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SINGING IN THE RAIN? It wasn’t the sunniest day of the summer, but a little grey weather wasn’t about to stop the fun at the 12th Street Music Festival on Sunday. Above, Joy Sun cuddles a bunny at the Aldor Acres petting farm. At right, Francis Cardeno gets the crowd rocking to a little Twist and Shout. The festival included a day of music and a variety of family activities. See more photos online at www.newwestrecord.ca. PHOTOS JENNIFER GAUTHIER

An alphabet soup of things to do Summer’s in full swing – and there’s plenty to do to keep you on the go. Here’s our A to Z of summer fun in NewWestminster

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IS FOR ANVIL CENTRE, which is yours to explore this summer.

Spend an afternoon checking out the New Westminster Museum, the New Media Gallery, the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame and the community art space at your leisure. Anvil Centre also offers summer art programs and camps.

For details, check out the arts and heritage brochure at www.anvilcentre.com.

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IS FOR DANCING – and you can do it all summer long at local parks.

The TGIF&S outdoor public dancing series welcomes folks of all ages to get a lesson from local instructors and then dance under the evening sky.The free event continues with salsa at the Queensborough Community Centre patio (Saturday, Aug. 8); Zumba at Westminster Pier Park, (Friday, Aug. 14); Latin dance at Sapperton Plaza (Saturday, Aug. 22); and swing at Westminster Pier Park on Friday, Aug. 28. If the weather is iffy, call the parks info hotline at 604-527-4634 an hour before each event to make sure it’s on.

early 1900s. Boorman Archery also offers four-day-long archery summer camps for kids aged nine to 18 throughout the summer, as well as lessons for adults. For more info, visit www.boormanarchery.com.

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IS FOR CRAFTY THURSDAYS, a drop-in program where families can try fun games and a craft and get a tour of Irving House with costumed guides.The program takes place for one last Thursday in July from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at 302 Royal Ave. In August, Crafty Thursdays moves down to Anvil Centre, where people can check out the city’s new civic facility at 777 Columbia St. Admission at both locations is by donation. For information or

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IS FOR GEOCACHE – a great way to get out and explore nature and neighbourhoods. Using a GPS device, you use a set of coordinates to hunt of a geocache at a hidden location.

For details about geocaching and places to participate, visit www.geocaching.com.

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IS FOR HAMMOCK – and hurry, because that’s what you’ll need to do to get a chance to chill in one of the six hammocks at the urban beach at Westminster Pier Park. Folks have been known to bring books, snacks and beverages and can swing the day (or evening) away, so you’ll have to time it right because the hammocks are super popular and folks seem reluctant to get out of them once they get settled in.

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IS FOR ICE SKATING, a fab way to cool down on hot summer days. If the air conditioning isn’t cutting it, head to Moody Park Arena and go skating. From July 6 to Sept. 6, the arena holds summer loonie skates on Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., as well as Mondays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m.

I IS ALSO FOR ICE CREAM, a summertime staple.Why not drop by Anny’s, Dairy Queen,Tre Galli Gelato Caffe, Menchie’s – or your own favourite place for cool treats – and get an iced delight and go for a stroll in the sunshine.

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IS FOR JAUNT ABOUT TOWN, which you should do to see some of the increasing collection of public art in New Westminster. Sapperton and 12th Street each have mosaic art tiles adorning their sidewalks, Ab oVo The Fertile Nest is located in Glenbrook Ravine Park and the Puddle Jumper is located in Toronto Place Park. Downtown, you’ll find Wait for Me Daddy at Hyack Square, the memory band and historical photographs at Westminster Pier Park, the world’s largest tin soldier outside River Market, Diver Inverse at Renaissance Square and the new Vancouver Biennale installation, Public Furniture/

To market: Young Cole Dixon, 15 months, cuts a dashing figure riding on dad Jamie’s shoulders at the Royal City Farmers Market, held Thursdays at Tipperary Park.

The weekly market – which offers food vendors, entertainment and a kids’ zone – is one of our top spots for summer fun in the city. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

Urban Trees, on the western end of the waterfront esplanade, near Renaissance Square.

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IS FOR KICK BACK – and you can do it at any of New Westminster’s neighbourhood parks and greenspaces. A full list of all of the city’s parks and trails can be found at www. newwestpcr.ca.

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IS FOR LACROSSE, a New Westminster tradition.The senior Salmonbellies hit the wooden floor on Thursday nights at Queen’s Park Arena.

If you’ve never been to a game, or it’s been awhile, check out the fastest game on two feet – they’ve got another home game coming up tomorrow, July 30. For schedule and ticket info visit www.salmonbellies.com.

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IS FOR MOODY PARK OUTDOOR POOL – one of the best places in the city to experience summer.

Kids of all ages will have a blast at the pool that has swim lanes, a slide, a diving board and spacious deck loaded with chairs for those just wanting to catch some rays. If you’ve got little ones, the wading pool at Grimston Park or the shallow pool at Hume Park is always a hit with the kids.

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IS FOR NEW WESTMINSTER PUBLIC LIBRARY. Need a book to read on vacation? Need a place to chill on a hot summer day? Need to keep the kids busy? The main branch offers special summer babytime, summer story time and crafts, French storytime, summer fun days (on Tuesdays for kids aged five to 10 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.) and Build It! (on Thursdays for kids aged six to 12 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.) For details on all the library’s offerings visit www.nwpl.ca, call 604-527-4677 or drop into 716 Sixth Ave. or the branch in the Queensborough Community Centre branch.

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IS FOR OUTDOOR MOVIES that take place every Friday until Aug. 28 at Queen’s Park stadium. Pack some snacks and bring some blankets or chairs to the stadium and enjoy an outdoor movie on the big screen, starting at dusk (somewhere between 8:30 and 9 p.m.)

This year’s lineup includes Toy Story 2 (July 31); Guardians of the Galaxy (Aug. 7); Rio 2 (Aug. 14); Aladdin (Aug. 21); and Big Hero 6 (Aug. 28). Door open at 7 p.m. If the weather is iffy, call 604-527-4634 to make sure the movie’s on.

Family fun: Kevin Co, 16, and Audrey Co, 13, play a board game called Time Line during a drop-in at the Anvil Centre. The centre is one of our top spots for summer fun in the city. PHOTO LISA KING

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IS FOR PRIDE WEEK, which is growing bigger and better every year.This year’s festival, taking place

Aug. 8 to 15, includes a kickoff party, an art exhibition, a community brunch, board games, a drag show, a spoken word performance, a rainbow flag raising at city hall, karaoke and much more.The New West Pride Street Party – featuring four beer gardens, food trucks, a children’s area and musical performances by performers, including Bif Naked, takes place on Saturday, Aug. 15 from 3 to 8 p.m. on Columbia Street. For all the details, visit www.newwestpride.com.

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IS FOR QUEEN’S PARK, where you’ll find more than enough offerings to keep you entertained all summer.

Whether you want to enjoy a big family picnic, let the kids cool down in the spray park, enjoy one of Metro Vancouver’s premier playgrounds, check out the animals in the petting farm or enjoy a stroll along the Millennium Trail or through the rose garden, you can do it all here.

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IS FOR ROYAL CITY FARMERS MARKET, where you can enjoy live entertainment and a kid’s area, as well as shop for fresh farm produce, crafts from local artists and artisans and yummy prepared foods.The summer market takes place every Thursday from 3 to 7 p.m. until Oct. 8 at Tipperary Park, Fourth Street and Royal Avenue.

R IS ALSO FOR RIVER MARKET, where you can enjoy the riverfront ambience and some of the popular award-winning restaurants based in New West. On Fridays, you can sit on the patio and enjoy the surroundings as a DJ spins tunes.The market offers a variety of special programs and activities throughout the week. See www.rivermarket.ca.The market is a great place to meet and explore the downtown.

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A NewWest senior is under investigation after witnesses say they saw him pour white paint on the newly-installed Pride crosswalk Monday night.

The incident happened just after 8 p.m. at the intersection of Church and Columbia streets, according to Insp.Todd Matsumoto.

“The elderly guy just walked out there and just kind of threw paint,” he told the Record. “He wasn’t painting messages or anything like that. He was located by police and he was arrested at the time.”

It really illustrates the importance of holding Pride festivals.

