FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2013 N E W W E S T M I N S T E R INSIDE: Nine-year-old takes home pie prize P9 NEWS , SPORTS , OPINION & ENTERTAINMENT www.royalcityrecord.com FOLLOW US ON TWITTER twitter .com/TheRecord JOIN US ON FACEBOOK facebook.com/RoyalCityRecord Like anybody who’s had an older brother, it’s easy to sympa- thize with the plight of Connaught Heights residents. The neighbourhood, which is on the far western edge of the city, west of 20th Street, has built its own identity in the shadow of the West End, its better-known neigh- bour. And what was once known as District Lot 172 has a lot going for it, not the least of which is its most interesting history. The land was surveyed by the Royal Engineers in the 1860s and given the name District Lot 172. When New Westminster estab- lished its civic boundaries in the 1880s, it incorporated only its origi- nal city and suburban lots. The district lots were left for the Municipality of Burnaby to incor- porate into its limits in 1892. However, DL 172 was not incor- porated into Burnaby either, mean- ing DL 172 was outside any munic- ipality’s jurisdiction for more than 70 years. Though the owners of properties in DL 172 paid taxes directly to the provincial govern- ment, they received very little in return. In 1911, the landowners sub- divided the land into residential lots conforming to the established street grid of New Westminster. The area also allowed construction of an interurban electric tramway station, as the B.C. Electric Railway Company built a line running from Downtown New Westminster to Vancouver. After some complaining about the lack of amenities in DL 172, the residents did succeed in getting some road improvements paid for by the provincial government and the province also set aside land for a school and a park. Connaught Heights Elementary opened in 1963. It wasn’t until 1965 that DL172 became an official part of the City of New Westminster. In 1974, Connaught Heights received $312,000 in funds as part of a neighbourhood improve- ment project. Residents used that money and some elbow grease to get Connaught Heights Park built. That park, at Ninth Avenue and 22nd Street, was opened in 1977 and features two tennis courts, a large playground, benches, picnic tables and an open grassy area. Today, the neighbourhood is represented by the Connaught Heights Residents’ Association and with new president Kris Taylor at the helm, succeeding past presi- dent Karl Brysch, the area is chang- ing with the times. Taylor, who went to elementary school in New Westminster before moves to the Northwest Territories and Powell River, was living in Surrey in 2000 and looking for a new place to live when he found his current home. Taylor lives so close to the SkyTrain station that he can hear the three bells of the SkyTrain doors closing from his living room. W hat is a neighbourhood? An area determined by streets, a community bound together by a common tax roll, a mix of homes and busi- nesses with a shared history? Some of the above, all of the above? The Record is taking a closer look at the city’s 11 unique neighbourhoods in this special series. This week, we cover Connaught Heights. We hope to give those who have called this city their home for quite awhile, and those who have just unloaded the moving van, a fresh look at their neighbourhood. The names and boundaries developed 40 years ago continue today, and those 11 neighbourhoods all have their own residents’ associations. They each differ, offering advantages and chal- lenges, but they have a common thread – a unique character. And, if you’ve been in the city for a bit – you might also say each neighbourhood has true loyalists and boosters. We don’t want to reignite old whose ‘hood is bet- ter arguments – but let’s just say it’s better not to dis anyone’s neighbourhood in this fine city. For a video with Kris and Karl, scan with A look at what makes our neighbourhoods unique Connaught Heights residents pull together BY ALFIE LAU REPORTER [email protected]Changing landscape: Kris Taylor, left, the new president of the Connaught Heights Residents’ Association, with former president Karl Brysch at 22nd Street SkyTrain Station. Below, a map of the city’s 11 neigh- bourhoods, including Connaught Heights (number 1). Jennifer Gauthier/THE RECORD ◗Taylor Page 3 Our Neighbourhood Making You My First Priority! Making You My First Priority! Stephen Gorrie CELL 604.230.5259 ADVANTAGE REALTY Individually Owned & Operated “Distinguished Service” INFORMATION -HASSLE FREE email: [email protected]www.stephengorrie.com Mani & Pedi Combo... $ 40 00 Eyelash Extension ....... $ 55 00 Facial Massage .... 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Like anybody who’s had anolder brother, it’s easy to sympa-thize with the plight of ConnaughtHeights residents.
The neighbourhood, which ison the far western edge of the city,west of 20th Street, has built itsown identity in the shadow of theWest End, its better-known neigh-bour. And what was once known asDistrict Lot 172 has a lot going forit, not the least of which is its mostinteresting history.
The land was surveyed by theRoyal Engineers in the 1860s andgiven the name District Lot 172.
When New Westminster estab-lished its civic boundaries in the1880s, it incorporated only its origi-nal city and suburban lots.
The district lots were left for theMunicipality of Burnaby to incor-porate into its limits in 1892.
However, DL 172 was not incor-porated into Burnaby either, mean-ing DL 172 was outside any munic-ipality’s jurisdiction for more than70 years. Though the owners ofproperties in DL 172 paid taxesdirectly to the provincial govern-ment, they received very little inreturn.
In 1911, the landowners sub-divided the land into residentiallots conforming to the establishedstreet grid of New Westminster.The area also allowed constructionof an interurban electric tramwaystation, as the B.C. Electric RailwayCompany built a line running from
Downtown New Westminster toVancouver.
After some complaining aboutthe lack of amenities in DL 172, theresidents did succeed in gettingsome road improvements paid forby the provincial government andthe province also set aside land fora school and a park. ConnaughtHeights Elementary opened in1963. It wasn’t until 1965 thatDL172 became an official part ofthe City of New Westminster.
