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new Westminster city staff noticed a man standing solemn vigil outside the cenotaph at city hall on friday, two days after cpl. nathan cirillo was shot and killed at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. ‘Claude Boulagne, who works as one of our bylaw officers and currently serves in the navy reserve, spoke at length with this gentleman during the afternoon and confirmed that he had served in the Canadian Armed Forces as a military policeman,’ said city spokesperson Blair Fryer. ‘When I went out to see him briefly I simply thanked him for his service which he acknowledged. His solemn look and posture demonstrated clearly to me that he took his duty very seriously today.’

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It’s a question New Westminster began asking in the last millennium.

It’s still being asked quite loudly during the current board of education election campaign.

When will a new New Westminster secondary be built?

Some say “soon.” But residents have heard that before. Many, many times.

The school district continues to work with the Ministry of Education to get a replacement approved.

They’ve agreed it would house 1,900 students.

School superintendent John Gaiptman said it “could” cost $110 million because of its size and the complex financial and social issues caused by the current NWSS being built on top of a cemetery.

But the ministry, the treasury and the BC Liberals may be suffering sticker shock.

Board of education trustees and Gaiptman expected an answer from the province in the spring, June at the latest. see key PriOrity, a3

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QUEEN’S PARK NEIGHBOURHOOD HERITAGE STUDY OPEN HOUSE

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Anvil Centre, room 411

CHANGES TO SMOKING CONTROL BYLAW

UPCOMING

COUNCIL MEETINGS Monday, November 3, 2014 3:00 pm Committee of the Whole Council Chamber 7:00 pm Regular Council Council Chamber

On January 1, 2015, the City of New Westminster will implement changes to the Smoking Control Bylaw No. 6263 which has been amended to reduce the impact of exposure to second-hand smoke in public spaces and to make our city a healthier community.

Please note that council meetings are now video streamed online at www.newwestcity.ca.

The bylaw changes include the following restrictions: • Smoking is prohibited within 7.5 meters of doors, windows and air intakes for public and workplace buildings; • Smoking is prohibited on all restaurants and pub patios; and • Smoking is prohibited within 15 meters of outdoor sports facilities, playgrounds, off-leash dog parks and picnic areas within city parks.

Building owners must take reasonable measures to post bylaw compliant signage, removing ashtrays and taking steps to ensure that smoking does not take place on their premises. ‘No Smoking’ signs must be prominently displayed so they are clearly visible. A limited quantity of printed signs and decals will be available for pick up at New Westminster City facilities including City Hall, Queensborough Community Centre, Century House, Centennial Community Centre, and the Fraser Health Public Health Unit, 218 - 610 6th Street.

Signs are also available online and can be downloaded and printed at www.newwestcity.ca/hcp.

For more information on amendments to the Smoking Control Bylaw, the Healthier Community Partnership Committee and resources for smoking cessation, please visit www.newwestcity.ca/hcp.

PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS: STAY VISIBLE DURING THE WINTER MONTHS The City of New Westminster encourages pedestrians and cyclists to use highvisibility safety items during the winter months to make themselves more visible to drivers. The City has purchased a limited quantity of high-visibility reflectors, which are available at no charge to New Westminster residents.

The reflectors can be easily attached to clothing, backpacks or walkers and are a simple way to help promote the message of safety and visibility. Professionalgrade reflectors or reflective strips attached to your bag or clothing can mean the difference between being seen and being struck by a car.

Even with reflectors, please always keep in mind the following road safety tips: 1. Always cross the street at an intersection – jaywalking is illegal.

The Queen’s Park Neighbourhood Heritage Study began in early 2014 to examine different approaches for retaining and enhancing the character of the Queen’s Park neighbourhood. A working group comprised of neighbourhood residents was established by Council to help inform the Study, which involves a number of research tasks and neighbourhood consultation. The City and Working Group have been identifying key issues for study.

We need your input too!

For more information on the Queen’s Park Neighbourhood Heritage Study and the Working Group, please visit: The City’s webpage: www.newwestcity.ca/qpnhs Queen’s Park Neighbourhood Heritage Study Working Group Facebook page.

Queen’s Park Residents’ Association webpage and Facebook page.

New Westminster Heritage Preservation Society webpage and Facebook page.

WORLD WAR II CAFE Saturday, November 1 12:30 - 2:30 pm Anvil Centre, Studio 1

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Meet some ‘human books’ to hear about WWII air raids, children’s evacuations, the war effort on the home front and other stories! Presented by Century House and the New Westminster Museum and Archives, visitors can sit down and enjoy a cup of tea with someone who lived through WWII for a 20-minute conversation.

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2. Obey all traffic signals at intersections.

3. Make eye contact with other road users and wait for cars to stop.

The reflectors, which are available in an array of fun shapes and colours, are can be picked up at the following municipal facilities: City Hall (511 Royal Ave), the New Westminster Police Department (555 Columbia St) and the New Westminster Public Library (716 6th Ave).

RAISING FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE TEENS Is your teen financially literate? Learn how to give them money knowhow at the special parenting workshop Raising Financially Responsible Teens offered by the New Westminster Public Library on Tuesday, November 4 at 7:00 pm.

At the workshop, parents will learn some strategies they can use to help their teenager become a financially responsible adult including planning for school, buying a vehicle and even saving for a home. The workshop is presented by Credit Counselling Society and sponsored by the New Westminster Public Library. As space is limited, register at 604-527-4667 or listener@nwpl.ca.

For more information, please call 604.527.4640

CANADIAN CULTURE Have you ever wondered about Canadian conduct, workplace conventions, business formalities, and parenting norms? Cultural differences influence daily life in many ways, from standards of courtesy to actual rules of behaviour.

Learn more about Canadian Culture at the New Westminster Public Library on Saturday, November 8, 2014 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. This free information session is co-sponsored by the Library and S.U.C.C.E.S.S. and will be of particular interest to newcomers to Canada. It will be conducted in English, with translation available in French, English, Chichewa, Nyanja, Lingala, and Swahili.

For more information and to register: phone the Library at 604-527-4667 or SUCCESS at 604-430-1899 ext. 110.

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Infocus

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Key priority is to get a new school built look at doing an upgrade Like New Westminster doesn’t take care of both residents, they’re still groups.” anxiously awaiting an Campbell said generally answer. Instead, the the provincial government province has decided to will build a school if do its own analysis of repairing it would cost 70 the current building’s per cent of what it would condition, which would take to replace it. But B.C. include some form of has never built a school seismic analysis, said that cost as much as this Gaiptman. one will.

That development has NEWCOMER CALDWELL rumours running rampant SAYS HE’S UP TO SPEED in New West that the Independent candidate province intends to fix Cort Ray Caldwell has up the school instead of immersed himself in the replacing it. topic ever since moving to “I have not seen New West’s Victoria Hill anything on that,” development in July. He said trustee MaryAnn has a legal background Mortensen of the and admits to being a bit speculation. “I have of a geek willing to plod concern the project hasn’t his way through previous moved ahead, I’ve got board meeting minutes, real big concerns about documents and reports. the timing of [the analysis “My main concern being done]. I’m really is in terms of the next eager for this to move steps, that once we have ahead.” an approved footprint She is adamant NWSS and a proper plan of has to come down and a GRANT GRANGER/NEWSLEADER going ahead on the site, to new one built.

