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HYACK RETURNS

COVID has left city ‘deeply short-staffed’

Theresa McManus

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The City of New Westminster is putting some projects on hold because of absences and vacancies that have left it “deeply short-staffed.”

On Monday, staff updated council about staffing challenges faced by city departments.

“COVID has created many impacts in the community and within the organization,” chief administrative officer Lisa Spitale said in a report to council.

“Several city departments are facing higher than anticipated staff vacancies due to retirements, departures and a corresponding challenge with staff recruitment.”

Those impacts are being felt across the organization.

In the parks and recreation department, backlogs in routine maintenance Continued on page 3

CELEBRATION: Three long years and one global pandemic later, the Hyack International Parade and Hyack Festival returned to New Westminster on Saturday.

Residents of all ages turned out along Sixth Street and Queens Avenue to cheer on the parade, which featured colourful floats, marching bands, dancers and an array of cultural and community organizations — not to mention some treats for the kids. The party continued with the Hyack Festival in Tipperary Park, where folks could check out live entertainment, market vendors and family activities. For more photos of the celebration, check out page 3 of this edition, and find more coverage online at www. newwestrecord.ca. The weekend also saw the return of May Day, as Manha Rishard was crowned New Westminster’s 152nd May Queen in a ceremony at Queen’s Park.

Find out more on page 9 of this edition. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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Mother Nature was on side for the return of the Hyack Festival on Saturday, May 28. The rain held off to let the parade and festivities go on for the first full-fledged in-person festival since 2019. Clockwise from top left: the Hyack Festival Association contingent, including president Becci Dewinetz (waving from car), is all smiles for the return of the Hyack International Parade Saturday; Cap’s Bicycle Shop entertains with an array of unique pedal-powered vehicles; Cakewalk performs for the crowd in Tipperary Park after the parade; members of the May Queen Suite wave to parade watchers en route; ambassadors from the Apple Blossom Festival in Washington State wave to the crowds. For more photos of the day’s festivities, check out a gallery at www.newwestrecord.ca. PHOTOS JENNIFER GAUTHIER

‘We are struggling even to do the day-to-day business’

Continued from page 1 work, fewer community recreation program offerings and the potential for reduced operating hours at recreation facilities are among the impacts created by staffing challenges.

A report from parks and recreation director Dean Gibson noted aquatics and horticulture are two of the areas struggling with staffing issues, and residents may notice that some parks and public spaces appear less manicured than usual.

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planning and development department is reporting “a significant” staff challenge, with the overall department averaging a 67 per cent reduced capacity, including what a staff memo called a “significant number of vacant positions.”

Pandemic response, the city’s role in ongoing regional crises such as the heat dome and the opioid crisis and a “pent-up development demand” have resulted in a “significant backlog” in the department, the memo says.

The city is putting a

hold on a number of planned projects, including planning work on the plan for the 22nd Street SkyTrain station neighbourhood, a refresh of the city’s heritage revitalization agreement policy, and an update to its smoking bylaw.

A similar story is being told in the engineering department, where engineering director Lisa Leblanc reports that “escalating staff recruitment and retention” challenges have resulted in long delays, risk to project quality and bud-

get, and impacts to staff well-being.

Some of the most significant challenges relate to: downtown cleanliness and oversight of the portable toilet in Hyack Square; missed waste collection; delays in inspections and minor repairs to sidewalks; fewer patrols by parking and animal services; and delays in responding to parking complaints.

The engineering department is delaying a number of projects until later in 2022 or 2023, including construction of the Cross-

town Greenway between Eighth and Fifth streets and the Queensborough transportation plan.

Similar staffing challenges were reported in the fire department and the human resources and information technology department.

Coun. Nadine Nakagawa said it’s disappointing to see projects being put on hold but said the city needs to be realistic.

“We are deeply shortstaffed. It is hard to do recruitment.We are strug-

gling even to do the day-to-day business of the city,” she said.

Nakagawa encourages community members to be patient with city staff.

