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UP IN FLAMES: New Westminster’s iconic “W” is seen as a fire rages Sunday night at Westminster Pier Park.

PHOTO RICK FABBRO

Pier fire could take weeks to extinguish: fire chief Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

It could be weeks before the fire atWestminster Pier Park is fully extinguished.

Days after fire broke out at the waterfront site, New Westminster firefighters continue to work around the clock to extinguish the flames.

“The fire is approximately three acres in size right now. It’s fully involved underneath the decking of the pier,” said Fire Chief Tim Armstrong. “The biggest thing is getting access.

Clearly we can’t put any personnel underneath the wharf, and we can’t put personnel on the wharf. So you either have to fight it

from the water side, or disassemble it, or fight it from the foreshore.”

NewWestminster Fire and Rescue Service received a call about a fire at Westminster Pier Park at 7:43 p.m. on Sunday, Sept.

13.

About 70 firefighters, including some from several neighbouring fire depart-

ments, fought the fire on Sunday night.

“It’s still very much an active fire scene,” Armstrong saidTuesday afternoon. “As you can appreciate, we have about a three-acre site there that is fully involved under the timber wharf structure – the old section of the wharf that is approximately 100

years old.The newer portion of the Pier Park was virtually saved and hasn’t sustained any real damage, minimal damage at best.”

About 25 NewWest firefighters, as well as some contractors, continue to fight the fire from the land and water sides of the site.

“Right now, we are disassembling the tim-

ber wharf from the top deck and putting material on scows.That will be removed to a safe place, where it will have to still maintain fire watch and firefighting capabilities on the debris piles,” Armstrong noted. “It is just going to be a long, slow process. Probably weeks.”

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City Iconic ‘Big W’ will need to come down, says mayor Continued from page 1 To help identify hotspots, NewWestminster Fire and Rescue Service flew its drone, which is equipped with a thermal-imaging camera, over the site on Tuesday.

“That footage will be able to show us where the fire is hottest, where the hotspots still are, and we will be better able to attack those areas directly,” Armstrong said. “Right now it is kind of a guessing game where the fire is.”

Armstrong said the fire department is also bringing in some high-pressure, high-volume pumps to help fight the fire.

UNDER INVESTIGATION Mayor Jonathan Cote said it appears the fire started at the end of Pier Park, near where the bigW is located, and then moved down the river.

The cause has yet to be determined.

“Right now it is under investigation,” Armstrong said. “I can’t comment on the nature of the investigation, as to whether it is suspicious or not.”

NewWestminster police want to speak to anyone who may have information about the fire.

“Our focus right now is to reach anyone that might have knowledge about the fire and just to come forward and talk to us, talk to our major crime unit,” said Sgt. Sanjay Kumar. “We would encourage people to come talk to us. Anyone that was down there … would have good information for us – even if they don’t think it is important, our members might find it important.”

The NewWestminster Police Department’s major crime unit, which includes some investigators who previously worked as fire investigators, is assisting the fire department in determining the cause.

“There is nothing to suggest that anything suspicious has happened at this point,” Kumar said.

Anyone with information about the fire can contact

Fighting from the water: The Vancouver Fire Department’s boat was called in Sunday night to help battle the flames at Westminster Pier Park. PHOTO SHANE MACKICHAN

major crime unit investigators at 604-525-5411.

SHOCK AND DISMAY On Sunday night, as news of the fire started to spread, many residents headed downtown to have a look for themselves.

“I went up on my roof and then I saw a black cloud of smoke. I was like, ‘this is going to get interesting.’ I took a step forward and saw it start to turn orange,” downtown resident Curtis Stanley told the Record Sunday night. “I ran down here.”

Stanley watched flames make their way through a portion of the park, where he spends a lot of his free time.

“I saw like 20- to 30-foot flames from on the other side of theW.The whole W was a shadow,” he said.

“It was coming out right where the water was – the structure of the pier.”

For safety reasons, police soon closed Front Street and cordoned off access to the parkade. Heavy smoke under the SkyBridge

promptedTransLink to shut down SkyTrain service between Columbia and Scott Road stations on Sunday night.

COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE As flames shot into the sky and smoke billowed from the site on Sunday night, some community members feared the fire would destroy the entire park – or even spread further along the riverfront.

“I think the big fear last night was that the fire would keep spreading to the entire park, which I think would have been really devastating. It’s definitely heartbreaking to see any part of the park affected. It really has become a special place in the community. Even the parts of the old pier with the beach and theW are places we really connected with,” Cote said on Monday. “It’s still a very sad day in the City of NewWestminster.”

Cote said the portion of the park that was built on the original pier structure

was destroyed, but the section that was rebuilt when the park was created survived the fire.

“The new part of the Pier Park looks relatively unaffected. It doesn’t look too much different than it did before.That was a real positive to see that the new part of the park does not seem to be affected at all,” he said after touring the site Monday morning.

“The festival lawn is still there.The grass is green on the festival lawn.That part of the park and the concession stand and playground, all that part of the park looks like it is definitely going to be saved.”

The news wasn’t as good for the urban beach and the beach volleyball courts, which were destroyed in the fire.

“When Pier Park was originally built, we felt that the structure, I recall, had about 20 to 25 years of life left in it, but in the longer term it would need to be rebuilt,” Cote said. “Obviously this fire has sped up the need to look at that. In

the longer term, the city was envisioning over a 20year period having to replace that deck.”

FATE OF THE BIG W WOWWestminster, a public art installation by Brazilian artist Jose Resende, was erected inWestminster Pier Park in November 2015 as part of theVancouver Biennale.

The 140-foot-long piece consists of four 40-foot shipping containers positioned to form a giantW. Not everyone was keen about the public art, but it’s gone on to become one of the most iconic and photographed spaces in the city.

“TheW will need to come down,” Cote said.

“We are still working to see what can be done to salvage the public art piece.

It’s too early to tell what the next steps with theW will be, but where theW is standing right now is not going to survive.”

Armstrong commended firefighters for their efforts in battling the blaze.

“The crews are work-

ing very hard,” he said.

“It’s hot. It’s strenuous work covering a large area.The crews are doing a phenomenal job.They are working hard. Long hours and under adverse conditions.”

Armstrong said messages from community members are being passed along to the firefighters who are fighting the fire. No injuries have been reported.

“We appreciate all the outpouring of support for the community,” he said. “Like other disasters we have had in New Westminster – and we have had a few – the community always seems to reach out and come together.We appreciate those kind words that we’ve been getting.”

Social media sites have been inundated with community members expressing shock and sadness about the loss of part of the park, which has become a destination for residents and visitors. In addition to informal gatherings, organized events like Music by the River and PechaKucha NewWest have been held at the waterfront park.

People shared stories of happier times at the park during a Sept. 15 #NewWestGoesViral gathering onTwitter.

A PLEDGE TO REBUILD Westminster Pier Park, a $25.2-milllion, 600-metre-long linear park that opened on NewWestminster’s waterfront in June 2012, has won a number of regional, national and international awards. The popular destination includes playgrounds, a sports court, a “festival lawn” gathering area, a concession, walking paths and more.

“NewWestminster is an older community.We have faced our adversity over the years. But we are a strong community,” Cote said. “Thankfully, no one was injured in this fire, and we will be able to rebuild.”

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City Hookah lounge pitched for New Westminster

Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

New Westminster city council will get a chance to decide whether to agree with city staff and Fraser Health on a proposed hookah lounge.

The city’s land use and planning committee received a pre-application review related to a request from an applicant to have the city reconsider its regulations related to waterpipe smoking premises, which are better known as hookah lounges.The city’s smoking control bylaw prohibits smoking in places such as restaurants and retail businesses.

