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Are co-ops on the endangered list?

he was a single mom with a little baby, living in a one-bedroom basement suite before an affordable option to live in a bright townhouse-style home in a co-op at the Quay came along.

Once she got into the comfortable new space at the Westminster Landing Co-op, Christine McKenzie van Kalsbeek relied on a federal subsidy program to help her make ends meet.

She wasn’t employed at the time, but she was going to school to become an education assistant.

Having that subsidy enabled her to go to school and eventually become employable.

NIKI HOPE Today, the mother-oftwo earns enough as an education assistant to push her over the threshold, but having that subsidy when she needed it made the difference between a life of poverty for her and the kids and a way out.

“Who knows what I’d be doing right now?” McKenzie van Kalsbeek says, when she thinks about the years, from 1998 to 2004, that she relied on the subsidy.

Now, McKenzie van Kalsbeek is concerned about what will happen to the approximately one-third of British Columbia co-op residents who will be without the subsidy when federal agreements to provide them come to an end over the next five years.

McKenzie van Kalsbeek, who is the president of her co-op, says they are only now learning about the fact that the government subsidies are slated to run out.

For her co-op that end date isn’t until 2019, but she worries about what it will

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Safe house: Christine McKenzie van Kalsbeek moved into the Westminster Landing Co-op in 1998 and relied on a federal subsidy

for her first six years there. She fears the government’s plans to end subsidies for co-ops will mean vulnerable residents will lose their housing.

mean for the 16 per cent of co-op members in her 84-unit building who rely on the subsidy to survive.

Those people include single mothers, new immigrants, people with disabilities

and the elderly.

The history The Government of Canada started building co-operative housing in the 1970s

and ’80s as a way to provide housing during a crisis in the rental sector, explains Thom Armstrong, executive director of Cooperative Housing Federation of B.C. ◗Co-ops Page 5

U.S. man faces charges for involvement with city teen

BY CAYLEY DOBIE REPORTER cdobie@royalcityrecord.com

A Pennsylvania man is facing several charges of child pornography after an investigation determined he had been sharing inappropriate images online with a New Westminster teen.

In October 2013, officers at the New

Westminster Police Department received a call from a local family.

According to police, the family was concerned their teenage daughter was sharing inappropriate images with an unknown person in the United States.

New Westminster officers conducted an initial investigation into the complaint and then forwarded what they had gathered to

the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which began its own investigation into the matter.

“On March 11, 2014, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 20-year-old male, Taylor Bzdyr, had been indicted by a federal grand jury in Scranton, Pennsylvania on charges of producing child pornography

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Cyclists will take to the streets of New Westminster to pump up awareness of the important role bikes can play in disasters.

Fifty cyclists are invited to take part in the City of New Westminster’s Amazing Disaster Rally on Saturday, May 10. It’s believed to be the first event of its kind in the Lower Mainland.

“We are trying to demonstrate the fact that in a major disaster such as an earthquake, the best way of getting around town, and maybe over bridges, would be by bike,” said Insp. Phil Eastwood of the New Westminster Police Department. “We have got an exercise on the last day of Emergency Preparedness Week.”

National Emergency Preparedness Week is taking place from May 4 to 10.

“It’s a rally not a race, taking in nine different locations of significance around the city, with competitors being asked at each of those locations to perform a task that’s related to emergency preparedness,” Eastwood explained. “They will either gain or lose points. By the time they get back to Queen’s Park, which is where we are starting it in the morning, we will have been able to tally their totals.

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Taking to the streets: Insp. Phil Eastwood, Cory McLaren, the city’s assistant emergency planner, and firefighter Kathy Ius are helping to plan New Westminster’s first Amazing Disaster Rally for May 10.

The event is being held during Emergency Preparedness Week.

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“It’s designed to get people thinking about their own state of preparedness,” Eastwood said.

“It’s also designed for a bit of exercise as well, and to prove a point to keep your tires pumped up because you might need them one day.”

The rally, modeled on a similar event offered in Victoria last year, is based on the premise that bicycles would be a good way to access roads, pathways and bridges that vehicles can’t, and to move people, information and materials from

one location to another following an earthquake.

“We have some pieces of critical infrastructure around the city that are significant to us in terms of a big-scale emergency,” Eastwood said. “That’s what we are basically going to draw on for our route as we go around the city. The idea is at every location, it will not only be something of significance there, but also there will be an exercise related to that location, so the participants will actually learn a bit about the city as well.”

Participants will check in and

get a bike inspection at Queen’s Park between 8 and 8:45 a.m., get a briefing until 9 a.m. and take to the streets.

“They will know where they are going initially, but they won’t know where they are going after that,” Eastwood said. “They will only get the next coordinates of their next location once they complete the task. We are going to cover about 25 kilometres of the city, all on bike-friendly routes. We will have a whole bunch of volunteers and hopefully teach people a ◗Rally Page 10

Safeway moves out, Save-On moves in

BY NIKI HOPE REPORTER

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It’s the end of an era for uptown shoppers.

The Royal City Centre Safeway closed Wednesday and will reopen on Saturday, March 22 as a Save-On-Foods store.

The Overwaitea Food Group, a Jim Pattison business, recently purchased the Royal City Centre Safeway and the Sapperton Thrifty’s locations from Sobeys. The new Save-OnFoods location is just a couple of blocks from the existing Save-On-Foods at Westminster Centre.

Another Save-On-Foods is also slated to

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As part of Sobeys acquisition of Canada Safeway, Canada’s Competition Bureau required divestiture of a number of their locations.

As a result, the Overwaitea Food Group bought 15 locations from the Sobeys Group, including the Royal City Centre Safeway in New Westminster.

Starting Wednesday, the store closed for a three-day renovation. However, the pharmacy continued to operate during renovations to ensure continuity of patient care, according to a media release.

The Safeway staff and management team are staying on at the Save-On store.

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“New Westminster is where this company got its start nearly 100 years ago, and to see it thriving and growing is so rewarding,” Overwaitea Food Group president Darrell Jones said in the release. “We’re looking forward to welcoming even more great folks from New Westminster to Save-On-Foods and to thank everybody for their patience during our renovation. We’ll have some fantastic deals at the store this weekend when we re-open.”

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No joke: Electrical rates jump 9 per cent on April 1

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

Royal City residents may get a jolt when they get their electrical bills in the near future.

New Westminster will be increasing its electrical rates by nine per cent effective April 1.

Coun. Betty McIntosh said nine per cent is “quite hurtful” to many citizens.

“I think we could reduce the nine per

cent and have a bit of relief for our own customers,” she said.

A staff report states that the city’s practice has been to implement the same annual electricity rate increase that B.C. Hydro charges the city to purchase electricity.

Despite that practice, McIntosh felt the city has an ability to pass on a slightly lower amount.

Council supported the nine per cent increase to the electricity rate.

McIntosh was the only councillor to vote

against the staff recommendation.

Coun. Chuck Puchmayr expressed concern that the provincial government’s policy to allow independent power plants has left taxpayers on the hook for a billion dollars a year in costs.

“We can’t absorb this,” he said. “The public has to know there has been a piracy of our electrical utility.”

Puchmayr said provincial policy, not B.C. Hydro, is to blame for the high electricity rates.

According to the staff report, New Westminster will continue to have among the lowest rates in North America, even with the proposed rates.

“The effect of the rate revisions on individual customers will vary significantly, depending on the amount of electricity consumed,” stated the report. “However, a household using 1,000 kWh (kilowatt hour) per month will now pay $100.29 per month, an increase of $8.28 per month.” www.twitter.com/TheresaMcManus

Co-ops: 417 families live in the nine communities in New West ◗ continued from page 1

“That’s going to sound pretty familiar because analysts are going to describe the same thing today,” he says.

At the time, not enough rental units were being built because it wasn’t profitable for developers to build them.

The housing that was being built wasn’t affordable for a big chunk of the population, so the co-op programs came along as the result of a federal government decision to get involved in providing community-based housing where the market wasn’t, Armstrong says.

The result: Mixed communities, where some people would pay the full break-even rent and others would receive a subsidy based on their income, so they wouldn’t end up paying more than 30 per cent of their gross income toward their housing.

“CMHC (Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation) was actually a leader at the time of finding innovative ways of financing social housing. They lent the money themselves,” Armstrong says. “They insured private mortgages, and all of the co-ops that were funded under those federal programs signed operating agreements with CMHC that ran for either 30 or 35 years.”

