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NOMORESPACE KnoxPresbyterianChurchhas toldKellyCorbett,managerof theKnoxout-of-school careprogram inSapperton, that effective June30, theafter-schoolprogramwill be closed. Theclosure,which comes rightbefore summerbreak, has left theparents scrambling to findnewadaycare for their kids. PHOTOCORNELIA NAYLOR

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After considering 18 options for the pro-posed Q2Q crossing, the city has loweredthe bridge and increased the odds of get-ting the plan approved.Early drawings of the pedestrian bridge

connecting Queensborough and the Quayshowed a low-level crossing near the exist-

ing rail bridge.Those plans were changedwhen the Council of Marine Carriers ex-pressed a need for the bridge to allow tug-boats to pass freely through the northarm of the Fraser River, resulting in a tall-er bridge that included elevator towers oneach side of the crossing.We have gone back to concepts that are

very similar to the original proposal, whichis a ground-level crossing, said Mayor Jon-

athan Cote. We have gone back in that di-rection for a few reasons.Mainly, weveheard the public input in terms of what thehigh-level crossing would do in terms of thevisual impacts to the neighbourhood andthe usability of the structure.We have alsocome to the conclusion that we are con-cerned that the high-level crossing that in-cludes elevators would probably be beyondour financial means to make this project

successful.OnMonday, council endorsed a low-level

crossing immediately downstream of the ex-isting rail swing bridge as the new referenceconcept for the Q2Q pedestrian and bicyclebridge. Council directed staff to prepare acost estimate for this concept.Going back to the original concept comes

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NEWS3Mr.Mikes looks at Plan B

SPORTS52New homes for Hyack grads

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Parents whose kids attenda Sapperton after-school pro-gram are scrambling after thechurch that sponsors the pro-gram announced it would beshutting its doors at the end ofJune.For more than 10 years,

Knox Presbyterian Church hashoused an out-of-school careprogram for families in thearea.The church founded thedaycare back in 2005 as partof its mission work in the com-munity.They connected withKelly Corbett and offered toprovide a free space for her torun the program. She agreed.Today, there are about 15 kidsenrolled in Knoxs out-of-school daycare.But about two years ago,

Corbett said she sensed thechurch wasnt interested in thedaycare anymore. She man-aged to stave off closure back

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CLEANINGFORACAUSE:NewWestminster Secondary studentswereoutonSundaywashing cars in exchange fordonations tobeused tohost their dry gradparty in June. Sundays fundraiser also includedaDrive4URSchool event, hostedbyKeyWest Ford. For every test drive taken, Forddonated$20 to theNWSSdrygrad. Formoreon the fundraiser anddrygrad, seeClassActonpage45. PHOTOJENNIFERGAUTHIER

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Mr.MikesconsidersbackupplanRestaurateur looks atWilliams Lake as city puts pause on Anvil Centre [email protected]

NewWestminsters loss couldbeWilliams Lakes gain.Darren Flintoff, president of

the Stonewater Group, said hehasnt heard from council orcity staff about the space in An-vil Centre, since announcing lastweek that the company neededcouncils approval to open a Mr.Mikes Steakhouse Casual restau-rant in the facility.We are remaining positive,

he said. We understand coun-

cil is still considering us.Theyhave asked us to wait, but I cantwait for a long time so we havereached out to a landlord Ivespoken to before inWilliamsLake. His space is becomingavailable shortly so I have to pur-sue that, which would make NewWest a few years away if councilcant decide soon.Mayor Jonathan Cote said the

city is looking at a variety of dif-ferent options as to what the citywould like to do with that space,including a restaurant, a non-res-taurant option and some kind

of civic. Given how importantthat corner is to the city, he toldthe Record last week that coun-cil wants to take a pause andmake sure it gets the right type ofuse in the Anvil Centre space.That is encouraging that they

still think a restaurant is a gooduse for that space, Flintoff said.I dont know what the issue is.They are in tough positions andwe are going to remain positivethat we can be the tenant.The Stonewater Group, owned

by NewWestminster residentsDarren and Lindsey Flintoff and

Bill and Kelly Ranford, is a fran-chisee of numerous Mr. Mikesrestaurants. Flintoff said thecompany feels fortunate to havegained so much communitysupport for its plan of opening aMr. Mikes Steakhouse Casual inAnvil Centre.Anvil Centre opened at 777

Columbia St. in September2014.The city has long stated ithoped to open a restaurant in thespace at the corner of Eighth andColumbia streets.

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The City of NewWestmin-ster has put the brakes on theHyack Grand Prix, an eventorganizers had hoped wouldbe a great boost for local econ-omy.The Hyack Festival Asso-

ciation announced onMon-day the city had cancelled nextmonths provincial champion-ship bike race.The city claims organizers

did not fulfil the requirementsnecessary to put on the event,but Hyack president-elect andlead organizer David Brett dis-agrees.They were displeased with

what we provided, and wedidnt know why they wereso concerned but thats whatit came down to, Brett toldtheRecord. They focusedon a handful of businesses wehadnt heard back from yet.But when questioned by

Brett during the open delega-tion session at Monday nightscity council meeting, council-lors rejected the idea they werefocusing on a small group ofnon-responders.The proposed route would

effectively shut down Fifth andSixth streets between Fifth andThird avenues, cutting off ac-cess for about four hours tobusinesses and residences onthe inner portion of the track.Hyack failed to get all busi-nesses that would be directlyaffected by the race to fill outa form indicating they were insupport of the event, Coun.Bill Harper said.Instead, in some cases, Hy-

ack presented the city withemails between themselves andbusinesses, which demonstrat-ed the businesses were awareof the event but did not neces-sarily indicate support, Harp-er added.They had to indicate on

the form that they actual-ly supported it, and so that wewouldnt have any liability is-sues with businesses,Harp-er said. We werent demand-ing 100 per cent, but whatwe wanted was a clear under-standing where everybody was,and the numbers had to behigh, wed hoped for aroundthe 90 to 95 per cent range.

