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Corn-husking contests, zucchini races, pumpkin decorating, a corn roast – and much more – were part of the fun at the Royal City Farmers Market’s first ever Harvest Festival. The Sept. 13 event took place at Pacific Breeze Winery. Alex Stark, Royal City Farmer Market’s market assistant, husks corn at the Harvest Festival. For more photos, check out a gallery at www. therecord.ca. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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Sexually exploited youth getting younger By Cornelia Naylor

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Sexually exploited youth in New Westminster and Burnaby are getting younger, according to a recent survey by the Burnaby-New Westminster Task Force on Sexually Exploited and AtRiskYouth. In February, local services providers who work with

youth tracked 180 young people deemed at risk of being sexually exploited either in person or online. Based on the data collected, 40 were suspected to have been sexually exploited and 24 were confirmed to have been targeted. “That’s when they’ve directly told the services provider that they are participating in activities related to

sexual exploitation, so the exchange of sexual acts for food, shelter, a ride, money, etc,” Burnaby social planner Rebekah Mahaffey told the Record. Of the confirmed cases, 21 per cent were under the age of 15 – up one per cent since the task force’s last survey in 2013 and five percent since 2011. “That’s been a trend

that’s been observed over the three counts,” Mahaffey said. The youngest person confirmed to have been sexually exploited was 12 years old. Another continuing trend revealed in the survey is a move away from street exploitation to exploitation online, according to Paige Freeman, director of youth

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Suspect sought in ‘brazen’ arson Police in New Westminster are searching for the person responsible for a “brazen daylight” arson on London Street last week. Officers were called to the 1000 block of London Street around 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 8.There, they found a three-wheeled motorcycle engulfed in flames, according to a media release. The motorcycle, which was for sale, was parked on the street outside of the owner’s home. Police have obtained surveillance footage of the arson, which shows a man dressed in a black T-shirt and black pants walking up to the motorcycle carrying a jerry can

and pouring what investigators believe was gasoline over the bike and setting it on fire before running away. “This was a brazen daylight act which thankfully was contained and did not result in any further damage to property,” Acting Sgt. Jeff Scott said in the release. The suspect is described as a Caucasian man about 30 years old with short black hair and some facial hair. Anyone who may be able to identify the suspect or who has information about this incident is asked to call Const. Kari Turpin at 604525-5411. – Cayley Dobie

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Urban Academy proposal cited as an example of flawed process By Theresa McManus

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A controversial development proposal that was defeated was one of the first topics of conversation for the City of New Westminster’s new land-use and planning committee. Councillors Patrick Johnstone and Chuck Puchmayr joined Mayor Jonathan Cote on the newly created land-use and planning committee, which had its first meeting on Sept. 14. Coun. Jaimie McEvoy is an alternate to the committee. Cote told the Record that one of the first items up for the committee’s consid-

eration is a revised proposal for the Urban Academy, which sought a rezoning and amendment to the official community plan to allow the school to preserve the existing Robson Manor building and to build a new school at 101 Third Ave. In May, council defeated the application in a six to one vote, a process that left some council members concerned about the way developments are considered. “I definitely would put that as one of a few examples where council was really saying this is not fair to anyone to get so far along in the process without having a better dialogue, and if there

is problems we are better off identifying them earlier as opposed to later,” Cote said. “It (the committee) will be a good test to say, OK, let’s see where this goes and other development applications.” The land-use and planning committee will provide advice and recommendations to council on land-use and planning matters and consider and make decisions on development applications that are authorized by the development approval procedures bylaw. Bev Grieve, the city’s director of development services, said the Local Government Act allows council

to delegate certain powers to a committee or director. Currently, Grieve has the ability to issue minor development permits (less than $100,000 value) and minor heritage alteration permits. While the new committee doesn’t have any powers, she said many municipalities (such as Port Coquitlam) have given planningrelated committees the authority to consider and issue certain permits, such as development permits, temporary use permits and the issuance of notice for development variance permits. “This is seen to be more efficient and free up council time,” she said.

Murder case goes to Supreme Court It’s been a year since Last Door Recovery Society employee Jason Collet was killed in New Westminster, and in October, the man accused of killing Collet will appear in B.C. Supreme Court to schedule a new date for his trial. Collet was killed on Sept. 16, 2014, at a Last Door facility in the 1100 block of Nanaimo Street.The accused, Steven Rogers, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder a few days later. Rogers, 25, was expect-

ed to stand trial in provincial court starting Aug. 4. But his case was moved to Supreme Court. Rogers, who remains in custody, is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 15 to set a date for his new trial. The circumstances surrounding Collet’s death still remain unknown. Last year, investigators confirmed Rogers and Collet knew each other but wouldn’t provide any other details. Neither of the men were known to police. – Cayley Dobie

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Will fear-mongering win it for him? Stephen Harper did a whistlestop in neighbouring Burnaby Monday. Not surprisingly he tried stoking all sorts of fears in one jam-packed stump speech. If you don’t vote for the Conservatives you just might see the end of Canadian society as we know it. Well, we could argue that we are already seeing that thanks to the Conservatives, but let’s just put aside that stingy thought for a mo-

ment. Harper’s platform of more security – and no, not the social security kind that keeps more kids from going to sleep at night hungry, or the kind that allows First Nations people to have secure, safe, drinking water – no, he’s saying that only the Conservatives can keep us all safe from terrorists running amuck in Canada. That kind of security. Really? The irony of his state-

ments are not lost on the Canadian veterans who have been fighting for years with the Conservatives to simply get what they deserve for actually serving their country. Harper told the audience in Burnaby, “Friends, this is the world we live in: a difficult and dangerous uncertain place and yet through it all, through it all over these last few years, there are no better economic fundamentals, there are no better eco-

nomic prospects, there has been no better place to be in a troubled world than this island of stability, our country, Canada.” For Harper to take credit for Canada’s place in the world, given that our standing in so many ways has dropped, seems, well, audacious to say the least. Of course, this is what the guy has to do to get votes. Get them thinking that Canada would be in worse shape without him than

with him. Get them to forget about Senate scandals, muzzling Canadian scientists, gutting environmental standards, ignoring climate change, rolling back seniors’ pensions, etc. etc. Can he do it? Can fearmongering overpower hope? Sadly, it can. One only has to look at our southern neighbours to see how people are clamouring for easy antiimmigration answers in the form of Donald Trump.

Isolationism and a superiority complex will not solve any of the problems we face as a planet. And any leader who promises security and economic stability in this day and age is surely promising something that he cannot guarantee.When China slumps, we all slump, and no political leaders can protect us from that global reality. But surely we deserve more than fear-mongering. That is not leadership.