Matsumoto added the 91-year-old man’s arrest happened a short distance from the scene.The man was taken to hospital for an evaluation and is currently being investigated for mischief.

Charges, meanwhile, have not been laid against the local resident, Matsumoto said.

“We’re going to be submitting a Crown counsel report and recommending

charges. I don’t know what those charges are,” he noted.

If the Crown approves the charges, the man’s name will be released.

Mayor Jonathan Cote found out about the vandalism through Coun. Patrick Johnstone, who had been in the area when it happened.

“I think it’s really sad, but it highlights that there’s a reason we need to still be fighting for gay and lesbian rights,” Cote said. “There still is, unfortunately, some hatred out there and we still need to confront that issue.

Having said that, I don’t believe this represents New Westminster. I spent all day receiving so many positive comments by email and on social media, and overwhelmingly heard great support from the community.”

Jeremy Perry, president of the NewWest Pride Society, echoed the same sentiments.

“It really illustrates the importance of holding Pride festivals so people can know that intolerance just isn’t acceptable in our communities,” he said.

The rainbow-coloured panel was installed in front of Heritage Grill on Sunday night. It’s one of many initiatives the city is rolling out to celebrate NewWest Pride Week and the LGBTQ community.

“We recognize that we are such a diverse community and we’re becoming more and more diverse,” said Cote. “I think it’s important for the city to really celebrate that diversity because

Rainbow connection: Pedestrians cross Columbia Street on the newly installed Pride crosswalk. The City of New Westminster installed the rainbow-coloured crossing as a salute to New West Pride Week. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

I think that’s what makes NewWestminster such a great place to live.”

The idea of a Pride crosswalk came up during a recent council meeting, Cote added, when members discussed ways to recognize Pride and its significant growth in the city over the last six years.WithVancouver andVictoria already having something similar in place, the decision was an easy one, he added.

Asked about the crosswalk’s location, Cote said it was chosen because it’s seen as the “heart and centre” of the Pride festival and because of its busy foot traffic.

It came as a nice surprise to Perry, who found out about it a few hours before it was installed.

“It’s incredible to live in a community that has this much support for the Pride movement and seeing them want to have such a visual

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piece in the city, to say that they promote inclusivity and diversity, is just a great thing to be part of,” he said.

The Pride crosswalk, which has since been cleaned up, is a permanent installation and will be maintained for wear and

tear as time goes on, Cote said.

Other city initiatives for Pride week (Aug. 8 to Aug. 15) include raising a rainbow flag at city hall on Aug. 10 and having the Anvil Centre shine in rainbow lights during the festivities.

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Finding that rainbow connection It’s amazing how much a few stripes of paint can say.

Take a walk down to Columbia Street and see for yourself.

Just this week, city crews installed a rainbow-coloured crosswalk on the city’s main downtown street, just outside the Heritage Grill.

The crosswalk, of course, is part of the city’s efforts to salute New West Pride Week and the LGBTQ community.

Mayor Jonathan Cote

tells us it’s an idea that arose during a recent council meeting, when members discussed ways to recognize Pride and its significant growth over the past six years.

The location was chosen because of the high foot traffic and because that particular spot is seen as the “heart and centre” of the Pride festival, as Cote noted.

Kudos to council for getting this one so very right.

As a project, it wasn’t much - just a few stripes of colourful paint, really, when you get right down to it.

But as a statement, it was enormous.

With a city that’s becoming ever more diverse, it’s important for our civic leaders to take steps to demonstrate inclusivity.

Which is why we can’t help but smile every time someone in New West takes a photo of the crosswalk and sends it out on Twitter

Kudos to council for getting this one so very right and Facebook.

To be sure, not everyone in the community was happy about it. On Monday, the newly unveiled crosswalk was vandalized and a 91-year-old man arrested in connection with the inci-

dent (see story on page 5).

But we’re not going to dwell on the naysayers.

It’s clear there’s a great deal of support out there for the rainbow-coloured sentiment.

As Mike T tweeted: “This is a proud day to be @New_Westminster Resident and @newwestpride Board member.”

“Way to go #NewWest,” chimed in the Queen’s Park Residents’ Association.

And on and on it went,

as happy citizens shared their photos of the colourful crosswalk that says so much about the kind of city we live in.

Here in the Record newsroom, we kinda like to pretend to be cynical journalists with no hearts.

But we’ll make an exception for this one.

So we’ll proclaim it loud and proud:We couldn’t be prouder to live here.

Long live the rainbow.

MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Expect more unrest in B.C. Brace yourselves for a series of political protests that will undoubtedly include a massive amount of civil disobedience but which may also in some cases drift to the extremes of sabotage and violence.

A number of major resource projects are getting closer to becoming actual work sites instead of conceptual ideas. And when that work begins, expect the protests to start in earnest.

One of the major protest locations will undoubtedly be at the Site C dam construction sites in the Peace River Valley.There is widespread opposition to the project (although there is also strong support for it), and various opponents have vowed to do whatever it takes to stop construction from actually occurring.

The rhetoric flowing from various Site C dam opponents suggests this is not going to be a case of a bunch of people waving placards and booing construction workers. No, something more serious is likely to occur.

We’ve already seen the disquieting development of “Anonymous” (the shadowy group of computer hackers) vowing revenge over the fatal police shooting in Dawson Creek of someone who may or may not have been connected with a Site C protest group.

Add the Kinder Morgan pipeline to that list, as well as any LNG facility or pipeline, open pit mine, or ex-

panded port facilities.

The protests against the Kinder Morgan pipeline that occurred earlier this year on Burnaby Mountain will look like a pale imitation of what will happen should the project gain approval and construction actually begins.

An alliance of environmental groups and various First Nations is emerging in B.C. to take on all these various projects. It’s a perfect storm in many ways, and it is also a potentially golden fundraising opportunity for environmentalists, who will surely turn the fight against these projects into one that gets the spotlight on the world stage. I’ve noted before that a Big Divide is cleaving British Columbians in to two distinct and opposite camps: those who support the development of natural resources, and those who do not.

That Big Divide is becoming more entrenched and more noticeable. It will be permanently etched into our political and geographical landscape in the coming years, and it will not be an easy gulf to bridge.

It may well become the ballot box question in the 2017 election, as the B.C. Liberals and the NDP seem to be on opposite sides of the dividing line.

But before we get to that particular fight, there will be plenty more confrontations between the opposing sides.

Keith Baldrey is Global B.C.’s chief political reporter.

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TransLink execs did not get ‘fat raises’

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Dear Editor Regarding Stephanie Sukkau’s July 21 letter, it’s astonishing to see that the old “TransLink executives should take a paycut” trope is still out there. First, in 2014 TransLink’s executive compensation went down by 5.24 per cent; there were no “fat raises” as Ms. Sukkau suggests.

Second, executives have had a salary freeze since 2013. Third, even if you forced the executives to work as volunteers and turned over their entire compensation to helping fund TransLink, that would only amount to about $2 million. A new bus costs at least $400,000, so TransLink could buy at most five new buses.

Congratulations, you’ve solved pretty much nothing!

Meanwhile, the crumbling Pattullo Bridge needs replacing, people across the region from Victoria Hill to Broadway stand and wait as full buses pass them by, and congestion and pollution continue to get worse and worse. But hey, at least those “fat cat” executives aren’t being paid for the work they do.

Brad Cavanagh, via email

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Let’s stay positive Dear Editor Re: July 15th, “Santa’s days may be numbered.”

Why isn’t our city council talking to the Hyack Festival Association to handle the Santa Claus Parade? HFA brings so many of our citizens together and run great events nothing better than that. Let’s just move forward with great thoughts, not negative ones, and come together to have another great event with our community running it.

Barbara Der, via email

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Dave Lundy I have to laugh at how Weaver gets bouquets for his move... yet isn’t called on for his constant supporting of the Christy Clark government’s agenda. He’s voted in favour of both of her budgets (ones that increase cost to BC’ers for things like medicare), and has nary said a word against anything the Clark government has done in abuse of the environment since getting elected in 2013. But yes... let’s give Andrew a standing ovation for doing one thing in the past 26 months he’s been in Victoria and ignore the totality of his record in Victoria.

Andrew Weaver While I am profoundly humbled by the editorial, I thought it was important to address this comment that has no bearing in reality.