The applicants’ proposal states it wants to create an “upscale and classy” lounge that serves hookah, preferably on Columbia Street.

“When hearing hoo-

kah, you may associate it with tobacco. But that’s not the case. Due to known facts that nicotine and tobacco is a harmful product, the modern day hookah is made from sugarcane molasses and different flavouring.The coal is now made from coconut. Hookah smoking goes back centuries and comes from Middle East,” wrote the applicants in a letter to the city. “Today, it’s all around the world and is served almost everywhere. All modern major cities have lounges and cafés that serve hookah; that includes cities like L.A., N.Y.,Toronto, not to mention everywhere in Europe.”

According to a staff report, the applicants don’t have a specific location in mind for a hookah lounge, but sought direction on whether the city would

consider changing existing regulations to allow this type of business and where it might be considered.The lounge, which would serve food, tea, alcoholic drinks and waterpipe smoking, would be open to people aged 19 or older and would operate seven days a week from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., with liquor service ceasing at midnight.

City staff recommended the city stand by its current smoking control bylaw. Instead of reconsidering its regulations, the report recommended the committee direct staff to work with the applicant to revise their business plan in case they want to pursue a modified business in New West – one that doesn’t allow water pipes.

A staff survey found these lounges are allowed in Burnaby, but they’re

prohibited in Coquitlam, Delta, Langley,Vancouver, Surrey, Richmond, Maple Ridge and the City of North Vancouver.

Dr. Aamir Bharmal, medical health officer for New Westminster and Burnaby, does not support the opening of a hookah lounge in NewWestminster.

In a letter to the committee, he said the health risks associated with a tobacco-free hookah lounge are similar to those in a tobacco-smoking hookah lounge. He said multiple studies have shown there is an increased risk for cardiovascular and respiratory disease, and enforcement to ensure businesses are providing a tobaccofree product is a challenge.

“Fraser Health’s medical health officer has indicated that they do not support the use, as it

would likely pose health risks to patrons and staff and would be high risk for the transmission of pathogenic agents and respiratory diseases,” said the staff report. “Pathogenic transmission is of particular concern following the COVID pandemic.The proposed use would also pose challenges in regards to ensuring the premises does not use restricted products.”

Coun. Chuck Puchmayr said it was a “non-starter” for him when he first heard about the proposal, but after attending a couple of the facilities in Burnaby to have a look and speaking to people who visit the lounges and the proponents, he’s had a change of heart. He said it’s a popular pastime among some people from the Middle East and Europe.

“I found the ventilation absolutely amazing.You walk in and there is no evidence of smoke. It is immediately lifted out of the room,” he said.

Coun. Chinu Das said a hookah lounge is something council could consider as a business use in the future – but not now.

“Certainly there is a demonstrated need for having a variety of establishments. I don’t see this as harmful. However, my main concern during this time is the health-related considerations, and for that reason I will actually be supporting this recommendation from staff,” she said. “I do think we can revisit this after COVID is done.”

The land use and planning committee referred the issue to council for its consideration.

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Huge deficit met with near-yawn

The near-yawn that months. greeted Finance MinWhen it came to inister Carole James’ ancreased spending, it is nouncement last week that pretty much all about reB.C. will run a $12.8-bilsponding to the pandemic lion deficit is a reminder through either financial reof how much our political lief measures or funding world has been turned on support in critical areas. its head.

The B.C. Emergency BenJames first announced in efit alone will cost $900 July the deficit would exmillion. ceed $12 billion, but the Despite the incredimore-detailed quarterly fi- bly bleak financial update nancial update shows the there was little criticism books have gotten even heard about the current worse since then and the state of affairs.That is becollective shrug in public cause the pandemic has opinion – a giant “meh” changed the parameters – shows we’ve become alof political debate on budmost inured against rungeting. ning up public debt.

The BC Liberals, for For years, fierce political example, are critical that debates would take place money is not flowing out every year about whether the door at an even faster a budget was really balrate to assist in economic anced when the projected recovery. No party wants surplus was perhaps a few to be seen demanding a hundred million dollars. A big reduction in financial balanced budget was the aid during this crisis. aim every year.

Yet despite this incredThe days ibly bleak of a balanced picture, government James reThe days of budget – at mains optia balanced both the promistic that government vincial and the worst federal levels is over and budget ... are – are clearly in that a recovclearly in the ery is closer the rear-view mirror. than many rear-view When the think. mirror. pandemic beIt is hard gan and it was to picture apparent the that given B.C. governthe curment budget rent surge of was about to COVID-19 blow up, I joked with sevin this province right now. eral NDP cabinet minHowever, perhaps, as we isters that a large deficit learn to live with this virus, would now cease to be a some economic normalcy political liability. does indeed return at a The huge deficit is the quicker rate. result of shifts on both the We are all, for the most revenue and spending side part, spending money on of the ledger. Revenues are consumer items again. down almost a whopping School is back in session. $5 billion and spending is But a balanced governup almost $8 billion. ment budget? That will not Income tax revenue took be part of the “new northe biggest hit as hundreds mal” for a long time yet. of thousands of people What’s more, I suspect few were suddenly thrown out people really care all that of work.The next biggest much. loss was on sales tax reveKeith Baldrey is chief ponue, as consumer spendlitical reporter for Global BC ing dried up for a few

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If George Morneau’s illegal batting cage behind his Sapperton sporting goods store wasn’t gone within 30 days, the city would demolish for him, according to a bylaw that got third reading.The city said the 45-footby-24-foot structure, made of wire mesh, two-by-fours and particle board, was unsafe and had been built without a permit. Morneau, father of major leaguer Justin Morneau, said the facility filled a “real need” in the city, but city administrator Doug Manning said permitting the structure would be a legal liability.

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More needs to be done to stop people from feeding our urbanized animals

Editor: It’s time we have a candid conversation about illegal food waste and the feeding of urbanized animals.

I’ve lived (on the Burnaby-New Westminster border) for a decade, and have come to see the rodents and pigeons that I regularly encounter, nearly all of which are non-native to North America, as an inevitable part of living in an urban centre.

This being said, I’ve been discouraged to see how prevalent the intentional feeding of urbanized animals is in my neighbourhood.

Yesterday, I walked to the basketball court to get some pre-work exercise and what did I encounter?

Someone had dumped a load of fried takeaway all over the court, directly beneath one of the hoops.

This rendered half the court entirely useless.

Last week it was a pile of dried rice in the same place.

Meanwhile, an abandoned lot is the daily dumping ground for bread by locals.

As a result, it is continually occupied by a

swarm of pigeons and at dusk you can see several rats eating the scraps in broad site of any passerby.

As all this is going on, many residents are noticing that rodent sightings and issues are increasing in the neighbourhood.

Pest control experts have told me this is presumably due to the ongoing demolishing of old homes/buildings, but I can’t help but wonder what the role of illegal food waste is in this increase.

Mice became such an issue in our house last year that professional intervention was required.

This begs the question of why and how are people permitted to contribute to this problem, when it clearly is detrimental to the wellbeing of residents?

I don’t know what the solution is, whether it is through hefty fines, video cameras, public shaming, or some kind of a public forum. But something needs to change, as recklessly throwing food waste into an urban neighbourhood effects the quality of life for everyone.

Daniel Stewart

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City Urban Academy proposes 100-student expansion Theresa McManus

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Urban Academy is proposing an expansion to its Sapperton campus less than two years after moving into its new digs.

Once based out of buildings in the Queen’s Park and uptown neighbourhoods, Urban Academy partnered with Wesgroup on a 60,000-square-foot school at 466 Rousseau St. and moved into its new home in March 2019.