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Will B.C. pick the winner? A number of observers have suggested the federal election’s outcome will be “decided” in British Columbia for the first time, as if the results of the province’s 42 ridings will determine which party forms government. I’m not so sure about that – after all, Ontario has many more ridings, and suburban Toronto itself is still ground zero for all three major parties – but it does look like B.C. could have an unusually high number of ridings that may change hands come Oct. 19. In the past few elections, about three-quarters of our province’s ridings could be considered fairly safe territory for one of the three major parties.This time around, however, the addition of six new ridings plus the apparent volatility of the electorate suggest almost half of B.C.’s ridings may be genuinely competitive races. Unless there is some kind of political earthquake the likes of which no one has picked up on, the Conservatives can be considered a lock in regions such as the FraserValley and parts of the Interior and North. Likewise, the NDP has a stranglehold on parts ofVancouver and areas of strength onVancouver Island and the North Coast. The Liberals can’t consider any seat to be particularly “safe” for them, although they do have two incumbents and offer the longestserving MP in B.C. (Hedy Fry inVancouver-Centre) as a candidate.

Of those roughly 20 B.C. seats that may be “in play,” about 15 of them may keep Easterners up late if it is indeed a close election result across the country. For starters, three ridings may be genuine threeway races, which is a rarity in this province. If we transpose the 2011 election results over the new riding boundaries (and the six new ridings themselves) it shows that in Surrey Newton,Vancouver Centre and the new riding ofVancouver Granville the winning party received 35 per cent or less of the votes cast, with the other two parties close behind. In another dozen or so ridings, we can expect tight two-way races between the Conservatives and the NDP (barring a so-far-unseen significant rise in Liberal popularity in B.C.). Of course, it’s still early days yet and the campaign is only really just beginning. Polls will go up and down and continue to contradict each other. But if there is indeed a serious shift in voting patterns, things will get much more interesting within the B.C. political landscape. We may or may not “decide” the election outcome, but in any event I have a feeling the rest of Canada will pay a bit more attention to what happens within our provincial boundaries on election night than has been the case previously. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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Dear Editor Dog owners in New Westminster are both arrogant and break the law constantly. Why do I say this? I live very near Ryall Park in Queensborough. I have counted as many as 10 dogs or more off leash on any given day, sometimes as many as five to 10 at one time. It is as if dog owners think the parks are their own personal off-leash zones. On weekends, the flag football players and others bring dogs and let them run free. Throughout the day, dogs can be seen off leash, running amok, and I never see animal control around ever – literally NEVER. I have contacted the city and animal control at least five times each in the past year, to no avail. It seems New Westminster doesn’t think it is smart to enforce its own laws, it under-funds the animal control unit and until some child or innocent person is bitten and injured, no one will say or do a thing. I have confronted dog owners, and their response is “screw you.” Dog owners who let dogs off leash, you are arrogant and breaking the law. City of New Westminster – you should enforce your own bylaws. Paul Slusher, New Westminster

Karla Olson I would like to add “It hurts when a community loses a piece of itself –” including the documenting of that community, its history, from the perspective of people who work and live in it. Yes, it is a loss. And I hope for those who are directly affected that their passion finds new ways to contribute to our community. Kelly Hill very sad Kelly L O’Keefe Very sad! Marlyn Graziano Well said, Julie. A sad time indeed. GARY PROKOVICH unfortunately i myself have been a victim losing my job each job approx. 13 and 14 years respectfully.as well as many other people. i also find some unions have not got time for you. too busy selling out to companies. i know for a fact just by watching contract negotciations over the years

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Dear Editor I hear it time and time again, “You Greens are going to split the left-of-centre vote”. It’s simply not true. The Green Party of Canada is not a “left-of-centre” party any more than it is a single-issue party (another bit of misinformation). The Green Party doesn’t hold or harken back to an ideology of the left or the right. Ours is a party of core principles that each of our policies must adhere to. Many of our policies could be either right-wing or left-wing. Take a national Ours is a party pharmacare plan, for of core example. On principles. the face of it this would seem to be a left-wing concept. Consider, however, how for every $4 governments with pharmacare plans spend on those plans, it has been measured that they save $10 in their health-care systems. People take the medications that prevent heart attacks, strokes and other costly events. It is preventative medicine. Other savings from pharmacare? Consider how in New Zealand the government pays $15 for a medication that individuals in Canada pay $800 for. The last time I checked the exchange rate on the loonie to the Kiwi dollar was not that great. The Green Party is not out to get the vote of the left of centre any more than it is out to get the vote of the middle class. The Green Party of Canada wants to earn the votes and represent all Canadians. There are two other parties intent on “splitting the left-of-centre vote.” If you want your Canada back, you want the Greens to hold the balance of power. David Macdonald, Burnaby

GARY PROKOVICH every day job losses across Canada 10’s of thousands. but we’re supposed to believe how good our economy is while major corporations leave Canada, so much greed. no more no less. i guess the liberals think every body is stupid. bring in 50 million foreigners that should make the major company’s and share holders happy. no wonder so many suicides and people on the street. nobody thinks about pensioners on a fixed income. get a raise once or twice a year 0.5 % 77 years old still working to survive they took away my GIS. government says i made several hundred dollars too much that really hurts when medications are approx. $1300.00 every 3 months. seriously thinking about living under the Queensborough Bridge

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Parents have role in preventing exploitation Continued from page 1 also the best thing concerned parents can do to keep their kids safe. “If you don’t have teachable conversations with your kids at eight, when they’re 15, it’s hard to sit down and have that hard conversation with them then,” Freeman said. The Burnaby-New Westminster Task Force on Sexually Exploited and At-Risk Youth, a sub-committee of the City of Burnaby’s public safety committee, with representatives from the cities

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nities, including Surrey. Forty-one per cent were white and 23 per cent were aboriginal.These two groups have numbered highest among the at-risk youth tracked in all three counts. Other findings of note, according to organizers are that 75 per cent of youth confirmed to have been sexually exploited continued to be connected to a school, and 14 per cent of all the at-risk youth tracked were boys.

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New Westminster RECORD WEDNESDAY September 16, 2015 9

City ELECTION IN BRIEF

All-candidates meeting next week Jennifer Moreau

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New Westminster-Burnaby candidates will field questions on the economy and election priorities at an upcoming all-candidates meeting. The Queen’s Park Residents’ Association is hosting the event on Sept. 27, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Centennial Lodge in Queen’s Park. Seating is limited, so get

there early to save your spot. The candidates from all four major parties will be there: Liberal Sasha Ramnarine, New Democrat Peter Julian, Conservative Chloe Ellis, and Green Kyle Routledge. The candidates will answer two questions – one on the economy and the other on priorities – while the general public can write down questions, and the association will ask them.

