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Queensborough students demand better transit Dustin Godfrey dgodfrey@newwestrecord.ca

New Westminster Secondary students travelling from Queensborough are hoping to improve their transit options to and from school, according to one student trustee.

Jalen Bachra is one of the students participating in the student voice program, which includes a handful of students participating in the New West school board’s

education committee meetings.

The students don’t have a vote, but they do get to provide input into agenda items to offer a student perspective on issues.

Bachra, a Grade 12 student from Queensborough, planned to present at this week’s education committee meeting on busing issues both district-wide and local to Queensborough. However, because the meeting was cancelled due to weather, Bachra’s presentation was pushed back to February.

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Locally, Bachra noted challenges for students getting to school by transit.

While students coming from the Glenbrooke North area get a special bus that runs straight to school, Bachra said no such bus exists for students coming from Queensborough. Instead, students must take either the 104 or the 410 to get to 22nd Street station, where they wait for the 128, which stops across the street from NWSS.

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“It does take about an hour to get to school,” Bachra said, adding that’s a long commute for something that isn’t exactly a long distance.

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If the Glenbrooke-area students decided to walk, it would only take them about 20 minutes.”

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City ENVIRONMENT

Council stays the course on closing depot Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

The City of NewWestminster isn’t backing down from its plan to close the recycling depot but acknowledges it didn’t adequately engage with citizens about its plans and needs to consider ways to meet the community’s recycling needs.

With the NewWestminster recycling depot set to close next month, council has directed staff to undertake community engagement to determine community waste-reduction and recycling needs while recycling depot drop-off services are transitioned to a new regional facility.The city is launching an engagement process that will include holding two open houses, doing surveys at the recycling depot and conducting online polls to get feedback on barriers and gaps to recycling, suggestions about ways to help address barriers and ideas for waste reduction.

At Monday’s council meeting, 19 residents provided council with their thoughts on the plan to close the local recycling depot.

James Silvester said the facility has been such a success in terms of the items collected that it should not only be retained or relocated to a nearby location, but a second depot should be opened in theWest End. “This is a success story,” he said. “I find it difficult when we use language like ‘climate emergency’ and then at the same time we are making it more difficult for people to access these facilities.”

Tatiana Robinson, who has no car and walks to the depot every two weeks, expressed concern about the impact the depot closure would have on residents who don’t have vehicles.

“According to the rendering that I saw of the new facility, there didn’t appear to be any sidewalk. Correct me if I am wrong, but I didn’t see any pedestrian access whatsoever,” she said.

“Does this mean that we are going to have to operate a car in order to recycle in our community? If so, that does seem somewhat ludicrous.”

Daniel Fontaine presented council with the Don’t Let NewWest City Hall Put Our Recycling Depot in the Trash! online and print petition, which was signed by more than 1,400 people.

But not everyone objects to the city’s plan to close the local depot and partner with the Tri-Cities on a regional facility on United Boulevard.

Jane Armstrong is a local resident who took part in the ZeroWaste Challenge in 2010, which aimed to reduce household waste and divert as much waste from the landfill as possible.Ten years later, she said it’s clear NewWest residents love to recycle and it’s easy to do.

“As I was thinking this through, I thought this very inconvenience is a great opportunity to motivate us to take us to the next level of waste reduction,” said Armstrong, adding the best way to deal with recycling is not to produce it in the first place.

“The recycling stream isn’t ideal in the first place,” she said. “We honestly don’t know where it is going.”

While she’s a regular user of the recycling depot, Cheryl Lewis said she supports the city’s plan because the majority of items collected at depot can be collected curbside, eliminated or taken to other locations. Given the city’s efforts to fight climate change and the costs that will come with those initiatives, she doesn’t think recycling should be a priority compared to other ini-

FINAL DAYS: The New Westminster recycling depot, located next to the Canada Games Pool parking lot, is soon to be shut down – but some supporters made a last-ditch attempt to sway council. PHOTO RECORD FILES

tiatives.

“When recycling started in the ’70s, it had pretty high-value products.There was newspapers, aluminum cans, cardboard. Over time recycling has shifted. Now we have a lot of plastics in the recycling streams that have, you could argue, no value,” she said. “In fact it is my understanding the city sometimes has to pay for the plastics to be collected because nobody really wants them. It is my understanding municipalities are having to subsidize their recycling programs more now than they did a decade ago.”

The city is planning two open houses to get resi-

dents’ input about recycling and waste reduction:Tuesday, Feb. 4 from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Queen’s Park Arena lobby; and Thursday, Feb. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Queensborough Community Centre. Officials will also be at the recycling depot on Saturday, Feb. 1 and Sunday, Feb. 9 to hear from residents.

Mayor Jonathan Cote said council has acknowledged it didn’t focus on the recycling depot while planning for redevelopment of the Canada Games Pool and Centennial Community Centre site.

“We didn’t engage and include the community in that conversation.We ful-

ly acknowledge that was a shortcoming,” he said. “No doubt, the priority of that site is making sure we are able to build the best possible aquatic and community centre – that is the focus of that site, the main use of that site. Getting that project right is absolutely crucial.”

While the city “did miss an opportunity and did not bring the community along in that conversation,” Cote said the city now has an opportunity to get input from citizens on the future of recycling in NewWest and to have a broader conversation about recycling and its links to climate change.

“We heard a lot of passion in the community, a lot of passion for recycling, a lot of passion for the environmental movement.That’s actually a positive for the City of NewWestminster,” he said. “Now, how do we take suggestions and further mitigate that beyond what’s been proposed so far? On paper, yeah, a shared facility with the Tri-Cities near the border of NewWestminster sounds like an adequate solution, but I think we have heard from the community that they are looking for more convenient options than just that.”

Here are some recycling alternatives in New West

The city’s recycling depot is expected to close in February, but the new regional recycling facility isn’t going to open until late 2020.

A staff report states most recyclables are accepted through the city’s curbside and multifamily collection program, with the exception of Styrofoam, glass packaging, soft plastics and oth-

er flexible plastic packaging, which can be recycled for free at the existing Coquitlam transfer station and private recycling locations in NewWest. As of Jan. 2, 2020, residents can recycle their excess yard trimmings at the Coquitlam transfer station at no cost.

The city has compiled a list of alternative recycling

locations.While the City of Burnaby’s Eco Centre (4855 Still Creek Dr.) and the Coquitlam transfer station (1200 United Blvd.) accept a wide variety of products, local recycling locations include: ! Sapperton Return-It Depot: beverage containers (refundable); non-refundable containers; electronics

and small appliances; foam and glass packaging; plastic bags and overwrap; smoke and CO2 alarms; and thermostats. (79 Braid St.) ! Salvation Army ReturnIt Depot: Electronics; small appliances; and textiles.

(774 Columbia St.) ! Royal City Fire Supplies: Fire extinguishers.

(633 12th St.)

! Queensborough Landing Return-It Depot: Batteries; books; non-refundable containers; electronics and small appliances; car seats ($10 charge); foam packaging; glass packaging; lights; metal; oil (automotive); paint; paper; plastic bags and overwrap; smoke and CO2 alarms; and thermostats. (Unit A, 409 Boyne

St.) ! NewWest Bottle: Refundable beverage containers. (916 Eighth St.) ! London Drugs: Batteries; electronics and small appliances; foam packaging; ink cartridges and toner; lights; paper; plastic bags and overwrap; smoke and C02 alarms; and thermostats. (555 Sixth St.)

