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NewWestminster policeofcers joined the LawEnforcement Torch Runfor Special Olympics thisweek. The run made its waythrough NewWestminsterJuly 7, including stops atthe NewWestminster PoliceDepartment headquarters,the Transit Police station inSapperton and the JusticeInstitute of B.C. More than650 law enforcement of-cials took part in the July5 to 8 event, before carryingthe Flame of Hope into theopening ceremonies for theSpecial Olympics Canada2014 Summer Games beingheld at UBC.

Expect changes in local schools: unionSupport staff in New Westminster

schools are overworked and burnt outand wont be putting in extra hours orworking outside their job descriptioncome September, the president of the localCanadian Union of Public Employeeswarned the board of education recently.

Marcel Marsolais said CUPE staff wontbe going above and beyond, and the newscomes at a time when the district hasslashed about 51 support staff jobs.

Things are going to be different, andtheyre not going to be great for students,theyre not going to be great for staff,because we are going tomake it really clear

to our members theyre not going to doanymore than they have to do, becausethey cant anymore, Marsolais said.

Last month, CUPE negotiated a provin-cial framework agreement with the B.C.Public School Employers Association, thegovernments bargaining agent.

Marsolais chairs the CUPE bargainingcommittee that negotiated the agreementwith the province, which includes a 5.5per cent raise over five years, more hoursfor education assistants and a better healthplan.

The government agreed to fully fundsalary increases, as opposed to the previ-ous pay raise, which the school districthad to fund out of existing budget, requir-ing staff cuts to cover the cost.

Individual locals will haveuntil Nov. 30 to ratify the con-tracts with their respective schooldistricts in order to be includ-ed in the provincial frameworkagreement.

There are issues to workthrough at the local level,Marsolais said.

(The employer) could go alittle further with some job secu-rity clauses, he said.

The union also wants toresolve issues related to contract-ing out to non-union workers, the unionpresident said.

CUPE executive member CharleneDucholke, who works as a secretary at

New Westminster SecondarySchool, also addressed the boardat its last meeting of the schoolyear before summer break.

She noted all of the additionalwork CUPE staffers do.

Frankly, I feel like I am doingfar more than my job description and I dont know how muchrespect we get for doing that,she told the board. I dont knowif senior administrators are awareof how many hours we put in.

The district and the union satdown for local negotiations this week,superintendent John Gaiptman told TheRecord.

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The Records crime reporter,Cayley Dobie, recently sat downwith the New Westminster PoliceDepartments two previous chiefconstables and its current leaderto hear how policing in the RoyalCity has changed since the mid-90s.

This issue, we look at how farthe department has come sincethe struggles of the mid-90s andwhat contributed to its success.

When it was announcedin 2011 that Dave Joneswould be promotedto chief constable of the NewWestminster Police Department,the then-chief, Lorne Zapotichny,hailed it as a success. It was thefirst time in more than a dec-ade that an officer had workedhis way from the bottom of thedepartment all the way to thechiefs office.

Jones started with the depart-ment as a reserve in the early 80sand became a constable in 1986.The ambitious officer headed thestreet crime unit during the peakof the citys crime problems andis one of the remaining officersto have held every rank in thedepartment, including the dis-continued corporal rank.

But Jones credits much of hissuccess to his two predecessors,Zapotichny and Peter Young.

Jones says he learned how tocommunicate effectively with themembers and use what they tellhim to make decisions that bene-fit the department as a whole and ultimately the city.

When it comes to making adecision its not about just say-ing, Yes or No or just givingyour answer, but it was aboutlearning to ask one word beforeand that was, Why? Its a bigdifference as to what happens,Jones says.

Its this type of communica-tion that led the department tomake the change to the new FordExplorer police vehicles that canbe spotted cruising the streets ofthe Royal City.

The department was lookingat updating its fleet of cruisersand instead of just making thedecision for the department,Jones encouraged officers at all

ranks to get involved.They (the officers) looked

at the new Ford Taurus and theDodge Charger and this vehicle(the Explorer) and whatevervehicle we wouldthrow at them, andwe let those membersgo to the track, welet them test-drivethem, we let them goout and sit in them,Jones says. We talkedabout putting equip-ment in: How wouldyou fit a prisoner inthem? We sat tall,short, thin, wide outthere and then wehad a vehicle thatthey came to us andsaid, This meets allof our needs. Thisis the one that worksfor everybody. Andnot just by a bit, it washands down.

Once the membersmade their choice,Jones presented theproposal to the city explainingthe research the officers had doneand the benefits of moving to asport utility vehicle. The boardwas impressed, and the officerswere granted their request.

That decision was made bygetting the members involvedand actually empowering themembers to look at every car,

Jones says. Its our job in man-agement to deliver the tools andstuff they need, and then theyknow theyve got the support.

Zapotichny agrees with Jonesand says he tried tocarry on a traditionof caring when hetook over from Youngin 2000. By caringabout the officers atthe bottom, the NewWestminster PoliceDepartment hasdeveloped a reputa-tion as one of the bestpolice services in theprovince, Zapotichnyadds.

Since Peter camein, and where we arenow with Dave, wevemade huge, hugeprogress because itvery quickly becameknown throughoutthe policing universein the province thatwe were the bestequipped, we had the

best uniforms, we had the best ofthe best and I look back downat Peter and what I learned fromthat was that if you want yourpeople to feel good you haveto give them the tools that theyneed to do their job, Zapotichnysays.

