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Youth push Yes vote Students encounter support, but also anger over referendum

By Tereza Verenca

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NWSS students heard mixed reviews about the proposed transit tax hike over the weekend.

The high school’s environment club held a youth rally at the New Westminster SkyTrain station on Sunday in support of theYes side.

“We had a lot of transit users who said, ‘I’m planning on votingYes,’ and were open to us talking to them, but others who were angry about it, who were kind of dismissive,” said organizer Sadie DeCoste.

The Grade 12 student added a few of the conversations took her by surprise.

“I spoke with an older man who was planning on voting No, and it wasn’t because he doesn’t like transit, it was because he didn’t like the way TransLink was run.

After we talked for a while, he said, ‘Yeah, that makes sense and maybe I’ll think about it,” she said. “He was really receptive to what I was asking him as a youth, to think

SAY YES Rally organizer and Grade 12 NWSS student Sadie DeCoste speaks to a passerby about the transit referendum at the New Westminster SkyTrain station on Sunday PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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City man’s pics trigger RCMP call ‘The worst part is they called my daughter ... I find it really weird, kind of spooky and intimidating,’ – Tim Takaro

By Jennifer Moreau

editorial@newwestrecord.ca

A NewWestminster resident is wondering why police are investigating him for taking pictures near the Burnaby Mountain tank farm.

Tim Takaro, a health sciences professor at SFU, was having lunch with his family last week, when his daughter’s cell phone rang, and the man on the other end was looking for Takaro.

“He identifies himself as the Burnaby RCMP and he asked me if I was involved in

any incidents,” he said. “I didn’t know anything he was talking about.”

The officer told Takaro there would be no criminal charges, but Takaro had no idea he was under investigation in the first place.

“He said, there’s no criminal charges, kind of out of the blue,”Takaro said.

The officer also informed Takaro that police knew he had been on Burnaby Mountain protesting the pipeline.

On March 6,Takaro was visiting Global TV to give an interview on the Port Metro Vancouver fire. He then drove up the hill

to Kinder Morgan’s tank farm and walked along a nearby trail.

“I took a picture of my phone with the trail signs, and behind it is the guard station (for the Kinder Morgan tank farm),” he said. “I didn’t think anything of it, except the guy came out of the guard booth and said, ‘You can’t take pictures here.’ I said, ‘OK, fine,’ and walked down the trail.”

Takaro suspects the guard took down his licence plate number, and that’s how police tracked him down.

“The worst part is they called my daughter,”Takaro said. “I find it really weird, kind of spooky and intimidating.”

Takaro said his daughter does not pay for her cell phone, but he’s unsure if it’s regis-

tered in his name or his wife’s.

Takaro, who is a participant in the NEB’s Kinder Morgan pipeline hearing, also said he sees a connection to Bill-C51, the Conservative government’s latest attempt to fight terrorism.

“I do think there’s intimidation going on on the part of access to Kinder Morgan, and I think the new bill, C-51, that the Harper government is trying to ram through, this so called anti-terrorist bill, is very intimidating for people who are protesting these new large infrastructure projects that are destroying the planet.”

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Suspects nabbed after attempting to escape in taxi

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IT’S WORTH SAVING: From left, Jerry Johnson, Roland Guasparini and Douglas Whicker are among those planning a rally in support of the downtown parkade. They want the city to call a halt to demolition plans. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

Parkade fans mobilize

Rally set to encourage city to save the parkade and ‘pretty’ it up

By Theresa McManus

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Fans of the Front Street Parkade are planning a rally to encourage the city to pretty up the parkade and save it from the wrecking ball.

A group of downtown residents has been urging city council to scrap its plan to demolish the western portion of the parkade, work that’s set to get underway this year.The residents, who have launched a DeferTheDemolition SaveTheParkade page on Facebook, are planning an information rally for Saturday, March 21 at noon at the Fourth Street ramp of the parkade.

“I am hoping they will put a bit of a pause on it,” said New West resident Roland Guasparini. “You know, even if they go to a tender, which will give us more information about timing, costs all that kind of stuff, the demolition isn’t scheduled until after they do some of the rehabilitation work on the east side.

As far as I am concerned, once people start seeing some of the things they can actually do to do some of the prettying up of the

parkade, people may say, ‘Why don’t you do that to the rest of it? Why are you taking it down?’”

The group believes the city’s plan to demolish a portion of the parkade is unnecessary, saying it’s in excellent condition and is worthy of being repurposed to provide an elevated riverwalk extension to Westminster Pier Park.

In April 2014, city council directed staff to proceed with work needed to deconstruct a portion of the Front Street parkade and to restore Front Street frontage road into a pedestrianfriendly area that includes angled parking, a wide sidewalk and a landscaped boulevard with trees.

The city’s 2015 capital plan includes $3.5 million for demolition of the portion of the parkade that’s located between Sixth and Begbie streets, but several residents have appeared before council in recent weeks to urge the city to reconsider its plan to tear down the parkade.

“I appreciate the comments they were making. I don’t want to discount the types of items they were bringing forward, but the reality is the

decision to move forward with the partial deconstruction was made several years ago,” Mayor Jonathan Cote told the Record. “We are at the phase where this project is actually moving forward and going to tender.