In 1974, Connaught Heightsreceived $312,000 in funds as partof a neighbourhood improve-ment project. Residents used thatmoney and some elbow grease toget Connaught Heights Park built.That park, at Ninth Avenue and22nd Street, was opened in 1977and features two tennis courts, alarge playground, benches, picnictables and an open grassy area.
Today, the neighbourhood isrepresented by the ConnaughtHeights Residents’ Association andwith new president Kris Taylor atthe helm, succeeding past presi-dent Karl Brysch, the area is chang-ing with the times.
Taylor, who went to elementaryschool in New Westminster beforemoves to the Northwest Territoriesand Powell River, was living inSurrey in 2000 and looking for anew place to live when he foundhis current home. Taylor lives soclose to the SkyTrain station thathe can hear the three bells of theSkyTrain doors closing from hisliving room.
What is a neighbourhood? An area determinedby streets, a community bound together bya common tax roll, a mix of homes and busi-
nesses with a shared history? Some of the above, all ofthe above?
The Record is taking a closer look at the city’s 11unique neighbourhoods in this special series. Thisweek, we cover Connaught Heights. We hope to givethose who have called this city their home for quiteawhile, and those who have just unloaded the moving
van, a fresh look at their neighbourhood.The names and boundaries developed 40 years ago
continue today, and those 11 neighbourhoods all havetheir own residents’ associations.
They each differ, offering advantages and chal-lenges, but they have a common thread – a uniquecharacter. And, if you’ve been in the city for a bit – youmight also say each neighbourhood has true loyalistsand boosters.
We don’t want to reignite old whose ‘hood is bet-ter arguments – but let’s just say it’s better not to disanyone’s neighbourhood in this fine city.
For a videowith Kris andKarl, scanwith
A look at what makes our neighbourhoods unique
Connaught Heights residents pull togetherBY ALFIE LAU [email protected]
Changing landscape: Kris Taylor, left, the new president of the Connaught Heights Residents’ Association,with former president Karl Brysch at 22nd Street SkyTrain Station. Below, a map of the city’s 11 neigh-bourhoods, including Connaught Heights (number 1).
Jennifer Gauthier/THE RECORD
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Along with partnerCandace, they’re rais-ing eight-year-old Keira,currently in Grade 3 atConnaught Heights.
“I really like the neigh-bourhood,” said Taylor.“You really feel like youknow everybody, from thepharmacist to your neigh-bours when you take yourkids to school. This com-munity is the gem of asmall town and I’m so gladI live here.”
As evidence of how thecommunity pulls together,Taylor said local collegemusic students offer up freemusic lessons at the localchurch and Keira signedup, getting free one-on-onepiano lessons.
Taylor has fought a longcampaign to clean up someof the problems that comewith SkyTrain.
Taylor said they’ve beensuccessful in getting rid ofthe heroin and crack usersin the area, but there’s stillwork to be done.
His latest campaign wasto try and curb public uri-nation in the area.
“It’s great to haveSkyTrain right here, butthere are other issues thatcome with it,” he said.
Taylor said in his newrole as president of the resi-dents’ association, he hopesto build upon what Bryschand Mike Walmsley helpedbuild.
“Karl and Mike, they didan awesome job of keeping
it alive, doing the paper-work and getting morepeople involved,” saidTaylor. “Now we have totake it to the next level.”
Brysch has lived in thearea since late-1999 andsaid the area has a nice mixof new and old.
“One of my neighbourshas lived here since 1946,”said Brysch. “And wehave a lot of young fami-lies who’ve been here threeyears and less.”
For Brysch’s part, serv-ing more than two yearsas president allowed himto reach out to his neigh-bours and find out whatthey cared about.
“We needed to get ourvoices heard,” said Brysch,who referenced traffic
along 20th Street as a majorissue.
Brysch, who’s now serv-ing on the city’s trafficcommittee, said 20th Streetis “never not busy” andhe’d like to see more publiceducation on the alternateroute available to access theQueensborough Bridge.
“Burnaby has done agreat job of creating infra-structure for traffic to goon 10th Avenue (downSouthridge to MarineWay), but there hasn’t beenenough education on using(that route),” said Brysch.“I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but it’s often afaster route and the morepeople who take it, the lesspressure on 20th Street andour neighbourhood.”
When Jenny Richter introduces herself, it’s always asthe “proud principal of Connaught Heights.”
Richter, who took the job last September, is a bundle ofenergy, matched only by the students she oversees.
“It’s a very special place and there’s very much a smalltown feel,” said Richter as she proudly shows off her pinkanti-bullying shirt. “The personal connections you makewith the students and the parents, it’s just a very satisfy-
ing place to work andto educate children.”
Richter calls theschool “a little hiddengem full of wonderfulopportunities,” andit’s easy to see why
she feels this way.Walk out of her office and there’s covered play areas
for the children. Walk up a small hill and there’s a gravelfield for soccer. Go the other way and there’s a huge play-ground and the tennis courts at the adjacent park.
Go back inside and the full-size gym is scheduled to geta new floor soon and all around are the classrooms, whichhouse the 136 full-time equivalent students at ConnaughtHeights Elementary.
Richter revels in the advantages of a small school, say-ing it definitely feels like the community hub for the smallneighbourhood situated west of 20th Street.
“People keep an eye out for each other here andalmost everybody knows everybody else,” said Richter.“Everybody was so welcoming when I took this job and
you really get a sense of the history of this place when youhave members of your PAC (parent advisory council) whowent to school here themselves.
“I also really love the diversity we have at this school,”she said. “Kids from so many different backgroundsmakes my job so interesting.”