Construction of the new Fraser River Middle School on the former John Robson elementary site, (seen here on Friday, Oct. 24) is well underway make sure we don’t have “It could be very easily and the finishing touches are being added to Qayqayt elementary. But, as they have for well over a decade, New Westminster residents demonstrated it’s not continue to await provincial approval to begin work on replacing New Westminster secondary. It has become the hottest topic in this year’s huge delays that prohibit progress on that site,” said repair that it needs, it board of education election campaign.

Caldwell. needs full replacement,” price tag,” said Campbell.

“It’s a big deal. People are said Mortensen. “We all want to poor decision making on “It’s complex and we beginning to understand it’s one see the school built, the whole previous boards is holding understand what we have of the most complex capital community wants to see it built. I us back. My hope is the Cort Caldwell, trustee candidate to do, and we’re ready to projects the ministry has been can’t foresee a simple repair.” work that the board has It’s a big deal. People are beginning to unbuild that school.” involved with.”

Mortensen and trustee Casey done in the last year with derstand it’s one of the most complex capital She hopes the Caldwell said the Cook have joined forces John Gaiptman projects the ministry has been involved with. ministry’s analysis ministry has to realize the with candidate James Pepa has demonstrated been waiting for more than a will present an site has built-in costs that in the Nov. 15 civic election to the ministry decade and our students deserve even stronger case for others don’t. campaign. For the past the determination of this better,” said Campbell. replacement.

“There’s no way to avoid three years, Mortensen, district to turn it around.”

The district and the city have “I’m going to fight a lot of them, but the Cook and Lisa Graham, MORTENSEN, CAMPBELL CAMPBELL sooner we bite the bullet completed all the work the very hard for us to get a who isn’t running this SEEING SECOND TERM MORTENSEN province asked it to do, and she replacement school,” said and do a redevelopment time, were often at odds Like Mortensen, board believes the ministry is close to Campbell. “The point right now the more cost-effective it’s going with the labour-backed chair Jonina Campbell is seeking moving the project forward. is to do right by the students of to be,” said Caldwell. trustees that formed the board’s her second term.

“It is expensive, but I would New West and build them a new “Sooner or later that’s going to majority. “[NWSS] is on the top of argue it’s a very big school. school, as well as do right by the be a very large cost we’re going to “I would say there have been everybody’s mind. It’s the one We’re going to have about 1,900 people that were buried there. We have to face.” mistakes made in the past that issue that everybody brings up, students which is a big school and need to be cognizant that we take have delayed this project,” said twitter.com/lonegrangerbnw and rightfully so because we’ve that’s going to have a very big care of both of those people. To Mortensen. “My fear is the

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Freda Hogg remembered

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NOTICE OF EXCHANGE OF LAND Monday, November 3, 2014 – 7:00 p.m.

Council Chambers 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, B.C. V3L 1H9

New Westminster resident Freda Hogg, seen here in 2001 holding a picture of her late husband Walter, passed away last week at the age of 98.

A 90-year resident of New Westminster and a leader with the Councils of Women locally, provincially and nationally, Freda Hogg, has passed away.

Hogg was born in 1916 in England and came to Canada with her family in 1919.

Her involvement for more than six decades with the Councils of Women earned her a Governor’s General Caring Canadian Award in 2002.

Hogg was an honourary life member of the New Westminster Council of Women and the B.C. Council of Women.

She served as

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RE-ELECT MAYOR WAYNE WRIGHT VOTE FOR EXPERIENCE The Corporation of the City of New Westminster hereby gives notice of its intention to exchange fee simple title to that portion of property, shown diagonally hatched on the attached sketch. (a) The lands being exchanged are equal portions of the lands at 260 Salter Street - Lot 3, District Lot 757, New West District, Plan LMP38387 Group 1, Except Plan BCP19020, BCP37929 and EPP26747, and Part of the Foreshore and Bed of Annacis Channel of Fraser River and Dyke Reserve. (PID 024-190-331) and the City’s foreshore parcel – Lot 100, District Lot 757, New West District Group 1, Plan BCP19020 and Part of the Foreshore and Bed of Annacis Channel of the Fraser River New Westminster District. (PID 026-416-484). (b) The person who is seeking to acquire the City property in the land exchange is Port Royal Village Developments Inc. (c) The nature of the land exchange is to address the encroachment of the foreshore pedestrian trail onto Parcel 4B (part of 300 Salter Street) which is owned by Port Royal Village Developments and will involve the exchange of 191.52 square metres of land as shown on the attached plan. (d) There will be no consideration to be received by the City as the land exchange will result in the exchange of equally valued lands.

City Contact: Todd Harvey in Engineering Services at (604) 527-4633 Inspection of Documents: Staff report and relevant background documentation may be inspected at Engineering Services, City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue, between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive (except statutory holidays) from Wednesday, October 22, 2014 to Monday, November 3, 2014 Jan Gibson Acting Corporate Officer

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vice-president of the national council as well as being its convenor of citizenship and immigration and international affairs.

At the beginning of the Second World War she joined the Royal Westminster Regiment’s ladies auxiliary and became its president.

She volunteered in the regimental museum’s office acting as its secretary and public relations officer.

Hogg was the key organizer of the annual officers’ mess dinner, one of the largest military events in Western Canada, for 17 years.

Her husband Walter served in the Second World War and worked in the city’s electrical utility before retiring in 1973.

He died in 1991.

The Royal Westminster Regiment Association passed along the news on its Facebook site.

“She was a treasured member of the Anvil Battery family - we will miss her,” said the tweet.

Another from Sense of History researchers Dale and Archie Miller said, “She gave so much to the city for so many years! We will miss her.”

Bike to Work Week festivities HUB-New Westminster will mark the regional cycling coalition’s Fall Bike to Work Week with a “celebration station” on the B.C. Parkway by the 22nd Street SkyTrain station next Friday morning.

The group will give out refreshments to community cyclists and free bike mechanical services between 6:30 and 9 a.m.

HUB will wrap up the week with a Halloween party at Olympic Village that day from 4 to 7 p.m.

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Some steps are magical.

Utility taxes hike 5.1% Garbage pickup rates to fall 8.5 per cent but sewer, water and electrical on the rise Grant Granger

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May they all be comfortable.

Proposed Utility Rate Increases Avg Single Family household Electrical Water Current 2014 $1,204 $428 Proposed 2015 $1,276 $454 2015 Increase $72 $26 % Rate Increase 6% 6%

Sewer Solid Waste total $563 $206 $2,400 $605 $188 $2,523 $42 ($17) $123 7.5% (%8.5) 5.1%

—Source: City of New Westminster

Utility rates in New Westminster will go up by more than five per cent in 2015 if city council approves a staff proposal.

A report to Monday’s council meeting pegged the total increase for an average single family household at 5.1 per cent over 2014 going from $2,400 to $2,523. These figures include costs for electrical—$1,276 for 2015—charged to single family homes in a separate bill from water, sewer, and solid waste.

