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Guilty plea expected Horriﬁc collision in New Westminster claimed the life of a young father in 2011 By Cayley Dobie

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TRAGEDY: On April 19, 2011, 26-year-old Mark Holmes was killed when his car was hit by a cement truck running a red light at East Columbia and Holmes streets. The impact forced both vehicles over the embankment and into Lower Hume Park below. FILE PHOTO THE RECORD

The sentencing hearing for a 46-year-old man involved in a fatal accident is set for May. Burnaby resident Mohammad Abdolmalekpoor is accused of causing the death of 26-year-old Mark Holmes on April 19, 2011. As previously reported by the Record, the cement truck Abdolmalekpoor was driving ran a red light at East Columbia and Holmes streets and crashed into Holmes’s car, sending it through the barrier and down a steep drop-off into Lower Hume Park. Holmes died at the scene. He was on his way to pick up his wife and infant son for a doctor’s appointment, when he was hit shortly after 11:30 a.m. Following an extensive investigation by New Westminster Police Department’s major crime unit and collision analysis and reconstruction team, Abdolmalekpoor was charged with one count of dangerous Continued on page 8

Forum kicks off wired ‘new era’ in city Keynote speaker will provide insight on how NewWest’s new $5.5 million ﬁbre optic network will impact the city By Tereza Verenca

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An in-depth look at how the city’s $5.5million ﬁbre optic broadband network will transform New Westminster is scheduled for March 31 at the Anvil Centre. The public is encouraged to attend the free forum, which will feature keynote speaker Dr. Norman Jacknis from the New York-based Intelligent Community Forum.

“He’s somebody who has seen and experienced these developments all over the world,” said Coun. Bill Harper. “I think it’s going to be a great opportunity for New West to understand what we’ve been up to in real detail. It’s a bit like the Ted Talks of New Westminster, in the sense that it’s a new era that’s emerging in the city and we want as many people to know about it as possible.” The city’s ﬁbre optic business plan, re-

viewed by council in February, focuses on laying down cable in the downtown and uptown cores first, specifically the ColumbiaBrunette corridor, said Harper. “This is a testing ground of sorts.We hope to have it up and running in 18 months,” he said. “The idea is to create one column, put it into service. Off of that, you will gain revenue, so as you’re expanding, it helps you finance the process in which you’re moving forward.” By providing the open access infrastructure, telecommunications companies (Telcos) and Internet service providers (ISPs) will be able to offer a fibre optic network to

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Up Front Just keep it: Supporters of the Front Street Parkade gathered atop the structure for a March 22 rally in support of the parkade. The New Westminster Downtown Residents’ Association supports the Defer the Demolition/ Save the Parkade’s efforts to convince the city to halt demolition plans until more consideration is given to innovative uses for the structure..

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They’re not giving up on the parkade UBC School of Architecture offers to help NewWestminster rejuvenate parkade instead of demolishing it component for the truck and train routes below. On Monday night, a number of parkade The University of British Columbia’s supporters appeared before council to ask School of Architecture is offering to help the city to reconsider its plan to demolish New Westminster come up with ideas for the western side of the parkade. prettying up the Front Street parkade. Diane Butler, president of the New WestSupporters of the Front Street parkade minster Downtown Residents’ Association, held a rally on Sunday to show their supsaid the group supported a resolution to ask port for the structure.The city plans to decouncil not to axe the structure. molish the western portion of the parkade “Don’t be in a rush,” she said. “Take your this year and create a pedestrian-friendly time, make sure you make the right decimews on Front Street. sion for all the new people that are going to Bill Pechet, a lecturer at the school of arbe coming to this community and for future chitecture, has written a letgenerations.” ter on behalf of himself and New Westminster resident some UBC colleagues, to Brad Cavanagh was the lone Don’t be in a urge the city to “take a reat Monday’s meetrush. Take your delegation spite” from allowing the deing, urging city council to time, make sure stick with its plans to revitalmolition and let them show the city how the structure you make the ize Front Street and demolcould be another feather in ish the portion of the parkade right decision... west of Sixth Street. the cap for New Westminster. “We would encourage “Putting a park on top of council to reconsider the opthe parkade doesn’t solve portunities to repurpose the any of the problems that are structure for collective pubcaused by the parkade,” he lic use and would gladly ofsaid. “Underneath Front fer our services to create a special research Street, it’s dark and dismal, and it smells. studio within our school, in the fall of 2015, And it’s polluted.” to present ideas for various ways it can be Cavanagh said Fraser Health has deemed re-imagined,” he stated in the letter. “There Front Street to be one of the most pollutare many successful re-purposed spaces in ed streets in the Lower Mainland. He supmajor metropolitan areas which combine ports the city’s plans to build a mews along the roles of parking and other infrastructure the street that includes a pedestrian walkwith public amenity spaces.” way with trees, instead of the existing grey, Pechet suggested the money that the dismal and dark tunnel. city’s budgeted for the demolition could “Do we want to be promoting businessgo toward the generation of public events, es in New Westminster? I think we do. Do greening strategies and sound amelioration we want to have parks in New Westminster? By Theresa McManus

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Sound barrier: Downtown resident Douglas Whicker says the parkade provides an “acoustic oasis” to residents on Columbia Street. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

I would say yes,” he said. “New Westminster needs more parks, but do we do it at the expense of having the most polluted street in the Lower Mainland? Do we do it at the expense of the ﬁne businesses there trying to stay in business down there? I don’t think so.” Cavanagh said parkade supporters have been coming up with some “great plans” for Front Street, but they should have been raised during the consultation process that occurred in 2011 and 2012. Although a decision has been made to take down the western side of the parkade, he thinks there’s a possibility to incorporate some of those ideas into the eastern portion of the parkade.

New Westminster resident Roland Guasparini said it’s incorrect to suggest that people on Front Street are regularly breathing in the worst air in the Lower Mainland. He said air quality monitoring that was done under the parkade was placed directly under the parkade deck in a spot where it was getting a “direct hit” from the stacks from diesel trucks. Jerry Johnson, a licensed engineer in Canada and a certiﬁed bridge instructor in Washington State, said “facts don’t seem to matter so much” where the Front Street parkade is concerned. “Contrary to the city’s narrative, he said Continued on page 4

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Mayor says parkade is a barrier to the waterfront Continued from page 3 the parkade isn’t dilapidated,” said the NewWestminster resident. “There are no deteriorating areas in the decks where you can see down to the deck below. In fact, I haven’t come across any evidence of widespread structural issues whatsoever.” While “council does not want to revisit this issue,” Johnston said it’s not too late for council to ask questions about the factual accuracy of some of the facts and ﬁgures used when making a decision to demolish part of the parkade. “I am a professional telling you there are serious ﬂaws in some of the engineering information you have used to make this important decision.You don’t necessarily need to believe me, but if you investigate it on your own, I can lead you to the questions that I would like to see asked,” he said. “I’d like to see us embrace a vision that embraces facts ... because facts do matter.” Johnston also raised concerns about the city’s plan to create a mews “on the shoulder of a major truck highway” that sees 150 trucks pass by each hour. Downtown resident DouglasWhicker said the group believes the city can save and rehabilitate the parkade and put in noise barriers to address issues on Front Street for a lot less money than it’s planning to spend on the project. “We are not asking the city to create a park,” he said. “All we are asking the city to defer the demolition of a valuable asset so that productive repurposing options can be considered.” According toWhicker, de-

