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High-risk schools wait for seismic upgrades

BY NIKI HOPE REPORTER

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Parents at Richard McBride Elementary send their children off to school every morning knowing that if a major earthquake hits, their kids will be sitting in a building that is deemed high risk for damage.

The same is true of those at New Westminster Secondary School, F.W. Howay and the former Hume Park Elementary School, which now houses the district’s Homelearners’ program.

“It is scary, and especially because we see signs of wear and tear on the building anyway … but, of course, we also don’t know when the ‘big one’ could happen,” McBride parent advisory council co-chair Heather Corbett said in an email to The Record.

The recent 4.3 magnitude earthquake off the coast of B.C. serves as yet another reminder of the “sleeping monster” that could awaken at any time, and for four New Westminster schools, it could spell disaster.

McBride, a school with approximately 420 students, is on the province’s radar to be replaced, Corbett said.

The question of whether the provincial government should act faster on replacing the seismically unsafe school has come up at McBride’s parent council meeting for the last couple of years, Corbett said.

Waiting: Richard McBride Elementary is one of four local schools deemed at high risk for damage in a major earthquake.

The recent 4.3 magnitude earthquake off the coast of B.C. serves as yet another reminder of the “sleeping monster” that could awaken at any time.

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Anvil tower owner in no rush to lease space

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

The Anvil Centre office tower hasn’t signed a deal with any tenants but has had some “keen interest” in the space.

Last March, the City of New Westminster announced it had sold the office tower atop Anvil Centre to a company owned by businessmen Suki Sekhon of the CRS Group of Companies and Joseph Segal of Kingswood Capital Corporation.

The building includes 137,000 square

feet of Class A office space.

Sekhon told The Record there’s been some “keen interest” in the office space.

“We have some offers out there on different areas of different floors, some proposals,” Sekhon said. “Some of them we are negotiating with. We have nothing that is firm.”

Sekhon said the owners have always known it was going to be a one- or twoyear run to get most of the building filled with tenants.

“This is a long-term vision,” he said.

“This is something we want to get leased up with a quality tenant. You don’t want to put in tenants for the sake of putting them in. We prefer to have a good tenant mix there.”

The owners are looking for professional tenants that could include lawyers, unions or a banking firm. Sekhon couldn’t put a date on when tenants could move into the building.

“It could be a day, it could be a month, it could be a year,” he said. “I don’t have a crystal ball.”

Currently, much of the interior of the Anvil Centre office building is a shell and hasn’t been finished.

“We are working on a show suite on the 14th floor and maybe finishing off the 12th,” Sekhon said. “Right now the only finished area is the lobby area and the decks.”

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Locked-out employees of the Southern Railway of B.C. released a video recently showing the company’s managers operating a train with no headlights in thick fog on Annacis Island.

The video shows a train rolling at a crossing just off the Annacis Channel bridge with no headlights or front ditch lights on, despite thick fog, after 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

“This video raises concern about people with less experience running trains during the lockout,” CUPE Local 7000 president Bill Magri said in a media release. “If this kind of thing keeps happening, someone is going to get hurt.”

Sections 17 and 19 of Canadian Rail Operating Rules – Signals Operations require that headlights and ditch lights be kept on at all times during a crossing.

CUPE 7000 has reported other incidents to the Safety Authority since the lockout began, the union release states.

On Jan. 5, Southern Railway locked out 126 members of CUPE Local 7000 following the union’s rejection of its final offer, a concessions-filled package that the union says fails to address its health and safety concerns. Since then, the trains have been operated by approximately 20 of the company’s 34 managers.

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Labour dispute: The union for locked-out Souther Railway employees recently released a video showing the company’s managers operating a train with no headlights in thick fog on Annacis Island. ate them and stop putting public safety at risk,” Magri said in the release.

Frank Butzelaar, Southern Railway president, said the employee involved in the video incident acknowledged it was a mistake.

“The light was off for a very brief period of time while he changed directions of the locomo-

tives,” Butzelaar said. “I can assure you at no time was the public at risk. There was an employee positioned on the front platform of the leading locomotive, and that employee was in constant communication with the engineer.

“A lot is being made out of this. It was a rules violation, but we are going to handle it, just like we handle any other situation like

that,” he said.

The company is servicing about 50 per cent of its customers in the face of the labour dispute, Butzelaar said.

Meanwhile, there have been no discussions between the union and the company since the lockout began, he added.

Southern Rail’s main facility is the port at Annacis Island.

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“It’s like an endless waiting game,” she said.

However, Corbett added that she was “encouraged” to see that the school made the government’s seismic upgrade list.

But the big question remains whether McBride will be fixed or replaced.

“Either way, another key question will be how much upheaval this will cause the kids and their education,” Corbett wrote. “It would be ideal to have an answer soon so that proper preparations can be made.”

The district is working to secure a replacement of New Westminster Secondary School, a

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process that has been going on for years.

