Royal City Record October 22 2014

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In search of the Great Pumpkin: Zara Brown, 5, clings to her pumpkin find during Derrick Thornhill’s annual Pumpkin Patch event at Queen’s Park on Saturday, Oct. 18. At right, Dylan Crema, 3, is all dressed for the season as he traipses through the pumpkin patch. The event, which raises funds for Monarch Place, includes pumpkin carving and free pumpkins.

City works to make school streets safer Paint markings and signs are being improved around new Qayqayt Elementary

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

The city has taken action to improve pedestrian and traffic safety around New Westminster’s newest school.

Rhonda Field, a parent at Qayqayt Elementary, appeared before city council on Oct. 6 to express concern about a lack

of traffic control and markings around the school, saying it was leading to “daily chaos” at drop-off and pickup times.

Council forwarded her concerns to staff.

“The contractor that was building the school was also responsible for building the sidewalks and road improvements adjacent to the school, fronting the school,” Jim Lowrie, the city’s director of engineering, told The Record Oct. 16. “We couldn’t get access until they were finished.”

Lowrie said the city was able to begin work on the paint markings and signage last week. Most of the work, which was

included in a traffic management plan developed as part of the plan for the new school, was completed last week.

According to Lowrie, the contractor working on the school was behind schedule, which resulted in a delay in the city being able to put up signs and do markings on the road.

To date, work completed includes fourway stop and crosswalk markings at the Agnes/Merivale intersection, at Merivale and Cunningham streets, at the multi-use pathway and at Agnes and Elliott streets.

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Lowrie said school pickup and drop-off signs have also been erected at the site, a 30 km/h speed zone has been enacted on Agnes Street, and Merivale Street has been restricted to one-way southbound traffic.

Field told council that parents would like to see enforcement of the traffic violations, such as double parking, blocking access and failure to stop at stop signs.

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On the ballot: They may be husband and wife, but they’re also political rivals: Marge and John Ashdown are both vying for spots on New Westminster city council in the Nov. 15 election.

Splitting the spouse vote

New West voters will find two Ashdowns on the ballot when they head to the polls Nov. 15

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

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ohn and Marge Ashdown would like to carry on some of their dinnertime discussions in council chambers.

When New Westminster residents head to the voting booth on Nov. 15, two Ashdowns will be among the choices for city councillor.

Both John and Marge are running for council.

“It’s just a name. She is going to fight for what she believes in and I am going to fight for what I believe in,” John said. “When it comes to making a decision, it won’t be ‘Honey, you are going to vote this way.’”

John originally told The Record he wasn’t planning to run for council but ultimately decided to throw his hat into the ring again.

If elected, he’d like to work on issues such as transportation/traffic, improving relations with neighbouring municipalities and ensur-

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ing the city’s staffing wages and productivity are what they should be.

Marge said her goal is to bring “balance” to council chambers and deal with issues like traffic, development, trains and taxes. Through her involvement in groups like the Kiwanis Club of New Westminster, whose mandate is serving the children of New Westminster, she helps address children’s and seniors’ issues.

Marge, a first-time candidate, would love it if both she and her husband of 10 years were elected.

“There are six seats. He can have one – and so can I,” she laughed. “There’s four left over.”

Marge and John don’t anticipate any clashes at home if they’re both successful on Election Day. “We are both individuals,” Marge said. “Our dinner times are interesting sometimes. That’s life. It’s give and take, it’s compromises, it’s hearing the other person but having respect for their beliefs too. That’s always here.”

John agreed.

“The final goal is to make things better,” said John, a critic of some of the initiatives supported by the labour-friendly city council.

“The only time I would take her on is if it wasn’t making things better. That is why I am taking on these other guys.”

While John is hoping he’ll be successful on Election Day, he’s got a backup plan if his partner is elected and he’s not.

He points out that former New Westminster police officer Ken McIntosh retired while his wife Betty continued to serve on city council.

“We kid about it,” he said. “I say, ‘If you get in, I can pull a Ken McIntosh – buy a trailer, retire and sit back and wait for you to retire.’”

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Mayor’s fighting form draws city fire

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

Incumbent mayor Wayne Wright may be fighting for New West – but he’s bending the rules to get it done.

The City of New Westminster’s elections office received a complaint that signage in Wright’s campaign office at 612 Carnarvon St. violates election signage guidelines. Isabell Hadford, the city’s chief election officer, referred the complaint to the city’s bylaw enforcement.

“They went and visited them. They measured the signs and they were too big so they asked the people to bring them into compliance with the guidelines,” she told The Record Monday.

On Saturday, Wright held a grand opening of his campaign office in a space that was formerly occupied by a martial arts centre. A poster in the window shows a martial artist doing three different moves. Wright’s face has been placed on the three bodies.

In addition to placing Wright’s head on the pre-existing sign, several election signs have been posted around the martial arts image.

“When we looked at the whole window, we made the determination that that whole window was one sign because there wasn’t anything indicating they were

separate signs,” said Veronika Metchie, acting manager of licensing and integrated services.

Metchie said the signage might conform to the election signage guidelines if the signs appeared to be separate, rather than part of one large unit.

“There isn’t any talk about how many signs can be in one location. If they want to break up the signs and make them into separate signs they can comply, as long as the size of each individual sign is within the guidelines.

That is what we have advised their campaign office.”

Metchie said she’d be returning to the campaign office to ensure the signage complies with guidelines.

City staff spoke with campaign staff at Wright’s office during their Oct. 20 visit.

“They were very understanding,” Metchie said.

Wright told The Record there was some misinterpretation of the signage, as he didn’t think placing his image on the pre-existing signage would be included.

“As far as their interpretation goes, we accept that totally.

The little heads that are there, we thought conformed to an old sign that was up that wasn’t ours, which is fine,” he said. “They want us to separate that and we will do it. We will cut out strips

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Fighting spirit: Mayor Wayne Wright outside his campaign office, where the size of the signs ran up against the city’s election signage guidelines. to make sure they are all separate signs – now we will have more. …

“I wouldn’t have done that on purpose. It’s a simple thing to take them and separate them,” he said.

“The message will be the same.

The message is everything stays the same, vote Wayne.”

Wright said he takes responsibility for the error and his campaign team will fix it as soon as

possible.

“No excuses. We will fix it up,” he said.

News of Wright’s signage issues travelled far and wide.

“I had a message come from the Ukraine. The person that sent it said I read in the news about your signs, ‘keep it up, you are doing a fine job’ – Senator Larry Campbell.”

Before being taken down,

Wright said the response to the sign was overwhelming. He hoped it would bring a little levity to the campaign.

“There’s more people coming here than we have had any time, taking photographs of it and stopping their cars and looking, and smiling, which is nice,” he said.

“The way things are going, let’s not put too much pressure on everybody.”

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If you were planning on voting more than once in the upcoming civic election, you’d better think twice.

In recent elections, a handful of people have voiced concerns that voters could cast votes more than once. As people voted, election staff crossed their names off a massive paper voters’ list.

But that’s all about to change.

“It’s an in-house system that has been developed by the city. It’s an elec-

tronic voters’ list, rather than paper,” said Isabell Hadford, the city’s chief election officer.

If someone votes at one voter station, it will be recorded that they voted.

“If they try to vote at another polling station, it will show up that they have voted before,” Hadford said. “It was a concern expressed by the city. That is why we have decided to implement it this year.”

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Voters will have one less name to consider when they head to the polls on Nov. 15.

“We had one candidate drop out,” said Isabell Hadford, the city’s chief election officer. “For council it was Heather Boersma. She dropped out before the close of nominations.”

All totalled, New Westminster residents will have to choose between four mayoral, 21 councillor and 13 school trustee candidates.

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Put down the damn phone and pay attention driving. With the new penalties, drivWhy do we have to keep writing ers will get three demerit points, which about something that seems so flat-out remain on a person’s driving record for stupid? five years.