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Monday, January 20 No Council Meeting Tuesday, January 21 7:00 pm Brow of the Hill Residents Association Meeting New West Public Library Monday, January 27 12:00 pm Open Council Workshop Council Chamber 6:00 pm Regular Meeting of Council Council Chamber 7:00 pm Public Hearing followed by continuation of Regular Meeting of Council Council Chamber Thursday, January 30 7:00 pm Glenbrooke North Residents’ Association Meeting Century House Spruce Room

CITYPAGE 2020 WAIVER APPLICATION FOR SENIORS LIVING ALONE

Single Family Residential Flat Rate Utility Charges Annual residential flat rate water, sewer and solid waste utility bills will be mailed before the beginning of March 2020.

If you have reached the age of 65 you may qualify for a waiver of 25% of your 2020 single family residential flat rate utilities if you meet all the following requirements.

1. 65 years of age or over, and 2. Living alone (one person only) in the single family residence during the calendar year, and 3. A registered owner of the property, either solely or with others, during the calendar year.

To receive the waiver, an application form must be completed and returned to City Hall before January 31, 2020 (before 5:00 pm).

The 2020 Waiver Application form was mailed in December to residents who received the waiver last year. If you did not receive your form in the mail, one may be obtained at: N BI7/ 2[GG % ?IE[EYM AM<[97FME7 S U## -=/[G C5ME6M T$V'U"R'VUUU N BME769/ 2=68M S T"$ @IKJ7J ,79MM7 N T$V'U#P'#$TT N .6MME8Z=9=6KJ B=FF6EI7/ BME79M S P"$ @4ME C5ME6M N T$V'U"U'RWQQ N BME7MEEI[G B=FF6EI7/ BME79M S TU @[87 ,I37J C5ME6M N T$V'RRR'U#$$ N 444&EM44M87YI7/&Y[%8M95IYM8%=EGIEM'L=9F8 If you have any questions, please call the Revenue [EX B=GGMY7I=E8 AI5I8=E'*7IGI7IM8 [7 T$V'U"R'VUUU&

RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION COMMUNITY DISCUSSION

The City’s recycling depot is closing in February 2020. We’d like to hear about your recycling and waste reduction needs. How can the City support you in reducing waste and accessing recycling services? Join the discussion at two upcoming open houses: %!-"3620 7-5#!6#2 *0 ././ 1 )&// 4 '&// $+ Queen’s Park Arena lobby %,!#"3620 7-5#!6#2 (0 ././ ' (&// 4 '&// $+ Queensborough Community Centre We will also be at the City Recycling Depot on Saturday, February 1 and Sunday, February 9 to hear from residents on how we can all pitch in and reduce waste going to the landfill.

NEW WESTMINSTER COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSET MAP

For more information on any of these events, please visit www.newwestcity.ca/events

Searching for information on programs or help in New Westminster? The Community Services Asset Map, which was produced by the City of New Westminster with funding from Citizenship and Immigration Canada, provides a map with listings for various categories (e.g., food programs, housing) that can help! This map has been recently updated (December 2019). Please check out this map on the City’s website at: http://newwestassetmap.ca/

SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL

In anticipation of snowfall, we would like to remind property owners and occupants of the following snow and ice clearing responsibilities.

Please do not use table, rock salt, or a sodium based product as it will damage the surface of the sidewalk.

Suitable de-icing products are available for purchase at local retailers.

Report a violationO += F[HM [ 9M<=97( <GM[8M Y[GG T$V'U#P'"$#$ =9 MF[IG <[9HIEKDEM44M87YI7/&Y[ Adopt a sidewalk: Help make a positive contribution in your community. Residents who are able and willing may wish to consider lending a hand. Adopt the sidewalk of a senior or a person with a mobility challenge.

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Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8164, 2019 230 Keary Street, 268 Nelson’s Court, and 228 Nelson’s Crescent (REZ00190) PROJECT DESCRIPTION? A Zoning bylaw text amendment is proposed for Brewery District (Columbia Street East Comprehensive Development Districts (C-CD-3) Zone). The changes would be limited to three addresses: 230 Keary Street, 268 Nelson’s Court, and 228 Nelson’s Crescent. The amendment would allow 230 Keary Street to: N 68M 6< 7= #Q(UQ$&T 8:&F& ;"$$($$$ 8:& L7&) =L 7JM currently permitted floor space for either residential or commercial use and N [GG=4 [ Z6IGXIEK JMIKJ7 IEY9M[8M L9=F UP&V FM79M8 ;#PU feet) to 97.5 metres (320 feet) for residential uses only.

In exchange, the applicant would convert 100% of 228 Nelson’s Crescent and 19,509.7 sq.m. (210,000 sq.ft) of currently permitted floor space at 268 Nelson’s Court to secured market rental residential, secured through a long-term housing agreement for 60 years or the life of the buildings. The remaining P("P$&W 8:&F& ;#$$($$$ 8: L7) [7 "W$ 1M[9/ ,79MM7( [EX V(TVU&" 8:&F& ;U$($$$ 8:&L7&) [7 "TQ 0MG8=E>8 Court would continue to be limited to general and health related commercial space uses.

HOW DO I GET MORE INFORMATION? From January 13 to January 27, 2020, read the bylaw and related material in the Planning Division at City Hall: Mondays between 8:00 am and 7:00 pm and Tuesdays through Fridays between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm except statutory holidays, and online at www.newwestcity.ca/publicnotices.

HOW CAN I BE HEARD? @F[IG YGM9H8DEM44M87YI7/&Y[ =9 Y[GG T$V'U"R'VU"W 7= 9MKI87M9 7= 8<M[H& @5M9/=EM 4J= [77MEX8 7JM Public Hearing may address Council, however registered speakers will speak first. Note all speakers have five minutes. Written comments addressed to Mayor and Council are received until the closing of the Public Hearing and will be published.

Attend: City Hall Council Chamber, 511 Royal Ave., New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9 Post: Legislative Services Department 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster BC V3L 1H9

Email: clerks@newwestcity.ca Questions? Phone: 604-527-4523 Jacque Killawee, City Clerk continued on page 12

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City CANNABIS

Muse store on Sixth Street is facing delays Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

It remains to be seen whether Muse Cannabis’s proposed store in uptown New West has gone up in a puff of smoke.

Jak’s Beer Wine and Spirits has been working toward its goal of opening Muse Cannabis at 532 Sixth St. “Basically, we got our approvals from the city and the province, which is normally the biggest hurdle in the process. Everything was going along swimmingly until we were working our way through all the various building permits and everything like that,” said Mike McKee, Jak’s director of real estate and finances. “It turned out when the landlord was having discussions with his lender they advised him that they are not comfortable with cannabis and that they would not renew his loan with him if he had a cannabis tenant, which surprised both the landlord and ourselves. I was

shocked.”

While some cannabis businesses have encountered challenges getting bank accounts at financial institutions, McKee said this setback was unanticipated as Muse Cannabis would be a licensed establishment selling a legal product.

“Unfortunately our landlord is banking with an institution that won’t even support legal cannabis,” he told the Record Jan. 8. “I spoke with the landlord’s account manager. I spoke with the (institution’s) head of lending. I even reached out and had email discussions with the CEO of this institution.They all just said it’s a use that they don’t feel falls within their values.”

But it turns out, that may not be the case after all.

The Record contacted BlueShore Financial on Jan. 9 to inquire if it would not renew a client’s loan if the building included a tenant selling cannabis products.

“I can confirm that this is

Unamused: Muse Cannabis is being frustrated in its efforts to open at 532 Sixth St. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

not accurate,” said a statement provided to the Record. “BlueShore Financial does not have a policy prohibiting a commercial property landlord from renting to a cannabis business.”

McKee said he was “completely stunned” to hear that, as it contradicted what he’d been told by

company officials six weeks ago.