“In terms of hearing about whether the district will get funding for the high school or for McBride, I’d rather hear the verdict on the high school,” Corbett said. “I think it’s more important.”

Doug Templeton, the district’s director of operations, told The Record that once the high school replacement funding is approved, the district will move forward with securing funding for the district’s other seismic upgrades.

The district is currently working with the Ministry of Education on the high school replacement project and looking to secure

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funding. Superintendent John Gaiptman has estimated the complex project – the site contains an old cemetery – would cost about $110 million.

The district is putting together a project report (“being written as we speak,” Templeton said) for the earthquake upgrades at McBride, Templeton said.

The district is working with a consultant to determine the cost of replacing McBride. After NWSS and McBride, the district would deal with Howay.

“Howay is a pretty minor project, and it’s scheduled to follow McBride,” Templeton said. “We have finished all of our assessment work on the school, so we

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If an earthquake does hit, all schools across the district have an emergency plan that students practise several times a year.

Other schools in the district are considered medium to low risk for damage.

For the entire list of schools in the region, visit www.bced.gov. bc.ca.

For the last decade, the provincial government has been upgrading schools throughout Metro Vancouver, only one Royal City school (newly built Qayqayt Elementary, which replaced John Robson Elementary), made the list of completed seismic projects.

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Vandal gets jail time for keying cars

BY CAYLEY DOBIE REPORTER cdobie@royalcityrecord.com

The man accused of keying more than 60 cars in New Westminster last November will be spending some time behind bars following a sentencing hearing last week.

Coquitlam resident Soo Yo Kim pled guilty in New Westminster provincial court to one count of mischief to property over $5,000, according to a release from New Westminster police.

The 37-year-old was sentenced to three months in jail and three years probation for vandalizing 63 cars in New West’s West End and 66 cars in Burnaby in November, and more than 100 cars in Coquitlam last spring.

The New Westminster Police Department’s street crime unit arrested Kim on Nov. 18, 2014. Six days prior to Kim’s

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arrest, residents living in the area of London Street between 15th and 20th streets awoke to find many of the vehicles parked on the street had been keyed by an unknown suspect.

Over the course of their investigation, police observed Kim keying vehicles in Burnaby, bringing the total number of cars he keyed in New Westminster and Burnaby to 129 – in less than one week.

Part of the mischief charge, according to Coquitlam RCMP, also includes a car-keying spree in the Tri-Cities last spring when more than 100 cars were vandalized.

According to ICBC, the damage done by Kim has cost the corporation about $650,000 in claims plus another $250,000 in outstanding claims. Customers have also spent about $35,000 on deductibles.

– with files from Jeremy Deutsch/Tri-Cities Now

Man trapped in donation bin

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

New Westminster firefighters used the Jaws of Life to free a man trapped in a clothing donation bin.

Fire crews got called to the 1000 block of Quayside Drive on Jan. 15 after get-

ting reports that someone was stuck in one of the containers where people can deposit clothing donations for charity.

“For whatever reason, this individual crawled in there,” said Fire Chief Tim Armstrong. “Those bins are like a mailbox – once you

open it you can get in, but you can’t get back out.”

Passersby alerted emergency officials about the man’s predicament.

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Safety of our children should take priority

risk for damage if an earthquake hits?

We are inundated with community For decades we’ve been waving ediservice announcements asking us if torial red flags about speeding up the we are ready for an earthquake. They process to have our city schools seismicremind us to have extra food, plenty of ally upgraded. And while there’s been water, emergency plans for the family – some progress – it is simply all good and necessary things. not enough and not fast But that’s if the big one hits enough. when you’re at home. If a masTHE RECORD The recent earthquake off sive earthquake hits the Lower of Vancouver Island reminded Mainland during the day, us, yet again, of how vulnerable we are many of us will be at our workplaces if the big one hits. and our children will be at school. And Scientists say the last major earthwhat can a parent do if their child is at quake hit the Pacific coast on January school – and a school deemed at high

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26, 1700. They believe it was about a 9 on the seismic scale and was probably felt as far away as the Manitoba border.

It created a four-storey high tsunami that hit the Japanese coast and levelled everything in its path.

For many, it’s just too horrible to imagine, and indeed, if we are hit with something in the 9 range – seismic retrofitting may not be able to save many older buildings. But that surely shouldn’t stop us from trying to ensure that our schools are as well equipped as possible to withstand a major earth-

quake. If a major earthquake happens, and we have not done everything we can to ensure the current high-risk schools have been upgraded, how will we be able to justify our losses? It doesn’t seem possible.

Once again we urge the provincial government to come up with the cash to expedite all seismic upgrading for highrisk schools.

Surely this is an issue that is as important as making sure our transit systems can handle commuters for the next 20 years. Isn’t it?

Harper is still the one to beat IN THE HOUSE

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ow is it that Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has been vilified by his political opponents like few politicians before him, is still the front-runner when it comes to winning the next federal election in October?

How can someone who stirs up deeply passionate and emotional negative responses on so many issues still look like the one to beat come the vote?

