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City to axe fees for rental housingChris [email protected]

The City of New Westminster is considering chopping building permit fees in half for non-profit and secured market rental housing as one step to promoting housing affordability.

The city’s draft Secured Market Rental Housing Policy, presented to city council in February, recommends reducing building permit fees 50 per cent for projects guaranteed as rental for 30 years.

A staff report suggests taking it one step further to include non-profit housing. It cites the city’s Affordable Housing Strategy which encourages the city to use “financial tools and incentives to facilitate the development of non-profit housing.”

The city estimates one or two secured market rental housing developments may be approved in a given year, and that the loss of revenue to the city would be between $30,000 and $50,000 per project. It only anticipates a non-profit housing proposal every few years, and an estimated revenue loss of $10,000 to $20,000 in each case.

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Tracey Opheim wants to put the Royal back into the Royal City.

So she’s invited the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to visit New Westminster in 2014, the year after the birth of their first child, to unveil the planned statue commemorating the famous “Wait For Me Daddy” wartime photo that is to be erected in Hyack Square.

The reply, on crisp white stationery with the red crest of St. James’s Palace at the top, has given her a sliver of hope it could happen.

Or at least the encouragement that proper channels may pick up her flight of fancy and draft an official invitation.

The last time members of the Royal Family visited New Westminster was 1983, when Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip stopped by at the end of a tour of the West Coast of the United States.

Opheim is no stranger to corresponding with the Royals. She’s authored letters of congratulations to various members of the family when they’ve achieved milestones or did something she admired ever

since she was first captivated by Princess Diana in the early 1980s. The replies, from various assistants and secretaries, fill a scrapbook.

She’s even managed personal encounters on a few occasions, during Expo 86, the visit of Prince Charles, and his sons Harry and William, to Burnaby and Vancouver in 1998 and a private moment in the same hallway with Queen Elizabeth as she departed GM Place after dropping the puck before a Canucks game.

“It’s nice to be able to get that close,” says Opheim, who was at the

arena that night to work in one of the private suites.

Her invitation to Prince William and Kate Middleton started out as well wishes on the announcement of their royal pregnancy, but, she says, she thought that was “too boring.”

She remembered reading about the “Wait For Me Daddy” photo in the NewsLeader, so she did a little research and shared that in her letter, as well as her own affection for New Westminster’s charms.

“I was hoping to make it a little more interesting,” says Opheim.

Local woman issues royal invitationMARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER

Tracey Opheim shows off the reply letter she received from St. James’s Palace after she sent an invitation to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge inviting them to New Westminster in 2014 to unveil the Wait for me Daddy statue that is to be erected in Hyack Square.

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2013 RESIDENTIAL WATER, SEWER AND SOLID WASTE CHARGESDUE DATE: MONDAY – MAY 6, 20132013 Residential Water, Sewer and Solid Waste bills have been mailed to the registered owners of Single Detached Dwellings.If you have not received your Residential Water, Sewer and Solid Waste bill please contact the Taxes and Utilities Department at City Hall at 604-527-4555 or 604-527-4550. New owners of single detached dwellings who have not received their bill in the mail are advised to contact the Taxes and Utilities Department.

Accounts paid in full on or before May 6, 2013 are eligible for a 5% prompt payment discount. Accounts unpaid after May 6, 2013 are not eligible for the 5% discount and may be subject to transfer to property taxes if still unpaid at December 31, 2013.

Various payment options are provided for your convenience:

• By mail or in person at City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue, V3L 1H9

• Cheques post-dated to the May 6th discount date are welcome

• INTERAC Bank Debit Card at City Hall

• After-hours payment into “City Hall Mail” located at the north entrance to City Hall

• At any chartered bank and most trust companies and credit unions

• By tele-banking or internet-banking service through your fi nancial institution

• At automated banking machines

• At authorized agent: Royal City Drugs | 708 – Sixth Street

• At the Queensborough Community Centre

Credit cards are NOT accepted for the payment of Utility bills

Seniors Living Alone: If you have received your bill, you may qualify for a waiver of 25% of the fl at rate charges if you meet ALL of the following requirements:

1. 65 years of age or over, and

2. Living alone (one person only) in the single family residence, and

3. A registered owner of the property.

If you meet all of the above requirements and your fl at rate utility bill does not already include a reduction described as “Senior Waiver” please call the Taxes and Utilities Department for assistance.

