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Mayoral candidates weigh in on high schoolThe replacement of New
Westminster
Secondary School has surfaced as an issuein the civic election
race.
The replacement school was the top HotButton issue for education
among readerswho responded to a recent online surveyconducted by
The Record. It also surfacedas a concern at a recent mayoral
forum,when a community member said the agingNWSS is an
embarrassment and ques-tioned what mayoral candidates would doto
address the project.
I think the high school is one of themostimportant issues facing
our community,said Coun. Jonathan Cote, who is run-ning for mayor.
My oldest daugh-ter is seven years old. When shewas first born I
joked that thathigh school better be done bythe time she is in high
school.Unfortunately, its becoming alittle less funny.
Cote pointed out that thehigh school isnt a city-funded
orcity-designed project but is a provin-cial and school board
project.
Having said that, if elected mayor I will
do everything I am able to do to make surethat that project
moves ahead, whether its
ensuring the city is flexible with zon-ing or to move that
through thedevelopment process as quicklyas possible. The city has
alreadyexchanged land on the site tomake it easier for the
prov-ince and school board to moveaheadwith the project, he said.I
think we need to make sure
we continue to push and advocatefor the high school because
although
our high school is filled with a lot of greatteachers, the
building is a disgrace.
Incumbent Mayor Wayne Wright saidthe school is his top priority
if hes re-elect-ed on Nov. 15. While the city doesnt haveauthority
over the school board, Wrightthinks his connections in Victoria
will behelpful.
If I pick up the phone and call anyminister I get an answer. The
reason being Ihave been there so long they all get to knowme, weve
all worked together, he said.When you go to them, there is no
confron-tation there. Its a discussion.
If Wright has so much power, mayoral
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A passion for city building: Jonathan Cote is a three-term city
councillor who has set his sights on the mayors chair in this race.
Cote,who lives in New Westminster with his wife and three young
children, met with reporter Theresa McManus to talk about
thepersonal and the political. Hes the rst in our series of proles
of mayoral candidates.
Passionate about better citiesJonathan Cote wants to do what he
can to
make the world a better place starting righthere in
NewWestminster.
The three-term city councillor said hes run-ning for mayor for
the same reason hes servedon city council and returned to Simon
FraserUniversity to get his masters degree in urbanstudies: to help
build a better city.
I have a passion for city building andwhat cities can do to make
the lives of every-one better, he said. How a city is
planned,developed and designed has a huge impact onpeoples lives.
It has an impact on their happi-ness. It has an impact on how they
get around.It has a huge impact on their health. So design-ing a
city that has good urban design, propergreen spaces, really touches
on so many differ-ent aspects of peoples lives.
In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 15election, Cote has been
releasing platforms onseveral issues facing the city:
transportation;local economy; public engagement; parks
andrecreation; and a community that cares.
We cant plan the future of our commu-nity ad hoc. We actually
need to put in some
serious thought. I think we need a mayor toreally give the time
and thoughtfulness thatreally needs to go into the proper planning
ofthe future of our city, he said. We face a lotof real long-term
and complex challenges inour city, and I personally believe I am
the bestperson to actually be able to lead a city to dealwith and
work with those issues.
Cote was born in NewWestminster butlived in a number or Lower
Mainland munici-palities with his family. Now a father of
threeyoung daughters, he and wife Alix moved toNewWestminster 12
years ago after bookingtheir wedding at the Inn at the Quay and
fall-ing for the city.
New West had this sense of charm andthis sense of place and
really drew us as ayoung couple wanting to start our lives, hesaid.
Part of what we saw, being a youngercouple too, was it had
potential. It had its com-mercial main streets. It had a bit of
grit to it.
Cote said the city has changed a lot fromthe days when his wife
didnt feel safe walk-ing the few blocks home from the
SkyTrainstation and now walks through the sameneighbourhood with
their kids. While the cityhas made progress, he thinks theres more
tobe done.
We dont necessarily need the personthat is going to be the best
cheerleader for theCity of New Westminster, he said. We needsomeone
that actually understands and caresabout the policies that are
really going to buildour city into the future and will
determinewhether 25 years from now we have a city thatwe can be
proud of or activity that has maybemade a lot of mistakes down the
road.
With transportation being the most impor-tant issue facing our
city, Cote said it would behis top priority as mayor.
I think its critically important for the Cityof New Westminster
to develop an efficientnetwork to help move both people and
goodsthrough our city, but we cannot do that at theexpense of our
neighbourhoods and our com-mercial main streets, he said. I think
it is alsoimportant that the city work to provide conve-nient and
accessible transportation options toour residents.
On the economic front, Cote believes itscritical for the city to
preserve and protect itsexisting commercial and industrial
lands.
There is tremendous pressure in our city toconvert those lands
to condo development,
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CITY: JONATHAN COTE
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he said. I truly believethe city is not in the busi-ness of
selling condos. If you really want to createa livable, vibrant
city, itsgot to have a good mix ofemployment and residents.Its also
so important forour tax base.
Getting started onredevelopment of CanadaGames Pool in the
nextfour years is at the top ofCotes to-do list.
Other ideas that Coteis putting forward in hiscampaign include
lookinginto offering a residents-only pass for free parkingon
weekends, getting acity community engage-ment truck out into
thecommunity and explor-ing the idea of a bike liftthat would help
cyclists
get from downtown NewWestminster to TipperaryPark.
I dont think the Cityof New Westminster needsto reinvent the
wheel whenwe are planning the futureof our city, he said. Citiesall
around the world aredealing with the exact samechallenges we are. I
thinkhaving a good understand-ing and knowledge abouthow other
cities are dealingwith the same problemsis a lot of where my
ideascome from.
Looking back on hisnine years on council,Cote said his
proudestaccomplishments includedeveloping WestminsterPier Park into
a park for allresidents to enjoy, insteadof more highrises on
thewaterfront.
He is also proud to havebeen part of a council thathelped reduce
the streethomeless population inNewWestminster by 50per cent,
rather than blameother levels of governmentfor the issue and turn
ablind eye to its impacts onthe city.