Yes, we’re talking about distracted The penalty for getting more than driving – and the fact that the province one distracted driving ticket of British Columbia felt it in a year will be at least $634: necessary to increase the penthe total of two fines (at $167 alties for that offence because THE RECORD a pop), plus a $300 penalty drivers simply aren’t getting premium for six points. the message.

On top of driver penalty points B.C. Justice Minister Suzanne Anton (which are paid by everyone even if just announced new penalties, effectthey don’t insure a vehicle), there are ive Oct. 20, for drivers who are caught Autoplan insurance premium penalties, talking on a hand-held device while

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ranging from $175 for four points to $24,000 for 50 or more points.

We have to applaud the government’s insistence on tackling this problem – which, sadly, doesn’t seem to be going away on its own.

A recent blitz in New West, for instance, saw the cops issue 32 distracted driving tickets in less than three hours. Seriously?

We were sure that, eventually, people would catch on to the fact that distracted driving is just as dangerous as drunk driving.

We can only hope that, one of these days, people will get the message – as many have with drunk driving – that driving while chatting on a hand-held phone or watching a DVD is a stupid move that puts lives at risk.

In the meantime, we just have to sigh. How often can you say “Put down the damn phone and pay attention to the road” before you just give up in despair?

Here’s hoping that where words have failed, money will talk loudly enough that drivers finally clue in.

Labour’s glory days are behind us IN THE HOUSE

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he two candidates running to replace Jim Sinclair as president of the B.C. Federation of Labour says a lot about the state of organized labour these days.

Both candidates are former long-time public sector union activists. Amber Hockin was a CUPE staff member, while Irene Lanzinger is a former president of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation.

The fact they are both from the public side of labour, rather than the private sector, is a crucial distinction.

Organized labour’s relevancy and influence has waned considerably in the private sector.

Just 16 per cent of the private sector workforce in Canada is a member of a union (this compares to more than 70 per cent of public sector workers).

It’s notable that, as of this writing, only public sector unions had endorsed either candidate. I assume that eventually some private sector unions will back their candidacies, but clearly getting the backing of the more powerful public sector unions is more important.

To the best of my knowledge, the B.C. Federation of Labour

has never been led by someone from a public sector union (Sinclair was from the old United Fisherman’s Union, while his predecessor Ken Georgetti was from the United Steelworkers and before him presidents Art Kube, Jim Kinnaird and Len Guy were all private sector union activists).

As a result, will a schism form within the Fed itself, one that pits the interests and priorities of public sector workers against those in the private sector? I’ve heard grumbling from private sector labour activists who feel that Sinclair was pushed aside by public sector union interests.

And will either Hockin or Lanzinger continue to work – as Sinclair and Building Trades Council president Tom Sigurdson did – with Premier Christy Clark in a quasi-partnership to boost skills training efforts to get more people into the trades to work on natural resource projects?

Or will they fall back into a more antagonistic relationship with the government?

Whichever one of them wins, however, will mark a turning point in the history of organized labour in the province. Its glory days – when it could literally shut down the economy of B.C. – are clearly over, as it has largely become a government workerdominated organization. " It hasn’t made a final decision on whether or not to give the

Dear Editor:

Re: Whitecaps decision was puzzling, Opinion, The Record, Oct. 10.

Mr. Brett asks what happened when the Whitecaps’ franchise to Queen’s Park Stadium failed. In spite of Mr. Brett’s win-win scenario, at Queen’s Park, only 29 out of 50 residents surveyed were in favour and 21 against in a very narrow survey of a few residents. Also important is the fact that many Queen’s Park residents, when they found out what was going on, turned out to the meeting of council in Queensborough and also to the council meeting a week later to speak out against it.

According to Mr. Brett, people were shouted down and the opposition used misinformation. I was there, and no one was shouted down, and a ◗Liberals Page 7 lack of information, not misinformation was the

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problem. Even Mayor Wright had to apologize for the lack of consultation and information, with one council member after another stating that it came down to the financial numbers. Coun. Jonathan Cote said the cost was too significant to saddle the community with this expenditure of $11.4 million to accommodate the franchise at the expense of cutting other planned projects.

So, Mr. Brett, your discontent and misrepresentation of the legitimate questions and concerns of people and their rejection of this deal in what is obviously a personal issue for you, does not change the facts or rightful concerns and objections by the community at large.

For a number of years, the Whitecaps have been housed in Vancouver and Burnaby, where there are more facilities. One question never answered was: if this was such a good, win-win financial business

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deal, why did they let it slip through their fingers?

Simply put, the $11.4 million in costs to the community for a “business plan” that would put a for-profit sports franchise in Queen’s Park was not acceptable; especially as it meant the displacement of other sports, such as baseball, and the overall effect on other park facilities, parking and impact on nearby residents with traffic and noise.

It is regrettable that this fiasco has caused the Cannons’ baseball team of the B.C. Premier Baseball League that has used the Queen’s Park Stadium for six years, paying $90,000 in fees for its use, has had its membership in the league revoked because it could not confirm the use of the stadium for the 2015 season. Let us now hope this revocation can be reversed.

Again, lack of forethought as to the consequence to the park and other park users is, in my opinion, the bigger issue, notwithstanding the dumping of costs onto the people of this city.

Finally, I believe it was the concerns expressed and unanswered questions posed by the citizens that finally produced the wake-up call that the city council needed.

William Zander, New Westminster

Opinions misrepresented Dear Editor:

Re: It’s all about movement, The Record, Oct. 4.

I feel that the article written about me has misrepresented my opinion about fitness and the fitness instructors. I teach holistic movement, and whilst I do not consider myself a fitness instructor I do not judge anyone for the path they choose to follow to improve their health – it is simply not my way, and I feel the article makes me appear judgemental and angry, which I am most definitely not.

I do think harm is done to women by promoting an unattainable physical appearance, however, I respect the work

that all the people in that industry do as they do it from the heart and are only trying to help others. I wish to apologize to all who were offended by the manner in which my opinions have been overstated and misrepresented.

I wish everyone the best results from whatever path they choose to in order to become healthier.

Site C dam the green light, but there is an emerging impression that any enthusiasm the B.C. Liberal government may have for the project is perhaps slowly waning.

That’s the impression I got after receiving an out-of-the-blue phone call last week from Energy Minister Bill Bennett, a guy you can usually count on to display strong support for anything that puts shovels in the ground and creates jobs.

Bennett phoned to dispute my earlier on-air characterization of him as being the chief cheerleader for Site C. Not so, Bennett told me. In fact, he said he was genuinely torn about

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Endorsement questions Dear Editor:

An interesting issue is developing in the civic election.

Based on column inches (centimetres?) in your newspaper, and discussions with friends and acquaintances, the approval/ non-approval of candidates by the New Westminster and District Labour Council is garnering as much consideration as any other issue.

Now, it’s not the “Labour” part that concerns me, as much as the ”and District.”

It would seem that people who do not live or pay taxes in our city are making these decisions for us.

A look at the New Westminster and District Labour Council’s website indicates a large geographic area, but little information on how individual candidates are approved, or by what criteria, or by whom.

The decision-makers could be shop stewards from Surrey that decide our mayoral candidate. Or, posties from Port Moody promoting our council candidates.

Is it clerks from Coquitlam or bakers from Burnaby who will decide who gets the school board nod?

Again, I must stress it’s the out-of-city possibilities that disturb me, not the honourable trades mentioned above.

In discussions with other voters, many profess they do not know the answers to these questions, but would like to.

Perhaps one of your reporters could assist many of your readers with some answers to these questions.

I look forward to the next few editions of your paper.

Chris Dumfries, New Westminster

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whether the project should be built, and recounted to me the validity of all the opposing views he’s heard along the way.

More telling, perhaps, was his disclosure to me that the government caucus was “split” on whether the dam should be built.

Earlier that day, he acknowledged to the media that the project lacked any support from First Nations, and he told me he didn’t expect that to change any time soon.

