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Don’t dump your trash on God’s turf

Warning: Rev. Emilie Smith has created this sign to warn people against dumping their garbage on church property. The churchhas been facing problems with people who dump large items on the property overnight.

St. Barnabas Church is “warning” thatthere could be shocking consequences forthose who dump trash at the site.

Roxee Forrest, associate warden at thechurch in the Brow of the Hill neighbour-hood, said people have been dumpingassorted items at the church – and it’s gotto stop.

“It comes in the middle of the night.We’ve had two or three mattresses, a hugeold china cabinet with broken doors,” shesaid. “It’s really a costly thing.”

The City of New Westminster canarrange to pick up the items such as mat-tresses and furniture for a small fee.

“It’s not just us, it’s happening to every-body,” Forrest said. “People do it becausethey don’t know what to do with it or theydon’t have the money to pay for it.”

On one occasion, someone dropped offa car seat at the church – not a car seat fora child, but an actual seat from the back ofa motor vehicle.

Rev. Emilie Smith has created a tongue-in-cheek sign from God that she hopeswill deter people from dumping unwant-ed items at the church – as it could haveelectrifying consequences. “Do not dropyour crap here … Management of St.Barnabas Church not responsible for light-ening bolts,” states the sign.

BY THERESA MCMANUS [email protected]

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Programs carry on – but school fees go upSchool fees at New Westminster

Secondary School will increase – includ-ing a one-time $100 textbook deposit anda $50 athletic uniform retainer – startingthis fall.

The board of education unanimous-ly passed a policy on school fees at itsTuesday night meeting. Immediately after-wards, superintendent John Gaiptmanhanded out a form outlining the variousfees and deposits the high school will start

charging next year.“Fees have become a reality (here),

as they are in other districts,” Gaiptmansaid.

But he said students who are unable toafford the fees or the deposit would not beexcluded from educational activities.

“Our counsellors know what studentsof ours have hardships,” said Gaiptman.

Gaiptman said he and secretary-trea-surer Al Balanuik spoke with high schoolprincipal Phil Cookson about the fees,which will help boost the district’s bottomline.

The district has been struggling finan-cially for the last few years. It was facinga $2.69-million deficit for next year that ithas managed to reduce, but the district stillhas to pay off the almost $5 million it owesthe Ministry of Education for shortfallsfrom previous years.

As for the one-time book and uniformdeposit, it will be returned once the itemsare given back to the school when the stu-dent leaves.

New Westminster Secondary Schoolparent advisory council chair StephenBruyneel said he understands the fee

increases.“It’s always unfortunate when fees have

to be charged, but at the same time we’rereally pleased that no programs were cutat the school, and we think that’s moreimportant,” he said.

Some of the fees, such as those forInternational Baccalaureate, an interna-tional education program, are related torecovering the cost of offering the special-ized program.

“We thought that was fair,” Bruyneelsaid.

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Burgers, bikes and the beachWATERFRONT PIER PARK GEARS UP FOR SUMMER FUN

Summer flavour:Gord Bemister,above, of Wally’sBurgers, is look-ing forward toserving up foodat the Westmin-ster Pier Parkconcession stand.At left, ChristaMacArthur andtwo-and-a-half-year-old Eri takea ride in the park.

The City of New Westminster thinksit’s found the right ingredient for foodservices at Westminster Pier Park.

The city has given notice that itintends to lease a portion of the conces-sion amenity building in WestminsterPier Park to Wally’s Burgers Inc. fromJune 1 to Oct. 15, with an option torenew the seasonal operation for fourterms. Wally’s Burgers has operationsin River Market, as well as Vancouverand North Vancouver.

“We wanted to have a destinationtype operation at the park itself, andone that certainly is focused on helpingto support the brand that WestminsterPier Park is developing in terms ofbeing contemporary, modern and lead-ing edge,” said Dean Gibson, the city’sdirector of parks, culture and recre-ation. “Having a tenant in that spacethat is recognizable, both in the com-munity and around the region, wethought has brought some value tothat.”

Because Wally’s Burgers operatesthe concession at Cates Park in NorthVancouver, Gibson said it’s familiarwith working in an outdoor park set-ting.

“One of the things it gives us theopportunity to do is, we can’t sellice cream in River Market which is abig part of our business. In our otherstores, ice cream is a big percentageof our business,” said Gord Bemister,owner of Wally’s Burgers. “When theopportunity presents itself, you haveto jump on them. They don’t come


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Strike to close city schools June 6New Westminster schools will be hit again

by rotating strikes next Friday, June 6, the BritishColumbia Teachers’ Federation announcedWednesday afternoon.

Teachers continue to escalate job action byholding a series of strikes throughout the prov-ince in response to fruitless contract negotia-tions between the B.C. Public School Employers’Association – the bargaining agent for the prov-ince’s 60 school boards – and the union.

One of the key issues for teachers thatgovernment has been unwilling to move on,according to BCTF president Jim Iker, is class-size and composition. The Liberal governmentstripped class-size ratios from the teachers’contract more than a decade ago. The union

successfully sued over it, but the governmentis appealing the ruling. Also at issue, the gov-ernment is offering a 7.3 per cent wage increaseover six years, while teachers want 13.7 percent over four years.

The ongoing strife between the union andthe government ramped up last week, whenthe B.C. Public School Employers’ Associationordered a lockout and pay cut for teachers whoparticipate in the weeklong job action. Thepartial lockout restricts teachers from workingduring recess or lunch hours, or from arrivingat school any earlier than 45 minutes beforeschool starts, or staying later than 45 minutesafter school ends.

The union is expected to go to the LabourRelations Board to challenge the lockout. Ikerwants the government to withdraw the partiallockout letter, which he said has created a “lot

of chaos and confusion” for teachers, parentsand students.

Iker joined the striking New West teachersat the high school Monday before heading outto attend contract negotiations scheduled toresume that afternoon.

Earlier, the Ministry of Education issued astatement in response to The Record’s requestfor comment.

“It is unfortunate that the BCTF leadershipis shutting down schools with their rotatingstrikes – it is always students and parents whobear the greatest brunt when the BCTF ordersteachers to walk out,” Education Minister PeterFassbender said.

Fassbender blames the union and says theemployers’ association presented incentives,including a $1,200 signing bonus, and asked theunion to put strike action on hold.



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Local MLA Judy Darcy brought theNDP’s education critic to see first-hand lastweek why New Westminster’s aging highschool is long overdue for a replacement.

Before they even entered the 60-plus-year-old building, Rob Fleming, MLA forVictoria-Swan Lake, was struck by theschool’s peeling paint, rotten windowframes and dated pale-yellow stucco.

“Rob said he’d never seen such a worn-down looking school,” Darcy said.

“That includes schools in NorthernB.C., where you have hard-weather wear,”Fleming added.

New Westminster SecondarySchool principal Phil Cookson ledthe tour for Darcy and Fleming.They were joined by the district’sdirector of operations DougTempleton, board of educa-tion chair,Jonina Campbell, and trusteeMaryAnn Mortensen, along with membersof the local media.

Responding to a recent Record articlewhere the Minister of Education noted thatthe school district would have to demon-strate a “business case” for a replacementhigh school in the city, Cookson said hedidn’t view public education along thoselines.

“It’s not a business, so a business caseis a little difficult for us to demonstrate,”he said.

The principal noted that there is just onehigh school in New Westminster, making itdifferent than some other districts in thatit offers a variety of programs under oneroof. It also means that students from alltypes of socioeconomic backgrounds fun-

nel through the single school.“Every kid in the district winds up

in this school,” Cookson said. “It knits awhole community together.”

Cookson started the tour saying it wouldbe easy for him to point out the “awful”parts of the school building, but insteadhe chose to spend the hour-long showingtalking about the many positive aspects ofthe high school.

“We are in the business of making thingswork,” Cookson said, summing up staff’sattitude toward the old school.

Fleming added that “school culture isalways more important.”

But Campbell, who recently metwith Minister of Education PeterFassbender in Victoria to talk aboutthe high-school replacement project,noted that the district still needs anew school.

“Just because we are doing reallygood, doesn’t mean we don’t deserve

a new school,” she said.One of the major issues for the district is

the fact that the old school doesn’t have Wi-Fi for students to use their wireless devices– less than ideal conditions for 21st-centurylearning expectations.