While hes been sup-portive of the major proj-ects undertaken by
council,such as Westminster PierPark and Anvil Centre andthe office
tower, Cote saidits time to focus on NewWestminsters
existingfacilities and aging infra-structure.
I think the city alwaysneeds to be mindful of themoney it is
spending andthe projects it is movingforward. I think
movingforward, the city shouldnt
be looking for that nextreally big or exciting proj-ect, he
said. My platformis really focusing on ourexisting facilities and
fin-ishing off long-standingplans in the city. I think wealso need
to be creative onhow we raise funds.
As a three-term council-lor, Cote said hed bringa collaborative
leadershipstyle to the mayors officeand recognize city hall is
ateam.
He thinks thats backedup by the fact that the fourincumbents
seeking re-election are supporting hiscampaign.
My leadership styleisnt about who can be theloudest or make the
mostnoise; its how do youeffectively move counciltoward where the
team
wants to move, he said. Ithink I have proven myselfover my nine
years oncouncil.
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Mayoral candidate Jonathan Cote mayhave the support of four of
his councilcolleagues in his bid to be the citys nextmayor, but
incumbent mayorWayneWright has the support of longtime
NewWestminster resident Tej Kainth.
Kainth, who is a first-time candidatefor city council, will be
put-ting her X next to Wrightwhen she votes for mayor onNov.
15.
It took hard work to getNew Westminster to be thecity it is
today a city thatsrapidly attracting new fam-ilies and new
businesses, acity with a thriving down-town, and a city that is a
longway from where it was 10years ago, she said in a pressrelease.
Wayne Wright hadthe vision to do that. He hassteadfastly believed
in the cityand led us to where we are today. He hasa proven track
record, and I know hesjust getting started.
As well as his commitment to smartgrowth and economic
development,Kainth said Wright shares her passion forempowering
youth and engaging all resi-dents, regardless of their age.
As executive director of TourismNew Westminster, and as a
communityvolunteer, Ive had the pleasure of work-ing with Wayne
often over the years, shesaid. Whenever Ive talked to him about
my ideas for celebrating young profes-sionals, such as the NEXT
Up awards andNEXT New West, hes been incrediblysupportive, offering
advice and encour-aging others to participate. And when Iintroduced
the Key to the City program,Wayne was the first person to get a
keyand support local businesses.
Kainth often jokes that if NewWestminster was a man, shed marry
him,
but she believes Wright givesher a run for her money whenit
comes to being passionateabout the city.
According to Kainth,Wright was her choice formayor when she
voted asa first-time elector and hesstill her first choice
today.She said she respects allcandidates in the upcomingelection
and would be espe-cially honoured to serve withWright.
Electing Wayne is electingcontinued strong leadership,
action and success, Kainth said. I wantto spark excitement,
engagement, andconversations and see Wayne lead theway in doing
that.
All-candidates meetingtakes to the Internet
The Moody Park ResidentsAssociation is putting on a dynamicand
different all-candidates meeting formayor and council
candidates.
Kainth throws supportbehind Wayne Wright
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Its back, albeit in a watered downform.
The prime minister has reintroducedhis plan for high-income
earners to shiftpart of their income onto theirspouses tax return
in order tosneak into a lower tax bracket.Only this time, the total
taxbenefit has been capped at$2,000.
The fundamental problems of theincome splitting remain. What
doesthis iteration of the plan do for couples
that make a similar level of income?Nothing. And single parents
who argu-ably have the greatest demonstrableneed for some extra
help? Again, noth-
ing.Its a scheme that is inher-
ently unfair because it onlyrewards families already earn-ing
enough to get by on one
income. In an age when the growinggap between the rich and poor
and thediminishing prospects of the middleclass are two of the most
challenging
social problems we face, this is taking usfurther in the wrong
direction.
Not long before he died, then-financeminister Jim Flaherty did
something fewin his party ever do and publicly ques-tioned the
wisdom of the policy beingpushed by the prime minister.
Packaged with the announce-ment, however, was the news
thatConservatives are also upping the uni-versal child-care benefit
for familieswith kids under six to $160 per month.
Granted, its harder to find fault with
that.But the government is engaging in
bureaucratic gymnastics, making thechange effective Jan. 1 and
then issu-ing retroactive payments in July 2015in order to make
sure the cheques startarriving right around the same time
theelection signs do.
That would leave a cynic question-ing the governments motives.
But sincewere not cynics, well just choose tobelieve Stephen Harper
has familiesbest interests at heart.
Climate changewont be a factor
There has been some well-reasoned and pointedcriticism aimed at
the B.C.Liberal governments never-end-ing push to establish a
liquefiednatural gas (LNG) industry inthis province, particularly
on theissue of whether that industrywill hinder attempts at
fightingclimate change.
But critics who assail the gov-ernment with the argument
thatboosting LNG at the expense ofincreasing greenhouse gas
emis-sions (GHG) are missing a key,central point: the B.C.
Liberalsare not nearly as interested incurbing GHGs as they are in
cre-ating a new revenue stream forgovernment.
While the NDP, the PembinaInstitute and Green Party MLAAndrew
Weaver all pitch validcritiques of the governmentsrecently unveiled
legislation thatestablished the rules when itcame to emissions from
LNGoperations, they fell on deaf gov-ernment ears.
The B.C. Liberals, like theSocial Credit dynasty they wereborne
from, are driven by a cen-tral philosophical tenet: in orderto do
anything in this province,they must hold political power.
Everything the governmentdoes flows from this realization,that
political power drives pub-lic policy and not the other
wayaround.
The B.C. Liberals know theywere elected not by those withan
intense interest in fighting cli-mate change, but by those whosetop
priority was doing whateverit takes to ensure a growingeconomy.
The debates that take placein Kitsilano Starbucks outletsare
less relevant than ones youhear in coffee shops and bars inSurrey,
Kamloops, Prince Georgeand Kelowna.
On paper, the governmentsays it is still committed toreducing
GHG emissions by 33per cent (from 2007 levels) bythe year 2020.
Whatever. It is atoothless, paper commitmentand nothing more.
The 2017 election will not fea-ture GHG emissions and
climatechange as its central, vote-deter-mining issues and its
unlikelythe election after that one willeither, and the B.C.
