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Kathy Taylor and Bill Morrison of Pilothouse celebrate another New Westminster project, Brickstone Walk.

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A2 NewsLeader Wednesday, December 28, 2011

B.C. seeking extension on HST debt

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

VICTORIA – B.C. will likely get extra time to repay the $1.6 billion transition fund it accepted when it implemented the harmonized sales tax, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says. “It’s clear the money has to be repaid, and the government of British Columbia doesn’t question that,�

Flaherty said at the end of a Âżnance ministers’ meeting in Victoria Monday. “Their view is that they’d like more time to repay it. It’s due at the end of March 2012. I had very good discussions with [B.C.] Finance Minister [Kevin] Falcon about that, and I’m hopeful that we’ll be able to come to an agreement very soon, which would give the province some additional time to pay the total amount.â€?

Falcon had little to say about the discussions.

“We’ve always been clear that we are going to uphold our obligation under the agreement, and that’s to pay back the amount,� Falcon said. “And what we’re talking to Jim about is the terms of the agreement. Those conversations continue and I’m not going to negotiate that in public.�

After B.C. voters rejected the HST in a referendum last summer, Falcon and Premier Christy Clark have discussed the terms of paying the money back. Clark con¿rmed last week that she had asked federal of¿cials to consider forgiving some of the money because the HST will have been in effect for more than two years by the time it is repealed. The B.C. government has booked the repayment as a cost on its books for this year and next, pushing the provincial de¿cit up substantially. Falcon has committed to balancing the province’s budget by 2013, when the next B.C. election is scheduled.

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CITYPAGE SENIORS ENGAGEMENT TOOLKIT The City of New Westminster, with funding support from the Union of BC Municipalities, has developed a Seniors Engagement Toolkit. The purpose of this toolkit is to increase civic engagement by seniors and to build conďŹ dence in City sta with regard to engaging seniors. The toolkit contains proven practices and techniques for engaging seniors and its use will help to ensure that civic policies, programs and services are more responsive to the needs of seniors. To ensure its application, City sta are receiving training in using the toolkit. To download a copy of the toolkit, go to www.newwestcity.ca/seniors_engagement. Hard copies are also available at Planning, City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue.

For more information, contact John Stark, Seniors Social Planner, 604-515-3777.

FRANK GOODSHIP PHOTOS OF POST-WAR NEW WEST NOW AVAILABLE The New Westminster Museum and Archives is very pleased to announce that it has received ďŹ nancial support from the Government of Canada through Library and Archives Canada, administered by the Canadian Council of Archives, to complete the processing of the photographs of Frank Goodship.

The collection consists of over 2000 negatives and a small number of colour slides. Almost 1500 of these images are now online.

Visit www.newwestpcr.ca/culture/ museum_and_archives to access the archives and get a glimpse into a part of New Westminster’s rich history.

Property owners and occupants in New Westminster are reminded that the City’s Street and TraďŹƒc Bylaw requires snow and ice to be removed from sidewalks abutting their property by no later than 10:00 am of the day following a snowfall event.

Please clear the sidewalks of snow and ice to the full length and width and down to bare concrete.

Please do not shovel snow onto the street.

Please do not use salt as it will damage the surface of the sidewalk. De-icing products are available for purchase at local retailers.

Seniors who are unable to clear their sidewalks due to physical limitations or health issues, and who have not been successful in acquiring assistance from neighbours, family or friends, may wish to contact the Seniors Services Society at 604-520-6621.

For more information on snow removal and the City’s priority response routes, please visit www.newwestcity.ca.

B.C. Finance Minister Kevin Falcon speaks after meeting with his federal and provincial counterparts in Victoria last Monday.

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Wednesday, December 28, 2011 NewsLeader A3

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PILOTHOUSE is the NewsLeader’s New Westminster 2011 NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR

By Mario Bartel

They’re bringing with them their urban sensibilities and ilothouse real estate expectations; the SkyTrain marketing has helped may be able to whisk them to sell projects around the either end of Metro Vancouver world. But it’s selling their in 20 minutes, but they also own community that really want to eat in good restaurants, ignites their passions. drink good coffee, catch a And that’s what has made movie close to home. the NewsLeader select them Pilothouse was chosen as as the 2011 New Westminster the Newsmaker of the Year Newsmaker of the Year. because it is an example of a Pilothouse was founded in Royal City business that has 2004 by Vince Taylor and Bill developed projects abroad— Morrison. All the principals including Mexico, Hawaii and live in New Westminster, says Palm Springs—but has turned Craig Anderson, the company’s its focus on a market that they project manager and its ¿rst feel makes good business employee. sense: New Westminster.

