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Two years after opening itsdoors, École Qayqayt Elemen-tary School has become hometo its first ever May Queen.
Savanah Agas is NewWest-minster’s 146th May Queenand Daniel Karwowski is herRoyal Consort.
“Ecstatic. I feel like I can’teven breathe,” Savanah toldthe Record. “I feel so excit-ed.”
Qayqayt Elementary Schoolopened in 2014, replacing theformer John Robson Elemen-tary School.
“I want to represent a reallyincredibly unique school andto represent Qayqayt Elemen-tary,” Savanah said of her de-sire to be May Queen. “I amlooking forward to meetingall the people in the commu-nity, the mayor, all the seniorsand all the students from oth-er schools.”
The annual draw for posi-tions in the 2016 Royal Suitetook place in city councilchambers on Monday night.
Joining Qayqayt in the Roy-al Suite are:! First maid of honour
Ariel Lajeunesse and Roy-al Knight Matiss Osborne –LordTweedsmuir Elementa-ry School.! Second maid of hon-
our Mindy Zhang and Roy-al Knight Jonathan Corbett –Richard McBride ElementarySchool.! Medal bearer Anna Rod-
riguez and Royal Knight Mal-colm Seymour – F.W. HowayElementary School.! Register bearer Saraya
Scobie and Royal Knight JozefMunoz Kallai – Lord Kelvin
Elementary School.! First flower girl Maggie
Prentice and Royal KnightTy-ler Cacchione – Queensbor-ough Middle School.
! Second flower girl Sum-merThomas and RoyalKnight Kai Marshall – Her-bert Spencer ElementarySchool.
!Third flower girl Gurn-eet Dhillon and Royal KnightTristian Harrison – Con-naught Heights ElementarySchool.
MEETYOURMAJESTY Qayqayt Elementary studentSavanahAgas is the146thMayQueen.Picturedherewith herRoyalConsort, Daniel Karwowski, thepairwas chosen fromadraw in city council chambersonMonday.PHOTOCORNELIANAYLOR
It’s been considered for so long, mostRoyal City residents probably roll their eyeswhen a development about the replace-ment for the Pattullo Bridge makes thenews.
But for NewWest Mayor Jonathan Cote,the recently signed a memorandum of un-derstanding between his city, the City ofSurrey andTransLink is a positive, big stepto seeing a new bridge actually get built.
“It’s actually a very important agreementto allow us to move forward with the re-placement of the Pattullo Bridge,” he toldthe Record onTuesday.
The memorandum in question lays outthe general components for the replace-ment of the bridge, including an agreementthat the funding source will be tolls.
Cote, who noted the memorandum hasbeen in the works for months, said tollswere a key objective for the city, suggestingNewWest has faced the detrimental impactsince tolls were placed on the Port MannBridge.
He argued the city has seen a significantincrease in traffic congestion with the netresult being traffic from the highway divert-ed to the local road network.
Cote noted with the general parametersof a new bridge in place, work on the de-sign can begin with a timeline for a newspan by 2023.
The bridge opened in 1937 and for yearshas been the subject of replacement talk.That only increased after the new PortMann Bridge opened with tolls.
TransLink has recently announced thatthe deck rehabilitation will start on April29, leading to even more traffic woes forthe city.
According to a City of Surrey staff re-port, the memorandum clearly stated
Tollspartofmajoragreement
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Homesells for$710,000abovetheaskingprice
AQUICKSELL: A1909houseonSt. Patrick’s Street in theQueen’sParkneighbourhood recently sold for $710,000above its askingprice.PHOTOTHERESAMCMANUS
Realtor:“We are on the map.We have become a hip hot spot.”
A quaint 1909 cottagein the Queen’s Park neigh-bourhood may have madehistory when it recently soldfar above its listed price.
Darcy SchlechtleitnerofTeam ReThink said thethree-bedroom home at 217St. Patrick St. was listed at$1,199,000 and sold for$1,909,000.
“We had 11 offers, and itsold for $710,000 above listprice,” she told the Record.“I am pretty sure it is histor-ic in NewWest.”
A day before the housesold, Schlechtleitner saidaVancouver home madeheadlines after it sold for$750,000 above its listedprice.
The Queen’s Park homewas listed on Feb. 15 andSchlechtleitner accepted of-fers on Feb. 24.
“We were aiming for thestars.This was higher thanwe expected, for sure,” shesaid. “There were three of-fers that were surprising-ly high. Every single one ofthem was a Queen’s Parkfamily.They understand thevalue of having their grand-parents close by, etc. It’s try-ing to grab the land beforepeople from out of the citycan grab it.”
The owners of the homeare moving to a larger homein the neighbourhood, whileanother Queen’s Park res-ident has purchased thehome.
Although the successfulpurchaser already lives inNewWestminster, Schlech-tleitner said three offers ap-peared to have been fromoffshore or overseas’ pur-chasers, a trend she’s seendevelop in NewWestmin-ster in the past year. She es-timated 80 per cent of peo-
ple attending her NewWestopen houses are from main-land China.
While there was consider-able interest from near andfar for the house on St. Pat-rick’s Street, its fate is un-certain.
“It’s a tiny little bunga-low,” Schlechtleitner said.“The footprint of the home
is 1,255 square feet in total.It is smaller than most con-dos downtown.”
Schlechtleitner’s hope isthe city will allow the newowners to move the smallhome to the back of theproperty and use it as alaneway home and build anew home as part of a herit-age revitalization agreement.
Like Gastown, PortMoody and the Hast-ings corridor of six or sev-en years ago, Schlechtleit-ner said NewWestminster’stime has come for thoselooking to buy homes. Shesaid the city’s revitalizationis shaking people’s percep-tions of it as being a lessthan desirable place to live.
“It’s a complete change,”she said. “We are on themap.We have become a hiphot spot.”
Two NewWestminsterresidents are behind bars af-ter devices used for makingfake IDs and credit cardswere found inside theirhome.
The investigation beganin December when officerswere called to assist bailiffsduring several evictions atan apartment building inthe 100 block of SeventhStreet. Bailiffs alerted policewhen they found items usedto make fake IDs and creditcards inside one of the units,noted a press release fromNewWestminster police.
Investigators with the ma-jor crime unit took over theinvestigation and on March4, charges were laid againsttwo residents: 42-year-oldShane Douglas Farnsworthand 31-year-old Sylwia Pau-line Przybylska.
Farnsworth is chargedwith three counts of theftfrom mail; unlawful use ofmail key; possessing stolenmail, mail container or mailkey; break-and-enter andcommitting an indictableoffence.
Przybylska is chargedwith break-and-enter; com-mitting an indictable of-fence; theft of mail; and fivecounts of breach of under-taking or recognizance.
The charges are connect-ed to incidents in March,April, May, and Septemberof 2015, and one in Januaryof this year.
Both accused remain incustody at this time.Theyare scheduled to appear incourt on March 30 to fix adate.
– By Cayley Dobie
Twochargedwithfraudoffences
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A brand new school couldbe in the cards for RichardMcBride Elementary if thedistrict decides to replacethe aging school.
Seismic upgrades andbuilding envelope work, es-timated to cost $18 million,have already been approvedin principle for the elemen-tary school at 331 Rich-mond St.
But before the districtgets final approval from theprovince, it must submit aproject definition report andas part of this report, thedistrict plans to include anoption outlining a possiblereplacement of the school.
“It would be a normal ex-pectation of the ministry
that all reasonable optionsare assessed in the (projectdefinition report),” secre-tary-treasurer Kevin Lorenzsaid in an email to the Re-cord.
Staff are currently in dis-cussions with contractorsto determine how much itwould cost to replace Rich-ard McBride Elementarycompared to the $18 mil-lion it’s estimated the up-grade project would cost.
Enrolment at RichardMcBride Elementary overthe past five years has re-mained consistent, fluctu-ating between 395 and 416students.
The project definition re-port is expected to be com-plete later this spring, andLorenz expects it will in-clude a replacement option.
A NewWestminster asso-ciation that strives to dimin-ish the impact of trauma onvictims and their familieshas earned some additionalfunding through a provin-cial grant program.
The NewWestminsterVictim Assistance Associ-ation is one of about 100non-profit groups that re-
ceived funding through theprovincial government’scommunity gaming grantprogram.The local associa-tion, which works with theNewWestminster PoliceDepartment providing sup-port for victims and theirfamilies, received $60,000from the province.
