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A discussion of gender-based harassment and rape culture at NWSS turned explosive at a New Westminster school board meeting last week – so much so that the board took the unusual step of issuing a public statement after the fact.

“Gender-based harassment and violence is something we take exceptionally seriously, at all levels of our organization,” school board chair Gurveen Dhaliwal said in the statement, released on April 28. “As we have been doing, we will continue to ensure that students have safe and supportive opportunities to share their concerns and thoughts.”

The issue arose during a public comment period at SD40’s April 26 board meeting, when New Westminster Secondary School student Sophie Hansen shared an update on the work of the school’s SEAS (Safety, Education, Advocacy and Support) group.

The group, formerly called SIS (Safety in Schools), was formed last year after a group of students launched a petition calling for action on sexual harassment of female students at the high school.

“Our school is full of girls who’ve been forced into uncomfortable situations, been harassed, disrespected, touched, victim-blamed, and we’re tired of it,” the 2021 petition said, in part.

Hansen and fellow student Makena Thomas – who initiated the petition last April – told the board they’d received good support from staff and administration in the immediate aftermath of the petition but said the support has declined.

“It did dwindle out over time, but the accusations and the cases did not,”

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Hansen said.

Dhaliwal told the students it would be more appropriate to move the discussion off-line, bringing the student comments to a close. She promised them associate superintendent Maryam Naser would meet with administration at the high school to reignite the conversation and said students would hear more soon.

But the discussion wasn’t quite that simple.

‘RAPE CULTURE’ AT NWSS The board also found itself under fire from parent Kathleen Carlsen, who told trustees she’d only recently learned about the “rape culture” at the high school.

“Our students need to be protected.They need to feel they can go to school without the fear of being assaulted.They need counsellors, but above all they need help, and they need response when they do ask for help.They’re dealing with trauma, and they do need support,” she said.

Trustee Mary Lalji also jumped into the fray, making a motion that the

This is extremely upsetting, and this needs a conversation now.

board meet with the students as soon as possible to continue the discussion.

“This is extremely upsetting, and this needs a conversation now,” she said.

Dhaliwal said the board wasn’t rejecting the students’ call for a discussion.

‘Rape culture’: NWSS students spoke to trustees April 26 about their concerns over sexual harassment of female students at the city’s only public secondary school. PHOTO RECORD FILES

She said a public board meeting that was being broadcast live was not the “safe space” needed for a discussion about sexual assault and rape culture.

Trustee Maya Russell questioned why she hadn’t heard anything about these particular concerns during an NWSS student symposium she’d attended the previous week.

“I certainly hope that adults are not fearmongering and playing politics with the safety of high school students and with the culture of our high school, because that would be very irresponsible and deeply upsetting,” she said.

“I am very concerned with what I am hearing from students.”

Trustee Dee Beattie seconded Lalji’s motion to allow discussion to take place. But she said she didn’t support the motion and hoped the other board members would vote against it.

“This is such a sensitive issue, and it doesn’t belong in public,” she said. “The

students deserve to have this conversation off-line, private, where their names aren’t being tweeted out live.”

Beattie said the issue deserved “a very serious followup” but said that would happen without a motion.

Lalji’s motion didn’t receive any support from other trustees.

‘COUNTERPRODUCTIVE CONFLICT’ But students at the meeting didn’t stop there.

Grace, who identified herself by first name only, responded to trustees’ suggestions that a public board meeting was the wrong place for a discussion of such issues.

“I think it’s important that the board respect the autonomy of students in choosing to come here and engage.We are not forced to come here and have these conversations; we have chosen to have these conversations,” she said.

“We want to come here because we want to voice

our concerns in this environment specifically.”

Sam Killawee, an NWSS Student Voice representative, said it was unfortunate the whole discussion had become “conflict-based.”

“It is counterproductive to the goals of ending sexual harassment and rape culture,” he said. “Conversations at the board that leave students wondering whether the board listens to students, rather than about what the students said and what can be done, are ineffective.”

BOARD STATEMENT On Thursday, April 28, the board issued its public statement.

The statement acknowledges the concerns raised by students a year ago about “patterns of sexual harassment and assaults that were impacting students and their sense of safety.”

“Appropriately, these concerns were taken seriously by the board, by district staff and by lead-

ership and staff at the school. School administrators have continued to work with staff and students to address immediate needs (and with other stakeholders, where appropriate) and have worked to create educational opportunities to address the attitudes and patterns that can lead to harassment and assault – including but not limited to staff workshops, high-profile guest speakers for students, and peer-to-peer engagement around these issues,” it says.

“We heard that some students are disappointed by the pace of this work and are looking for renewed engagement from administration.