Since Young was brought inas chief constable in 1996, the

department has been on theroad to recovery. It faced manyobstacles in the late 90s withstreet crime, gang violence anddrug trafficking all peaking atonce, but Young laid down thetracks for both Zapotichny andJones to follow, and follow theydid.

In order to make the depart-ment as effective as possible,Jones has spent most of histime as chief creating relation-ships with the numerous inte-grated units at work in theLower Mainland. Units suchas the Integrated HomicideInvestigation Team and LowerMainland District EmergencyResponse Team all play avital role in assisting the NewWestminster Police Department.

Thats the big role right now,leveraging relationships, Jonessays. Like E-Comm, our rela-tionship with IHIT (IntegratedHomicide Investigation Team)and LMD ERT (Lower MainlandDistrict Emergency ResponseTeam). Those have been big, interms of all the service delivery,too.

By taking advantage of region-al units, Jones has been able tofree up department resources toaddress current challenges facingthe department today challen-ges like mental health.

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IN THE NEWSSoccer plan scores points with local residents P5Making life a little entertaining for kids at RCH P10

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Fresh outlook: Chief Dave Jones of the New Westminster Police Department with one of the new FordExplorer police vehicles that are on the streets of the city.

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ON MY BEATCAYLEY DOBIE

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Metro Vancouver may-ors are puzzled by thegovernments stance onfunding for regional transitinitiatives.

The Mayors Councilon regional transporta-tion recently presentedTransportationMinister ToddStone with its30-year trans-portation visionand investmentplan, somethingthe minister hadrequested so areferendum couldbe held regardingfunding of transitin the region.

In a June 27 let-ter to Stone, the MayorsCouncil stated that it con-tinues to believe the refer-endum is not sound policyand the province is abrogat-ing its regional responsibil-ity by not taking a moreactive and supportive rolein its implementation oftransit and transportation.

What we did within the12 short weeks that we hadwas phenomenal. It was abig grind. It took a lot oftime,MayorWayneWright

said of the transportationvision and investment plan.What we are asking for is,how do we do any morethanwe have already done?We have actually doneevery single thing that wasasked of us. Remember, wedidnt ask for the referen-dum. Ill be quite frank; wehave always said its not

going to be a prop-erty tax becausewe believe thereis a better way ofdoing it.

Wright, vice-chair of theMayors Council,hopes to get aresponse fromthe transportationminister and havemore clarity on theissue at its July 29

meeting.Although the Mayors

Council believes the issueof transportation and tran-sit funding is too complexand important of an issueto be decided by a referen-dum, in order to complywith provincial legislation,it has suggested the referen-dum be held in March 2015 if it goes ahead.

The Mayors Councilalso believes the TransLinkgovernance model doesnt

have the key funding toolsnecessary to address theregions needs.

Soon after the MayorsCouncil released its trans-portation vision and invest-ment plan, the transpor-tation minister stated theprovince wouldnt allowthe provinces current car-bon tax to be used to fundtransit expansion.

The Mayors Councilfinds the governmentsposition on the possiblefunding sources to be puz-zling (rejection of the car-bon tax and support for

property tax increases andmobility pricing) given thecontinuing reliance on thesomewhat arbitrary andambiguous funding sourcecriteria identified by theprovince (being afford-able for families, havingno negative impact on theeconomy, being regional innature and not impactingprovincial revenue), statedthe June 27 letter.

TheMayorsCouncilpro-posed six revenue sourcesto fund the additional $400million required annuallyby year 12 of the plan:

! a reallocation of the trans-portation-related carbontax, which is now collectedby the province;! a new regional carbontax;! a toll on the PattulloBridge when it is replaced;! an average two per centannual transit fare increase;! mobility pricing, includ-ing distance-based roadcharges;! land value capture amechanism that allowsTransLink to retain a por-tion of increased land val-ues related to transporta-

tion investments.The 30-year vision

calls for a tolled four-lanePattullo Bridge, light railtransit lines in Surrey, anextension of theMillenniumLine along the Broadwaycorridor toArbutus, a 25 percent increase in bus service,maintenance and upgradesto the 2,300 kilometres ofthe regions major road net-work to keep vehicles andgoods moving, and expan-sions to SeaBus service,HandyDart service, WestCoast Express and existingSkyTrain lines.

Department created a new position last year to deal withincreased wait-times for officers dropping patients off atRoyal Columbian Hospital. The new position of mentalhealth intervention coordinator, held by Const. ArthurWlodyka, was meant as a pilot project but was quicklyadopted as an official position.

The creation of such a position has helped reduce thetime officers spend waiting to check patients into thehospital. Wlodyka has also created a database, whichis accessible by all patrol officers, that lists clients withknown mental health problems and who officers shouldcontact if they respond to a call involving the individual.

Everything we look at now is strategic. Were look-ing (strategically) as to why we need another resource,what is that resource being hired to do, and what willthey help alleviate? Jones says.

A more recent need Jones says the department is look-ing to address is the increase in truck traffic in the city.The department announced earlier this year it was creat-ing a commercial vehicle inspection unit comprised oftwo civilians whose sole duty will be to inspect commer-cial vehicles for safety violations.

The Pattullo Bridge wont be rebuilt tomorrow, andeven if it was, the amount of containers coming out ofQueensborough and Richmond to get to the northeastsector is huge, and New West is going to be the way togo and we need to enforce both safety and compliance asthey come through the city, Jones says.