“The emails keep pouring in, the work keeps pouring in, council keeps asking more and more and more, and I think we all need to really, really support city staff. …

We would like to do everything and we would like to do it all fantastically and abundantly, and that’s not the situation that we are in right now.”

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Opinion MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

NDP has dug itself into a political hole

Shovels will not even be in the ground for more than three years, yet the BC NDP government already finds itself in a very deep hole when it comes to replacing the Royal B.C. Museum.

The unveiling of the plans to build a new museum has to rank as one of the worst communication disasters of all time for a B.C. government and is certainly the biggest misstep by the NDP since taking power in 2017.

For more than four years, the NDP administration had enjoyed fairly smooth sailing on all kinds of fronts. Controversies were relatively few and even those that occurred were not of a major, lasting sort.

The pandemic provided cover of sorts, of course. It pushed other issues off the table and out of the public mind as society struggled to come to grips with the world being turned upside down.

However, while we are still officially in the midst of the pandemic, political issues and government decisions are being seen in a bright new light, and right now that light is trained rather harshly at that $1 billion museum project.

Let me examine the numerous problems associated with the project that have quickly arisen.

First, there is the cost: almost $800 million for the museum (you can be sure the final bill will be much higher) and more than $200 million in related expenses.

One of the government’s main points of defence is that the building is potentially unsafe in a major earthquake and needs replacing.

That is a perfectly fine position, but here’s the rub: there are many schools and health facilities with even worse seismic issues, yet they are further back in the queue

than the museum is when it comes to being made safer.

Second, it will take eight years for a new museum to open. So for almost a decade, a region where tourism is second only to government when it comes to jobs and economic activity will be without its No. 1 tourist attraction.

Third, this whole scheme was literally sprung on the public with no consultation. Oh, there was the odd meeting here and there among various folks, but no venue for meaningful public input.

In other words, there was no effort made to bring the public along on what was surely going to be a controversial exercise. (I literally stopped in my tracks, while walking to the official announcement of the project, when I read the news release that shockingly said it would cost almost $800 million and take eight years to build.)

The project has all the signs of being sent through a bureaucratic process, but not though a political lens.

The term “tone deaf” certainly applies here.

I have no idea how the NDP extricates itself from the biggest controversy it has experienced in almost five years in power.

Perhaps it delays the planned September closing date for the current museum. Maybe it asks experts who devised this plan to go back and try again, with a cheaper cost and shorter timeline.

Or perhaps it hopes that over time this controversy will die down to the point where its hold on the region most affected by the project will not be threatened in the next election.

We shall see. In the meantime, the BC Liberals finally have an issue to exploit, and exploit it they will.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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As a rape victim myself, I know the courage that it takes to share your story. It took a lot of counselling and a kind and gentle husband to break through the shame and lack of value that I felt from my trauma.

I know the contrast between sex being something that is taken by force for personal gratification and something that is given with love and respect. We need to teach our youth to value others and honour sexuality as a powerful gift to be used with care. This is a vastly different message from what is seen in pornography, where violence is rampant and women are objectified.

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Community May Day festivities return after two-year hiatus Manha Rishard crowned as NewWestminster’s 152nd May Queen at ceremony in Queen’s Park

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The sun shone as Manha Rishard was crowned as New Westminster’s 152nd May Queen on Saturday – marking the return of the longstanding May Day tradition to Queen’s Park.

After a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19, more than 300 spectators watched as Manha was crowned May Queen on Saturday, May 28.The day’s lineup also featured maypole and folk dances performed by local children, entertainment from a variety of dance groups, a land acknowledgment, and speeches by a number of dignitaries, including Qayqayt First Nation Chief Rhonda Larrabee.

Larrabee said the stories of Indigenous Peoples

in Canada are no longer being hidden, as they’re now being talked about and taught in the school system, which will lead to a greater understanding of their experiences and what they’ve had to overcome. She said Indigenous Peoples now have a stronger voice, and Canadian citizens are listening to their stories.

“Keep the conversation alive so that all Canadians and Indigenous people can live, work and play in harmony,” she said.

