New West Record - July 10, 2010 by Glacier Community Publishing

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Celebrating Eva’s spirit: Peter Yi and Bill Markvoort with 65 Red Roses, an art project dedicated to the memory of Eva Markvoort, who died in March after a lifelong battle with cystic ﬁbrosis. The art is on display at Hwang and Company law ﬁrm on Columbia Street.

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Eva’s legacy lives on through art

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

Eva Markvoort’s remarkable spirit has helped spark an unprecedented artistic collaboration in Canada – and you won’t have to go far to find it.

Spearheaded by New Westminster residents Angela Au Hemphill and Ian Hemphill, 65 members of the Federation of Canadian Artists created a piece of artwork in honour of Markvoort, a Royal City resident who passed away March 27 after a lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis.

Artists contributing to the project include Robert Bateman, Alan Wylie, Mike Svob, Robert Genn and Au Hemphill. “We ended up with 65 world-class artists,” Hemphill told The Record recently. “There are some real players on that list. … This is quite a historic event.”

The concept was to have 65 artists contribute a single painting of a red rose, with all of the tiles being combined into one composite painting. Au Hemphill suggested the idea to the Federation of Canadian Artists, which ◗Eva Page 8

Parents make emotional plea to tipster BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

The Gunderson Family is seeking some closure to the tragic death of three-year-old Megan Gunderson 14 years ago. Prompted by a recent anony-

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mous tip, the New Westminster Police Service and members of the Gunderson family held a press conference Friday morning about the fatal hit-and-run accident that occurred on June 20, 1996. They appealed to a person

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who recently sent in an anonymous tip and to the driver to come forward and identify themselves. “It says a lot about a person when they have the courage to come forward on their own, under such difficult circumstanc-

es,” said Melanie Gunderson, Megan’s mom. “It says a lot about the person you are. We are hoping the tipster will help us out once again.” Gunderson said it’s a parent’s responsibility to keep their children safe.

“I have to take blame for what happened because I wasn’t able to keep her safe,” she said. “I am hoping that someone will share that with me. There’s still a big piece missing that would help us find closure.”

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