Last year, utility rates rose by 6.5 per cent.

The proposed sewer rates will have the largest jump of 7.5 per cent ($42). Electrical ($72) and water ($26) rate increases both work out to six per cent.

However, the average household garbage and recycling charge will drop by 8.5 per cent from $206 to $188.

The increased cost for sewage

treatment and a $9-million capital budget are the reasons given for boosting the sewer rates by 7.5 per cent. The city wants to rehabilitate existing sewers, separate regular and storm sewers by putting in new storm sewers, and replace pump stations at the end of their service life. New storm and sanitary works associated with the Ewen Avenue road improvement project are also included. The city plans to spend $29 million on the sewer system by 2019.

The sewer rate rose by 8.5 per cent in 2014 which means it’s gone up more than 16 per cent in two years.

The electrical utility rates reflect the six per cent rate hike charged by BC Hydro, the New Westminster electrical utility’s power supplier. The electrical rate rose seven per cent between

2013 and 2014. The utility will have a $42.9 million budget in 2015 with $11.5 million of that going toward major replacements and additions to the system’s infrastructure.

The water utility’s $10.2 million budget includes $5.7 million to buy the water from Metro Vancouver and $3.2 million to replace aging watermains, trench restoration and purchase of new equipment and vehicles. The utility is budgeting to spend about $12 million for infrastructure upgrades by 2019.

The 7.5 per cent drop in the solid waste rate is the result of the city getting money from the new Multi-Material BC program for collecting recyclables. The new revenue source offset user rates by 7.9 per cent in 2014 and 8.5 per cent in 2015.

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There are going to be some residents in B.C. who question why local health authorities are allocating so many resources into Ebola response efforts.

How can the disease – that’s infecting and killing thousands in western Africa – show up here?

It’s a valid question, especially when resources are stretched thin already.

But better to be safe than sorry, especially as threats have started trickling in, however slowly.

There have been confirmed cases in Texas, while several Canadians across the country have been tested for Ebola-like symptoms.

We live in a world that is increasingly small, with local residents travelling well beyond our communities for any number of reasons. It’s entirely reasonable to think that someone from here may be in Western Africa or somewhere else where the threat is real.

As a result, local authorities have to be prepared for someone with Ebola-like symptoms to walk into a hospital, which is why Surrey Memorial Hospital has been named as the region’s Ebola headquarters, of sorts. Any patient with symptoms of Ebola will be isolated there.

There are concerns with that, too, however.

The B.C. Nurses Union has raised alarm bells about the health authority’s ability to properly and safely handle a patient who may have Ebola. More specifically, the union is concerned that the new system at SMH puts its nurses at risk.

And while Fraser Health’s executive medical director for infection prevention and control insists otherwise – saying anxiety and misunderstanding are to blame for the current concerns – it is up to health authorities and the provincial government to keep safe those in charge of helping others, namely nurses and other hospital employees.

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Workers not problem at city halls In response to Tom Fletcher’s BC Views column in NewsLeader Oct. 1 and headlined “Is CUPE running your city hall?” Mark Hancock, president of CUPE BC, whose members work for cities around the province, wrote the following opinion piece:

Recently, The NewsLeader ran a column by Tom Fletcher suggesting that the Canadian Union of Public Employees was running city halls in British Columbia.

Mr. Fletcher’s column was based on a shoddy report done by the provincial government about pay for municipal employees. Both Mr. Fletcher’s column and the provincial report shared something in common: Despite the fact the report focused on local governments, neither Mr. Fletcher nor the authors of the report bothered to talk to local government representatives.

And this is not surprising because Mr. Fletcher and others are dealing with a solution in search of a problem. The solution is to force a provincial government-controlled

Mark Hancock bargaining model on locally elected city councils. The problem? Well, that’s what Mr. Fletcher and others are working on creating.

If Mr. Fletcher had spoken to Rona Martin, president of the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), or even read the UBCM statement, he would have found that the provincial report acknowledges 26 times there are limitations in the data to support analysis of municipal pay. The report goes on to reach grand conclusions anyway.

Ms. Martin also notes that compensation for police and firefighters, and even BC Ferries and TransLink, is lumped in — even though local governments have no control over compensation for these groups.

Kelowna Mayor Walter Gray echoed the UBCM concerns and noted flawed data from what he

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called “some taxpayer groups” like the Fraser Institute, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

It is true that the cost of local government has gone up. Andy Shadrack, a director for the Regional District of Central Kootenay, said that he had spent the last nine years “trying to prevent provincial and federal governments from implementing more and more expensive regulations, rules and required services for local government to provide.”

The bill for this downloading of costs by senior government onto local governments has been huge, according to a recent report from the B.C.-based Columbia Institute. Between 2001 and 2010, local spending on sewer services went up by 173%, on policing by 134% and on water services by 130%.

All of these increases were driven either by provincial or federal regulations, or provincial control.

Finally, let’s look at Mr. Fletcher’s key target: CUPE’s wage settlements, the only actual

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cost he identifies. Over the last decade, CUPE’s wage settlements with local governments have tended to mirror settlements negotiated in the private sector.

If you check with B.C.’s statistics agency, you will find both CUPE and private sector agreements have been lower than the growth in the province’s wealth (the provincial gross domestic product) and lower than the increase in average weekly wages for the province as a whole.

As Derek Corrigan, mayor of Burnaby, which was described by Maclean’s magazine as Canada’s best run city, put it: “I’ll put the fiscal responsibility of our cities against the provincial government any day of the week.”

It would have been helpful if the authors of the provincial government report had actually talked to local governments and examined any of these issues.

As a journalist, it would have been responsible for Mr. Fletcher to do the same. Instead, his column serves as a free plug for the Christy Clark government’s ham-fisted solution in search of a non-existent problem.

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Urban Academy, currently located at Robson Manor on Third Street and in a separate location at Sixth Street and CMY Eighth Avenue, plans to consolidate operations in Robson Manor and a new building to be built behind it, shown in this artist rendering.

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Urban Academy should expand elsewhere Re: Traffic chaos around school raises concerns (NewsLeader, Oct. 22 and Oct. 24) I applaud the parents of Qayqayt Elementary for recognizing and seeking help with their traffic concerns. As a driver who frequently drops off and picks up family daily from Columbia SkyTrain station, I’m very familiar with the streets around Agnes and Carnvaron.

They have become quite congested with kids running here and there. Their safety is paramount.

I then ask myself why don’t we hear more from the parents of the students at Urban Academy?

The traffic situation around that site is as frightful if not worse. The 100-block of Third Street is far more narrow than Agnes or Merivale streets. It is not uncommon for parents to turn into Manitoba Street and then back out—in a hurry. As well, drivers seem to slow down and stop along Third Street, much to the annoyance of other drivers seeking to turn right onto Royal Avenue.

I sense most of the students do not live in the area and parents need to drive their children to Urban Academy.

The Urban Academy chaos has been exacerbated by the increase of local children attending Qayqayt who walk down Third Street to use the light at Royal Avenue to cross safely. There is simply too much traffic in that small area. That area is a recipe for disaster.

