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WEDNESDAY
DECEMBER 5 2012 www.newwestnewsleader.com
The city’s famous son returns home for a big parade. See Page A5
Coal dust concerns council Proposed terminal an ‘opportunity for spillage and mishap’ Grant Granger
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Sue Morphet and Emily Coloma are selling “Scarves of Support” at their new Sapperton decor shop, Eden Accents. All the proceeds go to a family in need to give them a special Christmas.
Sapperton shop is about family Mario Bartel
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Eden Accents is a family affair. Not only is the little decor shop in Sapperton run by the motherdaughter team of Sue Morphet and Emily Coloma, but Sue’s husband did all the renovations to the space and her other daughter, Julia, helps out with designing window displays. And one of the first things the family did as they geared up for the hustle and bustle of their first Christmas season was contact New Westminster Family Services
to adopt a family in need for the holidays. At first their thought was to collect items and donations at the store. But when a local artisan, Evelyn Wright, offered the shop her inventory of colourful hand knitted scarves, they came up with Scarves of Support. Each scarf sells for $10, and all the proceeds go to give their adopted family a special Christmas. It’s just the way her family operates, says Sue. “We’ve always
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done something for others at Christmas, like playing Secret Santa.” In fact, reaching out and connecting with their community is very much the fuel that drove Sue and Emily into business together in the first place. Both ladies live within a couple of blocks walking distance from their E. Columbia Street shop and they love the friendly atmosphere of the neighbourhood. “Sapperton is like a little village,” says Sue.
“People stop by to chat, it’s very homey.” To get ready for their joint venture, Sue and Emily shopped. When they had trouble finding the things they loved locally, like candles and Jellybean rugs, they made a note; those would be the things they’d sell. The result is a unique vintage and contemporary blend of, as Emily says, “some of the small necessities and indulgences of life.” Please see ‘STILL LEARNING’, A2
A Fraser Surrey Docks (FSD) proposal for a coal export terminal has New Westminster city councillors concerned about coal dust floating across the river and the possibility of spillage. The proposal before Port Metro Vancouver calls for thermal coal to be brought by train from Wyoming and loaded onto barges at FSD to be shipped to Texada Island for transfer to deep-sea freighters. Although port officials told Black Press last week New Westminster had been notified, Coun. Jaimie McEvoy, chair of the city’s environment committee, said on Monday that city staff had not been contacted about the project. “I’m worried about all of it,” said McEvoy. “That sounds like a lot of opportunity for spillage and mishap. Barges don’t have full containment. If you don’t have full containment, are you going to get coal dust in the air?”
see COAL DUST, A2