“Today, I congratulate the past May Queen and the past Royal Suite and congratulate the new queen and the new Royal Suite.”

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the locals who attended the event. She grew up in Vancouver, but fondly recalled visiting family in New Westminster. She remembers attending a May Day ball in Queen’s Park Arena that once followed the ceremony.

“I feel it’s important to support it after all these years,” she told the Record. “I have a picture of my grandmother – she was a maid of honour in the suite. I think it was 1891. … It’s part of my ancestry.”

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Spring tradition: Members of the May Queen Suite take part in the traditional maypole dance. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Julian were among the other dignitaries attending May Day – many who thanked the New Westminster May Day Community Association for organizing this year’s event.

“Today is a day of revival after two years of the pandemic,” Julian said.

Acting Mayor Nadine Nakagawa brought greetings from the City of New Westminster. She said the last two years have been challenging, so the event was a way of bringing the community together.

“It’s quite an accomplishment to keep such a tradition alive for so long,” she said. “So, thank you to the Community May Day Association for all of your tireless efforts.”

A century-and-a-half after Nellie McColl was crowned New Westminster’s first May Queen in 1870, Manha said she is “very excited” to represent the city as its May Queen.

She said it’s an honour she will treasure.

This year’s event was also the first May Day celebration in Queen’s Park to be organized by the New Westminster May Day Community Association, after the school district decided it would no longer be involved in organizing the event after 2020.

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SR. A SALMONBELLIES 2022 11 OFFENSE

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2022 SALMONBELLIES PREVIEW

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he world of lacrosse has changed dramatically since the Salmonbellies last played a regular season game, and it’s certain that there will be even more change between now and our first home game on June 2.

The most exciting change has been the addition of some exceptional talent, largely because of the last two junior drafts. In 2021, we were happy to use our territorial protection to pick up local star Will Malcolm. Anyone who has been paying attention to the NLL will know how much of a difference Will is making for his team, the Panther City Lacrosse Club. In 17 games, he scored 27 goals and amassed 81 total points, making him second on the team.

Perhaps even more impressive, he had 74 loose balls.

If you were fortunate enough to have a glimpse of Will at play last summer during our exhibition series, you recognized how special a player he is. Amazingly, Will and older brother, Tony, never got a chance to play on the same teams growing up.

Seeing the two of them together on the floor last summer was exciting, to say the least. They were dynamic, bringing that well-known Malcom family speed and agility to the game.

In this year’s draft, we were lucky to draw the first pick. We used it to pick up a very strong right hander, Haiden Dickson, who you may recognize from the Calgary Roughnecks roster. Haiden clearly has a thing for the number 12, because he played 12 games during the regular season and had 12 goals and 12 assist to show for it.

The 2022 WLA draft was strategically valuable to the team because we were loaded with multiple important picks and GM Ray Porcellato used them in some key trades. In particular, he bolstered

our defensive ranks by picking up Jordan Gilles and Liam McDonald. Gilles is a righthanded defender from Richmond, BC and he plays for the NLL Colorado Mammoth.

Liam McDonald is a left-hander attackman for McGill University who played his U-18 field lacrosse in New West.

Another key move has been the addition of star goaltender Zach Higgins, who transferred to us from the Brooklin Lacrosse Club. Higgins has been getting rave reviews from his coaches, teammates, and NLL analysts because of his quiet leadership approach to the game. He’s known as an exemplary athlete and careful preparer. Long time Salmonbellie (and Wings teammate) Kevin Crowley described Higgins as a key reason that Philadelphia made the NLL playoffs this year.

There are still many variables left to determine before our final lineup is known.

In every April and May, there are questions about who will be healthy and available, but this year there are a few extra unknowns.

First, the US-based Premier Lacrosse League has asked their players to sign agreements stipulating that they will not play any summer lacrosse while on a PLL roster. We are still not sure whether this particular contract provision will be accepted by players, but it seems likely that it will have an impact on the availability of players. Here in New West, there may be a small number of players who are affected, but some teams (especially those in the MSL) may be profoundly affected if the clause goes through. The MSL and WLA have been lobbying for a better approach, with help from a variety of others, including First Nations lacrosse organizations.