To think that Urban Academy and its parents hope to expand the school, adding another 200-300 students! Let’s

hope public perception is wrong and that development is not a done deal.

Whose ludicrous idea was it to buy an apartment building and jam hundreds more students into a small, tight residential area ?

Would not Urban Academy’s needs be better suited with a larger venue?

Kathleen Langstroth New Westminster

SCHOOL ASSUMES PROJECT APPROVAL A DONE DEAL Re: Urban Academy has outgrown its site, and should move on I must add something to Mr. Norman’s letter. I have lived in the apartment in question for 16 years and raised both my girls now 15 and 20 in this building.

We are part of this neighbourhood and are connected to many people in it. I have objected to the disrespectful manner the Urban Academy has treated the tenants of the building since we first heard about the “proposed development” in the paper in late June—a month before they took ownership.

Their most recent attempt to serve an illegal eviction notice advising us we had to vacate by the end of March 2015—undated, on Urban Academy letterhead, and signed by their head of school—I viewed merely as a way to bully uninformed tenants to vacate the building.

I immediately contacted the Residential Tenancy Branch and the city only to discover the

notice was illegal. I immediately sent a letter to the board of Urban Academy advising them that I had no intention of leaving my home of 16 years until they received permission for their project and demolition permits had been received for our eight-unit building.

I also sent a copy of this letter to city staff and advised the other tenants in the building.

I have yet to receive a response to my letter from the UA board, but have had an email exchange with their head of school that did not address my concerns with respect to the letter.

I have serious concerns with respect to why this proposal has gotten as far as it has, and why the Urban Academy is operating as if it is a done deal, in view of the fact that the city has an affordable housing policy that specifically states one of their priorities is the retention of affordable housing—of which I must say there is very little of in this neighbourhood.

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Coté releases more planks in platform Mayoral candidate Jonathan Coté announced platform policies for two more issues last week.

After announcing his detailed transportation policy last week, he released his economic platform on Monday. Its main focus is on replacing the traditional industries the city has lost during the past few decades.

“We need to focus on bringing new industries and good jobs to New Westminster, not just condos. We need to build upon our advantages to ensure our city is an attractive place to do business,” said Coté.

He plans to concentrate on protecting and preserving commercial and industrial land, providing infrastructure to attract and retain business, and encourage development of a vibrant, diverse retail sector.

Then on Wednesday he released a plan to change the way the city engages residents.

“People feel disconnected with the decisionmaking processes of local government and I will ensure our city works harder to have genuine and meaningful dialogue with our residents,” said Coté. “We need to leave city hall and get out into the community to talk to people. We also need to take advantage of new technology that makes it easier and more cost effective to hear residents.”

Amongst his ideas is what he calls “a community engagement vehicle (like a city hall food truck)” to be used at festivals and busy areas of the city where residents can provide input or pay a city bill or return a library book.

He also plans to have a budget process that gives residents and stakeholders more opportunities for input, have an online way to provide feedback to council; and create a mayor’s blog.

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This year it will begin with Halloweenkend on Nov. 1 when vendors and River Market tenants and artisans will be dressed in costumes handing out treats, and maybe some tricks, too. Kids are encouraged to wear costumes, too, and since it will be inside RCFM marketing manager Melissa Maltais points out they won’t need jackets.

“Halloween is such a fun time of the year, we saw a chance to extend the fun so we took it,” said Maltais The winter season will have five farms with local vegetable produce. River Market will also hold an artisan market in conjunction with the winter market which will run 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every first and third Saturday of the month from November to April 18.

Tailgate fundraiser nets $20K More than $20,000 was raised at the 12th annual Hyack Football Tailgate Auction at the La Perla Ballroom on Oct. 18.

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He’s proud of that plan, although there are other candidates in the Nov. 15 civic election that he says think otherwise, so he’s seeking a fifth term to continue on with it.

“I’m very happy because we’re developing in places where it should be,” said Wright.

And he bristled at the suggestion the city might be going too fast.

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One of his “We’re building a huge opponents, James Downtown core that we’re Crosty, isn’t a fan renovating and rejuvenating of the way Wright’s but no one’s considering the “plan” is being amenities in that,” said Crosty. carried out.

He praised the plans for Council the proposed Larco is starting to dictate to Investments waterfront developers what they development as a have to build, instead of “wonderful project,” negotiating with them, but doesn’t expect the said Crosty. three tall towers in the He points to the recent architect’s drawings to CROSTY decision by council, become reality. led by fellow mayoral The property has been candidate Coun. Jonathan Coté, a parking lot ever since Larco to develop a policy requiring got its first rezoning in the new developments to have at 1990s. least 20 per cent two-bedroom Please see IS IT ‘DEVELOPMENT-BY-VARIANCE?’ A10 units and 10 per cent with three

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crazy. If you have a plan you The latest concept was stick to it.” developed at the urging of the While the Downtown needed city. to be revitalized, her sense is the “That will never be built,” city is going too fast. said Crosty. “I’m just very “The biggest reason I’m skeptical about that whole hearing [the city’s going too situation, and I wonder how fast] is traffic implications. much it cost the city to go out You’re inviting everybody to and promote it. The city should live Downtown on a truck not be in the development route,” she said. “How is it business. I said that about the going to affect people living [Merchant Square office in this dense corridor? tower].”

There are so many people Crosty’s also concerned who have come here, and council is frequently continue to come here, willing to depart from the population is growing its official community in leaps and bounds, and plan (OCP) to satisfy a TRENTADUE the city is not keeping up developer. with it.”

“Development-by-variance” Gavin Palmer, the only one of is something that concerns 21 council candidates who calls some city council candidates Queensborough home, hopes all like Catherine Cartwright. the money New West has spent Two years ago the Sapperton developing an OCP will mean resident unsuccessfully fought council will halt the variance a rezoning to allow expansion requests. of the Elizabeth Fry Society “[The OCP is the] best headquarters down Sherbrooke thing for developers so they Street. She believed it should understand what they’re have been built along Columbia getting into. But when we have Street instead of infringing on wishy-washy decisions they’re the residential neighbourhood. going to challenge [council],” “They’re not [following their said Palmer, who came in 11th own plan],” said Cartwright, out of 17 candidates in the who is seeking a spot on council 2011 election. “One storey or for the first time. “This rezoning a couple of feet is a variance. by variance just makes people When you’re asking for an

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additional 20 storeys that’s a bit greedy and that’s something that should be addressed.”

As a former councillor for the City of North Vancouver, Moody Park resident Mary Trentadue has seen her fair share of development proposals.

“New West has done a good job with density in the traditional ways,” said Trentadue, who is endorsed by the New Westminster and District Labour Council.

“There are other forms of density and development, not necessarily only towers. We could be looking at laneway housing, townhomes, walkups.

Trying to increase mediumsized density as well. For a city to grow appropriately we need to have all forms of density not just high density.

“I always wonder just as a regular resident about the continuing push to build towers. Who lives in them?

That’s something you need to consider.”

She doesn’t agree with Crosty and Cartwright that the city is going too fast. “It depends on what your experience has been.

