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City wants input on plans for pro franchise at Queen’s Park Stadium

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

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Summer fun: Watch out, kids, there’s a new soccer player in town, and he’s trained in water-gun combat.

G.I. Joe, also known as Const. Joe Wright, paid a visit to kids at the New Westminster Police Department soccer camp on Tuesday.

The annual camp has been bringing kids and police officers together since 1981. In addition to soccer instruction and game play, kids also get visits from the RCMP K9 unit and the New Westminster Fire Department.

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New Westminster is set to kick off consultation about a professional soccer proposal for the city.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the City of New Westminster recently signed a memorandum of understanding toward launching a United Soccer Leagues (USL) pro franchise in the Royal City.

“We are thrilled to announce our efforts with the City of New Westminster to bring a new professional soccer team to its vibrant sportsand family-oriented community,” said club president Bob Lenarduzzi.

Lenarduzzi said a USL PRO franchise is an important step in the club’s efforts to support the development of players. While the Whitecaps are “very excited” about the prospect of bringing the team to New Westminster, he said other cities are also interested in hosting the team.

If the project proceeds, Queen’s Park Stadium would be the franchise’s home field.

The City of New Westminster will be holding its first consultation meeting on Tuesday, July 29 at Centennial Lodge in Queen’s Park from 7 to 9 p.m. The open house will begin at 7 p.m. and the Whitecaps will make a presentation at 7:30 p.m., followed by a discussion about the proposal.

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Saturday, Aug. 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Centennial Community Centre. It will also include an open house, presentation by the Whitecaps and a discussion period following the presentation.

In addition to the current Whitecaps FC ownership group, the franchise will be co-owned and operated by Ian Gillespie of Westbank Projects Corp. and New Westminster native Gary Pooni of Brook Pooni Associates.

Pooni said he couldn’t be more thrilled that the Vancouver Whitecaps FC want to invest in New West.

“People who know me well know I am incredibly passionate about my hometown and that I would only get involved with a group that had the best interests of the city at heart,” he said. “I think that there’s incredible opportunity for New Westminster in this project.”

Pooni, who attended John Robson Elementary School and New Westminster Secondary, played soccer with the Royal City Youth Soccer Club for many years.

When he graduated from high school, he received a scholarship from the Vancouver 86ers, which paid for his first year of tuition at university.

“My whole first year tuition at Simon Fraser was paid by them,” he said. “I’d always been eternally grateful because they helped change my life. Coming from a working class family, it wasn’t going to be easy – my sister had gone to university and my brother was about to go to university and I was starting.”

Pooni, a longtime supporter and season-ticket holder, has become friends with some people connected to the Whitecaps through the years. A conversation with one of those friends centred around the need to invest in young soccer

players aged 18 to 22 and cities that may be interested in hosting a franchise.

Pooni, who recalls playing soccer and watching Whitecaps camps in Queen’s Park Stadium, immediately thought of New Westminster.

Aside from its central location in Metro Vancouver, he said New West shares the same community and national pride that’s part of soccer.

“When you think of New Westminster being a multicuturally diverse city. You look at its central location in the region, you look at the incredible community pride New Westminster has in anything that is Royal City related,” he said. “On top of that, you have a city hall that is communityfriendly and business-friendly. All of those elements combined was a perfect combination in my mind to become a home for a Whitecaps entity.”

Pooni is co-chair of the City of New Westminster’s 2014 economic forum, Invest New West.

He believes a pro soccer franchise would be a tremendous asset for the city.

“Of course, there are some things we are going to have to work on with the community when it comes to game day,” he said. “But when you look at the historic use of the stadium and the events that have occurred there over the several-decade-long history of the stadium, it has been a sports and recreation hub for the city. It has been a cultural and community hub for the city, perhaps even the region, given the history of it. When you look at other smaller international football stadiums and soccer facilities, the game of soccer at its root is about community. This is a community use, it would be a community game.”

Lenarduzzi called Pooni the “driving force” who brought the

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Soccer fan: New Westminster native Gary Pooni hopes Royal City residents welcome a pro soccer franchise to the city.

Whitecaps and the city together.

“I think it would be incredible for the youth in our city. I think it puts New Westminster on the map from an economic perspective. It’s a fabulous opportunity for local businesses to capitalize and flourish, and establish into a partnership with everything that we are trying to do,” Pooni said.

“On top of that, I can’t think of a better community partner than the Whitecaps’ organization. They made 400 appearances last year in local communities. Anywhere where they have been involved, they become a part of the community. That really is the spirit of community soccer. That is the vision the Whitecaps have for this.”

Citizen of the Year in council race

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

New Westminster’s 2013 Citizen of the Year is hoping to make 2014 the year he gets elected to city council.

Patrick Johnstone has announced he will be running for a seat on city council in the Nov. 15 civic election.

He believes he has the skills to be an effective councillor and to bring forward new ideas and to be a strong voice

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“I have been pretty outspoken on a variety of issues in New Westminster.

During the campaign, I am going to be having some conversations with residents and businesses about some of the key issues,” he told The Record. “I can pick a few: our role in the regional transportation system is always part of the conversation. I want to talk about how we can build a smarter, more resilient city, and I want to talk about

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BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

Royal City residents will have more chances to get out and vote in the 2014 civic election.