Templeton told the tourgoers that reno-vating the old school would cost more thanactually replacing it. There is support forthe project, in principle, from the province,Templeton said. Now it’s just a matter ofmoney.

“We are at the point now where we aretrying to put that to the ministry’s capitalpeople … to hopefully get it approved,”Templeton said.

Fassbender has yet to take Campbell upon her offer to tour the school.

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It seems to fly in the face of logic.Every week we hear of a new recyclingcentre, promotion or fundraiser whichcries out for hand-me-downs and discard-ed items. And yet we seem to see moreand more piles of junk thrownby the roadsides, ‘hidden’in bushes, scattered in lanes– all because of what? Are thepeople dumping this stuff toobusy to take it to the dump or recyclingcentre? Or do they simply want to avoidany possible costs for disposing it?

Mattresses seem to be the main

dumped item. Which makes some senseas there are few places to take mattressesto be recycled. Next seems to be buildingmaterials from small renovations, andlastly the ubiquitous black trash bags full

of old clothes.Roxee Forrest of St.

Barnabas Church is pleadingwith folks not to dump trashon their property. We hope her

pleas don’t fall on deaf ears – but pleas orprayers probably won’t stop the thought-less dumpers. One thing we’d like to seeis stricter enforcement. While there are

city bylaws that call for fines, one rarelyhears about enforcement – or should wesay successful enforcement. Dumpersobviously choose to do their dirty deedsat night, and few witnesses are around.But with more security video camerasabout, one would hope there would bemore dumpers fined.

Another thing we’d like to see is abig item collection system once a year.Neighbouring cities schedule one daywhen folks can leave big items – mat-tresses, TVs, furniture, rugs, kids items,etc. – on the curb to be picked up for free

and taken to the dump by the city. NewWestminster will come and pick up itemsby appointment – but it costs.

We don’t like to think that good cit-izens dump their big items in alleys toavoid paying for pickup – but it mightmake a difference for some people. And,the big item curb days in other citieshave become treasure hunts for neigh-bours. Your tawdry old table and chair setmay become someone else’s shabby chiccottage dining set. Sure, there’s a cost tothe city – but there’s a big cost to pickingup all that illegally dumped stuff as well.

Public education isbeing dismantled

This is my anniversary. Thisyear marks 20 years that Ihave been a teacher, some-

thing that I have wanted to doas a profession and have had acalling to do for my entire life.Teaching runs in my family frommy dad and mom to relatives,and I married into a family thathas two tables full of teachersat our extended family dinners.I even have an essaythat I wrote in Grade5 where I talk aboutbecoming a teacher,and yes, I still have itbecause it meant so much to me.

So, when I talk about the dis-mantling of public education inBritish Columbia, please under-stand that I am discussing itfrom a place of lived experienceas I have given my heart, mytime, my energy and my passionto teaching for the last 20 years.

Teachers in British Columbiatoday are demoralized and feel-ing profoundly disrespected. Thesystem over the last 10 years hasbeen cut to the bone, and it can-not be sustained for much lon-ger. Teachers, support staff andadministrators have been carry-ing the system for a decade now,and we are tired. If you say oth-erwise, I can only assume thatyou either do not have a child inthe public education system oryou are choosing not to see whatis in front of you because it con-flicts with your political beliefsystem.

There are so many untruthsout there about our professionthat it is hard to know where

to begin to counter them. Andwhen teachers do try to counterthem, we are accused of whiningor being self-serving. It’s a dif-ficult position to traverse in anymeaningful way. So, instead, Iwill talk about my lived experi-ence and ask some pointed ques-tions in the hope that it resonateswith readers in some way.! A teacher’s time: My average

day, helping students,prepping, marking,sponsoring clubs,attending meetings,engaging in profes-

sional conversations, writing andreturning emails, developingunits, writing reference letters,planning and attending eventsand the like, makes my averagework day about 10 to 12 hours.I try to limit myself to a halfday’s work on the weekend, butI know many teachers who donot. This does not include the“extras” that teachers do thatmight include weekend profes-sional development, field experi-ences or enrichment opportuni-ties such as spring break tripswith children. This is not anunusual work schedule, nor isit a complaint. I love the enrich-ment opportunities I createfor my students and I love mysummers off with my children.In essence, I work a condensedwork year, 10 to 12 hours a day,and have extra holidays as com-pensation. Children need theirsummers. Teachers do, too.! A teacher’s classroom: It is noexaggeration to say

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Off-leash areas must be fencedDear Editor:

Re: Dog owners want off-leash area (The Record,May 23).

As a non-pet-owner who lives across from MoodyPark, I say “yes” to the fenced off-leash area fordogs. I’d enjoy watching them there.

The owners are of course better to make recom-mendations regarding the exact location and dogsize limitation, if any. At present they meet closerto our place, but it would be good to have to walkfurther to see them in the southwest corner. Benchesoutside the fence would be welcome for observers.

It’s odd that some communities think that off-leash areas can be unfenced. In Robert BurnabyPark, for instance, my partner and I have been“attacked” by dogs more than once. One time it wasa large muddy dog jumping up on Joe as he sat on a

bench. Another time, a pack of four large dogs camecharging at us, barking loudly in a menacing way.We’ve seen many other dogs off-leash there, outsideof the designated area.

We have friends who have a small dog which hasa “criminal record” for biting at least one person.Her caregiver (who walks her) has to go to courtover this. Such dogs should be “protected” withmuzzles when they go out in public. That wouldprotect all of us, owners and strangers.

Personally, I would love to have a “puppy-in-training.” These are being prepared for learning tobe service dogs. They are allowed to go everywhere,for the experience. I see the value of pets, especiallyfor people who live alone. In some buildings, petsare not allowed. Those which are never outside theirowners’ apartments, and that can be carried overcommon areas, should not be an issue.

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IN MY OPINIONELIZABETH BYRNE-LO

Teachers show disrespectDear Editor:

I used to be supportive of our teach-ers in their plight to be treated fairly andwith respect. Now, I have had a changeof heart.

As educators of youth who are in thefront lines of a truly noble profession, itis difficult for teachers to take a stand.However, the stand that they have taken,in regard to their position, is selfish, self-serving and totally disrespectful towardour students and the people of B.C.

Just what are teachers teaching ourchildren by their actions? As a pivotal partof our society who are entrusted with thewelfare and development of our futuregenerations, their actions, not their words,upset me.

Numerous unions have a mantra thatthey use and union members need tolook in the mirror and determine if theirbrothers and sisters truly show and dem-onstrate respect. Unions demand it of theiremployers, yet this round of negotiationsshows total disrespect of the employer, thecitizens of B.C., and most of all, students.And students are the sole reason teachershave jobs in the first place.

Initially, teachers claimed they weredoing this for the students’ benefit andthat they would not interrupt their edu-cation. Now they have broken their ownpromise, by interrupting students’ devel-opment and education in a very disre-spectful manner.

There is a process for collective bargain-ing and the teachers’ union, not the teach-ers themselves, have made a mockery ofour democratic system, by exerting andusing bullying tactics towards the peopleof B.C. in an attempt to force them intoaccepting unreasonable compensation lev-els.

These levels are unsustainable and willeventually create a lopsided society. Thisdiscrepancy will pit private sector taxpay-ers against public sector employees and, ifwe don’t fix it, we will end up with civildisruptions. Let us all grow up and be theprofessionals we should be.

We need to show our children that wecan resolve our differences without inter-rupting their critical education develop-ment. Let’s move forward in a positive andconciliatory manner and be realistic aboutwhat is important and reasonable for thebenefit of all.

Gavin Palmer, New Westminster

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that this generation’sclassroom is not the onethat you knew as a child.Anyone with children inpublic education knowsthis. Teaching today isa complex venture withmany acronyms thatrequire time and attention:IEPs, I reports, SLPS, DPA,LSS, ELL, the list goes onof adaptations and modi-fications teachers make tohelp ensure student suc-cess.

Compounding thisin British Columbia is astaggering amount of hid-den (and not-so-hidden)child poverty and all thesocioeconomic complexi-ties that come with it. Withcounsellor time cut in theschools (some schools havegotten rid of counsellorsaltogether), teachers spendmuch more time trying tohelp students socially andemotionally than they dideven a decade ago.

Massive cutbacks innon-enrolling teachers(counsellors, librarians,resource) take supportsaway from the studentswho need them most.