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molishing the west side of the parkade will daylight one of the busiest truck routes in MetroVancouver and will have impacts on noise levels for people living on Columbia Street.Whicker said he’s attempted to get reports about noise testing from the city but has been unsuccessful, which makes him believe the city has made its decision without a thorough study of the noise impact of tearing down the parkade. Based on his 30 years experience as an acoustical consultant,Whicker suspects there will be “negligible” drop in sound at ground level of Front Street. He estimates noise will go up by ﬁve to 10 decibels for people living in the vicinity of the parkade. “The level will still be too high to have a conversation without shouting when the semi-trailers are going by. It will be too high for Antique Alley customers to want to sit out on a patio table in front of a restaurant or coffee shop. I can also tell you that the acoustic oasis that exists on top of the parkade deck will disappear and the shielding beneﬁt derived from the parkade will be lost

on both the Trapp+Holrook project and the two most east towers of the Larco project once it is built,” he said. “Proper modelling needs to be carried out.” Mayor Jonathan Cote said he respects people’s opinions, but he’s always viewed the parkade as a barrier that separates the downtown from the waterfront. “There is no doubt that moving forward with the partial deconstruction of the parkade is going to cost public money to move forward with that, but I think the reality is the lifecycle cost of maintaining the parkade is going to be greater,” he said. “Most of the money for this project is to maintain the existing part of the parkade.” According to the city, the project is estimated to cost $11.25 million, which includes deconstruction of the western part of the parkade ($3.85 million), rehabilitation of the eastern part ($5.2 million), the creation of the Front Street Mews ($2 million) and a mural ($200,000). Staff will have more accurate numbers once tenders have been received next month.

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CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAYS Springtime tradition: Claire Haffner is the city’s new May Queen, after the Richard McBride Elementary student was chosen in the May Queen draw on Monday night. Joining her is Colburn Connelly as this year’s royal knight. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

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Richard McBride Elementary will be home to the Royal City’s May Queen for the ﬁrst time in nearly three decades. The school was the last selected from vials placed in a hat as part of the annual random draw for the New Westminster May Queen Suite. Students in the city’s elementary schools vote for their school’s representatives, with their place in the suite determined by a draw in council chambers each year. Claire Haffner will be crowned as New Westminster’s 145th May Queen on May Day, which is being held on Wednesday, May 20 at Queen’s Park Stadium. Colburn Connelly will serve as Richard McBride Elementary School’s royal knight. “Oh man, I’m so excited and shocked,” she told the Record minutes after her name was drawn. “I re-

ally wanted to represent my school. My school hasn’t been the top school in 26 years. It’s very exciting. My friends were really hoping it was going to be our school, so I think they’ll be excited.”

My friends were really hoping it was going to be our school, so I think they’ll be excited.

Lindsay DeLair, May Day coordinator, said New Westminster has crowned a May Queen every year since 1870, when the Hyack ﬁre department organized May Day to cheer the city’s “disheartened citizens.” By 1870, the city was no longer the province’s capital, the Gold Rush had ended and the population had plunged to about 500 peo-

ple. Joining Claire and Colburn in the 2015 May Queen Suite are: Ayanna Seymour (first Maid of Honour) and Owen West (royal knight) – F.W. Howay; Makena Thomas (second Maid of Honour) and Luca Redford (royal knight) – Herbert Spencer; Summer Loewen (medal bearer) and Hussein Hage-Hassan (royal knight) – Connaught Heights; and Maggie Roest (register bearer) and Kevin Addo (royal knight) – Lord Kelvin. Also in this year’s May Queen Suite are Charlize Melliza (first flower girl) and Gordon Tan (royal knight) – Qayqayt; Stephanie Joy Fajilan (second flower girl) and Marco Vela-Ruiz (royal knight) – Queensborough Middle School; and Lindsay De Souza (third flower girl) and Nate Akey (royal knight) – Lord Tweedsmuir.

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Racing ahead despite what we know Last week, researchers at the University of Texas published a study that found that warming ocean water was reaching Antarctica’s Totten Glacier.This is troubling because the glacier’s ice alone is sufﬁcient to raise global sea level by at least 11 feet. The week before that, hundreds of seals were found along the Oregon Coast, brought there in a futile search for dwindling

food due to changes in the ocean. And then this week one of the wannabe contenders for the president’s job in the White House proudly reafﬁrmed his belief that there is no such thing as climate change. Within the same news window,Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone revealed the province’s 10-year transportation plan.There’s money for bike lanes and $312 mil-

Now we know better. Or at least we should. lion for transit funding elsewhere in the province, but the gist of the plan is $2.5 billion to be spent on widening highways and rehabilitating roads and bridges. The plan and its tim-

ing have no doubt been a poke in the eye for the Lower Mainland’s mayors, who have been handed the staggering task of winning a plebiscite on funding the expansion of our own transit and transportation system. Just under one-third of North America’s greenhouse gases comes from our transportation sector – much of that from the tailpipes of people commuting long distances.

Our urban landscape was largely planned when fossil fuels were in seemingly endless and cheap supply, there was plenty of elbow room on our roads and tax dollars to build more when they ﬁlled up, and climate change was something debated by science nerds. Now we know better. Or at least we should. Contending with the costly and damaging effects of climate change is

likely going to be the deﬁning challenge of our time and it’s certainly going to be a legacy future generations judge us by.This plan encourages sprawl and shows little interest in addressing the problem. We may soon have more in common with those seals than we’d ever like to contemplate. COMMENT ON THIS AT

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Another blow for the Yes side? Timing in politics is everything, which makes the B.C. Liberal government’s decision to publicize its 10year transportation plan just as people in Metro Vancouver started receiving their transit plebiscites somewhat puzzling.The official reason for the timing – that it was to provide certainty for project contractors and municipalities – is rather weak. Waiting a few weeks (until the end of the voting period) wouldn’t have made much difference. In any case, the transportation plan served to remind potential plebiscite voters of the stark contrast in how the government is treating their transportation needs compared to the needs of those outside Metro Vancouver. The 10-year plan boasts of spending about $2.5 billion, but almost all of that is earmarked for projects (chiefly highway improvements) outside of Metro Vancouver. It refers to the mayors’ plan in Metro but contains no hard and fast funding commitments. There are a couple of lines where the government promises to provide one-third funding for major rapid transit projects but with two big excuses for the government to say no: if the project doesn’t fit into its fiscal plan, or if it can’t make a business case the provinces approves of. With those caveats in place, the government is free to determine which projects fit its political agenda. So, the Massey Bridge