Liberals arewell aware of that. They alsoknow that the vast
majority ofvoters have little concept of, say,one ton of greenhouse
gas emis-sions and cant equate that withsomething easier to
visualize,like a pay cheque for example.
None of this is to suggest thatfolks like Weaver are incorrect
intheir conclusion that those loftytargets for cutting GHG
emissionlevels cant be met with a grow-ing LNG industry. Its rather
that
OUR VIEWTHE RECORD
Party status is misleadingDear Editor:
Re: Candidate profiles on the Royal City Recordwebsite.
First, I must acknowledge that I am running as anindependent
candidate for council in the upcomingmunicipal election.
In response to the question: Party? In my navete,as a first-time
candidate, I filled in n/a as thereare no civic political parties
in New Westminster.Judging from the numbers of calls and questionsI
have received about myself and inquiring aboutother candidates, I
now realize that what the publicexpects in response to that
question is whether ornot you are endorsed by any particular
associationand/or part of a slate. I should have
answered:independent.
Jonathan Cotes print literature and website both
include a photo of his team (slate) which includes:Cote, Jaimie
McEvoy, Bill Harper, Lorrie Williams,Mary Trentadue, Chuck Puchmayr
and PatrickJohnstone all of whom are obviously workingvery closely
together and are endorsed by the sameinterests (i.e. New
Westminster and District LabourCouncil). From the calls I am
getting I would saythat information is what the public expected to
seeon the profiles.
Kudos to Harper for being the most forthcom-ing by answering No
civic party, but I am Labourendorsed. The rest of the members on
Cotes team/slate answered: No Municipal Party, NDP,n/a or
independent. I think The Record shouldinvite all candidates to
revisit the party questionto ensure that the answer accurately
reflects the can-didates true status.
Catherine Cartwright, independent candidate for NewWestminster
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Sapperton is losing outDear Editor:
In 2006/07, Sapperton residentsexpressed concerns about proposed
build-ing heights on the Brewery site (eight, 12,16, and 28 to 30
storeys, with the shortestat the foot of Alberta Street, where
therewas greatest risk of destroying views).
In response, the city allowed Wesgroupto transfer space from the
tallest buildingto the lower buildings. Wesgroup took thisas
permission to do whatever they wanted,regardless of residents
wishes, and nowplan three 18-storey buildings and a 30-storey
one.
On Oct. 28, 2014, I attended the designpanel meeting at city
hall, specifically forthe presentation related to this site andthe
construction of Building 4, the firsthighrise to be built, at the
foot of Alberta.Several issues emerged:
1) The meeting focused not on thebuildings and their effect on
the commun-ity, nor on the inevitable increase in trafficresulting
from this development, but onincidentals, such as tree types and
roofstyle.
2) Wesgroup presented illustrations ofthe shadows that the first
new highrisebuilding would cause, leaving out illus-trations of
shadows before 10 a.m. If youwalk down Simpson Street at about
7a.m., shadows of the current structureson the Brewery site extend
quite far upthe street. How far up Alberta Street willshadows from
an 18-storey extend? Howcould Wesgroup exclude such
importantinformation from both the design paneland Sapperton
residents?
3) Wesgroup spoke at length about thewonderful views this
building would offer.No doubt. These are views that Sapperton
residents know well and will lose. Whyare views of newcomers
prioritized overthose of current residents? What aboutthe iconic
view from the Fraser Cemetery,enjoyed by those from all over New
West(and beyond)? Doesnt the city care?
4) Another presenter raved on aboutamenities for those in the
condos only,not for Sapperton residents. Sappertonresidents
concerns regarding height,placement and traffic should be
addressedbefore condo purchasers amenities.
5) Two members of the design panelasked about the concerns that
theMcBride Sapperton Residents Associationexpressed in a recent
letter. City employeeJim Hurst skirted the issue, making itsound as
though residents concerns wereaddressed with the increased height
ofthe three shorter buildings to 18 storeyswhile maintaining the
original 30 storeysof the tallest building, which is
blatantlyuntrue. Residents take issue with theseheights. How dare
Mr. Hurst misrepresentresidents concerns on such an importantissue?
His job is not to play the role ofWesgroups salesperson.
City council must acknowledge andaddress Sapperton residents
concerns,remedy the situation and prevent suchbait-and-switch
transactions from occur-ring again.
Design panel members must be madefully aware of residents
concerns.
As for Wesgroup? Why are they delib-erately misleading us? None
of their cur-rent marketing material shows the revisedbuilding
heights; they continue to reflectthe plans of seven years ago.
Would youbuy a condo from a developer who bla-tantly misled
community members at thedesign phase?
Barb Adamski, New Westminster
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
in the stark world of polit-ical reality, their argumentsarent
necessarily that polit-ically relevant.
!Some interesting finan-
cial nuggets have beenunearthed by B.C. AuditorGeneral Carol
Bellringerin her massive audit ofthe governments 2013/14financial
statements.
She highlighted threedifferent unusual aspects ofthe governments
budget-ing methods, and in herreport dutifully noted thatthe
financial statementscan tell an interestingstory. Why, yes they
can.
For example, she notedthe government is payingsignificantly
higher interestrates on the debt it accumu-lates from
public-powerpartnerships than it doeson its own borrowing.
While the interest rateson regular governmentdebt averages about
four
per cent, those rates aver-age more than seven percent on P3
projects (and inone case exceeded 14 percent).
Interesting, the govern-ment which has the abil-ity to reply to
an auditorgenerals findings withinthe report itself chose tostay
silent on this point inher report.
She also tallied up theincentives paid to the oiland gas
industry over thepast five years. The incen-tives are credits
designed toencourage the productionof oil and gas, and the totalhas
now ballooned to $1.25billion.
While its no doubttrue that a lot of compan-ies wouldnt be as
activein gas exploration withoutthose credits, that $1.25billion
can be deductedfrom future royalty pay-ments, which means a lotof
natural gas will have tobe extracted before the gov-
ernment even sees a nickelfrom many companiesoperating in the
sector.
Bellringer noted lastyears budget included rev-enue generated by
the saleof more than $600 millionin public assets, and sherightly
pointed out thosewere one-time sales thatcant generate similar
rev-enue in the future.