HAVE A BURGER, CAST YOUR VOTE The “bun-official” Burger Heaven poll is on, starting Sept. 14, where diners vote with their appetite. Burger Heaven, a longtime fixture in New West, started hosting the polls 24 years ago, and the restaurant claims the results are quite close to actual election turnouts. The tongue-in-cheek choices are as follow:The

Stephen Harper burger with Alberta beef, which includes a slice of blue cheese. The Justin Trudeau option features French dressing and a liberal slice of bacon. The Tom Mulcair burger uses a Nicely Done Patty, and the Elizabeth May version uses a lot of green condiments.There’s also a Gilles Duceppe option (with French mustard), and an “other burger” for the undecided voters. Burger

Heaven will send out burger poll updates starting Sept. 21.To track the results, go to burgerheaven.ca or the restaurant’s Facebook page. Staff will keep a running tally of the results in the restaurant, too. Burger Heaven is at 77 10th St. TORY CANDIDATE SET S UP CAMPAIGN OFFICE Last but not least, Chloe Ellis, the Tory candidate for New Westminster-Burnaby

has set up her campaign office at 7850 Edmonds St. Do you have news from the campaign trail? Be sure to stay in touch with the Record. Email reporter Jennifer Moreau at jmoreau@ newwestrecord.ca, or find her on Twitter, @JenniferMoreau. COMMENT ON THIS STORY

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A provincewide campaign aimed at nudging non-voting youth to cast a ballot in the upcoming federal election kicks off at Douglas College in New Westminster

Tuesday. Members of the Canadian Federation of StudentsBritish Columbia (CFSBC) will converge on the college’s main concourse at 11:30 a.m. to convince young voters to pledge to vote in the This Time We Decide campaign.

“After they’ve pledged, they get into our database, and we send them follow-up information about advanced polls, candidates, that sort of thing,” said CFS-BC spokesperson Jenelle Davies, who recently wrapped up two years of history studies at Douglas.

Davies is confident the campaign will make a difference because organizers have opted to stay away from emphasizing apathy among young people of voting age. “This election is different for a lot of people,” she said. “It’s seen as do or die,

and we just want to go out and have a campaign that’s focused on showing our friends, ‘Look at all the people that are joining us to vote. Come with us!’” Davies expects organizers to sign up between 500 and 600 young voters Tuesday, and CFS-BC expects

This Time We Decide to be the largest non-partisan student-led get-out-the-vote campaign in B.C. For more info, visit www. thistimewedecide. ca.

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New Canadian musical set to première The Best Laid Plans is the culmination of four years of labour for NewWest-based theatre company ter reading Terry Fallis’s satiric Canadian novel of the same name. Knowing that his own small company It’s Monday mornwouldn’t have the resourcing, and Peter Jorgensen is es to go it alone, he apon the homestretch. Sure, proached Touchstone Thethere’s a long week ahead atre, which has a history of – lighting design, technical rehearsals, dress rehears- developing new Canadian work. als and some production He also emailed Fallis tweaking – but he’s very about the idea and got imnearly there. mediate and enthusiastic “There,” of course, being support for the endeavour. the opening of a brand-new “He’s been on board right Canadian musical, The Best from the get-go,” Jorgensen Laid Plans. The musical is set to open says. “He’s been so generous and supportive Saturday, Sept. of the process.” 19 at Vancouver’s From there, the York Theatre – the team was slowly culmination of a built. four-year journey Governor Genthat began when eral Award-winJorgensen started ner, the veteran mulling the idea of playwright Vern creating a piece of Thiessen, came on Canadian musical board to write the theatre. book for the musiJorgensen and Peter Jorgensen director cal. Benjamin Elhis wife, Katey liott and Anton Wright, are New Lipovetsky teamed up to West residents and the cocreate the music and lyrics. artistic producers of PatNico Rhodes came on rick Street Productions. Their past productions have board for the orchestration – orchestrations that everybrought to the stage lesserone got a chance to hear for known or more rarely seen pieces of contemporary mu- the first time just this past weekend during the “sitzsical theatre, and Jorgensen probe” (theatre-speak for has also created and staged the first rehearsal where the a Rodgers and Hammersingers work with the orstein revue. chestra). But creating an entirely “It was just thrilling,” Jornew show from the ground gensen says, noting it’s rare up was something altogethto have a chance to hear er different. work performed, literally, “The act of creating something brand new is un- for the very first time. “Everybody’s jaw was dropping like anything I’ve done beat times.” fore,” Jorgensen says. “It Jorgensen himself is dialready feels like a career recting, with Jonathan highlight for me.” Munro on board as musical Jorgensen was inspired director. to create the musical afJulie MacLellan

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“It’s just been an incredible collaboration from the beginning,” Jorgensen says. Adding to that, of course, is the talent onstage.The 10-member cast is headed by Nick Fontaine as Daniel Addison, who has the luckless job of finding a new Liberal candidate to run in a staunchly Conservative riding. “I just think this is going to be a breakout role for him,” Jorgensen says. “He sounds great.” Starring alongside him is veteran performer Andrew Wheeler as Angus McLintock, the irascible Scot who’s set up to lose the election – but whose play-itstraight style may just cause problems for that plan. “Andrew is fantastic. Watching him find Angus in the rehearsal process has been wonderful,” Jorgensen notes. They’re joined by rising star Meaghan Chernosky as Nick Fontaine’s love interest, Patti Allan as her grandmother-turned-political advisor, and other well-known Vancouver names including Shannon Chan-Kent, Zahf Paroo, Gordon Roberts, Hal Wesley Rogers and Katey Wright. “It’s a great cast, supertalented,” Jorgensen says. And no, if you wondered, it’s not entirely accidental that this political satire happens to be opening just in time for the federal election. Way back four years ago, Jorgensen and the others thought the timing would be great if they could make it all work with the next planned federal election date – and though, along

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the way, it sometimes felt like it would be too soon, Jorgensen notes that everything has come together and right now feels like the perfect time for the production on all fronts.

The Best Laid Plans runs Sept. 19 to Oct. 3 at the York Theatre, with shows Tuesday to Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees on Sept. 20, 27 and Oct. 3 at 2 p.m.

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HELP KEEP TERRY FOX’S DREAM ALIVE and raise funds for cancer in the 35th annual Terry Fox Run on Sunday, Sept. 20.The local event is taking place at Westminster Quay, with registration starting at 9 a.m. at River Market and the walk/wheel/ride/run getting underway at 10 a.m.The route features one-, two- and five kilometre routes through Westminster Pier Park and along the boardwalk and the event includes food, drinks and prize draws. River Market is at 810 Quayside Dr.

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strangers to send him a photo so he could paint their portrait in return. In many cases, he suspected the image was not the person’s own, and he soon discovered there was an agenda attached to the photograph. “The criteria for the start of the conversation was a common interest in art,” said Edmonds. “In the vast majority of contacts, it became apparent this was not the case, and if I did get sent a photo it was usually an unlikely match with the preceding texts.” Edmonds used that deceit to drive him to produce the series of paintings on display at the gallery. He sketched, then painted the images on Plexiglas panels, often adding scraps of texts sent to him along with the original photo.The paintings were then photographed and printed on rag paper. The opening reception for Catfish: Images of Deceit and Misrepresentation is on Sunday, Sept. 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. Edmonds will also be on hand on Sunday, Sept. 27 for an artist talk, also from 2 to 4 p.m., as part of Culture Days. See www. artscouncilnewwest.org.