Richter’s infectious energy is fully evident when she’sasked to be still for a photograph and her response is: “I’mnever still for very long.”
What also makes Connaught unique is that while it
School may be small but has spiritConnaught Heights Elementary isattended by 136 full-time equivalentstudents and is a community hub forthe neighbourhood, principal saysBY ALFIE LAU [email protected]
Proud principal: Jenny Richter, principal of Connaught Heights Elementary, says the neigh-bourhood is special and has a strong community feel. She started working as the princi-pal of the school last September.
Jennifer Gauthier/THE RECORD
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Jenny,scan with
Hot spot: The Hi-View Market on 20th Street was one of themost popular grocery stores for both Connaught Heightsand West End residents for many years. Its popularitystarted to dwindle once Woodward’s – located in the areawhere Royal City Centre is now – opened its food floor inthe mid-1950s.
Photo courtesy of the New Westminster Museum and Archives/THE RECORD
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Taylor: Hopes to continue cleaning up neighbourhood near station
offers Montessori at thekindergarten level, childrenwanting to continue withthe program have to trans-fer to Lord Tweedsmuirfor subsequent Montessoriinstruction. If they wish tostay at Connaught, theycan enter into the regularstream.
“This is the second yearwe’ve done this and it hasworked very well,” saidNew Westminster superin-tendent John Woudzia. “Wewanted to offer a programof choice to Connaught stu-dents and this was the waywe were able to do it.”
According to assistantsuperintendent and secre-tary treasurer Al Balanuik,the vast majority of thosestudents do end up goingto Tweedsmuir, but thetransition is made easierbecause of the close work-ing relationship betweenRichter and Tweedsmuirprincipal Patty Farris.
Balanuik added manyparents choose Connaughtfor its smaller size.
“We have many familieson the west side of the citywho want their children togo to a smaller school,” saidBalanuik. “In fact, we havemany families who live eastof 20th Street who enroll atConnaught because of thesize, because of the differ-ent learning opportunitiesand for what the school hasto offer.”
Another issueConnaught students mustface is deciding where theywant to go to high school.
It’s at least 12 blocks toget to New WestminsterSecondary School, but it’sonly a couple of blocks
north of 10th Avenue toBurnaby’s Byrne CreekSecondary. And St. ThomasMore Collegiate is also anoption.
Balanuik says 70 percent of Connaught’s Grade7 class chooses a highschool that isn’t NWSS.
“I don’t think this isa negative reflection onthe programs we offer atNWSS,” said Balanuik.“Rather,I seethis asparentshaving achoice forwhere they want their chil-dren to be educated. Forparents, having a choice isa good thing.”
Balanuik said the dis-trict has always attractedmore students from out-of-catchment than they loseand that “speaks to thequality of the educationalprograms we offer in NewWestminster.”
Woudzia said the districtdoes try to impress upon itsstudents the unique natureof staying within the dis-trict and going to NWSS.
“We realize that parentshave a choice and that withwhere (Byrne Creek) is sit-uated, it does offer parentsand students that option,”said Woudzia. “What wedo try and promote on acontinual basis is we dohave really unique pro-grams at the high schooland it really is a one-stopshop with many offer-ings. We also emphasizethe extra-curricular offer-ings (such as football) andthat’s something we willcontinue to do.”
Balanuik said the high
school does send represen-tatives to Connaught to talkabout the program optionsavailable at NWSS, but thatisn’t a hard sell.
“Weare tryingtoprovideinformation so that parentscan make an informed deci-sion,” said Balanuik. “Andwe respect that parents willmake the best decision fortheir children.”
He admits that theproximityof ByrneCreek isa factorin whyConnaught
students don’t go to NWSS,but it does really comeback to parents and stu-dents having the freedomto make their own choices.
For Richter, that’s notsomething she can control,and it’s not like she has alot of time to worry aboutthat because there are 136students that she puts all ofher energy into.
“What I love about thisschool is how it’s such acentral part of this commu-nity,” Richter said. “I canmake personal connectionswith the parents. WhenI’m driving home, I’ll seeone of our students doinga paper route. It really isso wonderful to have thathere.
“I have a colleague whosaid about this place, ‘Itmay be hard to get here,but once you’re here, you’rehappy.’”
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Confession – this was going to be aneditorial about long weekend safety.
You know the ones – we tell you notto drink and drive, to be safe on theroads, in the water, with each other.
Don’t leave your childrenor pets in the car. Watch yourchildren near windows. Becareful lighting that barbecue.
It’s not that these aren’timportant topics. But we have to assumethat Record readers are smart enough toknow by now that downing bottles ofwine with friends on the long weekend
and then driving to the liquor store formore is a terrible, terrible idea. Don’t doit.
The fact is, you’re either already asafety conscious person who knows all
this (though on occasion weall need a gentle reminder) oryou’re the kind of person whocertainly isn’t going to botherreading an editorial about it.
So, this long weekend, rather thanfocusing on all that could go wrong,we’d like to encourage you to focus onenjoying yourselves.
Let’s face it, we all have plenty toworry about. Are we doing well at work,are we raising our children right, are wespending enough time with loved ones,etc.
And often we worry about worryingabout it, since we all know that stressisn’t good for us.
So here it is – one three-day week-end to take a break from it all. Don’tworry about the calls or emails you miss.Don’t worry about what might happenTuesday. Do what you can to fight offany unnecessary concerns.
Try redirecting your attention fromall of that to what makes you happiest.Consider it a three-day experiment inliving better.