It’s now applying to the city for a zoning bylaw text amendment and a development permit amendment that will allow for the addition of fourth and fifth levels on the northeast side.

According to a staff report, the expansion would consist of a 106-square-metre

(1,140-square-foot) addition on the fourth floor and a 494-square-metre (5,317-square-foot) addition on the fifth floor, which would provide additional space for classrooms, learning areas, a kitchen, washrooms, offices, storage and maintenance rooms.The outdoor rooftop space would be relocated to be on top of the fifth-level addition.

The zoning bylaw text amendment would increase the maximum number of students attending the school from 450 to 550.

“As stated by the applicant, the present design and enrolment capacity was determined at the time of the original rezoning, based on what the school could afford to build with confidence,” said the report. “Interest in the school has grown

since this project received formal approvals, and construction was commenced.

As such, Urban Academy proposes the addition in order to provide more variety of grade configurations and potentially a larger secondary school population, which is not possible under the existing 450-student maximum.”

A staff report states this application would be the final phase of development for Urban Academy.

Council will consider first and second reading at a Sept. 30 public hearing.

Coun. Jaimie McEvoy said traffic was the major concern when the proposal was presented to the McBride-Sapperton Residents’ Association.

“The problem I am having is a confidence problem. According to the people in the neighbourhood, there are all kinds of

Moving on up: An artist’s rendering shows how Urban Academy would look with its proposed addition. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

problems with the existing traffic-control system,” he said. “I do remember the assurances that we had at council about the number of people who would be commuting to the school and not going by vehicle.

That doesn’t seem to be happening in the way that was expected.”

Council approved McEvoy’s motion directing

staff to ensure the applicant’s revised traffic plan go back to the residents’ association for discussion.

Christine Edward, a transportation planner with the city, said staff are working with Urban Academy to identify what measures they can put in place to address traffic concerns.

“They did provide some additional information

about vehicle volumes and how people are accessing the site.What came out in the study is within the projections for the original development. So we had anticipated this was the amount of volume that would be accessing the site,” she said.

Coun. Chuck Puchmayr said he’ll listen to what residents have to say before making his final decision but noted this wasn’t contemplated when the site was rezoned to allow for the existing school.

“This is significant.This is 100 more students. …

That is not what I contemplated when I supported moving it to that area and giving them the zoning that permitted the school,” he said. “I am really anxious to hear what the community has to say.”

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316 3RD AVENuE

1,128,000

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7829 WEDGEWOOD, BBY

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Queens Park Opportunity, Great rental property or project home, 1895 heritage home, 4 bdrms and 2 baths up and 1 bdrm suite down. Approximately 2500 sq ft on 3 levels, home features high ceilings, fir floors and trims, front and back porch, wb fp (currently not in use), 8 year old roof and furnace, 4 yr old hw tank, most wiring updated, older double garage, 49,5x99.25 (4913 sq ft) corner lot.

2544 sf, 1964, 5 bdrm, 2 bath home on 50' x 197' (9850 sq ft) lot close to shopping, Rec Centre, schools & transit. Features gleaming h/w floors, LR with wood burning f/p, Country kitchen, 3 bdrms, 1.5 bath on the main & 2 bdrm down in full height basement with suite potential. Home has newer roof & h/w tank, h/w heating, covered sundeck, lovely gardens, single carport + open parking for more & much more! Perfect to live/rent now & develop later.

#2003 8 LAuGNA CRT

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#401 250 FRANCIS WAY

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Charming 3 lvl, 1997 sf, 1911, updated character home w/4 bdrms & 2 updated baths. This bright & spacious home features high ceilings, hrdwd floors, lovely updated kitchen w/gas stove, pot lighting, tile floors & bright eating area. The spacious dining room features lots of windows, built-in counter w/ cabinets & access to back deck. Upstairs has 3 bdrms & bath & basement with suite potential, features a large updated rec room area, wet bar/kitchenette, bdrm & bath. Enjoy the great 2 tiered back deck overlooking private fenced S. facing backyard w/gardens & a 110 sf detached wrkshp w/60 amps, could be an office or playhouse & a 100 sf storage/garden shed. Great location within walking distance to Moody Park, schools, transit & Uptown shopping.

#1801 69 JAMIESON CRT

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1,088,000

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Super River & mtn VIEWS from this bright & spacious 2131 sq ft PENTHOUSE suite in Fraserview’s Palace Quay complex. Features 3 bdrms + den, 3 bath suite & has tons of potential & awaits your updating ideas! Features a gas f/p, & a huge South East facing deck overlooking the VIEW. Great amenities including indoor pool, gym, sauna & social room. Excellent location close to park & Skytrain station. 2 pets allowed (max 20” in height), Max 12 rental allowed at a time.

#104 739 PRINCESS

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609,000

• Bright & spacious garden level suite with walk-out patio • 1178 sf • 10” ceilings throughout • newer carpets • newer toilets • 1 yr old washer/dryer • Cozy gas f/p • 2 large bdrms + den • 2 full baths • Insuite laundry & storage • 1 pet ok • Well maintained bldg. with newer elevators, new lobby carpets, gym & tennis court. • Great Uptown location.

SELLER WILL PAY FOR 1 YEAR STRATA FEES! River & mtn VIEWS from every room of this lovely 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 1108 sq ft*, top floor corner suite in Victoria Hill close to trails, parks, Skytrain, shopping & schools. Features vaulted 10’ ceilings, huge windows, open plan with large kitchen with Island, granite counters, SS applcs, LR with electric f/p + attached TV (included), covered deck, 2 generous sized bdrms with WI closets, 2 parking stalls, larger locker & much more. Access to superb rec facility with gym, lounge, games room, theatre, meeting room & basketball court. 1 pet & rentals ok. *Measured by Keyplan/Strata shows 1085 SF.

#1204 728 PRINCESS STREET

$

599,900

Bright & spacious, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 1,230 sf (measured by Keyplan/strata plan shows 1,196 sf), NE & NW facing corner suite with direct access to mall and gorgeous mountain VIEWS. Huge country kitchen with eating area & floor to ceiling windows for glorious morning sunshine, LR/DR with gas f/p, 2 large bdrms, insuite laundry/storage, covered balcony, updated flooring & appliances. Building well maintained & managed with social room & newer high-efficiency boilers, parkade roof & redecorated hallways. No pets or rentals allowed. Close to Uptown shopping, transit, parks & schools.

554 AMESS STREET

$

1,799,900

Stunning river, mtn & city VIEWS from this gorgeous 3 yr old, 3568 sq ft, 5 bdrm + office, 5 bath, 3 level exquisite home.

Features soaring high ceilings, huge windows, extensive tile floor, modern open plan, living room with gas f/p, large kitchen with Island, quartz counters, stainless steel appliances & opens to family room. Great layout with 4 bdrms, 3 baths up, legal suite and party room down, hot water heating, central A/C, low maintenance & nicely landscaped yard with extensive decking, patio & 3 car garage. Over 1,000 sq ft of patios & decks.

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Let there be light

A collection of 87 one- to three-bedroom loft-style residences coming soon to Port Royal Village, Aragon’s established 52-acre riverside community in New Westminster. Move-in ready this Fall.

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The developer reserves the right to make changes and modifications to the information combined herein without prior notice. This is not an offering for sale. E.&O.E.

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People New Westminster MLA calls it a career

Judy Darcy looks back over her political life as she announces that she won’t run for office again Theresa McManus

tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

When candidates hit the campaign trail for the next provincial election, New Westminster MLA Judy Darcy won’t be knocking on constituents’ doors – and not because the campaign will take place during a pandemic.

