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The White Peace Poppy in a World where War Still Rages ELLEN HAYAKAWA Contributor Fresh from the glow of pumpkins and faces of children and adults in our community in stunningly creative Halloween costumes, November calls us to honour the tradition of Remembrance Day. On this day, we remember and honour those military personnel who have died since the beginning of World War I. Many were well loved members of families in our community. One of the ways that we respect and honour their lives and service is by wearing a red poppy.

For the last six years, many in our community have chosen to wear a white poppy in addition to the red poppy. If you’re new to our community, you may not

have seen the white poppy before.

White poppies were introduced in Britain by the Women’s Co-operative Guild in 1933 to remember civilian family members who had died in War. For those women they were a lasting symbol of peace with an intent to end all wars.

Today, wearing a white poppy shows that we also remember those civilians: children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers and grandparents who were killed, who now make up 90 per cent of conflict victims. As we all know, we are currently witnessing such horrific tragedies in wars and conflicts around the world.

As one secondary student said, “We have seen the devastation caused by war, and we know that it is not the right path for our future. We see the white poppy as a commitment to peace in the present and future, while we

wear a red poppy lest we forget the great sacrifices made in times past and present. The youth of today will inherit the world of tomorrow and we hope to live in a world where there is peace without the need for violence.”

The white poppy reminds us to challenge any beliefs and values inside of us that are reflected collectively in our institutions such that we perceive war to be the only option in resolving civil or international disputes. The white poppy instead calls for dialogue and peaceful conflict resolution. It also acknowledges and remembers the environmental devastation that war causes including habitat destruction and the tragic loss of animal lives including pets.

Wearing the white poppy also symbolizes your commitment to take action for peace. You can make a difference with a single action in your family, in our community, in nature or in the world. Every kind, compassionate and loving action we take from a place of heart brings us one step closer to the end of all wars and to the beginning of an era of global peace. What is your golden piece of peace that you would love to offer?

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Conclusions drawn from the report were that there’s “a strong commitment on the part of our volunteers and staff,” for the committees to succeed, but “the tendency for committees to operate in silos is notable, and recognized by many committee members as an issue. The lack of alignment between committee work, staff work plans, and the Island Plan is a serious concern.”

Five recommendations were crafted and shared with committee chairs and vice-chairs. Four were given indications of approval: 1) “That the relationship between committee work and strategic priorities be strengthened by emphasizing the annual planning and budget cycle as well as the development of committee and staff work plans.” 2) “That the direction provided by Council be improved by more carefully crafted resolutions, clearer referrals, and staff and council liaison updates on council direction and decisions” 3) “That the role and responsibilities of councillors on committees be clarified.” 4) That the orientation, training, and recognition of committee members be improved by a more formal orientation program that includes an overview of municipal operations and procedures, roles and responsibilities, meeting preparation, meeting skills (including crafting of motions), and conflict resolution.”

One recommendation, “That the structure and function of municipal committees be modified by combining some committees and restructuring others,” was viewed by committee members as needing more refining.

At their final meeting Oct. 24, council voted to send the recommendations, survey answers, and all other information in the report to the new council to be acted upon.

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More than twoand-a-half years after it had to cancel its spring production of Crazy For You, Royal City Musical Theatre is back. New Westminster’s musical theatre company held auditions over the weekend (that’s a dance call seen at left) for its return outing of Crazy For You, which will take to the stage in April and May 2023 — three years after COVID-19 shut down the original production shortly before opening night.

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Qayqayt graves recognized — 100 years later Theresa McManus

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More than 100 years after being buried in unmarked graves at a New Westminster cemetery, four members of the Qayqayt First Nation have

been remembered in their resting place.

About a hundred people gathered at St. Peter’s Cemetery on Oct. 20 for the unveiling of headstones for four people who had been buried in unmarked graves. A plaque

about Qayqayt First Nation was also unveiled.

“It was in the ’80s when I went to St. Peter’s Church. And the woman there … went through all the records and found the site; so six graves for Indians only,” said Rhonda

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Four of those gravesites belonged to some of Larrabee’s relatives, including her grandfather George Joseph (his wife Ida Charley is buried in

Chilliwack because that’s where she was from). Also buried there are Larrabee’s great-grandparents George and Sophia Joseph, and Francis Joseph, who she believes may be her great-uncle.

“I have heard no stories

about Francis Joseph, so I don’t know who he was.

They passed away in 1921 on the same day,” she said of George, Sophia and Francis Joseph. “I can find out no information of how that happened, if it was a Continued on page 3

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Chief ‘eternally grateful’ for new grave markers Continued from page 1 disease, if it was an accident. I’m still trying to get a hold of people to discover what happened.”

Larrabee and her siblings grew up in the Chinatown area ofVancouver, believing they were Chinese on her father, Arthur Lee’s side of the family and French on her mother, Marie Joseph’s side of the family. Because they would visit family on a reserve in Chilliwack, Larrabee grew suspicious of her family’s roots, and she eventually asked her mom about it — who told her, one time only, with great pain and shame, about her childhood.

“Our land was taken away in 1916, and our family was uprooted,” she said. “My mom and her siblings were sent to the residential school in Kamloops.The discovery of the 215 really affected our family. …When Mom came out of residential school, she said she had no home to come to. She had no land to live on.”

