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No work today: Southern Rail was set to perform upgrades to the rail crossing on Quayside Drive on Jan. 5, but the work has been stalled by a labour dispute. The upgrades have been postponed and no new date has been scheduled yet. This is the second time the work has been delayed. In December, the project was delayed when some of the parts needed for the work didn’t arrive on time.

It’s hoped the third time will be a charm for rail crossing upgrades on Quayside Drive.

Southern Rail was set to perform upgrades to the rail crossing on Quayside Drive at Laguna Court on Monday, Jan. 5, but the work was delayed by a labour dispute.

Winfred Chan of Southern Rail said the work has been delayed because of a strike/lockout with unionized railway workers.

“This work is part of improving their crossing there, replacing the rails and the ties and so forth,” said Keith Whiteley, a project manager with the city. “At the same time they will be installing the conduits for the whistle cessation. When they are in there opening up the road, we will get all the under-road work done that’s required.”

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Firefighters finally seal deal with the city

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

New Westminster firefighters are working under an up-to-date collective agreement for the first time in years.

The City of New Westminster has reached a new collective agreement with Local 256 of the International Association of Firefighters. The collective agreement, ratified on Dec. 2, is retroactive to Jan. 1, 2012 and expires in 2019.

The seven-year deal includes a 2.5 per cent annual wage increase for each year of the contract.

“We were three years without an agreement. The previous agreement had expired Dec. 31, 2011,” said firefighter Bill Shokar, acting president of Local 256. “It was business as usual. For whatever reason, we have been playing catch-up as far as agreements go.”

Fire Chief Tim Armstrong said the new agreement comes a year after the city and the union settled a contract dating back to 2009 and 2010.

“I think it’s good for everybody,” Armstrong told The Record. “The membership is going to benefit from it. I think the employer benefits from it.”

Along with pay increases, he said the “operational efficiencies” will benefit both sides, and a long-term agreement is good for morale.

“As far as the city’s strategy, they put a contingency away,” Armstrong said. “They never know what (the settlement’s) going to be, but there’s always a contingency for wage increases that they bank on so it’s not a huge hit to the budget.”

Gary Holowatiuk, the city’s director of finance, said the city has been budgeting for an increase since 2012.

He said the increase is “slightly higher than what was budgeted so there will be

an adjustment in the upcoming budget to address this.”

Shokar said it’s a “positive step” for firefighters to have negotiated a longer-term agreement without the need for any thirdparty assistance. He said it’s in line with agreements being reached in fire departments in the region.

“We had been in talks for several months.

The roll-up-the-sleeves type of negotiating began in November of 2014,” he said.

“Once we sat down with our various proposals and sat face-to-face there was only four sessions. That’s all it took.”

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Make a fresh start this year Five local experts offer five tips each for people wanting to turn over a new leaf in 2015

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The Record reached out to a handful of New Westminster-based experts and asked them to share their tips for having a healthy new year. Take advantage of this free advice, coming at a time when many of us are looking to make a fresh start.

Robyn Murrell, personal trainer and owner of ZHOOSH Fitness Garage ! 1. Diet is 80 per cent of the equation. More “whole” foods and fewer “processed” foods. ! 2. Don’t make big changes all at once. ! 3. Schedule your workouts just like you would an appointment. You wouldn’t cancel your hair appointment or a mani/pedi, would you? ! 4. Find a friend to work out with. It’s always more fun with two, and you make each other accountable. If you’re not having fun, you probably won’t stick to it. Find something new, such as ZHOOSH’s women’s kickboxing or boxing classes. ! 5. Hire a personal trainer: personal trainers

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are great motivators and can show you how to get the best results in the shortest amount of time for your body type.

Scott Hannah, president and CEO of the Credit Counselling Society of B.C. ! 1. Track your spending for at least one month to determine where your money is going and to identify opportunities to reduce your expenses ! 2. Develop and follow a realistic budget that incorporates your monthly expenses (such as rent or mortgage payments), in addition to irregular and seasonal expenses (such as car repairs and Christmas). ! 3. Create a debt reduction plan and incorporate the payments into your Scott Hannah budget to ensure your money tips debts get paid. ! 4. Establish and build up an emergency savings fund to help you manage unexpected emergencies without having to rely on credit. ! 5. Monitor your progress regularly. If you’re having trouble getting started or staying on track, free help is available from the Credit Counselling Society at www.nomoredebts.

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Allyson Butt, owner of Revive Organize, a professional organizing service ! 1. Group similar items together. This concept applies to all things, from clothing, to toys, to tax receipts. ! 2. Put things away. Be diligent with this step and you’ll find things when you need them. ! 3. Allow for 25 per cent free space. Don’t overfill containers – or your schedule. ! 4. Before leaving work, take five minutes to clear your desk. Next morning, you’ll start the day with a Allyson Butt organizer significantly better frame of mind. ! 5. Write everything down; use a single calendar for your commitments, and a single notebook for your To Dos.

Barbara Larkin, Counsellor ! 1. Move your body every day in a meaningful way: walk, run, dance, hug someone, breathe deeply. ! 2. Give to others your time or things you no

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longer need – do a random act of kindness. ! 3. Make a decision (big or small) about something that may be holding you back in life. ! 4. Call or email someone who has been on your mind and let them know you miss them. ! 5. Have quality time with yourself by reading a good novel or listening to your favourite music – try to decrease time with technology.

Jessica Wang, registered dietitian at Mountainview Health and Wellness ! 1. Make new year’s resolutions you can stick to by creating a SMART goal – Specific, Measureable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely.

Barbara Larkin Your goal can be as simple as making one counsellor vegetarian meal a week. Don’t forget to take it slow, spend a few weeks or months working on one goal. Consult a dietitian to help you create and prioritize your nutrition goals. ! 2. Include fruits or vegetables in every meal. Focus on adding colour to your plate by choosing dark leafy greens, like kale and swiss chard, and bright colours like bell peppers, tomatoes, sweet potatoes and berries. Be adventurous and experiment with new vegetables or fruits each month. ! 3. One common habit is skipping breakfast.

Eating breakfast everyday will give you the energy to start your day and keep you feeling full during the day so that you are more likely to skip the office treats. ! 4. Get your kids involved in the kitchen.

Cooking at home gives you control over what you put into your body. Pick a healthy recipe Jessica Wang and set aside one day a week to cook with dietitian your kids. You can make a large amount and pack it for lunch, and your kids are exposed to healthy habits at a young age. ! 5. Exercise and healthy eating go hand in hand. This includes anything from running on a treadmill, to walking your dog.

Consult a kinesiologist to find an exercise plan that best suits your lifestyle.

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Elevator expected by end of January

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Mother Nature hasn’t been too kind to crews working on the Fourth Street pedestrian overpass.

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Keith Whiteley, a project manager with the city, said rain has delayed the pouring of some of the cement, but the overpass will open early this year.

“We will be opening it to ablebodied first,” he said. “The elevator should be finished by the end of January.”

An official opening is expected to take place closer to the end of February. Crews finished the railings on Dec. 23, 2014 and were

expected to finish the final concrete pours on the top deck when weather permitted.

In December, the workers were just about finished the railings, according to Whiteley, who tours the site regularly.

Westminster Pier Park opened on New Westminster’s waterfront in June 2012. Since that time, the park has had only one access point, which is through the parking lot at the west side of the park (near Fraser River Discovery Centre and River Market).

