January 31, 2014

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Anna Del Monte met with her contractor a night after convincing New Westminster council to give her an exception to a bylaw it developed less than three years ago.

They gave it to her after she accumulated overwhelming support from her neighbours, the Glenbrook North Residents Association and other homeowners in the city.

Del Monte wants to tear down the crumbling garage on her property at 901 Second St., and replace it with a two-storey structure with an office on the top floor.

She wants to make room for her aging parents to move onto her property. Her first choice was a laneway house but it isn’t allowed in New Westminster.

Clubs told to work together on future funding after drastic cuts made to 2014 grantsMario [email protected]

New Westminster’s three track and field clubs have been told by the city they’ll have to work together if they’re to expect any amateur sport grant funding in the future. Even then, the $3,000 allocated for 2014 falls short of the $19,249 total requested by the three organizations.

The money is to be used to buy

equipment like high jump mats, timepieces and high hurdles, develop coaches or to implement programs that will attract more youth to the sport.

Diane Perry, the city’s manager of community development, said she’s been trying to get the three clubs to work together for years.

“New Westminster is not that big,” said Perry. “Most cities have one organization for each sport. We shouldn’t be supporting three separate clubs with separate equipment.”

In fact, last year the amateur sports fund committee that vets requests for funding from registered not-for-profit sports organizations told the three groups to submit their application jointly or they might not get any money at all.

Mayor Wayne Wright said at Monday’s city council meeting that it took “a lot of gumption” for the committee to take such a stand. He said the clubs should get together to “do what’s best for the kids.”

It’s those young athletes that are foremost in the thoughts of Don

Benson, who formed the Royal City Track and Field Club in 1995 and then championed the creation of a more competitive club, the New West Spartans, in 2007, to ensure athletes of all capabilities could get access to coaching and equipment. The Spartans are led by Tatjana and Besnik Mece, champion athletes in their native Albania.

“There was a tug of war there,” said Benson of the split. “There was some hard feelings.”

City tells track teams to play nice

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADERBesnik Mece of the New Westminster Spartans says he has a plan that would bring the city’s three track and field clubs, along with the schools, together under one association, but getting everyone to agree to the plan has been difficult. The city recently told the clubs to work together or risk losing their funding from its amateur sports grants.

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Adjacent to the Caspian Sea, with Iran and Afghanistan as southern neighbours, Turkmenistan has a long and colourful history and was once part of the famous Silk Road.

The travel shows are sponsored by the University Women’s Club of New Westminster and held in the Library’s auditorium at 716 6th Avenue in New Westminster.

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Friday, January 31, 2014 NewsLeader A3

Grant [email protected]

City council wants some more information before it gives the green light to grants for three new festivals in New Westminster

Two of the requests involve concepts the Downtown Business Improvement Area (BIA) is working with the city on. They’d like to hold

a Columbia Street block party this summer and to do that are requesting $10,000 in cash and $18,000 of in-kind support. They’re also looking at the possibility of putting a temporary outdoor ice rink in the Downtown area sometime next winter. The initial proposal is for $44,000 in cash and $10,000 of in-kind support.

Coun. Chuck Puchmayr said since the BIA

collects revenue from all Downtown businesses he wants to make sure they’re not getting hit twice to pay for the events from both their levy and their property tax. “I have to understand more before I go ahead,” said Puchmayr.

Council did approve helping out the BIA with in-kind support for the annual Royal City Show and Shine and the Columbia StrEAT Food Truck Fest

that debuted last year.The third event is not-so-new.

The Uptown Business Association wants to continue Uptown Live which it started last year in partnership with the Hyack Festival Association and is looking for $44,000 in cash and in-kind support.

Council was told Hyack did not include the musical street festival in its request for 2014 which totaled $225,000 compared to $180,000 in 2013. Hyack’s request was also delayed pending a financial review that financial director Gary Holowatiuk said is expected to wrap up in the next three weeks.


Man slept on bus with loaded handgun

A Surrey man has been charged with possession of a firearm after a handgun was found on him by police during an incident near the 22nd Street SkyTrain station Tuesday.

New Westminster police say an unresponsive man was found on a bus, but when he was woken up by fire and ambulance personnel called to the scene he became combative. They were able to restrain him until police arrived. After he was handcuffed, police say they found a loaded .40 calibre handgun in his jacket.

“We are very fortunate that this male was unable to access the firearm due to the quick reactions of the first responders on the scene, who were there simply to provide medical attention,” said Staff. Sgt. Paul Hyland.

David Allen Geoghegan, 23, has been charged with possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm while prohibited.

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The lanes at Mercer Stadium got even more crowded in 2011 when the Elite Track and Field Academy was formed under the guidance of former Bulgarian national hurdler Krassimir Velkov.