Both Young and Zapotichny have commended Joneson his work as chief constable, but Jones admits, the suc-cess of the department is a reflection of the hard work allits members put in.

The depth hes got right down to sergeant and staffsergeant level. I think Lorne (Zapotichny), you wouldagree, and thats a lot of credit to you, too. Were not giv-ing Dave all the credit, Young laughs.

Next time, The Record discusses the future of the depart-ment and whether or not Chief Const. Dave Jones intends tobe part of that future.

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Police: Mental health,trafc on local radar

Wayne Wrightbetter way

Mayor has questions on the referendumBY THERESA MCMANUS [email protected]

A proposal that could see professionalsoccer come to New Westminster is scoringpoints with some community members.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the Cityof New Westminster have signed a memo-randum of understanding to work towardlaunching a United Soccer Leagues (USL)PRO franchise in New Westminster. If theapplication is successful, the club couldlaunch its first season in March 2015 atQueens Park Stadium.

Soccer in the Royal City has the high-est user base out of all sports being playedin our city. It is growing in leaps andbounds, with 1,200 registered team play-ers and with over 2,000 kids participatingin our programs year-round, saidGuy Ciprian, president of Royal CityYouth Soccer Club. As the biggestgrowing sport in our province, webelieve that this is great news forsoccer in New Westminster, and isvery fitting since the first recordedsoccer game in the province was recordedon Victoria Day, May 24, 1862, in NewWestminster.

Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzziwas at city hall on Tuesday to unveil theplan to the public, along with the DeanGibson, the citys director of parks, cultureand recreation. Two representatives of RoyalCity Youth Soccer were also in attendance tohear about the proposal.

This is great news for soccer fans, soccerfans inNewWest obviously, said Peter VanGarderen, amember of the Royal CityYouthSoccer executive. Lets hope it means morefacilities. One thing that could happen isthe Whitecaps come down and have a greatfacility and the kids end up peering over thefence of the field. That wont help the kids.As a soccer fan, thats fantastic you can gosee games.

Van Garderen said the community needsto put its visionary cap on and see howthe proposal can be made to benefit localresidents and athletes as well. Ideally, hedlike to see a soccer-specific complex built atQueens Park so soccer teams dont have tocompete with other sports groups for fieldtime.

Lenarduzzi said New Westminster is anideal place for the USL PRO team because

it is central and is a vibrant community.While the Whitecaps are very excitedabout the potential of bringing a team toNew Westminster, he said other cities haveexpressed an interest in hosting the team.

Gibson said the city will get to workimmediately consulting with the commu-nity and sports groups about the proposalfor Queens Park Stadium, which is cur-rently used by soccer and baseball teams.The Whitecaps are working to a Sept. 15deadline from the USL to put in their appli-cation.

I know lots of people in the neighbour-hood are sports fans. I know a couple wholive quite close to Queens Park, and theylike the sounds of sporting events happen-ing in the park. That is what it is there for,said David Brett, president of the Queens

Park Residents Association.Other people are more concernedabout impacts from traffic andcars. I think any plan would haveto address transport.

The Queens Park ResidentsAssociation hopes to get a jump

on the proposal and meet as soon as pos-sible.

The initial reaction Ive had from peo-ple Ive talked to has been positive, but weneed to get the consultation going as soonas possible, Brett said. We are going toget on it.

Brett, whose home is across the streetfrom Queens Park, personally thinks itsa great idea as the stadium is underuti-lized. He said the main entrance to the parkis on First Street at Third Avenue, whichis a kind of relic of history as McBrideBoulevard and the Pattullo Bridge didntexist when the part was created.

It was laid out to face the populationcentre of New Westminster. Because I liveon First Street, I know there is a lot ofconfused people trying to find out how toget into the park, he said, noting north-bound motorists cant access the park fromMcBride Boulevard. The way McBrideBoulevard and Pattullo Bridge looks todayis not how it is going to look in the future.There may be an opportunity to, especiallyif you have potentially 3,000 people com-ing to a major sporting event, there may bepotential to re-envisage how people get inand out of the park off of McBride. That ispure speculation.


Game on: Dean Gibson, the citys director of parks, culture and recreation, and BobLenarduzzi, president of the Vancouver Whitecaps, announced a memorandum ofunderstanding that could see pro soccer coming to NewWest.

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It just doesnt feel like summer untilyouve gotten into or onto the water.

And with New Westminsters primelocation on the banks of the FraserRiver, not to mention several beautifulpublic pools to choose from,weve got more than our fairshare of water to enjoy.

Sadly, far too often, sum-mertime enjoyment of thewater ends in tragedy for Canadian fam-ilies.

A recent report from the CanadianRed Cross, which compiles 20 years of

data about water-related fatalities, sendssome sobering reminders about the needto play safe around water.

The report shows that children agedone to four are most at risk, account-

ing for more than 20 per centof all deaths stemming fromunexpected falls around water.Those falls, by the way, hap-pened in all sorts of places

along shorelines, at poolsides and bywharfs.

A drowning can happen very quick-ly, and it is critical that children have

lifejackets on whenever they are nearthe water, said Rick Caissie, directorgeneral of prevention and safety withthe Canadian Red Cross.

Parents, please, take those words toheart: Be sure your children are pro-tected around water, even if youresure youre watching them. Every par-ent knows how fast small children canmove, and a fall can happen in the blinkof an eye.

And dont be too complacent aboutyour own safety, either.

