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United Way cuts will impact city seniors BY JENNIFER MOREAU REPORTER editorial@royalcityrecord.com

Following a dip in charitable donations, the United Way of the Lower Mainland has been forced to scale back grant funding for seniors, which is expected to impact groups across the Lower Mainland. Organizations in Burnaby and New Westminster will likely be impacted, but United Way could not disclose which ones. “We’ve had to make some decisions we really didn’t want to, and if people pulled their chequebook out, it would help us,” said Deb Bryant, a director in the community impact and investment department. The United Way of the Lower Mainland

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Bryant stressed that the receives government fundUnited Way is not ending ing and public donations ◗RELATED ARTICLES any funding contracts early, and then allocates the money based on themes (such as Homeless: Fred Page owes however, some would not be renewed in the future. helping seniors or support- his chance at a safe life to Affected groups should ing kids’ after-school pro- a unique program funded by receive a letter explaingrams, for example). The the United Way – but that ing what’s happening, she money is then divided into could all stop. added. corresponding grant streams, See page 3 Meanwhile, United Way and six of those streams – all is also managing the Better dedicated to seniors – will Our View: Housing seniors is too important to rely on at Home program in cities no longer continue. across B.C. That program, Those discontinuing charity. which just started in Burnaby, funding streams are: seniors’ See page 6 was designed by the United temporary housing, support Way, to help seniors stay at to caregivers, seniors no longer alone (an outreach program), seniors home longer by offering help with things first (systems-level work) and seniors like rides to medical appointments or help with light housekeeping. Better at active and independent.

Home is funded by the provincial government, so the fact that United Way is taking on a new body of work does not affect the decision to close the six grant streams. They were closed because charitable donations from the public are down, Bryant explained. “We have had some real challenges in our charitable fundraising. … We’re not the province, we can’t tax anybody,” Bryant said. “We really hope that the community at large steps up and says this work is important, and we support it with our charitable donations.” Stephen D’ Souza is the executive director of Burnaby Community Services, the agency that “hosts” Voices of Burnaby Seniors, a local seniors’ planning table ◗United Way Page 9

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year-and-a-half ago, Fred Page was literally on his hands and knees at the door of Seniors Services Society looking for

help. Page had been living on the streets for decades and was one of those antisocial, “hard to house” types, who prefers the outdoors to a shelter. He spent years addicted to drugs, eating from dumpsters and collecting bottles to earn cash. But on this particularly wet, grey day, he collapsed on the streets in downtown New Westminster, unable to breathe with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. “I seen the door to Seniors Services. … I physically crawled through the door,” he says. “They took one look at me, … I was choking. I needed to be in the hospital.” Page went to Royal Columbian but eventually was placed in the society’s temporary housing program in neighbouring Burnaby. Burnaby does not a have a permanent yearround homeless shelter, which has been cause for criticism and a point of contention in the city. But this program is a bit different and flies under the radar, because it’s not a shelter per se – it’s temporary housing. Seniors Services Society rents 20 housing units in three Burnaby buildings (Swedish Manor and two B.C. Housing properties), and they sublet the suites to seniors. The seniors pay for the suites, using social assistance or their pensions, but they never pay more than 35 per cent of their income. Seniors Services Society started the program in 2007 and since then has housed 172 seniors, most of whom moved on to permanent housing. But the numbers they turn away are even more telling. In 2013, for example, 263 people were turned away, so for every two people accepted into the program, three were rejected because they just didn’t have the space. Jennifer Moreau/THE RECORD The temporary housing program may be in Home sweet home: Fred Page in his studio apartment at Swedish Manor in Burnaby. Page high demand, but the sole source of funding is was housed thanks to a program run by the Seniors Services Society, but that program is about to dry up this September. The program about to lose its funding. has always been funded by the United Way to the tune of $200,000 per year. Bloch is in talks with various levels of gov- in from the streets of New Westminster. He says But the United Way is also struggling. The ernment and private service clubs in hopes of he’s been clean for two years, and he happily non-profit has seen a drop in charitable dona- securing replacement funding for the tempo- shares his story in his new apartment, although tions and is ending more than $1.6 million rary housing program. his situation is a bit unusual. While most in funding for seniors’ pro“There’s so much need. seniors go on to live in other places, Page mangrams, including this very We have shelters, hospitals, aged to befriend the people in his building, and one that pulled Page off the relying on us to service the when the Swedish Manor had an opening, he streets. “They gave me back some- vulnerable seniors, it would was slotted in. “We’ve been extremely He is now the proud inhabitant of a sparsely be devastating to let it go,” grateful,” says Kara-Leigh thing you search for on decorated studio apartment, with a kitchen Bloch says. Bloch, the society’s executive the street but never find: According to Bloch, and bathroom, and a bed on the floor – but he’s director. “We are parting ways the program is cost-effec- grateful for much more. amicably. They are helping us somebody who cares.” “They gave me back my dignity. They gave tive. It costs $20 a day to find new sources of funding.” house someone like Page in me back a lot of my self-esteem,” he says. “They The housing program isn’t FRED PAGE their program, but keeping gave me back something you search for on the the only casualty. United Way Once homeless, now living in a seniors’ seniors in homeless shelters street but never find: somebody who cares.” home was also funding two other Page is still on social assistance, and he’s settypically costs $100 per day, programs with the society: a tling into his new, stable home and fostering an she says. bus program to get seniors “It’s not only cost-effec- interest in writing and public speaking. out in the community, and a housing direc- tive, it guarantees permanent housing for Meanwhile, Bloch is hoping the general tory to help seniors find homes. In all, Seniors seniors, where shelters are not able to make public will donate or create a trust in the name Services Society will be short $300,000 for all that claim,” she adds. in program. To help, call the society at 604-520three programs. It’s been a year-and-a-half since Page crawled 6621.

