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Shock, sadness and solidarity were the common responses to last week’s devastating fire on Columbia Street. See Page A3
City rallies to help Chris Bryan NewsLeader
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Ken Millard, the principal at Lord Kelvin community school, Patricia Steiner, of the New Westminster Community Food Action Committee, Betina Ali, of the New West school district, and Ramona Manzer of the City of New West sample some of the typical offerings of a Harvest Box, a twice-monthly subscription of fresh produce that will be available in a new pilot program.
Harvest boxes aim to grow community Mario Bartel
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Ken Millard’s dream that kids at Lord Kelvin community school, where he’s the principal, will eat healthy snacks at recess, instead of candy and cookies, may soon bear fruit. And vegetables. The school’s community HUB will be one of the distribution depots for a new pilot program that makes a low-cost twice-monthly subscription of fresh produce available to families and seniors throughout New Westminster.
The Harvest Boxes will also be on Wheels, a registered charity that distributed at the Centennial and provides food, clothing, footwear Queensborough community centres and furniture to people in need. as well as Century House. Harvest Box subscribers can also Each box costs buy a BOGO box eight dollars and for $15 that will contains about 10 donate a box of Betina Ali, SD40 pounds of seasonal produce to a needy This is a program fruit and vegetables, for everyone. family for each most of it locally purchased box. grown, as well as The program, a newsletter that tells the stories which is set to roll out in November, of some of the farms where the is a collaboration of the school produce came from along with district, the city’s parks, culture recipes. They’re assembled by Help and recreation department and the
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Within hours of hearing the devastating news of a huge fire on Columbia Street on Thursday that destroyed half a block and about a dozen businesses, people were already offering to help. By Friday, the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce had posted a web page with a growing listing of members offering help, including the chamber itself, for things such as office space and equipment use—and even free facials and de-stressing services from Medical Esthetics by Katie. New West businesses such as It’s Your Time offered reception services, bookkeeping and paperwork for insurance claims for affected businesses. Uptown Property Group offered space to businesses affected by the fire, as did The Network Hub at River Market, Cadeaux Gifts and Shops at New West Station among others. The chamber has also announced it will partner with The Columbia theatre and a group of musicians to host a benefit concert for Downtown businesses. The fire destroyed half a block on Front and claimed about a dozen businesses.
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS FOR 2014 PROPERTY TAX PERMISSIVE EXEMPTION Section 227 of the Community Charter requires Council to give notice of a proposed bylaw regarding permissive tax exemptions, identifying the property, the proposed exemptions, the number of years that the exemption may be provided and an estimate of the amount of exempt taxes for the year of the exemption and the two following years. The proposed Bylaw No. 7627, 2013 is for a one year term. Folio #
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Fire burned ‘a big hole’ in the heart of Downtown heritage
Clockwise from top right: Bystanders gather at the foot of Sixth Street to watch the blaze; A New Westminster firefighter gets his vitals checked by a paramedic; A firefighter gathers his gear; Alyssa Gordon is ecstatic to get her cat Lincoln back safely. The cat was rescued by firefighters from the offices of Premium Sports, where Gordon works; New Westminster Mayor Wayne Wright listens as Fire Chief Tim Armstrong gives an update on the fire situation on Columbia Street.
Wright: ‘One of the most important corners of the city’ Last Thursday’s massive fire on Columbia Street, which destroyed the old Copp’s Shoe store and spread to nearby buildings, was so big the New West fire department called for help from the Burnaby and Delta fire departments. The fire started around 4 a.m. and may have ignited on the roof where workers have been doing maintenance work in recent days.
The structure was built in 1904 by E.L. Lewis., and had housed Copp’s New West Shoes since 1925. The shop had just closed in January, replaced by a wedding shop. Mayor Wayne Wright, who was on the scene early in the morning, said, “that corner is one of the most important corners of the city.”
