page 3 page 6 page 14 CITY BUYS INTO AGE OF ELECTRIC HAPPY TO PAY MORE FOR BETTER SCHOOLS FIVE YEAR CARBON TAX FREEZE www.newwestnewsleader.com FRIDAY APRIL 5 2013 New billboard alights on McBride But is it safe? Mario Bartel [email protected]The first of four giant digital billboards that will be erected around New Westminster is now lighting the way for motorists heading to and from the Pattullo Bridge along McBride Boulevard. And while the signs are expected to generate approximately $2 million a year in revenue for the city, they could be a headache for commuters already wrestling with traffic congestion and other distractions, said Karon Trenaman of the ICBC road safety program. “There are so many things that can interfere with your attention,” said Trenaman. “Billboards would be one of many types of distractions.” A study released in February by University of Alberta researchers Michelle Chan and Anthony Singhal found the language used on a billboard can provoke an emotional reaction that affects driving. Using a driving simulator the researchers discovered positive words on a billboard could cause motorists to speed up, while they tended to slow down and drift when viewing negative language. Would provide easier route between New West and South Vancouver Wanda Chow [email protected]A local cycling advocacy group is calling for the missing link to be built to complete a safe bike route between New Westminster and through Burnaby to South Vancouver. Andrew Feltham, chair of the New Westminster branch of HUB (formerly the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition), wrote to Transportation Minister Mary Polak about the proposal, which was prompted by an exploratory ride last fall by cyclists from HUB. The proposed route would run from the Queensborough Bridge ramp that connects with the south side of Marine Way/Stewardson Way. From there, a widened shoulder separated from traffic by cement barriers could be built along Marine Way, allowing for two-way bicycle traffic. The path would end at the bottom of the hill, at the edge of the fence of the Southern Railway yards, where a crossing would be built over a ditch connecting the path to the end of Trapp Avenue south of Marine Way. From there, cyclists and pedestrians could head to a multi-use path at Meadow Avenue which takes them to existing trails at Fraser Foreshore Park, along the new River District under construction in Vancouver, through the industrial area along Kent Avenue and even to Richmond over the Canada-Line SkyTrain bridge, which includes a bike path. Feltham said in an interview that judging by the dirt path across the ditch and beside the railway yard fence, it is already well used as an unofficial route. While there is a crosswalk further west on Marine Way at North Fraser Way, getting there from the bridge means cycling on Marine Way “which many people wouldn’t even consider doing that, it’s very busy traffic-wise and high-speed traffic,” he said. “This option separates you from traffic and takes you down to some very pleasant and attractive cycling areas.” Seeking a safer ride to the river MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Andrew Feltham of the New Westminster branch of HUB would like to see improved safety for cyclists using the bike lane along Marine Way that links the Queensborough Bridge to the Big Bend industrial area. He’s submitted his proposal to the ministry of transportation and Burnaby city hall. Please see DRIVERS, A3 Please see CITY, PROVINCE, A5 Comedian Bob Robertson is a featured guest at next weekend’s LitFest New West. See Page A4 Come Celebrate our 3 rd Anniversary Join us April 12th for all of our anniversary festivities. 120-66 10TH ST, COLUMBIA SQUARE PLAZA Free Financial Review when you book an appointment with one of our Financial Services Managers. 2 LOCATIONS: • 6TH AND 6TH • 120-66 10TH ST COLUMBIA SQUARE PLAZA MENTION THIS AD AND RECEIVE A FREE GIFT
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HAPPY TO PAY MORE FOR BETTER SCHOOLS
FIVE YEAR CARBON TAX FREEZE
www.newwestnewsleader.com
FRIDAY APRIL 5 2013
New billboard alights on McBrideBut is it safe?Mario [email protected]
The first of four giant digital billboards that will be erected around New Westminster is now lighting the way for motorists heading to and from the Pattullo Bridge along McBride Boulevard.
And while the signs are expected to generate approximately $2 million a year in revenue for the city, they could be a headache for commuters already wrestling with traffic congestion and other distractions, said Karon Trenaman of the ICBC road safety program.
“There are so many things that can interfere with your attention,” said Trenaman. “Billboards would be one of many types of distractions.”
A study released in February by University of Alberta researchers Michelle Chan and Anthony Singhal found the language used on a billboard can provoke an emotional reaction that affects driving.
Using a driving simulator the researchers discovered positive words on a billboard could cause motorists to speed up, while they tended to slow down and drift when viewing negative language.
Would provide easier route between New West and South VancouverWanda [email protected]
A local cycling advocacy group is calling for the missing link to be built to complete a safe bike route between New Westminster and through Burnaby to South Vancouver.