Instead of the two advance voting opportunities normally offered in New Westminster, the city will be having five this year in an effort to increase voter turnouts. When B.C. residents go to the polls on Saturday, Nov. 15, they will be electing mayors, councillors and school trustees for a four-year term, an increase from three years.

Not wasting any time

Coun. Jonathan Cote wasted no time kicking his mayoralty campaign into high gear.

Within hours of Cote’s June 18 announcement that he would be running for mayor, he launched an Instagram account, unveiled Cote for Mayor buttons and took to social media to spread the

word. Cote has also been spotted around town with supporters wearing matching campaign shirts.

Cote is the first candidate to announce his plans to run for mayor in the November election. Incumbent mayor Wayne Wright is currently vacationing in Australia and expected to announce in September whether he’ll be seeking re-election.

Williams in the race again

Coun. Lorrie Williams has confirmed she’ll be seeking re-election in November’s municipal election.

Williams said she’s “quite happy being a councillor” and has no aspirations to be mayor. She’d like to be re-elected to another term so she can work on the new animal shelter and see the Wait For Me, Daddy project through to completion.

With her council colleague Jonathan Cote running for mayor, and incumbent Mayor Wayne Wright yet to announce his plans, Williams has some time to decide

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have been “high” will likely join the The little bits of rain we received this “extreme” classification before long. week might have dampened a few sumDon’t let this week’s glitch fool you, mer spirits in the Lower Mainland, but the expectations are still for an unusuthey were a godsend in places where ally dry summer. they lowered the forest wildfire risk With that in mind, and levels. the propensity for British Where the risks were Columbians to get out and reduced at all, the respite is THE RECORD enjoy the natural beauty that likely to be temporary. surrounds us, the protectors of Hot weather – and increasing wildfire risks with it – is expected to the province’s forests and wilderness are asking everyone to be careful, and to be return by the weekend. vigilant.

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dents planning to get out into the wilds, but also to the thousands who flock to this province every weekend and through the week.

Whether you live here and take advantage of the natural amenities in your own backyard, or if you’re dropping by from elsewhere for some fun and relaxation in the great – and we really mean GREAT – outdoors, take care that it isn’t ruined for future hikers and boaters and nature enthusiasts.

It doesn’t take a great deal of carelessness to spark a huge wildfire.

We’re seeing evidence of that in West Kelowna and in other parts of the province, where it’s not just beauty and wildlife that are being destroyed, but thousands of people’s homes are being put in jeopardy, as well.

If you see smoke while you’re out there, do not hesitate to call B.C.’s Wildfire Management Branch at 1-800663-5555 (or *5555 from a cellphone).

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Teacher buyouts could save millions IN MY OPINION

MATTHEW CLAXTON

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e’ve almost forgotten about the B.C. teachers’ strike, as it’s faded from our minds like a bad smell.

But you can only spray on so much odour-masking gunk before it comes back, so let’s talk about ending the darn strike!

I have ideas about ways to save the province a little money and help out young teachers at the same time. You say I have no expertise in education or public policy? That is true. On the other hand, I could literally not do worse than the people who are actually negotiating right now.

No, really. They’re competing to see who can toss out the stupidest ideas.

The government has gone quiet on their most egregious suggestion: “Big classes are good for kids!” Yeah, like back in the 1930s! Having one teacher and a roomful of 50 students is a great formula for success. Let’s scrap all computer classes while we’re at it, who needs modernity?

The teachers have been quite reasonable on wage demands, dipping a couple of times. And then they asked for $225 million a year for a “workload fund” to hire more teachers. Considering

the government already hates the teachers (and the feeling is mutual) that seems more like waving a red flag in front of a fiscally conservative bull.

Opponents of the teachers are painting them as wealthy fat cats. We’re to imagine teachers lazily dismissing their students at 3 p.m. so they can race to the country club in their jewelencrusted Porsches, mink stoles whipping in the wind.

The reality is that teachers’ pay in B.C. starts as low as $38,000 and change a year.

Which is not to be sneered at, but they also top out at just over $70,000. B.C. MLAs start at $101,000 a year. There is no minimum education requirement to become an MLA; teachers require years of university.

While room to manoeuvre between the lower and higher end of the teacher pay scale may not be massive, it does suggest at least a partial solution to a couple of problems facing the province.

Right now, the government would like to save money, which is all well and good. And teachers in B.C. would like to have jobs, preferably full-time ones.

Which brings us to the second problem beyond mere cash – there are a lot of unemployed and underemployed teachers in B.C. There are 69,400 people with valid teaching certificates in B.C., and just 30,101 full-time equivalent jobs in the school system.

Dear Editor:

The revitalization of 12th Street has been difficult but, so far, successful and is really taking hold.

Creative policing in partnership with the Burnaby RCMP, an aggressive anti-graffiti program and Fraserside’s “I’s on the Street” program have all contributed to clean and safe streets. This creates business confidence, which reduces vacancies and generates positive economic activity for our community.

A new meat processor and deli, a home interior design consultant and a decorative lighting store are some of the unique shops that have opened in the last year, and many more shops are opening soon.

The Save-On-Foods 12th Street Music Festival is another way of bringing attention to our business community by enticing visitors to the area so ◗Teachers Page 7 they can discover the charm of New Westminster’s

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There is a significant payback to a community when you fix your broken windows. Come and celebrate our progress with us this Sunday as we host the biggest 12th Street Music Festival yet.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR New West not playing nice Dear Editor:

Re: New West loses the Bailey bridge battle, The Record, July 4.

