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Ruth Goodman took her life on Feb. 2, part of a carefully arranged plan. Her son Michael has taken up her fight for the right to die.

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desperately wanted to be there to hold her hand at the end. Ruth wanted them there, but she wouldn’t allow it because they’d be in trouble Grant Granger with the law if they were. ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com The next day, Feb. 2, Ruth took One evening last month, Michael pentobarbital, a drug she had Goodman left his New Westminster illegally imported from South home to visit his 91-year-old mother America and died. In Canada, Ruth at her Vancouver home. pentobarbital is used to euthanize His brother Dean, who had flown animals but is not to be taken by in from Toronto was there too, humans. along with some of her friends. Ruth Goodman was an They were there to say goodbye. independent woman long before They knew4x1.25_small_appliances_ad_final.pdf what was coming, but it became During the 1 fashionable. 12-03-05 1:20 PM they couldn’t stay even though they Second World War she was a ship

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catches the attention of media across the country. Michael says his mother had seen many elderly friends suffer as their bodies deteriorated. They were alive, but their quality of life wasn’t worth living. But the law wouldn’t let them do anything about it. Ruth developed Crohn’s disease, causing her to have 15 to 20 bowel movements daily. What pushed her over the edge, says Michael, was waking up so disoriented she didn’t know where she was. Please see ‘THey sHOOT HORses’, A3

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A new anchor tenant for the Royal City Centre has been found but its owners are keeping mum about who it is. The city has received a development permit application from the mall to build an atrium-style entrance off Sixth Avenue near Eighth Street—next to Dynamic Health and Fitness—to service a new anchor tenant for the first and second floors. The mall has been seeking a large retailer ever since Zellers closed in that end of the mall in 2006. The mall’s leasing agent, Laura Veevers, said it is up to the property’s owners, Torontobased Strathallen Capital Corp., to announce who the tenant is. Strathallen president Laetitia Pacaud has previously declined comment on the plans due to confidentially. City planner Jim Hurst said he does not know who the tenant is, and he expects when his report on the application appears before council Monday they will want to know.

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CITYPAGE PARCEL TAX ROLL REVIEW PANEL PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to the requirements of the Community Charter that a Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel will sit in the City Council Chamber at City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC on Monday March 25, 2013 at 5:45 p.m. The Panel will review the Parcel Tax Roll prepared for the following bylaws. If no complaints are received the Parcel Tax Roll will be considered to be authenticated. • Bylaw No.7584, 2013 – Lane paving south of Sixth Avenue • Bylaw No.7585, 2013 – Ditch infill a portion of Wood Street, Boyd Street and Boyne Street and widen a portion of Boyne Street • Bylaw No.7300, 2009 – Lane paving between Fenton Street and Pembina Street, south of Ewen Avenue • Bylaw No.7218, 2008 – Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Area (Secondary Area) • Bylaw No.7217, 2008 – Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Area (Primary Area) • Bylaw No.7150, 2007 – Lane paving Second Street • Bylaw No.6605, 2000 – Queensborough specified area, stage 2 (Sewer) A property owner may make a complaint only on the grounds of an error or omission in the roll. A complaint shall not be heard by the Panel unless written notice of the complaint has been made to the office of the Collector at City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, B.C. V3L 1H9, at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the time appointed for the first sitting of the Review Panel (5:45 p.m., March 25, 2013). The Parcel Tax Roll is available for inspection in the Finance and Information Technology Department of City Hall during its regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Any questions concerning the above information or in relation to the complaints process should be directed to Mr. R. Grant, Manager of Collection Services at 604-527-4646.

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The draft Financial Plan incorporates a proposed 2.90% property tax increase for 2013. This increase is required to fund operational and inflationary increases and strategic initiatives. Utility operating budgets for 2013 include the Electrical, Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Utilities. Utility rate increases are 3.5% for Water, 9.4% for Sewer and 4.5% for Solid Waste to address the increases in the 2013 Metro Vancouver rates charged to the City. The Electrical Utility rates for 2013 will be set in March / April and will follow BC Hydro’s rate increases to the City.