That is valuable feedback for us as a board to hear, so we can help to ensure that student safety and needs are being appropriately met.”

The statement says comments from a “limited number of non-student participants” at the meeting were “misleading and took the conversation in a challenging direction.”

It also notes the associate superintendent has met with administration and staff at the school already and will be working with them, the students and “other relevant stakeholders” to delve more deeply into whatever else may need to be done.

“Student safety – both physical and emotional – is paramount to our concerns as a board. And we look forward to hearing how these deeper conversations have continued,” the statement concludes.

You can find a full text of the school board statement at www.newwest schools.ca/our-board/ news-bulletins.

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MAYORS’ FOOD BANK CHALLENGE: A MESSAGE FROM MAYOR COTÉ Hello, New Westminster! I have partnered with the Greater Vancouver Food Bank to help serve people in need and bring a greater awareness of food insecurity right here in our own neighbourhoods.

Throughout the month of May, I am working with my fellow mayors to feed our neighbours. The Mayor’s Food Bank Challenge is a fundraising initiative to support the growing number of community members in need. This is a friendly competition between the Cities of New Westminster, Burnaby, Chilliwack, North Vancouver, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Vancouver, and White Rock to see who can raise the most dollars, per capita, this month.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Saturday, May 7 8:00 am Massey Victory Heights’ Residents Association 17th Annual Garage Sale Massey Victory Heights Neighbourhood

Tuesday, May 10 7:00 pm Queensborough Residents’ Association Meeting and AGM Queensborough Community Centre

Monday, April 25 6:00 pm Council Meeting Council Chamber, City Hall Meeting held electronically and open to public attendance.

Wednesday, May 11 – Thursday, May 12 8:00 am daily 2022 Sport for Life Summit Anvil Centre

In 2018, 11,800 residents (over 14 percent) were living below the poverty line.

More than 15 percent of our city’s children and 21 percent of our seniors were living in poverty. Since COVID-19 began, as you can imagine, these numbers have grown. In BC, 26 percent of businesses laid off at least half of their employees due to COVID-19 and many are still recovering from this job loss. Add to this the skyrocketing cost of living here in BC, with housing, gas, and groceries becoming more expensive by the day. These statistics are staggering, however, they are a reality that you and I can do something about it.

You can contribute and help New Westminster win this challenge by amplifying social media messages from @VanFoodBank and @jonathancote with #MayorsChallenge and by donating online at mayorschallenge.foodbank.bc.ca (tax receipts are automatically issued via email). Thanks for your support.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WEEK This week, New Westminster’s Emergency Management Office is encouraging you to take concrete actions to be better prepared to protect yourself and your families during emergencies: know the risks, make a plan and have an emergency kit. This year we are focusing our efforts on reminding everyone to create a communication network. This ensures, during an emergency, you have friends, family or neighbours you reach out to and use if needed. As we saw last year with the heat, we all need to have a personal plan that we can mobilize. We need to continue to adapt and be more resilient as these events continue to occur. Visit preparedbc.ca for more tips and information.

CITY COMMITTEES: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES The City of New Westminster has volunteer opportunities available for the following Grant Committees: 1) Community Livability and Social Equity; 2) Social and Cultural Vibrancy Applications for the Grant Committees must be received by the Legislative Services Department no later than 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. To apply online or for further information regarding each Committee, please visit newwestcity.ca/committees. All applicants must submit an application, along with a brief personal resume.

THE REST OF NEW WEST Explore New Westminster parks with creative outdoor activities! The Rest of New West provides free and unique opportunities in a variety of park spaces throughout the community. Activities are updated monthly. Join the Community Canvas Project, Saturday, May 21, 10:30 am - 2:30 pm at Queen's Park, near the spray park. Find all the activities at: newwestcity.ca/therestofnewwest

May is Dog Waste Awareness Month! Throughout the month, we will be sharing helpful reminders on our social media channel on how to be a responsible dog owner. Our animal service officers will also be out and about rewarding people doing their doo diligence. Tag the City of New of Westminster and use the hashtag #doodiligence showing us how you’re being a responsible dog owner.

Remember, your dog, your responsibility!

YOUTH WEEK MAY 1-7 Youth Week is a BC-wide celebration of youth held to recognize the positive contributions young people make in our communities, with events for 11 - 18 years designed to build strong connections between youth and the City of New Westminster. Don’t miss out on the last few events this week! Drop-in fee is $1.00 or free with a New West Youth Membership. newwestyouth.ca/youthweek Keep up with New West Youth Services on Instagram @newwestyouth

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Opinion MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

B.C. politics turns into a dull affair An email popped up in my inbox the other day from a New Westminster politician asking to get together for coffee.