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‘A kick in the teeth’ for Downtown Grant Granger
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Coun. Jaimie McEvoy is passionate about New Westminster’s heritage but it was the last thing on his mind when he arrived last Thursday at 5 a.m. to watch a Downtown iconic building engulfed in an inferno. McEvoy got wind of what was happening when he woke up to go to work and opened his Twitter account and saw the news. He rushed right down. Although McEvoy is chair of the city’s heritage commission, the fiery flames and the billowing smoke had him worrying about the firefighters or for anyone caught inside. MCEVOY “I’ll take losing a building over human lives any day,” said McEvoy. “Right now the owners need moral support. There’s no loss of life, but there’s a human toll.” Knowing no one was injured, McEvoy was able to turn his attention to the future of this particular piece of New Westminster’s past. The E.L. Lewis building at 634 Columbia at McKenzie Street was erected in 1904, joining three others on the same block built in 1899 as the city recovered from the Great Fire of 1898. The facade of Copp’s New West Shoes, which opened in 1925, made it an iconic
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Terry Brine, whose family owned the heritage building that was destroyed by a fire early Thursday morning, talks to bystanders outside the New Westminster police station.
corner on Downtown’s Golden Mile. “It’s a big loss heritage wise,” said McEvoy. Copp’s featured wooden floors and racks and racks of shoes along the walls from floor to the 18-foot high ceiling that could be accessed by wooden ladders on tracks. Owner Terry Brine, grandson of the store’s founder J.P. Copp, retired and closed the business on Jan. 1 and a bridal shop opened in its place. He co-owned the
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building with Bill Lewis. “It’s a piece of New West history,” said Brine. “Downtown New West was looking so good, it’s a kick in the teeth because the Downtown was coming on strong.” Brine added they’ll probably rebuild, but “you can’t replace history.” The city, however, will help them try. Mayor Wayne Wright said “that corner is one of the most important corners of the city” and replacing the buildings is “going
to be a challenge.” City manager Lisa Spitale was sombre as she watched smoke billowing from the building. “It always affects us,” said Spitale. “It’s a fire in a historic building so you’ve got to regroup. We still have to work with the property owners with reconstruction. People love this street. It breaks your heart watching this.” Spitale hopes it won’t be a case of the property remaining vacant for a long time before someone comes forward with reconstruction plans. “The city is here to help them. The community values this street and I would hope they would help us with reconstruction,” she said. McEvoy was worried many other nearby historical buildings will have suffered water damage. “We’ll be looking at seeing any fire issues we need to look at for the rest of the district,” said McEvoy. “That will be a big heritage concern.” McEvoy said the blaze managed to jump a firewall in the building, as at least 10 tenants lost their offices or stores. “I don’t know why that happened. I’m concerned why it went down so quickly,” said McEvoy. “I’m not making any assumptions” McEvoy said the blaze will be an incentive to look at fire safety in heritage buildings more closely. “That’s a particular interest to me that I can do something about.”
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Fire destroys long-time businesses Mario Bartel
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Norm Friesen’s retirement started two weeks early. New Westminster’s singing barber, who writes and performs gospel music between trims was due to close his little shop on McKenzie Street at the end of October. But a massive fire that destroyed the E.L. Lewis building in which he’s been based for the past 16 years beat him to it. Friesen, who’s been a fixture in Downtown New West for more than 40 years, was in Penticton enjoying a little rest and relaxation before an onslaught of appointments from regular customers who had booked one last haircut when his son Josh called from Calgary with the news that his was amongst more than a dozen businesses destroyed or damaged by the fire early Thursday morning. It was those customers who were uppermost in Friesen’s mind as he absorbed the news. “It’s difficult to think about,” said Friesen in a phone interview. “I’m going to have to cancel a lot of appointments.” Friesen said he’s in no hurry to get back to New Westminster to survey the extent of the damage. He’d already sold one of two of his vintage barber chairs in the shop but a pair of prints by renowned local train artist Max Jacquiard are likely gone as well as the stand-up piano where he’d work on songs while awaiting the next customer. More upsetting, said Friesen, was the loss of many personal items like photo albums, baby clothes, collectibles, family heirlooms, records and CDs that belonged to his oldest son and were being stored in the shop’s furnace room as his family prepared to move to a new home. “I’m at a loss for words,” said Friesen. “This is not the way I wanted to go into retirement.”
TOP: Norm Friesen, who’s been cutting hair and playing gospel music in Downtown New Westminster for more than 40 years, was two weeks from retirement when his little shop was destroyed. BOTTOM: Gary Lobel’s dusty old shoe repair shop on McKenzie Street was amongst the more than a dozen businesses destroyed or damaged.