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She was afraid she might get to a state where she wouldn’t be capable enough to end her life. “About six months ago she started to tell me it was ‘my time’ and that she was going to go soon. Sadly, she basically told me she was going to end her own life. I could see her health deteriorating rapidly week by week,” says Michael. “Her and her women friends had a long-time pact they would be there to support each other in the end of their lives, and if they made a decision to end their lives they would be Above, Ruth Goodman rallying in the late ’90s for the right to die. At left, Ruth was a welder in shipyards during the Second World War. there to support each other in Here she christens a ship. that decision.” FIghtIng tO change the Law Michael says it’s tragic she terminally ill and the ruling applied course of dialogue proves to be a As a director of the Farewell died alone because of the legal only to those in that situation. very effective method for suicide Foundation, New West resident implications for her family and The Farewell Foundation wants intervention because it slows the Russel Ogden, a Kwantlen friends. Ottawa to deal with the issue on a process down and it encourages Polytechnic University “Shouldn’t the loved ones be broader basis and provide a system individuals to consider all of their criminologist, is fighting for those able to be in the room to hold their similar to Switzerland. The Swiss options … and often people can changes. hands as their loved ones pass? The have not-for-profit organizations often find ways to live longer and Ruth followed the foundation’s way it is now anyone who could be that help their members with their better.” protocol in carrying out her the beneficiary of the estate could suicides under a protocol that If Justice Smith’s ruling is mission. Many of its 280 members be treated as a suspect because they demonstrates to the police and upheld in the Gloria Taylor case, are like Ruth, not wanting to have motive. Yet, those are the same justice system that there are no Ottawa has 12 months to change prolong the pain of a poor quality people that probably want to be selfish motives involved. the law. But Ogden doesn’t see a of life because of a chronic, but there with their loved one with their Ogden says the Dutch system, government led by Prime Minister not terminal, illness. They’ve passing.” where the approach is mostly Stephen Harper going as far as the already had what they believe is a She left a note detailing what she medical, produces consequences foundation would like. “completed life” and the alternative had done and why. where many people who should “I doubt the Harper regime will of death is more attractive than “I am simply old, tired and be allowed to take their lives are be generous at all in the scope [of living. becoming dependent, after a deemed ineligible. its legislation],” Ogden says. “There “What they may have in front wonderful life of independence. “The right to end one’s life is a are a lot of permissions being of them is a much longer period People are allowed to choose fundamental human right,” says sought in [the Taylor ruling], and of suffering,” says Ogden, who has the right time to terminate their Ogden. we can expect whatever the federal witnessed three suicides and been animals’ lives and to be with them “And the obligation of society is government comes up with the arrested and subpoenaed three and provide assistance and comfort, to not impose a mandate of absolute restrictions will be even greater.” times. right to the end. Surely, the least we prevention for those thinking about Michael Goodwin just wants to Like Ogden, Michael and his can do is allow people the same right ending their lives, but instead to get the conversation going. mother followed the Gloria Taylor to choose how and when to end support such decisions by way of “Really the bottom line message is case in which B.C. Supreme Court their lives,” she wrote. “I am writing ensuring that any final decision is it’s time to get this out of the closet Justice Lynn Smith ruled Canada’s this letter to advocate for a change carefully and fully informed and it and talk about it. They’ve done law on doctor-assisted suicide was in the law so that all will be able to is not coerced and is voluntary. The surveys on it and about 80 per cent unconstitutional. While Taylor has make this choice.” paradox of supporting decisions of the population agrees,” he says. since passed away, the ruling has around suicide that are informed, “As my mother put it, they shoot been appealed. However, Taylor was uncoerced and voluntary is that horses don’t they?”

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Gord Hobbis’s workday is about to get more complicated. But he’s confident his customers will appreciate the money they’ll save. Hobbis, the owner of Cap’s Bicycle Shop in Sapperton, is busy boning up on provincial sales tax regulations in preparation for its return on April 1. For businesses selling bicycles, children’s clothing and footwear, books and magazines, insulation, smoke alarms, safety equipment like safety glasses, child car seats and helmets for cycling, skiing and snowboarding, restaurant meals and services like home renovations, that means the old exemptions from the seven per cent PST for those items will also be back in place. It’s not that simple, though, says Hobbis. While the implementation of the Harmonized Sales Tax in 2010 may have rankled consumers, it simplified and streamlined the collection of sales taxes for businesses by blanketing everything with the new 12 per cent levy. That meant the demise

of various PST exemptions. Cyclists were particularly upset at the loss of the seven per cent tax break they’d enjoyed since 1981, when it was brought in as a way to encourage people to get active. An online petition collected thousands of names. A rally was held on the lawn of the provincial Legislature in Victoria. Bike shop owners like Hobbis worried their business would take a hit. It didn’t work out that way. Hobbis says the arrival of the HST coincided with a boom in cycling interest as people signed up for charity rides and gran fondos. That kept the customers coming through his doors, most of them oblivious to the previous PST exemption. “They know they’re paying a tax, so it hasn’t been a big deal,” says Hobbis. “People adjusted to it. A tax is a tax.” But the PST exemption isn’t so cut and dried, especially for bike shops, explains Hobbis. While it extends to bicycles, it doesn’t include tricycles or kids’ run bikes that don’t have a chain. Accessories like panniers or fenders are exempt if they’re

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Gord Hobbis, the owner of Cap’s Bicycle Shop, says the return to PST on April 1 is good news for cyclists who will once again get an exemption from paying the seven per cent tax when they buy bikes, safety equipment, parts and repairs. He and his staff now have to decipher the myriad of exemptions to the exemptions.

bought with a bike, but the PST is applied if they’re purchased separately. Clothing isn’t exempt, but, says Hobbis, if it’s festooned with reflective strips, it could be argued it’s safety equipment, which is exempt. “There’s a lot of grey areas,” says Hobbis. Which means he and his staff have to get up to speed on when and when not to apply the PST. And communicate with suppliers

from other parts of the country which haven’t yet been made aware of British Columbia’s changing sales tax laws. In the meantime, Hobbis and many of his competitors are already offering discounts equivalent to the PST exemption to keep customers from delaying their purchases. “We have to keep offering good value,” says Hobbis. twitter.com/newsleaderfotog

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Wright raises possibility 39-storey tower could be rental Mayor says highrise developer looking to turn tower into ‘total rental building’ Grant Granger