That was not a newobservation (many peoplepointed this out
whenFinance Minister Mike deJong tabled the 2013-14budget) but it
serves as areminder how difficult itmay be to balance
futurebudgets.
This was Bellringersfirst major report on gov-ernment finances
since shewas appointed auditor-general at the end of May,and its an
encouragingsign that shes going to be aforce to be reckoned
with.
Keith Baldrey is chief polit-ical reporter for Global B.C.
Liberals: Audit nds interesting facts continued from page 6
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candidate James Crosty said hes disap-pointed he hasnt been able
to get theschool built until now.
Crosty is concerned the province hasnow requested more
information aboutNew Westminster Secondary School.(As previously
reported in The Record,a detailed report is being done that
willinclude the scope of the project, the esti-mated budget and
potential issues associ-
ated with the replacement of the agingschool.)
Crosty fears the report will indicate theexisting school is at
moderate risk in anearthquake and will be deemed safe, eventhough
it has many deficiencies.
My worst fear is that they are going tosay it needs to be fixed
up, he said.
VladimirKrasnogor said the high schoolis an embarrassment and
the replace-ment has gone on for far too long.
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Forum: Candidates face off over NWSS
Theres a new face at thehelm of The Record, nowthat longtime
publisherBrad Alden has retired.
Alvin Brouwer, presi-dent of Lower MainlandPublishing, is now
publish-er of both The Record andBurnaby NOW, and salesand
marketing directorLara Graham is associatepublisher.
Im an enthusias-tic optimist, and I reallybelieve in our
industry,Brouwer said. I alsobelieve we really have toaccelerate
our efforts on thedigital side, which is whatwe are starting to
do.
Brouwer has a long his-tory in the newspaper busi-ness. He spent
25 years atMetroland Media, a com-munity newspaper chainin Ontario,
then moved toPostmedia to become presi-dent of business
ventures
before joining Glacier.Lower Mainland
Publishing is Glacierscommunity newspaperdivision. Brouwer is
alsopresident of Glacier MediaDigital and publisher forthe Delta
Optimist.
Brouwer said readerscan expect to see acceler-ated efforts on
the digitalmedia side while he is pub-lisher.
Although its a goodpaper today, I think itsgoing to be a better
paper,he said.
Meanwhile,Grahamwillmaintain her role as salesand marketing
directorin New Westminster andBurnaby, a post shes heldfor the past
eight years,while she takes on moreresponsibility as
associatepublisher.
Im really excited tobe given this opportuni-ty as associate
publisher.Working with the presidentof our company is an
addedbonus, Graham said, add-ing that readers can expectto see
exciting changes inthe next few months.
Both Brouwer andGraham will be attendingpublic functions on
behalfof the newspaper.
The two took over theirnew responsibilities fol-lowing the
retirement ofAlden, who spent morethan two decades in
theindustry.
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RE-ELECT
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The meeting is being held on Monday,Nov. 10 from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
at the NewWestminster Evangelical Free Church,7895 Canada Way (just
across the 10thAvenue border in Burnaby).
Cant get out that night? Not to worry,the Moody Park Residents
Association ispartnering with NewWest.tv, which willprovide a live
video stream of the all-can-didates meeting on the web.
Viewers will also be able to fol-low the event live on Twitter
through @newwestdottv, said residents associationpresident
Christopher Bell in an emailcandidates.
This will be an exciting chance toget your message out to the
whole NewWestminster community, and we lookforward to seeing you
all on the 10th ofNovember.
Coming just days before the Nov. 15civic election, it could be
the final in a ser-ies of all-candidates meetings for mayor,council
and school trustees.
More signage neededYoure not wrong if you think the elec-
tion signs look a little wordier than inpast years.
All signs must meet a new requirementthat states they must
include the name oftheir financial agent on the sign.
That means folks who are reusingsigns from past elections must
ensuretheyre updated to include the informa-tion.
A number of changes are in place forthe 2014 civic elections,
including theneed for every candidate to have a finan-cial agent
(they can do it themselves),who keeps track of contributions
andexpenses and files the disclosure state-ments following the
election.
Wright gets it rightIncumbent mayorWayne Wright has
trimmed back the signs in his campaignoffice.
The citys election office had received acomplaint that signs in
Wrights campaignoffice on Carnarvon Street exceeded thesize limits
in the election signage guide-lines. Staff measured the signs,
confirmedthey were too big and returned to ensurethe signs complied
with the guidelines.
The signs are all in compliance, saidVeronika Metchie, the citys
acting man-ager of licensing and integrated services.
Meet with MaryCouncil candidateMary Trentadue
is offering 32 Minutes With Mary in thelead-up to the civic
election.
Trentadue will hold 32 Minutes WithMary meetings in various
locations inthe city. She states that Trentadue means32 in Italian
and 32 Books was the nameof her award-wining bookstore in
NorthVancouver.
In my previous experience as a citycouncillor, I enjoyed the
opportunityto engage people on shared values andpriorities the
most, she said in a pressrelease. I have been knocking on
literallyhundreds of doors over the past weeks,but I want to engage
those that I haventyet been able to connect with. As a moth-er of a
young son and a business owner, Ibelieve I bring a unique
perspective, andI look forward to sharing my ideas andhearing those
of others.
For more details on where and whenyoull be able to meet with
Trentadue,drop her an email at [email protected].
Follow all the election news at
www.royalcityrecord.com/ELXNNW.
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IN THE COMMUNITYCity looking for Santa Claus Parade participants
P16JV Hyacks are first team to post a perfect season P17
Girl
groupglory:CarolynBergstrand,StefaniaWheel-house,SabrielleMcCurdy-Foremanand
Kather-ine Alpenstar in TheMarvelousWonderettes,being stagedby
FootlightTheatre atthe ShadboltCentre Nov.6 through15. NewWest
resi-dent WayneNolan isdirecting theproduction.
ANewWestminster director isat the helm as Footlight
Theatrereturns to the stage with a newmusical at the Shadbolt
Centre.
The Burnaby theatre com-pany is staging The
MarvelousWonderettes, opening tomor-row (Thursday, Nov. 6) in
theShadbolts James Cowan Theatre.