– By Cayley Dobie
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$710,000abovelistprice. I amprettysure it is
historic inNewWest.
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2016- 2020 FINANCIAL PLANThe City of NewWestminster has completed its draft 2016 – 2020 Financial Plan. As part ofthe public consultation process, the City will be presenting the draft Financial Plan duringthe Regular Council Meeting in Council Chamber at City Hall on Monday, March 14, 2016 at5:45pm. The public is invited to attend the presentation, and may ask questions and providecomments regarding the draft Financial Plan following the presentation.
A budget information package including the draft 2016 - 2020 Financial Plan, a staff reportand a comment sheet will be available on the City’s website and for pickup from theFinance and Information Technology Department at City Hall (511 Royal Ave) on Monday,March 7, 2016.
Residents may submit written comments regarding the draft Financial Plan to theFinance and Information Technology Department:Attention: Director of Finance and Information TechnologyMail to: 511 Royal Ave., NewWestminster, V3L 1H9Fax to: 604-521-3895 or e-mail: [email protected]: Friday, March 11, 2016The draft Financial Plan incorporates a proposed 2.73% property tax increase for 2016. Thisincrease is required to fund operational and inflationary increases and strategic initiatives.
Utility operating budgets for 2016 include the electrical, water, sewer and solid wasteutilities. Utility rate increases are 5.5% for water, 7.5% for sewer, and 1.0% for solid waste.The Electrical Utility rates will increase 4% effective April 1, 2016 to follow BC Hydro’s rateincreases to the City. The proposed general fund capital budget for 2016 is $58 million andthe capital budgets for the utilities total $34 million.
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The hanging basket course will include2 hours of hands-on instruction, an 18” or14” basket with chain hanger, plants, soil,fertilizer, and the infamous wick andwatering pan.
JOIN THE RESERVECONSTABLESWhether you are considering a careerin policing or just want to give back toyour community, the NewWestminsterPolice Department’s Reserve ConstableProgram can offer you an exciting andrewarding opportunity to gain valuablepolice experience while participating incommunity special events, developing andimplementing new programs within the city,or accompanying a police officer while in aride along capacity.
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2016 ANNUALRESIDENTIALWATER,SEWER AND SOLIDWASTE CHARGESDUE DATE: Monday, April 25, 20162016 Annual Residential Water, Sewer andSolidWaste bills have been mailed out at theend of February.If you have not received your ResidentialWater, Sewer and Solid Waste bill pleasecontact the Taxes and Utilities Departmentat City Hall at 604-527-4550 or 604-527-4555.New owners of single detached dwellings whohave not received their bill are advised tocontact the Taxes and Utilities Department.
Accounts paid in full on or before April 25,2016 are eligible for a 5% prompt paymentdiscount. Accounts unpaid after April 25, 2016are not eligible for the 5% discount and maybe subject to transfer to property taxes if stillunpaid at December 31, 2016.
Various payment options are provided foryour convenience:
• By mail or in person at City Hall,511 Royal Avenue, V3L 1H9
• Cheques post-dated to the April 25thdiscount date are welcome
• After-hours payment into “City Hall Mail”located at the north entrance to City Hall
• At any chartered bank and most trustcompanies and credit unions
• By tele-banking or internet-banking servicethrough your financial institution
• At automated banking machines
• Queensborough Community Centre,920 Ewen Ave. 604-525-7388
• Centennial Community Centre,65 E Sixth Ave 604-777-5100
• Century House, 620 Eighth St. 604-519-1066
Credit cards are NOT accepted for thepayment of utility billsSeniors Living Alone: If you have receivedyour bill, you may qualify for a waiver of 25%of the flat rate charges if you meet ALL of thefollowing requirements:
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2. Living alone (one person only) in thesingle family residence, and
3. A registered owner of the property.
If you meet all of the above requirementsand your flat rate utility bill does not alreadyinclude a reduction described as “SeniorWaiver” please call the Taxes and UtilitiesDepartment for assistance.
For further information, call the Taxesand Utilities Department at City Hall at604-527-4550 or 604-527-4555.
EASTER IN QUEEN’S PARKSunday, March 2711:00 am – 2:00 pmQueen’s Park Bandshell & RainbowPlaylandAdmission: FreeThis family-oriented event is geared towardschildren between 3 – 10 years and featureslive entertainment, photos with Mr. and Mrs.Bunny, the Flip, Flop & Fly Zone, pettingfarm, crafts and face painting. Concessionservices will be available.
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Do you like the city’s plans forthe renewal of Front Street?Catherine Chiapetta YESYESYES can’twait to see newbusiness pop up and tohave awalkable, liveable area instead ofthe ghastly parkade!
Daryl Shaw Bring on thewaterfront-ishshops!
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I read with interest yourfeature entitled “A bridgetoo close” (NewWestmin-ster Record, Feb. 4). In ityou describe the intrusionof the proposed Q2Q pedes-trian bridge on some resi-dents adjoining the Quay-side promenade. I verymuch feel for the discomfortof those affected.
We residents of the LowerMainland are fortunate forany number of reasons. Oneof them is the proximity tonature and the many venueswe have to appreciate thenatural world.
Sadly, not everyone viewssuch wonders the same way.It seems that in the pursuitof “progress” and “growth,”nature becomes, well, ex-pendable. And that meansthat our collective quality oflife is reduced.
Case in point is what hashappened to our own riv-er vista.The PeninsulaTow-er, currently under con-struction on the Port Royalsite in Queensborough, haslargely removed the domi-nant natural element alto-gether. Right now it is at13 or 14 storeys and fairlylooms over downtown, andthere are, I understand, sixor eight storeys still to go.
The effect has been dra-matic.The uninterruptedriver vista is now gone for-ever.The presence of thissingle tower draws both theQuayside and Port Roy-
al communities into down-town NewWestminster: theunique qualities of both ofthese distinctive neighbour-hoods are diminished. NewWestminster has becomejust another city on anoth-er river.
We often condemn devel-opers for poorly conceived,ill-suited or simply unwel-come intrusions. But itbears keeping in mind thatno development – no matterthe merits – is possible with-out our elected officials firstenabling the process.Theseofficials, who assure us oftheir inviolate commitmentto protect nature, preservevistas, look out for the bestinterests of neighbourhoods,improve our quality of lifeand so on and so forth, arethe very ones who regularlydisappoint by failing to putdeeds next to words.
The proposed Q2Q pe-destrian bridge, like thePeninsulaTower, is a perfectexample of elected official-dom abandoning the esthet-ic in favour of its own “weknow better” agenda.
Communities would bewell served if they had elect-ed officials – and planningstaffs, I might add – whovigorously fight for andchampion the esthetic with-in their communities.BrianMacandrew is a New
Westminster resident.See anextended version of this piece atwww.newwestrecord.ca.
It’s good news. Andwhere transit is consid-ered, we can always usegood news.
The agreement betweenSurrey and NewWestmin-ster on a four-lane tolledbridge to replace the cur-rent crumbling bridgemeans that in the next de-cade there may be somerelief for NewWestminsterresidents.
Now, that’s if all goesaccording to plan. And,meanwhile,TransLink isproceeding with rehabili-tating the current bridge.It will be resurfaced start-
ing in April.That work,which will also requiresome closures of thebridge, will give city resi-dents a bit of a break aswell.
The issue of tollingbridges is still a hot potatothough.
As Mayor JonathanCote has pointed out,when only one Fraser Riv-er crossing is tolled, com-muters naturally just usethe untolled bridges. Ifthe provincial govern-ment continues with itscurrent policy of havingnon-tolled bridges where
it is ‘feasible’ one wondershow the government willdefine feasible.
If the Alex Fraser bridgeremains as the untolledbridge across the Fraserwhile, or after, the Pattul-lo and new Massey bridg-es are being built, surelythat will create a huge bot-tleneck. And while politi-cians south of the Fraserwere generally opposed toforcing Surrey residents topay to cross the river, thecurrent Surrey mayor andother mayors are inter-ested in developing a mo-bility pricing system that
charges drivers by time ofday and distance travelled.It would be an interestingalternative to the currentflat per-vehicle per-cross-ing tolls on bridges suchas the Golden Ears.
And let’s face it.Withthe incredible housingprices on this side of theFraser compared to theprices south of the Fra-ser, more and more of usmay be forking out morecash to cross those newbridges.