Andrew Feltham, chair of the New Westminster branch of HUB (formerly the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition), wrote
to Transportation Minister Mary Polak about the proposal, which was prompted by an exploratory ride last fall by cyclists from HUB.
The proposed route would run from the Queensborough Bridge ramp that connects with the south side of Marine Way/Stewardson Way. From there, a widened shoulder separated from traffic by cement barriers could be built along Marine Way, allowing for two-way bicycle traffic.
The path would end at the bottom of the hill, at the edge of the fence of the Southern Railway yards,
where a crossing would be built over a ditch connecting the path to the end of Trapp Avenue south of Marine Way.
From there, cyclists and pedestrians could head to a multi-use path at Meadow Avenue which takes them to existing trails at Fraser Foreshore Park, along the new River District under construction in Vancouver, through the industrial area along Kent Avenue and even to Richmond over the Canada-Line SkyTrain bridge, which includes a bike path.
Feltham said in an interview that
judging by the dirt path across the ditch and beside the railway yard fence, it is already well used as an unofficial route.
While there is a crosswalk further west on Marine Way at North Fraser Way, getting there from the bridge means cycling on Marine Way “which many people wouldn’t even consider doing that, it’s very busy traffic-wise and high-speed traffic,” he said. “This option separates you from traffic and takes you down to some very pleasant and attractive cycling areas.”
Seeking a safer ride to the river
MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Andrew Feltham of the New Westminster branch of HUB would like to see improved safety for cyclists using the bike lane along Marine Way that links the Queensborough Bridge to the Big Bend industrial area. He’s submitted his proposal to the ministry of transportation and Burnaby city hall.
Please see DRIVERS, A3
Please see CITY, PROVINCE, A5
Comedian Bob Robertson is a featured guest at
next weekend’s LitFest New West.
See Page A4
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NWPCR CO-ED SLO-PITCH LEAGUE (19+ YEARS)Gather up a group from work or friends in your neighbourhood and enter a team in our recreational slo-pitch league. Teams will receive 10 scheduled games plus a weekend of playoff s. The 2013 season will begin April 26 (playoff s: July 19-20) at various ball diamonds in New Westminster. Friday night division still has space available!
Please call 604.777.5121 with questions or to request an application.
NEW WESTMINSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITYThe New Westminster Police Department is looking to recruit Crime Prevention Unit volunteers who are trustworthy and dedicated to join our team. This is a great volunteer opportunity if you are considering a career in law enforcement or want to give back to your community.
If you are interested in applying, please call 604-529-2446 or visit www.nwpolice.org for more information.
Applications will be accepted until April 7, 2013.
ANIMAL SERVICES FORUM FEEDBACKGive us your feedback on the recent Animal Services Forum on the proposed Animal Care and Control Bylaw 7586, 2013. View our information boards and take our survey by going to our website at www.newwestcity.ca (What’s Happening section on our homepage).
QUEENSBOROUGH RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION MEETING Tuesday, April 167:00 pmResidences By the River, 83 Star Crescent, common room
Any questions, concerns or agenda items can be sent to [email protected]
REQUEST FOR HOST FAMILIESThe City of New Westminster, in partnership with the New Westminster School District, is looking for two volunteer families to each host two female Chinese students from the City’s Sister City of Lijiang, China. The high school students will be arriving in New Westminster this fall and will be studying at NWSS from September 1 to November 1, 2013. The students will be in school during the week, and outings have been planned for weekends. Host families are expected to provide the students with one room and provide breakfast and dinner each day. Host families will also be required to complete a Criminal Record Check.
If you are interested in becoming a host family and would like more information, please contact Councillor Lorrie Williams at 604-230-8334 or email [email protected].
NEW WESTMINSTER PUBLIC LIBRARY CELEBRATES POETRY MONTHApril is National Poetry Month and the New Westminster Public Library is celebrating with a special evening featuring three poets on Monday, April 8 at 6:30 pm. Candice James, Poet Laureate of New Westminster, Penn Kemp, Poet Laureate of London, Ontario, and Manolis Aligizakis, a Greek-Canadian poet and author, will read from their poetry. An open mic will follow.
The event sponsored by The League of Canadian Poets and the Canada Council. It is free but registration is requested. Call 604-527-4667. The library is at 716 6th Avenue in New Westminster and is wheelchair accessible.
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CREATE A MAGNIFICENT HANGING BASKETThe City of New Westminster is famous for its beautiful hanging baskets. Now you can discover the secrets and learn how to create a lush, colourful hanging basket for your home.
The hanging basket course will include 2 hours of hands-on instruction, an 18” or 14” basket with chain hanger, plants, soil, fertilizer, and the infamous wick and watering pan.
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All courses will take place in the Queen’s Park Green House Complex. To register, please call 604-777-5111.