and Surrey rapid transit rank at the top, while the Broadway subway line is nearer the bottom. Even if the No side wins the plebiscite, those kinds of projects will still be built, but the timing will be in the hands of the provincial government. Nevertheless, a number of Metro Vancouver residents have hit upon an inconsistency here: a plebiscite is being used to determine the future of transportation projects in their region, but not in any other regions. That, plus the fact that no one else outside of Metro Vancouver is being asked to pay a higher tax for transportation improvements. I can’t see how this helps the beleagueredYes side as it struggles to convince voters to send in ballots with an X in theYes box, but perhaps that is by design. As I’ve noted before, the Clark government has been, at best, tepid in its support for theYes side. On paper, it insists it is ﬁrmly behind aYes vote, but there is little evidence of anyone on the government side aggressively campaigning for it. A successful No vote will put pressure on mayors to ﬁnd new funding source and presumably will reduce pressure on the provincial government – at least in the short-term – to fork over billions of dollars. Hmmm. Perhaps that timing of the plan’s announcement wasn’t so “puzzling” after all. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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Dear Editor I was at the Massey Victory Heights Residents’ Association meeting addressing the association’s view on the transit referendum. If I had any doubts about how I would vote, despite the fact that there was no No side representative, I made up my mind during the meeting. And it was the Yes side representative, Chuck Puchmayr, who swayed me to vote No. If ever there was an example of the stereotypical politician, Puchmayr is it; he can’t give a straight answer to a simple question. Most of his time was spent blaming the Liberals for TransLink, with particular zeal at bashing Kevin Falcon. He went on to say if we wanted to fix TransLink, the opportunity would be in 2017 (referring to the next provincial election). Participants asked if the current plan was the only solution. Puchmayr suggested that this was the last hope for a solution. Give me a break! There will be many more proposed solutions before our municipal misfits come up with an executable solution, which you can bet will change again before a shovel is in the ground. If, as Mr. Puchmayr said, Metro Vancouver creates 50 per cent of the provincial GDP, then I would say the mayors have a huge bargaining chip in discussions with the provincial government. Maybe they should use that clout! All I learned from the meeting is that finger pointing is apparently a profession, along with double talk. At least I will not have doubts when I vote No! Let’s hope the mayor and council can figure out a way to fix our terrible traffic issues – one solution is to get the traffic from cutting right through the middle of our beautiful city. I vote no Pattullo in its current location. Put it where it can link directly to Lougheed Highway and Highway 1. Larry Hill, New Westminster

Train wrecks could happen in NewWest Dear Editor The public doing tank car inspections from the trackside in New Westminster seem to be doing it out of fear. Those terrifying tank car wrecks we have seen on the news may happen here. The railways are not terrorists, with rules and regulations now under review by Transport Canada and its affiliates from coast to coast. However, that is the reason they pass their recommendations to the railways to release themselves and railways from making legislation. The politicians can waive any prohibition legislation that would stop tank cars and the energy products they carry from a catastrophe. The railways choose the recommendations they want, or none at all if the revenue cannot roll. Railway law is left to their association, and all must agree or it becomes the track gauge fight where different widths of track stop the continuity of trains. Going into this century, there are less railways and track mileage now, so that should be a safety solution. The complaint of noisy car switching and blaring horns is sometimes a horrendous reminder of railway wrecks in other places that could happen here. There is no logical reason why New Westminster would be an exception to this railway practice. Bryan Vogler, by email

@HULKPARKADE THEY REALLY LOVE @HULKPARKDE! THEY NOT PAY $7 FOR RALLY! SMASH!!! @whimsygirl the notion of being able to see beautiful buildings with #parkade gone is ridiculous. From the water’s edge, thru a railway car? #newwest @CanSpice “Putting a park on the parkade” is #NewWest’s version of “putting lipstick on a pig”.

Dear Gen Xers who plan to voteYes … Geoff Porteous ‘cause Generation x haven’t been burnt by politicians & their b.s.,,, rose coloured glasses! Dave Lundy Well in true New West fashion … they’re supporting a plan that gives the entire Lower Mainland region what I now call the “New West Salute” formerly known as the Bird. How? The Pattullo Bridge project. 4 lanes for 4 lanes … the telling people that it will reduce congestion. lmao … what a joke. The only thing that will be relieved will be people using that bridge and their pocket books. For it’s not good enough to have to pay a 0.5 percent increase in the sales tax in the region (for 30 years … you also will be tolled to cross a bridge that you already directly funded through that sales tax increase. Over a billion dollars wasted on something that’s obsolete before it hits the drawing board. And … no plan to deal with the additional congestion that will occur when people head over to use the QB / Alex Fraser bridge combo to avoid paying the toll. Congestion relief??? Try causing even more and throughout the city.

Questions and chatter about #NewWest @Mona_Boucher Woot, 2nd St @ 4th Ave is getting curb cuts on all corners! Too bad rest of 2nd not being done but hopeful :) #newwest @Eryne DonahueThere once was a Keg in the old station on Columbia st. Now I just see ppl sleeping in the doorway. Any news on this building #newwest @nathanghall Visited @Oldcrowcoffee in #newwest today for the first time. Had a decaf cappuccino that was spot on. Beautiful interior. Highly recommend @PJNewWest A furious debate at the @riversreach tonight on the #Transit Referendum. So happy #NewWest is full of passionate people!

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New Westminster city council is establishing a task force to dig into details about a new animal shelter and tow yard. The animal shelter task force will investigate and review future facility requirements and service delivery options for the city’s animal service and tow yard functions.The existing facility at 231 Ewen Ave. is home to the city’s animal shelter and towing operation. According to a staff re-

port, the land that the existing facility is located on will be redeveloped within the next two to three years so the task force’s recommendations are required by Sept. 30.The task force will include members of city council, city staff, the Royal City Humane Society and community members. SHOULD SKYTRAIN STATIONS BE RENAMED? Coun. Lorrie Williams would like to rename two SkyTrain stations in New Westminster. While Williams is pleased

with TransLink’s plan to upgrade the New Westminster SkyTrain station, she’d also like it to consider renaming the two stations downtown. She said the Columbia and New Westminster stations are both located on Columbia Street and in New Westminster. “It is a source of confusion to people who are not living in New Westminster,” she said. PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR MONTH-END A bylaw that would limit the number of plumbing

fixtures in garages will soon be up for debate. Council has given first and second readings to a zoning amendment bylaw that would permit one toilet and one sink – and no other fixtures – in accessory buildings. A public hearing is set for Monday, March 30 in council chambers. According to a staff report, 14 per cent of the building permits received by the city between 2013 and 2014 contained two or more plumbing fixtures. “Staff is concerned that detached accessory build-

ings with multiple plumbing ﬁxtures or ‘rough-ins’ are likely candidates for illegal conversion to a detached dwelling unit, which are currently not permitted in New Westminster,” stated a staff report. “Illegal dwelling units may have a propensity for life-safety issues. This is because work that is done without proper permits can be in violation of the B.C. Building and Electrical Code.” COMMENT ON THIS STORY

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Continued from page 1 The network itself is expected to result in a net return of $16.8 million over a 30-year period, according to a city staff report.The revenue will be generated by leasing the ﬁbre strands to the Telcos and ISPs. The Intelligent Community Forum is a non-proﬁt organization that focuses on job creation and economic development in the broadband economy. Mayor Jonathan Cote will also be presenting during the March 31 event.The forum runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m.Those interested in attending must RSVP, as seating is limited.To do so, visit www.newwestcity.ca/ intelligentnw.