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Mayor sounds the alarmover false alarms
NewWest MayorTom Baker suggested council con-sider making constantly ringing false alarms an offenceunder city bylaws after a burglar alarm rang for a har-rowing 16 hours straight at a Queens Avenue residenceover the NewYear’s weekend.
The owners were away, and police were unable to findfamily or friends who could stop the alarm, nor couldthey find anyone with a key to the house.
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Time to fix the city’s‘dismal’ sidewalksDear EditorRe: Councillorwants to curbspeeds onNewWest streets,TheRecord, Feb.25. I applaudCouncillor Patrick Johnstone forwanting tomake the streets safer for pedes-trians by lowering the speed limit. However,the first thing that shouldbeaddressed is thedismal conditions of our sidewalks, includingthe terrible roundabout intersection at FifthStreet andFourth Avenue.Thedip in the sidewalk puts you right into
thepathof traffic,while thewhite paintedlines donot even line upwith thosedips.Withmore scooters andwheelchairs preva-
lent onour busywalkways, and the fact thatthis oversight hasbeen reported to the citynumerous times for years, this intersection isjust an accidentwaiting tohappen.PaulRossi, NewWestminster
Time to stop ignoringthe needs of NWSSDear Editor It seemsafter 50 years plus ofsubsidizingmanyprogramsof choice, neigh-bourhood schools and younger students,School District No. 40’s teenagers, theirfamilies andonehuge secondary school haveagaindroppeddown the educational prioritylist for the school district and theprovince.There hasbeenover adecade-and-a-half of
promises bydistrict andprovincial politicians.It is at the very least disheartening and, inmyopinion, unjust to delay/postpone, for otherprojects, the commencement of a newhighschool inNewWestminster.The students at the secondary level are
every bit as important as anyother level in thedistrict and cannot be ignoredany longer.Talk about the crumbling educational infra-
structure inDetroit city – a coat of paint can’tcover themould, rot and rodent droppings atNWSS.BryanAnsley,NewWestminster
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‘Sad’ to see MPvote against federaldecision on IsraelDear Editor It is very sad to see that onMon-day, Feb. 22, 2016, our localMPPeter Julian,votedagainst PrimeMinister Justin TrudeauandOpposition Leader RonaAmbrose,whenhe rejected the following veryworthymotion,that stoodagainst discrimination andanti-semitism.Motion: That, givenCanadaand Israel share
a longhistory of friendship aswell as econom-ic anddiplomatic relations, theHouse rejecttheBoycott, Divestment andSanctions (BDS)movement,whichpromotes thedemonizationanddelegitimizationof the State of Israel, andcall upon the government to condemnanyandall attempts byCanadianorganizations,groups or individuals to promote theBDSmovement, bothhere at homeandabroad.Paul Forseth, byemail
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TransLink’s ownership andits lead role to deliver theproject, and made specif-ic reference to the Mayors’Council plan on the priorityof the replacement to a four-lane bridge with a design forpotential future expansionto six lanes.
The report also noted inJune 2015,TransLink ap-plied for a 25 per cent con-tribution of eligible capi-
tal cost from the federal P3Canada Fund. In October2015, the transit authoritywas informed that the Pat-tullo replacement projectwas “screened-in” for fur-ther consideration.With thestatus,TransLink is now re-quired to prepare a P3 busi-ness case for submission toP3 Canada by the end ofMarch 2016.
The memorandum of un-derstanding still needs to be
approved by theTransLink’sboard of directors, but Cotenoted the plan is consis-tent with Mayors’ Coun-cil’s long-term transporta-
tion plan. He said the detailssuch as design will comefrom more direct conver-sations betweenTransLinkand the municipalities.
NewWest city council hasalso given preliminary ap-proval of the memorandum.
Cote said tolling is ashort-terms step to mov-
ing the new bridge forward,adding he hopes the regioncan have a comprehensivediscussion about regionalroad pricing in the future.
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The Council of MarineCarriers has “serious con-cerns” about building a pe-destrian bridge over thenorth arm of the Fraser Riv-er.
Capt. Phill Nelson, presi-dent of the Council of Ma-rine Carriers, has been cor-responding with Quaysideresidents about the pro-posed Q2Q bridge, whichwould provide a pedestri-an and cyclist link from theQuay to Queensborough.
“The tugboat indus-try uses the north arm thesame as the trucking indus-try uses theTrans-CanadaHighway – it is our main ar-tery into the NewWestmin-ster area and points east,”
he wrote in a letter to aQuayside resident. “At thistime there are already toomany obstructions, suchas bridges, in the way andone more is a further obsta-cle that must be negotiatedalong the route.”
If a tug with a 10,000-tongravel barge smacks a railbridge, Nelson said it couldresult in a “catastroph-ic” event, demolishing thebridge, perhaps derailing atrain and endangering thetug and train crews.
“If the same tug andbarge were to hit a pedes-trian bridge with a bunchof people walking across it,the outcome would doubt-less be much more tragic,”he wrote. “And, who wouldbe to blame?The tug cap-tain who has been placed in
that position by the brightspark who had the idea of apedestrian bridge in the firstplace.”
Nelson said the Councilof Marine Carriers has con-cerns about the “poor con-cept, weak design and inap-propriate placement” of theproposed Q2Q bridge. Nel-son, who gave residents per-mission to forward his emailto the Record, couldn’t bereached for comment.
On Monday, council re-ceived a report on the re-view process, communityconsultation and next stepsfor the Q2Q bridge. Coun-cil also supported a mo-tion to have the city con-tact the marine carriers andother agencies having juris-diction over the river to ex-press concerns about the
stance being taken aboutthe height of the bridge.
The City of NewWest-minster had proposed astand-alone nine-metre highbridge last year.When thatwasn’t supported by the
marine carriers, it developeda concept for a 14.5-metretall drawbridge downstreamfrom the existing rail bridge.
“I think the vision of hav-ing this walkway is a greatone,” said Coun. MaryTrentadue. “It’s very im-portant for the city, for both
sides. I think the challengeis that what we have end-ed up with is so differentfrom what the original vi-sion was. … I do support it,and I would like us to ex-haust every possible option,idea and conversation thatwe can have.”
Coun. Patrick John-stone said the marine carri-ers should have a say abouthow the river is used, butso should the people wholive on the river and want tocross the river. “I think weas a council need to see howwe can push back at themarine carriers and makeit clear to them that thereneeds to be some compro-mise between their use ofthe river and our use of theriver, to make this projecteasier for our city to accept,”
he said.Mayor Jonathan Cote
said the city will pursue twostreams to see if it can makethe project workable: it willre-engage with the marinecarriers and regulators tosee if there’s any flexibili-ty in terms of the bridge’sheight; and it will consid-er whether other design el-ements can be consideredto address challenges withthe project, such as the im-pact on the local neighbour-hoods, the budget and theusability for cyclists and pe-destrians.
The city and its marineconsultant previously heldworkshops with the Councilof Marine Carriers,Trans-port Canada, Port MetroVancouver and SouthernRailway.
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School trustee MaryAnnMortensen has resignedfrom her position on theboard of education.
The district announcedonWednesday Mortensenhad sent the board a let-ter of resignation, effectiveMarch 4.
No reason was given forher resignation, but super-intendent Pat Duncan con-firmed she hadn’t attendedany meetings since last Au-gust.
“She was a very, verygood trustee, one, and shewas dedicated to public ed-ucation, and all of her deci-sions were really child- andstudent-focused,” said trust-ee Casey Cook, who ranwith Mortensen in both the2011 and 2014 civic elec-tions.
Cook was surprised tolearn Mortensen was resign-ing.With her gone, Cook isnow the only trustee who
wasn’t endorsed by the NewWestminster and DistrictLabour Council during thelast election.
“But as long as we focuson children and we focus onstudents, we’ll find commonground,” he added.
Cook couldn’t shed anylight on the res-ignation either,noting the letterMortensen sent tothe district includ-ed personal infor-mation that trust-ees weren’t privyto.
Mortensen wasa two-term trust-ee first elected in2011 and held onto her seat dur-ing the 2014 civic election.Board chair Jonina Camp-bell, who ran and won herfirst trustee seat at the sametime as Mortensen, said sheis sad to see Mortensen re-sign.
“We came a long way onthe board, and a lot of the
work we had to do, she wasa big part of that. It was achallenging time for our dis-trict, and the board real-ly pulled together to turnthings around,” Campbellsaid.
Mortensen’s resignationmeans the district will have
to hold a byelec-tion.
