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Hyack to stage Show & Shine BIA had decided to drop event from lineup

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Work continues on the new Fraser River Middle School on Monday. The New Westminster school district is trying to determine whether it should delay the school’s planned opening, set for this fall, to ensure it’s entirely completed before teachers and students move in. See STORY on page A3

Union raises train safety alarm Cellphone video captures engine operating without proper lights on Grant Granger

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A locked-out union is claiming a cellphone video raises red flags about safety of the operation of the New Westminster-based Southern Railway of B.C. (SRY) by its managers.

CUPE 7000 released a 30-second clip showing a train going through a crossing near the Annacis Channel

bridge without its headlights or and get back to the bargaining table. front ditchlights on despite thick fog “That’s a clear violation of the and darkness. The video was taken rules,” said CUPE 7000 president Tuesday, Jan. 13 just after 6 p.m.

Bill Magri. “If it had been one of The union, which our members they represents 126 would have been workers locked out disciplined. It was Bill Magri, CUPE 7000 by the company egregious.”

If it had been one of our Jan. 3, says the Magri also members they would have incident violated outlined another been disciplined. federal operating incident at the rules. It also said it has reported Quayside Drive crossing on Sunday, other incidents to the B.C. Safety Jan. 11. He said a dangerous Authority since the lockout began goods car was dragged—with its showing SRY should park its trains hand brakes on—across the bridge

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The Royal City Show & Shine will get to keep strutting its stuff.

The Hyack Festival Association is taking over the annual classic car show from the Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Association.

The BIA decided late last year to stop producing the event it had been staging every July for 15 years. During the Show & Shine, Columbia Street was closed from Fourth to Eighth streets and attracted more than 100,000 spectators to Downtown New West.

However, the board of directors determined it could no longer justify the amount of time spent on the event by its staff. They felt the return for its membership wasn’t nearly as good as it was for its highly successful food truck street festival which the BIA introduced in August 2013. The Columbia StrEAT Fest took 20 per cent of the time to produce compared to the Show & Shine and BIA members got more benefit out of it.

Please see SHOW, A3

A2 NewsLeader Wednesday, January 21, 2015

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CITYPAGE NOTICE OF EXCHANGE OF LAND Monday, January 26, 2015 – 7:00 p.m.

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

Marco D’Agostini (Senior Heritage Planner with the City of Vancouver) on Vancouver’s Heritage Action Plan.

Thursday, January 22, 2015 7:00pm Council Chambers New Westminster City Hall 511 Royal Ave Mr. D’Agostini will provide an overview of the Vancouver Heritage Action Plan and insight into Vancouver’s heritage/character house demolition discussion.

The presentation will be about 20 -25 minutes with time afterward for questions and discussion. Please join us. For further information, please contact Heritage Planner Julie Schueck at 604.527.4556 or visit www.newwestcity.ca/qpnhs.

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COUNCIL MEETINGS Monday, January 26, 2015 3:00 pm Committee of the Whole Council Chamber 7:00 pm Regular Council Council Chamber Please note that council meetings are now video streamed online at www.newwestcity.ca.

MEND: WHERE FAMILIES GET FIT AND HEALTHY FOR FREE MEND is a fun, free healthy lifestyle program that empowers children and their families to become fitter and healthier through sessions that promote healthy eating and physical activity.

January 25 – April 1, 2015 Wednesdays 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Sundays 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Centennial Community Centre, 65 East Sixth Ave; Olivet Baptist Church, 613 Queen’s Ave FREE (barcode #13992) Who can participate?

Families with children 7-13 years who are above a healthy weight. Sessions run twice a week for 10 weeks.

By attending MEND, families learn: (a) The lands being exchanged are equal portions of the lands at 300 Salter Street - Lot 3, District Lot 757, Group 1 and Part of the Foreshore and Bed of Annacis Channel of Fraser River and Dyke Reserve New Westminster District Plan LMP38387, Except Plans BCP19020, BCP37929, EPP26747 and EPP35804 (PID 024-190-331) and the City’s foreshore parcel – Lot 100, District Lot 757, Group 1 and Part of the Foreshore and Bed of Annacis Channel of the Fraser River New Westminster District Plan BCP19020, Except Plan EPP35804 (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 Phase 6 (part of 300 Salter Street) which is owned by Port Royal Village Developments and will involve the exchange of 735.3 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.

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TRANS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE EXPANSION TOWN HALL MEETING HOSTED BY THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER Thursday, January 22nd, 2015 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Anvil Centre (777 Columbia St., New Westminster) Please join us at our Town Hall meeting to discuss Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion proposal. The proposed petroleum pipeline would triple the capacity of the existing pipeline, which would be relocated from central Coquitlam to a location next to the Brunette River. The Town Hall will be held on the evening of January 22nd and will feature a panel of industry experts who will present on the topic. There will also be a moderated question and answer period for the audience.

For more information, please visit www.newwestcity.ca.

This event will be live streamed and the live stream video will be available after the event at www.newwest.tv. Web viewers can also ask questions on Twitter using the hashtag #pipelineNW

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Middle school opening may be delayed District looking to delay until September 2016 Grant Granger

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The opening of Fraser River Middle School may be delayed for a year.

New Westminster superintendent/ CEO John Gaiptman said he is concerned it won’t be completed to the district’s satisfaction in time for its scheduled opening of September 2015. While an occupancy permit might be obtainable by then it might not be an environment conducive to learning, he said.

Gaiptman declined to explain why the middle school appears behind schedule.

“The reasons aren’t important.

What is it going to look like when Sept. 2 rolls around is. They’ve (contractors Yellowridge Design Build) never given me a reason, but they’re still saying it will be done on time.”

So Gaiptman has been collecting the thoughts of his senior administration, teachers and parents on what Plan B should be.