Teachers have twicewon court rulings in theB.C. Supreme Court aboutour working conditions.This is also our children’slearning conditions.! A teacher’s school:Drastic cutbacks to sup-port staff over the lastdecade have affected bothadministrators and teach-ers. The off-loading of cler-

ical work has meant moreadministrative work foreveryone in the schools.

Custodial cutbacks havealso meant that schools aremuch dirtier than in yearspast.

School PACs havebecome the place to findfunding for the technology,field experiences and oddsand sods that used to becovered by a well-fundedpublic education system.Fundraisers abound atschools now as parentsand their PACs try to com-pensate for the ever-grow-ing holes in the system.

Most disturbing,though, is the time andenergy put into “market-ing” public schools now.Neighbourhood schoolscannot merely be good,solid places to educatechildren. They must haveniches now, be dual track,fine arts, international stu-dent havens (and the bigmoney that comes withthem), outdoor ed, sports-oriented or immersionspecialty schools meantto attract out of catch-ment students at someoneelse’s expense. It pits oneschool against another incompetition for the fund-ing dollars that come withthe student, one districtagainst another to the det-riment of all.

Lastly, costs keep beingoff-loaded onto individualschool districts. A zeroincrease budget in educa-tion means de facto cutsto our schools. Increasing

hydro bills, supply costs,off-loaded seismic upgradecosts, etc. come from exist-ing pools of money.! The bigger picture: Thetime has come, folks, totake a stand about what ishappening to our publiceducation system. It istime to get past the rheto-ric, get to the realities andstop letting people whohave their own children inprivate school destroy ourpublic education system.

If you value a healthypublic education (and Ithink most Canadians do),it is time to start speak-ing up and having thosepotentially difficult butnecessary conversations.

As with most impor-tant things, we start withtaking a breath and then20 seconds of courage toforge ahead. So, please,take that breath, then takethat one minute of timeand sign a petition. Fiveminutes of time and phonea politician. Ten minutes oftime and write a letter toMinister Fassbender. Takean afternoon over the nextcouple of weeks, pick upa placard and protest withyour child’s teacher.

This is it, folks. It’s nowor it’s gone. Public educa-tion in British Columbiais being dismantled quitedeliberately by this gov-ernment, and it is time tostop it.

Elizabeth Byrne-Lo is aB.C. teacher. For an extendedversion of this column, visitwww.royalcityrecord.com.

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It’s not the first time priests at St.Barnabas have taken action regarding thedumping of garbage at the church. A for-mer priest at the church opened a garbagebag, found an address, went to that loca-tion and asked the person to come andkindly collect their garbage.

According to the city’s website, manyproperty owners are faced with the highcost and burden of disposing of items

that have been illegally dumped onunsuspecting property owners. The city’sbylaw includes a $200 fine and/or otherenforcement action for individuals whoare caught illegally dumping items.

Anyone wanting more information orwitnessing someone illegally dumpingitems in New Westminster – and surviv-ing any potential lightning strikes – canreport the incident to engineering opera-tions at 604-526-4691.

He was also pleased that the districtassured that no student will be exclud-ed from participation in an educationalactivity because of financial hardship.

“We think that’s really, really impor-tant,” Bruyneel said.

According to the School Act, schoolboards cannot charge for educationalprograms that are required for gradua-tion.

Along with the deposit, families willpay additional fees, including: a $30activity fee; a $65 graduation convoca-tion fee; $15 for a Math 8 workbook;$25 for an Accounting 11 workbook; $55pre-International Baccalaureate programcost; a $505 International Baccalaureateprogram cost; and $175 for a commu-nity recreation option, which includes anumber of special outings, such as rockclimbing, canoeing and golf.

around that often.”Bemister said the new operation won’t

affect Wally’s Burgers’ location in RiverMarket. While he had explored the pos-sibility of serving fish and chips at theWestminster Pier Park location, Bemistersaid it’s not possible because of the capacityof fryers in the facility.

“It will be hamburgers, hot-dogs, coffee, tea, milkshakes,ice cream, slushies for the kids,those kinds of things,” he said.

Bemister anticipates his staffwill be scooping out a lot ofice cream at the new location,which is opening in June.

“At Cates Park, we are scoop-ing ice cream from the minutethat we open until the second weclose, all day long. It’s crazy,” hesaid. “We serve hard ice cream.We will make the waffle conesright there at the park. That’s atleast our plan. We will sell milk-shakes, floats and that sort of thing.”

Wally’s Burgers was one of two appli-cants that submitted proposals to the cityfor food concession services at WestminsterPier Park. The other applicant expressedinterest in the project but later withdrewtheir proposal from the process.

“Wally’s Burgers is who we are goingwith,” Gibson said. “We expect that theywill be operational in the middle of Juneand will run through to sometime in lateSeptember – basically until the summerweather leaves.”

Westminster Pier Park opened on New

Westminster’s waterfront in June 2012. Thisyear will be the first time full concessionservices will be available to park visitors.

“As a commercial entity, the park is stillan unproven element in the city. So thisyear is going to very much be a learningyear for both the operator as well as the city,just in terms of what it takes to make that

type of operation viable andprovide a level of service thatthe public are going to expect,”Gibson said. “We think we havethe right ingredients to give thisa really good go.”

Gibson said the public hasexpressed an interest in havingfood and beverage sales at thewaterfront park.

“We think, in terms of pro-viding that full experience of adestination place to go, a gath-ering place for people to cometogether – having food is inte-gral for that,” he said. “That’swhy sidewalk cafés in urban

cores are so popular. I think this will helpaugment people’s experiences down alongthe park.”

Wally’s Burgers is looking forwardto getting staff trained and opening atWestminster Pier Park.

“We think it’s going to be a really goodspot for us,” Bemister said. “We have friendsthat live right there at the Quay, at the veryfar end where the overpass is. It’s going tobe a perfect walk, honestly. In the eveningin the summer, you can take a nice walk allthe way into the park, grab an ice cream orgrab a milkshake and then walk back.”

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The City of New Westminster isworried that a catastrophic pipe-line rupture could pose tremen-dous environmental impacts onthe Brunette and Fraser River.

That’s one of the reasons the cityapplied for intervener status forthe Kinder Morgan application tothe National Energy Board. KinderMorgan is proposing to twin theTrans Mountain pipeline, whichwould run between Burnaby andEdmonton and would triple thecompany’s capacity to carry dilut-ed bitumen from the Alberta tarsands.

According to a staff report, thecurrent selected alignment cross-es the Fraser River near the PortMann Bridge and continues northbefore crossing west into Burnabynear Clarke Road and then north-west to the marine terminal. The“alternative” corridor being stud-ied would run on the north side ofthe Brunette River from near theCoquitlam and New Westminsterboundary to the New Westminster-Burnaby boundary.

The city is concerned the“alternative” pipeline route could

have significant impacts on NewWestminster, both during con-struction and in the event of apipeline failure.

Mark Allison, the city’s man-ager of strategic initiatives andsustainability, noted that KinderMorgan’s submission to thenational Energy Board was morethan 15,000 pages.

“The city does not have theresources to review this materi-al in detail or to prepare formallegal briefs,” stated the report.“Fortunately, a number of localinterveners, including MetroVancouverandthecitiesofBurnaby,Vancouver and Coquitlam, havemany of the same concerns as NewWestminster and have expressed awillingness to work with us andshare information.”

New Westminster will be focus-ing on issues that most directlyrelates to the city – the BrunetteRiver watershed, the Braid indus-trial area and the Fraser River.City staff plan to meet with orga-nizations such as Douglas College,New Westminster EnvironmentalPartners, and the Sapperton Fishand Game Club.

For an extended story, see www.royalcityrecord.com.

New Westminster firefighters returned to afamiliar scene to douse a small fire Tuesdaymorning.

Crews were called to the 600 block of FrontStreet, where a rubbish fire was reported at thesite of last October’s devastating fire to the E.L.Lewis and the Hamley blocks.

“It was a rubbish fire down at the old Lewissite where Copp’s Shoes was. There was somerubbish that was burning in there,” said deputyfire Chief John Hatch. “It was nothing major.”

Columbia Street had to be closed to traffic tem-porarily because of smoke generated by the fire.After extinguishing the rubble fire, firefightersremained on scene to ensure no further flare-upsoccurred.

“They are keeping an eye on it now,” Hatchsaid. “There is still a lot of rubble in the build-ing.”

