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Public will have a say on Plaza 88 project in September

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The final tower in the Plaza 88 development is headed to a public hearing.

After going back-and-forth with the developer about various aspects of the proposed tower at 900 Carnarvon St., city council has authorized staff to prepare a zoning amendment bylaw for a mixed-use commercial/residential development at the site. Council gave two readings to the bylaw on July 13 and will hold a public hearing on the application on Sept. 28.

In response to council’s concerns, the developer has worked to address issues such as the height of the building, the number of units, the size of the podium, the public realm along Carnarvon Street and vehicle access to the site.The proposed tower would have a maximum height of 374 feet (40 storeys) and would contain 398 units.

“It is acknowledged that this is a large development in terms of both the physical size and the building on the site and the number of units proposed in a rental tower,” stated a staff report. “With the many adjustments that have been made on this project, the current development proposal is considered to provide a reasonable high-density mixed-used Continued on page 10

UNLEADED A hazardous-materials crew member scrapes lead paint from the exterior of New Westminster Secondary last week. The 65-year-old-plus building is getting its first paint job in almost 20 years this summer. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

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New Westminster Secondary School is getting its first facelift in almost 20 years.

District workers have been on site since the beginning of last week, power washing the 65-yearold-plus building and painting the doors and window trim.

A hazardous-materials crew has also been on site, clearing away lead paint that’s been peeling and chipping off the building’s exterior for almost two decades.

“I think it’s fair to say that everybody has contacted us about cleaning up the outside of the facility,” district director of facilities and operations Doug Templeton told the Record. “We’re just trying to clean it up and make it a little more presentable without spending a lot of time and effort on it.”

The school, built in 1949, has been approved for replacement since 2003, and one reason it hasn’t been spruced up before now, according to school board vice-chair Casey Cook, is that its demolition has seemed imminent for years.

“There was that expectation, and you have to weigh out the value of spending money on a facility,” he said.

Cook was chair of the board’s operations committee about five years ago, when painting NWSS was last put on the district’s fiveyear plan for spending its annual facilities grant (AFG) from the province, but the school was

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hen seven-yearold Ciara Peterson played T-ball in Coquitlam last year, she didn’t hear the shouts of encouragement from spectators and coaches that her teammates did.

She didn’t get all the coaching either.

The only deaf player on a hearing team, Ciara felt isolated, her mom Jascine told the Record.

And Ciara wasn’t the only one.

Seven-year-old Aiden Coyle, playing T-ball across the border in New Westminster, felt isolated too, according to his mom, Sarah.

“It was tough,” she said, “because I noticed that he knew all the names of the kids on his team, but none of the kids knew who he was, other than, you know, the deaf kid.”

Fast-forward one year, and that’s all changed – thanks to one willing coach and a new grant for sign-language interpreters for deaf athletes.

Ciara and Aiden, along with eight-year-old Teanna Santos, who is also deaf, recently wrapped up a season with New Westminster’s Red Cardinals rookie team.

Their final game at Queen’s Park last month was a testament to the transformation of their baseball experience.

There was plenty of enthusiastic yelling from the sidelines but also lots of “deaf clapping” – an applause alternative that looks a lot like jazz hands.

On the field and in the dugout, interpreter Brynn McIntosh moved unobtrusively among the players, acting as the deaf players’ communication link with coaches, teammates and anyone else who doesn’t know American Sign Language.

And, of course, there was the camaraderie between the deaf players.

“I like it when they’re with me because they’re my best friends,” Aiden said.

The Red Cardinals final game also drew a lot of support from the Lower Mainland deaf community, including former players on the Deaf White Sox, an all-deaf Little League team that formed for a couple years in White Rock in the early 2000s.

“Looking back now, it was such a great experience,” former player Cole Sanderson said through an interpreter. “I’m really excited that now we’ve got three other deaf kids on a team having the same kind of experi-

ence. I really hope that we keep it going next year and that it gets bigger and grows.”

It will keep going if coach Ian Williams has his way.

All 11 kids have been invited back to play for him again next season.

“It’s been fantastic,” he said, “best year yet.”

Coaching deaf players has come with a learning curve and a few logistical challenges for Williams, who has coached for eight years and played for 30, but it’s not just deaf players who’ve benefited, he said.

“It was a good effect on the other kids too,” he said. “It’s all about inclusion. It’s good experience for them for eight or nine weeks that they see that there are people with some challenges and how hard they fight through them.”

Besides learning a few basic signs and generally gesturing more for the deaf players,Williams said he has also learned some things that will help him coach all young players better.

“Eye contact is huge with this,” he said as an example.

“It’s really good. I can tell if they’re confused or not.”

Aiden’s mom Sarah, meanwhile, said she can’t say enough positive things about Williams, who first coached her son in Tball last year.

“He was incredibly accommodating,” she said. “I think sometimes, with deaf kids, if you don’t know how to communicate with them, then you just kind of get scared.This coach doesn’t have that fear, was not scared at all.”

So when the three sets of parents, whose kids all attend the B.C. Provincial School for the Deaf in Burnaby, decided to get their kids all on one team and were assigned Williams as their coach, they were thrilled.

The last piece of the puzzle was an interpreter.

That part fell into place thanks to a new grant from the B.C. Deaf Sports Federation, funded through a Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development community gaming grant.

On Mondays,Wednesdays and Sundays during the eightweek season, McIntosh was the conduit of communication between the deaf players, coaches and teammates.

“Initially, at the beginning of the season, there was a little bit of awkwardness,” Sarah said.

“Now it’s like nobody even notices.”

For Ciara’s mom, Jascine, who is also deaf and spoke to the Record through an interpreter, the whole thing has

Signs of inclusion: Top, Ciara Peterson listens to coach Ian Williams through interpreter Brynn McIntosh. Above, Peterson talks to McIntosh by the Red Cardinals dugout. Above right, Aiden Coyle runs for third base. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

meant being able to step back and just watch her daughter enjoy the game.

“She can communicate with her teammates,” Jascine said. “She can understand the game better; she understands the coach.With that open communication, I think she’s had a lot more interest in the sport. She can see the interpreters and everybody cheering her on.”

Communication: New West Red Cardinals coach Ian Williams gives tips to batter Ciara Peterson with help from interpreter Brynn McIntosh. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

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The City of New Westminster is meeting or exceeding some of Metro Vancouver’s water conservation measures – and hopes residents will do the same.

Metro Vancouver implemented Stage 2 of its water conservation plan on July 3 in response to unseasonably dry and hot weather.The city is taking steps to restrict water use in its fields, water features, as well as the cleaning of city vehicles and equipment.