1) The BC NDP supported the last Liberal budget in what has to be one of the most bizarre moments for me in the legislature since I got elected. Remarkably, it appears that the BC NDP caucus did not understand the difference between the Budget Implementation Act and the Supply Act. 2) I have been the lone voice calling for a reform of the way MSP is collected.

I have written extensively on this, but offer you this single example: http://www.andrewweavermla.ca/...

3) The BC NDP voted in favour of the generational sellout embodied in the LNG tax regime. Time after time they have spoken in support of the LNG direction the government is taking.

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Dear Editor The owner of Attention Barbershop lost his business last night, and the community has lost a safe space to go to. I’ve known the owner of the shop for the past three years. I was first drawn to the shop simply because of the location, but I continued going back because the owner “Magic” turned out to be an incredible human being.

Magic stands six feet tall, a body builder with a Chuck Liddell haircut, a beautiful wife and a daughter. I am a 26-year-old transgendered person (born female). As a person who is gender non-conforming, sometimes just the simple process of getting a haircut can be really challenging. Sometimes barbers will refuse to cut my hair, or demand I pay ladies’ prices for a buzz cut, imagine that.

Magic was different, not only did he give me the fresh fade I asked for, charging me his usual low rate, he also became and ally in my gender transition and a friend. I was so impressed that I sent all of my friends to him, even from Vancouver, and they love him.

He is the kindest sweetest most compassionate man I have ever met. I’ve witnessed his compassion with the seniors that come to his shop and also low-income folks who may not be able to pay the full rate. He’s also a counsellor to many.

He’s a very selfless man and for his space to be burnt to the ground will be a huge loss for myself and the greater community.

I really wish there was something we could all do to support him through this loss.

Lauren Gill, via email

Pmagn Thank u. We so desperately need the media on this. Andrew is absolute right. We are in an emergency situation re #climate but no one seems able to appreciate this fact.

What happens when we experience devastating drourought and water shortages. . It an escalating emergency.. what do we do.. we rasrion water.

We r way past the stage now for climate were we should be rationing emissions. Were in trouble but theres no one ate the helm or the ones there r going in wrong direction.

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Summer fun from A to Z: Who made the list?

Continued from page 3 IS FOR SCENERY, which is what you’ll experience aboard the MV Native, an authentic paddlewheeler that features tours of the Mighty Fraser.

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IS FOR UKULELE, and you can learn to play one at the Heritage Uke Club, held weekly at the Heritage Grill on Columbia Street on Mondays and Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday’s gatherings feature a beginner-friendly warmup class from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.Thursday sessions are on the patio, weather permitting. On Aug. 25, there’s an open mike event for uke performers from 8 p.m. to midnight.

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bowl a final game before the business sets the pins for a final time on Aug. 22.

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Charges dropped in police shooting Cayley Dobie

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Second-degree murder charges against a Delta police officer for his role in a fatal shooting outside the Starlight Casino nearly three years ago have been dropped.

The charges were the result of an investigation by the Independent Investigations Office of B.C., the province’s police watchdog, into a standoff on Nov. 8, 2012, outside the local casino. In October of last year, charges of second-degree murder were laid against Delta police Const. Jordan MacWilliams – one of about 27 officers who responded to the Queensborough gaming facility.

However, the Criminal Justice Branch announced that, following an extensive review of the case against MacWilliams, the murder charge had been dropped.

“As a result of additional

evidence obtained through the witness interviews, and further information and material received from the (Independent Investigations Office) and other sources, Crown counsel undertook a comprehensive file review,” read the statement from the Criminal Justice Branch.

Counsel’s review included interviews with more than 35 witnesses and an analysis of all evidence that would likely be admissible at trial. Following that, counsel determined there was not, in fact, enough evidence to charge MacWilliams. “(The Criminal Justice Branch) has determined that the available evidence no longer satisfies the charge approval standard for a prosecution of Const.

MacWilliams for seconddegree murder, or for any other criminal offence,” read the branch’s statement.

The branch also noted in its statement that the decision was made pure-

ly through a review of evidence and legal considerations and that prosecutors on the file did not have any connection to MacWilliams or the Delta Police Department.

In a media release, Delta police Chief Const. Neil Dubord said he felt an “overwhelming sense of relief for (MacWilliams), his family, the men and women of the Delta Police Department, and indeed all police officers across Canada.”

“Through these difficult and adverse times, the men and women of the Delta Police Department have held their heads high and maintained the integrity of our profession.While we are still unable to comment on the specifics of the case as there is an ongoing Police Act investigation, we are confident in (the) decision from the Criminal Justice Branch to stay the charges against (MacWilliams),” Dubord added.

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Fun and games: Alicia Mahoney runs Shnoo and the Pachooch, a new toy store at River Market. The mother of three decided to open her own shop after realizing she had to go outside of the Royal City for children’s toys.

What initally started as a kiosk at River Market grew into a 100-square-foot retail space in a more permanent spot in the market.

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New toy store finds a niche at market Tereza Verenca

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When Alicia Mahoney moved to the Royal City five years ago, she thought she was edging towards an empty nest. Her eldest, River, was graduating from high school and her daughter, Akaylah, was entering Grade 8.

“Honestly, I was planning my adult-no-children life,” Mahoney jokingly said in an interview with the Record.

But then life happened – she got pregnant.

“I was a little shocked, but it turned out to be a blessing,” she said of now 17-month-old Jackson.

Becoming a mother for the third time, however, made her realize New Westminster was missing something “very important” – a good quality toy store.

“With teenagers, its clothes and electronics, but for the little guys, there was absolutely nothing here unless you go across the bridge to Queensborough, or out to Coquitlam to Toys R Us,” she said.

That’s when she decided to open her own – Shnoo and the Pachooch – at the Quay last fall. She knew she had a niche market because the River Market’s Pedagogy Toys had shut down in 2012.

Some of Mahoney’s inspiration also came from the abundance of children’s stores on Commercial Drive, the neighbourhood she used to work and shop in prior to her business venture, as well as a Facebook group called New West Moms.

“A lot of moms were asking, ‘Where can I get this kind of toy? I don’t want to go to Toys R Us or Walmart,’ and they were getting sent out of the city,” Mahoney explained.

After some back-andforth discussion with the River Market team, Mahoney launched the Shnoo and the Pachooch kiosk last

October. She and another artisan, who was sharing the booth at the time, were then asked to move into a 100-sq.-ft. retail space next door. Mahoney started operating solo at the start of this month because her colleague’s contract expired.

“The feedback’s been good,” she said. “I started out with things I would want my little guy (to have); then I thought about my niece, people I would buy for, and I just wanted quality toys.”

When shopping around for inventory, Mahoney said she looks for award-winning, eco-friendly and sustainable products, ones that

“you’re not going to find in big box stores.”

Her shelves are home to bashful monkeys, checkout registers and peek-a-boo pandas. Besides toys, the New West resident is working on getting some locallydesigned clothing into the mix; something she says is also missing on the shopping front.

If mothers can’t make it to the store, located at 131810 Quayside Dr., Mahoney has set up a website (shnoopachooch.com) to order from.

“I’d like people in Canada, and even in the States, to be able to access my stuff because I know people are

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Asked about future business plans, Mahoney said she hopes to expand but stay at the Quay.

“I thought about other areas in New West, and I just didn’t want to be anywhere else. It’s such a central location that kids come to,” she said.

As for the name Shnoo and the Pachooch, they’re nicknames Mahoney called her kids while they were growing up.

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ALCHEMY THEATRE AND VA G A B O N D P L AY E R S P R E S E N T

Mayor backs spending limits for civic elections Theresa McManus

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Expense limits for candidates vying for seats on city council and school board are long overdue, says Mayor Jonathan Cote.

A provincial all-party special committee recently released its unanimous report on local elections campaign spending limits.

“Certainly these changes are something welcome and think are overdue for local government,” Cote told the Record. “Municipal government is the only form of government that doesn’t have any spending limits on elections. I think you do need to have that oversight.

I think it’s good for democracy and also provides a little bit more of a level playing field, which I think is important in our elections.”