A lack of First Nations support (indeed, there is instead considerable opposition to the project from that constituency) is just one of the factors stacking up against Site C. Bennett admitted to me that Site C’s estimated

price tag of $8 billion would add hugely to the province’s debt load, and that was a concern. He also admitted other, smaller energy projects may just as easily answer the need of the province’s future energy demands.

In summary, he listed a lot more reasons why the dam shouldn’t be built than why it should. And remember, Bennett isn’t the kind of politician who “spins” things and sticks to a government message box.

He can be counted for bluntly telling you what he really thinks, and for now at least, he doesn’t seem to be on the Site C bandwagon.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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‘Feel the fear and do it anyway’

New West woman launches book about her travels around the world with MS

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on’t let the wheelchair fool you; that wheelchair doesn’t stop her from doing any-

thing.”

That’s how New Westminster’s Linda McGowan was recently introduced to a new employee at one of the many community groups she works with as HandyDart’s access manager.

It’s not true, of course; the chair does stop her from doing things – and there was a time CORNELIA NAYLOR the disease that put her into it stopped her dead in her tracks.

In 1983, just before her 35th birthday, a few months after running the Vancouver marathon, the energetic nurse and mother of two was taking time off work and a master’s degree she was working on to drive to Disneyland with her family.

Riding in the passenger seat, feet on the dash, she reached down to pick something off the floor when she felt a shock like a hot wire travel down her back.

She would soon learn it was called Lhermitte’s sign – often among the first symptoms people bring to their doctors before being told they have multiple sclerosis (MS).

“I was a basket case,” McGowan said

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of her diagnosis not long after the Disney trip. “I just cried all the way home.”

It would be two more years before even her parents knew she had the disease, but as a home-care nurse, McGowan knew what she was up against from day one.

“I had never seen anybody who could live a life with MS,” she said. “As a home-care nurse, I only went in to see people who needed a nurse at home because they couldn’t get out. I couldn’t believe that there was any other option. I was shattered.”

Her moment of truth came six years after her diagnosis, when she had nearly lost the ability to walk.

One dark, rainy Friday in February, she came home from work and holed herself up in her basement suite alone to think.

“By Sunday night, I had decided that I only had two choices: to sit at home and moan and groan that life was not fair or to take what I had and do what I could with it.”

The next day, she booked herself a ticket to Beijing to fulfill a longtime dream of walking on the Great Wall of China, and by Friday she had bought her first wheelchair.

“I thought, if I get to China, and I have to walk three-quarters of a mile to get to the Great Wall, I won’t be able to walk on it,” she said.

Since that weekend, McGowan hasn’t looked back, travelling the globe, ready to take on whatever challenges each new country presents to her and her chair.

In the Himalayas, she rode in a basket on a porter’s back. In India, a few rupees bought her manual hoists onto wheel-

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Trail rider: Sherpa porters join New Westminster’s Linda McGowan in a 2008 photo taken in the Himalayas with Mount Everest in the background. chair-inaccessible rail cars.

She has mingled with emperor penguins on the Falkland Islands and gotten up close and personal with elephants in Tanzania, seen the great pyramids in Egypt, Sugarloaf Mountain in Brazil, the Great Barrier Reef, the Taj Mahal and the Tower of London.

“Sometimes I have two or three plane tickets in my drawer,” she said.

She travels on the cheap, booking trips

in the off seasons and staying in hostels and guesthouses.

“I put away some money every month.

It’s my travel fund. It’s untouchable for anything else,” she said.

So far, besides some lost luggage, some things stolen from her at airports and the occasional time border guards have taken apart her chair during a search and then handed it back to her in pieces, McGowan

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◗ THE CHANGING CITY

Dog park sold, but city will look for replacement

BY JENNIFER THUNCHER REPORTER editorial@royalcityrecord.com

Karen Doyle has walked her dogs around her home in Port Royal since the former sawmill site was first redeveloped 17 years ago.

Three years ago, thanks to petitioning by members of the community, and to Doyle’s delight, an enclosed off-leash dog park went in just up the street from her condo. Finally, she and her husband could let their two dogs run free in a sanctioned area that is complete with communal dogwater bowls and enough room for the animals to play.

But now, the city-owned land on which the Queensborough Dog Area sits has been sold, to Platform Development Ltd., and Doyle is not happy about it. “(The dog park) has been a bonus for everybody and now they are taking it away,” said Doyle.

Doyle said the park has been very well used since it was created. “At any time of day there are dogs using this park in the rain, snow and sunshine,” she said.

The park is so popular that every year there is a dog picnic for all the local pooches and their owners, which is hosted by a local woman who doesn’t even own a pet, Doyle said.

According to the city, while the land has been sold, the title on the land has not been transferred to the purchaser and won’t be until certain subjects are cleared, such as rezoning of the property.

Even if, or when, rezoning takes place, the dog park still won’t have to close right away.

“The city still has a period of two years after rezoning before it has to relinquish that site,” said Dean Gibson, director of parks, culture and recreation for New Westminster.

In the meantime, city staff will be starting a process with local residents to find a spot within the area to relocate the dog park, once the current location closes.

Gibson pointed out the parcel of land the dog park is on was never intended to go to the dogs permanently.

“It was a triangle that was identified by local residents… and because it didn’t have any other specific uses at the time it seemed to make sense to put it to that particular use, but it wasn’t envisioned as a permanent, for now and forevermore use of the site,” he said.

Doyle said she hopes the city puts in a new park, within walking distance, as soon as the current one is gone.

About 70 per cent of Port Royal residents have a pet, most of them dogs, she said.

Doyle predicts that without the park dog owners would have a hard time following the on-leash rules of other areas.

“We are not allowed to be on the beach because people don’t want to hear the dogs running up and down barking… people are going to start using the beach area again (if they have nowhere else),” she said.

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Sold: The Queensborough dog park is popular with residents – but it won’t be around forever. The land the park sits on has been sold, but city officials say it will not be removed for at least two years.

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Two of the downtown’s prominent heritage buildings were destroyed when fire gutted the 1904 E.L. Lewis Block (also known as the Crescent Block) and the 1899 Hambley Block in the 600 block of Columbia Street on Oct. 10, 2013.

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MS: Book release set for Sunday, Oct. 26 ◗ continued from page 8

has returned from her trips unscathed, but she knows she’s vulnerable.

“It’s one thing to be a woman travelling alone; it’s another to be a woman in a wheelchair travelling alone,” she said. “You have to be able to feel the fear and do it anyway.”

Why? McGowan said she feels a responsibility, as a person with a disability, to educate people at home and around the world through her travels.

Toward that end, she has written a book that will launch this Sunday: Travelling the world with MS … in a Wheelchair, a collection stories from

McGowan’s travels.

“My whole goal in writing this book is to motivate people with or without a disability to embrace their dreams, to get off the couch and to look at what they can do, not what they can’t do, to look at their ability, not their disability,” she said.

Travelling the world with MS … in a Wheelchair launches in Vancouver at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre (818 West 10th Ave.) on Oct. 26 from 4 to 7 p.m.

Admission is free. To register, visit eventbrite. com. For more information on McGowan’s travels, visit www.lindamcgowan. ca.

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Lowrie said the city’s parking control staff will be monitoring the morning drop-off and afternoon pickup times to ensure motorists are complying with the rules.

Jerry Behl, a transportation engineer with the city, said staff will be walking around the site in the next couple of weeks with the school’s PAC to see if there are any outstanding deficiencies and update the best routes to school plan. Although contractors were still working on the site, he said the city should have installed signs prior to the school opening.

Coun. Chuck Puchmayr said he visited the site on the morning after Field’s presentation to city council.

“It was crazy how people were literally stopping their cars anywhere to let their children out,” he said.

Lowrie said it’s been determined that 30 km/h signage is not warranted on the Royal Avenue side

of Qayqayt School because there is off on Royal Avenue, they may cross a grade separation between Royal the street to get to the school.