“I think people should be water aware and minimize the use of water in their daily lives,” suggested Jim Lowrie, the city’s director of engineering. “On June 27, we experienced our highest daily demand in the region at 1.6 billion litres that was consumed on that day.That exceeded the highest peak day from last year, which was July 16 – that was 1.58 billion litres per day.That’s because of the heat, of

course.That’s before Stage 2 was invoked.We are asking residents to limit any discretionary use of water.”

Lowrie said the city is adhering to water restrictions for its sports fields, cemetery lawns and municipal ornamental lawns.

The city is doing the minimal amount of watering required to keeps its sports fields in a useful condition.

I think people should be water aware.

“The bottom line is we are meeting or exceeding the minimal levels of watering in all of our lawn areas,” Lowrie said. “It’s just enough to maintain a healthy turf.”

The front lawn at city hall is classified as an ornamental lawn and subject to once-a-week watering.

A July 13 staff report to

council stated the lawn is currently being watered “well below” Metro Vancouver’s suggested watering level of 60 minutes once a week and pointed out that minimal watering allows the grass to go dormant rather than die.

According to staff, further water reductions of the lawn at city hall could include seeing 50 to 75 per cent of the lawn die and a proliferation of weeds and increasing the lawn’s susceptibility to the European chafer beetle.

Staff estimate it could cost $7,000 to $10,000 to repair a damaged lawn.

Under Stage 2 of the water response plan, public water play parks and pools are only allowed to be operated if they have user-activate switches.

Jennifer Wilson, the city’s assistant director of parks culture and recreation, said New Westminster is exceeding the region’s water regulations by turning off some of the less important features at spray parks.

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Opinion OUR VIEW

Needed: A superhero to save the planet

We’ve gotta take our collective editorial hat off to Andrew Weaver.

Weaver, the B.C. Green Party MLA representing Oak Bay-Gordon Head, can always be counted on to remind us why we need to have some non-Liberal, non-NDP voices in the legislature.

Weaver did his part to shake up Christy Clark’s summer sitting of the legislature by arguing that the house should, in fact, cease other business for an emer-

gency debate on how the province is responding to climate change.

Weaver invoked the rarely used Standing Order 35, which is reserved for issues of “urgent public importance.” He said the legislature needs to decide whether it is “acting with sufficient urgency and demonstrating the appropriate leadership on preparing for and mitigating the escalating impacts of climate change on our province.”

He pointed out, quite

rightly, that B.C. has been seeing all kinds of signs of climate change.

“We are experiencing forest fires, fishing bans, water restrictions and air quality advisories all occurring at alarming rates,” he said in a statement. “In the backdrop of everything that is going on right now, there are few issues more urgent or of greater public importance than the actions we need to take immediately to tackle climate change.”

It’s probably not surpris-

ing that the other parties were less than enthusiastic about the idea.

Christy Clark’s Liberals weren’t about to get derailed from their single-track agenda to save the provincial economy through liquefied natural gas.

And the NDP? Well, their response was as non-offensively middle-of-the-road as you might expect – acknowledging the importance of a climate change debate but suggesting the fall session might be a more

appropriate time for it.

Did Weaver genuinely think he had a shot at convincing them otherwise?

We suspect not.

But kudos to him for making a point of forcing the rest of the house to stop and think about an issue that is, genuinely, the most critical issue facing our province – and our planet – today.

Sure, it was playing a bit of politics to introduce the idea as an emergency debate; arguably, there’s very

little the government could do in the next couple of months that can’t be dealt with in the fall sitting.

But it’s become increasingly clear that our planet needs a superhero to stick up for it – and it seems to have fallen to Weaver to be that person for the B.C. legislature.

Here’s hoping he’ll be joined by a few more colleagues after the next provincial election so everyone starts taking climate issues more seriously.

MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Water rights get political Is B.C.’s fresh water the new oil?

Given the near-hysteria around a foreign corporation’s plan to continue to extract a relatively tiny amount of groundwater from an aquifer deep in the ground, one might be tempted to make that link.

But there is a crucial difference between the two.

First, oil (and natural gas) are sold on the international marketplace and our water is not.

The fact that Nestle is the company involved in this is part of the reason for all the protests. It is not a popular foreign corporation, and the political left love to trash any idea of such a company getting access to any of B.C.’s resources.

Typical of the misinformation that clouds this issue is an online petition that has been rapidly picking up signatures. It’s breathless title (“Nestle is about to suck B.C. dry”) is, of course, completely fictitious and inflammatory.

Some perspective here.

Nestle has been extracting a small amount of B.C. groundwater annually for more than a decade; it is not touching lakes or streams; the amount of water it is buying amounts to a proverbial micro-drop in a bucket compared to our water supply.

Finally, Nestle is not actually being “sold” the water.

It is being charged a small administrative fee to continue to access it (that fee

is roughly equivalent to accessing surface water from lakes and streams).

Back to the petition. People who sign it should take note that in doing so, they are actually agreeing with the premise that B.C.’s fresh water can indeed be sold internationally.

Enter former B.C. MLA Judi Tyabji, a zealous opponent of the very idea that we start selling B.C.’s fresh water.

When she got wind of the petition, she started a social media firestorm of her own when she posted on Facebook an analysis that pointed out it would be disastrous to start contractually “selling” Nestle or any other company fresh water for any price.

That’s because such a move could trigger free trade provisions that would allow those companies access to B.C. fresh water for ever.

Tyabji is now leading her own charge to battle against what she calls “gross misinformation” being peddled by those who should know better, and she’s getting a lot of attention (including from many folks who now wish they hadn’t signed that petition).

I don’t expect the B.C. government to change the rules regarding Nestle’s water extraction, no matter how many people sign a petition. But water will remain an emerging political issue.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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Great debate on the Pattullo’s fate

Dear Editor My wife and I recently purchased a home on the Quay and had to visit city hall twice to pay taxes and complete paperwork to ensure things went smoothly.

I have to say that the women at New Westminster city hall are all wonderful. They must really enjoy working there, because each and every one that I came in contact with was friendly and helpful to a fault.

The first time I was there I was loaded up with information of things to do in the city and verbal tips were offered about where to go, and what to do, when and where.

The second time, I arrived early – it opens at 8 a.m. and I was probably 20 minutes early – a wonderful lady got her keys out and took care of me right away. And that meant I was first in line for the cashier.

I also got a quick lesson on Century House, and she was disappointed that the July schedule hadn’t been delivered yet so she couldn’t give me a copy. She said if I returned later in the day, she would have them. She also told me where I could pick one up at other places.

It was just so nice to be dealt with in such a friendly and helpful manner. I’m very happy that we have chosen New Westminster.

Kent Gilchrist, New Westminster

Cheapskates keeping region behind times Dear Editor It is mind-boggling that Metro Vancouverites are unwilling to spend 0.5 per cent more of their tax dollars to improve our public transit system. The No side voted yes to increased gridlock, yes to increased pollution and yes to higher taxes for road maintenance.

