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Williams in getting a hose from a neighbour’s house and spraying water on the fire, but they stepped back as it was getting too much for a garden hose. “Once the van started catching on fire, the smoke was starting to get very thick,” he said, noting firefighters soon arrived. “It was probably about five minutes, but it felt like forever.” Deputy Fire Chief John Hatch said the fire occurred in a home on Howes Street just after 11 a.m. on Wednesday,

A train derailed on New Westminster’s waterfront for the second time in less than a month. On Sunday afternoon, an empty CN boxcar derailed as it was crossing Front Street under the eastern side of the parkade, across from Westminster Pier Park. “It was a single rail car that came off the track. It was called an upright derailment. There was no hazmat issues,” said Coun. Chuck Puchmayr. “It was a very slow speed that it was travelling.” Puchmayr, a member of the railway community advisory panel, has asked that derailments be discussed at the group’s next meeting as he’d like to know the causes of the derailments and how the railways can prevent these incidents from occurring. The panel includes representatives from four railways operating in New West, city staff, council and local residents. Sunday’s derailment comes just weeks after three grain cars ran off the tracks near East Columbia Street and Brunette Avenue at about 3:45 a.m. on April 5. Last July, five train cars carrying grain derailed along Quayside Drive because of a broken track. “Anytime a train car goes off the track it is concerning,” Puchmayr said. “It has to be concerning. If it’s a chemical car or a car with hazardous materials in it and there’s any kind of release, there are huge costs to responding to it. There’s also a concern about safety of the community. Having said that, we are very cognizant that four railways operate within New Westminster and have historically.” Fire Chief Tim Armstrong told the Record he learned about the derailment from a report on the news and contacted on duty firefighters about whether they’d been called to the scene. The fire department sent a crew down to the site and found there had been a derailment but their assistance wasn’t needed. “They felt there was no need to do so because it wasn’t obstructing any traffic, it

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A HELPING HAND

Kyle Williams and son Jayden dropped by the Queensborough home that caught on fire last week. Williams ensured all of the home’s occupants were safely out of the house and tried to extinguish the fire before it got out of hand. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Dad a neighbourhood hero Kyle Williams sees a house on ﬁre, alerts residents and tries to put it out with a garden hose By Theresa McManus

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Kyle Williams’ regular workday consists of building gear boxes for the mining industry, but last week he tried his hand at ﬁreﬁghting. The Queensborough resident had dropped off his son at middle school after an orthodontist’s appointment, when he passed by a house and noticed

smoke and ﬂames. “I never take that route. For some reason I went that way. I drove past this house and noticed some smoke,” said Williams, who pulled over and ran toward the house. “I started yelling and banging on the windows.” As Williams ran toward the house, he saw two upstairs residents who were unaware of what was happening below and

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alerted them to the ﬁre. “They saw me park and run toward the house. I was yelling at them, ‘Get out of the house!’” he said. “It is a bit of a blur. It’s a lot to take in.” They told him there was a family sleeping downstairs and he continued to bang on windows to awaken them. “The ﬁre was out of hand. I grabbed the garden hose. It didn’t work,” he said. “I booted in the garage carport door.” The family heard the commotion and got out of the house. Another man joined

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Hot for yoga: Players on the bantam A2 Bellies recently tried out moves like downward dog at Oxygen Yoga and Fitness in New West. They’re following in the footsteps of junior and intermediate lacrosse teams that have taken private classes as part of their training regime. PHOTOS JENNIFER GAUTHIER

What do you get when you mix lacrosse with yoga? Theresa McManus

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Lacrosse may be the fastest game on two feet, but some teams are slowing things down as part of their training regime. Some New Westminster Minor La-

crosse Association teams have been hitting the yoga studio as part of their training. While on-the-ﬂoor drills may focus on passing, shooting and playmaking skills, the yoga classes help get players into game-ready condition and improve their ﬂexibility.

Darren Flintoff, coach of the bantam A2 team, said the junior A and intermediate A ’Bellies started doing yoga last year, with the junior girls and bantam A1 and A2 teams following suit this year. “Apparently, they like it a lot. I was surprised,” Flintoff said. “It’s a lot of core work. It’s different from what they

are used to.” While Oxygen Yoga and Fitness in Columbia Square usually offers “hot” yoga, it turns off the radiant heating for ’Bellies when they’re under 16 years of age. For more lacrosse news check out sports on page 37.

Train derails: Happens more than you think Continued from page 1 was on their property and it wasn’t interfering,” he said. “There was no dangerous goods so there was no need to contact us because there was really nothing for us to do.” While the railways have agreed to contact the fire department if a derailment occurs that involves any dangerous goods, Armstrong said they aren’t obligated to provide notifications if a car skips the track and poses no community impacts or risk to public safety. “Supposedly it’s more common than you hear of,” he said. “Think of how many miles of track there is.” Sunday’s incident prompted a number of New West residents to post photos on Twitter and generated some comments about the number of derailments this month and the city’s ability to respond. Armstrong is confident the city has enough internal resources and mutual aid agreements with other communities to respond to derailments involving hazardous materials. “I think people become a little hypersensitive to the rail-

ways,” he said. “The reality is the railway has been there as long as the Quay has been there. There has been dangerous goods moving through there. It’s not like they just started doing it yesterday. I am sure if we look back in history there has been lots of cars that have come off the railways. I am not trying to downplay it at all … but I don’t think we need to create any kind of panic down there because I don’t think anything has really changed. If anything, I think the railways have been more responsible and have reached out to us as partners more than they possibly have done in the past. I am not overly concerned with what’s happened down there.” On Monday, Mayor Jonathan Cote read a proclamation in honour of Public Rail Safety Week, a national week devoted to educating the public about the dangers associated with railway crossings and trespassing on railway property. According to the Railway Association of Canada, there were 180 crossing accidents and 58 trespassing accidents in Canada in 2014, a number that’s been reduced by nearly 30 per cent since Railway Safety Week began in 2003.

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RecordwinsgoldatMaMurray New Westminster’s hometown newspaper won gold at the Ma Murray Community Newspaper Awards on the weekend. The Record scored ﬁrst place for overall newspaper excellence.