No one wants an opening midway through the school year. And they’re not too thrilled about a repeat of the Qayqayt elementary opening that happened this past September.

“Nothing has been decided,” said Gaiptman. “We’ll have to make a decision sooner than later … I need to make sure that everything is conducive to learning, and if not then (September 2015) then I have to weigh the pros and cons to delay.”

Gaiptman said one movie that keeps playing over and over in his head was his tour of Qayqayt last Labour Day weekend. He doesn’t want to see a sequel to that horror show. Although the district had an occupancy permit for Qayqayt— which replaced John Robson elementary where the middle school is currently being built—he wasn’t comfortable with what he saw.

But the teachers strike, although unwanted by the district, came to

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ABOVE: Schools superintendent John Gaiptman (shown in this December photo) has doubts that Fraser River Middle School will be ready for its scheduled opening in September.

RIGHT: A rendering of the new school.

the rescue. It lasted three weeks into the school year giving the builders, Yellowridge Design Build, and the district more time to get it ready.

One advantage over last year is the district is currently doing without the middle school and could continue doing so for another year. Status quo wasn’t an option last year because Robson had been demolished and there would have been no place for Qayqayt’s 500 students.

One of those Gaiptman consulted was Qayqayt parent advisory council chair Serena Trachta, who also happens to be an architect.

“My take on it was I was thrilled he was being proactive. He was having this conversation in January and not August,” said Trachta.

She passed on the news to the PAC on Wednesday. They preferred delaying the middle school opening

to September 2016 over opening it with kids and construction crews bumping into each other. Moving into an incomplete structure causes stress for students, parents, teachers and administration, she said.

“Our parents just got through watching Qayqayt slowly coming to fruition,” said Trachta. “Without the strike the building would not have been ready. We made the best of the situation, we did the best we could.”

Moving in during the school year is vigorously opposed by PAC members. “People would just have a conniption. It’s not even on the table,” said Trachta.

Gaiptman said delaying the opening for a year would not affect

the possible start of construction for replacing New Westminster secondary.

He also vowed to ensure a deferral wouldn’t affect the district’s bottom line. “In order for this to work this has to be cost neutral for the district,” said Gaiptman.

Yellowridge will also be building a new school district office beside Fraser River Middle School, but it’s a wood structure so Gaiptman isn’t as concerned about its progress. The district’s current lease at Columbia Square, which also houses its alternate secondary and adult programs, is set to expire Oct. 31. Having its own office space is expected to save the district about $700,000 a year.

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Shortly after the organization’s announcement Hyack approached the BIA with a proposal which the board has decided to accept, said a BIA press release. It also stated the BIA would help in the transition of the Show & Shine to Hyack.

“The BIA is committed to ensuring we set the Hyack Festival Association up for success and will therefore work closely with them during the planning stages,” said the release. “We believe that the Show & Shine is a good fit for the Hyack Festival Association mandate and we are grateful they have stepped up to continue its legacy. With their experience producing community events, we are confident they will continue 15 years of Show & Shine tradition successfully to further benefit our community as a whole.”

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Moody Park corner going to the dogs Top choice made for new off-leash area Grant Granger

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WEST END RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION MEETING Tuesday, January 27, 2015 7:00 pm Unity in Action Church, 1630 Edinburgh Street Agenda items include a presentation from New Westminster Police Inspector Phil Eastwood who will be seeking input on the current police service and suggestions for future planning; a response on our request to the City to protect public green space; and the status of the Stewardson Way crosswalk construction.

Please bring your questions, ideas and concerns to our meeting and find out what’s going on in your neighbourhood.

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A corner of Moody Park is about to go to the dogs.

An 1,850-square -metre portion of the park at Sixth Avenue and Eighth Street has been recommended as the place to put an off-leash dog area.

It’s the preferred pick of the 212 who participated in a survey.

And it was the top choice of the city’s parks and recreation committee, as well as the parks and recreation department.

But not all city councillors.

The mostly treed triangular area is bordered by Sixth Avenue and the diagonal pedestrian path that cuts through Moody Park between Eighth and Tenth streets.

It was the largest of Courtesy City of New westmiNster the three shortlisted, The chosen location for the new off-leash area at Moody Park is shown in light blue in is naturally separated the bottom right-hand corner of the image, near the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Eighth Street. from other areas of the park and is lit, said a report to on the other side of the path people thought it would clash council. It also had the support nestled between Century House, with existing park uses. of half of those who wanted an the playground and the soccer Parks and recreation off-leash area. field. It was supported by 32 per community development While Couns. Chuck cent (61) of those surveyed. manager Diane Perry said the Puchmayr, Patrick Johnstone Both Harper and Trentadue preferred option’s area would and Lorrie Williams liked the preferred the least-favoured not butt up against the park’s location, Couns. Bill Harper survey option, a 930-squaremain entrance. She said the and Mary Trentadue did not. metre L-shaped area fencing won’t be chain link but They said it was too close surrounding two sides of the likely wrought iron. to the kids playground, the outdoor lacrosse box at Eighth She said at the option next spray park, the main park and Eighth because it’s unused to the lacrosse box, there was entrance and the street. The space. a fear balls banging off walls playground’s proximity was why Like Harper did initially, might scare some dogs. Perry they also opposed the second10 per cent (21 respondents) added the terrain is boggy with most favoured choice. It’s an surveyed did not want a dog bad drainage.

1,130-square-metre option area at all. Most of those Parks and rec director Dean Gibson said no trees would be lost by the preferred option, which he noted that although JOB OPTIONS BC URBAN OLDER it’s the largest of the WORKERS PROGRAM NEW WESTMINSTER three choices it would be Gain the skills, training and confidence you need to find the second smallest offemployment. This free 11-week program consists of group-based leash area in the city. classroom activities that provide employability and job search skills “This has been a long upgrading, certification training, work experience placement and process. It’s been years, follow-up support. and I would say very Eligibility requirements: intense in the last three • 55+ years of age and unemployed years,” said Puchmayr.

