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Measles outbreak triggers concerns 42 per cent of kids under two in NewWestminster are unvaccinated – authorities want to see more get their shots By Cornelia Nayor

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Fraser Health is seeing an uptick in parents calling about vaccinations after a recent measles outbreak in Disneyland, but 42 per cent of New Westminster kids under the age of two are still unvaccinated, according to health authority data. “They’re concerning if they would continue to go down,” Burnaby-New Westminster public health manager Corinna Orobko said of the immunization numbers. “We do need to see them increase.We like to see closer to 80 per cent. Herd immunity is better if it’s higher.We are putting ourselves a

little bit at risk to have some outbreaks.” New West’s immunization rate for kids under two has dropped from 68 per cent in March 2013 and 65 per cent in March 2014 to 58 percent October – well below the Fraser Health average of 69 per cent. Orobko, however, said the number of local kids actually vaccinated is probably higher because New West parents often take them to nearby Vancouver for shots, and Fraser Health has no way of tracking those numbers. New West’s high immigrant and refugee population is also mobile, Orobko said, and the health authority has no way of determining whether people who originally land-

ed in New West are now living and vacciOrobko said local public health officials nating their kids somewhere outside of the are doing everything they can to boost imhealth region or still in New West not vaccimunization numbers, offering evening clinnating them. ics, concentrating on followup and cleaning As for newcomers being averse to vacciup vaccination data. nation on religious, culturRegrettable as the Disal or other grounds, Orobneyland measles outbreak is, ‘Herd immunity Orobko said, health officials ko said she doesn’t think that is better if it’s are encouraged by the pubsignificantly affects the data. “I don’t think that’s the islic’s response. higher’ sue,” she said. “(Immigrants “It’s terrible that we have and refugees) are very appreoutbreaks of measles,” she ciative of health care because said, “but at least people are they’ve seen some of the saying, ‘OK, this happened things that happen when these diseases do there. It could happen to me. I have to go occur because there aren’t enough vaccinaget my kids immunized.’” tions where they’ve been.They’re appreciaAlong with urging parents to get their tive of health care, period, because they may Continued on page 8 not have had the access.”

No arrests yet after stabbing By Jacob Zinn

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SEARCHING Police brought in a dog to look for evidence after a man was stabbed on Friday. The victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening

New Westminster police are investigating a daytime stabbing that happened at Columbia Square on Friday. Shortly after 2 p.m., police received reports that a man had been stabbed at 1005 Columbia St., Staff Sgt.Todd Matsumoto told the Record. He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. “I can tell you our major crime unit has been called in to continue with our investigation, as well as our forensic identiﬁcation section,” said Matsumoto. The stabbing occurred in Columbia Square plaza, right outside of the New Westminster school district’s school board ofﬁce. Superintendent John Gaiptman said witnesses brought the victim to the front of the building and staff attended to him. “911 was called immediately, they showed up and whisked him off to Royal Columbian,” said Gaiptman. In regard to concerns with the stabbing happening so close to the school district headquarters, Gaiptman said they are in Continued on page 8

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Schools in city share pro-d days By Niki Hope

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BREWERY DISTRICT: Wesgroup Properties has received the city’s approval for a development permit it needs in order to build its first residential tower at the Brewery District development. GRAPHIC COURTESY OF WESGROUP PROPERTIES

Highrise gets thumbs up Controversial tower in Brewery District supported by city council By Theresa McManus

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New Westminster city council has unanimously approved a development permit for the ﬁrst residential tower at the Brewery District development. Wesgroup Properties applied for a development permit that would allow it to build a 15-storey residential building with 115 units at 200 Nelsons Cres. A debate has raged in Sapperton for months, with many residents voicing concern that the tower being proposed is taller than what residents were led to believe would be built at the site. Sapperton resident John Hislop said the Wesgroup’s decision to lower the building height from 18 to 15 storeys is a step in the right direction but doesn’t go far enough. He said it’s a departure from the nine-storey building originally proposed on the site and later increased to 12 storeys. Jim Hurst, a development planner with the city, said the consultation process lasted for about eight months in 2006 and 2007. He said the project changed from what was proposed at the beginning of the process to what was approved during the rezoning, including the provision of commercial spaces, such as a

Location, location: Some Sapperton residents have expressed concern about Wesgroup’s plans for the Brewery District, where a 15storey residential building will be built. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

grocery store, in the early stages of the development. “We tied that commercial service to the density that was on the site,” he said. “Between the last meeting in 2006 and the meeting held in May 2007, the scope of the project increased in terms of density and heights of the buildings.” Although the a 300-foot tall building proposed for the site garnered the most concern, staff noted that the plan approved by the city permitted three 180foot-tall buildings. Hurst said a May 2007 document shows buildings below 180 feet, but “a line on the page” also shows that buildings up to