It would be nice if we could remem-ber that really, usually, things are not sodire. We live in a gorgeous area of theworld. It is summer. There are parks tovisit. Books to read. Conversations andlaughter to share.
So take this weekend off from stress.We’re sure it’ll be there Tuesday mor-ning, bright and early, should you missit.
Site C puts wildlifeat great risk
Walking to school a fewmornings after the Mayprovincial election, my
seven-and-a-half-year-old grand-son was unusually quiet, somuch so that it caused his fatherto ask if everything was all right.
“The election means they’llbuild Site C now,” he answered.“It’s not fair!”
Surprised, his father replied,“What do you know about SiteC?”
“I know,” my grandsonanswered, “that itmeans they’ll flood theforests and kill all theanimals.”
The story quicklymade the rounds of our familyand friends, and at one pointsomeone – an adult – asked aquestion that has since beenadded to the recounting:“What’s Site C?” Irony (and thecoming pun) aside, however,it struck me as a “dam” goodquestion. I had to ask myselfhow much did I actually knowabout Site C? Not much, as itturns out. So, I decided to findout more.
Site C is a government-backedB.C. Hydro proposal to create an83-kilometre-long reservoir withan earth-filled dam 20 storeyshigh straddling the Peace River.About 68 square kilometres offorest will end up under water.
It is no ordinary forest. Itis part of the Canadian borealforest that stretches in aninverted arc from Yukon toNewfoundland. It could bedescribed as a transition zone
between the Arctic and the moretemperate part of Canada. It’san area literally awash withfresh water, and it teems withlife. It is imprinted on our col-lective Canadian consciousness.We have stamped and printedits images on our money, andwe recognize it in the art of theGroup of Seven. It’s the land ofthe caribou, grizzly, wolf, loon,beaver and thousands of otheranimal and plant species.
Flooding the Peace River for-est lying between FortSt. John and Hudson’sHope will transform itfrom a beneficial car-bon sink into a poison-
ous carbon emitter.The Sierra Club estimates the
trees and other organic matterslowly decaying under waterwill annually add about 150,000tonnes of greenhouse-gas emis-sions to B.C.’s carbon footprint,the equivalent of putting 27,000cars a year on the road.
There is agreement (includingby B.C. Hydro) that the flood-ing will also destroy at leastthree aquatic species: the Arcticgrayling, the bull trout and themountain whitefish.
Moreover, it is acknowledgedthat, bird-wise, the migratoryhabitat will be seriously imper-iled for the Canada, Cape Mayand bay-breasted warblers,as well as the yellow rail andNelson’s sparrow. Indeed, asspecies already designated “atrisk,” Site C will very likely fin-ish the job.
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Pet owners must be responsibleDear Editor:
We have a serious problem at dog parks inNew West. The purpose of dog parks is to providecanines with exercise and socialization. They needto be safe and sanitary.
There is a minority of park users who are eithercareless or ignorant. The careless ones do not payattention to their pet and therefore miss when theirpet does its business. I promise you, if you bringyour dog to a dog park they will do a poo, so payattention to your pooch and clean it up!
The ignorant ones are another story – they sim-ply don’t care, oblivious to fact the disease anddebris left behind affects their pets too. And so theyprobably should not be pet owners.
There is lots of nasty left behind in plain sight,and given the variety of evidence, offenders rangefrom the owners of chihuahuas right through to
Great Danes.We all need to make an effort to keep all play
areas clean and safe for our pets. Come on people,take responsibility: Bring a bag, clean up.
Larry Hill, New Westminster
Toll avoiders, get out of the cityDear Editor:
What the heck is going on with all the trucks inNew Westminster? Is it the tolls on the Port MannBridge? Brunette Avenue, Front Street, McBrideBoulevard, Royal Avenue and most major routesare choked with long lines of slow-moving, smoke-spewing, rude and road-owning trucks.
Local truck traffic? Fine.Toll-avoiding, community-ruining truck traffic?
Get the heck out of here. You are not welcome. Payyour tolls like the rest of us.
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Safe rooms are necessarybut policy should be clearDear Editor:
There is no question that the supportlevels needed to make “inclusion” a real-ity have been drastically scaled back andbecause of that, the ability of staff to man-age behaviour challenges has been seri-ously compromised.
At an open board meeting last year, SEA(special education assistant) Tom McKeanstated that the board had gone beyond“cutting to the bone” and were “cuttingoff limbs.”
It’s understandable that parents are con-cerned that there may be an increased useof safe rooms to calm distressed students.
Ideally, safe rooms are meant to be a“retreat” for students when they are hav-ing difficulties, but it is rare that studentsgo there of their own volition.
For the most part, “safe rooms” arenot used under calm, controlled circum-stances.
It’s definitely not a pleasant occurrencefor staff or students or families and is like-ly why the issue hasn’t previously been atopic of open discussion.
Now that it is, hopefully, it will lead toresolution for all concerned parties.
All that being said, in my personalexperience as a special needs parent andtrustee, admittedly, there is a need for saferooms; what is lacking is a clear, publicunderstanding of that need and estab-lished district policy, (1) for standardizingthe physical size and lay-out of the space,and (2) for guidelines on its usage.
I will request that the issue be placed onthe open agenda for September.
Lisa Graham, New Westminster school trustee
Make Port Mann Bridgefree for large trucksDear Editor:
Re: City balks at United Boulevardextension, The Record, July 10.
I have a simple solution for truckstravelling through New West to use thePattullo or the Alex Fraser bridges: Reducethe toll or drop it completely for large
trucks on the Port Mann Bridge.We have made it too easy with making
the Pattullo free and then linking it withthe new highway between the Surrey sideand the freeway.
