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City continues to scrutinize Hyack

Once the main group for organizing festivals in the city, Hyack is now reduced to pay-as-you-go treatment by city hall

By Theresa McManus

tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

New Westminster city council is continuing to scrutinize the Hyack Festival Association requests for funds.

While Hyack is working on plans for this year’s events, city council hasn’t forgotten the internal issues that plagued Hyack in 2013, which included the firing, rehiring and parting of ways with its former executive director. As a result of the “dysfunction” that ensued within the organization, the city commissioned an independent au-

dit of Hyack’s books and slashed its 2014 grant.

According to a city staff report, the KPMG audit found no evidence that funds had been used inappropriately or for purposes other than Hyack-related administration and event costs, the association’s books and records appeared to be in good order, and Hyack’s unaudited financial statement from 2013 appeared to be properly stated and reliable. KPMG said Hyack may need to update some of its policies and procedures around expense reimbursement, procurement and financial management.

According to the staff report, the audit found that neither the city’s grant nor administration costs are “allocated out to the events” which made it difficult to assess to what extent the city’s grant was required to fund individual events.

New Westminster city council has been considering requests for various grant programs.

Hyack applied for a number of grants from the city, including: $4,269 in city services for the antique fair in the Arenex; $5,000 for the New Westminster Hyack Ambassador Pageant; $1,000 for a new Novemberfest event; and $55,000 for administrative costs for events in 2015, including $15,000 for upgrades to the float.

Coun. Chuck Puchmayr said the audit showed “no true connection” between the money requested and the events offered, with much of the funds going to administration.

“That was a real concern to me,” he said.

The City of New Westminster has not made the KPMG report public.

Council referred the request for funds related to the float to the festivals grant process and suggested the city pay bills related to the float as they’re submitted, rather than giving the association cash beforehand.

Coun. Mary Trentadue wants to ensure the city is treating all grant recipients the Continued on page 9

Workers out on the line Union leaders say members will stay out until issues resolved

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LABOUR STRIFE CUPE Local 7000 president Bill Magri and Canadian Union of Public Employees’ national president Paul Moist address locked-out Southern Railway of B.C. workers on Wednesday afternoon. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

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Locked out unionized workers at Southern Railway of B.C. (SRY) got a morale boost from the national union heads at the New Westminster rail yard on Wednesday afternoon.

Canadian Union of Public Employees’ national president Paul Moist and secretary-treasurer Charles Fleury – in town for meetings – turned up at the picket lines to support the workers who have been locked out since Jan. 5.

“We want a wage increase.We want compulsory overtime to stop – they should hire more employees, and now that we are on the street, we’ll go back to work when our issues get solved on your behalf, and not before that,” Moist told the crowd.

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Up Front LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S

‘I have good days and bad days’ Diagnosed eight years ago with Alzheimer’s, Jim Mann was given a new purpose in life

By Theresa McManus

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Jim Mann once enjoyed a thriving business career, but may now be doing the most important work of his life.

Mann, a board member of Alzheimer’s Society of Canada and a past board member of Alzheimer’s Society of B.C., aims to help educate people about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia by sharing his account of life with Alzheimer’s. He was diagnosed with the disease eight years ago at the age of 58.

“It’s a strange disease to fully grasp, isn’t it? People look fine on the outside but the problem, the degeneration of the brain, is on the inside,” he said. “It’s also a disease that has a stereotype built around it. In fact, there is no stereotypical person living with Alzheimer’s or other dementia.”

Through awareness, com-

passion and stigma reduction, Mann believes there’s an opportunity to build dementia-friendly communities throughout the province.

“Now, eight years after living with Alzheimer’s, I have come to realize I have good days and I have bad days. I suppose the same can be said for all of us, except when I have a good day it means I get to exercise my independence, and when I have a bad day, when my mind is too muddled to do much on my own, it means I need support,” he said.

“For those around us, this is an ever changing landscape of eggshells.”

As someone who worked in the airline industry for 25 years and had a consulting firm, Mann said it can be frustrating to be limited to one main task a day.

“My life isn’t over; I do have a purpose. Like being here with you today to

BREAKING STEREOTYPES: Jim Mann shares his story about living with Alzheimer’s disease as a way of breaking stereotypes.

He salutes New Westminster city council for becoming the first dementia-friendly city council in British Columbia. PHOTO SUBMITTED tell you we all have a role in creating dementia-friendly communities, so people like me, and the guys in my support group, can keep on living as well as possible,” he said. “You see, people with dementia need to get out.We need to socialize, to get exercise and to eat well. Sometimes to do this we need a little push and extra support. Support from our friends and families, but also from our communities, from the cashier at the gro-

‘This is an ever-changing landscape of eggshells’ cery store to the bus driver, to the staff at our local community centre, down to the folks just out walking down the street.”

Mann said the first step

toward being a dementiafriendly community is dismissing the stereotypes people have about people with dementia. He recalled an incident in a hospital emergency room when he insisted his wife accompany him to the examining room because he has Alzheimer’s disease.

“A senior nurse in the ER told me I didn’t need Alice with me because I looked fine.That is part of the problem, isn’t it? How is

someone with Alzheimer’s disease supposed to look?

You can’t see the degeneration of someone’s brain from the outside,” he said.

“Despite her education and experience, the nurse had displayed a familiar stereotype about Alzheimer’s – the one which assumes that as soon as a person is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease they immediately become incapable and incompetent. Looks can be deceiving.”

New West is B.C.’s first dementia–friendly city

‘Becoming a dementia-friendly community isn’t a finite action – this is only the beginning’

By Theresa McManus

tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

The City of New Westminster has become British Columbia’s first dementiafriendly city council.

City council recently participated in a training session offered by the Alzheimer Society of B.C.The society is working with municipalities, professionals, corporations and volunteers to better support people with dementia through its dementia-friendly communities initiative.

“This is not just a seniors disease.This is a disease that impacts us all, whether

it’s our family, our friends, or (our) community,” said society CEO Maria Howard. “A community can be a city, a city can be a corporation, like a bank. It could be a group of people in a seniors centre or a library.”

Howard said communities have an opportunity to think about the way they interact with people with Alzheimer’s and dementia, and what they can do to improve the quality of life and support people who are living in the community.

“We know that about 60 per cent of people with Alzheimer or dementias are still living at home in

the community,” she said.

“That’s really important because that’s where we want people to stay at the place where they feel most comfortable, where they have made their networks and their social engagements, where they have made a difference in their life.”