*Participants from previous years, please remember to sign up for your class to “re-do” your baskets!
BACKYARD COMPOSTERSThe City of New Westminster has in stock limited quantities backyard composters in an eff ort to promote composting at home. Available to New Westminster residents only, this item is being sold at a subsidized rate on a fi rst come, fi rst serve basis:
80 Gallon Backyard Composters - $30 (includes tax) available for purchase now.
Backyard Composters are available now from the Engineering Operations Works Yard at 901 First Street between the hours of 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. Cash or cheque only. To confi rm availability of stock, please contact Engineering Operations at 604-526-4691.
BE COYOTE AWARE THIS SPRINGSpring is denning season for coyotes living in the Vancouver area. Coyotes build their dens in concealed locations like secluded parts of parks, behind thick blackberry bushes, and if given the opportunity, underneath abandoned buildings. With new pups to protect, coyotes may become aggressive if approached near denning sites for the next couple of months. If you come across an active den site or notice coyote pups, please report it to the coyote information phone line 604-681-WILD and avoid the area. Please also keep dogs on leash in and around parks, as curiousity can lead to unnecessary confl icts between coyotes and pets.
It is also advised to remove potential coyote attractants from yards and parks. Garbage, yard fruit, bird feeders and pet food will attract opportunistic coyotes. From April to July, young coyotes will be learning the skills they need to survive in the city. By reducing attractants, coyotes will learn to hunt for their own favourite food, small rodents such as mice and rats, rather than learning to depend on people for food.
For more information or to report a coyote sighting or den site please call 604-681-WILD.
Friday, April 5, 2013 NewsLeader A3Friday, April 5, 2013 NewsLeader A3
My New West contestThe New Westminster Public Library
is branching out. To Queensborough.And to celebrate the imminent
opening of its second branch in the refurbished and expanded Queensborough Community Centre, the library wants to see what people love most about New West in a photo contest. The My New West photo contest runs until May 31 and is open to photographers of all ages and skill levels. Entries should show their favourite New West place, space, activity or moment.
Prizes will be awarded to the top five photos as judged by a panel of community leaders.
For more information, including a list of rules and an entry form, follow the link under Events and Programmes at www.nwpl.ca.
Six years ago a commuter was given a ticket for plugging his electric scooter into an outlet in front of New Westminster city hall.
Tuesday the city unveiled its first public electric vehicle charging stations in the building’s back parking lot. Two more charging stations will be installed at the Front Street parkade near the Sixth Street entrance. Another for city use is at the works yard. The cost of their installation is being supplemented by $20,000 from the provincial government.
The stations will initially be free to use, said Mayor Wayne Wright, as the city assesses demand.
They’ll also supply power to the first electric vehicle in the city’s fleet.
Dave Cole, New Westminster’s
assistant manager of operations, has already been zipping around town in the Nissan Leaf for a month and says the city’s compact size make it ideal for getting to meetings, and shuttling back and forth to the works yard.
The Leaf is capable of traveling up to 160 kilometres on a charge so Cole estimates he only plugs it
in once every couple of days. And with an operational cost of about $200 a year, compared to $1,200
for a gas-powered vehicle, plus lower maintenance costs, he’d like to see more.
“Our plan is to try and incorporate more hybrid and electric vehicles, including utility trucks, into our fleet in the future,” said Cole.
It’s also a heck of a public relations tool, said Cole as he gets a lot of questions about the car whenever he’s about town.
“There’s a lot of interest. It’s been great.”
Which is like music to the ears of Coun. Jonathan Coté, the chair of the city’s energy management committee that recommended the
implementation of electric vehicle technology. He hopes the city’s initiative will be an inspiration to residents.
“I hope it will encourage the community to look at
the technology for their own vehicles,” said Coté. “It’s perfect for the urban environment.”
Although it’s not without its adjustments.
After strapping himself into the driver’s seat of the Leaf, Wright seemed stumped as to how to get the car going. A five-minute guided tour of the dash and controls by Cole sent him on his way.
Pulling back into one of the two parking spots at city hall now reserved for electric vehicles, the smile on Wright’s face could have powered the car for another two kilometres.
“It was like a regular car, even better,” said Wright.
“I’m quite enthusiastic about having more of these cars in our fleet. It’s got every modern convenience you could want plus it’s taking care of the environment.”
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MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Dave Cole, the City of New Westminster’s assistant manager of operations, gives some tips to Mayor Wayne Wright as he takes the first electric car in the city’s fleet for a test spin on Tuesday. The city also has two charging stations now operational at City Hall.
“Any kind of distraction is risky when you’re driving,” said Chan in a press release. “But there would appear to be a larger risk when it comes to emotional stimuli.”