Darcy, who was elected as NewWestminster’s MLA in 2013 and reelected in 2017, won’t be seeking re-election during the next provincial election. She served as the B.C. NDP’s health critic during the party’s time in opposition, and she was appointed as British Columbia and Canada’s firstever minister of mental health and addictions after the NDP formed government in July 2017.

“I love this community,” she said. “It’s the greatest honour of my life to be MLA for seven years and three of those to be minister of mental health and addictions. I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.”

Premier John Horgan

hasn’t announced the date of the next provincial election, but he’s asked NDP MLAs whether they’ll be seeking re-election. He was a bit surprised by Darcy’s response.

“He said, ‘Jude, you have been going for 50 years strong, I just thought you’d always keep going,’” she said. “That was his reaction.”

Darcy said she will continue to work her butt off every second that she has left as NewWestminster’s MLA and B.C.’s minister of mental health and addictions.While she’s been called a “machine” because of her work ethic, Darcy said her gut is telling her it’s time to retire from politics.

“It’s been a really, really intensive seven years, especially the last three years.

I don’t want my energy to slow,” she said. “Would I be happy to do it for another couple of years? Absolutely. But when you commit, you commit for four years. … I’m turning 71 in November, so I will be 75. I know I don’t have four more years in me.”

Historic moment: Judy Darcy holds a photo of her and Nelson Mandela, whom she had a chance to meet in June 1990, shortly after he was released from prison in South Africa. Darcy was then national secretary-treasurer of CUPE. PHOTO THERESA MCMANUS

NO GREATER HONOUR Prior to entering politics, Darcy served as national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, where she was the only woman to lead a national union for many years. She also worked as the secretary-business manager for the Hospital Employees’ Union in B.C. Darcy said it’s been an honour to serve a community as caring as New Westminster. She points to the way residents, community groups, businesses, faith organizations and others have rallied together in response to issues such as fires, the Syrian refugee crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.

“To be able to represent a community like that for seven years?” she said.

“There isn’t any honour greater than that.”

Locally, career highlights include ensuring the Pattullo Bridge is rebuilt and working with the school district to lobby the then-Liberal government for funding to replace NewWestminster Secondary School. But Darcy says she’s most proud of her role in pressing for changes that may not have garnered big headlines but are important in residents’ day-to-day lives, whether that’s advocating for bus services in neighbourhoods or helping someone navigate their way through the bureaucracy to get a wheelchair.

“You go to bat for them, call the right people,” she said. “For most people, it is pretty bewildering. I’ve had amazing constituency staff.They are the ones that do the bulk of that work.They let me know what they are doing.They let me know when they need me to jump in.”

OVERDOSE CRISIS As minister of mental health and addictions, Darcy has immersed her-

NEW JOURNEYS: Judy Darcy loves being on the water – something she’ll have more time to enjoy after retiring from political life. Darcy and husband Gary Caroline took some time to kayak last month. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

self in efforts to combat the overdose crisis that is affecting families and communities across B.C. Darcy said her ministry has opened centres catering to youth, invested in counselling and recovery programs across B.C. and implemented programs aimed at reducing stigma surrounding mental health and addictions.The province has taken steps such as increasing the number of overdose-prevention and supervised-consumption sites, increasing access to naloxone and expanding treatment and recovery options.

Darcy said the number of deaths related to the overdose crisis started steadily going up in 2012, and a public health emergency was declared in 2016. After the NDP took office in 2017, she said the province began investing in a variety of initiatives.

“I give so much credit to people who do this work because it is such hard, hard work. But as a result of investments, massive investments, and all these people on the front lines, the numbers dropped by 36%. Now that was still a long way to go, but at least we were heading in the right direction,” she

said. “And then COVID hit.The drug supply, the fentanyl is sometimes 40 times higher in concentration than before. Fentanyl was already killing people.”

Since the pandemic began, B.C. has set several records for the number of illicit-drug overdoses.

“This touches me so deeply,” Darcy said of the overdose crisis. “It’s with me every moment of every day. It’s what keeps me awake at night, it really does.”

As long as she’s minister, Darcy said she will continue to press the federal government to decriminalize drugs.While decriminalization isn’t the “magic bullet” to solve the overdose crisis, she said it’s part of a response that includes prevention, treatment and recovery, and harm reduction.

“We can’t keep treating people as criminals.

The big drug pushers? Absolutely.The people who import these drugs, the people who mix these poisons, the people who sell these poisons, the traffickers – there are no words to describe. I don’t use the word ‘evil’ very often, but it’s cruel and it’s evil. And they are killing people,” she said. “But people who

are struggling with addiction, we can’t be judging them; we need to be giving them support.That’s why we can’t treat it as a moral issue, as a character issue or a criminal issue.That is why people use alone.

It’s why they use alone and why they die – 80% of people are using alone.”

MOVING ON Darcy’s retirement plans include spending more time with her husband of 44 years, Gary Caroline, who’s a human rights lawyer. She’s also planning on cooking more meals, reading more books and pursuing pastimes like photography and kayaking.

She’ll be staying in New West – “This is home.This is my community. I love it” – and contributing in a yet-to-be-determined way.

“I never planned to become MLA. I didn’t spend my life thinking ‘I want to run for office.’ I spent my life wanting to make changes in my community, my country and the world.That’s what’s always driven me since I was 19 years old – thus the 51 years of activism.

That continues.That fire doesn’t burn any less. I just don’t know what form it will take.”

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let us GuiDe you home

RE/MAX All Points Realty 102-321 Sixth St, New West

“I have worked with Patti, Wes and the team on a couple of sales and purchases, and they always go way above and beyond their clients’ needs. Their professionalism, attention to detail, and dedication to the task at hand are all second to none. They are more than real estate agents, they are family. Thanks Patti and Wes for everything!!”

- Matthew G. 302-25 Richmond St.

NEW LISTING

$549,900 102-98 Tenth St

• 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1184 sq ft • Ground floor unit • Lots of money spent on upgrades to the unit • High quality laminate floors • Beautiful renovated kitchen • New LG washer & dryer • Master bedroom w/ 5 piece ensuite - double sinks • Living room - gas fireplace & built in shelving • French doors out to large patio • 2 pets allowed, 1 parking, locker • Spacious dining area

NEW LISTING

$459,900 408-320 Royal Ave

• Huge one bedroom, 1032 sq. ft.

• 350 sq. ft. southeast facing patio • Kitchen has been beautifully upgraded • Laundry room doubles as insuite storage • Living room has a gas fireplace • Spacious bedroom with loads of storage • Updated solid wood blinds • Only two suites on this floor • Over height ceiling & lots of windows • Pool, gym & amenities / lounge room • Great convenient location • 2 pets allowed & parking stall

NEW LISTING

803-1235 Quayside Dr. $668,000 606-1135 Quayside Dr $589,900 3109-892 Carnarvon St • 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1465 sq ft • Fully renovated end unit • 2 balconies, nice river views • Open kitchen - quartz counters, movable island • Engineered hardwood floors • Bathrooms w/ travertine tile • Gas fireplace in huge living room • 2 bedrooms have ensuite bathrooms • Laundry room, lots of storage • 2 small pets & 100% rentals allowed • Pool, hot tub, 2 gyms, party room • Pool table, ping pong, common patio • Guest suite, visitor parking, caretaker

• 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1129 sq ft • Nice river views • Many upgrades throughout • Gas fireplace in living room • Good sized balcony off living room • Master with full ensuite bathroom & large closet • Plenty of windows & natural light • Anchor Pointe is a well maintained concrete building • 2 parking stalls, storage locker • 100% rentals allowed • Across the street from the boardwalk

$299,900 404-3 K de K Ct

• 1 bedroom in The Peppertree • Fully renovated in 2016 • Quiet side of the building • Beautiful views of the river & city • S-SE facing so super bright • Great balcony off the living room • All-in-one washer/dryer • Kitchen has quartz counters, island, built in microwave & dishwasher • Storage locker, secure parking stall • Visitor parking, bike room, rec room, games room • 1 dog/cat allowed & 6 rentals allowed

$549,900 211-12 K de K Ct.