New Westminster Coun. Bill Harper says that Coquitlam has “destroyed the relationship” between the two communities by winning an arbitration over the Bailey bridge. This is the second time Coquitlam has had to take legal action in about a decade and the second time Coquitlam has won.

New Westminster needs to start working with its neighbours on transportation solutions that are regional. Imagine if every community put up barriers so traffic had to go around their city. If there is one community that isn’t playing well with its neighbours, it’s New Westminster.

The arbitrator ruled in favour of a twolane bridge, instead of the ridiculous onelane Bailey bridge that has allowed alternating traffic for the past 20 years. Harper called that decision “a complete disaster.”

Coun. Harper, the earthquake in Haiti was a disaster. Last year’s $8-billion flood in Calgary was a disaster. A two-lane bridge connecting two truck routes? That’s not a disaster, it’s a no-brainer.

Thank you, Coquitlam, for advocating for workable regional transportation.

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Dear Education Minister Dear Editor:

An open letter to Education Minister Peter Fassbender: I am copying you on an email that I sent to my Member of the Legislative Assembly.

I implore you to be a powerful problem solver for the sake of the children of British Columbia. I realize that most situations are complex, as I am sure the teachers’ labour dispute is; however, I am disappointed in you and your government’s position and leadership on this issue.

Class size and composition are real problems that need to be addressed. It was a problem before you came to power, so

you are not responsible for the creation of this problem. I would appreciate a change of policy or position on your government’s part so our children can get what they deserve – a decent learning environment.

My vote is tied to this issue, and many of my friends, family and colleagues feel that we can see through the spin in the media. Please know that I am not on the side of the teachers but rather on the side of the children in classrooms that are not conducive to learning. I cannot emphasize enough that this is a moral issue that will define your legacy as a leader.

Imagine yourself looking back on your life and knowing you played your part in restoring a healthy and productive learning environment for thousands and thousands of children. What an opportunity you have.

Michael Bouchard (second letter copied) Hello Ms. Darcy, Thank you for your willingness to serve as a representative of the people. I imagine that this is a difficult challenge and have heard nothing but great comments about the job you are doing.

I am also writing to express my disappointment in the political leadership around the teachers’ strike. The Minister of Education needs to be an inspiring figure for teachers, not a political figurehead for contract negotiations. I am angered by the lack of awareness the government has around class size and composition. I want my child’s teacher to have a reasonable working environment. I want special needs children in my child’s classroom with the proper support. I am willing to pay higher taxes if need be for this to happen. I would also suggest that the balance between health-care spending and education is not ideal.

I appreciate that it is difficult to get health-care spending under control; however, this will be an essential objective to accomplish if we are to have the public money required to properly educate our children.

Michael Bouchard, New Westminster

Teachers: Buyouts an option for savings ◗ continued from page 6

About two to three times as many teachers are trained every year as there are jobs.

Many teachers, both at the end of their careers and at the beginning, job share or stay on the teacher on-call lists as substitutes. This is not so great for new teachers trying to get a foot in the door – some of them only work four hours a week in classrooms.

So, if the province wants to reduce its bills, why not offer the senior

teachers buyouts? Offer a full year’s salary and benefits to teachers who are making more than $65,000.

Some of them must be thinking of early retirement. Nudge ’em out at 60 instead of 65.

Obviously, a buyout like this is an investment.

It’ll cost you money in your first year.

But this is the government we’re talking about, they borrow in bulk and they have the lowest interest rates around. And a conservative back-of-theenvelope calculation sug-

gests if you can convince just 100 teachers making $65,000 or up to take the deal, over five years the province saves more than $6 million.

As I mentioned, it will go at least partway to dealing with the vast number of expensively educated proto-teachers who are currently using their four or five years of university education to make nice lattes.

Matthew Claxton is a reporter with the Langley Advance, a sister paper of The Record.

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make his announcement early so he can spend the summer listening to voters from the different neighbourhoods and learning more about their concerns.

“I think being coy about your intention changes the conversation, so I want to get cards on the table and let people know what my intentions are and have that conversation,” he said. “I am going to be door-knocking, I am going to be going to events, and I am going to be all over the social media. I have a couple of creative ideas about how I can engage people better that I think I will be rolling out over the summer.”

Johnstone, who has received an endorsement from the New Westminster andDistrictLabourCouncil, works as an environmental

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Johnstone is a director of New Westminster Environmental Partners, the Royal City Curling Club and the Brow of the Hill Residents’ Association. As a “rabble-rouser,” Johnstone shares his thoughts on many local issues on his blog, New Westminster – In My Back Yard.

“I am a communicator and want to continue communicating first as a candidate and ultimately as a councillor,” he said. “I want to help create strong channels of communication so residents are heard at the council table and residents better understand how and why council makes decisions.”

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“The advantage is I have an understanding of how city hall works from the other side of the council table,” he said. “In New Westminster, I have been very active in the public doing volunteer work, and I have interacted a lot. I have been a delegation at council a lot of times and had those conversations, but it’s interesting to also be on the other side, to be on the staff side and see what works and doesn’t work inside city hall.”