And, while we have all become used to the idea that the WLA season overlaps the NLL playoffs, the impact in 2022 could be felt a little longer than usual. The NLL playoffs begin on May 6 and could go as long as seven weeks, which would mean that some teams are without key players well into June. In New Westminster’s case, we will likely see players from the Warriors, Rush and PCLC early on, but we still have players with teams who are battling for the NLL Cup (for example, Tony Malcom - Albany; Drew Belgrave - San Diego; Crowley and Higgins - Philadelphia; Gilles - Colorado; and Dickson- Calgary).

The good news is that with three years of draft picks to choose from, there’s no question that there are many individuals vying for spots on the team. It is a very good time to be adding talent. Our squad has been on the floor since mid-April running practises and assessing potential.

GM Ray Porcellato is confident that we have a contending team, owing mostly to the fact that we have kept great contact with our players during the last three years.

They can see that the team is focussed

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on winning and is willing to put together a lineup that has a true opportunity to do so.

These days, being a fan of summer lacrosse means paying close attention.

So many dynamics are going on in the world of the game that change is the only constant.

A few years ago, you will recall that many other teams made deadline-day trades in order to vie for the Mann Cup. The Bellies largely stood pat and that is looking like a very wise decision. Three years after those trades were made, the ground has shifted, but New West has maintained a solid core.

Between our veterans and our newcomers, we believe we have a mixture that will succeed.

There are few things more familiar in the lacrosse community than sharing our predictions and opinions, but that will be nearly impossible in 2022. It’s going to be an adventure, so buckle your seatbelt and join us as we watch the drama unfold. ■

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Community New West church embarks on reconciliation journey You can join in creating a ‘heart garden’ to remember children lost to Canada’s residential school system Theresa McManus

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Honouring Memories, Planting Dreams is about much more than sticking a paper heart in the ground and calling it a day.

Mount Zion Lutheran Church is inviting community members to help create a heart garden this weekend in memory of children lost to the residential school system, to honour residential school survivors and their families, and to support the legacy of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Community members of all ages and backgrounds are welcome to make paper hearts and place them in the heart garden to show their commitment to reconciliation.

“It’s really about recog-

nizing that truth and reconciliation isn’t a onetime event but an ongoing commitment to continuous learning and change,” said Vivienne Welters, a member of the MZ Community Connections Team. “That’s where the heart comes in – the heart garden.”

Honouring Memories, Planting Dreams is taking place on the front lawn of Mount Zion Lutheran Church, 930 Cumberland St., this Saturday, June 4 at 3 p.m. Stacey Ferguson of the Qayqayt First Nation will say a few words to open the event, which has been organized by the MZ Community Connections Team.

In recent weeks, the church has held roundtable discussions to help people learn more about

residential schools and to figure out where they’ll go next on their personal journeys of truth and reconciliation.

“It’s not just about making hearts, making heart flowers – it’s about learning,”Welters said. “And then, on the back of the heart we encourage people to say what it was that it meant to them when they heard this.”

Welters said she didn’t learn about residential schools when she was growing up; she learned about them when she visited the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

“Everybody is, in their own way, we are all learning,”Welters said. “And it is incumbent on us to do the learning, not to expect some Indigenous person just to tell us it all, because

that’s like re-traumatizing.”

In early May, Mount Zion Lutheran Church participated in the Massey Victory Heights Residents’ Association’s garage sale, where it shared its plans for addressing truth and reconciliation, put the book 21 ThingsYou May Not Know About the Indian Act on display and gave community members a chance to create hearts for this weekend’s event.

It also raised $795, which was donated to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society.

Aside from Ferguson’s opening remarks, this weekend’s event isn’t going to be overly structured. It’s an opportunity for people to mill around, ask questions, make hearts and “plant” them in the

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The Queensborough Special Programs committee is thrilled it’s once again able to hold an in-person festival at the community centre and is expecting about 300 children to attend.