NewWestteenontrial in2013killingA trial is underway for the 2013

killing of a Surrey teen who wasattacked near the 22nd Street Sky-Train station.KarimMeskine was just 19

years old when he was beaten witha baseball bat while he was walk-ing to the SkyTrain on the eve-

ning of Dec. 17, 2013.Meskinewas found unconscious and tak-en to hospital. He never regainedconsciousness and died three dayslater.The accused, who is a New

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nal Justice Act because he was 16years old at the time of the allegedincident. He is charged with sec-ond-degree murder.The trial began onMonday,

April 11 in NewWestminster Su-preme Court, where the accusedpleaded not guilty to the charge

of second-degree murder and in-stead entered a guilty plea to man-slaughter, according to a report inThe Province.The trial is expected to continue

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CITYPAGECALENDAROF EVENTSMonday, April 25

12:00 pmOpen Council WorkshopCouncil Chamber

6:00 pmPublic Hearing followed byRegular CouncilCouncil Chamber

Thursday, April 28

7:00 8:00 pmPhoto-Plating Technique:The Photography ofIrving HouseAnvil Centre

Wednesday, May 4

6:30 8:00 pmEmergency PreparednessWorkshopCity Hall

Thursday, May 5

6:30 8:00 pmEmergency Preparedness& Fire Safety WorkshopNWPL

Saturday, May 7

8:00 am 2:00 pm11th Annual MVHRAGarage SaleMassey VictoryHeights Neighbourhood

10:30 am 12:00 pm1:00 pm 2:30 pmPublic Engagement WorkshopCentury House

For more information on anyof these events, please visitwww.newwestcity.ca/events

MOTHERS DAY TEASpoil mom on her special day with tea served in the Grandmothers Roomat Irving House. Enjoy tea and refreshments including scones, sandwiches anddesserts, then join costumed guides for a guided tour of the home of ElizabethIrving, one of the Citys pioneer mothers! Each seating can accommodate sixguests; individuals can sign up for the 3:00 pm sitting on Saturday.

Saturday, May 7: 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pmSunday, May 8: 12:00 pmRegistration Fee: $114.00 for six people

Individual registration: Saturday, May 7: 3:00 pmRegistration Fee: $19.00 per person

Call 604.527.4640 for more details or to register.

PHONE SCAMWARNINGNewWestminster Police Department would like to encourage residentsto educate themselves about phone scams. NewWestminster residentsare still being targeted by people claiming to work with Canada RevenueAgency (CRA) or Citizen and Immigration Canada. Scammers contactpeople by phone, telling them they owe money that must be repaid orthey face getting arrested. The callers are also known to request personalinformation such as a social insurance number, credit card number, bankaccount number, or passport number. If you suspect you may be the victimof fraud or have been tricked into giving personal or nancial information,contact the NewWestminster Police Department at 604-525-5411 or callyour local police.

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PUBLIC HEARING6:00 p.m. on April 25, 2016 in Council Chamber City Hall

511 Royal Avenue, NewWestminster, BC V3L 1H9

ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAWNO. 7827, 2016(805 BOYD STREET)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:A proposal has been submitted to amend the Large FormatCommercial Districts (C-10) zone to allow an automobile repairfacility in any location on theQueensborough LandingShopping Centre site. Currentlyautomobile repairs are onlyallowed in a retail store with acommercial area greater than40,000 square feet (3716.0square metres). The applicantsalso propose to obtain aDevelopment Permit in order toconstruct an oil change facility(the site is outlined in bold onthe map).

WHAT IS ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAWNO. 7827, 2016ABOUT?The Queensborough Landing Shopping Centre is the only site in theCity of NewWestminster that is zoned Large Format CommercialDistricts (C-10). A text amendment to the zone is required to removethe current restriction on automobile repairs on the site so that anautomobile repair facility can be developed.

HOWDO I GETMORE INFORMATION?The bylaw and all pertinent material are available for viewing onlineat www.newwestcity.ca/publicnotices, and also in the PlanningDepartment at City Hall 10 business days prior to the PublicHearing, April 11 to April 25, 2016. City Hall hours are Mondaybetween 8:00 am and 7:00 pm, Tuesday through Friday between8:00 am and 5:00 pm (except statutory holidays).

HOWCAN I BE HEARD?The public is welcome to attend the Public Hearing on April 25, 2016at 6:00 pm, or send a written submission addressed to Mayor andCouncil prior to the closing of the Public Hearing.

Jan GibsonCity Clerk

Questions? Phone:604-527-4523

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Attend:City Hall Council Chamber511 Royal Avenue,NewWestminster, BC V3L 1H9

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESSWORKSHOPDo you remember last years wind storm? Or the earthquake lastDecember? Were you prepared? Awareness and preparation are criticalin an emergency, which is why NewWestminster Emergency ManagementOce is hosting an emergency preparedness workshop. By preparing now,you can be better equipped to deal with any type of emergency. At thisworkshop you will learn about hazardous risks, what to put in your homeemergency kit, who to include on your out-of-province contact list.

The workshop is May 4, 6:30pm 8:00pm at NewWestminster City Hall.To register call 604-515-3794 or email [email protected].

EXHIBIT BY ELEANOR ROSENBERG AT NWPLCome see Eleanor Rosenbergs whimsicaland stylistic pen and ink drawings at NewWestminster Public Library. Rosenbergis an illustrator by night and a brandingstrategist by day, but still nds timefor wild adventures in the woods. Herillustrations appear regularly in theGlobe & Mail, childrens books, and otherstrange places.

Her show runs from April 1 30 in theUpstairs Gallery.

CITY OF NEWWESTMINSTERPESTICIDE USE BYLAWResidents are reminded that the City has a Pesticide Use Bylaw thatrestricts the use of pesticides (e.g., herbicides, insecticides, fungicides) forcosmetic purposes in residential properties. Please note that fertilizer andherbicide blended products such as Weed and Feed contain pesticidesand are not permitted for use under the bylaw requirements.

A list of permitted pesticides can be found at the back of the CitysPesticide Use bylaw. For a copy of the bylaw or of the Citys SmartGardening & Lawn Care brochure, please visit our website:www.newwestcity.ca or call Engineering at 604-527-4592.

ROYAL CITY CRAFT BEER REVOLUTIONRoyal City Craft Beer Revolution kicks o LitFest NewWest 2016, Friday,May 13th, at NewWestminster Public Library.This is a 19+ ticketed event for beer lovers and those interested in thehistory of brew culture in NewWestminster and beyond. Hosted by CBCsStephen Quinn, JoeWiebe the Thirsty Writer and author of Craft BeerRevolution: The Insiders Guide to BC Breweries will talk about the thenand now of brew culture in and around the Royal City. This talk will includetastings from local breweries!

Tickets will be $15 and include a special tasting glass and 3 tickets to samplebeers from participating breweries. Visit nwpl.ca or the library to purchaseyour tickets.