I politely declined.

It’s not that it’s unusual to meet with local politicians who want to discuss issues, but the fact is I have an unfortunate conflict of interest that means I will no longer be writing about or dealing with New West civic politics for the Record.

I say unfortunate because it’s an election year (please tell me you know this) and there is lots going on in regards to New West politics.

But I won’t be a part of it and I want to be upfront about why in this public forum.

The reason is that I only very recently found out that my brother Jason Campbell was getting involved in Community First, a new civic party in NewWest.

I wrote a column recently that didn’t promote Community First, but instead simply speculated about if a supposed rift in the left in New West would create opportunities for the New West Progressives party.

At the time I wrote this column, I had no idea that my brother was going to be involved in Community First. Days after the column appeared online, Jason called me to give me the news and then, on Thursday night, he was formally elected to the executive of Community First.

I will say again that this was a total surprise.

While my sister-in-law Ruby Campbell ran for the BC NDP nomination in New West in 2021, and is mulling a possible run for a civic seat this year, my brother hadn’t expressed to me before that he wanted to jump into local politics on an official

level.We usually just argue about my beloved Boston Red Sox and his support for the dreaded NewYork Yankees.

Or he updates me on my awesome niece.

But now he has decided to get into politics and this means I have to make changes in my role as editor of the Record.

(It should be noted that if Ruby decides to run for council, I would have made this same decision.)

First, I will no longer be writing stories or opinion columns about New Westminster council and the upcoming civic election.

Second, I will no longer be involved with the assignment, editing or layout in print of anything involving the civic election.

Instead, the Record’s crack duo of reporter Theresa McManus and assistant editor Julie MacLellan will be handling all of these stories independent of me.

They will decide what stories will go in the paper and online on this topic, and how they are presented.

Now this won’t stop some people from trying to make hay of the situation if they see an election story they don’t like, but I’m stating right here that my integrity isn’t worth trading for anything. I would never try and influence my staff to write something to benefit my family – nor would Theresa or Julie put up with me even attempting this.

I have full trust in Theresa and Julie to continue covering New West politics in an unbiased way. Any assertions to the contrary would be an insult to their fierce commitment to journalistic principles.

If anyone has questions or concerns, you can email me at ccampbell@new westrecord.ca.

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Clerks survive scary robbery

A pair of 7-Eleven clerks survived a harrowing 30-minute robbery. Police said two masked men brandishing knives entered the store on Sixth Street and Eighth Avenue at about 4 a.m. and herded the two clerks into a storage room, covering their heads with pillowcases. One of the suspects then put on one of the employees’ smocks and pretended to be a clerk while the other suspect guarded the victims. After about 30 minutes, the robbers left with a “large quantity” of cigarettes. No injuries were reported, according to police.

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Editor: Housing has become a major issue in Canada.

Soaring prices have caused major problems in family structure.

As a university graduate, one of my observations speaking with other university students as well as members of the general public have expressed concerns on rent affordability and how costly it has become to buy a home.

I remember speaking with seniors who had genuine concerns as they were on pensions and had anxiety on the increases in rent every year in some places.

Younger Canadians are avoiding starting families and, in a way, avoiding having children, since families are becoming more and more focused on paying rent and the anxiety around this issue.

I’ve spoken over the years with many people who have anxiety around job security and how this will impact the ability to pay rent.

Many people I have observed are just living to work and are forced into this situation by the lack of government having stricter laws and

protecting tenants’ rights across Canada as a whole.

Many people I’ve spoken have told me stories examples being the heater is not working in the winter months, rodent infestations, ceilings that are leaking and maintenance coming weeks later, no electricity in some places for a number of days.

Mental health is affected by this. The housing crisis really impacts peoples mental wellbeing overall an excellent organization called Acorn Canada basically pushes government to have better laws to protect peoples basic human rights.

Ultimately the government should have stricter laws to protect tenants, as well as hold accountable apartment corporations that treat tenants poorly.

Rent should not be so costly in major cities as average Canadians struggle to make ends meet especially during COVID. One thing I’ve noticed speaking with younger Canadians college graduates and university graduates is how good-quality jobs are harder to find and many graduates many friends have ended up working in grocery stores or fast food chain restaurants to make ends meet in order to pay rent.

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City working on plan to deal with heat events Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

Cooling centres, extended hours at civic facilities and the potential for firefighters to set up a spray area are just some of the ways the city could respond to future heat events.

A report to council states that actions taken by the city during the June 2021 heat wave saved lives – but at least 28 citizens died because of an inability or reluctance to access resources available to combat the extreme heat.The city is adopting a series of actions to strengthen its ability to reduce further loss of life in heat events.