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Big, but not necessarily biggest since Great Fire: Miller Last Thursday’s blaze on Columbia Street was saddening and devastating for many in New Westminster. But calling it the biggest fire Downtown since The Great Fire of 1898 is misleading, says local historian Archie Miller. In fact, it might not even be the biggest one on that intersection. Collister’s Store, which was located across Columbia from Copp’s, suffered an enormous fire in which someone died in 1959, Miller said. Then in 1968, the Metropolitan store kitty corner to Copp’s also went up in flames. Miller said a fire also wiped out two buildings in the 1940s while another took out Reliable Furniture at Sixth and Carnarvon in the 1930s, Kresge’s about 20 years ago and the Swan building near Elliott that housed CKNW in the 1960s. Miller said the closure of Copp’s Shoes earlier this year will soften the sentimental blow somewhat for the community. “It doesn’t lessen [the fire’s historical] importance. This is a store where people got shoes for years. It looked like the 1890s.” Miller said it will be interesting to see what emerges from the ashes. “It was a dramatic corner with two angular entrances with a look down the hill. It reeked of heritage, and we still have a few others down there. But in terms of the streetscape it puts a big hole in it, a really big hole.” —Grant Granger
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The last gasp of balmy sunny weather was welcomed earlier this week by Burnaby residents, especially since fall and winter’s inevitable rain and gloom are en route. This is also the perfect time of year to start planning how you’re going to remain safe on the roads in the coming dreary, dark months of commuting. Although we may not get as much snow as our friends in other parts of Canada, what we do get tends to wreak a considerable amount of havoc on the driving public, for a number of reasons. First, most long-term Metro Vancouver residents simply don’t have as much experience driving in the snow. Second, the wet snow we get is more difficult to drive in than the fluffy powder up-country. But most importantly, many drivers have trouble because they don’t have proper snow tires mounted. Consider this an early warning to take care of that simple safety task. Keep in mind, also, that wet roads are naturally, more slick and hazardous than dry ones, so slow down. Your friends and family will thank you for it, and so will your insurance premiums. Same goes for pedestrians out there. Too often, people dart out into traffic mid-block without lifting their head to check for oncoming traffic. Worse is when they’re dressed in black from head to toe, making them practically invisible in the gloom of fall and winter. A good rule of thumb as a pedestrian is to assume that any vehicle out there can’t see you. OK, enough of wagging the finger—we just want you to be safe and sound! Meantime, embrace the sunshine whenever it peeks through the clouds from here on in. It’ll feel like a long-lost friend by the time spring turns the corner.
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Life in the world of deadlines If anybody ever wondered what life is like in the editorial department of a newspaper – and if you have, I feel sorry for you – they would’ve got a good glimpse into our glamorous world on a recent Wednesday afternoon. As of this writing, most everyone is busy, tap-tapping away on their keyboards, finishing off some story or another. And a deadline looms, less than two hours away. There’s no visible panic yet – though, to be fair, I can’t see my editor from my desk – but it’s always there, in the background. Tick tock, tick tock. “Anybody got a column?” comes the call from said editor’s office. “I’ll read a column, sure,” says one reporter who, with headphones on, has incorrectly heard the question. “No… we need someone to write one.” “Oh. Sorry, no. I’m out.” And so comes the same answer as the same question is echoed down the line, cubicle to cubicle, desk to desk. “Nope, sorry.” “Nadda.”
Nick Greenizan Then, silence. As for myself, well… though I do have the innate ability to write about nothing for 624 words – one of my few marketable skills, really – I, too, am tapped out. I’ve got no ideas worth writing about, and even if I did, no time to do it. The column well runneth dry. Tick tock, tick tock. It’s a funny thing about columns. Nobody ever seems to want to write one. Sure, once they’re done, they’re sometimes great. If done well, they can be full of witty insights, deep thoughts or pointed opinions. And done not-so-well? Well, you just hope nobody notices. But in a newsroom full of talented people who get paid to write quickly, under pressure, the column is still, by far, the hardest thing to really nail.