The operating agreement stated that the housing corporation would provide co-ops with a subsidy for the entire life of the agreement, which would help the co-op make up the difference for some of its members.

“What the government was really doing was creating a community-based delivery system for affordable rental housing, which as a model for a government investment in housing was a screaming success, because co-op operating costs are cheaper than public housing or non-profit housing,” he says.

Those operating agreements are set to end for the 13,000 co-op homes provincewide, and one-third of those homes is estimated to receive a subsidy.

In New West, there are a total of 417 families living in the city’s nine co-ops. Based on the provincial averages, that means about 150 homes receive subsidies, according

to Armstrong.

“It’s a conservative number,” he adds. “(That’s) 150 families who depend on a monthly subsidy from the federal government to make their housing charges affordable.”

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When the government subsidies across Canada come to an end, the federal government is slated to save $1.7 billion annually, Armstrong says.

There’s no denying that’s a lot of savings for the government. But the issue remains: Who is going to pick up the slack?

Armstrong’s agency wants to work with the provincial and federal governments to find a solution.

“We think the federal government should just leave the money on the table, not reverse the withdrawal of those funds and transfer enough of the resources to the provinces to make it viable for the provinces to fund a re-supplement program for those co-op members,” he says.

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Meanwhile, McKenzie van Kalsbeek says many co-op families aren’t even aware of the impending cuts.

“A lot of people don’t know. It’s still very hush.

It’s very, very quiet,” she says.

Asked if she is surprised that there are no plans Kalsbeek The government in place to carry on the subsidies by either level of The CMHC mortgage subsidies for social housgovernment, McKenzie van Kalsbeek says no. ing providers were long-term agreements – 25 years and “Probably a year or two ago I would have been surup – and when they end, the federal government says it prised, but now I’m not … because of the climate of the will have fulfilled its commitments to co-ops. government – the two of them,” she says. “It seems that The mortgages on the properties are expected to be they’re moving further away from social programs.” paid off, which the government says would mean many As for her co-op’s waitlist, McKenzie van Kalsbeek housing groups could continue to provide affordable says there is a currently a single mother with a daughter housing to low-income members. who is eager to get into a two-bedroom at the Westminster The office of Minister of State for Social Development Landing Co-op – eager, so that she can, just like McKenzie Candice Bergen declined to be interviewed for this story, van Kalsbeek before her, find a suitable home to build a but emailed a statement to The Record. life for her and her child.

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A backgrounder from her ministry notes that provinces can use funding provided under the Investment in Affordable Housing to assist housing groups, and the Economic Action Plan 2013 pledged a further $1.25 billion to renew the federal government’s investment in affordable housing.

As well, the province and feds announced a $30-million boost to social housing last week, but no word yet on whether it will go toward co-op subsidies.

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There’s no need for another study on coal dust

“New study shows coal project a of coal dust by saying it was actually risk to health.” That was one of the silica dust, the mining unions and comheadlines on our front page last Friday. panies finally acknowledged that coal Now, some readers might think that it dust kills – although it took until 1969 for goes without saying that coal something to be done about it. dust is unhealthy. Coal dust Now black lung disease, is not something you want to or coal miners’ lungs, is part inhale. (If you missed the story of the legacy of our industrial THE RECORD in our print edition, go to www. energy system. royalcityrecord.com to read it.)

So, it should come as no surIn fact, coal miners were the unfortuprise that a new study out of Washington nate human environmental guinea pigs State University suggests that dust comin this area. After decades of trying to ing off of coal trains could have a major downplay the detrimental health impacts impact on the health of residents living

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near coal transport facilities. The study found that air pollution levels of small particles of airborne pollution from train engines’ diesel exhaust and “larger particles believed to be coal dust” hit levels normally found in heavy industrial areas.

So it strikes us as strange that Port Metro Vancouver wants more data on the health impacts that a proposed coal facility at the Fraser Surrey Docks would have in Surrey and nearby neighbourhoods.

Coal dust is not good to breathe in.

How much more science do you

need to determine that simple fact? It’s a bit like asking for a new study on tobacco smoking. Heck, the Fraser Health Authority wants tighter regulations on second-hand smoke in public areas – we think more coal dust would be right up there with smoke as a bad pollutant.

Port Metro expects the additional material will take “a few months” to assemble and submit. We suggest they read our story, pick up a copy of the study and call the whole project off.

That should take about a week at the most and cost a whole lot less money.

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’m not a “shoulding” kind of parent. I’m not the mom who wades into online discussion boards telling other moms what their kids should be eating or espousing the virtues of one particular method of sleep training or taking sides in the neverending debate over breast versus bottle.

I just don’t believe there’s one “right” way to parent, and I don’t believe it’s up to me – or anybody else – to tell another parent what to do. Which is why I’ve always stayed out of the vaccination debate.

But I’ve come to the conclusion I’ve been wrong to stay silent.

Here’s the thing: Vaccination is different than just about any other parenting issue. Because your decision to vaccinate or not vaccinate your child doesn’t just affect the health of your family.

It affects all of us.

So, as I read yet another headline about yet another preventable disease occurring when it didn’t need to (this time it’s measles) – well, I just can’t sit back and not comment on the fact that so many parents are choosing not to vaccinate their

children for so many questionable reasons.

It’s just plain wrong.

Now, before you pounce, I do believe there are a few – a very few – legitimate reasons to not immunize your children.

There are people for whom it is a real religious issue. Although I disagree, I believe in respecting decisions made from a genuine position of faith.

Then there are those who may simply be too vulnerable to be exposed to a live vaccine such as the one for measles-mumpsrubella (MMR) – those with cancer, HIV or blood disorders, for instance. And, of course, there is the extremely rare but genuine case where someone has a known life-threatening allergy to a vaccine ingredient.

Those people have legitimate reasons to delay or refuse vaccination.

The rest of us don’t.

And it’s incumbent upon us to protect everybody else, particularly those most vulnerable members of our society – those who cannot be immunized for the reasons listed above, and those in the first couple of years of their life who haven’t completed their vaccination schedule and who don’t possess full immunity yet.

Sure, I could say, what do I care? My kid’s protected, I don’t need to care about anyone else’s.

But that’s not how society works – not if we want to keep everyone healthy and keep at

Dear Editor:

New Westminster’s Jim Lowrie told us that a sixlane Pattullo would cost about twice as much as a four-lane bridge, but the released study reports an entirely different number. Given the actual premium for two extra lanes stands at a more reasonable $200 to $300 million, I am in favour of a six-lane bridge.

Before anyone complains, I think it’s important to establish first what exactly the extra lanes will be for, where will they go, and what are the benefits.

I have heard some complaints about how McBride would become a “six-lane expressway” and overload New Westminster and Burnaby streets with traffic. But TransLink’s concepts from last year’s consultations show that the third lane is intended to split off towards Columbia Street north of the bridge – a road leading away from New Westminster. ◗Vaccines Page 7 On the Surrey side, Mayor Dianne Watts man-

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dated a direct connection to the new South Fraser Perimeter Road. The third lane would join in an onramp from this road.

This means that we will still have four lanes servicing the existing travel pattern from King George Boulevard to McBride. The new lanes would almost exclusively service the southwest (ports) to northeast (industrial) travel pattern currently mostly serviced by the heavily congested Queensborough Bridge and Front Street. A six-lane Pattullo presents a serious opportunity to decongest both of these roads and get goods from the port and transit riders on some of the region’s fastest-growing routes moving faster and more reliably.

However, absolutely nothing and no one considered it. Even the study looking at Pattullo Bridge options has not factored in any of the potential effects that more lanes on the Pattullo would have on Queensborough Bridge traffic levels.

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I face the Queensborough’s traffic every day on transit.

I did so as a former Surrey resident and still do so today as a resident of Burnaby, commuting to Kwantlen University in Richmond.

I am displeased by the ignorance and by the fact that the positions being taken and the opinions being conveyed are taking the full range of benefits into account.

This is my plea to all stakeholders and decision-makers: stop simply fearing traffic, and start thinking practically.

Consider that the Queensborough Bridge is a provincial responsibility. If a six-lane Pattullo could decongest it and get port goods moving faster, then there’s a case for the province to help with some of the funding.

I think everyone would love to pay less for the new bridge.