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Students are digging it New Westminster Secondary School gardening club members are upping their game. After years of being tucked out of sight by the side of an inner parking lot, where vehicles sometimes backed into their beds, the gardening club is busting out into the open this week with the construction of a brand new community garden. Starting Wednesday, NWSS’s young gardeners – with help from the school’s carpentry and plumbing students – will double their existing capacity with 14 new cedar beds in a more central

location. After they’re built, the garden club will invite local kindergartners and seniors alike to get their hands dirty in them. “At this school we’re always looking for opportunities,” garden club member Sophie Labrosse told the Record. “We have so many clubs and organizations and motivated students that we’re always looking for opportunities to make our school and community better.” The project was sparked in the fall when the school secured a $4,000 Lowe’s Home Improvement Ware-

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Opinion OUR VIEW

Few New West ballots trickling in There’s no more sacred or noble exercise a citizen can perform than casting a ballot. Except when they don’t bother to do it. That’s the case with more than 80 per cent of New Westminster residents who have received their TransLink plebiscite ballot package and promptly done nothing with it, according to numbers released as we

hit the half-way point of the voting period. (The actual number is 13.1 per cent or 6,027 ballots have been returned as of this week.) That compares to 21.8 per cent returned in the region; a total of 340,605 ballots out of more than 1.5 million. Our neighbour, Burnaby, has even sent back 23.2 per cent of ballots equaling 35,505 votes. The point of a mail-in

ballot was that it was supposed to be the most convenient way legally possible for someone to cast a vote. No ﬁnding your polling station. No waiting in line. Just mark your X, mash the envelopes together and push them in one of those red boxes at the side of the road. Transportation Minister Todd Stone said the question of whether we should

have a new source of funding for transportation expansion was simply too important to be left up to elected leaders. Either he’s badly misread the public’s desire or his government was simply trying to wiggle its way out of a political nowin situation. Perhaps everybody is now sitting on the fence and just waiting to mail in their ballots the day before the dead-

line on May 29. We think that’s unlikely. Pundits have argued since the beginning that putting this to a referendum was a bad idea. When it comes to matters of public policy, there are few things more complex than a transportation system. By now, everyone should be more than familiar with the arguments for and

against. Second only to the absurd cost of real estate, it’s probably the hottest topic in the Lower Mainland. (The less said about the Canucks, the better). One thing’s for sure. With numbers this low, it only takes a handful of ballots to swing the outcome. COMMENT ON THIS STORY

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Will hysteria sway your vote? The transit plebiscite in Metro Vancouver appears to have degenerated from being a Yes versus No battle to a Doom versus Gloom fight. The past couple of weeks saw two good examples of the hysteria either side likes to employ. A couple of weeks back the No side floated the ridiculous notion that the Lions Gate Bridge would eventually be closed to all vehicle traffic. Based on an unimplemented and unenforceable “deal” hatched between a dying NDP government and the Vancouver Park Board more than 15 years ago, the whole thing seemed like a ploy designed to get everyone worked up about TransLink. All it took was a couple of phone calls to realize the whole idea was more hoax than reality. Still, while the No side’s credibility may have taken a hit, it may have pushed a few more ballots into their camp. More recently, on the day of a federal budget that outlined a new fund for transit, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson flatly declared that a successful No vote would mean the federal government would never, ever provide new funding for transit projects in Metro Vancouver. He was immediately corrected by federal Industry Minister James Moore, who said no matter which side won the federal government’s commitment to boosting funding for transit in Metro Vancouver was “unshakeable.”

You can argue all you want about a government’s “commitment” to something and whether or not it’s real, but a truism in politics is that improving transportation is a key way to winning votes. The transportation needs of Metro Vancouver, in some parts, are directly tied to the political fortunes of both the federal and provincial governments. Does anyone really believe that a No vote would kill, say, any chance of Surrey getting provincial and federal funding to build light rail rapid transit lines within its borders? Not on your life. This is basic politics, folks. If there is indeed a successful No vote, the two senior levels of government will ﬁnd ways around that outcome to curry favour with voters in key ridings. The mayors claim there is no “plan B” should the Yes side go down in ﬂames. There is one, of course, but no one yet knows what it will look like (perhaps it will mean raising property taxes, or bringing in a vehicle levy, or something else that produces revenue), and it may take a couple of years to sort things out. There are plenty of valid reasons to vote either Yes or No in the transit plebiscite, but don’t base your vote on the silly idea that the Lions Gate Bridge may close, or on a fear that governments will stop spending big money on transportation. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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Dear Editor As the father of an eight-yearold girl and two six-year-old girls in the New Westminster School system, I applaud the city council for taking steps to modernize our important May Day traditions. It’s important that traditions are able to modernize with changing times so that they can remain enduring traditions. Refusing to look at changes to outdated traditions is the real threat to those traditions, because we risk losing the baby with the bath water. I’m very encouraged by what I’m hearing from representatives of both the Royal Lancers and city council. They are both going to meet to find a way to keep what’s valuable about May Day and the Royal Lancers and dispense what has become outdated, specifically the dance. I am looking forward to what new roles the Lancers can be assigned coming out of this meeting. David Black, New Westminster

Hold your nose and vote yes for transit Dear Editor I sent my ballot in last weekend. I’ve had lunch with a nephew and a cousin lately, and talk has turned to the referendum. I’m amazed that there exists this misconception that the referendum is about the performance of TransLink’s head office and board. I think I convinced my nephew to hold his nose and vote for transit improvements, as this is what the real issue is. I catch a train from Columbia Station at 5:45 in the morning most days. Standing room only! Still a dozen stops to go until downtown Vancouver! We need more trains on the track. An accident on the Pattullo Bridge about two months ago during rush hour. We are stuck on the bus in front of the public library for 25 minutes without moving due to the traffic tieup. Need a new bridge, too. I’m disappointed in a way with TransLink, too. The new interim director gets a monthly salary approximately equal to my annual salary, and I think the work I do is every bit as valuable as what he does. But that’s not the question nor the issue. We need to look at our present and future transit needs and vote to see them implemented. E. Wayne Janzen, New Westminster

Get it in writing Dear Editor When a public delegate speaks to council requesting change, it is expected the delegate will provide written evidence to support their request. Should this standard of evidence expected of the people, not be the same for our city, councillors and mayor? If I’m correct, the Lancer issue emerged nearly a year ago when Coun. Chuck Puchmayr said he had “complaints” from people regarding the Lancers. I recently heard Mayor Jonathan Cote state he too had “complaints” on the matter. Mayor Cote and Mr. Puchmayr – where are the emails, the letters or any written record of people coming to see you? It is important to the credibility of our city officials that these two anti-traditionalists show New West their overwhelming evidence. Otherwise this is nothing more than a personal or political agenda. Paul Thompson, New Westminster

Dave Lundy Maybe they could partner with Larco (who seemed overjoyed at one council meeting when it was announced that they were going to rip it down.) and have a huge Vegas style demolition for it. When the time comes. You know, fireworks, flames etc. Of course to watch the spetacle you have to go over to surrey to see it. Just go ahead and blow it up... real good!!!!! Add some rock music and just go nuts with it. Of course the businesses might not appreciate all the hoopla, or the dust and dirt. And the residents living in condos near the site probably would not like it , to say nothing of the need to divert all those trucks onto Columbia while clean up takes place.