According to the Alzheimer Society of B.C., people with dementia often face challenges with shopping, banking, eating out at a restaurant, going to the post office.They also have difficulties using transportation, going on holidays, maintaining social contact or enjoying hobbies in the

community.

The society applauded New Westminster city council’s efforts to take the Dementia Friends education and training and to become a dementia-friendly city council.

“The City of New Westminster is the first city council to take this step.

We are saying you are definitely the first city council in B.C.We are thinking you are probably one of the first in Canada, so this is a real wonderful place to be,” Howard said.

“Becoming a dementiafriendly community isn’t a finite action – this is only

the beginning.This is the beginning of the education and tools, which then we are going to encourage you to step out beyond this building and really roll this into your community.”

The Alzheimer Society of B.C. is relying on Dementia Friends – like New West city council members – to spread the word about why it’s important to be dementia friends.

“We are very proud to be the first municipality to go through the program and hope other cities across the region go through this,” said Mayor Jonathan Cote.

“There are a great number

of people in British Columbia with dementia. I think we all probably have some personal story. Myself, I grew up with my grandfather in our household. He had Alzheimer’s. Even seeing the presentation, got me thinking about that experience and potentially some ways his life could have been made a little bit better.”

Cote said communities have an opportunity to see what they can do to become more welcoming to people with Alzheimer’s and dementia.

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“My grandfather’s favourite restaurant was Ricky’s restaurant. I’m not convinced it was just about the food. I think it was because that particular restaurant he went to, the waitresses understood his condition but were also welcoming and friendly,” he said. “To him, outside our home that was probably the most comfortable place he had. How can we make sure there are more and more of those types of spaces?”

According to the society, more than 70,000 people in B.C. are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia. It’s estimated that nearly 180,000 British Columbians will be living with the disease in 30 years.

“We know that more than 70,000 people with dementia are currently living in B.C.That is sort of a surprising number for a lot of people because they don’t realize how big this disease has gotten and how prevalent it has become,” said Rebecca Morris, an advocacy analyst with the society.

“What is more surprising is we are expecting this number to more than double in 30 years.We are expecting this disease to impact our communities in a more profound way than ever before.

This will affect us as individuals who might develop the disease; it might affect us as neighbours, as potential caregivers and friends of people who may develop this disease.”

According to Morris, more than 10,000 British Columbians who are living with the disease are under the age of 65.

“We often think this is only a disease that affects people who are older. In fact, this disease affects people who are in their early 60s, their 50s and in rarer cases even in their 40s or

early 30s,” she said. “This is a disease that really has an opportunity to impact all of us.”

Morris said a dementia-friendly community is a place that considers the social and physical needs of people with Alzheimer’s and other kinds of dementia.That could include clear signage for washrooms, dementia-friendly workshops and policies that allow people with dementia to participate in activities.

“It’s a community where there is reduced stigma,” she said. “It’s a community where individuals with dementia feel comfortable engaging and getting out there, going to a recreation class perhaps, ordering their coffee, participating in a book club that they have always participated in.

It can mean a lot of different things for different people.”

Small actions can lead to big changes in the lives of people with dementia, Morris said.

“We are not asking people to understand what is happening in the neurons in the brain, we are not asking folks to understand what the latest research is, we are really just asking people to have a little more respect for somebody who is living with dementia, to try and make the person feel accepted and to focus on that person’s strengths and abilities, rather than the challenges they are having, whenever it’s possible.”

In addition to offering Dementia Friends training to the B.C. legislature in the spring, the Alzheimer Society of B.C. plans to launch a web-based Dementia Friends program this spring. For more information, visit www.alzheimer bc.org.

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SHIPS AHOY! Young visitors take part in the Mad Science boat building session at Fraser River Discovery Centre on Family Day – one of many drop-in activities offered on Monday for Family Day around the city. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Pension, benefits sticking points Continued from page 1 yard near 20th Street and off StewardsonWay, along the Fraser River on a dry but chilly afternoon. About 50 locked-out unionized workers on the picket line were boosted by the visit, cheering when the union head spoke.

Southern Railway wants the CUPE employees to take reductions to pension and benefits and make changes to overtime that the union says could jeopardize workers’ safety.

“We have a saying in CUPE, ‘We will last one day longer than the employer,’” Moist announced proudly.

During his speech a noisy train rode by, muffling out parts of his talk.Work continues at the rail yard, though at a less productive rate, as Southern Railway’s managers are running the trains during the lockout.

Moist noted that a uni-

ty strike is being held at the yard on Saturday, Feb. 14 to show support for the Southern workers.

“There’s going to be a lot of people here on Saturday, because you are not alone,” he said. “You belong to the largest union in Canada.”

The union won’t be “outlawyered” or “out-spent” in the fight to get back to work with a negotiated contract, Moist insisted.

“We wanted to come here and say, ‘We are proud of your unity; we don’t think they are very smart business people, but if it takes them another few days before they come to their senses, we will stay here – every violation of the B.C. labour code we will challenge in the B.C. labour board, and we will keep the pressure on them,” he said.

His members are “managing,” CUPE Local 7000 president Bill Magri said, adding that, along with

strike pay, many of them racked up a lot of overtime pay over the fall when they were required to work overtime.

Many of them were working 12 hours a day, six days a week, Magri noted.

“These members will get supported for as long as it takes,” Magri said. “There will be a deal.”

Locked-out worker David Hutchinson has worked for Southern Railway for 40 years.

“The attitude of the company, to me, it’s like they want to ram a contract down our throats,” said the locomotive engineer. “They don’t want to negotiate.”

Last month, when Southern announced the lockout, company president Frank Butzelaar said, “SRY believes in the collective bargaining process. Unfortunately CUPE has not shown similar commitment.

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“SRY cannot remain competitive without amendments to the current collective agreement with CUPE 7000,” Butzelaar stated.

“We believe our offer is fair considering the current economic circumstances.”

The company’s 34 managers have been looking after operations during the job action, Butzelaar told the Record.

CUPE Local 7000 is part of the same union that represents SkyTrain workers.

The union isn’t accustomed to listening to private sector companies when it comes to contracts, Butzelaar said, adding that Southern Railway doesn’t have the government’s deep pockets.

One of the sticking points, he said, is the company’s desire to pull back on post-retirement benefits for new employees.