“It’s a very dicey situation with the three clubs,” said Perry.

Besnik Mece said he has a plan that would bring the three clubs together, along with New

Westminster secondary school and the elementary schools, to create a program that could eventually lead to the development of Olympic-calibre athletes. But getting the parties together has been a challenge.

“We need to sit down,” said Mece. “We need to involve all of them to create a better vision.”

While the clubs cooperate on sharing equipment and access to the track, Mece said the athletes

would benefit if they could work together, pushing each other to get better.

“Everybody is working at different gears,” said Mece. “Like a good engine, we need to put all the gears together.”

Benson couldn’t agree more.“It seems a simple matter to

sit down and agree on practice times and using the equipment,” he said. “So much of it falls to pride.”

Kendra Johnston and Maddi McKitrick of the

Downtown BIA are bundled up against the cold as they

prepare for Turn Down the Heat Week, Feb. 1-8. Fortis BC and 21 business

improvement areas across B.C. are teaming up to raise awareness about

energy conservation while also making the winter weather a little more comfortable for those in need. Participating businesses are turning

down their thermostats for the week, as well as collecting sweaters and jackets for The Lookout Society. Last year more than 100 sweaters were

donated, and 5,000 were donated to various charities across B.C. For

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The bid by parents of future students at the new Qayqayt elementary school to build a playground may be down, but it’s not out.

On Tuesday the John Robson parents’ advisory council learned their proposal for an accessible playground wasn’t among the grand prize winners in the Aviva Community Fund, an annual competition by the insurance company to provide up to $1 million in funding for community projects across Canada. The group had hoped to secure $100,000 to be able to build the playground in time for the school’s opening in September.

And while the $5,000 they did win as one of the competition’s 30 finalists is some consolation, it’s a far cry from the money

they’ll need to give kids a place to climb and burn off energy.

“We’ve got a lot of fundraising to do,” said Ronda Field of the Robson PAC. “There’s no amount of bake sales that will raise $100,000.”

So her group is going to have to get creative, said Field.

Even as the disappointment of not securing the grant sinks

in, she’s already planning how to build off the community support the proposal did get during the months long competition. That means reigniting discussions with service organizations and corporations that had indicated a willingness to help out as the playground proposal endured three rounds of online voting to reach the finals.

Field said she’s confident they’ll step up.

“We just have to regroup and figure out which doors to knock,” said Field.

And there will likely be no shortage of volunteers willing to do that knocking, said Field, who will be meeting with her team early next week.

“We have some really energetic people trying to mobilize everybody,” she said.

“That’s a good start.”They’ll have to get

up to speed quickly, though. To be able to get the most playground for their bucks, the parents advisory council hopes

to order the equipment by late spring so it can be installed in the summer as the trades building the school are still on site.

“We know we need a lot of money in a short period of time,” said Field. “We’re determined. We’re going to work our backsides off.”

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I had a doctor’s appointment earlier this month.

Time for my post-40 physical.Even though I had an

appointment, I was made to wait a couple hours. As frequently happens—because my doc delivers babies too—she was out bringing new life into the world.

Frustrating. Even when she returns she’s rushed, trying to catch up. And I’m lucky.

According to A GP for Me, an initiative of the provincial government and the BC Medical Association, approximately 176,000 people in B.C. don’t even have a family doctor. My bet is that number is actually much higher, but regardless, A GP for Me aims to fix that.

For now, many people just go to the walk-in clinic and get whomever is on duty. From my experience, the service is curt, and a far cry from what you’d get when you see the same person, year-in, year-out.

Dr. Baldev Sanghera, a local family physician, agrees.

A family doctor provides continuity and a consistent

connection that helps the patient stay healthy between visits too, says Sanghera, who is the lead doctor in the Burnaby Division of Family Practice, which represents almost all family doctors in Burnaby with the goal to support local doctors to benefit the whole community. The group is also the local lead on A GP for Me, and is in the process of surveying residents and medical professionals to find ways to boost the number of family doctors and the amount of patients served.

It’s important, Sanghera says, because people with a family doctor are healthier and put less stress on the medical system. Even if you’re just in the office with a bad cold, he says, it’s a chance to receive coaching on healthy lifestyle, stress reduction and the need for strong relationships.

“We know stressful lifestyles

make people sick,” he says. “We’re coaching as well as treating and diagnosing.”

So what has caused the family doctor shortage?

Sanghera says women becoming family doctors has led to a “more sensible” idea of full-time work. They’ve pursued a more family friendly 35- to 45-hour work week instead of the 60-70-hour weeks common in the past. A positive development, he says, but it also means less service from the same number of doctors.