Trenaman concurs. The size of the billboard can also be a concern if it somehow blocks the view of traffic or the road ahead.
“There’s a lot of distractions out there, and drivers have to be in control of their own fate,” said Trenaman.
The city’s other digital billboards will be erected along Highway 91A at the Queensborough Bridge, at the approach to the Alex Fraser
Bridge along Highway 91, and on Brunette Avenue at the Highway 1 east-bound ramp. They are being built, maintained and managed by All Vision Canada, which has a 20-year agreement to market the signs.
“It’s a great way to market events and initiatives while earning additional funds that we can re-invest in our community,” said Wayne Wright in a press release. “Our goal was to optimize the high traffic perimeter lands owned by the city, enhance communications opportunities and find new and sustainable revenue sources for New Westminster.”
City all charged up by new vehicle
MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER One of four giant electronic billboards that are being erected in New Westminster is now operational, on McBride at the entrance to the Patullo Bridge.
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Words will be the word in New Westminster next week.
The Arts Council is hosting its third annual LitFest from April 11-13, at the New Westminster Public Library and Douglas College.
The event kicks off with two days of programming at the library, including a workshop for children aged 9-12 to write and illustrate their own picture story and a visit from children’s author Norma Charles. On Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. the festival will officially launch with a presentation by some of the authors and their subjects from Grace, Grit and Gusto, which tells the stories of New West’s most remarkable women.
On Saturday local authors like Colleen Cross, Candice James, Bob Robertson and J.J. Lee will share some of their experience and knowledge in a series of workshops, discussions and forums at Douglas College.
It’s that strong local component that makes LitFest stand out from other writing festivals around the Lower Mainland, says Rick Carswell of the Arts Council.
“It’s grassroots,” says
Carswell. “Famous writers might bring in a crowd, but they don’t necessarily help the local writing community.”
Cross and fellow mystery writers Sharon Rowse and Robin Spano will lead a workshop on crafting a killer mystery. James will speak about vision and verse. Robertson and Michael Kenyon will lead a panel discussing small publishers and Lee will speak about writing a memoir.
There will also be a presentation on self-publishing by author Ryan Lester, a workshop on political writing led by columnist Bill Tieleman and another on arts criticism by
Max Wyman.After the workshops have
wrapped, many authors will stick around to mingle, sign and sell their books at Volumes of Authors, a marketplace outside the lecture halls.
Saturday evening the written word will be celebrated in a showcase that includes readings by authors, comedy by Bob Robertson and Linda Cullen, music by the Douglas College/Kwantlen University Percussion Ensemble and a presentation by the Shadows and Dreams theatre company. All events are open to the public and are free.
For details go to www.artscouncilnewwest.org
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MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER FILENew Westminster comedy writer Bob Robertson will lead a workshop on small publishers at LitFest.
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It would also encourage more people to commute to work in the Big Bend industrial area, which has limited transit bus service, and provide a connection from the 22nd Street SkyTrain station.
The issue is safety and comfort, Feltham said. “There’s no pleasure in riding along an 80-kilometre-an-hour freeway.”
And the proposed route would give people an option to leave their cars at home.
“There are a lot of new businesses down there, a lot
of retail and a lot of new recreational trails and access … There’s a lot more reasons to go down there than there was 10 years ago [before the current Queensborough Bridge interchange was built].”
Burnaby city hall has received Feltham’s proposal and staff are awaiting direction from city council before proceeding, said transportation planner Leah Libsekal.
“We recognize there is a need in the area because we’ve noted there are pedestrians that do go to the [22nd Street]
SkyTrain station from that area of east Burnaby … There isn’t a particularly clear access route for them.”
Libsekal noted that while Burnaby has a bike lane along Marine Way, it essentially ends once cyclists get to the section cited in the proposal, which is the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transportation.
“The ministry received this proposal yesterday and will be reviewing it for its feasibility,” a transportation ministry spokesperson said in an email Wednesday.
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Are we slowly starving our public schools?
In a school district like New Westminster, which is grappling with an accumulated deficit of more than $5 million or Coquitlam, which had a surprise $7.5 million deficit, it’s easy to believe this.
Then you go to the BC Liberals website and you’ll hear that “Funding for K-12 education in B.C. is at the highest level in history.”
Which is true, but also a load of garbage.
Most things we spend money on today cost more than they ever have. You might as well say British Columbians spend more on bread than at any time in history.
But what the party’s website doesn’t provide is the tremendously long list of caveats and qualifiers required to paint a real picture of education funding today. You must factor in inflation (see: bread), bargained salary increases, MSP increases and curveballs like the payments school districts have to make to pay for carbon offsets.