Some local candidates have voiced concerns that they’re unable to compete against campaigns that are financially supported by

business or labour. that the size of the commu“Obviously, elections cost nity significantly affects a a lot of money to run camcandidate’s campaign costs. paigns.What I have noticed Cote spent $63,572 on since I first ran in 2005, his 2014 mayoral camthe cost of running campaign, while then Mayor paigns seems to go up evWayneWright had expenery election,” Cote said. “I ditures of $72,102 in 2011. think back to when I was Taking a quick look at the 26 years old and ran for the proposed formula, Cote first time for city said the spendcouncil. If I’d have ing limit would be known I’d have to somewhere bespend $15,000 or tween $40,000 and $20,000 to run $45,000. for city council, “Certainly it that in itself might provides that level have dissuaded me playing field,” Cote from running. I said. “Ultimatedon’t think that’s a ly in any election, healthy situation.” when expense limJonathan Cote In jurisdictions its don’t exist that’s with a population mayor where you can see less than 10,000, people’s percepthe committee recommends tion of the election seem to expense limits of $10,000 be diminished. If there’s any for mayoral candidates and type of move to have people $5,000 for councillor and have more confidence in our school trustee candidates. In electoral system, it’s a posijurisdictions with a poputive.”

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“VERY RARE 8000 SQ/FT CORNER LOT” Built as a replica to the 1961 PNE prize home, This classic post and beam 3 or 4 bedroom family home with full basement has 2454sq/ft and offers a large recently completed European kitchen design with newer appliances and large picture windows overlooking the front yard. This home has 2 bedrooms + den on the main floor with sundeck overlooking a large fully fenced and gated backyard. The full height basement includes a 3 piece bath, 1 bedroom and large recreation room with doors out to your private patio! Enjoy your warm summer days in your yard or cool off inside with your in home air conditioning heat pump system!

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Welcome to this Heights area home with some of the best views in the City! This wonderful home, tastefully renovated with superb care and craftmanship will impress even the most discerning of Buyers. The many upgrades include: new kitchen with custom built cabinets and quartz ceaser stone counters, stainless steel appliances, bathrooms including master ensuite with skylight, windows, roof, heat pump with air conditioning, oak hardwood floors throughout the main. The extremely bright and open fully finished basement features high 7’6 ceilings, new 4 piece bathroom. Just step outside the french doors to your private covered patio and garden and your oversize double garage! Just a short stroll to schools and transit.

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“Glenbrooke North” Newly built 5 bedroom 2300sq/ft family home in the Glenbrooke north area of New Westminster. This home offers 1 bedroom on the main and 2 bedrooms above the main floor and 2 bedrooms in the basement + 2 full bathrooms and a 3rd bathroom that is roughed in. The home was built to match the previous existing home in the same location. Large 50 X 132 (6600sq/ft) in a location close to schools and shopping. 2-5-10 year new home warranty! Showings by appointment only! Separate entrance for possible 2 bedroom suite. No GST payable on this home.

317 Fifth Street, New Westminster $1,150,000

Rarely available, 1910 Heritage home in the sought after Queens Park area of New Westminster just waiting for your renovation ideas! In its day, this 4600sq/ft home, still with mostly original finishing would have been one of the largest and most beautiful homes in the city! Designed by C.H. Clow and built for the Shiles family, this 4 level home offers a unique opportunity to add your own touches to a classic Queens Park property! Sitting on a large 7050sq/ft lot (50 X 141) with lane access in an area of other fine homes!

350 Sherbrooke Street $759,900

2 story + basement 4 bedroom home just steps away from park, Royal Columbian Hospital, and shopping. Upgrades include wiring, plumbing, roof, bathrooms, stairs to top floor master bedroom, skylights and ensuite. This home offers fir flooring and new carpeting, wood burning fireplace, large bright kitchen and oversized single car garage all on a 52 X 99 lot with mountain views!

Visit www.stevengoodwin.ca to view photos of these fine homes

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TODAY’SHomes

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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 footage 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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715 First St.

$874,900 – Showings by appointment.

Wonderful 1,200 sq. ft. main floor bungalow.The second bedroom was converted to a larger bathroom and walk-in closet. Delightfully landscaped with nice outdoor space, including two decks.

DerrickThornhill, Park Georgia Realty, 604-525-1005

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.

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213 Ninth Ave.

$888,000 – Open Saturday 2 to 4 p.m.

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

Donna Tays, Remax Advantage: 604-526-2888

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331 Fifth St.

$1,328,000 – Showings by appointment.

Beautiful heritage-style home, circa 1910, located on a quiet tree-lined street in Queen’s Park. Stunning crown moldings, stained-glass windows, refinished wood flooring, generous room sizes.

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

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835 Surrey St.

$1,098,000 – Open Sunday and Monday, 2 to 4 p.m.This renovated Heights-area home has some of the best views in the city. Step outside the French doors to your private covered patio and garden and oversized garage.

Steve Goodwin, Park Georgia Realty, 604-525-1005

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808 – 10 Laguna Court

$409,900 – Showings by appointment.

Serene southwest sunset views of the river, bridges, and Gulf Islands.This renovated two-bedroom has new stainless steel appliances and new flooring.

Building has been rainscreened.

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SEE A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at the Bernie Legge Theatre in Queen’s Park this weekend. Show time is 8 p.m.Thursday to Saturday, and there are 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday.The Alchemy Theatre and Vagabond Players are presenting this Shakespearean classic.Tickets are $15. Seniors and youth get in for $13.

To reserve, call 604521-0412.

Take in the Shakespearean drama

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CHECK OUT THE FACES AND PLACES EXHIBIT on at the Anvil Centre this weekend.

The show features more than a dozen New West artists, including Richard Armstrong, Cecile Lam and Gillian Wright to name a few.Their work features familiar characters and locations around New West.

The exhibit runs until Sept.

25 on the third floor of the centre, at 777 Columbia St. Info: 604-527-4640 or www.anvilcentre.ca.

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MORE SHAKESPEARE! That’s right, there’s a second play by the bard on this weekend, and this one’s free. Shadow and Dreams Theatre Company is presenting Much Ado About Nothing in the Queen’s Park bandshell on Saturday and Sunday, at 2 p.m.These shows run rain or shine, and the forecast is calling for rain on Saturday,

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THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND Jennifer Moreau

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and sun with a chance of showers on Sunday.

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CURIOUS ABOUT THE KOI OF QUAYSIDE? Then you don’t want to miss Joe Hargitt’s special

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Holiday time for lotto winner Relocating from West Van to New Westminster this spring was an auspicious move for Anita Kallberg.

The newly minted local won $675,000 in the Set for Life lottery this month with a scratch-and-win ticket she bought at Popeye’s Smoke & Gifts in Westminster Centre uptown.

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Your journey starts here.

Less weight is as good for trucks as it is for sports cars.

BY BRENDAN McALEER

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If you travel down South to Tacoma and walk through the doors of the LeMay automotive museum, you’ll currently find a display dedicated to the history of the Ford F-series pickup truck. They’ve got workin’ rigs stretching right back until 1948, although of course the old Fords are retired from heavy lifting, spending their days cruising or under the spotlights.

I drove down there to check them out in this machine, something that the horny-handed sons of the soil that drove the old F-series would have trouble recognizing as a work vehicle. It’s got satellite navigation, air-conditioning, cruise control, power windows, a giant sunroof – heck, there’s even a backup camera and blind-spot monitoring.

You half expect the original trucks to gang up on the shiny new city slicker like that part in the Old El Paso commercials where the salsa label says “New York City.” Goldangit! That truck’s jest too darn fancy for these parts!

However, well-equipped F-150s are finding their way into more and more Canadian driveways these days, not just as tools for work, but for fun as well.

Let’s pick apart this latest generation of best-seller and see whether this particular steed is it for a cowpoke, or just the dude ranch.

Design:

in bedliner have the bed set up for gear or gravel.

future would come with a tiny little 2.7L turbocharged V6, they’d have laughed you off the farm. Here though, Ford actually charges $1300 for their EcoBoost option. If a small-displacement V6 seems a little feeble for hauling around this much truck, note that it’s actually pretty stout: horsepower is rated at 325hp and torque at 375lb-ft.

The FX4 designation sets the F-150 up as an offroadready sport truck – not a baja-style Raptor, but tough enough for some gravel road stuff. 18” alloys are shod in tough looking tires (most real offroad folks will swap ‘em out for something a little more aggressive) and there’s some light skid-plating underneath.

Environment:

One of the really loveable things about a truck as opposed to a car, is that nobody ever tries to achieve a so-called cockpit-like feel.