180 feet tall would be permitted. Sapperton resident Danielle Connelly said she feels let down that the impact of “the black line” wasn’t made more clear to residents. She said community members feel let down by the process and don’t have the time or expertise to understand documents like city staff and developers. “It’s not something I have the time to do and if I did I probably wouldn’t understand what it meant anyways.This is where we turn to our city and hope they will be looking out for our best interests,” she said. “I feel very disappointed. I hope you do not approve this without addressing the

traffic concerns.” Connelly said traffic is a big concern and questioned why all accesses from the site come out into upper Sapperton, rather than Brunette Avenue. Jim Lowrie, the city’s director of engineering, said staff is reassessing the traffic impact study that was provided at the time of the rezoning and will report back to council. While she supports the project, Coun. Mary Trentadue said she understands why there is some confusion in the community about what’s being built because a number of drawings were presented during the process. “I think we need to do a better job at making sure people understand. It’s great to have transparency, but we need to have clarity. We need to make sure people really understand what’s going on. I think that’s a piece that’s missing,” she said. “There seems to be a lot of confusion.That tells me that somewhere along the line, we weren’t clear or we didn’t take the time that was needed for people to understand.That’s a big take away.” About 10 Sapperton residents attended Monday night’s council meeting to Continued on page 9

It’s a ﬁrst for the New Westminster school district. The board of education voted at last week’s meeting to align teachers’ professional development days for the 2015/16 year at schools across the district, making it easier for parents and caretakers to manage their children who are in different schools. “So parents don’t have to juggle their kids,” superintendent John Gaiptman said while explaining the signiﬁcance of the move. He also thanked the New Westminster Teachers’ Union president Grant Osborne and other union members’ for their input on

the pro-d change. “I think the board owes him a debt of gratitude for what he did,” Gaiptman said, looking toward Osborne. Board chair Jonina Campbell said the change would be “exciting” for parents. She noted one family she knows of that had 18 different pro-d days. “It can be confusing,” trustee Casey Cook added, saying having uniform days throughout the district brings predictability for parents. Next year’s schedule includes six professional development days – where teachers are involved in training that enhances their skills.

Anvil Centre has ‘deﬁciencies’ By Theresa McManus

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The City of New Westminster is addressing a number of “minor” deficiencies in Anvil Centre and its office tower. Anvil Centre, the city’s new cultural and conference centre, opened in September 2014. An office building has been constructed atop the civic centre. Terry Atherton, the city’s manager of civic buildings and properties, said the Anvil Centre office tower deficiencies related to items such as the lobby directory and intercom, landscaping and irrigation on roof decks and ceiling in the lobby and on the14th floor. He couldn’t put a price tag on the deficiencies, but said it didn’t amount to the $1.5 million that had been held back by the purchaser. Some deficiencies have also been found in the Anvil Centre civic facility, such as issues with door locks, some mechanical and electrical matters and sidewalks, Atherton said. “Some of them are cracking – just small cracks,” he said. “They sawcut lines in between them and sometimes there has been cracking going across there.” Atherton didn’t have an itemized list of the costs as-

sociated with repairs to the deficiencies, but said they’re not significant. “It’s normal,” he said about deficiencies. “Sometimes deficiencies take three or six months to finish.The bigger the project, the longer it takes.” Last March, the city announced it had sold the office tower to 777 Columbia Street, a company jointly owned by Joseph Segal’s Kingswood Capital Corporation and Suki Sekhon’s CRS Group of Companies. Sekhon told the Record that he isn’t concerned about the deficiencies. “It’s typical with a new building,” he said. “They kind of rushed the civic centre a bit and left the tower because they were wanting to get the civic centre open. I think it was just timing on that part to get everything done.” Sekhon said the contractor is still working to address any remaining deficiencies, but much of the work has been completed. “They were all minor things, nothing major,” he said. “It’s like $200,000 or $300,000 on a $40-million deal. It’s nothing that’s worrying us at all.” COMMENT ON THIS STORY

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City looks at range between 2.75 to 3.45 per cent By Theresa McManus

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New Westminster residents could be facing a 2.75 to 3.45 per cent hike to their taxes in 2015. On Feb. 2, council received a report about the 2015 to 2019 ﬁnancial plan. The report stated that a 2.75 per cent tax increase is needed to fund ongoing municipal services, but a 3.45 per cent increase would provide funding for stafﬁng positions that would address workload issues. According to the report, a 2.75 per cent increase would result in a $30 hike for a strata assessed at $303,900, $71 on a single-family dwelling assessed at $708,300 and $99 on a home assessed at $1 million. The 3.45 per cent increase would result in respective tax hikes of $38, $89 and $124. The 2015 draft budget is proposing about $110.1 million to provide ongoing

municipal services, an increase from $105.9 million in 2014.The $4.2 million increase in expenses reflects an increase of $3.5 million in salaries and benefits (including $1.9 million for annual wage increments and $0.2 million to address the negotiated fire services settlement), as well as new positions approved by council in 2014 to address workload issues at Anvil Centre operations, increased police costs, IT system maintenance and supplies and materials for Anvil Centre. Mayor Jonathan Cote said Anvil Centre, as well as a few items approved last year, is adding $1 million to this year’s budget. He said council wanted more information about costs associated with Anvil Centre, which wasn’t fully budgeted last year because it didn’t open until September. Council members asked for more details about the costs, staffing and revenues associated with the facili-

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New bill needs stronger oversight

Hot on the heels of the latest round of Islamist attacks, this week the federal government introduced yet another anti-terrorism bill. Stephen Harper told the country the bill will make us safer, painting a picture of jihadist terrorists lurking around every lamp post, their numerous diabolical plots narrowly thwarted by our national security agencies. How many plots and what type are details the