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Puchmayr: ‘It’s a move of desperation’

New West politicians continue to visit cities in effort to drum up support for their Pattullo plan BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

Next stop: Surrey. New Westminster city councillors are continuing their tour of Lower Mainland city councils to present their position paper on the Pattullo Bridge.

“We are at our wit’s end here,” said Coun. Chuck Puchmayr. “It’s a move of desperation.” Some councillors in Burnaby suggested the bridge should be demolished – and not replaced. Port Coquitlam mayor Greg Moore questioned the city’s attempts to sell its position by visiting other councils in Metro Vancouver. “There are some that look at this and say this hasn’t been done before,” said Mayor Wayne Wright. “My answer to them is that it is such an important issue to our city that we need to get them the information.”

In addition to neighbouring cities, New Westminster is presenting the information to downtown businesses April 1. The tour of Metro Vancouver city councils will continue in the coming weeks, including stops on April 7 in Surrey (Coun. Jonathan Cote), Richmond (Coun. Bill Harper) and Delta (Coun. Lorrie Williams). In addition to Burnaby, Harper has also presented to Port Moody council. On March 6, the City of New Westminster released a 33-page report, A Reasonable Approach: A Perspective on the Pattullo Bridge. The city supports

a new or rehabilitated four-lane tolled Pattullo Bridge, as well as proper connections from South Fraser Perimeter Road to Highway 1 and the Port Mann Bridge. According to New Westminster, traffic on the Pattullo Bridge has increased by 8,000 trips per day since tolls on the new Port Mann Bridge were introduced. “We just want to get the right information to get the right result,” Wright said. The Pattullo Bridge was closed to traffic for several hours on Saturday, after a motorist suffered a medical emergency and went into an oncoming lane and hit another vehicle head-on.

City artist known for his talent and his generosity a gallery at Westminster Quay for a number of years. “Jack was an amazing fellow, really upbeat. Always smiling, happy go lucky,” Puchmayr said. “He was a really renowned artist. His art is all over the world. He had such a unique style. He trained with Jack Shadbolt.” Campbell’s work can be found in private and corporate collections in North America and Europe. Many local residents are familiar with his paint-

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ings of the Fraser River. He donated prints to local organizations as fundraisers. Campbell moved to Saturna Island with his wife more than a decade ago, initially staying at Puchmayr’s cabin. In 2011, Campbell attended the Cultural Crawl event at the Amelia Douglas Gallery at Douglas College. “The Fraser will always be very important to me – from the building of the bridges, to the mills, to

A prominent artist from New Westminster has passed away in his home in the Gulf Islands. Jack Campbell, whose artwork graces homes around the world, continued painting up until his death on March 26. “He certainly will be missed,” said Coun. Chuck Puchmayr. “His art is all over the world – even, I believe, at Buckingham Palace.”

Born and raised in New Westminster, Campbell taught drawing and painting for the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design outreach program and with the Kootenay School of Art in Nelson. He also taught at various summer schools and art organizations throughout British Columbia and had a studio in his home on Saturna Island. A graduate of the Vancouver School of Art (Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design), Campbell had

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program that finds permanent housThe United Way of the Lower ing for vulnerable seniors. (See page Mainland has fallen on hard times, and 3). While we are hoping the provincial donations are down. So far down, that government or B.C. Housing will step in the non-profit is ending $1.6 million in to fund this program, we question why funding for seniors, which will impact local groups are in a position countless groups in the region. like this in the first place. You can’t really blame We’ve been hearing from the United Way. They rely the non-profit sector that there on charity, and when people THE RECORD has been an alarming trend don’t donate enough, they over the past several years. have less money to hand over The government is off-loading more to local groups. One of those groups is work onto non-profits, and charities are Seniors Services Society, which is now doing the best they can with limited losing its sole source of funding for a