I don’t think the pace has been outrageous, but it is something that council has to be conscious of,” she said.

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Fog, navigation blamed in Fraser grounding Container ship was headed to Fraser Surrey Docks Jeff Nagel Black Press

Fog and insufficient use of navigational aids are among the reasons a container ship briefly ran aground inside the mouth of the Fraser River earlier this year, according to the Transportation Safety Board.

The 220-metre Cap Blanche was carrying more than 800 containers from Tacoma and had just begun heading up the river to its destination, Fraser Surrey Docks, when it began to turn too quickly and grounded on a silty section of Steveston Bend.

There were no injuries or pollution reported and the crew was able to use thrusters and engine movements to refloat the vessel on the rising tide 30 minutes later.

Reduced visibility of 150 metres due to fog meant the pilot should have frequently cross-checked the vessel’s position and course using multiple navigational aids,

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The GPS position predictor that was used was less accurate than usual because it wasn’t connected to a high quality mobile antenna the pilot normally used, but did not bring that trip.

“If a navigator relies on a single piece of navigational equipment, there is a risk that potential errors or inaccuracies will go undetected,” the report found.

The report also notes silting of the lower Fraser River reduced the width of the navigable channel at Steveston Bend, something the pilot knew but did not tell the non-local crew, who might have helped spot trouble.

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WE ARE COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING RESULTS! ________________________ For the past few years the New Westminster Chamber has reinvented itself. We have been building and setting priorities based on the directions given to us by you, our members and stakeholders. The Chamber engaged in brainstorming and strategic planning sessions that touched every aspect of what we do: from membership development, communications, events, advocacy and economic development.

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New Westminster is a vibrant city, as confirmed during the annual Pride festival.

Welcome to the A-List Welcome to the NewsLeader’s A-List.

This summer, we put the call out to readers, in the form of a survey, asking residents to name some of their favourite shops and services in the city.

The list includes restaurants— with everything from best place for beers on tap, best wine list and best place for fish and chips—to where to get a great facial, a top-notch mechanic, a deal on a used car, or stylish clothes.

It may not be a precise, scientific survey,

but it’s a great way to get a sense of some of the great businesses that are worth visiting in New Westminster.

It will also give you a good start when you’re looking to buy something special, or that expert advice when you’re in need.

If anything, I hope the A-List gives you an even greater appreciation for all the amazing offerings in this city.

Congratulations to all who made this year’s A-List!

—Chris Bryan, Editor

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Favourite Furniture Store ■ Mid Century Modern ■ Lofty Living ■ Champagne Taste Favourite Drycleaner ■ Courtesy Cleaners ■ Star Cleaners ■ Tip Top Cleaners Favourite Garden Centre ■ Gardenworks ■ Lowes ■ Uptown Market Favourite Chiropractor ■ Dr Ann Izard ■ Columbia Integrated Health ■ Fuscaldo Health Favourite Naturopath ■ Dr. Allana Polo ■ Dr. Ardis Krueger ■ Dr. Van Loon Favourite Flower Shop ■ Queen’s Park Florist ■ Uptown Market ■ Bunches and Blooms Favourite Furniture/ Home Décor Store ■ Champagne Taste ■ Brick and Mortar ■ Lofty Living

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John Gaiptman took over as the CEO/ Superintendent of the New Westminster School District (SD40) in February and has already made great strides in strengthening and revitalizing the school district’s operations.

1. How did you get here? As in, what was your teaching path?

I started my career teaching Math and Special Education. Over time, I’ve held many positions including Vice-Principal, Principal, Director of Instruction and Associate Superintendent. I spent twelve years in Greater Victoria as their Superintendent of Schools and for the past eight months, I’ve had the privilege of being Superintendent of Schools for the New Westminster School District.

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From the time that I was in university, I’ve always believed in the importance of creating a sense of community and a sense of belonging. Great teachers and great administrators are able to create a sense of community and a sense of belonging in their classrooms and in their schools.

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Schools superintendent John Gaiptman loves a little basketball.

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Favourite Used Car Lot ■ Key West Ford ■ Kabani Motors ■ My First Car

Favourite AutoBody Shop ■ Morita ■ Gord-Ron ■ Boyd

Favourite Mechanic ■ Hyack Tire ■ Dependable Brake ■ Neighbours Auto

Favourite Hearing ■ Connect Hearing ■ Sears Hearing ■ Simple Hearing

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Favourite Travel Agent ■ Carlson Wagonlit ■ Flight Centre ■ BCAA

Favourite Bank or Credit Union ■ RBC ■ TD ■ Westminster Savings

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Q & A WITH JOHN GAIPTMAN ⫸

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3. Tell us something people might not know about you.

On the weekends, my wife and I can often be found struggling to complete the weekend crossword puzzles at one of New Westminster’s many cafés. It is a weekend ritual that we love to do. Also, I used to play basketball in an Old-timers’ League in Victoria. I really miss playing. I’m not talented but I love the game.

4. Best part of your job?

I love getting into classrooms. I especially enjoy reading and talking to our primary students. When the opportunity arises, I also enjoy teaching or teamteaching a class.

5. Toughest part?

The work, at times, can be difficult but that is true for our support staff, teachers and administration. However, like so many of the wonderful people in our school district, I love what I do and am thankful that I have the opportunity to do what I love doing here in New Westminster. I try to be as consistent as possible. I come to work every day being open, honest and working to the best of my ability. I have no reason to complain. I chose to do this work.

6. Any surprises since coming to New West?

I’m not sure if there have been any surprises but I have certainly have had a steep learning curve.

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6. When not at work, what’s a favourite thing in New West?

I didn’t realize that New Westminster had so much to offer. I enjoy casual dining and some of the best sandwiches I have ever had are made in the diners in New West. I can now walk in to the Coming Home Café and Michael will make me a smoked meat sandwich better than anything you can get in Montreal.

New West is a great city for people like me who choose walking as their mode of transportation. Whether walking from Queen’s Park to Tipperary Park or from Riverwalk to Glenbrook Ravine, I’m always impressed by the vistas and by the architecture. I’m not sure what the budget is for landscaping in New West but I have not seen a city with so many beautiful gardens. Of course, it is always the people that make the city, and the citizens of New Westminster have immense pride in their community.

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7. Anything you want to tell us that we haven’t asked?

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention New West is a great city for sports and music.

The Salmonbellies had a terrific season and they have shown real promise for next year. I have become a big fan of the Hyacks football team. I think Coach Lalji has the players that can win the Provincial Championship. I am also looking forward to the band and choral concerts that will be starting soon. There is always something to do in New Westminster.

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Favourite Cold Beer and Wine Store ■ River’s Reach ■ Moonrakers Pub ■ Paddlewheeler Favourite Laser Hair Removal ■ Medical Esthetics by Katie ■ Head to Toe ■ Columbia Square Medical & Laser Centre Favourite Shopping Centre ■ Royal City Centre ■ Queensborough Landing ■ Metrotown

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Ashley Currie is the Youth Services Coordinator for New Westminster Parks, Culture and Recreation. She oversees and coordinates youth programming and initiatives in New Westminster, and sits on some municipal, inter-municipal and provincial committees, such as the Youth Advisory Committee, the Sexual Exploitation Task Force and the BC Youth Week Committee.