On average, 525 people drown in

Canada every year and thats people ofall ages.

Not surprisingly, for people over 15,alcohol is a contributing factor in nearly40 per cent of those deaths.

Not to say you shouldnt enjoy a coldone, but be smart about it and dontput yourself or anyone else at risk whileyoure doing so.

Enjoy the water, by all means.But please, stay safe.We dont want to write a story about

you becoming another statistic this sum-mer.

Mr. Speed gets aLiberal boost

The guy behind me clearlywanted the speed limitraised. NOW!We were heading along the

main highway, just two lanes oftraffic, one lane eachway.

I was not goingfast enough.

He sat on mybumper, then slipped back a bit and rushed right back to mybumper.

Over and over, he did this.A typical highway bully, he

was a road-rage incident waitingto happen.

Heres the thing, though: wewere in a line of traffic stretch-ing as far forward as I could see,and as far back as my rear-viewscould reveal.

Neither of us was going to goany faster than we were going.

In fact, I was kind of pleasedat the speed, considering thevolume of traffic: the limit was80 km/h, and we were veritablyzooming along at 70-75 km/h.

Usually, on that stretch ofroad, at that time of day, in thatpart of the week, youre lucky tobreak 60.

But that was not sufficientfor Dufus behind me. The speedlimit was 80, and he was goingto go 80 over and over andover again.

Was he making me sweat abit? Darned right.

Id seen a driver do that to thecar ahead of him before. Theywere both just ahead of me intraffic. The one guy kept rushingthe bumper of the guy ahead,

over and over.Then something happened.

Mr. Speed must have lost histrain of thought (or whatever hisbrain does) for a moment, just

as they were approach-ing a red light, and hesmashed into the driverhe had been torment-ing.

As I discovered when I pulledover to bear witness, Mr. Speedhad been drinking and stunk ofalcohol.

And now I had his CousinDufus worrying my back bump-er.

These are the guys, I am con-vinced, who vote for the politicalparty that Gordon Campbellbequeathed us.

Campbell himself was caughtdriving drunk in Hawaii, and hissycophants passed it off as nobig deal. His premier successorChristy Clark made light of run-ning stop lights with her kid inthe car, no less.

Campbell/Clark right-handman Rich Coleman killed photo-radar in response to complaintsthat it wasnt fair to ticketthem without giving them afighting chance to play spot thecop car.

Mr. Speed and Cousin Dufusand the rest of the clan were pla-cated, and average over-the-limitspeeds on our highways shot upan extra 10 km/h overnight.

Coincidentally (or not?), thatperiod shortly after photo-radarwas nixed saw a flurry of hor-rific car crashes.

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PechaKucha set for July 19Dear Editor:

Were going on a field trip, and were bringingour friends! For two years running the good peopleat Trapp+Holbrook have stepped up to help usbring PechaKucha to the New West community,and were thrilled to have them on again as our leadsponsors.

Thanks to their generous sponsorship, as wellas financial support from both the VancouverFoundation and the City of New Westminster, weare pleased to offer our upcoming PechaKuchaevent on Saturday, July 19 at Pier Park for free.

For this years summer event were teaming upwith Vancouver Urban Spaces Initiative to bring alaidback daytime dance party to New Wests river-front setting. With help from local supporting spon-sors Downtown New West BIA, Save-On-Foods,

Hyack Interactive, River Market and SoAreWeCreative, were excited to offer an afternoon of blipsand beats from 4 to 9 p.m. from some of the LowerMainlands finest electronic music DJs.

As the sun sets, well start the presentations atapproximately 9 p.m., with our 10 presenters deliv-ering their inspiring talks with the Fraser River,Patullo Bridge and Golden Ears mountains as thebackdrop.

Join us beforehand for some fresh summertreats and locally brewed suds from our friends atLongtail Kitchen, FarmCity Fresh Cart and Steel &Oak Brewing Co.

Lastly, be sure to bring your chairs, friends andblankets trust us, it gets a bit chilly, for what willcertainly be one of the most memorable nights ofthe summer. For more, visit www.pechakucha.org/cities/new-westminster.

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Need for standards in B.C.Dear Editor:

The current impasse between B.C.spublic school teachers and the provin-cial government reminds me a lot of myexperiences during the 1990s and early2000s advocating on behalf of adults withsevere mental illnesses: two outwardlyappearing-to-be-rational parties takingwhat are plainly out-of-touch bargainingpositions made worse by both sides notbasing their objectives on neutrally estab-lished service-delivery criteria.

The root defect in the contract negotia-tion procedures between the B.C. teachersand the B.C. government is that in BritishColumbia there arent any impartiallyestablished, set-in-law education stan-dards that this provinces teachers andtheir de facto employer, the B.C. govern-ment, would be required to use as a basisduring bargaining.

So what is needed?The establishment of an impartial,

permanent provincial public educationstandards authority whose terms of ref-erence would include setting mandatoryeducation standards that every K-12 publicschool in B.C. would have to adhere to.

Education standards would include:maximum numbers of pupils per class;maximum numbers of special needs stu-dents per class; minimum numbers ofclassroom assistants per class; hours ofpreparatory work teachers are paid for;etc.

In order to insulate a standards author-ity from improper and/or counterproduct-ive political (or other) interference, such abody would best be established under the

impartial aegis of B.C.s lieutenant-gov-ernor, perhaps by way of a Royal Charteror writ with membership appointed bythe lieutenant-governor, based on consul-tation with stakeholders, for no less thanseven-year terms.

