contest. The Stealth is back at home at the LEC on Friday night for a return matchup with the Colorado Mammoth, which beat Vancouver in its season opener. Game time is 8 p.m. – Tom Berridge

Hyack girls come up silver at Archbishop Carney tourney BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

The New Westminster Hyacks improved their record to 12-4 following a runner-up finish at the Archbishop Carney senior girls’ basketball tournament last week. Team captain Amanda Zacharuk earned a first team all-tournament mention, scoring a team-high 20 points in New West’s 74-55 loss to provincial honourable mention Gleneagle in the championship final on Saturday. Zacharuk was also named the Hyacks’ player of the game in the

final. Sonia Heer and Lauren Denusik chipped in with 12 and 11 points, respectively, in the gold-medal matchup. New Westminster opened the tournament with a 60-41 win over Heritage Woods. Princess Frais led the way with 16 points to garner player of the game honours. Heer and Madison Obrovac also scored in double figures for the Hyacks. In the semifinal, New West defeated its host 62-45 to advance to the tournament final.

Celia Palmer was named New West’s player of the game with 12 points. Zacharuk had a teamhigh 16 points for the Hyacks. Denusik added 13 points for the winners. The second-place finish was the third medal-winning finish for the Hyacks in tournament play this season. New Westminster placed first at the Bob Gair Classic and third at the Carson Graham tournament in December. The Hyacks play at home today against the Alpha Aztecs. Game time is 6:45 p.m.

All-star: New West’s Amanda Zacharuk, right, was named an all-star at the Archbishop Carney senior girls’ basketball tournament last week.

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Breaking the ice: Hyack Swim Club’s May Li goes to the front in the girls’ 800 metre freestyle at the Hyacks Icebreaker meet at the Canada Games Pool on Sunday.

Record sports briefs New West team with 12 points to earn player of the game.

Glenbrook Middle School won the bantam girls’ basketball tournament at Cambie Secondary in Richmond last weekend. Jamie Butts was named the player of the game in Glenbrook’s 33-18 victory over Lord Byng in the tournament final on Saturday. Player of the game Mia Obrovac scored 19 points in Glenbrook’s 38-26 win over Notre Dame in the semifinal. Glenbrook opened with a 30-18 victory over defending provincial champion Panorama Ridge. Sarah Forgie led the

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