It is petty, shortsighted and self-centred on the part of drivers who hold the steering wheel with one tight fist and their wallet with the other, while gazing in their rearview mirror towards the dated 1950s nostalgia. That is not how to build a 21st-century city, and it does not bode well for altruistic citizenship in our city.

Why should non-transit drivers be given a say about the needs of transit users? If “user pay” is their point, then conversely, drivers should pay separate tolls for every kilometre of bridge and road driven as is done in more progressive Singapore. The image of Vancouverites as green and progressive is a hoax.

Plan B calls for replacing TransLink with a more competent and qualified body, managed and controlled by the GVRD, not Victoria.

Oscar Raasveldt, Port Coquitlam

Hold referendum on politicians’ salaries Dear Editor Now that Christy Clark has set a precedent by taking the decision making out of hands of the government and giving it to the electorate, as she did with the transit referendum, let’s hope she maintains this posture in the future. The next time our esteemed premier and MLAs deem it necessary to give themselves a fat raise, let’s put it to another referendum vote. I’m sure we, as voters and concerned citizens, will be fair, impartial and non-judgmental and give them just what they deserve, right?

Neil Swanson, Coquitlam

Dave Lundy Now I’m laughing. This is a mayor who went around telling everyone that would listen (and drink the Kool Aid) that building a 4 lane TOLLED Pattullo Bridge would relieve congestion, when it replaced the current 4 lane bridge thats in place. WIth that kind of logic, you really have to wonder what the hell they teach up at SFU’s Urban Planning and Development school?

You know what they could have done in hindsight? When they built the skytrain to Surrey... they could have built a new Pattullo Bridge then, consolidating it as a double decker bridge (much the same way that the bridge over Puget Sound on the I5 is with the express lanes below it.) But again that would have taken some vision and future thought... something that’s been lacking in the lower mainland’s planning and development for decades.

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It wouldn’t cost much and I suspect if a better job was done focusing on the small stuff the big stuff (wouldn’t need it or to waste billions) would go away.

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Santa’s days may be numbered Christmas market at Anvil Centre and a tree-lighting event in Hyack Square.

Veteran councillors Jaimie McEvoy and Chuck Puchmayr spoke in favour of the Santa Claus Parade.

“I don’t see any good reason to be taking an event way from this community that people enjoy,” McEvoy said.

Rookie councillors Mary Trentadue and Patrick Johnstone were more in-

Theresa McManus

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Santa Claus will be coming to town for this year’s parade, but it could be his last ride in the Royal City.

On Monday, city council considered a staff report about proposed 2015 Christmas events in New Westminster, including a Santa Claus Parade, postparade activities and a new

clined to do away with the parade and focus on other programming.

Johnstone said he’s not married to the idea of holding the Santa Claus Parade, noting there are a lot of variables, such as weather, attached to the event’s success. He’d prefer to see other Christmas activities expanded and resources aimed at creating activities on either side of the pe-

Gaiptman said. “Now that we have a timeline, it makes sense to ensure that, when students walk to school and when residents live and look at the school, that they’re looking at something and participating in something that’s pleasing to the eye – or more pleasing to the eye.”

Cook, who emphasized AFG money does not compete with education dollars, added another reason the district couldn’t afford to let NWSS deteriorate for an-

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“For international students, we are in a very competitive environment,” he said, “so optics matter … We pulled in about $700,000 to $800,000 over top of our budgeted revenue from international education this year, so optics of your facility do matter, and we know that that’s the case.

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News Clerical cuts could cost school district: union Cornelia Naylor

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Clerical workers in the NewWestminster school district got an unpleasant surprise just before the summer break, with some finding out their summer hours had been cut.

Local CUPE president Marcel Marsolais urged the school board at its last public meeting before the holidays to reconsider the move.

“When that last kid walks out the door, school isn’t closed,” he told trustees at the June 30 meeting. “There’s shutdown and then there’s one to two to three weeks start-up in some schools as well … In some cases, people are being asked to come back to work on Sept. 8, and that’s just not going to work.”

Clerical workers will be overwhelmed come September, and that could cost the district, according to CUPE executive and NWSS bookkeeper Charlene Ducholke.

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sponsible for all the num2009/10, there has been bers that get put through to a 9.4 per cent decrease in Victoria for all the school clerical staff in the K-12 secfunding throughout the tor, according to the report. whole district,” she told the Marsolais said the school Record. “If it isn’t for clerboard is in a tough spot beical support, we don’t get cause of provincial underfunding.” funding, but that CUPE Ducholke said it’s often would fight the cuts to clerical workers summer clerical who find missing hours through the Individual Educaunion’s dispute tion Plans (IEP) process. and special educaBut School Distion designations trict No. 40 human that result in extra resources direcfunding from the tor RobertWeston province and exsaid the district has tra support for stubudgeted for aldents. most 100 hours If left till Sept. 8, Marcel Marsolais per week more that work will have CUPE president clerical time across to compete with the district for next the myriad other tasks cleriyear, and the hours lost this cal staff deal with in “crazy summer will be more than busy” offices when schools made up by those hours. are in session, Ducholke “With the additional supsaid. port, all that’s required to The increasingly heavy open the schools and to workload carried by clerical close the schools, etc. will be staff is a provincewide issue, more easily accommodataccording to a 2014 CUPE ed during the regular school report Marsolais presented year,” he said. at the board meeting. Since

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Coun. Mary Trentadue said she’s been pleased with some of the changes the developer has made as a result of council’s input, including the scope and look of the above-ground parking and the project’s conformance with New Westminster’s new family-friendly housing bylaw.

While she’d still like the developer to “be a little bit more creative” with the use of the building’s amenity space, she said it’s a far better looking building than what was first proposed and she supports it going to public hearing.

“A daycare in the downtown, I think, would be a fantastic idea,” she said of the amenity space.

Coun. Patrick Johnstone supports sending the project

to a public hearing but still has some concerns about the project’s impact on Carnarvon Street.

“I am ready for this to go to public hearing to hear what the public has to say,” he said. “They have done a lot of work.”

Coun. Chuck Puchmayr said he’s pleased the developer has made revisions to the plan that provide more three-bedroom units.The proposal now conforms to the city’s new family-friendly housing policy.

“We are excited about this quality rental highrise being the last spike, so to speak, in our overall development,” developer Mike Degelder told the Record.

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Arts & Entertainment

Enchanting: Left, actors Matthew Simmons, Julian Legere, Alex Ross and Chris Fofonoff rehearse a scene from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Above, Legere, who lives in New West, plays the role of Peter Quince. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is onstage at the Bernie Legge Theatre from July 29 to Aug. 16. For tickets, call 604-521-0412 or email reservations@vagabondplayers. ca. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Midsummer fun onstage in New West Alchemy Theatre andVagabond Players team up to offer summer Shakespeare at Bernie Legge Theatre Tereza Verenca

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When Julian Legere went to audition for A Midsummer Night’s Dream this past March, he admits the whole thing was a bit nerve-racking.