There are many, many reasons to be upset with the Harper government (and many other governments, for that matter). So how can it even stand a chance of being re-elected?

While political polling has to be taken with a very large grain of salt these days (given how wrong some of them have been in recent elections), one can’t simply dismiss out of hand a series of polls that put the Conservatives firmly in the lead over the federal Liberals and NDP. The latest Ipsos-Reid poll for Global News gives Harper’s Conservatives 35 per cent of the decided vote, while Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are at 31 per cent and Thomas Mulcair’s NDP

appears to be fading, sitting at just 24 per cent.

That Conservative lead seems to be solidifying, if not increasing. How can this be?

Well, first of all, take a look at who actually votes in this country. As I’ve written here a number of times before, voters tend to be older and by nature more conservative in outlook.

Polls often over-represent the views of younger people – who don’t vote in nearly the same numbers as older people – and under-represent older folks. Online polls, it seems to me, likely don’t reflect the views of a great many people who may still feel uncomfortable with the internet and online communications.

In fact, if your sense of where public opinion is based on what’s being said online, you are likely getting a very distorted view of things.

Go to any major media website, and check out the comments (most of them anonymous) posted after political news stories. Invariably, if they concern federal politics at all, Harper is basically referred to as the devil himself (although that is likely one of the more polite characterizations).

Increasingly, people only listen to or read things that reinforce their pre-conceived opinions. And so, on something like Facebook for example, people only read what their Facebook friends send their way – friends who likely view the

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Re: Does statue need better lighting?, The Record, Jan. 16.

You bet it does!

Thank goodness city hall has recognized that there might be something wrong with the gawdawful lighting that presently exists on our Wait for Me Daddy addition to downtown.

Good lighting doesn’t compete with the very thing it is meant to enhance. All one needs to do is take a look at professional stage lighting. It is subtle and discreet and hidden from view – not blatant, glaring and just plain ugly. Before any further damage is done and money spent, for goodness’ sake, city, consult the lighting expert that should have been consulted in the beginning.

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Shut up about traffic – or move Dear Editor:

Re: Wanna come over for dinner?, Letters to the editor, The Record, Jan. 16.

Royal Avenue has been a major traffic route since the Royal Engineers first landed. It bothers me that people buy or move into an area without doing their

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thought-provoking moment in history – not a Las Vegas carnival. Forget about the suggestion to add to what already exists – what exists is dreadful enough.

I would never, ever take a visitor to see our new monument. Public art reflects the image of the city in which it is installed. I dislike the idea that I could be living in a tacky town.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Traffic will stay on Royal ◗ continued from page 6

homework or research and then blame everyone else for traffic congestion, noise or train whistles they have to listen to.

I moved into the area of East Sixth and McBride knowing very well the Glenbrook Fire Hall was across the street and a bus stop 30 feet from my door.

Is it right I now ask the fire department

not to respond to emergency calls after 10 p.m. so I am not disturbed and insist TransLink move a bus stop away from my door? Yeah, sure!

S. Tanner, you should take responsibility for moving in to where you did. That traffic on Royal will not be moved in your or my lifetime regardless of what the city does. You either live with it and stop complaining or move.

Ted Usher, New Westminster

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world as they do.

Or people will only read or listen to a media outlet that has a bias that tilts their way. This is particularly a problem for those who are decidedly left-wing or right-wing – they shut out anything that clashes with their own views or ideology.

And so the people who are most vehemently antiHarper only listen to each other, and therefore only reinforce their view that he is some sort of horrible leader who is about to be deposed.

After all, everyone is saying that, so it must be true, right?

The trouble, of course, that if you only listen to your limited circle of friends, you’re not getting the full picture. I see

many people gleefully say they don’t read or watch so-called “mainstream media” and only consume media that agrees with their viewpoint – as a result, they live in an echo chamber that leads to ignorance and uninformed commentary.

This is a relatively recent phenomenon. The rapid rise of websites, blogs, and social media makes living in that echo chamber that much easier – and that much easier to underestimate a supposedly unpopular government like the Harper one.

Finally, throw in the fact we have three major political parties at the federal level, and you can see why the Conservatives will likely grow more confident as the October vote grows nearer.

The Conservative voter base, which hovers around 40 per cent of the electorate, is fairly loyal and committed. But there are a fair number of folks who are likely comfortable voting for either the federal Liberals or the NDP, meaning each of those parties can hurt each other through vote splitting (to say nothing of the Green Party adding to that confusion).

So, despite all that vitriol and fury directed Harper’s way, he can cling to power with only a minority of voters backing him – a fact lost in so much of the noise on the Internet and social media, and among people who only listen to those who think just like them.

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

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Facebook I Dave Lundy: Yes I have decided how I’m voting. And while I believe that the money is needed, and I also believe that utilizing the PST increase of 0.5 percent is the fairest most equitable way to “spread the pain” amongst everyone who will benefit from the proposed transit resources … I’m going to vote NO. For the simple fact that I believe that Translink needs to be remade, or scrapped in its current form and replaced with an elected, accountable transit authority as exists in other major cities throughout the world. Before handing it 7.5 billion dollars over 30 years. This issue (Translink governance reform) should be one of the key issues in the 2017 provincial election.