After Larrabee’s mother died in 1984, her father passed along her birth certificate, which stated she’d been “born on reserve.”

No longer fearing she would hurt her mother by asking about her past, Larrabee embarked on a journey to honour her mother’s memory and to search for her Indigenous ancestors.

‘ETERNALLY GRATEFUL’ Larrabee shared her family’s story at a Rotary Club of New Westminster meeting, which led the local service club to fund the grave markers and plaque.

“We are eternally grateful, eternally grateful,” Larrabee said.

Larrabee said Stewart Monuments Limited gave the service club a deal on the price of the monuments, St. Peter’s Church helped in the search for the graves and the Gardens of Gethsemani (which provides burial services) donated the time to have the markers placed and helped locate the burial sites.

For Larrabee, the installation of grave markers is significant.

“Because of what has transpired since I’ve started on this journey, now it is important be-

cause the presence of the ancestors here can let people know that we were here,” she said.

After the grave markers were revealed, cedar branches were placed on the headstones, and tobacco was sprinkled as a ceremonial offering.

BEARING WITNESS Bradley Dick (Yuxwelupton Qwal’qaxala), who is ofWalas Kwagul, Lekwungen and Ditidaht ancestry, is a knowledge keeper and the manager of cultural safety and reconciliation in the Ministry of Children and Family Development. He attended the ceremony after meeting Larrabee at a conference, where she told her family’s story.

“I can’t speak enough to what this means for myself to witness this work,” he said. “But also, my reminder in how I walked gently on the lands of the Qayqayt and the ancestors of this space, to acknowledge that my role is to simply live, learn and grow from the experiences that I have on their traditional lands as best I can, to acknowledge that their ancestors have been here since time immemorial.”

Dick said the families have connections “going way back” to when his Lekwungen ancestors, an area known today asVictoria, would travel annually to the Stó:lō to fish.

“And so, our role was to nurture the relationships of our families and communities that live along the Stó:lō as well,” he said.

“And that this is a beautiful opportunity to reaffirm that relationship to community and how we walk together in this journey

IN MEMORIAM: Qayqayt band member Stacey Ferguson, with Chief Rhonda Larrabee looking on, places a cedar bough on a grave at a ceremony to unveil new grave markers (seen at left, above) for four Qayqayt members who were originally buried in unmarked graves more than a century ago. PHOTO THERESA MCMANUS of reconciliation, as sometimes the reconciliation isn’t so much about, you know, having to restore or to repair something, but rather to rebuild the relationships that were once there or to build the relationships that we hope to see moving forward as well.”

HISTORY IN DISPUTE In recent months, representatives from Kwantlen First Nation have taken to social media to refute what they say is the myth that there is a Qayqayt First Nation — and that the group presenting themselves by that name is indigenous to New Westminster.

“We are disappointed to see that the leadership of ‘Indian Band 566’ continues in its appropriation of the name of the historic Kwantlen village of Qayqayt without our consent, and to misrepresent our history.

Throughout history, NewWestminster has been a hən̓ q̓ əmin̓ əm̓ speaking region and exclusive home to Kwantlen and Musqueam villages,” said the Kwantlen First Nation in a statement

to the Record after the ceremony.

“The Kwantlen Nation was created in what was now New Westminster thousands of years ago, and the historic record and archeological record, and our own oral histories confirm this fact. In the spirit of truth and reconciliation, we ask that municipal officials, and the Catholic Church seek to establish the truth of the history of this region before participating in any further events purporting to represent its history.”

FIRST NATIONS LAND ‘STILL A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION’ Coun. Jaimie McEvoy, a member of the Rotary Club of NewWestminster, said the City of NewWestminster’s reconciliation efforts include a partnership with the Tŝilhqot’in National Government and a long-standing relationship with the Qayqayt First Nation.

“We know that there are many First Nations that use this river, that this was a river culture,” he said. “And the city acknowledges the Halkomelem-speaking

peoples in its land acknowledgement.”

McEvoy said the ceremony marked the fact that the Qayqayt First Nation has a continued permanent land occupation in this area going back many generations.

“And so we would like to acknowledge today, the First Nations of the river, the Qayqayt First Nation, that the land that we occupy, is still a topic of discussion,” he said. “And I think that that discussion not only is very important, but I think we need to continue to take our time with it. Because there’s a long history of non-Aboriginal people trying to help and getting it wrong. And that’s been part of the unfortunate history.”

Larrabee said the placement of markers on the graves of her ancestors is significant to her people.

“Very,” she said. “We keep establishing our presence here because we have a claim in, and the government’s like, ‘Well, who are you?’ And I have other First Nations saying ‘Oh, well, who is she, who are they?’”

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NewWest’s mayor-elect says the ‘significant cost’ of such a shift is money that would be better spent on sustainable transportation Theresa McManus

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The Surrey Board of Trade is reiterating its support for a six-lane replacement for the Pattullo Bridge — at a time when construction of the four-lane crossing over the Fraser River continues.

Anita Huberman, president and CEO of the Surrey Board of Trade, said its members believe a sixlane option is needed now.