“They are protected by traffic sigAvenue and the school. He said the school is well below the grade on nals at both Third Street and First Royal Avenue and the multi-use Street. There is traffic signals at both those locations,” Lowrie pathway is also separated said. “They were existing from Royal Avenue. but we have enhanced the “There is no student Third Street one by putting drop-off or pickup on Royal in a curb bulge to make Avenue,” he said. “All the pedestrians more visible.” school drop-off activity According to Lowrie, occurs on Agnes Street and not all schools have 30 Merivale Street, so having a km/h zones around their 30-kilometre zone on Royal sites, including Glenbrook Avenue isn’t warranted.”

Middle School, which backs Coun. Betty McIntosh onto McBride Boulevard. said that, while the issues Betty McIntosh “If you look around the were exacerbated around councillor Lower Mainland, most on Qayqayt Elementary because it was a new school, it’s a situation major thoroughfares they fence the school grounds or they have made that exists around all schools.

“It’s not a new problem,” said specific provisions for pedestrian McIntosh, who suggested every crossings,” he said. “Typically they school should be working with their do not have pickup or drop-off locations on major roads.” parents on safety issues. twitter.com/TheresaMcManus While students won’t be dropped

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◗ FILL IN THE BLANKS

Getting to know Solveig Brickenden

Getting to know you: Artist Solveig Brickenden at 100 Braid Street Studios in New West. Brickenden is the subject of this week’s Fill in the Blanks.

If you know of an artist who should be profiled in this feature, send an email to Julie MacLellan, jmaclellan@royal cityrecord.com.

W

e are continuing with our Fill in the Blanks series, which introduces Record readers to a variety of interesting folks from the arts and entertainment scene. Each subject fills out a short questionnaire, “filling in the blanks” to let us know more about themselves.

This week, we feature Solveig Brickenden.

1. I am Solveig Brickenden.

2. I spend my time working out, painting, book club and working with seniors.

3. Right now I am working on a series of paintings entitled “Be impeccable with your word.”

4. The book on my bedside table right now is Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast.

5. Three songs you’ll find on my iPod playlist are Patricia Kass Mon Homme, Beth Hart /Joe Bonamassa I’ll take care of you, Diana Krall, Charmed Life.

6. One work of art that inspires me is Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring because of its depiction of the softness of light.

7. One artist who inspires me is Ross Penhall because his paintings reflect a contemporization of the work by the old masters.

8. My idea of a perfect day is lazing in bed with a great book followed by a long lunch by the water in the company of my sweetheart (husband) Dal. 9. My favourite edible (or potable) treat is Veuve Clicquot!

10. My guilty pleasure is chocolate covered caramels with sea salt.

11. My favourite vacation spot is a house on Salt Spring Island.

12. My favourite thing about New Westminster is its fabulous vistas … sunrises behind the mountains and sunsets on the river.

13. If I could sit down for coffee with anyone at all, I would choose C.S Lewis.

14. If I could live anywhere at any point in time, I would choose Rome.

15. If I could have a superpower, my superpower would be a healing touch.

Would you like to be featured in Fill in the Blanks?

Do you know someone who should? Send ideas, with contact information, to Julie MacLellan, jmaclellan@ royalcityrecord.com.

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Go wild for FAKE album art submissions THE LIVELY CITY JULIE MACLELLAN

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rtists, have you signed up to take part in the Arts Council of New Westminster’s album art project?

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ing for submissions for its FAKE album cover exhibition, which will take over the community art space at the Anvil Centre from Nov. 20 to Jan. 16.

Artists must confirm their submissions by Nov. 7.

Taking part is easy – pick up your 12-by-12inch album “cover” at the arts council office, and choose one or more of the band and album names supplied by the arts council. (There are 85 to choose

from, so your choices will be many!)

After that, the arts council says, “Let your imagination run wild!”

Work in all mediums is accepted.

Finished album covers must be back to the arts council by Nov. 18 to be included in the show.

The Arts Council of New Westminster office is in Centennial Lodge, Queen’s Park. It’s open 1 to 5 p.m. from Tuesday to Sunday, and closed

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Mondays. Call 604-5253244 or see www.arts councilnewwest.org for more details.

Art among books

If enjoying someone else’s artistic efforts is more your style, then swing by the New Westminster Public Library before the end of the month.

The library has two ongoing art exhibitions.

On the ramp gallery on the main floor, you can see

Home Sweet Home, featuring Minyoung Park’s watercolour paintings that show everyday scenes of laundry, dishes and children’s toys, “transcending their mundane subject matter to consider what makes a home,” as a press release explains.

Upstairs, you can check out the Magnificent Trees exhibition by a group of artists called The Garden Gals, who are focusing on trees in the local environment. Artists taking part

are Susan Tamkin, Linda Cant, Silvana McNulty, Carolyn McLaughlin and Merril Hall.

And an early headsup about the November exhibitions: the library’s website informs me that the ramp gallery will feature works by veterans from the George Derby centre, to commemorate Remembrance Day; with Nina Shenton’s Disposition of Nature upstairs in the reference

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World Poetry celebration

A final reminder to poetry fans: Don’t miss out on World Poetry New Westminster’s fifth anniversary celebrations tonight (Oct. 22).

The group is marking the fifth anniversary of its Night Out events with a special celebration that draws together community partners and special international guests, together with poets, artists and small businesses.

Chief Rhonda Larrabee of the Qayqayt First Nation will be on hand with a First Nations welcome, and there will be readings, art, music and cake. For those inspired to share their own work, there will also be an open mike session.

It’s free, and everyone’s welcome. Call 604-5264729 or see www.world

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And one more final reminder – this one for film fans.

Next Monday, Oct. 27, is the next Last Mondays at the Movies screening, and it’s Don McKellar’s Newfoundland-set comedy The Grand Seduction.

The show starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., and you can buy a ticket for $9 at the door.

Check out www.arts councilnewwest.org for more on the film series.

Want to be a dead poet?

Here’s another one from the poetry front: Don’t miss out on the Halloween fun at this week’s Poetic Justice event.

The Sunday afternoon reading event is titled Poets Wanted: Dead or Alive, and everyone’s invited to join in the fun.

It’s taking place from 3

to 5 p.m. in the back room at the Heritage Grill.

There will be an extended open mike session where you can share your own dark, eerie, mysterious poetry – or the work of a “dead poet” of your choice.

And, in the spirit of the season, there will also be a costume contest with prizes and other Halloween fun.

Check out www.rclas. com or www.poeticjustice. ca for more.

and come away with the laughter, tears and joy our individual lives have brought us.”

The workshop is for people of all levels, and no experience is necessary.

The workshop is happening at 737 Sixth St. (enter in the back), and it costs $15 for Royal City Literary Arts Society members or $25 for others.

Check out all the details at www.rclas.com, or email secretary@rclas.com to sign up.

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Writers are being called to awaken the creative force within.

Bonnie Nish is leading a writing workshop on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 1 to 3 p.m.

The workshop, Awakening The Creative Force, is a two-hour, hands-on workshop that will “explore ways of accessing all that drives us – the things which are important, funny, sad and poignant,” a press release says. “We will walk down a path of creation together

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Bishop pays a call on St. Barnabas Church wanted her to come on another day. We invited her to a Thursday. It’s a chance for her to see what St. Barnabas is all about.”

Skelton didn’t just dine and dash, taking part in a meet and greet with diners, offering a pre-meal blessing and staying for lunch.

“It was the best time ever. We had a wonderful, wonderful visit,” Smith said after the event. “She stayed and met folks, poured tea for parishioners. We did morning prayer together.”

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he folks at St. Barnabas Anglican Church were thrilled to get a visit from Bishop Melissa Skelton.

Rev. Emilie Smith said the bishop of the Diocese of New Westminster visits churches every two years or so and does a Sunday service and meets with the congregation. St. Barnabas suggested Skelton visit on a Thursday so she could attend the community lunch.