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BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

While big-name video stores have gone the way of the dodo bird, Joey’s Video Stop on 12th Street has survived. But a recent theft has left the fate of the beloved business in jeopardy.

Owner Joey Le’s inventory of more 7,000-plus DVDs was wiped out when thieves broke into the shop at 936 12th St. sometime over the New Year’s holiday.

Along with the DVDs, thieves also stole cash, computers and other items.

While Le ponders his next move, many in the community are devastated by the destruction to the local business and expressing a desire to help Le rebuild if possible.

As news of the theft began to spread, residents tossed around ideas like video drives and fundraisers.

Joey’s Video Stop served as the inspiration for local author and broadcaster J.J. Lee’s most recent Christmas ghost story, The Video Emporium.

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also worked at the business part-time.

“I love Joey’s. It really means a lot,” he said.

“There’s a line in the story where the main character realizes how much the video store means to the customers. But it goes both ways. It’s how much the people working at the video store need the people.”

Lee is saddened by the idea of not returning to Joey’s Video Stop in the near future, or at least until Le gets the situation sorted out.

“I was devastated,” he said about the theft. “The story for me captures that really meaningful part of what it means to walk into the store and be around people who love movies.”

Some of the movie buffs who frequent Joey’s Video Stop are the children of people who have been frequenting the store for years.

“I am still a paying customer,” Lee said. “We don’t do Netflix, we never

do Netflix. The market migrated already – whoever was going to do it went, whoever was going to stay behind is still there.

That’s what I feel. Until I am dead or I just can’t find any DVDs, I’ll be renting.”

Le is taking some time to contemplate his next step but noted it would cost at least $45,000 to get the shop operational.

While he’s devastated by the theft, he’s contemplating future endeavours in New Westminster.

Along with 32 binders each containing 256 DVDs, Le said thieves also took the store’s two computers and security system. Le said he has been overwhelmed by the community’s support, noting community members have dropped off letters and cards at the shop and left messages on the answering machine.

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Terrorists are merely the ultimate bullies

life. Because that is what the religious Some people will see the Charlie nuts seem to miss every time they break Hebdo shooting as a question of freeout their guns and bombs to enforce dom of religion. But it’s not really that, their perceived unalterable right to although there is a bit of it at play. impose their beliefs on others.

Others will try to frame the atrociThey have a right to practies committed in Paris in the tise their religious rituals and name of religion as a question assert their religious beliefs. of freedom of speech issue.

THE RECORD But so did the other guy – you But it’s not really that, either, know … the guy with the bulalthough that, too, is part of it. let in his head, or with his legs and arms Perhaps thinking of it as a human blown off. rights issue makes sense, but still really In virtually every case, religion is only in a roundabout way, in that every supposed to be a connection between human being has – or at least should humanity and a kind and loving god have – the right to live a full and decent

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– or whatever stands for “god,” depending on the organized belief system we’re dealing with.

Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Confucianist, Jainist, Wiccan … you name the organized religion, and the bottom line is always quite similar: you revere your deity by being good to each other. How does that ever, in any sane mind, translate into suicide bombings and beheadings and murders?

The bottom line is that the shooting in Paris is just another example of bullying.

We humans are good at it.

We see it on the internet, especially in the rancour that enshrouds much of social media when the holier than thou presume guilt any time a supposedly antisocial incident is brought to light.

We see it in road rage when some jerk feels threatened by another driver’s presumed mistake.

We see it on school grounds and in workplaces. Our politicians are adept at the practice.

And when it gets extreme, bullets fly.

Terrorists are just the ultimate bullies.

They deserve no more respect than that.

Have fighter jets become obsolete?

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anada is in the market for a new fighter jet, but we’ve been kicking the tires for quite a while now.

You might remember back in 2012, when the government was all hot and bothered over the F-35, the so-called “fifth generation” fighter that the U.S. has been pushing on all its allies for the past decade or so. It’s a stealth aircraft! It can take off from carriers! It can take off vertically! It can bomb your enemies in the morning and dogfight with them in the afternoon!

I’m surprised the F-35 isn’t advertising between Saturday morning cartoons, with towheaded kids playing with models of them, demonstrating their Light Up Action and Realistic Missile-Launching Sound!

The government backed away from the F-35 as the price climbed toward the stratosphere, while at the same time evermore disturbing reports kept coming out about the plane’s suspected mechanical issues.

So now we don’t know exactly what Canada’s next-generation fighter will be. Maybe it will be a version of the F-35, if the engineers can work out the bugs.

Maybe it’ll be a competing, similar-but-much-cheaper plane.

Or maybe, if everyone shuffles their feet long enough, we won’t get a fighter aircraft.

Because, really, Canada doesn’t need fighter jets.

Oh, a few people just got red-faced and prepared to throw the paper across the room! Not too many, but in some circles, suggesting Canada doesn’t need fighter jets is as foolish as suggesting that the Avro Arrow wasn’t really that worthwhile either.

I should probably stop digging myself deeper and get to the point.

The last time a Canadian pilot got into a dogfight was during the Korean War. Just about the last time anyone got into a dogfight worthy of the name was during the Gulf War, and those fights tended to be very, very brief. Remember how Iraq had the fourth largest air force in the world? After two days, they had the largest collection of rapidly disassembled aircraft parts in the world.

Canada last upgraded its fighter aircraft decades ago.

There is no question that we need something.

But what do we need? Who are we going to fight with our new hypothetical jets?

The obvious answers that every armchair military expert loves are Russia and China.

Those both seem fairly unlikely. China is busy with their ◗Military Page 7

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It’s absolutely absurd that Southern Railway’s president, Frank Butzelaar, is claiming that they are a “small, local company” who apparently can’t afford to treat its employees fairly. Southern Railway operates 125 miles of track and six industrial properties.

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It has a subsidiary company, also run

by Butzelaar, that operates passenger rail on Vancouver Island to the tune of $1.34 million a year.

What makes Butzelaar’s statement all the more ridiculous is that Southern Railway is owned by American billionaire Dennis Washington’s Washington Canadian Ltd. Washington – ranked by Forbes at the 79th richest man in America – and his

family own a controlling stake in all the Washington Companies. They also own and run Seaspan Marine Corporation.

This dispute is about a major corporation locking out its employees to try to wring significant concessions from them.

Southern Railway is demanding their CUPE employees take reductions to pension and benefits, decreased job security, and overtime changes that could jeopardize workers’ health and safety. To see them claiming to be the victims in this situation is mind-boggling.

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plan in which they try to sell everything ever made to every other country. You don’t go to war with your customers, and we’re all customers.

Russia has military might, it’s more aggressive, and it’s more desperate.

But their recent MO has been snatching up bits of land by sending in goon squads to back up local thugs. If we’re attacked

by Russia, it will take the form of a bunch of guys

in olive drab wandering into northern Alberta and attempting to annex the West Edmonton Mall for the Republic of Athabaska.

What do we need? I have no idea. Drones are really cheap and getting better all the time, and when they crash, there’s no funeral. Maybe we just need durable long-range bombers, since we mostly seem to be bombing people in the Middle East these days.

What I do know is that

war is changing, technology is changing, and that every military technology ever invented was used right up to the point where it was utterly worthless.

That’s why we saw cavalry officers with swords charge machine guns in the First World War. We need to think about whether fighter jets are modern day military horses.