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borough during COVID and I am a new mom, so being a part of the QSPC to plan the festival has allowed me to meet neighbours, including other new moms, and use my time and skills towards creating something positive for the community,” said Jenny Louie, who is co-ordinating this year’s festival.

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Community members are invited to attend the event, bring a picnic blanket to the community centre’s outdoor stage and let the kids enjoy a day of fun.

Mavis Lui, a New West resident, said she’s looking forward to attending the festival and spending quality time together as a family, exposing children to arts and culture and connecting to the community.

WHAT ENTERTAINMENT AND ACTIVITIES ARE BEING OFFERED? The Queensborough Children’s Festival features entertainment on the outdoor stage, as well as demonstrations and interactive activities by 4 Elements Martial Arts Taekwondo School and the Vancouver Circus School. The circus school will have a circus tent set up where kids can learn how to juggle and do other fun circus tricks.

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Take the Cake, a Queensborough-based bakery, is providing an activity station where kids can decorate their own sugar cookies. It’s donating cookies and decorating supplies for this activity.

MMMMM, COOKIES. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE TO EAT? The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a barbecue featuring hot dogs and burgers (all under $10; cash only).

The Queensborough Community Centre Café will also be open.

HOW TO HELP? Attendees are encouraged to bring a donation of non-perishable goods or new school supplies.

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It’s been more than two years since the Sapperton Brothers have taken to the stage. Now they’re getting set to do so again to help a humanitarian cause.

The NewWestminster band will be serving up its Americana music – blending country, rock’n’roll, blues and roots – at the Sapperton Pensioners Hall on Saturday, June 4.

The concert is in support of the efforts of a group of private citizens to bring two Somalian refugee families to Canada.

A press release notes the journey began in the winter of 2019, when a group of residents, including the lead singer of the band, committed to sponsor their friend Abdi’s extended family from Somalia.

Abdi himself was a refugee 30 years ago; now, his wife’s family needs help.

They had to flee Somalia because of extortion, threatened violence and danger to their teen children. So the family of 10 – two sets of parents, four young girls and two young men – found refuge in Uganda, where they have been granted refugee status by the UN. To bring the two families to Canada and support them in their first year as new Canadians, a group of NewWest community members started

Good cause: The Sapperton Brothers perform Saturday to raise money for refugee family sponsorship. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

a campaign to raise the required $60,000.

Raising that money in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t been easy.

“We have raised nearly $25,000 in these last two difficult years of COVID restrictions,” said Craig Martin, the Sapperton Brothers’ lead singer and a resident of Sapperton.

“There is much work still to be done, but securing a future of hope, education and peace for these two families energizes our efforts and solidifies our resolve. It seemed natural for the Sapperton Brothers to lend a hand to this great cause.”

Audiences will be able to enjoy the talents of Martin and his bandmates – including his brothers, Steve (drums) and

Scott (lap steel/keys), plus Mitch Lemke (guitar/ mandolin) andWill Nutter (upright and electric bass) – as they uphold the band motto “making good music about bad decisions.”

Their live show is a mix of original music from their first album, released independently in 2020, combined with classic country covers and Americana gems.

You can catch them onstage at the Sapperton Pensioners Hall, 318 Keary St., on Saturday, June 4 at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.The night includes a plant sale, games and prizes.

Tickets are $20 apiece, and the venue requires proof of vaccination. For tickets, email sapperton brothers@gmail.com.

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Arts & Entertainment The Must-Do List: Check out these 5 arts events Julie MacLellan

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June is bustin’ out all over – and NewWestminster’s arts scene is ready to rise to the occasion.

Here are five events to catch this week: GALLERY AT QUEEN’S PARK: METAMORPHOSIS Stop by the Gallery at Queen’s Park to check out Metamorphosis, a group exhibition by graduating students from NewWestminster Secondary School.

The Class of 2022 has been working hard to pull together an event featuring works in a wide array of mediums: ink drawing, painting, sculpture and photography.