We have passed the point of the consultation – and there was significant consultation on this decision for a number of years. I appreciate the comments that were

We have passed the point of consultation ... made, but in my opinion it is not going to stop this project from moving forward.”

Residents have been trying to make the case that the parkade provides a connection between the downtown and the waterfront - a connection the city believes will be enhanced by knocking down part of the parkade. Cote said the parkade is a physical barrier between the waterfront and the downtown, which is where the city wants to create connections.

“I think if we didn’t have the vision for the actual waterfront, whether that be the Westminster Pier Park or the proposed boardwalk and extension of the park from the Larco site, the parkade could very well have played a role like Highland Park in New York,” he said. “But the reality is, we have made investments to say our connection and our pathway is the waterfront. So how do we get people from the downtown to the waterfront and actually remove those barriers.”

Trucks and trains, say fans of the Front Street parkade, are the biggest obstacle to connecting the downtown to the waterfront.

Cote said the parkade isn’t the only barrier between the downtown and the waterfront, but until it’s removed it’s hard for many people to imagine the opportunities that exist in the area. By “daylighting” the street and using other urban techniques, he thinks Front Street will change dramatically.

“Right now, underneath the parkade is the worst air quality in all of Metro Continued on page 4

Three men are in custody after commandeering a taxi during a car chase with New Westminster police last Thursday morning.

Around 9 a.m. on March 12, officers were called to Wal-Mart at Queensborough Landing after reports three men had threatened staff with a weapon and fled the store with an undisclosed amount of stolen property.While police were enroute, they were informed the three suspects had jumped into a nearby taxi and fled the scene, according to a media release from New Westminster police.

As officers approached the scene, the taxi was spotted still carrying the three suspects and travelling eastbound in the 1400 block of Stewardson Way. Police turned around and attempted a traffic stop, but the taxi kept on driving, stated the release.

Concerned for the safety of the taxi driver, who was just an unlucky victim in this incident, accord-

ing to Sgt. Chad Johnston, spokesperson for the New Westminster Police Department, police initiated a lowspeed pursuit and followed the vehicle over the Pattullo Bridge into Surrey.The taxi eventually stopped in the 10400 block of King George Boulevard, and one of the suspects fled from the vehicle. Officers were able to apprehend the suspect on foot as well as the remaining two who had stayed in the taxi, the release added.

“Teamwork and the careful decision making of our members were key in bringing this situation to a safe resolution,” said Chief Const. Dave Jones in the release. “The decision to initiate a pursuit is not taken lightly, and, in this situation, the safety of the taxi driver and the general public was of the utmost importance.”

All three suspects were taken into custody and are awaiting their first court appearance.

The investigation is ongoing, and charges had yet to be laid as of the Record’s press time.

SkyTrain thefts net 12 charges

By Cayley Dobie

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A Surrey man is facing 12 charges ranging from breakand-enter to mischief over $5,000 following alleged incidents at two New Westminster SkyTrain stations earlier this month.

The first incident happened around 3:30 p.m. on March 1, when two suspects broke into the 22nd Street SkyTrain station.The suspects were able to break into an ATM machine and remove the cash box before fleeing the scene, a media release from Transit Police explained.

Two days later, New Westminster police were called to the Braid Street SkyTrain station following a report someone had broken into the station. Once in-

side the station, the suspect attempted to break into a ticket vending machine and when that failed, he broke into an office, the release stated.

The suspect fled the station by way of the SkyTrain tracks and was arrested

by New Westminster police as he made his way to Lougheed station.

Following the suspect’s arrest,Transit Police identified the individual as one of the suspects in the March 1 incident. Upon further investigation, transit officers recovered a “significant quantity” of cash, according to the release.

Crown counsel has since approved charges recommended by both New Westminster police and Transit Police.

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Councillor concerned about subdivision Theresa McManus

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A city councillor is concerned a subdivision proposal making its way through city hall could open the “floodgates” for in the Glenbrook North neighbourhood.

Staff recently presented council with a preliminary report about a proposed rezoning of 201 Durham St. that would allow the site to be subdivided into two lots.

The property’s owners are

proposing to detical or narrower molish the existing than the proposed 1942 house on the frontage at 210 site, create two lots Durham St. with 10 metre (33 Coun. Chuck foot) frontages and Puchmayr said he’s build two two-stowilling to keep an rey plus basement open mind about homes. the application, According to a but has some constaff report, the 33 Chuck Puchmayr cerns about the properties in the proposal’s impact councillor 200 and 300 blocks on the streetscape of Durham Street have diand neighbourhood. He’s verse lot and building charnot convinced the proposal acteristics. Four of the lots will fit in with the street and have frontages that are iden- neighbourhood.

Puchmayr told said. council he is worWith infill housried about the poing set to be extential for setplored in the ting a precedent update to the ofand opening the ficial community “floodgates” for plan, Coun. Mary developers to buy Trentadue asked similarly confighow this proposured lots and build al would fit in with homes that don’t that plan.

Mary Trentadue support the charBev Grieve, the councillor acteristics of the city’s director of neighbourhood. development services, said “I am certainly concerned this application is being about the direction this dedealt with under the curvelopment would go,” he rent official community plan

guidelines. She said that council directed staff not to hold up these types of subdivision applicants while the OCP update is underway.