For further information, call the Taxes and Utilities Department at City Hall at 604-527-4555 or 604-527-4550.

SAFE NEIGHBOURHOOD GRANTThe City of New Westminster and New Westminster Community Policing Committee (NWCPC) have partnered together to off er residents an opportunity to come together and talk about their neighbourhood safety.

The Safe Neighbourhood Grant aims to encourage local residents and merchants to participate in community safety and livability by hosting neighbourhood safety meetings and events. These safety meetings or events are used as a forum to talk about crime prevention, whereby police staff or volunteers would like to attend and talk to your group or host an information booth.

The Safe Neighbourhood Grant is a way to promote safe, livable and cohesive neigbhourhoods, which in turn build the best community in which to live, work and play.

For more information on the Safe Neighbourhood Grant visit www.newwestpolice.org

YOUTH FIREFIGHTER PROGRAM 2013The Youth Firefi ghter Program is a condensed Fire Academy for Grades 11 and 12 New Westminster youth interested in learning more about a career in fi refi ghting . The 2013 program will include fi rst aid training, auto extrication, fi re science, fi re safety, extinguisher training and live fi refi ghting.

Application process:

• Application deadline: April 19, 2013 • Interview dates: May 6 - May 10 • Successful applicants announced: May 13

The 5 day program starts on July 2nd and ends with a Live Fire session at the JIBC on July 6th.

Find the application at www.newwestcity.ca/fi re under Community Events and News.

NEW WESTMINSTER IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE SURVEYIf you moved to Canada between 2006 and 2013 and live in New Westminster, then we would like to hear from YOU.

The City of New Westminster’s Multiculturalism Advisory Committee has prepared an important survey which asks a number of questions about your experiences (both good and bad) in living in and being part of New Westminster.

The survey results will be used to improve programs and services for new immigrants and refugees. They will also be used to create a more welcoming community in New Westminster.

To complete the online survey, please use the link below. To receive a paper copy or to drop-off the survey, please go to Centennial Community Centre (65 East Sixth Avenue), City Hall (511 Royal Avenue) or the Public Library (716 Sixth Avenue). The deadline is April 30, 2013.

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For more information, contact John Stark, Senior Social Planner, 604-515-3777.

LITFEST NEW WEST 2013 LAUNCH EVENTLitFest New West 2013 will be launched at a special event at the New Westminster Public Library on Friday, April 12 at 6:30 pm.

The highlight of the evening will be a presentation by some of the Remarkable Royal City Women who authored or were featured in the new book Grace, Grit and Gusto. They will talk about the book, how it came about and their experiences interviewing or being interviewed. The book recognizes New Westminster women, past and present, who have made signifi cant contributions to their city, province and country.

A reception for the opening of LitFest will follow. Pre-registration is appreciated by calling 604-527-4667.

LitFest New West takes place April 13, 2013 at Douglas College. Presented by the Arts Council of New Westminster, and co-sponsored by Douglas College and the New Westminster Public Library, this premier literary festival off ers writing workshops, poetry readings, a marketplace, book signings by authors, and a literary showcase. For more information, go to artscouncilnewwest.org.

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Silhouesque a fusion of classic burlesque, tango, salsa and showy Broadway cabaret perched on stiletto heelsMario [email protected]

New Westminster the new Quartier Pigalle?

The Columbia Theatre the new Moulin Rouge?

It could happen if the saucy new dance style created by Lana Friesen, which will get its world debut this Saturday at the venerable old theatre on Columbia Street, catches fire.