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Opinion OUR VIEW

Court ruling is a humane decision

The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down a contentious law that prohibited anyone from assisting someone when they want to commit suicide.

The court’s ruling in a 9-0 decision last week limits physician-assisted suicides to “a competent adult person who clearly consents to the termination of life and has a grievous and irremediable medical condition, including an illness, disease or disability, that causes endur-

ing suffering that is intolerable to the individual in the circumstances of his or her condition.”

Within those parameters, the court said the nature of the suffering includes either physical or psychological pain.The person’s condition need not be terminal.

What this all may lead to is now being hotly debated in doctors’ offices, coffee shops, nursing homes, and around dining room tables across the nation.

Will it lead to suicide centers such as they have in Switzerland? Will it encourage greedy relatives to pull the plug on the old folks?

Or will it simply allow people suffering from painful, debilitating diseases and conditions to end their suffering in a humane manner?

The court is being criticized for not being more detailed in its ruling. For not, perhaps, giving examples of how it foresees the new ruling to be applied in Canada.

But that was to be expected. No court ruling foresees and covers all of the potential outflows from its decisions.This ruling, we expect, will be tested by different cases, different lawyers and be interpreted differently from province to province. And, to be sure, the court’s decision will take quite awhile to become a part of the current medical system.

But it is, however, despite its lack of detail, a vast

and good step to a more humane society.

Critics have said that when people ask for their suffering to end, they are in fact asking for help. Certainly this is true. But, if there is no remedy for their suffering, that help, if they so choose, must include death.We understand for some people, usually bound by religious beliefs, no suicide is acceptable.

And, perhaps your family has been spared the heart-

break of seeing a loved one suffering and asking for it to end. Perhaps you’ve only seen tragic cases in the media of people seeking to end their life legally.Then you have been lucky to date. But if you find yourself as either the person suffering, or having to try to help a loved one deal with unthinkable suffering in the future – then surely you would hope that a humane death would be one of your legal options.

We certainly do.

MY VIEW LAURA JONES

Transit, yes, but why tax?

Are you prepared to pay a regional sales tax on top of the GST and PST? That’s essentially the question MetroVancouverites will answer in a March referendum.TransLink’s cleverly marketed “congestion improvement tax” would add a half-percentage point to the PST and be precedent setting for Canada.

Mayor Gregor Robertson captures theYes argument in an email sent a few days ago to solicit support: “With MetroVancouver’s population growing by another one million people by 2040, we have to invest in more buses, better roads and new rapid transit.”

On the surface, this sounds compelling. But there are several good reasons to think twice before casting aYes vote. First of all,TransLink is already well funded. It currently spends $1.4 billion a year, courtesy of the many taxes it collects such as property taxes and its 17-cent-per-litre gas tax. I agree with Robertson that population should be a significant driver of transportation spending, which is why I was curious to see how TransLink’s spending over the past number of years compares to population growth in the region.

The data shows TransLink increased its inflationadjusted operating spending by 50 per cent compared to the much more modest population growth in the region of 13 per cent between 2005 and 2013. Does this

look like an organization in need of more tax revenue?

Secondly,TransLink’s revenue will continue to grow without a new regional sales tax as population grows. A No vote is not a vote against transportation; it is a vote for a less aggressive approach to funding transportation.TransLink would have to prioritize, slow down some of its ambitious plans and maybe even find cost savings in its own budget.

As with its failed parking tax,TransLink seems pretty cavalier about the impact of the current tax on the wallets of families and the bottom lines of small businesses. A few hundred dollars a year may not seem like a lot to a well-paid TransLink executive, but most families struggle to prioritize mortgage payments, ballet classes, and education and retirement savings.

Businesses worry about lost sales and the costs of resetting equipment and prices due to the tax change.

And if the tax is introduced, how long would it be before it goes up?

We all want better transportation, better health care, more retirement savings, a nicer house or apartment and more to spend on our kids.The upcoming referendum gives us a chance to think about these trade-offs.

TransLink wants more, but does it really need it?

Laura Jones is executive vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

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Trucks are making the bridge safer

Convince me: Why should I vote yes?

Dear Editor Re: Trucks are causing bridge troubles, Inbox, New Westminster Record, Feb. 11. Every time a big truck straddles the lanes when crossing the Pattullo, I silently cheer. Yes, the truck is blocking both lanes, but (at least every time I have observed them) it is traveling at (or at most only slightly over) the speed limit.

So instead of impeding the flow of traffic, the lane-straddling truck is acting like a pace car, ensuring that the real menaces of the bridge, the recklessly passing and speeding drivers, actually have to drive safely.

Rather than criticize the truckers, I applaud them for making the bridge safer. Which is why I suspect the police (both RCMP and New Westminster Police Department) are in no hurry to do anything about this.

Ed Sadowski, New Westminster

@voteyestransit 25% increase in bus service across the region, and fewer cars on the road means better rush hour.

Here are my reasons for voting ‘No’

@GreenEyedChance Re-thinking excessive Port Mann toll & diverting truck traffic from Patullo more sensible option.

Dear Editor In response to both Mr. Lundy’s (Why I’ll be voting ‘No’ in referendum, Inbox, Jan. 23) and Mr. Johnstone’s (Why I’m voting yes, Inbox, Jan. 28) letters about the transportation needs and plans for Metro Vancouver.

The reality here is that the governance of Metro Vancouver is a mess! Twenty-two city governments, police departments, fire departments, and unelected Metro regional government and TransLink: A gong show that needs a serious overhaul. The reality is that Metro cities are sitting on a massive cash reserve in the order of $5 billion as reported in annual financial reports to Dec. 31, 2013. Of the $5 billion, the five cities most serviced by SkyTrain hold $3.4 billion. The reality is that the development of public transit infrastructure creates growth and, unlike traditional sprawl growth, does not cost municipal governments massive amounts of money to support. In fact, the direct costs for public infrastructure directly related to density growth is charged back to the developers in the form of development cost charges, in reality a pre-paid tax which then becomes part of the purchase price of the units that are developed. So, while we all know that municipal spending growth has far exceeded the increases in the cost of living, municipal tax revenues in the cities that benefit directly from transit infrastructure development has even outstripped these massive increases in spending.

What we have here is a giant power struggle and a fight about taxpayers’ money.

If transit development creates a “development dividend” for cities, some or all of that dividend should be spent on the continuing development of public transit infrastructure across the district instead of simply fattening the coffers of individual municipalities.