Guilty plea expected from driver in fatal 2011 crash Continued from page 1 driving causing death in June of 2012. He was also charged with several Motor Vehicle Act infractions, including failing to ensure his vehicle was in safe operating condition;

operating a vehicle without effective service brakes; driving without due care and attention; and driving without reasonable consideration. Abdolmalekpoor was eventually ordered to stand

trial in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster. His court date was scheduled to begin March 16, but before it did, an application to have his case moved to provincial court was submitted to the presiding judge.

According to Neil MacKenzie, spokesperson with the B.C. Criminal Justice branch, Crown counsel agreed to the change because they’re expecting Abdolmalekpoor to plead guilty.

“Ultimately, of course, that’s in the hands of the accused, but that’s what Crown anticipates will happen in due course in provincial court,” MacKenzie said. Assuming the guilty plea is entered, Abdolmalek-

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Colours of spring: Four-year-old Emma Curtis colours at the kids’ activity table at the Royal City Farmers Market. She stopped by to check out the family fun on Saturday, March 7. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Off to the market River Market is alive with activity all year round. Visitors turned out under sunny skies on Saturday, March 7 to enjoy the regular Royal City Farmers Market winter market session, along with the Arts Council of New Westminster’s Artisans Fair. Shoppers had an array of produce and prepared foods to choose from, along with a variety of arts and crafts wares, and there were also activities for the kids. The next market Saturday is set for Easter weekend, on April 4, and the market and artisan fair run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. See www.rivermarket.ca or www.rcfm.ca for more information.

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Vagabond stages family drama The O’Conner Girls is onstage at Bernie Legge Theatre April 2 to 18 A family drama takes centre stage for the next Vagabond Players production at Bernie Legge Theatre. The theatre group is presenting Katie Forgette’s The O’Conner Girls, running April 2 to 18. The play tells the story of what happens after Tom O’Conner passes away, when his wife and children come together over Christmas in their Minnesota home to sort through his personal effects. “As the family sifts through boxes of papers and bags of clothing, clues to the quiet patriarch’s life are discovered,” a press release says. “In the midst of this emotional afternoon, a long-lost neighbour pays an unexpected visit which has special signiﬁcance for the dutiful daughter who has always been the caregiver in the family.” The play, described as “sweet and charming,” “warm and witty,” is directed by Wayne Nolan and features Karen Golden as Sarah O’Conner, the matriarch who must come to terms with the loss of her husband. Kathleen Kelly Driscoll appears as Aunt Margie, Sarah’s meddlesome but lovable sister-in-law.

Heads up, all you poetry lovers: New Westminster is the place to be. Here are a couple of upcoming events for the poetically inclined in the city:

Mary Adams and Margaret Shearman appear as Liz and Martha O’Conner, the fraternal twins who have pursued very different paths in life, while Chuck Buckley takes on the role of Dr. David Stevens, the neighbour who drops by and reignites rivalries between the

POETIC JUSTICE Have you checked out Poetic Justice lately? The poetry reading series is continuing on Sunday afternoons at the Heritage Grill, with two featured poets and an open mike session each time. Coming up this weekend (Sunday, March 29), the session will be hosted by Sho Wiley, featuring Chelsea Comeau and Janet Kvammen. It’s closed for the Easter long weekend the following weekend but returns Sunday, April 12, with Deborah L. Kelly hosting a session featuring Kyle McKillop and Aidan Chafe. Poetic Justice runs from 3 to 5 p.m. in the back room at the Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St. See www. poeticjustice.ca for the full schedule and all the details.

As the family sifts through boxes of papers … clues to the quiet patriarch’s life are discovered.

two sisters. The O’Conner Girls runs April 2 to 18 at the Bernie Legge Theatre in Queen’s Park, with shows Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 regular, $13 for seniors and youth, with $10 previews on April 2 and 3. Reserve by calling 604-521-0412 or emailing reservations@vagabond players.ca. Find out more at www. vagabondplayers.ca.

Family ties: Margaret Shearman and Mary Adams star in The O’Conner Girls, the Vagabond Players’ next presentation. It’s on April 2 to 28 at the Bernie Legge Theatre. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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Grace (Grace of Monaco), starring Nicole Kidman as the celebrated actressturned-princess. “Grace of Monaco is an intimate snapshot of a year in the life of the 20th century’s most iconic princess, Grace Kelly, as she strived to reconcile her past and her pres-

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ent, a yearning for a return to the big screen with her newfound role as a mother of two, monarch of a European principality and wife to Prince Rainier III,” a synopsis notes. The movie is on at the Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., and it screens at 7:30

p.m. Tickets are $9, and you can buy them at the door. SPRING INTO ART Art lovers, you’ll want to make note of this one. The Anvil Centre is holding an opening reception on Thursday, March 26 for the

latest exhibition in its Community Art Space. Expressions of Spring will run at the gallery from March 24 to May 22, with the opening reception March 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. The community artists this month are members of Continued on page 13

WORDPLAY DROP-IN Also for the poetry lovers, don’t forget about WordPlay. The Royal City Literary Arts Society offers the free monthly drop-in series as a way to help writers generate poetry – you arrive with your own writing tools and paper, then get writing prompts from the group to help “free your poetic heart,” as they say. It’s not a critique group, just a chance to get some ﬁrst drafts ﬂowing. The next session is set for Thursday, April 2 at 7 p.m. in the back room at the Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St. See www.rclas.com for all the details.

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Vote YES for better transit. Wanted: If you own vintage or vintage-looking books, the Royal City Musical Theatre Company would like to borrow them for its production of My Fair Lady. PHOTO THINKSTOCK

Vintage books wanted Are there any book lovers out there with vintage books they can lend to a good cause? Royal City Musical Theatre is on the hunt for books: “lots and lots of vintage or vintage-looking books,” as the group notes in an email. The theatre company needs the books for the set of its upcoming spring musical, My Fair Lady, which opens April 9 at Massey Theatre. If you have any books you can lend or donate, get in touch with the theatre company by email, rcmtofﬁce@ telus.net. For those who haven’t yet bought tickets, My Fair Lady will be onstage at the Massey from April 9 to April 26. There’s a special family matinee on April 12 – buy two adult tickets and receive two senior or children tickets for free –and there’s also an extra matinee added for April 26, due to demand. Check out www.royal citymusicaltheatre.com for more details or to buy tickets now.