This past year they were They’re not the ¿rst able to make a signi¿cant developer to see the city’s contribution to the Royal potential, but their marketing MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER approach has positioned them City’s urban renaissance Kathy Taylor and Bill Morrison of PIlothouse take a look at the scale model of their project planned for 258 as a leader. with their innovative sales Sixth St. in New Westminster. campaigns for three hometown As new projects bring new projects that comprised 250 residents and new energy, it condos and townhomes. appears businesses and the city In the often-hot real estate are responding. environs of Metro Vancouver, New Westminster was the price of suites as low as possible, then helped Restaurants and pubs along the Columbia Street late to the game, but is suddenly scalding. recon¿gure the Àoor plans to make the small units strip have renovated. A new retail and movie And Pilothouse is helping stoke the ¿re, creating attractive to buyers. complex is opening at the New Westminster the kind of buzz usually only seen elsewhere.

To better show off the fruits of their labours, they SkyTrain station. After being mostly closed for two When Pilothouse convinced Wanson then developed a unique projection system that years, the River Market is reopened, including a new Development to forgo the HST on its 8 West project allowed prospective buyers to walk through a virtual upscale urban eatery, Wild Rice. LafÀines comedy at 21 Eighth Ave. near Royal Square Mall, the simulation of the suites. club has moved from its cramped, dark space on resulting media coverage Again the innovation Fourth Street to swank new digs in the old Columbia helped it sell out in just turned heads and the Theatre. one hour and 42 minutes. project sold out in 42 The city itself has stepped up with its “We have to know the minutes. One buyer even development of Westminster Pier Park and the new developer is open to new Pilothouse was chosen as the Newsmaker of the traveled from New York civic centre.

Year because it is an example of a Royal City ideas,” says Anderson of business that has developed projects abroad— City.

In the last six years, developers have built six new their anti-HST marketing including Mexico, Hawaii and Palm Springs—but Anderson says by towers in the Downtown and transformed the old campaign that plugged Woodlands site into a residential area of condos and has turned its focus on a market that they feel keeping prices low, makes good business sense: New Westminster. into the province-wide they’re helping attract townhomes. debate surrounding the younger residents to the “Now New West is on the radar,” says Anderson. controversial tax on the city, ¿rst-time buyers “Projects are starting to overlap and that creates eve of a referendum to determine its fate. “Our job is who’ve been priced out of Vancouver and young momentum. New West is being reborn and it’s nice to create want.” families who need more space than their mortgage to be a part of it.”

For its next project, a concrete tower at 258 Sixth could get them in Yaletown.

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A4 NewsLeader Wednesday, December 28, 2011

LOOKING BACK/LOOKING AHEAD: SCHOOL YEARS

Hopes high for schools Close to getting go-ahead from province; plenty of work still needed on NWSS plans Grant Granger ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com

The New Westminster schools project is a continuing story to rival any soap opera that could be called The Young and The Schoolless.

Talk of replacing New Westminster secondary (NWSS) has been going on for more than a decade.

Then the possibility of a middle school got thrown into the mix, and now a new elementary is in the works.

In 2011, strides were made to make it all happen.

Land exchanges were worked out. Agreements made, although some are still to come.

Maybe, just maybe, in 2012 a shovel will actually be put in the ground.

Projects coordinator Jim Alkins says now that the ¿nal documentation has come through for the land swaps between the school district and the city at the St. Mary’s elementary site and NWSS, they can be taken to the land titles of¿ce. When that’s completed, then it will be possible for Alkins and the district to go to the Ministry of Education with a project agreement for the province to approve.

“That’s the key document that everybody’s waiting for. Once you have a project agreement then the district has the authority to spend money and begin construction,” says Alkins.

Waiting for that day to happen has required patience. More is required, but impatience is seeping in and threatening to become a Àood.

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The plan calls for construction to commence in 2012 for an elementary school on the old St. Mary’s Hospital site. Once that’s up, then about 200 elementary students at John Robson can be moved to St. Mary’s so it can come down and be replaced with a new middle school. Once that’s built, then about 200 Grade 8s that currently attend NWSS can be moved to Robson to lessen the load at NWSS, which will have to continue operating while its replacement is being constructed. When that will be is a multi-million dollar question.

If construction at St. Mary’s can get underway fairly early in 2012, it will have a target opening for fall of 2013.

“It may take a little bit longer depending on site dif¿culties,” says Alkins.

The plans for Robson are close to being ¿nalized as well. That’s not the case with NWSS, even though the three projects are tied together. There are a myriad of details on NWSS that will still need to be worked out before it can get the go-ahead.