The reason I’m voting ‘No’ is that the money is already there and the provincial government should wrest our money away from those municipalities and invest it in regional transit infrastructure with the emphasis being on moving people and goods using transit infrastructure like SkyTrain, LRT and short sea shipping instead of building more roads, tunnels and bridges. The people are ready; isn’t it about time politicos and bureaucrats stopped protecting their own turfs and do what we pay them for: serve the taxpayer!

Harm Woldring, New Westminster

@jonathanxcote I agree, the current tolling policy has had a very negative impact on #newwest.

@GreenEyedChance Convince me.

Why should I give Translink more money when I’m already paying for services I’m not getting?

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@voteyestransit Without knowing anything about your situation, that’s difficult. But: more people on transit = less traffic @GreenEyedChance Average time 30 minutes to get from New West Station to Richmond & Miner during rush. If bus comes at all.

‘Heartbreak Harper’ gets mixed reviews Barb Adamski What if we all did that?

Surely we have a bylaw to prevent such ugly signage. Can we post similar hashtag messages to our mayor? Call our neighbour names? Promote our home businesses? There’s got to be a line somewhere.

Les Booze Good for her. Far too many Canadians are sitting on their hands, eating pork rinds and watching the hockey game, while our standard of living diminishes and our federal government in cahoots with the RCMP and CSIS craftily turn Canada towards a police state.

Yes side is losing big BCEd Not only is the Yes side not winning in the emotional battlefield, they are falling for the traps set by the No side. Among other criticisms, the No side portray Translink as a fat-cat-led, wasteful, not-to-be trusted with its current budget, let alone one that will be boosted by an increase in the PST. And what does the newly appointed head of the Mayors’ (Transit) Council, one of only two mayors on the board of TransLink, the de facto head of the Yes campaign, Gregor Robertson do but vote himself a pay rise. Similarly, New Westminster’s newly elected Council is proposing a 3.5% property tax increase, 1.5% above the current inflation rate. An increase that has nothing to do with the extra 0.5% the mayors are asking in the plebiscite. …

Come on “leaders”! Couldn’t you have at least kept your increases off until after the plebiscite vote?

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Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who allegedly robbed a New Westminster woman last week.

The 70-year-old resident was using the ATM at the TD Canada Trust bank at 555 Sixth St. around 1 p.m. on Feb. 5 when an unknown man approached her. He “engaged the victim in a friendly conversation,” stated a media release from the New Westminster police.

The suspect continued the conversation with the woman as she exited the bank, and once outside, he grabbed the cash from her hand and ran away, according to the release.

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The Hyack Festival Association is embarking on a busy year of activities and is trying to find a way back into the city’s good books.

Don Swindells, the association’s 2015 president, said the association has a number of events in the works for 2015.

“The Hyack Festival is extremely busy and bringing together people from all across the Pacific Northwest and different parts of British Columbia,” he said. “We do this so they can enjoy the City of New Westminster, the events we put on, whether it’s uptown, downtown, Sapperton – we want to make sure that everyone who comes to New West certainly enjoys the city and what Hyack has to offer.”

Hyack will kick off its 2015 events by crowning Miss New Westminster.The New Westminster Hyack ambassadors speech and presentation evening is be-

ing held on Friday, March 27 at 7 p.m. in the Bernie Legge Theatre and the pageant is the following night at Anvil Centre.

The antique fair will take place on the Victoria Day long weekend and the Hyack International Parade

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When the Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Association decided against holding

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“The Hyack Festival Association is extremely happy to be taking on the show and shine this year, which will be Sunday, July 12.This has been a long time coming for Hyack,” Swindells said. “We certainly appreciate the downtown BIA giving Hyack the opportunity to take this on.We have had numerous discussions with the BIA.” Swindells said Hyack aims to offer fun, family-oriented events for all community members.

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THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND Theresa McManus

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CATCH NEW WEST’S OWN BRENNAN CUFF starring as Gomez Addams in the Align Entertainment production of The Addams Family, onstage at the Michael J. Fox Theatre, 7373 MacPherson Ave. in Burnaby this weekend (Thursdays to Sundays until Feb. 21). Shows at 8 p.m.Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.Tickets are $37.50 regular, $25 for students and seniors – buy at www. alignentertainment.ca.

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CHECK OUT NEARLY NEIL (Bobby Bruce) when he performs Neil Diamond classics on Friday, Feb. 13 at the Paddlewheeler Pub in River Market. Bobby Bruce has been entertaining audiences in B.C. (and internationally) for years. Kick start your weekend with some familiar songs from Neil Diamond’s repertoire.

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HIT THE DANCE FLOOR at the Latino Dance Party at St. Barnabas Church, which features music by DJ La Salsomana, dance lessons and performances, raffles and prizes, and refreshments and food.The Turn Up The Heat fundraiser takes place on Saturday, Feb. 14 starting at 7 p.m.The event is raising funds to help cover the costs of replacing four furnaces at the St. Barnabas church and hall.Tickets are $20 and available at the church office, 1010 Fifth

Ave. For more information, call 604-526-6646.

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EXPLORE MAD LOVE at Amour Fou, the new exhibit at the New Media Gallery in Anvil Centre.The opening reception, which features work by 11 international artists (including some adult content), includes complimentary chocolate and a cash bar.You’re welcome to attend the grand opening on Saturday, Feb. 14 from 7 to 9 p.m. at 777 Columbia St.

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POP INTO THE BLOOM BLOOM ROOM FLOWER STUDIO’S Valentine’s Flower pop-up on Friday, Feb. 13 and Saturday, Feb. 14. Pop & Dot Studios at 459 East Columbia St. is hosting the event that aims to promote small business, build community relations and make for a fun day.

The pop-up flower market takes place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days – or until blooms last.

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LEARN ABOUT OLD-TIME VALENTINES and make your own cards to give to those who love.The Victorian Valentine Family Drop-In takes place

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on Saturday Feb. 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the New Westminster Museum at Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St. Admission is by donation.

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Email your Top 5 ideas to calendar@newwestrecord.ca or tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca.

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Well, although the official Family Day holiday is now behind us, every parent knows that really, Family Day is every day.

Which is why I’m always on the lookout for family-friendly things to do and places to go in our fair city.