The health care system shifted too, from a focus on primary care through family physicians to a greater emphasis on specialists and acute care. Med school teachers today are usually specialists, and students tend to gravitate the same way, Sanghera says. And with the costs of training rising, students seek areas with better earning potential (read: specialization) to pay hefty student loans. Though family practice often pays less, the training costs the same.

But if the A GP for Me initiative succeeds, everyone

wins, Sanghera says. “We’re all coming to the same realization that things can’t continue the way they have. The only way to reduce the cost of health care is to keep people healthy—and there’s lots of things we can do to help people achieve that.”

Sanghera says they plan to release the full results of their consultations in June. The goal is to recommend workable solutions that provide lasting results.

“We want to align all the information we get and come up with a full, comprehensive plan.”

Ironically, despite my frustration with long waits at my doctor’s office, Sanghera says she is going above and beyond, adding he stopped delivering babies 10 years ago due to the stress of running his office simultaneously.

“She’s one of our heroes—she’s trying to do all she can. The rest of the people can wait, the baby won’t.”

And he says the best way to improve my satisfaction is to improve her work life. “The system needs to provide her more support, and more physicians.”

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A court decision on Monday awarding the B.C. Teachers Federation $2 million in damages, and ordering a return to class size and composition provisions in a teachers’ contract from almost 15 years ago, is almost certain to lead to political strife.

Some estimates suggest the cost of the judgment to taxpayers could total $1 billion. If that indeed is the case, the provincial government is almost certain to appeal, as Premier Christy Clark hinted on Tuesday.

The ruling by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Susan Griffin speculated (because there is no hard evidence on the record, due to cabinet confidentiality) that the provincial government deliberately stalled on renegotiating the class size and composition provisions with the BCTF in 2011. Griffin was the author of an earlier court ruling calling for new legislation within a year.

In her ruling, she stated “(Negotiators’) strategy was to put such pressure on the union that it would provoke a strike by the union. The government representatives thought this would give government the opportunity to gain political support for imposing legislation on the union.”

Nothing else in the lengthy ruling, other than a suggestion that cabinet documents back up this assertion, offers any proof. Those cabinet documents have not been released, but were used as evidence in the trial.

The class size and composition provisions were inserted in a contract imposed by the former NDP government on school boards.

There is no doubt that if classes are too large, it has an impact on how students learn.

But hard and fast limits, imposed by a judge, will be costly to taxpayers, and have limited benefit for students.

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Laneway homes are part of the solution to creating livable and logical zoning for New Westminster. These single family/mini rental homes are the perfect antidote to the existing knock down / build-up big box homes we keep seeing in the city. We have fooled ourselves into thinking that a basement suite or 50 year old three story walk up is the rental answer. It is the opposite, it is archaic social herding, and is no solution to developing a quality of life in this city.

Laneway homes are not a developer-driven commodity; instead they are real homes built by home owners. The mini-rental homes induce community and a higher quality of life and living. Laneway homes’ holistic existence can be seen in the contrasting examples in Metro Vancouver.

Maple Ridge was the first city to allow laneway homes (2008), but their homeowner demographics have produced less than 25 units in total.

Maple Ridge’s single family housing stock is not like New Westminster; theirs is built on new subdivisions. These communities are created by developers to meet the needs of buyers looking for the suburbs dream home.

Vancouver, which has similar housing to New West, was the second city to allow laneways (2008), and they now have over 1,000 units. The largest builder of laneway homes in Vancouver reported 50 per cent of the laneways built were for family use, and the balance are for land value upgrades and rental income.

The City of North Vancouver reported 60 to 80 per cent of their laneways were family use.

Family use is as grass-roots community as you can get. It was why we moved to New West, to allow my in-laws to stop renting and live in a home, in the community they loved. However, their basement living in hindsight was an undignified existence, and a poor quality of life. My father in-law passed away in our basement in 2007 and my mother whom we could not create room for fast enough passed away in my brother’s basement in 2010. Later in 2010, my mother-in-law moved out of our home.

If laneway living is not the answer, someone please tell me what is. Single family living is providing generational living and that is community.

New West is a walkable city perfect for every age. If I had a do-over it would be to provide dignified living for extended family but at the time city officials told us, if you don’t like it move. For our family it is too late, but it doesn’t have to be for others in the city. Ensure dignified living, and demand change.

Peter TjernagelNew Westminster

CANADA POST CASE NOT PROVEDAdrian MacNair, in his opinion piece on

Canada Post (It’s time to privatize Canada Post, NewsLeader, Jan. 22), says that the Crown corporation is facing declining mail volumes and is on pace to lose $1B by 2020 (six years from now). And yet he advocates selling Canada Post to private sector investors. Who would invest in such a money-losing enterprise? Or does he think the key to profitability is to get rid of the public sector union that he says refuses to

make “reasonable” concessions? As for driving “even more people to e-commerce,” how is that germane? And how does he think those orders get delivered? By privacy services, to be sure, but also quite often by Canada Post--the same service that still handles huge volumes of parcel mail at Christmas time.