Thus, the front seat of the F-150 comes with a whole ranchland’s worth of room, and plenty of cubbyholes in which to store all manner of detritus: work gloves, rope, tackle, maps to interesting places. Or, in my case, an empty sandwich wrapper and an extra-large coffee cup (at least it wasn’t from Starbucks).

While trucklike in acreage, the F-150s cabin is relatively car like in feature loadout. The Sync system works in the same manner as it would in a Ford Taurus, the radio and air-conditioning controls are again familiar, and you’ve got power seats and a simply enormous panoramic moonroof.

Welp, she’s a truck all right. If the old F-series started out small with curvy sheetmetal, the current heavy half-ton is the size of an oil tanker.

It’s squared-off both head-on and in profile, with C-shaped headlights that bracket a grille big enough to function as a cattle grid.

Passenger space in this four door version is excellent, and the rear seats also flip up to provide a flat loading surface if you need to leave stuff locked in the cab.

Everything appears rugged, but it’s also plenty comfortable. It’s certainly not 1948 anymore.

Never mind the styling; it’s all the little helpful details that make the F-150 so handy about the house. There are a couple of side steps that lower down on each side to better access cargo, as well as one on the tailgate. Multiple tie downs and a spray-

However, the F-150’s been well-equipped for at least a decade, depending what options you get. The real future-shock from Ford here is the huge weight drop that the F-150’s had thanks to more aluminum in its construction. As much as 300kg has been sliced from the curb-weight of the largest F-series.

Performance:

Less weight is as good for trucks as it is for sports cars. While frame strength is still solid, the lighter F-150 benefits from increased tow ratings, better fuel economy, and better handling.

It’s quite literally lighter on its feet (well, tires) – and there’s more.

If you’d told the owner of an early F-series truck that the pickup of the

Mash the throttle, and that’s good enough to really wake the F-150 from its slumber and get it down any on-ramp with ease. Torque comes on readily, and even though you’re high up and driving an obviously large vehicle, if you need to pull out of the slow lane into faster moving traffic, the EcoBoosted F-150 can actually find a gap quite easily.

Slow your roll, and the V6 is barely-there quiet. In fact, it’s nearly a complaint, as the truck doesn’t have that country-fried V8 rumble you’d expect. Still, the whistle of turbochargers is a bit like the big diesel rigs, and then there’s the whole Eco part of EcoBoost.

A disclaimer: not everyone has been successful at getting their boosted Fords to match the official fuel economy ratings. However, out on the interstate, running down through Seattle, I managed to get within 0.4L/100kms of the official 10.4L/100kms highway. That’s not bad, not with a 70mph (112km/h) speed limit in many places and slowdowns in Everett and Seattle.

Still, even if it burns gas like a car and has most of the interior features, the F-150 will still ride like a truck. It’s comfortable enough, but hit a few freeway expansion joints, and you can feel the shudder going through the frame.

Overall though, it’s an impressive performance combining decent speed, good comfort, and liveable fuel economy. This F-150 might be set up as a fun-first kind of truck, but it all works.

Features:

The F-150 comes pretty basic, but options extend to everything from satellite navigation to blind-spot monitoring.

Official fuel consumption is 13.3L/100kms city and 10.4L/100kms on the highway.

Green Light:

Strong low-end power; comfortable cabin; plenty of practicality; smooth start-stop system

Stop Sign:

Fuel economy still relatively average; options can be expensive

The Checkered Flag:

Canada’s best-selling truck, and you can see why.

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Community

Curious about koi? Get down to the Quay NewWest resident gets a grant to introduce his neighbours to the mysterious world of fish living in lagoons Theresa McManus

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The koi swimming in Quayside ponds may look like overgrown goldfish – but they’re a source of endless fascination for a local man.

Quayside resident Joe Hargitt is inviting New West residents to join him in celebrating the koi at the Quay this weekend.

“I know myself, as a resident there, I walk around and see all these lagoons, all these koi and there are things going on that I really don’t understand,” he said.

“My idea is to bring people together on Aug. 1 to come and enjoy the lagoons, learn about the koi and meet your neighbours.”

Fascinated by the koi who live in four ponds at the Quay, Hargitt has been trying to learn more about the fish. Along with presenting some info about the fish at the gathering, he’s hoping people with more details or stories about the fish will attend.

“I care a lot about it because I think, obviously, they are not indigenous,” he said. “There are questions I’ve had and still do, to some degree. How did they get there? How many are there? Why is it I only see big ones? As it turns out, I think all the small ones are taken by predators.The survival rate for koi is very poor. Otherwise it would be overrun with koi, apparently.”

Hargitt has spotted herons and other birds looking for dinner at the koi ponds, but they’re not the only ones who’ve wanted to feast on the fish.

“Apparently somebody was caught fishing for them once, and their defence was, ‘I have a licence,’” Hargitt said.

According to Hargitt, the four ponds at the Quay are interconnected, with 600,000 gallons of rainwater flowing amongst the pools. Koi can also be spotted in some of the canals outside some of the buildings at the Quay.

There’s a whole spiritual connection to koi. It’s not just a big goldfish in a big pond.

While the pond at Hargitt’s residence is only accessible to residents, the other ponds are in public areas of the Quay.

“The one where I live, there is only a handful of koi in there. I am not even sure who is taking care of them,” he told the Record.

“There’s way better experts down here than myself. An-

ybody who does have that, please come and share.

Share your koi experience.”

Hargitt received a Vancouver Foundation New Westminster neighbourhood small grant to hold the Aug. 1 event.

“It seems to me the whole idea behind the koi in the lagoons is an interesting enough story for people to come together,” he said. “I put the grant forward on the basis of educating people about the koi. I thought it was a good opportunity to pull people together.”

The keeping of koi is a hobby around the world, with the fish coming in a variety of colours including white, black, red and yellow.

“There’s a whole spiritual connection to koi.The Japanese have always had a fond feeling towards koi so there’s that connection to it,” Hargitt noted. “It’s not just a big goldfish in a big pond.”

A former Vancouver resident, Hargitt has enjoyed getting to know his new community since moving to New Westminster last July.

He’s excited about showing off one of the interesting aspects of his new neighbourhood.

Something’s fishy: Joe Hargitt wants fellow New West residents to join him at the Quay for a celebration of koi. Meet on Saturday, Aug. 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., between Rialto Court and Renaissance Square, next to the new Vancouver Biennale public art installation. PHOTO THERESA MCMANUS

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Arts & Entertainment

Explore Faces and Places of the Royal City TerezaVerenca LIVELY CITY

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Want to know what makes New West so unique?

Head down to the Anvil Centre for Faces and Places, an exhibit showcasing the work of 17 local artists.

“The Faces and Places of our Royal City is a wonderful collection of images featuring the Fraser River, heritage sites, and also includes many treasured members of our community,” states a press release.

Some of the talent includes Richard Armstrong, Janet Kvammen, Dale Nicol and Gillian Wright.The exhibition runs until Sept. 25 in the Anvil Centre’s community art space on the third floor, 777 Columbia St. PRIDE ART ON DISPLAY The Arts Council of New Westminster has teamed up with New West Pride to present a first-of-its-kind exhibit, featuring six artists who relate to the LGBTQ community.The group in-

cludes local photographer and graphic designer Cliff Blank.

Running until Sunday, Aug. 16, there’s everything from photography and fabric art to paintings and a 3D installation.

“For a lot of artists, this tends to be their first exhibition or close to the beginning of their career,” said Stephen O’Shea, the Art Council’s executive director. “I really wanted to do something in this space and have people know about it.”

The exhibit runs 1 to 5 p.m.Tuesday through Sunday at Centennial Lodge in Queen’s Park. Admission is free. For more information, call 604-525-3244.

CALLING ALL BUSKERS The Arts Council is also putting a call out for buskers wanting to perform at the River Market in late August or early September.

Those interested in being part of the Music by the River program must choose a four-hour slot on either Saturday or Sunday. Selected musicians, who must

visit quaysideboard.com.

Look familiar?

The Faces and Places exhibit on at the Anvil Centre features work by local artist capturing the locations and people that make the Royal City special.

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hold an Arts Council membership to participate, will receive an honorarium.

Upcoming performers include Sam Cave on Aug. 1 (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and David Akselrod (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and Braden Daniel (2 to 6 p.m.) on Aug. 3.

The Arts Council is also looking to expand the music program by actively pursuing additional grant funding.