Here’s my latest roundup of happenings that have caught my eye: PARENT AND TOT ART Love art? Why not check out one of the upcoming Parent and Tot story and craft sessions at 100 Braid Street Studios? Susan L. Greig has created a welcoming place for families, and on Fridays she offers a parent-and-tot session designed for the two- to fiveyear-old crowd, with caregivers.The sessions run from 10:30 a.m. to noon, and each week has a different theme – there will be storytime, followed by a chance to create thematically connected art.

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MORE ART FOR TOTS Also on the art front, a couple of new art programs for kids are starting up soon at the Anvil Centre. Starting Tuesday, Feb. 24, there’s Art Tot Tuesdays, for twoto four-year-olds, and Kinder Art, for three- to fiveyear-olds.

Each program gives kids a chance to get hands-on with a variety of forms of art, and supplies are included.

Art Tots runs from 10 to 11 a.m., and Kinder Art from noon to 1 p.m., and both run Tuesdays until March 31 for a cost of $65.

Check out the Anvil Centre brochure at www.anvil centre.com for more details, or call 604-527-4640 to sign up.

DROP-IN FAMILY FUN Want to share some fun and camaraderie with other local families? New Westminster Family Place offers a Terrific Tuesdays drop-in at the Hospitality Project at

Shiloh-Sixth Avenue United Church, 111 Sixth Ave..

It runs most Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and gives kids and parents a chance to enjoy playtime, art, playdough, snacks and songs.

In fact, Family Place offers a host of resources for local families – check out their website at nwfamily. bc.ca for all the details.

FOR THE FOODIES Foodie families, don’t forget about Royal City Farmers Market’s winter market series, running the first and third Saturdays of each month at River Market.

The next market is coming up Saturday, Feb. 21, running from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

As always, you can expect a delightful array of food and other vendors to appeal to all ages and tastes. Check out www.rcfm.ca for more details – or just turn up to River Market to see for yourself.

BOOKS AND BABIES If you’re a new parent who loves to read, don’t forget about the BringYour Baby Book Club offered by

the New Westminster Public Library.The club meets monthly, offering a babyand tot-friendly space for parents to gather and chat about adult books.

The next session is Tuesday, Feb. 17, and the book up for discussion is Behind the Scenes at the Museum, by Kate Atkinson. Register at 604-527-4667 or email listener@nwpl.ca, or see www.nwpl.ca for more details.The club is suitable for kids from newborn up to about 24 months.

SPRING BREAK IDEAS? Got a good program for spring break? I’m compiling a list of spring break options for local families, so if your school, organization or club offers a spring break program I should know about, please send me a note.

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The F-Type, the F-Type, the F-Type. Ever wonder how Emma Watson’s sisters feel?

Well, the Jaguar XF does.

However, while the pretty two-door sportscar gets all the paparazzi’s attention, the four-door sedan continues to best it in sales. There’s a practicality here, one that’s doubled by traction provided by all-wheel-drive.

The XF, then, is the Jaguar bought by those who want a little everyday liveability with their style. However, without the glittering halo cast by the spotlight, how does this more-sensible Jaguar hold up in the ordinary world?

Design:

First off, no, it’s not quite as gorgeous as the F-Type, but the XF is no shrinking violet. It’s not a fussy shape, a silhouette made with classic English understatement, but there’s just enough standing out here to be unique.

The side vents are better-executed than some of the German competition, the grille isn’t so large as to be overbearing but adds a nice bright spot of chrome, and the snarling, red-ringed Jaguar’s head in front takes the place of beat-you-over-the-head-with-it aggression you find in other marquees. It’s an older design, but one that’s aged well.

This being the Luxury model, the wheel choice is a 19” multi-spoke alloy that’s again not all that fussy. If you’d like your cat’s-paws to have a little more claw, the Sport versions have really great-looking 20” grey wheels.

Environment:

Powering up the XF is done by pressing a “beating”

red starter button for a second or so, causing the engine to fire and the air-vents to slowly rotate open. It’s a neat bit of theatre, similar to that found inside the F-Type.

However, the XF is a bit more like the now-defunct XK coupe on the inside.

There’s nothing about the interior that jumps out at you as a wow factor, and the navigation and infotainment screen is a little on the small side.

There’s Old World, and then there’s getting a little bit old. The XF was launched in 2008 as a 2009 model, and on the inside at least, it’s now outstyled by the competition.

However, taste is a subjective thing, and there’s something to be said about the simplicity of the Jaguar’s controls, dial-shifter, and generally uncluttered layout. Were it not for the way infotainment functionality is impacted by being squeezed a bit by that small touchscreen, the ergonomics would be just fine.

Performance:

Jaguar offers the XF in Canada with a 2.0L turbo engine making 240hp, a 3.0L supercharged V6 making 340hp, and a 5.0L supercharged V8 making 510hp.

This week’s tester had the middle option, and while I briefly wished for the bonkers V8, the feeling went away every time I drove past a gas station.

The supercharged six is a lovely little motor, mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission that’s also well up to the task. This being the Luxury model, both the ride and feel of the drive are a little on the soft side, a little of that grace that forms the old Jaguar byline of Grace, Pace, and Space.

Punt the car into sport mode and start asking for a little more from the engine and transmission, and the XF responds with surprising alacrity. While not as fresh as the aluminum-intensive construction that’s coming our way with the new XE sedan and F-Pace crossover, the XF’s chassis is actually very finely tuned.

The all-wheel-drive system has no issues putting the power down from a launch, where the XF feels considerably faster than its quoted 0-100km time of 6.4 seconds. Once on the

move, the system reverts to a rear-drive bias that hustles quite nicely, even if this is the softer, luxury model. The steering isn’t super-communicative, feeling like it’s tuned primarily for comfort, but there’s plenty of grippy confidence here to be had.

And while we’re on the subject of confidence, let’s talk about the AngloIndian Elephant in the room: reliability. Traditionally, Jags have been just the thing to buy if you wanted a car that self-changed both oil and coolant by leaking both all over your driveway.

Like all modern complicated luxury sedans, I wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of a service bill in fifteen years time. However, under parent-company Tata’s control, both Jaguar and Land Rover have improved by – pardon the pun – leaps and bounds, to the point where they’re not far off the German competition.

And if you’re going to lease one during the warranty coverage period anyway, it’s up to your service adviser to keep a stiff upper lip.

Compared to the fleets of 5-series and E-class MercedesBenzes I passed, the XF did indeed feel like something unique and special. Just the job a Jaguar’s supposed to do.