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Oneworkersdeath isonetoomanyWedoubt that anyone who

was inNewWestminster in2003will forget the story.Four workers lost their

lives while working on aWestminster Marine Servic-es Ltd. barge on the water-front.All four died of anox-ia, or lack of oxygen.Whenone of the barge work-ers didnt return for a cof-fee break, three others wentlooking for him and theydidnt return.A fifth workertook part in the search andmanaged to call 911 before

passing out. Luckily a cityfirefighter who arrived at thescene recovered after beingfound at the bottom of theladder leading to the hold.He was unconscious, butsurvived.Perhaps, its because

were a relatively small city,but when tragedy strikes inNewWestminster it seemsto send ripples affecting usall in some way.Not so long after that ter-

rible tragedy, a worker attheWeyerhaeuser sawmill

was smothered by debrisin a grinding machine. Hisdeath resulted in a courtcase, and an appeal, tryingto hold the company crimi-nally liable for the accident.As with many industrial

accidents, safety problemshad been red-flagged and,yet, issues continued.The legal attempts to

have the company, and,or, company individualscharged failed, quite unfor-tunately.The Canadian Labour

Congress has indicated that3,800 Canadians died inworkplace accidents over afour-year period.Howmany of those could

have been prevented by fol-lowing safety procedurescloser, or by ensuring work-

ers were better trained?In January two workers

were killed in a Queensbor-ough lumber yard after be-ing crushed by a load oflumber.One of those men had

only been working for twomonths. His daughter hadbrought her parents overfrom China for a better lifein Canada.Now she has lost a father

and her mother has lost herhusband.As well, with hisdeath the family has lost his

Chinese pension.City councillor Chuck

Puchmayer has set up atrust fund for the families ofboth of the men.We know his generosity

will be matched in kind byNewWest citizens, becausethis community knows ofhardship and loss and is acompassionate city.Statistics show that work-

ers deaths remain stablefrom year-to-year. But, inour opinion, one workerslife lost is one too many.

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PlayinggameswithHydroAsk most British Colum-

bians what they expect fromB.C.Hydro and the answerwould likely be keep mypower on and keep my rateslow. Because the Crowncorporation does just that although the electricityrates continue to climb itis viewed in mostly positiveways. Its linemen are seen asheroes during major storms.Indeed, a recent survey

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is owned by the provincialgovernment and increasing-ly, the governments use (ormisuse) of the corporationraises some serious ques-tions that go beyond keep-ing the lights on in every-ones home.Questionable account-

ing practices, costly budgetoverruns and an avoidanceof independent oversighton some matters have ledcritics to accuse the B.C.government of using B.C.Hydro as a whipping post tosuit its political interests.Historically, one can make

the argument this has alwaysbeen the case, to varyingdegrees.The Social Creditgovernment ofW.A.C. Ben-nett created B.C.Hydro af-ter nationalizing B.C. Elec-tric for political purposes.The NDP government

of the 1990s also used B.C.Hydro for political pur-poses, and became the firstone to extract an annual fi-nancial dividend from the

Crown corporation. It alsodeferred much of the spend-ing required for mainte-nance and refurbishment ofB.C.Hydros various assets,which is part of the reasonso much is being spent inthat area nowBut the B.C. Liberals have

taken things to an entire-ly different level altogether.The government has locked-in contractual obligations toindependent power produc-ers to the tune of nearly $60billion, which means that insome years, B.C.Hydro willlikely be paying over-mar-ket prices for electricity itdoesnt need.Then there is the shell

game going on with what isknown as deferral account-ing. Simply put, B.C.Hydrois deferring billions of dol-lars of spending to futureyears so that massive spend-ing doesnt show up on thebooks in any current year.Yet, the B.C. Liberals

continue to take that annualdividend more than $800million over the next threeyears even though the cor-poration isnt actually mak-ing money and so has toborrow to pay the govern-ment.All this borrowed mon-

ey will catch up with B.C.Hydro customers (i.e. youand me) eventually.TheB.C. Liberals, however, arebanking on a forgiving pub-lic that sees keeping thelights on and not worry-ing about accounting shellgames as its top priority.Keith Baldrey is chief politi-

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remind ourselves where we havemade progress,where we have

made laws better.

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Uptown businesses reported a rash of robberies inJanuary by a man wearing a red winter parka with thehood pulled over his head.The man, described as 25 to30 years old, white, six feet tall and weighing about 200pounds, robbed the Super Mac store on Seventh Streetwith a knife.A man fitting the same description used anexacto knife to rob another convenience store on SixthStreet. He was suspected in a possible six robberies.

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City council shouldntpause too longDear EditorReading the front pageof April 14Record, I was very excited thatMr.Mikeswantsto openat theAnvil, then tobe very disap-pointed thatmayor and council are taking apause on the spacewhichhasbeen vacantsince theAnvil opened in 2014. This location isperfect for aMr.Mikes restaurant!Wedonot needamore upscale restaurant

inNewWestminster, as one canSkyTrain it toVancouver and take your pick of those! Hasthemayor and council heard the saying: abird in thehand isworth two in thebush!Hopefully our councilwill not pause too

longas this spacehasbeen vacant already toolong.TheAnvil needs revenuenow, and inmy

opinionMr.Mikes is a perfect fit!GeraldineHarder-Anderson,NewWestminster

Bus changes make nosense for communityDear Editor I amwriting in regards to the idiotdecisionbyTransLink tohave the last eveningMonday to Friday runof theC3Quayside com-munity shuttle bus tobe 9p.m. This startedMonday, April 11. OnSundays, the last runwillbe 8p.m.I dont knowhowanyoneelse feels about

it, but speaking as ahealth-careworkerwhoworks evening shifts, thismeans that Iwill beforced towalk home in thedark, in the rain/snow/sleet, past thehookers, pimps, drugusers anddealers. I dont knowhow themayorormembers of city councilwould feel abouttheirmothers/daughters/female friends hav-

ing todo thisvery samething.I highly

doubt thatTransLink intheir con-sultationsincluded

anyone fromNewWestminster in their decision to trash thisbus route.MybuildingsQuayside Associationrepresentativewas surprised tohear of this,apparently the associationwasnot told of thisdecision either.If I want to get home safely now, Iwill need

to take a taxi...at $6per night for four to fivenights. This becomes $24 to $30 aweekandtherefore $96 to $120permonth. Currently,my concession compass card costsme$52/monthly.My compass card is, in effect,worth-less.What are theodds that TransLinkwill bereimbursingme formy cab fare?I dont knowwhat idiot in TransLinkmade

this decision, but it shouldbe lookedat againby someonewith anounceof brains.Im sure that the local retailers, and I have

spokenwith themanagers of theNWSkyTrainstationSafeway, Landmark cinemas (wherethemovies dont even finish until after 9p.m.),ShoppersDrugMart (openuntil 11 p.m.) andthemajor restaurants therewill be thrilledwith TransLinks stupidity, considering that itwill be affecting their bottom line.KatherineWishart,NewWestminster

TRENDINGSnapped photorevives debate overWOWNewWest art

GinaRC I still think it is anugly andexpensive piece of art. Looks like atrainwreck. Literally

StaceyDormerAnd just howmuchdid this thing cost?