Wayne Nolan, newly arrivedin the Royal City from Ottawa,
is directing the production,which stars Katherine
Alpen,Sabrielle McCurdy-Foreman,Carolyn Bergstrand and
StefaniaWheelhouse.
The four appear as membersof Springfield High Schools1958
Songleader Squad, who arepressed into service at the seniorprom
when the group originallyscheduled to perform is forcedto drop out.
The first act takesthem to the prom; in the second,theyre back
together at their 10-year reunion.
Along the way, audiencesare treated to a hit parade ofsongs from
the era, including Mr.Sandman, Lipstick on Your Collar,
Its My Party, Lollipop and more.A lot of the songs are
famil-
iar, says Susan Reid, president ofthe Footlight board. The
musicis unbelievable. People who seeit are like, why is this not
beingdone everywhere?
Reid is enthusiastic aboutthe quality of production thatsshaping
up under the leadershipof Nolan and musical directorKate MacColl
both new to theFootlight fold.
Shes pleased that Nolansought out the theatre group afterhis
arrival from the east, wherehe has been involved with com-munity
theatre since his debutrole in a 1980 production of Guys
and Dolls with Ottawas OrpheusMusical Theatre Society.
Over the years, Nolan hasamassed an extensive resumthat includes
both performingand directing including direct-ing a dozen community
theatreproductions and earning theCapital Critics Circle Award
forBest Director in community the-atre.
Reid promises that, underhis leadership, The
MarvelousWonderettes will be the kind ofhigh-quality show that
Footlighthas always been known for.
Shes hoping the show willappeal to a broad base of audi-ence
members from those who
know the music through theirparents or grandparents, to thosewho
grew up to the music them-selves.
I think its going to be any-body that loves the music of
the50sand 60s, shesays. Itsmusicthat everybody will know.
The Marvelous Wonderettes isonstage for 10 performances,with 8
p.m. shows Nov. 6 through8 and Nov. 13 through 15, plus 2p.m.
matinees on Nov. 8, 9 and15.
Tickets are $25 for all seats,available through
tickets.shad-boltcentre.com or by phone at604-205-3000.
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Marvellous musical takes to the stageNewWest director athelm of
new FootlightTheatre productionBY JULIE MACLELLAN
[email protected]
OK, literary types,get those pensready, becauseNovember is set
to beanother busy month.
Not only is it National
Novel Writing Month,it also happens to be amonth full of Royal
CityLiterary Arts Societyevents.
Some highlights:" The Art of the
Memoir:FacilitatorMargaretCaldwaldr leads thisworkshop
tomorrow(Thursday, Nov. 6) from6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Shes look at the pro-cess, challenges andrewards of memoir
writ-ing, and shell look at her
own experience helpingveteran George Reid towrite his
memoir.
Its happening at theNew Westminster PublicLibrary, 716 Sixth
Ave. Itsfree, but email [email protected] to sign up." Poetic
Justice: This poet-ry reading series continueson Sunday
afternoonsfrom 3 to 5 p.m. in thebackroom at the HeritageGrill, 447
Columbia St.
The Sunday, Nov. 9 ses-sion is hosted by Sonja
Grgar and features TracyHamon and Deborah L.Kelly.
For the full schedule,check out www.poeticjustice.ca."Writing
for Kidz: Thisongoing group, led byMax Tell, holds sessionsMondays
at RenaissanceBookstore at 43 Sixth St.Its a drop-in group (drop-in
fee is $5) designed foranyone who writes forchildren, in any genre.
Ifyouve been to the group
before, take note that thetime has changed itsnow running from
10 a.m.to noon. Call 604-525-4566or see www.rclas.com
formore."WordPlay: If youre bat-tling writers block andjust cant
seem to get start-ed, then this is the groupfor you. WordPlay is a
freemonthly drop-in seriesdesigned to help you gen-erate poetry
using the pro-vided writing prompts. Itsnot a critique group.
Bring
along your own writingtools and paper. It all hap-pens on
Thursday, Nov. 6at 7 p.m. in the back roomat the Heritage Grill."
Short story open mike:Local writer-director-comicMargo Prentice
hosts thismonthly gathering onthe second Wednesday ofeach month at
RenaissanceBookstore, 43 Sixth St. Thenext session is Wednesay,Nov.
12 from 7 to 9 p.m.Writers are invited to read
THE LIVELY CITYJULIE MACLELLAN
Paul Wright,contributed/COURTESYFOOTLIGHTTHEATRE
Forticketsand info,scanwithLayar
Lots of literary offerings in the city for November
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short stories or excerptsfrom books, journals oressays, and
storytellers arealso welcome. Check outwww.rclas.com for details."
Poetry Wars: And dontforget this one for anyoneinterested in
exploringthe Canadian literaryand poetry scene. CarolShillibeer
leads thismonthly study group thenext session is Saturday,Nov. 15
from 4 to 6 p.m.at Renaissance Bookstore,43 Sixth St. Check
outwww.rclas.com for all thedetails.
Canadian storyDouglas College theatre
students are taking a stepback into Canadian historyfor their
upcoming per-formance of Unity (1918).
A press release informsme that the GovernorGenerals
Award-winningplay by B.C. playwrightKevin Kerr focuses onBeatrice,
a young womanfrom a farming family whonarrates the tale throughher
diary.
The town of Unity,Saskatchewan is facinga new threat as
soldiersreturn from the First WorldWar: the Spanish flu.
This play providesa thought-provokinglook at how a commun-ity
responds when itfaces a threat to its veryexistence, says
directorThrasso Petras in a press
release. its a story aboutan important period inour countrys
history andhow peoples expectationsregarding the end of theGreat
War compared withthe reality.
The cast includesNew Wests own AllieMelchert, along withMichael
Robert Bernard,Emily Brown, RobynCrawford, Zoe Frank, DanMcPeake,
Brendan Saltel,Ashely Scigliano andClaire Temple.
Unity (1918) is on fromNov. 7 to 14 at the LauraC. Muir
Performing Artstheatre at Douglas College,700 Royal Ave. Ticketsare
$8 to $12, availablethrough ticketsnw.ca or604-521-5050.