Johnstone has volunteered on several city advisory committees, including the emergency advisory committee and bicycle and pedestrian advisory committee.

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Get set for four-year terms

When voters head to the polls in November, they’ll be making an extra commitment to their elected officials.

The province has changed local elections from a three-year to a four-year cycle beginning with the 2014 election.

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The city spent about $140,000 on the 2008 civic election and budgeted about $200,000 for the 2011 election. This year’s budget includes $220,000 for the civic election.

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A night out and an act of kindness Stranger’s generosity was the icing on the cake for seniors’ dining club

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

A group of New West seniors was enjoying a dinner out when a random act of kindness made the night even better.

Sharon Bard, a driver with the Seniors Services Society’s Dining Club, said about 20 seniors attended a recent dinner at Gino’s Place.

“It’s a four-course meal, and it costs the people $10 a piece,” she said of the weekly dinner at the Sapperton eatery.

“They treat us like gold there.”

Sapperton resident Emily Crawford was sitting at one end of the table when she started chatting with a man in the restaurant.

“I always sit at the end of the table. He started talking to me. He said, ‘what is this?,’” Crawford said about the gathering. “I said, ‘You have to be 90 or older to sit here.’ He said ‘My mother was 102 and she just passed away. … My mother is going to be here right at that table because I am going to buy your meal.’”

With that, the man pulled out cash and paid for all of the seniors’ dinners – on the condition that the money they’d put in for the Dining Club would be returned.

“Everybody’s $10 bills went back to them, right in front of this guy,” Bard said. “Sure enough, he went up and paid for everybody’s meal. Then on top of that, he gave a very generous tip for the waitresses. Then he slipped away. We were all just shocked. It was lovely.”

Money is tight for some seniors, Bard said, so $10 can make a big difference in their budgets. One senior said the random act of kindness allowed her to attend another Dining Club event.

Although random acts of kindness and free meals aren’t the norm, Bard said the Dining Club is a great program offered by the Seniors Services Society. The program runs year-round.

“It’s a very social thing,” she said.

“You are getting out to be social, and you are getting a really good deal at a restaurant that is local in your neighbourhood.

It runs three nights a week.”

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A fun night out: The Seniors Services Society’s Dining Club helps local seniors enjoy a night out with their peers. Seniors, including these folks attending a recent dinner at Gino’s, are able to access the service three nights a week.

The purpose of the Dining Club is to provide a social outing for those who may eat alone, and to provide a venue for clients to enjoy a nutritious meal at a reasonable price.

“It’s a really, really wonderful thing,” Bard said. “It’s a very special group.”

Each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the Seniors Services Society’s wheelchair-equipped bus picks up seniors and drives them to that day’s restaurant.

“I enjoy the company of everybody,” Crawford said of the Dining Club. “It’s getting out, and I don’t have to cook.”

A volunteer is on hand to help out on

the bus and collect money for the day’s dinner, which varies depending on the restaurant du jour.

“We go right to your house, we will pick everybody up and then we go to the restaurant,” Bard said. “They are responsible for the cost of the meal – they will know in advance what it is. It changes at different places.”

Anna Truong, the society’s manager of resource development, said the Dining Club goes to many local restaurants, including the Waffle House, Chan’s Garden, Cockney Kings, Go Thai and Sixth Street Grill. In some cases, the night out is a flat rate for the ride, meals and

taxes, but in other cases seniors order off the menu and pay for whatever they order.

“We have tried things like sushi,” she said. “It didn’t go over so well.”

In addition to the Dining Club, the Seniors Services Society also offers a Lunch Club on Fridays.

“Our programs are really geared toward seniors who are lower income,” said Truong “Our programs are fairly affordable.”

Anyone wanting more information about the Dining Club can call the Seniors Services Society at 604-520-6621. twitter.com/TheresaMcManus

New West athletes bring home hardware AROUND TOWN

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ongratulations to local folks who recently competed in the 2014 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Vancouver.

Former Woodlands resident Richard McDonald competed in 10-pin bowling with the Coquitlam

local of Special Olympics, as there is no New Westminster chapter. He practised his skills at Lucky Strike Lanes in New Westminster.

“It was incredible,” he said of the experience.

“The games were just phenomenal.”

Although McDonald didn’t bring home any hardware in the singles or doubles’ competition, he won gold with three teammates in the team 10-pin competition.

McDonald is a longtime community advocate for inclusion and was a

member of the task force that recently unveiled new interpretative signs about Woodlands that will find a home on the Victoria Hill site.

New Westminster resident Selena Lepper competed in swimming for the Burnaby chapter, winning a gold and a bronze medal.

Did we miss any local competitors? If you’re a New West resident who competed in the games, drop me a line at tmcmanus@royalcityrecord. com so we can mention you in a future Around Town column.

New West councillor excels

Coun. Jonathan Cote is the winner of the first Urban Studies Alumni Award for Community Engagement.

Cote, a three-term city councillor who will be running for mayor in November’s civic election, has been working on his master’s degree in urban studies at Simon Fraser University.