Daryl Dela Cruz, Burnaby

Parents work for schools

Dear Editor:

My name is Greg Jones, and I am writing as a founding member of Parents for Public Education (P4PE) in New Westminster. I have three sons, with two at the high school and one at Connaught who is also headed there next year.

P4PE want to identify and support potential candidates for the New Westminster school board, and I am looking forward to being part of this vision.

P4PE want a school board where there is a positive, community-based vision that we can all be proud of.

We are a group of parents who have come together to build a broad consensus which is representative of all areas within New Westminster. I strongly encourage all parents to get involved and provide input around both the specific needs of your children’s schools and the district’s overall direction.

bay diseases that have no business even existing in today’s society.

I’m talking things like measles, polio, diphtheria – diseases that used to cause serious illness and long-term consequences, and that used to claim young lives as a regular occurrence.

Part of the problem is, I think, that those of us who are of middle age or younger have never lived in an era where any of these diseases were real. We just don’t get how scary these diseases are.

So it’s far too easy to get caught up in the crusade against vaccination.

It makes me crazy.

Because there is simply not one shred of credible medical evidence against vaccination, and masses of it in favour.

Don’t take my word for it. There’s a wealth of information out there about vaccination.

So read away. But please, arm yourself with genuine information. Don’t confuse a well-intentioned blog post from a so-called “natural living” parent with actual scientific fact.

Here’s a few things you’ll read in those sorts of blogs.

First big argument?

“Vaccinated kids are sicker than non-vaccinated kids, and I know because I never vaccinated my kids and they’re never sick.”

Big deal. My 20-monthold – who has had every recommended immunization on schedule since she was two months old – never gets sick, either.

Without a lot more study, we can’t know what factors have given our kids such stellar immune systems.

Second big argument?

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The thought But what makes is so ludicrous me nuts is the You can comment that it would fact that all the on this story at make me laugh hullabaloo over www.royalcityrecord.com if it weren’t so the so-called sad. danger of vacciI’ll stop nations centres trying to conaround things vince you if you don’t that are so easily proven to agree with me. But I’ll be false. just say that I’m going to That whole autism continue to believe the thing? Right. One study in World Health Organization, 1998 raised the question and Health Canada, and of a link between autism the Canadian Pediatric and MMR, and that study Society, and the U.S. has since been soundly Centers for Disease Control debunked. and Prevention, and the Then there’s the whole Canadian Health Sciences “vaccines put poison stuff Research Foundation, and in my kid’s body” arguthe American Academy of ment.

Pediatrics, and …

There’s the whole merWell, never mind. cury scare – which stems If you don’t believe from the fact that some vacthem, you certainly won’t cines contain thiomersal, a believe me. But it won’t preservative derived from change the fact that I’m ethyl mercury. But the fact coming out on this one. is, for more than a decade, I’m a vaxxer, and you no Canadian vaccine used should be too. routinely for kids (except Julie MacLellan is the the flu shot) has contained assistant editor of The Record. thiomersal.

Read more on this issue Yes, there are some (including links to sources of additives put in vaccines information) on her blog at to help them remain effective (like gelatin), and there www.royalcityrecord.com.

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The last dance for the Royal Lancers?

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

The Royal Lancers may have danced their last dance.

At the yearly May Day banquet that takes place on the evening after the day’s festivities in Queen’s Park, the Royal Lancers dance with girls in the May Queen suite.

On Monday, council approved a motion to send a letter to all members of the Royal Lancers and invite them to have a discussion with council about modernizing the Lancers’ dances performed at the banquet.

If efforts to hold a meeting are unsuccessful, council would indicate there would be no Lancers’ dance in 2014 and would encourage a future discussion of the program for next year.

The Royal Lancers – who are made up of men who have been active volunteers in the community and longtime residents, including former city councillors – and the girls in the May Queen Suite practise the traditional English dances several times prior to May Day. For some girls, it is a memory they cherish for years to come.

But not everyone is keen about the traditional dance between men and much younger girls.

Last July, council approved a motion

by Coun. Chuck Puchmayr to enter into discussions about modernizing the Royal Lancers’ dance at the annual May Queen dinner. While some people support the longstanding tradition, Puchmayr said he’s hearing more and more criticisms about the dance.

“It does raise an eyebrow,” he said of the dance. “It makes some people uncomfortable.”

Many of the people who are involved in the longstanding tradition can’t fathom why it has generated any concerns.

“The girls love it. That’s the thing – if you ask most girls, they have such a fun time doing it. It is very elegant. The men are in their tuxes; the girls are in their dresses,” said a former May Queen, who fondly remembers dancing with the Lancers. “It’s like a square dance with four girls and four men in one square. It’s an old English dance. They do formations.

There are four steps to the dance. It is a complicated dance to learn.”

Spill exercise will be a surprise to city firefighters

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

If and when New Westminster firefighters get summoned to a hazardous materials spill on the railways, they won’t know for certain if it’s real or not.

Coun. Chuck Puchmayr, co-chair of the city’s railway community advisory panel, said an emergency response mockup is being planned.

New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services and Southern Railway of British Columbian will be participating in the drill.

“We have a really good idea of the dangerous goods that go through our city,” he said. “Fire Chief (Tim) Armstrong is looking to do both a tabletop exercise and a mockup

response.”

As part of the exercise, the city would send out fire trucks as if a real chemical incident had occurred.

“It’s just making sure the protocols we have in place now with disclosure of those goods,” Puchmayr said.

While the railway will know about the testing exercise, Puchmayr said firefighters probably won’t immediately know it’s not for real.

Not only will the exercise test that the rail cars are carrying what they’re supposed to, but it will also give firefighters a chance to work on some new skills.

The New Westminster fire department’s 2014 budget includes funds to establish a hazardous materials response team,

which would respond to emergencies such as the derailment of rail cars carrying dangerous goods “That’s an important one – that we test that out with the different rail carriers,” Puchmayr said. “That will also tie into our hazmat team that we have now budgeted for. We are starting to train. We are going start outfitting them.”

Puchmayr said the plan is to train local firefighters to respond to hazardous material incidents.

“Every firefighter, every suppression firefighter will have that certification. We want to make sure that it doesn’t matter what shift there is an incident on, we don’t have to call in a specialist. They will all be specialists,” he said. “We are very excited about that.”

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City set to expand services for residents

little bit easier for our residents, whether it’s renewing a dog licence, or paying for property taxes and things like that?”

Council approved Cote’s motion to have New Westminster residents will soon be able to return library books and pay bills at staff explore the issue further. On March 3, council received a staff report about the more city facilities.

While residents can currently pay tax issue. Staff determined that Century House and utility payments at city hall and the and Centennial Community Centre were Queensborough Community Centre, feasible locations for expanded services, but before too long those services will also be Anvil Centre is not as it’s just getting its core offered at Centennial Community Centre operations set up.

The report said the startup and Century House. Residents costs of introducing the payment will also be able to return books services at Centennial Community from the New Westminster Public Centre and Century House is about Library to Centennial Community $10,440, which includes $3,400 in Centre and New Westminster City operating expenses and $7,000 for Hall. capital equipment. The ongoing “I am very pleased to see this financial impact will be $3,000 to moving forward,” said Coun. $5,000, which includes ongoing Jonathan Cote. “I think residents training of auxiliary personnel and will enjoy having those options in the transportation costs associated their neighbourhood.” with using a secure armored car Last fall, Cote suggested that Jonathan Cote service to transport bank deposits. the city explore allowing residents councillor Coun. Betty McIntosh suggestto return library books and pay water, sewer and electrical bills, property ed staff should review the initiative after taxes, parking tickets, and buy garbage one year to see how it’s being embraced.

Dean Gibson, the city’s director of parks, tags and dog licences at the front counters of Century House, Centennial Community culture and recreation, said the city’s goal is to be up and running for the peak period Centre and Anvil Centre.

He noted the idea was inspired by the of property tax payment in late June and process that was already in place at the early July.

“Our ability to hit this target date is Queensborough Community Centre.

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Economic development activities will be front and centre in New Westminster in 2014.

The economic development work plan for 2014 /2015 focuses on five main goals: supporting and strengthening the city’s economic base; promoting and marketing New Westminster; fostering a businessfriendly culture at city hall; advocating, liaising and being a resource for businesses, investors and developers; and promoting business recruitment and retention.

Blair Fryer, the city’s manager of communications and economic development, said the city will be hosting its economic forum on Oct. 2 at Anvil Centre, and looks forward to showing it off and highlighting New Westminster as a great place to invest.

