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SD40 superintendent Karim Hachlaf, school board chair Gurveen Dhaliwal, Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside, Qayqayt Chief Rhonda Larrabee, principal Kathleen Chad, vice-principal Darren Elves and PAC chair Jen Knight cut the ribbon to mark the official opening of the new Skwo:wech Elementary School on Monday.

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With the rubble of the old Richard McBride Elementary School as a backdrop, the Skwo:wech Elementary School community welcomed its new school with an official opening ceremony on Monday.

Education Minister Jen-

nifer Whiteside, New Westminster school board chair Gurveen Dhaliwal and Qayqayt Chief Rhonda Larrabee were among the special guests on hand for the ceremony held June 6 in the school gym, followed by a ribbon-cutting in the courtyard outside.

Funding for the $35-million school was first announced in 2018,

and construction kicked off in 2020. After a challenging couple of years that included setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the B.C. floods of 2021, the school was completed and ready for move-in this past March.

The new school replaces the old building formerly known as Richard Mc-

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Bride Elementary, which dated back to 1929. It was deemed in need of replacement because of its high seismic risk.

“Skwo:wech Elementary will have such a positive impact for the community, with a newly built, seismically safe school, a StrongStart classroom and dedicated child-care spaces,”Whiteside said. “I

know the school will continue to be a place of inspiration, offering students social and academic enrichment for many years to come.”

The school houses more than 400 students in kindergarten through Grade 5, plus early-learning and child-care space. In the new school year, 37 childcare spaces will open in

the school’s Neighbourhood Learning Centre.

“At the heart of every great community is a fabulous school,”Whiteside told the crowd at the opening ceremony. “It is a true community hub for families and students to call home.”

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A closer look Outdoor fun helps preschoolers get a strong start A new early learning program in Hume Park has helped families navigate the COVID-19 pandemic

Julie MacLellan

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For the raincoats-and-rubberboots crowd gathered in Hume Park on this grey Monday morning, life during a global pandemic is all they’ve really known.

All the behaviours their grownups had to learn — mask wearing, physical distancing, limiting gatherings in indoor spaces – have just been normal life for these preschoolers.

But “normal” doesn’t mean “ideal” — and the NewWestminster school district has stepped in to help local families who’ve been navigating the COVID world with under-fives in the house.

This is StrongStart: Explore Outdoors, an outside edition of the district’s early learning dropin program for families with children aged zero to five. Families gather in Hume Park every Monday morning for stories, songs, activities and play.

Facilitator Nicole Marshall says her role is a supportive one: to support families in making connections with each other and to support kids in their own play.

Those goals are all the more important as the world emerges from COVID, she says, because so many chances for kids and families to connect went by the wayside during the pandemic.

OUTDOOR BENEFITS Tanis Anderson, district vice-principal of early learning for School District 40, said the idea of an outdoor StrongStart program has been brewing in the district for awhile but was spurred on by COVID. With health restrictions limiting the number of families who could access the traditional classroom-based programs, and some families not being comfortable with indoor settings, the district saw a way to reach many more families by reimagining the program in an outdoor space.

Hume Park, with its large greenspace, playground, nature trails and convenient transit access, was a natural choice.

Anderson, a parent herself, remembers those early years of preschool parenting — and how much better the day went when her kids put on their rainboots

and Muddy Buddies and ventured outside.

“They slept better.They ate better.They were just in a better mood,” she recalls. “Not all parents may realize the benefits of being outside with their kids.”

Plus, she points out, the program isn’t just helping the children.

“I often feel like StrongStart is just as much for the caregivers as it is for the kids,” she said. “Parenting is lonely. It’s the parents, the caregivers, who are really connecting with each other.”

MAKING FRIENDS That has definitely been the case for Brittany Falcitelli, mom to Brooklyn, who roams the playground impatiently until her friend Ethan shows up. Falcitelli and Ethan’s mom, Melissa Parno, enjoy the chance to socialize just as much as their fouryear-olds do.