Features:

As mentioned, the XF is a little behind the times in terms of infotainment. The touchscreen navigation works just fine, but hooking up an iPod took a little longer than expected, and there was no Bluetooth streaming audio.

However, for 67,500, this Luxury-level XF came with a 10-speaker audio system, a stop-start system, and a backup camera. It also had an optional heated windscreen, which might not be an absolute necessity in the lower mainland.

Fuel economy for all-wheel-drive and a supercharged V6 isn’t bad, rated at 13.9L/100kms city and 8.8L/100kms highway. And observed economy hit right between those parameters, thanks to some mild weather.

Green Light:

Good feature load-out; smooth, comfortable ride; easyto-use infotainment; excellent space

Stop Sign:

Sedate interior styling; cramped infotainment; retained value and reliability not as good as competition

The Checkered Flag:

A nicely-equipped and styled alternative to the ubiquitous German offerings. Pip-pip, eh what?

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Community HEALTH

Embrace the spiritual challenges of aging Dr. DavidicusWong

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editorial@mewwestrecord.ca

You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you.

– Joseph Campbell I remember turning 20, which is now the age of my youngest son.

I was an adult, but most of my life was still ahead of me.

The world was wide and wonderful, and the horizon of my future was unlimited.

I had few regrets, and I

Carrying less baggage from the past, they live lighter in the present.

had all the time in the world to do everything I wanted to do. My friends and I had big plans.

With each decade, birthdays acquired a different meaning. By 30, the horizon was visible, and by 40, it was clear that I would soon be closer to the end of life than the beginning.

When patients would tell me, “Don’t ever grow old,” I used to take it as an unintended curse. Isn’t it better

than the alternative – to die young?

Of course, they were lamenting the physical and social challenges of aging: the wearing down of the body, the loss of independence, the loss of friends and loved ones, the accumulation of medical problems and a growing list of prescription medications.

Along with these are the spiritual challenges of aging: (1) acceptance of the end of life and overcoming any fear of death, (2) finding resolution in our relationships and our regrets, and (3) finding continued meaning and purpose in life.

I’ve learned much from my oldest patients, including the fact that wisdom is not necessarily proportional to age.

It’s been said that we become more like ourselves as we age.The stubborn become more stubborn; the thrifty, more thrifty.Yet this is not invariably true.

My wisest and happiest patients have gained perspective with advancing years.

They accept the world, others and themselves as they are.They recognize the things they cannot control – including the inevitability of change and the eventual end of life.

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Everything leads to something else.

What once seemed to be chance events would later acquire greater meaning.

It’s as if our life was a novel with the past foreshadowing the future, and everything was necessary.

Realizing that they cannot keep what they’ve accumulated after death, they are more generous.They give back to the world and give forward to others.This becomes their purpose and legacy, to live beyond their selves.

Life is a gift, and like all the great gifts in our life –

kindness and love received and lessons learned, it is not ours to hold forever but to appreciate and pass on to others.

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Catch the VIBE at Anvil Centre Theresa McManus AROUND TOWN

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Socializing and schmoozing – and raucous activities – are on the agenda at an upcoming event at Anvil Centre.

New Westminster parks, culture and recreation is hosting VIBE: Love Hangover on Thursday, Feb.19.

All community members are invited to attend the event, which will showcase the happenings at Anvil Centre as well as arts and cultural offerings across the city.

“The theme for the upcoming VIBE is Love Hangover to tie in with the fabulous Amour Fou exhibition in the New Media Gallery and as a nod to some people’s disdain for Valentine’s Day,” said a press release about the event. “The cultural services team is creating a raucous and irreverent event featuring: cathartic piñata smashing, the full force of an Argentinean Milonga (social tango dance)

hosted by All-Tang; classic love songs from the Century House Singers; nauseatingly romantic literary readings from the Royal City Literary Arts Society; a realtime wedding dress design competition; and full access to the New Media Gallery,

The team is creating a raucous and irreverent event.

New Westminster Museum and the Community Art Space.”

VIBE: Love Hangover takes place on Feb. 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. It’s free, but reservations are recommended by calling 604-527-4640.

B.C. SENIORS ADVOCATE IN NEW WEST Time’s a ticking to register for an upcoming workshop about aging in New Westminster.

Seniors Planning and Action Network New Westminster (SPAN) is hosting a presentation about aging in New Westminster – What is our future? – on Wednesday, Feb. 25 from 9 a.m. to noon at Centennial Lodge in Queen’s Park. Pre-registration is required by Feb. 17 to be sure of a seat.

Isobel Mackenzie, B.C.’s seniors advocate, will speak at the forum, which is intended for seniors, caregivers, service providers and anyone who is interested in exploring issues for local seniors.

To register for the forum, call 604-515-1718 or email manage@mariamlarson .com.

MASSEY KIDS SOUGHT Charlotte Diamond, Dal Richards, Jim Carrey, Paul Brandt and Michelle Wright are Massey Theatre kids – are you?

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Community Stroll down main street Archie and Dale Miller

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The theme of this year’s Heritage Week is “Main Street, at the Heart of the Community” and there will be many references to it during the last half of February.The “main street” of a place was traditionally the central location of a town, perhaps the major shops, businesses, services, cultural amenities and so on.

In New Westminster, that would be Columbia Street, with its different focal points, distinctive character, and its structural and functional evolution. Over the decades of its existence, many different buildings or sites have held prominence in this city.

In the very early years of the city, the fire hall was prominent in its role and the service it provided the town as a meeting hall for community gatherings, a venue for balls and parties, a “theatre” for concerts and travelling entertainments, and even for school examinations.

Some government-con-

nected buildings such as the assay office, land registry, post office, the mint, customs house and the library most certainly set a tone on this capital city’s main street.The street corner of Sixth (then Mary Street) at Columbia with its broad road being a type of town square also added to this.

As the city grew some features evolved with it.The post office, for instance, grew in size and architectural significance but remained dominant at Columbia and Sixth Street.Today the police department occupies the last post office in that street corner.

Throughout the town’s history a number of commercial buildings have been prominent on the street for both structural appearance and for their economic role.The Queens Hotel and Burr Block are defining on the street, as were the Begbie Block, the Douglas Elliot Block, and the CPR station – the latter three lost to the Great Fire of 1898.

This fire completely determined the downtown and New Westminster’s

main street, as it totally destroyed most of the downtown area on Sept. 10 and 11, 1898. Elements of our main street today may be dominant sites and add strongly to the area, but they almost certainly date to a period after the Great Fire.