The BC Coroners Service has reported that British Columbians aged 60 years and older accounted for 91% of the heat-related deaths registered during the week of last summer’s heat dome – when temperatures across southwest B.C. saw five consecutive days temperatures in the high 30s and low 40s (Celsius).

Cory Hansen, the city’s emergency planning coordinator, said a lot of work is underway related to the community’s response to emergencies.

“We do have a plan to basically put a lot of pre-planning out to the city and make it known that we are going to be prepared this summer,

but we want residents to be prepared as well,” she said. “So we are going to be bringing information out during Emergency Preparedness Week.

We are targeting seniors’ groups.We will be at Century House.We will be putting information out to residents and that as well, just informing them where they can get information and just reminding them of the events of the heat and how they do need to be prepared.”

Acting fire Chief Erin Williams said a lot of emergency management work has been done since last summer’s heat dome.

He said one of the biggest lessons learned through that event was that the city can’t depend on regional assistance during a regional event.

“We were left on our own, and we didn’t have the supports of the agencies that we can normally depend on,” he said. “So, one of the approaches we have taken is to build capacity into our emergency management program.”

Williams said a “more corporate approach” is being developed, which will be effective as it will allow the workload to be spread amongst city staff. He said the emergency management office is also exploring ways to better connect with seniors groups and vulnerable populations in New West.

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PREPARING FOR SUMMER 2022 As summer approaches, the city’s emergency management office is monitoring weather patterns and trends. It updated the city’s extreme heat response plan and will review it annually.

As part of a Level 1 response — which would occur when temperatures are forecast to be 27C at Vancouver Airport — the city will activate its emergency operations centre and issue an alert.

In cases where Environment Canada issues an “extreme heat warning/ special weather statement” because two days of extreme heat are forecast — or the City of New West-

minster deems there to be a need for a city-initiated response — a Level 2 activation would occur.

According to a report to council, during a Level 2 activation, the extreme heat criteria indicates temperatures at which the expected risk to the public is extremely high and a larger increase in deaths in the community is expected.

These are some of the responses the city is considering as part of its response to heat events: Ð Activation of the city’s emergency operation centre. Ð Public outreach and communication to vulnerable populations, property managers, non-profits, faith-based groups and

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APARTMENT CONCERNS Council members voiced support for including property managers in the public outreach and communications plan for people who need to be “activated” during an extreme heat event.

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Annual Queens Park Garage Sale Saturday May 7th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in the lovely Queens Park neighbourhood.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LIST OF HOMES THAT WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE SALE 232 1st Street 322 1st Street 121 2nd Street 227 3rd Avenue 418 3rd Avenue #208 510 3rd Avenue 221 3rd Street 222 3rd Street 431 3rd Street 435 3rd Street

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CIVIC ELECTION 2022

New civic party gets off the ground in New West New NDP-affiliated electors group expects to nominate candidates later this month Julie MacLellan

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New Westminster’s newest civic party is officially out of the gate.

Community First held its inaugural annual general meeting in virtual format last night to adopt its governing bylaws and select an executive, headed up by new chair Cheryl Greenhalgh and vice-chair Nancy Kato.

Greenhalgh said the online meeting attracted upwards of 75 people, running the gamut of demographic groups in New Westminster, and included both familiar faces and some newcomers.

The left-leaning Community First was the brainchild of a group of New Westminster residents that included some New Democrat heavy hitters, including former MLA and MP Dawn Black and former MLA Judy Darcy.

Two sitting civic politicians and new party members, city councillor Patrick Johnstone and school trustee Dee Beattie, spoke at the meeting to update attendees

on what’s been happening on the local government scene.

Greenhalgh said the new civic party now has an open nomination process underway for both incumbents and newcomers, and anyone who’s interested in running can reach out. An active search committee has been set up to take applications and conduct interviews over the next couple of weeks.

The party is hoping to hold its nomination meeting for the Oct. 15 elections on May 18. Party members will vote to select candidates by secret ballot.

RECONCILIATION, CLIMATE ACTION AMONG PRIORITIES The party’s website outlines five priorities: social, economic and environmental justice; reconciliation and decolonization; climate action and stewardship; public services; and social democracy.

The website says members are “encouraged to support the NDP to advance a progressive agenda provincially and

federally.” It does not require membership in the NDP, but it does specify that members of Community First must not be members of any “opposing” political party.