• A resident of New Westminster Gibson and Perry • Not currently on EI or within the last three years said they would be • Legally entitled to work in Canada • Not currently a student happy to come back with design details for Next class starts Feb. 2.

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Moody Park will be the city’s eighth off-leash dog area.

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‘It’s serious. It’s a rule violation’ “It’s serious, it’s a rule violation.”

SRY president Frank Butzelaar The discipline was the same as if said Magri’s assertions are false. it had been a union employee, said “Managers are operating safely,” Butzelaar. said Butzelaar.

No negotiations have been held He said the public was not at risk since the lockout began. “We still in the Annacis Island incident. It want to talk, they don’t. They’re the came about because ones that have to make the the train switched call,” said Magri. video-online] directions with the “We’re prepared [to locomotive previously resume talks] as soon as the newwestnewsleader.com at the back end of union says it’s ready,” said the train taking over Butzelaar. pulling it, said Butzelaar. He added SRY has managed to handle about a manager riding at the front of the 50 per cent of its business during the train quickly advised the engineer stoppage. the lights were off. The company “We’re managing quite well,” said discussed the incident with the Butzelaar. engineer who acknowledged it, and it “We’re getting the job done. We won’t happen again, said Butzelaar. knew it wouldn’t be easy, but at the continued from FRONT PAGE

same time the job’s getting done.”

Butzelaar has maintained the lockout was necessary for SRY, which shuffles goods from Burnaby to the Fraser Valley, to reduce costs because it is a small company competing against many larger corporations.

Magri has taken exception to SRY’s portrayal of itself.

“They may be a small company here in New Westminster but they’re owned by a very large group of companies and (Montana billionaire) Dennis Washington being on the Forbes list. He has more money than some small countries,” said Magri.

“He had his private rail car in New Westminster last year and was riding around like a kid on a toy train set.

I’m not buying it.”

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The charges included damaging 129 vehicles in New Westminster’s West End and in Burnaby in November.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

Missing the Target

LAST WEEK:

Last Thursday morning, the 17,000 Target employees working for the company in Canada found out they will be losing their jobs.

Target’s U.S. parent announced it planned to close all 133 stores, including the one at Metropolis at Metrotown. The closure comes just two years after Target opened to great fanfare in Canada, after taking over most Zellers stores and their leases.

In years to come, Target’s advance and retreat in Canada will likely be used as a classic textbook case study in business schools. The company had a good reputation in Canada before it opened a single store here, given that many Canadians live near the border and regularly shopped at U.S. Target stores.

It decided to take over an existing chain that had a loyal core of shoppers, close down those stores and lay off all employees. It then completely renovated them, and opened a large number of stores all across the country, all at once. This is something that no other U.S. retailer who has made the trek north has done.

Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s and Costco all entered the Canadian market gradually. They appear to have done well.

They learned the challenges of doing business here, including the higher cost of distributing to fewer, more widely scattered stores.

They learned Canadian shopping habits are different than those of Americans.

Target got off to a bad start.

Inventory at many stores was spotty. Prices were higher than shoppers expected. The chain never recovered.

Target’s closure isn’t good news for its Canadian employees.

But it does show the importance of meeting consumers’ expectations.

Companies that forget that fundamental lesson won’t stay in business.

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Canadians, for better and worse When Jamie Bacon and company were spreading their brand of drug-related violence throughout Abbotsford in 2008 and ’09, there were plenty of suggestions as to what should be done with them, but sending them “back to where they came from” was not among them.

It would have been a ridiculous suggestion, because the Bacons “came” from here.

They’re Canadians. Patently bad ones, but Canadians nevertheless.

One of them is actually past tense; shot and killed a few years ago. Live a violent life, odds are you die a violent death.

But to the present…

For the past several months, there have been ongoing violent altercations between groups of young men in a west Abbotsford neighbourhood.

It’s not entirely clear what these guys are fighting about.

Vengeance for perceived past transgressions? Dominance over territory? Just young ego and testosterone?

Whatever is at the core, the

Andrew Holota nature of the violence has been escalating. The confrontations have gone beyond physical scuffles and fights, although those continue.

Recent incidents have seen cars torched, and a gun dropped during a temple parking lot brawl. That weapon turned out to be a pellet gun, but it looked extremely real.

The situation is of serious concern to the police, the residents of the neighbourhoods involved, and the community in general.

No one wants bands of troublemakers sowing mayhem in their town.

And this isn’t the first time local streets have festered with violence perpetrated by groups of rivals, hence Jamie Bacon and

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company come to mind.

Yet there is a major difference between that prime example and the current situation.

The Bacon brothers are white.

Thus, deportation is not among the simple solutions of the lessthan-nimble public thinkers.

The current combatants are primarily brown – therefore: “send them back to where they came from.”

“If they don’t want to live by Canadian laws, then leave.”

Social media and online comments are littered with those vapid statements whenever lawbreaking involves individuals who are not white.

It’s blatant racism.

There may be an odd exception, but I’m guessing the majority of the youth involved in the incidents were born and raised in Canada, to parents who are either citizens themselves, or have permanent resident status.

Those young people “came from” here. They are Canadian citizens. Bad ones, but citizens nonetheless, and Canadian citizenship by birth cannot be

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Should commission of a criminal offence have been grounds for deportation, for the past century or so tens of thousands of misbehaving Canadian citizens would have been shipped back to Britain, Scotland, France, Germany, Ukraine, Russia, Sweden, etc.

After all, that’s where many of us first- and second-generation Canadians “came from.”