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Choral offerings abound in New Westminster Continued from page 11 Century House arts and crafts programs. The seniors’ centre offers a host of programs and services for adults aged 50 and up, and this group art exhibition will feature works from its arts, pottery, crafts and quilting groups. “The works are a diverse cross-section of mediums, artistic expression and craftsmanship,” a press release notes. The Anvil Centre is at 777 Columbia St., downtown. CHORAL GEMS COMING UP FOR SPRING Fans of choral music have an excellent month coming up in April. In my last column, you’ll have read about VanDeca’s fundraiser at River Market on April 18 (check out the details at www.vandeca choir.com, or see the article online at www.newwest record.ca). Well, on that very same night, you also have two other choral events to choose from. New Westminster’s own Amabilis Singers are performing The Elements: Earth | Water | Air | Fire, at 8 p.m. at New Westminster Christian Reformed Church (8255 13th Ave. in Burnaby). “Not just a musical guide to the elements, this concert promises to fundamentally deepen your appreciation of the substances that make up our world,” a notice from the choir says. The concert includes pieces in a diverse range of styles that embody each of the elements. Earth includes such works as Lydia Adams’ Mi’kmaq Honour Song and Alan Raines’ choral reworking of Richard

True colours: Members of arts and crafts programs at Century House have work on display in Expressions of Spring at the Anvil Centre Community Art Space, opening Thursday. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Strauss’s Morgen. Water comes to life in Eric Whitacre’s Water Night and Mack Wilberg’s Deep River, while Air is depicted by Rihards Dubra’s Stetit Angelus and Donald Patriquin’s arrangement of J’entends le moulin. For ﬁre, audiences can expect to hear such pieces as Patrick Wedd’s Veni Creator and Stephen Paulus’s Hymn to the Eternal Flame. (Yes, yes, it’s confession time: I am indeed part of Amabilis, and if you come, you can ﬁnd me in the alto ranks.) Tickets are $20, or free for children under 11. Call 604-503-2074 or see www. amabilissingers.org. That very same evening,

Phoenix Chamber Choir is also in town as part of the Music at Queens concert series, giving an encore performance of spring concert, GLOW. The performance includes contemporary choral works by such composers as John Tavener, Jake Runestad, Gabriel Jackson and Jean Coulthard. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Ave. Tickets are $20, or $15 for seniors and students, $10 for children. Check out www.phoenix choir.ca for more details about the concert. Good news for those who’d like to attend both

Choral power: New Westminster’s own Amabilis Singers, seen here in a previous concert, are returning to the stage for a springtime concert on April 18. The concert, entitled, The Elements, will include works exploring the four classical elements: earth, air, water and fire. PHOTO FILES, CONTRIBUTED

concerts – although we haven’t yet ﬁgured out a way for you to be in both places, it is also possible to hear Phoenix perform its spring concert the previous night, April 17, at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Vancouver (1440 W. 12th

Ave.). Incidentally, Phoenix also has a recently released CD, Mid-Winter Songs/Un Soir de Neige, and a newly released music video, of Eric Whitacre’s I Hide Myself. You can ﬁnd out more about both at the choir’s

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Douglas College is set to explore sustainable energy and food production at an upcoming event. Along with Fortis B.C., the college is hosting a forum that focuses on the connection between sustainability in the energy sector and food production. “Knowing that the food we eat is produced in a sustainable way – from the energy used to grow it to the reuse of waste products – is important to many people,” said Hazel Postma, associate vice-president of advancement and external relations at Douglas College. “Thanks to support from Fortis B.C., students are engaging other students and the public in dialogue around the use of alternate and sustainable energy, particularly the agricultural sector.” The event gets underway on Friday, March 27 with a student-led dialogue session on sustainable energy and its connection to food production. Anyone wishing to attend the session, which takes place from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in room 4650, can register at Eventbrite.ca (search Sustainable Energy Dialogue.) A panel forum on innovation in renewable energy and sustainable agriculture will take place on Tuesday, March 31 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in room 2201 at Douglas College. Representatives from Fortis B.C., CH Four Biogas, Fraser Valley Biogas and the Douglas College Institute of Urban Ecology will speak at the Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability forum. Tickets are free and available through eventbrite. ca (search for Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability).

PILOT PROGRAM FOR PARKINSON’S The Parkinson Society of British Columbia is aiming to bring more services and programming to people living with Parkinson’s – step by step. The society is inviting New West residents to take part in a new pilot program that’s being offered in a number of communities, including New Westminster, from April 11 to July 4. Step by Step is a 12-week walking program aimed at incrementally improving the number of steps an individual takes per day.

Knowing that the food we eat is produced in a sustainable way …is important to many people.

SAVE THE DATE The Easter bunnies will soon be hopping back to Queen’s Park. The City of New Westminster is once again holding the Easter in Queen’s Park event on Sunday, April 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The annual Easter Sunday event features a variety of activities in the bandshell and Rainbow Playland, including family entertainment, children’s music and entertainers, crafts and face painting, a petting farm, visits from the police, ﬁre and electrical departments – and photos with the Easter bunnies (with a suggested $2 donation). For more information, call Queen’s Park Arenex at 604-777-5121 or visit www. newwestpcr.ca. Do you have an item for Around Town? Email Theresa, tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca, or tweet @TheresaMcManus.

Family fun: Jonah Merinuk gives it his all in the potato sack race at the Easter festivities in Queen’s Park last year. This year’s Easter in the Park event returns to Queen’s Park on Sunday, April 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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LEGION NO.2 Robyn Murrell, owner of Zhoosh Fitness Garage in New Westminster, is the local volunteer group leader, who will lead the weekly group walk in which participants will meet, socialize and motivate one another. If you’re living with Parkinson’s disease or are a care-partner interested in participating in the local group, contact Robyn at 778-323-1465 or robyn@ zhooshﬁtness.com. For more information about the Parkinson Society of B.C.s’ programs and services, contact Caroline Wiggins at cwiggins@parkinsonbc.ca or 604-662-3240. According to the society’s website, Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neuro-degenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s disease and affects both motor and non-motor functioning.

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Arts happenings ARTS CALENDAR TO FRIDAY, MARCH 27 Trojan Women, a modern retelling of an ancient Greek tragedy, featuring Douglas College theatre and stagecraft students, in the Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre, fourth floor north, Douglas College, 700 Royal Ave. Tickets $8 to $12, available through www. ticketsnw.ca or 604-5215050. TO SATURDAY, MARCH 28 Drawn: Exploring the Line, an exhibition of drawings by Aimée Henny Brown, Anson Aguirre Firth and Teodora Zamfirescu, at Burnaby Arts Council’s Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave. Open Tuesday to Saturday noon to 4 p.m., free admission. Info: www.burnabyartscouncil.org or info@burnabyartscouncil. org, or call 604-298-7322. TO SUNDAY, MARCH 29 Visualizing a Culture for Strangers: Chinese Export Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, an exhibition on tour from the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, at the Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave. Gallery open Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Admission by donation, with suggested donation of $5. Info: 604-297-4422 or www. burnabyartgallery.ca. TO SUNDAY, APRIL 12 Amour Fou, a new exhibition at the New Media Gallery, Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St., featuring the work of 11 artists from seven countries, free admission. Info: www. newmediagallery.ca. TO FRIDAY, MAY 22 Expression of Spring, art exhibition in the Community Art Space at Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St., featuring work by members of Century House arts and crafts programs, with pottery, quilting, crafts and more. Info: www.anvilcentre. ca. THURSDAY, MARCH 26 Student showcase concert, part of the Arts at One concert series at Douglas

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Do you know your neighbours? T

he question may seem odd, but I do want to address this issue as it relates to our seniors and elders who may be living in isolation and loneliness. Although isolation and loneliness are not deﬁned the same,often the environment has the same outcome. How often have we passed by people in our hallways without looking at them or conversing with them? When you are in your apartment or condo elevator,do you make eye contact and say hello? If you live in a house,do you notice or speak to the neighbours next door or notice who may live across the street from you? I believe we have lost that community spirit,caring or enthusiasm for being part of a society that does

embrace the social responsibility of taking care of our most weak and vulnerable citizens. Many articles have been written about seniors and isolation,but very few are able to give us an idea of how to locate and engage these people or even if they want to be engaged. Perhaps we need to start with some common courtesies and acknowledge the people who live beside us and across the street or in the next complex? Once a person engages another in conversation or eye contact,you have now opened the possibility of a relationship – getting to know someone’s name now makes it personal. Has there been fear or anxiety because the other person is a little scary or may not speak our language?