He notes the current British government has privatized (60 per cent, actually) the Royal Mail. But that happened only a couple of months ago, hardly a blueprint for success at this point. As well, mail delivery in the United Kingdom does not have the same geographic challenges as it does in Canada.

Case not proved, M’Lud!Véronique Boulanger

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CHINA ELEPHANT IN COAL ROOMIn the past year we have read many articles,

letters and attended meetings regarding the Fraser Surrey dock proposal. Both sides in the discussion have talked about the effects on local health issues from transporting this poisonous muck. However, there was always an elephant in the room that rarely got a mention.

China is burning this low-grade coal and now pollution in the form of smog from China is turning up in Australia, the west coast of North America including our own coast, according to health officials, newspaper articles and a recent Global TV news report.

Surely it’s time to bring the elephant into this discussion and talk about just how does 25 created jobs justify destroying the air we breathe and the environment we depend on for humanity’s future well being? Do we really need any further reasons to nix this proposal?

Gavin WishartNew Westminster


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Since she works from home she’s proposing to renovate her current office to accommodate them and ask the city to allow her to build one on top of a new garage.

But in 2011, council, in response to complaints about large garages in the city, prohibited two-storey garages or secondary structures higher than 15 feet. Del Monte’s proposal was for 22 feet at its peak.

“I’m very pleased with the outcome,” said Del Monte on Tuesday. “My contractor is coming over this evening. No time to waste.”

She felt the support she collected both on paper and at a public hearing during Monday’s council meeting.

“Maybe they really listened to what the residents had to say. I gave them everything that they needed. I’m happy with the process. I clearly said I understand why there are bylaws, I get it, but there are certain instances where bylaws are changed and it makes sense.”

In November, although she had received the backing from the residents association along with several letters of support, city staff recommended Del Monte’s application be denied. But council decided to proceed although Couns. Bill Harper and Chuck Puchmayr voted against it because of the precedent it could set.

On Monday, they passed it without comment from any

councillor. Prior to the vote, five people spoke up in support including Alana McIntyre, who lives adjacent to Del Monte and whose parents built Del Monte’s home in 1946.

“She’s done an amazing job putting character back into the house and improving the neighbourhood,” McIntyre told council. “I don’t think this will take away from the neighbourhood.”

Del Monte voted to be involved in the city’s upcoming discussion on whether to introduce laneway housing into New Westminster.

“There’s definitely some value,” said Del Monte. “The city can pull the best from the four other municipalities [that allow laneway housing].”

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The day before her 80th birthday, author Evelyn Benson will be signing her book of New Westminster memories and stories.

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A memorial will be held for Karim Meskine at John Robson elementary school on Feb. 8, from 1-2:30 p.m.

Meskine, 19, was attacked and beaten on Dec. 17 as he walked along the BC Parkway near the 22nd Street SkyTrain station. He died in hospital a few days later.

A 16-year-old was charged with second degree murder earlier in January. He was denied bail at his first court appearance and was scheduled for another on Wednesday.

A trust fund for Meskine’s family, who live in Surrey, has raised more than $58,000 so far.

Pedestrian struck

An elderly pedestrian was taken to Royal Columbian Hospital after being hit by a vehicle during the rush hour in New Westminster on Monday.

Police say the 76-year-old man was struck at about 4:40 p.m. by an eastbound vehicle while walking south using the crosswalk at Fourth Street. He suffered serious but non-life

threatening injuries.The driver remained at the scene

and alcohol and speed have been ruled out as factors, said police. The NWPD’s collision analysis and reconstruction team took over the investigation and closed down the intersection for several hours.

Staff Sgt. Paul Hyland said the cause of the collision has yet to be determined.

Statue stolenA bronze statue was stolen from

a Moody Park area home last week and New Westminster police are asking for help in finding it.

The NWPD said they received a report the statue had been taken from a residential property in the 1000 block of London Street.

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One bad Durango in a good wayThe 2014 Dodge Durango test truck was the perfect Christmas treat.This is the perfect kind of vehicle to have when you need to cart around extra kids and family from events like skating parties to Christmas dinners to anything else that needs getting done over the festive season. With three rows of seats and seating for six or seven passengers, the Durango is a large comfortable vehicle for any large family or a family of four that needs to take extra people to soccer or hockey practice. The Durango tester was the top of line Citadel model with a beau-tiful two-tine interior, large polished wheels and classy looking grille. It was not fitted with winter tires but we had no skiing plans, plus all Durango models come with AWD as standard equipment.