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resources and increasing expectations. The result? Non-profits are delivering government services, which should be done by professionals, and people who care are replacing people with knowhow, we’re told. Non-profits, if they are lucky, rely on a patchwork of funding, while those with a single source are in a precarious position when that source dries up. This creates perpetual uncertainty, which makes long-term planning extremely difficult. There are benefits to having local non-profits deliver services. They

are in touch with what’s needed on the ground and are firmly rooted in the communities they serve, but when they start taking on serious social work, that’s not something that should rely on the whim of charity. Housing vulnerable seniors is something that should be a government priority and dare we say a human right? We look forward to running a followup story to this saga, one where vulnerable seniors get the help they need to find permanent housing. Leaving them out in the cold is simply unacceptable.

Agricultural land a divisive issue IN THE HOUSE

KEITH BALDREY

ne of the major fault lines that divide the B.C. Liberals from New Democrats was on full display last week, as the government moved to significantly overhaul the Agriculture Land Reserve. The ALR is viewed in almost religious tones by the NDP. It was the NDP government of the 1970s, after all, that created the ALR in the first place. So even to tinker with the ALR is viewed as some sort of war crime by New Democrats, who view any changes as nothing less than a sell-out to developers (who are, of course right up there in the NDP’s Villains Hall of Fame). The rumors that the government was going to make major changes to the ALR have been brewing for months, and ardent defenders of the ALR had been making dire predictions that the reserve was going to be destroyed. In the end, the changes are indeed significant but hardly revolutionary. The ALR will remain, albeit in undoubtedly a smaller size. I suspect when most people are asked what the ALR actually

consists of they point to such places as the farms of the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island, as well as the tree orchards of the Okanagan. None of the changes really affect those areas, however. Instead, the government has essentially created a second ALR, comprised of land in the Kootenays, the Interior and the North. Almost 90 per cent of existing ALR land will be in this new, second zone. And the rules for what can happen to that land will be drastically altered, to allow non-agricultural development on some of it. From that perspective, it may appear that most of the ALR may about to be paved over. That is unlikely, however, given that the new regional panels that will make decisions on the use of ALR land must still stick to the guiding principle of protecting that land. Nevertheless, given that local economic, cultural and community interests will also be used to determine what happens to ALR land in this new “zone 2” there will undoubtedly be more development on much of it. The government is arguing that since most of the land in zone 2 is not used for food production and is less than ideal “farm” land (i.e. it has poor soil quality or is covered in snow much of the year) the person who owns it should be allowed to make a living off it that may

Dear Editor:

I guess I am missing something regarding the problem of the Pattullo Bridge. As I see it, the bridge is not the problem; it’s the entry and exit that poses the problem. It’s the gridlock on our city streets. It’s ironic that the new Port Mann Bridge that was to alleviate traffic problems has now just moved them to the Pattullo Bridge and New Westminster. Why did no one foresee that the high tolls would just exacerbate the problem? Where is the foresight, and why do we only deal with these issues when we have gridlock, increased pollution and coming health problems? Where have senior governments and TransLink been? How is it that the governments can put over $1 billion into the South Perimeter Road so that trucks can get to the ◗ALR Page 7 port facilities but are short of dough when it comes

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Further to this, why should a section of the population be penalized with tolls on our highway system when they are forced to live in outlying areas for reasons of availability and affordability? Again, I ask, what is new? Where does it go or what is going to change with a new four-lane bridge with tolls – similar to the bridge and tolls that were there in 1936 when the Pattullo Bridge first opened 78 years ago. It looks more and more as though TransLink et al are a repetition of the gang that can’t shoot straight. Bill Zander, New Westminster

Cemetery needs upkeep Dear Editor:

I am pleased that there will be interpretive panels on the history and architecture of the Woodlands School. The residents and their experiences should not be forgotten. However, I recently visited the Woodlands Cemetery and was disappointed to see its state of disrepair. Why, with the new money being put into the panels, is the cemetery being neglected? It doesn’t make sense to me that there should be a another Woodlands remembrance project while the cemetery is allowed to remain in this condition. Andrew Phillips, Sapperton

No logic to grocery changes Dear Editor:

There is no other way than to describe the despicable happenings here in New Westminster then to call the changes of the grocery stores as a takeover by Overwaitea,

a.k.a. Save On Foods! How can the so called Competition Bureau in far-off Gatineau, Que., dictate that a great store like Thrifty Foods in Sapperton close because there are too many stores owned by the Sobeys Group. Let’s see, before this asinine decision, we had three Safeway stores, one Save-On Foods store, and one Thrifty Foods. After all the smoke has cleared, we are now going to have two Safeway stores, NO Thrifty’s, and three Save-On Foods, plus another to come in short order at Columbia Square! This is a complete farce. Some bureaucrat in Ottawa decides that we must take a decision forced on us. Where are the government representatives? Minister James Moore doesn’t care. He doesn’t shop in B.C. Oh, yes, he does represent Coquitlam, and there is a Thrifty Foods way out at the end of Austin. Our own municipal politicians have been very silent through all of this. My wife and I were at the old Safeway at Royal City Centre to pick up some prescriptions, and were very disappointed at what we saw in the meat section. We didn’t bother to look farther. Oh, yes, this is a store just less than two blocks from their original Save-On Foods at Sixth and Belmont! I would like to know who made the decision and what the rationale is for the final outcome as noted above. It just doesn’t seem fair, nor does it seem logical to me, a resident of New Westminster. Life isn’t always fair, but when it is dictated by someone down East, I have to question the fairness, and reason for the decision (s).

not involve strict farming operations. This new approach is reflective of the B.C. Liberal government’s central thesis: economic development is of paramount importance, and many decisions leading to that are best left to local authorities. Should bureaucrats based in Vancouver or Victoria decide what is best for, say, the towns of Merritt or Revelstoke when it comes to building things like a motel or a grocery store on zoned farm land, or should local residents have that authority? Clearly, the government has opted to take the latter view regarding farmland that is outside the food

producing areas such as the Fraser Valley, the Okanagan and Vancouver Island. I suspect this approach will be a popular one in many of those communities that will now move to develop some of the land that was put into the reserve many years ago for various reasons, many of which have outlived their relevancy. And I would bet the NDP’s vociferous opposition to this will make it harder for the party to gain traction in those ridings outside Metro Vancouver. Whether these changes to the ALR ultimately work for the better likely won’t be known for a while yet. As they say, the devil is in the details (in this case,

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“regulations” set down by the provincial cabinet). But legislation is contemporized and updated all the time. I’m not sure that taking the view that something done in the 1970s should remain untouched and unchanged for all time is the right approach. The ALR has become shrouded in romantic myths over the years. Changing its structure is undoubtedly controversial, and loaded with political implications. But I think it’s a little early to say the sky is falling, even though you’re going to be hearing that kind of talk for months to come. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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Urban farmers-for-hire dig it in New West MOVERS & SHAKERS

NIKI HOPE

he three-women team from Victory Gardens is once again helping things grow at River Market in New West. Last year, the urban farmers-for-hire, who specialize in transforming all types of urban space for food production, put some green space at the market to good use, and they’re back to working their magic again this spring. Founded by Lisa Giroday, Sandra Lopuch and Sam Philips, the company helps city dwellers grow healthy organic food, decrease their impact on the environment and participate in the movement towards new and sustainable food systems within our community. Along with River Market’s edible garden plots, the trio recently transformed Hootsuite’s office rooftop in Vancouver into a vegetable garden space for its employees. They also work with residential clients who want to boost their growing power. Victory Gardens provides the infrastructure to transform often

under-utilized urban spaces for food production. They also specialize in education, including custom planting guides, workshops and coaching. The Victory Gardens name was inspired by First and Second World War-era campaigns that encouraged the public to utilize residential space around them for food production. A sense of camaraderie prevailed among residents who participated in the movement, instilling a sense of pride and contribution towards their community. The philosophy remains as important today as it was back then, states a media release.

Growing season: Lisa Giroday, Sandra Lopuch and Sam Philips from Victory Gardens are getting set to once again plant the edible garden plots at River Market in New Westminster.

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Mid-Century Modern Home’s Jenny Cashin is celebrating her fifth anniversary selling 1950sera antiques in New West. She started out of Front Street and has since moved to the River Market at Westminster Quay, which took her business to the next level. “This community is such a rare thing: a place where people are genuinely concerned for each other, and there is a tremendous sense of supporting one another,” Cashin said in a media release. “Among local businesses, instead of a climate of competition, there’s an under-

standing that increasing the success of every business in New Westminster attracts more traffic, which benefits every business.” Cashin began her New West adventure on Front Street, subletting the upstairs of antique store Urban Treasures. By April 2009, that soft opening had given her the courage to take the plunge and jump right in – taking an empty storefront a few doors down and officially launching Mid-Century Modern Home on Antique Alley. In 2012, Mark Shieh of River Market

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funding for the local planthat develops programs. ning table is uncertain. Voice of Burnaby Seniors’ “All the programs are sole source of being cut, but the funding is the planning table is United Way, undetermined,” which pays for D’Souza said. “It’s gerontologist huge. Five years Mariam Larson ago, they (United to coordinate the Way) decided planning table. seniors were a According priority area and to D’Souza, built up some the Burnaby valuable services Neighbourhood in the communiDeb Bryant House and United Way ty, and now they Burnaby Seniors are in a position Outreach Services Society where they have to make will be impacted, and some hard choices.” ◗ continued from page 8