If provincewide public school educa-tion standards were established by a stan-dards authority, such standards shouldbe formally evaluated and, if necessary,updated on a bi-annual (or tri-annual)basis by way of a transparent and inclusiveconsultative process that would enablethe involvement of representatives of allmajor stakeholders such as teachers, thegovernment and parents, while ensuringthat interested taxpayers have avenues forinput as well.

After an education standards authoritywas set up and provincewide educationstandards established, B.C.s auditor gen-eral (or a similar public funding expendi-ture watchdog) should be tasked with pro-jecting the costs to B.C.s annual budgetfor delivering K-12 education basedupon the standards while factoring inpotential salary levels for teachers andother provincial school districts employ-ees.

Then, in the future, both sides wouldknow from the start what the costs fordelivering education are, and negotia-tions could focus not only on how muchmoney the government of the day can beforced to cough up, but also how much,and where, B.C.s teachers are preparedto give and make compromises inorder to ensure that the provincial pub-lic education standards authority can beimplemented.

Roderick V. Louis, White Rock

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Mr. Speed, Dufus, andtheir fast and furious ilkcontinue to complain thatthey arent allowed todrive as fast as they should actually, as fast as theydlike. The real menaces onthe road, they point out,are those who frustratethem into doing stupidthings by sticking closeto the speed limit. Usingimpeccable NRA logic,they point out, Speeddoesnt kill, bad driverskill.

That assumes, of course,that the faster you drive,the better a driver you are.

And it appears that thisgovernment, extending theCampbell road vision yetagain, is acceding to theirguttural vocalizations.

Interestingly, the B.C.Truckers Association made up of the people whoprobably know the road aswell as anyone opposedthe governments proposalto raise speed limits.

Some of their reasoningis instructive. Theyre not

going to go faster, becauseit messes with the returnon their fuel investment and its simply not safe: aloaded tractor-trailer run-ning at 90 km/h takes 107metres to come to stop, butadding just 15 km/h to thespeed adds 73 metres tothe stop distance.

And Speed and Dufuswill put their complaintspedal to the metal again inno time flat.

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The police departmentis reporting that 120 vehicleswere reported stolen in NewWestminster between Jan. 1 andJune 30, 2014. In addition, therewere 53 reports of attemptedthefts of vehicles.

During this same six-monthperiod in 2013, there were 71reported vehicle thefts and 19reported attempts.

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While increased enforcementand targeting of prolific offend-ers can be used to combat thisproblem, the public can also playa significant role in reducingauto theft by following certainvehicle theft prevention tips,said Staff Sgt. Paul Hyland.

While police will be doingwhat they can to bring downthe numbers of auto thefts, theyadvise motorists to take note ofthese tips from ICBC for protect-ing vehicles from auto theft. Use an anti-theft device elec-tronic immobilizers are the bestprotection. Theyre hard wiredinto vehicles and shut down

the starter, ignition and/or fuelsystem. They require a specialkey or electronic device to startthe engine and usually attach toyour key ring. Steering wheel locks are a goodvisual deterrent for auto thieves,however they offer a lower formof protection than immobilizers. Dont keep spare keys or valetkeys in your vehicle. Where possible, park vehiclesin secure areas, or if you have topark on the street, park in well-lit areas, near pedestrian traffic. If parking on the street, takeyour garage door opener withyou. When entering a parkinggarage, wait for the garage secu-rity gate to close behind you, or

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According to the NewWestminster Police Department,crime analysts have also notedthe following vehicle types asthe ones most likely to be stolenin the New Westminster area,which is similar to what ICBChas observed in their statistics inthe Lower Mainland.

Owners of these vehicles areasked to be extra vigilant: HondaCivics (1990 to 1999 models);Ford F350 trucks (2000 to 2009models); Honda Accords (1990to 1999 models); and DodgeCaravans (1990 to 1999 models).

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The idea is they aregoing to go in each room,said firefighter Glen Bailey.Right now, the only waythe kids can watch TV is ifthe parents pay.

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We went to RoyalColumbian Hospital andasked for a wishlist. Thatwas one of the things wecould afford to do, Baileysaid. We kept the wish-list and are hoping we canslowly but surely get at thatwishlist.

Firefighters got sup-port for their latest dona-tion from a couple of localbusinesses. Hyack Trophiesdonated plaques that wereplaced on the front of theTVs, and London Drugsgave the firefighters a gooddeal on the electronic pur-chases.

We couldnt havebought all those TVswith our budget, Baileysaid. They really camethrough.

Having deliveredthe electronics to RoyalColumbian Hospital,members of the NewWestminster FirefightersCharitable Society are pre-paring for this weekendsshred-athon.

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Helping kids: The NewWestminster Fireghters Char-itable Society purchased TVs for the pediatrics unitat Royal Columbian Hospital. Pat Gall, site servicemanager, reghter Ryan Blatter, Ramona Fonseka,site service manager, and reghter Trevor Tougaswere on hand for the delivery.Larry Wright/THE RECORD

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The City of New Westminster may be thehero youre looking for if your goal is to saveon your energy bill.

The city is providing local homeown-ers with access to new rebates and incen-tives through the Home Energy Rebate Offer(HERO)programbyFortisBCandB.C.Hydro.In collaboration with the citys communityenergy program, Energy Save New West,the HERO program will make thousands ofdollars in rebates and incentives available tohomeowners who are undertaking energyefficiency upgrades in their homes.