In a letter to B.C.Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Rob Fleming, she questioned what would trigger a decision on increasing the number of lanes from four to six.

The Surrey Board of

Trade is calling on the province to create a policy that indicates what timeframe or event would trigger the new bridge to be expanded to six lanes.

New Westminster mayor-elect Patrick Johnstone said the Surrey group makes the same request for a six-lane crossing every eight months or so. and it gets the same response from the province.

“To be clear, the Ministry of Transportation, TransLink and the cities of Surrey and New Westminster have an agreement in place that we worked out through a couple of years of dialogue about the needs, the capacity needs, along that

corridor,” he said. “And New Westminster is very happy with there being a four-lane bridge and two lanes for active transportation.”

Johnstone said there is no capacity on this side of the bridge for New Westminster to be building increased highway capacity for through-traffic.

“I think our approach to moving people around is different than it was even when we were designing the replacement for the Pattullo Bridge,” he said.

Johnstone said any switch from four to six lanes would need to be supported by the four parties that signed the ini-

tial agreement.

And, given that the new bridge is still under construction, he said it’s too early to even consider that.

“I think that expanding it to six lanes does come with a significant cost, and I don’t think anyone’s come up with that money yet,” he said.

“I would be asking that anyone who’s spending money expanding freeway capacity to Pattullo Bridge be asked whether there was another opportunity to spend that money on active transportation or sustainable transportation transit south of the Fraser.

I think that’s where the money is better spent.”

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City Businesses launch petition opposing bike lanes Theresa McManus

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Hundreds of people have signed petitions asking the city to remove the new bike lanes on Sixth Street.

Beach House Tanning, which has been located in the 700-block Sixth Street since 1985, launched an online petition that has been signed by more than 200 people.

The petition says businesses have lost clients because of the removal of parking of a block of parking in front of businesses.

It also notes concern over the removal of a popular bus stop.

Alicia Spanier, owner of Beach House Tanning, said she’s also started a paper petition that’s been signed by 100 people. She said more than 500 people have signed petitions

started by two other Sixth Street businesses.

Spanier said she was “blindsided” by the construction of the bike lanes and is adamant that no one from the city visited her salon to discuss the project.

“We had no idea,” she said. “Had we known, we wouldn’t have signed into another three-year lease.”

Spanier said September, October, November and December are usually her busiest months.

“We are used to having 30 to 50 people come in a day, lineups for the beds; the beds are (used) nonstop. Since this has been going in, we are having three to four people a day,” she told the Record.

Spanier said the two parking spots at the rear of her building aren’t enough to accommodate customers, most of whom decide

to drop in when they’re driving by. She said the removal of parking in front of the building is particularly problematic for elderly customers and those who get around with walkers.

The newly constructed New Westminster Secondary School cycling connector features separated bike lanes along each side of the street, from Seventh Avenue to the entrance to NWSS. Mike Anderson, the city’s manager of transportation, said businesses along Sixth Street should have received letters on at least three occasions during the engagement process and one notification letter before construction began.

“As part of the project’s engagement launch near the end of September 2021, over 2,800 resi-

Travel route: Seen above is a section of the new bike lane along Sixth Street. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

dents and business owners within close proximity of the project area were directly mailed,” he said.

Anderson said city the project team did a “business walkabout” on Oct. 5, 2021, to provide letters to businesses along Sixth Street.

During that engagement process, Anderson said Sixth Street was

determined to be the preferred route for the NWSS cycling, as opposed to Fifth Street.

Council supported the Sixth Street option in January 2022.

As part of a second round of engagement, Anderson said the project team provided a stakeholder outreach letter to the businesses and con-

ducted another “business walkabout” on Feb. 3, 2022.

According to Anderson, 16 to 17 on-street parking spaces and a loading zone were removed along Sixth Street between Seventh Avenue and Eighth Avenue to make way for the NWSS cycling corridor project.

Mayor-elect Patrick Johnstone said the city spent two years engaging with people.

“I think we expect to hear some concern, whenever new mobility lanes are built,” he said of the petition. “Change is really hard.”

Johnstone said Sixth Street was determined to be the preferred route because mobility lanes need to connect as directly as possible to a destination.

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Topic: Pedestrians need to keep themselves safe on the streets “Most traffic lights are programmed to prioritize vehicles and not pedestrians.

Which as we go into the cold, rainy, winter months is kind of wacky. We give priority to the people sitting warm, dry and comfortable.”

“Why are crosswalk issues always the fault of the pedestrian? Drivers need to pay more attention, watch where they are going, and wait their turn.”

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Are the Olympic Games pricing themselves out of a future?

T

he B.C. government’s decision to not financially support the 2030 Winter Olympics speaks to how far the whole Olympics “thing” may be evolving into a sunset industry.

Few cities and countries are even interested in hosting the Games, whether they are of the summer variety or the winter kind.

The B.C. decision leaves just Sapporo, Japan, and Salt Lake City in the bidding for the 2030 Olympics, although Salt Lake City says it would prefer to host the 2034 Games.

And Sapporo’s bid may be in danger as the fallout continues from allegations of corruption tied to the Tokyo Summer Olympics.