“That is going to be a tremendous economic generator downtown,” he said. “We

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“It’s an opportunity for disaster response partners to come out and exercise as well,” Eastwood said. “We have got the Salvation Army, who of course were huge when we had our large-scale fire at 404 Ash St.; they are going to come out and do all the feeding of the volunteers and participants. We have St. John Ambulance – they are actually going to have a mobile bike team following along the course to make sure everyone is OK. Cap’s is going to make sure everyone is riding safe bikes before they even take off.”

Anyone interested in participating in the Amazing Disaster Rally must pre-register as participation is limited to 50 cyclists and no onsite registration is accepted. Participants must complete the registration form and submit it to the city by April 25.

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Rally: Emergency preparedness fun ton, and remind them about the importance of putting some thought into their own level of preparedness.”

Tasks may involve moving supplies and demonstrating a general understanding of fire safety/emergency preparedness.

“We are hoping this will be an annual thing from New Westminster’s perspective,” Eastwood said. “We know that we have the capacity to do more.”

The idea for the Amazing Disaster Rally came up at the city’s emergency advisory committee, which has been looking for an event to offer during Emergency Preparedness Week. Eastwood, Cory McLaren, the city’s assistant emergency planner, New Westminster firefighter Kathy Ius and Const. Wendy Bowyer of the New Westminster Police Department have been meeting weekly to plan the event.

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A positive approach: Jacquoline Marpin is hosting an epilepsy fundraiser and awareness event at West Burnaby United Church this Saturday. The Douglas College student has suffered from seizures since she was three months old.

Raising awareness of epilepsy

BY STEFANIA SECCIA REPORTER sseccia@burnabynow.com

Jacquoline Marpin has been suffering from seizures since she was three months old. She’s lived with the stigma of having epilepsy her whole life, which is why she created an event to put a positive spin on it.

The 22-year-old Douglas College student is hosting an event for Purple Day, which is the international day for epilepsy awareness, on March 22 in Burnaby.

“I was actually denied daycare when I was younger because I had epilepsy,” she said. “A lot of people become unemployed because of epilepsy. Employers don’t want to risk, or take chances because someone is epileptic. It’s really not fair. I want to fight for that.”

Marpin says she knew a firefighter who lost his job because of a concussion he sustained that resulted in him having eight to 10 major seizures a day.

“After being a fireman for 15 years, you can imagine that’s very devastating for him,” she added.

“I fight for people like that.”

Although Marpin is on the right medication, she still suffers

from tonic-clonic seizures, when the body shakes and she loses consciousness, a few times a year, but gets petite mal seizures every day.

“My eyes roll back into my head and it lasts for two to three seconds,” she told The Record, about her petite mal episodes. “I can be in the middle of a sentence, and I’ll lose my train of thought.

Because of all this, I’m not allowed to drive a car, and I might not be allowed to give birth.”

Marpin said she tries not to let all the negative aspects of epilepsy take over her life, and that’s why she lost 150 pounds, became a registered weight trainer, goes to school to become a nutritionist, and is hosting an event to fundraise for epilepsy research.

“If you honestly look at all the negatives, you push yourself down,” she said. “You have to keep moving forward. You just keep striving, keep looking at the positive.”

Marpin moved to Burnaby from Ontario nearly two years ago, and after selling cupcakes last year for Purple Day, she took a $250 gift card and turned it into a whole event.

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" It’s a medical condition that causes a person to have recurring seizures, which cause excessive discharges of electrical impulses in the brain. " There are more than 20 types of seizures, such as tonic-clonic, formerly known as grand mal, that can cause a complete loss of consciousness and shaking of the entire body. " Known causes include brain injury, stroke, infections that damage the brain, brain tumours and abnormalities in brain development. " Potential causes are thought to include genetic disorders, neurotransmitter imbalances, gene mutations and cell membrane abnormalities. " About 70 per cent of epilepsy cases have no known cause, while 30 per cent can be linked to a cause. " About 65 million people suffer from epilepsy worldwide.

She won the card in a Metropolis at Metrotown contest. When she was asked what she’d spend the money on, she said a charity event for epilepsy, and the mall hopped on board as the first sponsor.

“From there it just grew and grew and grew,” Marpin added.

The B.C. Epilepsy Society has since become a partner in the Burnaby event, called Feeling Fine for Epilepsy, according to Elvira Balakshin, program and communications coordinator for the society.

“The thing about epilepsy we always stress is it’s not just a medical condition,” she told The Record.

“Unfortunately, epilepsy is often misunderstood and causes problems for people who have it.”

Epilepsy is more common than Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, stomach cancer and Down syndrome, with more than 40,000 people in B.C. and 300,000 in Canada living with it.

It can develop at any age and in many situations it can last a lifetime.

“People with epilepsy and their families could face social isolation or unnecessary restrictions, exclusions from school and work activities,” Balakshin said.

“Luckily, there’s a lot more medications, effective medications that can help control (seizures).”

But those who don’t get much help from medication face employment, recreational and transportation issues, to name a few, Balakshin said.

“Just because you have epilepsy doesn’t mean you should be limited from typical activities,” she added.

There is no cure for epilepsy, which is why fundraising events exist, and March is epilepsy awareness month in Canada.

The event is on March 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the West Burnaby United Church, 6050 Sussex Ave. The event starts with a buildyour-own yogurt parfait bar, a tea sampling with David’s Tea and a hatha yoga session with Angela Ringstead, of Fitness 2000.

There will also be an information presentation by the B.C. Epilepsy Society, refreshments and prize draws.

A12 • Friday, March 21, 2014 • The Record

Local talents star in Holmes and Watson THE LIVELY CITY JULIE MACLELLAN

Are you a fan of Sherlock Holmes?

You can catch a pair of local theatre talents onstage in a musical farce based on the Sherlock Holmes Stories.

Damon Calderwood and Gordon Roberts appear as Holmes and Watson in Holmes and Watson Save the Empire, presented by ACE Productions and First Impressions Theatre.

It’s onstage at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam April 1 to 5.

Calderwood and

Roberts are, of course, familiar to fans of New West’s theatre scene.

Calderwood is a familiar face with City Stage New West – he appeared in their recent production of Freud’s Last Session.

Roberts was one of the founders who helped to build the Royal City Musical Theatre Company.

Holmes and Watson Save the Empire is onstage at 8 p.m. nightly, with a 4 p.m. matinee on Saturday, April 5.

Tickets are $39 regular, $30 for seniors and $15 for students. Call 604-9276555 for tickets, or check out www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca to buy online.

You can find out more about the production at aceproductions.ca.

Songwriter nights Write it, bring it, sing it!

That’s the invitation to local songwriters, who are being invited to take part in weekly open mike nights on Sunday nights.

Enrico Renz and Lawren Nemeth host the sessions, which run from 7 to 9 p.m. (or 10 p.m., depending on participants).

The sessions are held in the backroom at the Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St. The open mike sessions are for original songs only, and each week a challenge is issued for the following week – participants can choose whether or not to take part in the set challenge.

For more details about the evenings, call 778714-1772 or check out the Royal City Literary Arts Society website at www. rclas.com.

– Sunday, March 23.

The sessions are open to all.

The Heritage Grill is at 447 Columbia St., downtown – just a short hop from the Columbia Street SkyTrain station.

Check out www. theheritagegrill.com for the full events schedule, as both weeknights and weekends are packed with musical options.

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The game’s afoot: Damon Calderwood is Holmes and Gordon Roberts is Watson in Holmes and Watson Save the Empire at the Evergreen Cultural Centre.

Calling all Celts

If your recent St. Patrick’s Day celebrations have you thinking about all things Irish, then this

will appeal to you.

The Heritage Grill offers Celtic Jam sessions most Sundays, running from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The next one is this weekend

Don’t forget to let me know if you know someone who should be featured in our new Fill in the Blanks series (see page 18).

Send me an email, jmaclel lan@royalcityrecord.com.

Got an item for Lively City? Send arts and entertainment ideas to Julie, jmaclel lan@royalcityrecord.com, or find her on Twitter, @juliemaclellan.

Aunt Leah’s earns honours

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Aunt Leah’s Place cooking program has earned a Celebration of Community Award.

The New Westminsterbased organization won a Celebration of Community Award at the 13th annual Scotiabank and United Way Community Spirit Awards held last week.