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Firemayhave startedinrear areaofcarport Continued from page 1 April 22. He said the home’s occupants had gone outside by the time firefighters arrived so they did an “aggressive fire attack” and quickly had the fire under control. “It was extensively damaged on the carport exterior side and then the lower basement area adjacent to the carport was extensively damaged inside the house,” Hatch said. “There were no injuries reported at the time.”

Everybody got out safe – that’s the main thing. According to Hatch, ﬁre damaged about 20 per cent of the house, but the entire house suffered smoke and water damage. “The ﬁre was venting out the lower living area windows on the front of the house, as well as the carport and the van, which was located in the carport. It was also involved

in the fire,” he said. “They had to combat the fuels that were in the vehicle, as well as a storage (unit) in the carport that contained gasoline fuels, as well as the fire that was inside the structure itself.” The city’s emergency support services team attended the fire scene to assist families displaced by the blaze. Williams said he later learned that one of the occupants was a good friend of his son. He said all of the residents were appreciative of his efforts to get them out of the house. New Westminster police and fire departments are currently investigating the cause of the structure fire. “It appears to have started in the rear carport area vicinity of the house,” Hatch said. “We are not sure of the cause yet. Everybody got out safe – that’s the main thing.”

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‘It’snottabooanymore’ Death Café coming soon to the Royal City Drink tea. Eat cake. Discuss death. These are the three ingredients that make up the global phenomenon known as Death Café, a movement New West will be joining next month. Heritage Grill on Columbia Street will be hosting the inaugural event on May 13, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. “It’s a place people can talk about their experiences around death and grief,” organizer Corinne Dixon told the Record. “It’s not taboo anymore. People are hungry to talk about it. It’s the one thing we’re all going to deal with.” More than 1,400 death cafés have been held in 26 countries over the past three years, according to the local resident. “They’re on the rise because we don’t have the tools,

or the community, or the permission to even talk about it. We don’t know how to say things to one another,” she said of what for many is an uncomfortable subject. The hope is that by listening to others share their stories, people will be more at peace with the idea of dying, and live fuller lives as a result, Dixon explained. Dixon’s also encouraging people who work in the medical ﬁeld to attend, arguing many doctors don’t receive speciﬁc training when it comes to this topic. “They’re faced with the responsibility of saving lives at any cost, so to even start that conversation … They’re in a kind of superhero position where they can’t even bring it up because their hands are tied.” Dixon added by not having an open dialogue, many

people are left unsure what their loved one’s wishes are for end of life. “All of a sudden, you’re standing outside an ICU with a doctor and a family member making a decision, and you don’t even know what they wanted because you never got to have the conversation,” she said. The Death Café, she noted, is not a grief support group where people can expect “focused therapy.” It is, however, “a safe place with no agenda.” Admission is free, but space is limited. If there’s enough interest, Dixon said she’ll be in talks with Heritage Grill about hosting it every four to six weeks. For more information, call 604-351-0465 or email corinne@embraceyourdeath. com. – Tereza Verenca

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Out of a Dream comes to Anvil Centre Julie MacLellan

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They all agree: there’s a certain buzz about New Westminster these days, a sense of energy and vibrancy that pervades the city, especially in the downtown core. Which makes it the perfect time to team up to make that buzz happen on the theatre scene. Royal City Musical Theatre, the Massey Theatre and Patrick Street Productions are joining forces to bring Rodgers and Hammerstein: Out of a Dream to the stage at the Anvil Centre this week. Out of a Dream is a musical revue that pays homage to the work of the proliﬁc Broadway songwriting duo of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. It’s onstage April 29 through May 3 – and Patrick Street Productions’ Katey Wright couldn’t be more excited.

A new space is always tremendously exciting

“I’m thrilled to be able to bring this to New Westminster,” says Wright, one-half of the husband-and-wife team that makes up the artistic producer team of Patrick Street Productions. Out of a Dream was created by the other half, Peter Jorgensen, originally for a run last year at Vancouver’s York Theatre. The company brought the production back to life this year – with some new cast members, new costumes and a few tweaks here and there – for a tour that includes a run at Gateway Theatre, at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre and at the Chilliwack Centre for the Arts. The run at Anvil Centre came up when the company found itself with a one-week

hole in its tour schedule and broached the idea of a stint right here at home (Wright and Jorgensen, as it happens, live just up the hill). They quickly found an enthusiastic welcome from Jessica Schneider, executive director of the Massey Theatre, which also runs the new 360-seat theatre at Anvil Centre. And Royal City Musical Theatre was happy to come on board as a copresenter. RCMT’s Chelsea McPeake notes the company – which stages one large-scale Broadway musical at the Massey Theatre each spring and has just wound up this year’s run of My Fair Lady – was excited to be able to take on another project. “I don’t think the company has ever presented somebody else’s work,” she says, noting this gives the company a chance to offer more theatre choices for its audience. “This is a nice opportunity for us.” Schneider points out that having Patrick Street stage a production in the new Anvil Centre space is a win for everyone: it highlights the beautiful new theatre at Anvil Centre, it opens up more theatregoing opportunities to RCMT’s already loyal audience, and it brings Patrick Street Productions’ homegrown but still relatively locally unknown work to a new audience. “What’s good for one company is good for everybody,” says Wright. “It engages audiences more deeply, and in larger numbers. It’s encouraging for all of us.” Jorgensen laughingly calls Out of a Dream his “gateway drug” to Patrick Street Productions’ work. The company has a mission to present professional productions of contemporary musical theatre that might not otherwise be seen in Vancouver. With Out of a Dream, the company is tapping into the popularity of Rodgers and Hammerstein – “it’s really nostalgic for people who