Just as the cabaret in the old Parisien windmill gave the world the can-can, Friesen hopes the history books will write the Columbia as the birthplace of Silhouesque, a fusion of classic burlesque, sassy tango, sexy salsa and showy Broadway cabaret perched on stiletto heels and wrapped in feather boas. Oh, and there’s also a dancing dog.

Friesen, an instructor, choreographer and the director of Joy of Dance Productions who has staged burlesque reviews at the Columbia previously, says Silhouesque is an evolution of the bawdy celebration of the female form that was popularized by Vaudeville in the early 20th century. And it’s not just for women. Her troupe also features some gender-bending dancers.

“This is more about the dance,” says Friesen. “It empowers everyone who is involved.”

For Michelle “Minx the Sphinx Malone” Miko, one of the dancers, strapping on a rhinestoned corset and pulling on high heel boots over her lace stockings represents the polar opposite of the tomboy tendencies of her youth.

“I love to play dress up,” says Miko, a server by day. “You get to hide behind your persona.”

The slinky costumes and high kicks may seem risqué, but says Miko, her 85-year-old grandmother is her greatest fan and never misses a show.

“We’re risqué, but in a PG sense.”They’re also inclusive.Friesen says her dancers are all

shapes, sizes, ages and skill levels.“We’re telling a story of support,”

says Friesen, who’s been working on the show since November.

Also on the marquee will be

performances by Glamourati, Harbour Dance Centre’s Endangered, the Liana Dancers, as well as comedy by Toby Hargrave. Partial proceeds from the evening will benefit the Last Door Recovery Society.

• For more information about Sophistiqué, A Silhouesque Soirée, including a link to buy tickets to this licensed show, go to www.silhouesque.ca.


Schools get more seismic action

Students and staff at two New Westminster schools could soon be a little safer in an earthquake as they’re included in a province-wide program to seismically upgrade schools.

Richard McBride school will be upgraded in 2014-15 and F.W. Howay will be upgraded the following year. They’re among 45 schools that are part of the $584- million project, and 213 that have been upgraded since the program began in 2004. So far the upgrades have cost $2.2 billion. There are still more than 100 schools requiring upgrading at a cost of another $600 million.

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New dance style debuts Saturday

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Michelle Miko and Lana Friesen preview a Silhouesque dance move on Columbia Street. Friesen will debut the new dance style at a revue Saturday at the Columbia Theatre.

Which is exactly what the reply from St. James’s Palace remarked upon.

“Their Royal Highnesses are most grateful to you for bringing their attention to the charming photograph, “Wait For Me Daddy,” says the letter. “It is a truly touching image and only fitting that it should be immortalized in a statue.”

If the Duke and Duchess do visit New Westminster next year, Opheim

already has an itinerary planned around the unveiling of the statue. She says she’d take them to the “spectacular” Westminster Pier Park, show off the new Anvil Centre, which should be completed by then, the lush greenery and colourful gardens of Queen’s Park, and a visit to the Queen’s Park Care Centre, where she also happens to work.

“They’re so accessible,” says Opheim.

“It’s nice.”

Royal visit to New West?⫸ continued from FRONT PAGE The City of New

Westminster has been named a finalist in the Green City Awards, which recognizes leaders across North America that successfully communicate and promote city recycling programs and initiatives to residents. New Westminster was recognized in the small city category.

What separates award nominees from finalists

are creativity in delivering promotional campaigns and results achieved. Two initiatives that got New West noticed were a student colouring contest that displayed winning recycling posters on the sides of city trucks and promotional grocery dividers displayed in local supermarkets.

“Our goal is to educate our residents and help them

reduce their environmental impact through responsible recycling and waste management,” said Mayor Wayne Wright.

The City of Beloit, Wisconsin was named the winner in the small city category, but the mayor says residents can be proud of the city’s continued efforts.

For more, visit www.wasterecyclingnews.com.

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Significant improvements could be coming to two intersections along East Eighth Avenue in order to make them safer for pedestrians to cross.

East Eighth Avenue has long been the subject of concerns among residents over pedestrian safety, particularly because many children must cross the busy street to get to and from school.