• Incredible views from the 31st floor • Most convenient location in New West • 2 bed ms 2 ba oo s • N e p layout w/ bedrooms on opposite side • g 1 4 ft b y w/ river & city views E c c ep in iving room Lam ate floors, insuite laundry • Huge master bedroom w/ ensuite bathroom • Concrete building built in 2009 • Gym, social room w/ kitchen, courtyard & full time caretaker • Rentals & 2 small pets allowed

SOLD T S U J PLE MULTI S! OFFER

$799,900 1201-210 Salter St.

• Live right on the water • 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms + loft, 1446 sq ft • 575 sq ft private rooftop deck • 3 level top floor condo • Gas fireplace, soaring overheight ceiling • Huge pantry attached to kitchen • Balcony off of both bedrooms • Insuite laundry • 2 pets allowed - 15 kg / 33 lb max • 7 rentals allowed - currently 4 rented • 1 parking stall, visitor parking & guest suite • Great building w/ excellent strata council

$799,900

• The Peninsula - Stunning views • 2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1265 sq ft • Bedrooms each have spa-like ensuites • Floor to ceiling, wall to wall windows • Kitchen - high end Gaggenau appliances • Large deck off living room & master bedroom • 2nd deck off the guest bedroom & living room • Exquisite porcelain tiles throughout • Geothermal heat & A/C • Concierge service, gym, hot tub, bike storage • 2 parking stalls, locker • Pets & rentals allowed

$529,900 208-85 Eighth Ave $529,900 207-215 Mowat St

• 1 Bedroom + Den, 984 sq ft • Den could be a 2nd bedroom • 2 balconies • Open concept floor plan • Large updated kitchen • Laundry room, gas fireplace • Spacious bedroom w/ walk in closet • Common rooftop patio & amenity room • Dockside is a great building • Steps to the boardwalk • Pets allowed, 1 parking, locker & visitor parking

• 2 bed, 2 bath in Glenbrooke North • Beautiful kitchen w/ island, undermount lighting, granite counters • Spacious master has two closets • Double sinks in ensuite bathroom • Covered balcony, barbeques allowed • New washer • Low strata fee, central location • Located on quiet side of the building • Visitor parking, bike room, kids play area & courtyard • Parking stall, locker, 1 dog/cat & rentals allowed

$325,000

• 1 bedroom, 598 sq ft • Full exterior upgrade in 2019 • New siding, windows, doors, roof, balconies & patios • Re-piped in 2012 • Renovated kitchen & bathroom • Large living and dining area • SW facing balcony • Charming, quiet street in a central spot • Low strata fee • Parking stall & storage locker • 2 cats are welcome • 14 rentals allowed

“Wes, Patti and their team are true professionals. They were honest, dependable and reassuring throughout the biggest, and most exciting move of our lives. We can’t thank them enough for all their advice, reassurance and professionalism. This quality of service is truly what all real estate agents and agencies should aspire to – thanks guys!”

- Tiffany, Joel, Lucie, Jameson, Montecore & Maui

Voted Best Realtor by the New West Reader’s Choice 10 of the past 11 years!

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City Council wants input on proposed Sapperton highrise Theresa McManus

tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

New Westminster city council wants to hear what the community has to say about a proposed highrise in Sapperton.

Wesgroup is proposing changes to its future development at 100 Braid St., where it had planned to build a strata highrise.

In exchange for changing that to market rental housing, and possibly providing some units at “lessthan-market rates” if it receives funding through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, it will increase the residential density on the site, increase the maximum building height from 65 metres to 118 metres and decrease the off-street parking requirements.

A streamlined application review process ap-

proved by council will include an interdepartmental review with the project team and other city departments, applicant-led stakeholder engagement, presentation of the rezoning and development permit applications to the New Westminster design panel, city-led consultation and a public hearing.

A recent staff report to council said Wesgroup has indicated 96 of the 424 units in the building would be “affordable” units, with rents being 70% of the “household median income” for 10 years, at which time they would then revert to secured market rental.

Coun. Chuck Puchmayr expressed concern about what the city stands to gain in exchange for the density and height being proposed. Instead of

a 21-storey highrise, the changes would allow Wesgroup to build a 35-storey tower on the site located near Braid and Brunette.

“There’s really no social housing component here.

It sort of hints that it has some social housing component, but it doesn’t,” he said. “I think, personally, if we are going to give that type of a variance of height in a neighbourhood that interfaces so closely with an existing neighbourhood, there is really nothing in it here for me.”

Other council members, however, supported a recommendation directing staff to process the zoning bylaw text amendment application and the development permit as per a streamlined process, so the applicant can meet CMHC deadlines to apply for rental construction financing.They want

Up, up, up: An artist’s rendering of the proposed development at Braid and Brunette. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

to hear what community members have to say about the project.

Coun. Patrick Johnstone said he’s viewing the proposal as a market rental building, not a social housing building.

“I am happy to see it go through public review to hear how the community responds to it,” he said. “I encourage Wesgroup and planning staff to take a se-

rious look at what the balance here is between what they are providing us and what they are going to get with additional density.”

Coun. Jaimie McEvoy said he will be evaluating the proposal as a market rental project, not an affordable housing project.

While market rental is important, he said it’s also important to recognize how unaffordable rents are in Greater Vancouver compared to people’s incomes and rents in other cities.

“When I am seeing terminology like ‘close-tomarket’ I actually feel like that is undermining the affordable housing agenda.

Because it is suggesting that that is good enough, that that is OK, that that is what we need to accomplish to address the housing issue,” he said. “I don’t think ‘close-to-market’

does very much to address the affordable housing issue.”

Mayor Jonathan Cote questioned if the city has any leverage in asking the developer to extend the 10 year timeline for the retention of the less-than-market rate units.

“The case has been made to us that there is a marginal business case and that if all the points don’t align they will go back to building strata building,” said Emilie Adin, the city’s director of development services.

“I am sure they … will be working with us to either alleviate those concerns or go back to the previous project.”

Council directed staff to explore with the developer whether it would consider extending the below-market component from 10 years to 15 years.

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In a Sept. 3 letter to Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez, Julian expressed concern about potential impacts related to the government’s announcement that Canadians will be transitioning from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit to Employment Insurance.

Earlier this year, the federal government introduced CERB for employed and self-employed Canadians who are directly affected by COVID-19.Through CERB, eligible Canadians can receive $2,000 for a four-week period.

Julian noted CERB is set to end on Sept. 27, which is just days after the scheduled speech from the throne.

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grams the government has “While this matter could promised to enact to prowell have been dealt with vide much-needed income in August had the governsupports to Canadians will ment not shut down Parnot yet be in place when liament by proroguing, CERB ends,” he wrote. there is still another path “Canadians are worried forward,” Julian stated. about paying their bills, a “To that end I am writpossible second wave of ing to request that ParCOVID-19, and the reliament be recalled early, turn to work and school. with a throne speech, to alIt is completely low legislation to unacceptable to be put forward, add to this uncerdebated and ultainty.” timately put in On Aug. 18, place prior to Prime Minthe conclusion ister Justin of CERB. BarTrudeau anring this, CERB nounced he had should be exasked the Govtended until such ernor General to a time as the proPeter Julian prorogue Parliagrams aimed at ment until Friday, NDP MP replacing it are Sept. 23, when a actually in place throne speech will be deand those who rely on livered.