PatWhite I still dont get thepoint ofthis sculpture

WendySmithRidiculous, spendingour hard earnedmoneyand yes it isnegative because it does look like atrainwreck

R.J. CairnsWaste ofmoney looksstupid.

Does the city needwater meters?

@EdjoSadowski Water-meters are asneeded&as effective as fare-gates

Twitter buzzing aboutproposed festival

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Marathon councilmeeting gets theTwitter chat going

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@Crostyca Sitting at councilwaiting tohear about a festival at#Wayneswharf in #newwestWishing Iwasonmydeckhaving a cold one...

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@KailieACrosbyTalk of developmentdestroyingneighbourhoodsmakesmeso sad. Tons ofmy condoneighboursserve this community. #newest

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GREEN DRINKS - New Westminster Environmental PartnersFriday, April 22 (7:30pm-9:30pm) - Food HallJoin us at the River Market for this special Green Drinks as we celebrate Earth Day!Come connect with other green minded people - We would love to see you there!

YOGA WITH MIN REYESSaturday, April 23 (8am - 9am) - Community SquareJoin us and start the day refreshed and relaxed. This practice is a gentle flow session and isaccessible to all levels. Please bring your own yoga mat. Ages 14 & up. Drop in is free.

CURIOUS FLEASaturday April 23 (11am - 5pm) - Community SquareThis is a flea celebrating the love of collecting, the skill of upcycling and the joy of finding theperfect treasure. There will be 20 fabulous vendors joining us to create a flea market that issocial, fabulous and fun.

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then, but now the church isfirm in its decision, she said.Theyve told me flat out

that on June 30 they are handing in the licence, shetold theRecord.Corbett offered to pay

to rent the daycare space,but, after drafting up a rent-al agreement, Knox backedout, choosing to close thedaycare instead.Whats most frustrating

is the church doesnt haveany immediate plans for thespace, other than having itavailable for parishioners

when needed, she added.It leaves me and my co-

worker without a job and itleaves all the kids here with-out daycare, Corbett said,adding she even went out insearch of a new location inthe neighbourhood but wasunable to find anything af-fordable.In a letter to parents from

Knoxs session, the electedboard that governs the localchurch, the church explainsit is undergoing a self-exam-ination of sorts to determineits new vision and direction.While this process is on-

going, discussions withinthe board of managers andthe session both concludedthat a hiatus period wouldbe beneficial, both to thechurch and the discernmentprocess. Knox will thereforenot be hosting an out-of-school care operation afterthe closure as of June 30,2016, the letter stated.Parents, meanwhile, are

left scrambling to find spacefor their kids at another af-ter-school program in thearea, but so far, the mostanyone has got is a spot ona waitlist.

Lesley Feeneys son at-tends the Knox out-of-school care program. Shechose Knox because shewanted her son to meetkids he would attend Rich-ard McBride Elementarywith. Now five years old, herson has grown accustomedto playing with his schoolfriends at Knox.Its just a little fishy and

there is no transparency. Itslike, Were going to have itvacant, were going to figureout eventually what to dowith it, and maybe well rentit out, maybe we wont,

she said.Feeney would be happy if

the church just chose to al-low the daycare to stay openuntil the end of summer,giving parents more timeto find a new place for theirkids. But as it stands now,Feeneys son along with the14 other kids at Knox, willbe out just in time for sum-mer break.Thats a big difference

from right at the beginningof summer, she added. Itwould be something.Corbett, however, is less

hopeful there will be a reso-

lution, especially when thedecision was made withouther involvement.Its kind of disturbing

because the decisions wereall made without any rep-resentation from the out-of-school care, and nobodythought to speak to any ofthe parents. It was a deci-sion made behind closeddoors, Corbett said.Neither Rev. RichardWat-

son norTerry MacPherson,clerk of session, were avail-able for comment at pressdeadline.

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Citycouncil endorsesa low-levelcrossingforQ2Qwith a risk because itdoesnt have the support ofthe Council of Marine Car-riers, Cote said.We are going to con-

tinue having dialogue andworking with them and PortMetroVancouver throughthe regulatory process todemonstrate and alleviatethe concerns they have, hesaid. In some respects, thelower level crossing mighteven be safer from a marinetraffic point of view in thatyou wont have cases whereships might have to judge ifthey need to raise the bridgeor not.With the low-level cross-

ing, the bridge would haveto open for the vast majority

of marine traffic.We have some work to

do, but we think we shouldbe able to demonstrate thesafety of this bridge andhow this pedestrian crossingcan co-exist with the marinetraffic that needs to use thatchannel, Cote said.In addition to supporting

a low-level crossing, coun-cil directed staff to do somepreliminary work on alter-natives to a pedestrian cross-ing in case it encounterschallenges in the regulatoryprocess.That would includeconsideration of a connec-tion between Queensbor-ough and Quayside such asa small ferry and other alter-natives.Captain Phil Nelson,

president of the Council ofMarine Carriers, recent-ly spoke with theRecordabout the citys plan to builda crossing from the Quay toQueensborough.We are not against bridg-

es per se, but the north armof the river is ourTrans-Canada Highway for thetugboat industry betweenNewWestminster and the

Strait of Georgia.Theres anawful lot of traffic throughthere, he said. Every timewe have a new bridge putinto place, its another ob-struction our people have tonegotiate and potentially an-other accident.Nelson said the existing

rail crossing is a difficultbridge to navigate becausethe navigable channels have

shifted as a result of silt-ing in the river. He said thesize of barges have increasedsince that bridge was built,which also makes it morecomplex and difficult tonavigate through that area.Adding a pedestrian

bridge at the end of the railbridge, which is where itis planned on being put, isjust increasing the risk that

theres going to be with thatstructure, he said.Nelson said there are a

number of bridges and railcrossings over the FraserRiver, and tugboats oftenhave heavy contact withthose bridges.Its difficult to navigate

through there as it is with-out adding another bridgeinto the mix, he said.