Last fall the city hosted an open house to discuss potential improvements, and now city staff is recommending changes to the five-way intersection where Cherry, Devoy and Sherbrooke all meet Eighth Avenue, and also to the intersection of Richmond Street and Eighth.

The five-way

intersection would effectively be cut to a three-way by creating a barrier to close off vehicle access between Eighth Avenue and Sherbrooke and Devoy.

This, combined with corner bulges where Cherry Street meets Eighth Avenue would reduce “confusion caused by a five-legged

intersection,” states a staff report, and would reduce vehicle speed while also shortening the distance of the crosswalk.

At the Richmond Street intersection, staff has proposed pedestrian and cyclist controlled signals, while at the same time recommending the city “retain and monitor the use of the existing pedestrian underpass” at that corner.

At the open house last October, about 53 per cent of the 90 people who responded to a questionnaire were supportive of the proposed improvements.

Among concerns raised was the possibility that introducing changes at the two intersections could lead to more

traffic being funneled down Richmond Street into the neighbourhood.

Staff concluded that the increase would only be a handful of cars at peak times, and that “the overall safety improvements… would be more beneficial.”

The upgrades to the intersections are estimated to cost $250,000 and could be completed as part of this year’s capital budget, the report stated.

The city has also recently added overhead lighting and signage improvements at East Eighth Avenue and Buchanan Avenue, and also installed overhead illuminated signs at the intersection of Eighth and William and McKay streets.

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The expanded Queensborough Community Centre is expected to re-open in May, and the city is considering a two-day special grand re-opening event on Friday, June 7 and Sunday, June 9.

The project is funded in part through $6.2 million in Development Assistance Compensation from the province, B.C. Lottery Corporation and Starlight Casino in return for hosting the casino in Queensborough. The

total project value is estimated at $7.6 million.

The expansion will effectively double the size of the community centre, to 27,852 square feet, and will add a licensed daycare, an expanded fitness centre, multi-purpose rooms, police offices and New Westminster’s first library “branch.”

Ground breaking for the project was in spring of 2011. Since that time, many of the community centre’s usual

offerings have been moved to offsite locations such as Queen Elizabeth elementary and Queensborough Middle School.

A “soft opening” of the expanded community centre is expected in May “with limited service offerings,” states a staff report to city council.

On June 7 the city is considering hosting a gala to recognize key contributors and stakeholders in the project, followed by an afternoon public open house on Sunday, June 9.

New West resident James Crosty is inviting residents opposed to the construction of a coal transfer terminal at Fraser Surrey Docks to stop by his office and sign a petition.

Leading up to Earth Day (April 22) people can visit 239 Sixth St. to share their concerns.

The public can drop by April 8-12 and April 15-19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to sign the “No Coal” petition.

In addition, people can pick up blank petitions to gather

more signatures. All petitions will be copied

and sent to Port Metro Vancouver (PMV), Crosty said.

“Many believe that the multiple issues surrounding coal (transfer, burning and dust) will negatively impact our health, environment and property values,” said Crosty. “If you are a New Westminster citizen, or a citizen anywhere impacted by this issue, you are encouraged to join the ‘coal-ition’ and help stop coal transfer. Coal is a

global issue but it is a local concern.”

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The New Westminster Public Library’s Read with Us Book Club celebrates World Book Day with a discussion of The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold on Tuesday, April 23 at 7 p.m. Read the book and join in the discussion. Copies of the book can be borrowed from the library. Pre-register at 604-527-4667 or in person at the library.

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VICTORIA –This is the first of a series of policy commentaries on the four main parties contesting the 2013 B.C. election.

I’m starting with the B.C. Green Party, which has higher than usual hopes for the 2013 election. It was also the first to put out a substantial policy document, albeit one that is still being debated and altered.

Green Book 2013 continues the Utopian positions that only a party with no chance of forming a government has the luxury to put forward. For example, they would double the area of parks in B.C., but take 100 years to do it.

Immediately, they would almost double the carbon tax, taking it from seven to 12 cents on a litre of gasoline.