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or violent.Older adults usually are not these people. As for language barriers, have any of you travelled to another country not knowing the language? Most of us made out quite well.Body language is universal and needs no interpretation. Take a risk,engage a per-

son you may not have talked to before. Isolation and loneliness are hidden from us,but at the same time,we cannot ignore the horrible concept of being in those places. Please take some time to extend a voice,a hand,a kind word to a person who may need some personal contact. Get to know your community and its resources as well. You can make a difference. A warm welcoming smile could make someone’s day. – Lorraine Logan is a New Westminster resident and president of the Council of Senior Citizens’Organizations of B.C.Info:www.coscobc.ca. B.C. seniors’ advocate Isobel Mackenzie visited New Westminster on Feb. 25 to speak to members of Seniors Planning and Action Network. – Photo, Larry Wright

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Westcoast Seniors

Local seniors voting Yes in transit referendum N

ew Westminster seniors seem to be leaning to the Yes side in the Metro Vancouver transit plebiscite. Seniors Planning and Action Network,the local seniors’planning table,did not take an ofﬁcial position on the issue,but spokesperson Bill Zander explained the membership would likely be voting in favour of the 0.5 per cent tax increase. “We didn’t take a vote on it,but I’m sure we would have had a positive vote,”he told the Record. According to Zander,transit is a major concern for seniors,who often don’t drive anymore and rely on public buses,SkyTrain and HandyDART to get around. “The improved system is much needed,but particularly HandyDART,the improvements to Handy Dart (are) much-needed to seniors.” Many seniors and people with disabilities rely on HandyDART’s door-to-door service,which is speciﬁcally for people who need help using public transit. “The service has fallen behind over the years, and seniors have been stuck waiting long times for HandyDART,”Zander said.“I understand last year there were thousands of rides that were missed that HandyDART couldn’t accomplish, … so that improvement to

the transit system is a really important one.” According to a Freedom of Information request filed by transit planner Eric Doherty,denied HandyDART requests have been on the rise from 4,900 in 2008,to 13,400 in 2010 and 37,700 in 2012.There were 1.2 million HandyDART trips in 2012, so the number of denials reflects about three per cent of overall trips. The 10-year transit plan, put forth by the Mayors’ Council,includes an additional 190,000 annual hours to the service,which reflects a 30 per cent increase to existing levels. The Mayors’Council also proposed splitting HandyDART costs with the provincial government,given the majority of trips are related to health care and social services. The 10-year transit plan would cost $7.5 billion,and additional work would bring the final total to $7.7 billion over 15 years. Zander,however,expressed concerns about the proposed 0.5 per cent increase to the PST. “I don’t think anyone personally agrees with the taxation.It’s a regressive tax,but the question is:Do you cut off your nose to spite your face?”Zander said.“Seniors don’t have a lot of money to throw around,the majority of them.”

New West resident Lorraine Logan,president of the Council of Seniors Citizens’Organizations of B.C., said her organization’s delegates voted to recommend their members support the Yes side. “We’re recommending that we support the referendum,and basically it’s because we have to get away from being mad at the government of the day,for bad government and poor leadership,”Logan said.“But we can’t be mad at the TransLink board.That’s a political animal,and we have to look at our needs.” COSCO represents 110,000 seniors across B.C.,but only residents in the Metro Vancouver area are eligible to vote in the plebiscite. According to Logan,seniors rely on transit to get around,often on a limited income,and some“ride the rails”without paying. The Mayors’Council plan also includes building a new Broadway subway line,adding more B-line bus routes and replacing the Pattullo Bridge.Elections B.C.will mail out voting packages to eligible voters between March 16 and 27.People have until May 29 to return the ballots. – By Jennifer Moreau with ﬁles fromThe Vancouver Sun’s Kelly Sinoski and Matthew Robinson.

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Health

What to pack for your visit to the hospital Dr. DavidicusWong

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In my last column, I wrote of the inevitability of you landing in the strange place we call Hospitaland and the curious customs of its inhabitants.To prepare you for a potentially unexpected visit and to reduce the chance of a misadventure, I’ll review the essential things you should pack. Without being anxious or fatalistic, we have to expect that anything can happen anytime. It helps us not to take health, life and loved ones for granted, but rather to appreciate what we have when we have it.We can also be prepared. My parents ingrained in us good hygiene that included daily bathing and clean socks and underwear. I’m glad they didn’t give us the traditional rationale that “we should wear clean underwear every day in case we’re in an accident.” That never made sense to me. If you were surprised by a bad accident, would you have the composure not to poop or pee in your pants? Better advice would be, “Never miss an opportunity to use a toilet.” And I suggest that you neither wear or pack your best Victoria Secret lingerie or Calvin Klein underwear. They are likely to be cut away with utility scissors for emergency procedures.The same goes for your favourite Superman or Sponge Bob undershirt. If you’re planning to be admitted for an elective procedure, consider using a Sharpie felt pen on yourself to leave advanced directives when you are unconscious in the OR. “Not this leg, the other one.” “I’m here for my gall bladder not a hysterectomy (or a vasectomy).” “I signed up for a left hernia not a bilateral orchidectomy (castration).” Your “travel documents” are essential. I don’t mean your passport and boarding pass, but rather the essential information that another doctor will need to give you the best care.This includes a one-page summary of your medical history, including allergies, previous operations and hospitalizations, family history, and both chronic and past illnesses. If you don’t have this information at your ﬁngertips, you’re family doctor will be able to provide this to you. Look into this now, rather

than waiting until you urgently need it. You should also carry a complete list of any medication you are taking, including non-prescription vitamins or drugs.This should include a prescription drug’s brand name and generic (or chemical) name, dosage (i.e. in mg) and directions (i.e. twice daily). Another essential document is an advanced medical directive, that some call a living will.This states what you would or would not like done to your body should you not be able to make medical decisions at the time. For example, if you had a stroke and couldn’t speak, would you want to have CPR (chest compressions and assisted breathing)? Would you want IV ﬂuids? Tube feeding if you couldn’t swallow? Machines to assist breathing? Blood tranfusions? Sorry, you don’t get to choose the colour of your hospital gown.

Bring your toothbrush and toothpaste, but don’t bother with makeup.