When you gather all that
together, it’s clear that in real dollars B.C. schools are actually getting by on less than ever before.
And this comes at a time when schools are asked to be everything from cafeterias for the poor and crusaders against bullying to settlement centres for new immigrants.
Talking about public education has always been fractious, and often emotional.
After all, we’re talking about our kids. And education is one of the biggest cost drivers in the government’s budget. So we often see teachers and the government painted as pariahs each time the teachers’ collective agreement comes up for renewal.
And perhaps it shall always be thus.
But few can argue that tight budgets in B.C. have continued to
squeeze schools to the breaking point. And parents, too, are being saddled with more of the burden of fundraising for everything from books and new technology to playgrounds.
For its part, the BC Teachers Federation acknowledges the government’s argument that enrolment in B.C. has dropped in recent years, and that yes, overall, spending on education has increased.
“But this simplistic narrative of fewer kids and more funding doesn’t tell the real story,” states a BCTF brief to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services from last October. “The stark reality is that funding increases have not been large enough to preserve the same levels of service our students had a decade ago.”
The BCTF looked at several measures for expenditures to compare B.C. to the other provinces and territories and ranked B.C. as dead last in most categories.
BCTF’s pitch to the finance committee is actually quite reasonable: Let’s hit the Canadian average for education
funding as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product, and also bring B.C. up to the average for educator-to-student ratio.
They estimate the cost to achieve this would be in the ballpark of a billion dollars.
And they’re suggesting that B.C. taxpayers might be willing to step up and meet this challenge. Today, B.C. has the lowest personal tax rate in the country, something the BC Liberals brought in beginning with a whopping 25 per cent income tax cut in 2001.
The result, the BCTF say, has been an erosion in our ability to fund important public services. Like education.
I don’t know about you, but I wasn’t complaining about my personal tax rate. Like most people, it came off my cheque before I even noticed it.
Yes, it would hurt me now if the tax cut were suddenly reversed. That’s the way these things go.
But I, for one, would be willing to swallow some modest, incremental increases if it meant we could stop starving our schools.
Happy to pay a little more for public education
The audit of the Pacific Carbon Trust raises many fundamental questions about the province’s claim to be carbon-neutral.
Many people have questioned the scheme which forces public agencies to pay funds equalling $25 per tonne of greenhouse gas emission to PCT, a Crown agency. This money has come from the operating budgets of schools, hospitals and universities.
PCT in turn buys carbon offsets from private organizations, so that a wooded area in the Kootenays was saved from logging, in part through this agency.
It is highly questionable to take money from classrooms and emergency rooms to buy carbon offsets. It would make much more sense to give capital funds to various provincial agencies to physically reduce their greenhouse gas emissions through, for example, more efficient furnaces or better insulation.
However, like many political programs, there is a large element of smoke and mirrors in this. The public are being told government is reducing emissions, and some of them actually believe it.
Environment Minister Terry Lake clearly does not believe there is anything wrong with taking money from schools and hospitals and redistributing it to private corporations which, according to the report, would likely undertake programs to reduce emissions anyway. The audit indicates that the entire carbon offset program needs a more thorough examination, and it should be curtailed until that has been done.
Meantime, if the government has money it can put towards reducing emissions, it needs to put it towards actual projects within the public sector — not to private corporations and non-profits.
Reducing carbon emissions is a worthy goal.
Government has a role to play, but must do so in a way that is seen to be an effective and practical use of tax dollars.
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Re: Being led down the garden path to global warming (Column, NewsLeader, March 29)
I was surprised to learn that Canada is in the same situation now with the threat of climate change as it was with the threat of fascism in the years before the Second World War.
In both cases, it was important that Canada act quickly and strongly, even if its overall contribution was small in percentage terms.
What an inspiring comparison!I would add two differences
between WWII and climate change: 1. In 1939 it was possible for
Canadians to think that events “over there” would not affect them, whereas climate change has already landed on Canadian soil, especially in our North.
2. In 1939, Canada had less advanced industry and technology sectors, and fewer international connections. Now Canada is more developed and connected, which multiplies our impact on the world, for better or worse.
Both of those differences urge more and quicker action by Canadians on climate change. In reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Canada can do much, much more. Saying “no!” to new megaprojects for shipping tar sands oil and coal overseas is an obvious and sensible place to start.
Karl MaierNew Westminster
LET’S HAVE AN INDEPENDENT MLA
The upcoming provincial election is on many people’s minds and covered in most papers as a two party race with the “fringe” parties getting little consideration (at this point).
There are many people that are not sure how to cast their vote this time: go with the devil you know or jump from the frying pan into the fire? There is another option—an independent.