Now we look at the new buildings that are appearing, and wonder and discuss their roles on this city’s main street. Many point to the new city structure, the Anvil Centre, as a new and powerful focal point.

To find out more about the Heritage Canada’s Main Street program, seek it out online where you will find its story and details.

For more on New Westminster’s main street, come out to the New Westminster Historical Society,Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m. at the New Westminster Public Library.

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The City of NewWestminster is encouraging residents to try car sharing as Zipcar expands to the Royal City.

Zipcar, one of the largest worldwide cars share network with nearly 175 cars in GreaterVancouver, has expanded its service in the city, with two cars now located in NewWestminster.

“Diversifying the car sharing options in our city is a wonderful step in the right direction, in terms of furthering the transportation goals we have laid out in our Master Transportation Plan,” Antonia Reynolds, coordinator at the City of NewWestminster, said in a media release. “Car sharing reduces the number of cars requiring parking spaces and clogging up our city’s roads, while also reducing GHG emissions, as car shar-

ers tend to drive less often.”

Zipcar will join the city’s existing and popular car sharing provider, MODO, in offering cost-effective access to a vehicle when needed, including the option of one way trips in the very near future.

The two new Zipcars – including a 2015 Hyundai Sonata named “Dansky” and a Kia Rondo SUV named “Rilla” – are available for reservation now.

The cars can be found at the NewWestminster SkyTrain lot at P1 opposite Shoppers Drug Mart.

Cars are available for reservation to all members of the global Zipcar network ages 21-plus living in or travelling to the NewWestminster area. Hourly reservations in NewWestminster start at $7.75 per hour and $73 per day for drivers on Zipcar’s “occasional driving” plan.

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SHOW AND SHINE GETS A NEW LEASE ON LIFE The show and shine will ride on.

The Hyack Festival Association has come forward, offering to host the city’s annual show and shine, which was held on Columbia Street for many years.

Late last year, the BIA announced it would no longer host the popular festival, which features vintage cars, instead choosing to focus on the popular and less demanding food truck festival.

“We believe that the Show & Shine is a good fit for the Hyack Festival Association mandate, and we are grateful that they have stepped up to continue its legacy,” said a press release from the BIA.

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Gourmet on a shoestring

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Winter can be a great time of year for getting back to basics: settling in at home, dusting off the cookbooks, and cutting back on expenses. But tightening the purse strings doesn’t have to mean tightening your belts.

The New Westminster Public Library has lots of books to help keep you well-fed and on-budget.

Beginner cooks will appreciate the step-by-step photographs and easy recipes in Tiffany Goodall’s The Ultimate Student Cookbook as she walks you through cozy comfort meals at home and nourishing lunches-onthe-go.

For tips on stocking your pantry, stretching your dol-

lar at the grocery store, and eliminating waste at home, read Ken Kostick’s The $10 Gourmet. His recipes offer restaurant-quality meals, from cranberry chicken with balsamic reduction to shrimp penne with fresh parsley and red wine, and each one can be made in only three steps.

Popular British TV chef Ainsley Harriott will help you cut down on shopping and cooking time – not to mention grocery bills – with his Just Five Ingredients.

From pistachio-crusted rack of lamb to red pepper risotto to chocolate parfait terrine, his recipes will prove a boon to your wallet and your stomach!

For an ode to the delicious flavours of Tuscany and the pragmatism of its

traditional cuisine, try Pamela Sheldon Johns’ Cucina Povera:Tuscan Peasant Cooking.With its stunning photographs and simple, timehonoured recipes, cooking on the cheap has never felt quite so romantic.

Catering to special dietary needs or just experimenting with healthy habits doesn’t have to break the bank either. Gluten-Free on a Shoestring by Nicole Hunn and EatVegan on $4 a Day by Ellen Jaffe Jones will satisfy those specialty cravings.

Check out the booklist in the library catalogue called “Cooking on a Budget” (www.nwp.ca), or stop by the library en route to your next grocery run and get ahead of your budgeting and meal-planning. Ask a librarian for suggestions.

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’Bellies pick up prize pieces

Former NewWest juniors taken by the Salmonbellies with their top-three picks Tom Berridge

tberridge@newwestrecord.ca

New Westminster survived a Lower Mainland purge at the Western Lacrosse Association junior entry draft.

The senior A Salmonbellies picked up three solid ball players and garnered two other potentially useful pieces after a draft that was shaken by the Nanaimo Timbermen’s raiding of mainland talent at the Langley Events Centre on Wednesday.

After Coquitlam surprised nobody, taking junior Adanac Wes Berg with the first overall pick; Nanaimo gave notice of its intentions, making Delta’s Eli McLaughlin the No. 2 pick and choosing junior TMen goalie Pete Dubenski at No. 7.

The Salmonbellies picked up all-rounder Luke Gillespie with their fourth overall pick, when the Langley Thunder stepped in and nabbed ’Bellie righthander Anthony Malcom at three.

Connor Goodwin was taken next by Maple Ridge, allowing New Westminster to snap up Justin Goodwin with its second selection in the first round.

But what happened in the later rounds caught at least one WLA club a bit off guard.

Nanaimo, which held eight picks in the next three rounds, took six more mainland players, including right-hand sniper Brett Dobray and defender Ray Bannister with the eighth and ninth picks, respectively.

The T-Men also gobbled up Quinn Mackay and Re-

Midget Giants go three for three Tom Berridge

tberridge@newwestrecord.ca

Mr. Everywhere: The New Westminster Salmonbellies made versatile left-hander Luke Gillespie their first overall pick in the Western Lacrosse Association junior entry draft in Langley on Wednesday. PHOTO RECORD FILE

ese Robinson from New West, Randy Jones from Burnaby, and Coquitlam defender Eric Klein with its later picks.

That, in part, allowed New West to claim current Vancouver Stealth backup keeper Eric Penney with its third pick of the draft.

“We didn’t have all that pegged,” admitted New Westminster general manager and president Dan Richardson. “We honestly

didn’t think Penney was going to be available at 11.We have three goalies now, and at every position we have to bring in guys to compete.”

New Westminster also picked up sparkplub Cory Takahara from Port Coquitlam and Nanaimo tough guy Alex McDougall in the fourth and fifth rounds, respectively Calling the acquisition of Penney a “real steal,” Richardson said a team can nev-

er have enough good backstoppers.

“We’re pretty happy,” he said.