“She is coming to celebrate our lunch here that we do. She is coming to share with us and share with the community,” Smith told The Record prior to the bishop’s Oct. 16 visit. “We thought it was so important, because of our neighbourhood ministries here that we really

Learning in the kitchen

Family Services of Greater Vancouver is lending a hand to men in the kitchen.

A community kitchen program for men is being offered on Tuesdays until Dec. 9 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Participants will learn how to plan, cook and share healthy, nutritious meals – while spending time in a friendly setting.

Organizers say the program is a great way for men to get together, be social and enjoy the benefits of cooking and eating a delicious and healthy meal.

All ages are welcome.

If you’re interested in a healthier lifestyle and taking part, contact Patricia Davison at 604-525-9144 or 604-764-1358 or commun itykitchens@fsgv.ca.

Raising funds

Team B.C. Freshman Women’s Lacrosse Team wants to help you clean house.

The team is holding a used clothing and bottle drive on Sunday, Oct. 26 and will donate the items to Big Brothers to help fund two major

lacrosse tournaments it’s planning to attend in Seattle, Washington and Indio, California. Six of the team’s 20 players are from New West – goalies Mady Morrison and Caitlin Croxen, as well as Graceyn Dean, Katie Davies, Jessica Soenen and Andreea Serbanescu.

Anyone with clothing (for men, women and children), accessories (belts, hats, scarves), purses, wallets, backpacks, bags, shoes, boots, undergarments, nylons and socks, towels, tablecloths, curtains, linens, blankets, bedding and pillows, can drop them off at the rear of New Westminster Secondary School on Sunday, Oct. 26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Grateful for donation

RBC has donated $12,000 to Douglas College to support educational programming for youth and community members around ecological environmental issues.

The RBC Foundation funds will go toward two major programs run by Douglas College’s Institute of Urban Ecology – the environmental education workshops and the user network for insect biology in the urban garden (the UNIBUG program).

“We are very grateful to receive this generous donation and continued support from RBC,” Rob McGregor, executive director of the Institute of

Urban Ecology, said in a press release. “This donation will be instrumental in allowing us to continue our work educating youth about ecological and environmental issues and the larger community about ecological approaches to food production.”

The Institute of Urban Ecology conducts research, organizes community projects and delivers educational workshops on issues related to ecology in urban areas. The UNIBUG program educates the public about the beneficial insects in urban gardens.

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◗ PARENTING IN THE CITY

Halloween happenings for all ages FAMILY TIES

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t’s almost time again for all those little ghosties and goblins to come out to play – and the City of New Westminster is getting in on the fun.

If you’re looking for some spooky fun beyond trick-or-treating, the city has a host of Halloween activities for families.

Here are a few highlights from the city’s recently posted Halloween brochure.

For tots: ! Monster Madness: For two- to four-year-olds, with parent participation, the city offers an afternoon of spooky crafts, games and a Halloween treasure hunt, plus stories and face painting. It’s on Monday, Oct. 27 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Centennial Community Centre and costs $6. Call 604-777-5100 to sign up. ! Motoring Munchkins

Halloween party: You’re invited to dress up your munchkin and come along to the regular Motoring Munchkin drop-in on Friday, Oct. 31 at Queen’s Park Arenex, running 9 to 11:30 a.m. Kids aged one to six can enjoy the usual games, toys and activities, plus treats and photo ops.

It’s $3.25 for one child with parent, and $1 for each additional sibling.

Call 604-777-5121 for info.

For kids: ! Spooktacular Fun: Fiveto eight-year-olds can make crafts, decorations and treats in this session on Monday, Oct. 27 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Centennial Community Centre. Call 604-777-5100. ! Spooktacular Pro-D Day Fun: Five- to 11year-olds can join in a morning of Halloween fun that includes cooking, crafting and games.

It’s at Queensborough Community Centre on Friday, Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to noon. Call 604-525-7388. ! Count Cholola’s Creatures: Kids aged five to 13 can get hands-on making creepy chocolate moulds and tricky

treats at the Centennial Community Centre. It’s on Tuesday, Oct. 28 with a session from 3:15 to 4:45 for five- to eight-year-olds, and from 5:30 to 7 p.m. for nine- to 13-year-olds. It costs $9.50. Call 604-7775100. ! Night at the Museum: Eight- to 12-year-olds can check out the museum by flashlight, hear spooky stories, make a craft and play some old-time Halloween games. It’s in Room 311 at the Anvil Centre on Thursday, Oct. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Registration fee is $12.70.

Call 604-527-4640. ! Freaky Facepainting: Nine- to 13-year-olds can learn how to create a Halloween face-painting masterpiece in a session at Centennial Community Centre on Friday, Oct. 24 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Call 604-777-5100.

For teens: ! Halloween bash: Twelveto 16-year-olds are invited to the post-trick-or-treating fun at the Queensborough Community Centre, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Halloween night, Oct. 31. It’s free. ! Pumpkin carving: Kids

in grades 8 and up can join in for a carving session on Thursday, Oct. 23 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Call 604515-3775 to sign up. ! Scary movie marathon: The youth centre hosts a scary movie marathon on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 3 to 11 p.m. Call 604-5153775. It’s free with a youth centre membership. ! Zombie Walk and After Dead Party: Kids in grades 6 and up are invited to roam the streets of New West as part of this fun mob of zombies. Get “zombified” from 3 to 5 p.m., then leave the youth centre at 5 p.m. Supplies and make-up artists will be provided. Drop in to the youth centre on Wednesday, Oct. 29. It runs from 5 to 8 p.m., and it’s free. Call 604-515-3775 for details.

For the whole family: There are a host of events for families in the city, including a Halloween party at the Centennial Community Centre on Sunday, Oct. 25; a Fraser River Frights afternoon on the Samson V on Sunday, Oct. 26; a Monster Mash Bash

at the Queensborough Community Centre on Friday, Oct. 24; and the Canada Games Pool Monster Mash bash on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

There’s also a Haunted Halloween family skate event at Moody Park Arena on Saturday, Oct. 25, and a grandparents Halloween Party at Century House on Saturday, Oct. 25.

For details of all of these programs, pick up the city’s Halloween Happenings brochure or download it from www. newwestpcr.ca.

Create and play

Looking for a fun way to pass the hours on those rainy weekdays at home with the wee ones?

New West parks and rec is offering a Creation Playstation program for two- to four-year-olds (with parent participation), running from Nov. 6 to Dec. 4. Kids and caregivers enjoy art activities, stories, song, dance and creative play.

You can sign up to take it from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., or from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m.,

both at the Centennial Community Centre.

Call 604-777-5100 or see the city’s Active Living Guide (you can pick it up at city facilities or see it online at www.newwest pcr.ca) for more details.

Teen sense

Parents of teens will be interested in this one.

The New West Public Library is hosting a workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 4 called Raising Financially Responsible Teens.

Parents will learn ways to help their teenagers become financially responsible adults by planning for school, buying a car and even saving for a home.

The workshop is presented by the Credit Counselling Society, and it starts at 7 p.m.

Call 604-527-4667 or email listener@nwpl.ca for more details.

Do you have an idea for Family Ties? Send suggestions of family- and parenting-related events and topics to Julie, jmaclellan@royal cityrecord.com. You can also find her on Twitter, @juliemaclellan.

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2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the City of New Westminster that an election by voting is necessary to elect one (1) Mayor, six (6) Councillors, and seven (7) School Trustees, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:

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COTE CROSTY KRASNOGOR WRIGHT

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ELECTOR REGISTRATION If you are not on the list of electors, you may register at the time of voting by completing the required application form available at the voting place. To register you must meet the following qualifications: • 18 years of age or older; and • Canadian citizen; and • Resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day; and • Resident of OR registered owner of real property in the City of New Westminster at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day; and • Not otherwise disqualified by law from voting.