“I’m thrilled to announce that Jonathan Cote is the winner of the first Urban Studies Alumni

director of the graduate Award for Community program in urban studies Engagement. He has been at SFU. “Through exceptionally this progressive effective in his policy making role as an elected and so many official, includother effective ing by using engagements his urban studon behalf of the ies coursework residents of New research on the Westminster, economics of Jonathan exemrental housing to plifies public serinitiate a groundvice. “ breaking rental Jonathan Cote Cote recently housing policy for award winner completed his New Westminster, master’s thesis in the which won an Award urban studies program of Excellence from the Planning Institute of B.C.,” and will be defending his said Karen Ferguson, ◗Around Town Page 12

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thesis this fall.

“It is a great honour to receive the Urban Studies Alumni Award for Community Engagement,” he said in a press release.

“The program has inspired me to explore new ways to improve my community and develop a deeper understanding of how cities can tackle some of the challenging social, environment and economic issues that we face. The program has also taught me the importance of engaging the community, something I take to heart in my run to be the next mayor of New Westminster.”

Cadet achievement

A member of the 102 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps (Fraser) of New Westminster is rising through the ranks.

Sea Cadet Shayne Madhavan of Burnaby has been appointed group sergeant major for Delta Training Group, becoming one of six senior cadet appointments at Vernon Army Cadet Summer Training Centre and the first sea cadet to be appointed to this position in Vernon.

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Madhaven has earned his position through his training as a sea cadet and his accomplishments, which include taking numerous courses such as general training course, basic sports and fitness and air rifle marksmanship.

At his home corps, C/CPO2 Madhaven is the coxswain, the highest cadet appointment. He is proud to become the first sea cadet to be appointed to a group sergeant major position at VACSTC. “My goals for the summer are to improve my leadership skills and to create excellence within my training group,” said Madhavan, who just graduated from high school, in a

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Each summer, more than 1,200 army, sea and air cadets from Western Canada spend up to six weeks in Vernon, expanding the training they receive at their home corps.

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tories of travelling entertainers in early New Westminster are always popular, and we have featured many such accounts in this column over the years. There have been musical shows, theatrical presentations, and vaudeville troupes, along with many other occasions for the community to gather to take in a show.

In many cases, we have been able to discuss the featured person, providing background information on his or her life, where they performed, how extensively they travelled, and how broadly their fame grew or perhaps, preceded them. Recently we came across a new entertainer for our Royal City files – with a performance that appears to have been quite different.

“Professor Vertelli” brought his act to New

Westminster in the fall of 1882 for three shows in the roller skating rink.

While the advertisement doesn’t outline the entire troupe, we do learn that the “Professor” was accompanied by John Carter, “the coloured comedian.”

We were able, through a site on the history of magic acts, to find out that he was born John Morcom and performed around the world as a tightrope walker and trapeze performer, a magician, an astrologer and a card reader. He appears to have started in Australia, moved on to China and then Japan where he had a strong influence in its country’s magic history.

After this he moved to the United States, working out of San Francisco. While working there he toured extensively for about 20 years, and we can assume that it was during that time that he travelled to B.C. The advertisement promoting his show described him as a “great ventriloquist and magician” who, along with John Carter, was to present three shows. At each show, the notice says, “100 Japanese presents” would be given away, but

we do not learn any more details regarding what this meant. Admission was 50 cents for adults and half that for children.

There is an additional aspect to these shows that is quite intriguing in that it adds an entertainment feature to this early community, one that we haven’t come across before. The ad states that there was to be “tight rope walking across the street at 7 o’clock.”

This is fascinating in that at 7 p.m. in November it would have been dark, and in 1882 the local lighting would have been oil lamps, gas lanterns, Chinese lanterns, and the like.

We are not given any other information, so we can all use our imaginations as to what took place and what it looked like.

In all likelihood this happened in the 400 block of Columbia Street.

We read in the paper: “Vertelli – the Professor gave one of his entertainments on Thursday evening and one last night to crowded houses; his last entertainment will be given tonight. He … astonishes the natives. Johnny Carter is an excellent comedian.”

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avenues. here are plenty of musical offerings (and some other things too) to enjoy Get into the beat at the drum circle in New Westminster this weekend. with Russell Chumsky on Sunday, We are continuing with our popular July 27 from 12 to 2 p.m. at River Market. feature, The Record’s Top Five (or More) Chumsky will lead participants in comThings to Do This Weekend and offer the munity free-form drumming. Whether following suggestions for July you’ve played the drums or 25 to 27. not, you’re welcome to attend.

River Market is located at 810 Try out some new moves Quayside Dr. at TGIF Dancing in the Square on Friday from Snap some photos and 7 to 9 p.m. in Hyack Square. show everyone how beautiful New Westminster can be.

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There’s plenty on offer in New Westminster.

If you’re not sure where to start, never fear – reporter Theresa McManus is on the job for you. She’s pulled together this list of some of the highlights of family fun in the city this summer.

Get out there and get enjoying your city! ◗ Fun in the parks: New Westminster Family Place heads outdoors for the summer and helps local families experience a variety of city parks.

Each Thursday, Family Place staff and volunteers pack up toys, bubbles and art supplies and head outdoors for some Sun Fun in the Park. If you’d like to join in on some Sun Fun in the park, you’ll find Family Place at these parks in the coming weeks: July

31 – Grimston Park; Aug. 7 – Sapperton Park; Aug. 14 – Moody Park; Aug. 21 – Grimston Park; and Aug. 28 – Queen’s Park.

