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Claude shares basket secrets While parts of the country are still thawing out from winter weather, the city’s greenhouse is getting set for summer. City staff has been hard at work preparing plants for this year’s hanging baskets, which will be displayed in various parts of New Westminster later this spring. “The baskets are doing good,” said Claude LeDoux, the city’s manager of horticulture. “There are always new plants. We select some new, interesting ones to show off in our baskets.” Residents who are interested in learning the secret of the city’s hanging baskets and creating one of their own can attend upcoming classes being offered by the City of New Westminster. “They are tons of fun,” said LeDoux, who provides hands-on instruction for the classes offered in the city’s greenhouse. “For two hours we get to laugh, learn how to put plant in the baskets without damaging them and learn how to care for them and get a successful basket for summer.” The class costs $64 for people making a 14-inch basket, and $74 for those making an 18-inch basket, which includes all the plants, basket, soil, fertilizer, wick watering pan and instruction. The courses are being offered on Monday, April 28 (noon to 2 p.m.); Saturday, May 3 (3 to 5 p.m.); Thursday, May 8 (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.); and Saturday, May 17 (9 to 11 a.m.). To register, call 604-777-5111. By Theresa McManus, staff reporter
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Fun with flowers: Claude LeDoux, the city’s horticulture manager, checks in on the hanging baskets that will adorn city streets – and likes what he sees. The city will reveal some of the secrets of its beautiful hanging baskets at upcoming classes.
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But those who can’t afford to pay for extracurricular activities will not be left out BY NIKI HOPE REPORTER
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The New Westminster Secondary School athletics programs spent a whopping $100,000 from the school’s operating budget on taxis to shuttle high school students
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to and from games. That’s just one of the details high school parents heard at the school’s advisory council meeting on Thursday night, which superintendent John Gaiptman, secretarytreasurer Al Balanuik, trustee Michael Ewen and principal Phil Cookson attended to talk to concerned parents about budget changes for next year. “We need to make changes in how we fund athletics,” Cookson told the roughly 25 parents who turned up to the meeting.
“We can’t fund athletics at the expense of kids using 10-year-old computers.” Parents at the high school have been asking for more information after the district slashed the school’s budget this year in a bid to save money. The budget adjustments didn’t impact programs this year, but many parents were concerned about next year. Last Thursday night, they heard that the district is increasing fees for athletics and the international baccalaureate program (an advanced learning program) to offset
the cost of offering the specialty programs. Using the senior basketball team as an example, Cookson told parents that if the school covered all of the costs associated with the program it would be about $120 per student. Currently, families pay $75 per child – that rate will jump to about $85 next year, Cookson estimated. It is illegal to charge fees on classes required for graduation, but the district is able to charge for extracurricular activities. ◗NWSS Page 9
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New Westminster is hoping to take a bite out of the region’s conference market with Anvil Centre. Vali Marling, general manager of Anvil Centre, said catering is a critical component of the facility, and the city wants to ensure its catering competes with the exclusive downtown Vancouver event menus. “We want unique menus. We don’t want the standard chicken dinners,” she said. “We want something that is really unique and something that really represents the City of New Westminster, and again is on par with
exclusive meeting venues.” A “boutique” conference facility, Marling said Anvil Centre will cater to conferences of 350 to 450 delegates and large meetings of 100 to 450 guests, as well as banquets and weddings. Marling said Anvil Centre is well into booking for this year, and is also booking dates for 2015 and 2016. According to Marling, current bookings include nine conferences, 10 meetings, 10 banquets/weddings, five theatre productions/ events and five civic events. Staff is also working on an additional 43 possible events for the facility. “We are absolutely thrilled with the
response to the Anvil Centre from the conference and meeting industry,” she said. “We are very excited about it.” In addition to convention facilities, Anvil Centre will include a gallery, a theatre, the New Westminster Museum and Archives, studio space and the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. A restaurant and a coffee shop will also be located in the facility, currently under construction at Columbia and Eighth streets. The City of New Westminster is projecting revenues of $2.3 million in its first full year of operation in 2015, and again in 2016. “That is total revenue, including events, catering, rental, staffing, parking, etc. for the ◗Anvil Page 5
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Social program cuts worry city BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com
The City of New Westminster wants to lend a helping hand to local programs that assist homeless people and seniors in their time of need. According to a staff report, the Hospitality Project has been informed by the federal government that funding to operate its advocacy program and triage and referral program will not be renewed. “The amount in question is
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$150,000 per year,” stated a staff report. “The decision not to renew the funding is part of a larger strategy by the federal government to refocus its efforts on a housing first approach to homelessness, in which the chronically homeless will be placed into permanent housing.” The Hospitality Project, which is located at Shiloh Sixth Avenue United Church, provides a variety of services to people in need. The city has learned the Seniors Services Society is also facing cuts from the United Way and funding
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for three of its programs will not be renewed: the Seniors on Board the Bus Program ($50,000 per year); the Seniors Housing Information Program ($50,000 annually); and the Temporary Housing Program ($200,000) per year). Funding for two other programs is under review – the Community in Change program, which has annual funding of $45,000, and the New Westminster Seniors Planning and Action Network 50+ ($25,000 per year). “The total amount of funding which will not be renewed or is
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Temporary bridge OK’d A new temporary Bailey bridge will be providing a link between New Westminster and Coquitlam within a few weeks. The City of New Westminster is borrowing a temporary bridge from the Ministry of Transportation until a decision about a permanent crossing is made. The existing bridge has been closed to vehicle traffic since the beginning of March because of concerns about its structural integrity. “Hopefully it will be in place by early May,” said Jim Lowrie, the city’s director of engineering. “It’s relatively simple and straightforward.”