Greens would extend this steeply increased carbon tax to industries such as natural gas and cement production. Leader Jane Sterk told me she expects cement producers and the like to adapt, rather than shut down as their competitive position erodes.

And what about the extra

billions in carbon tax revenues? Sterk says most should continue to go to income tax reductions, as is now the case, because the purpose is to change consumption patterns, not to increase overall tax revenue. Most, but not all.

“We think there is an argument to be made for putting, for a period of time, the increased revenue from the carbon tax into creating the infrastructure that allows people to benefit from a carbon tax,” Sterk said.

That means transit, and potentially retrofits of homes and other buildings as well. Tax increase aside, this is essentially the NDP position too.

The Greens emphasize wind and geothermal power. Sterk faces the awkward task of arguing against hydroelectric expansion.

A Green government would cancel the Site C dam project on the Peace River. Sterk says it would only serve as a subsidy to liquefied natural gas exports, which she doesn’t believe materialize as international competitors develop.

The Greens’ star candidate, University of Victoria climate scientist Andrew Weaver, agrees. Both point to vast reserves of Russian gas that may well get to Asia more quickly and cheaply.

Sterk said the 35,000 existing gas wells in northern B.C. “are not going to be shut down.” Actually, in the absence of LNG exports, that is exactly what would happen to many of them. The U.S. has its own shale gas supplies, and is B.C.’s only current export customer. Converting transport trucks and BC Ferries to LNG fuel isn’t going to maintain the vast industry blooming in northern B.C.

The official Green Party position is to place a moratorium on B.C. gas drilling while a comprehensive water use policy is developed. Current innovations

such as reusing municipal wastewater are ignored.

The Green platform also demands disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, which the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission has already done.

If one were to design a self-fulfilling prophecy that B.C.’s LNG project is doomed to fail, the Green Party platform would be a good place to start.

Reading through Green Book 2013, I’m left with the impression that much of it remains calculated as a soothing message for urban voters who have been convinced it’s courageous to drive their cars down to an anti-tanker protest.

If Weaver, Sterk or any other Greens get elected, it will be surfing a wave of protest votes from people weary of the B.C. Liberals and the NDP. It will not be due to the practicality or even internal consistency of their polices.

It’s still easy being Green.

Tom Fletcher is a legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Politicians on all sides of the provincial House are busy campaigning for the May 14 election, even though the official election period does not begin until late this month.

Meanwhile, over in Victoria, at least one office hasn’t turned out the lights while waiting for voters’ decision. The office of the auditor-general, which until late May is under the auspices of outgoing auditor-general John Doyle, is working harder than ever to let B.C. residents know how well or poorly government agencies have been spending their tax dollars.

In recent weeks, Doyle has issued reports on carbon credits, the process used to select SkyTrain for the Evergreen Line transit extension, governance of school districts, the air ambulance service and financial management within the legislature.

His office has also done a follow-up report, looking at a number of past audits and seeing how various organizations are doing in meeting auditor-general recommendations.

Doyle’s office is doing so much right now because he wants to have outstanding matters cleared off his desk, as he returns to his native Australia to take a similar job in Victoria. However, his look at so many areas of government spending is commendable, for it highlights a very important part of governance that is frequently ignored by politicians, commentators and the public.

Politicians promise new programs, and certain groups and individuals apply pressure for these programs. But when they are put in place, is the money used to run them spent wisely?

We all pay a lot of taxes. Many of the programs which government runs are reasonably efficient, but others are not.

The auditor-general is looking out for taxpayers.

Whether anyone else is remains to be seen.

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Re: Happy to pay a little more for public education (Column, NewsLeader, April 5)

Getting by on less money than “ever before”?

You are drinking the union’s Kool-Aid, Mr. Bryan. For example, New West’s money troubles are a result of incompetence and mismanagement, not BC Liberal funding cuts.

There is also no correlation between class size and student achievement. Google “Class Size Doesn’t Matter” and read for yourself. What matters are frequent teacher feedback, the use of data to guide instruction, high-dosage tutoring, increased instructional time and high expectations.