Regardless of which party wins the election, party backbenchers can be totally ineffective when it comes to influencing government decisions and are unable to publicly speak out against party decisions. Wouldn’t it be great to have an MLA that could speak in the legislature on what the New Westminster constituents wanted rather than tell us what a party wants us to accept? Where the caucus was you and me?
An independent is not held to party politics but rather could take full advantage of them and could form an alliance with any party on issues where there is consensus of the constituents or speak out against when necessary.
Let’s not forget the important position independent Chuck Cadman held in 2005 on a confidence vote forcing a tie in the House of Commons on the budget. He voted as his constituents wanted.
I believe an independent candidate would be something well worth considering for New Westminster voters this election.
Susan WandellNew Westminster
BREAK THE ‘MONOPOLY’Rates are too high.The lack of regulations on the
cell phone industry has backfired. With the foreign ownership laws as they are, new investors cannot compete against the big three. Who can afford to win a spectrum auction against Rogers, Telus or Bell using only Canadian dollars? These companies have a de facto monopoly. Either we open the floodgates to foreign dollars or impose tight regulations on what can be charged.
Todd GelinasNew Westminster
HOME OWNERSHIP STILL POSSIBLE FOR MOSTRe: Canada needs to review Capital Gains, foreign ownership of real estate (Letters, NewsLeader, April 3)
Capital controls are unhelpful to the efficient operation of free markets. Indeed, perhaps the Americans should restrict Canadians from purchasing American real estate to preserve “affordable” prices?
Additionally, 70 per cent of Canadians are home owners today, so I refute the claim that “... steadily rising prices combined with restricted growth in real incomes combined with tightened-up mortgage regulations have all conspired to exclude more and ever more families from home ownership.”
The claim that foreigners are bidding up prices is employed by disenfranchised people around the developed world as a xenophobic argument to explain greater inequality.
Prices have climbed to such heights mainly because interest rates have been so low, real estate has been viewed as a “safe” asset class, and there is still demand.
Lastly, there is a significant amount of time between the decrease in sales numbers (which we are seeing) and price decreases. New buyers expect rock bottom pricing, while sellers are reluctant to lower their prices. Fewer sales conclude as there is a disconnect in expectations. Slowly, as sellers come to understand and accept the new reality they will begin to lower
Stopping megaprojects a good place to startprices. Whether that leads to a long slow period of reductions in at least real terms or a
cascade in nominal terms as well depends on other economic factors at the time.
Benj List—online comment
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The April meeting New Westminster Historical Society will feature a talk entitled “From New Westminster to Old Westminster: Sir Richard McBride.”
At the event, Patricia Roy, professor emeritus, University of Victoria, will discuss her new biography of Sir Richard McBride, titled Boundless Optimism.
Her book covers McBride and his great influence in the development of British Columbia.
The title of the presentation connects McBride with his home town of New West to his last posting in London, England, as British Columbia’s Agent-General.
McBride was born and raised in Sapperton and attended early school in the city. He is commemorated locally by a school, a street and a family plot in Fraser Cemetery (although he himself is buried in Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria).
He was premier of B.C. from 1903 until 1915.
This historical society
presentation is Wednesday, April 17, starting at 7:30 p.m. at the New Westminster Public Library, 716-6th Ave. The program is free and everyone is welcome. There is no need to pre-register.
BC Liberal candidate to open office
The BC Liberal candidate for New Westminster, Hector Bremner, is hosting an open
house to mark the opening of his campaign office on Sunday, April 14, from 1 to 4 p.m.
The office is located at 618 Sixth St., and the event will feature live music, a silent
auction and a BBQ. B.C. residents are expected to go to the polls May 14.
Shark fin bill scrapped
A private member’s bill by New Westminster-Coquitlam NDP MP Fin Donnelly that would have banned shark fin imports in Canada was scrapped last week after federal politicians voted 143 to 138
against granting it second reading.
“I am disappointed more Conservative MPs did not support this important legislation,” Donnelly said in a statement released following the March 27 vote.
“I hope the government will take immediate action to restrict the importation of shark fins to Canada.”
Many municipalities have adopted bylaws based on Donnelly’s lobbying to regulate shark fins.
Last year, Coquitlam was the first B.C. city to ban shark fins from “being possessed, traded, sold and distributed” in its jurisdiction; Port Moody was the first B.C. city to have such a bylaw in place and that imposed fines.
In December, the City of New Westminster passed a bylaw banning the sale of shark fin and shark fin products.
Donnelly said “tens of thousands” of Canadians have also signed petitions supporting his bill.
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Trust’s Lower Mainland projects also suspect, Simpson saysJeff [email protected]
While a damning audit of B.C.’s Pacific Carbon Trust focused on carbon offset spending in far-flung corners of the province, public money from school and hospital budgets also fed projects across the Lower Mainland.