While some of the debris resulting from theOct. 10 fire has been removed from the site, somestill remains. Two buildings were destroyed andnumerous businesses displaced in the fire at twoof the downtown’s most prominent heritagebuildings.

“It is a closed site. I don’t really have any infor-mation about how it got started,” Hatch said.“We do have a fire investigator down there rightnow working with the police team.”

Firefighters at the scene told The Record theyhad to break the windows of the adjacent build-

ing at 613 Front St. so they could get inside andpressurize the building so the fire wouldn’t travelinto that space.

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Rubble fire: Crews were called to the 600 block ofFront Street, where a rubbish fire was reported atthe site of last October’s fire.


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“All I wanted was a car, and a girland to get out of Queensborough,” NewWestminster-born urban planning expertGary Pooni told a sold-out crowd at thePecha Kucha Night held last February atthe River Market.

When Pooni talked about growing upin the sometimes forgotten neighbour-hood on the other side of the Fraser, I fellfor the Pecha Kucha concept.

And the concept is this: 10 to 12 pre-senters who live, work or play in the

city show 20slides for 20seconds each(six minutes and40 seconds intotal). The for-mat provides away of learningsomething aboutthe presentersand their pas-

sion, usually with a few laughs, or maybeeven tears, without being bogged downby details.

Pecha Kucha started in Tokyo in 2003and has mushroomed to cities across theworld, including New Westminster.

Married couple Melinda and NealMichael, both 34, started the Pecha KuchaNight here a year-and-a-half ago withsupport from eager locals and businesses,including the River Market, which haschampioned the event from the gate.From the beginning, it was a hit.

They plan to host the biggest localPecha Kucha Night yet at the riverfrontWestminster Pier Park on July 19. TheMichaels reached out to Vancouver UrbanSpaces initiative (VUSI), an organizationthat has held electronic music picnics atvarious parks in Vancouver. The Pier ParkPecha Kucha will include food, DJs anda beer garden, Neal said. Last summer’sevent at the park drew 300 people, andthey expect the same or more this year.

Niki: Why did you start Pecha Kucha?Melinda: It started because we would

go to the ones in Vancouver. They’rehuge, and they’re really successful.They’re at the Vogue, and it sells outevery time, and you’d attend and you’djust feel so inspired and then at the sametime, you’d kind of look at yourself andsay, “Well, what are we doing?”

We’ve always liked organizing andhosting events amongst our friends, andwe thought “Well, might as well justtry it, and see what happens.” It wasn’thappening in New West, and we kind ofthought there was an audience for it. Wethought it might take off in New West,and it did.

Niki: How was the first one?Neal: The first one was great. … We

had 100 people, now we do 150.

Niki: Has it sold out every time since the

start?In unison: Yes.Neal: It’s just a great night. It attracts a

type of person who wants an entertainingevent, but something also cultural, andsomething that offers them a chance tomeet other people as well. So it’s not justpassive – like watching a show or some-thing like that.

Niki: How do you know if (the speakers)are going to be good?

Melinda: Oftentimes we go off recom-mendations off of other people, off ofother speakers. Quite honestly, we’ll justopen up the newspaper and see whatpeople are doing in New West, and youkind of go from there, you get a feel forthat.

For each Pecha Kucha we try to have adiverse group of people. We kind of havedifferent categories of like small business,or environmental or …

Neal: … architecture and design orfood.

We try to hit different key areas, butwe don’t necessarily know if they aregoing to be a good speaker. We just try tochoose people who are going to be pas-sionate about whatever it is that they’redoing, and, generally speaking, that

comes through.

Niki: What do you guys like about thePecha Kucha concept?

Melinda: Well, I like that it’s exact.It’s six minutes and 40 seconds (for) eachperson. So, because it is a very curatedpresentation, the presenters really need tothink hard about what they want to sayin that limited amount of time, and I findbecause of that, often times they are quitewell prepared. So, they have to think veryhard about what is it that they are pas-sionate about. What story do they want toconvey in their time? The result is a reallygreat presentation most of the time.

Neal: The format really challengesthem to distill their idea down to its realcore, in a sense.

It’s like when you have to write anessay in university. Sometimes the higherthe number of pages, the more B.S. youput in it, versus trying to only write atwo-page paper (where) everything yousaid had to be good.

I think that’s the same thing withPecha Kucha – that you have 20 slides,and that it goes real quick, or it goes real-ly long, if you’re not prepared.

Niki: Is there a set number of presenters

that you pick?

Melinda: We do 10. Pecha Kucha for-mat is 10 to 12 speakers.

Niki: Has a community grown around it?Melinda: I think so. The last one, it

was great because it was such a NewWest love fest. We could totally feel thelove.

Niki: It was interesting looking at the list(of presenters), certain people I was intriguedby and other people I thought ‘Well, I don’treally know if I’ll connect with what theyhave to say,’ and those people turned out tobe the ones that I was blown away by. Is thatsomething you guys find happens?

In unison: Yes.Melinda: Sometimes people surprise

you. It’s interesting because we kind ofpick people based on what we know ofthem, which isn’t always the full story,and sometimes they present on some-thing completely (different) – whateverit is they’re passionate about, and wedon’t necessarily know what that passionis, and sometimes it’s just great to hearwhatever it is that they wanted to talkabout.

Time to talk: Pecha Kucha organizers Melinda and Neal Michael with their daughter Mila at Westminster Pier Park, where theyplan to hold the next event on July 19. The day will include music, food and beer.


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Niki: Have you ever presented?Melinda: No.

Niki: Has Neal done it?Neal: I don’t actually know what I

would say.

Niki: You don’t know what you wouldsay? What are you passionate about?

Neal: I’m not trying to be coy. I knowwhat interests me, and I know what welike to do, but I really don’t know … whatit is that I would want to impart to peoplethat would be sort of be my …

Melinda: … your story.Neal: Yes, my story or great inspiration

or what.

Niki: Interesting. What do you think hecould do as his topic if he were to do it?

Melinda: He would either talk aboutmaybe what makes a good city or some-thing like that or potentially his loveaffair with the French language or some-thing.

Neal: The other, that every now andthen crosses my mind, is like being aFrench teacher and living on the WestCoast and what not. It’s not at all (whereI thought I’d see myself) … it’s just thatserendipity – going with whatever seemsright. (It was) crazy to move out here, butthen thinking maybe I should.

We lived in France for a year, so thatwas another sort of thing that was a bigevent. Maybe that would be like that

chance sort of aspect, and not knowingwhere you are going to go but followingthat.

Niki: What about Melinda? What wouldMelinda’s topic be? Do you know, Melinda?

Melinda: I think I would do somethingalong the lines of ordinary people cando extraordinary things, because I mean,like really, we’re a teacher and we’re anaccountant. On paper, we’re pretty bor-ing, right? We went to an art event onceat the Vancouver Art Gallery, and it waslike a networking thing, and peoplewould talk to us, and it was “Oh, so whatdo you do?’ I’m an accountant and webuild run-of-the-river hydro projects, andhe, at the time, was an elementary school

teacher … the glazed look goes over, andit’s like OK, well that’s it. But anyone cando anything that they want, right. Youdon’t have to be limited by what youthink you can do. Just aim high and do it.

Niki: Has there been any duds? Has therebeen any Pecha Kucha talks where you’vethought, “let this six minutes go fast”?

Neal: There have been some whereit totally surprised us what the persontalked about in a way where they wereactually doing some really interestingthings but then when they spoke thatdidn’t come through, so yes, that wasdefinitely a surprise. On the whole, mostof the talks have been excellent, if notvery, very good.

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Crowds lined thestreets of NewWestminster for

the ever-popular HyackInternational Parade.

While another commit-ment prevented me fromattending the parade, I’ve

heard plenty of positivereports from folks whowent to the annual event.Some even suggested theparade attracted evenmore people than last year.

If, like me, you missedthe parade, you can visitwww.royalcityrecord.com,where you’ll find a photogallery of the day’s fun.

Next stop:Sapperton Day

New Westminster can’tbe accused of being a no-fun city.

With Hyack Festivalbehind us, residents don’thave to wait long to hitthe streets and party onceagain. The SappertonBusiness Associationis holding the 2014Sapperton Day street festi-val on Sunday, June 8 from11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on EastColumbia Street, betweenBraid and Sherbrookestreets.