“I felt we had shot the last bullet in our gun and it was done,” he said. “Ironically, it seems that it’s not, so we live to fight another day.”

Based on the new information, McKee said he’ll be seeking more information to see if the store can move

forward as planned in New Westminster.

“From my perspective, it appears that the lender’s policy has changed and that because of this, the landlord’s only concern has now been alleviated. So we feel that we are in a position to proceed,” he told the Record on Jan. 10. “I am dealing with the landlord. I am dealing with the bank. I am dealing with the landlord’s lawyer.We are just trying to get all the clarity we need so that we can move forward.”

As part of its initial intake of applications for cannabis retail stores, the City of New Westminster supported a plan that would see five stores open in different parts of the city. Muse Cannabis was the successful applicant among those that proposed locations in uptown.

What happens if Muse Cannabis is unable to open at the approved location at 532 Sixth St.?

“The city does site-specific zoning, which means that

I can’t take my permission from that site and go down the street and do it,” McKee said. “We will have to go through the whole process again, and then we will have to see what the next steps are with the city. I am not aware of how they plan to move forward with other locations moving forward.”

Mike Watson, a senior planner with the city, said the City of New Westminster is continuing to work with the applicant.

“At this time, staff has advised the remaining applicants that they may keep their applications on file to be brought forward for further council consideration should one of the five applications moving forward withdraw or not be supported,”Watson said in an email to the Record. “Should an application not be able to proceed, staff would report to council and council would then determine which application should move forward.”

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Opinion OUR VIEW

Assessments show affordability still too far away

Two things are clear based on BC Assessment’s release of the 2020 property assessments.

1. B.C. home values have dropped, especially in Metro Vancouver.

2. BC NDP policies are a major reason why.

What is unclear is how much praise the BC NDP government deserves for point 1, because the province is definitely looking for a pat on the back.

Selina Robinson, minister of municipal affairs and

housing, released a statement about the “moderating trend in housing prices.”

“For the second year in a row, we see only modest changes in the value of both single-family and strata homes in most regions, particularly in the Lower Mainland and onVancouver Island,” Robinson said in the statement. “This is a positive sign that our government’s efforts to make housing more affordable for more British Columbians are having a real impact.”

It’s that “real impact” that we take some issue with.

Sure, prices and home values are going down, but are they anywhere near being considered “affordable” – especially in MetroVancouver?

Not at all.

According to BC Assessment, the typical assessed value of single-family houses in Burnaby dropped 10%.

For strata properties like condos and townhouses, the news isn’t much better as the typical assessed value

dropped 9%.

The biggest drops were seen in single-family home values inWestVancouver and UBC, both down 16% year over year, followed by Richmond’s detached houses, down 14%, and then Vancouver, Coquitlam and NorthVancouver singlefamily homes – all down 11%. In NewWestminster, the drop was about 8%.

Sure, it’s gone down, but a “real impact” on affordability? Don’t make us laugh. Robinson is trying to

do a victory lap, but it rings pretty hollow.

The BC Liberals aren’t buying any of this.

“Housing in the Lower Mainland is no more affordable today than it was in 2017 and rents have continued to climb,” said BC Liberal housing critic Todd Stone. “Rather than getting to the root of the problem and increasing housing supply, the NDP have focused on damaging policies that have made no long-term difference in housing afford-

ability.”

Stone is right about how rents are still going up.

Of course, the BC Liberals oversaw the housing crisis and didn’t seem to do much about it, so the opposition doesn’t exactly have much credibility here.

We appreciate that the BC NDP has taken steps to address the crisis, but we’re frustrated that more isn’t being done. Seeing the government trying to claim some sort of victory lap just makes us more frustrated.

MY VIEW ELLIOT ROSSITER

We need empathy, not stigmas The stories that we tell matter a great deal when it comes to understanding divisive issues in the community such as the development of social housing.

Our political beliefs are not generally the result of dispassionate rational analysis; rather, they are bound up with emotions like anger, fear, love, sorrow and empathy – emotions that are stirred by the stories that we tell one another.

This is evident in the controversy surrounding the development of supportive modular housing units in the region, including the site soon to be opened in Queensborough.

Stories about the supposed traits of those in need of this housing, the character of the neighbourhood and potential crimes evoke powerful emotions that animate opposition to these sites.

But these stories manifest a particular kind of injustice toward those in need: it is unjust to have stigmatizing and false stories told about someone when they have no meaningful recourse to respond. From a place of privilege, it is easy to underestimate the difficulty of participating in public hearings.

For those who are in need of social housing, however, there exist significant barriers.

The challenge here is twofold: first, public engagement should recognize the emotional dimension of political beliefs and the importance of narrative in public opinion; and second, public dialogue about controversial issues should be structured

in such a way that all sides of the story are authentically heard.

To address these challenges, the Changing the Conversation: Reflective Empathy and Public Discourse on Social Housing series examines some of the history and current realities of public dialogue about this topic, provides opportunities to centre the voices of those with lived experience of poverty and homelessness and explores how the arts can be used to generate a more reflective and empathetic approach to these issues.

It is often not any economic or technical barrier that prevents the implementation of supports for those in need, but rather the simplistic – or even false – stories that we tell one another.

The failure here is not primarily one of limited resources, but rather one of limited empathy.

First-person narrative and the arts, however, have the potential to awaken our moral imagination to appreciate the humanity of those with lived experience of poverty and homelessness.

While human beings are naturally empathetic, our empathy can sometimes be limited to those who are close to us and those who are like us to the exclusion of those whose lives are different from our own. But it is important for us to expand our circle of concern to reflect on the needs of those who are different from us, so that all might flourish in our community.

Elliot Rossiter is a regular faculty member in the department of philosophy and humanities at Douglas College.

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How can it be said people are more valuable than bears? Really?

By whose reckoning?

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Our garbage habits are getting bears killed, so let’s clean things up Editor: How can it be said people are more valuable than bears? Really? By whose reckoning?

We all share this planet and require clean air, water and food to survive.

Bears are a part of the unique natural ecosystem that existed here for thousands of years before any human settlements were created.

They were adapted to feeding on seasonal foods across wide home territories, moving with the food supply seasonally.

Wild creatures go where suitable food is available, whether it is grass, small rodents, fruits, fish or garbage. If natural foods are not available, wildlife will turn to our garbage, which is all too easy to locate.

All creatures in an ecosystem have their specific niche to keep it functioning effectively. Can we give bears a fair chance to carry on their lives without harassment and death?

In areas known to have high wildlife populations, strategic plans need to be created to minimize conflicts and increase green undeveloped spaces.

Such spaces benefit humans too, as is being noticed in many other parts of the world. Teachers are now being encouraged to take children into nature, but nature is becoming harder and harder to find.

Wildlife does have value. Wild creatures keep down rodents, clean up dead fish and fallen fruit,

feed on bothersome insects and act as pollinators, to name a few. They do not pollute the environment. In many places, tourism centres around the presence of wild animals.

Over the last 150 years, humans have majorly affected ecosystems. Rapid development has given no thought to the wildlife that were the original inhabitants.

Hillsides are stripped of vegetation, which held the soil, and replaced with retaining walls. Roads, building sites, parking lots and backyards eliminate feeding areas.

Runoff clogs the creeks, trees are clearcut, stream setbacks are minimal and there are few adequate green corridors left to allow for safe wildlife passage that are not also shared by humans, bicycles and domestic dogs.

If you decide to live in an area rich in wildlife, educate yourself to cohabit with what is there.

Don’t expect that resident creatures must move out or be killed.

Nature does not leave empty spaces to be filled with relocated wildlife.