“These artists are excited to launch themselves into the big world and land in a way that honours their high school life,” says a press release from the Arts Council of NewWestminster. “As you wander through the gallery of images and sculpture, you will see yourself mirrored in their youth and proudly imagine the strength of our community’s future.” Ð Where: Gallery at

Queen’s Park, Centennial Lodge, Queen’s Park Ð When: To Sunday, June 26, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ð Admission: Free. Donations to the ongoing operation of the gallery are encouraged. Ð Info: www.acnw.ca/ galleryexhibit.

NEW MEDIA GALLERY The NewWestminster New Media Gallery is set to open its next exhibition, indivisible, running from Saturday, June 4 to Sunday, Aug. 14.

The international artists featured in the show use science and technology to reveal a series of fascinating invisible landscapes in the universe.

“The full complexity of the universe is invisible to human perception, filled with undetectable matter that follows astonishing rules and patterns,” said a gallery press release.

“Questioning these invisible or hidden dimensions has long been the pursuit and occupation of cultures, the sciences and the humanities.”

Artist Ralf Baecker will be on hand on Saturday, June 4 to offer artist talks

Into the universe: Argos, by Yunchul Kim, is part of the new exhibition, indivisible, at New Media Gallery. The gallery is at Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St. PHOTO COURTESY NEW MEDIA GALLERY

for limited numbers of patrons. For times and invitations, email contact@ newmediagallery.ca.

The gallery will close for large, pre-booked groups, and numbers may be temporarily restricted if the gallery becomes too full, especially on weekends.

Check the gallery’s booking page in advance of a planned visit. Ð Where: New Media Gallery, Anvil Centre (777 Columbia St.), third floor. Ð When: Saturday, June 4 to Sunday, Aug. 14, open Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended opening hours Thursdays until 8 p.m. Ð Admission: Free. Ð Info: All ages welcome.

Masks required. See www. newmediagallery.ca.

THE STAGE MUSICAL THEATRE ACADEMY The Stage Musical Theatre Academy presents a four-show festival running Wednesday, June 8 to Sunday, June 12, starring its musical theatre students.

Audiences can enjoy four family-friendly shows at the Anvil Centre Theatre (777 Columbia St.).

AYearWith Frog and Toad Kids is onstage Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., plus Saturday and Sunday at noon. Matilda Jr. is on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., plus Friday and Saturday at 5:30 p.m. WillyWonka Jr. is on Thursday at 5:30 p.m., plus Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., plus Sunday at 4 p.m.

Ð Where: Anvil Centre Theatre, 777 Columbia St., third floor. Ð When: Wednesday, June 8 to Sunday, June 12 (various showtimes). Ð Admission: Kids $11.50, adults/seniors $16.50 (plus fees). Buy through www.ticketsnw.ca. ÓLAFUR ARNALDS The award-winning Icelandic artist, composer and producer is on tour in support of his album some kind of peace. He’s onstage at the Massey Theatre (735 Eighth Ave.) on Wednesday, June 8. “Ólafur and his team of fellow craftsmen and musicians put on a spellbinding performance that brings together past, present and new material. His groundbreaking, self-playing Stratus pianos will be along for the ride — creating unexpected harmonies and surprising melodic sequences that make every performance unique,” says a press release. “some kind of peace is an album about letting your guard down, remarkable in its openness and its honesty. In light of everything that has happened, these shows will undoubtedly feel especially meaningful.” Ð Where: Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave. Ð When: Wednesday, June 8, 8 p.m. Ð Admission: $36 to $50.50, plus service charges. Buy through www.ticketsnw.ca. Ð Info: www.massey theatre.com.

INTO THE FUTURE: Art by Tiah Sampson is featured

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the month of June for the new exhibition Locations in Linocut, featuring work by local artist Sherida Charles.

The show features work created during the pandemic – a series of reduction linocut prints based on iconic signs and locations in the city and beyond.

“Highlighting forms, shapes and a simplified colour scheme, these limited-edition prints are evocative and tell a historic tale about our urban cityscape,” says a write-up

about the show.