LooksI can’t remember the last time a large SUV turned heads but this model had passersby, friends, and family all taking notice. Several neighbours commented on the stylish “racetrack” rear light bar that has migrated from the Dodge Dart and Charger sedans to this big SUV for 2014. Because of standard AWD and other packaging changes, the starting price is higher than direct competitors, the Ford Explorer or Nissan Pathfind-er. Both those vehicles have a base model that starts around $30,000, the Durango, in contrast, starts at $39,995 and tops out at $51,995. This Citadel model, with options, is over $60,000. The base model comes nicely equipped with 18-inch wheels, keyless entry and

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InsideUpdates to the interior for 2014 include a new steering wheel that con-trols two new screens on the dash. The first is the intuitive and very quick uConnect screen in the centre of the console. All Durango models, except this top Citadel, get a 5-inch unit; this trim gets the 8.3-inch version, which is too bad. The second screen is embedded in the instrument cluster and can be custom-ized. I tried my hand at this but never really mastered it. The biggest selling point for the Durango is the amount of space it offers over three rows for 6 or 7 passengers. My youngest son loved climbing into the third row and could actually stretch out. I even tried it out and can report that adults have plenty of room in any seat. The Citadel model came equipped with a stun-ning two-tone interior featuring black carpets and tan seats. This contrast won over my wife who wouldn’t have looked twice at a Durango but after the first week she admitted how much she enjoyed the experience. If you

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Attendees to the Royal City Farmers Market annual general meeting on Feb. 2 will get a special sneak peak at a new film about food waste.

Jen Rustameyer and Grant Baldwin, who documented their effort to live without making garbage for a year in their film The Clean Bin Project, will be the featured speakers at the meeting. They’ll show a trailer for their new documentary, Just Eat It, that follows their efforts to quit shopping for groceries and survive only on food that would otherwise be thrown away. The film is scheduled

to be released in the spring.Members of the New Westminster

Food Action Committee will also be at the meeting to answer questions about the food charter they are currently drafting.

“This year’s AGM promises to be an afternoon with friends talking about food and the future plans of the market,” said Andrew Murray, the market’s president.

The meeting gets underway at 2:15 p.m. at the River Market. Admission is free but voting memberships to the farmer’s market will be available for $10.

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Society is urging B.C. to ban candy- or fruit-flavoured tobacco products in a bid to protect children.

The society said a poll by Angus Reid shows the proposed ban is supported by 74 per cent of B.C. adults and 81 per cent of teens aged 15 to 18.

“We are urging the B.C. government to protect children from the predatory marketing practices of the tobacco industry and the products which, through their

packaging and appearance, are aggressively targeted to youth,” said the society’s Kathryn Seely.

On the society’s hit list are flavoured cigarillos, water pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco and menthol cigarettes.

Seely said flavours like chocolate, peach, cherry and strawberry appeal to youth and reduce the harsh effects of cigarette smoke, making it easier for youth to experiment and become addicted.

She cited a previous national youth survey that found 53 per

cent of youth tobacco users in B.C. – 30,500 students – had used flavoured tobacco.

Similar bans are being sought in other provinces and industry reps have said regulators should instead ensure youth can’t access tobacco of any kind.

Smoking rates in B.C. are the lowest in Canada at 13 per cent but tobacco use is still a leading cause of death and disease, killing more than 6,000 B.C. residents each year.

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By Tom FletcherBlack Press

The B.C. government is considering an appeal of a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that rejects legislation restricting teacher bargaining and assesses a penalty of $2 million plus court costs.

“It doesn’t reflect government’s view of the case and the facts in the case,” Premier Christy Clark told a Kamloops radio station Tuesday.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender said he is “disappointed” by the ruling, and ministry staff will study it before deciding on a possible appeal.

Fassbender said he disagrees with the judge’s conclusion that the government tried to provoke a strike by reintroducing provisions that had been struck down by the same judge.

“What we need to do is to review the judge’s ruling in detail to see what the implications are, but clearly my message to school districts, to parents, is it’s business as usual in our schools,” Fassbender said.

The B.C. Supreme Court ruling rejected the provincial government’s effort to keep class size and special needs support off the bargaining table with teachers, and ordered the government to pay $2 million in damages to the B.C. Teachers’ Federation.

In a ruling released Monday, Justice Susan Griffin said the B.C. government’s replacement legislation, passed in 2011, is as unconstitutional as the 2002 law called Bill 28 that removed class size and special needs support from union working conditions.

“The court concluded that the

government did not negotiate in good faith with the union after the Bill 28 decision,” Griffin wrote. “One of the problems was that the government representatives were preoccupied with another strategy. Their strategy was to put such pressure on the union that it would provoke a strike by the union. The government representatives thought this would give government the opportunity to gain political support for imposing legislation on the union.”

The ruling strikes down the portions of the new legislation that have not already expired.