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

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THE RECORD STORY: “Neighbours cut political display” – Jan.7

Facebook I David Black: It’s a shame that in Canada someone feels it’s OK to vandalize someone’s property to curtail their right to free speech.

Facebook I Briana Harris: I drove past it one evening and thought it was awesome and hilarious! I’m sad to hear it was wrecked. It wasn’t doing any harm to anyone.

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Comment via RoyalCityRecord.com I Lynn Perrin: Glad it blew up in the face of the person who wanted to obstruct free speech! The actions of the vandal have now resulted in the sign being seen by 10,000s on Facebook.

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Westminster and Southern Railway of B.C. signed a memorandum of understanding to begin the process of getting whistle cessation along the city’s Queensborough and mainland corridor.

Once the work on Quayside Drive gets the green light to proceed, it can be completed quite quickly.

“To remove the track, they get in there and blast it out pretty quick.

They have a crew that comes in and drops the new track back in,” Whiteley said. “It has been postponed and will be scheduled for a later date. That’s all I know now.”

Whiteley said no new date for the work has been scheduled at this time.

The city will try to provide residents with some advance warning of the work, as traffic won’t be able to drive the full length of Quayside Drive.

While the labour dispute has stalled

the crossing improvements, it’s not the first time the work has been delayed.

“The first time, they had one in the beginning of December. What happened is some of the parts didn’t arrive in time. They were back ordered,” Whiteley said. “At the last minute they had to cancel because the contractor couldn’t guarantee the parts were there.”

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Shokar said about 62 per cent of the membership who voted at the ratification meeting supported the collective agreement. The union recommended approval.

“Part of what this contract has is significant restructuring of the department of our membership and how they are deployed,” he said. “That was an issue that members felt strongly about. There was an appetite from the employer to, not necessarily a cost savings for them, but they wanted to restructure our departments to eliminate the assistant chiefs position. It did go through.”

According to Shokar, there are lots of details to be worked through regarding the changes being made to the department.

“As with every other change, I think our membership is pretty positive and takes a little time to adjust to the change, but will embrace it and move ahead,” he said.

Armstrong said the fire department was able to get more flexibility with some of its staffing positions, including more opportunities for firefighters to move between the fire prevention and suppression divisions (to minimize the need for overtime) and the continuation of the fire prevention task force that was established after last year’s massive apartment fire on Ash Street.

One of the more controversial aspects of the new deal is the reclassification of firefighters who have been classified as assistant chiefs (also known as battalion chiefs).

“We said, ‘This isn’t working.

You guys obviously don’t embrace the administration side of the house but you do embrace the emergency response side of the house. So, why don’t we eliminate that position, amortize it all over the whole organization and we will create a senior captain’s position, which is basically the same as the assistant chief’s position, just at

a lower rate of pay,’” Armstrong said.

“We were able to negotiate a cost-neutral deal.”

According to Armstrong, the pay structure will take effect as the assistant chiefs retire.

The new senior captains will be on a higher pay scale than regular captains.

“Nobody is being demoted,” he said. “We red-circled the guys that are currently in those positions.”

Armstrong said the city has offered to create a committee that includes union representation to look at some of the changes to the department and get input so there’s better buy-in from the membership.

“I find the longer I have done this, most problems are misperception.

People get twisted before they really have all the facts,” he said. “By having a process to talk about it and be able to react to problems without creating conflict makes it a lot easier for everybody.”

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Wesgroup is scaling down a highrise at the Brewery District in response to residents’ concerns – but hasn’t determined the height of future towers at the site.

The developer announced Jan. 7 that it was reducing the proposed 18-storey tower’s height by three storeys because of community concerns. It will be the first of four residential towers at the Brewery District.

“We understand this is an issue for the community and it’s important to us at Wesgroup to maintain a healthy relationship with our neighbours,” said Beau Jarvis, senior vice-president at Wesgroup.

“We’re here for many years to come, not only building the residential component of the community at Brewery District, but also with the continued development of the commercial and retail buildings which Wesgroup will continue to own for years to come. We believe in this neighbourhood and are willing to work with community.”

The proposal for an 18-storey building with 137 residential units at 200 Nelson’s Ct. was widely criticized by Sapperton residents and unanimously rejected by the McBride-Sapperton Residents’ Association.

Jarvis told The Record the opposition came as a surprise to Wesgroup as it conformed to zoning and documents that stated the tower would be 180 feet tall (18 storeys).

“We were as surprised as they were,” he said of the opposition to the project that didn’t require any variances. “They were surprised to see the height of the tower, and we were surprised to see their discontent with the height of the tower.”

Jarvis said renderings and models presented at the time of the rezoning depicted shorter towers than what was actually permitted by zoning.

The Brewery District development is located on the former Labatt Brewery site.

The development already contains commercial buildings, including TransLink’s head office, medical offices, Save-on-Foods and more.

Jarvis said the 1,000 to 2,000 residents who will call the Brewery District home will be a “captive audience” for the retail components of the development.

“It’s hugely important,” he said of the residential component. “It’s really what is

going to bolster it. The retail is doing well there, but they are waiting for residential units. That’s part of the master planned community.”

According to the Wesgroup’s press release, the company previously listened to the community by including a grocery store and incorporating historic references to the brewery.

New Westminster city council will receive a staff report on Jan. 19 about the consultation process and development permit application. Although the development permit process doesn’t require advance notification, staff is presenting the report a couple of weeks before council considers the development permit on Feb. 2 to give the community some advance notice of the plan for the site.

The 15-storey building now being proposed would contain about 120 residential units. No plans about future residential buildings have been submitted at this time, but the site’s zoning would allow two 18-storey buildings and a 28-storey building.

“What’s allowed is 180, 180 and 300.

That’s the zoning,” Jarvis said. “I can’t commit to what those are going to be or aren’t going to be, other than we have the zoning and we will be working within that because who knows what’s going to happen down the road. I think this gesture demonstrates we are willing to listen to the community, work with them and maintain our relationship.”

In 2007, New Westminster city council approved a rezoning to allow a mixed-use development on the Labatt Brewery site and some adjacent lands. Back then, residents expressed dismay about the potential of having a 28-storey (300-foot) highrise in their neighbourhood.

The zoning approved in 2007 also allowed density from the site where a 28storey highrise was proposed to be transferred to three other sites.

Jarvis hopes construction of the tower could get underway this summer. No timelines have been set for future residential buildings on the site.

Work on the Brewery District site will continue for another 10 years or so, Jarvis said, as Wesgroup has three more residential towers and an office building to construct.

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ew Westminster Secondary School science students finished first out of 30 schools in the Kwantlen Science Challenge last month.

Led by David Yin, the team, made up of Grade 11 and 12 students, secured the school’s firstever top-place finish.

Members of this year’s team of students included Theresa Qiu, Phoenix Yin, Lena Podina, Vicly Cao, Bobby Tsankov, Calvin Liu, Harry Zhuang, John Shadarevian, David Yin and Dilip Rathinakumar.

The students spent countless hours preparing and training for the daylong event at Kwantlen, according to a media release. The day included five practical laboratory activities designed to test participants’ skills in biology, chemistry, engineering design, environmental science, geology, math and

physics.

Each of the five events was one hour long.

“The team would like to acknowledge and thank all their current and past science/math teachers at NWSS, and also Mr. Woo who traveled with them to Kwantlen as their sponsor teacher,” the media release states.