Other new Community First board members are Janice Meehan, recording secretary; David Black, membership secretary; Jason Campbell, fundraising chair; Raunaq Singh, youth representative; Andii Stephens, labour representative; and members at large Debra Parkes, FrancesTang-Graham, Jack Makolewski and Alex Ng. “With the civic election only five-and-a-half months away, it is truly heart-warming to have so many committed people from all across our city step up to volunteer for Community First so that we can hit the ground running,” Greenhalgh said.

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Community EVENTS

Mark your calendars for these May events

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May is shaping up to be a merry month indeed in New Westminster for everyone from kids to seniors. Here are some of the events you may want to check out: JANE’S WALKS Friday, May 6 to Sunday, May 8 The Walkers’ Caucus has lined up nine in-person walks as part of this year’s Jane’s Walks festival – and several self-guided tours for folks who prefer that format. An evening forest walk, a beer and donuts walk, a downtown geology walk and a cruise around the Queen’s Park cultural precinct are among this year’s featured walks. See www.walkers caucus.ca/janeswalk.

NEIGHBOURHOOD GARAGE SALES Saturday, May 7 The annual Queen’s Park garage sale returns on Saturday, May 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Check out page 12 of this edition for a full list of participating households published

by Team Dave Vallee.The list will also be on the Team Dave Vallee Facebook page at facebook. com/teamdavevallee.

The Massey Victory Heights Residents’ Association is hosting its 17th annual neighbourhood garage sale that same day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. For details, go to www.massey victoryheights.com.

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY PLANT SALE Saturday, May 14 The New Westminster Horticultural Society’s

plant sale is taking place on Saturday, May 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (earlier if plants sell out) at St. Thomas More Collegiate.

It’s located just across the border at 7450 12th Ave., right off of Kingsway.

BRAID STREAT FOOD EXPERIENCE Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 More than two dozen food trucks are expected to attend the two-day event that’s running on May 21 and 22 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 97 Braid St. – the parking lot next to the Braid SkyTrain station.

Organizers expect about 25 food trucks and some local merchandise vendors to attend the event, which is being hosted by the Sapperton Business Association.

YOU ARE INVITED TO THE PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE FOR THE PROPOSED REZONING OF 1032 AND 1036 ST ANDREWS STREET Can-West Developments has applied to the City of New Westminster for approval to build a twelve unit townhouse project at 1032 and 1036 St Andrews Street. The purpose of this letter is to invite you to attend the Public Open House for this project.

This application proposes twelve family oriented, ground oriented townhouse units. All units are three bedrooms and range in size from 1,064 to 1,310 square feet. The project is proposed as a Strata development.

The purpose of the Open House is provide an opportunity to review our proposal in detail, ask questions of the project team and provide feedback on the proposal to the applicant and the City of New Westminster.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT AND COMPLETE OUR ONLINE SURVEY AT: infinitytownhomes.ca

HOW TO PARTICIPATE The project team will be holding a Public Open House on Saturday May 14th, 2022 from 10:30 am until 1 pm outside under the tent on the front driveway of 1032 St Andrews St. You can also complete our online survey at www.infinitytownhouses.ca If you questions on the project and cannot attend the meeting, please contact the project team at the project web site or by calling 604 441 1910.

If you have questions for City Staff, please contact devfeedback@newwestcity.ca or call 604 527 4532.

SET UP FOR LIFE TECHNOLOGY FESTIVAL Wednesday, May 25 to Friday, May 27 New West seniors can learn how to make better use of technology to stay connected at the SET Up for Life Technology Festival, taking place at Century House and on online.

Community members are invited to take part in a digital inclusion hub (May 26 and 27), a device drive (May 25 to 27), and the SET Up for Life Technology festival (including topics like Seniors, COVID and Technology; Learnings about Technology from the New Westminster Public Library; and Technology for Independent Living) on May 25. See www.centuryhouse association.com (find the Clarion newsletter under What’s Happening).

PARADE, MAY DAY AND HYACK FESTIVAL Saturday, May 28 Hyack International Parade: Floats, marching bands, community groups and more will hit the streets of New Westminster for the 50th annual Hyack parade (returning after a two-year hiatus) on Saturday, May 28, starting at 11 a.m.The parade will begin on Eighth Avenue, between Eighth and Sixth streets, proceed down Sixth Street and head into the homestretch on Queens Avenue, ending at Queen’s Park.

Hyack Festival in Tipperary Park (formerly known as the Uptown Street Fest): Previously held on Belmont Street on the day of the Hyack International Parade, this event is making the move to Tipperary Park (next

to city hall) this year.The free event will include entertainment, music and activities for folks of all ages. Attendees can also support local vendors, artisan creators and food trucks, who will be setting up at the event. It starts at 11 a.m. and runs until about 4 p.m.

Details about the Hyack International Parade and the Hyack Street Fest, as well as registration information, can be found at www.hyackfestival.com.