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venue,” Marling said. “We are projecting that again for 2016. At this point, to increase revenues we need to look at having more hotel room space.” Marling said Anvil Centre will focus on Metro Vancouver events that are one to three days in duration. Coun. Jonathan Cote said it’s great to see that the city is already getting so much interest and so many bookings for Anvil Centre. He questioned whether there’s room for growth at the conference centre without new hotel space in the downtown. “I think there is room for limited growth without a hotel,” Marling said. “I think a hotel in the conference industry is definitely something that you need to have in place. To establish Anvil Centre, the conference piece, I think the way we are doing it with fewer hotel rooms is really a good thing. It will establish ourselves. We are taking the time to ensure we have the proper services in place, and our catering is in place. The catering is key to the conference industry.”
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Every time CBC is cut, we lose a part of us being sold as fiscal prudence in an age Perhaps reality TV shows and Kevin of austerity, but on a per-resident basis, O’Leary weren’t the Canadian cultural the monthly subsidy for the CBC works touchstones and content cash cows the out to about $2.70. CBC hoped they would be. By contrast, if you’re excited to see The public broadcaster announced what Trevor Linden is going Thursday it would be cutto do with the Canucks in ting 650 staff to make up for a the next couple years, Rogers $130-million shortfall, thanks THE RECORD is going to require that you to losing the NHL broadcast hand over a small monthly rights, lower than expected fortune to subscribe to their premium ratings and good old-fashioned governsports channels. ment cutbacks. Some, however, are gleeful at the This “starve the beast” mentality is
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blood on the floor at CBC. It is frequently the target of accusations of left-wing bias because its reporters have the audacity to run stories about climate change, or attempt to ask questions of Stephen Harper. Those same CBC opponents probably don’t recall when many of those same reporters led the charge against the Liberals during mid2000s sponsorship scandal when $100 million in taxpayer dollars disappeared into Liberal-friendly ad firms. The fact is, the Mother Corp., as they
call it, has provided tremendous value – whether you’re into sports, arts, knowing about government shenanigans or moronic reality TV shows starring Kevin O’Leary. And, let us not forget, CBC has been the only link for small towns and outports for decades. Longrunning features such as Land and Sea have kept the Canadian quilt from fraying when U.S. dogma appears to be saturating every media outlet in the nation. Every time we cut from the CBC, the whole of Canada shows the scars.
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very now and then an issue suddenly pops up in our political arena that leaves you scratching your head, wondering about the government’s apparent lack of compassion and common sense. One of those issues materialized in the legislature recently, and it involves single parents, disability assistance and child support payments. Here’s the situation: a single mother lives on a $1,240 monthly disability allowance and receives $200 in a monthly child support payment from her ex-partner. Yet the government swoops in and takes that $200 back. That $200, of course, is much more precious to someone on such a low income. For someone getting $1,200 or so a month, that’s almost 20 per cent of their income. The government argues this policy of deducting maintenance payment from income assistance programs “ensures that people are accessing all other forms of income before relying on taxpayer-funded income assistance.” However, it is unclear exactly how people on disability assistance are expected to “access all
other forms of income” given their particular disability may prevent them from actually working. Thousands of people appear to be caught in this catch-22. Some presumably are having a far tougher time making ends meet than others, but most are mired in deep poverty. Recently, six of those people – all single mothers – came to the legislature to make their case. And the six women all had sympathetic tales to tell. Surrey resident Rachel Goodine has a court order stipulating her ex-partner must pay $500 a month to assist their four-year-old daughter. But the government takes it all, leaving her with $1,241 in assistance that has to cover $800 in rent, leaving just over $400 to pay for food, clothing, toiletries, phone and transportation. That $500 is supposed to assist in the raising of her daughter, but not a penny actually goes to help her. And not a penny of Crystal Pennicard’s $145 monthly child support payment goes to help her two daughters aged five and 11. Their stories were all fairly bleak. One Burnaby woman says out of desperation she stayed in an abusive relationship with a man because he provided enough food for her children (she left after a year because it became too much for her and now is back to existing on practically nothing). Another woman admitted to reporters that she has been in
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Re: Detour: Residents foil ratrunners, The Record, April 9. Nice to see the residents of Victoria Hill celebrating their victory. Nice to see the city police helping them by installing a “no left turn” sign and actually enforcing it! Sure would be nice if the residents of First Street got the same consideration! I am a lifelong resident of New Westminster and a 25-year resident of First Street. We also finally got a “no left turn 3 to 7 p.m.” sign at the end of First Street many, many years ago. I have never seen this sign enforced, in spite of numerous calls and complaints to the police. Every evening between 4 and 6 p.m., and often beyond, we have a steady stream of cars lined up, ◗Family Page 7 usually far beyond the entrance to Queens Park. We
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always have our driveway blocked, as well as the noise and congestion of cars turning left to get onto the Pattullo Bridge. Every night. I can’t imagine how an ambulance or fire truck could get to any of the residents here during this time. Now, we will get all the traffic from Victoria Hill as well. I’m particularly upset that the police were there to enforce the new sign when they have never enforced the sign here, in spite of phone calls and complaints. First Street is the entrance to Queen’s Park and one of the prettiest streets in New West, often the first impression visitors have of our beautiful city. Often you can’t get in or out of the park. To me there is no sense even putting up a sign if it’s not enforced. It is certainly not enforced here on First Street. The residents of First Street should count as well!