Resident electors will be required to produce 2 pieces of identification, at least one of which must contain the applicant’s signature. The identification documents must prove identity and proof of residency in the City of New Westminster.

Non-resident property electors (NRPEs) who have not yet registered with the City will be required to bring the following: • Application to register as an NRPE; • If more than one person owns the property, a completed consent form signed by the majority of owners must accompany the application; • A copy of a real property tax notice issued by the City of New Westminster; and • One document that provides evidence of identity and contains the elector’s signature.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION please visit our website at www.newwestcity.ca/elections or contact the Election Office at elections@newwestcity.ca or call Chief Election Officer Isabell Hadford 604-636-4484 or Deputy Chief Election Officer Philip Lo at 604-636-4485.

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◗ HOUSING

Co-ops working to rally support in city

BY TEREZA VERENCA REPORTER editorial@royalcityrecord.com

With housing subsidies ending for 133 New West households by 2024, a community meeting is being held Oct. 23 to inform residents and rally support.

“We want to make sure co-op members understand what’s going on,” said Fiona Jackson with the Co-operative Housing Federation of B.C. “A lot of them may have heard their operating agreement is ending, or something about a subsidy being gone, but they may not totally understand it.

“Eight co-operatives will face a loss of rent subsidy,” she said. “These are society’s most vulnerable, including seniors, people with disabilities and single parents.”

Back in the 1970s and ‘80s, in an effort to provide housing during a crisis in the rental sector, the Government of Canada began funding co-operatives under 30- or 35-year agreements. With the deadline looming, the federation’s solution is for the provincial government to pick up the slack.

“Because housing is a provincial responsibility, the question really goes to them.

We’re hoping our campaign creates enough buzz that something’s put forward during the next provincial budget in February,”

she said. “A new program might not have to be set up. The funds could be administered through B.C. Housing.”

Jackson is confident the province will step up to the plate, given the support at the local level.

“At the Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention this year, they voted unanimously in favour of our campaign. That says something,” she said.

Because these homes have been in New West for so long, Jackson said “it makes sense” to continue subsidizing them, rather than forcing people out. “This is where some people have raised their families and are seniors now. They’re scared of homelessness and of the possibility of having to move.”

The campaign, dubbed You Hold the Key, is making its away around the Lower Mainland, asking co-op communities to mobilize its members and host info sessions like the one being held in the Royal City this month.

“This is also a chance for us to ask people to spread the word and be part of the campaign,” she said.

The meeting is being hosted at the Westminster Landing Co-op, 1-13 K de K Court. Discussion gets underway at 7 p.m.

For more information, visit chf.bc.ca.

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Meet Mike Lindell, an inventor and entrepreneur whose story is the stuff from which famous sayings are born. Lindell really enjoys sharing how he overcame the kind of life many others know well, too. His story goes like this: Throughout the 80s and 90s, Lindell struggled with addictions. With no regard for making choices to improve his life Lindell says, “I had taken my addictions to the limit and could not go on one more day living that way.” He recognized the desire for more and wanted to positively impact people. So overnight and with the grace of God, Mike Lindell stopped his addictive behavior and found a new way.

A Better Path With a clear head and focused mind, Lindell set out to solve a problem he’d experienced since boyhood. He says, “Even as a youngster I suffered from a lack of good, quality sleep.” Lindell had gone to great lengths to get a good night’s sleep, even spending an entire paycheck at age 16 on an expensive pillow in hopes of curing his sleep woes but to no avail. Lindell would toss and turn at night, fold his pillow in half, use his arm for support, only to wake more tired than when he went to sleep. To study his issues more deeply, Lindell consulted with experts in the sleep industry and after gathering all the data (as well as and stories from friends), more than ever Lindell recognized and understood the harmful effects of poor sleep. Even more so, Lindell realized the effect of sleep interruptions permeate the lives of all walks of people.

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discover the villain and cause of his sleep deprivation was none other than the pillow he was sleeping on. So Lindell tried “every pillow in the world,” but found common pillows did not provide adequate support for cervical alignment. “Most pillows cause sleep interruptions by going flat, heating up and causing you to toss and turn all night trying to readjust the pillows over to the cool side,” Lindell explains. “The effect prevents people from enjoying the uninterrupted REM sleep our bodies need to rejuvenate and heal.” Lindell theorized that a pillow providing proper support of the cervical nerves and vertebral arteries would allow users to get the deep healing sleep they want and need. So he set out to invent and manufacture “The World’s Most Comfortable Pillow.”

Four Million People Can’t Be Wrong Year after year, Lindell marketed the pillows he’d created throughout the country at shows and expos during the day and worked alongside his family at night to make the pillows. He also spent time talking with consumers about their personal sleep frustrations. Lindell’s MyPillow is designed to conform to each individual’s support needs. It is washable and dryable, stays cool and is guaranteed not to go flat for 10 years. Lindell even provides a 60-day, no questions asked money-back guarantee.

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Shining stars: Above, Evelyn Benson reads from her book during the second annual Seniors Have Talent show. At right, singer Dan Minor gives it his all. The show, held at the Sapperton Pensioners Hall on Sunday, Oct. 19, was hosted by the Sapperton Old Age Pensioners and the New Westminster Lions Club.

Seniors strut their stuff on stage Singers, dancers, storytellers and other performers took to the stage in the second annual Seniors Have Talent show.

The Sapperton Old Age Pensioners and the New Westminster Lions Club joined forces to present the talent show on Sunday, Oct. 19 at the Sapperton Pensioners Hall. Cal Donnelly was the show’s MC.

Event promoter Vic Leach said it was an “excellent show” with 14 contestants and three guest performers.

Aman Gill, a 21-year-old singer who appeared in Blind Beginnings Has Talent, was the special guest who started the show. Local poet Susan McLeod attended and recited her new poem, Seniors Have Talent,

and 89-year-old Second World War Veteran (and last year ’s Audience Choice winner) Chuck Johnston sang with Donnelly during the intermission.

While the judges selected the winners, the audience also had a chance to get into the act.

For $1, folks had the chance to vote for the best in show.

“After the six finalists com-

peted with their second act, judges Dolores Kirkwood, Belle Puri and Rick Carswell chose first place to poet David Slater of White Rock, second place to storyteller Comfort Ero of Surrey and third place to a trio of dancers from Bright Sunset Chinese Dance Group of Vancouver,” Leach said.

“The Audience Choice win-

ner was the tap number by Pat Trimble and Dan Minor, along with accompanist Alice McAuley, all who perform regularly with The Vaudevillians from Surrey. Overall it was an afternoon of high quality entertainment from many fields appreciated by both the audience and performers.”

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24 • Wednesday, October 22, 2014 • The Record

Love for libraries: Far left: Tegan Cheremkora of SoAreWe Creative, left, with pop-up library founders Alexa Bennett Fox and her brother Quentin at the pop-up library launch event at River Market on Oct. 12. At left,Visitors check out the books and the libraries up for adoption at the launch event.

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Young reader: Lexi Zajac, age 2.5, checks out a book.

Pop-up Library launches

Their mission: to grow a sense of community through books.

The New West Pop-Up Library project got off to a good start on Sunday, Oct. 12 with a successful launch event at River Market.

Visitors turned out to check out the “leave-a-book, take-a-book” swap event, which featured 1,000 books donated by the Kindlers Society.

They also had a chance to check out the adoptable libraries – three-shelf “homes” for books that were built during summer community workshops – that will be taking up residence around New Westminster.

The project is being spearheaded by the Fox siblings, Alexa, Isaac and Quentin, who got funding through a Neighbourhood Small Grant from the Vancouver Foundation.

Check out www.facebook.com/popuplibraryproject or find the project on Twitter, @popuplibraries.

For the record

In the Wednesday October 15, edition of The Record the seniors’ discount listed for Value Village was incorrect.

The actual discount is 30 per cent off every Tuesday for seniors 60 and up. We apologize for any inconvenience this error may have caused.