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Mayor Wayne Wright dropped a juicy little tidbit on a proposed Downtown tower that caught councillors and city planning staff by surprise at Monday’s council meeting. During a discussion on Plaza 88 Developments’ proposal for a 39-storey highrise at 900 Carnarvon St., Wright said he’s been told it would be a rental building. The developer is asking for several exemptions to allow for construction of 396 units with 50 of them being studios and 336 one-bedrooms. A staff report and several councillors expressed concerns about the proposal on many fronts including the small units, the building’s height and a plan to have above-ground parking. “My understanding is it’s a total rental building,” said Wright. In response to that revelation, planner Bev Grieve said the developer had not revealed any plans of that sort except to say there would be some rental sold as strata with

the buyers intending to rent them But McEvoy also said many out. She also said the developer residents of the other towers have did indicate it was easier to sell the complained to him about the smaller units, mostly to investors, numerous empty condos, because in the three towers it has already investors can’t find anybody to rent constructed next door. them. They even took him on a tour Wright, however, said the of the building’s storage areas to developers told him the building show how many had nothing in them. could be sold to an affordable Coun. Bill Harper said there housing organization or possibly a was no mention of rental in the pension fund looking for an application or in any previous investment. discussion about rental housing. “If we have an opportunity He also said in his opinion to have an affordable housing renting out individual strata building we should look at it,” properties was not workable. said Wright. Plaza 88 is seeking 33,000 Coun. Chuck Puchmayr square feet more residential wriGht called the suggestion it would space than it is entitled to be a rental building “a bit of under the zoning, and 5,500 a red herring.” square feet of commercial space. “It doesn’t look like a housing The developer is also proposing to organization could come out and buy provide 223 parking spaces when the it because they don’t have the money,” required amount for such density is said Puchmayr. 550 spaces. “Build what’s permissible on the On Monday, council voted to site, but if [the developer] wants to authorize staff to work with the barter up we need to get something developer toward resolving all the out of it.” issues raised in the report before While expressing many concerns it takes the application to public about the building’s proposed height, consultation. look, density, parking and traffic “Get the developer to tell us exactly impact, Coun. Jaimie McEvoy said it what he has in his mind,” Wright told would be nice to see some enthusiasm staff. twitter.com/lonegrangerbnw for rental housing.

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Digital animation open house A 3D animation and visual effects school will have its grand opening in Downtown New Westminster on Saturday. The CG Masters Academy will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the school, 320-800 Carnarvon St. There will be mini-classes, green screen photography and a webinar during the open house. The official opening will be at 11 a.m. For more information go to academy.cg-masters.com.

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New date for vote One of the issues which is mentioned as B.C. gets set for a provincial election, but only on occasion, is whether the fixed election date should be changed. When then-Opposition Leader Gordon Campbell promised a fixed election date, long before the 2001 election was held, he was a pioneer. No provincial government, and certainly not the federal government, had even suggested fixed election dates. Premiers and prime ministers wanted to keep the power of when to call an election to themselves, and give their parties the greatest possible advantage. Campbell was true to his word and set up fixed elections. There have now been two of them, in 2005 and 2009, and the third is set for May 14. Other provinces and even the federal government have followed suit, although in the case of Ottawa, it has yet to abide by a fixed date, largely due to the fact the first two Stephen Harper governments were minority governments. A number of observers have suggested that B.C. would be best to hold its elections in the fall, after the audited books for the previous fiscal year have been made available to the public. It is obvious from this year’s budget (and indeed from the 2009 budget) that budgets produced just before an election have more to do with attracting votes than managing public finances. All provinces except Nova Scotia have now set fixed election dates. All but Alberta hold their elections in the fall months — September, October or November. B.C. would be wise to follow suit. No matter which party is elected on May 14, a move towards holding the next election in September, 2017 would make a lot of sense. September would be the best choice, given that municipal elections are held in November, and there will be occasions where both are held in the same year.

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New West is leading by example I was amused, bemused, and enthused by Chris Bryan’s column last week (“New Westminster’s traffic discussion must dig deeper”), because I found myself agreeing with the spirit, if not the actual points. The column proposes that external pressure on New Westminster to “do something” about traffic isn’t going away. Neighbouring cities continue to expand and auto-oriented development continues apace, so cars queuing up to pass through New Westminster will only increase in numbers. If we don’t “do something” about this, the pressure will lead to “something being done” to us, and we may not like the results of that. This is meant to address the question of why New Westminster, the first city in British Columbia, should give up livability, tear down buildings, and sever neighbourhoods to support the development of auto-oriented suburbs. It doesn’t answer why anyone in 2013 would design a community whose survival apparently relies on residents’ unfettered ability to drive through New Westminster. The proposed Fraser Mills development in Coquitlam

Patrick Johnstone makes the point. That plan would bring 7,500 residents to a cluster of towers at the south foot of the new King Edward Overpass. The need to provide a westward automobile outlet for the residents of this transit-free traffic quagmire is one reason Coquitlam is so hot to replace the Bailey Bridge. It isn’t New Westminster’s intractable resistance to change that is causing this quagmire; it is others developing on the assumption that New Westminster will plough parts of our city over to oblige their plans. If the City of New Westminster has been guilty of anything on this file, it’s failing to send a clear message to our neighbouring communities about the situation. Trying to be accommodating, we have become enablers. When a new road-building scheme like the UBE or a sixlane Pattullo comes along, the

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local reaction is often “we really need to do something about the traffic.” This is interpreted by our neighbours (and by many within our community) as a desire to build more roads and accommodate more cars. Local leaders and opinion makers hedge and mumble something about “finding a real solution, once and for all.” We sketch up plans of stacked freeways on our waterfront, of digging multi-billion-dollar tunnels, of sacrificing only parts of neighbourhoods. No-one has money for these expensive schemes, and few acknowledge they probably won’t work. No city has ever successfully solved traffic congestion by building roads. Are we the exception? If we need to “do something,” it is to stop this equivocating and send a clear message to our neighbours: No more. The number of cars passing through our city is already more than we will tolerate. We will not build roads to accommodate more. Now, or in the future. Ever. Adjust your planning accordingly. We also need to continue leading by example, and