Having been out of the game for some time, the 21-year-old actor from New West didn’t know if his monologue and song would impress director Matthew Davenport.

“I never really did much comedy, so I had to learn one in a couple of weeks,” Legere told the Record. “I did one from The Merchant ofVenice and it was just so much fun, to be up and per-

forming again and to have a chance to show off those comedic chops and to stretch those muscles a bit.”

Legere, who has an acting diploma and a bachelor of performing arts degree from Capilano University, ended up successfully wowing the judges.They called him back a week later to let him know he got the part of Peter Quince.

The 16th-century Shakespearean play, presented by Alchemy Theatre and Vagabond Players, hits the Bernie Legge Theatre stage on July 29.

It revolves around the marriage of the Duke of Athens, which includes the adventures of four young

lovers, some fairies and a group of six craftsmen, Quince being one of them.

Not to mention, this all happens over the course of one single enchanted evening.

Legere said one of the challenges along the way has been learning the art of physical comedy.

“It’s not something I’m super experienced with, so there’s been a bit of a learning curve on that, but it’s probably the most fun I’ve had in rehearsal in a long time. I never really thought of myself as a clown or comedic actor before, but I’ve really discovered sort of a passion for that, doing this role.”

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I never really thought of myself as a clown or a comedic actor before.

Mr. Bennett in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

That classic, and others, like

Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, is the kind of literature Legere said appeals to him most.

“There’s just something about the way they wrote in that era.There’s something about the restraint of the stories, there’s these romance tales, there’s no sex or like anything,” he noted.

“It’s subtle and it’s just the people, and all they ever do is talk, but there’s so much to it.”

And bringing those words to life, he added, carries something special.

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Community New public face for city police Cayley Dobie

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There’s a new guy sitting at the New Westminster Police Department’s media desk these days.

Acting Sgt. Jeff Scott took over the role of recruiter and media spokesperson from Sgt. Chad Johnston earlier this mont and has since been working on improving the police department’s visibility online and in social media circles.

“I’d never thought of re-

cruiting or media relations as on my horizon, at least in this period, so when they told me I was pleasantly surprised,” Scott said.

Scott joined the New West police department in 2006 and has had many different roles since then, including patrol officer, operational support unit (bike squad), marine unit, collision reconstruction and analysis, and traffic section.

“Then back to patrol for a year as a supervisor, and now I’ve moved into re-

New image: Acting Sgt. Jeff Scott is the new media spokesperson for the New West Police Department. PHOTO CAYLEY DOBIE

cruiting and media relations,” Scott told the Record.

Scott was offered the new gig during a recent promotions competition. Prior to this, he’d never figured himself much of a media guy, although he used to write a blog for the department based on his experiences as a patrol officer.

Despite the limited knowledge about media relations, Scott said he’s excited to dive right in. He’s already got plans to boost the department’s image within the community and online.

“There’s not a huge learning curve, it’s just learning what’s interesting to the public. One of the big things I learned from blogging, as the department’s blogger, was what is routine to us, is very interesting to the public at times,” he said.

Scott hopes that by boosting the department’s image, it’ll make it a more desirable option of employment for new recruits.

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Poetry in the Park hopes to spark a passion for the spoken word by matching the waxings of the soul with the splendorous outdoors.

HeldWednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Queen’s Park bandshell, Poetry in the Park is the brainchild of NewWestminster poet laureate Candice James and is hosted by the Royal City Literary Arts Society (RCLAS).

The event puts the poet centre stage with performances ranging from an open mike, to readings from featured authors and award-winning writers.

“It’s good to set the bar high,” said current RCLAS president Kyle McKillop, who was passed leadership of the RCLAS by James.

“They’re big shoes to fill, but thankfully (James) is usually around to bounce questions off of,” said McKillop.

McKillop attended Poetry in the Park for the first time in 2013, where he first met James.

McKillop said that soon afterwards he began attending events and joined the society, eventually joining the board and becoming the organization’s interim president.

During the day, McKillop teaches high school English in Surrey, and he has begun working towards his master of fine arts degree at UBC. He’s enthusiastic about the outdoor poetry readings, noting that James, as the poet laureate, started them up as a way to “bring poetry to the masses.”

One such time was when a group of children wandered in from playing in the park and actually stayed for the remainder of the performance.

“They didn’t stay long, but it speaks to the energy of the poet that kids gave up playing to listen to a poem,” said McKillop.

The New West Pride Society wants all local businesses to “pride out their windows” as part of a friendly competition.

Whether it’s rainbow boas, flowers, flags or balloons, president Jeremy Perry is encouraging everyone to show it loud and proud.

“We wanted to ensure that when we walk through New Westminster, no matter which area you’re in, you were going to be reminded that we are in the middle of a festival because there are events in every neighbourhood of the city,” he told the Record. “For the businesses, it’s great for them because they can show their support for diversity in the community, and that can actually be a real business boom for them.”

This is the second year of the window display competition, which is held in conjunction with New West Pride Week. Last year, there were 25 submissions. Perry wants to more than double that total in 2015.

“Our goal is to beat 100,”

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CHILL OUT AT A LOONIE SKATE at Moody Park Arena on Sunday, July 19 from 1 to 3 p.m.The arena also offers toonie skates on Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. For info, visit 604-525-5301. Moody Park Arena is at 701 Eighth Ave.

Sing and dance this weekend

CONNECT WITH YOUR COMMUNITY at the Victoria Hill Community Day, which takes place on Saturday, July 18 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Woodlands Memorial Park.The Queen’s Park Healthcare Foundation presents a fun afternoon of activities for the whole family, including Korki the Clown, face painting, ask-a-vet booth, old-fashioned bicycles and bike checkups, a barbecue,

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badminton and bocci.

Everyone is welcome and everything is free.

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SAIL BACK IN HISTORY and discover what it was like to be the first mate on a working vessel at the Life of a First Mate program being offered for nine- to 12-year-olds aboard the Samson V Maritime Museum.The course costs $13.25 and runs on Saturday, July 18

$968,000

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THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND Theresa McManus

tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

from 10 a.m. to noon at the Samson V, 880 Quayside Dr. (in front of the Inn at the Quay.) For more information or to register, call 604-527-4640 or email museum@newwestcity.ca.