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For seniors: At left, Susan Tamkin and Barbara Hilstad set up the Century House artists’ workshop at Seniors’ Day at Anvil Centre on Saturday.

Above, visitors check out one of the many presentations offered at the annual festival, which was attended by about 600 people on Oct. 18.

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◗ Calendar of Events ◗WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22

Seasonal employment, Fraser Works Co-Op will present a free information session at the New Westminster Public Library on Wednesday, Oct. 22 from 12 to 4 p.m. Find out how they can help you find, get and maintain employment. The session is cosponsored by New Westminster Public Library and Fraser Works Co-op. For more information and to register, call the library at 604-527-4668.

Tillicum Toastmasters meets 7:20 to 9:30 p.m., Unity in Action Church hall, 1630 Edinburgh St. Do you want to get over your fear of public speaking? Do you want to learn the how-to’s within a supportive environment? Do you want to nail that upcoming interview for your dream job? Take the first step and join us for our next meeting and see what we’re all about.

◗FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 Employment workshop, understanding labour market and employer expectations. Learn what you need to get a job in a series of employment workshops at the library on Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information and to register, phone Faustin at MOSAIC at 604-438-8214 ext. 112 or email fbilikano@mosaicbc. com or register at the library at 604-527-4667. The series is co-sponsored by the New Westminster Public Library and MOSAIC’s settlement program.

The library is at 716 Sixth Ave., www.nwpl.ca or 604-5274660.

◗FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 Ukrainian Perogy, cabbage rolls and borscht sale, Holy Eucharist Church Hall. Sales from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street. Info: 604-526-0988.

◗SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Craft sale and tea, 1 to 4 p.m., Dunwood Place, 901 Colborne St. Families of Early New Westminster; The Herring Memorial Symposium, Glenbrook Park Centre, Jamieson Court, New Westminster, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information, contact feherring@gmail.com or visit http://franceselizabethherring. wordpress.com.

◗TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Royal Columbian Hospital Auxiliary, general meeting, 1 p.m., Neil Russell room of Royal Columbian Hospital, third floor, Columbia Tower, 330 East Columbia St. Public welcome.

◗SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Century House Association, craft sale and tea, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., 620 Eighth St. Lots of crafts and gift ideas galore, as well as afternoon tea. Pottery, bake sale, books, jewelry, raffles, quilting, painting, white elephant and variety crafts. Cash only. Everyone

welcome.

St. Peter’s Catholic Women’s League bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parish hall, 330 Royal Ave. Features silent auction, baking table, jewelry booth, knitting and sewing booth and Christmas booth.

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles #20, craft fair, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., CAW hall at 707 12th St.

◗ONGOING Community kitchens for men, Tuesday mornings from Oct. 21 to Dec. 9, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Shiloh Sixth Avenue United Church 1111 Sixth Ave. Participants will learn how to plan, cook, and share healthy, nutritious meals while spending time in a friendly setting. This is a great way for men to get together, be social and enjoy the benefits of cooking and eating a delicious and healthy meal. If you would like to lead a healthier lifestyle, come and join us. All ages are welcome. To register call Patricia Davison at 604-525-9144 or 604-764-1358 or commun itykitchens@fsgv.ca.

Are you passionate about the Fraser River, enjoy meeting new people and working with children? Do you have a few hours to spare? Fraser River Discovery Centre is looking for volunteers to help lead its school program during the school year. No special background or experience is required, only an interest in working with children, a desire

to learn about the Fraser River and a weekday morning or afternoon you can dedicate to the centre. To arrange a visit, call 604-521-8401, email Cindy Li at cli@fraserriverdiscovery. org. More info: www.fraserriver discovery.org.

Ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles #20, craft fair on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at CAW hall, 707 12th St. Tables are $45. Juried. Proof of vendor liability insurance is required.

Join a book club, at the library.

The adult book club is held the third Thursday evening of the month at 7 p.m. from September to June. Register at 604-527-4667 or listener@ nwpl.ca.

Burnaby and New Westminster Newcomers Friendship Club, welcomes women who are new to the area, as well as longtime residents. Meet women of all ages and cultures to make new friends. Dinner meetings on the second Wednesday of each month, plus various events including book club, craft group, social Saturdays, etc. For info, contact Doris at dorisfriend@gmail.com or call 604-492-4638 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Visit www.bur nabynewwestminsternew comers.com.

Just Pros Toastmasters, meets first and third Saturdays of month, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Justice Institute, 715 McBride Blvd. For advanced Toastmasters. Info: wwwtoast

masters.org.

New Westminster Tinnitus Support Group, meets on the third Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m., Century House, 620 Eighth St., ABC Room. Tinnitus is a ringing, humming, buzzing or other sound in our head or ears that doesn’t have an outside source. The group discusses the latest treatment information and coping and stress reduction techniques and offers encouragement and camaraderie to help combat this debilitating condition.

For more information, contact group leader Gerald Blackwell at 604-600-9142 or email nwtinn@inbox.com.

Naranon Support Group, a 12 Step program for relatives and friends of those affected by drug abuse and addiction problems. Meets every Monday evening from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., 323 Eighth St. (group room), New Westminster. All welcome. Call 604-878-8844 for more info.

Are you gay, bi-sexual or just not sure? Need a safe place to talk? HOMINUM is an informal discussion and support group to help gay, bi-sexual and questioning men with the challenges of being married, separated or single. Meets every Monday evening in locations around Metro Vancouver. For information and meeting location: call Don at 604-329-9760 or Art at 604-462-9813.

Writers Discovery Group, meets on the second Wednesday of the month, 10 a.m. to noon,

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◗ IN THE GAME

JV Hyacks lead Valley football division ◗P28 Wheellchair basketball coach to be inducted to Canada Hall ◗P28

SECTION COORDINATOR Tom Berridge, 604-444-3022 • tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Douglas soccer to PacWest provincials

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

The Douglas College women’s team will share a bus to the PacWest provincial soccer championships with the men for the first time in recent memory.

Fifth-year twin sisters Ashley and Hayley Melvin will get their first taste of the post season in their final year of eligibility this weekend in Squamish when Douglas takes on Langara in the semifinals to kick off the provincials at Quest University this Friday.

“We’re proud of what we’ve done so far, but we’re far from satisfied,” said Douglas head coach Chris Laxton. “We’ve had some really clear goals and this is one more step down that road.”

The first step was just getting to the B.C. collegiate championships, a feat that had eluded the women’s program for some time.

But the Douglas women changed all that, opening the regular season with a 5-0 start and then avenging a dismal 5-0 loss to league champion Vancouver Island University, posting a 2-1 victory over the Mariners on Nicole Fraser’s game-winner in Nanaimo last week.

“If we face (VIU) again, it will be a tight game,” predicted Laxton.

But first, the Royals will have their collective hands full with Langara College, which finished third in the league with a 7-5-3 record, seven points behind runner-up Douglas. “(Langara) has the history and some good players all over the pitch. I think

Hyacks sour on Senior’s Night

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

seventh overall at the club nationals in Mount Pearl, Nfld.

U-15 callup Camila GomezHernandez scored four times in Mountain’s final 9-0 victory over Saskatchewan to claim a share of the Golden Boot award as the leading scorer at the nationals.

Other goals came from Rachel Kordysz, Destiny Lutz, Anna Crone and Gurniak, with a pair.

Mikayla Isobe posted the shutout in goal.

Mountain opened with a 1-0 win over PEI, but lost its next three matches, all by slim margins, including a 4-3 defeat on penalties to Ontario, before finishing the nationals with a flurry of tallies.

The New Westminster Hyacks are still looking for their first win over the Vancouver College Fighting Irish.

The Hyacks came into a damp Mercer Stadium sporting a 3-1 record in the B.C. high school AAA Western conference, but came away looking the lesser of the two teams, losing 31-6 to the Irish on Seniors Night on Friday.