Most would take the new Port Mannif it were free and leave New West free oftrucks, save for local traffic.
We could then get away with just refur-bishing the Pattullo instead of replacingit. Put the billions saved into free tolls fortrucks instead.
Having trouble telling fact from fictionin the Senate expense scandal? There’s areason for that.
Since the news broke that StephenHarper’s right-hand man cut a $90,000cheque to cover-up the potentially fraudu-lent expenses of Conservative Senator MikeDuffy – a potentially criminal action – Mr.Harper has consistently misled Canadiansabout what really happened.
He claimed his chief of staff, NigelWright, acted alone and no one else knew.In fact, court documents reveal four mem-bers of Mr. Harper’s inner circle knew.
He claimed there was no email record-ing the terms of the deal. In fact, his officenow admits there is one.
He claimed his personal legal counselwas not involved. In fact, RCMP docu-ments reveal that he was involved.
Mr. Harper claimed the first Senateexpense report reflected the auditors’ find-ings. In fact, we now know it was white-washed to go easy on Duffy.
And that’s just what is public. TheConservatives have been accused of stone-walling the RCMP investigation in thewhole tawdry affair.
Instead of giving us the straight goods,Mr. Harper has clamped down and put ona cone of silence.
Canadians expect better; they expecthonest answers to serious questions aboutthe potentially criminal behaviour at theheart of their government.
Marc Garneau, Liberal MP
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Finally, my grandson’sprotest reveals a realiza-tion that politics is playinga role in the march towardthe building of Site C. Justhow he made the connec-tion remains a mystery.
Most certainly, he isn’taware that the originalproposal was rejected in1963 as too risky and toocostly. He doesn’t knowthat the Canadian Dam
Association rated Site Cas a “high” to “very high”risk with respect to a dambreach or failure.
He has no knowledgeof the fact that Site Cdoesn’t meet internationalguidelines recommendedby the World Commissionon Dams. And he certainlydoesn’t understand theimplications of the provin-cial government arbitrarilyremoving the B.C. Utilities
Commission’s oversightrole or that the commis-sion had previously rec-ommended against thebuilding of Site C.
All he knows is thatthe building of Site C willcause irreparable harm tothe forest and the creaturesthat thrive there.
In the end, maybe that’sall that matters.
Bill Brassington is aBurnaby resident.
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Plenty of characters in Connaught HeightsIn 2000, the city’s Millennium Project
allowed local neighbourhoods to puttogether a “memory book” for each areaand the Connaught Heights area – alongwith the West End Residents’ Association– took full advantage.
West End association president ElmerRudolph, along with Nory Johrden, helpedcollect stories and anecdotes from localresidents in a book called Memories areMade of This.
Here are some charming ConnaughtHeights stories taken from this collection:
◆Arnold Rogness on the way they
paved the roads in DL 172, now known asConnaught Heights:
“We moved into the DL 172 in 1942,where my father built a house at 2021Ninth Ave. I remember they had an oddway of paving our roads in the DL. Theywould dump two piles – one of gravel and
another of chunks of tar – at the side ofthe road. Then they mixed them together,spread the mixture on the road and rolledit to make a hard surface. I don’t everremember them replacing it with anythingelse.”
◆Grant McElhinney on
kids being kids at theonly school in the area:
“Connaught Heightshad an ‘electric eye’ thatcontrolled the flood lights around thebuilding, turning them on after dark andoff again in the morning. As teenagers,we would climb up on the roof and flick acigarette lighter on and off under the elec-tric eye, forcing all the lights to go off andon, off and on. The neighbours must havewondered what the heck was going on!”
◆Bart Taylor on the unofficial mayor of
DL 172:“Walter Harris, who lived at Eighth
Avenue and 21st Street, was the unofficial
mayor of DL 172 in the 1940s. He was thehead of the DL Water Board that main-tained our water pipes, and one of his jobswas to collect our water bill that we paid atthe little community hall at 21st Street andLondon. One of the advantages of ‘coun-
try living’ was our 1942municipal property taxbill (was) $1.50. Countryliving could also have itsprice. We never did get alane behind our property
because we had to have 100 per cent agree-ment from everyone on our block, but Mr.McDonald at the back of us had a chickencoop right where the lane would go, so hewouldn’t sign.”
◆Neil Walsh on technology in the area:“The Ainsworths lived in the 2300-
block of Dublin Street, and they had oneof the first televisions in the early 1950s.Sometimes, there would be 25 neighbour-hood kids crammed in there, watching.Poor Mr. and Mrs. Ainsworth.”
◆Wanda Dickson on a stump in the area:“A neighbour was building a house in
DL 172 when it first opened up. There wasa huge stump right in the middle of thelot that the owner decided was too muchtrouble to remove, so he built his houseright over top of it. That was a local jokefor a long time!”
◆Dorothy Beach on how one neighbour
negotiated free transit:“The Smithers family, right across the
street from us, owned all the land around20th Street from Marine Drive right downto the river, and even further up 20th.When the B.C. Electric Co. wanted toput the Interurban tram line through toMarpole, they had to negotiate a right-of-way through the Smithers’ property.The agreement included the provision thatwhenever Mrs. Smithers stood out besidethe tracks, the tram would have to stopand pick her up free of charge. She was atough business woman!”
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The secret to a great tasting applepie, it seems, is the right recipe, somefresh local apples picked from thetree, and a nine-year old baker who’sgot a passion for all things culinary.
Local resident Erik Rothenberger’sWhite Transparent apple pie – dubbedThe Apple Jacker – won in the best fla-vour category last week at the RoyalCity Farmers Market.