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The location of an up-coming National Day ofMourning forWorkers In-jured or Killed on the Jobevent in NewWestminsterwill be a poignant remind-er of the need for safe work-places.The NewWestminster

and District Labour Coun-cil will hold the April 28service inWestminster PierPark, a stones throw awayfrom the spot where fourworkers lost their lives in aworkplace accident on Jan.10, 2003.Four workers died of an-

oxia, or lack of oxygen,while working on aWest-minster Marine ServicesLtd. barge.When one of thebarge workers didnt returnfrom a coffee break, threeothers went looking for him and they didnt return.Afifth worker took part in thesearch and managed to call911 before passing out.The first NewWestmin-

ster firefighter who arrivedat the scene was also foundunconscious at the bot-

tom of the ladder leadinginto the hold.Three workersdied at the scene, a fourthlater died at hospital, anoth-er worker was released fromthe hospital the day after thetragedy and the firefight-er was in the hospital for aweek with assorted injuries.The NewWestminster

and District Labour Coun-cil is holding its nationalDay of Mourning event atWestminster Pier Park, withthe event beginning at theconcession area.At the con-clusion of the formal cere-mony, a procession will walkto a nearby location in thepark.We will take our wreaths

and our roses and lay themthere at that location, saidCarolyn Rice, secretary-treasurer of the NewWest-minster and District La-bour Council. Thats thespot where thoseWestmin-ster Marine workers werekilled.Since being officially rec-

ognized by the federal gov-ernment in 1991, the Na-tional Day of Mourninghas spread to other coun-tries.The Canadian La-

bour Congress launched theevent eight years earlier as away of remembering work-ers who have been killed orinjured on the job and en-couraging action to preventworkplace deaths, illnessesand injuries.I think its really impor-

tant, Rice said of the event.Often we dont recognizethe work that many of ourunions do every day that

makes a difference for everysingle worker in the country,not just people who belongto unions. Its important, Ithink, to remind ourselveswhere we have made prog-ress, where we have madelaws better, where we havehelped to educate workers,where we have got things inplace that make employersaccountable.NewWestminster is no

stranger to workplace deathsand accidents.In January, two workers

were killed at a NewWestlumber yard after beingcrushed by a load of lumberat the United Gateway Lo-gistics Inc. yard in Queens-borough.On Nov. 17, 2004,Lyle Hewer died after hewas smothered by debris ina grinding machine at theWeyerhaeuser sawmill.The Canadian Labour

Congress has indicated3,800 Canadians died inworkplace accidents over afour-year period, Rice said,noting that doesnt accountfor workers who have diedbecause of industrial diseas-es or unreported cases.We are saying its whole

communities that are im-pacted, Rice said. We metwith the families of thosetwo workers that got killedin January I tell you,myheart was torn.Devastat-ing. It is devastating to thosefamilies what has happenedto them.The Day of Mourning

event is onThursday,April28 at 7:30 a.m. atWestmin-ster Pier Park.

Help the familiesof localworkers

A fundhasbeen set upto assist families of twomenkilled in a tragic industrialaccident inNewWestminsterin January.GuimingChen, a 65-year-

oldNewWestminsterman, andYunZhaoYang, a60-year-old Surrey resident,were killedwhen theywerecrushedbya loadof lumberat theUnitedGateway Logis-tics Inc. yard inQueensbor-ough.Weare starting to raise

some funds for the families.Itwill be split 50/50betweenthe two families, saidCoun.ChuckPuchmayr. Weareprobably going toworkwithsomeother organizations tosee ifwe canget somegiftcertificates.Puchmayr,whohelped set

upanaccount at CommunitySavingsCredit Union for thevictims families, said thedeaths have createda realhardship for the families.Donations to thePacific Re-loadTragedyaccount canbemadeat Community SavingsCredit Unionbranches in theLowerMainland, including abranchat 1188EighthAve.,NewWestminster.

You canmakeadonationtohelp these familieswhoare really in dire straits, hesaid. Theone family thatthemother lost her 60-year-old husband,the sonhashad toquit his jobbecausehismother is sodistraught.Puchmayr said aNew

Westminsterwomanhadinvitedher parents to cometoCanada for abetter life.Hedidntwant tobea

burden, he took this job, hesaid of thewomans father.Hewasonlyworking fortwomonthswhenhewaskilledon the jobsite and losthis Chinesepension thedayhedied. So its a real hard-ship.Alongwith thebankac-

count, donations are alsobeing accepted throughtheGoFundMeaccount - APacific ReloadTragedy Fund.To contribute go towww.gofundme.com.WorkSafeB.C., theB.C.

Coroners Service andNewWestminsterPolice are inves-tigating the accident thatoccurredon the afternoonofJan. 23 at 201DuncanSt.

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Harper said these re-quirements are asked of anyevent organizer who intendson blocking access to busi-nesses or residences for anextended period of time.The upcoming zero-emis-sions kart race, planned forJune 11 and 12, which willalso require the closure ofsome downtown streets, wasone example of an eventthat had to solicit supportfrom residents and businessowners in the area, Harp-er noted.On Jan. 18, council ap-

proved $16,800 in fund-ing for the Hyack GrandPrix, pending approval ofthe event, which it didnt re-ceive.The event had beenscheduled for the same dayas the Hyack Internation-al Parade, and it would havebrought cyclists from acrossthe province and beyondto the city for a provincial

championship race.Brett, who had been

working with Cycling B.C.for the past two years tomake this event happen, wasvisibly frustrated at Mon-day nights meeting. He de-manded council explainwhat these unmet require-ments were, adding the re-sponse from the businesscommunity and residentshad been, for the most part,positive.The results were trend-

ing in the right direction.There was only one busi-ness that actually said theydont support it. So its notthat we had opposition, wejust had a few holes, and wethought, well surely, sincethe city wants this to hap-pen, weve tipped the scales,this things going ahead, butthey said No, he said.One thing Brett and city

council can agree on is theyboth want to see the race

move forward next year.We thought it was a

great event, and we still dothink its a great event,Harper said. So basically,what were saying to themis, lets put it off this yearand lets properly plan andget the support of the com-munity in that area in orderto put it on.

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NewWestminster is keep-ing a close eye on traffic vol-umes in other areas of thecity while Front Street isclosed to commuters.Coun. Chuck Puch-

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to get to their destinations.He wants the city to builda case showingTransLinkthat trucks dont need topass through NewWestmin-ster as often as they normal-ly do.We are indeed monitor-

ing traffic volumes on majorcorridors, said Jim Low-rie, the citys director of en-

gineering. We are get-ting counts on the PattulloBridge as well.Lowrie said the city will

be gathering informationand taking it toTransLinkand the provinces MinistryofTransportation when theproject concludes.

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If you dont have to trav-el through NewWestminsterduring rush hour or take thePattullo Bridge, you proba-bly shouldnt.While its just common

sense to avoid that part ofthe city given traffic chaosexpected to ensue from theupcoming rehab work forthe Pattullo Bridge, its alsowhat city officials are tellingthe region.Ultimately, were hop-

ing to get some of the signif-icant amount of traffic that

travels through NewWest tofind some alternative routesthough this difficult period,Mayor Jonathan Cote toldtheRecord this week.In order to carry out re-

habilitation work on thedeck of the Pattullo Bridge,several closures are plannedfor the span between lateApril and September.Thetraffic changes start April29.The biggest change will

start May 2 when the bridgewill drop to one lane in eachdirection.While Cote is hoping

drivers will find other routes

and avoid NewWest, he saidthe city is prepared to han-dle the increased conges-tion.