Council received a report about the application at its March 2 meeting.

The next steps in the process include having the applicant make presentations to the city’s advisory planning commission and the Glenbrook North Residents’ Association, and holding a public open house.

‘You are starting to reimagine what that street can be’ Continued from page 3 Vancouver. I certainly wouldn’t even want to be promoting a retail environment downtown there because from a health perspective it’s not the place to be. But you start to remove the air-quality issues, you start to bring daylight to those issues, you start to recognize that the beauti-

ful heritage buildings we have on Columbia Street are also wonderful heritage buildings on Front Street,” he said. “You are starting to re-imagine what that street can be. I am not going to sit here and say Front Street is going to become like Robson Street as soon as the parkade comes down, but having said that, it’s going to

start to take a different form and start to attract different type of businesses that will cater to all the new residents in the downtown. It’s still going to be a gritty street but not all urban areas are perfect.”

A parking study of the downtown commissioned by the city concluded there is ample parking in the area.

Residents, however, believe the parkade will be needed as development takes place on the two parking lots on either side of River Market.

“Certainly, as the Bosa site and the Larco site get developed – and both of those sites will include new public parking in there – there are going to be some challenges, just like there

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would be with any development site. I really believe the parkade is actually one of the barriers that is stopping the Larco site from being developed and the waterfront vision on that portion of the site from ever coming to reality,” Cote said. “Unless we are actually able to take that first step of trying to reconnect our histor-

ic downtown with our waterfront, all those other steps aren’t going to start to happen.”

Along with organizing a rally, proponents of keeping the parkade are accepting emails from supporters at savetheparkade@shaw.ca.

“It’s never done until it’s torn down,” Guasparini said.

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Opinion OUR VIEW

Wage hike is not enough for coffee Some have called it a slap in the face to workers in B.C., others have called it a first step – albeit one that is excruciatingly tiny.

Whatever you call it, the government’s hike to the minimum wage of 20 cents an hour won’t significantly change anyone’s financial circumstances.

If you’re looking at how much difference it will make, it will hardly buy you an extra cup of coffee a day.

And that’s not a latte at

Starbucks.

The minimum wage will be $10.45 an hour come September.

It is the first hike since 2011, and future regular increases will be determined by indexing the rate to B.C.’s consumer price index.

The latter move is another tiny step in the right direction.

But the truth is, keeping the minimum wage at such a low amount merely

perpetuates a virtual social class system of underpaid female workers in the retail and service sectors of B.C. Those at the lowest end of the scale can surely not support a family, or even pay for good housing on $10.45 an hour.

The other workers who are relying on this wage are also older workers who have had to go back into the marketplace to try and survive in their “golden” years.

Yes, some of these work-

(this) perpetuates a virtual social class system of underpaid female workers ...

ers are students living at home.

But some of those students are trying to pay for rising tuition fees and not

be a burden to their families.

It’s not that we don’t have empathy for small businesses.We do.

But the majority of businesses who benefit vastly from keeping the minimum wage down are large chain operations, not mom-andpop stores.

Surely, the government could have at least phased in a higher minimum wage over a couple of years – say $10.50 in September

2015 and $11 in September 2016?

According to B.C. Federation of Labour stats, if the CPI goes up by two per cent a year, it will take until 2034 to reach $15 an hour.

Seattle has already moved to $15 an hour.

By then, a cup of coffee will probably cost $30.

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MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

What will liquor changes mean?

The biggest part of the B.C. Liberal government’s seemingly never-ending overhaul of the province’s liquor laws is finally in sight, and it’s unclear just what kind of impact it is going to have on consumers.

I’m referring, of course, to the actual price you will be paying to consume beer, wine or spirits. On April 1st, the government is moving towards a new wholesale pricing system for alcohol, which puts governmentowned stores on the same equal footing as private dispensers.The move to wholesale pricing also reflects a not-so-subtle philosophical shift by the B.C. Liberals when it comes to the government’s involvement in selling liquor, and it’s one that will have an impact on consumers.

When the B.C. Liberals first came to power in 2001, then-premier Gordon Campbell toyed with the idea of selling all government liquor stores and ceding the selling of booze to the private sector entirely. A number of government stores were indeed closed, but he was forced to back off the privatization scheme by members of his rural caucus and by an aggressive push-back by the B.C. Government Employees’ Union.

And so for years, most government stores operated with little reinvestment in their physical upkeep and with minimal interest in customer relations.

But the B.C. Liberals have

now come full circle and are letting government stores compete on an equal footing with private stores.

As a result, many government stores will soon have longer operating hours and a number will remain open on Sundays. And many of them are having refrigeration units installed.

This means that two of the main advantages of private stores – Sunday openings and cold beer and wine sales – will soon disappear.

The evolving nature of the Christy Clark government’s approach to the liquor business appears based on two principles: customer convenience and government profit.That’s why it’s becoming easier to purchase beer and wine, and why the money generated by the LDB is forecast to grow significantly in the next few years.The LDB forecasts its contribution to government coffers will total a whopping $2.6 billion over the next three years, rising annually by about $15 million.

When the B.C. Liberals first promised in their 2013 election platform to “modernize B.C.’s liquor laws,” I suspect few people had any idea how far-reaching such an exercise would be.