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Celebrating community Dear Editor:
Community was celebrated at the Columbia Theatre last night where 200 folks gathered to crown Hyack’s 2014 Ambassador, Claire Dresselhuis. Community is denoted as “a usually small, social unit of any size that shares common values.” Therefore, the celebratory occasion, which has roots dating back more than 40 years, was really a gathering of several communities that share common values. The first common value is dedication of service to community. The Kiwanis and Royal City Rotary Clubs, themselves longstanding community-based service organizations, came together to sponsor individual candidates. Communities of first responders, charged with safety of community and represented by the Police Officers Association and New Westminster Firefighters Society also sponsored candidates, along with One Source Productions and Save-on-Foods. The ambassador candidates come from diverse backgrounds and are talented young ladies who are also part of other communities – musicians, dancers, singers, sports teams, martial arts and school clubs. But there were other communities present as well under the umbrella of the Hyack Festival Association, who sponsor, organize and finance the ambassador program. Each of the contestants come from a community of learning. Their schools and shared value of education is recognized by
Hyack’s presentation of bursaries to each of the ambassador candidates to a postsecondary institution of their choice. It is here that Hyack looks forward to help ambassadors fulfil their dreams so they can give back to the community beyond their year of representing the Hyack community within New Westminster and beyond. Under the tutelage of Hyack board members, etiquette, deportment and elocution lessons are set up. The late Bernie Legge, for whom an award is given to the most improved candidate, was an early mentor to enhance these community values. The word community is an amalgam of the Latin words “com,” meaning with or together, and “munus,” meaning gift. Thus, two pages of businesses, organizations and individuals, including this publication, have come together at the Hyack Ambassador pageant to give their gifts of community to the program in general and the young ladies in particular. A fine example of the spirit of exemplary service to community was recognized at the pageant when the Hyack float driver, Korey Simard, was given the Volunteer of the Year Award. When funding was cut, Korey stepped up and offered his services for free so the float could continue to represent our community in parades committed to in the Pacific Northwest. In reciprocity, these communities will bring their floats to the Hyack International Parade in May. It may not be my city any more, but it is still my community.
such desperate straits that she once shoplifted diapers and baby wipes, resulting in her now having a criminal record. One woman, Dianne Terrillon, found herself caught in a dire situation when her son’s father fell six months behind in his payments. To his credit, he eventually paid up almost $1,200 but the entire amount was then deducted from her next disability cheque, reducing her monthly payment to a paltry $49 to cover her family’s expenses for an entire month. In the legislature chamber, NDP MLA Michelle Mungall cited the plight of these women and made a persuasive case that the clawback policy should be revisited. She pressed the issue with Social
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Development Minister Don McRae, to the point where he seemed to lose his temper during question period. Mungall also chastised Premier Christy Clark for her defense of the claw back, at one point accusing her of “smirking” about the whole thing (a comment Mungall was forced to withdraw). McRae was more contrite with reporters afterwards, pleading the case that his ministry simply didn’t have a big enough budget to forgo the child support clawbacks. Eliminating the clawbacks would cost $17 million annually, which is not an insignificant amount of money. But perhaps the solution here is to establish some sort of financial threshold that would allow single parents (mostly mothers)
on disability assistance to keep at least some portion of those child support payments. Perhaps the threshold could be set at $200 a month, or $300, which represents a huge amount of money for someone trying to raise a child on a meager monthly assistance cheque. Sometimes a government simply refuses to acknowledge a problem or a solution just because it has been raised by the Opposition. Hopefully that’s not what’s happening here. The premier continues to insist her government is all about protecting the interests of families. She has a chance here to demonstrate just that, by revisiting a policy that hurts the most vulnerable of those same families. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.
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NWSS: No student will be left out of extracurricular activities Hyack football programs, because However Gaiptman noted that both of those programs already students whose families cannot have healthy fundraising initiaafford to pay the fees will not be tives, Cookson said. “They do have the major left out. advantage of having the “No child would music auxiliary associaever be unable to partion – same with football ticipate (extracurricu– (they) raise about 85 or lar activities) due to an 90 per cent of the costs,” inability to pay, and I he said. don’t think that’ll ever Beyond the minor fees happen in this school,” increases, Cookson said he said. there will be no change International bacto other education procalaureate fees will grams, though the disincrease by $55 next trict has devised a new year, in addition to the Phil Cookson $900 parents already NWSS principal formula in terms of how the finances are distribpay for the program. “We are covering $10,000 uted. Hard costs that the school worth of costs that we can now has no control over are, such as reinvest in learning materials for photocopies, books and furniture, are now going to be paid for at everyone else,” Cookson said. There will be no impact on the district level. Cookson anticipates next the school’s popular music and ◗ continued from page 1
year’s spending budget to be $339,000. “I can say with confidence that is going to be a figure we can work with. We can maintain all of our programs,” he said. In terms of helping managing costs, Gaiptman pointed out another idea that district is considering in order to cut down on textbook losses. It is an issue at the high school, where expensive textbooks are often not returned. He suggested a $100 textbook deposit to be paid when a student arrives at the high school and then returned when they leave the school and all books are returned. “It’s not a fee, but something had to be done to mitigate the loss of textbooks,” he said. But parent council advisory member Mary Ann McKenzie said that was “a big chunk of change”
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Uptown café has music on the menu BY JULIE MACLELLAN REPORTER jmaclellan@royalcityrecord.com
Coffee shops used to be places where people gathered for more than just their lattes. They used to be hubs of performance and music. Jeff Neufeld would like to see those days return – and he’s starting his quest to make it happen at the Blenz in uptown New Westminster. The singer-guitarist from Burnaby happened to be strolling by the coffee shop at Sixth and Sixth when he saw a notice in the window advertising for someone to volunteer for open mike nights. He went in to find out more – and now he’s hosting weekly open mike sessions. This week’s session is set for Thursday (April 17), but after that the event will be regularly on Wednesday nights. The nights are definitely a go until the end of May – and hopefully beyond that if everything works out. Neufeld will be opening the nights with a set of his own classic roots, country and rockabilly music, then opening the floor to any performer who wants to take part. He’s using Facebook as a tool to help organize the nights, giving performers a chance to sign up in advance – and giving him a chance to check out their music ahead of time to make sure it’s a good fit. “We’re really open to all different kinds of music,” he says. His criteria are that the music be acoustic (or acoustic with pickup) and that it be family-friendly. “Swedish death metal might not be the best fit,” he suggests with a smile. He’ll even have some spots saved for young performers – from the 10- to 15year-old age range – to get their turn in the spotlight, even if it’s just for one piece they’ve been working really hard on. Neufeld, who’s now 45 and the father of an 11-year-old, can remember well what it was like to be a young musician. He started his career as a drummer at 14, and one of the highlights of his young life was having a chance to perform with an honour band at Expo 86. “That really stuck with me,” he says. “There’s this kind of real thrill of doing what I want to do and having other people listen.” He wants to pass that on to other young musicians. “It can be a life-changing experience for