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AND THE WINNER IS… Congratulations Will Clements for winning Action Take 65, a film-making competition for works inspired by or documenting the Massey Theatre’s 65th anniversary.

Clements produced, directed and edited The Massey Experience, winning himself a MacBook as a result.

“Will really excels at planning interesting visuals and cinematography into his piece,” said executive director Jessica Schneider.

“The interview subjects are passionate but it’s the music, theatre and dance images Will staged that make the film a rich representation of what people are really achieving at the Massey Theatre.”

The movie will be added to the theatre’s legacy project, a collection of documents, articles and photos.

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Join the New Westminster Public Library in celebrating 150 years of inspiring readers as B.C.’s first public library turns 150.

The celebration takes place on Saturday, Aug. 15 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and includes crafts, cake, and activities for all ages.

Mayor Jonathan Cote will drop by at 1:30 p.m. to proclaim Aug. 15 as Love Your Library Day. Folks are invited to stick around and enjoy cake.

With 2015 also marking the anniversary of Alice in Wonderland, the library is holding a Mad Hatter’s tea party at the event. People are encouraged to wear their best or most silly hat, or make their own at the party.

The New Westminster Public Library invites residents to explore Tech 150 on the second floor, as it unveils its newest digital service as part of the birth-

day party.You’ll be able to play with the latest tech toys from London Drugs, look to the future with Douglas College’s 3D printer demonstration and meet with representatives of Zinio, One Click Digital and Press Reader.The library will also have a tech-help table set up where someone will be able to answer all your ebook and device questions.

GRAD SHOWCASES DANCING SKILLS A New West dancer will be showcasing her talents at a local fitness facility in August.

Hannah Davis, who has been dancing since she was three, will put on two dance camps at Zhoosh Fitness Garage in August.The camps will be held Aug. 10 to 14 and Aug. 17 to 21 from 10 a.m. to noon.

“She has earned certification in both the Royal Academy of Dance and Cechetti method ballet examinations, as well as receiving a number of high score awards for jazz and modern solos at lo-

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Lifelong dance teacher stepping into retirement P

eggy Thomson turned a passion for dance into a lifelong career teaching seniors. Over the decades, she’s taught hundreds of them around the Lower Mainland. The Record spoke with Thomson as she winds down her career, preparing for her own retirement.

Flashback

Peggy Thomson was teaching a dance class at Bonsor Seniors Centre in Burnaby, when someone called out from the crowd: “I think I used to change your diapers!”

It was one of Thomson’s childhood neighbours, and the woman had, in fact, babysat the instructor when she was known as “Little Peggy Stock.”

It was a moment that underscored Thomson’s inter-

generational relationship to her students. Thomson estimates she’s taught thousands of seniors how to dance.

“I always say they raised me,” she says. “They helped me grow up.”

Where it all began

Thomson started teaching line dancing and ballroom for seniors at New Westminster’s Century House and Centennial Community Centre in the late 1970s. Word spread of her classes, and soon she was in demand.

“Then the phone just started really ringing,” she says.

At the time, Bonsor was still being built, and Thomson’s job interview took place in a construction trailer. Next thing she knew, she was teaching at Cameron, Edmonds and Confederation centres in Burnaby. She also spread out to Coquitlam and

Maple Ridge.

At first, the lessons were country and western style, but then came cha cha and rumba. Now she teaches multiple styles, but all line dancing, meaning the students are facing the instructor, not each other.

The inter-genera!onal connec!on

Teaching seniors was the perfect job for Thomson, who always felt comfortable with older folks, after having grown up around an elderly great aunt.

“As I grew up, I had a lot of older people around me, and I just loved them. And I saw this thing called line dancing, and I knew seniors would love it, and it would be an opportunity to work during the day. It’s the perfect pastime for seniors,” Thomson says.

And the seniors loved Thomson, too. Her classes were wildly popular, with registration lineups and anxiety about being wait-listed.

“I think everybody wants to be loved, and they want Continued on page 25

Peggy Thomson got her start as a dance instructor in New Westminster, and now she’s easing into retirement.

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Teacher started in New West Continued from page 24 to have fun, and you get that from my class. That’s what people tell me,” she says. “It’s the truth.”

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According to Thomson, dancing is a form of physical fitness that can benefit seniors by lowering blood pressure and helping with balance. It’s also a great chance to socialize with a group of people who all love doing the same thing, she explains. Thomson also organized dance parties, where seniors from other centres would all converge.

“I would make sure every centre I went to would learn the same things, so when we came together, it was a big mass of people on the floor, doing the same sequence,” she says.

Childhood connec!ons

Some of Thomson’s students figured out they were taking classes at Mr. Vincent’s dance school in Vancouver as adults, while Little Peggy Stock was just a child,

learning to dance.

“I became quite famous as Little Peggy Stock, because my dad was very, very tall, and he was very good looking, and he would pick me up and put me on his shoulder,” Thomson recalls.

Women in search of a dance partner would flock to her father.

On the road

Thomson was first bitten by the travel bug in her younger years, when she played oboe in the New Westminster District Council band and travelled to Japan.

She wove that wanderlust into her dance instruction by taking her senior students on trips overseas. In the 1990s, she took 176 seniors on a Hawaiian cruise.

“That’s just when the whole thing was going crazy,” she says.

After Hawaii came Panama, Russia and China. Thomson took troupes of seniors on trips, finding places to perform. They even did a show in Moscow’s Red Square.

“You’ve never travelled anywhere in your life unless you’ve travelled with a goofy

bunch of line dancers, Thomson says. “People just loved us. They knew we were coming.”

One of her fondest travelling memories is when the conductor of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra invited Thomson and her dancing seniors to a bonfire at a summer cottage. The conductor and her children put on a little concert, with the conductor playing accordion and her children accompanying on various instruments.

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After decades of teaching and countless students, Thomson, now 65, is whittling down her instruction time. Her last day at Bonsor was June 24, and it’s already tugging on her heart strings.

“I just loved Bonsor so much because there was such a crowd there,” she says. “I’m going to miss them so bad, it’s eating me.”

Thomson is still teaching in other municipalities but only south of the Fraser River. For more information on her classes, go to www.brooks wood.ca and click on Peggy Thomson Dancers.

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Summer days gone by Archie and Dale Miller editorial@newwestrecord.ca

Looking back once again to the summer of 1865, we came across some interesting pieces of local news, including a wonderful reference to the natural environment and the sky’s appearance at night.

In midsummer 1865, the town on the banks of the Fraser had the night sky light up with what they accurately called aurora borealis. “The aurora borealis presented a scene of Lapland magnificence last night.

At one moment it would seem as though the heavens were supported on pillars of gold; then gradually dying away, it would suddenly flare up and assume all the varied tints of the rainbow.”

A wonderful image – imagine all this over a rugged pioneer landscape of extreme nighttime darkness.

From this sublime episode we move to an everyday gripe about a prominent transportation route. Douglas Road, today’s Eighth Street, to CanadaWay, was

the major route from New Westminster to Burrard Inlet. Apparently a tree had fallen across the road not far outside the Royal City, and a comment in the newspaper seems to imply that repair of such problems had not been dealt with in a timely manner in the past.

As for the tree, not far from today’s much discussed high school cemetery site, it had made the road “quite impassable for teams and practically useless. It is hoped the government will not allow the road to remain blockaded for days and weeks together as was the case last summer. Otherwise the road is in excellent condition and is becoming a favourite resort for those who wish to enjoy the luxury of a pleasant buggy ride.”

Today, we are frequently reminded of changes in our environmental conditions, most recently the temperature of the Fraser River and the effect this seems to be having on the fish, particularly salmon, and the year’s runs. In 1865, the story was different.

“Fish – The run of salmon this season has been something enormous, and the quantity taken in the Fraser, by both whites and Indians, unprecedentedly large.The quality, too, is of an unusually high standard.”

An ongoing discussion in town that summer was directed towards a clock tower that was to be incorporated into the Holy Trinity church tower. Some funds for this were to come from a series of balls in the city over a number of months, particularly one held midsummer. It went well and the paper reported the festivities.

“The specious hall was most tastefully decorated with flags, banners, mottoes, evergreens and etc. and reflected great credit on the committee of management … His Excellency, the Governor, accompanied by his Private Secretary, honored the party with his presence.”