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Who says it’s not easy being green? Green coaching program is helping local families to live ‘a darker shade of green’ BY JULIE MACLELLAN REPORTER jmaclellan@royalcityrecord.com

Do you think it’s Kermit the Frog’s fault? Ever since he sang that it wasn’t easy being green, it seems there’s always been a bit of a stigma attached to trying to become environmentally friendly. Everyone thinks that, hypothetically, it would be nice to live a greener life – but surely it’s hard work, and expensive, and just too much trouble. Enter Jen Casey. The local entrepreneur – who’s built up her own business, Dimpleskins, around creating all-natural skin care products for babies – is out to help some New West families prove that, in fact, it’s not too difficult to live your life in a darker shade of green. Casey is working as a coach with a new program through the David Suzuki Foundation’s Queen of Green. The program guides families through an eightweek journey towards becoming more environmentally conscious, covering four modules of two weeks each: waste, food, toxics and community. Casey is working with five city families who started out as “entry-level green,” finding out where they are succeeding in their green journey and where they can use a little extra help, and offering ideas and guidance to help them achieve each step in the journey. For each module, she provides information and tip sheets, then works with the family – largely by email – to target a few simple steps they can take in the home. Casey notes it’s important to break the goal of “living green” down into small and manageable changes. “I think people are intimidated because it can seem overwhelming,” she said. “Or people think going green means buying organic, but it goes beyond that.” Each family she’s working with has different goals, she notes – for one, the focus may be to reduce garbage; for another, it might be cutting back on water usage. “I customize each module for each family,” she explained. One of her families is the Schiebler clan, whose Queen’s Park home is already on its

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Easy being green: Green coach Jen Casey, left, is working with the Schiebler family to live in a “darker shade of green.” Katie Schiebler displays her family’s food scraps bin, lined in newspaper to make disposal easier. way to becoming greener. They’ve already made some changes on the waste front and are currently working on the food module. Katie Schiebler, a mom of three young children, is spearheading the family’s efforts. She was keen to tackle her overflowing recycling bins and to cut down on waste – not the least of which is the large pile of diapers her household goes through, thanks to one-year-old daughter Sydney. Working with Casey, she ran the numbers and found out that if she just replaced five disposable diapers a day with cloth, she could save a whopping $1,800 a year – and create less landfill in the bargain. At the same time, she’s been able to cut down on some waste by focusing on the idea of the “litterless lunch” – buying large tubs of yogurt and filling reusable snack

containers, rather than the single-serving size, for instance. There, too, she discovered cost savings. Her boys – five-and-a-half-year-old Darwin and two-and-a-half-year-old Forrest – love their Jello. And it didn’t take her long to figure out that it made more sense to buy a package of Jello to make their own in large quantities, then portion it out, rather than buying the single-serving lunch-size containers. Plus, she notes, she has more flavour choices and the boys love helping to make their own treat. Casey noted that the “litterless lunch” is a great concept for just about everyone. “That’s an easy change that any family can make with school-age children,” she noted. On the food front, Schiebler has her boys helping out in the garden – raised beds in their spacious backyard offer space

for nutritious and productive crops like kale, spinach, beets, peas, beans and zucchini. And she’s now devoted to using her green waste bin for food scraps, having discovered the simple trick of lining it with newspaper so it doesn’t become a smelly and unappealing mess. (As an added bonus, it’s Darwin’s job to take out the food waste – “it’s another job that Darwin kinda likes doing,” Schiebler notes.) It’s the fact that all those changes have been so relatively simple that makes it workable for the busy mom. “It’s low pressure,” she said. In future weeks, Casey will be working with the family on finding and eliminating the toxins in the products they use on a daily basis. That’s a big one for many people, she

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notes, pointing out that toxic ingredients are present in a vast array of household and skin-care products – products that can be replaced in many cases with natural alternatives, some of which can even be easily made at home. The last module, community, will look at ways that the family can take its efforts out into the wider community and help to spread the “darker shade of green” message. Casey is one of 25 coaches working nationwide to help families take steps towards living a greener life. LindsayCoulter,theDavidSuzukiFoundation’s Queen of Green, noted the program – now in its fourth round – has had great success in helping people to live the green message. Although she’s long worked to provide green living tips and recipes through her green living blog, she said the program helps to translate the information into action. “We know the information alone is not enough,” she said. “Making the human connection has been really powerful.” She noted that coaches like Casey not only help local families to change the way their households operate, the experience often leads to wider environmental action in the community. “It lives long after the foundation is gone,” she said. “It’s been really empowering for people.” To help the Schieblers and her other local families set long-term goals, Casey will check in with her families about six months down the road, and she’s hoping to host a get-together with all of them in the fall. She’ll also be running future sessions for more New West families to take part. Anyone who’s interested in taking part in a future session should contact Casey on Twitter, @BestInNewWest.