We’ll know in the next few weeks whether a key aspect of that industry – how much money is actually required to buy its products – is going to change much.

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

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No, they can’t have more of my money

Should NewWest followTaber’s lead and legislate manners?

Dear Editor Not only should we say No to an increase in provincial sales tax, I say we should be demanding a one per cent decrease and make them find the money elsewhere by improving efficiency, cutting obscene wages for their CEOs and maybe, just maybe, not cut taxes for two per cent of the wealthiest people in the province and instead raise their taxes.

None of those options seem to have been considered. I believe taxpayers need answers as to how we suddenly got into this catastrophic transit mess. These provincial leaders and high-priced CEOs appear to have been asleep at the wheel when studying trends and making decisions on our future transit needs.

Instead they tend to focus on their future salary and pension increases.

With all the other taxes by another name we have imposed on us – e.g. levies, tolls, gas taxes, transfer fees, eco fees, health-care premiums, ad infinitum – we are already far too highly taxed. Instead of conceding billions of dollars to the LNG industry and building dams when alternate sustainable energy sources are available, we could actually have our transit, health-care and school systems funded appropriately. After all, it is our money they are spending, and many would say unwisely.

So why encourage them by giving them even more of our hard-earned money?

Gavin Wishart, New Westminster

NewWest city council has wrong approach Dear Editor The streets, avenues and highways of New West are in the worst shape I can remember. I have lived here for more than 40 years, so that’s saying something. I know many sections of pavement have not been touched in that time, and it shows. Some can be attributed to construction, but most is due to neglect. This city spends all its infrastructure resources on blocking and slowing traffic down. We have sidewalks wide enough to use as runways and pretty new street signs, but heaven forbid we actually spend money on the actual street.

The mayor, though, is spending $200, 000 on task forces. The taxes in our city are set to rise, and previous accomplishments have not quite worked out as planned. The Anvil Centre sits largely vacant after the city spent millions to buy and build it. The park on the river on Front Street that the city spent multi-millions to buy and build also is, for the most part, left unused. They are spending probably at least $1 million to build a pedestrian walkway overpass to give access, and to get some sort of return on investment for buying that park in the first place.

This council’s idea and philosophy on the Pattullo Bridge takes the cake, though. Let’s replace a four-lane bridge with another four-lane bridge! There is no need to worry that another one million or so people will be moving here in the next decade or two. I say to the pundits, as far as transit is concerned, people will always want personal transportation.

This is a free country for us to choose how we get around, not to be told how. This council, in my opinion, with the way they deal with the roads and traffic, clearly demonstrates that they will tell you how it will be done, not the other way around.

Devon Webb, New Westminster

@jonathanxcote Article led to an interesting discussion at dinner last night, as I found out how much @alixcote dislikes ppl who spit in public. @alixcote would love it if you could ban it. But don’t ban groups of more than 3. We wouldn’t be able to walk around town. @marcykoop I also hate when people spit in the street, but I wouldn’t ban it.

Can’t legislate manners. @alixcote I agree it can’t be banned, but it would be nice to not have to always sidestep. @CanSpice It’s banned in Vancouver.

Health By-law No. 9535. @CanSpice Also in Burnaby under the Litter Prohibition Bylaw 1968.

NewWest Symphony marks 100 years @JeremySPerry Wow. Almost packed house at the Massey Theatre for the #NewWest Orchestra’s 100th Anniversary show. Show delayed due to line ups for tickets @MaryTrentadue Wow my 4yr old stayed through the entire #newwest Symphony 100th year celebration Concert & didn’t want to leave @jonathanxcote Congratulations to #newwest Symphony on 100 years!

What an incredible performance this afternoon.

So, about that transit referendum …

Karen Melnychuk Brack not getting a yes vote from me.

Geoff Porteous vote no,,,transit is a kid in a candy store Zarena Anne Not paying for 2 CEOs plus an over sight person! Poorly run, unelected elephant Mr. Roderick Louis how will the revenues generated from the 1/2 percent sales tax be legitimately targeted at the projects & deliverables that voters were assured they would be??

Which of the transit plan’s many projects & deliverables can or will be built/delivered if only 1/3 of the allegedly required funding ends up being available??

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News ‘Come in and talk to us’

Continued from page 1 retired systems analyst who received a visit from the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team, which includes CSIS, the Canadian Border Services Agency and the RCMP. Police came knocking on Askin’s door after she was taking pictures close to the Burnaby Mountain tank farm. Askin is also a participant in Kinder Morgan’s NEB hearing.

Burnaby RCMP spokesperson Staff Sgt. Major John Buis said he couldn’t comment on any ongoing investigation and offered no details on Takaro’s case. In general, if the RCMP receive a call about someone taking pictures of “critical infrastructure,” police are required to act, he said.

“Let’s say for instance, this was a terrorist group on a reconnaissance, and we didn’t do anything,” Buis said. “When we get complaints from people who

own critical infrastructure, or even Joe Public, and we don’t act on it, then we are liable.”

Stephen Hansen, Kinder Morgan’s acting director for theWestern Region, said the company has a security pro-

If people are curious … come in and talk to us. tocol to follow.