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Seniors dig in for learning at new garden Theresa McManus

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The folks at Century House are planting the roots of a garden that will create learning opportunities for years to come.

The Century House Association received a New Horizons Seniors grant to create a “learning garden” project in the inner courtyard.The garden is intended to facilitate education and volunteer opportunities around issues like small space urban gardening, healthy eating and conversation.

“Everybody has so many ideas. As this grows, we will be able to see what the potentials are,” said Shelly Schnee, a recreation programmer at Century House.

“It’s an experiment.”

The Century House Association received a grant to launch the learning garden in March, so that didn’t leave a lot of time to plan and implement the complete plan envisioned by the folks at Century House.

“Our hope is for next

year, we will start in January with a plan,” Schnee said. “As we grow things, and as the harvest is available, we will use that produce to do a learning opportunity for members at Century House.”

One of the hopes of the project is that members will be convinced to grow with Century House by growing veggies on their patios or in their homes.

“That’s one strategy we will undertake, and also learning where our food comes from and understanding food security and nutrition. Say we had a bunch of greens coming up, we’d be able to learn about eating greens and what you can do with greens,” Schnee said. “The idea is to parallel the growing with learning opportunities.”

While those learning opportunities won’t necessarily match up in the growing season for 2015, the garden is providing a catalyst for workshops related to gardening this summer and fall, including Jamming with Raspberries and Greens,

Greens Greens. Some of the workshops will be open to youth attending the New WestminsterYouth Centre, which is attached to Century House.

The Century House Association met with Claude LeDoux, the city’s horticulture manager, and Erika Mashig, the city’s parks and open space planner, to design and plan the learning garden that’s located in a space beside the main lounge. City crews dug out the space, built the planters, brought in a load of dirt and offered suggestions on what to grow and where to grow it, while a contractor built a sunflower mural that Mashig designed for the space.

“The garden is small.

At certain times of day it doesn’t get a lot of light. I thought the sunflower, the fact it adjusts and turns with the light would be kind of a neat metaphor,” Mashig said. “Symbolically, they are bright and happy.”

With the proper drainage and planter boxes now in place, Century House is

Digging in: Shelly Schnee, left, recreation programmer, and Shirley Model work in the new garden at Century House. PHOTO THERESA MCMANUS

looking forward to digging into future opportunities in the years ahead.

“We have some great garden enthusiasts involved as well.We have lots of ideas for next year, how we will plan, how we will align the learning opportunities with the growing season,” Sch-

nee said. “We are hoping to get members excited about doing some gardening at home and showing how easy it is to grow something in a pot on the balcony.”

Shirley Model, who had a large garden in Guatemala where she lived for 15 years, is happy to be involved in

the project. Nowadays, she grows tomatoes, herbs and veggies on her balcony and uses them regularly in her cooking.

“It’s wonderful,” she said of the learning garden. “I just hope there are a lot of people who will learn from it.”

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Community Got black knot? Burying branches is the best bet Anne Marrison GREEN SCENE

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Question: I have a plum tree that’s infected with black knot.What do I do with them after I’ve pruned them? Online it says burn them, but that’s not appropriate in this weather.

Serena Chan,Vancouver Answer: When the weather’s dry, burning definitely won’t do.

Nor will home composting. But there’s another safe option, Serena: digging a hole at least 30 centimetres deep, and deeper if you can, then burying the black knot branches that you’ve cut into small pieces so that they fit better. Lawns are good places for this type of burial.

It’s best to sterilize your pruners in a small container of 10 per cent bleach as you work on your tree and also after you’ve prepared the in-

fected branches for burying.

The temperatures in citytype green waste composting should definitely be high enough to sterilize diseased plant material.

If you prune for black knot every winter, you will gradually have less infection.

But some is inevitable because spores from untreated neighbourhood infections will continue to blow in on the wind.

Black knot pruning is best done in fall, when trees

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Question: What is the best time to take cuttings from my white hydrangea and plant them?Will it grow successfully in a big pot as opposed to planting in the ground?

Terry Wong, Burnaby Answer: Hydrangea cuttings root very easily and will do so in

a big pot or in an outside garden provided you keep the soil moist with careful and frequent watering. It will be best if the pot stands in shade or semi-shade.

But this isn’t a good time to take cuttings because it’s so hot and dry. Hydrangeas hate both situations.

It would be best to wait until the late fall when the weather should be cooler. It would be even better if natural rain begins falling sometimes. If not, start

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I wonder if your hydrangea is a mophead or a shrub type. Both will grow nicely in a big pot, but every few years they will need to be taken out and root-pruned and top-pruned so that they fit better when put back in the same pot.

Anne Marrison is happy to answer garden questions sent to amarrison@shaw.ca.

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A New West teen is looking to add a little bit of fun to summer vacation for local students.

For the third year in a row, Nur Elsmari has received a Vancouver Foundation neighbourhood small grant to host Fun Day in Moody Park.This year’s event, which is expected to be bigger and better than past years, is set for Thursday, Aug. 20 from noon to 3

p.m. at the Moody Park water park and playground.

“The participation is amazing,” said Nur, who turns 14 in September. “We had more than 700 people last year. It was really good.”

Nur has amassed a number of donations of food and beverages from local businesses. Some draw prizes will be awarded, and a band will be performing.

“I have face painting, henna.The police are bringing a car so kids can sit inside it,” he said. “I have the

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The zip line leads to a pool of balls and you jump in them. Pretty cool.”

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 Koi at the Quay community event, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with tours at 11:15 a.m. and noon.

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Girls get gold at box nationals

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B.C. girls showed where the best box lacrosse is played in Canada.

The junior and midget provincial girls’ teams both won gold medals, while the B.C. bantam girls settled for a silver medal at the Female National Championships in Calgary last week.

The junior girls, including New Westminster’s Christel Blesch, Mary McQueen, Gabrielle Jones and Amber Haley and Burnaby’s Amanda Jackson, were a perfect 7-0 at the championship tournament, following a 6-4 victory over Ontario in the gold-medal final on Saturday.

Ellie Delich garnered eight goals and five assists over seven games at the nationals, including two goals and two assists in the championship final. Jones, who had a total of eight points at the championships, helped out with one of her seven assists on the gold-medal-winning goal by Kathryn Harvey of Port Moody.

Blesch tallied a pair of goals in a three-point outing in B.C.’s 6-2 semifinal win over Alberta on Friday.

McQueen chipped in with a single goal and a helper. Both runners finished the seven-game tournament with identical six-goal, 10-point performances.

“We just wanted to come out and do it for the bantams.We just knew it was going to be hard fought, so we just fought hard till the end,” McQueen said.

The junior girls knocked off Ontario twice in the four-team tourney 9-3 and 10-5.

Delich led B.C. with a pair of goals in the opening five-goal win over Ontario, while Jones and McQueen both had three-point games.

Blesch contributed a goal and an assist. Jackson also registered a point.

The midget girls also finished with a golden 7-0 record at the nationals.

B.C. edged Alberta in the midget championship fi-

nal 4-3 on a late third-period goal by Nicole Pahnke of Ridge Meadows on July 25.

A day earlier, Port Coquitlam’s Haley Mcrae got the game winner over Alberta in the final period in a 5-4 nailbiter to end the round robin.

Keeley O’Neill of New Westminster finished the national tournament with four goals and four assists.

New West’s Graceyn Dean had five tournament points, including a pair of goals, for B.C. The B.C. girls also defeated Ontario in both meetings at the nationals, winning 5-3 and 6-2, in the team’s opening game on July 21.

In the bantam division, the B.C. girls’ team of New Westminster’s Hannah-Lise Bernoe, Meagan Black, Jen Hannay, Erica Malcom, Sophie Morris and goalie Jenna Phillips shared the silver medal with Nicole Kuhn of Burnaby following a 4-3 double-overtime loss to Ontario that was decided on a last-minute penalty shot.

Malcom had a goal and two assists in the championship final, while Hannay chipped in with one tally and a helper. Bernoe also potted a goal for B.C. The girls split their preliminary games with Ontario, losing 3-1 on July 23 after opening the nationals with a 4-1 victory over the eventual champions.

B.C. also eked out an earlier 4-3 win over Alberta on July 22.

Morris set up PoCo’s Danielle Stroup for the game winner in double OT. Kuhn also scored a goal in the contest, while B.C. point leaders Malcom and Bernoe assisted on two and one tally, respectively.