For Falcitelli, it’s been a challenge to get her daughter, an only child, into settings with EARLY LEARNING: Sadie, aged four-and-three-quarters, Ewan, 3 and Thomas, 3, are an attentive audience for other kids. It was especially Nicole Marshall’s story session during SD40’s outdoor StrongStart session at Hume Park. PHOTO JULIE MACLELLAN tough early in the pandemic, when, even in parks and playsitting in a circle with other chilgrounds, people were hesitant to communication skills regressed “Now he says ‘Yes, yes!’” dren to listen to a story is harder for awhile, she notes, and the socialize with strangers.

Chen said with a smile. “He will when you don’t do it regularly. family got him onto waitlists for “I’m a very social person, so I eat his breakfast more fast. He’s “We’re noticing it in our kinspeech-language therapy. But think that has been the hardest eager to get out the door.” dergarten classes.Teachers are he’s come a long way again in for me,” Falcitelli says. “During The added benefit for Chen spending a lot more time on the past couple of months.

COVID, that was very hard.” is the development of language routines that children used to Ethan is also an only child, skills.They speak their mother VERBAL SKILLS come in to school with,” Anderand Parno says she’s seen the language, Mandarin, at home, That communication chalson said. “There’s been an even difference since he’s been able so coming here is good English lenge is not uncommon, Anderstronger focus on social-emoto connect with other children. practice for both of them. son says, noting verbal skills have tional learning and indepenShe’s taken him to plenty of She’s pleased Ethan is getting been one of the dence.” other parent-andthe extra help to set him up for that have child programs, school.

Children are often areas COMING OUT OF THEIR SHELLS taken a hit betoo, but says the “I’m so happy we have For the dozen or so children cause of the panmore shy. They outdoor space at StrongStart in NewWest,” she at the park today, being out with Hume Park is a said. “Miss Nicole is really a haven’t been able demic. other kids is helping them deMore children favourite because good teacher.” to interact. velop the skills they’ll need in have been on it doesn’t require Mind you, the kids gathered kindergarten and beyond. screens for lonher active kid to around Miss Nicole to hear the Take Ethan Liu, age twoger periods of sit cooped up instory of Pete the Cat and his and-a-half, whose mom, Claire time. Fewer childoors. white shoes probably don’t care Chen, has seen him blossom dren have been Both moms much that they’re learning. through both the outdoor and in daycare, preschool and other say they’ve seen changes in their And when they sing along to classroom-based StrongStart group programs.There’s been preschoolers’ communication Five Little Speckled Frogs — conprograms. less interaction outside their abilities thanks to StrongStart. centrating very hard on counting “Before he was very shy. Now own homes — and when they “Her communication skills on their fingers — and stomp he can say hi to teacher by himhave seen people, they’ve been have developed better now in enthusiastically along to IfYou’re self. He can say hi to other kids masked. this environment,” Falcitelli says Happy andYou Know It, they may instead of walking away,” she “Children haven’t seen smiles as she watches Brooklyn on the not be aware that they’re develsaid. and frowns and facial expresplayground. “She needs this.” oping new skills for the future.

She used to ask him in the sions,” Anderson noted. “ChilParno, too, says she’s noBut their smiles and giggles mornings whether he wanted dren are often more shy.They ticed the difference for Ethan, say they’re having fun — and to go off to “school,” and he’d haven’t been able to interact.” who was just really starting to that, after all, is how children shake his head and say no.

Even something as simple as talk when the pandemic hit. His learn best.

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Opinion MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Liberals’ fortunes have improved

For the first time in almost five years the B.C. Liberals have come out of a legislature session looking much stronger than they did when it started.

The spring session ended last week, and I could not help but get the sense the ruling NDP wanted out of the building as fast as possible.

For the past four years, the NDP has had a free ride of sorts in the house.

As I have noted here before, the pandemic pushed the usual political issues aside and made it difficult for the Opposition to get much media coverage and, as a result, the public’s attention.