For one, the city and school district are still working on what enhancements to include in the new theatre. More investigation on what environmental risks might exist at NWSS has to be carried out, since in previous lifetimes the land was used as a city works yard and a hospital. Also, in one corner of the property there was a cemetery, so further investigation has to be carried out to determine if there are human remains there, said Alkins.

“It’s an important project, a big project, and there are a number of elements to it.”

Wednesday, December 28, 2011 NewsLeader A5

LOOKING BACK/LOOKING AHEAD: BATTLING TRAFFIC

The little city that could New Westminster has say on regional trafÀc; to make own transportation plan in 2012

nearby freeway was considered too expensive or not practical by TransLink.

Finally, TransLink gave up on the UBE, and since it would have been a key component in the NFPR if it was ever built, Grant Granger that concept basically bit the dust as well. ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com “I don’t think TransLink’s heart was in it In 2011, the little city of New Westminster, to begin with because they knew they didn’t in particular the Sapperton neighbourhood have the money for it and knew what New stood up to what they perceived to be a Westminster’s view about it was,” says couple of bullies and prevailed.

Matthew Laird, who is on the board of New They battled their bigger brethren to the Westminster Environmental Partners. “The east, Coquitlam city council and its business only business case they had was someone community, and else was giving the much bigger them the money.” bureaucracy of City council TransLink to recently formed Coun. Jonathon Cote A transportation plan that makes everyone basically kill a master happy is probably not going to be an effective the proposed transportation United Boulevard transportation plan. plan advisory Extension (UBE), committee to and in the process look at solutions began nailing the cof¿n shut on the concept to New Westminster’s traf¿c woes. It won’t of a North Fraser Perimeter Road (NFPR). be easy since New West is a little city stuck Even though TransLink came with $65 in the middle of the Lower Mainland that million in funds from the federal government commuters have to travel through. in its back pocket for the project, the “In 2011 I see it as a bit of a turning point neighbourhood resisted with every morsel of in New Westminster being able to step up to might it could muster. They were adamant the table in regards to larger regional issues,” TransLink’s favoured routes would create says Coun. Jonathan Cote, who will co-chair too much traf¿c and noise for Sapperton. the committee with Coun. Jaimie McEvoy.

Conversely, every counter suggestion by the “There’s no doubt the issues aren’t city or residents to have UBE connect to the just going to disappear, but the city has a

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The tranquil view of the Pattullo Bridge from New Westminster belies the dangers of the old, narrow crossing which is why TransLink is looking to replace it. How that Àts into New West’s roads has yet to be worked out.

tremendous opportunity in 2012 to be on the forefront of what our long-term transportation positions are.”

Although he’s looking forward to it, Cote realizes there could be as much gridlock in meetings and public sessions as there is

during rush hour.

“It’s not going to be an easy task. We’re going to have some very interesting discussions from our stakeholders in the process,” says Cote. “A transportation plan that makes everyone happy is probably not going to be an effective transportation plan.

“I see this as an opportunity to integrate the land use planning and transportation planning together. If the city is going to be taking on new population we’ve got to make sure the transportation planning .... is done in conjunction with development planning.”

TransLink will begin public consultation sessions on replacing the Pattullo Bridge in 2012, and the city intends to have its say on that as well.

“It’s another major project that has a big impact on the city of New Westminster, but it’s also an important part of regional infrastructure,” says Cote.

Laird points out that although there’s been talk of expanding the Pattullo to six lanes or more, there needs to be a push to keep it to four. The replacement is required because the structure is too old, not because it needs to carry more traf¿c, he said.

If it’s feasible, says Laird, connecting the bridge to Coquitlam and Highway 1 instead of New Westminster would be preferable.

“Connect it to where the existing road network is instead of dumping it onto our small streets.”

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Paper report cards could become a thing of the past and the teachers’ job action is showing us how.

While many people still cling to the idea of children bringing home a piece of paper with grades and comments at the end of term, it may be time to take another look at this standardized approach.

For generations, the industrialstyle education system has been ¿xated on producing graduates like widgets and report cards have mirrored this model with an overly simplistic analysis of students’ strengths and weaknesses.

What educators now know — and B.C.’s new personalized learning agenda aims to address, at least in principle — is that students have different learning styles and require assessments that are measurable, Àexible, adaptable and motivating.

Students need a plan that more closely reÀects their learning styles, interests and goals.

So far, the province has done a poor job in de¿ning personalized learning and conveying exactly what and how it will change B.C.’s education system — and under the current model of labour relations in education, it’s hard to know how this will be achieved.

Still, the teachers’ contract dispute has shown there are many ways to assess and report on student learning.

Teachers are communicating with parents and students by email and phone, posting information online, sending home records of individual assignments and outlining speci¿c problems that need to be addressed.