Bernoe topped B.C. in team scoring with three goals and 10 points, while Malcom finished the competition tied with 10 points, including a pair of markers.

Kuhn registered two goals and three assists for Team B.C. Phillips finished the nationals with a 1.75 goals against average through four games.

PCSL champs: Khalsa Sporting Club, in light blue, won the Sheila Anderson Memorial Cup for the sixth time in club history following a 1-0 victory over the Victoria Highlanders at Trillium Turf on Sunday. Khalsa advanced to the Pacific Coast Soccer League premier men’s playoff final with a 4-1 upset win over regular season champion Vancouver United on Saturday. Victoria edged the Mid-Isle Mariniers 1-0 in the other semifinal. Khalsa’s Carlo Basso led the premier men’s scoring this season with 10 goals. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Getting hot when it counts Upset win overVictoria was NewWest’s fourth victory in a row

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The New Westminster Salmonbellies are finishing up the way they hoped they would.

The Salmonbellies chalked up perhaps their biggest win of the Western Lacrosse Association season following a 9-7 victory over the visiting Victoria Shamrocks at Queen’s Park Arena last Thursday.

The victory, coupled with a 10-7 win in Maple Ridge earlier in the week, have the Salmonbellies on

a current four-game winning streak.

“I think it’s happening.

We’re sitting in a good position and coming together as a unit,” said Salmonbellie defender Jeff Cornwall.

“Right now, we’re either second or third. It’s not so much it gives us confidence - we’re already confident.”

The senior A ’Bellies gave up the first two goals of the game but claimed the lead before the first period was finished on Jordan McBride’s quick shot on goal from the right side.

First star Logan Schuss

led the New West rally, figuring in on three of the Salmonbellies’ four unanswered goals in the opening frame.

Schuss, who led all scorers with three goals and six points, opened the second period with his first of the night on a power play On two occasions in the middle frame,Victoria closed the deficit to a single goal. But each time New West bent but didn’t break.

Connor Robinson scored his first WLA goal at 6:18 of the second period to silence the first Victoria rally.

Schuss re-established a two-goal margin midway through the final period, finishing off a two-on-one shorthanded counter with Cornwall for the eventual game-winning goal.

But Victoria star Scott Ranger pulled the visitors to within a goal off the ensuing faceoff.

Schuss then tallied his third of the game off a right-side screen.

There were a few nervous moments late in the game, when New West took a tripping penalty with less Continued on page 35

Jr. Bs bounce A’s for B.C. berth Tom Berridge

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New Westminster’s junior B lacrosse club handed the previously unbeaten Coquitlam Adanacs two very untimely losses.

The league runner-up Salmonbellies upset the West Coast Junior Lacrosse League regular season champs 2-0 in the their best-of-three playoff final to earn a spot at the provincial championships this weekend in Victoria.

New West squeaked by the A’s 1110 at home in the opening game of the final series on July 24 on Nathan

Marken’s unassited game-winner.

The Jr. B ’Bellies then finished off the Adanacs 9-3 in Coquitlam in Game 2 on Sunday.

In the opener, Marken intercepted the Coquitlam goalie’s attempted outlet pass from inside the crease and one-timed the ball back into the A’s goal with just 34 seconds remaining in a game that went back and forth from the opening whistle.

Cole Bevan led the ’Bellies with five goals and a single assist.

In Coquitlam, New West raced out to a 5-0 first-period lead and led by as many as seven.

“I have to think Coquitlam was

prepared to avenge its only loss of the season, but we had nothing to lose,” said New West team manager Ron Booth. “Friday’s game was expected to be a close battle.We knew we could run with Coquitlam.”

Shaun Couzelis played well in goal in front of a strong New West defence. Brandon Wong paced the ’Bellies with five points, including four goals.

New Westminster will face the Thompson/Okanagan representative in its opening game at the provincial championships on Friday.

Medal placement matches will be played on Sunday.

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Play at the plate: New Westminster’s Trevor Tong slides to avoid the tag at home during a 7-1 loss to District 3 champion White Rock-South Surrey in the final of the B.C. Little League provincial baseball championships at Memorial Park on Monday. PHOTO COURTESY ROGER W. HUR

Midgets win B.C. silver NewWest’s B team coach wins Fair Play award

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New Westminster took home a silver medal from the B.C. Lacrosse midget championships in Prince George.

The midget A1 Salmonbellies dropped the championship final 10-3 to Coquitlam on Sunday to finish the five-day tourney with an overall record of 5-2.

New West fell 6-5 to Coquitlam earlier in the competitions.The midget ’Bellies beat 6-3 Juan de Fuca the following day.

In a midget A1 division that had parity written all over it, New West eked out the remaining four victories by the narrowest of margins, including three one-

goal wins.

The Salmonbellie teens opened with a 5-4 win over eventual bronze medalist Langley.

New West followed up with a 7-5 victory over Saanich, before suffering its midweek loss to the Adanacs.

The ’Bellies finished off the round robin with a 4-3 win over Ridge Meadow.

The Royal City boys then advanced to the final, nipping Langley in another close 4-3 affair.

Will Malcom was named to the midget A1 all-star team. Kobe Noda was awarded the team’s Fair Play award.

In the bronze-medal game, Langley edged Ridge Meadows, 8-7.

In the midget B division, New West was blanked in the preliminary round and failed to advance into the medal round.

New West B’s opened with a 6-2 loss to eventual bronze medalist Peninsula.

Later in the day, the boys’ fell 8-3 to Shuswap.

But the midget B team saved its best for last before losing 5-4 to semifinalist Ridge Meadows.

Josh Vanos was named a midget B all-star, while teammate Eric Skelton earned the team’s Fair Play honour.

Midget B coach Mike Husband was awarded the Fair Play coach award.

Coquitlam won the B gold medal with a 6-5 victory over Comox Valley.

Burnaby at QPk Thursday Continued from page 33 than three minutes to go, but an athletic Cornwall rag kept the ball in the Salmonbellies’ possession.

“In our dressing room, we’re thinking about staying calm,” said Cornwall after the game. “They’re a good team; they’re going

to get their goals.You have to have a short memory (in this game).When they score goals you have to keep trying to get the next one.”

New West will close out its regular season against the Burnaby Lakers at Queen’s Park Arena on Thursday. Game time is 7:45 p.m.

Brenden Bissett helped Canada earn its place at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio. The Canadian men’s field hockey team earned a spot at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro following a shootout win over Brazil in its semifinal matchup at the Pan Am Games in Toronto on July 23.

Canada went on to claim the silver medal at the Pan Ams following a 3-0 defeat to Argentina on Saturday.

Argentina had already claimed an Olympic berth

with an earlier top-three finish at the 2015 World League semifinal in Buenos Aires.

No. 15-ranked Canada placed fourth in that competition, upsetting two higher-ranked nations – Spain and New Zealand – during the World League semifinal.

Canada last qualified for the Olympics in 2008 in Beijing, where they finished in 10th place.

In 2012, the Canadian men missed an Olympic berth following a loss to Argentina in Guadalajara, Mexico.

“The Olympics has been a goal for our team from (the end) of Guadalajara

four years ago,” said Adam Froese in a Canada field hockey press release.

Froese scored Canada’s shootout-winning goal against Brazil at the Pan Am Games.

At the Pan Am Games, Canada won its earlier pool, beating Brazil, Chile and Mexico.

Gabriel Ho-Garcia of Burnaby led Canada with four goals in an 8-1 win over Mexico, while New Westminster’s Bissett and Ho-Garcia both tallied a single goal in an earlier 9-1 victory over Brazil.

In the quarter-finals, Canada topped Trinidad and Tobago 3-0 on July 21.

Lax Caps nipped in Sr. B semi The Royal City Capitals came so close to pulling off an upset in West Coast senior B lacrosse playoffs.

The Capitals staged a late third-period rally but fell one goal short, losing 11-10 to the Ladner Pioneers in the final game of their best-of-five semifinal series on July 23.

The win gave Ladner the series’ victory

and a date with regular-season champion Nanaimo, beginning today.

In the deciding game, Leif Mydske led the way with four goals and a single assist, while Jordan Catton was named the offensive star with two goals and two helpers.

Neil Tyacke stopped 34 Pioneer shots in the New Westminster goal. Mark Negrin scored two goals in New West’s late rally.

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