He said the citys engi-neering department is work-ing withTransLink to pre-vent bridge lineups fromspilling into the local neigh-bourhoods.

The mayor also said thecity will monitor the areasto see if any additional en-forcement or traffic patternchanges need to be done tolimit the lineups.Theres no doubt theres

going to be increased po-lice enforcement around thePattullo Bridge, Cote said,adding the city has an ideahow much traffic will in-crease, but wont fully knowuntil the rehab work begins.The work on the Pattullo

is a bit of a double wham-my for NewWest residentsalready dealing with the clo-sure of Front Street during

the last few months for thedeconstruction of the west-ern part of the parkade andcreation of a mews.Cote said the timing of

the two projects was unfor-tunate, but noted the FrontStreet project is on time andthe road will reopen in July.As for the Pattullo proj-

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An unconventional newplayground will soon openin Moody Park.The parks playground

has been closed to the pub-lic since September, as workbegan to build a new waterpark and playground that

includes features like nestswings and new climbingapparatus.We are anticipating that

will be open for the pub-lic at least by theVictoriaDay long weekend, in abouta month from now, saidDean Gibson, the citys di-rector of parks, culture andrecreation. If you look at

it, you may say, Hows thatpossibly going to happen?But a lot of the heavy lifting,so to speak, they are wrap-ping up, and we will be go-ing in and doing a lot of thesoft landscaping and instal-lation of equipment.With an office overlook-

ing Moody Park, Gibsonhas spotted many curious

folks stopping to check outthe progression of the newplayground.The design is somewhat

unconventional comparedto other parks that we havein the city, he noted. Wework on a variety of differ-ent elevations, if you will,so theres high points in thepark, theres points that ac-

tually dip down below theformer grade of the site it-self, little peaks and valleysand lots of curves.Gibson said the play-

ground includesmaterialsthat dont look like conven-tional playground equipment.It should be quite in-

triguing, he said. We arelooking forward to the pub-

lic to be able to enjoy itsoon.While the playground will

open in May, a grand-open-ing celebration will takeplace in the summer whentheres a better chance ofgood weather.

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What to expect:!Thebridgewill close toall trafficon the eveningof April 29 at 8p.m. toMay2at 5 a.m. Thebridgewillalso close on the eveningofSept. 30 at 8p.m. toOct. 3at 5 a.m.!FromMay2 toSept.30, thebridgewill remainopenwith one lane in eachdirection.!Truckaccesswill bemaintained.!Thebridgewill be closedto all traffic twonights aweekandoneweekendamonth.!Pedestrians and cyclistswill still be able touse thebridge, evenduring eveningandweekend closures.


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The NewWestminsterschool district doesnt planto make any cuts in the up-coming year despite an op-erating shortfall of about$244,000.The district made its first

draft budget presentationlastTuesday night.The district faces an op-

erating deficit in next yearsestimated $70.5 millionbudget. Secretary-treasur-er Kevin Lorenz, however,was quick to point out theshortfall should be covereda $413,739 surplus expect-ed by the end of this year.Superintendent Pat Dun-

can is confident the districthas the money it needs fornext year.Were investing the mon-

eys we presently have intohelping teachers as they

adapt and change theirteaching practices. So,would more money be help-ful? Always. Is moneyholding us back from do-ing the things we need todo? I dont think so,Dun-can said.

In all, the district hassquirreled away about $1.2million over the past twoyears.This has left the oncefinancially troubled districtwith room to breathe.Despite an increase by

the provincial governmentto per-pupil funding, thedistrict expects a drop inits funding because of a

137-student decline in en-rolment.When the new middle

school opens in the fall,the district intends to haveteachers and staff move withstudents to the new school.This will mean decreases inthe student populations atsomeWest End elementa-ry schools and at the highschool. (Starting in the fall,Grade 8 students from theWest End will attend coleFraser River Middle Schoolinstead of NewWestminsterSecondary School.The highschool will eventually serveonly grades 10 to 12.)The district has hired

one new principal to fillthe space at the new mid-dle school and will be hiringthree new professional staffmembers, including a buy-er, a communications officerand the equivalent of onefull-time teaching librarian.

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REVIEWOFCOUNCILREMUNERATION AND POLICY

AnOpportunity for Public Comment on the proposed update to Councils remuneration willbe held in the Council Chamber during a Regular meeting of Council on May 2nd, 2016 at6:00 p.m.In the past the City has undertaken a review of Councils stipend every three years with a fullpublic review. In accordance with the change in the elected term from three years to four years,the stipend review will now be conducted every four years. A full public review continues to bepart of the process.

Councils base remuneration is determined by a mathematical formula that uses remunerationdata and economic indicators from relevant Metro Vancouver municipalities and provincialstatistics. The formula calculates a minimum, average and maximum increase. Historically,Council has tried to maintain a remuneration rate close to the Metro Vancouver average.

The results for the 2016 base remuneration analysis are as follows:

Note: The proposed 2016 remuneration adjustment is the Metro Vancouver (Adjusted) Average.

Proposed Council Remuneration and Expense Policy ChangesThe Remuneration Policy has been revised so that assessment takes place every four years(as opposed to every three years). The Policy will continue to use a mathematical formula thatincorporates relevant remuneration and economic data.

The Expense Policy reects a revised allowance for conferences, workshops, etc. Respondingto increased costs, the expense allowance of $3,000 plus GST per Council member has beenadjusted to $5,000 plus GST.

Copies of the Council Remuneration Report, revised policy documents and comment sheet areavailable on the Citys website and for pickup in the Human Resources Department, City Hall,511 Royal Avenue, during regular business hours beginning April 4, 2016. Comments regardingthese matters may be forwarded to Joan Burgess, Director, Human Resources, by mail, fax(604-527-4619) or email ([email protected]), or commenters may appear in person at theOpportunity for Public Comment on Monday, May 2 at 6:00 p.m.

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SHAKESPEARE - 400 YEARS LATERSaturday, April 23 3:00 4:30pmNewWestminster Public Library Main BranchJoin Dr. Brenna Clarke Gray from the English Department at Douglas College to learn aboutShakespeare. 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeares death, and yet he is stillread, written about, and adapted for adults and young people alike. What is it that keeps uscoming back to his work? Come join us NewWestminster Public Library for this talk with timefor a Q&A after. Please register at 604-527-4667 or [email protected].

CALL FOR ARTISTS: WRAP OUR RIDE!HUMMER ART PROJECTDo you have a design idea for the NewWestminster Police Departments Hummer H2?