May Day: The community-based May Day event includes the crowning of New Westminster’s May Queen, folk and maypole dances, and other festivities. It’s taking place in Queen’s Park Stadium on Saturday, May 28, with doors opening at 3 p.m. and the event getting underway at 3:30 p.m.

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Community Treasure hunters invited to garage sales this weekend Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

Treasure hunters can celebrate the return of two popular community events – and they’re both happening this weekend.

After being postponed for two years because of COVID-19, two neigh-

bourhood garage sale events are returning to NewWestminster on Saturday, May 7.

The annual Queen’s Park garage sale is on Saturday, May 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.To see a list of households that have registered for the event, check out a list published by

Team DaveVallee on page 12 of this edition. Note that other residences may not register ahead of time and may also set up on their own.

Partial proceeds will go to Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. Details, including a list of participating homes, can also be

found on the Team Dave Vallee Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ teamdavevallee.

The MasseyVictory Heights Residents’ Association is also hosting its 17th annual neighbourhood garage sale on Saturday, May 7. It’s running from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Mulberry PARC Seniors’ Wellness Expo

Enhance your health and vitality as you age and join us for Mulberry’s Senior Wellness Expo!

Learn from practitioners, vendors and educators about a variety of health and wellness topics including downsizing, real estate advice, financial planning, home medical equipment, physiotherapy and more. Local Burnaby clubs such as the Burnaby Gogo’s and South Burnaby Lawn Bowling offer new ways to have fun while foster connections in your community.

The MasseyVictory Heights neighbourhood in NewWestminster includes the area between 10th Avenue and Eighth Avenue and McBride Boulevard to East Columbia Street, as well as the two blocks bounded by Colby Street along the East Columbia Street border.

For more information, go to www.masseyvictory heights.com.

SALMONBELLIES SIGN SPONSORSHIP DEAL The NewWestminster Salmonbellies Senior A Lacrosse Club will soon return to action after a two-year COVID-19 related hiatus – and they’re hard at work on plans to enhance the game-day experience.

The club has entered into a multi-year sponsorship deal with Stonehaus Realty, with the two organizations participating in marketing and exploring ways of enhancing the game-day experience for the Salmonbellies and their fans. Immediate additions will include the Stonehaus Signature Suite, specific theme nights and the selection of the Stonehaus Player of theWeek, who will be featured on social media.

“We couldn’t be more excited to partner with Stonehaus,” club president Paul Horn said in a news release. “They are a dynamic and growing company.Their commitment to teamwork fits precisely with our values.”

Stonehaus Realty’s leadership, Adam Lloyd and Sean Zubor, are aiming to help build on the rapidly growing popularity of lacrosse and saw

NewWestminster as the perfect place to do so.

“We fell in love with the Salmonbellies’ long history and look forward to working with the franchise,” said Stonehaus CEO Adam Lloyd.

Ray Porcellato, general manager of the Senior Salmonbellies, played a key role in bringing the parties together.

“I know that both organizations are striving for excellence, so it’s a natural fit,” he said. “We are aiming for the Mann Cup in 2022, so this sort of support comes at the perfect time.”

The Salmonbellies will start their 2022 season on the road when they play theVictoria Shamrocks on Friday, May 27 and the NanaimoTimbermen on Saturday, May 28.

Their first home game at Queen’s Park Arena is on Thursday, June 2 at 7:30 p.m., when they’ll take on the Burnaby Lakers.

The Salmonbellies – who played their first game on June 8, 1889, have won the national lacrosse championship, the Mann Cup, 24 times – more than any other lacrosse team in Canada.

The Bellies are part of the seven-teamWestern Lacrosse Association, which is comprised of many players who play lacrosse professionally during the winter and spring.

For tickets, go to www. salmonbellies.com.You’ll also find details about the return of the Salmonbellies Smoker, an annual dinner and reverse draw fundraiser, being held on Friday, June 24 at the NewWestminster Curling Club.

You’ll also enjoy homemade refreshments from our Executive Chef, a tour and prize draw!

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Arts & Entertainment Check out these must-do arts and entertainment events

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Live theatre, music and art have returned in full force, and New West audiences have plenty of places to head this month.

Check out these top offerings: SCREWBALL COMEDY Those classic Hollywood movies starring such luminaries as Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn have gotten an update – and you can catch the fun at the Anvil Centre Theatre (777 Columbia St.).

Royal Canadian Theatre Co. is presenting Screwball Comedy from Thursday, May 5 to Sunday, May 8.The show marks the company’s second try at the Western Canadian premiere of Norm Foster’s comedy (the first attempt got cancelled by COVID-19, of course).