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City New West provides pandemic help to citizens Council gives task forces another $16,000 but says the provincial government needs to kick in, too the Friendly Caller Program ($600); costs related to hall rental for a food hamper program ($720); costs related to pick-up and delivery of food hampers when staff are not available ($500); personal protective equipment to safeguard volunteers and enable food security programs to operate ($800); and unanticipated costs based on emergent issues and needs ($2,000).

John Stark, the city’s supervisor of community planning, said the funds will cover some of the ongoing expenses related to services that have been helping vulnerable community members during the pandemic.

According to a report to council, the Pacific Re-

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NewWestminster will contribute financially to the well-being of vulnerable citizens in the community – but it wants the province to help out as well.

Council recently approved allocating $16,620 to two task forces created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The money, which supports the at-risk and vulnerable populations and seniors and persons with disabilities task forces until the end of 2020, will go toward: the provision of three portable toilets ($12,000); professional counselling services to support volunteers with

gion Emergency Response Centre covered some of the pandemic-related costs, including the placement of portable toilets throughout the city, but that funding ended on July 31. The report noted the task forces are continuing to incur pandemic-related costs, but there’s no dedicated city funding source for this purpose.

“In anticipation of this funding ending, staff has scaled back some of its response efforts, including reducing the number of portable toilets to three, and informing faithbased and non-profit organizations that pandemic-related costs would no longer be covered by PREOC,” said the report.

“Additionally, the num-

ber of staff assigned to resourcing the task forces has been significantly reduced as civic facilities and services are phased back into operation.”

There will be impacts on that at-risk and vulnerable population

Stark told council there is still a “real need” for the portable toilets.

“We have a lot of businesses and residents who have expressed concern around human waste and other issues in the down-

town,” he said, “so they are meeting the need – particularly with faith facilities still closed, based on non-profit organizations having limited access and also businesses limiting their washrooms to paying customers.”

While the funding will help address these expenses until the end of the year, Stark said staff hope the province will become more involved and will cover some of these expenses going forward.

“If not, there will be impacts on that at-risk and vulnerable population,” he said.

Council directed staff to hold discussions with the province to secure funding for ongoing pandemic-related costs associated

with addressing the needs of at-risk and vulnerable populations in NewWestminster.

“If there is a second wave of the pandemic in the fall, the requested funds will likely be insufficient to address pandemic-related needs associated with at-risk and vulnerable populations,” said the staff report.

Given the significant economic and employment restructuring associated with the pandemic, staff believe that issues such as food insecurity and homelessness will continue to deepen long after the pandemic and municipalities will require senior government funding to offset the costs of dealing with these issues.

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ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 8211, 2020 FOR 466 ROUSSEAU STREET (URBAN ACADEMY) (REZ00159).

WHAT IS THIS BYLAW ABOUT? An application has been received for a Zoning Bylaw text amendment to the Comprehensive Development District (Braid Street) (CD-67) in order to facilitate a proposed expansion to the Urban Academy School located at 466 Rousseau Street. The expansion would consist of a 106 sq.m. (1,140 sq.ft.) addition on the fourth floor and a 494 sq.m. (5,317 sq.ft.) addition on the fifth floor in order to accommodate additional space for classrooms, learning commons, kitchen, office space, common areas, maintenance rooms, and washrooms as well as some new stairwells. The Zoning Bylaw text amendment would increase the maximum number of students attending the school from 450 to 550.

HOW DO I GET MORE INFORMATION? From September 14 to September 30, 2020, read the bylaw, related material and how to participate online at www.newwestcity.ca/publicnotices.

HOW CAN I BE HEARD? Everyone who logs into the electronic meeting may address Council. Advance registration is highly recommended. The meeting will be run via a Zoom webinar. Written submissions by email, post, or dropping off at the mailbox on the north side of City Hall are welcome and encouraged.

NOTICE OF WAIVER OF PUBLIC HEARING Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8213, 2020 for 330 E. Columbia Street (Royal Columbian Hospital) (REZ00154).

NOTICE OF WAIVER: Notice is given under s. 464(2) of the Local Government Act that Council has waived the holding of a public hearing respecting Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8213, 2020. An application has been received to rezone the Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) site located at 330 East Columbia Street from Public and Institutional Districts (High Rise) (P-3) to Comprehensive Development District (Royal Columbian Hospital) (CD-90) in order to accommodate Phases 2 and 3 of the RCH Redevelopment. These phases are intended to allow for the continued renovation, redevelopment and modernization of the hospital facilities to better service the community and region.

There are three ways to participate in the meeting: 1. Computer: Go to www.zoom.us, click on “Join a meeting”. Enter Meeting ID when prompted, and click “Join”.

2. Smartphone/tablet: Download the Zoom Cloud Meetings app, open it, select “Join a meeting”. Enter meeting ID, and select “Join”.

3. Phone: Call 778-907-2071. Enter the meeting ID followed by #.

HOW DO I GET MORE INFORMATION? From September 16 to September 28, 2020, read the bylaw and related material online at www.newwestcity.ca/ publicnotices.

Council will consider third reading of Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8213, 2020 at its Regular Council meeting on September 28, 2020. The meeting will be broadcast live on the City’s website and can be viewed by going to http://newwestcity.ca and clicking on “Watch Event” on the meeting schedule page.

MEETING ID: 652 4965 7967

Jacque Killawee, City Clerk

Contact Legislative Services to register to speak, or with questions about the process: Phone: 604-527-4523 Legislative Services Department, Email: clerks@newwestcity.ca 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9

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BUSINESS LICENSE AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 8216, 2020 WHAT IS THIS BYLAW ABOUT? Business License Amendment Bylaw No. 8216, 2020 will allow cannabis edibles products to be sold in locations where the retail sale of cannabis is permitted.

HOW DO I GET MORE INFORMATION? From September 14 to September 28, 2020, read the bylaw, related material and how to participate online at www.newwestcity.ca/publicnotices.

HOW CAN I BE HEARD? Everyone who logs into the electronic meeting may address Council. Advance registration is highly recommended. The meeting will be run via a Zoom webinar. Written submissions by email, post, or dropping off at the mailbox on the north side of City Hall are welcome and encouraged.

Contact Legislative Services to register to speak, or with questions about the process: Phone: 604-527-4523 Legislative Services Department, Email: clerks@newwestcity.ca 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9 There are three ways to participate in the meeting: 1. Computer: Go to www.zoom.us, click on “Join a meeting”. Enter Meeting ID when prompted, and click “Join”.

2. Smartphone/tablet: Download the Zoom Cloud Meetings app, open it, select “Join a meeting”. Enter meeting ID, and select “Join”.

3. Phone: Call 778-907-2071. Enter the meeting ID followed by #.

NOTICE OF WAIVER OF PUBLIC HEARING Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8218, 2020 for 532 Sixth Street (REZ00175).

NOTICE OF WAIVER: Notice is given under s. 464(2) of the Local Government Act that Council has waived the holding of a public hearing respecting Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8218, 2020. An amendment to the Zoning Bylaw is being considered by Council which would remove retail sale of cannabis as a permitted use at 532 Sixth Street as MUSE Cannabis Stores Ltd. is no longer able operate a cannabis retail store at this location.

HOW DO I GET MORE INFORMATION? From September 14 to September 28, 2020, read the bylaw and related material online at www.newwestcity.ca/ publicnotices. Council will consider third reading and adoption of Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8218, 2020 at its Regular Council meeting on September 28, 2020. The meeting will be broadcast live on the City’s website and can be viewed by going to http://newwestcity.ca and clicking on “Watch Event” on the meeting schedule page.