The date of thebyelection will beannounced once achief election offi-cer is appointed bythe city. Duncanexpects it’ll takeplace on a Satur-day sometime inlate spring.
Duncan couldn’tsay how much the
byelection will cost the dis-trict, however he confirmedthe district will be footingthe bill.
The Record attemptedto contact Mortensen butcalls were not returned bydeadline.
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The library hosts a regu-lar BringYour Baby BookClub, giving parents achance to get together anddiscuss current adult novelswhile their small folks comealong and play.The clubis recommended for par-
ents with kids from infantup to age 24 months. It nextmeets onTuesday, March15, and then again onTues-day, April 19.
Register at 604-527-4667or [email protected].
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Still looking for fun forspring break?
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The class will give youngartists a chance to explore avariety of materials and me-diums, working in drawing,painting and collage. On thefinal day, families are invit-
ed in to see a showcase of allthe work the kids have cre-ated during their week atcamp.
It’s set to run MondaytoThursday, March 21 to24, with sessions for five-to eight-year-olds from 10a.m. to noon, and nine- to12-year-olds from 1 to 3p.m.The registration fee is$60. Call 604-527-4640 orsee www.anvilcentre.com/register.
EASTER INTHE PARK
Easter’s coming – andthat means it’s almost timefor the annual family fun inQueen’s Park.
Easter in the Park festivi-ties are on Sunday, March27 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.The event is geared to kids
aged three to 10, with en-tertainment, crafts, facepainting, photos with Mr.and Mrs. Bunny and kids’games among the fun.
The petting farm and theconcession stand will alsobe open for the event.
It’s all free – and it usuallygets very busy, so be sure tostop by early. Call 604-777-5121 for info, or just stopby Queen’s Park to checkit out.
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Here’s another one for allthe tiny Picassos and vanGoghs out there.
If you and your small per-son are interested in art, thecity’s new spring Active Liv-ing Guide has a couple ofgreat offerings for you.
You can sign up for ArtSplash, for two- to four-year-olds, running on Satur-day mornings from April 2to May 7 at the Anvil Cen-tre.
It gives kids and parents achance to explore a host ofdifferent materials and tech-niques to create multimediafun, and supplies are includ-ed. It costs $65; call 604-527-4640.
Or, if Centennial Com-
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That’s onThursdaymornings from April 7 toMay 5 and costs $42; call604-777-5100.
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If your arty kid is a littleolder, here’s a great idea –and best of all, it’s free.
Kids aged five to 12years old are being invit-ed to take part in Art in theStreets, helping out with anew street banner public artproject.Youngsters will workwith a professional artist todesign a one-of-a-kind streetbanner that will be
HappyEaster:Above, AvaandPrestonRhyneofNewWestham it upatlast year’s Easter in thePark celebrations. At right, thepetting farmwasapopular spotonEaster last year. Easter in thePark returns toQueen’sParkonSunday,March27.PHOTOSRECORDFILES
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Love board games? So dothese folks – and you’re wel-come to join in the fun.
For those who haven’tdiscovered it already, there’sa regular all-ages boardgame meetup on Sundaysin the community square atRiver Market, running from11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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It may have been the“coldest night of the year”but the community re-sponse to a recent fundrais-er was heartwarming.
The Seniors Services So-ciety held its annual ColdestNight of theYear fundraiseron Saturday, Feb. 20 to sup-port hungry, homeless andhurting seniors in MetroVancouver. The society hasconfirmed $28,937 in do-nations, which is a bit shy ofits $35,000 goal, but dona-tions are still being accepteduntil mid-March.
“We had an amazingturnout,” said Kara-LeighBloch, the society’s execu-tive director.
“We originally thoughtwe’d only have 122 walk-ers because that’s who con-
firmed with their participa-tion online, but on the dayof we had 147 walkers.”
While many fundraisingwalks take place in warmsummer months, the Cold-est Night of theYear takesplace on a winter night togive people a sense of whatit would be like to be a hun-gry, hurting, homeless sen-ior.
“At the end of the day, Ithink the biggest value whenyou do a big community
walk like this or any gala, it’sthe awareness,” Bloch said.“That was really huge.”
FOCUSONHISTORY
Knox PresbyterianChurch is the focus of thismonth’s presentation at theNewWestminster HistoricalSociety.
The event is taking placeonWednesday, March 16 at7:30 p.m. in the auditoriumof the NewWestminster
Helping seniors: TheSeniors ServicesSociety recentlyheld theColdestNightof theYearwalk to raisemoney tohelphomeless, hungryandhurting seniors.Nearly 150peopleparticipated in thewalk. PHOTOCONTRIBUTED
ColdestNightwalkhelpsraiseawareness
Theresa McManusAROUNDTOWN
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WHAT’S UP
The Music at Queensconcert series is gettinginto the shamrock spiritwith a pre-St. Patrick’s Dayconcert by the Irish Wakers,a fun-loving, five-persongroup that performs livelyarrangements of traditionalIrish tunes.
WHYSHOULD IGO?
Because you’re Irish, aren’tyou? And if you’re not,you know you want to be.
Because who wouldn’tlike a concert featuringfiddle, uilleann pipes, flutes,whistles, harp, guitar andbodhran, with contemporaryIrish songs, rollicking seashanties and original tunes.Plus, the concert is beingset up “bistro-style” in thechurch gym, so you canenjoy refreshments whileyou take in the music.The fun is on Saturday,March 12 at 7:30 p.m. in thechurch gym at 529 Queens
Ave. (park down the blockat city hall, and enter by theside door).
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Public Library, 716 SixthAve. It will take a look atwhat the city and regionwere like at the time thechurch got its start – March1891.
“What was the town like?
What were its major build-ings, businesses, industries,activities and events, andspecifically what did thischurch group join in Sap-perton?” said local historianArchie Miller in a press re-lease. “This presentation is
an excellent example of us-ing a particular focus to addbackground to a particularplace.”
The program is free andeveryone is welcome.Thereis no need to pre-register.
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3CATCH LOCALBANDThe CountryClub Hustlers inaction, when they
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5GETDIRTY at theInstitute of UrbanEcology’s annualforum on Saturday,
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6DROPBYQUEEN’SPARKORMOODYPARKARENA tocheck out the
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A blue wedding dress, apackage of birthday can-dles and a toilet may havenothing in common yet theyall help tell the story of theCity of NewWestminster.
The NewWestminsterMuseum is home to a col-lection of 36,000 items,from the tiniest strands ofhair of a toddler who died inthe early 1900s to a steam-roller so large that it needsto be stored offsite.The ar-tifacts range from the senti-mental to the strange.
“What are the weirdestitems I’ve come across?”ponders Oana Capota, cu-rator of the NewWestmin-ster Museum. “We havea number of hair wreaths.Victorians used to collecttheir own hair, friends’ hair.When you look at it youcan see people’s white hair,blond hair, red hair, darkhair. It’s woven into very or-nate ornaments and put ondisplay behind glass.That’sone of the weirder ones.”
Before accepting a piece
into the museum’s collec-tion, staff interview the do-nor and get them to sign adeed of gift and provide in-formation about the item’shistory.
“Our mandate is to tellNewWestminster’s story,”Capota explains. “Wherethe value is for museums isthings we can display for ed-ucation, for research, but ifthere’s no information on it,it’s not helpful.”
The museum’s climate-controlled storage area is
filled with shelves stackedwith items such as typewrit-ers, electronics, bars andtoilets from cells in the oldpolice station, and assortedattire, including a blue wed-ding gown from the 1940sthat belonged to a womanwhose husband was a sol-dier returning from war.Because they had limit-ed funds, the couple, whospent seven years building ahouse in theVictory Heightsneighbourhood, had a low-key wedding, and the bride
wore a blue dress.“It’s showing a bit of the
social side. Not everythingwas good.They had a hardtime,” Capota says. “That’sall she could afford – just adress.”
The storage area alsohouses fragments of dif-ferent buildings, includingdoors from the Chinese Be-nevolent Association.
“If you look at them, theyactually look really bor-ing. Not that exciting, kindof like other doors,” Ca-pota says. “But this is theonly thing we have fromNewWestminster’s two orthree Chinatowns, thesedoors and a few other smallitems.”
The museum’s wish-listincludes items from thecity’s non-Anglo Saxoncommunity, such as Japa-nese and Chinese citizens,and artifacts from the 1850sand beyond, when peoplestarted settling in the city.The city’s first museum wasdestroyed in the Great Fireof 1898, but Capota be-lieves there’s a chance itemsstill exist.