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A writer’s white whale, so to speak. For once, the reporter isn’t reprinting other people’s quotes and ideas gleaned from interviews or news releases, but rather expected to string together his or her own thoughts, opinions, beliefs or hilarious anecdotes. In other words, we have to think for ourselves. I know, I hate it, too. But on the plus side, we get to write in the first-person, which can sometimes be fun. And if you really want to turn off your readers, you can even write the whole thing in the thirdperson, which I once did for my old college newspaper, just to see what would happen. The response? Nick liked it. Others? Not so much. But whatever you write, you have to open yourself up a little bit, and in a Facebook age where everybody’s personal privacy settings are usually set on “high,” well, that can be a frightening thing. And sometimes you have to do it on a tight deadline. Tick tock, tick tock. It’s the reason I’ll start writing
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Keep Hyack’s U.S. trips On behalf of the Astoria Regatta Association, I urge the Hyack Festival Association to continue participation in the Northwest Festival Hosting Association. This organization helps to cross-pollinate many festivals throughout Oregon, Washington and of course, British Columbia. These festivals, whether large or small, bring thousands of visitors and an untold amount of valuable dollars to each community. Participation by a significant neighbour from Canada like Hyack makes this unique symbiotic relationship even more prestigious, giving it an international flair and proving to us all the importance of friendly relations we Americans have always shared with you Canadians. Attendance at the various Festivals does come with some financial and personal responsibilities. Traveling for up to 12 weekends a year is not inexpensive and it takes a real commitment from one’s personal life to do so. The benefits, while seemingly ephemeral to some, can be measured by the goodwill of each Festival Ambassador that spreads from community to community. In an era of gloomy politics and uncertain financial times, attendance at these festivals is a way for good people to stand shoulder to shoulder and show the world that they will not be dragged down by pessimism. Peter Roscoe President, Astoria Regatta 2013
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options put forward by staff. Last month, staff returned to council with a variation of the exact replica that would have Grant Granger reduced the number of bulbs in ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com each swag from 300 to 225, and Columbia Street in the cost of each swag by $3,000. Downtown New Westminster When it came to a final vote will get some decorative swag last Monday, only Coun. Betty lighting strung across its broad McIntosh supported the new expanse, but they won’t be option. replicas of those from the “I don’t think this collection thoroughfare’s glory days of light bulbs captures in the 1950s. any meaningful spirit City council, in a split of the historical past vote, decided to go with on Columbia Street at a cheaper option that all,” said Coun. Jaimie allows for the centrepiece McEvoy, who proposed to be changed depending council switch to the harper on the time of year. ‘accessorized design’ Two councillors, option priced at $7,350 a however, opposed the idea fixture to install. entirely. While McEvoy backed that In July, council balked at the option in July, Coun. Bill exact replica recommendation Harper had given his approval because it would cost nearly to the exact replica then but on $14,000 a light, although its Monday sided with McEvoy. maintenance costs for bulb “The argument around replacement were substantially option D (accessorized design) lower than the other three has a ring to it,” said Harper.
“The cost is half and as the result of that cost being half, we can put up four instead of two.” Couns. Jonathan Coté and Chuck Puchmayr opposed swag lighting of any sort, especially since the Downtown Business Improvement Association (BIA) balked at the proposal. “I will vote against in any form,” said Puchmayr. “If we don’t have it for Christmas so be it. We’re not having any buy-in.” In a letter to council, BIA president Andy Bradshaw said the association loves the idea of lighting up Columbia Street, and while not opposed to the city’s concept, wondered if other options could be considered. “Would this money be better spent on simpler lighting along Columbia Street that could be done all at once and have more impact sooner? (i.e. white lights in all the trees),” wrote Bradshaw.
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the bridge a vital connection that directly links the Surrey and New Westminster city centres, as called for in Metro’s regional growth strategy. It was also the first time the committee has met since Premier Christy Clark announced the Massey Tunnel will be replaced with a large new bridge, costing up to $3 billion. Several mayors said the province can’t simply announce huge infrastructure projects without making sure they mesh with TransLink’s bridges and the regional plan. “We cannot continue to do one-offs, whether it’s the Port Mann Bridge or a Massey bridge,” said North Vancouver City Mayor Darrell Mussatto, adding the region will be on a “road to nowhere” until there’s an integrated strategy that deals with all
major corridors that are arbitrarily divided between TransLink and provincial control. “We can’t plan land use while transportation planning is out of our hands and the provincial government chooses to make a political football of where they can make an announcement for each election on a new bridge,” Corrigan said.