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Chevron Canada has provided $5,000 in gas cards to support students in financial need at Douglas College. The gift will help to reduce the costs to travel to practicum placements for students enrolled in the Faculty of Child, Family and Community Studies, according to a press release.

Each year, hundreds of CFCS students participate in practicum placements at schools, group homes, community centres and other sites across Metro Vancouver and beyond.

The placements provide hands-on learning experience that help students prepare for roles caring for at-risk youth, people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups.

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“We are proud to invest in educational institutions, community organizations and local charities because we have learned, through decades of experience, that our success is also deeply linked to the community’s success in places where we operate,” Adrien Byrne, policy, government and public affairs for Chevron Canada, said in the release. “Chevron welcomes the opportunity to support Douglas College students, particularly as they engage with critical health and social services in various communities throughout the Lower Mainland.”

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appy new year! With the new year upon us, it seems like a good time to dive back into the parenting files and offer up a few suggestions for family and kid-related events coming up in New West.

First up, as I perused the Kids New West website, I spotted a listing for an upcoming workshop titled The Magic Touch: Interactive Screen Technology for Children.

The workshop write-up notes that it’s designed to help participants “gain a better understanding of children’s needs in a rapidly changing world of technology.”

Parents, teachers and caregivers will be given tips about how interactive devices can be used to support their child’s developmental well-being.

The workshop is being presented by Michaela Wooldridge, who’s currently completing her PhD in human development, learning and culture, with research interests involving the development of infants and toddlers in the digital age.

It’s happening on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at the New Westminster Children’s Centre, 811 Royal Ave. It runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and child-minding is provided.

Registration is required. Call 604-521-8078, ext. 315, or email nwcc@sfscl.org.

(And, by the way, if you haven’t discovered Kids New West already, be sure to check out the website at www.kids newwest.ca. It’s a great resource for all things parenting-related in the city.)

Yoga for the young

Are you a new mom looking for ways to gain back some fitness? Or maybe just find an hour or two for relaxation and sanity?

Mom and Baby Yoga may be just the ticket.

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Bonding time: They call this one the “snuggle shavasana.” Julie MacLellan, The Record’s assistant editor, and her daughter Charlotte during a mom and baby yoga class in 2012. Mom and Baby Yoga is offered at the Anvil Centre and Centennial Community Centre. couple of different options for new moms with babies.

You can take part in Mom and Infant Yoga (babies aged one to 12 months) at the Anvil Centre, in Dance Studio 415. It runs Wednesdays at 10 a.m. from Jan. 14 to March 18, and it costs $67.

Call 604-527-4640.

There’s also Mom and Baby Yoga on Thursdays at Centennial Community Centre (suitable for babies up to nine months old).

The first session has already started (the first class was Jan. 8), but the next session runs Feb. 19 to March 19. Both sessions run Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Call 604-777-5100 for info or registration.

On a personal note, I totally

recommend it. I took Mom and Baby Yoga – first at Bonsor Rec Centre in Burnaby, then at Centennial – with my own wee punkin when I was off on maternity leave a couple of years ago, and it was fantastic for both of us. (At least until she started to crawl!)

Books for the family

If you have young bookworms in the house, you’re undoubtedly already spending plenty of time at the New Westminster Public Library.

But just in case you haven’t discovered it yet, be sure to take a look at everything our library has to offer. Both branches (uptown and Queensborough)

have a number of programs and events throughout the year geared to families and kids.

First and foremost, don’t miss out on the ongoing storytime fun.

Both libraries offer Preschool Storytime, with songs, rhymes and stories for children aged two to five.

It happens at the main branch (716 Sixth Ave.) on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. – it starts up again for the season on Jan. 19.

It also takes place at the Queensborough branch (920 Ewen Ave.) on Wednesdays from 11 to 11:30 a.m., starting Jan. 21.

For those with younger kids, there’s also Babytime for the

zero-to-23-month crowd, running Fridays at 10:15 a.m. (starting Jan. 23) at the main branch and Mondays (starting Jan. 19) at 11 a.m. at the Queensborough branch.

There’s also an evening Family Storytime at the main branch on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m., starting Jan. 20. The whole family is invited to bring their PJs and teddy bears to this evening storytime for all ages.

Also coming up at the library, don’t miss out on Family Literacy Night on Monday, Jan. 26. The event, which runs from 6 to 8 p.m., offers up a variety of fun literacy-related activities for all ages. You can explore science

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For older kids, there are even more choices. Five- to eight-yearolds can delve into a variety of programs that include Young Masters (introducing them to the world of famous art), Pop Up (card making) and Shadow Puppets.

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and technology, create something to take home, play a game, share favourite books and enter to win prizes.

Keep an eye on the library’s website at www.nwpl.ca for all the happenings at the library.

Tiny artists

Is there a budding artist in your midst?

The Anvil Centre has a host of arts and cultural programs on offer for the new year, and many of them are coming up fast.

The centre has something for just about all ages from toddlers on up, with Art Splash

Tween Theatrics and more.

All the programs are outlined in the Anvil Centre’s Winter 2015 brochure. For more information, you can call 604-527-4640, pick up a brochure at city facilities or download one from www.anvil centre.com.

Raising boys

If you’re parenting a boy, here’s one you may want to look into.

The New Westminster Parents’ Night Out Committee is offering up a workshop called Boy Smarts on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at Qayqayt Elementary School.

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Rising stars set to perform in Vancouver Twitter, @VanDecaChoir, for all the details.

Looking for arty offerings?

LIVELY CITY

JULIE MACLELLAN

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ne of my favourite choral ensembles is back for the new year. Yes, I’m talking about the group I recently named my Rising Stars of 2014: VanDeca.

The New West-based choir is offering up a concert next Friday, Jan. 23 in Vancouver.

The Songs from the Silver Screen concert features songs from a wide range of popular films, including Titanic, Dirty Dancing and more.

Tickets are $20 at the door, or $15 if you buy them ahead.

“This beautiful and epic music needs a great venue, so we have chosen Pyatt Hall at the VSO School of Music,” the choir writes on Facebook.

The school is at 843 Seymour St. in downtown Vancouver.

Find the choir at www.facebook.com/ VanDecaMusic or on

Did you make a New Year’s resolution of an arty sort? Perhaps you’ve vowed to take up painting or learn a musical instrument.

If so, then you have no excuse for not following through, because the City of New Westminster has a host of new programs starting up that cater to just about every interest.

Having picked up both the city’s winter Active Living Guide and the new brochure for Anvil Centre, I can safely say that whatever your interest is, there’s a program for you.

The city is offering up a host of arts programs for adults, from watercolours, drawing and painting to printmaking, batik, pottery and memoir writing.

Many of those programs are offered at the new Anvil Centre (which unto itself is enough of an incentive to sign up, just for the chance to spend time in that spiffy new facility!). Most are getting started pretty soon, so don’t delay if you think

you may want to sign up for a course.

There are also a number of drop-in “cafés” at the Anvil Centre for those who don’t want to sign up for an ongoing course. There’s a Saturday Studio Series running from January to March, with a drop-in for visual artists in Studio 413 from noon to 3 p.m. Or you can drop in to the Cultural Café, a networking place for artists and cultural workers, with talks and panel discussions – that runs Saturdays from 3 to 5 p.m., also in Studio 413. And there’s also the Media Art Café series, which is designed to encourage conversation around new media and creativity. Those will run in the Anvil Centre Program Room 311 – call 604-527-4640 or watch www.anvilcentre.com for dates.