“Something always sur-vives,” she said.
Although the museum isremoving about 30 itemsfrom its collection, includ-ing trunks and sewing ma-chines, that doesn’t pre-clude it from welcomingothers in the future.
“The last time somebody
called me in 2012 to donatea sewing machine, my firstinstinct was to say ‘No,’ butI talked to the lady. It turnsout this was the sewing ma-chine we wanted. It had somuch history,” Capota saysof an item that had been
Community
Museumtells thecity’sstory,piecebypiece
Storiesof thepast:NewWestminsterMuseumcuratorOanaCapotawitha cash register fromtheoldCopp’s Shoes store. PHOTOJENNIFERGAUTHIER
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used in the 1930s and1940s. “It was from theChinese community. Rightaway my interest waspiqued because we don’thave a lot from the non-Anglo-Saxon communitieshere in NewWest. Out ofthese 36,000 objects, I’d say99 per cent are from that.”
Donations sometimestake a circuitous route tofind their way to the NewWestminster Museum andArchives.
The museum’s collec-tion includes two logs dat-ing back to the 1950s from
the local PacificVeneerplant. At that time, the millwould take the outer part ofthe log off to make plywoodand sell the cores to peoplefor firewood.
“This fellow who do-nated the items, he boughtsome to use as firewoodaround 1953. Soon after, hemoved to Edmonton. Hepacked up his whole houseand took the fire wood withhim. In the 1990s they de-cided to move back to B.C.,packed up the whole houseand came back here. Hesaw my call for artifacts todo with waterfront work.
He said, ‘I’ve been carry-ing these all over the conti-nent since the 1950s,’” Ca-pota says. “It was like it wasmeant to be.”
The NewWestminsterMuseum starts planningits exhibits about two yearsin advance, consideringthemes that haven’t beendone before, anniversariesthat are coming up, artifactsthat haven’t been displayedand stories that haven’tbeen told.
When items aren’t on dis-play, people can make ar-rangements can be madeto view specific items.The
family that donated a televi-sion pops in periodically tocheck it out.
“We have family mem-bers that decide to come
once every few years to seetheir item if it’s not on dis-play,” Capota says. “We
have the first television inNewWestminster from1948.The family mem-bers come occasionally, theyhave a look at it.”
Last year, Capota re-ceived a call from a senior inVancouver who was down-sizing. She’d inherited someitems from a good friendwho’d lived in NewWest-minster years ago and won-dered if any of the items,including a clock that hadbeen made in NewWest,were of interest to the mu-seum.
“When I went over there,she showed me these oth-
er things. One of the sweet-est things was a little boxof candles that had beenused. It was from this man’sbirthday in 1932, I believe.He kept the candles andwrote the date and wrote ‘Ihad such a great birthday’or something like that andput it in the box.We knowexactly when the candleswere used,” Capota says.“I’m happy to think thatthis woman was his bestfriend and, even now thatthis woman is going into ahome, his memory will liveon through the museum inone way.”
The NewWestminsterMuseum and Archives isculling its collection of ar-tifacts.
Several sewing machines,doll carriages, trunks and apiano are among the itemsno longer needed by the
NewWestminster Museumand Archives. It’s remov-ing items from its collectionthat are duplicates, have nolocal history, are in poorcondition or offer no aca-demic research value.
Rob McCullough, thecity’s manager of cultur-al services, says about 30 ofthe 36,000 items in the mu-
seum’s collection are beingremoved.
“We have about 50trunks.The ones we are de-accessioning, what we al-ways try to do, our first op-tion is to find a home forthem within this museum inthe teaching collection. Al-ready our programmer islooking at how she can in-
corporate some of the sew-ing machines into that,” hesays. “The next option af-ter that is we talk to othermuseums.We want to keepthem in the public realm. Ifthese things are still aroundpeople can still accessthem.”
While the museum mayhave accepted items in the
past because they were old,not necessarily becausethey contributed to tell-ing the city’s story, Mc-Cullough says that’s no lon-ger the case. As the museumhas matured and technolo-gy improved, it’s focused onitems that are relevant to lo-cal history.
The NewWestminster
Museum relocated from Ir-ving House to its new homeAnvil Centre in 2014.Themuseum is open daily from10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (8p.m. onThursdays), whilethe archives’ reading roomlibrary is open daily from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. and its refer-ence services are availabledaily from noon to 5 p.m.
City’smuseumculls itsartifactcollection
Museum collection short on multicultural items
Hismemorywill liveonthroughthemuseum
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Anvil Centre will take afront-row seat in the City ofthe NewWestminster’s newarts strategy.
BilianaVelkova, the city’sarts coordinator, said thecity needs to create a newarts strategy to replace thefive-year plan adopted in2008.
“We have built a fantas-tic foundation for the arts,”she said. “Now we are at acrossroads.”
Development of a newplan, which would outlinegoals from 2017 to 2022,would help fill in missinggaps and shortcomings inarts offerings in NewWest-minster.
Coun. MaryTrentadue,chair of the city’s arts com-mission, said the arts strat-egy has taken the city to acertain point, but it nowneeds to look deeper.
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Mayor Jonathan Cotenoted that finding a homefor the arts was a big com-ponent of the 2008 strate-gy, but the city is now con-sidering ways to make AnvilCentre as successful as pos-sible and how to best runthe facility.
“To me, I think the AnvilCentre has to be a big focusof the arts strategy,” he said.
Lisa Spitale, the city’schief administrative officer,agreed it’s the right time forthe city to move forwardon a new arts strategy, asit relates to operational ef-ficiencies of Anvil Centre,tourism and economic de-velopment and ties in to theofficial community plan up-date.
Some council membersexpressed concern aboutoverburdening staff at atime when they’re workingto implement the city’s stra-tegic initiatives, updatingthe official community planand planning consultationabout the replacement ofCanada Games Pool.
Velkova said the arts com-mission is excited about tak-ing on the project.
Coun. Bill Harper said itwill be “far simpler” to de-velop a new strategy be-
cause the city isn’t startingfrom scratch as it has theprevious strategy and citypolicies to draw on.
In addition to giving staffthe green light to beginwork on a new arts strate-gy, council also added it tothe list of the city’s strategicpriorities for the next fewyears.
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Parents at École Qayqa-yt Elementary are turningto the community for helpafter one of their own suf-fered a devastating loss lastmonth.Elena Shon’s husband
died on Feb. 11, leavingbehind two kids; a son inGrade 5 at Qayqayt and adaughter in Grade 8 at NewWestminster Secondary.
Wanting to help Shonand her family in their timeof need,SerenaTrachta,chair of Qayqayt Elementa-ry’s parent advisory council,created a GoFundMe page.
She hopes to raise $10,000to help the family with fu-neral costs, housing andfood for about six months.
They’ve already raisedmore than $9,780 (as ofMarch 8), and it’s only beenabout three weeks.
“It’s just been amaz-ing how many people havecome out to help, and thisparticular group is really re-lated to the kids,”Trach-ta said.
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Students in Pam John-son’s Grade 3 class atQueen Elizabeth Elemen-
tary School in Queensbor-ough have a lot to be proudof.
Since December, John-son’s 23 students have beenfashioning paper cranes –1,000 to be exact.
“I wouldn’t recom-mend doing it with Grade3s again,” Johnson chuck-led, “but they have done anamazing job, and the cranesare unbelievable,” she said.
The project is inspired byEleanor Coerr’s children’sbook Sadako and theThou-sand Paper Cranes, the storyof a Japanese girl who, aftershe is diagnosed with can-cer, sets out to fold 1,000paper cranes in hopes of be-ing granted a wish as fore-told in Japanese legend.
Johnson said her studentsstruggled in the beginning,but slowly they masteredthe craft.
“It’s just really incredi-ble how they (the students)have come together, and ifyou ask them what this isabout, they say, ‘peace,’” shesaid.
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look at stuff.We can alsocustom order a lot of pieces,too.There’s different areaswe can go with that.
What are your big sell-ers?
We have only been open
here a couple of months,and it’s completely differentthan what we had in PoCo –the stuff people are buying.We thought we had it all fig-ured out, and of course wedidn’t. One of our biggestsellers has been tin signsthat have all different kinds
of pictures and sayings onthem. Probably our biggestseller is we have belt bucklesand barware – pour spoutsfor the liquor bottle, shakersfor martinis, the mats to puton your bar when the drinksspill, that kind of stuff.Wehaven’t been able to figure
out a real trend yet.