BCTF president Jim Iker said the ruling returns contract language that was in place in 2002, and he expects that the province’s 60 school districts will have to rehire teachers and special needs assistants to reduce class size.

He said there were 1,200 education specialists affected by the 2002 legislation, including teacher-librarians and counsellors.

“It’s good for us, it’s good for public education, it’s good for British Columbia and for our students,” Iker said of Monday’s ruling.

NDP education critic Rob Fleming called the ruling “real blow to the B.C. Liberals’ credibility,” adding it traces back to Premier Christy Clark’s time as education minister in 2002.

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New Westminster Tinnitus Support Group: Tinnitus is a ringing, humming, buzzing or other sound

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techniques along with encouragement and camaraderie to combat this debilitating condition. When: Third Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m. Where: Century House, 620 Eighth St., New Westminster. Info:

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A l o n e To g e t h e r : Vagabond Players presents a warm and witty comedy by Lawrence Roman, a play that every middle-aged couple who has raised a family can relate to. As one son goes out the door, two more return, having discovered that life just isn’t that great out in the real world, and the hope for a rekindled romance for Mum and Dad is dashed. When: Jan. 30 to Feb. 22, 8 p.m. Thursdays to Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Where: Bernie Legge Theatre, Queen’s Park, New Westminster. Tickets: $15 general, $13 seniors/students. Reservations: 604-521-0412 or [email protected].

Fo o d s B e h av i n g Strangely: An exhibit of new works by Nicola Tibbetts featuring large scale, very detailed and realistic paintings of food. When: Until Feb. 14. Where: Amelia Douglas Gallery, Fourth Floor North, Douglas College, 700 Royal Ave., New Westminster.

Ukrainian Perogy Supper: When: Friday, Jan. 31; Perogy sales from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Supper from 5 to 8 p.m. Where: Holy Eucharist Church Hall , 4th Avenue and 5th Street, New Westminster. Info: 604-526-0988 or Hall 604-522-7711.

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Burnaby-New Westminster N ew c o m e r s a n d Friends Club: Club welcomes women who are new to the area, as well as longtime r e s i d e n t s . M e e t women of all ages and cultures to make new friends. When: Dinner meeting the second

Wednesday of each month plus various events including book club, craft group, social Saturdays, etc. Info: Jocelan Caldwell, 604-520-3646.

New Westminster Family Place: Parents and grandparents of children under 5 can come to Lord Kelvin Elementary school for playtime, art, songs, stories and snacks. Have fun with your children, meet other parents and learn about other resources in the community. Where: In the green portable facing Seventh Avenue, 1010 Hamilton St. When: Thursdays and Fridays 9- 11 a.m. (Note - this program is closed when the school is closed).

Sunday Afternoon Dances for 55+: Live music each week – come join us. When: Sundays, 12:45 – 3:45 p.m. Where: Century House, 620-Eighth St., New Westminster. Admission: $5 members and $6 non-members. Includes refreshments at intermission. Info: 604-519-1066.

Fraternal Order of Eagles: Aerie No. 20 New Westminster hosts a fundraising meat draw, sponsored by Thrifty Foods. Three meat draws per day, 50/50 draw includes dinner and breakfast. When: Fridays, 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays, 3-5 p.m. Where: Fireside Pub, 421 East Columbia St., New Westminster.

ESL Conversation Circles at the Library: The New Westminster Public Library offers free, drop-in ESL conversation circles for adults who want to meet people and practice speaking English. Co-sponsored by Family Services of Greater Vancouver, there are two programs available. Children are welcome. When: For all adults, Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. For women only, Fridays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Where: New Westminster Public Library, 716 6th Ave., New Westminster. Info: 604-527-4660.

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Heritage Uke Club: Organized by Gord Smithers (Guitarist for Deadcats, Swank, ReBeat Generation & Wichita Trip), learn to play the ukulele, beginners welcome. When: Mondays, 6-8 p.m. Where: Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., New Westminster. Cost: suggested $5 donation. Info: http://tinyurl.com/6uy9h4h.

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The 41st-annual BC Home and Garden Show is coming to Vancouver in February, so mark your calenders and get ready to be inspired.

The show will take place between Feb. 19 and 23 at BC Place Stadium. Among this year’s celebrity guests are Bryan and Sarah Baeumler, Mike Holmes Jr. and Sherry Holmes.

You’ll also find the Urban Fare Cooking Stage. Some of

Vancouver’s top chefs will demonstrate their signature recipes, from barbecue to comfort food. Urban Fare will also present Chopping Block on the 22nd, with four home chefs competing against each other to emerge victorious.