It’s suitable for adults and older children (12+).

You can catch it onstage May 5, 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m., with matinees on May 7 and 8 at 3:30 p.m.

The Sunday afternoon matinee is a special “relaxed performance” that’s designed to be less intense for those with sensory or other intellectual challenges. Buy tickets through www.ticketsnw.ca.

ART TALKS This exhibition at the Anvil Centre’s Community Art Gallery has its official opening on Thursday, May 5 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Art Talks is an exhibition that brings together eight artists who met online during the COVID-19 pandemic, at a time when isolation created unfore-

seen challenges for artists – and people generally.

The group — which includes Olga Campbell, Dorothy Doherty, Faye Gordon-Lewis, Julie Pappajohn, Ellen Pelto,Terry Rammell,Victoria Scudamore, Carolyn Sullivan and Sande Waters — evolved out of a desire to stay connected with other artists, the art world and the world in general during the pandemic.

The artists work in a variety of media, including photography, 3D, fibre/ textiles, painting, drawing, collage and mixed media.

“The isolation caused by COVID-19 reveals there is a powerful desire for artists to communicate; to engage in discussion, to share art, knowledge, skills and to help each other navigate areas that are unfamiliar.

These artists wish to convey that art can be an extraordinary unifying force and bring inspiration and meaning to people’s lives,” a press release explains.

Drop in to the thirdfloor gallery (777 Columbia St.) to check it out.

MUSIC OF THE NIGHT If just the title of the concert instantly has a soundtrack playing in your head, you’re probably the right audience for this one: a concert celebration marking the 75th birthday of acclaimed musical theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Join professional cast of performers in a concert of selections from Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, Sunset Boulevard and more.

It’s on Friday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Massey

Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave. Tickets are $45 to $55, plus GST; buy through www.ticketsnw.ca.

FRASER VALLEY POTTERS GUILD The Fraser Valley Potters Guild makes a return to the world of live shows

with its Artists’ Choice exhibition at the Gallery at Queen’s Park.

The exhibition runs May 4 to 29 at the Arts Council of New Westminster’s gallery in Centennial Lodge.

There’s also an upcoming Inter/Action event, Play With Clay, set for

Saturday, May 21 in the Queen’s Park Bandshell from 1 to 4 p.m.

Each artist taking part was allowed to contribute a piece made at any time.

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16 THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 • New West Record

Community School trustees help in fight to stop family’s deportation Julie MacLellan jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca

NewWestminster school trustees are keeping the pressure on in the fight to stop the deportation of a local family, after Canada Border Services Agency officers apprehended the mother in November.

Trustee Maya Russell said the ordeal has been “heartbreaking and terrifying” for the family.

On Nov. 30, CBSA officers detained the woman in an alley near her home,

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The couple initially made a refugee claim when they came to Canada from Mexico, but they didn’t have legal representation at the hearing.

Prior to being detained by CBSA, their new lawyer had submitted an application that the family be permitted to stay in Canada permanently based on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.

Russell, who raised the issue at the April 26

school board meeting, said that humanitarian appeal is not being heard at this point. But she said the issue is not being dropped; New Westminster-Burnaby MP Peter Julian and a refugee law clinic are working on behalf of the family.The school district and the school have written letters in support, and the board is also sending a letter to federal representatives.

Russell said other community members can also add their voices.

Anyone who wants to get involved can find Sanctuary Health’s letter online at Action Network: www.actionnetwork.org/ letters/keep-adrianaand-alberto-home.

They’re asked to send it to Immigration Minister Sean Fraser and Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino.

The issue has sparked particular concern in New Westminster, where School District 40 adopted a sanctuary schools policy in 2017.

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Queensborough resident Manha Rishard will serve as New Westminster’s 151st May Queen.

Manha, whose name was selected during a random draw on the steps of city hall on May 1, will be crowned May Queen at this year’s May Day event.

Attendees at Sunday’s ceremony included Manha’s family, including her older brother Nadir, who was Queensborough Middle School’s Royal Knight in the 149th May Queen Suite in 2019.

Twelve local kids will participate in this year’s May Queen Suite for May Day, including Manha and Royal Consort Kai Harrison. Other members of the 2022 May Queen Suite include: 1st Maid of Honour – Sofia La Roy; 2nd Maid of Honour – Ava Wiegand; Medal Bearer – Catalina Pagnotta; Register Bearer

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“We are very excited about all the amazing children who are part of New Westminster’s 151st Royal Suite,” said Nikki Binns, president of the New Westminster May Day Community Association. “We are happy to have the COVID-19 May Day hiatus behind us, which resulted in skipping one year in the long-standing process.”