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Author finds inspiration in family history A

New Westminster author found inspiration for his new novel in the lives of his parents. Robert Hirzer, a family physician who lives and works in New West, is launching his book, The Last Plane, in a special event at the New Westminster Public Library on April 12. “The story is essentially a fictionalized memoir of my parents’ lives,” Hirzer writes in an email. “It details their impoverished circumstances while growing up, as well as several brutal experiences during World War II on the Eastern Front and explores some of the challenges of immigration to Canada.” The novel follows a grieving physician who discovers a cache of old letters belonging to his father, prompting him to revisit the past. A synopsis of the book

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Did you ever sing with the British Columbia Boys’ Choir? Do you know someone Poetry, poetwho did? ry and more The B.C. poetry. Boy’s Choir is Lovers of the New: A book launch holding its 45th written word for The Last Plane is anniversary should check reunion weekout the ongoing set for April 12. end May 17 Poetic Justice and 18 in Vancouver. The series at the Heritage Grill. weekend culminates in a The series runs Sunday afternoons from 3 to 5 p.m., gala concert on the Sunday afternoon at the Chan with a few featured poets Centre for the Performing and an open mike session Arts. each week. Check out www.bcboys On Sunday, April 6, the choir.org for all the details. session is hosted by Alan Hill and features Jennifer Getsinger, Franci Louann “Engaging and innovaand Renée Saklikar. tive” are among the adjecOn April 13, it’s hosted

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Are you a visual artist living with a disability? Placement Gallery is inviting applications for a new exhibition, COMPANY: A Visual Exploration. A press release notes the exhibition “will explore the concept of human company and what it means from the perspective of a person who lives with a disability.” Each artist can submit up to three entries, and it’s open to work in all mediums. Selected artwork should be available for sale. The deadline for submissions is June 2. Check out www.place mentgallery.blogspot.ca for all the details.

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And now for something completely different … If you’re a Led Zeppelin fan, you must mark May 4 on your calendar. The Led Zepagain tribute band is coming to the Massey Theatre stage for a 7:30 p.m. show. A press release says the band is “highly regarded as the most authentic representation of Led Zeppelin in the world today.” It pulls together the talents of lead guitarist Christian Nesmith in the Jimmy Page role, lead singer David “Swan” Montgomery in Robert Plant’s shoes and multiinstrumentalist Jim Wootten covering John Paul Jones’s role on bass, keyboards, mandolin, acoustic guitars and backing vocals, with Jim Kersey in John Bonham’s drummer role. Tickets for their show are $32.50 (plus facility fees and service charges). Call the Massey box office at 604-521-5050 or book online at tickets. masseytheatre.com. Do you have an item for Lively City? Send arts and entertainment ideas to jmac lellan@royalcityrecord.com.

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Hair donations help in cancer ﬁght BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

Jaycee Clarkson is inviting community members to join her and shed their locks for a good cause. The New Westminster resident is donating her hair for wigs for cancer patients and invites community members to join her. Clarkson, a student at Douglas College, is participating in the second annual Spring Cleaning for Your Mind, Body and Soul on Sunday, April 13 at River Market. “In honour of this event, I will be cutting all my hair to donate to cancer,” she said. “And I’d like to encourage others to join me!” Clarkson is donating her ponytail, which has to be between eight and 12 inches long and free from colour. Sarah Alicia Thomas, a local hair and makeup artist who will be doing the cutting, said it takes between six and 10 ponytails to make one wig. “We would love more ponytails but any hair will do to participate in the event – head, beard, moustache, even legs,” she said in a press release. Asim Renyard is also joining in the spirit of the event by having his legs waxed – Katie Marshall, from Medical Esthetics by Katie, will do the honours. Renyard is a New West resident and a third-year bioology major

at Simon Fraser University. Spring Cleaning for Your Mind, Body and Soul is a community-based health and wellness fundraising event to support the mission of the Canadian Cancer Society. In addition to raising funds for the cancer society, the event seeks to promote local businesses, community organizations, groups and clubs that promote health and wellness. All of the money raised from the spring shave/cut and from a raffle at the event will help fund cancer research, provide information on cancer, risk reduction and treatment, offer communitybased support services for people living with cancer and their families and advocate for healthy public policies. ”The business community that organizes the Spring Cleaning for Your Mind Body and Soul event is an inspiration to people living with cancer, and the Canadian Cancer Society is incredibly grateful for their support and commitment to the mission to eradicate cancer and enhance the lives of people living with cancer,” said Huda Al-Saedy of the B.C. and Yukon division of the Canadian Cancer Society. Last year’s event raised more than $3,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. Anyone interested in participating in this year’s event can contact Robyn Murrell at robyn@