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West Coast design.If gardening is one of your interests, you’ll enjoy the Living

Melodies display, with more than 7,000 square feet of green space with flowers, water and stone features and outdoor furniture, inspired by famous music. The Better Gnomes and Gardens event brings well-known Vancouver residents such as Real Housewives of Vancouver’s Mary Zilba, Love It or List It Vancouver’s Todd Talbot and Global BC’s Steve Darling together with a very popular garden decoration: the gnome. The participants will decorate their own garden gnome and auction them off, with proceeds going towards Sole Food Street Farms.

There will also be a spot to sit and have some tea at The Twinings English Tea Garden, or take in some fashion and art at Portobello West, inspired by London’s famous street market.

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As completion nears, Bird points out that many of the floor plans available now are unique. “They’re one-off plans where they’re the only one in the building,” she says.

Additionally, within walking distance to G3 is the newly renovated Guildford Town Centre, the Guildford Recreation Centre inclusive of a public library, fitness centre, and soon-to-be an aquatic facility, restaurants, and schools.

The interior details of these homes are also contributors to their popularity among home buyers. These beautifully packaged homes come equipped with stainless-steel appliances, quartz countertops and an eating bar perfect for a quick breakfast or evening cocktail party. Soft-closing cabinetry with brushed

nickel hardware is perfectly lit by the ceiling mounted track lighting and pendant lights.

Laminate hardwood flooring is featured throughout the living areas, with lush carpeting in the bedrooms and imported porcelain tile in the kitchen, entry and bathrooms.

The bathrooms are elegant and luxurious, with a deep soaker tub, semi-frameless glass shower and chic wall-mounted vanity light.

Homeowners can still choose between two designer colour schemes, Sterling and Onyx, and will enjoy the nine-foot ceilings (higher on the top floor) and convenient front-loading washer and dryers that come with every home. Oversized storage and parking is also included.

Residents will also have access to the G3 residents’ lounge, which will include a gym, fireside lounge and a guest suite, among other things

The bathrooms are elegant and luxurious, with a deep soaker tub, semi-frameless glass shower and chic wall-mounted vanity light.

G3 Residences is truly a balance between contemporary lifestyle and affordability.

Available homes start at $149,900 for a studio, $182,900 for a one-bedroom and $223,900 for a two-bedroom.

Take advantage of the limited time Chinese New Year offer and visit the G3 showroom at 10439 154th Street, Surrey, open every day except Friday between noon and 5 p.m. to pick up your lucky red envelope!

For additional information, be sure to visit g3living.ca or call 604-588-8238.

Submitted photosTo celebrate Chinese New Year, the next eight buyers of G3’s Phase 2 homes will be able to choose a lucky red envelope that will reveal a discount ranging from $6,888 to $8,888 off the purchase of their new home, which will be ready for occupancy in March.

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NORTHERN VANCOUVER island scaling company is seeking Coastal Log Scalers for camp/local posi-tions. KLM Inventory Ltd. is based out of Port McNeill, BC. KLM will accept candidates who have just re-cently acquired their scaling license; the company will provide training. Competitive wages, plus full bene-fi ts. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email [email protected]. If you require any additional information please call Jamie Mac-Gregor at 250-230-0025.

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THE Construction Coordinator posi-tion will be located in an industrial setting at a Vancouver area fuel processing and distribution facility. The client utilizes Jacobs Industrial as the core maintenance contractor on site. You would complete the fol-lowing activities: Coordinate Con-struction Activities associated with Tank Maintenance program; Act as a Tank Team Core Member; Pro-vide team with input to develop Construction Work Packages (CWP’s) for Tank maintenance, in-spection and repairs; Ensure CWP for tank maintenance, inspection and repairs are implemented safely, per applicable specifi cations and standards, and in accordance with agreed upon schedule and budget; Coordinate Contactors per site agreement; Work with operations to safely take tanks in and out of ser-vice per applicable SOP’s. To be successful you will have compre-hensive understanding of industrial storage tanks, planning and sched-uling, tanks inspections and con-struction; Post-secondary education and/or a technical trade; a minimum of 4 - 7 years of related experience; and a knowledge of construction and maintenance techniques and best practices. This position in-volves working in both an offi ce and industrial plant environment. Hours of work are typically 7:30 to 4:00 PM Monday to Friday. Apply Today! To learn more about Jacobs and its worldwide projects and opportu-nities visit www.jacobs.com - to ap-ply search Vancouver or send a re-sume directly to [email protected]

PERSONAL SERVICES

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242 CONCRETE & PLACING

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263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

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284 HEAT, AIR, REFRIGERATION

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287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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HOME IMPROVEMENTSCarpentry, painting, drywall, tilesQuality work - reasonable price

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287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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288 HOME REPAIRS

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320 MOVING & STORAGE

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320 MOVING & STORAGE

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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332 PAVING/SEAL COATING

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338 PLUMBING

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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372 SUNDECKS

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374 TREE SERVICES

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374 TREE SERVICES

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PETS

477 PETS

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are

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CHIHUAHUAS, male pups, 20 weeks old, $550 obo. Call 604-794-7347

FEMALE PEKINGESE top of the line pup, reg’d. Email for more info. Video avail. $995. 604-353-8750.