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demonstrate the alternative. Following the Regional Growth Strategy and the Transport 2040 Plan, we must continue building a compact, transit-friendly, sustainable community. Our Master Transportation Plan needs to leverage our strength as the municipality with the secondhighest alternative transportation mode share in the province. New Westminster is making it easier for people to live, work and shop in the same community. We are building mixed commercialresidential developments on SkyTrain lines. We are taking risks by building office space and investing in community amenities. For those who must move across the region, we are making it easier to do so through transit, through cycling, through car-sharing. Through this, we are making genuine efforts to reduce our community’s load on Coquitlam and Surrey roads. It may look to some like we are dug in, but we are leading from the trenches. Patrick Johnstone is a New Westminster resident and has a blog at nwimby.blogspot.ca

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Good Samaritan made my weekend I live at Sixth Street and Seventh Avenue in an upper-floor suite overlooking Sixth Street. As others who live in the area know, on many a night we hear our fair share of sirens, drunkards and skateboarders. This past rainy Friday night, at the end of a busy week for me, a group of young people caused an exceptionally loud racket. At about 1:30 a.m., I heard a huge smashing sound followed by repeated bangs. I bolted out of bed and rushed to the window, convinced a break-and-enter was in progress. What I saw was six or seven young men and women running toward Downtown, laughing as they overturned every newspaper box and mailbox in their path. They dropped a bus bench on its back too. I scanned the street and saw a huge length of the temporary fencing around the old Blockbuster store

lying flat—that explained the huge crashing sound I heard. I considered calling 911, but the kids were running so fast they’d be long gone. After about 20 minutes, I called the nonemergency number for New Westminster Police. My concern was not so much about the further nuisance, but the pouring rain getting inside the mailboxes and newspaper boxes lying on their backs. About an hour later, I looked out the bedroom window again and saw a man walking with a coffee cup on the sidewalk. As he came upon one of the newspaper boxes, he carefully set down his coffee cup and repositioned the box. It took a bit more of an effort, but he did the same with the mailbox next to it. He went to retrieve his coffee cup. Next was a bus bench: he set down his cup,

approached the sprawled bench and paused, considering. He tried to lift it from one side, but could not get a good grip. Then he tried another and plop!—the bench was ready for the day’s passengers to use. The man continued on his way and met a City of New Westminster tow truck driver at the fallen fencing at the old Blockbuster. In unison they picked up a length of several joined units of fencing and chatted good-naturedly. I could hear the tow truck driver, who had also been picking up after the earlier trouble-making group, tell the Good Samaritan how the fence, boxes, and benches got into the state that they did. The Samaritan was surprised and before he continued on his way, asked the driver if he needed a hand tonight. The driver politely declined.

I cannot get over the contrast in people’s behaviour within just a couple of hours. My heart swells with pride, gratitude, and hope when I think about the lone man who so matter-of-factly made things right after others made them so wrong. Thank you, kind gentleman. By doing the right thing, you made my weekend. Anne-Marie Kugler-Yuen New Westminster

Columnist went over the top Re: The Don Cherry of TV science (BC Views, NewsLeader, Feb. 27) There’s a great scene in the 1941 movie The Maltese Falcon, where Humphrey Bogart, playing detective Sam Spade, is threatened by an ineffectual little thug. Bogie teases him and the thug says something like, “Keep it up and you’ll

be carrying your teeth in a bag!” Bogie laughs and says, “The cheaper the hood, the gaudier the patter,” meaning, I suppose, that people with little to back up their claims have to count on tough talk to carry the day. Which brings me to the column by Tom Fletcher about fracking, and David Suzuki’s doc on The Nature of Things. Fletcher’s column is full of high-emotion, bombastic, angry hyperbole aimed at painting Suzuki’s “anti-fracking screed” as “calculated to twist public opinion against” fracking. The language throughout is hilariously inappropriate (“the Don Cherry of Canadian science,” “Suzuki’s scud missile of misinformation,” etc.), and encourages us to debunk Suzuki’s earlier claims about the damage caused by Alberta’s oil sands enterprise because one of

his supporters, the director James Cameron, deigned to tour the site “in his personal jet helicopter,” as if that immediately makes him a nincompoop. Fletcher, it seems, hopes that his loud shouting and silly invective will prevent us from noticing that he has nothing of interest to say on the topics. Science has given us plenty of reasons to doubt the ultimate safety of fracking (or of the oil sands project for that matter), just as economics has given us plenty of reasons to think the benefits may well outweigh the risks involved. But over-the-top, blowhard pomposity by the likes of this columnist don’t help either cause. It just makes him look a fool, and encourages us to look elsewhere for some reasonable information and debate. Chris Petty New Westminster