So many cities dropped

out of bidding that just two cities — Los Angeles and Paris — were left standing to host the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics.

By contrast, there was genuine excitement in the run-up to the 2010 Winter Olympics as eight cities submitted bids. The Vancouver bid, first submitted by the BC NDP government under Premier Glen Clark in the 1990s, won out and the stage was set for a successful but expensive party.

One budget line item gave the current B.C. government pause for particular concern.

That would be the security costs, which went from a budgeted $175 million in 2010 to nearly $1 billion when all the bills were paid.

Security costs for the

2030 Olympics bid were also hovering around $1 billion, but there were fears within government that the cost could grow and grow, as it is hard to argue against making things safer no matter how much money it costs.

B.C.’s share of the costs associated with the 2030 bid would come close to $3 billion by 2030, according to a government document.

When the bid was first announced, the reaction of the B.C. government and Premier John Horgan was tepid at best. So when the axe fell, it was not surprising in the least (in fact, the reaction of some reporters and politicians was along the lines of, “Oh yeah, that Olympic bid no one is talking about.”)

In any event, the government has clearly concluded the expenditure of a massive amount of money in such a fashion doesn’t make it on its list of priorities. It is also worth noting that the incoming premier, David Eby, was an ardent opponent of the 2010 Olympics while he was a civil liberties lawyer.

Clearly, the Olympic movement is waning. The 2022 Beijing Olympics attracted the lowest-ever television ratings in the U.S., fewer and fewer cities are bidding to host them, and they are increasingly tied to corruption and ballooning debt.

Sounds like B.C. got out just in time.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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Pedestrians need to keep themselves safe

Editor: With all of the recent traffic configuration changes taking place, along with shortening daylight hours and endless rainfall, now would be a good time as any to remind pedestrians how pedestrian cross signals work.

Under section 132 of the Motor Vehicle Act, the very moment the signal begins flashing red it’s too late to begin crossing. Signals with countdown timers tell those who are already crossing to expedite their walk — this does not mean you can step off the curb and begin crossing.

It’s also true that it’s more likely you’ll be injured crossing against the flashing red than to actually be ticketed; however, your safety is more important than wherever you’re rushing off to.

Safety is a shared responsibility, but, ultimately, the 3,000-kilogram car will win that duel, and with the new no-fault insurance system that we now have, your right to sue that driver has essentially been prohibited.

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you may be stuck with life-altering injuries or worse.

Please drop your feelings of entitlement, put away your phone, and wear bright-coloured clothing so you can be seen. Never assume the driver can see you — in the pitch darkness, pouring rain and the glare of headlights you are invisible — but also, don’t be inconsiderate. Obey the traffic light.

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Sixth Street bike lanes will be bad for traffic Editor: I do not like the bike lanes that are being put in along Sixth Street.

Why use an arterial route and block good traffic flow along a main road? Why not use Fifth Avenue, which has less traffic and less chance of bike/vehicle accidents?

This is going to block traffic and result in cars going through a residential area to reroute and try to get through as effectively as possible.

I totally agree that this will not benefit businesses in the area at all.

M. Bonner

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And the time to highlight the businesses and citizens who have gone above and beyond for us during these challenging times is coming up fast on Nov. 24 at the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce’s annual Platinum Awards.

This year’s ceremony, which will be hosted at the Anvil Centre, is their first in-person ceremony since pre-COVID times in 2019. There are 13 different categories being awarded for New West businesses, nonprofits, entrepreneurs, artists, and citizens, with all of them centering on community contribution and commitment to excellence.

“There are many businesses in New West working hard to contribute positively to the community, and they’re doing great things despite challenging times,” says Whitfield. “It’s important that the members of our community, who benefit from the businesses and frequent them regularly, honour and celebrate them, as well.”

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If you’re interested in purchasing a ticket to the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce’s Platinum Awards, please visit the Chamber’s website. And to stay up to date with the Chamber, you can follow them on social media at @newwestchamber.

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The New Westminster Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary organization with a mission to connect, support and inspire the business community to reach its full potential. It speaks on behalf of the business community at public hearings, to the media and behind closed doors. Their Platinum Awards is an annual awards ceremony celebrating local businesses and citizens who have demonstrated excellence.

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Arts & Entertainment Royal City Musical Theatre stages a return

Crazy ForYou hits the Massey stage next spring — three years after it was cancelled by COVID Julie MacLellan

jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca

It was March 2020, and Royal City Musical Theatre was on the verge of opening its annual musical extravaganza on the Massey Theatre stage.

PopularVancouver performer Todd Talbot was set to star in Crazy ForYou. Sets and costumes were nearly complete.The cast was ready. It was to be the final run-through before the whole production moved in to the theatre for technical rehearsals.

Artistic directorValerie Easton had been rehearsing with Talbot in the afternoon and was on her way to meet with the rest of the cast that evening. On her drive to rehearsal, she heard the announcement that would send the company reeling: as of that moment, COVID-19 public health orders had effectively shut down British Columbia.

The show would not go on.

“It was a very emotional evening,” Easton recalled. “The cast wanted to complete the rehearsal anyway.”

They did.Then they packed up, promising themselves and each other that they’d come back to it whenever COVID was over.