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FEMALE YORKIE micro-chipped, reg’d, cert of pedigree. Video avail health records. $995. 604-353-8750

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MALE COCKER - Micro-chipped Reg’d, cert of pedigree, video avail. health records. $995. 604-353-8750

[email protected]

MALE POMERANIAN registered, micro-chipped, all health records, video avail. $995. 604-353-8750

[email protected]

MALE WESTIE. Top of the line pup. Registered, email for more info. Video avail. $995. 604-353-8750

[email protected]

MINI DACHSHUND PUPPIES, born Dec 11th. M&F. unique smooth coat silver dapple and black & tan pie-bald. Raised by 12 yr old girl in 4H dog obediance. Well socialized. 1st shots & dewormed. $800/ea (will go toward education fund) Call: 604-820-4827 (Mission).

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

512 BICYCLES

Gary Fisher Advance Mountain bike, suits person 5’2’’ - 5’9’’

Selling for $70

GIANT FCR 2 Sport Road BikeSize L - Suits 5’9 - 6’2’’

Hardly used. $500.

North Delta 604-591-9740Can email Pictures

515 BOOKS, COINS, STAMPS

STAMP COLLECTORLooking to buy stamps and

whole collections.Email: [email protected]

548 FURNITURE

FURNITURE FOR SALECouch and love seat, great condi-tion, fl oral with beige background; Hide-a-bed couch, green blue bur-gandy print, great condition; Pottery lamps (2) beige with new shades $50 for pair. Delta 604-591-9740

560 MISC. FOR SALE

Gary Fisher Advance Mountain bike, suits person 5’2’’ - 5’9’’

Selling for $70

GIANT FCR 2 Sport Road BikeSize L - Suits 5’9 - 6’2’’

Hardly used. $500.

North Delta 604-591-9740Can email Pictures

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

REAL ESTATE

627 HOMES WANTED

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REAL ESTATE

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

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669 NEW WESTMINSTER

New West Quay. Panoramic view of River. Updated 2 brm, 1131 sq ft. Steps to Skytrain. Rentals allowed. #1604 1135 Quayside Dr. $368k Prud Rlty 604-617-3864

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

CLEAN SPACIOUS SUITESFully Renod 1 & 2 Bd SuitesCentrally Located, 5 min walk

to Metrotown Mall. On-site caretaker. Extra lg patios.

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1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.

Call (604) 931-2670

711 CO-OP RENTALS

BURNABYWHATTLEKAINUM -

HOUSINGCO-OP ORIENTATION

Do you want to live in the security of a

family community?

Woodland surroundings, on Forest Grove Drive. Good location, close to schools, SFU and Lougheed Mall. No subsidies available. $10 appli-cation fee. Maximum housing charges; 2 bdrms $919/mo. 3 bdrms. $1029/mo. & 4 bdrms. $1134/mo. Shares $2500.

NO SUBSIDIES AVAILABLEOrientation:

Sunday, February 2nd1:30 p.m. at

51A-8740 Forest Grove Dr.Phone 604-420-2442

750 SUITES, LOWER

NEW WEST 1 bdrm grnd lvl suite in newer home. Ns/np, avail Feb. $650 incl utils/laund. 778-998-8967

751 SUITES, UPPER

COQUITLAM Ctr. 3 Bdrm suite up: 2baths, spec view, w/d, d/w, 10 min walk to greenline, D.College ns/np, resp, work ref’s $1800 +utils. Also: 3Bdr gr/lvl ste down: sep livrm, w/d, d/w, $1350 +utils. 604-781-1703

752 TOWNHOUSES

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1097/mo - $1199/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL

ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME

604.683.2200The Scrapper

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Notice is hereby given that credi-tors and others having claims against the Estate of David Leo-nard Worthington, Deceased, late of 325 – 4th Street, New Westminster, British Columbia, are hereby required to send particulars of their claims to the Executrix at the following ad-dress:c/o McQuarrie Hunter LLP, Bar-risters & Solicitors Attention: ALLISON M. CATHERWOOD #1500 – 13450 102nd Avenue Surrey, B.C. V3T 5X3 before the 27th day of February, 2014, after which date the Executrix will distribute the said estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to claims of which the Executrix then has no-tice.

WITNESS NEEDED: If you wit-nessed a Hit & Run accident on January 22, 2012 Cariboo Road south of the Gaglardi overpass can you please call 604-314-7154. Long time ago but I need your help. Thanks.


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