$888,000

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TRY SOME CARIBBEAN MOVES at the TGIF&S dancing series, when this week’s session features bachata dancing from

$418,000

the Dominican Republic on Saturday, July 18 at Sapperton Plaza. Lessons are from 7 to 7:30 p.m., and dancing takes place from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

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SING ALONG WITH GREASE (and a few hundred New West movie goers) at the Grease sing-along feature at this week’s Summer Movie Series. Back by popular demand, the Grease singalong takes to the big screen

REDUCED

in Queen’s Park Stadium on Friday, July 17. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the movie begins at dusk (about 9 p.m.) Bring some snacks and chairs (or a blanket)and get ready to belt out tunes like You’re the One That I Want, Greased Lightning, Summer Nights and Beauty School Drop-Out. Email your Top 5 ideas to calendar@newwestrecord.ca or tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca.

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he weekend’s top open houses are going digital.

Every Friday, readers and prospective homeowners can check out the Record’s exclusive online map, listing the Record’s top five picks for the coming weekend. The easy-to-use map allows readers to search New Westminster for open houses and get a sneak peek at what could be their future neighbourhood.

The map includes a variety of listings, from more moderately priced homes to the higher priced luxury homes.

See something that interests you?

Click on the pin to find open house times, and read more about the listing, including price, square feet and other details unique to the house or condo. Plus, see a preview photo of the residence and find a link to additional information.

The map provides an easy tool for prospective homeowners to quickly navigate the fast-paced housing market.

To view the map and other news on housing trends in the Royal City, visit www.newwest record.ca and click on the ‘Real Estate’ tab.

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TOP OPEN HOUSES

In NewWestminster this weekend – July 18 and 19

For more info visit www.newwest record.ca and click on the ‘Real Estate’ tab.

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213 Ninth Ave.

$888,000 – Open Sunday 2 to 4 p.m.

This three-bedroom home is on a quiet street in the popular Glenbrooke neighbourhood. It has a fullyfinished basement, detached garage and a zen garden with a waterfall. Close to schools, shops and transit.

Donna Tays, Remax Advantage: 604-526-2888

In the market for a new home? On Fridays, readers can check out the Record’s newest online feature – an easy-to-navigate online map that lists the weekend’s top open houses in NewWestminster.

1

300 Princess St.

1,375,000 – Open Sunday 2 to 4 p.m.

This three-level home offers a spacious main floor with a family room, gourmet kitchen and large dining area. Upstairs features three bedrooms each with their own ensuites and walk-in closets.

DerrickThornhill, Park Georgia Realty: 604-525-1005

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350 Sherbrooke St.

$759,900 – Showings by appointment This two-storey plus basement home features a master bedroom suite with ensuite and skylights on the top floor, new carpeting, fir hardwood floors, a large kitchen and mountain views.

Steven Goodwin, Park Georgia Realty: 604-525-1005

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331 Fifth St.

$1,328,000 – Showings by appointment Located on a quiet street in Queen’s Park, this 1910 heritage-style home features stained glass windows, refinished wood floors, six bedrooms and four bathrooms. Updates include electrical and plumbing.

Tracey Davies, Park Georgia Realty: 604-421-7275

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63 Seymour Ct.

$1,088,800 – Showings by appointment This custom-built home features a large, private backyard with a stamped concrete patio.This threebedroom home offers a gourmet kitchen, new counters, sunken family room and gas fireplace.

Becci Dewinetz, Remax Advantage: 604-526-2888

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Your journey starts here.

500X

Is this the Fiat model that finally speaks to North Americans?

BY MALCOLM GUNN

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Small hatchback wagons that can be ordered with all-wheel-drive are all the rage these days, and that’s what might give the new Fiat 500X a shot at stardom.

From an engineering perspective, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has developed a two-pronged approach that has the 500X and the Jeep division’s recently released 2015 Renegade sharing platforms and drivetrains.

However, where the littlest Jeep’s design is decidedly whimsical in nature, the 500X’s lines are far more understated. The Fiat is also a more mature and practical version of the basic two-door Fiat 500 and is far more visually appealing than the microbus-looking 500L four-door that’s similar in size to the 500X. There are more grown-up features to be found inside the 500X as well. The minimalist dash layout of the Fiat 500 gives way to a more elaborate triple gauge pod grouping and adjacent dominating touch-screen display that can be had in the 500X. In back it’s a tight squeeze for three adult passengers, as you might expect considering the car’s dimensions, but total passenger volume is actually a bit more than that of the close-relation Renegade. In nearly every other key measurement, including stowage space, it’s a dead heat between the two.

That sameness also extends to engine choices.

The starting point is a turbocharged 1.4-litre four-cylinder that can be found in a number of

FCA models. It’s rated at 160 horsepower and 184 poundfeet of torque.

l/100 km in the city and 7.6 on the highway with the turbo 1.4.

Although the Pop, which starts at $23,200 including destination charges, is the base trim, it comes with most key necessities, including air conditioning, cruise control, remote keyless entry, fold-flat passenger seat and four-speaker audio.

Optional is a non-turbo 2.4-litre four-cylinder that produces 180 horsepower and 175 pound-feet of torque.

All sounds good, but here’s the kicker. If you want the turbo engine you must order the price-leader 500X Pop and your sole transmission choice is a six-speed manual. The punchier 2.4 is optional on the Pop, but standard on the Sport, Trekking, Lounge and Trekking Plus models.

Yes, those are the models - really. That engine locks you into a nine-speed automatic transmission, which is just fine with most car shoppers who rarely opt for manual gearboxes these days.

As well, the 2.4 is mandatory when equipping your 500X with all-wheel-drive. The system has a free wheeling (and fuel-saving) rear-axle-disconnect feature for those times when directing torque to all four wheels isn’t necessary. The AWD comes with a Dynamic Selector knob adjacent to the floor shifter that allows the driver to pick from Auto (default setting), Sport and Traction+, depending on road and driving conditions.

As yet there are no official fuel-economy stats to report, but since the 500X’s base weight is about 100 kilograms less than the Renegade’s, the numbers should be slightly better than the Jeep’s rating of 9.8

The Sport trim level adds two more speakers to the audio system, fancier interior trim, keyless start and 17-inch alloy wheels (up from 16-inch steelies).

The Trekking and Trekking Plus are designed to emulate off-road-capable vehicles and come with their own front and side body trim plus unique 17and 18-inch wheel designs. Unfortunately they don’t appear to offer any additional trail-tackling ground clearance.

Both the Trekking Plus and Lounge versions have standard climate control, ambient interior lighting and power-adjustable front seats.

From there you can select a dual-pane power sunroof, 16-centimetre touch-screen with navigation and crash-avoiding forward-collision warning, blind-spot warning and cross-traffic alerts, the latter of which really does put eyes in the back of your head.

With the wide array of small-sized wagons and hatchbacks to choose from and without the polarizing looks of the Jeep Renegade, Fiat will need to push hard for the 500X to be noticed, even with style and substance on its side.

What you should know 2016 Fiat 500X Type: Engine (hp): Transmissions: Market position:

Four-door, front- /all-wheel-drive sub-compact tall wagon 1.4-litre DOHC I4, turbocharged (160); 2.4-litre DOHC I4 (180) Six-speed manual (1.4-litre engine); six-speed automatic (2.4).