You should also indicate whom you would want to make decisions on your behalf.This should be someone you trust to respect your wishes.Talk to this person ahead of time so that your values and preferences are known. What you should not bring with you to the hospital are things that could be lost or stolen.This includes valuable watches, jewelry, smartphones, electronics, credit cards and money.Your old cassette or CD player is OK. Because you don’t have a choice of roommates, room temperature or lighting, bring earplugs, headphones, an eye mask for sleeping, warm socks, a supply of clean underwear, a sweater and an extra blanket. Of course, as with any other trip, bring your toothbrush and toothpaste, but don’t bother with makeup (even if your nurses or doctors are really good-looking). Deﬁnitively, do not wear any cologne or perfume that may be harmful to other patients with allergies or respiratory problems.

Bring something to keep you occupied when you are lying or sitting around for hours at a time: puzzle books, magazines and books. Always have a pad of paper and a pen.This is helpful for you to take notes of what your healthcare providers discuss with you and to write down messages or questions for your attending physician.

If health-care providers use unfamiliar medical words, ask for clariﬁcation and have them write things out for you. In the case of doctors, ask them to print. On Friday, March 27at 7 p.m., I’ll be speaking on How to SurviveYour Hospital Stay at the Confederation Community Centre at 4585 Albert St. in North Burnaby (near the McGill

Public Library and Eileen Daily Pool). I’ll tell you everything you need to know to have the healthiest, least eventful hospital stay possible. On April 7, I’ll be speaking at the Bonsor Recreation Complex on a topic relevant to your healthcare both in and out of the hospital,WhatYou Should Know About Medical Ethics.These free public talks

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Community happenings COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAYS, MARCH 26 TO APRIL 30 Food Skills for Families community kitchen, a sixweek program including a nutrition tour in week one. Runs Thursday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Queensborough Community Centre, 920 Ewen Ave., Queensborough. Offered by Family Services of Greater Vancouver in partnership with Canadian Diabetes. To register call 604-525-7388. Spaces are limited. Free childcare is available upon request. Come and learn how to prepare tasty meals using fresh, whole foods. Meet new friends, learn new recipes. Info: www. foodskillsforfamilies.ca. FRIDAY, MARCH 27 Ukrainian Perogy Supper, 5 to 8 p.m., Holy Eucharist Church hall, Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street. Perogy sales from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For information, call 604526-0988 or 604-522-7711. SATURDAY, MARCH 28 Thrift sale, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Century House, 620 Eighth St. Recycled treasures include clothing and linens, small appliances, kitchenware, knick-knacks, toys, DVDs and CDs, plants, jewelry, books, children’s boutique and more. Refreshments available. All proceeds go directly to the Century House Association. Bake sale at Holy Eucharist hall, Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Features traditional Ukrainian Easter paska, babka, cakes, pies, beet horseradish and more. Lunch will be available. For information, call 604-5260988. MONDAY, MARCH 30 Tillicum Toastmasters, meets 7:20 to 9:30 p.m., Unity in Action Church hall, 1630 Edinburgh St. Do you want to overcome your fear of public speaking? Do you want to learn the how-tos in a supportive environment? Do you want to nail that upcoming interview for your dream job? Take the first step and join us at our next meeting and see what we’re all about. No obligation to speak or sign up. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 Travel shows at the library, take an armchair trip along the coast of Oregon and northern California. Join Eunice Hodge when she shows her photographs at 2:30 p.m., New Westminster Public library, 716 Sixth Ave.

The free travel shows are co-sponsored by the library and the University Women’s Club of New Westminster. The New Westminster Public Library is at www.nwpl.ca and 604-527-4660. TUESDAY, APRIL 7 Royal Columbian Hospital Auxiliary, general meeting, 1 p.m., Neil Russell Room of Royal Columbian Hospital, third floor of Columbia Tower, 330 East Columbia St. Everyone welcome. For more information, call Marlene at 604-521-0551. Parent Education seminar presented by Queen’s Park Preschool, Askable Adult 101, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person. To reserve tickets, call 604-526-5527 or email tashamurray@ outlook.com. Talking to kids about sexuality and reproduction can be difficult for caregivers. This 1.5 hour interactive program delivered by a certified sexual health educator takes participants through exercises to discover why they might feel unconformable talking about sex with their children and provides strategies for caregivers on how to overcome these feelings. Tickets are $10 per person. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 Travel shows at the library, take an armchair trip along the coast of Oregon and northern California. Join Eunice Hodge when she shows her photographs at 7:30 p.m., New Westminster Public library, 716 Sixth Ave. The free travel shows are co-sponsored by the library and the University Women’s Club of New Westminster. The New Westminster Public Library is at www.nwpl.ca and 604-527-4660. SATURDAY, APRIL 11 Step by Step walking program, runs April 11 to July 4, New Westminster. Are you a person living with Parkinson’s disease? Step by Step is a 12-week walking program aimed at incrementally improving the number of steps an individual takes per day. A volunteer group leader organizes a weekly group walk, which allows participants to meet, socialize and motivate one another. If you are living with Parkinson’s disease or are a care-partner interested in participating, contact group leader Robyn at 778-323-1465 or robyn@ zhooshfitness.com. MONDAY, APRIL 13 New Westminster Puffers

Club, monthly meeting, 12:30 to 2 p.m., New Westminster Public Library auditorium, 716 Sixth Ave. Anyone with COPD and any other breathing problems are welcome to attend. Meeting includes speaker. MONDAY, APRIL 13 TO MAY 25 Food Skills for Families community kitchen, a sixweek program including nutrition tour in week one. Program is for adults aged 50 and up. Runs Monday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to

12:30 p.m., Century House, 620 Eighth St. Offered by Family Services of Greater Vancouver in partnership with Canadian Diabetes. To register call 604-5191066. Spaces are limited. Come and learn how to prepare tasty meals using fresh, whole foods. Meet new friends, learn new recipes. Info: www. foodskillsforfamilies.ca. THURSDAY, APRIL 16 Have you considered becoming a foster family? There are children and youth

in New Westminster, who require skilled, caring, foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 10 a.m. to noon, #200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. For more information, call the North Fraser Recruitment Team at 604-764-8098. ONGOING For sale from the library. Bargains galore are available at the New Westminster Public Library’s ongoing

book sale. Discarded books and gift books that aren’t needed in the library are sold for bargain prices ranging from 25 cents to $2. Special books have special prices. In addition to a wide selection of paperbacks and fiction, a different topic is featured on a rotating basis. Upcoming features are Gardening (March 25 to 30). All proceeds go toward special projects for the benefit of library users. . The New Westminster Public Library is at 716 Sixth Ave., www. nwpl.ca, 604-527-4660.

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Sports

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Royals on the Trail for gold A borrowed tie and a lucky three-piece suit helped NewWest to midget hockey title

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New Westminster midget A1 head coach Peter Kaulfuss knew how to dress for the occasion. The 24-year-old minor hockey coach borrowed a lucky tie and retailored his grandfather’s lucky suit and let his teenage Royals do the rest – winning the association’s second-ever provincial A banner. New Westminster eked its way into the B.C. Hockey midget Tier 2 final with a double-overtime win over North Delta and then won it all, fashioning a 5-2 victory over host Trail in the gold-medal final last Wednesday. Ben Manville and Taylor Seganfreddo led the way with a goal and an assist apiece, while Miller Cressman, Jordan Smith and Ryan Heaven also scored for the Royals. “We had a really good year.We won our league, won the local playoff, won the Herb House tournament – I felt good going into the tournament,” said Kaulfuss. “Everywhere in the room there was trust.” New West needed that positive quality in its comeback 5-4 OT win over Delta in the semifinals. Trailing 2-0 just minutes into the contest and then 4-2 heading into the final period, Kaulfuss said there was never any doubt of the outcome.” “It wasn’t what we wanted, what we needed or a start we were capable of,” he said.