What’s more, parents are being encouraged to seek out information about their child’s learning. There may be some gaps if parents don’t know how or are unable to communicate with their child’s teacher. In this event, it would have to be up to teachers to reach out.

There will always be a need for some standardized assessment and recording, especially for those headed for university, but a piece of paper at the end of term is not now and never has been a fully meaningful record of success for all students.

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Good, bad and the ugly of 2011 For better and for worse, it’s been a busy year in the Royal City.

Here’s my take on the good, the bad, the ugly of 2011.

Good: Queensborough progress.

This neighbourhood on the tip (or tail) of Lulu Island continued to experience much change in the past year, with a new all-wheel park opening, another big box store (Lowe’s) and the groundbreaking for a 13,200-square-foot expansion to the community centre, which will add New Westminster’s ¿rst library “branch,” police of¿ce space (will they use it?), and room for childcare. It’s slated to open in the fall of the new year, and will go a long way in serving a part of the city short on amenities.

Port Royal is shaping up to be a gorgeous corner of this ’hood, too.

I went for a walk there a few weeks back and was impressed with the mix of housing types—condos, houses (albeit cheek-by-jowl) and townhouses by the river. If it weren’t for the ’boro bridge’s traf¿c snarls, it’d be ideal. We saw tugs sorting log booms, a gorgeous view of Downtown, a train passing

Chris Bryan by, and in the older portion of Port Royal, some lovely gardens. And then, as we passed the tiny beach facing Quayside, four men were ¿shing, one with a drooping rod.

In a few minutes, he’d brought in a coho of about eight pounds. Wow! Bad: The earth-shatteringly slow pace of the schools project. Yes it is the “most complex school project in B.C.” but please... that doesn’t mean it will never get done, does it? Prove me wrong, project folks and provincial bureaucrat types, and announce something signi¿cant early in the new year.

Include a date—soon—that a shovel will be required. For the love of god, dig a hole.

Good: Plaza 88. It will take a year or two to see the full impact of this new SkyTrain mall on Downtown. One thing it won’t be

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is a white elephant. It’s a project founded on sound principles: tremendous foot traf¿c from SkyTrain served by stores that cater to the basic needs of commuters and tower dwellers. It’s slick, it’s urban and, with the new theatres opening in spring, one of several “destinations” (River Market, the Pier Park, the new civic centre) developing in Downtown. Some say the people who use the mall won’t stray beyond its walls. I’m not so sure.

Bad: The name Plaza 88, incidentally, is lame. It feels dated, bland, and I’m not sure what it’s meant to evoke, other than perhaps a desire to capitalize on the fact 8 is auspicious in Chinese numerology.

Ugly: Rush hour on a dozen or so streets in New West, where locals should be able to move freely. This item could have been included in the “ugly” list for the past couple decades, but is still worth noting. The city is launching a conversation with residents in 2012 to put together a new Master Transportation Plan. Minor policy tweaks will only give us more of the same. Let’s think big.

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Good: A “good news story” for traf¿c in New West was TransLink’s decision to scrap the United Boulevard Extension.

Kudos to them for extensive public consultation on the project and listening to residents. And credit is also due to residents for ¿ghting to hold the line.

Good: The rise of the grocery store. Thrifty Foods opened a 24-hour store in Sapperton’s Brewery District, and Safeway opened its third location in Plaza 88. Three Safeways? New Westers obviously like to eat. And we obviously have a good market for dollar stores. Now let’s see retailers ¿nd that yet-to-be-fully-tapped market in the middle class that is hankering for more mid-range (and maybe a few upper) stores selling clothing, toys, furniture and more.

Maybe even a neighhbourhoodoriented hardware store.

One ¿nal ‘good’ that’s always been true in New Westminster is the way residents were engaged in the city and the issues in 2011.

That’s what makes New West a fabulous small town in the big city.

Happy New Year, everyone.

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Mall parking tickets not neighbourly Here’s another reason not to shop in New Westminster: A friend told me she’d recently received a $61 parking ¿ne at the Royal City Centre parkade near Sixth and Sixth.

Just as she’s done for many years, she parked her car, went to her doctor’s of¿ce across the street, came back and did a load of shopping at Safeway, then found the ticket on her windshield. She said she should have realized something was up, because as she left she noticed a man sitting in a car watching people, and he was there when she came back. I was shocked. First of all, it’s a bit icky having someone watching your every move. Secondly, I imagine there are lots of people who park at the mall while shopping in the neighbourhood. How many times have you been in the mall and decided to nip over to Galloway’s or Denny’s Market?