For more information, call New Westminster Family Place at 604-5203666. ◗ Queen’s Park: The petting farm and a spray park are just two of the many features in Queen’s Park.

Aside from checking out the animals at the petting farm or cooling down in the spray park, you can enjoy a walk along the Millennium Trail, catch some sports on the park’s fields and courts, or climb, spin and slide on the playground equipment. Like many of the city’s parks, city staff are at the playgrounds during the day to provide various activities for the kids.

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As soon as you enter an animal shelter, the temptacon to adopt will be very great.

That s why it s so important to consider before any adorable faces nd their way into your heart whether bringing an animal into your life is right for you!

Royal City Humane Society is a registered charity established in 1994

For more informa\on on any of the cats shown below, check out our website at www.rchs.bc.ca or call 604 524 6447

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cats are self-groomers, many owners With summer comes the arrival of two bothersome and potencally lethal mistakenly assume if they can t see any eas, there aren t any eas. But pests: eas and ccks. the signs will be there: persistent For each ea found on your cat, scratching, bald patches, scabs or red, there may be scores developing from sore areas. unseen eggs within your own home.

Besides being itchy, ea bites can cause your cat medical problems including ea-allergic dermaccs, tapeworms, hair loss due to excessive scratching, and secondary skin irritacons. An infestacon can cause anemia in kiuens, which, if severe enough, can even kill them. Because Spunky* was here in 2013 aser her mats were shaved off she went back to her Mom & Bro at an autowreckers in Surrey.

Aser her protector friend quit working there and moved she disappeared for about 8 months. She ended up at the Surrey Animal Centre as a stray, totally maued but otherwise okay so they shaved her and she is back at the shelter safe and sound. Our liule diamond in the ruff, very sweet but totally cmid.

A cck is a fairly common parasite known for embedding itself in the skin of pets and people alike. A single cck has the potencal to pass on mulcple diseases. When biuen, the skin of some cats may become red and irritated around the site, while others may not even nocce the parasite. It Mee Mee* came to RCHS aser she was abandoned by her people. There was an infected growth on her back paw toe so the toe was amputated. Mee Mee is a sweet, gentle old cat who just loves to sit on a warm lap and spend cme with you. Mee Mee has Hyperthyroid Disease so will need medicacon for the rest of her days.

is imperacve then, that, whether you own an outdoors or an indoors cat, you inspect yours thoroughly anycme you return from an area known for ccks.

Should you nd a cck, remove it very carefully, making certain that the mouthparts are removed as well. If les behind, they can abscess and cause infeccon. Kill the cck by placing it in a zip-lock bag and pouring rubbing alcohol over it. For the hesitant owner, there are special cck removal devices available, while Francine* is very sweet, cmid cat. She was rescued from an industrial yard and has made great progress overcoming some of her fears since she came to us. Francine has been at the shelter a long cme and may take quite a while to adjust to a new home. But with enough love and pacence, she may be able to adjust. Best for a quiet home.

the squeamish can have their vet remove the cck instead.

For both these pests, there are numerous products on the market including spot-on liquids, oral medicacons, shampoos, collars, powders and sprays. But, as always, consciencous cat owners should consult their vets about the safest and most effeccve product to use.

Since eliminacng an exiscng ea or cck problem is, quite osen, too liule, too late, the only truly effeccve solucon is PREVENTION. NOTE: Cats marked * are special needs.

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Harra is a big and beaucful diva who couldn t cope with the shelter environment and was placed in a foster home. She has retained her diva personality and nicky eacng habits and now at age four is quite set in her ways. She is friendly when she feels like it but don t bother trying to make a lap cat out of this one! She d prefer to be an only cat, and no dogs or children need apply!

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(weather dependent), with special swims offered for youth (Wednesdays – 8 to 9:25 p.m.) and adults (Tuesdays and Thursdays – 8 to 9:25 p.m.) ◗ Summer movie series: Pack a blanket or chairs and some treats and take in one of the feature films being screened in this year’s Summer Movie Series.

Every Friday night, a movie is being shown on a big screen in Queen’s Park Stadium.

Bring your family and friends to the park and enjoy the following flicks: July 25 – Muppets Most Wanted; Aug. 1 – Top Gun; Aug. 8 – Despicable Me 2; Aug. 15 – Grease (sing-along); Aug. 22 – Up; and Aug. 30 – Indiana Jones and the Riders of the Lost Ark. The stadium doors open at 7

p.m. and the movies get underway at dusk – approximately 8:30 p.m.

In case of poor weather, call 604-527-4634 to check on the status of the movie. ◗ Day Camp: New Westminster Parks, Culture and Recreation offers weekly camps for kids throughout the summer.

Junior Club Royale, which is for kids aged five to nine, includes a variety of outings such as swimming and bowling, as well as crafts and other activities. Based out of Moody Park Arena, Century House and the Queensborough Community Centre, the camps run until the end of August.

Kids aged seven to 15 can join Kids Club Royal for Friday out-trips to a variety of cool

locations, including the Cultus Lake waterslides (Aug. 1 and 29), Grouse Mountain (Aug. 8), Science World (Aug. 15) and the Vancouver Aquarium (Aug. 22).

For details and prices about these and other parks and rec programs, as well as registration information, visit www. newwestpcr.ca and check out the Summer Active Living Guide.