Canadian public will conveniently never hear about. But like other similar measures that have gone before, the bill expands state powers of surveillance and detention of those security forces deem to be potential threats. Now, targets in the line of security crosshairs don’t even have to be connected to a speciﬁc threat. General advocacy of an attack on Canada is enough to get them locked up. Even turn-

ing to “radicalized” beliefs could be enough to earn a visit from CSIS. Those are measures a portion of the population might support, but they also border on thought police. The term CSIS and the government prefer is “disruption” – which could now involve everything from deleting websites and Twitter postings to blocking cellphone signals, bugging apartments and longer periods of “preventative deten-

tion.” None of which seems threatening, until it’s your thoughts that are deemed unacceptable by the state. Civil liberties groups have voiced concerns about the new powers being granted to CSIS. We don’t agree with all of those civil libertarians.We don’t believe this is a sign we either lack patriotism or are weak-kneed when it comes to national security. We also don’t believe there is an unfettered right

to freedom of speech. In Canada we recognize that yelling “ﬁre” in a movie theatre is not without legal consequences. We also make sharp distinctions, or did at one time in Canada, between opinions based on beliefs we may disagree with and speech that is motivated by hatred and seeks to incite harm against a group of people based on their religion or other deﬁning characteristic.

Calling for the death of anyone is certainly against the law and should have legal consequences. But an individual just having “radical” beliefs should clearly not be illegal or trigger detention. We might be a little less concerned if there was some sort of strong oversight in this process. But there isn’t. When Big Brother is watching, someone else needs to keep close tabs on the watchers in return.

MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

It’s not easy pegging Greens A recent dustup on social media between an NDP MLA and B.C.’s lone Green Party MLA provides a few more clues about the apparent shifting political landscape in this province. NDP MLA Doug Routley let slip, viaTwitter, his plan to use one of his campaign volunteers to mount a smear campaign against Weaver through that same social media tool. He was caught, the NDP was embarrassed and everyone moved on. But the fact the NDP thinks thatWeaver is such a threat to them is telling. It says the party is worried about the threat of a party that seems to be growing in force, not shrinking. But lost in all this is the fact the B.C. Liberals should also be concerned about the potential rise of a third, viable party in this province. One of the great games of political observers is to solve this mystery: where do Green voters come from? I looked at the results of the last two provincial elections, to examine any shifts in voting patterns that occurred when the Green vote in a particular riding signiﬁcantly increased or decreased from one election to the next. I was surprised to learn that the absence of a Green Party candidate in eight ridings in 2013 (where the party had ﬁelded one in 2009) actually saw the B.C. Liberals’ vote actually increase. Those one-time Green voters had apparently switched to the B.C. Liberals -- not the NDP.

But it was the opposite case in a bunch of other ridings, where the rise in Green voters did seem to hurt the NDP more than the B.C. Liberals. What do these seemingly conﬂicting scenarios tell us? First of all, it’s hard to pigeonhole the Green voter. I suspect that a signiﬁcant number of Green voters are not particularly left-wing. Instead, they may be small business owners, entrepreneurs, younger people who have a strong “green” streak to their outlook on life, and those who reject established political parties. The next opportunity to examine the impact of the emerging Green vote is in the upcoming federal election in October.The key is not to look at their vote from a national perspective, or even a provincial one. Rather, the party seems to be establishing small pockets of support in various places, which could have a big impact on a handful of ridings.Take the federal riding ofVictoria: the Greens came very close to winning a byelection there a couple of years back, and the city recently elected a mayor with strong Green credentials. The NDP will be looking nervously over its shoulder there. The political landscape may indeed be shifting – at least in some places. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C. Read an extended version of this column at www.newwest record.ca.

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Dear Editor Re: Shut up about traffic – or move, Letters to the Editor, the Record, Jan. 21. When I moved to Royal Avenue 15-plus years ago, there was a fire station at the corner of Royal Avenue and Eighth Street, and St. Mary’s Hospital on Royal Avenue. I knew that there would be fire truck and ambulance sirens on Royal Avenue. There were also some trucks because, at that time, they could still use the Port Mann Bridge. I knew about these and was OK with it. By the way, I also lived by Lougheed Highway where there was heavy traffic. I knew about the noise from the traffic and did not complain. My questions about fire trucks and ambulances: How many are there vs. big trucks that pass on Royal Avenue? How often do they pass on Royal Avenue vs. big trucks? Do they emit pollutants from diesel fuel used by big trucks? After the tolling of the Port Mann Bridge, traffic and pollution increased tremendously. The noise from the sirens from the Glenbrook station and noise from the bus stop do not happen continuously every day Monday to Sunday from morning to afternoon; truck traffic on Royal Avenue does. So, T. Usher, why don’t you move on Royal Avenue and experience first-hand the noise and pollution that we are experiencing. Why don’t you walk in our shoes? Experience is the best teacher! How would you like to be told to move out of your home? This is our home, and we will be fighting for it. Wouldn’t you do the same to protect your home for you and your loved ones? C. Trinidad, New Westminster

Big trucks hogging both lanes on bridge Dear Editor I have noticed recently a trend that seems to become much more frequent. My observation from both walking along the river just north of the Pattullo by the Sapperton Park as well as driving occasionally over the bridge, more and more of the large trucks turn on their four-way flashers and chug across the bridge hogging both lanes. Just the other day there were four of them in a row, with a long line of cars and other vehicles jockeying to get across this very busy crossing. What is it with these truckers? Do they not know how to drive in their specific right lane? I have yet to see any police, either the New West Police or the new commercial agents that recently were announced in New West monitor this route. The same goes for the RCMP who serve the City of Surrey. If these truck cannot be driven in a single lane, perhaps they should be banned from the Pattullo and be directed to one of the other crossings. The traffic in New West continues to grow, and it is approaching the saturation point. Just look at Columbia Street East from McBride along to and including Brunette, and it is bumper-to-bumper large trucks. Some day there is going to be a very serious accident involving one or more of these very large and long behemoths. At least that’s the way I see it! Larry White, New Westminster