Shadow puppetsHeres a very cool one
from the Anvil Centre.On Saturday, Nov. 8,
you can take the wholefamily down to the centreto enjoy an
Indonesianshadow puppet show.
Anthonius Hardono, apuppeteer in wayang kulit(shadow puppet)
perform-ance, will be on hand forthe show that is rooted inthe
storytelling traditionsof Java, Indonesia.
Many of the stor-ies are adapted from thefamous Hindu epic,
theMahabharata, a write-up says. This play thatwill be performed,
titledAbimanyus First Challenge,
depicts the challengesfaced by a prince in facingtemptation in
his earlylife.
The play takes placein Room 417 of the AnvilCentre, 777 Columbia
St.
Its free, for all ages,and it goes from 11 a.m .to 1 p.m. RSVP
to 604-527-4640 or email [email protected].
Golden Age funExpect to see some gen-
der-bending fun onstageat the next Golden AgeTheatre
production.
Male actors will be tak-ing on female roles in Fun,Food and
Fitness, the latestproduction by the CenturyHouse drama group.
Its onstage Friday,Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. andSaturday, Nov. 22 at
1:30p.m.
DirectorMargoPrentice writes thatlaughter is guaranteedand
promises that hermale actors in female cos-tumes are hilarious.
Want to check out thefun?
Tickets are available atthe front desk of CenturyHouse, 620
Eighth St.Theyre $8 for members or$10 for non-members,
andrefreshments are included.For information, call
604-519-1066.
Send Lively City ideas toJulie, [email protected],
or find her onTwitter, @juliemaclellan.
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Its a playdate witha political twist. OnSaturday, Nov. 8,
NewWestminster parents areinvited to bring their kidsto a
family-friendly schoolboard all-candidatesplaydate (and
Q&A)from 10 a.m. to noon atthe Fraser River
DiscoveryCentre.
The playdate is organ-ized by New West momsBriana Tomkinson
andNatalie Lawy, on behalfof the New WestminsterMoms Group, a
privateFacebook group that isclose to 600 moms strong.
Its hard for busyparents to take time outto attend
all-candidatesevents in the even-ings especially if youhave to pay
for a sitter,Tomkinson said in arelease about the event.
At our all-candidatesschool board playdate,moms and dads can
dotheir civic duty over acoffee while the kids playand explore the
exhibits atthe Fraser River DiscoveryCentre.
The playdate event willfeature one-minute stumpspeeches from
each schoolboard candidate, followedby 40 minutes of openquestions
and answersmoderated by Tomkinsonand Lawy.
The last hour of theevent will be unstruc-tured free time,
whenparents can get to knowthe candidates over a freecoffee
provided by RiverMarkets Tre Galli, or teafrom Great Wall Tea,
whiletheir kids play.
Child care is not pro-vided at the event, butchildren in
attendance willbe able to enjoy the manyactivities throughout
thelower gallery of the FraserRiver Discovery Centre.
For more information,please contact Tomkinsonat
[email protected] or 778-323-0717.
Nutrition talkWill candy really make
my child hyper, grumpy,unintelligent and lazy?
Nutrition and foodadvocate Preet Marwahawill discuss how
foodimpacts behaviour attonights (Nov. 5) ParentsNight Out.
The event will be aninformation-packed ses-sion that will shift
yourparadigm about foodand its role in the healthand behaviour of
ourchildren, says a mediarelease.
The talk will focus onthe fundamentals of nutri-tion, the brain,
marketingof food and new lifestylechoices. The event goesfrom 7 to
9 p.m. at LordKelvin Community Schoolgym. Free child minding
isavailable.
Contact Dan Kalivodaat 778-875-9367 [email protected]
formore information.
The event is hosted bythe Parents Night Outcommittee: School
District40, New WestminsterYouth Services, Family
Services of GreaterVancouver, FrasersideCommunity
ServicesSociety, New WestminsterTeachers Union and theUnited Way of
the LowerMainland.
Douglas honoursThe Douglas College
Students Union hostedactivist Ernie Crey lastmonth to honour the
livesof missing aboriginalwomen and girls acrossCanada.
The event is part ofthe Sisters in Spirit cam-paign, a call to
action fora national plan to endviolence against aborig-inal women,
including aninquiry to investigate themore than 1,000 reportedcases
of missing and mur-dered aboriginal womenand girls across
Canada.
I support the upcom-ing roundtable on missingwomen and the
demandfor a national inquiry,said Crey, a senior pol-icy advisor
for the Sto:loTribal Council and brotherto Dawn Crey, whoseremains
were found on thePickton Farm, in a media
release.This is a national tra-
gedy, Makailey Preston,aboriginal liaison ofthe Douglas
StudentsUnion, said in the release.Students and communitymembers
are calling onthe government to inves-tigate the issue of
missingand murdered women.Families and communitiesdeserve justice
and peace,and no aboriginal womanshould have to ask, Am Inext?
In the last 30 years,more than 1,000Aboriginal women havegone
missing or have beenmurdered, and aboriginalwoman are four
timesmore likely than non-aboriginal women to bemurdered, RCMP
datashows.
Students at DouglasCollege, along with othersacross the country,
arestanding in solidarity withAboriginal communitiesand families
who have lostloved ones and are call-ing for immediate actionto end
violence againstaboriginal women andgirls, said Sonia Keshane
of the student unionsAboriginal StudentsCollective. These
miss-ing women arent statis-tics, they are real people;someones
mother, grand-mother, daughter, auntie,cousin, and they are allour
sisters. Somethingneeds to be done. We needawareness, we need
actionand we need it now.
Sisters in Spirit is ajoint campaign of pro-gressive
organizationsacross the country includ-ing the Native
WomensAssociation of Canada,Amnesty InternationalCanada,
KAIROS:Canadian EcumenicalJustice Initiatives, NationalAssociation
of FriendshipCentres and the CanadianFederation of Students.
The students unionheld the event in associa-tion with its
Aboriginalstudents collective andthe Douglas CollegeAboriginal
Centre.