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Arts Writers part of Word Vancouver New Westminster writers Love or Money? are part of the literary fun Owen, the author of 10 as Word Vancouver takes to collections of poetry, uses the streets and stage again the book to explore what next week. happens “before and afThe city’s annual literter writers sit down at their ary festival takes place from desk, what inspires their Sept. 23 to 27, with the writing and what transpires main festival day on Sunafter it’s finished,” according day, Sept. 27 at to a write-up about Vancouver Public the session. Library’s central Saklikar is part branch. of a presentation Among the 100 on Sept. 27 at 1:45 readings and 150 p.m., presenting authors will be along with Heidi some New WestGreco and George minster authors: Stanley in CascaCecily Nicholson, dia. Catherine Owen Other New and Renee Saroji- Cecily Nicholson Westminster writauthor ni Saklikar among ers will also be on them. hand as hosts for Nicholson apliterary sessions: J.J. pears as part of the Lee, Shashi Bhat Poetry on the Bus and Ariadne Sawseries at 11:30 a.m. yer are all part of on Sept. 27, in The the festival lineup, Revolving City: and Saklikar also 51 Poems and the appears as host Stories Behind and moderator for Them. some sessions. Owen appears as The festival, part of the Canada Catherine Owen which was formerWrites series, with author ly known as Word a session at 11 a.m. on the Street, ofon Sept. 27 called The Oth- fers a variety of presentaer 23 & and Half Hours: tions, exhibitions, workOr EverythingYou Wantshops and activities at 10 ed to Know ThatYour MFA venues. Didn’t TeachYou. Check out www.word She’ll also be part of a vancouver.ca to find out all presentation at 11:30 a.m. about what’s happening. called The Chapbook: For – Julie MacLellan

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With the kids having returned to school, that means Hyack Homecoming isn’t far off. The New Westminster Secondary School varsity Hyacks will celebrate the season with the 2015 Homecoming Game against G.W. Graham Grizzlies from Chilliwack on Friday, Sept. 25. “It really is a great fun time,” said Don Hauka, who promoted the Hyacks’ game at a recent city council meeting. “There are not too many high school football games where a parachutist drops a football at centre field to kick off the game.” Along with the football game, Hyack Homecoming 2015 includes pregame flag football challenge, on-field kid’s activities, a tug of war competition, and a raffle for a car. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m., and post-game fireworks will be the night’s finale.

KEEPING HEALTHY Students from Sprott Shaw College New Westminster recently helped assess the health of visitors to River Market. About 10 nursing and health care assistant dropped by River Market on Aug. 25 to offer free blood pressure readings to passersby. The students were learning how to take blood pressure readings, with help from qualified instructors, and provided people with information on why taking regular blood pressure readings is so important, as well as providing recommendations on how to keep their circulatory system healthy. Visitors who had their blood pressure taken had their names put into a raffle to win $500 toward any course at Sprott Shaw New Westminster. The students also accepted donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. RESIDENTS GATHER FOR LAST HURRAH OF SUMMER Massey Victory Heights residents gathered for an af-

ternoon of fun at the annual Massey Heights Hurrah. The Sept. 13 event include kids’ activities such as a bouncy castle, face painting, a mini soccer game, and an arts and crafts table provided by the Arts Council of New Westminster.There was also an area where people could sit and enjoy lunch. All money raised from the sale of hamburgers and hotdogs will go to the parent advisory council at F.W. Howay Elementary School, which will use the money for school activities and other programs and services for students. The Scotiabank at the Crest Shopping Plaza pledged to double all revenue raised from the barbecue.The Save-on-Foods in Sapperton donated hamburgers and hotdogs for the sale. The Massey Victory Heights Residents’ Association is grateful to sponsors who help make the annual block party a success. Derrick Thornhill of Park Georgia Realty is the title sponsor for the ninth annual

event, and several businesses at the Crest also sponsored the event, including Maxxam Insurance, Pharmasave and Scotiabank. “It’s local businesses like this that make our Massey Heights Hurrah possible,” said Jason Lesage, president of the Massey Victory Heights Residents’ Association, in a press release. “Good businesses know that supporting local, community organizations and events is good for the bottom-line. Our sponsors are outstanding leaders in the business community, and I encourage residents to support and patronize them.”

NEW WEST FIRE CHIEF GETS ANNIVERSARY GIFT Ten years after being part of a team that helped in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, New Westminster Fire Chief Tim Armstrong was tending to an emergency of his own. Armstrong was part of a search and rescue team from the Vancouver Fire Department that went to St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana to help assist vic-

tims of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. As he was setting up the emergency operations centre at the Glenbrook fire hall on Aug. 29 in response to the massive windstorm that pummeled the region, Armstrong’s phone rang. “I had just activated the EOC and I got up there and my phone rang. It was the fire chief from St. Bernard Parish. He said I just wanted to give you a weather update – ‘The winds are calm and it’s a sunny day,’” Armstrong said. “I said, ‘Well, it’s not so calm here.’” While many Americans were reflecting on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which hit the United States on Aug. 29, 2005, Armstrong had received a package of T-shirts and a thank-you card from three families he’d met while in Louisiana.They thanked the Canadian contingent for all it did for them in the aftermath of the disaster. “Many have not returned home and have made homes out of flood zones, but many have moved to St. Bernard,” they wrote.

“Thank you for saving the people of our parish and helping us with a hand up. Ten years later and we are doing great.” ENJOY A NIGHT OUT AND HELP LOCAL SENIORS The Seniors Services Society is taking a trip to Tuscany for its major fundraiser of 2015. An Evening in Tuscany will be held on Thursday, Oct. 1 at La Perla Ballroom in River Market from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Organizers are promising fantastic foodtasting stations, Italianthemed entertainment and live and silent auctions. Tickets are $100 (with a partial tax receipt issued) and available by calling 604520-6621. The society offers a variety of programs supporting vulnerable seniors, including Meals on Wheels, medial transportation, support calls, grocery shopping, dining programs, excursions, tax clinics, referrals and much more. Send Around Town ideas to Theresa, tmcmanus@ newwestrecord.ca.

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Arts & Entertainment Gallery hosts pop-up exhibit It was local art at its best – in pop-up form. The Arts Council of New Westminster and the New West Artists group teamed up to present a first-of-itskind pop-up exhibition at The Gallery at Queen’s Park. The exhibition and sale ran Saturday and Sunday at the arts council’s gallery, with an opening reception on Saturday. The show included diverse work in a variety of mediums by members of the NewWest Artists group, from hobbyists to full-time professionals. Artists in the show included Eileen Pick, Lisa Lawrence,Virginia Railton, Janet Kvammen,

Kay Klyne, Richard Klyne, Julia Schoennagel, Carol Rose,Tony Bryan, Donna Ross,Teresa Morton, Robert Jost, Elena Zhukova and BarbaraWendzich. Stephen O’Shea, the arts council’s executive director, said he was pleased to have the local artists group on hand to launch the gallery’s new pop-up exhibitions. “We are continuing to find more creative ways to increase access to the gallery, and partnering with NewWest Artists is the perfect way for us to bring more art to the community of NewWestminster,” he said in a press release. See more photos at www. newwestrecord.ca.