More than two-and-a-half years later, COVID isn’t over — but the company is making good on its promise.

Crazy ForYou will return — and, yes,Talbot will be in the spotlight when the production finally hits the Massey Theatre stage in April 2023.

“It’s been a long time coming,” said Easton, who’s at the

helm once again — and who still can’t quite believe the long road the company has travelled since that last fateful rehearsal. “When we originally had to shut down the show, which was literally two weeks before we opened, it came as quite a shock.We all thought, ‘Hey, we’ll get through this, and we’ll redo it in the fall, and everything will be fine.’ Of course, that did not happen.”

‘DEVASTATING’ CLOSURE As theatres across the country went dark, theatre companies were forced to regroup and figure out what to do next. For RCMT, the problem was compounded by the fact that they were so close to opening night.

“If we had been less into the production before COVID hit, it would have been, ‘You know, we can stop everything,’” Easton said. “It certainly left us in a state of flux.We have spent a good lot of time dealing with the repercussions of that.”

RCMT producer Peter Jorgensen pointed out that being forced to cancel a production at that stage in the game is “pretty devastating” for a theatre company.

“By that point you’ve already spent tons of money, because with live productions, most of your costs come up front, and your revenue doesn’t come until the show runs,” he pointed out.

The company had already sold a healthy number of tickets, and it was left scrambling to track down those audience members to ask: Did they want a refund? Did they want to do-

READY TO RETURN: Artistic director Valerie Easton oversees a dance call during auditions held Sunday for

Royal City Musical Theatre’s Crazy For You. The show, which was originally supposed to hit the Massey Theatre stage in 2020, will open in April 2023 — three years after COVID put the theatre world on pause. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

nate the money to the theatre company? Or did they want to hold on to their tickets for whenever the show would be staged in the future?

Easton has nothing but gratitude for the “wonderful” audience members who have long supported the company and who stood by them at their bleakest moment.

“There was so much support for us,” she said. “Very kind people kindly said, ‘Hold my ticket for when you do the show.’We just had amazing, amazing sup-

port from the community.”

CAST MEMBERS RETURN One good thing about staging an already-almost-complete show is that much of it is ready and waiting.The set, costumes and props have been in storage for the past couple of years, and Easton, Jorgensen and the team are working to figure out what remains to be done.

And that all-important ingredient, the cast?

“As soon as I put the word out just saying, ‘Are you interested?

Are you busy with something else?’, it was a resounding ‘Yes, we want to do it,’” Easton said, noting about 90 per cent of the cast was available to come back.

Among them are some established names in the musical theatre world:Todd and Rebecca Talbot (yes, married in real life) returning to their roles as Bobby Child and Polly Baker, and veteran actor Kirk Smith as Bela Zangler.

The company held auditions this past weekend to recruit Continued on page 16

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Don’t miss these weekend events & activities!

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Find more events online: www.newwestrecord.ca/local-events

Please send your information for inclusion to editorial@newwestrecord.ca

FRIDAY, NOV. 4 TO SUNDAY, NOV. 6 HIDDEN COLOURS How does one capture the movement of water in painting?You’ll find the answer to this question in Australian-born artist Barry Walker’s paintings that are on display at Plaskett Gallery in Massey Theatre (735 Eighth Ave.).The artist loves painting seascapes, and he has shown his works in several galleries across Canada and the U.S. His show, Hidden Colours, will be on till the end of November.

The gallery is open Tuesday to Friday afternoons, as well as during shows at the theatre (before the show and at intermission). If those times don’t work, you can also call to make an appointment.

WHEN: Ongoing until Nov. 30. Gallery open 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, during shows at the theatre or by appointment at 604-517-5900.

WHERE: Plaskett Gallery at Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave. MORE: See www.masseytheatre.com.

Contributed photo Paintings by Australian-born artist Barry Walker are on display at the Plaskett Gallery at Massey Theatre throughout the month of November.

FRIDAY, NOV. 4 HYDRANT CUP Remember the adrenalin rush you felt while watching the blockbuster hit Miracle? Now, imagine if you could watch players moving the puck around live instead of from your couch — yep, the New Westminster Firefighters will face the Vancouver Canucks Alumni Team in the Hydrant Cup at Queen’s Park Arena at 5:30 p.m.When you buy a ticket for it, you will not only get the opportunity to see

some of the best hockey players play live, but also contribute to a charity.Tickets are available at Queen’s Park and Moody Park arenas, the Glenbrook Fire Hall (1 East Sixth Ave.) and G&F Financial (760 Sixth St.).

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PECHAKUCHA NEW WEST

Can you convey what you need to convey in 20 seconds, using just 20 images? If six minutes and 40 seconds is all you need to tell your story, then join others who hold brevity in as high a regard as you do.The

30th edition of New West’s Pecha Kucha night (“pecha kucha” in Japanese means “the sound of conversation”) will be held at Massey Theatre (735 Eighth Ave.) at 8 p.m.

It’s being held in connection with the B.C. Farmers’ Markets Conference in NewWest.