1. Can you tell us a little about what you do?

I hire, support and develop staff, manage the overall Youth Services budget, oversee program operation and development in our four neighbourhoods (East End, Central, West End and Queensborough) as well as the Youth Centre. I also explore possibilities for youth programming and community partnerships that can enhance the youth experience in New Westminster.

2. What’s the best part of your job?

Seeing youth engage and finding meaning in something we are able to provide.

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Favourite Place to Buy Sports Equipment ■ Sportchek ■ Premium Sports ■ Caps Favourite Fitness/Gym ■ Dynamic Fitness ■ Canada Games Pool ■ Survivor Fitness Favourite Yoga Studio ■ Oxygen Yoga ■ Dancing Cat Yoga Studio ■ Bikram Yoga

3. Have their been any surprises?

Many! I think one of the biggest ones is realizing that our Youth Centre has more than 2,000 members (and youth have to be 13-18 to attend the Youth Centre). In a city as small as New West, that speaks volumes about the amazing staff team, as well as the quality programming and engagement that has been happening here the past four years.

Favourite Martial Arts Studio ■ Red Tiger ■ Hawkes ■ Tashu Karate

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Q&A with Ashley Currie ⫸

4. What’s your favourite thing about New West youth?

5. Anything you want to tell us that we haven’t asked?

They are vibrant, creative, and want to make things happen… within Youth Services and without. The Momentum Arts Movement, Ecofest, Renew Crew, the Sundown Music Festival… all these events are supported and developed by youth for youth and the community.

I’m astounded at what small groups of youth can create with adult support and mentorship.

So many people speak about how “youth are the future,” which is very true. However, I think we often overlook the merit and unique lens that youth can bring to the “right here and now.”

There is so much that they can contribute and offer when given a chance and an opportunity.

I get to see it every day!

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1. Can you tell us a little about what you do with the city?

We curate international art exhibitions for the city. We also organize artist’s talks and some programmes connected to these exhibitions.

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discussion. We choose the artists and works of art… then we contact institutions and lenders around the world and organize the shipment of works to New Westminster. We design the exhibition space and graphics and manage the installations and technology. We are just beginning to work with a wonderful group of volunteers who will be taking on an increasingly greater role in the gallery.

Our exhibitions change every 10 weeks; it’s a fast turnover so don’t miss the chance to visit!

2. Can you explain a bit about your current exhibit?

Musicircus brings together a small but extraordinary group of international artists who explore music and music-making in very different ways. We have a piano transformed into a haunting portrait that responds to heat and movement. The magnificent Video Quartet, by Christian Marclay of London, is a 40-foot-long, four-screen video work that creates music from film clips.

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Q&A with the curators of the New Media Gallery ⫸

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He was recently named one of the “Ten most important artists of today”

by Newsweek and is one of Time magazine’s “Time 100.” The third piece is from Vancouver artist Tim Lee: String Quartet, Op. 1, Glenn Gould, 1955.

It is a fascinating four-screen video work that re-creates a key moment in Canadian musical history—but there is an interesting catch! Finally, there is UK Signal-to-Noise who have dismantled and reconstructed dead technology to produce an unconventional instrument that plays with memory and time.

3. What has public reaction been like so far?

Fantastic! Beyond what we expected.

To our delight, many visitors seem to have fallen in love with the exhibition and the gallery (not to mention the building)!

Since opening we have met literally thousands of visitors face to face. Gallery attendance is excellent when compared to other galleries. Wouldn’t it be great if we could punch above the national average and have the highest per capita attendance?

4. What’s the best part of your job?

There are so many. Workng with artists—definitely a highlight. Meeting people who come into the gallery. One

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We’ve learned never to judge a book by its cover. The most unlikely visitor will inevitably be the one who loves or understands a work of art at the deepest level.

6. Can you give us some hints about what’s coming next at the gallery?

We’re excited! Our next exhibition is called Biometric. The public reception is Dec. 4. Before the reception we’ll have a talk by Julie Rrap, a major figure in Australian art. We’re thrilled about how this exhibition is shaping up. It presents portraiture in a world transformed by technology. The artists explore the physicality of the face and body, how it ages and changes. There are DNA portraits and portraits that explore what it means to be measured, analysed and understood as human. We have portraits that ask what being human actually means. The works are poignant, provocative and completely fascinating.

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A30 NewsLeader Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Pay more for Columbia River, says Bennett

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

Energy Minister Bill Bennett caused a stir at a conference on the Columbia River treaty with a speech calling for the U.S. government to pay more for the power and flood protection they receive.

Bennett was in Spokane last week to address the Columbia River Basin Transboundary Conference. In an interview after

his speech, he said it was the first time B.C. has laid out its expectations for the 50-year-old treaty.

“I didn’t get any discourteous responses from the audience, but I think there were definitely a few people who were a bit shocked,” Bennett said. “I think there are a lot of folks here in the U.S. who think that the $150 million we get is more than what we should get each year, and I said I don’t think

it’s nearly enough.”

The annual payment represents half the value of electricity generated downstream of dams on the Columbia River. After the treaty took effect in 1964, BC Hydro constructed the Mica, Duncan and Hugh Keenleyside dams on the Columbia system, with the help of a $275 million payment from the U.S. government.

The treaty was reached by

Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower after devastating floods in 1948 that destroyed the community of Vanport, Ore. On the B.C. side, the flood left most of the lower part of Trail B.C. underwater and destroyed crops at Creston.

Bennett said both the cost of the dams to B.C. farmland and wetlands, and the value of flood control to the U.S., are not well

recognized south of the border.

“The people on our side of the border really want us to get some more resources to enhance fish and wildlife and agriculture in Canada,” he said.

The treaty has no expiry date, but contains a provision that either side can give 10 years’ notice to cancel it. B.C. announced last March that it wants to continue the treaty and discuss the terms.

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Darrell Fox said the declaration will encourage volunteers who organize Terry Fox runs, who have raised $650 million in the past 34 years.

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Halloween is bigger than Christmas at the Aravena household on Elford Street, in Burnaby just steps from the New West border.

That’s when Chico Aravena and his two sons, Kyano and Chayann, get to dole out gifts of ghastly ghouls to neighbours and visitors to the fantastically frightening graveyards, wicked workshops and giant spider’s web that occupy the entire backyard for three weeks leading up Halloween The display has been a seasonal fixture for more than 15 years, growing by a few chilling characters and spooky scenarios every year.

“It’s like a hobby for us,” said Chico, who estimates there are now almost 500 severed heads, dismembered pirates, monsters, evil scientists and axe murderers populating his backyard.

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brainstorming the display in September and then spend a couple of weeks assembling it.

They keep it fresh by adding new elements, including animated characters, a smoke machine, and scary sounds.

The trio dresses up in disquieting costumes every evening to bring lurid life to their creation.