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Live music: Singer-guitarist Jeff Neufeld is hosting new open mike nights at the Blenz Coffee at Sixth and Sixth. a lot of people,” he says. He’s hoping the evenings will attract a wide range of musicians – those who might have gone on to pursue careers in other fields but who still perform on the side, those who are hoping to break through into the professional world, and those who are already established performers. Neufeld – who by day runs a licensed family daycare in Burnaby – knows how important open mike nights can be for musicians looking for a way in to the world of live performance. It was open mike nights at New Westminster and Burnaby venues like the Orange Room, Myles of Beans and O’Reilly’s Coffee – all of which have since shut down – that gave Neufeld a place to develop his own performance skills. “For me personally, it was huge,” he says, noting that it’s critical for musicians
to have a chance to perform for an audience. “That’s what musicians need to make that step to get out of the basement.” And it’s not just about the musicians. He also wants to offer a family-friendly night out for people who want to enjoy music but who aren’t into the bar and club scene. “There should be places you can hear music as a 40-year-old father of kids,” he says. He’s also hoping the nights will appeal to local seniors, since so many live within walking distance of Blenz – and, he notes, the kind of music he plays, like old Hank Williams tunes, appeals to that crowd. “You don’t get a lot of people playing that,” he points out. And, with a variety of local musicians bringing their own sounds to the stage, there will be something to appeal to all listeners.
“It’s a real opportunity for people to get out and hear some wonderful music that’s local,” he says. Neufeld notes there’s still something special about live music that just can’t be replaced by listening to music on computers and mobile devices. “Picking up a real instrument and playing, the joy you get from that – you can’t beat it,” he says, adding the same is true for the audience. “There’s something about live music. When you hear someone really play a real instrument, and singing, it’s such a totally different thing.” The open mike sessions run from 7 to 9 p.m. at Blenz at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Sixth Street. This week’s session is on Thursday, April 17, but following weeks will be on Wednesday nights. For more information, or to sign up as a performer, check out the links at www. jeffneufeldmusic.com.
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New Westminster artist is being honoured by the Canadian Railroad Historical Association. Max Jacquiard is being recognized by the association’s Pacific Coast division with its Norris Adams Memorial Award, which is presented annually to honour a person who has made a significant contribution to the preservation of railway heritage in British Columbia. Jacquiard was nominated for the award based on the many fine paintings and prints of trains he has created over the past three decades. Barrie Sanford, who nominated Jacquiard for the award, said Jacquiard’s paintings have earned him many fans – including Terry Fergusson, a heritage railway preservationist, who said, “Max is to trains what Robert Bateman is to wildlife.” Jacquiard will receive
his award at the Canadian Railroad Historical Association’s annual general meeting April 17 in Coquitlam. A Power Point show of some of his paintings will be offered, and Jacquiard will be on hand to sign copies of Train Master: The Railway Art of Max Jacquiard. For more about Jacquiard, check out www. railwayartist.com.
Winning writers
And the winners are … Take a bow, Aidan Chafe, Kyle McKillop and Clarissa Green. Those are the three writers who emerged on top (in poetry, non-fiction and fiction, respectively) in the second annual Royal City Literary Arts Society Write On! contest. The three first-place winners will be featured at the LitFest New West’s gala showcase on Saturday, April 26. The society announced the full list of winners and honourable mentions on Friday. Also taking awards in poetry were Max Tell, in second place, and Vanessa Winn in third, with honourable mentions to Spring
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Want to jump into the world of Canadian poetry? Carol Shillibeer is hosting a poetry study group, The Poetry Wars, at the Heritage Grill. The group next meets on Saturday, April 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the backroom. A press release from the
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Love to read? Did you know that the New Westminster Public Library has a book club? Found this tidbit on the library’s website, and thought I should pass it on. The club next meets on Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m. Readers are asked to pre-register for each month’s meeting by calling 604-527-4667 or emailing listener@nwpl.ca. The library keeps a limited number of book club copies of the book available for borrowing. April’s book? 419, by Will Ferguson. And, for those who want to plan ahead, the May meeting is on Thursday, May 15, and the book of the month will be Thomas King’s The Inconvenient Indian. Do you have an item for Lively City? Do you know someone who deserves to be in the spotlight? Send arts and entertainment ideas to Julie, jmaclellan@royalcityrecord. com, or find her on Twitter, @juliemaclellan.
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The thin line between life and death rch care pulls motorcyclist through For as long as he can remember, 29-year-old Imran Valli has had a passion for being on two wheels. As a boy, he loved riding bicycles, on the road and sometimes down mountain trails. Last year, Valli took lessons and began riding a motorcycle, which quickly became one of his favorite pastimes. But on November 10, 2013, after sustaining a serious injury while motor bike riding, he was fighting for his life at Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH). The accident happened when an oncoming car suddenly moved into Valli’s lane. “I hit my brakes to try and avoid impact but there just wasn’t enough room to stop. I knew I was going to make contact and there was nothing I could do to prevent it.” Though Valli wasn’t going fast and was wearing full protective gear, when he arrived at RCH his injuries proved to be very serious and he was sedated for three days after the accident. He required a tube to assist his breathing, as well as a tube in his chest to drain blood due to a torn lung. He also had broken ribs and had chipped several bones. But the most severe injury was the damage to his liver. If RCH doctors hadn’t been able to get the bleeding in his liver under control, his injuries could have been fatal. “Looking back, I was straddling the line between life and death,” says Valli. Three days after the accident, Valli regained consciousness and began working towards his recovery with the hospital’s staff. He recalls how moved he was
“I hit my brakes to try and avoid impact but there just wasn’t enough room to stop” - Imran Valli, RCH patient
A close brush with death has left Imran Valli deeply grateful for family and friends as well as for a healthy body.