Timeless: Above: Sayer Roberts, left, and Peter Jorgensen star in Out of a Dream, a Rodgers and Hammerstein revue created by Jorgensen that’s onstage at the Anvil Centre this week. Below are Eva Tavares and Sayer Roberts. PHOTOS EMILY COOPER, CONTRIBUTED

grew up with this music,” he points out – but also exploring much of the boundary-pushing work the duo created. The show contains some 40 numbers, with something from each of the 11 shows they created together – from the classic hits such as The Sound of Music, South Paciﬁc and Oklahoma to lesser-known offerings such as Allegro and Flower Drum Song. Jorgensen and Wright hope Out of a Dream will help encourage some audience members to break out of their comfort zone when it comes to musical theatre and be willing to take a chance on some of Patrick Street Productions’ future presentations, even if those productions aren’t as familiar as Rodgers and Hammerstein. In the meantime, the two are embracing the chance to work in the Anvil Centre theatre. “A new space is always tremendously exciting,” Wright says, adding she was

artists of all types and all generations,” she says, adding the arts community is rallying around the changes – and she sees the Anvil Centre at the core of that. “We all intend to play a role in the next phase of the development of our city.”

captivated by the theatre the ﬁrst time she saw it. “I felt right away that it was warm and that it had been done right.” And, Jorgensen points out, the Anvil Centre is right in the middle of a growing and vibrant area. “It’s quite exciting with so much development going on around here,” he says. “It’s such a great neighbourhood, there’s such a real cool energy here.” They’re hoping the Anvil Centre will do for the downtown what the revitalized Stanley Theatre did for the

South Granville area, bringing a new sense of life to the area and helping to encourage a diverse business base. Schneider notes that with the abundance of new, creative-type businesses opening downtown – from food to craft beer to coffee to juice – there’s an energy that everyone can beneﬁt from. She sees a chance for all kinds of future partnerships amongst businesses, artists and the wide mix of arts groups that are already hard at work in New West. “New West has a huge and strong community of

TICKET DETAILS Rodgers and Hammerstein: Out of a Dream is onstage at the Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St., from April 29 to May 3. It features Peter Jorgensen, alongside fellow New West actor Sayer Roberts, plus Jennifer Andersen, Katie Murphy and Eva Tavares. Evening shows are at 7:30 p.m., with a 1 p.m. matinee on April 30 and 2 p.m. matinees on May 2 and 3. Note: The Thursday, April 30 evening show is a special sing-along edition. Tickets are $32 to $34, with special pricing for the weekday matinee. Call 604521-5050 or see ticketsnw. ca to buy. See www.patrick streetproductions.com.

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Singers celebrate 20 years of music-making Julie MacLellan LIVELY CITY

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It’s a celebration of 20 years of music-making. The Lyric Singers are presenting The Best of Lyric, celebrating 20 years of choral performance, in a special New Westminster concert. The concert is set for Saturday, May 2 at 7 p.m. at Holy Trinity Cathedral. The concert will feature favourite repertoire from the past, plus a new composition by local composer Bob Pritchard. Former choristers will be back to join the current choir for the occasion. The choir is directed by Nancy Rahn and includes singers from New West, Surrey, Langley, Burnaby and the Tri-Cities. Holy Trinity is at 514 Carnarvon St. Tickets are $20. For more information, call 604-340-4353 or see www.lyricsingers.ca. PENCIL, PAINT AND PASSION AT GALLERY Art lovers, don’t miss out

on the next exhibition at the Arts Council of New Westminster gallery. Pencil, Paint and Passion features the work of New West artist Don Smith. It’s on at the gallery from April 28 to May 23, with an opening reception on Sunday, May 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. “The most important objective is to capture the unique visual experience that drew me to a particular subject,” Smith explains in a press release. “These are my attempts to capture the unique New Westminster environment which has now been my home for almost 10 years.” The gallery is in Centennial Lodge, Queen’s Park. For more, check out www. artscouncilnewwest.org or call 604-525-3244. SYMPHONY IN TOWN Here’s another one for the music lovers among us. The West Coast Symphony is coming to town for the next concert in the Music at Queens series. Guest conductor Yariv Aloni will lead the orchestra

in the concert on Saturday, May 2 at 7 p.m. The program includes Prokoﬁev’s Violin Concerto No. 1, with soloist Jeanette Singh, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 2. The concert is at Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Ave. You can park in the visitors’ spots at city hall, just down the hill. Admission is by donation. Check out www.queensave nue.org for more details. THEATRE SEASON ANNOUNCED Theatre lovers, get out your datebooks: You may want to save some dates for the coming year. The Vagabond Players have announced their 2015/16 season – and it’s full of offerings for all tastes. Opening the season will be Jon Robin Baitz’s Other Desert Cities, billed as “a powerful drama of politics, passion and family secrets.” That’s set to run Oct. 1 to 24. From Dec. 2 to 19, audiences can enjoy Inspecting Carol, a Christmas comedy

Marking 20 years: The Lyric Singers are performing Saturday in New Westminster. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

by Daniel J. Sullivan. In the new year, the players will offer up Jo DiPietro’s Over the River and Through the Woods: “charm, wit and warmth abound in this delightful comedy,” a press release promises. That’s on Feb. 4 to 27. In April (April 7 to 23), audiences can enjoy Robert Anderson’s classic Tea and Sympathy. The season will then close with Tim Firth’s touching comedy Calendar Girls, running June 2 to 5. The Vagabond Players

are based at the Bernie Legge Theatre in Queen’s Park. See their website at www. vagabondplayers.ca for all the information. GALA FUNDRAISER HELPS THEATRE COMPANY Want to help a local theatre company produce ﬁrstclass musical theatre? Patrick Street Productions is holding its annual A Taste of Italy fundraiser on Wednesday, May 20 at Federico’s Supper Club on Commercial Drive.