The show is featured in the second-floor art space at the NWPL’s uptown location, 716 Sixth Ave. Ð Where: NewWestminster Public Library, main branch, 716 Sixth Ave. Ð When: Open throughout June during library hours (see www.nwpl. ca/contact for up-to-date hours). Ð Admission: Free.

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Events Cheer on the ’Bellies at tonight’s home opener

THURSDAY, JUNE 2 Enjoy a New Westminster tradition when the New Westminster Senior A Salmonbellies return to Queen’s Park Arena after a two-year COVID-related hiatus.

Their 2022 season home opener is tonight ( Thursday, June 2) at 7:30 p.m., when they take on the Burnaby Lakers.Tickets are available at the door, but you can get more info at www.salmonbellies. com.

FRIDAY JUNE 3 Get your photo taken with Pikachu, enjoy performances by Royal City Cheer and the New Westminster Secondary School marching band and try to knock someone into the dunk tank at Connaught Heights Elementary School’s spring carnival. It’s on Friday, June 3 from 5 to 8 p.m. at 2201 London St. SATURDAY JUNE 4 Hunt for treasures at the annual Sapperton Neighbourhood Ga-

rage Sale, which is making its return on Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Check Realtor Steve Kasper’s ad on page 15 of today’s edition for a list of addresses and check for signs in the Sapperton neighbourhood.

Support this year’s graduating class at New Westminster Secondary School – and get rid of your empty beverage containers – at a bottle drive on Saturday, June 4.You can drop off recyclable deposit beverage containers from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the New Westminster Secondary School parking lot – in front of the main doors at 820 Sixth St. Pursue your reconciliation journey and help build a stronger community at the Honouring Memories Planting Dreams event at Mount Zion Lutheran Church on Saturday, June 4 at 3 p.m. It’s a chance to meet with other community members, including Stacey Ferguson, daugh-

Aoyama, a youth counsellor at Family Services of Greater Vancouver.Tickets are free, and are available at www.masseytheatre. com or 604-521-5050.

ter of Qayqayt First Nation Chief Rhonda Larrabee.You can make a paper heart and plant it in a heart garden and learn about some books that may assist you in learning more about the experiences of Indigenous people in Canada.

SATURDAY, JUNE 4 Support grandmothers in Africa who are raising their orphaned grandchildren – and shop for all kinds of unique items – at the Royal City Gogos’ 11th annual Artisan Crafts for Africa Sale.

Shoppers will find a wide variety of unique and high-quality handcrafted items including fashion and accessories, home decor and more, as well as a vintage area featuring curated collectibles and an “experiences and consumables” section. It’s on Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the entry foyer of New Westminster Secondary School at 820 Sixth St. More info about the sale – including a sneak peek at some

Lacrosse action: The New Westminster Senior A Salmonbellies, seen here in pre-pandemic action, kick off their season at their home opener on Thursday, June 2. PHOTO RECORD FILES

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JUNE 8 AND 9 Attend the Canadian première of the documentary film, All the Lonely People, when it screens at Century House and Massey Theatre.The film features stories of resilience in the face of social isolation. It screens twice: Ð Century House (for folks age 50 and up): Wednesday, June 8 at

1:30 p.m. A post-screening panel will feature All the Lonely People writer-director Stu Maddux, Century House peer support worker Maryann and Century House volunteer Val MacDonald. It’s free, but register at 604-5191066. Ð Massey Theatre (an all-ages screening):Thursday, June 9 at 6:30 p.m. It will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Maddux, Coun. Chinu Das, Margaret Lin of Fraser Health and Catherine

SATURDAY, JUNE 11 Hit the dance floor at the Jazz Cats Social.

Century House is partnering with the Uptown Swing Collective to host a night of hot jazz (for community members ages 16 and up) on Saturday, June 11. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., a lesson is at 7 p.m. and live music and social dancing runs from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.Tickets are $15, or $7 for Century House Association members, and include light refreshments and a beginner swing dance lesson (partner not required).