The Anvil Centre also offers guitar, bass, violin and piano lessons for all ages. You can pick up a copy of the city’s Active Living Guide or the Anvil Centre brochure at city facilities. Or you can download the Active Living Guide at www. newwestpcr.ca or the Anvil Centre brochure at

www.anvilcentre.com.

Public art proposals wanted

If you’re a fan of public art (as I am), then here’s some good news: the City of New Westminster has put out a call for new public art proposals.

The city is calling for proposals for a public art installation on the median along Columbia Street’s east end, acting as a visual gateway marker into the downtown.

“The call seeks work that is positive, celebrates downtown New Westminster and is reflective of the heritage, growth and development of the city,” the city’s call for proposals reads.

The total budget available is $75,000. Artists must provide a proposal, CV and up to 10 digital images of previous public art projects.

For all the details, you can check out the call for proposals on the city’s website – check out tinyurl.com/PublicArtNW.

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In concert: On Jan. 23 see VanDeca, the New Westminster-based choir, in concert in Vancouver. ment songwriters.

If you’re looking for a place to share your original work, then look no farther.

Enrico Renz and Lawren Nemeth are back with their Songwriters Open Mike Night on Sundays at 7 p.m. at Renaissance Bookstore.

The Royal City Literary Arts Society event is open to all songwriters who want to share their

own work, with a goal to encourage new and emerging artists. Check them out on Facebook – search for RCLAS New Westminster Songwriter Open Mic – to see the weekly word challenge and get all the details.

Do you have an item for Lively City? Send arts and entertainment ideas to Julie, jmaclellan@royalcityrecord. com.

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◗ EVENTS

Top picks for weekend fun in the city

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f your 2015 resolutions include keeping the kids busy, expanding your knowledge or trying out some new places around town, you’re in luck. Here are The Record’s Top Five (or More) Things to do This Weekend for Jan. 9 to 11.

Learn more about those new gadgets you got for Christmas at the Tech Toys Jump Start session taking place at the New Westminster Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 10 from 1 to 4 p.m.

During this drop-in session, you’ll get some help getting started with your tablet, phone, e-reader – or other gadgets.

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Staff will be on hand (five to seven years) to show you how to are being offered on Sunday. To reserve download the library your spot or get app, borrow e-books, times, visit www. audiobooks and ethestagenewwest.ca. magazines and access newspapers online.

Enjoy appy hour at Wild Rice marTake the kidket bistro, where dies to The Stage you’ll find tasty New Westminster, appetizers and some which is offering free beverages on special. trials of its classes on Appy hour runs from Sunday, Jan. 11. The (or more) 3 to 5 p.m. on Fridays classes usually fill Things to do and Saturdays and up – so act fast. Free this weekend from 4 to 6 p.m. on classes for stage baby, Sundays. For more stage toddler (16 to information, visit www.wildrice 35 months), stage season (three bc.ca or drop by River Market at to five years) and stage world

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810 Quayside Dr. Learn about an important moment in New Westminster’s South Asian community’s history during the Mewa Singh presentation at Anvil Centre.

Cultural researcher Naveen Girn will be using archival sources to explore the labour, immigration, independence and spy networks that led up to Mewa Singh’s hanging 100 years ago. Intrigued?

Check out the free presentation on Sunday, Jan. 11 from 11 a.m. to noon in Room 417 on the fourth floor of Anvil Centre, at 777 Columbia St.

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Safe rides home help the kids The coffers of a nonprofit group that helps kids who wouldn’t normally be able to participate in organized sports just got a boost thanks to Operation Red Nose.

The safe ride home program, which provides rides by donation to people who’ve had too much to drink or are too tired to drive home during the holiday season, collected about $5,300 more than last year during its 2014 holiday campaign, according to a media release from the organization.

This year, volunteers with the program, which services New Westminster, Burnaby and the Tri-Cities, collected $32,940 in donations compared to $27,600

in 2013. That’s an increase of 19 per cent, and organizers couldn’t be more pleased, the release stated.

“The community has been very supportive of KidSport over the years, so when they get a chance to support it, they’re pretty generous,” program coordinator Chris Wilson said.

“We also provided rides for a number of Christmas parties, and many of the companies were very generous too.”

Volunteers provided safe rides home every weekend leading up to Christmas, from Nov. 28 to Christmas and including New Year’s Eve, the busiest night.

During that time, more than 1,000 rides were given.

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Start the new year with a laugh when Patrick Maliha headlines at Lafflines Comedy Club on Friday, Jan. 9 at 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 10 at 8 and 10:30 p.m. Lafflines is located in the Columbia Theatre at 530 Columbia St. For more information and tickets, visit www. lafflines.com.

Email your Top 5 ideas to calendar@royalcityrecord.com or send them to tmcmanus@royalcity record.com. You can also check out our full arts and events calendar listings at www.royalcityrecord.com.

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ASK A LAWYER

Q. A.

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WESA represents the biggest change in BC estate planning law in about 80 years. Last month, I discussed three changes. This month, I’ll discuss three more.

This column is legal information, not legal advice. If Stephen Graf you need legal advice, please contact me.

1. The formalities for signing your will are still strict. However, under WESA, the BC Supreme Court can fix mistakes.

2. Marrying no longer revokes your will. However, separation still deletes your former spouse from your will unless your will says otherwise. Under WESA, two married people stop being spouses if they separate on purpose for at least two years, or if the Family Law Act of BC divides their assets. A common-law relationship ends when the partners choose.

3. If you give property burdened by a so-called purchase money security interest, the property is primarily liable for the debt insofar as the debt results from getting, improving or caring for the property. Tracing the debt might be hard to do.

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ASK A DENTIST The Buzz on Electric Toothbrushes:

If you are wondering if electric toothbrushes are worth the effort, the answer is both yes and no.

As with most things in life the most useful option depends on the individual user: you. For someone with great dexterity and adequate oral care, a manual (non-electric) brush can do a great job. The most important factor is whether or not you’re getting the Dr. Andrew Bass plaque off the teeth, regardless of the method used.

Electric toothbrushes become useful when a manual brush just isn’t doing the job for you. There can be a variety of reasons for this including limited dexterity (due to arthritis, age, hand or arm injury, etc), unique oral and dental anatomy, gum recession (it is much easier to “over brush” with a manual brush, causing gum recession), or you simply don’t like the process of brushing your teeth. Electric toothbrushes are usually set to timers and the brush head does most of the work for you, so the thought process and effort are reduced. Many parents also find that childrens’ electric toothbrushes can make the daily “chore” more fun.

Because of the wide variety of technologies available it is best to consult with a dental professional at your next check-up to find the brush (manual or electric) that best fits your needs and budget!

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ASK A NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR

The liver’s job is to ensure a free flow of energy and blood circulation in your body. It also regulates emotions. Chronic stress and fast paced lifestyles negatively impact the liver’s ability to properly function. When this happens, the liver can cause the spleen and the digestive system to function poorly. One result is decreased metabolism. Liver imbalance can also cause some of the triggers that lead to cravings and emotional eating.

Acupuncture has a positive effect on the nervous, endocrine and digestive systems.Treatment can help with cravings, digestion, suppress the appetite and reduce stress.

Come in for a free consultation to see how acupuncture can assist you with your weight management goals.

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What’s next on your bucket list? Need new travel ideas? Visit us at our TRAVEL SHOW on Sunday, January 25th, at the Rivermarket at Westminster Quay from 1-4pm.