The New Westminsterbased theatre company has a mission to bring outstanding professional productions of contemporary musicals to the stage in Metro Vancouver. The fundraising evening will be hosted by Todd Talbot (of Love it or List It Vancouver fame) and will include food, entertainment and a silent auction – including a sneak peek of the company’s next show The Best Laid Plans. The show is being created in partnership with Touchstone Theatre, and it’s an adaptation of Terry Fallis’s awardwinning novel of the same name. It’ll be onstage in the fall – but people who attend the dinner fundraiser will be the ﬁrst to see selections performed by the cast. Doors for the fundraiser open at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Check out www.patrickstreetproduc tions.com for more information. Send arts and entertainment ideas to Julie, jmaclellan@ newwestrecord.ca, or ﬁnd her on Twitter, @juliemaclellan.

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SUPPORT RICHARD MCBRIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL’S EFFORTS to raise money for new playground equipment by attending its garden party and fundraising sale on Sunday, May 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 331 Richmond St. You’ll be able to buy seeds, plants and garden items, recycle electronics, a visit with hens from Urban Digs Farms, and much more.

DROP BY THE NEW WESTMINSTER LAWN BOWLING CLUB open house and get a free lesson. Whether you’re interested in some serious competition or a fun pastime, you can check it out at the open house taking place on Saturday, May 2 from 1 to 4 p.m. The New Westminster Lawn Bowling Club is located next to Century House in Moody Park. (Guests are asked to wear shoes with low or no heels and comfortable clothes.)

ATTEND THE OPENING OF POPART, the latest exhibit in the New Media Gallery in Anvil Centre. Artist Karina Smigla-Bobinski will present an artist talk on Saturday, May 2 from 6 to 7 p.m. on the main ﬂoor of Anvil Centre, while the grand opening (featuring a cash bar) is from 7 to 9 p.m. at 777 Columbia St. If you can’t make the grand opening, you can drop by the gallery daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

SEARCH FOR NEW-TO-YOU TREASURES at a number of sales taking place on Saturday, May 2. The Massey Victory Heights Residents’ Association neighbourhood garage sale runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (visit www. masseyvictoryheights.com for a list of participants); the New Westminster Downtown Residents’ Association’s indoor ﬂea market is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Holy Trinity Cathedral (514 Carnarvon St.); and the Royal City Gogos are having a Grandma’s Attic garage sale from 8:30 to 12:30 a.m. (Unifor Hall, 326 12th St.) Email your Top 5 ideas to calendar@newwestrecord.ca. You can also check out our full arts and events listings at www.newwestrecord.ca.

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ALL-IN FOR AGM AT STARLIGHT The New Westminster Chamber of Commerce enjoyed an incredible turnout for its recent AGM at Starlight Casino. The chamber’s new executive includes: James Woods (chair); Christine Conway (past chair); Stan Weismiller (chair elect); Brett Pavan (treasurer); and Stephen Bruyneel (executive secretary). Joining the Record’s associate publisher and sales manager Lara Graham on the board of directors are Peter Baetsen, Patti Goss, Al Hyland, Daniel S. Lee, Dan Osachoff and Rnold Smith. Excitement and chatter ﬁlled the room, and there were many tasty little hors d’oeuvres, which were delivered with friendly smiles and great service from the staff. The vibe was full of energy and stimulating conversation. The event also served as a thank you to Christine Conway, who has served as chair for the past year and is now moving to past chair.

From left, Daniel Osachoff, Al Hyland and Lara Graham are directors of the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce’s board.

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People PROFILE

Insp. Phil Eastwood

Occupation NEW WESTMINSTER POLICE Why is he in the news? On Thursday, Insp. Phil Eastwood will leave the New Westminster Police Department for the last time, closing the door on a 27-year career with the local department and more than 30 years as a police officer. “How do you wrap 35 years up into a conversation?” he asked when the Record stopped by his office last week to conduct its final interview with the local police inspector. Eastwood began his career in 1980 with the London Metropolitan Police, a department of more than 35,000 officers. The Englishman spent most of his eight years with the department walking his beat, he didn’t drive a patrol car and he didn’t fire a gun. His time with the London police department was very much about making connections with residents and helping them through tough times, he said. “It’s essentially dealing with people. So it’s all about being able to build relationships and communicate with people,” Eastwood said. After eight years with the

London Metropolitan Police, Eastwood moved to the Lower Mainland with his wife, at the time, Colleen. When he arrived, he knew he wanted to continue with policing, and in February 1988, Eastwood Phil Eastwood was Circa 1988 hired as a constable with the New Westminster Police Department. Since then, he’s taken on many different roles within the department, everything from patrol to watch commander to community policing and victim assistance. Here’s what he had to say about his time in New West, and what he plans on doing after he retires. – Cayley Dobie 9

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the citizenship process. So in order to start the application, the only place I actually put an application in was here, and fortunately I was one of the successful candidates at the time and was hired on. Was it challenging integrating into the community? I found it very easy actually. Being known as the ‘Royal City,’ … I found there was a great deal of pretty easy connections

that I was able to make here. … I think the biggest challenge for me was I’d never touched a firearm over in England, and here, I remember, at the first day at the firing range the firearms instructor was handing out your notebook, your pen and, by the way, here’s a Smith & Wesson .38, like it was nothing, and … I just stared at this box on the table with these big eyes I think, while everyone else was diving in excitedly.

Were there any other surprises you didn’t expect? No. It’s really about the ability to build relationships and I hope if people were to be asked about what they remember about Phil Eastwood and his time here it would be the fact that I always tried to treat people fairly, that I always tried to look at things from other people’s perspectives, that I was professional, polite, hopefully approachable, Continued on page 26

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The secret sisterhood of imperfect mothers Christina Myers editorial@newwestrecord.ca

Psst! Hey, you. Yes, you, the one with your pajamas still on, with the baby that just won’t nap and the laundry pile that’s beginning to resemble the Rocky Mountains. And you, the one that’s been at the ofﬁce since 6:30 a.m. trying to get the report done early so you can sneak out before rush hour and maybe make it in time to see the last 10 minutes of soccer practice. Yep, I’m also talking to you, over there in the corner, trying to juggle the volunteering you offered to do at school, the birthday party that’s coming up next week, and the business trip that’s around the corner. And the one standing next to you, the one with the three kids and the fog of exhaustion? Nudge her awake please,