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SATURDAY, NOV. 5 BALLROOM DANCE While you don’t need a reason to dance, here is a strong one: you’ve almost made it to the end of the year! If that got you in the mood for some salsa, head to Sapperton Community Hall (318 Keary St.) and dance to the best of Latin, swing and disco music from 8:15 p.m. all the way to midnight. And the good news? It’s only the first of four dance nights planned in November.

Entry fee is $10; everyone is welcome regardless of whether they know the steps or not.

MORE: Find info at www.facebook.com/ freedancerslive or send email inquiries to freedancers2020@gmail.com.

– compiled by Naveena Vijayan

Schedule of Performances at the Anvil Theatre September 27

A Night of Dave Brubeck

October 18

A Night of Ella Fitzgerald

November 29

A Night of Oscar Peterson

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A Jazz Christmas

January 24

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February 14

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Community Group of Five returns with hospital fundraiser Tis the Season for Giving event set for Nov. 18 Theresa McManus

What’s up

The Group of Five is keen to be back at work raising money to buy much-needed equipment for Royal Columbian Hospital.

The New West-based non-profit is holding its Tis the Season for Giving fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 18 at Centennial Lodge.The event includes hors d’oeuvres from Mr. Mom’s World, a cash bar, a silent auction (featuring items like bottles of wine) and a chance to reconnect with community members.

“Everyone is welcome. I want to do something that is lighthearted and fun,” said Gerda Suess, one of the founders of the Group of Five. “All acquaintances can see each other again. It is always so nice to see each other again.”

Since 2005, the Group

What: Tis the Season for Giving, a fundraiser for Royal Columbian Hospital

tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

When: Friday, Nov. 18, 5 to 7:30 p.m.

Where: Centennial Lodge, Queen’s Park Tickets: $40, at the door or call 604-522-7196 Info: www.groupoffive. ca or facebook.com/ groupoffivenewwest of Five has purchased a wide variety of items for Royal Columbian Hospital including power drills, a table for finger and hand operations, skeletons for the education department, a vital sign monitor for the emergency room, a pediatric cast saw, a mural in the children’s play area, vascular Dopplers and a tilting wheelchair.

Suess helped spearhead the Group of Five after hearing about the need for equipment at Royal Columbian Hospital that wasn’t being funded by the health-care system.

“The list is endless. Absolutely endless,” Suess told the Record. “It always has been.”

Suess said the group’s goal is to raise $5,000 to $6,000 at the upcoming fundraiser. Representatives from the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation will be attending the event to announce what equipment will be purchased with money raised at the event.

The upcoming event is the Group of Five’s first gathering since the start of the pandemic.

“People want to see each other again,” Suess said. “I think that’s what it is all about. Especially after this trying time.”

NOTICE OF INTENT RE: LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT APPLICATION FOR A LIQUOR PRIMARY LIQUOR LICENCE Application for a liquor primary licence has been received by the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch from Massey Theatre Society located at 735 Eight Avenue in New Westminster.

Proposed licensed hours are: 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 A.M.; Daily Person capacity for the proposed establishment will be limited to 2183 persons interior ONLY Residents located within a 0.5 mile (0.8 km) radius of the proposed site may comment on this proposal by: 1) Writing to:

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Arts & Entertainment How old, anonymous potraits became contemporary art

Recalled, featuring work by Paul Gravett, is on at Anvil Centre Community Art Gallery to Nov. 25 Gravett for his exhibition Recalled.

“I have been fascinated with old photographs, in The stars in photograparticular where the idenpher Paul Gravett’s works tity of the sitter has been are people from the past lost,” said Gravett, who — those whose histories has exhibited internahave been lost but whose tionally in Swerusty portraits reden, Italy, Spain, main preserved Scotland and the in the annals of United States, the NewWestbesides Canada. minster Museum “I think about and Archives. who that perAround 15 son was, what black-and-white, was their life like, and sepia phowhat were the cirtos — of an uncumstances leadidentified girl at ing up to the St. Peter’s School, Paul Gravett photograph.” a boy in a swim- artist The portraits suit, a young man were all taken between late in a school cardigan, an 1800s and early 1900s; unidentified inmate of the there are no records of B.C. Penitentiary, an untheir history except that identified woman, among they all had some connecothers — were pulled tion to NewWestminster, out from the archives by

Naveena Vijayan

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said Garrett.

“Of course, it’s almost impossible to know any of this (the details of people in the portraits) now, and the identity of the person will likely remain unknown.”

Gravett is accepting of that fact. According to him, it only shows “there is an ephemeral nature to life — in the course of time, so much can be lost and forgotten, but these people were nevertheless part of our past, our history.”

Though Gravett specifically wanted to work with such anonymous portraits, it turned out that not all the people he chose were unknown.

Just two weeks before the show launched on Oct. 13, he got information about the identity of one of the people featured in

Anonymous past: Paul Gravett’s Recalled series uses old portraits as the starting point for new works of art. The exhibition is on at Anvil Centre until Nov. 25. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

the collection. It was of the one Indigenous woman he had included in the series that was otherwise largely composed of “middle-class white men,” Gravett said.

“In talking with the manager of NewWestminster’s Museums and Heritage Services, we discovered that the Indigenous sitter was, in fact,

very well-known in her time and is still remembered through a Seattle street name, a long poem, a novel, and aYMCA shelter for women experiencing homelessness.”