“The reason we have a protocol is it’s one of our top priorities, security and safety of our operations to our staff and to the community,” Hansen said. “Certainly, if this person had talked to us and let us know who they were, and what they wanted, we would be more than happy to help them out with their concerns or their photographs.”

It is not illegal to take photos on public property. Kinder Morgan does not have signs around the tank farm that prohibit photos, but there are signs that say the property is monitored 24 hours.When the Record explained Takaro’s side of the story, Hansen suggested the company should talk with security staff.

“I understand his concerns,” Hansen said. “It would have been much better if this individual had talked, and we need to make some changes there.

We hope that our neighbours take comfort that we are trying to be diligent here and monitor the activities around our facility. If people are curious about our operations, come in and talk to us.

We’d be more than happy to sit down and talk to them and show them what’s going on here.”

Ballots in the mail this week Continued from page 1 about how this plan will affect us in the long term.”

The rally, according to DeCoste, was also a way of sending voters a message.

“Our region is facing a big decision that will affect

our futures in a really tangible way,” she said. “We want to tell our parents, who are going to be voting, that despite the fact we’re unable to vote, we do care and it’s something we’re going to inherit.”

Mail-in ballots for the 0.5 per cent congestion improvement tax, which would fund 10-years’ worth of transportation projects, were mailed out on Monday.Voting packages must be returned by May 29.

Surveillance: Tim Takaro stands in front of the trail marker he photographed on Burnaby Mountain, with the Kinder Morgan tank farm in the background. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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Tragedy gets a modern spin TrojanWomen onstage March 20 to 27 Douglas College is putting a modern spin on an ancient Greek tragedy for its next student performance.

The college’s departments of theatre and stagecraft are putting on Trojan Women, running March 20 to 27 at the Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre.

The play is written by Charles Mee, adapted from the original work by Greek playwright Euripides. It’s infused with fragments of texts by intellectuals, artists, war survivors – and even the Kama Sutra and the Geraldo Rivera show.

TrojanWomen takes place in the aftermath of the mythological Trojan War, when the city of Troy has been sacked and the women who live there face grim futures as captives of the conquering Greeks.

“This play is harsh, it’s intense, and it deals with the senseless savagery of war,” says director Thrasso Pe-

Modern retelling: Douglas College theatre students rehearse Trojan Women, coming to the stage March 20 to 27. The production is a modern retelling of the original work by Greek playwright Euripides. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

tras in a press release. “Our theatre students have done a remarkable job of taking the time to process the difficult material in the script and turn it into a performance that will engage and enlighten.”

Allie Melchert of New Westminster is among the ensemble cast that also includes students Jackson Boudreau, Robyn Crawford, Zoe Frank, Ben Groberman,Thomas Halkes, Mikayla Hart, Kaleigh Skye Almond McDonald, Sarah Mendoza, Dan McPeake, Morgan Lianne Oehlschlager, Ashley Scigliano, Claire Temple and Levi Williams.

The Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre is on the fourth floor north at Douglas College’s 700 Royal Ave. campus.Tickets are $8 to $12, available through www.ticketsnw.ca or by calling 604-521-5050.

Help document the Massey Theatre on film Julie MacLellan LIVELY CITY

jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca

What does the Massey Theatre mean to you?

Telling your story on film could help you win a new MacBook Pro. The Massey Theatre is calling for participants in Action Take 65! – a filmmaking competition for works inspired by and/or

documenting the Massey Theatre.

Anyone who wants some help can get assistance from Josh Hite, who teaches photography and video at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. He can help with both technical and editorial/artistic skills, for those who want it.

The competition is open to all ages, so why not make it a family affair? Bring in the kids and the grandpar-

ents for a multi-generational look at this heart of New West’s arts community.

Films will be juried by a panel of experts and included in a large contribution to the City of New Westminster archives, and a screening of top films will also be held.

The deadline for submissions is March 31. Email the theatre team at info@ masseytheatre.com to let them know if you want to

participate, or check out www.masseytheatre.com for details.

ARTS COUNCIL TAKES ON ARTISAN FAIRS If you’re interested in supporting local artisans and crafters, then don’t forget about the Artisan Fair at River Market this weekend.

The fairs run regularly in conjunction with the Royal City Farmers Market winter markets, the first and third

Saturdays of the month at River Market.

The Arts Council of New Westminster has recently taken over running the Artisan Fair events.

“Our partnership with the River Market is one of the ways we want to continue to promote the arts in our community,” says an email from the arts council’s Emiko Takeda. “This transition will be of great benefit to local artisans, the arts

council and its members.”

The fairs run upstairs at River Market in the Community Square, where there’s also a play area and children’s craft table.

The next fair is Saturday, March 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone who’s interested in volunteering or taking part in future events can send an email to artisan.fair. coordinator@gmail.com.

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Symphony comes to the stage this weekend Continued from page 9 WEST COAST SYMPHONY COMING TO CITY It’s been a symphonic spring in New Westminster so far.

Hot on the heels of the New Westminster Symphony Orchestra celebrating its 100th anniversary concert this past weekend, the West Coast Symphony is in town for a concert this weekend.

The orchestra returns to New West as part of the Music at Queens concert

series on Saturday, March 21.