The awards are presented to groups or individuals that have made an impact in helping children and seniors in the Lower Mainland.

“We are proud that our cooking club and fresh food program has been recognized with this award and are grateful for United Way’s support,” said Sarah Stewart, program manager for Aunt Leah’s Place. “The program provides a space for moms to build community, provides access to milk, eggs, bread and fresh produce, and relevant workshops on parenting skills.”

The United Way funds the cooking club and fresh food program, which ensures moms can access and learn how to cook healthy food for themselves and their children so their kids can get the best possible start in life.

Aunt Leah’s Place, a

Miss New West pageant set

Six young women will be vying to be Miss New Westminster 2014 at the upcoming pageant.

The Hyack Festival Association is holding the 43rd annual Hyack ambassador pageant on April 10 at the Columbia Theatre.

This year’s contestants and their sponsors are Anna Almonte (One Source Productions); Talia De Capite (New Westminster Firefighters’ Charitable Society): Ceylin Ozdemir (Save-OnFoods); Claire Dresselhuis (New Westminster Police Officers’ Association); Andie Lloyd (Royal City Rotary); and Jenni Slinn (Kiwanis Club of New Westminster).

Tickets are $20 and are available at www.event brite.ca.

For more information, call 604-522-6894.

Do you have an idea for Around Town? Send story suggestions and tips about happenings of community interest to Theresa, tmc manus@royalcityrecord.com.

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As the oldest remaining funeral home in the province that is still family-owned and operated, Kearney Funeral Services has the distinction of being the largest full service, independent funeral company in the Lower Mainland.

Partners and brothers, Tom and Michael Crean, grandsons of the founder Tom Kearney, continue to play an active role both in the business and in the community.

Michael sees their business as a vocation of caring for people at one of life’s most difficult moments.

“We are committed to providing compassionate and caring service to all the families that come to us in their time of need,” says Michael, President, Kearney Funeral Services.

You can make it so much easier for grieving family and friends if you record your wishes ahead of the need.

“When this is done it relieves the family of additional stress as to what type of service you want,” says Michael. “A prearranged

funeral allows for all the necessary information to be recorded that will be required at the time of death.”

Michael says that by pre-arranging your funeral, you let your family know exactly what type of service you wish for as well as the important details, such as casket, urn, service folders and register book, burial or cremation.

“And when appropriate, to ensure that everything is paid in advance, avoiding any additional financial burden on the family,” he adds.

Additionally, the funeral home will collect the information necessary to register the death with the Vital Statistics Agency.

This information will include the full given name of the deceased, date and place of birth, occupation during their working life, marital status at the time of their death; full name of their spouse(if married); names of their parents including parent’s birthplace.

The funeral home will also need to know whether you prefer burial in a cemetery or cremation.

Mike went on to say that in the case of cremation, you need to let your family know whether you want your remains to be buried in a cemetery or scattered on land or

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“It is important to ask if the funeral home has its own facilities onsite to shelter and care for the decedent,” says Michael.

“If not, you should know where they are sheltered and cared for.

In this case it is always good to ask where their facilities are located as it may be necessary to visit their offices or sometimes additional costs may apply if they need to make additional trips to visit you.”

Columbia-Bowell has reception facilities on site for families who wish to hold both the funeral service and reception at one location. This makes it convenient to those attending the funeral service as they do not have to travel to another location.

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◗ FILL IN THE BLANKS Meet Margo: Margo Prentice is a writer, comedian and theatre director who lists the people of New Westminster and its arts community amongst her favourite things in the city. She’s profiled in this week’s Fill in the Blanks.

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e’re continuing with our new feature, Fill in the Blanks. It’s designed to spotlight interesting folks from the city’s arts and entertainment community.

Each subject fills in a questionnaire, “filling in the blanks” to let us know a little bit more about themselves.

In today’s edition, we meet the multi-talented writer-performer-directorcomedian Margo Prentice.

1. I am a retired lady who loves everything that l now have time to do, writing stories, poetry and theatre, performing comedy.

2. I spend my time writing, reading my stories and poems, directing the Golden Age Theatre, and stand-up comedy. Taking care of my husband and going for walks. Watching Downton Abbey and The Walking Dead on TV. 3. Right now I am working on rewrites of my many stories and plays.

Stepping out of my theatrical “box” and auditioning people for a interactive play I plan to direct called Aunt Martha’s Funeral. It is very funny!

4. The books on my bedside table right now are poetry books. I love the locals, Candice James, Franci Louanne, Bonnie Nish, Dennis Bolton. (Just finished reading the book, The Glass Castle.) I like listening to books.

5. Three songs you’ll find on my IPod playlist are … I don’t do IPod but have classical opera on my computer to listen to.

I love Randy Bachman’s rock show on CBC, love the blues. I put on the East Indian radio station and dance to the music.

6. One work of art that inspires me is the statue of David because he is perfection. Also like Rembrandt’s Night Watch. I sat in front of it for hours.

7. One artist who inspired me was Marian Anderson because as a child I thought she was the bravest person I had ever seen, she was the candle that lit the civil rights movement

and one of the greatest singers of the 20th century.

Or, for today, actress Judi Dench, who started in movies after she was 60, and look where she has gone!

8. My idea of a perfect day is feeling good, sunshine and completing something with complete satisfaction.

9. My favourite edible (or potable) treat is oldfashioned beef stew with mashed potatoes. Good dim sum.

10. My guilty pleasure is Purdy’s chocolate/a good cinnamon bun. Finding a designer outfit deal that fits me well at the Sally Ann boutique and buying even if I don’t need it.

11. My favourite vacation spot is any beach where I can lie in the sun (on a comfortable chair) and read a book.

12. My favourite thing about New Westminster is the people. The enthusiast arts community, Century House. My home here.

13. If I could sit down for coffee with anyone at all, I would choose Charles Dickens, Katherine Hepburn, Robin Morgan.

14. If I could live anywhere at any point in time, I would choose the salons in Paris, France, 1850 to 1900.

15. If I could have a superpower, my superpower would be that I would know how to provide food and shelter to those who needed it. And I would know how to teach everyone how to live in peace.

16. If people want to find out more about me, they can e-mail me at margop@ shaw.ca.

And finally … It is never to late to start working on your dreams, they do come true. At 65, I married my wonderful husband! Since then I have been able to fulfil most of my dreams!

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Well, lookie here.

One minute you have a perfectly good Blue Box recycling program.

The next, something new and rather questionable is being put in its place. And they thought they’d get away with it right under your nose, without telling you or asking your opinion.

That’s definitely not democracy in action.

The BC Government, elected by us to represent our best interests, has decided to offload the costs of recycling to big multi-national corporations. To implement this new plan, they’ve set up an association that doesn’t seem to hold the environment, local jobs, or the municipalities that run the Blue Box program, close to its heart.

Perhaps that’s why some of our elected officials are using the word “scam” to describe how the new program is being set up. It’s also perhaps why several of BC’s municipalities refuse to jump on board.

That’s gotta tell you something.

Now it’s your turn to let Premier Christy Clark know what you think. Contact her today to say that dismantling an already-working recycling program to replace it with something that few people think will be as good, is a bad idea.

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A20 • Friday, March 21, 2014 • The Record

Myths about aging HEALTHWISE

DR. DAVIDICUS WONG

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he Douglas Park Community Centre has asked me back to speak at their Young at Heart program’s Wellness Show on Saturday, April 5. I’ll present Achieving Your Positive Potential in Life: Finding Meaning and Fulfilment in Every Stage of Your Life.

Now at the midpoint of life, I note our mixed messages about growth and aging and the changing connotations of “growing older.” Growing older is a good thing if you’re a child – getting taller and stronger, learning more and maturing.

Growing older is not quite as desirable to most past 40. They associate it with a loss of youth, vigour, opportunity and growth.

Every week, an older patient will tell me, “Don’t ever grow old.” I know that they are referring to the conditions we associate with advancing years: the chronic pain of osteoarthritis, the progression of multiple chronic conditions such as diabetes, atherosclerosis, and the decline in cardiac and kidney function.

Seniors are the frequent flyers in the health-care system because of their increasing needs, and for many, much of their days revolve around the scheduling of tests and appoint-

ments and the taking of multiple medications.

Yet growing older is not a downhill decline. Many of my patients age well and are ever happy with each passing year. They recognize the realities of their physical health, appreciate growth in their relationships, and remain engaged and empowered in every aspect of their daily lives.