The rapidly expanding small-wagon class has many new entries, with more models on the horizon. Their practicality and fuel efficiency are starting to make converts out of defecting sedan owners.

Points:

Modern styling stands in contrast to the Jeep Renegade’s over-the-top looks; There’s no logical reason why the base turbo four-cylinder engine cannot be had with an automatic transmission; Inexpensive all-wheel-drive system is a worthwhile option; Trekking trim levels should do more than simply look off-road tough.

Safety:

Front airbags; side-impact airbags; side-curtain airbags; driver’s knee airbag; anti-lock brakes; traction control; stability control.

L/100 km (city/hwy): 9.8/7.6 (1.4 turbo, est.); Base price (incl. destination)$23,200

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Community

Local dancers share locks with Wigs for Kids Theresa McManus AROUND TOWN

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Six ponytails, four dancers, one dance mom and one dance teacher - put it together and you have the makings of a special day.

Kids in Motion Dance Studio in Sapperton held a hair donation event on July 8 for B.C. Children’s Hospital’s Wigs for Kids program.

Five-year-old ballet student Kailey Carson approached Mrs. Jessica in class and asked if they could donate their hair together.

“Kailey had never cut her hair before and was eager to do something special for her first cut,” said an email from Jessica Hanson, owner/ creative director of Kids In Motion. “Thanks to Jackie from Hair by Jackie M., six people were able to donate their ponytails – four dancers, one dance mom and Mrs. Jessica.”

Vienna McKenzie, 12, was the top donor of the event, contributing a whopping total of 24 inches and three separate ponytails.

Miranda Malcolm, Miriam Malcolm and Amanda Semenolf also participated.

PARTY ON 12TH STREET A Juno award nominee, an award-winning harmonica player and a city councillor are among the performers who will be hitting the stage at the 12th Street Music Festival.

The Save-On-Foods 12th Street Music Festival returns with musical entertainment and activities for the family on Sunday, July 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Local politico Coun.

Chuck Puchmayr and the Blue Express will kick off the music-filled day at 11 a.m. at the Nanaimo Street stage. James Buddy Rogers, a Juno award nominee for Best Blues Album of the Year, will follow at 12:30 p.m. and Canadian Harmonica Player of theYear Harpdog Brown will play from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

On the Edinburgh Street stage, Russian blues guitarist Arson Shomakhov and popular children’s entertainer IshdaFish will be entertaining the crowds. At the 10th Avenue stage, folks will be able to swing to their hearts content with the Royal City Swing, which will feature Deanna Knight and the Hot Club of Mars.

“This has truly become one of the premier free family festivals in the Lower Mainland and continues to

grow in quality and interactivity for all,” Amber Anderson, president of the West End Business Association, said in a press release.

“Children’s entertainer IsdaFish, a petting zoo, interactive crafts with the New Westminster Arts Council and Glenbrook Day Care, fire and police command centre tours and many, many vendors.”

Anderson notes that local businesses Steel and Oak Brewing Co. and Pacific Breeze Winery will be offering a beer and wine garden at the festival.

READING CHALLENGE The New Westminster Public Library is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a challenge to adult readers.

As part of this year’s anniversary, the library has 150 challenges for its adult summer reading club.The library wants to celebrate the many ways the library serves the public, with a diverse set of challenges that will have folks exploring and using the library like never before.

Reading challenge booklets are available at the main branch and Queensborough branch of the New Westminster Public Library.

“There’s no obligation to complete all 150 of the challenges.Think of it as a passport to self-discovery and an invitation to broaden your horizons with new books, movies, music and digital resources,” a press release from the library states.

Along with learning about the library’s resources, participants are eligible for monthly prizes and a grand prizes at the end of the summer.To enter the draw, people must share their completed reading challenges with the library via Facebook,Twitter or Instagram using the hashtags #NWPL150RC and #NWPL150.

People can also search these hashtags to see what other people are doing for their reading challenges.

The library suggests that residents watch for more tieins to celebrate 150 years of the New Westminster Public Library, including an anniversary party on Saturday, Aug. 15.

For more information, visit nwpl.ca or contact ErinWatkins at ewatkins@ nwpl.ca or ShelleyWilsonRoberts, public services librarian, at swilson-roberts@ nwpl.ca.

HELP MAKE A MASCOT In a creative mood this

summer? New Westminster’s sister city of Moriguchi, Japan is hosting a mascot design contest and has invited New West residents to participate.

Moriguchi is creating a mascot to celebrate its 70th anniversary of incorporation – someone that will represent the charms of the city and will endear Moriguchi to many.

Contest details and an

application package are available on the City of New Westminster’s website at www.newwestcity.ca. All entries must be postmarked by no later than July 21.

CELEBRATE NON-PROFITS The New Westminster Chamber of Commerce and Douglas College want to do what they can to celebrate local not-for-profit organizations.

The two groups have joined forces to launch the Community Awareness Now pilot project, which aims to bring awareness to and celebrate not-for-profits in New Westminster.The organizations being featured in this pilot project include: Fraser River Discovery Centre, the Last Door Addiction Treatment Centre, St. John Ambulance, New Westminster Baseball, the

Arts Council of New Westminster, Lower Mainland Purpose Society, New WestminsterYouth Ambassadors Society and the Seniors Services Society.

Do you have an item for Around Town? Send ideas from around the community to Theresa, tmcmanus@new westrecord.ca, or find her on Twitter, @TheresaMcManus.

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WE PAY!

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2015 Fiat 500 Pop

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22,995

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2015 Fiat 500 Pop

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Community That’s a lot of info 5,000 pages of FOI documents released New Westminster released about 5,000 pages of records through the Freedom of Information process in 2014.

Staff recently provided council with a report about the 2014 Freedom of Information Protection of Privacy requests.The city received 78 requests for information under the act in 2014, compared to 83 in 2013 and 151 in 2012.

The staff report shows the largest number of requests (20) related to building permits and inspections, followed by finances (17), and engineering and engineering operations (13). Other information requests related to legislative services, bylaw and licences, administration, the mayor’s office, parks and recreation, information technology, planning, human resources and development services.

Members of the public accounted for the largest number of requests in 2014 with 41. Media filed 13 requests, with others coming from business owners, insurance adjusters, law firms, real estate management companies and public bodies.

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The next ArtStarts drop-in is set for July 26 at River Market, when Collage Collage teams up with Reggio instructor Tara Browman for a hands-on visual arts workshop. Sessions are at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Check out www.artstarts. com/weekend or www.rivermarket.ca.

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Remembrances of New West shoe stores past Archie and Dale Miller

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Last week we learned that another of New Westminster’s older businesses is closing: Harry Minuk Shoes, started in Sapperton’s commercial area in the early 1940s and then operating in two different uptown locations.