Basically our schools fail on most of those points today, and the union-driven agenda actually works against these aims, with no report cards last year, easy marks, and pro-D days that just become another holiday.

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Re: Home ownership still possible for most (Letters, NewsLeader, April 5)

Benj List’s thoughtful comments in response to my letter reflect the many views regarding the state of Canadian real estate.

My issue is limited to the affordability of housing for Canadian families. To that end I’ve provided a perspective of what I feel has been impacting affordability.

I do not challenge the primacy of free markets. Nor do I think foreign ownership of Canadian real estate is a bad thing. What I am saying is that the many elements which appear to be restricting instead of expanding the Canadian family’s ability to afford to buy a home should be discussed.

Lack of affordability is a significant concern for many, most notably by those in the mortgage industry. In response, that same industry has managed to keep interest rates extremely low, as Mr. List

observes.Steadily declining

interest rates have been a fact of financial life for several decades and point to a fundamental failure of the “reward” element of the system. In other words, the incentive for traditional savers—a decent interest rate—is simply not there anymore: just ask pensioners trying to live off the interest from their savings. In its absence, people pursue alternatives to realize a gain: hence, the speculation we’ve witnessed in the equity markets and real estate.

Mr. List is correct in identifying low interest rates as one factor driving real estate prices up. But where we take different roads is thus: my contention is that low interest returns have served as the catalyst in driving savers into more speculative activities, while he advances the position that prices have risen “mainly” because of low mortgage rates.

There’s a large element of substance to the latter argument: low mortgage interest rates

have contributed to ever-rising Canadian housing prices. But they are not the decisive factor. Despite current low mortgage rates the fact remains that while sales have plunged prices have not and indeed are anticipated to grow, albeit at a more modest two per cent per annum, for the next decade. In other words, demand is not where it once was yet prices continue to rise.

So if the numbers of buyers have fallen off it must be something other than traditional supply-and-demand which is keeping prices both up and rising.

Low interest rates alone wouldn’t be sufficient if the numbers of purchasers are shrinking. This suggests that the free market is, again, not being governed by traditional factors one would expect.

Whatever the causes, Canadian housing prices are now universally regarded as enormously inflated. History is replete with the awful consequences of bursting bubbles. If our housing

bubble bursts, perhaps our concern should not be so much what created the bubble but rather how does the country handle the financial catastrophe should a so-called “correction” occur?

B.H. PybusNew Westminster

U.S. SHOULD SHIP ITS OWN COALRe: Resident collecting signatures for ‘no coal’ at Surrey Fraser Docks petition

As referenced in Andrew Murray’s letter in the March 22 edition of the NewsLeader, U.S. President Thomas Jefferson is quoted as saying “All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.”

Our friends and neighbours to the south, well versed in the consequences of that old adage, have spoken and loudly rejected a U.S. coal terminal and rail transfer facility on their west coast. In response, U.S. coal and rail interests have decided to re-route their

China-bound coal through Canada via a loading facility, to be approved by Port Metro Vancouver across the river at Fraser Surrey Docks.

As to the “pamphlet” PMV circulated about the project, touted as public consultation, I chaired the AGM of the Quayside Community Board in January and, by show of hands, nobody present had seen it. Isn’t it coincidental that PMV came to New Westminster with an offer of $100,000 to help establish a marina on this side of the Fraser?

As reported at New WestNewsLeader.com, a petition has been started by James Crosty to continue the “no coal transhipment” cause initiated by our sister municipality at its “No Black Rock in White Rock” rally held recently.

If silence is consent, the Quayside board is not consenting on this important issue, as shown by the extensive material on our website (www.quaysideboard.com).

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“It is also a matter of basic respect for voters to outline our priorities and policies,”

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In order to stay in your home as long as possible, safety is of the utmost importance. In fact, 40

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o Eat According to the Canada Food Guide

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Change in your vision, hearing and muscles could lead to a fall. Visit your doctor regularly.

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Use night-lights to brighten dark hallways, bathrooms and stairways.