But in the narrow minds of some, it’s different if the miscreants come from India, Pakistan, Vietnam, China, Uganda, or any other nonCaucasian country.

Fortunately, regardless of skin colour or ethnicity, all Canadian citizens are subject to Canadian laws ... including those who disrespect and break them.

Sitting in their prison cells, the two surviving Bacon brothers could speak to that.

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I’ve been following the debate between the “Yes” side and the “No” side in the transportation funding referendum with some interest.

In terms of the proposed way to fund the transportation infrastructure improvements being called for, I believe that the fairest method to pay for it would be a way that all users of transportation infrastructure would have a hand in paying for it.

Whether drivers, transit users, or businesses and industries that utilize the transportation network—and yes, even consumers. As a society, we all benefit from efficient transit and transportation networks.

So I do support the use of an increase in the Provincial Sales Tax as the best way to fund those projects, as well as supporting the majority of the projects proposed.

So naturally, you would think that I would be voting “Yes.” Guess again.

TransLink is broken. Aside from the “Mayors Council” there’s zero accountability on TransLink’s behalf to the

with, and even though I support the ideals and proposed projects being put forward in this referendum, and the funding model for it, I’m voting “No.” Dave Lundy New Westminster

VIEWS OF LONG-TIME RESIDENTS IGNORED Re: Fourth tower at the bottom of Alberta Street We purchased our home at 359 Alberta St. in August 2013.

While we fully support the revitalization occurring in the Brewery District, it’s the scale of the development and the added congestion and impact on our neighbourhood and the entire city that is causing concern. We bought our home, not solely for the view, but the view was a huge contributing factor in our decision. How fair is it that future residents of the towers benefit from the stunning view of the Fraser and beyond, leaving the long-time residents with no view, other than that of the towers? No matter where your home is situated on Alberta Street the view will be majorly obstructed.

Over the past year there has been a noted increase in traffic down our narrow street. It’s bad now, but just imagine the traffic congestion once the towers are occupied.

Why was it decided to build the tower at the bottom of Alberta Street—why not more North where no one’s view would be obstructed? At this stage we understand that is not an option. We received notification that the fourth tower has been reduced from 18 to 15 storeys. That is great to hear; however, why not go with the mutually agreed upon height, set years ago at 12 storeys?

This more than likely would satisfy almost everyone involved.

We understand this is business, though how would you feel if your view was taken away from you? For what it’s worth we ask that city council please reconsider the height of the fourth tower.

Cindy Kiehn and Rick Tibbitts New Westminster

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As it currently exists, the board of directors are appointed by the provincial government. In other major cities and regions throughout North America, transit authorities are elected by the people, and are therefore accountable to the people.

In the last civic elections, there was little talk about the need to reform TransLink, from an appointed board of supporters and friends of the provincial government, into an elected, accountable body.

I also have concerns over the mass hysteria being put out there by some people supporting the YES side. I resent the fact that “there is no Plan B” as someone put it.

Why isn’t there? Why is it “all or nothing”? Why do people want to make this all or nothing?

Scared or fearful people don’t always make the best decisions.

Last I looked, it’s a 30-year plan. If it’s a “Yes” vote, is a new Pattullo Bridge, Broadway corridor subway line and Surrey LRT going to magically appear overnight? Of course not. Are all the buses being proposed to be purchased going to suddenly show up in transit centres with drivers ready to drive them the day after the referendum passes?

Of course not. It all takes time.

As it would also take time to reform TransLink, abolishing it in its current form and making it an electable, accountable transit authority, such as the Toronto Transit Commission is, and other similar models as they exist throughout North America.

I believe there was a huge opportunity missed during this process to actually put TransLink’s governance and accountability concerns at the front of the line and deal with them in conjunction with this referendum.

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Re: A resident’s take on life on New Westminster’s Royal Avenue Royal Avenue has been a major traffic route since the Royal Engineers first landed.

It bothers me that people buy or move into an area without doing their homework or research and then blame everyone else for traffic congestion, noise or train whistles they have to listen to.

I moved into the area of East Sixth and McBride Boulevard knowing very well the Glenbrook Fire Hall was across the street and a bus stop 30 feet from my door.

Is it right I now ask the fire department not to respond to emergency calls after 10 p.m. so I am not disturbed, and insist TransLink move a bus stop away from my door? Yeah sure!

S. Tanner, you should take responsibility for moving in where you did. That traffic on Royal will not be moved in your or my lifetime, regardless of what the city does.

You either live with it and stop complaining or move.

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OUR CITY Photo Contest submissions

What is the future of OUR CITY? It’s time to update our Official Community Plan (OCP) and we need your help! The OCP is the policy document that sets out the vision, goals and objectives for the future of New Westminster.

New Westminster’s current OCP was created in 1998. The local, regional, provincial, national and international contexts influencing the city have changed significantly since that time.

The updated OCP will provide a renewed vision for New Westminster, and the regulatory framework to guide growth toward that vision.

The OCP will contain policies on housing, parks & open space, arts & culture, heritage, energy, utility services, transportation, well-being, hazards, economy and environment.

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The OCP will also include a land use designation map, which will indicate the future land uses that would be supported by Council. The land use designations will determine future development and redevelopment of property within the city. The policies and map, together with tools and actions for implementation, will help to shape the future growth of OUR CITY. Planning for central growth is a central component of the Metro Vancouver Regional Growth Strategy (RGS), adopted in July 2011. A required component of our OCP is the “Regional Context Statement,” which must demonstrate how the city’s OCP policies are consistent with Metro Vancouver’s RGS. The RGS is a shared commitment by Metro Vancouver and member municipalities to achieve regional goals.

PLEASE Join Us! Do you have a vision for the future of OUR CITY? You are invited to a workshop and open house to discuss the future of New Westminster and how you think the city should grow.