Erik says he was surprised anddelighted to hear his name called as awinner in a competition in which hewas up against eight adults.
“I love baking,” he says, noting hestarted young – sitting on the countercracking eggs for his mom when hewas just two years old.
“He’s really into it, actually,” con-firmed his mom, Kim Zimmerman.“We have four kids and it’s not likethey all do that. … it’s fantastic. Hehelps out all the time. He’s a cooksaver.”
The July 25 second annual piebakeoff saw nine participants bringtheir favourite homemade pies, fromcherry, to berry, to peach, and, ofcourse, the classic apple, to be judgedby a panel of blind taste testers.
“The judges weren’t there when hedropped off his pie, so they had noidea,” said Jodi Appleton, operationsmanager for the farmers market. “Sowhen we were doing all the calcula-tions for who won, the very first cat-egory we did was best flavour and I’mlike, ‘You guys picked the pie done bythe nine year-old boy,’ and they werelike, ‘What? It was really good.’ Theywere stunned.”
For his efforts, Erik took home abig ribbon and a renewed enthusiasmfor his long-term career plans.
“When I get older, I want to open abakery,” he says. “That’s my goal.”
For now, though, he says he’ssatisfied with trying new recipes athome – like peach gazpacho – andhe’s already looking forward to nextyear’s pie bakeoff. Appleton said mar-ket organizers are planning to extendthe popular contest to include a jam-making contest and a cookie bakeofffor kids.
The Royal City Farmers Marketruns each Thursday until Oct. 10,from 3 to 7 p.m. at Tipperary Park atFourth Street and Royal Avenue. Formore information, visit www.rcfm.ca.
Apple Jacker: Nine-year-old ErikRothenberger’s flare in the kitchengarnered him a win in the best fla-vour category for his Apple Jackerpie at the Royal City Farmers Mar-ket’s second annual pie bakeoff lastweek. There were nine participantsaltogether that brought in their fa-vourite homemade pies.
Local nine-year-old bakeswinning apple pie, calledThe Apple Jacker, forfarmers market contest
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Evans, meanwhile,hails from Vicksburg,Mississippi, in the heart ofDelta blues country, and isbest known for his work asa backing vocalist with thelegendary Ry Cooder.
With just their two voic-es and two guitars, theybring to life blues, gospeland soul.
Their new release, DeltaTime, is receiving wide-spread acclaim.
Also in the concert line-up is Tonye Aganaba, a sul-try soul singer originallyfrom the U.K. who’ll beaccompanied by her band.
Other performers inthe evening include BenRogers, known as a sto-ryteller through song, andthe pianist-vocalist AlexMaher.
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Here are our staff picksfor this long weekend:
1Say goodbye toMoonrakers Pub,which is set to
serve its last drink.The pub, located at525 Seventh St., willclose on Monday,Aug. 5 at 11 p.m.
2Enjoy the musi-cal offerings at
the final Concertson the Quay eventon Saturday, Aug. 3.Hans Theessink and TerryEvans (plus special guests)are among the performerswho will take to the stagefrom 5 to 9 p.m.
3Visit the cute crittersthat are calling the New
Westminster Petting Farmhome in Queen’s Park.
Admission is bydonation.
4Head indoorsand watch one
of the summer’sblockbusters onthe screens atLandmark Cinemas10, on the third levelof the Plaza at NewWestminster Station.
5Take a spin around therink at Moody Park
Arena. The ice is back inand offers a great way tocool off in the summer
months. The arena is locat-ed at 701 Eighth Ave. Seewww.newwestpcr.ca.
Summer is still here, and there arelots of cool free activities at the NewWestminster Public Library’s mainbranch to keep children and teensbusy.
For those who have signed up forthe Summer Reading Club, keep read-ing for 15 minutes a day in order toreceive cool stickers, fun prizes, andthe long-awaited reading medal thatis awarded to kids who read for 49days. The last day to pick up stickersand prizes is Sept. 4, and the medalpresentation will take place on Sept.7 at 1:30 p.m. If you’ve missed the
registration deadline for the SummerReading Club, you can still participateto receive stickers and prizes.
Children of all ages are welcomeat the last of the Summer Fun Days,which will take place at 10:30 a.m. onAug. 6. Enjoy stories, crafts and enter-tainment from a special guest at thisdrop-in event.
The final Summer Reading ClubStorytime and Craft program (for agestwo to six) will take place on Aug. 7at 10:30 a.m. Join in for stories, songs,rhymes and interesting crafts.
If you’d like to have some fun withFrench before school starts, drop into the French Storytimes that will betaking place at 10:30 a.m. on Aug.
12, 19 and 26. Children of all ages arewelcome.
Babies aged zero to 24 months andtheir caregivers are invited to enjoysongs, stories and rhymes at the drop-in Babytimes. These programs willtake place at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 15, 22and 29.
Zombie alert! For those teens whohave been participating in the TeenReading Club, don’t forget to registerfor the final event, Zombocalypse, tak-ing place on Aug. 14 at 1:30 p.m.
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Communities change.Sometimes thechange is profound,
while other times it’s hard-er to see. This year, whileworking on some presenta-tions, we examined a por-tion of New Westminster’sdowntown through asocial club’s “homes”on Columbia Street andthrough a particular type ofbusiness, today seeminglyout of place downtown.
The Westminster Cluboccupied many differentsuites of rooms over its his-tory from the late 1880s totoday. The club has beenclosely connected to theWestminster Building since1912, so many of its earlierhomes were in buildingsnow gone to fire and rede-velopment, but a great dealcan be learned of the city’sdowntown from the club’slocations.