Facebook I Katrina Hilliard: I agree that the transit system will definitely need more money to make itself actually work. However I 100% say NO to giving Translink anymore of taxpayers’ money. The corporation has no idea how to handle its finances and throws most of what it gets into the trash or pays their people way too much.

Have Translink either be completely taken over by another company or have a third party step in and handle their financial department and I would definitely vote yes to an increase. But not now with the way they are.

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Halloween driving spree leads to charges New Westminster police have laid charges in connection with a car caught speeding through Queen’s Park on Halloween night.

As previously reported by The Record, police spotted a vehicle around 6:55 p.m. allegedly driving erratically down Queens Avenue near Fourth Street on Oct. 31.

Officers with the bike squad pursued the vehicle as it sped down Third Street, hitting a street sign at Townsend Place and driving over a resident’s lawn.

The driver eventually abandoned the vehicle at Fourth Street and Regina Street, and police arrested a man a short time later.

Following an investigation, which included witness reports from the community, charges have now been approved

against 31-year-old Joonhee Hee Cho, a resident of New Westminster, according to a media release from police.

“We are extremely thankful to the many members of the community that came forward to assist our investigators in this matter,” Sgt. Chad Johnston, spokesperson for the New Westminster Police Department, said in the release.

Cho is charged with one count of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, failing to remain at the scene of an accident, obstructing a peace officer, failing to stop a motor vehicle, and operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s licence.

Cho is scheduled to be in New Westminster provincial court on Feb. 4 to set a date for his trial.

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Anvil: Owners work on ‘long-term vision’ ◗ continued from page 1

“I think for the 14th, because it is a unique floor, we want to show what it would look like finished,” he said of the building’s top floor. “I think we are going to spend some money and some time there, we are going to put some furniture in the lobby. We are going to invest some money so when people come through they can look at it and say, ‘This is a finished space.’”

The city was originally working with the Uptown Property Group on the office tower, but after it pulled out of the project the city decided to build it on its own.

The Anvil Centre and office tower project cost $86.4 million, which was $1.9 million over what the city had budgeted.

Under the terms of the sale of the office tower, the purchasers are paying for the office tower in instal-

ments. After putting down a $5 million non-refundable deposit upon signing the purchase and sale agreement, the purchasers provided an additional $5 million in December 2014, when the sale closed (and held back another $1.5 million until some construction deficiencies are addressed.)

The remaining money will be paid to the city, with interest, within three years of the Dec. 31, 2014 closing date.

Although the office tower was initially marketed as Merchant Square, it’s since undergone a name change.

“Is called Anvil Centre,” Sekhon said. “Why would you have two different names? I didn’t like the idea of Merchant Square at Anvil Centre. It made more sense to have everything under one name.”

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The view from the top City will use 14th floor of Anvil Centre tower for a February meeting

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

New Westminster is moving on up in Anvil Centre to showcase its future plans for the city.

Mayor Jonathan Cote and city council will be holding a meeting with various community groups in February on the top floor of the Anvil Centre office tower. Instead of having once-a-month, one-on-one meetings with various groups, Cote said the city decided to bring city and business leaders together at one time.

“It’s an opportune time, we feel,

to number 1, showcase Anvil Centre to those that haven’t seen it and have a close look at what we are doing there,” Cote told The Record. “We also want to talk about the city’s waterfront vision, some of the developments, but in particular the city project of the Q2Q pedestrian bridge, and get the word out there that this is a major project that the city is going to be working on.”

The city has negotiated some casino funding to help build a pedestrian crossing from Queensborough to the Quay.

“We are going to get to the point where we are potentially going to be looking at some sponsorship opportunities and trying to raise funds for that, so it’s kind of laying the groundwork so people are aware and

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they can speak in their networks and word gets out about those opportunities,” he said of the meeting. “And also just to really get word out that people who are really involved in our city are aware of some of the big things that we want to be taking on and working on over the next four years.”

Cote said the city appreciates the owner of the office tower is willing to work with the city and allowing the space to be used for the meeting. He said the city was considering a location that had a view of the river, and staff suggested the office tower.

“We thought why don’t we get everyone together in the room,” Cote said. “Mayor and council will be there to present some of the things we want to be doing.”

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Speaker series looks at housing issues Authority and an insurance underwriter manager (March 26). All presentations take place at 7 p.m. in council chamber.

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esidents from all neighbourhoods of the city are invited to attend a speakers’ series that’s being held as part of the Queen’s Park neighbourhood heritage study.

Marco D’Agostini, a senior heritage planner with the City of Vancouver, will speak about Vancouver’s heritage action plan on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. in council chambers at city hall.

He’s set to provide an overview of Vancouver’s plan and offer insight into Vancouver’s heritage/ character house demolition discussion.