The events will take place over the course of two Saturdays. A workshop will be held on February 14, 2015 and an open house will be held on February 28, 2015 to display the results of the workshop and to gather additional feedback. There will also be further opportunities to provide input throughout 2015.

Look inside for more on these upcoming events.

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Staff conducted background research, reviewed existing policy, identified issues and opportunities, and did statistical analysis.

This step will be launched with an OUR CITY visioning process that is being held in February 2015. Community members who attend the workshop and open house will explore how the city might grow into the future.

Ideas developed will be used to create vision and goals as well as inform future steps of the OCP review process.

Policies & Land Use Scenarios

Public Launch The public consultation process kicked off with a Traveling Community Workshop in June 2014. A Photo Contest and Pop-Up Planning events were held over the summer 2014.

During this step, staff will continue to refine the draft vision and goals, and will prepare draft policies for each of the policy areas.

Land use scenarios will also be created. The draft land use scenarios and policies will be presented to Council, Council’s committees, the public, and other agencies for review. Feedback will be used to finalize the policies and to create a proposed future land use map.

Staff will incorporate the vision, policy area goals, policies, and land use map into a draft Official Community Plan. The document will be laid out to be easily understandable and useable by Council, staff, the public and other users. A draft OCP will be presented to Council, to the public, and circulated for review. It is expected that the final OCP will be presented to Council for adoption in the summer of 2016.

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Regular Reporting Back to the Public and Council

Since the launch of OUR CITY consultation last summer, we have heard some common themes from those participating. We’ve collected some of the key messages and summarized them here:

Improve transit options.

Encourage diverse housing options.

Support of arts & culture in the city.

Manage negative impacts of regional traffic on neighbourhoods.

Direct growth in strategic locations.

Replace New Westminster Secondary School.

Create a continuous waterfront walkway.

Have a greater diversity of commercial services.

Improve safety for everyone and create safe places for kids to play.

Build more community meeting spaces.

Do more to protect heritage assets.

Improve 22nd Street SkyTrain Station area.

Have more open space and improve existing spaces.

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Robertson, Hepner elected to lead mayors’ council Vancouver and Surrey take charge going into transit tax referendum Jeff Nagel Black Press

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson unseated North Vancouver District Mayor Richard Walton to take the chair of the TransLink mayors’ council in a vote Friday as regional politicians head into a challenging transit tax referendum campaign.

A second election saw Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner picked over Delta Mayor Lois Jackson for the mayors’ council’s vicechair position.

Both Robertson and Hepner, as well as Walton, pledged to fight hard for a Yes outcome in the plebiscite to create a 0.5 per cent regional sales tax, dubbed the Congestion Improvement Tax, to fund transit and transportation expansion.

Both mayors will also get seats on the TransLink board of directors dedicated for the mayors council chair and vice-chair. Serving on the TransLink board brings more time commitments and roughly

$50,000 a year in extra pay.

Robertson said he wanted the top job to ensure Vancouver had representation in TransLink decisions at the board level and to give the Yes campaign a high profile in the region’s biggest city.

“I want to make sure we win this referendum,” Robertson said.

Hepner predicted a “very tough campaign” ahead, adding a Yes outcome is crucial to the region’s economy and livability.

She promised to provide South of the Fraser representation and deliver Yes votes from the region.

Hepner last fall campaigned for mayor on a pledge to get a Surrey light rail network built by other means if the referendum failed, and she was pressed by reporters on whether she still takes that position.

“I’ll deal with that (promise) if I have to,” Hepner said. “My focus right now is making sure we get a plan A, which is making sure this referendum passes.”

Metro Vancouver board chair Greg Moore, the mayor of Port Coquitlam, was nominated for

vice-chair but declined, as did Walton.

Moore – who nominated Hepner – said victory may ride heavily on the ability of the Surrey and Vancouver mayors, and their powerful election campaign machines, to get Yes votes from the region’s biggest cities.

“There are large populations there and we need those mayors to play a predominant role in working at the mayors’ council and with their electorate to win this campaign.”

At Moore’s request, the mayors council made the chair and vice-chair elections a population-weighted vote.

Because Surrey and Vancouver have nearly half Metro’s population, the move meant Hepner’s and Robertson’s wins were guaranteed with Moore’s backing, even if every other mayor opposed them.

Jackson, the only mayor in the region to support the province’s requirement of a referendum on new transit taxes, was nominated by Maple Ridge Mayor Nicole Read, one of only three mayors who oppose the new tax.

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The proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion’s effect on New Westminster will be the subject of a town hall meeting Thursday (Jan. 22).

It is being put on by the city and its senior government politicians. It will be held at the Anvil Centre from 7 to 10 p.m. with “an expert panel providing economic and environmental perspectives,” said a city press release.

Audience members will be given he opportunity to ask questions.

The city has intervenor status for the National Energy Board (NEB) review process of Kinder Morgan’s application to triple its pipeline capacity.

The release noted the proposal calls for the current pipeline to be rerouted through the Brunette River watershed shared

by New West, Coquitlam and Burnaby and “in some locations such as the Braid Industrial Area, immediately adjacent to the river.”

The city has to file its submission to the NEB by May 27.

“It is important we hear from community members about their concerns so that we can bring these to the NEB’s attention,” said Mayor Jonathan Coté.

The town hall is being conducted in partnership with New Westminster NDP MLA Judy Darcy and NDP MPs Peter Julian and Fin Donnelly.

It will be shown live at www.newwest.tv and webviewers will be able to comment or ask questions on Twitter using #pipelineNW hashtag. ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com

“Our goal is to ensure those living along the pipeline benefit from the employment generated.”

- Greg Toth, Senior Project Director, Trans Mountain Expansion Project

Trans Mountain’s vision is to see the opportunities created by the project lead to long-term economic advantages for communities along the right-of-way.