The 7:30 p.m. concert, under the baton of Bujar Llapaj, takes place at Queens Avenue United Church.

It will feature the world premiere of Giorgio Magnanensi’s work White Colours, Spectral Orders.

Pianist Sarah Hagen will join the orchestra for Mendelssohn’s Piano Concert No. 1, and the program also features Sibelius’s Karelia Suite and Richard Strauss’s

Don Juan.

Admission is by donation, and you can park in the visitor stalls at city hall.

Queens Avenue United Church is at 529 Queens Ave. See www.queens avenue.org for more details.

AUTHORS IN THE RUNNING FOR B.C. BOOK PRIZES Two New Westminster authors are among those shortlisted for the 2015 B.C. Book Prizes.

Cecily Nicholson is one

of five finalists in the running for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. She’s nominated for her work From the Poplars, released by Talonbooks.

Also a finalist is Eileen Kernaghan, who’s up for the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize, awarded to the best non-illustrated book written for children. Kernaghan is being recognized for Sophie, in Shadow, published by Thistledown Press.

Winners of the B.C. Book

Prizes will be announced at a gala in Vancouver on April 25.

Check out www.bcbook prizes.ca for the full list of shortlisted authors and more details about their

work.

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Symphonic spring: The West Coast Symphony performs Saturday as part of the Music at Queens concert series. The orchestra will be onstage at 7:30 p.m. at Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Ave. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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New Westminster’s fire chief celebrated his birthday in style.

Fire Chief Tim Armstrong visited Ottawa last week on behalf of Honour House, a New Westminsterbased facility that provides accommodations for military personnel and first responders and their families, who are in town for medical treatment.

“Happy Birthday 2 #newwest Fire Chief Tim Armstrong, in Ottawa to promote Honour House.

Came 2 Parliament 4 BD dinner,” tweeted New Westminster-Burnaby MP Peter Julian.

Armstrong, a director with Honour House, was asked to present to the standing committee on veterans affairs to discuss issues related to military transitioning back into civilian life.

Along with promoting Honour House, Armstrong said it was an opportunity

to cite the need for federal funding. Currently, Honour House gets no provincial or federal funding and relies on donations.

“Our military and first responders shouldn’t be relying on charity to support them after they have served our country,” Armstrong told the Record after returning from Ottawa.

Armstrong’s quick trip to the nation’s capital on March 12 also happened to be his birthday, which included a special birthday dinner.

“I had dinner with Peter Julian in the Parliament cafe,” he said. “He ordered me up a little piece of cake.”

BECOME A DEMENTIA FRIEND The Alzheimer’s Society of B.C. is returning to New West to help it fulfill its mission of becoming a Dementia Friendly city.

Members of New Westminster City Council recently became Dementia Friends after taking a workshop at city hall.The society is putting on a Dementia

Friends workshop at New Westminster MLA Judy Darcy’s constituency office on Thursday, March 19 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

The free workshop, which is open to the public, will help people learn how to recognize the signs of memory problems and how to best support people with dementia they meet in the community.

The workshop is being held at 737 Sixth St. in uptown New Westminster. For more information, call the MLA’s office at 604-7752101.

NEW WEST GROUPS STAND OUT IN AD CAMPAIGN Two local organizations have been recognized for their outstanding achievements during theYellow Pages Shop the Neighbourhood campaign.

As part of the campaign, New Westminster residents were encouraged to take advantage of exclusive and local deals during a special event on Nov. 29, 2014.

During the campaign, the Downtown New Westmin-

Meeting with the MLA: Bill Shokar (at right), acting president of New Westminster Firefighters Union Local 256, and Randy Stuber, treasurer, recently visited Victoria and met with local MLA Judy Darcy.

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ster Business Improvement Association hand-delivered window clings and day kits to local businesses throughout the city. More than 20 New Westminster deals were loaded onto a special Shop The Neighbourhood website and mobile app that was created byYellow Pages.

Along with the BIA, local retailer Bunches & Blooms Floral received a cheque fromYellow Pages to recognize their “outstanding

achievements” in the Shop the Neighbourhood campaign.

TURNING UP THE HEAT IN VICTORIA Two New West firefighters ventured over to Victoria for a bit of business.

Bill Shokar, acting president of New Westminster Firefighters Union Local 256, and Randy Stuber, treasurer, recently visited Victoria and met with local

MLA Judy Darcy as part of an effort to have various workplace hazards recognized by WorkSafe B.C. “Firefighters experience higher rates of breast cancer and earlier occurrences of prostate cancer than the general public, and often deal with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of dealing with traumatic situations every day on the job,” said an email from the MLA’s office. “Our firefighters put their lives on the line each and every day, and they need to be looked after should they suffer from these work-related conditions.”

While in Victoria, Shokar and Stuber also took part in the fallen firefighter memorial service that was organized by the B.C. Professional Firefighters Association, to pay tribute to the many fire fighters who have died in the line of service.

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Ride on: New Westminster Police Department’s Harley Davidson motorcycle is one of a few artifacts that have been moved from the police station to the New Westminster Museum at Anvil Centre.

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The New Westminster police museum has left the building.

Artifacts documenting the history of the New Westminster Police Department, including a Harley Davidson motorcycle, can now be found on display as part of a permanent exhibit at the New Westminster Museum and Archives at Anvil Centre.