Sometimes their hair-raising hijinx catch unwitting passersby by surprise, as the last thing they expect on their traverse of the Cariboo Heights neighbourhood is a genuine house of horrors.

Even Chico admits he sometimes gets creeped out after the last visitors have left for the evening and he’s walking through the grim garden, turning off various lights and special effects.

But mostly the Halloween display is a lot of fun. Chico said they’ll tone down the

horror when lots of younger children are present so they’re not traumatized. And a fistful of candy can go a long way to soothe any frayed nerves.

• The Aravenas’ Halloween house is at 7710 Elford St., where it meets Holmes. It operates nightly until Halloween when there will be followed by a fireworks display.

ABOVE: Chico Aravena has been scaring neighbours and visitors to this Elford Street home for more than 15 years with an elaborate Halloween display that includes more than 400 scary characters.

LEFT: Kyano Aravena, 13, has been helping his dad Chico scare the neighbours and visitors to their Elford Street home for most of his life.

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The possible beginnings of Halloween traditions October 31st is nearly here, and soon the streets will be filled with costumed revelers eager to get their share of the free-flowing candy and other prizes. Year after year, trick-or-treaters don their costumes and parade from home to home. But have you ever wondered where this and other traditions began?

The custom of wearing costumes has its roots in keeping evil spirits at bay.

Costumes and masks were meant to confuse and frighten evil spirits.

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Trick-or-treating and wearing costumes seem like odd traditions to those unaccustomed to Halloween. Halloween customs are actually a blend of Celtic, Catholic, Pagan, and ancient Roman traditions. It is thought that Halloween celebrations date back to roughly 800 to 600 BC, when they originally were observances of the harvest season and nature before the arrival of winter, which marked the barren state of the landscape. The Celtic festival of Samhain was a major influence on modern day Halloween.

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On October 31, Celts also believed the door to the underworld was opened and could let in deceased spirits. Feasts were held and placesettings were left for deceased relatives, as they were believed to return home for a visit. In addition to friendly spirits, mean spirts also could cross over. Bonfires were lit to ward off spirits, and extra candles would be used in homes and churches to keep evil away.

CLOak Of safEty Even the custom of wearing costumes has its roots in keeping evil spirits at bay. Costumes and masks were worn to confuse bad spirits and frighten them so that they could not bestow misfortune on the more fortunate. People also wore masks and ventured out after dark so that envious ghosts who were cold and outside could not recognize residents of warm and inviting homes. a bLENd Of traditiONs

The trick-or-treating custom may have blended origins. Druids believed the dead would play tricks on mankind during Samhain, causing destruction and panic. To appease the spirits, people would give the dead food and other treats.

Another custom, called “souling,” can be linked to Halloween as well. Early Christians would walk from village to village asking for “soul cakes,” which were square pieces of bread with currants. The more cakes received, the more prayers the faithful would promise to say on behalf of the dead relatives of the cake donors to expedite a soul’s passage to heaven.

Irish trick-or-treating customs may be traced back to collecting supplies door-to-door for the festival of St. Columbkille.

Halloween revelry is full of traditions passed on through the ages.

Children aged 12 years and younger, in costume and accompanied by an adult are invited to Trick or Treat at participating merchants.

No early tricksters, please.

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That’s when Seymour led the Hyacks past the Belmont Bulldogs 24-6 to improve the squad’s B.C. AAA high school Western Conference record to 4-2. They are 6-2 against B.C. competition.

On Belmont’s first drive of the game, Seymour snagged an interception with one hand and returned it 76 yards for a touchdown. In the final minute of the first half he caught a 21-yard touchdown toss from quarterback Mackenzie Ratcliffe. Seymour finished the game with five catches for 92 yards.

“Matt Seymour had a great bounce back game. He was very upset with his performance last week (a 31-6 loss Oct. 17 to Vancouver College at Mercer Stadium) and showed once again that he’s a special player,” said Hyacks head coach Farhan Lalji.

Seymour’s spectacular plays weren’t the only big ones of the game for New West.

Tyrone Morgan had a 61-yard touchdown run on the Hyacks’ first play from scrimmage. He finished the game with 112 yards on 12 carries.

Wayne Palmer contributed a 31-yard field goal in the second quarter.

“It was a quality win against a good opponent. Our offence could have been better in the second half, but you have to give credit to Belmont, they were well coached and well prepared. If they had any depth their record (1-4) would be a lot different,” said Lalji.

The Hyacks complete their regular season Saturday by going to Tsawwassen to play the South Delta Sun Devils (5-1).

As well as a battle for playoff positioning, the two teams will be competing for the Kushnir Boot, named after Bill Kushnir who coached at both schools.

“I’m sure they’ll be very motivated after their game this week (a 44-7 loss to the Mt. Douglas Rams from Victoria who are 6-0 in the conference),” said Lalji. “They’ve shown all season that they’re an explosive, legit team. We’ve had some great battles for the Kushnir Boot with them, and now the stakes will be even higher.”

Jeff Lugtu was once again a defensive stalwart for New West making 10 tackles and collecting a quarterback sack.

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But in the third quarter New West tied it when Ben Tjernagel scored on a 42-yard punt return and Lucas Sabau added a second TD on a two-yard quarterback sneak.

The Timberwolves scored on the subsequent drive but Trew Dancey blocked the convert.

In the fourth quarter, Josh Olango forced a fumble for the Hyacks that Dancey recovered which led to Sammy Sidhu scoring on a four-yard run in the final minute of the game.

Ben Takaro’s extra point was the difference.

To seal the deal, Dancey sacked Bateman’s QB on the game’s final play.

On offence, Olango finished with 150 rushing yards.

The against the Panthers will have first place and a first-round playoff bye on the line.

with knowledge of local lakes, Laing figured Team Mustang wasn’t one of the favourites.

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Provincial hammer may force cities into IHIT No move afoot to regionalize police forces: Anton Jeff Nagel Black Press

The B.C. government is readying a legislative hammer that could force holdout cities to join integrated regional policing units that investigate murders and other crimes across multiple jurisdictions.

A Police Act amendment tabled in the Legislature last week would empower the province to compel Metro Vancouver cities like Vancouver, Delta and West Vancouver to join and help fund the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) rather than use separate municipal homicide squads.

The move also follows the collapse of a regional crime unit in Greater Victoria, which, like the Lower Mainland, is policed by a patchwork of separate municipal police forces and RCMP detachments.

Justice Minister Suzanne Anton said no decisions have been made when asked

if she intends to require universal participation in IHIT or other integrated units.

“IHIT is of interest to me,” she said, adding the legislation could also be used to revive the failed Victoria unit, from which several municipalities had withdrawn.

Anton stressed she wants to work with cities, not force change on them.

“It is a hammer but it’s not intended to be used as a hammer,” Anton said. “Most of the time you want this to be done cooperatively, not by the minister requiring it.”

Delta Mayor Lois Jackson said her main concerns with compulsory IHIT membership would be the significant increased cost as well as the potential loss of top Delta Police investigators who would then spend most of their time working elsewhere in the region.