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Q. Does Acupuncture for weight loss really work?

A. In Chinese medicine the root cause of excess weight is an imbalance

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ASK AN ACUPUNCTURIST

With oil prices dropping, are we going to see cut prices for airfares?

Oil prices may be dropping but that doesn’t mean we’ll be seeing falling airfares any time

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Go to a fitness footwear store that specializes in fitting you properly. They will look at your gait (the way you walk) and examine your feet to detect problems like fallen arches or hammer toes. Then they’ll recommend the shoe that’s right for you - not the most popular or the most expensive.

You can expect to pay upwards of $100 or more. Once you find the Luke Ramnath right make and style, keep an eye out for seasonal and last year’s model shoe sales for a great deal.

What’s the best shoe for the gym?

Running shoes are fine and they don’t hurt floor surfaces in a gym club setting. They’re suitable for running, working out and participating in classes. Your running shoes should be comfortable as soon as you put them on - you shouldn’t have to break them in.

Cross trainers are another option. They won’t offer the comfort of a running shoe, but they tend to be more robust and offer more support around the ankle joint. They also last for a long time. Trail shoes aren’t a choice I would recommend for the gym. They have a very thick tread that affects your agility, particularly in classes or activities where you pivot or change directions quickly. Save your trail shoes for outdoor activities like hiking and running off road.

Barefoot running shoes If you buy a pair, manufacturers recommend that you break them in slowly. Using this footwear requires a significant increase in lower leg and foot strength. A gradual transition is critical to avoid overuse injuries.

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New school was fit for a royal celebration OUR PAST

ARCHIE & DALE MILLER

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oday we start another year of stories related to the history of our local community. As 2015 begins, we are watching many things on the town’s agenda.

One hundred years ago, the city of New Westminster was also eagerly anticipating the culmination of a large important project.

In the early days of January 1915, this city was watching something that was about to happen. On Monday the 4th, a front page story reported that “the Duke of Connaught High School was formally opened at 2 o’clock this afternoon.”

Back in September 1912, the Duke of Connaught himself had laid the cornerstone for the new school in the block that is now home to New Westminster City Hall.

The school, at that location until 1955 when it closed and was torn down, actually stood next to the

current 1953 city hall for about two years. But on the 4th of January 1915 it opened its doors for the first time.

In the formal address at the opening, the Honourable H. Esson Young, Minister of Education, referred to the new school as a “credit to the Royal City” and stated that the “new educational institution would be an honour to any city in the Dominion.” There were many other dignitaries on the platform and the attendance was good for the afternoon’s formal opening, but the informal evening portion of the opening, was the “major attraction” for parents and other citizens.

That evening, the new school was on display and parents could see students in classrooms, including the technical and commercial classes and the “chemical laboratory.” They could also watch the boys in manual training and the girls in domestic science.

The report noted that the classrooms were crowded and this mass of interested viewers spilled out into equally crowded corridors.

About 7:30 in the evening, many visitors gathered in the high school

◗ Calendar of Events ◗SATURDAY, JANUARY 10

Tech Toys Jump Start, 1 to 4 p.m., New Westminster Public Library. Did you get a new device for Christmas? Drop by the New Westminster Public Library with your tablet, phone, e-reader or gadget and library staff will help you get started.

Besides the basics, staff can show you how to download the library app, borrow e-books, e-audiobooks and e-magazines and access newspapers online.

The New Westminster Public Library is at 716 Sixth Ave., www.nwpl.ca and 604-5274660.

Canadian culture in the workplace, a free workshop from 10 a.m. to noon, New Westminster Pubic Library. The workshop will be of particular interest to newcomers to Canada. The workshop will be conducted in English, with translation available in French. If you have a permanent resident card or landed immigrant documents, please bring them to the program. To register for the workshop, call the library at 604-527-4667, email listener@ nwpl.ca or call SUCCESS at 604-430-1899. The workshop is co-sponsored by the New Westminster Public Library and SUCCESS. The New Westminster Public Library is

at 716 Sixth Ave., www.nwpl. ca, 604-527-4660.

◗MONDAY, JANUARY 12 The New Westminster Puffers Club, monthly meeting, 12:30 to 2 p.m., New Westminster Public Library auditorium, 716 Sixth Ave. Anyone with COPD, or any other breathing problem, is welcome to attend,

◗THURSDAY, JANUARY 15 The Adult Book Club, meets at New Westminster the third evening of the month at 7 p.m.

The club reads a variety of fiction and nonfiction throughout the year and is reading a book of their own choice for this meeting. The New Westminster Public Library is at 716 Sixth Ave. Register at 604-527-4667 or listener@nwpl.ca.

◗TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 Bring Your Baby Book Club, offers adult books and adult conversation in a baby-friendly environment. New moms and dads need brain stimulation, too. Suggested ages for babies are zero to 24 months. The club meets the third Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m. The group is reading Room, by Emma Donoghue, for this meeting.

The New Westminster Public Library is at 716 Sixth Ave. Register at 604-527-4667 or

auditorium for speeches, reports and entertainment. The entertainment was made up of songs and musical selections by students and teachers presented between the speeches.

One of the talks was

by T.J. Trapp, chair of the school board, who talked of plans to beautify the school grounds, fully prepare the football (soccer) field, and the addition of more trees. Another board member talked of the difficulties faced in creating the school building over the past few years.

The primary speech was by Judge F.W. Howay, a prominent historian, who talked of early city education looking back to 1862’s school days and noted the dedicated people involved.

A highlight that evening was the reading of a letter of congratulations from HRH Duke of Connaught. His two visits to the area in 1912 were major events that drew great community attention.

He was unable to attend the school’s opening, as was Sir Richard McBride, who forwarded his heartfelt regrets.

A big 100-year-old Royal City event to start off 1915.

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◗MONDAY, JANUARY 26 Family Literacy Night, at New Westminster Public Library.

Drop into the library between 6 and 8 p.m. for games, crafts and other activities to celebrate Family Literacy Week.

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◗ IN THE GAME

Steelers blank defending Jr. B champs ◗P23 Hyack girls beat Central in high school hoops ◗P23

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

Juniors sign Thompson-area talent Kamloops kids continue to be a focus for ’Bellies

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

The junior A New Westminster Salmonbellies recently re-signed one of their cornerstone acquisitions.

The junior ’Bellies got a three-year commitment from Jeremy Bosher, who became a free agent under league rules after turning junior-age eligible.

Bosher, just 18, spent the past two seasons with the junior Fishmen but under league rules became a free agent when he turned a junior-age player.

The 6-3, 220-pound righthander scored more than 70 goals and 160 total points in league and playoffs in his first two seasons as an under-age starter.

Bosher was also a threetime finalist and all-star at the nationals, sharing a gold medal in 2008, when he was also named the MVP. “Jeremy is a Salmombellie through and through, so we were never worried about losing him to another team when he became a free agent again, but I’m sure some of our close rivals took their best shot at signing him away from us … and so they should… he’s

Local stars tip scales for Stealth

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

File photo/THE RECORD

Re-signs: New Westminster Salmonbellies Jeremy Bosher re-signed with the junior A club for another three seasons with the intent on bringing a Minto Cup back to Queen’s Park Arena. an elite calibre player with three years left,” said assistant Salmonbellies general manager Ray Porcellato.