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FALL ACTIVE LIVING GUIDE

We are thrilled to reopen our recreation facilities and offer a selection of our services to the community. As you will have expected, COVID-19 safety requirements have changed how we can operate and the number of participants we can accommodate. It is important to closely review all service and safety information in the fall Active Living Guide and during the program registration process. We want you to be fully informed and prepared to participate safely!

Fall program registration is now open! Reservation bookings drop-in services (swimming, skating, fitness centre, sports and more) can be made 3 days in advance of the activity.

View the Fall Active Living Guide page for details: newwestcity.ca/welcome-back We look forward to hosting another fall season of exciting recreation in New Westminster. Follow New Westminster Parks and Recreation on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter @newwestrec for updates.

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NOTICE OF WAIVER OF PUBLIC HEARING Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8215, 2020 NOTICE OF WAIVER: Notice is given under s. 464(2) of the Local Government Act that Council has waived the holding of a public hearing respecting Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8215, 2020.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8215, 2020 to allow cannabis edibles products to be sold in locations where the retail sale of cannabis is permitted.

HOW DO I GET MORE INFORMATION? From September 14 to September 28, 2020, read the bylaw and related material online at www.newwestcity.ca/ publicnotices.

Council will consider third reading and adoption of Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 8215, 2020 at its Regular Council meeting on September 28, 2020. The meeting will be broadcast live on the City’s website and can be viewed by going to http://newwestcity.ca and clicking on “Watch Event” on the meeting schedule page.

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PROPERTY TAX REMINDER All property tax payments and home owner grants (if eligible) must be received by September 30, 2020. A 10% penalty will be levied on October 1, 2020. Please pay your bills via one of the following options: Online Banking - Add ‘New Westminster City’ as bill payee.

Use the 8-digit folio number on the front of your tax notice as the account number. Allow at least 3 business days prior to the due date.

Credit Card - Pay online at newwestcity.ca/egov.

Convenience fee applies.

In-person Banking - Pay at most chartered banks and credit union. Financial institutions do not accept home owner grants.

Cheques & Bank Drafts - Make payable to the City of New Westminster. May be postdated to the tax due date. Send by mail, or place in City Hall drop box located at the north entrance.

In-person at City Hall - Available September 23, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. Hours subject to change, please call 604-527-4550.

Please note that payments must be received by the due date. Allow at least three business days for processing between payment and due date. Sign up for e-billing and access your account information 24/7 at newwestcity. ca/mycity. Claim your electronic home owner grant at newwestcity.ca/ehog.

REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON A ZONING BYLAW TEXT AMENDMENT APPLICATION September 28 – October 12, 2020 ZONING BYLAW TEXT AMENDMENT FOR 100 BRAID STREET (REZ00201)

Comment Period from September 28 to October 12 2020 Virtual Information Session hosted on Wednesday, October 7 2020 from 6 to 8PM WHAT IS THE ZONING BYLAW TEXT AMENDMENT FOR 100 BRAID STREET ABOUT? Wesgroup has applied to amend text for the Comprehensive Development zoning (CD-67) zoning district that was adopted for 100 Braid Street on November 21, 2016. A Development Permit application is being processed concurrently with the Zoning Bylaw Text Amendment. The purpose of the proposed text amendment is to: 1. Increase the net residential density on the subject property from 18,817.5 square metres. (202,550 sq. ft.) (4.3 FSR) to 28,456.6 square metres (306,304 sq.ft.) (6.51 FSR); 2. Increase the maximum building height from 65 metres (213.25 ft.) to 118 metres (390.42 ft.); and 3. Decrease the off-street parking requirements to a ratio of 0.81 stalls per unit and 0.651 visitor stalls per unit.

In exchange, the applicant is proposing to provide 424 units of market rental housing. The applicant is also pursuing Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) funding, which could allow for 96 of these units to be offered at less-than-market rates. The proposal would still be required to provide 395 square metres (4,252 sq.ft.) of dedicated art gallery and studio space with discounted rents.

HOW DO I GET MORE INFORMATION? From September 28 to October 12 2020, find detailed project information on the 100 Braid Street project webpage: www.newwestcity.ca/public-engagement-opportunities Virtual Information Session On October 7, 2020 from 6-8pm there will be an Information and Question & Answer session hosted on Zoom. There are three ways to participate in the virtual information session: 1. Computer: Go to www.zoom.us, click on “Join a meeting”. Enter Meeting ID when prompted, and click “Join”.

2. Smartphone/tablet: Download the Zoom Cloud Meetings app, open it, select “Join a meeting”.

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HOW CAN I BE HEARD? On May 4, 2020, Council approved an interim development review process during the COVID-19 State of Emergency. Send your comments via the survey, email or mail from September 28 to October 12 2020 to: Survey - Found on the 100 Braid Street Street project webpage at: www.newwestcity.ca/public-engagement-opportunities Email - devfeedback@newwestcity.ca Mail - Development Services Department (Planning), 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9

Provincial consideration of comments relating to the Zoning Bylaw Text Amendment application require a name and address to be provided.

Written comments will be made publicly available. Petitions will not be considered.

A public hearing may be scheduled in the future, if determined by City Council. QUESTIONS? Planning Division: 604-527-4532 Continued on page 20

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The Fraser Northwest Division of Family Practice, which covers New Westminster and the Tri-Cities, has launched what it’s calling a Patient Attachment Waitlist. Anyone looking for a primary care provider – a family doctor or nurse practitioner – can sign up on the waitlist until a match is found in their area.

A press release notes the goal is to streamline and simplify the process of finding a care provider – something that has become more challenging in recent years.

The Fraser Northwest Division of Family Practice says having a primary care provider is a key part of good health; it’s been identified as a key indicator of long-term health

and well-being, particularly for those with complex or chronic health conditions. Primary care

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providers are able to build a relationship with patients over time, and they possess an intimate knowledge and understanding

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When patients lose primary care providers – for instance, with the retirement of a longtime physician – finding a replacement can be stressful.

“I have had the same family doctor for the last 43 years,” said one patient in the press release. “He is intimately aware of my history – history that can’t be known by a doctor at a walk-in clinic who has no connection to my family. My family doctor will soon retire, and I am terrified that I will no longer have a family doctor who understands my healthcare needs and history.”

The press release notes that the number of patients who are connected to care providers through the waitlist will ultimately depend on the number of family doctors and nurse

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REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON A REZONING & LIQUOR PRIMARY APPLICATION September 3 - 24, 2020 REZONING (REZ00199) & LIQUOR PRIMARY APPLICATION - 457 EAST COLUMBIA STREET WHAT IS THE REZONING (REZ00199) & LIQUOR PRIMARY APPLICATION ABOUT? An application has been received from Capital City Arcade Inc. to rezone the site to allow the use of an amusement arcade that is not within a mall, is larger than currently permitted, and has reduced restrictions on game content, business license annual fees and extended hours of operation.

A 50 seat Liquor Primary license in Unit ‘A’ (the arcade) is being applied for that would permit liquor to be sold and served in the games area Monday to Sunday 9:00am to 1:00am without restrictions on whether minors may be present.

HOW DO I GET MORE INFORMATION? From September 3-24, 2020, find detailed project information on the 457 East Columbia Street project webpage: www.newwestcity.ca/public-engagement-opportunities HOW CAN I BE HEARD? On May 4, 2020, Council approved an interim development review process during the COVID-19 State of Emergency. Send your comments via the survey, email or mail by September 24, 2020 to: Survey - Found on the 475 East Columbia Street project webpage at: www.newwestcity.ca/public-engagement-opportunities Email - devfeedback@newwestcity.ca Mail - Development Services Department (Planning), 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9 Provincial consideration of comments relating to the liquor license application require a name and address to be provided. Written comments will be made publicly available. Petitions will not be considered.