New name, new look for local artisan fair New Westminster’s Artisan Fair has a new look and a new name. The fair, which is presented by the Arts Council of New Westminster, happens on the first and third Saturdays of the month from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at River Market. New West Craft is a market whose goal is to provide a welcoming environment for crafters, artisans and makers to share and sell their handmade work. Laura Grady, who has just taken on a new role as coordinator with New West Craft, says the fair’s new name is more reflective of the purpose and the people behind it. She also says it’s fun to flaunt the great vibe of the city. “There is so much buzz

around New West. People are curious about what is happening in the city,” said Grady in a press release. “They are starting to notice our growing presence when it comes to events, culture, arts and other forms of entertainment. I wanted the fair to reflect our connection to New West and our part in its cultural growth.” New West Craft is always looking for new craftspeople to take part in the fair. On Oct. 24, it is hosting Made byYOUth, where artisans between 15 and 24 are encouraged to become vendors. On Nov. 7, New West Craft will host Made by MOM, where creative mothers will be showcasing their talents. See www.artscouncilnew west.org for info.

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Getting arty: Above, artists Kathleen and Richard Klyne dance during the opening of the exhibition. Top left, artist Carol Rose (right) and a visitor look over some work. At left, a visitor checks out the exhibition. PHOTOS JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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today’sdrive 20 16 Honda Pilot

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This new car makes the outgoing model look like the shipping container for the new, curvier generation. BY BRENDAN McALEER

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On the upswing - the crossover segment. Sliding down the sales-chart banisters - the minivan market. Thus, where the two meet, a nexus is formed. Meet the new Honda Pilot, bigger, longer, more CRV-like in appearance, and more capable of taking your family on a – ahem – Odyssey than ever before. It’s still an allwheel-drive crossover, but Honda has sanded the edges off their largest all-wheel-drive machine in hopes that it’ll ﬁnd favour with those who’ve been migrating over to the Korean competition. It’s a farewell to sliding doors, of sorts, a declaration that neither the minivan nor the mid-sized sedan is a staple of the Canadian family. According to market results, the Pilot should sell very well; the question is, has it landed at the right runway, or is it bound for turbulence?

Design:

Anonymously handsome. That seems to be the design brief of Honda’s styling crew, and they’ve pulled it off for good and bad. Where once the Pilot was squared off and angular, this new car makes the outgoing model look like the shipping container for the new, curvier generation. But the new Pilot wouldn’t fit inside the old one. The Pilot is now 20mm longer than before, although 90mm less-tall, and you can certainly see the bump in interior space despite the smoothed-off appearance. The front is essentially the same as the new CR-V, except embiggened. Honda’s three-bar corporate grille is due to start making its way through the fleet, so you can expect an Accord coming shortly with this new look. It’s not bad at all. From the side, the Pilot’s profile ends up being dominated by wheel choice. 20” alloys are part of the top-spec Touring, a trim Honda says sells in

surprisingly large volume in the Canadian market. 18” alloys are standard on the car, and while they don’t quite have the ﬂash, they’re still a good-looking split-spoke 5-arm design.

conventional six-speed automatic is the standard offering, but there’s also an Acura-style nine-speed automatic, one that comes with paddle-shifters for added theoretical sportiness. I can’t imagine owners actually using these, but there they are.

Environment:

Inside, the Honda is pure Honda. If you’re seeking an upgrade from your CR-V, this vehicle will offer a pleasant familiarity. The seats are quite firm on first introduction, but bear up well under longer drives. The dashboard layout is conservative, not offering clever touches like the Highlander’s built-in shelf, but the between-seat storage bin is large enough to house an elephant. Thankfully, Honda’s gone to a single touchscreen rather than its confusing multi-redundancy twin screen layout as found in the Accord. This has a tendency to smudginess, thanks to an ultra-glossy finish. However, it’s so much faster than previous, and while there are a few menu quirks to get around (the audio-level adjustment is pretty deeply buried in sub-menus), it’s overall a huge improvement for the brand. Look forward to this tech proliferating throughout Honda’s lineup. However, where the Pilot needs to deliver is not so much the front seats but the rear, and here it’s very good. Both second and third-row space is big enough for even taller kids, and they have an easy-folding function that beats pretty much everything on the market. Instead of pulling a lever, just push a button on the side of the seat bottom, right in line for shorter kids and everything slides easily. It even lights up at night. Also clever is the rear cargo area when all seats are deployed. Ordinarily, three-row crossovers have little space when fully utilized, but the Pilot’s two-stage rear floor drops down to create a bit more room. Official figures are 524L, about the same as most hatchbacks, but the size and shape of the space seems to handle larger strollers with ease.

Performance:

Under its smoother snout, the Pilot carries a V6 that’ll be familiar in speciﬁcation to any Honda fan: 3.5L in displacement, variable valve-timing (VTEC), 280hp at 6000rpm, and 262lb-ft at 4800rpm. No surprises here. Perhaps a little more unusual are the transmission choices. A

Further surprises abound in the form of a selectable terrain system that’s like a simpliﬁed Range Rover – choose from sand, snow, gravel, or tarmac. Wheelspin control, throttle response, and starting gear are all part of this easy-to-use setup. Additionally, the Pilot comes with a proper torque-vectoring system to aid in cornering. Add in a lightened curb weight and the Pilot turns in a surprisingly spirited performance. You won’t be yanking and banking like a Honda S2000, but this big rig is actually light on its feet, driving much like the current Accord does. The performance envelope is set by the low rolling-resistance tires, but forward acceleration is better than average. Roll into the throttle on the highway and revs come up quickly, with a hissing VTEC kick-in that helps you zip past a dawdling semi-trailer with ease. This is more than adequate power for this size, and a considerably sprightlier drive than you’ll ﬁnd in a Toyota Highlander.

Features:

Even more interesting than the Pilot’s standard driving characteristics are its semi-autonomous features. Lanekeep assist will nudge you back into your lane, and its good enough not to ping-pong between the lines. The automatic cruise-control makes longer drives in heavy traffic a cinch. Again, the new 8-inch infotainment system looks great (when clean) and operates simply. Not so great is Honda’s decision to only put navigation in the top model: people are starting to expect sat-nav as a midgrade feature, and if they wander over to the Nissan showroom, they’ll find it. Perhaps we’ll see that trickle down in a future update. Official fuel economy figures for the Pilot are 9.3L/100kms on the highway, and 12.4L/100kms in the city. Mixed use mileage seemed to hover in the 11s, which is not really all that much worse than the current crop of four-cylinder crossovers.