Emma Scott frightening ... David Black Our three kids live in New West, but were vaccinated in Vancouver, so I counted the statistics. Even so it’s pretty scary! Ed Sadowski It’s worse than the headline figure reported. At 58%, New Westminster’s vaccination rate is 16% lower than the region’s 69% average. Dave Lundy WTH. I thought that they conducted vaccination clinics at school? Christine Solosky an excellent choice made by informed parents. now run along and get your family vaccinated! @JustifiedBagel Just read that only 42% of #NewWest kids two and under are vaccinated. What the ever loving f**k, people?!?!?!

Intensity vs. density? A development debate @ChrisRHamilton An Example of Low-Rise Intensification http:// fw.to/8umEf7Y We could use this in single family areas next to our high density corridors. @rickvug I like this! Something to consider for my hood (@BrowHill_RA) in next OCP. Some similarities to Strathcona. @BarbAdamski There are so many ways to increase density and keep the character of the neighbourhood. #newwest

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Former Conservative MP Paul Forseth wants the public to know he’s safe and sound in New Westminster, and there’s no need to send any money. Forseth had hisYahoo account hacked on Thursday, and messages were sent out to countless contacts, saying Forseth was stranded in Turkey and needed $2,000 Euros.

“I’ve had 50 calls this morning. It’s pretty serious, because I had all kinds of government and conﬁdential emails,” Forseth told the Record. Forseth is not aware of any friends or contacts that have sent money to Turkey. “The problem is some people do know I’m an international traveller. People who haven’t been in contact with me for a while may think I am in Turkey,” he said.

Forseth said he lost more than 1,200 email contacts, including his political network. “I had private email contacts to the Prime Minister’s Ofﬁce, lots of my senator friends – Liberal senators and Conservative senators.” Forseth changed his email password, but incoming emails don’t seem to be making it to his inbox.

Tax hike coming in city Continued from page 5 emissions plan and a parttime payroll clerk. Joan Burgess, the city’s director of human resources, said the city has brought on a “good number” of additional employees in recent years and that impacts payroll. She said the city has lost payroll employees as a result of workload issues. When considering new

stafﬁng positions, council members said they’d like to know whether the city saves money by hiring someone rather than having to pay consultants, or if the position results in other savings or generates revenues. On the capital side of the budget, 2015 includes funding for completion of the Anvil Centre restaurant, upgrades to city hall, relocation of the animal services

facility and the tow yard, replacement of Massey Theatre, replacement of various city vehicles, expansion of pay station parking systems to replace current parking metres, reconstruction of the Moody Park spray pool, refurbishment of the Sapperton Park playground and spray pool, and completion of the St. Mary’s parkland development project.

More vaccinations wanted Continued from page 1 kids vaccinated, Orobko is calling on those who have taken them outside of Fraser Health to communicate that information to the health authority. She’d also like to see parents call in to update their contact information.

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TransLink is currently evaluating how to proceed with work which is expected to start in late summer By Theresa McManus

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Planning is underway to make seismic improvements to the aging Pattullo Bridge. TransLink is proceeding with plans for seismic improvements to the Pattullo and rehabilitation of the bridge deck.The work will begin in late summer, after TransLink has consulted

with municipalities and other stakeholders on a trafﬁc management plan. According to TransLink, several lane closure scenarios are being evaluated, with a decision on the number of lanes to be closed and the duration of the closures expected in the ﬁrst quarter of 2015. TransLink plans to manage any disruption to traf-

ﬁc arising from the lane closures by developing a trafﬁc management plan that keeps workers and bridge users safe, and also considers the economic and community impacts of the project. TransLink states that the work is expected to take between one and three years, depending on which scenario is selected.

Pattullo Bridge was closed to trafﬁc for a couple of weekends in the summer of 2014, at which time routine, annual maintenance took place. Many New Westminster residents welcomed the closure, as there was less trafﬁc on city streets. As part of the work conducted last summer, engineers inspected the bridge

and recommended comprehensive deck rehabilitation work be done soon to maintain road safety and bridge functionality. In the long-term, the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation’s vision includes replacement of the Pattullo Bridge, one of the oldest bridges in the region. It hopes the existing crossing would be re-

placed with a tolled, fourlane bridge, which could be expanded to six lanes in the future, if needed. The mayors’ council is hoping residents across the region will support a 0.5 per cent increase to the provincial sales tax to generate funding to expand the regional transit and transportation systems.

Tower approved Continued from page 3 express concern about the building being proposed, trafﬁc impacts and the process. “I have talked to so many residents in Sapperton – they are beaten.They feel totally let down by the process, by council of the day, by city planning, byWesgroup, by everyone. At the last residents’ association meeting where we voted it down, people were saying, ‘I give up.’ I want you to be aware of that,” Sapperton resident Barb Adamski told council. “The lack of attendance here is not because of a lack of feeling.” Coun. Chuck Puchmayr said he’d like projects to include “multiple different models” that convey the maximum heights of buildings in the future, as this would help the public understand what heights are permissible. “I don’t buy that people are tired and are not showing up. Believe me, I have seen this gallery packed, and I have seen this outdoor (foyer) packed. People were tired and fed up, but boy they come here when they have something to say,” he said. “I think that somewhat reﬂects that there is an understanding that there is going to be density on that site.”