So, having never previously noticed any signs myself, I decided I’d better check it out. This must

be something new. Sure enough there are new signs. She’s right about getting a ticket if you park and leave; however, the rate has gone up to $70. While I realize the mall doesn’t want to provide all-day parking for people, this doesn’t make sense. Parking is at a premium in New West. Are we now supposed to go down to our cars, then drive around the block several times, hoping to ¿nd a parking spot in order to shop across the street?

Even supposing there were enough spots, how ecologically friendly is this? And how neighbourly? I’m thinking mall merchants are in need of customers, and ought to be welcoming them to their parkade, whether they do all their shopping in the mall or not. If management wants to reduce parking in the mall (especially perhaps for SkyTrain users), maybe it would be better if they limited the parking time to two or three hours, not have a parkade police of¿cer spying on patrons.

But tariffs and ¿nes? Guess they need to pay for the new membrane

somehow.

Julia Schoennagel New Westminster

PEOPLE PROTESTING IN HOLLAND, TOO To those claiming that there is no dissent in Holland regarding the blackface character Zwarte Piet, it’s clear that you’re unaware of current events in the homeland. A year-long campaign, Zwarte Piet is Racisme, has been spreading throughout the country. Feel free to review the campaign on Facebook, tumblr or on their own website (t-shirts available!).

Sheila Lechner New Westminster

IN APPRECIATION Re: A good guide to a new journey (Letters, NewsLeader, Dec. 21) This is my letter of appreciation to new immigrant Linda Zhang for her desire to adapt to Canadian ways and and for the efforts of

the New Westminster Community Immigrant Mentorship Program in their assistance for newcomers to do so.

Ian Robertson New Westminster

TAXPAYERS WILL PAY Re: Moody Park pool to get new chlorine tank (NewsLeader, Dec. 16) I read with interest the story about the “new” chlorine tank for Moody Park pool.

Having used the liquid chlorine tank for many years at the Canada Games Pool, and Hume Park with no problems, our parks and recreation director decided he wanted what other districts had.

Unfortunately, his experiment failed. But not to worry, the sucker taxpayer will pick up the $35,000 tab.

It’s no wonder our taxes keep going up.

D. C. Williams New Westminster

WEIGHING IN ON PARKADE DEBATE Re: Save our parkade: Downtown merchants (NewsLeader Dec. 21) Give me a break. How many spots does the wine factory need for parking—I don’t see hundreds of oenophiles hangin’ out by Front Street very often in need of parking.

Furthermore, there is the parking at the Quay anyway—half a block away. When I see street parking fully taken, then let’s talk about the requirement for the parkade.

Samantha Collins Vancouver

MERCHANT’S POINT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE The last paragraphs (in the story) hurt the credibility of the argument.

The Parkade is vital, but somehow we need to promote it get people to use it so it isn’t empty all the time?

How does that make sense?

Patrick Johnstone New Westminster

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PASSINGS: EDNA ANDERSON

A new year and a new system of collecting solid waste in New Westminster begins.

During December the city has been distributing a new bin with a blue lid for residents to place all of their recyclables in. The best thing about it is, there is no sorting required. Everything from newspapers, to bottles, to jars, to tin cans and much more all goes in to the one bin that will be collected every second week starting Jan 3 in Zone A which is Queensborough and Connaught Heights. On the alternate weeks, the garbage bins will be picked up.

The yard waste and food scrap bins will continue to be collected weekly.

Residents should note the zones have been reduced from ¿ve to four to allow the collection day to remain the same from week to week as much as possible. A collection schedule calendar and map were recently distributed, but is also available at www.newwestcity.ca.

Edna Anderson saw a lot of change from the porch of her Queensborough house. This photo was taken in 1998, when she was New Westminster’s citizen of the year.

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Anderson lived almost all of her life in Queensborough, a place she loved with a passion.

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While they should help entice residents and The hoped-for transformation of New visitors to the river, making it easier for them to Westminster’s lazy, hazy riverfront into a lively get there would also go a long way toward helping locale took some steps forward in 2011 and could accomplish that lofty goal even further. In the take even bigger ones in 2012. fall, the city revealed potential ways to make that One of the city’s key projects is Westminster happen. Ways that would avoid having to wait for Pier Park that is being built at the east end of the trains and trucks to pass by. Ways that would help Westminster Quay. It is expected to be ¿nished drivers, pedestrians and cyclists get from Downtown sometime in early 2012, and the city is counting to the water. Ways, however, such as tearing down on it to help bring some life to a previously drab part of the parkade to make way for a Sixth Street industrial area. overpass, that has its detractors.