Street performers,musical groups, bouncycastles, clowns, games, apancake breakfast, a rock-climbing wall, marketplace

vendors and more areall part of the day’s fun.Organizers are anticipatingmore than 12,000 peoplecould attend the one-dayevent.

All proceeds raisedat Sapperton Day willbe donated to the RoyalColumbian HospitalFoundation. Last year’sfestival raised $13,000 forthe foundation.

Leaving city hallRick Page has retired

after nearly a decade inone of the top spots at city

hall.Page, the city’s direc-

tor of legislative services,official retired on May 30.He had worked as the cityclerk since April 2005.

Prior to joining theCity of New Westminster,Page worked for StatisticsCanada and the GreaterVancouver RegionalDistrict and did municipalconsulting in commun-ities including Belcarra,Pemberton, Whistler andWest Vancouver.

Along with being NewWestminster’s director

of legislative services,Page served as acting cityadministrator betweenthe time Paul Daminatoretired and Lisa Spitalewas named chief adminis-trative officer.

During his tenurewith the city, Page’s rolesincluded coordinating thecity’s 150th anniversarycelebrations and sister andfriendship city relation-ships, including trips toAsia.

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If you happened to be out shop-ping at the big kids’ swap meet atRiver Market at the end of April,you’ll already have heard them sing.

You might not have known whothey were – but they’ll happily intro-duce themselves.

Meet VanDeca, a 12-voice vocalensemble that’s carving out its ownniche in the world of choral music.

The group began back in 2011 as agroup of friends who were studentsand grads from the music and per-forming arts programs at CapilanoUniversity.

“We didn’t really know what wewere getting into,” laughs Marco DelRio, who sings tenor with the group.

It quickly evolved from a few gath-erings of casual singing into a moreformal choir – but always with adesire to keep the same group spirit.

Rather than being led by a con-ductor and run by a board, the choirremains cooperative. Although theydo have a board to organize things,all members have a voice in decisionsright from music selection onwards.

“We’re really big on co-ownershipand collaboration with each other,”explains alto Alyssa Espiritu, whoserves as the choir’s librarian.

The name, by the way, comes from“Vancouver” and from the fact thatthe group originally had 10 members.(It’s since grown to 12, to balancethe choir with three singers on eachpart.)

The group now operates primarilyout of New Westminster, althoughrehearsals are held at various loca-tions around the Lower Mainland tooffer convenient access for membersfrom different communities.

The singers are working to estab-lish themselves as a community forcein New West – they performed atthe Santa Claus Parade and hosteda Christmas concert at SappertonPensioners’ Hall, and they’ve beenworking with River Market to hosta series of small performances onweekends. Their big spring concert isJune 7 at Olivet Baptist Church.

Alto Stephanie Lam, the group’sco-chair and secretary, notes that animportant part of the choir’s missionis to build on the strengths of its indi-vidual members.

The choir will sing arrangementsby members, for instance, or performchoreography by others – like altoLinzi Voth, who trained in musicaltheatre.

Voth originally had her sights seton a performance career, but notes,“That’s not a reality for very manypeople.”

So she’s since shifted her focusto stage management. For her, thatmeans VanDeca is a chance to keepher music skills sharp.

Likewise for Lam, who by dayworks as the council and committeeclerk at New Westminster City Hall.She studied music at the Universityof Regina but switched to workingadministrative jobs full-time, withsome teaching on the side.

WhenshefoundoutaboutVanDecathrough one of her music friends, itwas the perfect choice for her.

“It was kind of love at first sight,”she says with a smile.

Del Rio, too, says VanDeca hasgiven him an outlet to pursue his pas-sions – in his case, for conducting.

He just finished his bachelor’sdegree in music at UBC and has taken“a whole ton” of conducting courses,and he’s now stepping into the roleas the choir’s lead artistic director.Although the choir’s performancesare largely self-conducted, Del Riotakes the lead at rehearsal to help getthe most out of the group’s sound.

“We have really grown as a group.Our sound is really flexible,” he says,noting the choir can make the transi-tion from Renaissance music to con-temporary pop.

In fact, that’s what local audienceswill see at the June 7 concert – which,fittingly, is titled The Evolution ofMusic.

The concert will run the gamut

from an arrangement of the first musi-cal work ever known to be notated,through to popular songs like a jazzarrangement of the Beach Boys’ GodOnly Knows and current chart hits likeA Great Big World’s Say Something.

The concert will showcase not justthe group sound but individual mem-bers’ talents – from opera arias topiano performances.

“We want to build on the individu-ality of our members,” notes Voth.

Whatever they’re singing, thechoir members strive to maintaina high standard. They’re a younggroup – current members range inage from 18 to their early 30s – butall the singers have some kind of for-mal training, be it private lessons ordegrees in music.

The young singers are approachingVanDeca with an eye on future growth– a long-term goal, for instance, is tobe able to turn professional and paythe singers.

“We’re really hoping to becomesomething big,” Lam says. “There isno limit, really, to us.”

VanDeca also includes sopra-nos Maggie Ma, Tess Meckling andElyse Kantonen, basses Troy Martell,Grant Kowalewski and Anuar Chain-Haddad, and tenors Eric Biskupskiand James Whitlock.

Find out more about the choir atwww.vandecachoir.com, on Twitterat @VandecaChoir, or on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/vandecamusic.

Carving out a choral niche

Photo contributed/THE RECORD

The evolution of music: VanDeca is a new 12-voice choral ensemble that’sholding its spring concert June 7 at Olivet Baptist Church.

BY JULIE MACLELLAN [email protected]

New group aims tomake its mark in theworld of choral music

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service, Page also enjoyeda musical career with hisband Flashback – SolidGold Rock ‘n’ Roll, whichperformed at assortedvenues including cruiseships and the Harrah’sCasinos’ circuit thatincluded gigs in Las Vegas,Reno and Atlantic City.

Page, who also workedas a studio musician, hasshared the stage withAnne Murray and GordonLightfoot and opened forthe likes of Neil Diamondand Dionne Warwick.

Happy retirement, Rick.

The summer funkeeps on coming

A local lad is hard atwork planning a followupto last year’s successfulFun Day.

Nur Elmasri receiveda grant through theVancouver Foundation andorganized last summer’ssuccessful kids Fun Day.Having secured anothergrant this year, he’s plan-ning this year’s event.

Local families will wantto mark Wednesday, Aug.27 on the calendar, asthat’s the day Fun Day willbe held on the Moody Parkplayground from noon to3 p.m. Music, henna, hairbraiding, a stilt walker, avisit from the Tumblebusare among this year’sfestivities. Stay tuned formore details later thissummer.

Movies for moms(and dads, too)

If you’re home with awee one and craving someadult time-out, why notcatch a movie?

Landmark Cinemas iscontinuing its Movie Totsshowings on Tuesday, June3 with a 1:15 p.m. showingof Disney’s new Maleficent,starring Angelina Jolie.

If you haven’t been,the Movie Tots showingsgive parents a chance tosee a “grown-up” moviein a baby-friendly setting –check out www.landmarkcinemas.com for all thedetails about the movieshowings.

Getting artyFeeling arty?River Market has been

hosting a series of free artsworkshops and perform-ances for families, courtesyof ArtStarts.

The next one is set forSunday, June 1, with ses-sions at 11 a.m. and at 1p.m. This month’s featuredperformer is Anne Glover,a storyteller who createsfigures out of a loop of

string.It’s ideal for kids aged

four and up, but everyoneis welcome. No pre-regis-tration is needed – justdrop in to River Market.

Check out www.rivermarket.ca for details, orsee more information atartstarts.com/weekend.

Do you have an item forAround Town? Send ideasof community interest toTheresa, [email protected].

Entertainment optionsabound this weekendin New Westminster,

so there’s no reason to stay athome. We are continuing withour popular feature, The Record’sTop Five (or More) Things to DoThis Weekend and offer the fol-lowing suggestions for May 30to June 1.

1Test drive a new carand help John RobsonElementary School raise

funds for field trips, suppliesand the playground at the newQayqayt Elementary. You’ll alsoget a chance to meet formerCanuck goalie Kirk McLean (11a.m. to 1 p.m.) and enjoy somefamily friendly activities at thefundraiser that takes place onSaturday, May 31 from 10 a.m.

to 3 pm. at École John RobsonSchool, 120 Eighth St. You cantest drive a new Ford for free– and Ford will donate $20 to theschool’s parent advisory council,or you can pay $5 for a ride in avintage Bugatti.