Think about the wonder and beauty of these animals, encourage municipal governments to plan more wisely in wildlife rich areas, learn about their habits and don’t encourage them with garbage or handouts — they do better on their own.

Please, give bears their space. A healthy environment benefits everything that lives in it, wildlife and people.

Elizabeth Thunstrom

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City COURT

Province approves funding for court renos Dustin Godfrey dgodfrey@newwestrecord.ca

The provincial government approved a $30,000 expenditure to hire a thirdparty space planner with hopes of addressing a chronic lack of space for two Indigenous courts in New Westminster, according to documents obtained by the Record.

The Ministry of Justice said it’s working with that planner to address their preliminary findings and recommendations.

The NewWest Law Courts has two Indigenous courts – a criminal court that primarily deals in sentencing for accused individuals who self-identify as Indigenous, and a child protection court that aims to reduce child apprehensions.

The courts intend to reduce overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice and foster care systems.

Both courts have significant space restrictions, causing them to function as standing-room-only spaces, according to Ministry of Justice internal emails and NewWest city Coun. Chuck Puchmayr.

“This is really such a powerful tool for Indigenous justice, who are so overly represented in our criminal justice system, and then to really give them this terrible (space) – like a cloak room – to do the trials, I thought it was really unfair,” Puchmayr told the Record in August.

B.C. government emails obtained by the Record through a freedom-of-information request indicate the matter emerged as a priority in February last year – the request sought records as far back as Jan. 1, 2017, but the earliest records returned are dated in early February 2019. According to a Court Services Branch briefing note, dated Feb. 4, neither the child protection court nor the criminal court “adequately allow for a feeling of direct involvement with the active participants in the proceedings and the court elders.”

Each time the Indigenous courts convene, the memo notes, a $200 furniture move is required – a “minimal” but “ongoing cost to the ministry” that is “still not able to satisfy the needs of this court.”

The issue has only gotten worse over the years, according to the memo, as more resources have been dedicated to the court, including a probation officer and social workers, with “increased need for participants to either be directly involved at the [sentencing] circle or in the gallery.”

Staff proposed using an unused half of a former jury selection space to be created as a flexible space for supreme and provincial courts, as well as both Indigenous courts.

The matter was not addressed again until June 5, 2019, the day after city council sent a letter to Justice Minister David Eby

highlighting the issues with the local Indigenous courts.

Ryan Mahar, senior manager of court administration at NewWest Law Courts, offered further details of the proposed solution.

That proposal included using the jury selection space, with a moveable wall to divide the room, as “ded-

icated … ‘down’ space for the court elders, while the other half could be dedicated to Indigenous Court support workers to use when meeting with court participants prior to sentencing.”

It also included converting two provincial court conference rooms into further flexible space.

In an Aug. 15 email, Maher told CSB officials he believed the renovations could increase the use of some of the court space by “over 300%” each month.

Maher added he had a space planner come to the courthouse to give input on his suggestions and said the project was ready for next

steps – drawing up plans and construction estimates, which required $30,000.

The ministry said in an email statement last week it is “committed” to ensuring the problem is resolved, and it is confident it will be able to “explore and address feasible solutions for all those involved.”

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“Queensborough is one of the least wealthy areas. (There are) a lot of immigrants or low-income families here.”

That brings Bachra to his second issue: subsidies. In 2003, the school board passed a subsidy program that covered 100% of students’ bus fares for the year.That, Bachra said, was dropped down to 50% a few years later, and by 2009 it was eliminated.

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City studying ways to become more inclusive Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

New Westminster is considering ways it can create a more welcoming and inclusive place for all citizens.

On Monday night, council approved a motion by Coun. Nadine Nakagawa to direct staff to report back to council on opportunities to make the city more welcoming and inclusive. Staff will also consult with city committees and the public on ways to make the city more welcoming.

The motion approved by council listed some of the potential steps the city could take to become more welcoming, including: ensuring council chambers meets the needs of people with disabilities; creating a dedicated space in council chambers for families with young children, including toys and areas for children to move around; and offering childminding services so parents and caregivers can attend council meetings and public consultation

events and can serve on civic committees. Other ideas to be explored include: taking council meetings into different neighbourhoods; offering access to translation services, by request, for city meetings and public hearings; making council agendas easier to read; providing a Council Meeting 101-type workshop for the public; creating genderinclusive washrooms for all existing single-stall washrooms in civic facilities; creating an acronym key for all city documents; providing staff training on how to create welcoming and inclusive spaces; and using more inclusive language during council meetings.

Members of Babies for Climate Change – including youngsters and their parents – have attended some council meetings in recent months.

“People with families have told me that they do not feel welcome here, that they feel that their children have to be hushed or they need to be kept quiet,” Na-

kagawa said. “I think that making sure that people know that this is a space for families, that babies are welcome, they don’t have to be quiet; that’s not how babies and children work.”

Council holds a meeting in Queensborough once a year, but Nakagawa thinks it may be beneficial to hold meetings in other neighbourhoods, including Connaught and Sapperton.

“It’s difficult sometimes to get through this city.

There’s traffic. People are really busy,” she said. “So bringing council to people in their neighbourhoods, I think is an important action.”

Mayor Jonathan Cote said the city needs to consider how to make sure all community members are able to participate and be part of the work being done in the city. He noted the new reconciliation, inclusion and engagement task force will get underway in 2020.

“I think it would be very appropriate that that task

force dig into to this work and start to engage in these discussions,” he said. “I think some of the items on this list will be more straightforward than others. Some definitely could have some budget implications, but I think we need to really dig deep and understand them all, and then

work through our city committees, our task force and ultimately come back to council to have a broader discussion on the implementation.”

Coun. Chuck Puchmayr believes there is a real need for the city to be able to provide translation services, by request, at council meet-

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Community Changing the conversation on social housing Douglas College instructor leads discussion aimed at improving public engagement around housing issues Theresa McManus

tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

A Douglas College instructor is leading a discussion aimed at improving the public conversation around social housing.

Elliot Rossiter, a regular faculty member in the department of philosophy and humanities, has developed a three-part series of events related to public engagement on social housing, in part due to the modular housing development in Queensborough and the controversy surrounding it. A core goal of the series, Changing the Conversation: Reflective Empathy and Public Discourse on Social Housing, is to explore how alternative modes of public engagement might amplify different types of voices in the process and how those voices might be incorporated into the city’s engagement processes around the development of public policy – particularly around controversial issues.

“The primary goal of this initiative is to encourage reflective and empathetic public conversation about the issue of social housing in New Westminster and the broader MetroVancouver region,” said Rossiter’s outline about the series. “Social housing projects – such as the modular supportive housing units currently being developed by the provincial government – are not without controversy and often face vocal

public opposition.”

According to Rossiter, the public discourse surrounding the development of these projects can be “quite toxic” at times. He said the process has two “significant” problems: the bulk of public discussion occurs quite far along in the development process, such as when specific sites are selected, constructed and opened; and property owners opposed to these projects tend to have the loudest voices in public hearings and media coverage, while the perspectives of those in need of this housing are rarely heard.

“As a result of these two factors, conversations about this issue occur at a point when members of the community have dug in their heels in opposition to a specific project coupled with the perceived threat of an associated increase in crime and decrease in property values – a perception bolstered by the stigmatizing narratives that pervade discussions of poverty and homelessness when only one side of the story is heard,” said the outline.

The events are free and open to the public. Registration and details are available at bit.ly/ReflectiveEmpathy.

The first of the three events is onWednesday, Jan. 22 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Anvil Centre. It will focus on diagnosing the problem with public discourse.