The presentation will last about 20 or 25 minutes, and there will be an opportunity for questions and discussions afterward.

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The annual Craft Beer Survey hosted by BeerMeBC.com named the New Westminster darling Best New Brewery in B.C.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled,” co-owner Jorden Foss said in a media release. “Our goal was to create a tasting room where people enjoy spending time sampling the ever changing variety of beers we are developing. To be voted Best New Brewery in B.C. is great affirmation that we are on track and that people are enjoying our beer.”

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Everybody cut Footloose

The New Westminster Secondary School’s performing arts department is presenting Footloose the musical next month and is hoping to garner some corporate sponsorship to help with the show.

Business sponsorship options include: $300 to be an official sponsor, which means the company’s business logo will appear in a prominent position in the program as an Official Sponsor. The business will also receive two tickets to opening night and an invitation to the “Cheers and Cheese” event after the show in Plaskett Gallery.

The other option is a $150 sponsorship package, which includes a businesscard size program ad. As well, individuals are also welcome to make a dona-

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The popular NWSS musicals typically sell out, which makes it a good advertising opportunity, according to a media release, which states that the audience numbers over the course of the show are expected to be upwards of 4,000 people.

The donation is also tax-deductible, according to the release.

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Book tells real-life tale of dramatic survival

What could a pilot, a politician, a criminal and a cop have in common? They all survived a deadly plane crash in Northern Alberta.

Carol Shaben is the daughter of one of the survivors and has written a riveting book, Into the Abyss, which tells the true story of the crash and its aftermath.

Shaben will be at the New Westminster Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. to present a slide/talk about her book.

In the book, Shaben presents the dramatic account of the plane crash and how the four survivors, who waited in sub-zero temperatures for help, found that their

survival hinged on one of the four: a prisoner in transit to face charges.

Shaben is an award-winning Vancouverbased author and recipient of two National Magazine Awards, including a gold medal for Investigative Journalism.

Into the Abyss is her first book. It received the 2013 Edna Staebler National Award for Non-Fiction and was a finalist for the B.C. Book Prizes Hubert Evan’s Non-Fiction Prize.

The New Westminster Public Library is at 716 Sixth Ave. Pre-register for the talk at the library, by phone at 604-527-4667 or by email to listener@nwpl.ca.

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considered one of the “great” comets that only come around once or twice in a lifetime.

The other key event is a triple eclipse on Jupiter, when all four of the planet’s largest moons will be visible, and three will be casting shadows on the surface.

“Jupiter is always fabulous to look at.

It’s the brightest thing in the sky,” Kirkey said, adding it’s often mistaken for an airplane.

The triple eclipse should be visible from 10:28 until 10:52 p.m. The next one is expected in 2032. Because Jupiter is so massive, the moons only cast small shadows on the planet’s surface. The fourth Galileo moon will also be visible.

Galileo Galilei was the first to discover

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Jupiter’s four largest moons, hence the name, and they were a major indicator that the universe did not revolve around Earth.

On Friday, there will be 10 to 20 telescopes set up for the public to look through, and Kirkey will be there manning one of them.

The star gazing party runs from 8 until 11:45 p.m. by the pedestrian path leading to the Trottier Observatory on SFU’s Burnaby campus, just west of the upper bus loop. For a precise map, go to RASC’s Meetup page at www.meetup.com/ astronomy-131.

Visit www.sfu.ca/starrynights to make sure the event is still on, as it is weather dependent, and Friday’s forecast calls for rain.

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When mechanics go down the rabbit hole CAR TALK

RAY MAGLIOZZI

Dear Car Talk: I have a 2005 Mercury Sable with 37,000 miles and a brand-new battery. I recently took it to a local ASE-certified auto repair shop for starting problems. After having the car all day, the service manager gave me a written diagnosis, in which his mechanic claimed there was a slow current draw within the wiring inside the instrument panel.

I was told that it would take two weeks for the panel to be sent away to have the wiring refurbished, at a cost of about $800. I paid for the diagnostic time, which was $120, and took the weekend to think about the larger repair.

I decided to get a second opinion, so I took it to a Ford dealership and quickly got a diagnosis as merely a faulty starter. They replaced my starter, and now the car starts great.

I called the owner of the ASE shop to tell him that his mechanic had grossly misdiagnosed my car. I asked for half of the diagnostic fee back.

This request was rejected out of hand, because he said the mechanic worked all day tracking down this wiring panel problem (which didn’t exist). What do you think of what happened?

– Danny Ray: The first mechanic went down what is called a rabbit hole, Danny. I’m sure his intentions were to solve your problem and make you happy. But he ended up wasting a day of his time – and $120 of your money.

My guess is that he suspected the starter, but when he tested it, it worked fine. I’m guess-

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ing that your “starting problem” was intermittent, right? Your car would start sometimes and not start other times. That’s why you brought it in. That’s very common.

So, when the battery and starter tested fine for him, he checked for a current drain and found that something was drawing power from the battery when the car was turned off.