Do you have an item forClass Act? Send news fromthe local
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With your input and Councils support, my leadership these past
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While our efforts to makeour great City even better have just
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Downtown has been re-energized with the opening of Anvil Centre,
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Dealing with Downsizing
Name Tracey DaviesREALTOR
Sean DaviesReal Estate Assistant
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[email protected] www.traceydavies.com
elling the family homecan be wrought with lotsof emotions. Even
thoughdownsizing to a smaller
home makes a lot of sense as we ageand plan for the future, the
task canseem daunting, even overwhelming.
Tracey Davies understands howdifficult leaving the family
homecan be. Shes a Park Georgia Realtyprofessional with more than a
decadeof experience helping her clients dealwith downsizing. Born
and raisedin NewWestminster, she knows themarket well and has
helped manyclients make the transition from theircurrent home to a
smaller one.
Downsizing challenges:First off, Davies says its importantfor
downsizers to trust their Realtor
and feel extremely well represented.They need to feel
comfortable andunderstand the process, she adds. Iwill sit down
with them to get to knowwhat they want and what they arelooking
for, and then Ill provide themwith a checklist of tips for
downsizing.Then, once I have an idea of wherethey want to live and
what they wantin term of amenities, Ill take themout to tour some
homes to give them asense of what is available.
Its important, she adds, for family andfriends to understand
that the processof downsizing can take months, evena year.
Downsizing all of your familyheirlooms and possessions can
seeminsurmountable, without even gettinginto the psychological
effect of lettinggo of possessions. Its definitely anemotional
transition and this is wherea Realtor can help - not only infinding
a new home, but in connectingyou with downsizing and
organizingspecialists who can help create asmoother changeover.
Everyone froma professional stager, who help make ahouse look
appealing and welcoming;to a mortgage specialist or broker tohelp
secure the best rate of interest; toa notary public and/or lawyer
for all ofthe legal issues.
Downsizing can be scary becauseits a major event in most
peopleslives, she adds. I try to ensure avery positive, stress free
experiencefor all. Communication is key andits really important
that I am a goodlistener to assist them with their realestate
goals!
De-Cluttering:The process inevitably involves
de-cluttering letting go. You mustdecide what to sell, what goes
tocharitable organizations, and what togive to family and friends.
Then, withthe help of your Realtor, youll haveto establish what
furniture will fit intoyour new space.
Its a huge lifestyle change goingfrom a home to a condominium,
shesays. In addition to de-cluttering,there are issues of strata
fees toconsider and the importance of havingamenities, such as your
doctor andgrocery store, close by.
The Bottom Line:At the end of the day, downsizersmust feel
comfortable and be involvedin every step of the process,
saysDavies. Whether downsizing isa necessity or simply makes
goodmoney sense, the task can seemintimidating. My job is to make
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To book an appointment to discussall of your real estate needs,
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With Halloweenbut a mem-ory andRemembrance Day uponus, thoughts
of Christmasare already on the mindsof many.
The City of NewWestminster is invitingnon-profit
organizationsand commercial businessesto participate in this
yearsSanta Claus Parade, whichhas a theme of A ChildsChristmas. The
parade willbe held on Saturday, Dec.6 at 11 a.m. and end with atree
lighting.
Along with the parade,the city is organizing anafternoon of
perform-ers and performing artsgroups who will entertainfolks at
locations in thedowntown including theShops at New West,
FraserRiver Discovery Centre,River Market, HyackSquare, Anvil
Centre andvarious locations on thestreet.
The performanceswill take place on Dec. 6between 11 a.m. and 4
p.m.
The deadline for paradeentries is Friday, Nov.21 and the
deadline forperformance submissionsis Tuesday, Nov. 18. Forall the
details, visit www.newwestcity.ca.
Christmas saleThe folks at St.
Barnabas Church arealready getting set tohost a sale of all
thingsChristmas.
Trees, decorations andfestive housewares are upfor grabs at the
sale thatstaking place on Saturday,Nov. 22 from 9 a.m. to1 p.m. at
St. BarnabasChurch hall at 1010 FifthAve.
Come early. Dont bedisappointed. They havesome really nice
stuff,said Roxee Forrest, anassociate warden at thechurch.
The nerdsare coming!
Thousands of peopleare expected to flock toAnvil Centre to the
secondannual Northwest FanFest.
The 2015 fandom cele-bration expects to welcomeabout 5,000
supporters ofcomics, games, anime, sci-fi, cosplay and
alternativefashion to Anvil Centrefrom May 29 to 31, 2015.
We are excited aboutrelocating to AnvilCentre, show
directorBrian Hughes said in apress release. Not onlyis it a
beautiful buildingthats easily accessible toeveryone in the
LowerMainland, but there areplenty of food vendorsnearby and great
photoopportunities in the Quayand Pier Park right acrossthe
street.
The 2015 Northwest
Fan Fest will include thebiggest costume contest inB.C., a
variety of out-of-town and local guests fromthe creative industry,
liveperformances from musi-cians and improv theatre,numerous panels
cover-ing all areas of fandom, adedicated area for gamingof all
kinds, an Artist Alley,a vendors hall and more.
Northwest Fan Fest iscurrently welcoming appli-cations for
panelists, vend-ors, artists and volunteers.Tickets for the event
($20for one-day adult ticketsand $40 for three-day tick-ets until
Dec. 31) are nowavailable.
For more information,visit northwestfanfest.com.
Local Eaglessoar in Florida
Gerry Liu soared likean Eagle all the way toFlorida.
Liu, provincial pres-ident with the NewWestminster
FraternalOrder of Eagles, recentlyattended the 2014 inter-national
convention inOrlando /Florida. Thelocal chapter was proudto
contribute toward a$25-million cheque thatEagles from across
NorthAmerica contributed to theFraternal Order of EaglesDiabetes
Centre.
The New Westminsterchapter is always look-ing for new members
tohelp with fundraisers andactivities such as a kidsChristmas
party.
We are always lookingto increase our member-
ship and couples are verywelcome. Where else canboth partners
work sep-arately, yet get togetherto celebrate each
othersaccomplishments? saidchapter president JohnAshdown in an
email toThe Record. Our slogansays it all: Having Fun fundraising
Peoplehelping people.