Vancouver College scored points on its first three possessions and led 17-0 at halftime.

The Irish had a shutout pending and would have blanked the home Hyacks had it not been for backup quarterback Jamie Shiho, who engineered a last-minute drive that culminated in a 17-yard touchdown run up the middle by the Grade 11 pivot with just nine ticks left on the clock.

“I wanted to finish the play. I knew the team needed that,” said Shiho after the game. “It all starts on third and fourth down. The defence has got to get off the field and that didn’t happen.”

New Westminster ’s Jonathan Tomalty gave the home crowd a reason to cheer on Vancouver College’s opening possession, recovering a fumble on the Irish 21-line.

But New West squandered that possession, losing 12 yards on a high snap and another five on a penalty to put the Hyacks out of field goal range.

The Hyacks only flirted with the Irish red zone on two other possessions in the game, while committing six three-and-outs on offence.

Contrastingly, New West defence could not contain VC in long-yardage situations.

“I wanted to believe we were a better team than this,” said Hyacks head coach Farhan Lalji after the game. “We had a bad week of practice and it carried over to this. … We played poorly.”

College marched 79 yards on 11 plays on its next possession before

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First-timers: Third-year forward Lindsay Munroe, in white with ball, will be going to the PacWest provincials with Douglas College for the first time this weekend in Squamish. it’s going to come down to set pieces. They have two quick strikers we’ll have to keep tabs on,” added Laxton.

The Royals finished with a 10-4-1 record, just three points out of first place and sport a well balanced lineup that is led by defending co-captains Tiffany O’Krane and Kelsey Acaster.

Danae Harding led the team in scoring with a league-high seven goals, while keeper Rebecca Mainardi posted five shutouts and a 1.08 goals

against average.

“We have tremendous leadership and everything I’ve heard is, ‘We want to win now,’” said Laxton.

The Royal men are no strangers to the PacWest post season, but still have some unfinished business to attend to, says co-coach Robbie Toor.

With bronze medals at the Canadian Colleges’ nationals in 2009 and last season, Toor says the team is itching to bring back the title that Douglas won in 2005, when he was a player.

With B.C. earning two berths to the upcoming nationals, it’s “winner take all,” he said.

“You win (the semifinals) and you get a ticket to the national championships. It’s almost as important as the provincial championship,” Toor said.

Douglas won five of its last six regular season games,includinglastweekend’s 2-1 in Nanaimo.

In that game, Dorian Colopisis and Jayden Sandhu, with the gamewinner in the final 15 min-

utes, scored for Douglas.

The Royals finished safely in second place to the Mariners with a regular-season record of 8-4-3.

“What I liked about the final third of our season was we went down a goal in three of our games and got through the adversity,” Toor said. “It’s all about finding that grove and peaking at the right time.”

Last week’s player of the week, Spencer Deboice, and Burnaby’s Mark Baldisimo led the team with eight and five goals, respectively.

Mountain Utd wins first national medal

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Mountain United FC won its first national medal, claiming a bronze medal at the the Canadian Soccer Association club championships in Surrey last week.

The under-17 Mountain boys claimed a bronze medal following a 5-3 victory in a penalty shootout over Alberta in the u-18 finals at South Surrey Athletic Park on Oct. 13.

Following a scoreless regulation and overtime, Mountain was clinical from the penalty spot, scoring from Edris Najm, Evan Libke, Julian Gailiunas, Dzenan Bezdrob and Brendan Shaw. Keeper Mike

Girard got the win in goal.

Mountain’s Bezdrob and Ola Ajibike shared the Golden Boot as the tournament’s leading scorers with another B.C. player – national champion Surrey United’s Kyle Sohi – all with five goals in the tournament.

The underage United boys took advantage of an opportunity to take part in the tournament following an 11th-hour pullout by Newfoundland.

“It was certainly a rush,” said Mountain United’s technical director Frank Ciaccia. “I told the boys, ‘We’ve just been handed an unexpected privilege.’ In the semifinal versus Ontario a call here and a bounce here and there and we

could have been in the final.”

Mountain’s only loss was a 3-1 defeat to Ajax FC from Ontario.

A late penalty kick turned the momentum in the match. Bezdrob scored Mountain’s only goal.

Mountain also defeated Halifax City 3-2 in a close game in the second day of competition.

The local squad also had big wins over Saskatchewan and New Brunswick, winning 6-1 over the Prairie club and 7-1 over the Atlantic region champ to kick off the nationals.

Mountain’s under-16 girls team, including Sarah Stuart of New Westminster and Burnaby’s Jenna Gurniak, Lauren Rea, Stephanie Rizzo and Reesa Wright, placed

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◗ HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

JVs remain in first in Valley The New Westminster Hyacks continued to share top spot in the Valley division following a 34-15 win over Mission in B.C. high school junior varsity football.

Trew Dancey rushed for more than 200 yards and three touchdowns, including an 80-yard romp on the last play of the first half that gave the home team a

27-2 advantage.

Dancy also scored TDs on runs of 48 and 15 yards in the opening quarters.

Josh Olango also scored off a long-gainer in the second quarter to rush over 100 yards.

Sammy Sidhu ran in New West’s fifth touchdown, punching the ball in from three yards out on a third-quarter score.

Mission scored two late TDs. New West is currently tied with Abbotsford, both with 5-0 records.

New West travels to Abbotsford to take on 22 Robert Bateman on Thursday. The JVs will close out the regular season at home against 3-1 Lord Tweedsmuir on Oct. 30 at Mercer Stadium.

Wheelchair BB coach to Canada hall Former Douglas College wheelchair basketball coach Tim Frick will add another accolade to an already long list of honours following his induction into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame on Oct. 22.

Frick, who was inducted into the Wheelchair Basketball Canada Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Canadian Paralympic hall last year, led Canada to a decade-long undefeated streak in major international competitions, including three consecutive

Paralympic gold medals from 1992 to 2000 and four consecutive world titles from 1994 to 2006.

He is also a seven-time Coaching Excellence Award of Canada winner.

Frick will be inducted alongside ski jumper Horst Bulau, the late Sarah Burke, dual sport champion Pierre Harvey, hockey innovator Geraldine Heaney, figure skater Elizabeth Manley, rugby’s Gareth Rees and basketball coach Kathy Shields.

Soccer: B.C. teams have best showing ◗ continued from page 27

Lauren Fuerderer scored the game-winning goal against PEI, while Brooke Molby claimed the shutout.

B.C. teams faired well in all divisions at the various club nationals with what Ciaccia described as the best, or one of the

better, showings by B.C. in some time.

Coquitlam Metro-Ford boys won gold in the u-16 division, while Coastal FC took silver in the u-14 boys and shared a bronze in the u-16 girls.

Surrey United also placed runner-up in the women’s Jubilee Trophy final.

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scoring on a six-yard run by Ovie Odjegba, who carried the ball 17 times for 138 yards in the game.

The Irish opened the second quarter with a 26-yard field goal off the toe of Kieran Metha after another long drive and increased the score to 17-0 on a 69yard pass play to Matthew Legge, who outjumped two defenders for the ball and then outlegged them the rest of the way.

New West had its best chance to score right after, with Shiho, who took over from starter Mackenzie Ratcliffe, marching the ball downfield on a nine-play drive in the final minute of the half before an untimely personal foul call put the

Hyacks back on the Irish 42-yard line with a fourth-and-25 situation.

In the second half, Legge scored his second TD of the game on a 55-yard punt return in the third quarter.

Alex Akpata, who rushed for 82 yards, scored the final TD for the Irish on a oneyard run after a costly offside penalty by the Hyacks gave the field goal team a first down and the College offence another crack at a major.

“We still have a slim chance of a home field bye, but we have South Delta next week and they beat these guys. We have to get better than that,” said Lalji.

New West is on Vancouver Island this weekend with a Friday tilt against 1-2 Belmont at Bear Mountain.

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