And a leading critic of the made-in-B.C. carbon offset strategy says the legitimacy of the local projects is just as questionable as the Darkwoods and Encana offsets B.C.’s Auditor General decided were not credible.
Bob Simpson, the independent MLA for Cariboo North, says in most cases the recipients either had already decided to spend on upgrades to reduce greenhouse gas emissions before carbon offsets were offered, or likely would have done so in any event.
Greenhouses in the Fraser Valley were among the recipients – Quiks Farm in Chilliwack, Randhawa Farms in Abbotsford, Sun Select Farms in Delta and Langley’s Katatheon Farms and Glenwood Valley Farms all got money to subsidize energy efficiency upgrades or to convert from natural gas to wood waste fuel.
“The greenhouses were responding to spikes in natural gas pricing,” Simpson said.
The entire sector should have been excluded, he argues, because farmers in other jurisdictions were doing the same thing without carbon offset subsidies.
Wood fuel was cheaper than natural gas.
Wood is offset-eligible because it’s counted as a lower-carbon fuel source – it’s assumed forests regrow and reabsorb carbon, unlike fossil fuels that add incremental new carbon to the atmosphere when burned.
But Simpson contends landfilling wood waste instead of burning it would sequester the carbon in the ground – a more effective choice if greenhouse gases are the overriding concern.
“There are a whole bunch of logic traps,” he said.
Kruger Products tissue mill in New Westminster also got carbon offset money to retrofit to burn wood waste fuel instead of natural gas, even though it also received a federal green transformation grant for the same purpose and therefore double-dipped, according to Simpson.
Lafarge’s Richmond cement plant, one of the region’s biggest carbon emitters, pledged
to burn less coal and more wood waste-derived fuel with the help of an offset-funded retrofit.
“Fuel-switching in the cement sector is a business-as-usual practice,” Simpson said. “They’re all scrambling to try to get their energy costs down. It calls into question whether it’s a legitimate offset project.”
He said nobody appears to be monitoring Lafarge to ensure the cement plant actually burns the agreed amount of wood.
Canadian Taxpayers Federation B.C. director Jordan Bateman said he doesn’t really care whether the offsets are credible or not, the entire logic of the push to carbon-neutral government is flawed.
“You’re trying to buy absolution with tax dollars,” Bateman said.
“How do you blame a hospital for polluting? All they’re doing is heating a facility and sterilizing tools to save lives.”
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The Kruger Products plant recieved carbon offset money from the provincial government, on top of a federal grant—effetively double dipping, according to independent MLA Bob Simpson.
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Friday, April 5, 2013 NewsLeader A13Friday, April 5, 2013 NewsLeader A13
Shine gala raises $280KRCH foundation’s main fundraiser of the year
Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s Shine Gala raised $280,000 in support of the hospital last Thursday night.
Donors, physicians and patients were among the 400 guests who celebrated the spirit of Royal Columbian at the sixth annual fundraising event, hosted at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
Funds raised will support the work of foundation in helping RCH care for seriously ill and injured patients from across British Columbia.
Patients like Shannon Gaudette, 41, who was six-and-a-half months pregnant when she had two malignant tumours—one the size of an orange, the other the size of a lemon—removed from her brain at RCH.
Gaudette was treated at RCH because it is the only hospital in B.C. that can provide neurosurgery, high-risk maternity and neonatal intensive care all on one site.
Gaudette and her husband, Brad, joined several other patients and RCH staff members at the gala to share their reasons to care and reasons to give to RCH.
Special guest, Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid, also shared her gratitude for RCH’s expertise in caring for her rare and serious meningitis infection in November 2009.
Following her story, she reaffirmed the Ministry of Health’s commitment to the
redevelopment of Royal Columbian Hospital, and prioritized the rebuild of the ailing Sherbrooke Building which houses mental health and substance use services and patients.
The event was emceed by CBC Radio One’s “On The
Coast” team Stephen Quinn, host, and Lisa Christiansen, traffic and arts reporter.
The event featured a live and silent auction, and late-night dancing courtesy of Jesse Cahill’s NightCrawlers and special guest Jim Byrnes.
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Tom FletcherBlack Press
VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark and Environment Minister Terry Lake are expected to announce this week that a B.C. Liberal government will freeze B.C.’s carbon tax on fossil fuels at current rates for five years.
Government sources said the freeze is to allow other jurisdictions to catch up to B.C., which taxes carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels at $30 a tonne.
Former finance minister Carole Taylor introduced the carbon tax in 2008, covering transportation and heating fuel for homes and businesses. The rate rose over four years and was frozen for this year at seven cents per litre of gasoline, with comparable taxes on diesel, coal, natural gas and other fuels.