The move was motivated, in part, by recent renovations to the police station’s lobby and because no one at the department had the time or necessary education to curate an exhibit on an ongoing basis.The move also means more people will have the opportunity to see the different artifacts in the police department’s collection.

So far only the motorcy-

cle and a few other artifacts have been moved to the Anvil Centre space, Oana Capota, curator of the New Westminster Museum and Archives, told the Record.

“The museum collection that they (the police department) had has been transferred over here – it’s just

physically not over here yet,” Capota said.

“We still have a little bit of construction work to finish up, so it’s not a good idea to get all the stuff,” she added.

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Parents are asked to bring completed registration and photo release forms with them on April 25.

The department is also looking for volunteers and coaching staff; minimum age is 13.

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Knight boys finish eighth STM still strong despite 1-3 record on championships side of the the provincial draw

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The pollsters got it right at the B.C. high school AAA boys’ basketball championships.

There were no surprises to the top-eight finishers on the final day of provincial championship play with No. 7 seed St.Thomas More placing eighth overall following a 65-56 loss to No. 8 Nanaimo District at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday.

The remaining top-six schools all fell into place on Saturday, including No. 2 Fleetwood Park winning its first-ever provincial banner over top seed Sir Charles Tupper 73-65 in the championship final.

“Clearly, it’s not how we anticipated or wanted to finish our season. ... It’s not always about winning provincial titles. A lot of things have to fall into place to have that happen,” said STM head coach Aaron Mitchell.

STM stumbled out of the gate on opening day of the championships, before eking out a 52-50 win over Wellington.

In the quarter-finals the indecisiveness continued, with the Knights up by four points with 13 seconds left to play against Fleetwood Park, but managed to lose the grip on victory in over-

time.

On Day 3, Abbotsford downed STM 86-77 to advance to a berth in the fifthplace matchup with Robert Bateman, while the Knights slotted in against Nanaimo for seventh and eighth place.

“It showed in our last two games,” said STM’s returning guard Edward Ju, who had eight points and eight rebounds in the final game against Nanaimo.

“We were a bit off in our mindset.”

Terrell Jana led the Knights with 15 points and senior J.J. DesLauriers added 13 in the loss to Nanaimo.

Max Reed and Tyus Barfoot both netted 23 points for the mid-Island school.

But with three starters returning next season and graduates from the junior varsity team that placed sixth at the recent junior boys’ provincials moving up, things remain bright for the Knights’ basketball program.

“We’re still going to be playing back here for provincials,” said Ju. Mitchell agreed.

“The program was here before them and it’ll be here after them. It’s all about leaving the jersey in a better place than it was before.The jersey says Knights. It’s come a long way,” he said.

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Up and down: St. Thomas More senior J.J. DesLauriers drives to the hoop through heavy traffic in opening AAA tournament win over the Wellington Wildcats. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

South fifth for second time Jermaine Haley named all-tournament second team Tom Berridge

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The Burnaby South Rebels placed fifth at the B.C. high school quad A high school boys’ basketball championships for a second straight year.

The Rebels earned their sixth top-five finish defeating top tournament seed Oak Bay Bays 79-75 in a battle of former provincial No. 1 schools at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday.

South dug a significant hole for itself after a slow 21-6 opening 10 minutes.

But the Lower Mainland runner-up played the remaining 30 minutes like a different team, transitioning its way into the lead by the end of the third quarter

against the Vancouver Island champion.

“It wasn’t about who we were playing, it was more about winning the last game and playing together,” said senior guard Tyus Batiste.

“We came out slow, that’s all it was.”

Batiste and tournament second team all-star Jermaine Haley caught fire in the second quarter, sparking South’s running game and scoring 10 and seven points, respectively.

Haley went on to score 24 more points in the second half to lead all scorers with 31 points. Nic Trninic and Batiste also made 20plus-point contributions for South.

Last year, Burnaby South also placed fifth overall after

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a quarter-final loss on the second day to top seed Tamanawis.

This year, it was eventual third-place-finishing Kelowna that tripped up the Rebels 96-72 on Day 2.

“It hurt a lot. But we kept our heads up and still battled even though we weren’t playing for first anymore,” said Batiste, who scored 20 points or better in each of South’s four games played.

“It’s not what we wanted, but we ended up the tournament winning, so I’m happy,” Batiste added.

The following day, South bounced back to outscore Semiahmoo 96-88 to advance to the fifth-place game against the Bays.

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20-point guy: Burnaby South Rebel guard Tyus Batiste scored 20plus points in four championship games. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

Simon Fraser University freshman wrestler Payten Smith was named the female high school athlete of the year at the Sport B.C. athlete of the year awards.

Smith beat out New Westminster’s provincial multi-events high school champion Nina Schultz for the award at the annual awards banquet at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver on March 13.

Smith dominated the provincial high school wrestling championships in her weight class, winning the senior girls’ title for four consecutive years, while remaining unbeaten and without a point scored against her during that span. She was also a national juvenile freestyle and Greco-Roman champion and the only B.C. girl to win gold at the Canada Summer Games.