Green Light:

Surprisingly nimble; quiet on the move; usefully sized; plenty of safety features

Stop Sign:

Screen prone to smudges; sat-nav only on top-spec car; very ﬁrm seats

The Checkered Flag:

A double-dose of CR-V; Honda avoids any stunts, but sticks the landing.

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I’m back! Seems like a long time since I was at the arts and entertainment desk, what with a summer in the editor’s office and a couple of weeks’ vacation. But I’m back and ready to dive back in to what’s always the best part of my job: finding out what’s happening on the arts and entertainment scene. If you’re an artist with something to talk about, or you run a group that has events coming up, be sure to keep me posted: email me at jmaclellan@newwestrecord. ca or find me on Twitter, @ juliemaclellan. Meanwhile, I bring you a collection of some of the many fantastic things happening soon:

mike. Coming up on Sunday, Sept. 20, the session features Jami Macarty, with Mark Hoadley and Ram Randhawa. It’s hosted by Franci Louann. On Sept. 27, it’s a special Culture Days event, An Ekphrastic Experience, featuring the city’s poet laureate, Candice James, and hosted by Franci Louann and Janet Kvammen. On Oct. 4, Alan Hill hosts an event featuring Deborah L. Kelly and Hazel Mamaril. Poetic Justice sessions run from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sundays in the back room at the Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St. Check out www. poeticjustice.ca for more details or search for the Poetic Justice group on Facebook.

THESE VAGABOND SHOES Theatre lovers, this one’s for you. The summer season is MONDAY MOVIES RETURN over, and that means it’s TO MASSEY THEATRE time for the Vagabond PlaySquee!Yes, that’s the ers to return to the stage. sound of a middle-aged reThe theatre company’s porter acting like a preteen season opens Oct. 1 with girl. Jon Robin Baitz’s family I’m just excited about drama Other Desert the Arts Council Cities. of New WestminWayne Nolan ster’s next showing directs an ensemin the Last Monble cast that feadays at the Movies tures Julia Grace, series.The movRob Stover, ie series returns Miles Lavkulich, Monday, Sept. Nancy Ebert and 28 at 7:30 p.m. at Karen Golda. Massey Theatre, The drama with a screening of centres around Nancy Ebert Boychoir. Vagabond Players the character François Giof Brooke Wyrard’s film tells the eth (Grace) who returns story of a troubled orphan home after a six-year abfrom a small Texas town who ends up at a boys’ choir sence to celebrate Christmas with her family, only to school after the death of his announce that she is about mother – and finds a choir to publish a memoir that master who recognizes in dredges up a tragic event in him a unique talent. the family’s history. It stars Dustin HoffTickets are $15, or $13 man, Kevin McHale for students and seniors, and Josh Lucas – and, alwith $10 previews on Oct. though I haven’t seen it yet, 1 and 2. It plays Oct. 1 I’m sure it will be a delight! through 24, with Thursday Tickets are $10, or $8 for to Saturday performances students and seniors. at 8 p.m. and Sunday matiFor your calendars, be nees at 2 p.m. It all happens sure to jot down other upat the Bernie Legge Theatre coming Monday films: I’ll in Queen’s Park. Check out SeeYou In My Dreams on www.vagabondplayers.ca or Oct. 26, and WhatWe Did On Our Holiday on Nov. 30. call 604-521-0412. Check out www.artscoun cilnewwest.org for more de- CONCERT SERIES BACK AT QUEENS AVENUE tails about the movies. Music at Queens is back – and there’s something to POETIC JUSTICE IS BACK appeal to every taste. Here’s one for the poets. The concert series at Poetic Justice has reQueens Avenue United turned for the fall season Church has announced its – which means that every 2015/16 lineup, and there’s Sunday afternoon at the an array of musical styles on Heritage Grill, you can enoffer. joy readings by featured Opening the season on poets along with an open

Saturday, Oct. 3 will be the West Coast Symphony, under conductor Bujar Llapaj, with Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony. Admission is by donation; see www. westcoastsymphony.ca. On Saturday, Oct. 24, you can enjoy the sounds of the Lyric Singers, with artistic director Nancy Rahn and pianist Betty Suderman, with a program of sacred music, opera choruses, folk

tunes and more. See www. lyricsingers.ca. Also upcoming later in the season are Bridge Musicians International, with chamber music on Nov. 7; Pastiche, with folk-nouveau on Nov. 14; the 18th annual Carols and Bells performance on Dec. 6; and Caelestra’sYuletide music on Dec. 13. Next year will include a couple of return perfor-

mances by the West Coast Symphony (Feb. 13 and April 30),The Irish Wakers on March 12, Don Stewart on April 2 and the Vancouver Men’s Chorus on May 15. Check out www.facebook. com/musicatqueens or www.queensavenue.org for details. New this year, the concert series is offering an eight-concert pass that’s good for all the con-

certs with the exception of the West Coast Symphony (which are always admission by donation). Tickets are available online at www.brownpaper tickets.com, or in the church office from Tuesday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 604-522-1606 for more details. Do you have an item for Lively City? Email Julie, jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca.

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Former NewWestminster MLA and school trustee Anita Hagen will be remembered at a public memorial celebration this weekend. Community members are invited to the memorial that’s taking place on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Ave. The ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. and will be followed by a reception in the church gymnasium for those wanting to attend. The church will be open beginning at 1 p.m. for anyone wishing to speak to the family ahead of time. Hagen, who was the city’s Citizen of theYear in 1999, served as a school trustee from 1976 until 1986, when she was elected NewWestminster’s MLA, a job she held until 1996. Hagen, 84, passed away from cancer on June 5 atVancouver General Hospital, with John, her husband of 53 years, and sons David and Joel at her side. Prior to getting into politics, Hagen advocated for issues she felt needed to be addressed, such as having teaching assistants in classrooms. In addition to teaching and working as the executive director of the New Westminster Seniors Bureau, Hagen worked as a constituency assistant for NDP MLA Dennis Cocke, and worked for NDP MP Pauline Jewett. InVictoria, Hagen served one term in Opposition and one term in government. She was deputy premier, minister of advanced education, minister of multiculturalism and human rights and secretary of the cabinet. After retiring from politics, Hagen remained active. She was chair of the committee that raised funds to establish Monarch Place, the city’s first transition house for women and children fleeing violence. Hagen’s family has established a community service award to be presented annually to a graduating student at NewWestminster Secondary School. Contributions will be accepted at the memorial or can be submitted directly to School District No. 40, 1001 Columbia St., NewWestminster, B.C., V3M 1C4. Attention: Barbara Basden.