Beau Jarvis, senior vicepresident of development forWesgroup, said all documentation related to the project indicated the highrise could be up to 180 feet tall. He saidWesgroup delivered on it promises to provide jobs at the site, a grocery store and retail space and recognition of the site’s history. “Huge delivery on promises, huge,” he said. “It’s like a master planned community developed backwards. Normally, you see the residential, and then the commercial follows. Here we have all the jobs and the long-term, well-paying jobs that came and not a single residential unit.” Because depictions of shorter towers were presented in conceptual drawings, Jarvis understands some of the comments made by residents. “To say that we can’t be trusted or haven’t delivered on promises, frankly, it is upsetting,” he said. “It couldn’t be more of the opposite. In recognition of the concerns about the 180-storey tower, we have listened to the residents.We brought it down to 150 feet. … At 180 feet it was a 117,000-square-foot tower.That is a tiny tower to begin with, and we just lopped off 18,000 square feet that we’ll build later.”

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Ensemble breaks genre boundaries NewWest Symphony conductor joins Orchid Ensemble for Feb. 8 event The conductor of the NewWestminster Symphony Orchestra is featured in an upcoming concert by the award-winning Orchid Ensemble. The Juno-nominated group is performing on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. in Vancouver’s Pyatt Hall. The Orchid Ensemble is renowned for transforming its Chinese roots and breaking down boundaries between Jin Zhang conductor musical genres.The ensemble is known for taking ingredients from Chinese, Indian, Jewish and Central Asian music, reconstructing them within a contemporary framework and adding improvisation. It includes artistic director Lan Tung, who plays the erhu (or Chinese violin) and provides vocals. Jonathan Bernard plays marimba and percussion, whileYu-Chen Wang plays the zheng, or Chinese zither.

For their Pyatt Hall concert, they will be joined by NWSO conductor Jin Zhang, who will conduct the HuaYi Choir with the ensemble in a performance of his piece Fire – which describes the great ﬁre that destroyed Nanaimo’s Chinatown in 1960. The ensemble will also perform Zhang’s No Rush, which “explores contrasts such as tenderness and strength, and forcefulness and tranquility,” according to a press release. Also on the program are Dorothy Chang’s From a Dream, depicting the fastmoving clouds over the peaks of China’s famous Yellow Mountain, and Farshid Samandari’s Ghosts of the Living, which describes characters who breathe, act and haunt others as ghosts, along with other contemporary and traditional works.

Cultural fusion: From left: Jonathan Bernard, Lan Tung and Yu-Chen Wang are the Orchid Ensemble, which performs on Sunday, Feb. 8. The concert will also feature New Westminster Symphony Orchestra conductor Jin Zhang. PHOTO NENAD STEVANOVIC, CONTRIBUTED

Tickets for the concert are $20 regular, or $15 for students, seniors and children. Buy through orchidensem

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at 843 Seymour St. Zhang will also give a free talk about his music on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 7:30

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Here’s a save-the-date for all musical theatre lovers out there – especially if, like me, you were a teenager in the 1980s. New Westminster Secondary School is offering up Footloose the Musical at the Massey Theatre for ﬁve performances in February: Feb. 25, 26, 27 and 28 at 7 p.m.,

and Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. It’s the fourth musical for the production team that was responsible for Annie in 2008, Bye Bye Birdie in 2009 and Grease in 2011 – and, knowing NWSS, it’s bound to be chock full of amazing talent. If you don’t know the story, then clearly you weren’t a fan of the 1984 ﬁlm (starring Kevin Bacon) on which it was based. In any case, it’s an entertaining, teen-cen-

tred storyline that involves a kid from the big city who winds up in a small town and helps turn life a little bit upside-down for the inhabitants thereof – with lots of dancing en route. Can’t wait to see what NWSS makes of this one! Tickets are $18 for adults or $15 for seniors, students and kids. See www.tickets nw.ca to buy. Keep your eyes on @nwssmusic on Twitter or

see www.nwssmusic.com (and watch these pages for more as the date approaches). ARTIST’S TALK SET FOR ANVIL CENTRE SHOW A reminder to local art lovers of an event coming up at the Anvil Centre – don’t miss an artist’s talk in connection with the ongoing Let Me Count the Ways exhibition. Karen Justice from Art-

ists in the Boro will be on hand for the talk on Monday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. The Artists in the Boro have an ongoing group exhibition at the centre looking at the countless facets of love – with their inspiration point being the opening line of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s famous sonnet. The exhibition includes painting, drawing, photography and textiles, and it

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St. Barnabas Church is inviting community members to help it turn up the heat. The church is holding a Latino dance party of Saturday, Feb. 14 to raise funds to help cover the costs of replacing furnaces at the church and hall. Rev. Emilie Smith said two furnaces in the church and two in the hall were very old and needed to be replaced. “We got them in the summer.We need to pay back our loan,” she said. “It was about $20,000 to get the four furnaces.” Once rebates are factored into the mix, St. Barnabas still has a loan of about $16,000 to cover the cost of the energy-efficient furnaces. Along with raising money to pay down a chunk of the mortgage, the church looks at fundraisers as a way of building community and having some fun. Turn Up The Heat features music by DJ La Salsomana, dance lessons and performances, raffles and prizes, and refreshments and food. “It’s a Latino dance party. It’s winter – we might need a little more blood flowing,” Smith said. “We have a wonderful Colombian DJ. She is the best – La Salsomana. She is a ColombianCanadian. She is a great DJ and blows the roof off.”