He assumed that was the cause of your starting problem – that something was draining your battery to the point where it did not have enough power to start the engine. So he traced it as far as the instrument panel and then ran out of daylight.

What he may not have known, and probably should have known, is that just about all cars these days have things that draw current when the car is off and the key is in your pocket. Things like the alarm system, the main computer, the body control module, the radio presets and the fuel vapour recovery system all can require some sustaining power, depending on the car. If you leave any modern car for two to three weeks nowadays, it won’t start, for exactly that reason.

So he accurately diagnosed a current drain, Danny, which is good. But what he diagnosed was a normal condition that has nothing to do with your starting problem, which is bad.

So you took it to the dealer, and the dealer knew, from experience, that the starters in these cars (like many starters) often fail intermittently.

And the dealer made an educated guess that the starter was failing, and he replaced it (or he may have gotten lucky and seen it misbehave while he was testing it).

In any case, your car has been starting reliably

ever since. Hopefully, since you wrote to me, it’s still starting reliably – in which case the dealer guessed correctly.

If your car fails to start again, then perhaps the first guy was actually on to something. And maybe the current drain was not

“normal,” but was caused by a wiring problem.

But my guess is that the first guy did his best but unfortunately didn’t have the knowledge or experience to know what a normal current drain should be.

If he really spent all day

trying to track down your problem, then charging you $120 was already a concession (that’s the rate for an hour or maybe two of labour, depending on the shop).

But if that were my shop, I still would have happily refunded you half

the cost of the diagnosis, with an apology.

Well, maybe not “happily”! But I would have done it, in the interests of fairness and good customer service.

Got a question about cars? Write to Car Talk at www.cartalk.com.

18 • Wednesday, January 21, 2015 • The Record

New Westminster Downtown Residents’ Association meeting, 7 p.m., Holy Trinity Church, 514 Carnarvon St. Guests are: Eric Pattison of Pattison Architecture, who is involved with the WORD Christian Fellowship Church project at 336 Agnes St., which is seeking a rezoning for the Dontenwill Hall; and Denise Cook of Denise Cook Design, who heads up a team to develop a historical context statement for the city that will be used in planning New Westminster’s historic resources.

◗THURSDAY, JAN. 29 Urban Academy open house, Grades 6 to 12, 4 to 6 p.m., 601 Eighth Ave. Interested in exploring educational options for your child? Come to our open house and check out the Lower Mainland’s only artsinfused independent school.

Info www.urbanacademy.ca.

◗MONDAY, JAN. 26 Family Literacy Night, at New Westminster Public Library.

Drop into the library between 6 and 8 p.m. for games, crafts and other activities to celebrate Family Literacy Week.

You’ll be able to make hightech art, learn about science

◗FRIDAY, JAN. 30 Ukrainian Perogy Supper, 5 to 8 p.m., Holy Eucharist Church hall, corner of Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street. Perogy sales

from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more info, call 604-526-0988 or 604-522-7711.

◗ONGOING You Wear it Well … Just for Grads, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping New Westminster and Burnaby students find grad outfits – at no cost – that make them look and feel their best.

Preparations are currently underway for the sixth annual Boutique Day event, where grads will be outfitted. You Wear It Well is always in need of donation of gently used formal wear (gowns, shoes and accessories) and also needs a seamstress who can do basic alterations (hems and straps) on grad dresses. If you have any items to donate, contact youwearitwell@yahoo.ca. If you are interested in volunteering, call Kathy at 778-2317184 or youwearitwell@yahoo. ca.

Young readers book clubs,

for kids who like to talk about books. Clubs are offered at the main library and Queensborough branch.

Call the children’s room at 604-527-4677 for information and to register. The New Westminster Public Library is at 716 Sixth Ave. And 920 Ewen Ave., www.nwpl.ca, 604527-4660.

Fun, Learning and You, a program for children aged 18 months to five years and their parents or caregivers, 10 a.m. to noon. Offered by the Lower Mainland Purpose Society, the program runs every Wednesday from Jan. 6 to March 23. Free for New Westminster residents.

Join in on circle times, preschool readiness and play in a rich thematic program. Parent information sessions include speech and language, early literacy and more. For information or to register, contact Elizabeth at 604-526-2522.

The Purpose Society is at 40 Begbie St.

English Made Easy, is offered by the Lower Mainland Purpose Society, a program for non-English speaking families (adults with limited or no English skills) and their children aged zero to five years. English Made Easy runs every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon from Jan. 7 to March 25, 2015. Free for New Westminster residents.

Includes practical English classes for the caregivers and songs, stories and crafts (with an emphasis on English) for the children. For information or to register, contact Elizabeth at 604-526-2522. The Purpose Society is at 40 Begbie St. Writers Discovery Group, meets the second Wednesday of each month, 10 a.m. to noon, on the lower floor of New Westminster Library. Info: 604-522-9147.