The carbon tax is budgeted to raise $1.2 billion in the fiscal year that began April 1, with all revenues required to be returned through personal and business income tax reductions.
B.C.’s carbon tax was a
political battleground before the 2009 election, with former NDP leader Carole James campaigning for it to be scrapped. At the 2008 municipal convention in Penticton, when former premier Gordon Campbell announced grants to offset carbon tax costs for towns and cities, James claimed the grants were to placate local politicians who were in open revolt against the tax.
After the 2009 election, the NDP changed its position to support the carbon tax. Leader Adrian Dix has said revenues should go towards transit expansion or energy-saving upgrades in municipal buildings and operations.
B.C. Conservative leader John Cummins promises to eliminate the carbon tax. Cummins emphasizes the disproportionate impact the tax has on colder and more remote parts of B.C., but has not yet specified if offsetting income tax cuts would be reversed to make up the revenue to the province.
B.C. Green Party leader Jane
Sterk has restated her 2009 policy of raising the carbon tax from the current $30 per tonne to $50 a tonne immediately. That would bring the tax to more than 10 cents per litre of gasoline.
The Greens would also extend the tax to industrial process emissions such as cement kilns,
and cancel the offsetting income tax reductions. The revenues would instead be used to fund transit and possibly energy retrofits for homes and other buildings.
The recent focus has been on another climate program to make the provincial government and its agencies buy carbon offsets through the Pacific Carbon Trust.
Facing criticism about transferring millions from school and hospital budgets to fund emission reduction projects in private industry, Environment Minister Terry Lake announced in April 2012 that $5 million a year would be set aside from carbon offset payments to fund school district energy efficiency projects.
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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 April 8.
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 imsportant 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.
By Kerry Vital
Sophistication and refined heritage style combine to make Paddington Mews, a new development a few minutes west of Metrotown, the perfect place for people of all ages to make their home. With elegant details and a great location, you need not look any farther than Paddington Mews.
Buyers have a choice between a two-storey townhome and a single-storey garden flat. Both home types are available in a range of floorplans, making it easy to find your perfect home. The garden flats are one-bedrooms, while the townhomes are available in two- or three-bedroom plans.
“There are not a lot of three-bedrooms out there,” says Dan Thomson of MAC Marketing Solutions, adding that this makes Paddington Mews a distinctive offering in the area.
“These are very comfortable floorplans,” he says.
Built in a heritage style with Craftsmen architecture, “these homes have great curb appeal,” says Thomson. Among the Craftsmen details are the custom woodwork, covered entry doors and low-pitch roofs. Decorative window boxes are included in every home, for those with a green thumb, and you can easily entertain outdoors on your own private terrace or deck. The garden flats allow you to walk directly out onto the ground level, adding to the easy convenience of the homes.
Inside, the nine-foot ceilings on the main floor make your new home feel airy and spacious. Each home includes rich laminate flooring throughout the main level and large windows to allow light to pour in, making your home feel even more open.
Moving into the kitchen, you’ll find stainless-steel appliances and modern custom vertical grain flat-panel cabinetry.
“The gas cooktop has been really well-received,” Thomson says. “It’s something different.”
The composite countertops and full-height imported porcelain tile backsplash combine for a stunning statement, all perfectly lit by the halogen track lighting in the work area.
That elegance continues in the living areas, where you will find
plenty of space to entertain or relax after a busy day. The entire home is built in an open-plan design, so you can easily spend some quality time together while preparing a meal or getting ready for the day.
The ensuite bathroom includes a separate full-size tub and glass walk-in shower, along with a large vanity mirror and elegant feature lighting. Most homes have his-and-hers sinks to give you both plenty of space. Custom-designed flat-panel cabinetry and designer composite stone countertops are complemented by a matching backsplash and undermount sink. The main bathroom has its own bathtub with porcelain tile surround, porcelain sink and vanity lighting.
Located just minutes from Metrotown, residents at Paddington Mews are close to anything they could possibly need while still being in a quiet residential neighbourhood. Daycares and elementary schools are just moments away, as well as shopping, dining and recreation opportunities at Burnaby Central Park. Among the facilities are the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club and the Central Park
Pitch and Putt.“This is an established community,”
says Thomson. “We’re just minutes from Patterson SkyTrain station and Metropolis at Metrotown.”
Homes at Paddington Mews start in the $290,000s for a garden flat and in the $570,000s for a townhome. For more information, visit www.paddingtonmews.com or call 604-438-9922.
Submitted photosThe homes at Paddington Mews feature heritage-style Craftsmen architecture, above, and rich laminate flooring throughout the main living areas, top. There are a variety of floorplans available, including ground-level garden flats and two-storey townhomes.
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