“The evening will involve both a general discus-

IN NEED: A city sign outlines plans for a modular housing project in Queensborough in support of women at risk of homelessness – a project that stirred up controversy. A new series of events is hoping to change the conversation on social housing. PHOTO RECORD FILES sion of factors contributing to poor public conversation and a specific discussion of the public engagement process in NewWestminster,” said Rossiter’s outline. “This event includes looking at the history of political discussion in NewWestminster and features the NewWestminster Museum and Archives as its main community partner.”

Listening to Different Voices in the Process is the focus of the second event,

which is on Tuesday, March 3 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the NewWestminster Public Library.

“This event will centre the voices of those with lived experience of poverty and homelessness and aims at redressing the onesided narrative that often occurs in public conversations,” said the outline. “A key goal of this event is to think about how to make public conversations more reflective, empathetic, and

balanced in terms of representing marginalized voices in municipal public engagement processes.”

The final event, which has a theme of Reframing the Narrative through the Arts, is on Friday, March 27 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Laura C. Muir Theatre at Douglas College.

“This event will explore the political function of the arts in helping community members think more deeply about social housing,”

Rossiter said in his outline. “The evening will feature the work of local artists through a contest that includes poetry, creative nonfiction and photography aimed at generating reflective empathy about social housing.”

Along with Rossiter, the steering committee for the project includes Coun. Nadine Nakagawa and Shila Avissa, a social worker in the Downtown Eastside.

BYLAWS

Keep your sidewalks clear, or you could pay for it Theresa McManus

tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

Property owners in New Westminster face a $150 daily fine for failing to clear their sidewalks of snow.

Aaron Hilgerdenaar, superintendent of street-use enforcement, parking and animal services, said the city’s street and traffic bylaw requires all owners and occupiers to clear all sidewalks abutting their property of snow and ice, including bus stops and curb letdowns, by 10 a.m. on the day after the snow was deposited.

“The goal of this is to ensure that all residents can use city sidewalks to travel to their destinations safely, including seniors and those

with limited mobility,” he said in an email to the Record. “It is important to note how impactful blocked sidewalks are for those that rely on them; everyone has an obligation to do their part.”

Hilgerdenaar said residents are better off removing snow immediately to avoid problems later, especially with heavy snow accumulation and cold temperatures that lead to icy conditions.

“Slip-and-fall accidents can be common during the winter months.Thorough snow removal and salting can help in preventing such accidents, but ongoing maintenance to keep sidewalks safe will help reduce

the liability property owners could face,” he said. “Many people have been doing an excellent job with their sidewalks and we appreciate that.”

When out shovelling, Hilgerdenaar said it really helps to clear any drains adjacent to your property, especially during melting conditions.

“Blocked catch basins may result in excess water along the road area, which can become dangerous if it subsequently freezes,” he explained. “Blocked catch basins can also lead to flooding of adjacent properties.”

Weather forecasts suggests there will be snow or flurries in New West through to Friday, be-

fore the temperature rises and the rain returns on the weekend.

“City staff are fully mobilized to address this snow event on roads, city properties, pathways and parks, but we need everyone to do their part to ensure sidewalks are cleared,” Hilgerdenaar said. “Bylaw officers are following up on complaints and doing proactive enforcement of pedestrian priority areas.The fine for not clearing the sidewalk around your property is $150, with each day being a new offence.”

In addition to being the law, keeping sidewalks clear of snow and ice is the neighbourly and safe thing to do, Hilgerdenaar said.

Working together: Homeowners are reminded to keep their sidewalks clear of snow and ice. PHOTO RECORD FILES

“It is also a great opportunity to help out your neighbour if they need assistance complying with the

bylaw,” he said. “Helping others in times of need really helps to build community.”

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CITYPAGE NEW WEST

JAN.

PUBLIC HEARING

LET’S TALK

7:00 pm on January 27, 2020 in Council Chambers, City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9

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7:00PM

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8175, 2019 111 First Street, 115 & 117 First Street, and 118 Park Row PROJECT DESCRIPTION? A Zoning Bylaw Amendment is proposed to rezone three non-conforming duplex properties (111 First Street, 115 & 117 First Street, and 118 Park Row) in the Queen’s Park neighbourhood from Single Detached Residential Districts (Queen’s Park) (RS-4) to Duplex District (RT-1). These three existing non-conforming duplexes were constructed at a time when two family zoning existed (between November 1950 and May 1987) in the area bounded by Queen’s Avenue, Granville Street and Royal Avenue. In 1987, this area was rezoned to single family use, resulting in the three properties no longer conforming to the use in their current zoning. If rezoned to RT-1, the three properties would have a use consistent with their zoning, and would be exempted from the Queen’s Park Heritage Conservation Area.

HOW DO I GET MORE INFORMATION? From January 13 to January 27, 2020, read the bylaw and related material in the Planning Division at City Hall: Mondays between 8:00 am and 7:00 pm and Tuesdays through Fridays between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm except statutory holidays, and online at www.newwestcity.ca/publicnotices.

HOW CAN I BE HEARD? Email clerks@newwestcity.ca or call 604-527-4523 to register to speak. Everyone who attends the Public Hearing may address Council, however registered speakers will speak first. Note all speakers have five minutes. Written comments addressed to Mayor and Council are received until the closing of the Public Hearing and will be published.

Attend: City Hall Council Chamber, 511 Royal Ave., New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9

Email: clerks@newwestcity.ca

Post: Legislative Services Department 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster BC V3L 1H9

NEW WEST

JAN.

PUBLIC HEARING

LET’S TALK

Questions? Phone: 604-527-4523 Jacque Killawee, City Clerk

7:00 pm on January 27, 2020 in Council Chambers, City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9

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7:00PM

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 8151, 2019 WHAT IS BYLAW NO. 8151, 2019 ABOUT? The purpose of the bylaw is to amend Official Community Plan (OCP) Bylaw No. 7925, 2017 to: • streamline the Development Permit application process by exempting more project types from Development Permit requirements; • amend the Queensborough Community Plan (QCP) to bring the land use designations definitions into alignment with the 2017 OCP; and • amend the OCP to address grammatical errors.

In addition, changes have been proposed to the land use designation of four properties, in order for the OCP designations to match the existing zoning, or for other reasons that would normally have been supported during the creation of the OCP. The proposed changes are: 2) 345 Keary Street 3) 1906 River Drive 4) 522 Fader Street 1) 361 Keary Street From: (RD) Residential – Detached and SemiDetached Housing To: (RM) Residential – Multiple Unit Residential

From: (RD) Residential – Detached and SemiDetached Housing To: (RGO) Residential – Ground Oriented Infill Housing

From: (RD) Residential – Detached and Semi-Detached Housing To: (I) Industrial

From: (RD) Residential – Detached and SemiDetached Housing To: (P) Major Institutional

HOW DO I GET MORE INFORMATION? Read the bylaw and related material in the Planning Division at City Hall: From January 13, 2020 to January 27, 2020 on Mondays between 8:00 am and 7:00 pm and Tuesdays through Fridays between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm except statutory holidays, and online at www.newwestcity.ca/publicnotices.

HOW CAN I BE HEARD? Email clerks@newwestcity.ca or call 604-527-4523 to register to speak. Everyone who attends the Public Hearing may address Council, however registered speakers will speak first. Note all speakers have five minutes. Written comments addressed to Mayor and Council are received until the closing of the Public Hearing and will be published.

Attend: City Hall Council Chamber, 511 Royal Ave., New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9

Email: clerks@newwestcity.ca

Post: Legislative Services Department 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster BC V3L 1H9

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Questions? Phone: 604-527-4523 Jacque Killawee, City Clerk

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City Beat

1

LEARN ABOUT THE MIGHTY TY Y FRA RASER A when local historian Archie Mil ill ller l makes a presentation at Faces of the Fraser – Fraser River Rii Stories.