The police department is looking to artists age 25 and younger to design an artistic vinyl wrapfor the Hummer H2 which will be used by our School Liaison Ocers.

All project details and submission requirements can be found at nwpolice.org.

New to NewWest

Accountant followsher unicornjobI dont know how many times I hit the snooze because I didnt want to stare at a computer all [email protected]

After a 10-year career asan accountant, a NewWestmom has decided to changegears and open a clothingboutique in the city.Fresh out of NewWest-

minster Secondary Schoolin 1999,Anita Dunn wentstraight to university for acommerce degree. She en-joyed math, so she special-ized in accounting.I thought, this is a good,

secure job. Everyone needsan accountant, so Ill alwaysfind work, she told the Re-cord, adding she eventuallygot hired as a finance man-ager working for the provin-cial government.Over time, the job be-

came unfulfilling, she said.I dont know how many

times I hit the snooze be-cause I didnt want to stareat a computer all day.Dunn also had a creative

side growing up, havinghobbies like playing pianoand drawing things that asan adult, fell by the wayside.After a major restructur-

ing in her department lastOctober, Dunn was laid offand given a severance pack-age.But the thought of sitting

down at a computer and ap-plying for a similar positionterrified her.I dont think it really hit

me how much I didnt likewhat I was doing until Istopped working. I couldntbring myself to sell myselffor something I didnt wantto do, she said. I thought,well if I was ever going tostart something, now wouldbe the time to do it.

After chatting with localresidents, Dunn said she re-alized she wasnt the onlyperson who felt the Roy-al Citys downtown corewas lacking good clothingstores. Having lived inVic-toria for six years prior tomoving back to NewWestin 2013 to raise her son, shealso missed being able tofrequent the boutique dis-trict known as Lower John-son Street.I thought downtown

NewWest could be like that.Its got the same look, thesame feel.Enter Mila + Paige.The clothing boutique

will be opening in June inthe old Renaissance Bookslocation at 45 Sixth St. ifall goes according to plan,Dunn said, adding sheswaiting to sign the lease.(The book store will bemoving to 12th Street.)But the road to success

wasnt an easy one for thenew entrepreneur. Dunnoriginally had her sightson theTrapp + Holbrooksite office.After being re-assured by the realtor thatshed have a good chance ofmoving in, she started shop-ping for inventory for Mila+ Paige.I started buying and

all of a sudden, I find outthe landlords didnt want astart-up, they didnt want aclothing store because theyhad two bridal shops go un-der in that spot,Dunn ex-plained.That set me back emo-

tionally a little bit, because Ikind of went, what am I do-ing? Maybe I should just goback to accounting.That feeling of doubt last-

ed about a day, she chuck-led.Knowing she had racks

of clothing coming in thespring, but nowhere to sellthem,Dunn then contactedSixth Street Popup + Gal-lery to see if theyd be in-terested in renting her theexhibit space.The ownersagreed to have Mila + Paigeshowcase fromApril 15 to27.As for her muses, Dunn

said Mila is the classy, so-phisticated woman with aflair for fashion. Shes incontrol of her life and hasa rewarding career.When

shes not dominating theboardroom, she enjoys go-ing to wine dinners with herfriends. Paige on the otherhand is chic, young, hip and

trendy. Shes a foodie andloves trying new restaurantsand bistros on the weekend.I wanted to grasp the 25

to 50-plus demographic be-cause theres a lot of overlapin fashion where a 25-year-old could wear the samething as a 50-year-old,Dunn said, noting the storewill carry a variety of labelsfrom around the world, in-cluding BB Dakota, GentleFawn,Darling, Fidelity andZ Supply.Hand selecting each item

was a challenge at first, sheadmitted.I was in one showroom

for four hours.Youre goingone-by-one, trying to figureout who is my market.Thefirst go-around, you kind ofbuy what you like and whatgrabs your attention.Despite the steep learning

curve, Dunn said leaving ac-counting to chase after herunicorn job has been acomplete 180 for her hap-piness.I was waking up without

an alarm, excited to startworking, and I was stayingup as late as I could to keepworking.

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Queens Park Preschoolis inviting alumni to returnto celebrate a special mile-stone.The preschool, locat-

ed in Centennial Lodge inQueens Park, is celebratingits 50th anniversary with areunion on Saturday,May14 from noon to 3 p.m.The event includes carni-val games, a bouncy castle,a photo booth, a bake sale, abarbecue and more.The days entertainment

includes a special perfor-mance by Juno-nominatedGinalina, as well as Zox ofthe Forest and Dance Ma-trix Princesses.

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NewWest kids are get-ting a chance to learn somefootball tips from a pro andsupport a charity that helpsgive all kids a chance to playsport.Football Frenzy, spon-

sored by Jim PattisonHyundai, features a full-dayfootball camp where kidswill meet special guest CFLquarterback Travis Lu-lay and be coached by theRoyal City Hyack Footballcoaches.The event, a fund-raiser for KidSport, also in-cludes lunch, a freeT-shirt,a souvenir football andmore.Football Frenzy costs

$25 per person and is tak-

ing place on Sunday,May1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. atQueens Park. Register atjpfootballfrenzy.com.

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Nominations are under-way for an initiative thatsinvesting in kids play areaprojects across B.C.BCAA Play Here is a

community investment in-itiative aimed at protect-ing B.C. kids by rejuvenat-ing play areas to make themsafer and more enjoyablefor kids and families.Thisyears winner will receive arevitalization worth up to$100,000.Were looking for play

areas around the provincethat are in need of rejuvena-tion, said Shawn Pettipas,BCAAs manager of com-munity impact. It couldbe a park, a playground, asporting facility or an af-ter-school study area for ex-ample if its a place wherekids can spend their timeand develop valuable lifeskills, we want to hear abouthow it can be improved tomake it as safer, better placefor kids to play.Nominations from the

public, community groupsor non-profits anywhere inB.C. are being accepted un-til May 1 at www.bcaaplayhere.com.Once judges have select-

ed five finalists, people willvote for the successful pro-ject and a winner will be an-nounced on July 11.

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2CHECKOUTTHEMASTER SERIESFEATURINGJACKCAMPBELL, aretrospective of his work atthe Plaskett Gallery in theMasseyTheatre complex,which runs until April 28.Campbell, whose work isin collections throughoutNorth America and Europe,had a studio at RiverMarket for many years.The Plaskett Gallery is

at 735 Eighth Ave. and isopenTuesday to Saturdayfrom 1 to 5 p.m. Better yet,buy a ticket to Royal CityMusicalTheatres Fiddleron the Roof (which ends thisweekend) and check it outat intermission.