The construction and first 20 years of operation of the proposed expansion are expected to create a total of 108,000 person years of employment. We want to deliver lasting local benefits.

• We have a commitment to maximizing employment opportunities for both Aboriginal and local people.

• The $5.4 billion Expansion Project is all private sector capital, $3.2 billion of which will be spent in BC. No taxpayer dollars are at risk.

• At the peak of construction, 4,500 people will be working on the pipeline.

• The expansion will create approximately 3,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs per year for at least 20 years of operation, the majority of which will be in BC. • $4.3 billion in tax revenues will be generated from construction and 20 years of operation.

• BC communities will accrue aggregate property tax increases of approximately $23.2 million per year, rising from $23 million to $46.2 million.

• During construction, workers will spend $382 million on accommodation, meals and personal items in BC communities.

• Every time a tanker docks at Westridge Marine Terminal, it brings $310,000 worth of value to the Metro Vancouver economy.

• The project will unlock access to world markets for our oil, resulting in substantial tax revenues for all Canadians.

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Fully laden, the ship can carry Docks terminal—all sorts of 156 million pairs of shoes or containerized consumer goods 300 million tablet computers or as well as lumber, steel and 900 million tins of beans. aluminum, heavy equipment Let’s think about this for a and machinery, foodstuffs and minute. agricultural products, mining That’s 34 pairs of shoes for materials and more. every British Columbian and Trade with the far reaches more beans you would care to of this world started early in eat in a year. our province’s history and While the CSCL Globe is has developed into a massive the biggest, it’s just one ship economic engine for our among the thousands of active country today. Generating container ships involved in the $4.6 billion in Gross Domestic trade of manufactured goods.

Product, $2.6 billion in wages, The scale of international trade the Fraser contributes 80 per of manufactured goods is mind cent of the provincial economic boggling. output and 65 per cent of total TEUs describe cargo household income. capacity, referring to a TwentyThe Fraser River is an foot Equivalent Unit. TEUs economic success story. are basically the volume of a The industrial activity on the 20-foot long container.

Fraser River is an important Last year, China’s seven part of our nation’s economy largest ports handled a and supports the lifestyles we collective volume of 118.4 have come to expect. million TEUs. Shanghai But our dependence on alone, the world’s busiest port, products from around the world handled 35 million TEUs. and our seemingly insatiable Port Metro Vancouver appetite for consumer goods handled 2.8 million TEUs in and high rate of consumption 2013. These statistics are only is a threat to the world’s for containerized goods, and do ecosystem, and a strain on not include bulk cargo such as humanity’s ability to sustain lumber, minerals, agricultural itself. products or cars.

A bigger ship can always I shouldn’t be surprised. be built to bring us more With a world population of stuff from across the ocean, seven billion or so, there is a but there is only one Fraser healthy demand for stuff. And River ecosystem and it is our we like our stuff. We buy it, responsibility to sustain it. use it and upgrade it every chance we get. A f Tours o & new car, a better bike, a d a n Ca . the latest fashions and the U.S upgrades to our iPhone.

All this good stuff needs to make its way from manufacturing countries, and a fair share of Canadian consumers get their stuff thanks to port activity on the Fraser River.

In return we trade our natural resources.

B.C. is rich in fish and seafood, forests, minerals and mining products, agricultural products, natural gas and hydroelectric power.

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I welcome healthy economic activity on the river. It has been going on since time immemorial with aboriginal trade, followed by international trade based on the export of beaver pelts. Fort Langley on the Fraser River, also known as the Birthplace of B.C. was originally set up as a fur trade post, but the abundance of salmon in the river rapidly became the obvious resource to trade.

The Fort’s success and longevity was based on the shipping of salted salmon in barrels, as well as cedar lumber and shingles to the Hawaiian Islands.

And of course, the shipping of canned salmon to Europe became the most important industry on the river at the turn of the last century. These previous trade activities relied on the abundance of resources within the Fraser Basin and sometimes threatened the river’s health but somehow we have been able to sustain our activity and allow the resources within the basin to replenish enough to meet the needs of our generation.

Will we be able to meet the needs of the next, while still maintaining the sustainability of the Fraser Basin?

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Fifteen years later, her daughter, Carla, receives the letter and persuades those present on the day of her father’s death to return to the scene of the crime. When: Jan. 29 – Feb. 21, Thursday to Saturday - 8 p.m., Sunday matinees - 2 p.m. Where: Bernie Legge Theatre, Queen’s Park, New Westminster.

Tickets: $15, Seniors/ Yo u t h $13, $10 previews Jan. 29 and 30.

Reservations: 604-5210412 or reservations@ vagabondplayers.ca.

G l e n b ro o k e N o r t h Residents Association: Annual general meeting including nomination and election of 2015 board members. New Westminster Police Insp. Phil Eastwood will present on the NWPD Strateg ic Planning process.

When: Thursday, Jan. 29, 7 p.m. Where: Plaskett Room, upstairs New Westminster Public Library, 716 – 6th Ave. Info: GNRA President Tom Lockhart, 604777-5485, w w w. glenbrookenorth.ca or secretary Marya McLellan, 604-525-3975.

Massey Victory Heights Residents’ Association: Annual general meeting with speaker New Westminster Police Insp. Phil Eastwood who will present on

the NWPD Strategic Planning process and answer questions on crime and safety issues.

When: Thursday, Jan. 29, 7 p.m. Where: Mount Zion Lutheran Church, corner of 1 0 t h Ave nu e a n d Cumberland Street, N ew We s t m i n s t e r.

Info: w w w. masseyvictoryheights. com

H O M I N U M Fr a s e r Valley: Are you gay, bi-sexual or just not sure? Need a safe place to talk? HOMINUM Fraser Valley is an informal discussion and support group to help gay, bi-sexual and questioning men with the challenges of being married, separated or single. When: Next meeting, Friday, Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m. Info and meeting location: Art 604-462-9813 or Don 604-329-9760.