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Charity haircut: Jaycee Clarkson will be getting her hair cut at an upcoming fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. Community members are invited to attend the Spring Cleaning for Your Mind, Body and Soul event taking place on Sunday, April 13 at River Market. Sarah Alicia Thomas will cut several inches of Clarkson’s hair at the event, with the hair being donated to make a wig for someone battling cancer. zhooshfitness.com or 778-3231465. If you’d like to pledge a donation to Clarkson’s fundrais-

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Stealth near playoff spot with win ◗P20 Sens sniper a third star ◗P20

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Royals name athletes of the year BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Andrew McWilliam and Kyla Myre were named Douglas College athletes of the year at the Royals’ year end award banquet on Thursday. McWilliam, a fourthyear student with the PacWest playoff champion Royals, led the third-placefinishing Douglas squad to the Canadian Colleges’ championships, garnering first team all-star and MVP honours at the provincial championships. The gold medal at the PacWest championships, including upset wins over league runner-up Vancouver Island University in the semifinal andNo.1-rankedColumbia Bible College in the finals, was not a surprise for the young Douglas team, said McWilliam. “I think there was a combination of things going on,” he said. “We just went for points, nothing came easy. It just felt that it was right.” The 6-5 outside hitter was also named a CCAA All-Canadian and second team all-star at the nationals. He placed second in the PacWest in total offense, including third overall in kills and service aces. Myre led the Royals women’s softball on a Cinderella run to the Northwest community colleges championship finals, earning a spot on the alltournament team and a team silver medal. Myre was also named a regional all-star, while placing second overall with 160 strikeouts in the regular season. She also contributed at the plate with

Centre skaters medal in Italy BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

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Female athlete of the year: Royals pitcher Kyla Myre was named the Douglas College female athlete of the year at the school’s athletic awards banquet last Thursday. Myre was a regional team all-star. a .351 batting average, two home runs and 23 runs batted in for Douglas. “It’s very surprising almost. You don’t go out to win awards, you go out to play with your team,” said Myre, who graduated at the end of last season. “I miss it a lot.” Graduating fifth-year senior Mia Rushton of women’s soccer and basketball player Tom Ghag were named the college’s academic athlete of the year winners.

Men’s volleyball coach Brad Hudson was named coach of the year. Moe Ali of men’s soccer, Andrew Robson of volleyball and Burnaby volleyball player Kalena Connors also graduated as fifth-year seniors. Connors finished the PacWest season in the top-15 with 54 blocks and 29 aces. St. Thomas More grad Sean Velasco was the recipient of the service excellence award. Douglas also handed

out its team awards at the banquet. MVPs for the crosscountry team were Paul Kwiatowski and Charlotte Phillips. Jordan Quitzau was named most improved. Top incoming freshman for the men’s baseball team was Jeff Bouchard. Colby Rossi won for leadership, while Tanner Robertson was most inspirational. In women’s softball, Hillary Strelau was named top offensive player, and

Niki Boyd top defensive player. Marina Deangelis earned the coaches award. Chloe Kennedy was named MVP for the women’s basketball team. Sarah Jorgenson was most improved and Shanice Fuoco-Guy most inspirational. The MVP for men’s basketball was Andrew Bacon. Ethan Mckean took home the coaches award and Kristian Hildebrant ◗Douglas Page 20

All-Americans top SFU athlete awards BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Two-time All-American swimmer Nicole Cossey and Great Northwest conference soccer player of the year Chris Bargholz were named Simon Fraser University’s athletes of the year last Wednesday. The awards banquet was held at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown on March 19. Cossey won the women’s athlete of the year honours, posting the second-fastest time ever in NCAA Division II, despite placing runner-up in the women’s 100metre freestyle final in her second

consecutive appearance at the recent nationals. She also placed sixth in the 50m free to earn AllAmerican honours in both races. Cossey, a junior, also earned the Clan’s scholar athlete award, garnering a 3.86 grade point average. Bargholz helped lead the Clan men to a third consecutive conference title, a second West Region banner and a second straight appearance to the NCAA Div. II final four. It was also the soccer program’s fourth consecutive Great Northwest title. The junior midfielder was also named a conference and regional first team all-star, and second

team All-American to earn SFU’s male athlete of the year honour. Tore Corrado of football and wrestler Helen Maroulis were the recipients of Terry Fox awards as the Clan’s most inspirational athletes. Corrado, a senior wide receiver, filled an empty spot on the Clan’s punt team, while also topping the recent CFL Combines in the three-cone drill in Toronto. He also placed fifth-best in the 40yard dash and the shuttle run at the pre-draft testing. Maroulis posted an undefeated career in collegiate women’s wrestling, which included being named athlete of the year at the

Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association championships. The SFU women’s basketball team took the president’s academic team honours, boasting a collective 3.12 GPA. The men’s soccer team won the president’s athletic team award for its second straight final four placement. Adam Stashuk of men’s soccer received the Bill De Vries award for academic excellence (3.80 GPA). Wrestler Victoria Anthony received the Lorne Davies grad award, following an undefeated ◗SFU Page 20

Eric Liu won the advanced novice boys figure skate at the Gardena Spring Trophy competition in Italy last weekend. The12-year-oldBurnaby skater won both the short and free programs at the international event in Val Gardena. Liu, who is trained by Joanne McLeod and Neil Wilson at the B.C. Centre of Excellence in Burnaby, beat out seven other skaters for the gold medal, garnering 125.71 points to beat runner-up Koshiro Shimada of Japan by nearly seven points. Marco Bozzuto of Italy placed third in the group. Liu was a bronze medalist in the junior men’s category at the recent Canadian national figure skating championships. Last year, he also earned a second-place medal as a novice at the Canadian championships. Two other young, upand-coming Centre of Excellence skaters, Sarah Tamura and Megan Yim, both made it atop the podium in the advanced novice girls competition at Val Gardena. Tamura, 13, won the 18skater event, including the short program, with a best score of 99.05 points. It was the international debut for the Canadian novice women’s champion. Lucrezia Gennaro of Italy placed second with 94.76 points, just eight points ahead of Yim in third. Yim, 12, was second behind Tamura after the short but still managed to finish with a medal despite placing fourth in the long program. Yim was this year’s novice women’s bronze medallist at the recent nationals. The three medals won by Centre of Excellence skaters were the first-ever for Canada at the advanced novice level since the competition was expanded to include the category in 2006. Kelsey Wong of Burnaby also finished 16th in the junior ladies competition at the Spring Trophy event.

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Douglas: Second-year post wins BB award ◗ continued from page 19

was most improved. Stephanie Laflamme, Stephan Hayes and Tyler Roope were the MVPs for the golf team. Ashley Melvin was named the MVP for women’s soccer. Defensive player went to Miyoko McEwan, while Nicole Fraser was named best attacking player. Javid Khan was the MVP for the men’s soccer team. Devin Phelan was top defender and Sahil Sandhu was best attacker. Maddy Burt was named the women’s volleyball rookie of the year. Courtney Wilson was most improved and Connors earned the program’s MVP award. In men’s volleyball, McWilliam received the impact player award, and Drew Ruby best exemplified the team’s core values with the pride award. Nick Lightfoot won the set-the-bar award for volleyball.

Athlete of the year: Fourth-year outside hitter Andrew McWilliam was named the Douglas College male athlete of the year. McWilliam was named the PacWest provincial MVP and a Canadian Colleges’ Athletic Association All-Canadian and ﬁrst team allstar at the men’s volleyball national championships. Sophomore basketball player Jettie McLaughlin of New Westminster received

the Margaret Mason scholarship award. – Tom Berridge

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SFU: Football player wins Jones comeback award ◗ continued from page 19

collegiate career on the mats, and a 3.59 GPA in the classroom. Clan football’s senior offensive lineman Brad Erdos won the Rick Jones comeback award after sitting

out all of the 2012 season with an ankle injury. Traci Boss was presented the V.W. Kip Dougherty award for her contribution to the SFU track and field program.

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Stealth beat Bandits, near playoff berth The Vancouver Stealth crept to within a game of a playoff spot, following a 12-8 victory over the Buffalo Bandits in National Lacrosse League play. The win snapped a threegame losing skid for the Stealth and extended the slumping Bandits streak to three straight losses with the win at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday. Buffalo remained in second place in the East with an 8-5 record. With the victory, the Stealth improved to 4-9 and within half a game of the 5-9 Colorado Mammoth which lost 14-12 to the resurgent Philadelphia Wings. First star Rhys Duch led Vancouver with four goals and five assists, including his 500th career regular season point. The Stealth play host to the Toronto Rock on

Saturday, April 5 at the LEC.

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The Edmonton Rush maintained its record unbeaten start to the season, bouncing the Toronto Rock 13-10 on Sunday. Robert Church helped lead the way, scoring two goals and adding an assist, while transition defender Nik Bilic had a four-point outing including the game’s first goal on an unassisted play in the opening minute of the game. The win was the 13th in a row for Edmonton, breaking the Rochester Knighthawks’ 2007 mark of 12 straight wins in a single season. A day earlier, the Rush tied the NLL record with its 12th consecutive win – a 15-11 victory over the Knighthawks.

Sens sniper bags winner Kyle Turris was named a third star in his last two games with the Ottawa Senators. The first-round 2007 draft pick scored the game-winner with his 23rd goal of the year in a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks on Friday. On Sunday, Turris potted a pair of goals, including an empty-netter, in a three-point night following Ottawa’s 6-3 victory over the Calgary Flames.

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