The Norkam Secondary School grad is on his way to Denver University where he is in his first year of a full field lacrosse scholarship with the top-ranked Pioneers.

Inside Lacrosse recently ranked Bosher 20th overall

in its Power 100 Freshman rankings.

The junior ’Bellies also signed Josh Bosher, Jeremy’s younger brother.

Porcellato describes the younger Bosher as arguably the top midget free agent in the province, who has the ability to jump right into junior A league just like his older brother.

“At 6-3, 185 lbs. (Josh)

already has the size and stature to play at this level, he’s a guy that can play both ends of the floor with breakaway speed … we’re very happy to have him,” said Porcellato.

The New Westminster juniors also signed two more Kamloops-area players – Anthony Matusiak and Colten Boomer.

Matusiak is a versa-

tile lefthander with above average size at 6-3, 185 lbs., while Boomer is a little bigger with a good skill set and some grit to boot, said Porcellato.

“The management team continues to work 12 months a year to ensure the junior A Salmonbellies are a top-ranked team and a Minto Cup contender,” Porcellato added.

Canada continues dominance at Cup

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Burnaby defender Kaleigh Fratkin shared a gold medal with Canada’s women’s development hockey team at the Nation’s Cup in Fussen, Germany this week.

Canada blanked Sweden 4-0 in the gold-medal game, outshooting the triple crown country women three-to-one in the tournament championship final on Jan. 6.

Canada won Pool B, defeating Russia 5-1 on Jan. 4 after opening the annual tournament with a 4-1 victory over Finland the day before.

Sweden won the A pool over Germany and Switzerland with a similar 2-0 record.

“It was a great experience,” Fratkin said, on a long-distance call from Boston on Thursday.

“Every game was really fun to play. When teams play Canada, it’s like a gold-medal game for them.”

Fratkin, a Boston University grad, scored Canada’s final goal against the Finns, firing a point shot past netminder Riikka Valila midway through the third period.

Victoria Bach, an incoming Boston University freshman from Milton, Ont., scored in all three games for Canada and was the tournament’s leading scorer with five goals and six points overall.

Canada warmed up for the sixteam tournament with shutout wins over Hungary and Austria, before knocking off host Germany 6-1 on Jan. 2.

The gold medal at the Nation’s Cup was Canada’s 10th over the past 13 years, and fourth in the last five years at the tournament, which was previously called the Air Canada Cup, MLP Cup and Meco Cup. Canada had a previous string of five consecutive Cup wins from 2003 to 2008.

Fratkin was the only player from B.C. named to the women’s development team.

File photo/THE RECORD

On the way: Kaleigh Fratkin won a gold medal with Canada’s women’s development hockey team at the Nation’s Cup in Germany earlier this week.

Two Burnaby Lakers clubmates helped the Vancouver Stealth get off on the right foot in its National Lacrosse League opener.

Tyler Digby was named the player of the game and Ilija Gajic garnered five points in the Stealth’s come-from-behind 1814 win over the Calgary Roughnecks on Saturday.

Digby scored three times and added an assist, while Gajic also tallied a hat trick in a five-point outing, helping spark an 11-goal run between the second and fourth quarters that turned the game in the Stealth’s favour.

Digby opened the scoring for the Langley-based club, halting a three-goal Calgary start with his first of two power-play markers.

Trailing 9-4 midway through the second quarter, Gajic sparked the 11goal run, helping out on Tyler Burton’s first of two.

Gajic drew Vancouver to within a pair of goals, two minutes before half time.

Digby opened the second half with two thirdquarter counters, while Gajic scored what would be the game winner on his second transition goal of the game from goalie Tyler Richards. Gajic also scored an empty-net goal late in the contest.

Richards, who also plays for the Lakers in the Western Lacrosse Association, made 48 saves in the Stealth net.

Former Burnaby Cablevision star, Dan Perreault, got his first win as the new head coach of the Stealth.

Forward Rhys Duch led the Stealth with four goals and five assists.

In other NLL matchups, Burnaby Lakers Robert Church scored two goals and assisted on three others for the Edmonton Rush in a 9-8 loss to the Buffalo Bandits on Saturday. ◗Stealth Page 23

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◗ HOCKEY

Jr. B Steelers shut out defending champs

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR

New Westminster won back-to-back games against Burnaby Central in high school girls’ basketball on Wednesday.

The Hyack juniors defeated the Wildcats 6424 behind Mia Obrovac’s team-high 12 points.

Sarah Forgie pitched in with 10 points, while Devin Strome added eight points and 11 rebounds.

In juvenile girls’ play, Natalie Nastaste scored a dozen points to help New West come from behind to edge Central 35-30.

Kayoko Mayede added six points. Yasmeen Algheibawi had four points and five rebounds.

tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

The Grandview Steelers handed the defending Pacific Junior Hockey League Aldergrove Kodiaks a 6-0 loss earlier this week.

The junior B Steelers got two unassisted goals from recent arrival Quinn Thompson and Austin Campeau, with what turned out to be the game winner on a firstperiod power play at the Burnaby Winter Club on Sunday.

First star Cole MacInnes posted his first shutout of the season for the Steelers, turning aside 39 Aldergrove shots to improve his win/loss record to 9-9.

Second star Braeden Gurney had a goal and an assist to lead the Steelers.

Third star Ian Prevost scored his fifth goal of the season to spark a three-goal Grandview third period.

Alexander Rasovic and Joel Gaudet also scored for the Steelers.

Grandview is in Abbotsford tonight (Friday), before coming home for a date with the Port Moody Panthers at the winter club on Sunday at 4 p.m.

The annual Pac league all-star game will also be held at the Burnaby Winter Club on Monday, Jan. 12. Game time is 7:15 p.m.

High school Hyack girls down ’Cats

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Beat the best: Alexander Rasovic, right, scored a goal in the Grandview Steelers’ 6-0 victory over Aldergrove in Pacific junior B hockey on Sunday.

Stealth: ◗ continued from page 21

STM Knights move on at annual Chancellor tourney The St. Thomas More Knights won their opening game at the Chancellor basketball tournament on Wednesday.

The Knights pulled away from Maple Ridge in the late going to upend the Ramblers 58-44 on opening day of the 16-team high

school boys’ basketball tournament at STM. The Knights, ranked seventh in the province at the AAA level, took on No. 5-ranked Charles Tupper in a late game on Thursday (after Record deadlines.)

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13,900

B/W $

126

12,300

B/W

75

$

2014 CADILLAC SRX

$

B/W $

1500 KMS, MUST BE SEEN #C5-49021

89

35,900

B/W

218

$

*Selling Your Vehicle!

We pay CA$H to you within 2 hours.

2010 CHEV COBALT

SPORT, LX, LOADED, LOW KMS! #P9-39900

$

$

We are the ONLY Certified GENERAL MOTORS Used Car Dealer in the Lower Mainland.