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Pregnancy Outreach Program, weekly support groups for high-risk women, includes lunch, one-hour education session, and the services of a registered dietician and public heath nurse. Food coupons and vitamins available for clients. Tuesdays, 12 to 2 p.m. at Olivet Baptist Church (613 Queens Ave.) and Wednesdays, 11:30 to 2 p.m. at Edmonds Resource Centre (#1047355 Canada Way, Burnaby).

Childcare provided for children over 18 months of age.

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Ukrainian nights, for kindergarten and children ages six to 11, with Friday evening sessions in language, culture and faith. Everyone welcome, at Holy Eucharist Cathedral, 501 Fourth Ave. Info: 604-5269198.

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◗ IN THE GAME

Royal men stop volley Avalanche ◗P20 Mat boys ninth at West Can age class ◗P20

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Hoop coach sets record career mark

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Bruce Langford made Simon Fraser University program history Saturday night.

The women’s basketball coach passed hall of famer Allison McNeil in career wins following SFU’s 7656 victory over Western Oregon at home on Jan. 17.

The win was Langford’s 364th career victory in NCAA Division II and Canadian Interuniversity Sport, surpassing McNeill, who had a win/loss record of 363-79 with the Clan in NAIA and one season of CIS. “It’s nice to win this game here at home in front of some people who came out to watch us play tonight, because this game was special,” said Langford in a school press release. “A lot of my explayers were here, and I got to win the game in front of my grandson.”

In his 14th season at the helm of the women’s team, Langford’s numbers make him the most successful basketball coach in Clan history.

Langford teams placed first overall on eight separate occasions and won five Canadian collegiate national titles in nine seasons in the Canada West conference, including undefeated runs in 2002 and 2005.

Seven times a Langfordcoached team has amassed more than 30 wins in a

South suffers twin defeats

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

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Win No. 364: Simon Fraser University women’s basketball coach Bruce Langford became the program’s winningest coach in Clan history on Saturday. season. On two occasions, Langford led SFU on winning streaks of 45 and 54 games without a loss.

In 2013, Langford guided the Clan to second place in the Great Northwest conference with a 25-6 season and to the Round of 16 at the national championships in SFU’s first year of NCAA eligibility.

But it’s less about the numbers than it is for the young women who have passed through the basketball program, said Langford.

“That’s very special,” he said. “It’s sharing their successes – going to their weddings and graduations.”

In the history-making win on Saturday, Erin Chambers scored a game-high 21 points. Meg Wilson chipped in with 19 points and a gamehigh nine rebounds, while guard Ellen Kett dished out a game-best 10 assists in the win.

Div. I transfer Alisha Roberts of Burnaby, who had five points and two

steals in the memorable victory, had high praise for Langford.

“Great coaches impact your life on and off the court, and Bruce has done that for me,” she said in the release.

Earlier in the week, Clan freshman Rachel Fradgley registered a game-high 20 points and 11 rebounds to give SFU an 83-70 win over Saint Martin’s University, tying Langford with McNeill in career wins with 363.

Roberts chipped in with

11 points in the programtying win.

“You just try to win every game, one at a time,” Langford said.

This week, the Clan are up against tough opponents in Alaska with games against fifth-place Fairbanks and conference leader Anchorage on Saturday. It gets no easier the following week, when SFU tips off against No. 2 Seattle Pacific.

“This is going to be a huge test to see where we really are at,” he said.

The Burnaby South Rebels showed their strength and weakness this week.

The No. 2-ranked Rebels gave a very good account of themselves against a premier high school team from Los Angeles, finishing runner-up to former California State champion Fairfax High 80-61 in the final of the Abbotsford Snowball basketball tournament last Saturday.

The second-place finish came on the heels of a 99-67 win over honourable mention Yale and a 96-89 victory over No. 5 Kelowna in the tournament semifinal.

“We actually played really, really well,” said South head coach Mike Bell about the loss to Fairfax.

“They had talent all the way down the bench. …

We left the gym feeling good about it, and you don’t often say that about a 19-point loss.”

All of that good feeling vanished almost overnight following a 78-76 defeat at Byrne Creek in a district league game on Monday afternoon.

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Knight basketball teams win JV Chancellor tourneys

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

The St. Thomas More Knights swept both boys’ and girls’ junior varsity Chancellor basketball tournaments.

Grade 8 Shiloh Corrales-Nelson and Richard Galicia won their respective MVPs for the victorious girls’ and boys’ Knights.

Corrales-Nelson scored 15 points to For lead the host team to a 42-20 win over the more photos, New Westminster Hyacks – the same team scan that beat them last month at the Bob Gair with Layar Classic.

“This was a great win for us,” said STM coach Jen Farano. “Anabela Chiu rebounded extremely well, and our point guard Emma Stewart-Barnett played amazing defence, while running our offence.”

Marcella Mauro netted eight points to lead STM past Langley Christian 40-24 in the tournament semifinal.