2Check out the final day ofNature’s Enchantment exhibi-

tion at the Arts Council of NewWestminster Gallery, which fea-tures works by artist Robert JessMarshall. He has an impression-istic style that features shimmer-ing, vibrant colours and rich tex-tures. The final day of the exhibitis Saturday, May 31, when thegallery (located in CentennialLodge in Queen’s Park) is openfrom 1 to 5 p.m.

3Remember special momentswhen the Maple Leaf Singers

take to the Massey Theatre stagefor Rock, Roll and Rememberthis weekend. Betaken back in timeas the Maple LeafSingers perform charttoppers from the1940s to 1980s and atribute to Dick Clark’sAmerican Bandstand.Performances takeplace on Saturday,May 31 at 7:30 p.m.and Sunday, June 1at 2 p.m. Tickets are$20 or 10 for children12 and under, and areavailable at 604-521-5050 or [email protected].

4Take the kids to RiverMarket, where they can enjoy

ArtStarts’ presentation of Storiesand Strings with Anne Glover.

Her two performanc-es will feature figuresthat she weaves outof a loop of string.Intrigued? Dropby River Market at810 Quayside Dr.on Sunday, June 1,where she’ll performat 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.The shows are free,and there’s no needto pre-register for thisshow that’s suitablefor kids aged fourand up.

5Stop by theQueen’s Park

petting farm and say hello tothe critters in its care this sum-

mer. Goats, rabbits and othercreatures are a hit among youngand old alike. The petting farmis located next to the playgroundin Queen’s Park.

6Get a jump on summer andjoin UFCW at its Family

Picnic in the Park at Queen’sPark on Sunday, June 1 from11 a.m. to 3 p.m. UFCW will beserving up hot dogs (meat andveggie), drinks, popcorn andfreezies.

The event includes old-fash-ioned sack races, beanbag toss,hula hooping, face painting,music and more.

Email your Top 5 ideas to [email protected]. Check outour full arts and events calendarlistings at www.royalcityrecord.com.

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These days, four-year-oldHenry Stevenson comes homefrom his New Westminster pre-school wetter and dirtier than heused to – and he and his momcouldn’t be happier about it.

The not-for-profit Queen’sPark parent participation pre-school, where Henry attends,recently received a $3,000 NewWestminster city child-care grant,which school staff used to upgradethe outdoor space of the nearly50-year-old preschool, located inthe centre of Queen’s Park.

The school, which turns 50 nextyear, hadn’t done any upgrades tothe 1800-square-foot playgroundfor many years. Before the recentimprovements there was merelya cement pad, a few planters andsmall playground, according topreschool teacher Barb Bender.

Now there are 12 planters, afairy garden – boxes with plantsand toys – plenty of outdoor fur-niture, a water-wall area, tonsof greenery and a wooden footbridge.

The school’s 76 students, infour separate classes, all betweenthe ages of three and five, havebeen quick to take advantage ofthe added play opportunities.

“Henry is like a lot of the kids there, heis completely into water and dirt and bugsand plants,” said Henry’s mom, ShelleyStevenson.

She said Henry has been thrilled with

all the new things he can do and is alwayssmiling and happy when he comes home.

“It has been amazing seeing them com-pletely soaked and dirty from head to toe.I think that is a great thing.”

Other parents are also grateful for thenew playground’s opportunities for old-

school fun. “It doesn’t have bells andwhistles and things the way an iPad does.It really makes the kids use their imagina-tion,” said Jodie Shebib, whose son EliDubick, 3, also attends the preschool.

“The little bridge, for example, it getsturned into all sorts of amazing things. It

is where the fairies prance over,it is where the trucks cross over,it is a street, it is a castle – it iswhatever they can make it withtheir fabulous imaginations.”

Bender said the water walland the footbridge have been themost popular additions for thekids in her classes.

“Lots of interacting with eachother, and I would say havingoodles and oodles of fun,” shesaid.

Fellow teacher Jenny Lee isexcited about all the greenerythat has been added.

“The shrubs will bloom at vari-ous times throughout the year,and besides the added estheticvalue, some of them bring smelland tasting opportunities, too,”she said.

While the city grant coveredmost of the improvements, par-ents, grandparents and membersof the community also pitched inby, among other things, donatingbulk mulch and sand and help-ing install the different play ele-ments, such as the water wall.

“I think one of my favouriteparts has been seeing a com-munity come together to createsomething so inspiring and funfor the children,” said Bender.

The playground improve-ments aren’t completely done yet. By June3, when a thank-you celebration is plannedfor all those involved in the creation of theoutdoor area, a rain barrel, worm com-poster and music area will have beenadded to the playground.

Hands-on fun: Teacher Jenny Lee and three-year-old Henry Thomson check out the new and improvedplay area at Queen’s Park preschool. The school is holding a celebration June 3 to mark the new play-ground, which came about thanks to a $3,000 child-care grant from the city.

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Avital part of theearly history ofNew Westminster’s

connection to the FraserRiver links are the ves-sels that sailed with andagainst the river’s cur-rent. The many stories ofboats on these waters fillvolumes and supply greatcolour and character to ourmaritime heritage. Thereare many of these descrip-tive “images” to consider.

A favourite image is ofFirst Nations canoes andlocal rowboats by the hun-dreds on the river at nightwith flaming torches in amassive twisting “snakeparade” of light. Whatan amazing scene it musthave been.

Another favouriteimage is of a sailboatthat was trying to reachAgassiz to pick up agricul-tural cargo. The vessel’scaptain did not want topay for any towing help,so he endeavoured to trav-el up the river using hissails. Frequently he drifted

back downriver fartherthan he had managed tostruggle upriver that day.Finally after many weeks,he returned to the citydefeated to plot his nextcourse.

And there were boatsfighting against the win-ter freeze-up, becomingstuck in the ice, unable tomove, waiting and watch-ing for the slightest sign ofa break to push free andcontinue their journey.Great celebrations awaitedtheir arrival at a destina-tion with people and sup-plies against very danger-ous odds of numbing coldand turbulent water.

There were many dif-ferent types of vessels,large and small, sleekand cumbersome, crudeand well-appointed, fastand ponderous, highlyregarded and denigrated.The class of vessel that metall of the previous com-parisons and dominatedthe river for decades wasthe paddlewheeler, mostlyof the sternwheel variety.Their stories fill volumesall on their own.

New Westminster wasa home port for many.A mercantile centre forincoming and outgoingcargo for many others, anda friendly safe harbour forall. The docks lining Front

Street and other riverfrontroads knew them all. Theslap of the paddle, the callof the steam whistle, theshouts of captain and crew,were all part of this par-ticular heritage.

Today we use manypaddlewheelers in stor-ies of the local water-front from Sapperton toQueensborough. The RPRithet and its first arrivalhere; the Onward orReliance carrying CaptainIrving and family; CaptainMoore and the Henrietta;the Senator Janzen pull-ing log booms; and theSamson V lifting massivedeadheads from the river.All great stories in a long,long list of maritime stor-ies.

And there is anothersternwheeler at our quay.For 25 years Doug andHelga Leaney have oper-ated river tours out of aNew Westminster location.For much of this time, theMV Native, a sternwheelcruise vessel, has drawnrapt attention as she sailsthe waters of the lowerFraser River. For 25 yearspeople have discoverednew and exciting aspectsof this waterway with theLeaneys. Congratulationsfor playing an importantpart in our community’smaritime history.

Escaping the bustle of the city everyonce in a while is good for the soul, andyou don’t have to go far to do it.

The Southern Gulf Islands, whichinclude Salt Spring, Pender, Mayne andSaturna, are located between VancouverIsland and the Lower Mainland. A smalljaunt away (usually a ferry ride or two),they offer a salty sea breeze and a slowerpace of life.

The New Westminster Public Librarycan help you plan your getaway.

Wondering where to find a windingtrail through arbutus trees on Salt SpringIsland or some afternoon sun on Galiano?Theo Dombrowski’s Secret Beaches of theSalish Sea: The Southern Gulf Islands is agood place to start. This book lists 93beaches, each with a colour photographor painting, and notes on the paths, viewsand suitability for visitors.

The stunning images in Enchanted Isles:The Southern Gulf Islands, by David A.E.Spalding with photography by Kevin

Oke, capture the beauty and the uniqueculture, both past and present, of islandlife. Tidbits of unusual information arescattered throughout this coffee-tablebook, good for those looking for back-ground reading.