New West transition runner Jakob Doucet was drafted 10th overall and goalie Ross Bowman was taken in the fourth round both by the Thunder.

Former junior A ’Bellies captain Steve Ferdinandi was made a third-round choice of the Maple Ridge Burrards.

The Burnaby Lakers selected New Westminster product Peyton Lupul, the junior Lakers captain, with their first pick of the draft in the third round.

“I’m really happy to be back in Burnaby,” said Lupul.

“I’m excited to be playing on a strong team and hoping I can contribute to their success. … I’m ready to play and happy to play wherever they put me.

The Northwest Giants solidified their hold on second place in the B.C. major midget hockey league with a six-point weekend.

The Giants swept their weekend series against the last-place Thompson Blazers, before defeating the South Island Royals in a Sunday makeup game at the Burnaby Winter Club.

The Burnaby-based Giants started off the weekend with an 11-1 win over the visiting Blazers.

Justin Wilson, who garnered 10 points in the three wins, registered a hat trick in the opener, while teammate Nash Dabb also had a four-point outing. Ryland Chernomaz chipped in with two goals and a single helper.

The following day,Wilson put up his second consecutive four-point outing in a 5-0 win over the Blazers.

Chernomaz got the firstperiod game winner for the Giants. Keegan Jones added a goal and two helpers.

On Sunday, the Giants improved their season record to 23-8-3 with a 5-2 victory over the Royals in a makeup game.

Austin McQuay got the game winner in the final minute of the middle frame.

The Giants now trail the first-place Cariboo Cougars by just eight points with two games in hand.

This weekend, the Giants host the league-leading Cougars Saturday at 7:45 p.m. and again on Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m.

Clan promotes associate to coach Tom Berridge

tberridge@newwestrecord.ca

Associate head coach Clint Schneider will replace Alan Koch as the soccer program’s fifth head coach.

Schneider was promoted to head coach of the men’s varsity soccer team on Feb. 10, following five seasons in the NCAA with Koch and two earlier seasons together in the NAIA at Baker University in Kansas.

“Clint has been such an integral part of our men’s soccer program’s success in NCAA that I didn’t feel it necessary to conduct a coaching search,” said SFU senior director of athletics Milton Richards in a Clan press release. “The best coach to lead our program, and to build on the success we have experienced, is already part of our family.”

As associate coach, Schneider was responsible for

recruiting, scouting and goalkeepers.

“Alan is an amazing mentor, coach and friend. I have had an opportunity to work with one of the best coaches in the business for almost a decade and he has helped me develop the skills necessary to continue to build upon the foundation already in place,” said Schneider in the release.

The 33-year-old Schneider will be backed up by

former Major League Soccer player and Canadian international Kevin Harmse, who joined the Clan program as an assistant coach in 2014.

Schneider has head coaching experience with the Okanagan Challenge of the Pacific Coast Soccer League, where he led the club to a premier league and playoff title in 2009, as well as the Can-Am Kennedy Cup championship.

New head: Simon Fraser University associate head coach Clint Schneider was promoted to head coach of the men’s soccer program. PHOTO

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Norm sets a sprint record Tom Berridge

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Edmonds senior Norm Lesage set a new Canadian age-group sprint record at the Harry Jerome Indoor Games in Richmond last Saturday.

Lesage, who recently turned 85, eclipsed Harry Thompson’s indoor 60metre dash record by nearly two seconds at the Games, winning the sprint in a time of 10:68.

BASKETBALL AT BCIT Here’s your opportunity to see an American Basketball Association game up close.

The Vancouver Balloholics will play their very first home game in Burnaby on Valentine’s Day when they take on the Lakewood Panthers at BCIT on Saturday.

The Victory Sports Camps-sponsored team will also play the following Saturday at BCIT against the Kitsap Admirals in the campus gymnasium. Both games are a 7 p.m. tip-off.

FRIDAY NIGHTS FINALE The Burnaby Velodrome Club will be holding the

series finale of the Friday Night race series tonight (Friday) at the Barnet Highway bubble.

Races include novice, intermediate, advanced and elite riders. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and races begin at 7 p.m.

Admission is just $5.The track is located inside the Harry Jerome Sports Centre at 7564 Barnet Hwy. SWIPE RIGHT NIGHT The Simon Fraser University hockey club invites everyone to meet their valentine at Swipe Right Night at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre this Saturday.

The Clan hockey club takes on Trinity Western University on Valentine’s Day at 7 p.m.

There will be contests and lots of prizes. So be there.

MULTI-TIME WINNER Penn State University gymnast Briannah Tsang was named the Big-10 freshman of the week for a third time following her third all-around win of the season against Michigan State last Saturday.

Tsang finished amongst the top four on all four apparatus and tied her career-

high on uneven bars and floor exercises.

Read more on www.vitamindaily.com

MEMORIAL SERVICE Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame soccer builder Alex Turkington recently passed away. A memorial service will be held at the Firefighters Hall on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 1 p.m.

MOMS & KIDS

A FACIAL FOR STRESS RELIEF

ON TEAM RINGETTE Burnaby forward Danielle Wall and goalie Tara Stevens from New Westminster will lead Team B.C.’s ringette squad at the Canada Winter Games starting this week in Prince George.

Ringette play begins Saturday and runs to Feb. 18.

Playoffs begin Feb.19 with medal games the following day.

The games continue through a second week before finishing up on March 1.

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Rid yourself of stress and tension in the face with an Elevated Facial at Collective Skin.

Specialized Ayurvedic massage techniques result in a natural lift.

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ON NATIONAL DEAF TEAM B.C. School for the Deaf student Ben Idemudia was recently named to the Canadian Deaf national basketball team. Idemudia will compete in his first tournament with the national team to be held in California in April.

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Grandview upset top fish The Grandview Steelers put some distance between themselves and fourth-place Delta with two big wins in the Pacific Junior Hockey League last week.

The junior B Steelers knocked off conference doormats Port Moody Panthers 5-2 on Feb. 7 before upsetting second-place Richmond Sockeyes 2-1 in overtime at home on Sunday.

Grandview’s Adam Rota scored in the

second period of extra time to give the Burnaby Winter Club-based Steelers their 21st win of the season.

Peter Matthews, with back-to-back goals in the second period, got the game winner against Port Moody. Jordan Hall also tallied a pair for Grandview in the win.

Grandview are in North Vancouver on Saturday. Puck drops at 4 p.m.

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