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have ensured that a quality, fill the void, they sometimes, neighbourhood amenity will in desperation, end up begging be available to support active, in the streets. I remember healthy play. when I made a gift of money Special acknowledgement for to a beggar in China, I was pointedly told by our interpreter their generous contributions that it was not necessary, as they to this worthy project go to were looked after by society. My the Ministry of Education, immediate reply was that if they the Rotary Club of New Westminster, CINEC were properly looked after, they corporation, Mott Electric, wouldn’t have to beg. I believe Hector Bremner and to the the same applies to the people local Shriners. begging in the streets of New Their contributions and Westminster. timely support really made all I believe these people have the difference. as much right to the sidewalk We look forward to this as anyone, expressing their project getting underway need for help, particularly as shortly, so the students of F.W. welfare and disability rates Howay and the community are inadequate and have not can start enjoying a healthy, been raised for over five years. educational and safe playground Rather than kick people off for many years to come. the streets, as some suggest, Paul Johansen maybe we should be asking why New Westminster they are on the streets in the first place, and why we have so Festivals great little compassion for those less civic promoters fortunate. Re: City balks at billing event Contrary to those who organizers (NewsLeader, March complain about beggars being 1) aggressive and rude, I have I was pleased to see this found them to be generally article. withdrawn and appreciative Sapperton Days, the 12th if given a contribution Street Music Festival and the or recognition of their Royal City Show & Shine bring circumstances. Maybe it’s time thousands of visitors to New to look in the mirror and see Westminster every year, and who we are and what kind promotes our city in ways that of society we are part of and hundreds of thousands of responsible for. Maybe we should each realize dollars in paid advertising never could. that there but for the grace of We also need to recognize the God or fate walk I, and that we Quayside Boardwalk Festival are our brothers’ and sisters’ and Sale organized by James keepers. Maybe we need a new Crosty, which also attracts economy if critical economic, thousands of visitors every year. social and environmental goals The city’s arts and cultural are to be met. Maybe we need grants committee needs their new government committed to heads examined. For $5,366 + the needs of society, not just to $5,210 + $8,100 = $18,676, we the rich with their bought and get several fantastic promotional paid for politicians, lobbyists, venues for the city. Heck, for the corporations and organized value received, the city should greed. Bill Zander boost this to $60,000, basically New Westminster $1 per person in New West each year—a mere fraction of what Hip Hip Ho-way the city has spent on a civic I’d like to thank the many centre and office tower. That outstanding organizations and project will cost tens of millions individuals who have made and roughly $1,000 of debt for valuable contributions to the every resident. replacement of the F.W. Howay You don’t need to spend School playground. millions of dollars to promote Kudos to the Howay our city. You just need community and the parents passionate and committed advisory council for recognizing volunteers, and a little support the important value of outside from our city council. physical play for children. To I am glad to see that council cover the costs of removing an has finally shown some aging and unsafe playground reasonable concern and sense in for the installation of new such a simple matter. Brian Allen play equipment, their quick New Westminster action and fundraising efforts

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May Day Royal Suite chosen The 2013 May Day Royal Suite will be led by a pair of students from F.W. Howay elementary. In a draw held during Monday evening’s city council meeting, Anastasia Sabinin was named May Queen with Ben Crowther to act as her Royal Knight. The rest of the entourage chosen (with their Royal Knights) include: First maid of honour – Zoe Braithwaite, Trevor Schweitzer (Richard McBride) Second maid of honour – Charissa Vanags, Lucas Marinescu (Hume Park) Medal bearer – Abigail Higgins, Jacob Higgins (Lord Tweedsmuir) Register bearer – Sara Fejzic, Owen Partaik (Lord Kelvin) First flower girl – Synthia Zhang, Kirk Bothwell (John Robson) Second flower girl – Ashleena Beryar, Cameron Attwell (Queensborough middle) Third flower girl – Olivia Smith, Greyson Planinsic (Connaught Heights) Fourth flower girl – Sydney Benson, Cohen Codrington (Herbert Spencer) The royal suites will participate in the annual May Day celebration on Wednesday, May 22 at Queen’s Park Stadium as part of the Hyack Festival. Also, this Saturday night, six young women will compete for the Miss New Westminster title as part of the Hyack Ambassadors program. The event is being held at the Massey Theatre at 7 p.m. For info, visit masseytheatre.com.

How to get into business A workshop on how to set up a business will be held at the New Westminster Public Library on Saturday. The presentation by Thierry Barbier, business advisor with the Economic Development Corporation of British Columbia, will help newcomers learn about Canadian business practices as they start a business in B.C. It will run from 10 a.m. to noon and be conducted in English with translation available in French, Chichewa, Nyanja, Lingala and Swahili. For more information and to register call SUCCESS at 604430-1899 ext. 110.

Book club goes to the Far Side The New Westminster Public Library’s book club will feature The Far Side of the Sky by Vancouver author Daniel Kella this month. It’s a story about a Jewish surgeon who flees Nazi Austria for Shanghai with his young daughter. It will be up for discussion at the library on Wednesday, March 27, at 7 p.m. To pre-register call the library at 604-527-4667.

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shopping centre located just across the New Westminster border, in the 8600-block of 10th Avenue in Burnaby. “As it unfolded it became evident there was something more going on,” said Burnaby RCMP Staff Sgt. Chuck McDonald, the first officer on the scene. “His behaviour suggested that there was more going on with him than the average person and he was posing an immediate threat to the staff and customers at the bank.” McDonald said he doesn’t believe the man intended to rob the bank. He had apparently earlier been in the Pharmasave store a couple doors down, displaying erratic behaviour. “It appeared any problem had resolved itself but obviously it just transferred itself to another location,” he said. At the bank, McDonald attempted to arrest him but ended up straining a shoulder and getting a couple of bruises. When another officer arrived at the scene a struggle ensued during which the second officer also injured his shoulder and McDonald was hit in the head a couple times with a heavy metal three-hole punch. “Both of us got banged up pretty good but in the end no one was seriously injured,” McDonald said. “I don’t think we fully understand what was going on with him yet,” he said of the suspect. The man remains in custody and police are requesting that he be remanded in custody. He faces charges of causing a disturbance and various assault charges, but not robbery.