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Kids Yoga Has a Positive Impact on Children In this day and age kids deal with similar stresses and the hurried busy life styles that their parents live. Distractions and over stimulation can cause children to become unfocused and have difficulty concentrating in their every day lives. Kids Yoga is a great low-cost, helpful tool that can have a positive impact on our children, in the classroom, homes, sports and relationships. Kids Yoga teaches children the importance of a healthy life style and it also helps them to face every day challenges with more ease and confidence. It encourages them at an early age to have positive self esteem and body awareness by practicing a physical activity that is non-competitive. Fostering cooperation and compassion—instead of opposition— is a great gift to give our children. There are many benefits that children receive from yoga and most importantly it is fun! The activity involves storytelling, games and music that engage the whole child. Many of the yoga asanas (poses) are inspired by nature and the natural world of animals and plants. In practicing Kids Yoga children get the chance to act out animals, trees, flowers and warriors. For example in Tree Pose (Vrksasana) they are asked to really imagine they are a giant tree with long roots deep into the ground giving them balance and stability, in Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana) they are asked to hiss like a snake and imagine they have no arms or legs and they have to use their core strength to hold them up. This teaches them to have a connection between their bodies and the natural environment around them and it allows them to understand that we are all one and made of the same. Kids Yoga is a fun, engaging and active way of teaching children to open their hearts, create and express themselves in a fun entertaining environment. Kids Yoga classes are offered Mondays and Wednesdays at 6:30 pm at Hot Yoga New Westminster located at 428 Columbia Street. Please call 604-523-9642 for more information or to register.

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Fun and friendship on offer for new parents Julie MacLellan FAMILY TIES

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Happy September! This week marks a return to Family Ties, where I’m keeping an eye on all things family- and parenting-related in our fair city. If you have anything to share with other local families – be it an upcoming event, a favourite local resource or program, or an idea for future coverage – please shoot me an email, jmaclellan@newwestrecord. ca, or find me on Twitter, @juliemaclellan. BABY TALK IS BACK First up, here’s one for the moms of newborns and infants. If you’re just getting back on your feet again and adjusting to life with a tiny being demanding your attention around the clock, then this group could be a lifesaver. Baby Talk sessions, which run in partnership with Fraser Health public health nurses, run regularly at Centennial Community Centre onWednesday afternoons.The weekly sessions give moms (and dads, too – though the vast majority of participants are moms) a chance to meet other parents, learn about various aspects of baby growth and development, have baby weighed and measured, and just plain have some fun. Each session covers a different topic, with a guest speaker and some time for informal discussion and socializing. Upcoming session topics (subject to change) include Babies and Books on Sept. 16, Infant Development Program on Sept. 23 and Speech, Hearing and Languages on Sept. 30. October topics will cover sleep, eye and dental health, chiropractic, parenting tod-

dlers, and introduction to solid foods. November will include separation anxiety, planning for daycare and adjusting to parenthood. Centennial Community Centre is at 65 East Sixth Ave. Call 604-777-6740 for more information about Baby Talk.You don’t need to register, and the sessions are free – just drop in. HELP FOR FAMILIES Here’s another great local resource for parents with small folks: NewWestminster Family Place. Family Place offers a free drop-in program for families with children from newborn up to age five – for moms, dads or grandparents with kids. There’s a regular dropin Monday through Friday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., plus Monday and Tuesday afternoons from 1 to 3 p.m. There are also a variety of parent education programs, information sessions, support groups and a toy lending library. Family Place is at 93 Sixth St., unit 101. Call 604-520-3666 or see www. nwfamily.bc.ca for more details. CHEER THEM ON If you have a little wannabe acrobat in the house, be sure to check out a new offering from Royal City

Cheer.The group offers cheer and tumbling programs for kids aged three and up – including a new Toonie Tuesday, where drop-in sessions run for $2. Sessions are held in the Massey small gym at New Westminster Secondary School, with drop-ins coming on Sept. 22 and 29. Kids aged five to nine can take part from 5 to 6 p.m., with ages 10 and up from 6 to 7 p.m. Check out www. royalcitycheer.com for info about the group’s programs. CULTURED KIDS Wanting to experience a little culture with the small people in your life? River Market plays host to regular monthly workshops by ArtStarts, with 45-minute workshops giving youngsters a chance to delve into a variety of aspects of the arts. Up next, on Sunday, Sept. 27, kids can enjoy the Axis Theatre Company’s presentation of Hamelin:A New Fable. The presentation, loosely adapted from the tale of The Pied Piper of Hamelin, is described as a “musical-adventure-live-action play with an important message about keeping your word” – with performers who triple as musicians, actors and puppeteers. There are two sessions, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Check out www.rivermarket.ca or www.artstarts.com/weekend.

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We recently looked back about 10 years to a series of short TV pieces we created on Shaw titled Secrets of the City. The examples we mentioned included an old railroad bed in Queen’s Park, the origin of Friendship Garden and a Royal Engineer survey marker near East Columbia Street at Richmond Street. Today a few more secrets. Many of you are aware of a monument on Sixth Street adjacent to the Armoury, home of The Royal Westminster Regiment, dedicated to the two Victoria Cross winners connected to the Regiment – Jack Mahoney and Filip Konowal. Are you also aware of another Victoria Cross winner buried in Fraser Cemetery? Cyrus Peck,Victoria Cross winner, served with the 16th (Canadian Scottish) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, and received the award in 1918. Peck died in 1956. Another “resident” of Fraser Cemetery is well known to many folks “of a certain age” who know him for his TV roles as Perry Mason and Ironside. Others know him in his

role in Godzilla or perhaps an Alfred Hitchcock mystery.Then of course there is his connection to New Westminster and wine production in California. For many of a younger age Raymond Burr is most definitely a secret. The old New Westmin-

Today’s railroad bridge ... has a wonderful history. ster Bridge of 1904, today’s railroad bridge beneath the Pattullo Bridge, has a wonderful history. Its 100th birthday in 2004 was celebrated right down on the train tracks, with a short ceremony and cake. A couple of reminders from its past are still visible. One is a rather dangerous staircase in the bush leading down to the old station level, and the other is a large plaque high on the bridge face on the New Westminster end. Overall it is a great piece of our industrial heritage. For an interesting view in this city that many people know little about, we usually recommend the view

from Grimston Park in the West End.This a wonderful park offers an excellent vantage point from which to take in the Fraser River, a large portion of the Westminster Quay area, Poplar Island, Queensborough, and a whole lot more. A really fine site which also has SkyTrain zipping back and forth adding a feature to some photos. In Queen’s Park you will find a building that traces its roots back to the Provincial Exhibition and its fine array of structures which, for the most part, were destroyed by fire in the summer of 1929.Why wasn’t this particular building destroyed? Simply put – it had been moved a number of years prior to the massive blaze. The building in question was a fish hatchery and aquarium display, built in the early 1900s, moved in the 1920s, and today it is the Bernie Legge Theatre, home of the Vagabond Players. Go have a look – it still provides a great theatrical experience. 9