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Casino on Friday andSaturday night at 9 p.m.Youcan hit the dance floor andenjoy tunes from the likesof StevieWonder,MichaelJackson,AmyWinehouseandAdele. Starlight Casinois at 350 Gifford St. inQueensborough.

5HEADTOTHEGALLERYINQUEENS PARKto see A Dark

Shape on the Horizon, anexhibit featuring the workof Curtis Grahauer untilApril 30.The gallery is openThursdays to Sundays from1 to 5 p.m. andWednesdaysfrom 1 to 8 p.m.The galleryis located in CentennialLodge in Queens Park.

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Enjoy some tunes on the riverfront

TAKEASEATAND ENJOYTHEMUSICBYTHERIVER SERIES,with thisweekends performer,BruceAndrews.This busking-style musicprogram occurs on Saturday,April 23 from noon to 2 p.m. at RiverMarket, 810 Quayside Dr.Andrews has been busking around theLowerMainland for seven years and is sure to provide a greatafternoon of entertainment.1

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Come September, therewill be some new facesgreeting students at sever-al schools in NewWestmin-ster.The school districts

2016/17 principal and vice-principal assignments areout and changes have beenmade to administration atNewWestminster Second-ary School, cole Glen-brookMiddle School,Queen Elizabeth Elemen-tary, QueensboroughMid-dle School and Richard Mc-Bride Elementary.

Phil Cookson, current-ly the principal at NewWestsecondary, is moving to theBoro to take over as princi-pal at Queen Elizabeth Ele-mentary. JohnTyler is listedas the new principal at thehigh school.Also across the water,

Lisa Nasato will be the newprincipal at Queensbor-oughMiddle School. Cur-rently, shes serving as theacting principal at coleGlenbrookMiddle School,another school thatll havea new principal in the fall,when Chris Evans takesover. Evans has been theprincipal at Richard Mc-

Bride.NewWest Secondary

School vice-principal Kath-leen Chad will fill the prin-cipals seat at Richard Mc-Bride.Meanwhile,Debbie Jones,

formerly of QueensboroughMiddle, has been appoint-ed principal of the districtsnewest school, cole FraserRiver Middle School, whichis set to open this fall.Vice-principals Ruby

Sihota, at cole LordTweedsmuir Elementary,and Debbie Ramen, at LordKelvin Elementary, will betrading positions in Sep-tember.

Schools gettingnewprincipals:NewWestminster Secondary SchoolcoleGlenbrookMiddle SchoolQueenElizabeth ElementaryQueensboroughMiddle SchoolRichardMcBride Elementary.cole Fraser RiverMiddle School

Schools keeping their principals:ConnaughtHeights Elementarycole LordTweedsmuir ElementaryLordKelvin ElementarycoleHerbert Spencer ElementarycoleQayqayt ElementaryF.W.HowayElementary

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The P. gingivalis bacterium isusually associated with chronicgum disease and not dementia.Researchers also have founda possible link between gumdisease and pancreatic cancer.Harvard researchers foundthat men with a history ofgum disease had a 64 percentincreased risk of pancreaticcancer compared with menwho had never had gum

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While oral health issues maylead to other conditions overtime, symptoms also maybe indicative of underlyingconditions of which a person isunaware. Inflammation of gumtissue may be a warning sign ofdiabetes. An important step inmaintaining good overall healthis to include dental care in yourlist of preventative measures.Visit the dentist for biannualcleanings or as determined bythe doctor. Do not ignore anyabnormalities in the mouth.Maintain good oral hygiene athome by brushing twice a dayand flossing at least once perday. Mouthwashes and rinsesalso may help keep teeth and

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New recommendations for babiesDental decay is the mostcommon chronic childhooddisease. More than 16 millionchildren in the United Statesalone suffer from untreatedtooth decay, according tothe U.S. Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention. Asmore and more childrendevelop cavities, new adviceis being offered to those whocare for young childrensemerging and establishedteeth.

The American DentalAssociations Council onScientific Affairs has updatedits dental care guidelinesfor caregivers. While it wasonce recommended to usewater only or a nonfluoridetoothpaste to clean teethof the very young, the CSAnow recommends the use offluoride toothpaste even foryoung children, saying parentsand other caregivers shouldbrush their kids teeth withfluoride toothpaste as soon asthe first tooth comes in.

Approximately 25 percent ofchildren have or had cavities

before entering kindergarten,so its important to provideguidance to caregivers on theappropriate use of fluoridetoothpaste to help preventtheir children from developingcavities, said CSA chairEdmond L. Truelove, D.D.S.The CSA recommends thatcaregivers use a smear offluoride toothpaste (or anamount about the size ofa grain of rice) for childrenyounger than three yearsold and a pea-size amountof fluoride toothpaste forchildren between the agesof three and six years old.The updated guidelines areintended to provide childrenwith the full benefit of cavityprotection while limiting theirrisk of developing fluorosis,which is a mild discolorationof teeth usually appearingas faint lines. The CSA foundthat using just a smearof toothpaste for childrenyounger than three years oldhelps to prevent cavities andis less likely to cause fluorosis.Children should spit outtoothpaste as soon as theyare old enough to do so.

Caregivers also are urgedto take their children tothe dentist when the firsttooth erupts or no laterthan a childs first birthday.Semi-annual or annual visitsthereafter should be the norm,or as directed by a dentist.

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Low-maintenance raingardens are being planted toprotect sensitive species ofthe Brunette River.The city has partnered

with Evergreen to plant tworain gardens in lower HumePark, adjacent to the Bru-nette River.The salmon and tur-

tles that are returning to theBrunette River, and the ur-ban ecosystem as a whole,will benefit from these gar-dens, Claude LeDoux, thecitys horticulture manager,said in a press release. Thesoil and plant roots in therain gardens work togeth-er to naturally filter and re-move pollutants that wouldotherwise be flowing intothe waterway.The city notes that rain

gardens are a self-water-ing, low-maintenance gar-den designed to protect riv-ers by capturing stormwaterthat runs off hard surfac-es after it rains. Stormwater

contains harmful pollutantssuch as oil, litter, animalwaste and heavy metals, butrain gardens provide biolog-ical treatment to stormwaterusing soil, plants, roots andmicrobes.Volunteers recently plant-

ed grooved rush, hardstembulrush and Oregon grapein rain gardens near theBrunette River in HumePark.

Evergreen, a group thataims to inspire action thatgreens cities, visits low-er Hume Park on the sec-ond Sunday of every monthfrom 9 a.m. to noon.Volun-teers monitor water quality,care for native plants, helpmanage invasive species andlearn about the local ecolo-gy of the watershed.See www.evergreen.ca for

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