(You can also pick up an Active Living Guide at city facilities.) ◗ Explore the past: Learn about life in New Westminster from times gone by at one of the city’s most historic homes.

Irving House is open Wednesday to Sunday from noon to 5 p.m., with tours offered at noon, 1, 2, 3 and 4 p.m. The 1865 house is located at 302 Royal Ave.

Along with tours, Irving House also offers some one-day morning programs for kids in the summer. Sherlock Stones (for kids aged nine to 12 on Aug. 16) gives kids a chance to be an amateur archeologist and uncover lost treasures from the past, while All in a Day’s Work (for kids aged five to eight on Aug. 23) give kids a chance to get hands-on experience doing children’s chores from pioneer times – such as churning butter and beating rugs.

For details, check out the Summer Active Living Guide at www.newwestpcr.ca. ◗ Library fun: Beat the heat and head to New Westminster Public Library, where you’ll be able to enjoy some special summer programs.

The library is offering some special events for kids aged five to 10 this summer, including presentations by the Shakti Dance Society (July 29); the Burnaby Theatre Company (Aug. 5) and a silly storytime and craft (Aug. 12). Summer Fun Days take place at the main branch at 716 Sixth Ave. on Tuesdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The Queensborough branch of the New Westminster Public Library, located in the community centre at 920 Ewen Ave., offers drop-in crafts daily until Aug. 15. Different crafts are offered each week.

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◗ IN THE GAME

B.C. minor lacrosse teams stock up with N.W. talent ◗P24 Baseball Royals win tournament skills competition ◗P24

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

Champion itching for a fight

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Evelyn Calado holds the B.C., Western Canadian and Canadian national Golden Gloves women’s super flyweight boxing title belts, but has yet to even raise a glove.

The 24-year-old North Burnaby fighter has won all three women’s 48kilogram boxing titles by walkover, which means she has been unchallenged in the championship bouts.

But Calado, nicknamed Lil’ ‘e’vl, by her handlers wants all that to change.

Next week, Calado travels to Kansas City in the hopes of getting in some real competition at the Ringside World Championships, which start on Monday.

“You can’t train that consistently and at that high level and not compete,” she said. “Right now, it’s all about the experience. It’s all about me getting the ring time I want and improving. I want to be the Canadian champion and get on the national team, but I want to fight to get there.”

Calado lives in Burnaby and trains with veteran Scotty Jackson at the Queensborough Boxing Club in Queen’s Park.

A former roommate took her to an all-women’s boxing class in East Vancouver five years ago and Calado’s been pursuing the “sweet science” ever since.

“I fell in love with it. I had never done anything that was so physically demanding,” said Calado, who stands 5-1 and a shade over 100 pounds.

A year later, the former BCIT student stepped into

Juniors take Game 1 of BCJLL lax final

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

won a silver medal with the Zone 4 boys’ basketball team.

The Fraser River Delta team placed fourth overall at the Nanaimo Games, garnering 26 gold medals, 33 silver and 24 bronze.

The Zone 3 Fraser River team won the overall aggregate compiling 207 total points, including a Games-best 79 gold medals.

Vancouver Island-Central Coast finished overall runner-up with 183 points, including 75 gold.

Vancouver-Squamish placed in third spot.

The New Westminster Salmonbellies drew first blood in the B.C. Junior Lacrosse League final.

The junior A ’Bellies rallied with six unanswered goals in the final period to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven championship final, following a 13-8 win over the Coquitlam Adanacs at Queen’s Park Arena on Wednesday.

Alex Bohl ignited the third-period comeback, scoring the first of two unassisted goals for the league champion Salmonbellies.

Brett Dobray followed up with the eventual gamewinner off a wicked underhand tally off a screen.

Dobray led all scorers with three goals and three assists.

Josh Byrne opened the scoring at 6:17 of the first period on his first of four goals. Byrne also fired a natural hat trick early in the middle period that gave the home team a 7-4 lead.

That advantage dwindled to a single goal following two goals by Eli McLaughlin that closed the period. McLaughlin, who was loaned to New West for last season’s playoff run, then scored his hattrick goal early in the third to give the A’s a temporary 8-7 lead.

But Ross Bowman, who helped his cause by scoring his first junior A goal into an empty net late in the game, was solid in goal, particularly in the final period, stopping 33 shots for the win. “(Coquitlam) is a great team, but they showed us areas we have to improve on,” said firstyear Salmonbellie Mitch MacAulay, who scored his first goal of the playoffs on a first-period breakaway.

“It was really back and forth, but in the end we got it done. (Bowman) made some really big saves down the stretch, and I think it was those really big plays that finished it off.”

Game 2 of the series is tonight at the Coquitlam

Twitter @ThomasBerridge

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Ready to rumble: Queensborough Boxing Club’s Evelyn Calado, left, wants to be Canada’s next super flyweight national boxing champion. the ring for her first official fight in an exhibition bout against the reigning provincial champion.

Calado has had approximately 10 fights, mostly exhibition bouts, and all against boxers bigger and heavier than herself. In fact, she has never fought anyone from her own weight class yet.

That is why travelling to Kansas City for the largest amateur boxing tournament in the world is so

important to her.

“I want to gauge where I’m at at 106 (pounds),” Calado said. “That’s why it’s so important to go there and find someone to fight.”

With a record of 2-4, she is hardly raising any eyebrows, but she believes in her handlers who like her technical ability and hard punch.