by the skill, patience and compassion of the nurses at RCH. “I mentioned to one of the nurses in passing that I liked to sleep with my socks half off when I was at home. One day at the hospital, I fell asleep with my
socks fully on my feet and woke up with them half off because the nurse had remembered our conversation. For them to know my comfort level in that much detail shows how truly committed they are to the well-being of their patients,” he says. ■
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RCHF stronger than ever chair belle puri says goodbye After nine years on the RCH Foundation Board of Directors, five of them as Chair, I look back with pride and excitement about what we have accomplished as a team. One of our main goals was to have British Columbians understand that Royal Columbian Hospital is more than New Westminster’s hospital. RCH is a provincially designated referral centre, one of only two Level 1 Trauma Centres in the province. It serves one in three British Columbians. At a recent RCH fundraiser held in his city, the mayor of Abbotsford said, “We have a great community hospital, but we know if something really bad happens we will need to go to Royal Columbian.” Over the past few years we have succeeded in evolving our Board to include a vibrant mix of corporate and industry representatives and young professionals from many of the municipalities served by RCH. All of them care very much about the hospital and are excited to
be a part of the RCH Redevelopment Project. When complete, the redevelopment will be the biggest healthcare infrastructure project ever achieved in BC and one of the largest in Canada. RCH is a hospital that provides the highest level of care to the most critically ill from across the province, trains UBC medical students and has one of the busiest heliports in Canada. I leave the Board this June with some sadness, but also with the knowledge that the hospital that generations of my family have counted on for over 100 years, along with so many other BC families, has a great future ahead. That future will be built by outstanding medical practitioners and staff, and dedicated donors who continually and generously give their support. It has been a privilege to serve. Belle Puri, Chair, Board of Directors
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Credit card lottery winner Doug Hart from the carpentry shop pictured with Feroza Jamal, RCH Foundation Administrative Assistant. Entries for the weekly 50/50 draw can be purchased with a credit card for $5 bi-weekly. Call 604-520-4438 to learn more. Photo: Rob Kruyt.
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Adrienne Bakker moves on president & ceo leaves a strong legacy After 10 years of visionary and outstanding leadership, Adrienne Bakker left her position as President and CEO of Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation (RCHF) in mid-March. She has accepted a position with a national health foundation.
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Adrienne’s years at the helm of RCHF were characterized by a tenacious and savvy approach to raising funds for the hospital, which now serves more than one-third of BC’s population and is poised for major redevelopment and expansion. During Adrienne’s tenure, the Foundation raised more than $33 million, which benefited such critical areas as ICU and cardiac surgery. Laurie Tetarenko, previously Vice President of the Foundation, is Interim President and CEO until the RCHF Board of Directors recruits a new CEO. “The Foundation is strong and we have the capacity and the commitment to work towards reaching our fundraising goals,” says Laurie. ■
Belle Puri, Chair Doug Eveneshen, Vice-chair Dwight Ross, Treasurer Meldy Harris, Secretary John Ashbridge Frank Butzelaar
Sharon Domaas Erin O’Halloran Larry Kozak Steven Osachoff Gary Pooni Helen Sparkes Dr. Laurence Turner
RCH Foundation Executive Laurie Tetarenko, Interim President & CEO Barbara Becker, Director, Campaign Eleanor Ryrie, Manager, Philanthropy
Your Health Matters is published twice annually by RCH Foundation. If you have any questions or story ideas you would like to share with us, please contact our office at 604.520.4438 or e-mail info@rchfoundation.com. Articles by Catherine Atyeo. Design by Paula Heal. Photography by Jerald Walliser unless otherwise noted.
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RCH teen volunteers from left to right: Jyoti Deol, Harmit Kainth, Cindy Wong, Harnek Bhupal and Lee Treanor. Absent from photo: Sadie Farina, Eileen Ong, Desiree Rosales and Vivian Sam. Photo: Rob Kruyt.
Teen volunteers bring positive energy to RCH students value exposure to patients and staff Any hospital can benefit from an infusion of youthful energy and enthusiasm, and at Royal Columbian Hospital that’s provided by a group of committed teen volunteers. The best thing about teen volunteers at Royal Columbian Hospital is their ability to bring enthusiasm to the position, according to Karen Crosby, who coordinates the work experience program at New Westminster Secondary School. Karen has been able to watch the eight-year-old program grow and allow more students to benefit from being “volunteens” at the hospital in recent years. “When the program started, there were only two or three volunteens helping out on a single floor of the hospital. All of the students were having such a great time volunteering that we’ve increased the number of students to nine,” says Crosby.
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Harmit Kainth, a grade 12 student involved in the volunteen program, is thankful for his work experience in the hospital as he plans to pursue a career in medicine after high school. “I was initially interested in volunteering because I have several family members who have lost a lot to cancer, so I know how tough the hospital experience can be,” he says. Jyoti Deol, another volunteen, knows that the work experience gained from the program will be invaluable in the future. “We do things like talking to patients and making sure they’re comfortable. I really love working with the patients and feeling like you’ve made someone’s day better just by talking to them,” she says. Lee Treanor, another volunteen who has been helping out at the hospital since October 2013, believes that the teens bring a lot of enthusiasm and energy to the job. “Being able to help patients is wonderful, and I enjoy every moment of volunteering at RCH,” he says. ■
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Since 1903, the Royal Columbian Hospital Auxiliary has been the strongest and most long-term supporter of the hospital, raising more than $4 million to date. Last year, the Auxiliary committed to an impressive $160,000 for equipment for the hospital, and over the year Auxiliary volunteers put in an astounding 39,021 volunteer hours. “The volunteers do it because they love it,” says Marlene Braidwood, Auxiliary president. “They don’t look for recognition.” The Auxiliary raises funds through four retail/donation outlets: the New to You second hand store (off site) and the gift shop, lottery booth and book cart, all located in the hospital.