Not far away, the “One of the issues River Market, after about the waterfront years of hibernation, has always been began to slowly open its challenges with Lisa Spitale, city planner up—store by store, accessibility,” says It’s a vision, it’s not even a plan yet. We tenant by tenant. With Spitale. recognize some of this starts with just broader each new opening So far the ideas have discussions about these types of visions. comes the tantalizing barely left the drawing prospect of reviving the board. No de¿nitive bustling ambience that proposal has been chosen. permeated the market a No costs have been couple of decades ago determined. No way of before it became moribund. It’s got a long way to how to pay for it has been ¿gured out. So the city go, though. will spend much of 2012 asking the public’s opinion “A lot of the planning work (for the riverfront) to help determine the answers to those questions. and then the construction work (on the pier park “It’s a vision, it’s not even a plan yet,” says project) is all starting to come together, and that’s Spitale. “We recognize some of this starts with just including the work the River Market has been doing broader discussions about these types of visions.”

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Critics say email shows salmon inspectors’ bias Inquiry ends with fresh controversy over virus tests

manager of disease control contingency planning at the CFIA, said staff can get “a little bit exuberant” in internal emails.

“I really can’t speak to what he was thinking,” she said under crossexamination.

“My read is there is not a particular viewpoint that we’re following,” Klotins told the commission. “The point of surveillance is to ¿nd out if if is there or is not there.”

Dr. Stephen Stephen, the director of DFO’s Biotechnology and Aquatic Animal Health Sciences Branch, also rejected suggestions federal employees pre-judged this fall’s ISA investigation.

“We’re not about disproving anything,” he said. “We’re about proving the facts.”

He and other federal panelists defended CFIA’s recent determination that re-testing failed to con¿rm any presence of ISA in several wild salmon collected separately

by SFU professor Rick Routledge and independent biologist Alexandra Morton.

Stephen said the need for accuracy in announcing disease ¿ndings is critical, because of potential major impacts to international and domestic trade, as well as ¿shermen, ¿sh farmers and First Nations.

Some of the scientists who conducted the lab tests for Routledge and Morton that delivered the initial positive results testi¿ed they felt attacked or intimidated by CFIA

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Federal of¿cials in charge of ¿sh disease testing are denying they deliberately set out to quash claims that a dangerous salmon virus was detected this fall in wild Paci¿c stocks.

The Cohen Commission into the decline of Fraser River sockeye salmon heard new evidence Friday that critics say suggests federal agencies were willing to suppress the truth about risks to salmon to protect industry and trade.

One email entered in evidence came from a B.C. manager of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), which swiftly investigated alleged ¿ndings of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) virus and then refuted those reports.

Joseph Beres wrote to CFIA colleagues Nov. 9 to praise their “very successful performance” in brie¿ng the media on their initial ¿ndings refuting the independent tests.

“It is clear that we are turning the PR tide to our favour,” Beres said in the email.

“One battle is won, now we have to nail the surveillance piece, and we will win the war also.”

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during the follow-up investigation.

Ottawa was mainly interested in ¿nding faults with their methodology, they said.

CFIA witnesses said they sought to determine if the samples had been crosscontaminated with the virus in the lab or if other handling procedures led to an erroneous result.

DFO researcher Kristi Miller also told the inquiry in its ¿nal days that the ISA virus or something very similar may have been present in wild B.C. salmon for up to 25 years.

The CFIA has promised systematic salmon sampling to test for ISA in B.C. waters starting next year.

The latest testimony came in the ¿nal days of the inquiry, which wrapped up hearings Dec. 19. A ¿nal report and recommendations are due by next June.

Craig Orr, executive director of the Watershed Watch Salmon Society, said he believes ISA is present in B.C. on the basis of the initial tests, although he said it’s unclear what threat, if any, the virus – which has ravaged farmed salmon elsewhere in the world – actually poses to wild salmon.

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Burnaby-based G&F Financial Group raised $64,006 in support of the United Way of Lower Mainland from its Annual Employee Contribution Campaign. From left to right: Vince Fiamengo (Chair and President, G&F Financial Group Board of Directors), Heather Kerklaan (United Way Representative), Mahin Rashid (United Way Resource Development Specialist), Andrew Solnordal (Regional Vice President and G&F Campaign Organizer), Jeff Shewfelt (G&F Co-CEO), Bill Kiss (G&F Co-CEO).

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SALES

JOY Mgmt Inc, Requires F/T sales people for Seacret Cosmetics in Greater Vancouver Malls. Shift. $12.74Hr. Email: ran@joymgmt.ca

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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

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Call 604- 522-5230

PETS 477

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COCK A POO PUPPIES Family raised (2) Female, (2) male. $500. Ready to Go! (604)467-6643 GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES $550: Born Sept. 26th. 1 Male, 1 Female. 604-836-6861 LABS YELLOW P/B pups, born Dec 14th. Dewormed, 1st shots, $750.