They see through some of the myths of aging.

1. Myth: You are your age. This is only a partial truth. Your chronological age is based on the date of your birth. Different organs age at different rates depending on use, abuse and genetics. I have to remind some patients that although their knees may be worn down, their other joints are working like new.

It’s also nice to point out to many that their kidneys and livers are functioning as if they were 20 years younger.

The cells of your body are constantly being renewed. The cells of your skin are continually being replaced. None of your red blood cells is over 120 days old.

2. Myth: You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

Although dementia is more likely as we age, it is not inevitable for most of us.

There tends to be a decline in short-term memory with age.

Although we may have a gradual decline in the number of neurons in the brain in adulthood, it is the connections between neurons that influence cognitive function. In the process of neuroplasticity, with new experiences and new learn-

ing, each of us is capable of developing increasingly complex connections between neurons.

At any age, you could learn a new language, dance or musical instrument.

3. Myth: Becoming physically weak and inactive is inevitable.

Our bodies were meant to move. With disuse and inactivity, we lose strength, flexibility and balance.

Daily physical activity, including walking, is a mainstay of continued fitness. Studies have demonstrated that seniors can increase both strength and muscle mass with safe resistance exercises, such as supervised seniors weight training programs.

If you’re a child, never stop growing up. If you’re an adult, never grow old.

Instead, grow stronger, grow wiser, grow new interests and points of view, and grow in your relationships. Remain an active participant in the story of your life. !

The Tapestry Foundation for Health Care is hosting a public forum, Dialogue on Aging.

I will be part of a panel moderated by writer Peter McKnight at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 4 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. With our topic Stories of Aging, we will share unique perspectives on aging. See more at www.tapestryfoundation. ca.

Dr. Davidicus Wong is a family physician. For more information about the Douglas Park Community Centre programs, call 604-257-8130.

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In Japanese, the word “komono” translates into “small things” — but although this street style-wise accessories brand started small in 2009, it has always done design in a big way.

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A. First impressions linger longest… Make

sure when the potential Buyer pulls up to the curb, the home looks inviting. The front yard needs to look well maintained. The stairs and entrance should be painted and hand rails secure. Ensure that you have a working door bell. Inside, as long as your home is clean and Derrick Thornhill tidy you can get away with a lot. It doesn’t Park Georgia Realty matter if your bathroom or kitchen was put in 50 years ago, if it’s clean, really clean, you’re good to go! This goes for all areas of the house. A clean home wins people over. While you are at it, change the furnace filter, clean your gutters, and the outside and inside of your windows. Make sure you have no deal killers lurking around such as oil tanks or vermiculite insulation. If your home has a high percentage of knob and tube wiring, have the electrical system assessed so you are ready to pass something along to the Buyer that will ease insurance concerns.

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ASK A COUNSELLOR Q: Are you feeling depressed or irritable?

A: I work with many clients that are experiencing depression. There are different kinds of depression and people have different experiences with it. Some people sleep a lot, some can’t sleep, and others are weepy and cry a lot, while others experience irritability.

Other physical symptoms are headaches or lack of energy. Besides the physical symptoms clients often feel hopeless. Some clients have clinical depression Mary Longworth while others have depressed mood. The technique that I use to help my clients is called cognitive behavioural therapy. The cognitive part (thinking part) of working with this therapy helps a person change their thinking about them self or their life situation. Another part of this therapy is the (behavioural part)-together we go through some of the physical things that they can do to help them self. One of the most effective behavioural strategies is exercise because it helps increase the endorphins and elevate the mood. A recent study has shown that daily exercise can be more effective than medication in low grade depression. Severe depression may need medication. The number of appointments that a client may need varies with each person’s individual situation.

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BY KATIE We are inundated with advice on how to care for our skin.

At Medical Esthetics by Katie, owner Katie Marshall not only makes your skin feel good, she addresses your individual skin care needs.

With a focus on offering the best skincare possible, Katie, a Certified Medical Esthetics Practitioner, opened her spa more than six years ago as a Nail Technician and went back to school eight months later.

When it comes to dry skin, she tells her clients that there is a big difference between dry and dehydrated skin, although both tend to feel the same – just plain dry.

“Dry skin lacks sebum (oil), which is a natural skin condition from birth,” she explains. “Dehydrated skin lacks water and will show fine lines even more. Dryness will fluctuate with diet, stress, environment or improper use of skincare products; therefore your skin needs water-rich products.”

Many of Katie’s baby boomers clientele – who are waging a war on aging - come to her for advice about sun damage such as hypo-pigmentation, loss of elasticity and collagen.

“Invest in quality professional skincare and stick to the regime that your professional esthetician has outlined for you,” she advises.

In addition, Katie says women may need to adjust their skincare regiment seasonally, or with age. Skin Rejuvenation Facials or Peels help correct your skin from acne, hyperpigmentation or aging to help boost your beauty routine at home.

Medical Esthetics by Katie’s spa only carries the finest medical and cosmeceutical grade skincare lines.

The combination of top products and the latest treatments allows guests to take a little luxury home with them from the spa.

“In order to have an impact on the skin, you have to affect live tissue, which begins in the very last layer of the epidermis,” she adds. “The only way that you can reach that layer is by using professional products with a lower pH level, which are only going to be available through licensed professionals because the skin can be damaged if these products are used incorrectly.”

Katie’s success stems from providing customized skincare solutions for all skin types and conditions and creating open communication with her clients in order to best assess their individual skin care needs.

Medical Esthetics by Katie is located Uptown at #406-625 5th Ave. New Westminster. For more information or to book an appointment, call Katie at 604-544-2237 or email medicalestheticsbykatie@gmail.com or visit www.mebykatie.com.

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Why is deworming your pets important?

Dogs and cats can commonly become infected with an internal or external parasite at any point in their lifetime. Most puppies and kittens are infected with worms early in life through their mothers milk, and then continue to be exposed to worms by picking them up from worm eggs shed by other pets or from hunting rodents. Some parasites are considered zoonotic risk which means that the parasites can infect and transmit disease to you and your family. Most animal parasites can spread to humans through contact with animal feces or contaminated surfaces, ie; accidental ingestion or exposed skin (children playing in sandboxes, walking on pet friendly beaches or adults gardening in areas where cats and dogs defecate). Parasites can be harmful to both humans and pets and depending on the parasite can cause damage to the skin, eyes, brain, lungs, liver, or the intestinal tract. Pregnant women should be also be aware when dealing with cat feces as cats can shed a parasite called Toxoplasma that can be harmful to the fetus.

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Zits are the pitz! In this age of high stress, hormones, pollution, bad products/regime, junk food and processed sugar laden diets, acne has become a widespread problem for all ages. And with all the medical science out there, why can’t doctors, KATIE MARSHALL scientists and skin therapists agree on the cause? If you have a suspicious mole or other sign of skin cancer, an allergic reaction, or an infectious disease of the skin, there is no question that you should seek the advice of a dermatologist. Acne is not their forte, and there usually isn’t a simple solution to acne. If you’ve been offered one, chances are they either won’t last long term or they come with some heavy side effects like Accutane and Retin-A. Interestingly, most people in their lifetime will have more than one of these factors playing a role in their breakouts. And those factors can change over time as well. While there can be common factors at play, everyone has a different set of triggers and a different level those triggers affect them. You may have a healthy diet and exercise daily but the OTC products you bought on TV, MLM Sales Rep or at the local drug store do in fact have pore clogging ingredients in them.

Some of the worst offenders are natural products, and consumers are drawn to natural products because they believe them to be safe.

The best way to find out your triggers is to experiment in your own daily life.

There are so many factors to be considered with acne and having a professional esthician who understands acne by your side to help point out potential triggers and give you effective solutions will undoubtedly save you years of time, money and frustration in the long run.

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Almost like magic, www.wordle.net can help you identify the key words most stated in a job posting! Note that you should only include those words that indicate education, skills, attributes, and experience that you actually possess and can evidence. It also ought to be noted that an ATS will have trouble reading a PDF, graphics, and tables; so, while you prepare to make your resume look fancy, remember that an ATS cares only about the content. Perhaps consider creating a text only resume formatted solely in keystrokes to use in online applications. Finally, label your work history Work Experience and list your work experience with the employer first, then your title, then the dates of your employment since this is what an ATS seeks. Job searching is like a game, and the people who know the rules and strategies will be successful.