Her name was Princess Angeline, as known as Kikisoblu, Kick-is-omlo, orWewick. She was the daughter of Chief Seattle, he said.

Gravett couldn’t help but notice the irony that “the Indigenous person is the one who is remembered and all the others remain forgotten in time.”

Because generally, as he noted, “Indigenous and marginalized people are often forgotten or written out of history, and it is the white people who are remembered and well-documented.”

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Arts & Entertainment ‘Just give me some joy’: RCMT back with Crazy For You

SUPPORT NEEDED The next big step, of course, will be ticket sales.

Jorgensen is hoping to have tickets available soon to capitalize on pre-Christmas sales, with some early-bird bonuses for those who buy ahead of time.

He also welcomes volunteers to step forward, noting the company needs people to help in a whole range of capacities — fundraising, marketing, coordinating volunteers, serving as front-of-house ambassadors during performances.

Jorgensen knows Royal City Musical Theatre has always had a solid base of supporters in the city, and he’s hoping those people will come flocking back — both to help and to see the show.

“Royal City has a 30year history in NewWestminster, and we want to have 30 years plus going forward,” he said. “If there was ever a time to sup-

port this company, this is the year. If we can get back on track and get the support of the community, the future will be bright for Royal City.”

He and Easton are both looking forward to bringing musical theatre back to local audiences.

“We weathered the storm,” Easton said.

“We’re back, and we’re all really excited.”

For Jorgensen, to have the company return with Crazy ForYou could not be more perfect.

“The fact that we’re returning to that production and getting it on its feet, it’s going to feel restorative,” he said. “The show itself is the perfect kind of show for what we need right now. It is a light, musical comedy, full of amazing songs and amazing dance. It’s joyful and funny. I think that’s what

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Continued from page 9 more triple-threat performers into its ranks to fill those roles that were left vacant when original cast members weren’t available.

Jorgensen noted the production, as always, will see professional performers working alongside emerging artists and community members.

“There’s a great opportunity for everyone from young, emerging artists who are hoping to forge a career onstage, to just people who love to sing and dance and would just love the opportunity to be onstage in those amazing costumes under those amazing lights with a full, 18-piece orchestra in front of them,” Jorgensen said.

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Continued from page 15 Irrespective of who was featured in the portraits, each one of them turned into an abstract work of art in Gravett’s hands — to the point that the person became almost unrecognizable, he said.

WATERCOLOUR APPEARANCE A lot of effort went into it. Gravett said he spent four days, six hours a day, on each portrait — transforming them into “painterly images.”

“That is, images that are not immediately identified as photographs. I suppose, in some ways my images trick the eye, as many people assume they are paintings prepared with watercolours or paint.”

Each finished portrait is worth anywhere between $225 and $395, as per his website.

He started off by taking as many as 30 photos of every portrait, sometimes intentionally shaking his camera to create an effect of motion. He then stacked the photos up digitally and edited them until they began to look more like contemporary art and less like portraits.

“When I start a new image, it is like stepping into a forest with a myriad of paths. I may be able to make some choices along the way, but I have no idea where the paths will lead

Old faces, new look: Paul Gravett’s portrait series, Recalled, is on display at the Anvil Centre Community Art Gallery until Nov. 25.

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me and what is on the other side,” he said.

“My process is largely random and un-predictive; it is an accumulation of hundreds of small steps — or individual steps along the forest paths. I gently guide the process of discovery and experimentation, but I never have a concept of the end result until I see it,” he added.

The end result is so far off from what one expects a photograph to be that it’s often hard for people to believe it’s a photo.

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“Some people actually mock-argue with me saying the images have to be done with paint.”

But it’s not. It’s old school photography plus simple photo editing, he said.

CHECK IT OUT Recalled is on at the Anvil Centre (777 Columbia St., third floor), till Nov. 25.You can also compare Gravett’s works with the original portraits from the city’s archives using QR codes at the show.

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Business Size-inclusive fashion at the heart of new shop Finally, a clothing store for those who could never appreciate the popular rom-com Confessions of a Shopaholic.

The Zesty Lemon Clothing Co. opened its doors on Oct. 22 — adding a dash of fashion to NewWest’s Sapperton neighbourhood.

Though Katrina Tsangarakis, the founder of the store, is the last person you would see waiting outside a fitting room in the mall (“I don’t go to malls”), she found her calling in launching a small boutique in Sapperton.

Ever since she and her family moved to the area five years ago, as many as five “cute little” boutique shops have closed down around East Columbia Street, she said.

“There’s nothing here, just pharmacies and medical buildings,” she noted of her neighbourhood.

It made sense for Tsangarakis to start one.

“People are very excited to have the store here, not just because it’s a retail store, but also because it’s size-inclusive and has something for everyone.”

truck was challenging — parking was a nightmare, she didn’t know how to drive, and more importantly, she was outgrowing her business pretty fast.

“I had things in my car, in my truck, in like three storage units.

So I was like, ‘I can’t do this.’”

Which is why she decided to start a bricks-and-mortar store.