Why did you set upshop in NewWest?
It was meant to be.Welive in Maple Ridge.Welooked in every communi-ty between home and wherewe were, and then just kept
coming out through thecommunities until we end-ed up landing here. Aroundevery corner we turned, wefaced a brick wall. All I cansay is we were meant to behere.We love NewWest,we have always loved NewWest. I don’t want to drive
an hour to get to work everyday – but I am. I take transitin, but even the drive is 45minutes.
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She volunteers at her school with the Holy TrinityBreakfast Program, Christmas Craft Fair, WE Day andenjoys scrapbooking, card making and painting.
Her future plans are to become an architect becauseshe enjoys design and structure.
Who are you most inspired by and why?
The person who inspires me the most is Marlee Matlinbecause of her amazing accomplishments as someonewho is deaf. She once said “The handicap of deafnessis not in the ear; it is in the mind.” This gives me hopethat nothing is impossible and that I am no less then theaverage person.
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One by one, Christine Stoveris helping women in NewWestminster discover the deitywithin them - that divine femininenature that lives within each oneof us, yet through life’s sometimesdifficult journey, gets forgotten.
Christine is the founder and co-creator of the Goddess Within You(GWY). “GWY is about having eachindividual rediscover their uniquepower,” she explains. “Havingeach person falling in love withthemselves again. Self love is akey aspect to our business andgetting back the self esteem,
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The new elevator down toWestminster Pier Park mayoffer one of the best views inthe city.
The City of NewWest-minster included an elevatorin the Fourth Street over-pass, which provides ac-cess to the park from FourthStreet near the Front Streetparkade. Pedestrians havebeen able to enter the parkvia stairs since last March,but the elevator has had itsshare of ups and downs andwas delayed by nearly a year.
Jim Lowrie, the city’s di-rector of engineering, saidthe elevator passed all ofthe B.C. Safety Authori-ty’s inspections and openedon Saturday morning. Hethanked residents for theirpatience during the “pro-longed” period of time ittook to complete the pro-ject.
“It’s been a long timecoming but we are final-ly there,” said Mayor Jona-than Cote. “It caused greatexcitement in the communi-ty on the weekend for thosewho have been waiting forthat to finally open.”
People with accessibility
issues, as well as those withbikes and strollers, were par-ticularly interested in seeingthe elevator open, Cote said.
“Having the pedestri-an bridge open, but hav-ing it not accessible to thosepeople has been a bit of asource of frustration formany in the community,” hesaid. “When it opened thispast weekend, it was actu-ally a beautiful Saturday, thepark was absolutely filledand there were a lot of peo-ple very pleased to see theelevator in operation. I sawpeople going in with bikesand strollers all day longwhen I was down there.”
Last October, city stafftold theRecord the eleva-tor’s opening has been heldup by delays in parts com-ing in on time, coordinationissues between the partiesinvolved in the project andchanges made to the sizeand design of the elevator.
Cote said the city optedfor a glass elevator that’s ful-ly visible as a crime preven-tion through environmentaldesign.
“The plan is to operatethe elevator the same hoursthat our parks are operation-al, which is from dawn todusk,” he said.
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Colours:Artist Roger Leeworkswith local kidsduringhis sandartworkshopat theNewWestCraftmarket. PHOTOJENNIFERGAUTHIER
Artist atwork:Six-yearoldAjay I. fills his glassupwith sandduringtheNewWestCraft sandartworkshopat theRiverMarketonSaturday.PHOTOJENNIFERGAUTHIER
Concentration:VeronicaVachon, 6, worksonher creationat theNewWestCraft sandartworkshopat theRiverMarketonSaturday.PHOTOJENNIFERGAUTHIER
Kids got a chance to ex-plore the intricate world ofsand art during a workshopat River Market on Satur-day.
Roger Lee, a retiree who
is a self-taught sand art-ist, was on hand at the NewWest Craft market to sharehis passion with local kids.
NewWest Craft is an arti-san fair held twice a month
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See www.rivermarket.caor www.artscouncilnewwest.org/newwestcraft for details.
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Community
A NewWestminster actoris front and centre in a newplay that examines racismand homophobia.B.C. Lee is one of the
stars ofGaTing (Family),a frank theatre companyproduction coming to theCultch March 8 to 19.
Lee, a NewWestminsterresident and former NPAVancouver city councillor,appears in the story of animmigrant Chinese cou-ple trying to come to termswith the death of their son.When they invite Kevin’sCaucasian boyfriend fordinner after the funeral, theevening becomes a clash ofcultures and generations.
Starring alongside Lee areAlannah Ong and BrianJ. Sutton.GaTing (Family) is in
English and Cantonese,with English and Chinesesurtitles. It’s on in theVan-city Culture Lab at theCultch, 1895Venables St.,until March 19, with 8 p.m.shows March 10 to 12 and15 to 19, and 2 p.m. mati-nees on March 13 and 19.
Tickets are $25. Call 604-251-1363 or see tickets.thecultch.com.
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“There goes the train.”It was a phrase that
Christy Frisken’s father
repeated each time the nighttrain passed through thecountryside near her homegrowing up: “There goesthe train! One day we’ll beon it.”
Now Frisken, an artist,is hosting a show invokingher father’s mantra, ongo-ing at the Plaskett Gallery atMasseyTheatre. Each draw-ing in the exhibition – whichfeatures chalk pastel andcharcoal work – is related tothat theme.
You can check out the artuntil March 31.The galleryis open 1 to 5 p.m.Tues-day through Saturday, orby appointment. See www.masseytheatre.com.
THEARTOFGREENSPACE
A new exhibition at theAmelia Douglas Gallery is
celebrating the art of gar-dening in the city.
Greenlinks 2016: Cele-brating the Urban Gardenis underway at the gallery atDouglas College until April16.
The show includes na-ture photography by Wen-dy Schmidt, featuring localinsects, birds and mammals,and semi-abstract paintingsby LaurenMorris that ex-plore the beauty of flowers.
The Amelia Douglas Gal-lery is on the fourth floornorth at Douglas College’scampus at 700 Royal Ave.It’s open Monday to Fridayfrom 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.,Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4p.m. (closed Sunday). Ad-mission is always free. Call604-527-5723 for more in-formation.
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Community
A woman who left an in-delible mark on British Co-lumbia’s political scene re-cently passed away just shyof her 92nd birthday.
Former city council-lorYvonne Cocke (neeMcRae) passed away peace-fully on Jan. 19 af-ter a long battlewith Alzheimer’sdisease. A Sas-katchewan native,Cocke moved toB.C. with her fam-ily as a teen andeventually settledin NewWestmin-ster with her hus-band Dennis.
Daughter Ali-son Hazelwoodsaid her mother really en-joyed her two terms as a citycouncillor, but her true pas-sion was for policy makingand the organization side ofpolicies.
“When I think aboutYvonne, I remember a vi-vacious, intelligent, caring
woman. A woman in manyways ahead of her time,”said former NewWestmin-ster MLA and MP DawnBlack. “She made valuablecontributions to our com-munity, our province andour country.”
Black saidYvonne andDennis Cocke “were al-ready the stuff of legends”
when she first be-came involved incommunity organ-izing and politics inNewWest.
“They wereknown in the B.C.NDP as the CockeMachine,” Blacksaid. “At one con-vention, buttonssprouted up say-ing, ‘Unplug theCocke Machine,”
which was a testament totheir phenomenal organiz-ing ability.”
Black said many youngerwomen owe their success toCocke as she blazed a trailin the NDP and the com-munity for others to follow.Politically, she credits Cocke
for being a top-notch po-litical organizer and leavingno stone unturned to en-sure she became the feder-al NDP candidate in 1988.Personally, she recalls awoman who prepared mealsfor Black’s family when herson was diagnosed withcancer.
“She was a wonder-ful, supportive, loyal per-son, who you could alwayscount on. In politics andthe friendships you make inpolitics, that’s so often notthe case,” said former MLAGraeme Bowbrick. “That’swhy I always consideredher and Dennis to be moreimportant on the personalside than the political side.Those are the types of traitsyou value forever, not justpolitically.”
Bowbrick said Cocke wasa mentor, who offered greatsupport, perspective andcounsel during and after histime in office.While Den-nis served as NewWestmin-ster’s MLA, he saidYvonnewas just as influential politi-cally.