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Remember that the internet will reply to your “keyed in” request for information, be it airfare, hotels, cruises or tours. But it will not qualify your request further. Most people fall prey into buying the cheapest airfare they can find to a destination. From there, they would “wing it” and find their own way to get to where they planned to go in the first place. Its often frustrating when trying to put the pieces together later and oftentimes very time consuming.

The cheapest is not always the best! The internet is a great source for collecting a variety of information for travel. The more complex your travel itinerary is, the more you are in need of a travel professional. A good travel professional will qualify your travel needs before offering you any advise and sort through multitudes of travel choices and research competitive travel deals at a fraction of the time. Like a personal shopper, travel professionals can provide one-stop shopping for travelers who require air arrangements, rental cars, cruise accommodations and hotel stays-with suggestions that are in the best interest of the client, not the supplier.

The use of outside service providers for many transactions such as real estate agents, tax preparation or mortgage brokers, isn’t questioned. Similarly, if one is going to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars, as well as a good chunk of valuable leisure time, it makes great sense to use a travel professional

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A22 • Friday, March 21, 2014 • The Record

Student work featured in literary anthology

Emerging authors from Douglas College are ready to share their literary talent with the world.

The college’s department of creative writing is set to launch the 2014 edition of Pearls, an anthology of fiction, poetry, personal narrative and scripts written by students.

“It is such a pleasure to put together this showcase of outstanding student writing. I think readers will be surprised and delighted by the quality and variety of work in this year’s edition,” said Calvin Wharton, chair of the department of creative writing, in a press release.

The anthology is published annually and edited by faculty. It features writing created by students during their course work.

Since it started publication more than 30 years ago, it has featured the work of hundreds of writers. The 2014 edition has 65 student contributors.

“Seeing your work in print for the first time can be a defining moment,” Wharton pointed out. “For students, it can really give them a feeling of confidence about their writing. This anthology is all about recognizing their talent and accomplishments.”

A book launch for Pearls 33 takes place on Friday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the

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Gems: The new Pearls 33 anthology features the work of creative writing students from Douglas College.

Studio Theatre at Douglas College, 700 Royal Ave. The event will include readings by students and an awards ceremony.

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Sapperton on Friday night and enjoy a Tune into Just Duets, night of dancing. Royal featuring Andrea Smith City Swing’s and Dave Friday night Lidstone. With dance runs a repertoire from 7:30 p.m. that includes to midnight at songs in a varthe Sapperton iety of genres Pensioners’ that reflect a Hall, 318 Keary commitment to St. Doors open social justice, at 7:30 p.m., a Canadian roots and poetry in beginner’s lessong, they’re son runs from set to play at about 7:45 to (or more) Renaissance 8:30 p.m., and Things to do Books on then the floor opens up for this weekend Saturday, March 22 from 7:30 to dancing till midnight. The cover charge 9:30 p.m., 43 Sixth St. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are is $8, or $5 for seniors and $10. For more info, call 604students with valid ID. For 525-4566 or email more details visit Royal renbooks@telus.net.

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Get together with some of your friends Expand your mind at or neighbours and brainthe Mad About Science event taking place at Fraser storm an event you’d like to hold. The Vancouver River Discovery Centre on Foundation is once again Saturday, March 22 from 1 to 4 p.m. The family-friend- making neighbourhood small grants (ranging from ly event features hands-on $50 to $500) available in experiments, educational New Westminster. The activities and a show by 2014 application deadline is internationally recognized Monday, April 7 at 5 p.m. science educators Mad For more information about Science. Admission to Mad the grants, contact program About Science activities coordinator Maylen Crespo and exhibits is by donation at mcrespo@fsgv.ca or 604but doesn’t include entry 525-9144, extension 3667. to Mad Science’s Fire and Email your Top 5 ideas to Ice show. To get tickets for calendar@royalcityrecord. the show taking place at 2 com, and check out our full p.m. ($7 for one adult and events listings at www.royal one child, plus $5 for each additional child), call Fraser cityrecord.com.

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On tour: Valerie and Ted Garbutt spent their 40th wedding anniversary visiting Paris, the south of France, Italy and Monte Carlo, Monaco, where this picture was taken. Below, left: The Esslinger family took a trip to Uzbekistan, Iran and Turkey last summer. Below, right: Inga Forland took The Record to the Colosseum in Rome, Italy.

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ouse hunters ready to enter a new chapter in their lives need look no further. With its grand opening on March 29th, Ledingham McAllister’s Storybrook is poised to become an all-time bestseller with a large cross-section of homebuyers who recognize what a great value this brand new four-storey development has to offer.

“These homes are second to none,” said Manuela Mirecki, Ledingham McAllister’s Senior Vice President of Marketing & Design. “Not only is Storybrook in a sought-after location with great access to transit, shopping and schools, the building itself is on an unbelievably quiet no-through street in an established neighbourhood. We restored and day-lighted an underground stream that was onsite and designed a building that makes the most of this natural feature.”

Within easy walking distance of the Edmonds SkyTrain Station, Storybook is in the heart of a vibrant community whose residents demonstrate an extraordinary commitment and loyalty to the area. New amenities such as the Edmonds Aquatic and Community Centre are close by, as are a new library as well as schools and Highgate Village Shopping Centre. Parks and trails abound, offering

endless walking and biking opportunities.

Rare in the new condominium market, all 71 of Storybrook’s one bedroom and den and two-bedroom homes are move-in ready.

“These are finished homes, so you’re putting your money to work for you right away,” emphasized Mirecki. “You can physically see, touch and feel your home’s finishings and move in right away. And, with Ledingham McAllister’s 109 years of history behind Storybrook, you can be sure you are choosing a well-built home by a developer that stands behind its projects.”

As with all classics, Storybrook has a great beginning, middle and end. From the moment you arrive you will be charmed by the building’s quiet location and inspired by its West Coast architecture that has been thoughtfully designed to maximize the natural views. Each home boasts top-end finishes that buyers normally equate with downtown sophistication including KitchenAid stainless steel appliances (including wall ovens and slide-in glass cooktops), full height tile backsplashes, and wide-plank wood laminate floors. Buyers will also appreciate the quartz stone countertops and Kohler faucets, Whirlpool

washers and dryers, the luxurious Hytec Bowen tub with full-height tile surround in the master ensuite, a Hytec Ledward shower in the main bathroom, as well as the Kohler under-mount sinks. The ground-floor homes have generous yards and private entrances, while the upper floors enjoy spacious balconies. A community courtyard overlooks the restored Byrne Creek.

With three floor plans to choose from, homes range from 673 to 839 square feet. One bedroom and den homes start in the mid $200s with two-bedroom choices beginning in the mid $300s. Whatever your budget, there is sure to be a Storybrook home to help you create your “happily ever after.”

Visit the Storybrook presentation centre opening March 29th at 7131 Stride Avenue in Burnaby.

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◗ IN THE GAME

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SECTION COORDINATOR Tom Berridge, 604-444-3022 • tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Injunction puts Metro soccer tryouts on hold

our partner clubs, particularly our feeder clubs,” said Berry prior to the Boys and girls hop- injunction.

The move was made to ing to play soccer in the Metro Select division in also help forge closer links September are now in the with the high performance middle of a battle that has Premier League’s Mountain FC, which is a joint venwound up in court.

On Wednesday, the ture with the Burnaby and Burnaby Metro Selects North Vancouver districts.

All but one of the disclub was granted an trict’s five interim injuncfeeder clubs, tion against B u r n a b y the Burnaby Girls, Burnaby D i s t r i c t Youth Soccer “All player eval- Selects, Cliff Association in uations/tryouts A v e n u e United, Royal B.C. Supreme scheduled by the City Youth, Court.

The move BDYSA are can- South Burnaby Metro Club threw a wrench and Wesburn into the ongoing celled. Players soccer assoMetro team try- and coaches ciations, supouts, preventing the the district from should not go to ported confirmation implementing the fields.” at the March 10 or organizing a meeting. program until BERRY With the the petition by JOHN Burnaby District chair B u r n a b y the Selects club Selects unable has been heard in Surpreme Court, accord- to operate an independent ing to a statement on the program in the 2014/15 season, player evaluations district’s website.

OnWednesday,Burnaby were to be extended into Selects president Frank April by the district.

The district’s deciPalmieri confirmed the soccer club filed an injunction sion was said to follow a against the district in B.C. long deliberation with the Selects group regarding the Supreme Court.