Auxiliary volunteers in the gift shop: back from left Patti Walters and Joan Larke and in front Lorraine Black. Photo: Rob Kruyt.
As well as fundraising, the Auxiliary has a support program that offers coffee, tea and comfort for patients and their families in critical and ambulatory care. The Auxiliary also runs patient comfort programs, which provide clothing, renal belts, head scarves for chemo patients, heart pillows for cardiac patients, cakes for newborns and an array of craft items sold in the gift shop. ■
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Plan to give. Plan to touch lives over generations. planned gifts allow rch to fund medical innovations that have a major impact on patient care One of the most powerful and enduring ways that a donor can give to RCH is through a planned gift – an intentional act of deep generosity that will change and save lives over generations. The life-changing effect of planned gifts – whether through a will or other estate planning – cannot be overestimated, says Laurie Tetarenko, Interim President and CEO of the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation. “Planned gifts are a very important part of our fund-raising efforts,” she says. “Through these gifts we can fund state-of-the-art equipment and important medical innovations, as well as training and educational opportunities for medical staff.”
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Since RCH now serves a third of BC’s population and is about to embark on a major redevelopment to meet patient needs for the coming decades, planned gifts are more important than ever. For individuals considering making a planned gift, the option of having their gift benefit areas that have meaning for them is of primary importance. RCH Foundation staff are available to spend time with individuals considering a planned gift to explore what is meaningful for them. They may select a specific program or area of care, or they may choose to let the hospital decide where their gift can be used best. “We recognize that many people can’t necessarily make a gift to the hospital in their lifetime. But planned gifts are a way for them to be assured that they are making a critical difference in the lives of many people well into the future,” says Tetarenko. ■
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Andrea Langevin (right) and Hindy Binning are grateful that a planned gift furthered their professional development as psychiatric nurses. Photo: Rob Kruyt.
and thanks in part to planned giving... ← Being in a hospital is often not easy for patients and their families. Their time at RCH is made a little easier by the Patient Resource Centre. The Centre provides three computers for patients and their families to use. They can check their emails
mally invasive catheter techniques rather than the patients being treated by open surgery. Cardiac patients are treated for irregular heart rhythm and blockages. The specialized equipment in the MPIS allows the cardiologist to test various trigger points within the heart and pinpoint the area causing the misfiring of the heart and treat it. Prior to this Fraser Health patients had to travel to Vancouver to have these procedures.
and also look up resource information, such as local accommodations and medical information related to their health issues. WIFI is also available. The walls are lined with pamphlets, booklets and brochures covering health information, hospital services and community health services. “As funding is limited, Volunteer Resources would not be able to expand their patient services without the help of planned gifts. The Patient Resource Centre allows the patients to stay connected with their family and community during their stay at RCH.” ~ Kathy Corbeil, Manager, Volunteer
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← Hazel Emerson’s long life – when she died in 2008 she was 97 – was marked by giving and helping others. While she had no children of her own, Hazel gave all her energy and heart to decades of teaching primary A retired teacher, Hazel and secondary students in Lower Mainland schools. Emerson’s passion for Hindy Binning and Andrea Langevin never had the learning inspired her to opportunity to meet Hazel Emerson - but they are set up an educational keenly aware that they are benefitting from her decifund. sion to leave a legacy to the Royal Columbian Hospital. The two registered psychiatric nurses love their work and have built a career at RCH. Hindy has worked at the hospital for 18 years and Andrea for 15 years. Thanks to support from the Hazel Emerson Education Fund, the two nurses were able to attend the 2013 World Congress for Psychiatric Nurses in Winnipeg. “Psychiatry is an ever-changing field and professional development is imperative,” says Hindy. “Funding for professional development has allowed me to feel camaraderie in a field that has faced significant stigmatization.” “It gave us an invaluable opportunity to connect with mental health nurses from around the world to share strengths and ideas about the unique work that we do,” says Andrea. ■
↑ The Multi-Purpose Interventional Suite (MPIS), made possible in part by planned gifts, is a shared space between Cardiac Electro Physiology and Neuro Interventional Radiology. This suite has provided a state-of-the-art environment to treat stroke patients and brain aneurysms with mini-
“Our Foundation and the donors who contribute to it are the lifeline of our hospital. I have been to many conferences throughout the U.S. and always come home to RCH with a sense of pride and confidence knowing that we are providing state-of-the art, evidence-based diagnostics and treatment to our patients.” ~ Karen Bevan-Pritchard, Site
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former nurse gives a gift for future patients ↑ Inspired by a 50-year association with RCH – both as a nurse caring for patients and a patient herself – Irene Lowe decided to leave a legacy for future generations. “I know the level of care that patients receive at RCH. Both my children were born there, I underwent a surgery and was cared for in the Cardiac Care Unit after I had a heart attack,” says the retired nurse, mother, grandmother and visionary. Irene is keenly aware that RCH cares for 1.6 million people in British Columbia, and is responsible for treating the most critically ill and injured patients in the province in the areas of trauma, cardiac and stroke care, high-risk maternity and premature babies. “From experience, I know that the hospital always needs extra funding. People are living longer these days and need to know that they can rely on their hospital to provide them with the care they need,” she says. ■