There have been many comments on social media about this loss and many others about shoe stores in general – what peo-

ple remember, where they shopped for footwear and where people shop locally now for shoes.While we won’t get into the “current” discussion, we will note some of the names that have been part of this part of New Westminster’s history.

Of course the most immediate memory, and yet another loss, was Copp’s Shoes downtown. Copp’s had the reputation and appearance of an old-time store that will long be remembered by those who

knew its street corner location. Another downtown shop from some years past was Agnew-Surpass. It was a long-term chain of shoe stores, well known across Canada, that closed down completely about a decade and a half ago.

In the uptown area, many people remember Woodward’s shoe department and its public address announcements in that area: “Numbers are being given out for service in the shoe department, please take a

number for service.”There will be many others who will look back on Woodward’s and getting a pair of running shoes for gym class at school for $1.49.

And speaking of sports shoes, there will be many folks who remember Earl Peterson Sporting Goods for their large selection of this type of shoe.When you start to look back at a particular type of business or store, there will always be some that stand out, and we have mentioned some of

them. Looking back at the downtown area along Columbia Street, there are a couple of others that were well known, one much longer than the other, but both important.

Sinclair Shoes was a prominent business in the early 1900s when they once occupied a major storefront in the Westminster (Trust) Block. At this location, they made and sold footwear and won a national award for their Christmas window display. Later, they moved far-

ther up Columbia Street.

Another shoe store was linked to the city’s first years.

They closed down with the retirement of the owners, still of the family who started the store, in 1984. In that year, as part of the city’s 125th anniversary, Bill and Nan Johnston, closed Johnston Shoes.

This family and store was very well known for decades for their annual May Day display.

To Harry Minuk Shoes – thank you for your years of service.

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Challenge to celebrate 150 years at the library Tammie Mercado and Megan Harris

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This year is the New Westminster Public Library’s 150th anniversary, and as our gift, we’ve got 150 challenges for our Adult Summer Reading Club.

We want to celebrate the many ways the library serves

the community, with a diverse set of challenges that will have you exploring and using the library like never before. Prepare to be amazed at how many great books, DVDs, CDs and other resources the library has, just for you.

Reading challenge booklets have been available since July 6, from both

NWPL branches. Pick one up and use it to keep track of your progress, but there’s no obligation to complete all 150 challenges.Think of it as a passport to self-discovery and an invitation to broaden your horizons with new books, movies, music and digital resources.

You can break out of a reading rut and try a new

author or genre. Or, indulge your desire to take up a new hobby. Let these challenges lead you to the ends of the shelves and the deepest, darkest corners of the library. Allow us to stir your imagination, spark your creativity and knock your literary socks off.

There are also monthly prizes and a grand prize

draw at the end of the summer.To enter the draw, share your completed reading challenges with us.You can use Facebook,Twitter or Instagram too.

Connect with us online using the hashtags #NWPL150 and #NW PLreads.You can also search these hashtags to see what other people are doing

for their reading challenges. Dare your friends to see who can complete the most challenges this summer.

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Question: When is the proper time to harvest Russian garlic? I have 600 bulbs planted inWest Kelowna.The tops are drying out (greenness disappearing).

In a single bulb the individual bulblets are not well formed.

In previous years, I harvested at the end of the first week in August.

John Kriss, Vancouver Answer: You’ve been harvesting your garlic at the right time. My garlic is also drying ahead of the normal schedule. Individual cloves in my garlic are also unusually small.The one thing that may help your garlic is to begin watering and see if that retards the drying process. I hope you have enough water available for this.

If water is a problem in your situation, it would still be interesting to select a patch of garlic small enough for a steady watering pro-

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I am also considering whether there is any point to using weeds as a mulch once a patch of garden is watered. I have seen this done, apparently successfully, in a restaurant garden on Vancouver Island Question: I’ve been told my lilies are affected by a virus.The blossoms are distorted and don’t open fully. I have picked off all affected blossoms and destroyed them.What can I do to cure this.

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Down 2-0, with Game 3 in Coquitlam barn, a tough order for playoff ’Bellies

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It’s all or nothing now for the junior A New Westminster Salmonbellies.

The ’Bellies lost 14-9 to the Coquitlam Adanacs to fall behind 2-0 in their B.C. Junior Lacrosse League best-of-five semifinal at Queen’s Park Arena on Saturday.

Unlike last week’s 14-7 loss to the A’s in the opening playoff game in Coquitlam, it was New West which took an early 6-4 lead into the middle period.

But, in a similar turn of events, the Adanacs turned up the heat, with a mini mid-period run that put all the momentum back in their wheelhouse.

In Game 1 it was JeanLuc Chetner’s four-goal flurry that won the day.

On Saturday, it was Chris Cloutier’s turn, scoring the first of his five second-half goals that put Coquitlam into a 7-6 lead.

Later in the game, New West closed the deficit to a pair of goals on two separate occasions, but each time it was a Cloutier-assisted goal by Cole Shafer and Chetner that kept the visitors in the driver’s seat.

Cloutier finished off the Salmonbellies with a thirdperiod hat trick, including a back-breaking shorthanded marker late in the final period.

Josh Byrne, who did not dress for Game 1, led the Salmonbellies with two goals and two assists.

Tough to beat: New Westminster’s Josh Byrne, in white, had two goals and two assists to lead the Salmonbellies in a 14-9 loss to Coquitlam in Game 2 of the best-of-five B.C. Junior Lacrosse League semifinals. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Byrne admitted Cloutier’s second-period spark was definitely a difference maker.

“We were up 6-4 with eight minutes left in the period and we let off – that’s what a team will do to you,” he said.

But Byrne also maintained that the series is far from over.

“No matter, what the series is you have to give it your all and to come out hungry,” he said.

Momentum swings, both in games and in series are a part of lacrosse,” Byrne said, adding a turn of the page could lead to a change in the series and a trip to the B.C. final and ultimately the Minto Cup. “At the end of the day, it’s a series,” he said.

But outscoring the Adanacs will be a big challenge for a New West team that averaged just 10 goals per game this season. And scoring double-digit goals

against Christian Del Bianco – the goals against and save percentage leader this season – makes the chore doubly difficult.

Game 3 of the series will be played in Coquitlam on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

If necessary, a Game 4 will be back at Queen’s Park Arena on Saturday for a 2:30 p.m. start.

PLAYING BIG IN THE BIGS Third-year Burnaby Laker junior Aidan Milburn

was a lucky pickup for the senior A Coquitlam Adanacs this week.

The 6-4 right-hander, who placed fourth in B.C. Junior Lacrosse League scoring this season including 41 goals, was a key cog in the Adanacs’ back-toback wins on Vancouver Island last week, scoring two goals and registering seven total points for Coquitlam in Friday’s 13-11 upset win over Victoria and Saturday’s 15-6 victory in Nanaimo.