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604-464-5077.

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Call 604- 521-3448

BUILDING SUPPLIES

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BURNABY. Beautiful 1 bdrm condo in very secure bldng, private basket & tennis courts, near Skytrain & Brentwood Mall, N/P. Avail immed or Jan 1st. $1050. 604-710-6516 Burnaby:

FUEL

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FURNITURE

2011 EVER-LITE 27RB

Rozario 778-788-1849 Professionally managed by Gateway Property Management

Power tongue jacks, ext.shower, power awning, AM/FM/CD/DVD , and more! $25,483 (Stk.30970)

NEW WESTMINSTER

www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

DORIC MANOR 236 - 8th St.

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

PORT COQUITLAM

D/W, Heat and hot water included. Close to schools, shopping & public transportation.

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709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

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750

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MAPLE PLACE TOWERS 1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1200 Heat and hot water included.

Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balcony, shared laundry. Avail Immed.

Close to amen, schools and mall.

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SUITES, LOWER

TOWNHOUSES

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orientation 2nd & 4th Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm each mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B2.

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TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

BURNABY

Villa Del Mar 6630 Telford Ave.

Bright large newly reno’d 1 and 2 bedroom suites for rent. Freshly painted, new hardwood floors, huge balcony. Only 2 min walk to Metrotown Mall.

Please call 604-715-1824 to view. Move in TODAY!

Walker Manor Bright large 1 bedroom for rent in a newly reno’d building. Large balcony, freshly painted with hardwood floors. 2 Min walk to Highgate Mall & all major transit.

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1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.

Call (604) 931-2670

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WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Treat yourself this Christmas to $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-593-6095.

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1993 Chrysler Dynasty LE - exc. shape in & out. 6 cyl auto, loaded.

AirCared. $1275. 778-893-4866.

• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

2006 FORD FUSION, 4 dr, 39,000 kms, V6, all options, $7,950 obo.

Phone 604-780-8404

TRUCKS & VANS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is hereby given to Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Zsigmond Kiraly, late of #2 – 117 Agnes Street, New Westminster, BC, that the particulars of their claim should be sent to the solicitor for the estate at #235 – 550 Sixth Street, New Westminster, BC, V3L 3B7, on or before the 19th day of January, 2012, after which date the solicitor for the estate will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of ESTATE OF RONALD ROBINSON otherwise known as RON ROBINSON, deceased, late of the George Derby Centre, 7550 Cumberland Street, in the City of Burnaby, province of British Columbia are hereby required to send particulars of their claims to the Executrix at the following address: c/o McQuarrie Hunter LLP, Barristers & Solicitors Attention: ALLISON M. CATHERWOOD #1500 – 13450 102nd Avenue Surrey, B.C. V3T 5X3

CEDARWAY APT Bright & Clean 1 & 2 Bdrms

(formerly known as Middlegate) Quiet, spacious 2 & 1 Bdrms & Bachelor suites. Newly reno’d.

Incls: Balcony, prkg, heat & h/wtr

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, red, 160K, $8500 firm.

Call 604-538-9257

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CLAREMONT TERRACE

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10.

Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

Elec. happi-jac, ext. speakers, thermopane windows, awning, microwave. $24,483 (Stk.31050) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

3 Story bldg in great location. 1 bdrm stes from $760. Covered pkg, lndry rm, landscaped common area. Close to park, transit, shops. Heat & hot water incl’d.

For more info & viewing call

POP UP STORE avail fully serviced for $50/day. No lease. Easily fulfilled contract. Open to show 2-4pm Christmas week. 778-848-9808

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

851

Colonial House 435 Ash Street

Bachelor, 1, 2 & 3 bdrm suites for rent. Includes heat / hot water and cable. Close to Massey Theatre, Douglas College, Royal City Mall.

845

2004 GRAND CARAVAN, 36,000 KMS, v6, loaded, seats 7, $7950 obo. 604-780-8404

NEW WESTMINSTER

** 6960 ELWELL ST ** Near HighGate Mall

COQUITLAM

BEST FIREWOOD 32nd Season & 37,000 Cust Deliv.

Fully Seas. Maple, Birch, Alder 604-582-7095

RECREATIONAL/SALE

2011 ADVENTURER 980RDS

6985 Walker Ave

518

2003 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA highway truck, 450HP, 13 spd, Eaton Fuller trans, recent work done, brand new tires, fresh MVI. Make over $10,000/mo gross with job.

Asking $22,500 Info 604-830-1700.