The Douglas Elliottblock was a tall dominant
structure at Sixth andColumbia streets, until itwas destroyed by the 1898fire. This prominent build-ing was a logical home toa club that saw itself asequally prominent. Thiswas a tremendous loss toall concerned.
From the club historywe also learn that it was tobe in on the “ground floor,”so to speak, of a massivestructure with rooms, offic-es and commercial suitesthat was to rise above thetown on the Church Streetcorner. This was to be bigand important, much likethe Douglas Elliott buildingjust a block down the street.The plans were wonder-ful, but financial troublesmeant it never happened,and the Westminster Clubsought another site.
Such stories tell a lotabout a street, its uses andchanges, and in this caseadd greatly to the history ofthe Westminster Club andits physical locations.
The business that istoday seemingly out ofplace downtown relates tothe automobile, its salesand service, and the neces-sary gas or service stationsrequired to tend to the car’sneeds. Many residents of
this city today are unawareof the magnitude of theauto business that used todominate areas of the city,including Columbia Streetdowntown.
There were many suchfirms from Fourth Street tothe Pattullo Bridge and anequal number from EighthStreet around to 12th Street.In the space between, therewere stores for tires, batter-ies, auto parts and at leasttwo auto sales businesses.There were gas stations onmany street corners, andold photos show a wonder-ful Ford service shop in theQueens/Guichon Block atFourth Street.
There was a differentfeel to the city’s downtownfor many decades, andpart of the reason was theauto-based businesses.The histories of the localauto industry and theWestminster Club give usa great opportunity to notesome intriguing change.Watch for announcementsof a downtown walkingtour about the club’s loca-tions and some of the local“historical” auto business.This is a surprising tourwith eye-opening accountsof days gone by. Why, theyeven drove on the left!
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high school athlete of the year
The Record’s high school ath-lete of the year packed a lot ofwhallop in his 5-7 frame.
Jordy Chin was named a B.C.high school AAA varsity west-ern conference all-star linebackerthis season, while also earninga bronze medal in wrestling atthe provincial secondary schoolchampionships in his final year atNew Westminster Secondary.
Chin, who will start his var-sity football career at ConcordiaUniversity in Montreal later thismonth, also garnered a handful ofother accolades this year, includ-ing MVP for the high school foot-ball team, and career athlete andathlete of the year at NWSS.
Outside high school, Chin alsoshared a provincial gold medalwith his under-19 Coquitlamclub team at the B.C. flag footballchampionships.
“I think it’s an honour. I didn’texpect to win anything, but whenI heard (I won), I was happy tohear I had won athlete in thecommunity. New Westminsterhas given me so much. It’s great,”Chin said.
Like most graduates, Chinsays the prospect of leaving highschool behind is bittersweet.
“It’s great to move on to big-ger and better things but sad tobe leaving a program that hasgiven me so much,” Chin added.“I was really happy to get a callfrom coach (Luc) Pelland to comeout. It’s a thrill to be able to keepplaying. It was my goal to keepplaying as long as I can.”
Chin comes from a good pedi-gree. His late father was a ferventsupporter of community football,while his older brother Casey wasan all-star linebacker, now play-ing varsity ball at Simon FraserUniversity.
“I’ve always been pretty com-petitive. My dad always pushedus to do our best and to strive tokeep winning and to better our-selves,” Chin said. “I’m just not a
person who likes to lose.”Chin came from out of district
to NWSS for its French immer-sion program and football. Hewasn’t disappointed.
“You develop a bond witheveryone that I’ll hold throughhigh school and probably the restof my life,” he said.
Being part of the 10th seasonsince the program restarted aftera 25-year layoff, Chin feels privil-eged to call himself a Hyack.
“I had great memories fromlast season like winning theHomecoming Game in my senior
year. It’s something we Hyackshold pretty dear. … It being the10th year was even more special tous,” Chin said. “We feel like we’remore privileged to have had theopportunity to play. It gave us theopportunity to play a sport welove. Community sport is amaz-ing in New Westminster. It’s justa great atmosphere to play in.”
Mid-month Chin will switchhis orange and black sweater forthe Concordia Stingers maroonand gold.
“It’s a whole other level,” hesaid. “It’s just another oppor-
tunity to prove that I’m a goodplayer.”
Chin has been proving that formost of his playing career, butnone was more convincing thancoming off injury in 2011 to leadthe Hyacks in tackles with 61 inhis senior season.
“I just decided to come backas strong as possible and play myheart out, and prepare for my lastyear,” he said.
Before leaving Mercer Stadiumfor the last time, Chin left a mes-sage in his cubicle for an incom-ing player to read.
It’s part of a Hyacks’ traditionthat has created a historical linkfrom one generation to anothersince the program restarted.
“The first time I read it, I didn’tknow. But you learn what theiremotions are and the attitudestowards the program. Most ofthem said, ‘Enjoy every moment’cause it’s over quick,’ and youdon’t understand that until youreach Grade 12 and it’s over in ablink when you get there.”
Luckily, there’s still more tobe written in a Concordia lockerroom for Chin.
Football has givenhim much, Record ath-lete of the year saysBY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS [email protected]
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Athlete of the year: Jordy Chin will be starting his university varsity football career at Concordia later this month after being named TheRecord’s high school athlete of the year.
Hyacksscore best
times at agegroup swims
Hyack Swim Club’s Sara Whelan wonthree medals at the recent national agegroup championships in Montreal lastmonth.