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The New Westminster Salmonbellies defeated the Maple Ridge Burrards – at least on the scoreboard.

New West’s 11-10 Western Lacrosse Association victory at Queen’s Park Arena was protested by the Burrards following the game, arguing that NewWest called up senior B goalie Neil Tyacke – a player currently on its holdout list – for the Thursday night home game on July 9.

WLA commissioner Ernie Truant heard the complaint and ruled in favour of Maple Ridge, but said the ’Bellies have 14 days to file an appeal to a league committee.

“That appeal is likely to be heard

next week,” said club president Dan Richardson, who confirmed the appeal. “We think we have a strong case, or else we wouldn’t be appealing.”

Should the appeal be upheld, no fewer than five teams would currently be bunched together with just two points separating them, following a week that saw Coquitlam rise again from the ashes and knock off powerhouse Victoria 13-11 on the Island.

At Queen’s Park, New West had its running game going, scoring two goals in transition in the final minutes of the opening period by Justin Goodwin and captain Curtis Hodgson to go into the second with a 4-1 advantage over the visiting Burrards.

Jeff Cornwall got a third goal on

the counter-attack early in the middle frame on an unassisted counter to put the home Salmonbellies up 6-1, while Colton Clark tallied the eventual game-winner with a fourth transition marker from Cornwall and goalie Eric Penney midway through the final period.

Earlier in the contest, Maple Ridge momentarily tied it at 6-6, with five goals in a seven-minute span in the second stanza.

But less than a minute later, Jimmy McBride put the ’Bellies back into the lead for good on a setup by first-star Keegan Bal. Richard Lachlan started the third period with a pair of goals for the Salmonbellies to put the home team up by two.

Penney backed up the win, making 40 stops in the New West cage.

“It’s a very tight league,” said New West head coach Steve Goodwin. “What it comes down to is you want one team to get hot and knocks everybody off, and we’d like to be that team to be us.”

But with back-to-back games upcoming against Langley and Coquitlam, and season series on the line in both contests, losing just isn’t an affordable option at this point in the season, said Goodwin.

“We have to beat those teams to take the next step, Goodwin added. “All our season series are on the line.”

New West is in Langley on Wednesday, before coming home to Queen’s Park to host the hotand-cold Coquitlam Adanacs on Thursday.

Game time is 7:45 p.m.

Majors make District history New Westminster’s major all-star baseball team took a historic big first step, earning a berth into the B.C. Little League championship tournament for the very first time in the association’s history.

The New West major league boys knocked off the perennial District 6 favourite Hastings 11-1 in the championship final hosted

by Trout Lake last Friday.

The Royals started the tournament on a sour note with a 12-1 loss to Hastings, but sweetened things up with a 23-point turnaround in the championship final.

The Royal City club warmed up for what was ahead, crushing the host club 15-1 and then blanking the defending B.C. Little League champion South Vancouver 11-0 to advance to the semifinal.

The Royals cruised to another big win over Trout Lake, knocking off their hosts 22-6 in the semifinal.

In the final, Justin Adamoski got the start for New West and pitched a five-inning gem for the Royals, going the distance in the biggest game of his young Little League career.

New West got to Hastings starter Loreto Sinicialli early in the game, when Trevor Tong ripped a fast ball to the left field fence with runners on, giving the Royals a 2-0 lead in the opening inning.

Later in the game, Hastings’ best chance to score was caught out at the plate when MaxYuen fielded a grounder and made a perfect throw to get the runner at home.

Liam Bates gave the Royals a bigger cushion when he took a pitch from Hastings’ reliever Girodano Mezzomo over the right field fence with a runner on. Mateo Lesjak then put the game on ice with a grand-slam home run in the fourth inning.

The district win was the first ever for a New Westminster Little League team to earn a berth into a provincial championship tournament.

“All of our players have a role to play on this team Continued on page 32

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Three medals for girls

Bantams take silver, juniors and peewees both bronze Tom Berridge

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New Westminster girls picked up three medals at the B.C. Lacrosse minor box provincial championships.

The bantam girls went home with a silver medal following a 6-0 loss to host Port Coquitlam in the championship final on Sunday.

New West’s junior 1 team and peewee squad both won their final games of the provincials to pick up bronze medals.

The juniors routed PoCo 10-1 in their consolation final, while the peewees had to eke out a 2-1 win in overtime to come away with the third-place medal.

Nadine Stewart and Jenna Chernoff were both named all-stars for their respective junior teams.

New West midget Keeley O’Neill, bantam Erica Malcom and peewee Paige Brooks were also named allstars.

New West 1 finished the regular season at 18-0 but started the B.C.s with a 3-3 blemish against eventual gold-medalist Coquitlam.

The juniors also fell 4-3 to Maple Ridge on the final day of the round robin.

“It was disappointing because the quality of our team deserved a better result,” said New West coach Rich Browning.

“In the first game, we were a little slow getting our legs under us.”

Depsite the bronze, goalie Bianca Ballarin and Chloe and Emily Nottingham also stood out alongside Stewart for the New West 1 side.

“Our challenge was to get everyone playing at the same time,” said Browning.

Coquitlam beat Ridge Meadows 6-5 in the final.

New West’s peewee girls also finished first in league play but had a slow start at the provincials.

The peewees played the entire tournament without their starting goaltender, but got an all-star stand-in

performance from Brooks to earn the bronze.

“We were a bit unlucky,” said New West coach Doug Sweeney. “We had such a key season, it hurt to lose (our goalie). But to come through with the bronze, it was a pretty good season. It was very competitive.”

Ridge Meadows edged Burnaby 5-3 in the peewee final.

New West’s midget and junior 2 teams failed to advance to the medal rounds at the provincials.

Amber Haley, Gaby Jones, Jaime Lee, Shianne Lowka and Myhra Ali all earned Fair Play awards in their respective divisions.

Tony Malcom was named the Fair Play bantam coach.

Poonam Deol of New West was also named the overall Fair Play official.

In the girls’ midget division, Ridge Meadows 1 won the gold 3-2 in an all-Burrards final.

Coquitlam took the bronze 5-4 over Port Coquitlam.

What a win: Khalsa Sporting Club, in light blue, sent the Penticton Pinnacles packing, winning 10-1 in a Pacific Coast Soccer League premier men’s match at Queen’s Park East last Sunday. Khalsa finished the regular season in fourth place.

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Final on Sunday, July 26 Continued from page 31 and tonight was no different,” said Royals coach Ben Tong. “We will celebrate this one, but we hope our journey is far from over.”

The Royals will get a full week of practice in before next weekend’s provincial championship, which is being played in

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New West opens play at South Memorial Park against District 1 on Saturday, July 18.

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