Free Community Knitting Lessons: Knit 1, Take 2, New West’s community knitting group, will run a fiveweek Learn to Knit series. Free. Bring your own supplies or pick up recycled supplies from the group at a nominal cost. When: Sundays, until Feb. 15; 6 p.m. beginner/intermediate; 7 p.m. intermediate/ advanced; open knitting until 9 p.m.

Where: Community Room, 898 Carnarvon St., New Westminster.

(Meet in the lobby by 6 p.m. for the first group. Buzz 7114 to be let into the lobby.) Info: knit1take2@gmail.com or www.knit1take2. com U k ra i n i a n Pe ro g y Supper: When: Friday, Jan. 30, 5-8 p.m. (Perogy sales from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) Where: Holy Eucharist Church Hall, 4th Ave. and 5th Street, New Westminster.

International Guitar Night: IGN founder Brian Gore will be joined by classical innovator and fellow Californian Andrew Yo r k , Brazilian jazz master Diego Figueiredo and contemporary IranianCanadian steel string prodigy Maneli Jamal in an inventive evening of contemporary guitar music. When: Thursday, Jan. 22, 7:30 p.m. Where: Massey T h e a t r e . Ti c k e t s : https://www.ticketsnw. ca/TheatreManager/1/ online. Info: www. international guitarnight.com

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The 2015 Western Lacrosse ’Bellies time Association schedule has been 2015 New Westminster released and all of the New Salmonbellies Western Lacrosse Westminster Salmonbellies’ Association schedule: home games will be on their usual Thursday nights.

Wed., May 27 – @ Langley The ’Bellies will open the Thursday, May 28 – vs. Coquitlam season in Langley against Sunday, May 31 – @ Nanaimo the Thunder Thursday, June 4 – vs. Nanaimo on Wednesday, Thursday, June 11 – vs. Burnaby May 27. Their Sunday, June 14 – @ Maple Ridge home opener Thursday, June 18 – vs. Langley at Queen’s Park Saturday, June 20 – @ Coquitlam Arena will be the Friday, June 26 – @ Victoria next night against Saturday, June 27 – @ Nanaimo the Coquitlam Adanacs.

Thursday, July 2 – vs. Victoria Opening faceoff for all home Friday, July 3 – @ Burnaby games will be 7:45 p.m., with Thursday, July 9 – vs. Maple Ridge the exception of a June 4 Wednesday, July 15 – @ Langley contest against the Nanaimo Timbermen which is scheduled Thursday, July 16 – vs. Coquitlam Tuesday, July 21 – @ Maple Ridge to start at 7 p.m.

The Salmonbellies will finish Thursday, July 23 – vs. Victoria the season with a pair of home Thursday, July 30 – vs. Burnaby.

• All home games start at 7:45 games, July 23 against the p.m., except June 4 (7 p.m.) defending champion Victoria Shamrock and July 30 versus the Burnaby Lakers.

New Westminster snuck into the playoffs in fourth place in the seven-team league in 2014 with a 9-9-0 record but were swept in four games by the Shamrocks in the WLA semifinals.

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A Richmond forward battles a Burnaby/New West defender for the ring in the first period of their Lower Mainland Ringette League 18-plus game, Saturday at Burnaby Lake Arena.

Kristy’s Royal City curl crew at B.C.s The Royal City Curling Club team skipped

by Kristy Lewis begins its pursuit of a provincial women’s championship Wednesday.

Lewis, third Jody Maskiewich, second Barb Zbeetnoff and lead Jenn Howard will take on the Darlene Sivertson-skipped rink from Victoria Wednesday night in the opening round at the Golden Ears club in Maple Ridge.

The eight-team competition features a preliminary triple knockout followed by a page-playoff system. The A and B event qualifiers will take on each other with the winner advancing to Sunday’s final. The loser drops down to a semifinal against whoever triumphs between the two C event qualifiers.

Grounded at Air Show The New Westminster Hyacks senior boys basketball squad lost all three of its games at the Pitt Meadows Air Show tournament.

West Vancouver’s Sentinel Spartans defeated New West 59-42 in the opening round last Thursday.

On Friday, the South Okanagan Hornets from Oliver downed the Hyacks 76-57 before wrapping up the tourney losing 78-59 to the South Kamloops Titans.

New West will play in the Killarney Cougars Classic in Vancouver this weekend. They will open against the Notre Dame Jugglers at 6:45 p.m.

The junior girls Hyacks came

in second at St. Thomas More’s Chancellor tournament falling 42-20 to the host Knights in the final. The win provided a measure of revenge for STM since New West had beaten the Knights by 17 points in the Hyacks’ Bob Gair Tournament.

The loss was a bit of a letdown since New West had beaten No.-5 ranked Seycove Seahawks from North Vancouver 36-34 in Friday’s semifinal behind Sarah Forgie’s 13 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.

In the opener, NWSS downed the Archbishop Carney Stars of Port Coquitlam 54-27. Forgie, who was named to the tournament all-star team, notched 19 points.

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F/T CLASS 1 DRIVERS Pick-Up & Delivery Van Kam’s Group of Companies requires FT class 1 drivers for the Surrey area. Applicants must have LTL & P&D driving experience and must be familiar w/the Greater Vancouver region.

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APPLY NOW: A $2,500 Penny Wise scholarship is available for a woman entering the Journalism Certificate Program at Langara College in Vancouver. Application deadline April 30, 2015. Send applications to fbula@langara.bc.ca.

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Production Workers Black Press, Canada’s Largest independently owned newspaper group, is currently looking for part-time production workers to work at our Delta - Vantage Way 24/7 production facilities.