The church is trying to round up a dance instructor who can provide guests with a mini dance lesson, but Smith said people don’t need to know how to do the salsa or merengue to have fun. “It’s just about coming and enjoying sharing time, and raising a little bit of money,” she said. The St. Barnabas Church hall will be decorated for the night. Coun. Chuck Puchmayr will be MC’ing the night’s festivities. Tickets are $20 and available at the church office, 1010 Fifth Ave. For more information, call 604-5266646. ON THE WATERFRONT If you have a photo of the dock demolition of Pacific Coast Terminals, the city’s museum would love to see it. The New Westminster Museum, in partnership with Simon Fraser University, is hard at work on preparations for its summer exhibition, Our Working Waterfront.The exhibit will shed some light on the dramatic changes to the waterfront since the 1940s through the use of objects, images and stories related to the history of work on the waterfront. The museum recently issued a “call to contribute” for a variety of items sought for the exhibit. Items requested include objects from Royal City Cannery, Pacific Veneer, Columbia

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Columbia St. It’s open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (with extended hours on Thursdays till 8 p.m.). Admission is by donation. If you have any items to contribute to the upcoming exhibit, contact museum curator Oana Capota at 604-515-3842 or ocapota@ newwestcity.ca. HELP PUT A CAP ON HOMELESSNESS Toque Tuesday may have come and gone, but you still have time to support efforts

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Sports

Sport to report? Contact Tom Berridge 604.444.3022 or tberridge@newwestrecord.ca

Coach opts for USL Whitecaps Royal Winning SFU head coach to head ’Caps FC 2 in PRO soccer season debut Tom Berridge

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Alan Koch resigned as head coach for the Simon Fraser University men’s soccer program to take on a similar position with the Vancouver Whitecaps. Koch, an SFU graduate, resigned last Friday to become the head coach of the Whitecaps FC 2 squad, which will be making its debut in the United Soccer League PRO division this season. The South Africanborn Koch had incredible success over the past seven seasons on Burnaby Mountain, leading the Clan to back-to-back ﬁnal four appearances at the NCAA Division II national championships in 2012 and 2013, while fashioning a career 126-21-7 record. “This was not an easy decision, but I’ve always wanted to coach in the professional game, and to do that without having to relocate is an opportunity I could not pass up,” said Koch in a Clan press release. “Burnaby Mountain is a magical place, and the people on the hill will always have a special spot in my heart.We had unprecedented success over our seven seasons together, and I know that the framework is in place for continued success.” Koch coached in the NAIA for two seasons with

Tom Berridge

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Movng on: Simon Fraser University head coach Alan Koch will take over the head coaching duties with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 professional soccer team. PHOTO COURTESY OF SFU ATHLETICS

the Clan, before leading SFU into the NCAA. This season, he led the Clan to its third consecutive appearance at the Div. II nationals. SFU was knocked out in the opening round at the nationals.

He leaves the Clan with a career win/loss post-season record of 11-5-2. Koch enjoyed an unbeaten season in 2011, when SFU was ranked No. 1 in the nation but was ineligible to take part in the post season due to NCAA rules.

In 2009, Koch also led SFU to the ﬁnal four at the NAIA national championships, where Colin Streckmann became the program’s ﬁrst-ever national player of the year. Koch, who has won six consecutive conference

coach of the year honours, also earned the distinction of reaching the 100-win mark faster than any other coach in SFU history. A search to replace Koch as head coach of the university men’s soccer program is underway.

Young blood giving EDC soccer new life Tom Berridge

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EDC BC Burnaby A is charging hard for a playoff finish in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League. EDC moved up two within two points of third place following a 4-2 victory over second-place ICST Pegasus at Burnaby Lake-West on Friday. Rizal Ganief, with his eighth goal of the season, and Simon Fraser University freshman Michael North scored first-half markers, whileYlya Malek and Parker Ellis of Burnaby counted single markers in the final half for the Estrella de Chile club. Chile gave up the game’s

teams split series

We are ﬁnally scoring at a clip that correlates to the amount of opportunities we create.

ﬁrst goal in the opening minute but gained possession and dominated play until goalkeeper Christian Zimmerman had to leave the game with an injury. Starting centre midﬁelder Chris Kydd took over between the sticks for EDC. The win moved Chile

into a three-way tie for fifth place in the 12-team premier men’s division with Langley FC and Coquitlam Metro-Ford, all with identical records of 7-8-4. The three clubs sit just a point behind both Richmond and Inter FC for third spot. The win was Chile’s third in the last four matches since the January restart, which included a 4-1 loss to first-place West Van FC at home earlier in the month. The difference in the month of January has been a pickup of younger players from Simon Fraser University, said head coach and club president Claudio Ramirez. “We are finally scoring at