A public hearing may be scheduled in the future, if determined by City Council.

QUESTIONS? Planning Division: 604-527-4532

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The New Westminster Museum and Archives is now open to the public with new visiting procedures and physical distancing measures. The museum invites the public to visit the museum and the archives for free by appointment Wednesdays to Sundays at Anvil Centre.

Visitors can visit the museum on a timed-entry basis.

All visitors must pre-book a ticket online at booking. nwmuseumarchives.ca to be admitted to the museum.

To maintain visitor and staff safety, only a maximum of six people per bubble can enter at a time. The museum now has a one-route through most parts of the gallery, directional signage, and cleaning each hour.

For the safety of our staff and guests, visitors over the age of two are required to wear face masks and use hand sanitizer while inside the Museum and Anvil Centre.

The first entry time each day is 9:50 am and the last entry time is 3:50 pm. If you or anyone in your party is feeling sick, please rebook your ticket for a later date. For full details about our reopening, visit our website at newwestcity.ca/services/arts-and-heritage/ museums-and-archives.

The archives at Anvil Centre is now open for in-person research. For more details about our new visiting procedures and to book an appointment, please e-mail archives@newwestcity.ca.

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Braid StrEAT food truck events will continue this fall Theresa McManus AROUND TOWN

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The Braid StrEAT Experience will continue to serve up food truck fare into the fall.

The pop-up drive-thru food truck event has been taking place in a parking lot next to the Braid Street SkyTrain station on weekends since Canada Day. Originally set to end on Sept. 6, it will continue to run on several weekends this fall.

“Overall, our customers have been praising us for a COVID-friendly experience with great food, speedy service and an awesome idea,” said Guy Ciprian of Savi Integrated Marketing, which is producing the event in partnership with West Coast Pop Up Events.

Future dates for the Braid StrEAT Experience are Sept. 19 and 20, Oct. 3, 4, 17, 18 and 31 and Nov. 1 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 81 Braid St. In addition to a drive-thru service, a walk-up grab-andgo service is permitted.

The event was created with a goal of supporting some of the food trucks that have been hard-hit financially by the pandemic.

“The Braid StrEAT Experience has been an interesting venture with an opportunity to reinvent the industry,” Ciprian

said. “Although we have had the majority of all our contracts cancelled this year due to the COVID pandemic, we have managed to make lemonade out of lemons.”

The Braid StrEAT Experience has also been raising money for the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation. On the Labour Day weekend, folks involved in the event presented the foundation with a donation of almost $2,400 ($1,994 from the event and $400 from Hunky Bills), which was on top of their previous $900 donation from Canada Day. “We are fortunate to have a partnership with the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, some amazing local young workers, a working relationship with some quality food truck vendors and the support from our local community. Together we have all worked together and been able to help some small businesses survive.We are all proud to be able to support the foundation, and to date we have raised almost $3,300 for them,” Ciprian said. “It has been a great experience, and with the extension of our dates into the fall we will continue to support them all.”

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for a wall where she can feature some of the community’s four-legged friends.

Halsey’s artistic endeavours have included paining two murals on fences in New West and writing two books about her projects.

She thought she’d found a canvas for her next “fur faces” on fences mural but it fell through.

“I was geared up. So disappointed.Well, now I want to find a fence,” she said in an email to the Record. “I already have two people that wanted their dogs on fences when I had run out of room. I know I have more – I just have to dig.”

Halsey’s past mural projects have included Dogs of Sixth and Devoy and Friends and Cherry Lane Canines and Cats.

She’s on the hunt for fence for a third project, which would feature dogs and cats – including those belonging to essential service workers.

Along with promoting the importance of dogs and cats in people’s lives, she said the mural also aims to raise awareness

and money for the BC and Alberta Guide Dogs’ puppy-sponsorship program.

For a minimum donation of $100, Halsey will paint a beloved pet’s face on the fence.The funds will go into a nonprofit Halsey founded in 2016, Citizen Canine Companion, which promotes the importance of dogs in people’s lives, as well as the BC and Alberta Guide dogs.

Halsey believes a mural will brighten the days of passersby – something she thinks is even more necessary during the pandemic.

“I want to be at least of some use to society, and this fence will make people happy when they see it, and is a good thing. And it will keep me positive too.

And we all need to be right now especially,” she said.

“This positive attitude is crucial to our recovery.”

For more information on the mural or the charity, email Halsey at clephadij@shaw.ca.

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Business Grads, food bank get a boost from Key West Chino Alde finished off the 2020 school year with a high school diploma – and a car.

With large-scale dry grad celebrations out of the question for New Westminster Secondary School grads because of COVID-19, a series of smaller alcohol- and drugfree celebrations were planned to help students celebrate their final year of high school. At each of those events, the name of a student was drawn – with all of those students going on to vie for a free, used vehicle donated by Key West Ford.

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The students whose names were drawn from each of the dry grad celebrations recently attended a social-distanced draw at Key West Ford to determine who would become the vehicle’s new owner.

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Helping out: Terra Paredes of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society, centre, recently picked up a cheque for $4,480 from Key West Ford, which raised money at drive-in movie events in New West in June and July – and matched funds provided by moviegoers. Brayden Gouttin, left, and Mary Feldhaus, right, of Key West Ford were on hand for the presentation. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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Along with the free vehicle, Key West Ford general manager/partner Adam Isfeld provided three months of car insurance to the grand-prize winner. Other finalists in the draw didn’t leave the dealership empty-handed, as they were given Apple AirPods.

In non-COVID times, Key West Ford is a sponsor of many events around town – a tradition the local business has carried on during the pandemic.

In June and July, Key West Ford sponsored popup drive-in movie afternoons and evenings hosted

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Along with providing an afternoon or evening of family fun, the drive-ins also raised money for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society.

Feldhaus said attendees donated whatever they were comfortable donating, and Isfeld matched those funds.

All totalled, Key West Ford donated $4,480 cash and 198 pounds of food to the food bank from the pop-up drive-in movies – a total value of nearly $5,000.

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26 THURSDAY September 17, 2020 • New West Record

LOCAL BC CHOICES! Prices Effective September 17 - 23, 2020.

100% BC OWNED AND OPERATED

BC GROWN FRESH PRODUCE! Weather Permitting

4.37/kg

98 1/lb

4 for 500

from

Oliver!

Organic Coronation & Himrod Grapes from Secrest Farm

598

2L Package

Organic Bunch Carrots from Crisp Organics & 2EE Farm

Organic Corn on the Cob from Crisp Organics

Organic Field Tomatoes from Secrest Farm

298 Bunch

from

from

Abbots rd & Surrfo ey

Abbots ford!

Organic Red Buckeye Gala Apples from Liber Farm

Organic Pugly Potatoes from Fraserland Farms

First of the Season 4.37/kg

Purple, Red & Yellow

from

198

Oliver!

/lb

298

from

Cawsto n!

from

Delta!

2.27kg Bag

Let’s Break Some Bread Choices’ Own Bread:

The Bakers Mezzo Bastone

149 250g

The Bakers Crusty Loaf

Sourdough Baguette

229

279

450g

250g

Olympic Yogurt from

Delta!

Assorted Varieties

899 999 1099 1.75kg Natural

1.75kg Organic

1.75kg Greek & Krema

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from Vancou ver!

799 250ml

Curelle Shampoo, Conditioners, Body Wash & Lotions Assorted Varieties

xx x 49 13 500ml

xx

xxx xx

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