I’ve got something to tell her, something to tell all of you. It’s kind of important. I know, I know: I’m not an expert, I haven’t authored a baby book, I don’t have a PhD in psychology, and what I know about homemaking can be summed up in the number of meals I’ve burned in the last month alone. But I know a thing or two, all the same. See, I’m you. And you’re me. All right, I may have fewer (or more) kids than you; I may not have the same kind of job (or any “job” at all that earns a pay cheque); I’m sure we don’t look alike in the least (unless you’re tall for a woman, blonde from a box, and still holding on to a good percentage of your “baby weight,” in which case we might be twins.) But we’re the same, you and I, aren’t we? We’re moms, and we’re mother-

ing the best way we know how, hour after hour, day after day. Every morning is the start of a new chance to get it right – and another opportunity to get it wrong. The former seems infrequent, the latter evidence of our growing suspicion that we’re not quite good enough at this mom thing, after all, which is a terrifying proposition. We know that a great deal – everything, it seems – rests on how well we do this job. There’s just no room for not-quite-good-enough and getting it wrong, is there? What a strange place we ﬁnd ourselves in, you and I, trying to be mothers in a generation in which the very word “mother” is both revered and rejected, raised up and torn down, praised and scrutinized. That’s what happens Continued on page 28

The Kids New West Child Development Committee is a coalition of individuals, service providers and local public partners who are committed to supporting healthy child development in New Westminster. Better sleep brings big rewards for kids School-age kids in New Westminster don’t get enough sleep. In fact, according to the Middle Years Development Instrument, a report from UBC, only 72% of grade four students in New Westminster reported going to bed at a time that allowed for enough sleep. And 17% reported that they regularly go to sleep far too late to get the restorative benefits of sleep. What are the benefits of your child getting a good night’s sleep? • Keeps your child awake, alert and better able to concentrate during the day • Helps keep your child from getting cranky, moody or irritable • Allows your child to be more relaxed during the day • More sleep is correlated with maintaining a healthy weight • More sleep is correlated with a higher IQ • Sleep can improve symptoms of ADHD How much Sleep does my child need? Research suggests that school-age children need 9-12 hours of sleep each night, depending on age and the individual child. These are indications that your child is getting enough sleep: • Falls asleep within 30 minutes of bedtime • Doesn’t fall asleep during the day (in the car, for example) • Easily wakes up in the morning • Stays alert and attentive during the day (talk to the teacher: is your child sleepy or cranky during the day?) How can I help my child get enough sleep? It’s all well and good to know that kids need sleep, but what if your child insists on staying up late into the night? You follow a bedtime routine, tuck them in, but they’re still awake hours later. Now what? Here are some tips: • Create a loving, soothing bedtime routine • Ensure that the bedroom is dark; consider blackout curtains • Ensure your child is getting lots of physical activity during the day • Limit chocolate, tea, cola and other sources of caffeine to earlier in the day Why shouldn’t I let my child watch TV until they get sleepy? It’s easy for us to fall into the habit of watching TV to make ourselves sleepy, but that’s very destructive to a good night’s sleep. Several studies have linked poor sleep in children and teens to their use of blue-light emitting devices like TVs, laptops, phones and game consoles before bedtime. In order to get into good sleep habits, it’s best to keep these devices out of the bedroom. Turn off the electronics and let your children play or read after dinner instead. If you have ongoing concerns about your child’s sleep, talk to your family doctor or pediatrician. This article was written by Linda M. Tobias, Writer & Communications Consultant and member of Kids New West.

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Continued from page 27 when an idea gets put up on the pedestal, instead of a real person. And you and I, my friends, are real people. Sometimes we still have our pajamas on at noon,sometimes we sneak out early and still miss the soccer practice, sometimes we leave our little ones behind to ﬂy across the country for jobs we love, sometimes we watch the clocks at jobs we don’t love because it pays the bills, sometimes we make picture-perfect birthday parties and sometimes we grab a cake at the store, blow up some balloons and hope for the best. We’re more than cliches and stereotypes - even though sometimes, the cliches and stereotypes seem to ﬁt quite well. (There’s a reason that “harried mom in the grocery store” is a universally recognized image.) Here’s the thing, moms: it’s nearly Mother’s Day. You might get showered with gifts and appreciation

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A Vancouver-based business has decided to make the Royal City its testing grounds for an online platform that aims to connect people with their neighbours. PlaceSpeak, a company that specializes in uniting people and places via the Internet, has launched “Neighbourhoods” in 11 New West neighbourhoods. The free service works like LinkedIn and Facebook, for which users create online proﬁles. Unlike other social media sites, PlaceSpeak asks questions relevant only to one’s address. The website then pools together users who live in the same geographical boundaries, providing key features like a community notice board and an events calendar once users logged are in. Any communication between registered residents is kept private. “Up until now, online has been anonymous and not place-based,” said CEO Colleen Hardwick. “We’re trying to change that, to make it

so people can choose to connect with their neighbours and message them, and do the kind of things neighbours do.” Hardwick added the online platform could be useful when it comes to simple things like ﬁnding lost pets, borrowing power tools or recommending babysitters. Ultimately, she said, the goal is to promote more community engagement. “It’s about the cross pollination between different kinds of topics that will encourage people to become more involved. Someone may have come in for the transportation consultation, but maybe there’s something else that’s relevant in their neighbourhood, like a school closure.” Excited about the pilot project is Jason Lesage, president of the Massey Victory Heights Residents’ Association, one of the 11 participating associations. “It’s just another layer of reaching out to residents,” he said. “The demographic is changing. There are a lot of younger professionals who

are moving to the city and they tend to be more inclined to be on social media.” Lesage told the Record he’ll be using the online tool to spread the word about the various events going on throughout the year, like the upcoming neighbourhood garage sale. The platform, however, is only as strong as its numbers, he said, arguing the more people who sign up, the better. Asked why people don’t take the time to know their neighbours, Lesage said it’s a “21st century condition” caused by busy lifestyles. Hardwick echoed much of the same, but listed immigration as another possible reason. “You don’t have a lot of historical neighbourhoods (left), which is one of the reasons we wanted to start with New West, because it does have historical longterm neighbourhoods,” she said. “I know quite a number of people there whose families have been there over 100 years.” Another contributing factor to the disconnect be-

tween residents is population growth, according to Hardwick. “When you’ve got people living in more and more condos and highrise apartments, people don’t know the people on their ﬂoor, let alone in their building,” she noted. When it comes to privacy, Hardwick said her company