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Small rugs or mats could easily slide or bunch up and cause someone to trip. Tack down or apply adhesive materials to the backs of rugs. Better yet, remove the area rugs or scatter rugs so that you don’t trip or fall. Use wall-to-wall carpeting for greatest safety.

o Remove Clutter

Clear objects from stairs and traffic areas.

o Stairways

Install sturdy handrails on both sides of stairs. Keep steps in good repair and make certain that carpets are firmly attached. Have good lighting at top and bottom of stairs. Put a handrail on both sides of the staircase, not just one side. Extend the handrail for at least six inches beyond the steps.

o Kitchens

If you or a friend is forgetful, remove all controls from the stove and electrical appliances when they are not in use. Install a microwave to simplify meal preparation. Put frequently used items within easy reach.

o Bathrooms

Grab bars and elevated toilet seats make good safety sense. Non-slip bath mats should be in tubs and showers.

o Master Bedroom

Ensure that a telephone and a lamp are within easy reach from the bed. Ensure that the bed is the correct height for easy access on and off.

o Stay Indoors During Icy or Snowy Conditions

Have friends, family or neighbours help you

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Fit canes and walkers to your height. Adapt cane for icy sidewalks. Place a cane in every room, so if you fall and can’t get

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o Don’t Rush

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o Use Alcohol Wisely

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o Use Medication Safely

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o Keep Emergency Numbers by all Phones for Easy Access

Getting help quickly after a fall can prevent a hospital stay.

o Make Time for Friends

Seniors who enjoy time and have fun with friends and family are less likely to have a fall.

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Untreated Hearing Loss

Affects Baby Boomers

Still in

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rnest Hemingway once said, “Retirement is the Eugliest word in the language” and in today's society, it is true. Many baby boomers may yearn for retirement, but uncertain finances and healthcare have influenced the need to stay in the workforce longer.

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Research reported by the Better Hearing Institute demonstrated that the use of hearing aids reduces the risk of losing income by 90 to 100 percent for those with mild hearing loss and 65 to 77 for those with moderate to severe hearing loss. Those with moderate to severe hearing loss who use aids are twice as likely to be employed as their peers who do not use.

The verdict seems clear. Boomers with hearing problems “can continue doing their jobs at a satisfactory level if they do obtain hearing aids,” said Robyn Cox, PhD, a professor of audiology at the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Memphis.

Then why are baby boomers not having routine hearing checks and, if they do have hearing loss, use hearing aids? Dr. Cox said she believes the problem is innate in current medical care. “Routine hearing checks are not part of the culture,” she said. “We get all types of checks but neglect our hearing. We have not taught people to realize that hearing needs to be checked.”

Hearing aid use expectedly suffers when Individuals do not receive hearing checks. “Many don't know they have hearing problems,” Dr. Cox said. “Many do, and don't know what to do about it. We have made it difficult to Figure out.”

An effort needs to be made to get baby boomers focused on their hearing, which will not only change the culture surrounding hearing healthcare, but also urge employers, health insurance companies, and primary care physicians to focus on hearing loss. “We haven't produced evidence for who needs to get hearing screenings, so we haven't encouraged people to do it,” Dr. Cox said. “Primary care physicians don't think about hearing care, and health insurance companies don't include hearing checks as preventive measures. When you go get your physical, a doctor should ask about your hearing and maybe, if you are a certain age, require you to get a hearing test.”Most of the damage has already been done to baby boomers' hearing but, that does not mean it cannot be addressed. The best advice is to be proactive in obtaining hearing healthcare, Dr. Cox said. “People frequently notice hearing problems numerous years before they seek help,” she said. “There is reason to think that the longer they wait, the more difficult it is to make up the ground that gets lost.

In general, it would be nice if as people age they would pay attention to their hearing needs just as much as vision needs.”

It has been reported that the percentage of workers between the ages of 65 to 74 is expected to increase by 83.4 percent from 2006 to 2016. But as boomers stay in the workforce longer, untreated hearing loss may sap their incomes and employment.

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April 10, 2013

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