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oppose the Enbridge Northern Gateway Newspaper publisher plan to pipe crude David Black is revising to Kitimat and load his B.C. environmental it on ocean tankers. assessment application Black said rejection for a large-scale heavy of pipelines would oil refinery in Kitimat only push crude oil to use a new refining producers to use rail process to reduce transport to its environmental reach his refinery impact. and other Black gave buyers. an update on The new the project to a process makes B.C. Chamber synthetic fuels Black of Commerce from the heavy breakfast in tar left over Vancouver Wednesday, from conventional oil saying he has found refining, instead of most of the $25 billion extracting the carbon in financing needed, as petroleum coke as and buyers for the is done in Alberta and refinery’s fuel products. elsewhere. He said customer Black said in an contracts and financing interview there are are to be finalized currently four other within two months. heavy oil refineries Black also released under construction a Mustel Group poll around the world, two conducted in February in Africa and two in that shows three out of Saudi Arabia. All are four people support the about the same scale as idea to refine crude oil his proposed Kitimat in Kitimat. Clean plant, processing A 57 per cent about 400,000 barrels majority continue to per day of heavy oil

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‘Porktine’ tops poutine poll Vancouver’s best poutine is actually in New Westminster, according to a competition of 21 entries from around the Lower Mainland. The Spud Shack Fry Co.’s Porktine was voted as the top poutine in Vancouver Foodster’s second online poutine challenge. It’s made with frites, squeeky cheese, gravy, julienne double smoked bacon, and apple rosemary bacon cheese fritters. The Porktine’s price ranges from $7.50 for a small to $13.50 for a large. The Spud Shack recently VANCOUVERFOOSTER.COM opened in The Shops at New Spud Shack’s Porktine Westminster Station mall. The restaurants involved offered their creations Feb. 5-28 favourite at vancouverfoodster. and the public got to vote for their com.

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EVENTS Queen’s Park Preschool: Silent and live auction. Beverages available for purchase. Come early to bid on your favorite items. When: Saturday, March 9, 7 p.m. to midnight. Where: Second floor, River Market, 810 – Quayside Drive, New Westminster. Tickets: $10 at misskcarlsen@netscape.net. Strings and Cream Tea: Music by the string students of the Kabok Music School. Enjoy tasty scones, Devon Cream, jam and tea in bone china tea cups and saucers. When: Saturday, March 9, 2 p.m. Where: Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Ave., New Westminster. Tickets: Adults $25, Seniors/Students $20 and Children $15, at 604522-1606.

Kidstuff Swapmeet: Sale of 40 Tables of pre-loved children’s items. When: Saturday, March 9, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Willingdon Community Centre, 1491 Carleton Ave., Burnaby. Info: 604-297-4526.

Miss New Westminster Pageant: The Hyack Festival’s Miss New Westminster Ambassador Pageant has six talented and knowledgeable young women competing to be crowned as Miss New Westminster for 2013. When: Saturday, March 9, 7 p.m. Where: Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave. New Westminster. Tickets: Adult & Reception $50; Students/Seniors & Visiting Royalty/Chaperones & Reception $29; Pageant only (no reception) $17 at 604-521-5050 or www.masseytheatre.com.

Royal City Musical Theatre: Presents West Coast Showchoir Experience, a Glee-like concert celebrating young talent through song and dance. When: Sunday, March 10, 7:30 p.m. Where: Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., New Westminster. Tickets: $17 at 604-521-5050 or www.masseytheatre.com. Volunteer Orientation for Youth: Mandatory information session for youth interested in volunteering with New Westminster Parks, Culture & Recreation. Students will receive two hours volunteer credits for attending. Free, but preregistration is requested. When: Saturday, March 9, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: Fir Room, New Westminster Youth Centre, 620 Eighth St., New Westminster. Register: 604-519-1066.

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Hyacks swim to second The Hyack Swim Club came up a couple of wins short of defending its provincial short course championship. The club came second at the event held in Victoria last weekend. It was won by the Chena Swim Club from the North Shore, which Hyack head coach Mark Bottrill pointed out has about 55 swimmers to the New Westminster-based club’s 30. “We swam pretty well overall,” said Bottrill. “We were

just one or two swims short.” Two 12-year-old kids New Westminster kids dominated in their age category. Ethan Laing, 12, won the 200- and 400-metre individual medley races, the 100 and 200 breaststrokes, and was on the winning teams in the 400-m freestyle, 200 medley and 200 freestyle races. Brian Ni won the 200-m, 400-m and 1,500-m freestyle races while finishing third in five other races.

Bottrill sees Laing as a successor to Stefan Milanovic as the club’s star, who will graduate this year from Cariboo Hill secondary before moving on to swim for UBC. “We need somebody to fill that void and this guy is probably the closest thing we have,” said Bottrill of Laing. The club will not move on to its long course season, and will be hosting the Hyack Youth Festival swim meet during the May long weekend.