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Community May Day an integral part of our city’s long history Archie and Dale Miller editorial@newwestrecord.ca

In 1870 the citizens of New Westminster gathered to mark a May Day in the general manner in which it continues to this day. The paper reported: “Our citizens, as will be seen from the advertisement, have arranged to celebrate May Day, and from what we learn, will provide entertainment after the true old English style for old and young.” The advertisement read: “Everybody and his wife and family are invited to the Cricket Ground … to celebrate May Day. Luncheon will be provided for all. All kinds of games, music, and dancing on the green … The sports will commence at 12 o’clock.” May Day in New Westminster was on, and this year, 145 years later, it will occur once again. There was one year when May Day did not take place, so it is not technically a continuous

string of years, but that story will come in another column. For now, as we usually say, “May Day as we know it today began in this city in 1870.” One person who was very involved with organizing the occasion at that time was J.T. Scott. From our research, we see that Scott, along with a small group of local folks, was responsible for all aspects of this special day. When we use the phrase “as we know it today,” we base it on research done in the late 1960s and early 1970s following a newspaper interview with J.T. Scott in 1894, about a May Day prior to 1870 in the Royal City. It appears that in late April or early May of 1862, there was a cricket game between “a team from the Royal Engineers, then stationed here, and a civilian team, Scott being a member of the latter. After the match which was played on the ground where the asylum now stands, the players re-

tired to a bower constructed of ﬁr and cedar branches, to refresh the inner man.” While all were gathered there with family and friends, making merry, someone in the crowd noted it was May Day and they ought to have a maypole. The idea “caught the fancy of all,” a young pine tree was stripped of branches, “decked with wild ﬂowers” and readied to serve its time-honoured role. “Then soldiers and civilians joined hands and circled round the pole singing the May Day song they had learned as children in the dear old land.” Further study shows the simple festivities continued through the years until a more formal event took place, with J.T. Scott still very involved, in 1870. That included a May Queen, a parade, more music and festivities, and one year later, the May Queen’s speech was added. Watch for the story of “the year May Day didn’t happen.”

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Debbie Clarke, marketing manager at Thornebridge Gardens says “We are a Senior’s Retirement Community dedicated to helping seniors enjoy a lifestyle as independent as possible for as long as possible. We offer individualized services for residents in a caring, friendly and homey atmosphere.” The park like setting of Thornebridge provides 144 suites, ranging from studios to two bedroom apartments with plenty of common areas to take advantage of. Residents can take part in as many activities as they prefer or enjoy the privacy in their own apartment. There is a full calendar to choose from, including exercise classes, bus outings, entertainment, a variety of games and interactive focus

groups plus much more. Since the residence opened eight years ago, Clarke has met and taken many seniors and their families on tours of its beautiful accommodations, explaining the many services available to enhance their daily living. Besides the social opportunities, there are nutritious and delicious meals, weekly housekeeping and the peace of mind that goes along with a 24-hour emergency response system. Clarke suggests that seniors and their families start to talk about future options sooner rather than later. “We find that it is a process of coming to terms with the idea of moving. This process involves looking at various residences, often more than once, perhaps enjoying a meal and then making a decision on what feels right for them. It is important that all involved experience what makes “Independent Retirement Living” so much different than a “Nursing Home” or “Long Term Care”. She states “They are completely different so give your parent’s time to process the idea and see for themselves. Don’t push, but be a support in the transition!”

Many times the day to day demands of keeping a home, shopping, preparing healthy meals, having social interaction as well as having someone close by if a need arises are the practical reasons to make a move. “Once a senior has moved in, they often tell me that they wonder why they took so long to make the decision,” says Clarke. “They find it’s not about giving up their independence but rather celebrating a new stage in life that can be fulfilling and happy.” For some seniors the fear of letting go of the familiar may stop them from enjoying or embracing the new. Don’t let that be you! Thornebridge Gardens is located at 649 8th Ave. at the corner of 6th St. New Westminster. For more information or to request a tour, call Debbie at 604-524-6100 or visit www.thornebridge.ca.

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Retired Burnaby firefighter Mark Schiebler passed away recently from pancreatic cancer. He was 68. Schiebler, a New Westminster resident, worked for the Burnaby Fire Department for more than three decades. Bill Watson, retired assistant chief training officer with the Burnaby department, spoke highly of Schiebler; they were best friends

and longtime colleagues. “He was just a hell of a ﬁreman,” Watson said. “He did his job well, and we’re all going to miss him. He was just taken too quick.” Watson described Schiebler as a healthy, active man who was involved in sports, his family and charitable work. The two friends played golf regularly. “I could call on him for anything. If you were his friend, you could call him up at two in the morning, and he would bail you out,”

Watson said. “Mark was one heck of a guy. He did a lot for other people.” Schiebler spent 33 years in the Burnaby Fire Department. He started at age 21, and when he retired in 2001, he was the chief fire prevention officer. This January, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given mere months to live. He died on April 10. Schiebler’s son Jeff, who is also a firefighter, said family was No. 1 for his fa-

ther. “One of my dad’s fi“He was married for 45 nal sayings, and this relates years. We really back to family, … had a perfect childhe’s most proud of hood growing up,” his three kids, his Jeff said. “Very 10 grandchildren, humble man; he and they are all a worked hard. He nine iron away,” was very quiet. He Jeff said, explainwas the type of guy ing the golf referwho had a quickence meant they witted one-liner all lived close. sense of humour.” Jeff said fire Schiebler Much of Mark’s Mark fighting was a retired firefighter close family lived huge part of his fain the Queen’s Park ther’s identity, and neighbourhood. he passed away wearing his

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New Westminster’s Raquel Tjernagel is quickly becoming the fastest high schooler on the continent. The Grade 12 New Westminster Secondary School student ran the quickest high school times so far this year at the Bryan Clay Invitational track and field meet in Azusa, California a week ago. Tjernagel, who helped New West claim its first-ever B.C. high school track banner last year, surprised the track and field world at the invitational meet, placing second in the women’s 400 metres to twotime Olympian and South American champion Geisa Coutinho of Brazil in a very fast time of 52.26 seconds. Tjernagel’s time bettered her previous best by 2.25 seconds and was the fastest time in the world this season for an under-20 female athlete and the quickest high school time in North America. Later in the day, Tjernagel proved she is equally as quick at 200m, running the fastest time by a Canadian teen, placing third in the women’s open and posting a 23.34 time. Last season, Tjernagel represented Canada at the World junior championships in Eugene, Oregon, and made it all the way to the semifinals before placing 12th in the world in a new B.C. youth record time of 23.75. The Coquitlam Cheetah runner will face her district rival Zion Corrales-Nelson of St. Thomas More Collegiate in the sprints at the upcoming B.C. high school championships. Burnaby’s Corrales-Nelson ran in her first track meet of the season at the Oregon Relays, where she swept gold in the 100m, 200m and 400m races. The STM runner also took part at last summer’s world juniors, participating for the Philippines.