Fun facts and odd stories are among the off fferings f at the presentation on Saturday, Jan. 18 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Fraser River Rii Discovery Centr tre, r 788 Quayside Dr. Includes a Q&A session and light refreshments. Free wii admission to the centr with tre. r Preregistr tration r appreciated at www ww ww. w eventbrite.ca (search for Faces of the Fraser).

River stories and strange history on the agenda

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HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THE CITY’S STRANGE HISTORY at Stuff Museums Never Told You.The free program (for people 16 years and up) is on Saturday, Jan. 18 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the New Westminster Museum in Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St. Register (code 34760) at 604-527-

4640 or at tinyurl.com/ NWMuseumStuff.

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EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF DEGRADATION AND CHANGE that happens in our built environment when viewing Tyler Wilson’s photography exhibition, A Lived in City, on until Jan. 31 at the Plaskett Gallery at Massey Theatre,

FREE

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735 Eighth Ave.The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. and dur-

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ENJOY SOME LAUGHS when Anthony Devito takes to the stage at Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy in the Columbia Theatre.The comedian performs nightly until Jan. 18 at 530 Columbia St.Tickets and info at bc.houseofcomedy.net.

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Arts & Entertainment PuSh Festival is returning to Anvil Centre For fans of experimental, genre-crossing and boundary-pushing theatre, New West is one of the places to be.

The Anvil Centre is once again serving as a venue for the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, which runs from Jan. 21 to Feb. 9 at various locations around Vancouver.The festival features 27 works from 24 companies from nine countries, including six world premieres.

Life: What You Won’t Do for Love, featuring David Suzuki and Tara Cullis, is on at the Anvil Centre as part of the PuSh Festival. PHOTO

COURTESY WHY NOT THEATRE

“As we enter into the next decade of the 21st century, we’re taking a look back at the cultural shifts we’ve seen around the world since the turn of the millennium – from the election of Donald Trump south of our border to Brexit in Europe – and the important impact and meaningful conversation PuSh has ignited,” said Franco Boni, executive and artistic director of the festival, in a press release.

Joyce Rosario, associate artistic director, notes that the 2020 festival encompasses works that were originally conceived in 2015 and 2016, marked by the rise of populism and nationalism.

“This year, PuSh looks to subversion in its many forms – from the playful to the political – to remind us of our shared humanity, to encourage us to wonder and to reignite a sense of curiosity about the world around us,” Rosario said in the release.

In New Westminster, audiences will be able to check out three presentations at

the Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St. From Jan. 29 to 31, you can check out Pi Theatre’s open workshop of Shakespeare’s Em – a new adaptation of Othello based on the point of view of the character Emilia. Audience members will be invited to observe, respond and contribute. On all three days, from noon to 5 p.m., the company will be choosing text, looking at technical issues, talking about character and more. On Jan. 31, from 2 to 4 p.m., they’ll present a couple of scenes from what they’re working on, followed by a moderated feedback session. It’s open to come and go as you please, and it’s free. See www.pitheatre. com/tickets for full details.

Then, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, it’s a workshop performance of the Why Not Theatre production of WhatYou Won’t Do for Love, a casual, conversational piece of theatre featuring David Suzuki and his life partner,Tara Cullis.They’ll share a lifetime of stories from their partnership in life and in ac-

ON THE COURT: Monday Nights, an interactive basketball-theatre experience, is on at the Anvil Centre Feb. 6 through 9 as part of this year’s PuSh Festival lineup.. PHOTO TAKU KUMABE, CONTRIBUTED

tivism and their continued efforts on behalf of the planet.This one’s available to PuSh passholders and Anvil Centre subscribers only.

Finally, from Feb. 6 to 9, you can check out 6th Man Collective and the Theatre Centre (Canada)’s production Monday Nights, an in-

teractive basketball/theatre experience based on the experiences of five men who got together every Monday night for a decade to play basketball. During the performance, the men explore how a simple game can help us understand ourselves and connect to community. And

wear your running shoes, because you’re invited to join them on the court. It’s on Feb. 6 to 8 at 8 p.m., and Feb. 8 and 9 at 2 p.m. Single tickets are $39.

You can get all the PuSh Festival details and buy your tickets through www. pushfestival.ca.

MARY EADY IS 100 TODAY! Mary Eady (Walsh) was born January 16, 1920, in Belleek, Ireland – the eldest girl among 11 children. A survivor of the London Blitz in WW2, Mary and the late Bill Eady came to Canada in 1955, and New Westminster in 1965 to make a happy home here. Mary’s life has been devoted to her family and education: the !irst girl in her family to graduate, she was a popular secretary at Richard McBride School, Douglas College and taught at Marian High. She’s helped thousands of students in countless ways!

Mary’s secret to youth and longevity? Oatmeal porridge for breakfast – and Elizabeth Arden’s Orange Skin Cream every night.

Mary’s family would like to thank the caring staff of Royal City Manor and, previously, Thornebridge Gardens for their dedicated care. We would also like to thank the care and compassion of her doctors: John Yap, Anita Natarajan and the late Harry Harding for keeping Mary well.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARY! Love, your family: Margaret, Martin, Liam, Sandi, Magdy in Florida, Lenie in New Jersey, Vida in Ireland, Billie in Florida, Rowan, Stella in Scotland, Christopher & Maureen in England, Gary, Kathy, Derek, Kara and 32 more nieces and nephews. Also your special friends Hanna Houghton, Heather & Doug Frankson. Special greetings from your niece Maureen Dunne for the lovely lunches together in the Bay Downtown.

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Community VOLUNTEERS

Food bank needs more helpers in New Westminster The food bank is in desperate need of volunteers in New Westminster.

The Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society provides food support to more than 8,000 children, seniors and people with disabilities in New Westminster, Burnaby, Vancouver and the North Shore through 13 community food hubs.

In order to unload up to 15,000 pounds of food and set up its “pop-up grocery stores” at neighbourhood houses, churches and community centres, the food bank relies on the generosity of up to 20 volunteers for a four-hour session for each site three times every month.

“Our weekly food hubs are not only a place for people to access food but they are places to build community and connect with resources like nurses, dieticians and tax help,” David Long, Greater Vancouver Food Bank CEO, said in a news release. “We’ve hit a critical gap in weekly volun-

teers for our food hubs and are appealing to the public for support to ensure we are able to deliver this important service to the communities we serve.”

According to the society, hub volunteers create a warm, dignified and welcoming environment where clients can select fresh and non-perishable items for themselves and their families and connect with resources in their community.

“Making new friends and seeing old ones every week provides a stable, consistent place many rely on for breaking the cycle of social isolation,” said the society’s press release. “We are extremely grateful for these volunteers but need more to continue offering this critical service.”

The New West Community Food Hub operates out of Olivet Baptist Church at 613 Queens Ave. Other community food hubs in critical need of volunteers are the Southside Community Church location in

Burnaby (7135 Walker Ave.) and the St. Margaret’s Cedar Cottage Church location in Vancouver (1530 East 22nd Ave.).

“Each food hub is unique and caters to the diverse needs of their community with invaluable input from site hosts,” said the press release. “If you speak a second language, enjoy working with people or simply want to be a part of a team that cares about their community, this is the role for you.”

The Greater Vancouver Food Bank has a vision of providing accessible, healthy and sustainable food and proactively working to alleviate hunger in the communities it serves.

“Volunteering at the food bank has certainly become one of the highlights of my week,” said Alex, a volunteer at the Kiwassa Neighbourhood House Community Food Hub. Contact the food bank’s volunteer coordinator at volunteer@foodbank.bc.ca or 604-880-7073.