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Curtis Nelson, who guided the Royals to their first tournament medal in 13 years, in a Pacwest press release. They began the tournament by downing Victoria’s Camosun College 61-56 Thursday. • Douglas College’s men’s team came in fourth with a 103-86 loss to the Quest University Kermodes from Squamish on Saturday. The Royals began the tournament by downing the Capilano Blues 83-65 Thursday before being beaten 103-71 by the Langara Falcons in Friday’s semifinal.

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People’s Choice Award to be voted on by Metro Vancouver residents

GVHBA introduces new Ovation Award For the first time, the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association is asking people in Metro Vancouver to vote for their favourite new or renovated project with their People’s Choice Award. The new award will be handed out at the gala ceremony with the other categories on April 20. To vote for the People’s Choice Award, visit your local Black Press newspaper site and click on the Contests link, or visit http://bit. ly/2013GVHBA. You are able to vote for your favourite project up to five times per day. Voting will end on March 24. Voters will be entered to win a LUX 550 Cart Model barbecue valued at

$1,100, sponsored by FortisBC. The Ovation Awards are in their fourth year, and honour the best of the best in renovation, new-home construction and design. Among the finalists this year are My House Design/ Build Team, ParkLane Homes and Portrait Homes. “High-quality home building and renovation are hugely important to the homeowners of Metro Vancouver,” says GVHBA CEO Bob de Wit. “The Ovation Awards recognize the industry’s leaders in innovation and excellence.” For a full list of categories and finalists, visit www.ovationawards.ca.

areas, with large porcelain tiles in the den and carpeting in the bedrooms. The modern bathrooms have their own porcelain tiles and polished quartz countertops, as well as a fantastic soaker tub and an enclosed glass shower in select ensuites. Bosa is known for putting homeowners first, and this is readily apparent at Pacific Point. Little touches like full-size stacking washer and dryers and soft-close doors and drawers in the kitchen are simple things that make

everyone’s life easier (and quieter!) On the property, homeowners will have access to a swimming pool, hot tub and steam room, as well as a huge fitness studio and yoga room and a lounge with a pool table. Outside, everything you can possibly imagine is within walking distance, from dining at the amazing restaurants to shopping at a local boutique. Homes start at $374,900. For more information, visit pacificpointcondos. com or call 604-685-0855.

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Bosa Developments is bringing high sophistication to Yaletown with its newest offering, Pacific Point. Not only will buyers be able to experience all the benefits of living in such a vibrant neighbourhood, but they can also sleep soundly with the peace of mind that comes from purchasing a property from real estate icon Nat Bosa. “It’s rare that Nat Bosa puts his name to something,” says George Wong of Magnum Projects. “This is one of those rare opportunities.” Pacific Point started life as a rental property, but Bosa saw the opportunity to purchase the development and turn the homes into condominiums. Everything in the suites is brand-new, including the appliances, decor and plumbing. “This is the first thing that has caught his eye in a long time,” Wong says, adding “he fell in love with the location.” Yaletown is the perfect place for couples and professionals of all ages who are looking to take advantage of the night life and entertainment that is located in the neighbourhood. Wong says that many of the people who have pre-registered to see the homes are current Yaletown residents, young couples and empty nesters. “This is not only sophisticated Yaletown, but it’s grown-up Yaletown,” says Wong. “You cannot find something better.”

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Pacific Point features 214 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom homes in a variety of floorplans ranging from 450 to 1,680 square feet. One of the highlights of the homes is the simply gorgeous views from every suite of False Creek, George Wainborn Park, David Lam Park, English Bay and downtown Vancouver. Inside, each condo is made for luxury, with high-end kitchens, elegant living areas and beautiful bathrooms. The kitchens feature a quartzslab backsplash, polished quartz countertops and stainless-steel appliances, complemented by undercabinet task lighting and imported Italian Armony Cucine cabinetry, which also appears in the bathrooms. Laminate flooring is included throughout most of the main living

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The homes at Bosa Development’s Pacific Point feature tons of natural light from the expansive windows, above, laminate flooring throughout the main living areas, left, and imported Italian Armony Cucine cabinetry in the kitchens, top.

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359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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American Bulldog X adorable pups w/papers, med-lrg dogs. Fem $650 Male $850. Mike 778-230-3987

BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies. Vet checked with first shots and ready for loving homes. $975. Langley area. 778-241-5504.

BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOGS, pure bred at Diesel Kennel, 3 male, $1500. each. Call (604)869-5073

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

PRESA CANARIO P/B UKC, fawn Both parents approx 150 lbs. $950. Call 604-302-2357

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APARTMENT/CONDOS

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

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TRANSPORTATION

TOWNHOUSES

810

AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION 845

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Great Pyrenees pups, M/F, 11 weeks, 1st/2nd shot, parents on site. $500/ea. (604)823-2185

#101-9857 Manchester

Bright 2 bdrm apt.

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Steve & Gloria Hamilton RE/MAX Lifestyles Realty 604-467-8881

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HOMES WANTED

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FURNITURE

MATTRESSES starting at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331 *NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET* Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ 604-484-0379

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GARAGE SALES

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Call 604-540-6725

CLEAN SPACIOUS SUITES 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites Centrally Located, 1/2 blk-Metrotown Mall Full time caretaker.