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Variety - the Children’s Charity helps RCH care for its youngest preemies and families youngest babies cared for at RCH, those between 23-25 weeks gestation. They are special because they allow care teams to keep the baby inside the incubator for difficult intubation and minor surgical procedures. And because no heat is lost when doors and portholes are opened, parents are able to have skin to skin contact with their baby without fear of compromising the baby’s carefully maintained microenvironment. This gift also supported RCH’s Maternal, Infant, Child, Youth Emergency Response Fund, which provides essentials for low-income families who have children in the Variety NICU or Pediatric Unit. ■
Linda Flack, Manager, Heart Fund & BC Family Residence Program, Variety—the Children’s Charity (second from left) presents Barbara Becker, Director, Campaign, Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) Foundation (far left), Queenie Lai, Health Services Manager, RCH Variety Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) (second from right) and Dr. Vinod Kesavan, Department Head, Pediatrics, RCH, (far right) with a cheque for $136,387.83. These funds purchased two Giraffe incubators for RCH’s Variety NICU. These incubators are used for the
RBC Foundation helps Royal Columbian Hospital launch new electrocardiogram technology Prabhjot Wong, RBC Branch Manager, (third from left), Keith Richmond, Vice-President, Commercial Financial Services, RBC, (third from right) and RBC Branch Manager Peter Zivanovic (second from right) present Dr. Amin Aminbakhsh, Head of Non-Invasive Cardiology and Echo Cardiology, Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) (far left), Robyn Brinkac, Supervisor, Diagnostic Cardiology, RCH, (second from left) and Barbara Becker, Director, Campaign, Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation with a cheque for $20,000 for a new electrocardiogram cart. This new cart is one of eight needed for RCH to become fully compatible with the new MUSE Cardiology Information System currently being implemented across Fraser Health, which will enable Fraser Health sites to securely share patient ECG information. This will mean faster diagnosis and treatment, and testing closer to home. RCH performs 54,000 electrocardiograms per year. ■
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A crowning moment: Far left, Miss New Westminster 2013 Amanda Zacharuk crowns Claire Dresselhuis Miss New Westminster 2014 at the April 10 pageant. At left, Dresselhuis acknowledges the crowd at the Columbia Theatre. Jack Murray, contributed/ THE RECORD
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built-in GPS systems were the best. They’re well-integrated into the car, they override the sound system when necessary, and they’re usually displayed on a large screen. TOM: The biggest disadvantage of the factory-installed systems is that they’ve been very expensive. So lots of people opted instead to buy portable, stand-alone GPS units that could be attached to the windshield with a suction-cup-based mount.
expensive, larger, integrated units, they incorporated these cheaper, smaller, lesssophisticated GPS boxes. That’s what you got in your Rogue, Susie. You got a cheap little GPS. RAY: A final option on the market now is your smartphone. A lot of people are abandoning GPS units altogether now in favour of their phones. Google Maps, which is available for free on most smartphones, generally provides excellent directions. In general,
These are made by companies like TomTom, Garmin and Magellan. RAY: These portable units cost as little as $100, and they vary in quality, too. But a good one with a larger screen, like the highly rated Garmin 3490 or 3450, can be had for a few hundred dollars. TOM: So a few carmakers, especially on some of their less-expensive models, decided to do what consumers were doing. Instead of installing the more-
though, these days we’d recommend a highly rated portable unit for most people. So if you’re not happy with the cheap GPS system that came with the Rogue, Susie, just don’t use it. Buy one of the Garmin Nuvi 3000 series (or 2400 series) units from some place that gives you 30 days to return it, and try it out. If you don’t like it, try another one. Happy navigating! Email Click and Clack through www.cartalk.com.
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United one win away from cup
BY CAYLEY DOBIE REPORTER cdobie@royalcityrecord.com
Royal City soccer ’s Westminster United u16 boys’ gold team is on its way to the Coastal Cup B finals following a 31 victory over Surrey Pegasus at Queen’s Park on Saturday. After defeating the CFC Royals 3-1 last month and a 2-0 quarterfinal win against the WCF Juventus, the u16 New West boys gave it all they had and beat their Surrey rivals 31. Westminster United took the lead early on in Saturday’s semifinal game at home. Six minutes into the first half, Dievid Penalver connected on a low shot to the far post from about 20 yards out, said head coach Ed Zacharuk in an email to The Record. At about the 20-minute mark, Surrey tied the game, but it would be short-lived as Westminster United’s Shea Joshi and Adam Fajto came back to score two follow-up goals, wrapping up the game 3-1 for New West. “Our boys were very aggressive and played with a high level of intensity throughout. We focus on being first to the ball, and for the most part that was the way it was. Our defence did a fantastic job of limiting the chances of the very fast Surrey forwards,” Zacharuk said. Westminster United will take on Ladner Celtic in the Coastal Cup B finals on April 26 and 27 in Richmond.
Hyacks score second win BY CAYLEY DOBIE REPORTER cdobie@royalcityrecord.com
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Run for the cup: Burnaby U13 Selects’ Deylen Vellios, in red, tries to keep possession of the ball as a West Van player charges in from behind. The Selects will be playing in the Coastal Cup A final on April 26 and 27. Both teams will also compete at the provincial championships in July, also in Richmond.