That situation, coupled with the fact the party seemed to be in denial for so long that it was no longer in government, meant the B.C. Liberals were dragging their heels for the longest of times (a prominent caucus member told me after Kevin Falcon was voted in as the new party leader that “the trouble with our folks is they don’t realize we are in Opposition”).

It appears those gloomy days are decidedly over.

The return of Falcon to the legislature to lead the party appears to be a big reason why the dark cloud has lifted off the B.C. Liberal caucus.

He is clearly a step or two above the performance of his predecessor, Andrew Wilkinson. Falcon’s aggressive and energetic approach has clearly lit a fire under his caucus.

The NDP members privately complain that Falcon is also bombastic, over the top in his attacks and prone to spouting misleading statements. In any event, he has captured the government’s attention in waysWilkinson was unable to accomplish.

There were occasional moments of frustration on the NDP side this session, which we haven’t re-

ally seen since the party formed power in 2017.

Some of that frustration was shown by Premier John Horgan, who dropped an infamous “f-bomb” in response to some incessant heckling from the B.C. Liberals.

As an aside, Horgan did not have the same dominating presence during the past session that he had in previous ones.This is totally understandable, given his treatment for cancer, but he is his government’s number 1 asset, so even a slight slippage can rub off on his caucus.

Now, all this is not to suggest the B.C. Liberals have completely escaped the political wilderness when it comes to actually winning elections.

The electoral demographics in MetroVancouver — where the majority of electoral ridings are located — are changing quickly (i.e. getting younger and more ethnically diverse) and the B.C. Liberals have yet to show evidence they know how to tap into that electorate.

Judging from the makeup of their caucus, the B.C. Liberals tilt much more to the conservative end of the spectrum rather than the liberal end, which may make it harder to make inroads in Metro Vancouver.

Horgan is still a popular figure, and the government appears to continue to be more popular than any of the alternatives, despite mounting problems.

Yet Falcon and his party can finally take credit for inflicting some political wounds on their adversaries, rather than ending a legislature session by nursing their own.

The political playing field has become level again.That seemed a distant possibility when the pandemic began, but here we are.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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Two drivers sitting in afternoon rush-hour traffic in the 1400 block of StewardsonWay found their vehicles unexpectedly under fire in July. One vehicle was hit by a bullet in the driver’s side front fender.The other was hit about 15 minutes later in the driver’s side back door. Police arrested a 15-year-old boy who said he’d been target-practising against a backyard fence with a .22 caliber rifle. Police weren’t entirely convinced.

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B.C. government actions jeopardize NDP brand Editor: Re: NDP ‘out of touch,’ downfall forecast, say Liberals, Greens as spring sitting ends (New Westminster Record online, June 2) In his response to her succinct comments, the deputy premier further proved Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau’s point that the current government opts to gaslight, rather than listen and reflect on legitimate questions, comments, and feedback about its shortcomings in responding to the challenges people across the province are facing. For example, this year’s budget is most associated with a pay increase for cabinet ministers while not providing real relief for families to help with inflation — despite it hiding in plain sight during the time frame when the budget was being reviewed and approved by the finance minister and other members of government who sit on Treasury Board.

Also troubling was how Deputy Premier Mike Farnworth, in answering the self-possessed Furstenau, turned to the sexist playbook of impugning her intelligence and composure.

He described her well-put encapsulation of the concerns many British Columbians are expressing about the government not seeming

to understand, much less address, their needs and priorities, as “rambling” — and a majority of government MLAs applauded his scornful reply.

Like many women in leadership roles, Ms. Furstenau has to consistently outperform to be heard. In this exchange, she again more than ably fulfilled her responsibility as a member of the legislature to hold a government accountable on behalf of the public — and in doing so, provided solid counsel to the premier and his team on course correction.

Government MLAs need to reflect how Furstenau’s comments serve as another warning that they are jeopardizing the NDP brand as the party of the working and middle class and how they belied the party’s stated commitment to reducing gender inequality in how they responded to the Green Party leader.

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I’d rather not pay taxes Editor: Re: New Westminster city hall budget.