“She was a completepowerhouse unto herself,”he said. “Yes, she was oncity council in NewWest-minster, but her official po-litical career isn’t really aproper testament to her au-thority and influence.Theinfluence was about muchmore than NewWestmin-ster.”
Cocke also served as adirector on several boardssuch asVancity Savings,Royal Columbian Hospi-tal, the NewWestminsterYM/YWCA and the SimonFraser University board ofgovernors.
A celebration of Cocke’slife will be held on Sun-day, April 24 at CentennialLodge, from 2 to 5 p.m.
Come September, therewill be four new courses of-fered to students at NewWestminster Secondary.
The school board autho-rized courses include foun-dations of coaching 12; bicy-cle maintenance and repair12; history through film 12;and musical theatre.Thesecourses are pet projects for agroup of teachers at the highschool; they were requiredto develop the curriculumsand submit them to the dis-trict for approval.
The teachers behind the
musical theatre programare especially excited to getstarted in the fall.The newprogram offers students achoice between three differ-ent streams: stage perfor-mance, orchestra or produc-tion, but it will be taughtas a whole so that studentsget exposure to all facets ofmusical theatre production,noted a press release fromthe high school.
The courses, which wereapproved at the board’s Feb.23 meeting, will be availableto students when they reg-ister for fall classes.Whetherthe courses run depends onhow many students register.
Farewell toa ‘powerhouse’Yvonne Cocke was a city councillor and driving force for local NDP
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NewcoursesapprovedforNWSSFour new programs, including musical theatre,were developed locally by teachers
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beautifully appointed homes are rare today.In addition, your new home is close to transit,shopping and everything an urbanite wants.“The Royal is the final chapter for Victoria
Hill,” adds Jenkins. “A pedestrian friendlyneighbourhood located right next door toQueen’s Park… people love the sense ofcommunity that Onni has created here andreally appreciate how connected it is to transityet hidden away from the hustle and bustle ofdowntown.”TheGrandOpening forThe Royal at Victoria
Hill is THIS Saturday, March 12 from noon to 6pm at the presentation centre, #203 - 20 E RoyalAve, NewWestminster.There will be a Vera’sBurger Shack food truck on site serving foodand beverages.Formore information, call 604-523-0733,
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467 Dixon Street, New Westminster$949,900VICTORY HEIGHTS/SAPPERTON! 3 bedroom split entry home in a convenient locationon an extremely quiet street in New Westminster. This great family home, built in1978 offers 3 bedroom + den, 2.5 bathrooms including an ensuite off the master bedroomand full renovated 4 piece downstairs. The large fenced backyard includes almost 500 sq/ftof sundeck area to enjoy your morning coffee and also offers an oversize single detachedgarage all sitting on a very nice 6,072 sq/ft lot!. The full height basement offers a large familyroom, laundry area and separate entrance through the workshop which could make it possiblefor a secondary accommodation. This home is only a short stroll to Queens park, CanadaGames Pool and Recreation Center and only a few blocks to Richard McBride school!
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334 Pine Street, New Westminster$1,498,900Queens Park! Wow! Brand new 5 bedroom home in a very desirable location of Queens Park.This wonderful home offers many comforts and includes, 3.5 Bathrooms, large gourmetkitchen with Bosch appliances and built in wine cooler, bright and open family room with12 FT ceilings, 5.1 surround sound system and French doors leading to your backyardpatio and double car detached garage. The home also is heated by a high efficiency furnace,protected by an 8 camera video security system and also includes a heat pump for central airconditioning. The private driveway features a drive through portico which doubles as a carportand leads to your large parking area or patio. The environmental friendly garage is equippedto include an electric car charger. All covered by National New Home Warranty! You will beimpressed with the quality of finishing’s in this fine home!
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LearnmoreaboutKnoxPresbyteriannextweekArchieandDaleMillereditorial@newwestrecord.ca
In 1891, NewWestmin-ster was a busy place with agrowing business centre onColumbia Street, a very ac-tive industrial sector andwaterfront, an increasingpopulation and an expand-ing social community.
A ferry gave reliable con-necting service betweenNewWestminster and Sur-rey.The exhibition site inQueen’s Park was proving
to be popular, and the fairwas a much-anticipated falloccasion.
With the city growthcame a variety of needs, oneof which was more church-es to address the growthin the areas away from thecity’s central region.ThePresbyterians’ major reli-gious structure was St. An-drew’s church on Carnar-von Street.This large brickbuilding was only a cou-ple of years old and it stoodnext to the initial St. An-
drew’s structure that hadopened in 1863 as a pioneerof that denomination.
In the fall of 1890 a meet-ing of the Presbytery, thechurch’s governing body,was held to discuss a re-quest from citizens to de-velop new Presbyterian con-gregations in theWest Endand in Sapperton.The re-quest was favourably re-ceived and the necessaryprocedures put in place tomake it happen. In ear-ly 1891, a minister arrived,
groups began to meet wher-ever they could find space,and more plans were con-sidered.
In Sapperton, those ea-gerly awaiting their own fa-cility met in an old school-house on Hospital Street.On March 25, 1891, mem-bers of St. Andrew’s, mod-erator Reverend Scoular,and elders Alex McDou-gall and David Nairn metto continue the process andat this meeting on this date,the congregation of Knox
Sapperton was formally es-tablished.
This is a very impor-tant date for Knox Presby-terian Church.The churchbuilding would come in duecourse, but they had whatfor many was their religioushome – their congregation.
Well-known businessmanT.J.Trapp donated the loton which the church struc-ture would be construct-ed, and prominent architectGeorgeWilliam Grant wascommissioned to create the
congregation’s dream.Thischurch would open andhold its inaugural service inlate December 1891.
The NewWestminsterHistorical Society programonWednesday, March 16,starting at 7:30 p.m. in theNewWestminster Public Li-brary auditorium, will ex-amine Knox church and thecity of 1891. See you therefor more historical back-ground.
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It wasn’t the storybook run atthe B.C. 3A senior girls basketballchampionships that they hoped,but the NewWestminster Hyacksexited with some well-deservedvalidation.
The unranked squad wrappedup the tournament with a win toprovide a tidy finish to the sea-son and a solid lead-in to the nextchapter.
NewWest topped fourth-seed-ed Kelowna 77-65 on Saturday,finishing the provincial tourney in11th place and pushing up againsttheTop-10.
“The kids got to see all the dif-ferent teams in the tournament,watch how they perform and feelthat kind of pressure,” said Hy-acks head coach DougWoodward.“For everyone, whether they aregraduating or coming back, thiswas a good experience and some-thing they’ll grow from.”
Settling in as the 11th-best teamin B.C., NewWest grew togeth-er through some adversity alongthe road to the B.C.s. Once there,they rolled with the punches at thevaunted Langley-hosted four-daytourney.
To finish it off with a win wassatisfying, said the coach.
“You always want to win yourlast game.”
The Hyacks conceded the firstsix points to Kelowna and trailed17-14 early in the second quarter,but dominated the rest of the way.NewWest outscored the formerly-No. 1-ranked Owls 23-14 in thesecond quarter and 27-18 in thefourth to produce a convincingwin – although Kelowna did makeit a three-point game late in thethird frame.
Grade 10 Sarah Forgie led theway with 26 points, including a
14-for-16 performance from thepenalty stripe – sinking 8-of-9 inthe fourth quarter. Senior Rhian-non Leidl contributed 20 points,while fellow graduating guardJustice Steer counted 13 points.
The response came on the heelsof Friday’s disappointing 64-51loss to Handsworth, echoing theirreaction to the opening setback.
“Our warm-up (before theHandsworth game) wasn’t verygood,” he noted. “We didn’thave the intensity you need… Iknow it happens, and we’ve beat-en (Handsworth) twice this year,where you play that third time andit goes the other way.”
Forgie again led the offencewith 23 points, while Steer count-ed 10 points. Contributing fourpoints and 11 rebounds was playerof the game Zoe Roberts, one ofthe five graduating seniors.
A day earlier, NewWestbounced back on the heels of theopening overtime loss to Abbots-ford, trumping Mount Baker 78-49, with Steer putting up a play-er-of-the-game total of 30 points,including seven three-pointers.Sarah Forgie chipped in 14 andMadisen Obrovac notched nine.