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positions in the Royal Suite.

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Community members, including Binns, acting Mayor Jaimie McEvoy and 1975 May Queen Kathy (Gifford) Glassie, randomly drew the names of the positions in the Royal Suite.The draw was open to grades 5 and 6 students in New Westminster.

This year’s Royal Suite includes two new additional roles for local kids.

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City Fire department hires record number of recruits Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

New Westminster Fire and Rescue Service is set to start training the most recruits it’s ever hired in one go.

Acting fire Chief Erin Williams said the department made formal offers to the recruits, and they accepted, cleared their medical and reference checks and will begin training on May. 2.

“We have hired 12 this round, which is our largest ever,” he said. “Twelve is unprecedented here.”

Williams said the fire department looks at its staffing levels each December and tries to anticipate what its roster is going to look like the following year.

Based on that, he said the department tries to recruit in February.

“We are trying to align with anticipated retirements and to recognize that we need to have enough staff for those events that come up like that,” he said. “Typically we do not get a lot of notice when staff retire, and it leaves us to wait until the next recruitment, so we are trying to get ahead of it this time.”

Williams said the new recruits will ensure the department has enough staff to fill its roster to its minimum staffing requirements.

“We have had enough staff. Due to COVID, illness and things like that,

we recognize that our staff were getting burned out from working overtime shifts,” he told the Record. “This will really help alleviate that.”

Williams said the department hasn’t done a comprehensive analysis of its overtime, but he said there were definitely times when sickness was a little bit higher than normal. In terms of COVID, he said the department has managed pretty well.

“We haven’t had a huge influx of illness all at once; it’s been staggered – fortunately,” he said.

“And we managed it through a staffing management model where people were encouraged to not come in if they were sick rather than come in and then find out they do have COVID and have it spread on to the hall.”

Richard Fong, the city’s director of human resources, said the department has experienced higher than normal overtime since the start of the pandemic due to roster vacancies created by voluntary attrition. He said those vacancies will be addressed by the latest round of hiring.

“The department’s suppression units were down four positions in late 2021 at the start of the recruitment process,” he said.

“That, combined with two promotions from union to management and six retirements spread out over 2022, brought the number

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of recruit positions to 12 in order to return to optimum staffing levels.”

According to Fong, with the new recruits in place, the department will have 92 union employees and five non-union employees (four assistant deputy chiefs and one executive assistant).There are also currently two vacant nonunion positions (fire chief and deputy fire chief).

DIVERSITY IS ‘WELLREPRESENTED’ Fong said “diversity is well-represented” in this cohort of recruits.

“We will continue to encourage qualified applications from diverse populations to apply, and look forward to engaging through our DEIAR framework in our recruitment practices and hiring

decisions,” he said.

In 2021, city council endorsed an “equity key performance indicator framework” that seeks to measure the city’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism (DEIAR) work throughout the civic organization.

“We were really trying to have our staff reflect the community that we serve, which is aligned with council’s directive to incorporate some of the DEIAR framework,”Williams said.

“So, this time round, we did end up with a diverse group. But they still did the same physical fitness requirements, the same written requirements and the same resumé requirements that are standard.”

TRAINING SET TO START Williams said New West-

minster Fire and Rescue Services seeks certain prerequisites, including the Firefighter 1001 training, either through the Justice Institute of B.C .or several schools in the United States.

Once they’ve been hired, recruits are put through a training program at the Queensborough fire hall, where they’ll learn the New West way of doing things.

“It’s five weeks of an intense training program that we developed inhouse that prepares them for rostering on our apparatus,” he said.

“What we found is that recruits coming out of these academies, they still have to learn the way that we do it in New West; sometimes we have subtle differences.”

SEARCH BEGINS FOR NEW FIRE CHIEF New Westminster will start the hunt for a new fire chief and deputy fire chief later this year.

The top two positions have been vacant since former fire Chief Tim Armstrong retired on Oct. 28, 2021 and deputy fire chief Curtis Bremner (who served as acting fire chief through the summer and fall of 2021) departed in January.

Since that time,Williams has been serving as acting chief.

“Our plan is to commence recruitment for the chief and deputy chief positions later this year,” said Richard Fong, the city’s director of human resources, in an email. “An extensive nation-wide search will be conducted for these key positions, considering both internal and external candidates.”

New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services has a six-person management team that includes the fire chief, the deputy fire chief and four assistant deputy fire chiefs.

Williams (currently acting fire chief), Jennifer Gjaltema, Jeff Gill and Brad Davie are all assistant deputy fire chiefs.

“Currently, only the chief and deputy chief positions are vacant,” Fong said. “All assistant deputy chief positions are filled.”

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