He also said it’s unsustainable to build more lanes of traffic leading to the Vancouver urban core, adding that will only leave cities like Burnaby and Richmond choked in traffic congestion. Any increase in lanes with a replaced Pattullo will add to the problem, Corrigan predicted. “We’re rapidly
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“If not, then tear “If you’re going to the bridge down and ban truck traffic on the tell the provincial Pattullo, then those government to build trucks are going to go another one if you somewhere,” she said. want to.” TransLink strategic Corrigan said the planning vice-president Pattullo would Bob Paddon last longer if it said any handled regular decision to vehicles only. remove the “The trucks Pattullo as are tearing that a designated bridge apart,” truck route wright added New or otherwise Westminster restrict its use Mayor Wayne Wright, for goods movement who has called for could not be done reduced truck tolls on lightly and would the Port Mann as a require consultation. partial solution. “If the deck Surrey Mayor continues to deteriorate Dianne Watts, the over time we may have committee chair, said to look at lane closures there’s no doubt some or potentially closing trucks have diverted the bridge itself in from the Port Mann to dealing with future the Pattullo – adding potential safety issues,” to the damage there – Paddon said. because the province Some mayors designated it the free voiced support for untolled alternative. a replacement that But she was cautious would link Surrey to on supporting a ban, Coquitlam at Brunette, adding traffic engineers bypassing New would have to closely Westminster. study the idea. But Paddon called
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Return to natural gas buses criticized Choice of CNG defended as cheaper, technology improved Jeff Nagel Black Press
TransLink plans to buy more compressed natural gas (CNG) buses that it shunned for years and Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan is questioning whether the reversal is politically motivated. The transportation authority has more than 50 CNG buses, some dating back to the 1990s, but it rejected new purchases for years after concluding they weren’t cost-effective due to high maintenance costs and other problems. In the mid-2000s, the thenelected TransLink board wavered several times on which fuel type of bus to buy while being heavily lobbied by dueling industry groups. Corrigan wonders if the private unelected board has embraced CNG to please the provincial government as it promotes natural gas exports as a key to B.C.’s future. “Is this about politics, about
provincial government pressure to ensure that natural gas buses are here because we market so much natural gas worldwide?” he asked at a Metro Vancouver meeting Oct. 9. TransLink executive vicepresident Bob Paddon said the decision to buy 54 new natural gas buses, using federal gas tax funds, was a staff recommendation, endorsed by the board, not a decision forced down from the board. He said early CNG buses were “very problematic” but the technology has improved dramatically and the much lower price of natural gas today has made it very attractive. “Right now our assessment is the CNGs are a good replacement rather than purchasing new clean diesels.” Paddon, who chairs the Canadian Urban Transit Association, said several other transit agencies are now looking at CNG. “There’s just a much stronger business case than it was 10 years ago,” he said. A 2012 efficiency review of TransLink also recommended
it expand the CNG fleet in light of better life cycle costs. Replacing old diesel buses with compressed natural gas will cut particulate and nitrogen oxide emissions by 90 per cent and greenhouse gas emissions by 15 per cent, according to TransLink. TransLink also plans over the next three years to buy dozens more diesel-electric hybrids, which Paddon said are ideal in urban traffic where electric trolleys can’t run. He noted regular diesels are still also needed for some routes because the advantages of electric hybrids are lost on long highway runs. All-electric non-trolley buses are also on the horizon, Paddon said, likely available in as little as three to five years. TransLink can only refuel natural gas buses at its Port Coquitlam bus depot, but that capability may be extended to depots in Surrey and Richmond. BC Ferries is also moving to power some of its ferries by natural gas. jnagel@blackpress.ca
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Band to play on... The New Westminster secondary music program will hold its fifth annual Bandathon on Saturday, Oct. 19 to raise money for many endeavours including scholarships, instrument purchases, clinics, workshops and an upcoming trip to Havana, Cuba by the senior ensemble. The bandathon will last from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with every student having an opportunity to play for at
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Get to know pensions An overview of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and the Old Age Security programs will be presented at the library Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon. Eligibility requirements, types of benefits available, benefits for low income seniors, and changes to CPP will be discussed with a question and answer period afterward. For information and to register call the library at 604-527-4667.
Navigating B.C. school system Newcomers wanting to know all about the B.C. school system can learn from a Settlement Workers in School program representative during a workshop at the library Thursday, Oct. 24 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. To register call the library at 604-527-4667 or MOSAIC at 604-5223722 ext. 155 or email rbagheri@mosaicbc. com.
Photo workshop Taking photos is one thing, making something interesting out of them is another and that’s what the Creative Uses of Photos workshop at the library Thursday, Oct. 24 will attempt to do. Advice on computer photo sharing, social media, digital photobooks, personalized calendars and other ideas on how to use photographs will be given in the free workshop that starts at 7 p.m. To register call 604-527-4667 or email listener@nwpl.ca.