a clip that correlates to the amount of opportunities we create more reasonably,” said Ramirez. The pickups have also raised the competitive level at training as players vie for starting positions. North, Ellis and Zimmerman are three of the university players that are having a “massive impact” on the team and particularly on the scoresheet, Ramirez added. “We have a lot of depth suddenly coming from the bench, and it’s starting to translate to wins,” Ramirez said. Given this month’s mostly positive results, Ramirez is hopeful Chile will continue to push for a top-four ﬁnish in league play, go for

an extended run in Imperial Cup play and ultimately achieve the team goal of a spot in the Provincial Cup. EDC has two key matchups still left on the regular-season schedule with matches against Inter FC and Croatia SC, which handed the Chileans a 5-1 loss – their worst defeat of the season to date – still to be played. “We will need to be very strategic and diligent in our preparation for these games as they will be the determining points in ﬁnishing top 3 or bottom 4,” Ramirez said. Chile opens the Imperial Cup this Saturday at Confederation turf against second-place Division 1 Norvan A at 1:30 p.m.

Douglas College varsity teams held onto their placements in PacWest sports this weekend. The third-place women’s basketball team kept Capilano University a spot below them following a 53-43 win at home on Friday. The Royals then dropped a 74-58 decision to unbeaten league-leading Quest University on Saturday. Rachel Beauchamp and Ellen Fallis scored 15 and 13 points, respectively, to lead the Royals past the Capilano Blues. Douglas broke open a tight game by outscoring the visitors 14-6 in the ﬁnal quarter. Against Quest, Douglas fell behind 38-23 at the half and trailed by as many as 25 points before mounting a second-half rally. Nanaya Miki scored a team-high 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Royals. In men’s hoops, Douglas remained in fourth place following a 79-55 win over Capilano and a narrow 7877 defeat to Quest in the Saturday main event. Grant Campbell scored 18 points and Kristian Hildebrandt added 17 for Douglas. But it was Quest’s play off the bench that proved the difference, with the Squamish subs outscoring the Royals 40-27. In the opener, Malcolm Mensah netted 17 points for the Royals against the Caps. In PacWest volleyball, the No. 1-ranked Douglas men split their weekend series against Camosun College. The Royals won the Friday opener 3-1 and then lost for just the third time this season, dropping the Saturday rematch by a similar 3-1 score. The split kept Douglas in top spot on the PacWest ladder with a 15-3 match record, four points up on second-place Vancouver Island University and six better than Camosun. The women’s team was blanked in both matches with Camosun to remain in sixth spot.

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Sports Knight girls win tourney

SPEED SKATING

Athletes named to Canada Games Three Burnaby Haida Speedskating Club skaters will represent B.C. at the Canada Winter Games in Prince George that take place from Feb. 12 to 28. Chris Poljer-So, Anton Shekhter and Cormac Chui qualified for three of the five spots on B.C. men’s short-track team. Poljer-So and Chui placed first and second, respectively, at the Canada Winter Games trials in November. Three other Burnaby skaters, Kiersten Hagen, Shota Inoda and Teunis Takemori, were named alternates for Team B.C. In figure skating, novice ice dancers Ashlynne Stairs and Lee Royer of Champs International Skating Centre in Burnaby were among 12 skaters named to B.C.’s team for the upcoming Games. Benjamin Papp of Burnaby will compete in the novice men’s event.

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All-star: Justice Steer, in black against Yale, scored a game-high 21 points against Byrne Creek and was named player of the game and a second team all-star for the fifth-place-finishing New West Hyacks at the Chancellor girls’ basketball tournament last weekend. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

Hyacks eye playoffs New Westminster Hyack girls’ basketball teams split final regular season games with Burnaby North. The junior girls finished the BurWest high school season at 5-0 following a 63-10 win over the Vikings last week. Aly Fieber led the way with 15 points, while Celia Palmer and Sarah Forgie added 11 apiece for the winners. Grace Fetherstonhaugh chipped in with 10 points for the Hyacks. In juvenile girls’ hoops, New West dropped a 23-17 encounter with North to finish in third place with a 3-2 record. The BNW playoffs begin Feb. 10 with New West hosting the junior girls and Cariboo Hill hosting the juveniles.

World league team named Tom Berridge

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Gabriel Ho-Garcia of Burnaby and New Westminster’s Brenden Bissett were both named as forwards to Canada’s national men’s team for Round 2 of World League ﬁeld

hockey. Ho-Garcia and Bissett were among the 18 players, including 16 from B.C., who will take part in the eight-team competition to be held in San Diego from Feb. 28 to March 8. Canada’s opening

match will be against the United States on Feb. 28. The top three qualiﬁying nations will move on to Round 3 in Buenos Aires, Argentina in June. The top four ﬁnishers in Round 3 will earn a berth into the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.

Tournament MVP Leilani Carney led the St. Thomas More Knights to the Chancellor girls’ basketball crown. Carney scored 17 points for the Knights in STM’s 67-57 win over McMath in the championship final. Offensive player of the tournament Nikko Sahagun chipped in with 16 points, while player of the game Xenia Dumont hauled in 11 rebounds. Zion Corrales-Nelson, Stephanie Von Riedemann and defensive player of the tournament Nadine Stewart were all named to the first all-tournament team. STM defeated Seycove 64-51 behind Von Riedemann’s 17-point, eight-rebound, contribution to advance to the Chancellor final.The Knights committed 24 team steals in the semifinal win.