Do the constituents have no say about budget? They spend taxpayer money like there’s no tomorrow. I would like not to pay taxes and spend it my way without help.

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Community Help celebrate 10 years of Westminster Pier Park Outdoor movie, family activities on the agenda for a Friday, June 17 party on the waterfront Theresa McManus

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Crafts, activities and an outdoor movie are on the agenda for a 10th anniversary party for Westminster Pier Park.

The City of New Westminster is getting set to celebrate the park’s anni-

versary on Friday, June 17.

The celebration, taking place from 5:30 to 11 p.m., is giving community members a chance to gather by the river with friends, family, and neighbours for a picnic on the lawn, crafts, activities, and treats from the concession.

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enjoy an outdoor movie on a big screen, learn about the history of Westminster Pier Park and listen to music.

Among the highlights: Ð Music at the Pier: MC and DJ Byron James offers up tunes, trivia games and prizes from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Ð Community Canvas: Add your mark to a community canvas with artist facilitator Mark Elez, from 5 to 7 p.m. Ð Family Place: Join in crafts and fun activities for kids and caregivers from 5 to 7 p.m.

You can find a list of activities planned for the day at www.newwestcity.ca/ PierPark10.

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On the waterfront: Westminster Pier Park remains a popular destination one decade on. The city is marking the park’s 10th anniversary with an event on June 17. PHOTO RECORD FILES

minster originally purchased the 3.8-hectare brownfield site on the waterfront in March 2009 for

$8 million.

On June 16, 2012, the city held a grand opening for the $25-million wa-

terfront park, which went on to win several planning and environmental awards.

School remains set for recycling

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trict’s director of facilities, noted much of the work in the decommissioning of the old school – including remediation for hazardous materials such as asbestos and lead – had been taking place behind the scenes before the walls actually started coming down.

As of Tuesday, Crowe said the process of taking down the old building was virtually completed, slightly ahead of schedule.

“Now it’s the long and more laborious task of all the separation of the various materials,” he said.

Crowe said contractors are expected to be on site for about a month separating the materials, which will involve a “significant amount” of recycling.

Some of the material, including large support beams, is reusable and will be sold. Other recyclables will include metals of various kinds, primarily copper and steel, plus some of the stone work.

All the salvage and recyclable material belongs to the contractor and not to the school district.

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City Police seek help identifying man who fell from Pattullo Bridge Theresa McManus

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One police agency is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who fell from the Pattullo Bridge in May – and another policing agency is investigating the circumstances surrounding the case.

Surrey RCMP issued a press release on June 3 seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who fell from the Pattullo Bridge on May 15.

Cpl. Corporal Vanessa Munn, media relations officer for the Surrey RCMP, said police are actively trying to identify the man who is presumed to be deceased, but whose body has not yet been recovered.

While no missing persons investigations matching the man’s description have been located, Surrey RMCP believe someone may recognize him.

Officers who were on scene worked with a forensic sketch artist in an effort to identify the man, who is described as being Filipino, 40 to 50 years of age, medium to heavy build, thinning hair; he was wearing a black windbreaker/ hard shell jacket, a white T-shirt and blue jeans Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Sur-

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was reported to be at the railing on the Pattullo Bridge,” said the IIO press release. “It is reported that while officers spoke to the man, he fell from the bridge and is not believed to have survived.”

The IIO, an independent civilian oversight agency of the police in British Columbia, investigates all officer-related incidents that result in serious harm or death, whether or not there is any allegation of wrongdoing. It’s asking that anyone with relevant information about this incident contact its witness line tollfree at 1-855-446-8477 or via a contact form at www. iiobc.ca.

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Home again: Jason Jones makes a pass for the Bellies in their 2022 season home opener against the Burnaby Lakers. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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Lakers triumph 13-11 in Queen’s Park opener Theresa McManus

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The New Westminster Salmonbellies battled back to make a game of it during their long-awaited return to Queen’s Park Arena.

After a more than 1,000-day absence because of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the Senior A Salmonbellies took on the Burnaby Lakers in their 2022 season home opener at Queen’s Park Arena on June 2.