“We have to look at how many, how much, what it’s going to entail and are our best and brightest going to be leaving the community,” Jackson said. “We’re

RCMP and ambulance attend a murder in Burnaby last month. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is responsible for investigating homicides, high-risk missing persons and suspicious deaths. IHIT is an integrated team with collaboration from the RCMP, Abbotsford, Port Moody and New Westminster police departments.

concerned about paying a great deal of money to have our officers in the service and not receive the benefit.”

Missing Women Inquiry Commissioner Wally Oppal in 2012 recommended the creation of a full regional police force, suggesting one would have caught serial killer Robert Pickton years earlier, saving the lives of some of his victims.

Oppal’s report warned further use of integrated teams would merely “prop up a broken system.”

But the province counters it has made significant changes to policing in response to the inquiry, including the launch this year of a new 24-hour Real Time Intelligence Centre that pools information and coordinates the response in the critical early hours of a fresh investigation.

Anton said she’s not looking at full police regionalization right now, but she is “very interested” in speaking to municipalities that are

voluntarily interested in amalgamating their police forces into a partial regional or sub-regional force.

The province’s main reform focus has been on expanding use of integrated teams to take advantage of specialized officers and equipment and ensure a coordinated response to crime that crosses municipal, provincial or international borders.

SFU criminologist Rob Gordon, an advocate of

regional policing, said he doesn’t expect any dramatic move from the province to merge forces.

“Quite clearly the government at this point has no appetite for doing what Wally Oppal recommended they do in the two metropolitan areas and particularly in Metro Vancouver,” he said.

“So this inefficient and balkanized policing system we have will continue.”

Some municipalities, including Delta, willingly pay more than their neighbours to fund a larger force to provide no-calltoo-small-policing and they fear they will end up paying disproportionately more into integrated teams.

“Should one community be subsidizing the other?

I’m not so sure about that,” said Jackson.

IHIT is based in Surrey’s new E division headquarters with 105 staff, including 80 officers.

Three municipal forces – Abbotsford, New Westminster and Port Moody – are part of IHIT. jnagel@blackpress.ca

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Families of Early New Westminster: the Herring Memorial Symposium: Everyone is welcome t o l e a r n ab o u t New Westminster history and g enealog ical research, particularly those pursuing research on the first families through archival documents, photos and family treasures. When: Saturday, Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Glenbrook Park Amenities C e n t re, 7 6 Ja m i e s o n Court, New Westminster.

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Email newsroom@newwestnewsleader.com New We s t m i n s t e r Symphony Orchestra: The orchestra is marking its 100th year with a season-opening concert led by Maestro Jin “Jack” Zhang. Repertoire will include works by Wagner, Grieg, Shostakovich, and Berlioz, and will feature violist Manti Poon. When: Sunday, Nov. 2, 2 p.m.

Where: Massey Theater, 8th Street and 8th Avenue, New Westminster. Cost: By donation at the door.

Living on the Flats Burnaby’s Crabtown and Vancouver’s Blenheim F l at s : Speakers from Burnaby Village Museum and Burnaby Archives will explore the history of these fascinating neighbourhoods along the waterfront. Free but space is limited. When: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 7-8 p.m. Where: McGill branch library, 4595 Albert St., Burnaby. Register: www.

bpl.bc.ca/events/, or 604299-8955.

Burnaby Rhododendron and Garden Society: The next BRAGS meeting will feature a presentation on Wisley Garden by Margaret Cadwaldr. Refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome.

When: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 7 p.m.

Where: Discovery Room, Burnaby Village Museum, Canada Way at Deer Lake Ave. (Sperling). Info: brags. ca C o un t r y M ar ket an d Christmas Bazaar: The CWL of St. Theresa’s Parish in Burnaby hosts its annual Country Market and Christmas Bazaar featuring a tea room and raffle tickets while shopping for Christmas gifts. When: Saturday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: St. Theresa’s church, Canada Way and Fulwell Street, Burnaby.

Craft Sale & Tea: Century House Association offers an afternoon tea and browsing the white elephant area, bake sale, books, jewelry, pottery, crafts, quilting and raffles. When: Saturday, Nov. 8, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Century House, 620 Eighth St., New Westminster.

S t . Pe t e r ’s C a t h o l i c Women’s League BAZAAR: Silent auction, baking table, jewellery booth, knitting and sewing booth and Christmas booth. When: Saturday, Nov. 8, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Parish Hall, 330 Royal Ave., New Westminster.

Christmas Tea and Bazaar: When: Saturday, Nov. 8, 12:30 to 3 p.m. Where: Knox Presbyterian Church, 403 East Columbia St., New Westminster.

Annual Fall Tea and Bazaar: Mt. Zion’s Lutheran Church Women’s group presents the annual fall tea and bazaar featuring afternoon tea with home baking, bake table, craft table and more.

When: Saturday, Nov. 8, 2 to 4 p.m. Where: Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Lower Hall, 930 Cumberland St., New Westminster.

Craft Fair: Hosted by the Fraternal order of Eagles, Ladies Auxiliary. When: Saturday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: CAW Hall, 707 12th St., New Westminster.

Perogy Sale: Ukrainian perogy, cabbage rolls and borscht sale. When: Friday, Oct. 31, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: Holy Eucharist Church Hall, 4th Avenue and 5th Street, New West.

Info: 604-526-0988 or Hall 604-522-7711 .

Antonia Hirsch: Negative Space: An exhibition of new work by the Berlinbased artist, writer and editor that investigates the interrelation of inner and outer worlds. When: Until Dec. 13. Where: SFU Gallery, A ca d e m i c Qua d ra n g l e 3004, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby. Info: www. sfugalleries.ca, 778-7824266 or sfugallery@sfu.ca.

Call for Submissions: The Arts Council of New Westminster is calling for submissions for the Anvil Centre Community Art Space. The format would be “fake” album covers, bringing creative and modern approaches to the historical medium of album art. Deadline: Nov. 7, 5 p.m.

Exhibition would run Nov. 20 to Jan. 16. Info: info@ artscouncilnewwest.org.

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Reporting to the publisher, the editor/reporter will be instrumental in guiding the overall strategic direction of the Agassiz Harrison Observer. The successful candidate will possess above average leadership skills, will be a strong communicator, pay attention to detail and can work under pressure in a deadline driven environment.

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The Lemare Group is accepting resumes for the following positions: • Hooktenders • Processor Operators • 980 Dryland Sort Operator • Boom Man • Heavy Duty Mechanics • Grapple Yarder Operator • Off Highway Logging Truck Drivers • Coastal Certified Hand Fallers • Hand Buckers Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to office@lemare.ca

Valley Traffic Systems is a dynamic construction related company located in North Langley. A full time customer service/dispatcher is required immediately in a fast paced construction office dealing with key clients over the phone, dispatching personnel, answering phones and general office duties as required. Good phone mannerisms and computer knowledge are required.

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Van-Kam Freightways Ltd. has a part time Cross Dock position that is responsible for: 1) All LTL (less than truckload) freight is cross docked 2) Schedules depart on time 3) High level of load factor 4) Quality loading to minimize damages The successful candidate(s) will be working in a high pressure, high volume atmosphere with critical time frames and must be available to work morning shifts.

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