Smith also became the first female wrestler from her school to earn a full-ride athletic scholarship to SFU. Other winners included: Josh Dueck for para-alpine skiing; Jordan Lu in golf for high school male athlete; Naomi Ko for golf in female junior athlete; Samson Reinhart for hockey in junior male; Brody Greig for college basketball; Brad Gunter for university volleyball; Marielle Thompson for senior female ski cross; Denny Morrison for senior male speed skating; John Carroll for official of the year in gymnastics; Brian Ellis in masters’ orienteering; Joanne McLeod for female figure skating coach; Paul Eberhardt for male basketball coach; and Canada’s women’s pursuit cycling team.

Brian McCalder of Burnaby was the recipient of the Daryl Thompson award for his 40 years of service to B.C. Athletics – dedicating his career to promoting, encouraging and developing the widest participation and highest proficiency in the sport of track and field in the country.

McCalder is also a longtime senior member of the Athletics Canada branch council and planning committee.

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Sports Club makes record splash Hyack Swim Club sixth at short-course AAA meet

Tom Berridge

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New Westminster Hyack swimmers set a heaping handful of club records at the recent B.C. short course AAA age group championships in Surrey.

Stella MiYoung Jin, 14, led the assault on the Hyack record book, taking down two longstanding butterfly pool marks at the recent meet.

Jin broke a 38-year-old 13/14 girls’ record in the 200-metre fly with a second-place time of 2:20.59.

She also won the 100m fly in a new record time of 1:03 flat.

“Stella has had a great time with our record board, especially with the old ones,” said Hyack coach Mark Bottrill, “earlier in the year, she took off another ’70’s record in the 100 free.”

Jin also won the 50m fly and free, while placing third in the 100m free.

At the Western Canadian Open last month, Jin broke

the club’s long-course records in the 50 and 100m fly.

Zoe Froh also rewrote an old club record in the 200m backstroke, winning the 12/13 girls’ B final in 2:26.04. She also set a new long-course record at the Westerns in the 200m fly that dated back to 1976.

Froh won a silver medal in the 400m individual medley.

Sergey Chernomorchenko also took a run at three 10-and-under records at the championships.

The nine-year-old Hyack swimmer placed third in the 50m fly in a club record time of 34.14. He also won a bronze medal in the 200m fly.

Chernomorchenko had a pair of sixth-place finishes in the 400m IM and 800m free, in respective club record times of 5:52.15 and 10:43.17.

BrodieYoung, 14, set a new club age group mark of 31.33 with a seventh-place swim in the 50m breaststroke.

Sehajvir Singh, 13, picked up eight individual medals at the meet, including first-place swims in 100 and 200m back, 200m free and IM and 400m IM. He also was runner-up in the 50m fly and 50 and 100m free.

Singh picked up a team bronze medal with Dragos Tudosa, Nicholas Lee and Graham Dowdle in the 200m medley.

Octavia Lau, 13, was another big Hyack age-group winner, placing first in the 50, 100 and 200m free and third in the 200m back and 400m IM. Lau also added a silver in the 200m free relay with Kyra Tamagi, Briana Haiduc and Victoria Tocheva.

HuiJunYang was a runner-up in the 11-and-under girls’ 50m free.Yang shared a bronze medal with 400m free relay teammembers Regina Rosas-Saenz,Vivien Truong and Avery Tamagi.

The Hyacks placed sixth at the provincial short course meet. UVic-Pacific Coast Swimming won the age-group aggregate.

Shutout win: Burnaby’s Rodrigo Sanz Hinojal, in blue, helped the under-18 D team to a 4-0 win over West Vancouver in a third division men’s field hockey league game at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex-West last Sunday. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Yale wins third-ever B.C. title Continued from page 15

Haley netted team-highs 36 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in the win over Semiahmoo. Batiste added 24 points and a game-high nine steals, while E.J. Mabone chipped in with 22 points, four assists and three thefts.

The Rebels carried that effort forward into their final game.

“When we play together, that’s when we play the best basketball,” said Haley after the final game.

Haley finished the provincial tournament with 108 total points, placing himself in the elite B.C. high school championship century club.

“Overall, this is just the beginning,” said

Haley after the game. “This is the first of the games I’ll be playing for the rest of my life, so I’m happy.”

In its opening game, South outlasted No. 11 Walnut Grove 83-76 on Wednesday.

Haley led all scorers with 33 points and 11 rebounds, while Batiste and Mabone chipped in with 23 and 14 points, respectively.

Second-seededYale defeated Terry Fox 69-63 in the 4A championship final on Saturday.Tournament MVP Jauquin Bennett-Boire scored a game-high 44 points and added 16 rebounds to lead the Abbotsford school to its third-ever high school title in the last eight seasons.

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2015 At le#, Connaught Heights student Shawn colours some rockin’ boots for his Harry Minuk Shoes drawing.

Below, Ian, le#, and Jonathan, right, give the thumbs up to their designs.

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At right, Connaught Heights student Hannah uses colour to make her design stand out. Below, Timur, left, made a math problem out of his design for Harry Minuk Shoes. While Lance, right, went for a more classic look.

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2015

Shawn P., Connaught Heights, Grade 7

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Gordon T., École Qayqayt Elementary, Grade 5

DESIGN AD

2015

Hayley D. Richard McBride Elementary, Grade 5

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