“All player evalua- desire for representation tions/tryouts scheduled by for the feeder clubs on its the BDYSA are cancelled. executive board.

This statement was disPlayers and coaches should not go to the fields for puted by Palmieri.

“The bottom line is the evaluations,” read a notice posted on the district web- agreement didn’t happen site by association chair and we decided to run the teams ourselves,” said John Berry.

While the injunction Berry.

Last week, executive temporarily suspends the district’s hand in running director of B.C. Soccer Paul the Metro program, it is Mullen said the district not to be considered a rul- was well within its constiing on which group will tutional guidelines to make ultimately gain control of such a decision.

“The district has the teams participating in the right and responsibilSelect league.

The district website sug- ity for how Select teams gested that a ruling on the are formed and defined,” action could be months Mullen said.

Mullen added that any away.

The trouble came to a appeal of a district decihead following a March 10 sion must be made to B.C. meeting where the Burnaby Soccer within 10 working District Youth Soccer days following such a deciAssociation confirmed the sion, and in this case, no board’s earlier decision to appeal was filed.

A call to the district chair affiliate the Metro Soccer League through the dis- went unreturned before The Record deadline. trict.

For more information, “We think player development is enhanced when please go to www.burn we have closer links with abysoccer.com.

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

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Keep working: New Westminster’s Quinn Walters, seen in red in the C2 Royals 5-5 draw with New West C1, attempts a shot on goalie Lucas Steele while Colburne Connelly looks on in a preliminary round game at the Bobby Love atom hockey tournament at Queen’s Park Arena on Monday. The two teams met again in the gold-medal final with C1 coming out on top by a 3-2 score. New West C3 won the bronze medal at the tourney.

Giants move on to midget final

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

The Northwest Giants earned a berth in yet another B.C. Major Midget Hockey League playoff championship.

The perennial defending regular season champions dispatched the Greater Vancouver Canadians 2-0 in the best-of-three playoff semifinal at the Burnaby Winter Club last Saturday.

The Burnaby-based club took the opening game 2-1 on Friday with first-period goals by Quinn Thompson and defenceman Dante Fabbro, who scored the eventual game-winner less than a minute later.

On Saturday, Greater Vancouver struck first with a goal by Alex Whitwham late in the first period.

But Burnaby’s Keyvan Mokhtari, with his first of two goals on the night, tied it up in the middle frame.

Colton Kerfoot tallied the game-

winning goal, sparking an unanswered three-goal splurge in the final period. Burnaby’s Justin Szeto and Fabbro, with his first of two helpers in the game, drew assists on the Kerfoot goal.

Mokhtari and Thompson also scored in the third period.

“I was not happy on Friday, we let up a bit,” said Giants head coach Clint Thornton. “But on Saturday, I was very happy. That’s the kind of game we wanted to get into, get up and let our defence dictate the game.”

The Okanagan Rockets earned a spot in their second straight playoff final, edging the Valley West Hawks in a wild three-game series that generated 29 total goals, including a 7-6 win by the Kelowna-based club in the final game Sunday.

“We just really want to focus on what we can do. We don’t want to get into a shootout with the Rockets,” said Thornton. “I don’t contemplate Okanagan is going to make that mistake against us. I think they will

come ready to play.”

Last season, the Giants defeated Okanagan in a closely fought threegame final that was decided on a 1-0 scoreline in the tiebreaker.

The Giants will face the Okanagan Rockets, including February’s player of the month Tyson Jost, who scored 15 goals and had 26 points in eight games last month, in a best-of-three final at the Burnaby Winter Club, beginning Friday, March 21.

Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday, March 22. Both games are 6:30 p.m. starts. If necessary, a third and deciding game will be played on Sunday at 11 a.m.

Two-game sweep

The Westcoast Avalanche swept a two-game quarter-final series with the Kootenay Wildcats in B.C. AAA midget girls’ hockey playoffs.

Monica Disanjh scored a goal and added a single assist to lead the Avs to a 3-2 win in the opening game on March 14. Westcoast took the series with a 1-0 win the following day.

BWC product helps Red Wings to win Grand Rapids Griffins callup Landon Ferraro played in his NHL debut with the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday.

Ferraro did not register a point in his first game with the Red Wings – a 3-2 victory over the Toronto

Maple Leafs.

In the game, Ferraro, a centre who earned the call up from the American Hockey League champion Griffins the day before, played 9:45 total minutes, including nearly two minutes on the penalty kill.

Ferraro registered one shot on goal, two hits and one blocked shot in his time on the ice.

Ferraro centred Cory Emmerton and defenceman Brendan Smith, who played forward for the first two periods for the

injury-riddled Wings.

“I thought (Ferraro) did a good job. He played within himself,” said Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard of Ferraro in an NHL press release. “He blocked some big shots tonight.”

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◗ BASKETBALL

Clan exit NCAAs in second round

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Simon Fraser University made it to the second round of the NCAA Division II women’s basketball championships.

The No. 3 seed Clan got by Great Northwest conference rival Western Washington in the opening round, but could not make it two in a row, falling 76-68 to Montana State Billings in the West region semifinal on March 15.

“Offensive boards were crucial for them and they shot the ball well,” said Clan head coach Bruce Langford in a school press release. “They hit some crucial shots consistently, so it’s tough.”

Billings jumped out to an early 26-18 lead, but SFU finished on a 17-9 run, including 10 points by junior Erin Chambers to tie the contest 35-35 at halftime.

Chambers finished with a game-high 33 points, including 21 in the opening half.

“I think, as a team, we weren’t going to give up, no matter what the scoreboard said. We really wanted to keep pushing. They just

Photo courtesy of Scott Wu/THE RECORD

Big numbers: Erin Chambers led SFU’s women’s basketball in scoring this season. hit some big shots and hit more shots than we did.”

Katie Lowen chipped in with 15 points, while senior guard Kia Van Laare added 14 in her final game with the Clan.

It was the third loss to Montana State Billings in four matchups for the Clan women this season.

Montana State opened the second half with a 12-1 start and extended its lead to 18 points, before SFU made a final belated push with less than four minutes on the clock.

A day earlier, SFU defeated Western Washington 7770.

Chambers led the Clan with 27 points, while Meg Wilson had 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Senior Rebecca Langmead finished just short of a double-double, scoring nine points, grabbing 12 boards and making three blocked shots.

SFU led by as many as 12 points at one stage of the second half, but the U.S. school rallied to tie 63-63 with 6.47 left to play.

The Clan would take the lead after that on a jumper from Lowen. Chambers then potted a three-pointer and was good on four-offour from the charity stripe down the stretch, including the eventual game-winning bucket, to help SFU advance to the second round.

The win avenged an earlier loss to Western Washington in the conference final.

“In a week, we’ll probably be pretty pleased with our season,” said Langford in a release.

Gymnasts top podium at B.C. championships Burnaby athletes dominated the podium at the B.C. artistic gymnastics championships.

Tamara Kuno and Burnaby Central Secondary student Taylor Oakley helped lead a Flicka Gymnastic Club sweep in the women’s national open category last weekend in Kamloops.

Kuno had the high score on the uneven bars and was fifth on the balance beam to place third overall in the all-around.

Oakley placed second on the bars and beam, while also posting top-six scores on vault and floor exercises to finish runner-up to Flicka clubmate Clair Kaji, who won the all-around with a 52.000 score.

In the senior high performance division, Briannah Tsang of Burnaby posted the high all-around score of 52.550, including a 14.150 score in her specialty, the vault.

New West sports briefs Former New Westminster junior A Salmonbellie Kyle Belton was dealt to the Philadelphia Wings in a pre-trade deadline swap with the Toronto Rock on Tuesday.

Belton and Toronto’s second- and fourth-round picks in the 2014 National Lacrosse League entry draft were dealt to the Wings in exchange for 14-year veteran goalie Brandon Miller.

Belton, a third-round selection in 2012, spent two seasons with the Rock, compiling a record of three goals, seven points and 86 loose balls.

Old Orchard bowler third

Macc Whitford recently placed third in the junior boys’ singles in Bowl B.C.’s 4 Steps to Stardom five pin bowling provincial championships.

The Old Orchard bowler rolled a 935 pinfall, including an opening 239 in the five-game total point final.

Daniel Dooley outbowled Brett Mero of Quesnel for the junior boys’ gold medal.

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