As with any new venture, Tsangarakis got the jitters starting out. But now, she knows it’s what she was meant to do, thanks to a fruit — the lemon.

Ever since Tsangarakis decided on the name The Zesty Lemon Clothing Co., she has been seeing lemons in the most random places, she said. “I was seeing people wearing things with lemons on them everywhere.”

At the library, she saw a book on cooking with lemons; at the beach, she saw a sailboat with ‘Zest,’ written in big bold letters, pass by; and at home, she chanced upon an Expedia Group ad that had people wearing lemon costumes and people on a lemon surfboard.

“It was so bizarre!”

But Tsangarakis took it as a sign that she was on the right path.

IT STARTED WITH LEGGINGS The store’s opening has been a long time coming.

Tsangarakis started off by selling leggings at pop-ups in markets and festivals across New West at the end of 2017.

When COVID-19 hit, she adopted an online model, delivering orders to people’s homes.

This wasn’t as satisfying; she missed interacting with customers.

So, she expanded the business to a mobile boutique — a truck morphed into a store that her husband helped drive around.

But running a store out of a

INCLUSIVE SIZING For her store,Tsangarakis buys only from brands that sell clothing in a range of sizes from small to 3X; though her collection also includes clothes that are extra small, upwards to 5X. A lot of companies, she noted, have plus sizes listed only on their website, and not available in the store.

“That’s not fair because people want to try things on and see how things fit. Our bodies are all different shapes and sizes, right?” she said.

“When I was doing markets, the feedback I was receiving

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warmed my heart. For example, I had two people, probably friends, maybe a couple, come to me, and say, ‘We’ve never been able to go to a store together, and shop,’” she said.

“They were different sizes,” she added.

“When you go shopping with friends, it’s supposed to be like a fun thing. But what the person [the customer] said almost made me want to cry, as I have struggled with the same.”

Tsangarakis recalled, “After I had my kids, my body changed.

I could never find things that fit my body. I hated shopping, and I wouldn’t even go shopping with my friends.”

Because of a lack of options to buy clothing from,Tsangarakis wore her maternity wear — a nursing bra — for four years after she stopped nursing.

“I honestly would just wear clothes that I’ve had for years or that got passed down to me — because I hated shopping.”

She understands what it’s like to not find your size. “That’s why I’m doing this; to make everybody feel included.”

Tsangarakis has no background in fashion; she has a degree in arts with a major in music and a minor in German. She doesn’t follow trends, but simply orders the clothes that she likes — with the criteria that they

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And the fact that it seems to work for her customers is a big win.

“I want to create a space where people can come and feel good about themselves,” she said. “I want to create a space where people who don’t like shopping would like to go.”

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GANGNON, Christine Tracy September 3, 1945 - October 20, 2022

Shirley Maud Allen (née Corbould), age 98, passed away peacefully in Duncan B.C. on October 21st, 2020.

She was born in 1922 in New Westminster, B.C., where she lived almost continuously for 93 years.

It is with great sadness the Gangnon family announce the passing of our beloved matriarch Christine on October 20, 2022. Christine passed peacefully at Vancouver General Hospital surrounded by her loving family.

During WW2 she worked for 2 years as a secretary for the Aluminum Company of Canada in Montreal.

Starting in 1944 she studied languages at UBC and obtained her BA (Honours) degree in 1947. She married Ernest Allen in 1948 and stayed home to raise two sons. Volunteering was an important part of her life. She was past President of the University Women’s Club, acted as secretary of the St. Barnabas Anglican Church Committee for 14 years, worked with the CNIB for 32 years, and was a member of the PEO Sisterhood for 50 years.

She played tennis into her mid-eighties, was an avid reader (in any of four languages) and a passionate animal lover. There were only a few years of her life when she did not have a dog as a companion.

Family was really the focus of her life and her greatest joy. Her love and devotion will be missed.

She is predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Ernest Allen, her eldest son, Kenneth Donn Allen, and by her three brothers Gordon, Donovan, and Kenneth Corbould. She is survived by her son, Gordon Allen, her daughters in law Shirley Imada and Jan Christie, and her grandchildren Jeni Christie and Yarrow, Rachael, and Graeme Allen.

Mom’s ashes have been interred in the Church of England section of the Fraser Cemetery in New Westminster.

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Christine is predeceased by her parents, Pauline and Kenneth Landale, siblings Ginger (Mike) and David (Carol) and her great niece Kate Bishop.

Christine was born in London England, the second of four children. Christine came to Canada in 1966 and met her husband Dick as neighbours in Vancouver, they married a year later. Christine was a devoted mother and wife; raising her three children, maintaining the family home and, with Dick, ran a successful business. Nurturing the bonds of family and community, Christine made our home a gathering place for family and friends.

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Christine was a bright light and will be missed by all who’s lives she touched, her memory will forever be in our hearts.

The family wishes to sincerely thank all the doctors, nurses and staff of Tower 8B at VGH for the incredible care and comfort they provided to Christine.

A funeral mass will be held November 4th, 1:30pm at St. Peter’s Church, 330 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC. The service will also be available online, please see http://www.stpeterscatholicparish.com/ to access.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Vancouver General Hospital Foundation or The Canadian Red Cross.

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