In the boys’ JV final, the honourable mention Knights came back from a double-digit deficit to upset No. 1ranked Walnut Grove 60-58 on Saturday. EJ Escobedo and Liam Feenan led the Knights back from the 15-point, third-quarter deficit in the win over the Gators.

Earlier, Galicia nailed a game-winning buzzer beater in the tournament semifinal that beat No. 7-ranked Killarney 49-47 to advance the Knights into the Chancellor final.

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MVP: Grade 8 Shiloh Corrales-Nelson.

“The boys showed a true Knights’ never give-up attitude,” said STM JV head coach Dominic Zimmermann.

B.C. Catholics

STM placed second-best at the B.C. Catholics basketball tournament.

The Knight boys placed third at the annual showdown

following a 48-41 win over St. Patrick’s of Vancouver on Saturday.

JJ DesLauriers led STM with 15 points in the consolation final.

Vancouver College defeated Holy Cross 66-53 to win the Catholic tourney.

STM failed to advance to the final after falling to No. 10 quad A Holy Cross 66-53 behind Edward Ju’s 13 points.

“We just turned the ball over too many times to win,” said STM head coach Aaron Mitchell. “Overall, we still need to compete harder and communicate like a team in order to get where we want.”

Cam Morris scored 11 points in STM’s 39-34 openingtournament win over Notre Dame.

The Knight girls finished in fourth place at the Catholics, losing in overtime 42-41 to Little Flower Academy in the consolation final. Zion Corrales-Nelson led STM with 24 points, while Xenia Dumont contributed 13 rebounds, including seven on the offensive boards.

STM lost 50-43 in double OT to Holy Cross after giving up a huge 22-6 first-half lead in the semifinal. CorralesNelson led the way with 19 points and eight steals.

Stephanie Von Riedermann and Laurette Ticong both scored 10 points in an opening win over St. Pat’s.

“It was a tough weekend for the girls,” said head coach Jen Farano.

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JV girls second at STM tourney

◗ VOLLEYBALL

Royals continue to set pace in PacWest Douglas College held onto its six-point lead in PacWest men’s volleyball with a series sweep in the Kootenays.

The Royals defeated College of the Rockies Avalanche 3-0 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday to improve its first-place record to 14-2.

Freshman Matt Santema led the Royals in both games, contributing 27 points of offence in the road win.

The 6-5 outside hitter had 10 kills, five digs, two blocks and a service ace in

the opening game. Santema added 11 kills in the second match.

Second-year hitter George Thompson had a team-high 12 kills in Saturday’s four-setter. He also added eight digs, four blocks and two aces.

Rookie Carson Heppell was also a big contributor in Saturday’s win, slamming 11 kills, while making six digs and two blocks.

The Douglas women dropped to 4-12 following a weekend sweep by the Avalanche in their two PacWest matches.

NWSS boys place ninth New Westminster Secondary School wrestlers claimed three medals in the cadet boys’ division at the Western Canada age class meet at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Saturday.

Yanni Angelopoulos won a gold medal at 115 kilograms over Grant Hunter of Esquimalt. Isaiah James took the bronze medal in the same weight class.

At 92 kg, Justice Champagne earned a third-place medal to help New Westminster finish ninth overall in the cadet boys’ aggregate.

In the juvenile boys’ division, David Penalver placed fourth at 50 kg and T.J. Cordoviz was first of only two entries at 46 kg. tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

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Topping the table: Julie Brereton, in blue, scored her 12th and 13th goals of the season for first place Burnaby Lakers 3 in a 4-1 victory over the Tri-City Eagles in women’s Division 4 field hockey at Burnaby Lake-West on Saturday.

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Rebels’ starting lineup for what appeared uninspired play for most of the third quarter and well into the final frame.

During that span, Byrne took full advantage, outscoring the visitors 18-8 in the third before taking a 58-51 lead with less than five minutes left on Body Geoffrey’s first of two fourth-quarter three-pointers.

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Abdul Bangura also kept the pressure on South with 13 second-half points and a pair of treys. Malik Holmes led all Bulldogs with 19 points.

“At practice, we thought. ‘Let’s go out and give it everything we’ve got,’” said Geoffrey, who finished with 16 points, incuding nine in the final quarter. “We wanted to play with attitude.

We didn’t give up. When they got their star five back on, we didn’t give up.”

The New Westminster Hyack girls finished a disappointing runner-up at the St. Thomas More junior varsity basketball tournament last week.

The JV Hyacks, 17-point winners over the Knight girls at the Bob Gair Classic last month, fell 42-20 to the Chancellor hosts in the tournament final on Saturday.

Celia Palmer led the Hyacks with nine points.

New Westminster had high hopes after upsetting No. 5-ranked Seycove 3634 in a semifinal.

All-tournament all-star Sarah Forgie registered a double-double with a teamhigh 13 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.

Forgie added 19 points in New West’s opening 5427 win over Archbishop Carney. Palmer chipped in with 15 points and Devin Strome added 10.

The 18-4 New West juniors are at the Holy Cross tournament this weekend.

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