The Lakers took the

game 13-11, after the Bellies battled back in the third period after trailing in the first two periods.

The Salmonbellies were down 7-2 after the first period and 9-4 after the second.

With 3:19 left in the final period, the teams were tied 11-11.The Lakers scored with 0.56 seconds left on the clock and added an empty net goal in the dying seconds of the game.

The Bellies kicked off their 2022 season on the road, falling to the Victoria

Shamrocks 14-10 on May 27 and beating the Nanaimo Timbermen 13-9 the following night.They currently sit in third spot in the seven-team Western Lacrosse Association.

The Bellies return to Queen’s Park Arena tonight (Thursday, June 9) at 7 p.m. (take note of the earlier start time) against the Nanaimo Timbermen.

They then take on the Lakers at Bill Copeland Arena in Burnaby tomorrow (Friday, June 10) at 7:30 p.m.

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MEECH, Alvina (Vi) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Alvina (Vi) Meech (née Walker) on May 27, 2022 at Royal City Manor in New Westminster, BC. Born to George and Sabina Walker on November 6, 1925 in Tadmore, Saskatchewan, Vi was the youngest of 11 children, all of whom have predeceased her. A long-time member of both Century House and Olivet Baptist Church, she was always very active in her church and community. With her strong work ethic, she was always happiest when keeping busy.

After retiring from BC Hydro at age 65 she volunteered for many different organizations over the years, including her church, Century House, Massey Theatre, and many others.

In 2012 her many volunteer positions and her community spirit earned her a nomination as New Westminster Citizen of the Year. She is predeceased by her daughter, Leslie Kingwell (née Zeller), and she is survived by her two sons, Rick Zeller (Barb) and Doug Zeller (Iris), as well as Doug’s children, Patrick (Leah), Michael (Samantha) and Kristen, and Patrick’s children, Benjamin and Victoria. She was always very proud of her family.

A funeral will be held at a future date at Olivet Baptist Church in New Westminster, BC. In lieu of flowers, donations will be gratefully accepted to any of the following organizations: Action for Animals in Distress (Burnaby, BC), Olivet Baptist Church (New Westminster, BC), Diabetes Canada To find out more about Alvina Meech please visit www.dignitymemorial.com

SIMPSON, Margaret Theresa (Dorozio) September 24, 1926 - May 24, 2022 Margaret Theresa Simpson (Dorozio) passed away in her sleep 4 months before her 96th birthday.

Predeceased by her husband Jim Simpson and her siblings Amelia, Helen, Lucy, Mike, Curly, Fennell, and Johnny. Margaret is survived by her 6 grown children; Bonnie Cebula (Ted), Patti Simpson, Jim Simpson (Liz), Nancy Harper (Dave), Rob Simpson (Tammy), David Simpson (Anena), 16 grandchildren; Michele, Christie, Brad, Andrea, Emily, Stuart, Amy, Bethany, Meghan, Ben, Hayley, Sara, Davey, Daniel, Nathan, Grace, plus 17 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Olive Fera and countless nieces and nephews from the Dorozio and Simpson families.

Margaret was born September 24, 1926 in Vancouver, BC. She attended school there, where she met and married the love of her life, Jim, on June 18, 1949.

They were married for 65 years. After living on Napier St. in Vancouver for 14 years, they moved to Hycrest Dr., Burnaby in 1963, where they lived for over 50 years. After Jim’s passing in 2014, she decided to move to assisted living at Elim Christian Care in 2016. At The Emerald, she was quick to lend a hand to others and was involved in almost every activity there. She was awarded Community Life Resident of the Year at age 92. At 93 she graduated with a Certificate of Christian Knowledge from Elim University. A very special thank you to all the Elim staff and granddaughter Bethany (RN), for their care.

Friends and family are welcome to attend a memorial service to celebrate Margaret’s life on Saturday, June 11th at 1:00pm at New Life Community Church, 8765 Government St, Burnaby.

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