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Douglas instructor earns literary honours Book looks at the social history of tennis in Britain It is game, set and match for Douglas College sport science instructor Rob Lake, who was named the winner of the 2015 Lord Aberdare Literary Prize for best sports history book. A Social History of Tennis in Britain was published less than a year ago but has already received acclaim from the British Society of Sports History, which presents the award each year to the best book on the history of sport in Britain or the best book on sports history written by a British author. Lake will attend the society’s annual conference next September in England, where he will accept the award and present as the key note speaker, a press release from the college notes. “The first time I went to this conference, I remember hearing about the award and watching the keynote speaker and thinking ‘You

know, that would be amazing,’” says Lake, who holds a PhD in sport science from London’s Brunel University. “I never thought 12 years later I would be up there myself.” In the 300-page book published by Routledge Research in Sports History, Lake, a Coquitlam resident, delves into the history of tennis – rife with racism, elitism and gender conflict – and how it shaped British society in modern times. According to the society’s panel of judges, the research offers fresh detail on the sport of tennis and pioneering work that will become standard text for scholars. Lake has also been shortlisted for the North American Society of Sports History book award. Douglas College is one of the largest colleges in British Columbia, providing bachelor’s degrees, universi-

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Library hosting talk on emotional wellness DavidicusWong HEALTHWISE

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Instead of buying a new computer or smart phone when your old one can’t keep up with your needs, wouldn’t it be great if it had the limitless ability to upgrade its own hardware and software to meet the demands of the moment? Your own brain already has this ability. At birth, we are born with approximately 86 billion neurons and as they die, one by one, they are not replaced. The principle of “use it or lose it” applies to your brain as well as your body.We know muscles that aren’t challenged will atrophy and become weaker. If we don’t move through a full range of motion, we become stiff, and if we limit our activity, we lose our agility and balance. How your brain adapts and evolves over a lifetime, depends on how you use it because the brain is capable of creating new synapses (connections between neurons) at any age. Frequently used connections are reinforced and become stronger and more efficient. Seldom used connections are lost. This creates habits of thought, which beget habits of behaviour and habits of feeling. If we reinforce habits of drinking, smoking or using drugs when we are stressed or in response to particular situations, those habits become more entrenched over time as we strengthen the corresponding synaptic connections. But if we stop the cycle, try out a new and healthier pattern of behaviour, and repeat that pattern repeatedly over time, we can reinforce an alternate neural pathway.The more we travel along this new connection of neurons, the more we strengthen the synapses until we have adopted the new and healthier habit. The same principle applies to how we think about ourselves, others and our world. It’s simpler and more efficient to hold onto assumptions and beliefs about others and our world, but too often it doesn’t keep up with the reality of change. If we think of ourselves as being stuck in our ways, addicted to our attachments or incapable of positive change, we will live this self-fulfilling prophecy.Too often we limit our capacity for growth and happiness

by our prejudices and unexamined assumptions; we see only evidence to reinforce our beliefs and are blind to evidence that show them to be false. Certain patterns of thought reinforce particular emotional states, and once in these states, those patterns are reinforced.

Thoughts focused on negativity, judgment, blame and hopelessness reinforce feelings of anger and sadness. Thoughts of appreciation, personal empowerment and a positive purpose beget happiness. With a healthy brain that can literally change itself, each of us is capable of posi-

tive change.Which free upgrades will you choose? At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, I’ll be speaking on emotional wellness at the Bob Prittie Metrotown library branch in Burnaby. I’ll talk about the key emotional health skills we all need to cope with life’s ups and downs; manag-

ing stress, difficult thoughts and feelings; recognizing the symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, mood and other psychological conditions; and where to find help. This free presentation is provided by the Burnaby Public Library in collaboration with the Burnaby Division of Family Practice as

part of our Empowering Patients public health education series. As space is limited, please register by calling 604-436-5400 or online http://bpl.bc.ca/events/emo tional-wellness. Dr. DavidicusWong is a family physician. Read more at davidicuswong.wordpress. com.

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Community COMMUNITY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16 Downtown New Westminster Residents’ Association, annual general meeting, 7 p.m., Holy Trinity Cathedral, 514 Carnarvon t. Presentation include Mike Degelder on Plaza 8 development, Karon renaman from ICBC on the real truth about you and rosswalks” and the election f the 2015/16 board. HURSDAY, SEPT. 17 New Westminster Family lace pub night fundraiser, p.m., Paddlewheeler ub, 810 Quayside Dr. ickets are $25. Event eatures live entertainment, 0/50 draw and burger nd a beer. Proceeds go oward programs at New Westminster Family Place. ave you considered ecoming a foster family?

There are children and youth in New Westminster who require skilled, caring, foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., #200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604-7648098. SUNDAY, SEPT. 20 Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, South Dyke Road in Queensborough, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Meet at the crossroads of South Dyke Road and Carter Street in Queensborough. Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend and asked to bring their own gloves, snacks tools, etc. SATURDAY, SEPT. 26 Thrift sale and coffee break, 9 a.m. to noon, Knox Presbyterian Church, 403 East Columbia St.

THURSDAY, OCT. 1 An Evening in Tuscany, a fundraiser for the Seniors’ Services Society, La Perla in River Market, 5:30 to 9 p.m. The evening will feature food-tasting stations, Italian-themed entertainment, and live and silent auctions, while celebrating vulnerable seniors who need support with meals (Meals on Wheels), cleaning, socializing, calls (Better at Home), help with government forms and more. Tickets are available $100 (partial tax receipts available) at 604-520-6621. ONGOING Fun, Learning and You, a free program for New West residents offered by the Lower Mainland Purpose Society for children aged 18 months to five years and their parents/caregivers. FLY runs every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Sept. 22 to Dec. 8. Come join us

for circle times, healthy snacks, create a Book About Me and play in a rich thematic programs. Parent information sessions include speech and language, early literacy, discipline and more. For information or to register, contact Elizabeth or Josie at 604-526-2522. The Purpose Society is at 40 Begbie St. English Made Easy, a free program for New West residents offered by the Lower Mainland Purpose Society for non-English speaking families (adults with limited or no English skills and their children from birth to five years). EME runs every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. from Sept. 23 to Dec. 9. It will be held in the Port Royal Room at Queensborough Community Centre, 920 Ewen Ave. EME provides practical English classes for the caregivers, and songs, stories and

crafts with an emphasis on English for the children. For information or to register contact Elizabeth or Josie at 604-526-2522. Artists 50+ are welcome to bring their own art projects to Century House every Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. Gather to draw, paint, share or just have a place to work. The drop-in meets in the Spruce Room and donations

are accepted. New Westminster Family Place drop-in at Lord Kelvin Elementary, while school in session, every Thursday and Friday morning from 9 to 11 a.m., 1010 Hamilton St. Drop-in includes free play, stories, songs and craft activities. Info: 604-5203666 or www.nwfamily.bc.ca.

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