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Arts & Entertainment LGBTQ+ elders invited to join storytelling workshop Julie MacLellan LIVELY CITY

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Elders in the city’s LGBTQ2S+ community are invited to tell their stories in an upcoming workshop program.

Allan Morgan, the current artist in residence at Massey Theatre, is leading a second round of Tell Us a Story No One ToldYou, a free storytelling workshop program for LGBTQ+ elders. No writing or storytelling experience is required.

Through weekly meetings and writing prompts, participants will write their stories and share them over the course of the program, running Saturdays from Jan. 18 to March 28.

“We live in a time and a country where the GLBTQ2 community enjoy freedoms and rights commensurate with the rest of society in almost all ways,” said a press release. “The generation that worked so hard to make this hap-

pen is singular in the history of the world. Born into a world where their love was classified as a mental illness by medical authorities, despised and ridiculed by media, press and society, they have nonetheless trudged steadily forward towards a better day which we now enjoy.”

Tell Us a Story No One ToldYou began as a way of hearing and recording their individual stories “so that they may serve as evidence of that struggle, and effort, and of the love that all of it was for,” said the release.

It’s free. If you want to take part, email julian@ masseytheatre.com.

QUEERLY CANADIAN Massey Theatre is paying tribute to Canadian drama as part of its Under the Rainbow series of LGBTQ+ programming.

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All the plays will be performed by professional actors, and all the readings are free. (Take note that they contain mature content and may not be suitable for young audiences.)

The series kicks off on Monday, Jan. 20 with Hosanna, by French-Canadian playwright Michel Tremblay.

It tells the story of the aging

drag queen Hosanna and her live-in partner Curiette, on Halloween night, set in the world of nightclubs and gay bars in 1970s Montreal.

The reading features the actors from the recent UBC Theatre presentation of the play, Frank Zotter and Joey Lesperance, and is directed by Stephen Heatley.

It’s on at 7:30 p.m. in the Plaskett Gallery.

MUSIC AT THE GALLERY Music lovers, this one’s for you.

The Gallery at Queen’s Park is playing host to Stepping Stones, an evening of live original music by Cory Mae Omega, onWednesday, Jan. 22.

The local singer-songwriter and keyboard player will be presenting an evening of what’s being billed as “soulful and dreamy tunes” as a

way of thanking her hometown before heading off on her next journey to Montreal.

She’ll be joined by a special guest composer and multi-instrumentalist from L.A., Abe Lagrimas Jr. It’s set to run from 7 to 9 p.m. Pay at the door (suggested donation $6 to $15), but reserve a spot at www. eventbrite.ca (search for Stepping Stones).

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Arts & Entertainment Immigrant stories in art Explore the immigrant experience through art in the next exhibition at Amelia Douglas Gallery.

Three Echoes: Hope and Transformation is on at the gallery at Douglas College from Jan. 16 to Feb. 29.

An opening reception is set for Thursday, Jan. 16 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., with an artists’ talk at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

The exhibition highlights the work of three artists who are also friends: Sidi Schaffer, Sorour Abdollahi and Devora. It exVirtuoso: Cenk Erdogan, a Turkish guitarist known for his fretless guitar improvisation, is one of the artists in the spotlight for International Guitar Night, Jan. 25 at Massey Theatre. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

International guitarists in the spotlight at Massey International Guitar Night returns Jan. 25 Four virtuosic guitarists from around the world will be onstage in New Westminster later this month.

International Guitar Night is returning to the Massey Theatre stage for its 20th anniversary tour, Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m.

“For 20 years we have slowly built a loyal and ever-growing audience,” said founder Brian Gore in a press release. “Each tour of-

fers an enthralling view of the burgeoning acoustic guitar renaissance. … Every year is the best year yet, and this year is even better.”

Gore has put together an eclectic lineup that includes British fingerstyle guitarist Mike Dawes, known for his two-hand contemporary style;Turkish guitarist Cenk Erdogan, known for his fretless guitar improvisation; gypsy jazz virtuoso Olli

Soikkeli from Finland; and Jim ‘Kimo’West, a master of Hawaiian slack key guitar.

The four acoustic guitarists will offer up solos, duets and quartet performances.

Tickets are $40 regular, $30 for students and seniors, or $20 for those under 18. Buy through www. masseytheatre.com.

Massey Theatre is at 735 Eighth Ave.

amines the shared “echo” of their outlook on life, art and the immigrant experience, despite their contrasting cultural origins – Schaffer is from Romania, Adollahi is from Iran, and Devora is from California.

“This group exhibit is a story of fluidity and change through an evolutional journey, bridged by memories of their past, embracing of cultural diversities, and the relationship built between them,” said Krista Graham, Douglas College arts events officer, in a press release. “It’s a story

that stirs one to reflect on their own journey and look towards the future with a sense of bravery and excitement for what might come next.”

Amelia Douglas Gallery is on the fourth floor at Douglas College’s New Westminster campus, 700 Royal Ave. It’s open Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, see www.douglascollege. ca/artsevents.

VanDeca onstage at Pyatt Hall VanDeca is at it again.

The NewWest-based 10-voice choral ensemble is taking to the stage Jan. 18 for a concert atVancouver’s Pyatt Hall.

The concert, dubbed Sound Bite, will “explore the diversity of sounds that can be produced by the human voice,” the choir explains in an email.

Whether it’s the Tetris

theme song, some Pentatonix, or works by Bach or Copland, the choir is tackling a variety of vocal techniques – the use of syllables to emulate instruments, rhythmic breathing, overtone singing, beat boxing and more.

The ensemble includes singers Tifany OakesDube, Elyse Kantonen, Sara Jellicoe,Troy Mar-

tell,Tess Meckling, SabrinaWhitford, Jack Foster, DanjelYoung and Marco del Rio. The concert is at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18.

Pyatt Hall is at theVSO School of Music, 843 Seymour St. (second floor).

Tickets for the concert are $25 general, $15 for students, at www.brownpaper tickets.com.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hyacks shake off any rust

NewWest senior girls rack up twin wins Dan Olson

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As the schedule starts to ramp up for next month’s playoffs, the New Westminster senior girls Hyacks are hoping momentum is on their side.

The squad kick-started the postholiday break with a pair of polished Burnaby-New West league victories, including Monday’s 5838 win over the Moscrop Panthers.

And with a lineup that a good blend of youth – four Grade 11s and five Grade 10s – and just one player who played senior ball before, the Hyacks could use any bit of momentum they can get.

“We had a bit of a slow start, but it’s literally the first week after the break, so we expected some rust,” remarked head coach Roger Hamerton. “(Moscrop) came out attacking with a 1-3-1 zone, something we haven’t seen before.”

It may have been a new situation for the squad, but after a few moments to study the situation, they handled it well, he said.

“We had to take a few moments to adjust, but once we got on the same page we kind of found our footing.”

Up 21-15 at halftime, New West broke the game open – after the teams combined for just 15 points in the second quarter – with 22 points in the third frame.Topping the charts was Grade 11 guard Anja Tjernagel, while Grade 12 veteran Kanon Imachi – the lone player from the lineup that made the 2018 provincials – counted 18 points.

Both players, plus Costanza Sandrini, had seven steals each.

Last week, New West topped Byrne Creek 68-16, with Adit Biar, Emma Gruger, Imachi and Tjernagel hitting double digits.

The Hyacks now own a 4-1 league record, averaging just over 61 points per game. Of course, the main area where improvement has to come, Hamerton said, is on the defensive side of the ledger.

“For us, the big area where we could improve the most is turnovers.We’re making progress, the girls are getting a good feel for (the game plan), but we need to cut down the turnovers,” he said.