The big disappointment was de-livered on opening day when theysuffered a 71-67 overtime loss tothe Abbotsford Panthers.The Hy-acks, who led the Panthers 38-26at the half, actually scored the firstfive points in extra time, only tomiss three chances to lock it up.
“We scored quickly, with athree and a two (point shot),” saidWoodward of the extra session.“They came down, we got the re-bound and moved down the floorthen – Boom – a turnover… Ithappened three times but we justdidn’t get it done, and (Abbots-ford) turned it around and scoredseven (unanswered) points.”
Forgie posted 20 points, 13 re-
bounds and nine assists to garnerplayer-of-the-game honours. Steernetted 18 points and Obrovacadded 13, along with 10 boards.
The team also brought a hand-ful of juniors up for the tourna-ment, exposing them to provin-cial action. Seeing some floor time
were Kaylee Colville, Natalie Nas-tase and Devin Strome.
Woodward said the graduatingseniors led by example over the fi-nal week, no matter what theirgame-time roles were.
“We got better each step alongthe way,” he said. “It takes a good
year to learn all the plays to thepoint where you aren’t reacting orthinking what to do next.The kidscame together and achieved a lotthis season.
“Basically the last win camedown to a team game, where ev-eryone stepped up.”
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Hang time:NewWestminster’s SarahForgie, centre, goesairbornewhile takingapassduringDay3of theB.C. 3Agirls basketballchampionshipsat theLangleyEventsCentre. PHOTOJENNIFERGAUTHIER
HyackssoakupBCexperienceAfter a tough opening overtime loss,NewWest displays grit, talent to finish 11th
NewWestacquiresplayerwithBelliesbloodlinesDanOlsondolson@newwestrecord.ca
There will be a new father-son combo towrite up in the NewWestminster Salmon-bellies’ history books.
TheWestern Lacrosse Association clubswapped three draft picks to theVicto-ria Shamrocks last week and acquired therights to Delta native Mitch Jones — son offormer Bellies’ sniper Randy Jones.
The elder Jones was a dominant force atQueen’s Park in the mid-1980s and 1990s,winning two league scoring titles while tally-ing 214 goals in 228 regular season games.During the same time period his brotherPaul — Mitch’s uncle — also patrolled the
floor for NewWest. Both played the gamewith an edge.
Getting Mitch Jones on board was a proj-ect NewWest general manager Dan Rich-ardson had been working on for a while.
“We talked off and on withVictoria abouthim and (Jones) clearly wanted to comeback to the Lower Mainland after playingon a Mann Cup champion,” said Richard-son. “Anytime you can add a big, 6-foot-2body, a lefthander, we’ll talk.”
The 24-year-old one-time junior sniperis currently plying the transition side for theNational Lacrosse League’s Buffalo Ban-dits, and sits fourth in team scoring with11 goals and 13 assists in 10 games. Fiveof those goals came just two weeks ago in a
19-18 victory over Saskatchewan.Last season withVictoria he tallied nine
goals and 13 assists over 15 games, addingsix goals and 10 assists during the playoffsand Mann Cup final.
A former linemate with Logan Schuss onthe Delta junior Islanders, Jones will cometo NewWest already with some chemis-try and knowledge of the team’s style, saidRichardson.
“He’s had good success in the past play-ing with (Schuss) in the junior ranks, andLogan spoke highly of him,” noted Richard-son. “We put a lot of stock in what our play-ers have to say, and from all accounts theywill be a good tandem in NewWest.”
The cost to acquire Jones were a fifth
round pick in 2017, a second round selec-tion in 2018, and a fourth round pick in2019.
Along with a Mann Cup ring, Jones wenteast for his last junior A season, winning aMinto title in 2012 with Orangeville.
He attended university on a hockeyscholarship — playing for three seasons atthe University of Northern Michigan.
There’s no doubt that he has some-thing of the family, hard-nosed approach tosports, said Richardson.
“He goes to the dirty areas and isn’tafraid to cut through the middle,” he said.“Winning a Mann and Minto are great ac-complishments, and we think his experiencewill play well here.”
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There was more than fatigue weighing downJamie Jackson’s voice as he discussed his team’srun through the B.C. Major Midget HockeyLeague semifinals onTuesday.
Disappointment carried a heavier toll thanthe three-games-in-three days series that hisVancouver Northeast Chiefs had just endured,falling 3-2 in overtime to theVancouver North-west Giants late Monday night.
You don’t get so close to upsetting a provin-cial powerhouse, having taken a 1-0 series leadand forcing extra time in the deciding game,without raising expectations.
“No, there was no satisfaction,” said Jack-son of his team’s 2-1 semifinal defeat. “We wentinto the series wanting to win and wanted toclose it out (Monday)... Absolutely I’m (proud),we really just started to find our way as a hock-ey team, we pushed them further than theyprobably thought.”
Although repeating as BCMML champs fu-elled a lot of the talk at the start of the season,the Northeast club, with only four returnees,were slow in building chemistry, said Jackson.
“We struggled, struggled a lot, actually,” henoted. “We didn’t gel (after the Mac’s Midgettournament in Calgary at Christmas) the waywe thought we would, and we were quite bat-tered from that.
“With such a young team, it was tough onour confidence.”
The squad, which draws talent from eastBurnaby, NewWestminster, theTri-Cities andRidge Meadows, won its final four regular sea-
son games to finish sixth overall at 17-15-8 --10 wins back of the third-place Giants.
Among the major midget rookies this yearwere two NewWest talents — forward LiamRyan, 16, and 6-foot-3 defender Emilio Salas,who two weeks ago turned 17.
Jackson was impressed with the strides bothmade over the season.
“(Ryan) struggled at first to adjust to ma-jor midget but put in lots of work and began totrust us as coaches,” noted Jackson. “He reallyexcelled as the season went on, we moved him
from left to right and he was a positive addition.He brought great energy to the group.”
The area facing the biggest rebuild was theblueline, but Jackson noted Salas became asteady contributor who was eager to learn.
“(Salas) worked extremely hard to improvespecific areas of his game, and it really showedcome playoff time.”
Salas contributed three assists over 37 games,while Ryan, skating on one of the top-two linesmost of the year, tallied eight goals and 21 as-sists over 36 games.
Clearing the slot:VancouverNortheastChiefsdefencemanEmilioSalas, aNewWestminsternative, covers a rivalforward in frontof netminderAndrewHendersonduringa recentmajormidget game. PHOTOJENNIFERGAUTHIER
ChiefsdisplaygritasplayoffunderdogsSFUgolfernetsace inVallejo
In her first round of the springgolf season, Simon Fraser Uni-versity’s Breanna Croxen pro-duced a rarity -- a hole-in-one.
The sophomore from NewWestminster scored the ace onthe first day of the 36-hole, two-dayTimTierney Pioneer Shoot-out inVallejo, Calif.
The final round didn’t featureany similar bounces, as Crox-en fell from fifth spot to a tie for17th after firing 81 to finish witha two-day total of 153.
Teammate Emily Leung,however, gave the team a boostwith a second-day score of two-over-par 74 to finish tied for sec-ond, one stroke back of JennPaul ofWesternWashington.
Leung, a freshman from Rich-mond, opened the two-day tour-ney with a two-under 70, andhas already registered three top-10 finishes in just four universitytour stops.
Croxen’s hole-in-one cameon the par-3 13th hole, and waspart of a par day first round.
Leung recorded seven bird-ies and 23 pars, as SFU placedeighth overall.
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NO-CHARGEEXTENDEDWARRANTY
GETUPTO
$1,500INMYCHOICEREBATES
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2PAYMENTSONUS
UPTO
LOYALTYBONUS$1,000 GRADREBATES
availableonselectmodels
2016NISSANMURANOLease from$365 /mth, 3.9% APR,
$0 Down for 60 months on Murano S FWDThat’s like paying $84Weekly
(includes $750 My CHOICE Bonus Cash)
$800 LOYALTY CASHFor current Nissan owners
2015NISSAN ALTIMAGet$7,000 STD ratefinance cash on Altima SL
$800 LOYALTY CASHFor current Nissan owners
2016NISSAN 370ZStarting from$29,998
$1,000 LOYALTY CASHFor current Nissan owners
2015NISSAN SENTRAGet$6,000 STD rate
finance cash on Sentra SL and SR
$500 LOYALTY CASHFor current Nissan owners
2015NISSANMICRAFinance from$9,998 onMicra S MTGet up to$3,750 STD rate finance
cash onmicra SR AT
$500 LOYALTY CASHFor current Nissan owners