Frommer’s Vancouver Island, the GulfIslands & the San Juan Islands is a guidebook filled with the practical informationnecessary for travel, such as how to getthere, where to stay, and the best places todine. This is a handy book to keep in yourback pocket while travelling the tree-linedroads of the island.

One of the best parts of heading tothe island is the cuisine. Local, fresh andhomemade food can be found in themany farmers’ markets and cafés scat-tered through the islands.

Seasonings: Flavours of the SouthernGulf Islands by Andrea and David Spadeoffers simple recipes such as chocolatelavender cake or pesto potato salad thatyou can whip up while on holiday. It alsohighlights some of the island’s local res-taurants and pubs for those who want abreak from cooking.

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New Westminster has anincredible array of campsand programs for all ages– music and video pro-duction, dance, cooking,Ninjago Lego, Girls on theGo, farm animals, Fun enfrançais, drama, OutdoorExplorers, Mad Science,heritage-themed camps anda whole bunch more. Pickup the city’s most recentActive Living Guide at anycity facility, or check onlineat newwestpcr.ca.! Vancouver CircusSchool: The school is offer-ing its popular summercamps once again, with daycamps geared for kids agedsix to 16 – of all fitness lev-els and abilities. Kids will

try out aerial silks, trampo-lines, juggling and muchmore, and their week-longcamp will end in a student-led show for friends andfamily.

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Check out www.vancouvercircusschool.ca/blog/2014summercampsfor more details. You canemail [email protected] or call 604-544-5024 for more.! Under the Sea SummerCamp: This camp is a jointproject of Music Box NewWestminster and Kids inMotion dance school, andit’s being held at the MusicBox (on the second floor

of River Market). It runsJuly 14 to 18 and offers updance, music and singingon an ocean theme. Kidsaged three to five can takepart in a half-day campfrom 1 to 4 p.m., and kidsaged five-and-a-half to 10can take part in a full-daycamp from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Check out more at www.musicboxnw.ca/summer-camps, or call Kids inMotion at 778-554-1146.! The Stage NewWestminster: This perform-ance school offers a varietyof summer camps for kidsaged four to six, six to nine,eight to 10 and 11 to 14.Kids can immerse them-selves in the experience of

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◗ IN THE GAMEHoop players wanted for Japan tour ◗P28Golfing Knights place second ◗28

STM spreading its gridiron wingsSt. Thomas More foot-

ball is going to stretch itsinfluence over nearly halfof North America next sea-son.

Six graduating Knightplayers earned athleticscholarships to Canadianuniversities and institu-tions south of the borderthis year, including B.C.high school provincial all-star running back MalcolmLee, who committed to theUniversity of Nevada atReno for the coming sea-son.

“It’s been a dream ofmine to play Division Ifootball as high as I can,”said Lee, a 6-2 wide receiv-er who was forced into therole of pivot when start-ing quarterback ChaseMalcolm was slowed withinjuries.

Malcolm is headedto Laurier Universityin Ontario under a new,young coaching staff.

Also headed east areB.C. team linebacker NoahUsherwoodandall-Easternconference defensivelineman Kevin Marshallto Western Ontario, anddefensive back DrewBelgrave to the Universityof Alberta in Edmonton.

Jalen Jana, who had tosit out the entire schoolyear with injuries associ-ated with a torn ACL lastseason, will redshirt hisfirst season at CheyneyUniversity, a Div. II collegein Pennsylvania.

“It says we are prettyfortunate to have athleteswho are so committed.I’m happy to see them getscholarships and get theireducation paid for,” saidSTM head coach Bernie

Kully. “They’ll have toearn their spots, comingup the ladder and learn-ing those priorties, but it’sgood to see.”

While Usherwood andLee were both provincialteam picks, Belgrave andMarshall were all-confer-ence all-stars on defence.

Jana was named a pro-vincial defensive team all-star in 2012. In the sameseason, Malcolm put upthe third-best passingnumbers in the AAA var-sity league, including asecond-best 74.8 per centcompletion percentage.

“I had a great time at

the school,” said Malcolm.“A lot of great playershave come from STM. It’sa great way to get yourname out there.”

The others would agree,but decisions were madeon more than just football.

“(Western Ontario) wasthe right school for me. Ithas a great business pro-gram, and I’ll be pursuinga business program,” saidMarshall.

Usherwood followedhis teammate to London,Ont. for the good balanceof academics and sport atWestern.

“The coaches liked my

aggressiveness and atti-tude, too,” he said.

Belgrave is also plan-ning a future in businessand found Edmonton theplace to play and study.

But what sold him wasthe coaching staff. “It’s anew program. I’ll be com-ing in with a big group ofguys,” he said, while add-ing, “academically, it’s agood school.”

Malcolm was also influ-enced by Laurier’s incom-ing head coach MichaelFaulds, a former Ontariouniversity player of theyear and holder of theall-time passing record in

Canadian college football.“I hope … I’ll learn a

lot from him. Laurier waslooking for an optionquarterback with speed,”said Malcolm.

Jana also has high hopesat Cheyney, the first univer-sity for African Americansin the country with a richtradition of excellence.

“I can see myself start-ing after my freshmanyear, so that’s pretty excit-ing for me,” said Jana.

But all six of the Knightswill likely never forgetwhere their beginnings

Head of the class: From left: St. Thomas More Knight seniors Jalen Jana, Drew Belgrave, Chase Malcolm, NoahUsherwood, Malcolm Lee and Kevin Marshall all earned football scholarships this season.


Jr. ’Bellies take over first with unplayoff-like winThe New Westminster

Salmonbellies made their case forbeing best in the West followingan 11-5 win over Coquitlam.

The junior A Salmonbelliesrocketed out to a 6-1 first-per-iod lead, and save for a mini-let-down early in the middle frame,cruised to a relatively easy, andunplayoff-like victory over thenationally No. 2-ranked juniorAdanacs at Queen’s Park Arenaon Tuesday.

Johnny Pearson led the hometeam with a hat trick, while LukeGillespie, Connor Robinson andChris Nasato all recorded five-point games.

Gillespie and Robinson, the Jr.A scoring leader, both notched apair of markers. Nasato movedinto fifth place in overall scoringwith a goal and four helpers.

Quinn Mackay opened thescoring in the first two minuteson an unassisted tally.

Robinson, Nasato and Pearson,with his first shorthanded count-er of the season, had New Westahead 4-1 at the midway mark ofthe opening period.

“We came out and wanted toprove something to Coquitlamand we took it to them,” said NewWest defender Justin Goodwin.“The way we started the first, Idefinitely liked that, and the waywe finished.”

The A’s got back into it briefly,

potting four goals in a five-min-ute span to close the deficit to twogoals to start the second period.

But Gillespie helped regainthe momentum for the’Bellies, notching back-to-back goals later in theframe.

Surprisingly, the thirdperiod showed more ofthe Salmonbellies’ dom-inance in play and less apparantdesperation from the Coquitlamclub, which toppled out of firstplace in the junior A table withthe loss.

The Delta Islanders hold on tothird place with a 6-4 record.

New West outshot the A’s 54-33 in the contest, including 16-8in the third stanza.

Ross Bowman recorded thewin in goal with 28 saves. RileyCamazzola made 43 saves in theAdanacs’ cage.

“We played our game,but we did what wewanted to do, we didn’tworry too much aboutthem,” said New Westhead coach Dan Perreault.“We were disciplined and

played smart lacrosse and limitedour mistakes.”

That discipline and near-mis-take free effort has been the man-tra of the New Westminster coach-ing staff over the past years.

To have such a youthful lineupalready picking up on the les-sons of trying to make the rightdecision on the floor bodes well

for the Salmonbellies later in theseason, added Perreault.

“It’s huge when you get downinto the playoffs,” Perreault said.

Goodwin said the incomingplayers are getting the messagefrom their time spent in inter-mediate ranks.

“We’re just learning to besmarter as a team,” Goodwinsaid. “Be smart, be tough.”

New Westminster, now 7-1-0, is home again this Sunday tothe 4-3-1 Victoria Shamrocks atQueen’s Park Arena.

Note the earlier game time isscheduled for a 5 p.m. afternoonstart.

To view a video of The Big Gamego to www.royalcityrecord.com/sports and click on story.