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MONDAY

FEB.9

FAMILY FUN IN 2015 NEW WESTMINSTER!

From our family to yours have a great Family Day!

Bring this roadmap along with you to each location you visit on Monday, February 9 to receive a special sticker. When you attend four events and collect four stickers you will receive a Parks, Culture and Recreation Family Courtesy Pass.

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Follow the roadmap for a full day of family fun in New Westminster H Visit one or all of the spectacular events H All activities are FREE unless otherwise noted. 1 Queensborough Community Centre • 920 Even Avenue • 604.525.7388 9:00 - 11:00 am

Fitness Centre

Enjoy an exciting morning of family friendly activities including bouncy castles, face painting and crafts!

Get fit as a family! Family members 13+ years participate for the price of a single admission

2 Centennial Community Centre • 65 East Sixth Avenue • 604.777.5100

All classes and activities are FREE 9:20 - 10:20 am Workout Fitness class 10:30 - 11:30 am Core Fitness class 1:00 - 1:30 pm Zumba, Games in the gym, Craft activities 1:30 - 2:00 pm Yoga 2:00 - 3:00 pm Norden the Magician (sponsored by Kids New West)

3 Queen’s Park Arenex • First Street & Third Avenue • 604.777.5121 9:30 - 11:30 am 6:00 - 7:30 pm

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Gymnastics & Trampoline (all ages) Gymnastics & Trampoline (all ages) Adult participation required as you Flip, Flop & Fly!

4 Samson V • 880 Quayside Drive • 778.773.1498 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Tour the last surviving wooden steam-powered sternwheeler. Admission by donation

5 River Market • 810 Quayside Drive • 604.520.3881 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Fraser River Discovery Centre • 788 Quayside Drive • 604.521.8401 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Explore and Educate – see inside cover for schedule of events

7 Anvil Centre • 777 Columbia Street • 604.527.4640 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Westminster Savings Family Fun Zone and the Arts & Heritage Hub – see inside cover for schedule of events

8 Greenhouse in Queen’s Park • 604.777.5121 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Come for a tour of the greenhouse and make a little moss garden to take home

9 Moody Park Arena • 701 Eighth Avenue • 604.525.5301 12:30 am - 2:30 pm

Family Day Loonie Skate (all ages)

6:30 - 8:00 pm Family Day Loonie Skate (all ages) Admission is $1.00 and skate rentals are $2.00

10 Canada Games Pool • 65 East Sixth Avenue • 604.526.4281 11:30 am - 1:00 pm 1:00 - 8:25 pm

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Free Public Swim (all ages) Our Fun Supervisor will organize fun water activities. Green Thunder Waterslide will be closed Regular drop-in admission. Green Thunder Waterslide open from 1:00 - 3:00 pm and 6:30 - 7:30 pm

11 Youth Centre • 620 Eighth Street • 604.515.3775 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Thanks to our Partners Donald’s Market Fraser River Discovery Centre Kids Sport Music Box New Westminster River Market The Stage New Westminster Vancouver Circus School Kids New West Tashu Karate Equitas-Play It Fair NW Public Library Nintendo Canada

Challenge your family to a fun game of pool, foosball, bubbly hockey, or hoops in the gym. Parents and kids/youth can take each other on in our feature “Blast from the Past” game and see which generation comes out on top!

We acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia

Think of GREEN ways you can get to these events! Ride your bike, walk or explore public transit.

FAMILY DAY 2015

Monday, February 9, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Featuring three event sites in downtown New Westminster offering FREE family activities:

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FIRST FLOOR • Westminster Savings tent for giveaways, prizes, table hockey, and a virtual graffiti • Nintendo Interactive Games Rainbow Loom, or just hang out in Youth Lounge • Equita’s Play It Fair • Face Painting by The Stage New Westminster SECOND FLOOR • Explore the City’s Archives THIRD FLOOR • The Stage New Westminster’s Photo Booth • Explore the City’s Museum and visit the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame • Pop-Up Library hosted by NWPL. Sign up for a library card and check out an assortment of books, dvds, cds, and magazines • Discover Mystery Artefact Boxes FOURTH FLOOR • Board Games: Then and Now Family Drop-in • Build Your City – interactive arts activity

• Experience The Fraser- An interactive mini riverine trail system • Seafood For Thought- Explores contemporary issues regarding sustainable fishing • I Spy- An interactive exhibit on the working river • My River My Home- A global exchange of children’s artwork, developed as part of a collaborative, scientific research project between Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of the Fraser Valley. • Our Bones are Made of Salmon- Designed around the memories and experiences of Musqueam Elder Larry Grant and Stó:l Cultural Advisor Dr. Sonny McHalsie. • Pollution Model • Archaeology Dig • Altered Rivers Art/Water Slides

• River Critters Menu will feature kids meals from various vendors • Arts & Crafts by Music Box Music • Arts & Crafts by Donald’s Market • Arts & Crafts by Royal City Farmers Market • Hopscotch with KidSport • New Westminster Animal Services • Explore A Green World

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Story Time with NW Public Library Max Tell, Children’s Entertainer Westminster Avenue Musical Entertainment Peter Rooke, Magician The Tigger Exhibit, Musical Entertainment Story Time with NW Public Library Max Tell, Children’s Entertainer Artist Talk with Karen Justice “Let Me Count the Ways” presented by Artists in the Boro Jake Burton – Card Tricks Peter Rooke, Magician

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