Book for saleBusters Winter Folly is
raising funds for animalrescue groups, includingone based right
here inNew Westminster.
As reported in the Oct.24 issue of The Record,Kristin
Schumacherrecently penned her firstchildrens book, BustersWinter
Folly. Schumacher,a longtime volunteer andboard member with ani-mal
rescue groups, wantsto help teach children thatanimals are not
disposableand they have feelings.
Locally, Busters WinterFolly is available at AlpineAnimal
Hospital (348Sixth St.) and the CrestPharmasave (8697 10thAve.,
just across the borderin Burnaby). Its $11.99.
The last line in the arti-cle was cut off in the printedition of
The Record.
It should have statedthat a portion of the pro-ceeds are being
donatedto local rescue groups,including the NewWestminster based
PacificVolunteer Education andAssistance Team and theBurnaby-based
Actionfor Animals in DistressSociety.
Yes, Christmas is coming
AROUND TOWNTHERESA MCMANUS
Happy Halloween: Twenty-month-old Noah, along withdad Leon, gets
into the Halloween spirit at NewWest-minster Family Place on Oct.
31. The local organiza-tion, which offers a variety of programs for
families,held a Halloween party for the kids and parents whouse its
services and lots of costumed kids turned outfor the fun.
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IN THE GAMEVarsity grid Hyacks place fourth P18Jr. B Steelers on
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JV Hyacks post perfect program firstThe New Westminster
junior varsity footballteam accomplished a pairof program
firsts.
The JV Hyacks defeat-ed Lord Tweedsmuir 49-20 to clinch the B.C.
highschool football leaguesValley division the NewWestminster
programsfirst-ever outright title atany level. It was also NewWest
teams first unbeatenregular season.
This junior group hasdefinitely a different men-tal focus, said
Hyacks JVhead coach Chad Oatway.Were bigger up front thanweve ever
been before.
The size and depth ofthe boys up front has madeHyack boys a true
con-tender after many seasonsas mainly a feeder pro-gram to the
varsity team.
It is nice, Oatwayadded. Our (senior) teamhas always gotten
betterfrom our juniors. But thesekids have a good base offootball.
I think werein that upper echelon ofteams. Were definitely
acontender.
Trew Dancey scoredrushing touchdowns of 56yards in the first
quarterand 65 yards in the secondquarter to go over the 200-yard
mark in total rushing
yards in the game.Dancey also set up two
more Hyack TDs on 30-plus-yard runs in the sec-ond quarter.
Quarterback LucasSabau snuck into the endzone fromone-yardout
fol-lowing a 38-yard Danceyrun two plays earlier.
Sammy Sidhu then
made the score 35-6 athalftime after Dancey tookthe ball to the
Tweedsmuireight-yard line after a 32-yard run.
Josh Olango also hada 50-yard gainer on theground to open the
scoringfor New West.
Alan Darby and DavidArciaga also scored for the
Hyacks from inside the redzone in the final quarter toround out
the scoring.
We will almost certain-ly get a first-round play-off bye and
will play aquarter-final playoff gameon Thursday, Nov. 20 atMercer,
said Hyacks var-sity head coach FarhanLalji.
New West intendsto remain sharp with anexhibition game
againstNotre Dame, anotherunbeaten junior varsityteam, at Mercer
Stadiumon Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
Were excited to seewhat these kids can dodown the stretch,
saidOatway.
BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS [email protected]
Photo courtesy of Alan Wardle
Finding the gap: New Westminster Hyacks junior varsity running
back Alan Darby follows a block by No. 55Anthony Dillman in a
conference-clinching 49-20 win over Lord Tweedsmuir at Mercer
Stadium last week.
Good things to come in BNW cross-country
Good things are yet to come forBurnaby/New Westminster dis-trict
runners.
Grace Fetherstonhaugh ofNew Westminster finished witha bronze
medal and St. ThomasMores Cobi Juni placed fifth intheir respective
junior races atthe B.C. high school cross-coun-try championships in
Victoria onSaturday.
Fetherstonhaugh finished thirdin a time of 16:28 in the
juniorgirls 4.1-kilometre race.
The gold medal came downto a tight finish between winnerTaryn
ONeill of George Elliot andrunner-up Julie Sevsek of
ClaytonHeights, both finishing under 16minutes.
Emily Chilton finished in 13thspot in 17:22 to help the
NewWestteam, including Michelle Li andEllery Hardy, to seventh
place.Rachel Wong and Lauren Semkowof Moscrop placed 53rd and
70th,respectively, in the field.
Burnaby Mountains SairaPurhar was 60th. Tea Cecic ofAlpha
finished 85th.
At the junior boys 5.1km dis-
tance, Juni clocked a fifth-placetime of 18:22, less than a
minutebehind winner Joel Harrison ofWalnut Grove.
Charles Yu of Burnaby Centralfinished in 46th spot with a
19:42clocking. Central teammateMatthew Pomponio placed 65thoverall.
Shae Janke of BurnabySouth was 81st.
Eric Zhang and Tomas Wardalso scored points towardsCentrals
14th-place team finish.
Byrne Creeks Jemal Reta fin-ished in 20th place in the
seniorboys race.
Nathan Tadesse of NorthSurrey won the 6.1km boys racein a time
of 20:35. Sean Bergmanof Kelowna was just 13 secondsbehind in
second place.
STMs Alessandro Pozzolloplaced 47th in the large seniorboys
field. Julian Hart of Moscropwas 82nd.
Alphas Hamish Clinton placed90th and Andrew Woinoski ofBurnaby
Mountain was 95th inthe field of 235 runners.
Dover Baywon the senior boysteam title handily.
Robyn Lee was the top seniorgirls finisher from Burnaby,
plac-ing 49th for the BurnabyMountain
Lions. Reesa Wright of Centralwas 95th and Taylor McIntosh ofSTM
was 98th in the field of 225senior girls competitors.
West Point Grey edged bothSentinel and Semiahmoo for the
senior girls team aggregate.Central girls, including Sara
Brinkac, Natasha Louie, LauraChoo and Amber Chan, contrib-uted
points to the teams 15th-place finish.
BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS [email protected]