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS [email protected]

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Cariboowins

first ontiebreak

Scoring first had itsreward for the Cariboo HillChargers high school rugbyteam.

The Burnaby AA schooltied AAA Moscrop 19-19but won the Burnaby/NewWestminster district seniorrugby title on a first-scoretiebreak following a score-less 15 minutes of overtimeat Burnaby Lake SportsComplex-East last week.

Cariboo captain ManrajSidhu scored the game’sfirst two tries, which ulti-mately stood up as the tie-breaking game-winners.

“It means a lot,” saidSidhu after the game.“We’re a first-year team.We never failed to believein each other and that wecould do it as a team.”

Leading 12-0, Moscropgot back into it just beforehalf time with a convertedtry from Robert Partaker.

Andrew Jones addedanother five-pointer laterto draw Moscrop even, butKurtis Dunbar counteredfor Cariboo with a scorebetween uprights for whatlooked at the time like thegame-deciding points.

But Abdi Abdinasir hadother thoughts, pickingup a turnover and outrun-ning the Charger defence40 metres to send the gameinto extra time.

In OT, Cariboo misseda penalty kick at goal, butthen had to knuckle down

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took root.“It’s a special place to play,” said Jana of STM. Lee

agreed, adding to be able to contribute to the great Knighttradition was “cool.” Marshall described his time at STMas the best experience in his life. “It was like playing withbrothers,” he said.

But Usherwood, for all his outward bravado, was per-haps the most humble in his praise.

“Coming (to STM) as a nobody and then being able toearn a scholarship, football has really helped me in thatway,” he said.

on defence to prevent a concert-ed push by Moscrop inside theChargers’ 20-metre line that cameclose to scoring late in the secondOT.

“Just seeing (Cariboo) able to digdeep and keep coming back wasreally satisfying,” said Cariboo Hillpracticum student coach MorenoStefanon.

The win was some solace for

the Chargers, which earlier lost theLower Mainland AA Tier 2 champi-onship final to Seycove by a narrow31-29 score.

“That was a heartbreaker,” saidSidhu.

Rugby: Chargers lost earlier LM final to Seycove

At the net:Queens-borough,in blue,matchedup againstBurnabyMountainon Day 2 ofthe BurWestdistrict ban-tam boys’volleyballchampion-ships at Bur-naby Southlast week.




STM: ‘Football helped me’

New Westsportsbriefs

New Westminster ’sTamara Harris placedfourth in the women’s 800metres at the NAIA nation-al outdoor track and fieldchampionships.

Harris, a sophomore,also helped the Universityof British Columbiawomen’s 4x800m team wingold in the relay.

Players wantedThe Fraser Delta

Basketball Club is lookingfor at least two more play-ers for its upcoming tour toJapan in August.

The team will play asmany as nine games inTokyo and Akita City fromAug. 14 to 31.

Girls must be in grades9 to 11.

Interested players cancontact Fraser Delta headcoach Doug Woodward [email protected].

STM places secondin high school golf

St. Thomas More placedsecond at the B.C. highschool AA golf champion-ships on Wednesday.

The former four-timeprovincial AA champswere nipped for top spotby 16 strokes by defend-ing champion KwalikumSecondary.

Brendan Lancaster ledthe Knights, tying for thirdplace overall in the indi-vidual standings, finishingwith a one-over-par 145at the Pheasant Glen GolfResort in Qualicum Beach.

Lancaster opened thetwo-day event with a one-under-71.

Mary Parsons was apleasant surprise, finishingin 10th place with a five-over 152, firing rounds of

75 and 77.Rene Cheng had rounds

of 82 and 80. Nathan Punzohad difficulties on the sec-ond day, shooting a 97 afteran opening-round 87.

Shawnigan Lake’sTristan Mandur led thefield from Day 1, shootinga pair of three-under 69s toplace first with a 138 – six-under-par.

Kwalicum studentSantiago Bouyra finishedrunner-up with a two-under 142.

Kwalikum shot a com-bined 25-over-par 601 onits home course to win theAA banner.

Smithers finished third,just two shots behind theKnights. Shawnigan placedfourth.

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Please join us at the second Open Housefor 1000 Quayside Avenue.

Bosa Properties has submitted an application to the Cityof New Westminster to rezone 1000 Quayside Avenue. Thisrezoning would convert the current parking lot into a mixed-usedevelopment including two residential towers and a podium ofcommercial and parking.

Since our initial Open House on March 4, 2014, the proposalhas been updated to reflect feedback from the City and thecommunity. We will be holding a second Open House on June 4to provide information about the updated proposal and to receivefurther feedback.

Please note that there will not be a formal presentation at thisevent. Please drop in between 5:00-7:30 PM to review our displayboards, talk to the project team, and provide your feedback.

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2627 W. 16th Ave.Vancouver

Cambie

3493 Cambie St.Vancouver

Kerrisdale


Yaletown

1202 Richards St.Vancouver

Gluten Free Bakery


South Surrey

3248 King George Blvd.South Surrey

Burnaby Crest

8683 10th Ave.Burnaby

Kelowna

1937 Harvey Ave.Kelowna

Floral Shop

2615 W. 16thVancouver

BestOrganic Produce

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100% BC Owned and Operated

CAMBIE’S ANNIVERSARYPrices Effective May 29 to June 4, 2014.While quantities last. Not all items available at all stores. We reserve the right to correct printing errors.

Organic Wild Rice

20% off regularretail price

Brown RiceBread

5.49 425-475g

regular orsandwich size

GLUTEN FREE

Loaf CakesChocolate orLemon Citrus

4.99 250g

Cookies

5.99package of 12

assorted varieties

OrganicSourdough Bread

2.49-3.99250-530g

regular or mini

BAKERYChoices’ Own AllNatural AngusRoast Beef

2.99/100gassorted flavours

ZorbasSpanakopitas

2/4.983.49 200-227g

SummerFresh Dipsassorted varieties

DELI

Fair TradeOrganicGrape CherryTomatoesfrom DelCabo Mexico

2.98 1 pint

Fair TradeOrganic GreenSeedless Grapesfrom Heaven’sBest Mexico

3.98lb/8.77kg

Organic Peachesfrom California

3.98lb/8.77kgproduct of USA

Organic LongEnglishCucumbersfrom Origin O,Delta

2/5.00product of Canada

PRODUCE

5.99lb/13.21kg

Aspen RidgeGround Beefvalue pack

4.99lb/11.00kg

Boneless SkinlessChicken Breastvalue pack

9.99lb/22.02kg

Leg of LambBonelessRoasts

11.99lb/26.43kg

Ocean WisePre FrozenSockeye SalmonFillets Pin BoneRemovedvalue pack

Macro GreensComplete, best-tasting, sciencebased herbal & plant based formulafortified with 18 billion probiotics.

29.99 287g

Naturtint Hair ColourNatural plant-based ingredientsnourish and protect your hair whileproviding vibrant, long lasting color.

14.99 each

NutraSea Omega-3SupplementBeneficial for cardiovascular health,brain, eye & nervous system health,skin & joint health, supports healthyimmune system function.

19.99 200ml or 60 soft gels

Kind Fruit & Nut Barsassorted varieties

Mighty Leaf Artisan Teaassorted varieties

6.99-7.9915 sachetsproduct of USA

Blue Monkey Pure Coconut Waterwith or without pulp

3/3.99520ml+deposit +eco feeproduct of Thailand

51%SAVE

35%SAVE

2/2.9840g • product of USA

35%SAVE

Nature’s Path Organic Boxed Cerealsassorted varieties

Hardbite Gluten-Free Potato Chipsassorted varieties

3/6.00150gproduct of Canada

from2/7.00275-400g

product of Canada

Danone Activia Yogurtassorted varieties

2/7.00650gproduct of Canada14%

SAVE23%SAVE

FROM

Prairie Harvest Organic Pasta

2.29-2.99375-454gproduct of Canada

assorted varietiesPrairie HarvestOrganic Pasta Sauce

3/9.99705mlproduct of Canada

assorted varieties

4.99 2L • product of Canada

Dairyland Organic Milkassorted varieties

4.49-10.49 176-425g • product of USA

Amy's Kitchen Frozen Pizza

29%SAVE

FROM

33%SAVE

33%SAVE

Silver Hills SproutedGrains Bread

select varieties

2/7.00600-615g

product of Canada30%SAVE

assorted varieties

Royal City Record May 30 2014

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