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The New Westminster Salmonbellies opened their B.C. Junior Lacrosse League season with a 9-6 victory over Victoria. The junior A ’Bellies got six points, including an opening two-goal spark from first-year runner Preston Lupul, to win their season opener on the road on Vancouver Island on Sunday. Lupul, who recorded his first junior point two years earlier in his first-ever junior A appearance, scored off the opening faceoff, giving the visiting Fishmen a 1-0 lead after just five seconds of play. Lupul also drew an assist on Tyrell Hamer-Jackson’s 3-2 go-ahead goal late in the first period, despite the hometeam Shamrocks holding a decisive 20-8 edge in shots on goal. New West managed to

hold on to a 7-4 lead after 40 minutes after outshooting the ’Rocks 19-8 in the middle frame. The difference was a change in the defensive system between periods, which had assistant Salmonbellie coach Clay Richardson hopeful of a strong back end this season. Victoria pelted Salmonbellie netminder Michael Flintoff with 22 shots in the final frame but could not reduce the deficit. Flintoff earned the game’s third star with 44 saves in his opening outing. “We have coachable kids, who want to play, who want to learn and who want to work hard,” said Richardson, who acted as head coach in the opener for Dan Perreault who was behind the bench in Buffalo with the NLL Vancouver Stealth over the weekend. Hamer-Jackson finished with a five-point afternoon

for the visitors, while Carter Dickson added two goals a minute apart early in the middle period to help New West take a four-goal lead. Riley Peterson scored the eventual game winner for the ’Bellies, firing home an even-strength goal midway through the contest from Hamer-Jackson and Lupul. Wyatt Pinder and Ryan Wilkinson both scored into an empty net to ensure New West of its first win of the season. New Westminster will be bigger and looking to be more aggressive than last season, said Richardson. With the acquisition of 6-4 DJ Saari and the offseason enticements of Western Hockey League defenceman Cole Bevan and former high school football star Drew Belgrave to the core Salmonbellie lineup, Richardson is eager to see how the added pieces fit towards producing a much sought after berth

into the Minto Cup. “Defensively, we’re getting a lot bigger and more aggressive,” he said. “We have to power the ball much more aggressively." New West plays its home opener this Sunday against the Nanaimo Timbermen at Queen’s Park Arena. Game time is 5 p.m. The junior Salmonbellies also take on the Delta Islanders on their usual Tuesday night matchups at home at 8 p.m. on May 5. In other season starts around the league, Delta doubled the Burnaby Lakers 12-6 on Saturday, Coquitlam easily handled the T-Men 10-5 at home and Langley got by Port Coquitlam Saints 11-9 at the PoCo rec centre in the season opener last Friday. The Lakers also dropped their home opener at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre on Sunday by a 10-9 score to the Saints. “I knew going in it was

going to be tough,” said former Salmonbellie head coach Brad Parker after Sunday’s near comeback. With eight players missing from the Burnaby lineup and key leaders graduated from last season squad, Parker knows he must start again from square 1. Burnaby’s 5-15-1 record was widely regarded as a B.C. Junior A league success story last season after the once storied franchise came dead-last, mustering just one win in all of 2013. But, this year will likely be less about building on last season’s succcess and more about ﬁnding their way again following two straight losses to start the Jr. A summer season, said Parker. Burnaby’s Adian Milburn led the Lakers with four goals against Delta and added his second straight hat trick along with three assists against PoCo to lead the league in scoring.

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B Specia m a L t s Roa h or lunc f s b i R BBQ Combo Q B B r so BBQ Rib 0 0 PU R C H A S E 00 . 1, 2015

DINNER FOR TWO $ 95 OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK

810 Quayside Drive (@ River Market) New Westminster 778.397.0028

Voted best Indian Restaurant 9 years in a row!

LUNCH SPECIALS DAILY

Expires May 31, 2015.

465 E Columbia St., New e Westminster Open: Tue. to Sat. 12pm – 11pm • Mon., Sun. & Holidays 3pm – 10pm ORDER ONLINE AND SAVE MONEY • www.lepizzobella.com

15% OFF FOOD BILL

83 Sixth St., New Westminster 604-521-2247 For menu visit www.royaltandoori.ca

806 - 20th St., New Westminster www.iwonapierogies.ca • 604-524-4144

NEW WESTMINSTER

$9 value. With the purchase of an appetizer

Mother’s day is May 10th call us for your table

• Open for Lunch and Dinner • Hours of Operation: Mon-Sat. 11:30-10, Sun 4-9

DINE IN - TAKE OUT - CATERING

Chan’s Garden

Buy one entrée Get one FREE

DON’T FORGET ABOUT MOM

• FREE DELIVERY! Within 4 kms • FULLY LICENSED!

Freshly Frozen Pierogies one dozen $700

*Applies to pizzas of equal or lesser value. May not be combined with other offers. Must present coupon.

604-553-4900

One of the Lower Mainland’s hidden treasures. Famous for traditional nan bread, mango butter chicken and saag lamb. Vegetarian and curry dishes are a Royal Tandoori speciality.

• Dine In Only • Offer valid until May 31st, 2015. Mention this ad.

Your 7th Meal is on us!

OPEN 11am-9pm Sunday to Friday 4:30-10:00pm on Saturday 232 6th Street, New Westminster 604.525.2611

Le Pizzo Bella

INDIAN RESTAURANT

Pierogies-15 Varieties 8 pcs for $1000

$10.95 Italian Snitzel with 4 cheese sauce $11.95 Served with pasta or risotto or potatoes and vegetables

Royal Tandoori

ll ing in Must br g in rear of Ma Parkin

Free 12,13, 2014