Were excited to support the new pro-gram, Energy Save New West projectcoordinator Ryan Coleman said in a pressrelease. Our goal is to make it easier for NewWestminster homeowners to get access to therebates that are available by helping identifyany energy inefficiencies in their home andrecommending upgrade options thatwill save

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According to the city, the valueof the rebates range between $25and $1,200, and the program alsooffers a bonus $750 rebate withthe installation of three or morequalifying upgrades.

Since its launch in 2013, morethan 200 participants have reg-istered with Energy Save NewWest, including local resident andnew homeowner Scott Norris.With the help of Energy SaveNewWest, hes completed a homeenergy assessment that identifiedseveral energy saving opportunities and aroadmap for future upgrades.

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Its the latest move the city hastaken on the energy front, havingintroduced free energy assessmentto local businesses and residentsin 2013.

New Westminster homeown-ers registered in the Energy SaveNew West program are currentlyeligible to receive a home energyefficiency assessment at the subsi-dized rate of $60. This is a limitedtime offer to homeowners anda savings of $240 on the regularcost.

To register with Energy SaveNew West and book an energy assessmentfor your home, register online at www.energysavenewwest.ca or call 604-515-3818.

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Cemetery Symbolism:Hidden Meaning of What YouSee is the topic of the societysJuly 16 presentation at the NewWestminster Public Library.Everyone is welcome to attendthis free event, which getsunderway at 7:30 p.m.

Dale Miller will lead thisvisual presentation about cem-etery grave marker artwork andimages, showing examples fromlocal cemeteries and other burialsites.

Some of these images canadd greatly to the informationgathered from the reading ofthe markers inscription, statesa press release. Many peoplewho visit a cemetery to take inthe overall landscape or to seekout a particular grave of fam-ily, friend, celebrity, or just fora simple walk, will often missthe additional detail and mean-ing that is included in a gravemarkers design or artwork.This presentation will show youwhat to look for and will sug-gest how this knowledge mightadd to your cemetery visitsand perhaps to your family treeresearch.

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Saving money: Scott Norris, shown here with wife Lesley and kidsWyatt and Luke, completed a home energy assessment through thecity and will be taking advantage of the new rebates being offered by the HERO program.

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We are continuingwith our popular feature,The Records Top Five (orMore) Things to Do ThisWeekend and offer thefollowing suggestions forJuly 11 to 13.

1Grab a blanket orsome folding chairsand head to QueensPark, where the free out-door summer movie seriesgets underway on Friday,July 11. The series kicks offwith the hit Disney movieFrozen, which is bound tohave a few kids beltingout the musical hits fromthe flick. The movie takesplace in the Queens ParkStadium at dusk, but doorsopen at 7 p.m.

2Say goodbye to all thatunwanted paperworkat the New Westminster

Firefighters CharitableSocietys annual shred-athon. Not only can youhave all your paperworkshredded on site (by dona-tion) but you can also lis-ten to some musical enter-tainment, enjoya barbecue ormunch on somepopcorn. Theshred-athon istaking place onSaturday, July12 from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. at theCanada GamesPool parkinglot, 65 EastSixth Ave.

3Enjoy ameet andgreet (withwine andcheese) as Candice JamesandManolis have adouble book launch oftheir latest works. Manoliswill read from AutumnLeaves, and James willread from Purple Haze.Personalized books willbe available for purchase

at the book launch thatstaking place on Saturday,July 12 from 1:30 to 3:30p.m. in the Arts Council ofNew Westminster Galleryin Queens Park (insideCentennial Lodge).

4Motor ondown toColumbiaStreet for thisyears KeyWestFord Show andShine. The freeevent featuresclassic and cus-tom vehicles,vintage andelectric bikes,food vendors,beer gardensand live enter-tainment onColumbia

Street. Its taking place onSunday, July 13 from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. on ColumbiaStreet.

5Beat the heat and enjoya dip in one of the citysoutdoor pools. MoodyPark is home to the citysnewest outdoor pool, but

Hume Park has a shallowpool and Grimston Parkhas the citys only wadingpool. For more informationabout the pools, visit thecitys parks and recreationwebsite at www.newwestpcr.ca.

6Soak up some summervibes at the Queens

Park bandshell, where TheLand of Deborah takesto the stage this week-end. This award-winningsinger, songwriter andcomposer will performher one-woman acousticshow on Sunday, July 13 at2 p.m.

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We are frequently askedfor directions to manyspecific burial sites in NewWestminster cemeter-ies. Some favourites are:Raymond Burr (actor),Cyrus Peck (VC medalwinner), John Deighton(Gassy Jack), FrancesHerring (author), CaptainWilliam Irving (riverboatcaptain), Arthur Wellesley

Gray (politician), BrowniePeebles (opera singer),Sally Gribble (founder ofMADD) and many others.

But what else is thereto see in a cemetery? Whatis hidden in plain viewon the marker that mighttell you more about thedeparted?

If you are working ona family tree what mightyou learn by seeing theactual grave marker? Whatartwork might adorn themonument? So manythings are possible.

You might find fraternalorganizations, religiousaffiliations, political orunion connections, societalor cultural links, or simpledistinct ties to such itemsas sports teams, musicalgroups, and so on. Othersymbols might link tonationality, cultural/ethnicbackground, historical/ancestral roots and some-times entire family histor-ies. Other symbols showimages related to occupa-tion, recreational interests,artistic/creative leanings,military affiliations andsocial ties.