The 15-year-old swimmer won a pair ofsilver medals on the second day of com-petition, finishing in a time of 1:13.93 inthe 100-metre breaststroke and later in theday winning a second medal in the 800mfreestyle.
Whelan, who opened the competitionwith a personal-best time of 34.01 in a nar-row fourth-place finish in the 50m breast,
ended the competition with a bronze medalin the 400m free with another personal-besttime of 4:28.30.
Younger sister Jasmine Whelan also wona medal in the 14-year-old girls’ 200mbreast, placing runner-up in a best timeof 2:39.10. She also clocked a best time of1:14.58 in a fifth-place finish in the 100mbreast and another in the 50m sprint.
Ethan Laing posted a club record timeof 1:12.68 in the 13-year-old boys’ 100mbreast. Laing also came within a whiskerof setting a club and provincial record at
200m with a time of 2:37.13 in a sixth-placefinish. He also had a best time in the 50mbreast.
Others posting personal bests in theirage groups included Chris Baker in the100m butterfly, Hattie Sun and Brian Ni inthe 1,500m, Ni in the 800m free and MiaBottrill in the 200m free. Bottrill also had afourth-place finish in the 200m fly.
Another Hyack, Inder Pooni, lopped a36-second chunk off his time in the 1,500mand another dozen seconds off his 200mbackstroke clocking.
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◗RUGBY 7S
Burnaby Lake shut out at Lighthouse 7s
The Burnaby LakeRugby Club were deniedin both the elite men'sand women's finals at theLighthouse 7s rugby tour-nament at Burnaby LakeSports Complex-East lastweek.
The premier men's teamfell to Canada's develop-mental 7s team – the MapleLeafs – 12-7 in the fourthannual championship final,while the premier womenalso lost 33-7 to the SanDiego Surfers – a teamloaded with national U.S.representative players.
"We met our match onSaturday," said BLRC man-ager Roko Kapaiwai.
In the men's final,Burnaby trailed by a slim 7-5 margin heading into thesecond half before ConnorBraid scored the pivotaltry on a 70-metre run forthe national hopefuls.
The Burnaby womentrailed the current regionalchamps by just a convertedtry before the Americansscored a further 19 pointsto win in a romp.
Despite the losses,
Burnaby Lake continues tolead the overall B.C. Sevensseries in both the men's andwomen's divisions.
The final two tourna-ments in the four-partsummer series take place inAbbotsford this Saturday
and the following week-end in Surrey hosted byBayside on Aug. 10.
In the social divi-sion at Burnaby Lake,the Youngbucks and theUntouchables vied for thetitle the two teams have
sparred over for the pastthree seasons.
The Untouchables,Lighthouse winners in 2011,wrestled the title awayfrom last year's defendingchamps 19-17 in the cham-pionship game.
A romp in the park: Burnaby Lake Rugby Club, in blue, had an easy time of it atthe fourth annual Lighthouse 7s tournament, until meeting Canada’s developmentteam in the elite men’s final.
New West sports briefsFormer B.C. senior men’s golf champion John
Gallacher of Burnaby had a strong final two rounds atthis year’s provincials.
Gallacher, who won the event in 2007, finished offthe three-day, 54-hole competition with a three-under-par 69 to finish in fifth place at the Eaglepoint GolfCourse in Kamloops on Wednesday.
In the second round, Gallacher, who plays out ofVancouver Golf Club, fired a two-under 70, giving hima 217 total, seven strokes behind this year’s championCanadian Golf Hall of Famer Doug Roxburgh.
Brian Graham of New Westminster finished in a tiefor 44th place after a final round 77.
Signing inBurnaby Winter Club product Tyler McNeely is off
to Germany after signing a pro contract with StarbullsRosenheim – a second-division team in the country’sbundesliga (league) last week.
McNeely, 26, split last season between the East CoastHockey League’s South Carolina Stingrays and theAmerican Hockey League.
In 2011, McNeely was signed as a free agent by theNew York Islanders.
Basketball campSt. Thomas More Collegiate is offering a summer
basketball camp in its brand new gymnasium fromAug. 19 to 23. The camp is open to girls and boys enter-ing grades 5 through 9 this coming fall. For more info,email [email protected]
A perfect recordMountain United’s Kaela Hansen, Emma Regan and
Jessica Ambrosio, all of Burnaby, helped B.C.’s under-13 girls’ provincial development soccer team fashionan unbeaten record, including 14 goals for and nonescored against, at the Prairie Invitational tournamentin Calgary July 23 to 28.
Ryan Hum and Lorenzo De Bei of Burnaby alsoshared in B.C.’s first-place finish in the u-13 boys’ divi-sion.
Aaron Fulgencio and Rick Baer of Burnaby played apart on B.C.’s u-14 boys’ team at the event.Jr. B provincials
The Bill Copeland Sports Centre is the site for the B.C. junior B lacrosse provincialchampionships this weekend. Games start Friday at 5 p.m. The round-robin matchupscontinue Saturday and Sunday mornings, with medal games Sunday at 5 and 7:30 p.m.
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district is looking at cutting six per cent of its
staff across the board.
More specifically, it’s proposing to cut 142 pos-
itions within the district.
A further breakdown of the numbers has the
district cutting 81 teachers, 19 teacher assist-
ants/special education assistants/youth workers
along with 32 clerical/custodial/IT and facilities
positions and 10 from administration.
The staffing cuts add up to $11.5 million in
savings.Some of the positions being cut will be offset
by attrition, with as many as 30 staff in various
positions already putting in their retirement
papers for the end of the year.
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School trustees will provide more details on proposed cuts at a meeting Tuesday at the district’s offices.
District to cut 142
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