“I know that pound for pound I hit extremely hard. You have to be con-

fident in this sport. I’m confident in my skills that I won’t get hit. I’ve never been hurt and never been knocked down.”

Calado uses her quick footwork, a persistent jab and combinations to overpower her opponents.

But finding the right opponent is costing the student/athlete more money than anticipated.

Calado shelled out $1,300 from her own pocket to go to this year’s Golden

Gloves. She expects her bill in Kansas City will match that.

Calado works out anywhere from six to 10 times per week, combining morning strength or cardio workouts with afternoon sparring sessions. When she’s in school, Calado maintains a 3.90 grade point average.

“It’s a full-time job,” she said. “I work very hard at ◗Boxing Page 24

New West athletes medal well at Summer Games

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Daniel Batson won four Special Olympics’ medals at the B.C. Summer Games in Nanaimo last weekend.

Batson won silver medals in the men’s 400 and 800 metre runs for the Zone 4 Fraser River Delta team. He also took home a pair of bronze in the 100 and 200m.

Joshua Filafilo won a secondplace medal in the boys’ 100m hurdles and was third in the 200m hurdles in track and field.

Devin Strome placed third overall in the girls’ pentathlon.

Chloe Szybunka won gold in the 10/13 girls’ wakeboarding final.

Julian Harder placed runnerup in the 14/17 boys’ wakeskate and third in wakeboarding.

Zone 4 also garnered a fourth medal in towed sports. Ashley Lawson finished third in the 14/17 girls’ wakeskate.

Amar Fejzic won three swimming medals for Fraser River Delta. Fejzic placed second in the boys’ 100m backstroke. He also shared gold on Zone 4’s 4x50m boy’ free and medley relay teams.

New Westminster athletes also medalled in a variety of team

sports.

Mia Gordon shared a bronze medal in team equestrian.

Zone 4’s boys’ lacrosse team, including Matthew Buchanan, Naoll Degife, Emmet Donahue, Nicholas Hannay and Taylor Jensen, took gold with a 5-4 upset win over B.C. Team-laden Fraser Valley.

Kira Kishimoto won a silver medal in both kayaking and canoeing, placing runner-up in the co-ed K4 open 500m and in the girls’ C4 500m race. Kishimoto also shared bronze in kayaking with the girls’ K4 in the 500m open division.

Ali Ramadan and Luka Cuk

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◗ LACROSSE

B.C. stocks rep teams with New Westminster talent

New Westminster players will be well represented at the upcoming national minor lacrosse championships in a week’s time.

A dozen young women from the Royal City assocation were named to three separate Team B.C. squads for the female national championships in Whitby, Ont. from Aug. 6 to 9.

Bianca Ballarin, Katie Browning, Delaney Davidson, Chloe Nottingham, Keeley O’Neill and Nadine Stewart were all selected to the girls’ midget team, while Hannah-Lise Bernoe, Caitlin Croxen, Graceyn Dean, Andreea Serbanescu and Priya Sidhu were named to Team B.C.’s

bantam roster. Leah Purdey was the lone New West woman chosen to the B.C. junior team.

B.C.’s representative boys’ teams will be co-hosted by New Westminster and Coquitlam lacrosse associations at the Canadian nationals from Aug. 4 to 9.

Cole Catton, John Edin, Jordy Mahal and Finn Stark all made it on to the B.C. boys’ team at the bantam nationals. Kai George will represent New West on Team B.C.’s peewee squad.

The peewee nationals will also be held at New Westminster’s Queen’s Park Arena and at the Coquitlam Sports Centre. tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Skilled Royals win at tourney time The New Westminster Royals won the skills competition at the recent Drew Henderson Memorial baseball tournament in Whalley.

The Royals wasted no time showing their skills in the throwing relay, with Matteo Lesjak, Noah Musgrave, Sam Senay, Finn Crozier and Nick Young winning the opening event

by a slim margin over host Whalley.

Max Yuen, Connor Won, Trevor Tong and Caleb Wong then placed third overall in the 12-team baserunning relay.

The always popular home run derby drew a large crowd and New West did not disappoint, winning the long-ball competition to take the spe-

Intermediate A playoff showdown

New West takes on Coquitlam in Game 2 of the intermediate A lacrosse provincial qualifier at Queen’s Park Arena on Sunday at 2 p.m.

cial skills trophy over the Lower Mainland’s top 11year-old teams.

Oscar Porcellato belted the first pitch out of the yard. He then crushed his second ball that measured out to 250 feet. Young hit one ball over the right field fence in his at bat, while Jalen Sami also hit well to ensure New West of the overall skills trophy.

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Pulling together: A coxless women’s fours team competes at the National Masters Rowing Championships on Burnaby Lake last weekend.

Boxing: Nats in Ontario ◗ continued from page 23

what I do. I want to get enough credits to get into kinesiology in UBC.” But first, preparations for Boxing Canada gold at the national championships in Toronto await.

Calado is one of three Queensborough boxers, who are looking forward to the Canadian championships at the end of October. Fellow clubmates River Tucker and Darcy Hinds are the others.

To help keep Calado on her boxing journey, go to her blog inevscorner.wordpress.com or find her on Facebook at BoxerEvelynCalado.

Lacrosse: ◗ continued from page 23

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