This position is an entry-level, general labour position that involves the physical handling of newspapers and related advertising supplements.

Requirements: • Prior bindery experience is preferred but not required • Motivated self-starter willing to work in a fast-paced environment performing repetitive tasks • Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs. and stand for extended period of time • Ability to work cooperatively in a diverse, team-based environment • Demonstrate on-the-job reliability and dependability • Excellent communication skills and detail oriented • Completion of high-school • Must have your own transportation

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Wanted: Pressroom Helpers/Stackers Vantage Way has several openings for Press Helpers/Stackers at our Delta location, starting January 2015. Preference given to those with experience in this field, but is not necessary. Shifts are 12 hours, 3 shifts per week or 9.5 hours, 4 shifts per week. Must be willing to work nights and weekends. References required. Wage depends on experience, starting at $12.45 per hour.

Interested applicants should drop off, or email their resume to:

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If you are interested in this position, please e-mail your resume referencing “Production Worker” in the subject line to: jobs.vantageway@gmail.com

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Foxridge Homes is currently hiring experienced Framing Crews for our Single and Multi-Family projects in Surrey, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge and Langley.

Foxridge Offers Steady Full-Time Work With Competitive Rates & Production Bonuses.

If this is of interest to you please contact us at: foxridgecareers@qualico.com

CARRIERS NEEDED YOUTH & ADULTS Deliver newspapers (2x per week) on Wednesdays and Fridays in your area. Papers are dropped off at your home with the flyers pre-inserted!

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CUSTOMER SERVICE - process orders, quotations, technical support - Excellent spoken English is mandatory, French an asset. Tilbury Industrial Park, Delta $12/hr training wage leela@regalideas.com F:604- 952-4291

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The Langley Concrete Group Wants You!

We are a local progressive concrete pre-cast company based in Chilliwack. Duties include; preventative maint., scheduled repairs, and quick response repairs to ensure our modernized equipment runs efficiently. Routine equipment inspections and repairs are required.

The Successful candidate must have good problem solving, diagnostic, interpersonal, and time management skills. Must be able to work flexible hours in a variety of conditions. Experience working with electrical systems and PLC programs would be a definite asset.

Minimum requirements include completion of ITA certificate of qualification as an Industrial Mechanic, inter - provincial red seal endorsement, & a certificate of apprenticeship. Previous work experience in a related industry would be an asset.

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Please e-mail resume, including cover letter & references: HR@ langleyconcretegroup.com

Van-Kam Freightways Ltd. requires two (2) full-time Commercial Trailer Journeyman Mechanics to work out of our Surrey Terminal located at 10155 Grace Road.

Applicants should have an inspectors ticket, a minimum of 2 years of related experience, a positive attitude and able to work in a team environment. Experience in a freight fleet environment would be preferred as this is a busy facility providing service to a large fleet of Company Owned Trucks and Trailers.

.Flagpersons & Lane Closure Techs required. Must have reliable vehicle. Must be certified & experienced. Union wages & benefits. Fax resume 604-513-3661 email: darlene.hibbs@shawbiz.ca

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F/T LIVE IN CAREGIVER req for elderly couple, flex days off, min wage, Burnaby. cseitz@gmail.com

Seize this opportunity to work for one of Western Canada’s largest regional freight carriers.

For more information, call Derek, at 604-587-9818 or 604-968-7149 Interested candidates should attach an updated resume and cover letter to: careers@vankam.com or fax: 604-587-9889 Van-Kam thanks you for your interest, however only those being considered will be contacted.

Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

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PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1108/mo - $1211/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available.

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PETS

GOLDEN DOODLE puppies. Born Nov. 22. Mom small reg. Golden x Dad small Std Poodle (both 50 lbs).

We have bred this litter special to create ideal family companions (intelligent, gentle, easy to train, people pleasers, happy indoors/out, good w/kids/animals, low/no shed) Our dogs are part of our home and life and we wish the same for our puppies. Please consider the time & commitment needed to raise a dog and you will have our support/guidance for life. 1st shots/deworm, $1200, 604-820-4827 Mission

604-540-2028, 778-708-6336 COQUITLAM CTR; 2 bdrm apt, u/g prkg, all appls, big patio, Feb 1st. $1200/mo. NP/NS. (604)562-8429.

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1.24 ACE. 4 Bedrooms 3600sft., dble Gar., Back onto Coq River, 5 mins to Coq. Malls. $2900/mo. 604649-8987 COQUITLAM - Como Lake area.

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NATURE’S PATH ECO PAC CEREAL

3

from

550

25

75 ea

ea

ea

SPECIALS Prices effective January 19 to 25 2015.

While quantities last. No rainchecks.

Vancouver Hastings Vancouver Commercial Dr New West River Market 2342 East Hastings St. 2279 Commercial Drive #130 - 810 Quayside Drive 604-254-3014 604-255-1440 604-525-3331

Packed with Healthy Varieties

Serving our local community since 1986

SUNKIST ORANGES

Product of USA

PRODUCE AISLE HAPPY PLANET Assorted Varieties

1.75 L

Product of Mexico

SOUP

Assorted Sizes

from

375

/lb

ORGANIC RED PEPPERS

Product of Canada

ORGANIC JUICE

49¢

ea

299 /lb

425 ea

BOULDER CANYON KETTLE BAKED GLUTEN FREE CHIPS

Select Varieties 142g Product of USA

from

225 ea

ZEVIA GLUTEN FREE ZERO CALORIE SODA Assorted Varieties 355 mL Product of USA

6for375

PRAIRIE NATURALS HERBAL CLEANSE WHOLE BODY DETOX

ADAMS 100% NATURAL PEANUT BUTTER

7 Day Detox Kit

Assorted Varieties 500 mL Product of USA

425 ea

Product of Canada

1195 ea