As far as chemistry is concerned, the squad has bonded well despite the different ages and the lack of a strong returning core – New West didn’t field a senior girls program last year.

The team is slated to play in the Collingwood tournament next week, before returning home to play Alpha on Jan. 27.

FOUR TO GO: The Royal City Curling Club’s junior boys team of skip Hayato Sato, Joshua Miki, Matthew McCrady and Jacob Umbach will be competing for the Canadian junior men’s championship in Langley beginning Jan. 18. PHOTO MARIO BARTEL/TRICITY NEWS

CURLING

Sato rink ready for junior nationals

Fresh off provincial win, the Royal City rink hopes to keep the momentum going

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Hayato Sato didn’t have to look far to assemble a curling team built to win.

When two teammates of his former Royal City Curling Club team, which had won gold and silver at the U18 provincial championships and triumphed at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta., indicated they wanted to go in another direction, Sato and second Joshua Miki, invited fellow RCCC curlers – and frequent rivals – Matthew McCrady and Jacob Umbach to join their fold for the step up to junior competition.

The new amalgam has paid immediate dividends.

This weekend, Sato’s foursome will take to the pebbled ice at the George Preston Recreation Club in Langley as British Columbia champions at the Canadian junior

men’s championships.

Sato, Miki, McCrady and Umbach swept through the provincial championships in Victoria earlier this month, culminating with a 9-3 win in the final over Johnson Tao’s team out of Richmond,Vancouver and Port Moody. (Tao’s team will also be at the national championships as a second representative from the host province after Nunavut ceded its position).

Sato said McCrady and Umbach have been a good complement to his six-year association with Miki, whose father, Bryan, also serves as the team’s co-coach, with Brent Pierce.

“We already knew each other, we all wanted to compete, so we just took it from there,” Sato said.

That commitment to winning took hold right when the new foursome formed at the end of last season with a summer of fitness training in the gym and a fall schedule heavy with tournaments

to test their mettle at the junior level, which is comprised of curlers under the age of 21.

“The level of competition is getting harder, there’s less mistakes,” said Sato, who’s 19. “We have to step up our game.”

We already knew each other, we all wanted to compete, so we just took it from there.

McCrady, who used to curl with former junior men’s world champion Zachary Curtis at the Coquitlam Curling Club, said a frank discussion about everyone’s aspirations in the sport played a key

role in forming the new team.

“We set guidelines of what we needed to do to get to our goals,” he said.

With the team’s primary target to be B.C.’s top junior men’s team already achieved, Sato said the group is eager to apply the lessons they learned along the way to the next level of competition.

“It was our first experience at a high-stakes game,” Sato said of the provincial final. “We performed well under pressure, we kept up our communication.”

Joshua Miki said the team came together.

“It’s like all the practice we put into it was set into place,” Bryan Miki, himself a former Royal City Curling Club world champion, said his young charges have all the right ingredients to go as far as they desire in the sport.

“They’ve got experience, they’re driven and they get along,” Miki said. “They do have the talent.”

Captain Kirk steers Hyacks to first 2020 win A big 30-point effort from captain Kirk Bothwell garnered the New West senior boys Hyacks basketball team its first win of 2020, topping Moscrop 95-69 on Monday.

Up 22-14 at one quarter and 40-27 at halftime, the Hyacks had to fend off a little rally by the Panthers but ended up claiming their second league win in three attempts.

Bothwell also hauled in 12 rebounds, while Kevin Guillermo counted 16 points and Bradie Traverse knocked down 13 – nine from long distance. Quentin Leberg posted a gamehigh 14 boards.

It was a refreshing change of pace after a tough slog through the field at the Sir Winston Churchill tournament last week.

New West came close on a couple of occasions but dropped all three contests, starting with a 66-62 defeat at the hands of Eric Hamber.They were also topped 91-78 by Richmond, with Traverse tallying a team-best 18 points, and fell 75-68 to Point Grey.

Luke Dixon scored 19 points and added 10 boards against Point Grey.

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A good Royals response Douglas College rebounds from first loss of the season Dan Olson

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Douglas College’s best shooters stepped to the fore with first place on the line, leading the Royals past the Vancouver Island Mariners 105-99 in PacWest men’s basketball action on Sunday.

Coming on the heels of their first loss of the season – a 95-80 setback Saturday against the same Mariners – the Royals capitalized on 34-point performances from Courtney Anderson and Dylan Kinley to reclaim sole possession of first place.

It proved a perfect measure of mettle for the squad in a playoff-like environment, remarked Douglas’ head coach.

“I liked how we dealt with that adversity of losing our first game,” Joe Enevoldson said. “You never know how you’ll respond after that first loss, but I think we came back with the right intensity and a great mindset.”

Up 31-16 after 10 minutes, thanks to a series of three-point bombs by Josiah Mastandrea (with three in the first four minutes), Kinley (with two) and Anderson, the Royals created a solid cushion from which to work with.

Unlike the day before, Douglas limited its turnovers and did a good job containing a number of VIU’s top shooters.The visiting Mariners pushed hard down the stretch, outscoring Douglas 48-31 over a

wild fourth quarter, but, while they put up the points, the visitors didn’t cause any panic from the home team.

“To be honest, it was a weird quarter,” remarked the coach. “It was essentially us trying just to get through it after leading by 23 (after three quarters). … It kind of felt like an NBA All-Star game, with all the backand-forth runs.”

Douglas’ shooters connected on 48.6 per cent of their field goal attempts and 43.5 per cent from beyond the arc, giving them the final say on the scoreboard.

Kinley went five-for-eight from long distance. Mastandrea finished with 14 points, while Ben Rabel chipped in four points and 10 rebounds.

It improved the No. 3-nationally-ranked Royals to 8-1 on the year, one win ahead of the Mariners in the PacWest standings.

VIU’s physical game plan and aggressive play gave them the upper hand on the first day, resulting in Douglas turning the ball over an uncharacteristic 33 times.That stat, along with a strong shooting performance by the Mariners, was essentially what went wrong in Saturday’s opener.

Led by Cameron Gay, who counted 25 points, and Tori Odom, with 14 off the bench, the Island team put Douglas on its heels before the hosts regained composure.

Back-to-back treys from Anderson and Mastandrea propelled the Royals into the driver’s seat midway through a volatile third

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Thread the needle: Douglas College’s Dylan Kinley, centre, drives to the key against the Vancouver Island defence during Sunday’s PacWest game in New Westminster. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

frame. And while they were in front 57-55 late in the quarter,Vancouver Island caught fire and outscored New West’s team 40-23 the rest of the way.

“I think (VIU) just turned us around that first game; they played physical basketball and it threw us off,” said Enevoldson.

Anderson counted a team-high 20 points

and seven rebounds in the loss, while Cam Morris netted 15 points and four assists.

Kinley chipped in with 13 points, nine boards and five assists.

Douglas plays Capilano University twice this weekend, beginning Friday in North Van.They return to host Saturday, 8 p.m., at the New West campus.

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88¢/100gm........

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$1.10/100gm........

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88¢/100gm.......

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100gm bag.......

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$ 99 $ 99

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400gm bag.......

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500gm bag......

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100gm bag ..........

3

$ 99

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$ 99

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3

$ 99

5

$ 99

3

$ 99 $ 99

2

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2

400gm bag........

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800gm bag.......

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800gm bag........

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340gm BOT........

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66¢/100gm.......

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$1.10/100gm ........

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$2.20/100gm......

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100gm bag ..........

3

$ 99

3

$ 99 /LLB

2

$ 99

3

$ 99

3

$ 99

2

$ 99

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/LLB

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/LLB

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$ 89

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