MOVE IN TODAY!!! CALL ANYTIME TO VIEW

COQUITLAM

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TOWNHOUSES

BURNABY

SIMON FRASER VILLAGE

4 Bdrm end unit, 1776 sq/ft, 2.5 baths, wood f/p, 2 decks +patio, sgl garage, backs to trees. Complex has outdoor pool, sauna, squash courts & clubhouse. ~~ Asking just $399,000. ~~

Steve & Gloria Hamilton RE/MAX Lifestyles Realty 604-467-8881

RENTALS 700

RENT TO OWN

STOP RENTING! RENT TO OWN! No Qualiﬁcation Required! FLEXIBLE TERMS! Cloverdale 60th &176th Spacious 742sf. 1 bdrm. Condo. Only $880/mo. Option Fee Req. 604-657-9422

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COQUITLAM Penthouse,Lafarge Lake 1400s/f, 2bd, 2bath, 2balc, hi-ceiling, h/wood, pool, gym. Gorgeous!! Avail now. $2000/mo 604-808-4687

430 – 9th Street. 1 bdrm apart, on site laundry, 1 parking spot. Close to shops, all amens, great loc. Heat & hot water incl. $775/m. 604-451-6676

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

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NEW WESTMINSTER

Large newly renovated 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. units available from $950 in well-kept concrete building. New floors and appl’s. Freshly painted. Patio and large storage room inste. 3 laundries in bldg. Rent incl’s heat & hot water. Sauna & jacuzzi. 5 min. walk to skytrain, Douglas College & New West Quay. Close to all amenities. Please call 604-834-1756 www.aptrentals.net

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MISC. FOR SALE

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1 & 2 Bedroom Reno’d suites located in upgraded blding in cul-du-sac. Next to large green space. Incl’s heat, hot water and basic cable. Walk to Highgate mall. Quiet and clean. Cat okay. Deposit required. For viewing....

778-323-0237

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604.657.9422

FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877

BURNABY

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 533

Sandy 604 945 5864 sandy@terramanagement.ca

New West. Crown Manor

New West- McBride Place. 415 Ginger Drive. 2 bdrm T/H. Family Housing. Close all amens, schls, transit. Pet friendly great loca. $1035/m. Call Now! 604-451-6676

HOMES FOR RENT

MAPLE RIDGE 2 bdrm hse completely redone. Newer appl & flooring. Garage & shed on property. Lg yard. Nr Golden Ears bridge. Apr 1. $1250. 604-941-2243 / 942-7876

750

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TRANSPORTATION 810

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845

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COQUITLAM behind the Vancouver Golf Course. Mar 1st. 1000 sq.ft. immaculate 2 bdrm ste. $1000/mo incl utils/cable, appls & W/D. N/S, N/P. Call 604-939-7745. COQUITLAM Westwood Plat. 2bdr 1700 s/f, 5 appls, ns/np, avail now. $1100/mo incl utils. 604-944-1177.

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

COQUITLAM WW Plateau. Bright grnd level 2 bdrm. Lndry incl. $900 N/S, N/P. Avail now. 604-808-2964.

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NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Rene Bourget Adams otherwise known as Ron Bourget Adams otherwise known as Ron Adams, formerly of #104 - 5340 Hastings Street, Burnaby, BC, Deceased, who died on the 31st day of July, 2012, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o McEachern Harris & Watkins, Barristers & Solicitors, 22334 McIntosh Avenue, Maple Ridge, BC, V2X 3C1 on or before the 11th day of April, 2013, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received. Cameron Stirling Young, Executor

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COMO LAKE & Mariner - 3 bdrm, 2 full bths, lrg kitch, priv bckyd, 1200 sf+. Private parking. $1400/mo (604)939-1116 or 778-773-5977

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022 #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT CREDITORS and others having claims against the Estate of EFAT KHADEMI, late of 7557 Sussex Avenue, Burnaby, B.C. V5J 3V6, are required to send full particulars of such claim to: MINOO GREENAL, Executor, 1500-1100 Melville Street, Vancouver, B.C. on or before April 3, 2013, after which date the Estate’s assets will be distributed having regard only to claims that have been received. - Minoo Greenall, Executor

A24 NewsLeader Friday, March 8, 2013

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esearchers have found a close relationship between losing your hearing and memory loss. The study was carried out at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. 693 men and women aged between 36-90 years were studied. All participants underwent initial hearing and cognitive testing at the outset of the study between 1990 and 1994; none of the participants had dementia at that point. These participants were then followed for the development of Alzheimer's disease and dementia through to 2008 - an average of 12 years. The study revealed that the risk of dementia increased among participants with at least a mild 25-decibel reduced hearing ability. Participants with more severe hearing loss were most likely to be diagnosed with dementia â€“ and even Alzheimer's. The relationship between Alzheimer's and hearing loss should come as no surprise - After all, how can you remember what someone said if you didn't hear them say it. Several symptoms are common to both Alzheimer's and untreated hearing loss. These symptoms include depression, anxiety, feelings of isolation and problems with talking and understanding what is being said. In addition, people with either Alzheimer's or unidentified hearing loss may have inappropriate responses to social cues, lower scores on tests of mental function, attitudes of denial, defensiveness, or negativity, and increased distrust of others' motives, even those of family and friends. Research has shown that hearing loss damages interpersonal and family relationships and may lead to emotional instability, low self-esteem and even depression. Untreated hearing loss not only reduces one's quality of life, but it can also result in the brain losing its capacity to recognize everyday sounds. Therefore, it is imperative that a hearing loss is dealt with as quickly as possible and using the most appropriate and up to date technology available will significantly ease everyday communication.

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