Enjoy an afternoon of family fun at the Queensborough Children’s Fest on Saturday, June 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Queensborough Community Centre’s outdoor stage and field at 920 Ewen Ave. – Theresa McManus

To that SPECIAL GRAD in your life We will be publishing a very Special Graduation 2022 feature on Thursday, June 16! Honour the special high school, college or university graduate in your family with a congratulatory message in this feature. This keepsake ad can be clipped out and saved in the family scrapbook and enjoyed for years to come!

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Community Lacrosse player excelling on international stage NewWest’s Lauren Black is an NCAA star and has been chosen for Team Canada Lacrosse Sixes Black is one of only 12 Theresa McManus athletes to make this team, AROUND TOWN which will compete for tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca Canada this July in Birmingham, Atlanta, at the A New West lacrosse world games. player is making her mark Well done, Lauren! on the sport.

Lauren Black, who MEET PIKACHU AT THE graduated from New SPRING CARNIVAL Westminster Secondary If you’ve ever wanted to School last June, has been meet Pikachu, here’s your attending the University of chance.

Denver, where she’s been A photo shoot with the making her presence felt popular Pokémon charon the lacrosse field. acter is just one of the Black was recently things happening at Conawarded the Freshman of naught Heights ElementheYear for the Big East tary School’s spring carConference in Division nival – its first since the 1 Lacrosse. She was also pandemic. It’s on Friday, a unanimous choice for June 3 from 5 to 8 p.m. at First Team All Conference 2201 London St. and Second Team All ReOther highlights of the gion in NCAA Division 1 carnival include games, a lacrosse. dunk tank, a Royal City Topping it off, Black is Cheer performance, a visit now the record holder for from a fire truck, a permost points for a freshformance by the New man in a season for the Westminster Secondary University of Denver – School marching band, ending her rookie year face painting and balloon with an impressive 54 twisting. Prizes, a 50-50 goals and 20 assists in 21 draw, and food and snacks games played. Her team round out what’s sure to recently wrapped up its be a fun night. season with a 13-8 loss to Money raised at the Boston College, which is spring carnival funds the the No. 3-ranked team in Connaught Heights PAC. the NCAA. Here at home, Black has SAVE YOUR BOTTLES FOR been selected to join Team NWSS DRY GRAD The dry grad commitCanada women’s team for tee at New Westminster Lacrosse Sixes, a new disSecondary School is hard cipline that’s been created at work on plans to proto fit Olympic criteria.

STAR:

New Westminster’s Lauren Black is now the record holder for most points for a freshman in a season for the University of Denver.

She’s also been chosen for Team Canada’s new Lacrosse Sixes.

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vide a fun – and safe – celebration for the Class of 2022.

Building on the success of a bottle drive that was held in February, the dry grad committee is hosting another bottle drive on Saturday, June 4. Community members are invited to drop off their recyclable deposit beverage containers from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the New Westminster Secondary School parking lot – in front of the main doors at 820 Sixth St. “We raised $2,300 at

New Westminster Minor Hockey Association

the last bottle drive, which was so helpful in moving toward our fundraising goal,” said parent Jenn Vander Zalm in an email to the Record.

All proceeds will go toward the cost of putting on the NWSS dry grad party.

“The dry grad event is important to the NWSS school community as it provides a night of entertainment, food and memory-making for the NWSS class of 2022 in a safe and sober environment,” Vander Zalm said. “The

dry grad committee fundraises all year to keep the cost of the tickets to $30, with subsidy for those students who cannot afford this so that the entire class can join in the fun.”

Vander Zalm noted that members of the 2022 grad class are already being asked to spend $130 per student for a prom ticket and $100 per student on convocation day fees, so the committee is working to keep the dry grad cost as close to free as possible.

“Dry grad started as an alternative to student

parties after convocation, which sometimes led to tragedy,” she said. “Parents wanted to provide an inclusive, fun and safe celebration for their children.”

For anyone who wants to donate directly, the committee has also set up a Go Fund Me account that has set a goal of raising $7,000 (as of June 1, just over $500 had been donated.)You’ll find it at www.gofundme.com (search for NWSS – 2022 Dry Grad Celebration).

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