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People working on afamily tree are often thrilledat what they learn from agrave stone. They are sur-prised to find out a nameor date, familial origin orreligious leanings.

There is so much to see,to understand and to learnabout. Some is import-ant from a family historystandpoint, while otherthings are just interestingto know. Coming up onJuly 16 (7:30 p.m. in theNewWestminster PublicLibrary auditorium) theHistorical Society presenta-tion will see Dale Millergive a presentation inwords and images on thetopic of cemeteries, titledCemetery Symbolism:Hidden Meaning of WhatYou See.

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By capturing the experi-ences, thoughts and feel-ings of my childrens day,I engaged their imagina-tions while providing par-ental lessons both subtleand obvious.

What follows was afavourite inspired bythe funny faces my theneight-year-old daughtermade. Parents have alwayswarned their children thattheir faces may freeze thatway. Of course, there issome medical truth in this.

In our 30s, we discoverthat our parents were rightafter all. Our wrinklesreveal our habitual emo-tions with lines betrayingsmiles or frowns.

I trust that my daughter

will remember this storyfor its deeper lessons aboutreal beauty, that inspiresus more than a strikingphysical appearance andreal love, the recognitionof that beauty within.

To be truly loved isto be accepted and cher-ished just as we are. Aswe age, we wrinkle andweaken, shorten and sag,yet authentic love sees abeauty that persists.

As Yeats wrote in hispoem When You Are Old,How many loved yourmoments of glad grace,and loved your beautywith love false or true, butone man loved the pilgrimsoul in you, and loved thesorrows of your changingface.

The Scary-facedPrincess

On the day she wasborn, Princess Michellehad the most beautiful faceever seen.

She was certainly themost beautiful baby thedoctor had ever delivered.At the moment of herbirth, he couldnt resistpinching her dimpledcheeks.

The newborn princessfrowned, wrinkled herbrows and scrunched up

her nose. So shocked withthis scary transformation,the doctor nearly droppedher.

One day, the queen,while feeding the princess,could not resist pinch-ing her precious dimpledcheeks.

The pretty princessfrowned, wrinkled herbrows and scrunchedup her nose. The queenwas startled and PrincessMichelle spat up her milkinto the queens eyes.

At the princess bap-tism, everyone in thecourt, all of the villagers,and each of the forest fair-ies came to adore her andbring gifts. Each visitorwas enchanted by herincredibly sweet face. Noone could resist pinchingher soft dimpled cheeks.

The royal baby soongrew weary of this. Justat the moment the PinkFairy approached her crib,raising her wand to granta spell of eternal beauty,Princess Michelle frowned,wrinkled her brow andscrunched up her nose.

So shocked was thePink Fairy that shedropped her magicwand into the crib. Afteran explosion of starryflashes, the Pink Fairy wasnowhere to be found.

The king and queenrushed to their daughtersside but with one look ather once sweet face, theking fainted. The queen,who could not see quiteas clearly because of themilk in her eyes, quicklybundled up the princess ina soft blanket and hid herfrom the eyes of the court.

The face of the oncebeautiful princess was fro-zen with her frown, wrin-kled brow and scrunchednose. The effect on otherswas immediate and fright-ening. One look upon theprincess face caused areflex of fear.

Only one person in thekingdom was able to lookupon her features and notfreeze. The queen whoseeyes had been clouded by

warm milk could not seethe frown, the wrinklesand the scrunch.

Though still loved byher parents the princessgrew up in the dark so thateven she could not gazeupon her own features in amirror. No one else wouldbe frozen by her frighten-ing features.

Servants broughtPrincess Michelle hermeals to this darkenedroom lit only by a singlecandle in its farthest cor-ner. They would only seethe outline of her body,which appeared like ashadow.

Her voice and her heartremained sweet and kind.Each visitor would beentranced by her gentlespirit. She had many

friends but none ever sawher face.

In her dark room, theprincess had learned tolisten. When her friendscame to visit, she wouldlisten and reflect backwhat they were truly feel-ing. She had the gift ofcompassion. The heart ofanyone who came to seeher would leave a littlelighter and happier for noone else could listen andunderstand so well.

One true friend, Peter,learned from the princesshow to listen. He helpedPrincess Michelle grow upin the dark. He told her ofthe outside world what itwas like to play with otherchildren and to see thebeauty of nature.

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Living with tragic consequences

One choice can forever changea persons life or end it.

Alyssa Alanis survived a hor-rific crash more than four yearsago in Burnaby. She recentlyspoke with media about herexperience in the hopes that itlldiscourage others from drinkingand driving.

I think this is a commonmessage that everyones hear-ing, dont drink and drive,Alanis told The Record.

Alanis was one of sevenyouths involved in a seriouscrash on Feb. 27, 2010 in Burnaby.The driver of the vehicle wasimpaired and lost control of hisvehicle while speeding downWillingdon Avenue near StillCreek Drive shortly after 1 a.m.The car struck a lamppost caus-ing it to become airborne andflip several times.

Before you make that choice,dont forget, you need to thinkabout the consequences of thechoice that you make, Alanissaid. The consequence of onesimple choice that you can makecan change not only your life butit can change others. Not only

change it but it can end it.The driver and front passen-

ger of the vehicle that crashedin 2010 managed to escape thecrash unscathed, the five peoplesitting in the back of the car,including Alanis, werent aslucky.