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Two-timer: Josh Lauener, in red, is one of four New Westminster Royals to win a second-ever B.C. Hockey provincial banner following a 5-2 gold-medal win over Trail in the Tier 2 midget hockey championships last week. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

Kaulfuss made a goalie change for the ﬁrst time this season, thinking the team needed something to shake things up. He then told the team that if they thought they were done, to think again. Philip Tashin appeared to take those words to heart, cutting the deﬁcit to one goal midway through the period before tying it up with less than a minute left on the clock to send the game to extra time. Smith got the game winner in the second period of OT.

“It was my ﬁrst time, and to win it the way we did was pretty special,” said Kaulfuss. The title was a second championship banner for four New West players – Ryan Wilkinson, Josh Lauener, Sam Stevens and goalie Dominic Von Schoenberg – all who were on the same peewee team that years earlier won a B.C. title, also in Trail. But the coincidences don’t end there. Kaulfuss borrowed the pink tie that then peewee coach Jessie Leung wore on

the occasion the New West peewees won the association’s ﬁrst banner. Kaulfuss also wore his special hand-me-down three-piece suit he got from his grandfather and in which he has yet to experience a loss while wearing it. But superstition aside, it was the kids who made it happen, Kaulfuss added. New West opened the tournament with a 7-4 win over Cranbrook and then upended Castlegar by a 9-1 scoreline. Heaven and Chase Manderville had two goals

apiece in the win in the latter game. The Royals placed ﬁrst in their pool following a 6-2 win over Smithers on Lauener’s second consecutive hat trick. But the dramatics of the ﬁnal two games will be the lasting memory for most of the team members, said Kaulfuss. “Right from the get-go we believed we were going to come back,” he said. “It was that belief and trust that made it special. It was amazing.”

EDC FC Burnaby is off to its first Vancouver Metro Soccer League Imperial Cup final. The Burnaby-based premier division soccer club earned a spot against firstplace West Van FC in next weekend’s cup final following a 2-1 victory over Inter FC at Memorial Park on Friday. Played under miserable conditions on a rain soaked artificial turf pitch, EDC got off to a poor start, giving up a penalty kick to Inter in the 25th minute just when the Burnaby club was seemingly finding its rhythm. “The early start and field set up made us rush our pre-game talk and our warm-up felt rushed.We did not seem ready at the start of the match and it showed,” said EDC head coach Claudio Ramirez. With less than 10 minutes to go in the first half, EDC caught a break, when the field lights went, allowing both sides a breather for 15 minutes before finishing off the half. The unexpected break allowed EDC to refocus and the Burnaby side responded, tying up the match within a minute of the restart on a clinical finish from Habib Mohamed off a Josh Hardy set up. Continued on page 26

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Burnaby Mountain Wrestling crowned four champions at the Canadian junior freestyle wrestling championships. Manheet Khalon outpointed Kahnawake’s Terrance Nolan in the junior men’s 120-kilogram ﬁnal to win one of four B.C. titles at Brock University in Ontario last weekend. Nishanpreet Rhandhawa defeated St. Catharines’ Angus Cowell in the men’s 96kg ﬁnal Ajay Gill also won at

84kg for Burnaby Mountain, beating Alberni’s Nolan Bedovinac by a technical decision at 84kg. Gill blanked the opposition in his other three earlier matches. Oscar Bulsqui was also a winner at 50kg in a close 4-1 final win over Sudbury wrestling’s Said Motkual. Burnaby’s Darthe Capellan lost a close three-round final match at 55kg to outstanding junior male wrestler Sam Jagas of Brock. The first-year junior and St.Thomas More Collegiate grad defeated Burnaby South rival Melvin Arciaga

11-0 in the semifinals. Arciaga took home the bronze medal with a 10-8 decision over Saskatoon’s Josh Bodnarchuk in the consolation final. In junior women’s wrestling,Tiffany Hibbert and Payten Smith both claimed runner-up medals in their respective weight classes. Hibbert lost the women’s 67kg final to Alison Carrow of Guelph, while Smith was outpointed 10-6 by Gracelyn Doogan of Guelph at 72kg. Megan Kurivita placed fourth at 67kg. Other Burnaby Mountain podium finishers included:

Ashley Osachuk of Burnaby Mountain, third at 55kg; Abby Loyd, third at 48kg and Devin Purewal, fourth in men’s 74kg. SENIOR CLUB SECOND Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club placed runnerup in both women’s and men’s divisions at the senior national freestyle wrestling championships in St.Catharines, Ont. The Simon Fraser University-based club ﬁnished second behind the Calgary Dinos cub in women’s wrestling and Team Impact in men’s at the nationals this

past weekend. Justina Distasio was the women’s lone gold-medal winner, taking top spot in the 75-kilogram division, winning a five-competitor pool, including a close match against runner-up Erica Wiebe of Calgary. Burnaby’s John Pineda earned a gold medal with a 10-0 decision over clubmate Aso Palani in the 57kg men’s senior final. Palani also outpointed another Burnaby Mountain wrestler Sukhan Chahal in the semifinals. Junior runner-up Darthe Capellan of Burnaby was

defeated in his first step up to the senior quarter-finals. National team member Haislan Garcia won easily at 65kg, taking the national title without a single point scored against him in four matches. Other top Burnaby Mountain placers were Jasmit Phulka and Josh Kim, fourth and fifth, respectively, at 86kg; Arjun Gill, Manjot Sandhu and Nishanpreet Randhawa, who placed second through fourth, respectively, at 97kg; Superheavyweight Gurjot Kooner, Continued on page 26

EDC face WV in Cup ﬁnal

Continued from page 25 Two minutes later, Eric Ray set up Mohamed again, but the Inter keeper just got a hand on the ball and it rang off the goalpost. In the second half, EDC was more sure of itself.The defence, anchored by former Cameroon international and Vancouver Whitecap Narcisse Tchoumi, kept Inter’s long, searching passes mostly to the outside, allowing the Burnaby side to counter on offence. A key moment in the latter period came on a second Inter penalty-kick opportunity when Brendan Djambarov tripped up an opposition player in the box. This time,Vasquez was up to the challenge, coming up with a game-saving stop on Inter’s leading goal scorer, Milad Mehrabi. The save appeared to inspire EDC, and the club came through in the 89th minute

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Continued from page 25 runner-up and Manheet Khalon, sixth at 125kg. Others included Bailey Halvorson, ﬁfth in women’s 69kg; Stacie Anaka, ﬁfth at 63kg; Amanda Gerhart, third at 58kg; Ashley Osachuk, third at 55kg; and Niki Brar, third at 48kg.

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