95

2010 HONDA CIVIC

125

ALL PAYMENTS $0 DOWN OAC

B/W $

$

4 CYL, AUTO, LOAD, H/B #T4-03741

10 AIR BAGS, 4 CYL, AUTO #P9-39400

LT, AUTO, LOADED, LOW KMS #P9-39520

15,500

B/W

2012 CHEV CRUZE

2014 CHEV SONIC

$

2014 CHEV SPARK

42,000 KMS! LOADED! #P9-39260

CXL LOADED #C5-90742

PLATINUM, FULLY LOADED #C5-01341

$

109

2008 BUICK LUCERNE

G5 EDITION #P9-39150

B/W $

94

2007 CHEV IMPALA “LTZ”

AIR, POWER PKG, ALLOYS + MORE #P9-39100

AUTO, LOADED #P9-39700

2011 CADILLAC “CTS”

$

99

2009 PONTIAC VIBE

SEL, LOADED, W/EXTRAS #C4-36193

$

2014 FORD FUSION

AIR, POWER PKG, ALLOYS + MORE #T4-21092

9,500

B/W $

87

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2015 CADILLAC ESCALADE* Premium Collection, Fully load #C5-53170

MSRP $94,180

CARTER PRICED

89,988

$

CARS COST LESS AT CARTER!

2013 INFINITI Q37

CONVERTIBLE,PREMIER! #P9-39990

LT, LOADED, LOW KMS! #74-51281

$

START THE YEAR OFF RIGHT WITH A

WILLIN

$

40,500

B/W

274

$

ALL PAYMENTS ARE NET OF ALL INCENTIVES AND ARE PLUS TAXES, LEVIES AND $395 DOCUMENTATION FEE. SEE DEALER FOR DETAILS. FINANCING ON APPROVED CREDIT. VEHICLES NOT EXACTLY AS SHOWN. 5.9 % 48MTHS: 2007 MAZDA 3 TP$9,256; 2007 CHEV IMPALA TP$13,000. 5.9% 60MTHS: 2010 HONDA CIVIC TP$16,388; 2010 CHEV COBALT TP$11,310; 2008 FORD FUSION TP$15,470; 2009 PONTIAC VIBE TP$12,220; 2008 BUICK LUCERNE TP$15,470. 5.9% 72MTHS: 2011 CHEV MALIBU TP$15,444; 2011 CADILLAC CTS TP$35,100. 5.9% 84MTHS: 2013 CHRYSLER 200 TP$17,108; 2013 CADILLAC XTS $52,416; 2013 INFINITI Q37 TP$49,868; 2012 BUICK VERANO TP$27,118; 2012 CHEV CRUZE TP$16,198. 5.9% 96MTHS: 2014 CHEV SONIC TP$19,760; 2014 FORD FUSION TP$22,672; 2014 CHEV SPARK TP$15,600; 2014 CADILLAC SRX TP$45,344.

CHEVROLET • GMC • BUICK • CADILLAC

BURNABY

THE CITY’S BEST SELECTION CHOOSE FROM OVER 600 VEHICLES

4550 LOUGHEED HWY, BURNABY www.cartergm.com

1-888-703-8550 DEALER #5505

FAMILY OWNED FOR OVER 52 YEARS

CHEVROLET • GMC • BUICK • CADILLAC

BURNABY

THE CITY’S BEST SELECTION CHOOSE FROM OVER 600 VEHICLES

4550 LOUGHEED HWY, BURNABY www.cartergm.com

1-888-703-8550 DEALER #5505

FAMILY OWNED FOR OVER 52 YEARS

WILLIN G LO

DEED

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0%

2014 CHEV IMPALA LT

84 MONTH

UP TO

$12,000

**

2014 CHEV TRAVERSE AWD†

3.6 V6, 6-SPEED AUTO, REMOTE START

2014 BUICK ENCORE AWD

3.6 V6, 6-SPEED AUTO, REMOTE START, REAR VIEW CAMERA

CARTER PRICED

29,888

$

39,999

$

#I4-08400

MSRP $36,020 • DISC. LOYALTY $1,500

2014 CHEV SONIC SEDAN

2014 GMC ACADIA AWD DENALI†

CARTER PRICED

CARTER PRICED

1.8 4CYL, BLUETOOTH, ON STAR, POWER LOCKS

12,588

$

MSRP $15,575 • DISC. LOYALTY $1,500

CARTER PRICED

25,988

$

MSRP $39,725 • DISC. LOYALTY $1,500

CHEVROLET • GMC • BUICK • CADILLAC

BURNABY

THE CITY’S BEST SELECTION CHOOSE FROM OVER 600 VEHICLES

28,957

$

$

#E4-02900

MSRP $32,720 • DISC. LOYALTY $1,500

MSRP $62,635 • DISC. LOYALTY $1,500

43,438

$

$

#64-14240

MSRP $48,445 • DISC. LOYALTY $1,500

MSRP $32,380 • DISC. LOYALTY $1,500

4550 LOUGHEED HWY, BURNABY www.cartergm.com

1-888-703-8550 DEALER #5505

FAMILY OWNED FOR OVER 52 YEARS

All prices & payments are net of all incentives and loyalty and are plus taxes, levies and $395 documentation fee. See dealer for details. Financing on approved credit. Vehicles not exactly as illustrated. Eligible discontinued brands include Hummer, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saturn. - excluding Corvettes. Finance cash applies to 60 month or less. Must Have a 1999 or newer for loyalty. †Demo **On Select Models

#K4-71490

MSRP $40,810 • DISC. LOYALTY $1,500

AUTO, A/C, BLUETOOTH, SIRIUS XM RADIO, USB PORT

CARTER PRICED

23,519

34,888

2014 CHEV CRUZE†

POWER SLIDING GLASS ROOF, ON STAR, TURN BY TURN, REAR VIEW CAMERA

$

MSRP $47,075 • DISC. LOYALTY $2,000

CARTER PRICED

2014 BUICK VERANO†

#74-07380

#C4-012220

SPORT BUCKTS, ON STAR, SIRIUS XM, REAR VISION CAMERA

CARTER PRICED

#R4-32970

37,888

2014 CHEV CAMARO CONVERTIBLE LTD

6-SPEED AUTO, REMOTE START, POWER SLIDING GLASS ROOF

CARTER PRICED

#N4-05580

CARTER PRICED

2014 BUICK REGAL GS AWD†

2014 GMC TERRAIN SLE AWD†

A/C, LOCKING DIFF., BLOCK HEATER, 110 VOLT POWER OUTLET

30,888

54,888

$

2014 SILVERADO 1500 4X4 CREW CAB

$

MSRP $49,235 • DISC. LOYALTY $1,500

ALL THE TOYS

#34-43110

REAR VIEW CAMERA, HEATED STEERING WHEEL, ALL TOYS

CARTER PRICED

#Y4-55020

DEED OFF H G MSRP LOU

2014 CADILLAC ATS†

A/C, 6-WAY POWER DRIVER’S SEAT, INTELLINK, REAR VIEW CAMERA

CARTER PRICED

WILLIN G

CARTER PRICED

$

#54-89190

MSRP $28,235 • DISC. LOYALTY $1,500

15,588

CHEVROLET • GMC • BUICK • CADILLAC

BURNABY

THE CITY’S BEST SELECTION CHOOSE FROM OVER 600 VEHICLES

#J4-10870

MSRP $21,835 • DISC. LOYALTY $1,500

4550 LOUGHEED HWY, BURNABY www.cartergm.com

1-888-703-8550 DEALER #5505

FAMILY OWNED FOR OVER 52 YEARS

All prices & payments are net of all incentives and loyalty and are plus taxes, levies and $395 documentation fee. See dealer for details. Financing on approved credit. Vehicles not exactly as illustrated. Eligible discontinued brands include Hummer, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saturn. - excluding Corvettes. Finance cash applies to 60 month or less. Must Have a 1999 or newer for loyalty. †Demo **On Select Models