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$668K raised on Donation Day The Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation raised $668,000 during its RCH Donation Day campaign Oct. 8. Radio stations JRFM 93.7, The Peak 102.7, RJ1200 and Rim Jhim broadcast live from the hospital to help bring in the funds. “Between phone calls, online gifts, walk-in donations, corporate and community organization gifts, we exceeded expectations,” said Adrienne Bakker, foundation president and CEO. “All funds raised will go towards supporting priority needs, equipment, research, education at the hospital and the work of RCHF.” Kingston Construction was one of the big contributors giving the foundation $11,500 toward an equipment purchase. “Our dad and founder of Kingston Construction, Ben Backman, was impressed with the care he received at RCH, and was happy to give back. Since he passed in 2009, our family business continues to support RCH in Dad’s memory,”
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Ewen, Jonina Campbell, James Janzen and David Phelan — all purchased tickets to the event. Many Hyacks players go on to university on football scholarships earned while they were Hyacks, including SFU Clansmen linebacker Casey Chin, Concordia University linebacker Jordan Chin, UBC defensive back Regan Eberding, UBC linebackers Ian Henderson and Vivie Bojilov, and University of Manitoba Bison Sonu Kainth. • Tickets for the Hyacks Football Tailgate Auction, Saturday, Oct. 26 at La Perla Ballroom are $70 or $500 for a table of 8 and are available online. Visit www. hyackfootballtailgateauction.com or contact dstrandberg@shaw.ca for more information.
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D TEbook EvEnTs Queen’s Park Pumpkin Patch: Realtor Derrick Thornhill hosts this annual event. Drop by and pick a pumpkin while enjoying hot drinks and snacks. Other highlights include pumpkin carving, coloring contest, popcorn and grab bags. Prizes for cutest, scariest or most original costume. Free but donations accepted for Monarch Place Women’s Shelter. Goes rain or shine. When: Saturday, Oct. 19, 12 to 3 p.m. Where: Queens Park Picnic Shelter, New Westminster.
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Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security Information: An information session giving an overview of the CPP and the OAS programs will discuss eligibility requirements, types of benefits available, b e n e f i t s f o r l ow income seniors, and the changes to the CPP. When: Tuesday, Oct. 22, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: New Westminster Public Library, 716 - 6th Ave., New Westminster. Info and to register: 604527-4667. Healthcare System in BC: Free workshop held by MOSAIC in English, D a r i a n d Pa s h t o. When: Monday, Oct. 21, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Where: Tommy Douglas Burnaby Public Library, 7311 Kingsway, Burnaby. Register: 778861-4814.
Arthritis 101: Free workshop held in English, with additional language support available upon request. When: Monday, Oct. 21, 1–2:30 p.m. Where: MOSAIC Burnaby, 5902 Kingsway. Register: 604-438-8214. Understanding Social Benefits & Subsidies: Free workshop held in English and Tigrinya. When: Wednesday, Oct. 23, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: MOSAIC Highgate Office,
310–7155 Kingsway, Burnaby. Register: 604306-3307. Tele-workshops on Dementia: The Alzheimer Society of B.C. will help local family caregivers learn about advocating for a person with dementia, make sense of the formal health-care system and understand how advocacy can help ensure your family gets the help and support you need, when you need it. When: Thursday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m. Where: www. alzheimerbc.org or phone toll-free 1-866994-7745, and enter p a s s co d e 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 , when prompted. Info: www.alzheimerbc.org.
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St. Peter’s Annual Bazaar: Come and join us for a fun-filled day and support St. Peter’s Parish. Baking table, silent auction, crafts and sewing tables, jewelery booth. When: Saturday, Oct. 26, doors open 10 a.m., lunch 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Where: St. Peter’s Church Hall, 330 Royal Ave., New Westminster. Info: 604-526-6602. Edmonds Centre Health Watch: Speaker on “A healthy dose of motivation.” When: Thursday, Oct. 17, 10-11:45 a.m. Drop-in
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109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
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CLASS 1 HIGHWAY LINE HAUL COMPANY DRIVERS Van Kam’s Group of Companies requires Class 1 Drivers for the SURREY area. Applicants must have a min 2 yrs industry driving experience.
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AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for experienced welders. Competitive wages, profit sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through in hole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform. Call Cindy for an appointment or send resume to: cindy@autotanks.ca. 780-846-2231 (Office); 780-846-2241 (Fax).
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