New West. Crown Manor 430 – 9th Street. 1 bdrm apart, on site ldry, 1 prking spot. Close to shop ping, all amens. Heat & hot water incl. $760/m. 604-451-6676

BURNABY

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

828 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

838

Call 604-837-4589

PETS

Blood Hound pups, CKC Reg health ✔, 1st vac., micro chipped, 1 male, 6 fem. Liver & tan, ready to go 604-574-5788

Well maintained 2 bdrms with 1.5 washroom. Includes cable, heat & hot water. Secure parking avail. On site manager.

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Quiet & well maintained bldg., walk to Highgate Mall & transit.

Cat okay. For viewing....

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

TRANSPORTATION

2003 VOLVO V40, S/W, Blue, loaded 155,000 kms, auto, new tires. $5500 firm. Phone 604-538-9257.

BURNABY

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RENTALS

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before the 24th day of January, 2012, after which date the Executrix will distribute the said estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to claims of which the Executrix then has notice.

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BLACK LEATHER WATERPROOF & INSULATED

Reg 189.99 Sale $99.99

- $10 Boxing Week Coupon = $89.99 BLACK LEATHER

Reg 159.99 Sale $99.99

- $10 Boxing Week Coupon = $89.99

Reg 109.99 Sale $79.99 - $10 Boxing Week Coupon = $69.99

Sulis WTPF (20238)

BLACK LEATHER

Shade Velcro (20213-101)

Windsor

Eden MJ (46458)

BLACK (8000BK) BROWN (8000BP) D, 2E, 4E (WIDE WIDTHS)

MARY JANE SHOE W/STICKY RUBBER SOLE

Reg 134.99 Sale $79.99

Reg 139.99 Sale $69.99 - $10 Boxing Week Coupon = $59.99

Eden Peak (46470) BLACK LEATHER • TALL BOOT W/STICKY RUBBER SOLE

Dalya 03 BLACK LEATHER/VELCRO SLIP ON

Reg 99.99 Sale $79.99 - $10 Boxing Week Coupon = $69.99

TRAIL RUNNER

Reg 139.99 Sale $79.99 - $10 Boxing Week Coupon = $69.99

Reg 184.99 Sale $84.99

BLACK/BUFF SILVER

Reg 159.99 Sale $89.99

NTR Seismic (85265)

Reg 259.99 Sale $119.99 Eden Mid (46474)

Burlington BLACK (MCT410BK D, 2E, 4E (WIDE WIDTHS)

Reg 139.99 Sale $69.99 - $10 Boxing Week Coupon = $59.99

BLACK LEATHER MID CUT BOOT W/STICKY RUBBER SOLE

Reg 209.99 Sale $99.99 Mary Pump BLACK LEATHER DRESS SHOE • MED & WIDE WIDTHS

Colorado 118 ROMI-TEX WATERPROOF INSULATED WINTER BOOT RED, WHITE & BLUE ONLY

Reg 149.99 Sale $74.99

- $10 Boxing Week Coupon = $64.99

Reg 119.99 Sale $79.99 - $10 Boxing Week Coupon = $69.99 Tyler Sneaker BLACK LEATHER WALKING SHOE Reg 149.99 Sale $79.99 - $10 Boxing Week Coupon = $69.99

Nuptse Bootie IIIL

Nuptse Pull On

Hedgehog GTX XCR

BLACK & BROWN INSULATED BOOT W/WINTER GRIP

BLACK • INSULATED BOOT W/ WINTER GRIP

(HEDGEGTXL) GREY/BLUE GORE-TEX W/VIBRAM SOLE

Reg 99.99

Sale $59.99

Reg 109.99

Sale $69.99

Reg 139.99

Sale $79.99

Nuptse Bootie IIM BLACK (SALE EXCLUDES BLACK SHINY) INSULATED BOOT W/WINTER GRIP

Reg 99.99 Sale $69.99 - $10 Boxing Week Coupon = $59.99 Snow Beast Shoe BROWN SUEDE LEATHER WATERPROOF AND INSULATED

Reg 99.99 Sale $59.99

Metropolis @ Metrotown 604-437-5600

“Your Favourite Shoe Store.”

Park Royal North (By the Bay) 604-925-9756 Woodgrove Centre (Nanaimo, B.C.) 250-390-2821 Haney Place Mall, Maple Ridge 604-466-6405

All advertised shoes in flyer are available at the Burnaby (Metrotown) location only. *Certain exceptions for BOGO promotion apply including SAS, Mephisto, Blundstone, Ecco, Hunter, UGG Australia, Robeez, and accessories. Half price discount applies to the equal or lower price pair of shoes. Limited quantities available. Sorry no rain checks.