Burnaby u13 going to the Cup
Burnaby Selects’ u13 boys are one step closer to the Coastal Cup after a 1-0 victory over the West Vancouver Rangers in the
semifinals this weekend. The Selects were at home on Saturday taking on West Van – a team that defeated both Central City and Port Moody to advance to the semifinals against Burnaby. Following a bye in the first round of Coastal Cup play, the Selects took down the Fraser Valley Selects 5-3 earlier this month to
move on to the semifinals. Burnaby’s u13 Selects played a tight game against their West Van opponents on Saturday, defeating the Rangers 1-0. With this victory, Burnaby Selects have secured their spot in the Coastal Cup finals in two weeks where they’ll face off against Surrey Guildford United. The girls’ and boys’ u16
Burnaby Selects are also heading to the Coastal Cup finals on April 26 and 27. The girls pulled off a 21 victory over Coquitlam on Sunday to advance to the finals, while the boys defeated Gorge/ Lakehill 2-1 to secure their spot in the final. Follow Cayley on Twitter, @cayleydobie
Burnaby basketballers head to all-stars BY CAYLEY DOBIE REPORTER cdobie@royalcityrecord.com
Three Burnaby basketball stars are heading to Langley this weekend for the annual B.C. All-Star games. St. Thomas More senior Domunique Booker will once again take to the court after leading STM to a third-place finish at the B.C. high school AA girls’ basketball championships last month. The Grade 12 student was
named a first team all-star for her performance on the court, scoring 18 points and as many rebounds in the bronze-medal match on March 8, which saw STM defeat the Wellington Wildcats 83-67. Booker will be playing for Windsor Dukes’ coach Peter Sprogis this Sunday when Sprogis takes on his 2014 AA girls’ basketball championship rival Anthony Beyrouti of St. Thomas Aquinas. Named to team Beyrouti is Burnaby South
senior Jasmine Manhas. Manhas was named the tournament MVP at the Lower Mainland AAA high school girls’ basketball tournament in February. She led all South scorers with a game-high 36 points in the title AAA match and 37 points during the semifinal game against district rival New Westminster. Reese Morris was the only Burnaby boy named to the B.C. boys’ all-star team for this weekend’s upcoming game. The
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STM senior scored 31 points on opening day of the 47th annual Chancellor boys’ basketball tournament in January and was named tournament offensive MVP. Both all-star games feature the top Grade 12 girls’ and boys’ basketball players from across the province in their final matches of their high school careers. The girls’ game gets underway at 3 p.m. and the boys tip off at 5 p.m., all at the Langley Events Centre court on Sunday, April 20.
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The Hyack girls’ soccer team added a second win last week, defeating Burnaby Mountain 8-0 at home. The New West girls dominated the field on Thursday after taking possession of the ball off the Lions’ opening kick. Grade 11 student Juliet Davies opened scoring in the eighth minute of the first half, after a handful of shots on the Lions’ net were blocked. Davies followed her goal with a left-footed cross into the box where teammate, and fellow Grade 11 student Simran Dhillon took possession and rammed the ball into the back of the net, making it 2-0 for the Hyacks. At the 18-minute mark of the first half, Dhillon and Davies tag-teamed the Lions’ goalie once again. This time it was Dhillon who set Davies up for her second goal of the game, advancing the Hyacks lead to 3-0. In the 29th minute of the first half, New West coach Wayne McCarthy told The Record senior Stefani Cruickshank “swooped in on a scrambled ball and put it past the Burnaby Mountain keeper.” Leading 4-0 at the start of the second half, junior Naomi Noda pulled off a conversion to make it 5-0 for the New West Hyacks. Shortly after, Cruickshank had her second goal of the game off a pass from Davies in the ninth minute of the second half, extending the Hyack lead to 6-0. Nearly halfway through the second half, Jennifer Tamondong, one of three Grade 10 students playing on the senior team, broke through Burnaby’s back line and kicked in a low shot past the Lions’ keeper, making it 7-0 for the Hyacks. But the New West girls weren’t done yet. In the final minutes of the game, Hyack centremidfielder Celeste Bain rounded out the scoring with a heavy shot from the top of the 18-yard box. wSoccer Page 28
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Local para-athlete wins society award BY CAYLEY DOBIE REPORTER cdobie@royalcityrecord.com
Burnaby wheelchair basketball star Amanda Yan received a high honour from the B.C. Wheelchair Basketball Society last week – the Wheelchair Basketball Canada True Sport Award. The True Sport award is an annual award given to an elite athlete who demonstrates a commitment to fair play and inclusion, according to the society’s website. This is the second award Yan’s won recently. Last month, she was named the B.C. Wheelchair Basketball Society’s Female Athlete of the Year. “It’s a huge honour,” she told The Record on Monday. “I was shocked when they called my name.”
Yan was bashful as she described the evening she received the female athlete of the year, adding the plaque listed a number of exceptional athletes and how she couldn’t believe she was now among those listed. “I was really touched I was selected,” she said. When Yan isn’t in class at the University of British Columbia or competing aroundtheworld,shespends her time visiting elementary and high schools around the Lower Mainland, sharing her story and her passion for wheelchair basketball with school kids. “I think it’s really important to share my story because I change what happened,” she said. Yan has been playing wheelchair basketball since 2011, after a snowboarding
accident almost exactly six years ago left her paralyzed from the waist down. In 2012, she won the Canadian Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Championships while playing for the B.C. Breakers. Last year, the Breakers placed fifth in the annual event, and this year Yan said they’re looking to reclaim the gold medal when the tournament returns to Richmond in two weeks. “I’m pumped,” she said. “It’s really exciting to be play in front of friends and family. It’s just nice to be home.” Yan and the B.C. Breakers will take on teams from across the country on April 25, 26 and 27 at the Richmond Olympic Oval. The Breakers tip off at 1 p.m. on April 25 against Saskatchewan.
Soccer: Hyacks face North Vikings ◗ continued from page 27
New Westminster is now 2-0 in regular season play after defeating Byrne Creek on April 8. The Hyacks will take on Burnaby North at home on Tuesday afternoon, after Record deadlines.
North wins again
Burnaby North is 2-0 in regular sea-
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For the gold: Amanda Yan, right, at the 2012 Canadian championships in Richmond.
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son play after beating Burnaby Mountain 6-0 last week. North went on to defeat Moscrop 5-1 last Thursday, while Central continued its shutout streak with a 1-0 win over Alpha. Burnaby South, meanwhile, made up for its 2-0 loss to Central last Tuesday with a 3-1 win over Byrne Creek on Thursday. – Cayley Dobie
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