Three female passengers, twofrom New West and one fromVancouver, were severely injuredwhile two male passengers, alsofrom New West, died includ-ing Alanis boyfriend.

According to Cpl. RobertMcDonald, Alanis was neardeath and wasnt expected tosurvive it is a miracle she wasable to recover.

A story like this one, againfor me Ive been 30 years with theRCMP, and weve gone to sev-eral accidents. We always hearof people that sometime survive,most of them dont survive, hesaid. We were told there waszero chance of survival.

McDonald said doctors ori-ginally told Alanis family thatshe would likely never walk ortalk again, so her progress overthe past four years is remark-able.

She still suffers from linger-ing brain damage, and she hasa shunt to remove excess fluidfrom her brain. Alanis mother,Gigi, told The Record that theinjury to her daughters brainhas affected her decision-makingabilities, which means she cantattend school or have a job.

Prior to the accident, the 18-year-old (now nearly 22 yearsold) was a budding musicianwith a promising career aheadof her.

The singer, songwriter, guitar-ist and pianist had toured withlocal band the Boom Booms thesummer before the crash. Sincethat night, however, she strug-

gles to remember events, shecan no longer play music andonly recently did she begin tosing again.

For us, when we see some-thing like that, its very power-ful, McDonald said.

New Westminster policejoined Mounties from across theLower Mainland for a one-night

enforcement blitz last month tocrack down on impaired driv-ers.

The blitz was part of a nation-al campaign held coast to coastin anticipation of increasedenforcement during the summermonths.

Cautionary tale: Alyssa Alanis was one of three youths severely injured in a car accident in February2010. Two people were killed in the accident, while two others walked away unscathed. An impaireddriver was driving the car she was riding in.

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The king and queen tooenjoyed their daughterskind company and coun-sel.

It is difficult to rulea kingdom. There is somuch to think about andso many decisions tomake.

Princess Michelle wasable to make their workeasier and their heartslighter. She had acquiredwisdom beyond her years.They knew that one dayshe would be a fittingqueen.

Yet the king and queenworried that she wouldnever marry. Her frighten-ing face would certainlyfreeze the heart of eventhe warmest suitor.

According to tradition,the princes from thesurrounding kingdomswere allowed to ask forher hand in marriagewhen the princess wasold enough to make herchoice.

The king and queencould not deny the paradeof young men who cameto meet the princess whenthat day arrived.

Although they knewthat most of these princesonly wanted to acquirethe riches of the kingdom,the king and queen feltthey must warn them ofthe princess secret. Nonebelieved them.

One by one, eachprince would enter theprincess meeting room,where he would try to

convince her to accept hishand in marriage.

The princess told eachprince that she soughtonly true love love thatwould last regardless ofage, illness or appear-ances.

After each princepromised such love, shewould open the curtainsof the window revealingher frown, wrinkled browand scrunched up nose.

One by one, eachprince froze in fear andhad to be carried out byher servants. The prin-cess was heartbroken. Itseemed she would neverfind true love. No princewould see past her scaryface.

At that moment ofneed, her best friend,Peter came to comforther. He knew her betterthan anyone in the wholeworld and he knew thatshe had beauty within.

Peter then revealedhis secret. He was also aprince, and he had alwaysloved her.

Before she could stophim, he opened the cur-tains of the window,gazed into her eyesbut instead of faintingor freezing, he smiledand kissed her. PrincessMichelle felt her facetransform her frownmelted into a smile, herbrow relaxed and her noseunscrunched.

The room was filledwith a wondrous light,and the kingdom was

again enchanted by theprincess beauty.

Dr. Davidicus Wongis physician lead of theBurnaby Division of FamilyPractice and works at thePrimeCare Medical Centre.His Healthwise columnappears regularly in thispaper. You can read more ofhis writing at davidicuswong.wordpress.com.


Princess: The meaning of true beauty

DUI: Driver gets three-year prison sentence, driving banWith the nice weather now, people

are going to go out. If youre going to con-sume any type of alcohol ordrugs, please plan a safe ridehome first, McDonald said.Family and friends, if some-body has consumed alcohol,please stop them from gettingin the vehicle. If the driverof the vehicle has been con-suming drugs or alcohol, dontget in the vehicle the choiceis yours.

For McDonald, every deathcaused by impaired drivingis one too many, and until itends, he said, he and his fellowpolice officers will continue tooperate road blocks in attemptto catch drunk drivers.

Thats our goal, to savelives and prevent deaths, he added.

The driver of the car that Alanis wasriding in pled guilty to numerous charges,including three counts of impaired driv-

ing causing bodily harm, twocounts of impaired drivingcausing death, three countsof dangerous driving causingbodily harm, and two countsof dangerous driving caus-ing death. He was sentencedto three years in prison andhanded a 10-year driving ban.

While the driver serves jailtime, the pain and anguish ofthat evening in February 2010will forever haunt Alanis andher family.

Because of the choice Imade to be a passenger inthis car, I have to suffer withthe consequences, she said.I have been wonderfully

improving, but its not easy.

Enforcement:NewWestminsterSgt. TerryDhut speaksto a driverduring theone-nightimpaireddriving blitzheld on June27 tocrack downon drunkdrivers.

Cayley Dobie/THE RECORD


Because of thechoice I made tobe a passengerin this car, Ihave to sufferwith theconsequences.

Alyssa Alaniscrash survivor


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