November 19, 2014

Wednesday, November 19, 2014 NewsLeader A1

page5 page6 page12TWO NEW FACES ON CITY COUNCIL

WHY MOVEMBER MATTERS SO MUCH

PLATINUM AWARDS, IN PHOTOS

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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19 2014

New face tops SD40 voteGrant [email protected]

Kelly Slade-Kerr and her two daughters couldn’t stop beaming as the results rolled in Saturday night.

The first-time candidate for New Westminster school trustee didn’t just get elected, she topped the polls beating out the five incumbents who all retained their seats.

“It’s pretty exciting. Not in a million years,” said Slade-Kerr, an employment lawyer, when asked if she thought she’d be the top vote getter with a whopping 8,128.

“I got more votes than the mayor!”

Earlier this year, Slade-Kerr helped found Parents For Public Education in New Westminster (P4PE), but relinquished her role with them when she decided to run.

The group’s motivation was to get more parents involved and to elect trustees with new skill sets.

“I’m so happy to see the number of ballots cast in the school trustee election,” she said.

“We have an excellent board. I’m excited to work with them. There are great things in store for School District 40.”

Grant [email protected]

New Westminster residents love to throw out the old and bring in the new when they renovate their homes.

On Saturday, they did a little updating to their mayor’s chair.

They had been comfortable with the chair’s occupant for the last 12 years, but decided to exchange him for a newer model, abruptly putting an end to the Wayne Wright era at New Westminster city hall in favour of the Jonathan Coté model.

The mayor’s race was expected to

be a photo finish too close to call.It was far from it.The victory for Coté, 35, ends a

four-term reign for Wright, 71, as mayor of New Westminster. Not only that, but Coté will be leading a council made up of six candidates who were all, like him, backed by the New Westminster and District Labour Council.

“I had a pretty good weekend,” understated Coté on Monday. “We’d known we’d run a really good campaign and were optimistic but I

thought it would be a lot closer than it was. I was convinced at the start of the campaign we were behind,

but we ran the hardest working campaign this city has ever seen.”

Coté spent a lot of time promoting himself and policies on social media. He also did a lot of door knocking. He bragged his pedometer showed he did

more than one million steps.Coté announced his candidacy

in June and hit the ground running with a fancy website.

“We started early. This type of campaign is hard to create overnight,” said Coté. “Even though there was not much happening during the summer we were doing prep work and it was full steam ahead in the fall.”

It all paid off Saturday evening when he took an early lead he never relinquished. When the first poll popped up on the screen at city hall, Coté had the lead with 72 votes to Wright’s 54. It was a differential that only improved as the night wore on and Coté cruised to an easy victory.

Coté ends Wright’s four-term run

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADERNew Westminster’s new mayor, Jonathan Coté, is congratulated by other victorious candidates for council and school board. All of the candidates endorsed by the District Labour Council were elected Saturday.

Amber Anderson’s compassionate work filling

stomachs and transforming lives has earned her

recognition as this year’s Citizen of the Year.

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CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER 2015 GRANT PROGRAMSCommunity organizations are welcome to apply to the following grant programs. The deadline for all 2015 grant application is December 1, 2014. Any application received after the deadline may not be considered by Council.

Detailed guidelines and application forms for all grant programs will be available online at the City’s website www.newwestcity.ca beginning Wednesday, November 5, 2014; or at City Hall Main Reception, 511 Royal Ave.

Amateur Sports GrantThe Amateur Sports Grant program is designed to assist amateur sports organization with the development of their organizations through the encouragement of competition, skill development, volunteer participation and to ensure that a wide range of activities are available to youth in the City of New Westminster.

Arts and Culture Grant The Arts & Culture Grant program is designed to assist organizations with the delivery of New Westminster-based arts projects, events or special one-time initiatives on a cost sharing basis. Projects must demonstrate a signifi cant contribution to the artistic fabric of our community.

Heritage Grant The Heritage Grant program is designed to assist New Westminster-based heritage organizations with the delivery of heritage programs, projects, and events. Events and/or services must contribute to the heritage of the City.

Community GrantThe Community Grant is designed to assist New Westminster-based organizations with the delivery of community-based projects or special one-time initiatives on a cost sharing basis. Projects must demonstrate a signifi cant contribution to our community’s quality of life.

City Partnership GrantsThe City Partnership Grant is designed to assist New Westminster not-for-profi t incorporated organizations with the delivery of major services to the community. The service must assist the City to fulfi ll its mission statement and accomplish strategic goals.

Environmental GrantThe City’s Environmental Grant is designed to support locally-based organizations or non-profi t societies in undertaking projects which provide an environmental benefi t or promote environmental awareness to the New Westminster community.

Child Care GrantThe City’s Child Care Grant Program promotes the provision of quality, accessible and aff ordable child care. It is designed to assist licensed, non-profi t child care operators to expand, renovate and/or repair their facility or purchase appliances, equipment and/or furnishings to better serve children in their care.

Festival/Events Grant The Festival Grant program provides funding to New Westminster-based organizations to support existing and new festivals in the community. These could be neighbourhood initiatives, events within specifi c areas of the city and/or citywide or regional events. Events must align with the City’s values for a healthy and vibrant community enhancing the quality of life, tourism, culture, recreation and providing economic benefi ts to the local economy.

For further information, please contact the Finance Department at 604-527-4606 or by email at nwfi [email protected].

MCBRIDE SAPPERTON RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION MEETINGWednesday, November 197:00 pmKnox Church

Agenda items include traffi c and police reports, a development update, and a Block Watch presentation from Inspector, Phil Eastwood from the New Westminster Police Department. For information, please visit mcbridesapperton.org.

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Connect at the Library for hands-on demos of the latest tech tools, Library resources, mobile devices, and apps. Tech experts will be on hand to demonstrate and answer questions. Learn about the Library’s digital collections and the tools to access them. Play at Games Night on Friday, November 21 from 3:30 to 8 pm and the Digital Storytime on Saturday, November 22 at 2:30 pm.

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BC SCHOOL SYSTEM ORIENTATIONNewcomers who are trying to learn about the school system can meet a School Settlement Worker at the New Westminster Public Library on Tuesday, November 25 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.

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NEW WESTMINSTER DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION MEETINGWednesday, November 197:00 pmHoly Trinity Parish Hall, 514 Carnarvon Street

Agenda items include a fi nal construction update from Plaza 88, and providing input on the priorities for the New Westminster Police Department’s Strategic Plan.

Come and meet your neighbours - get involved! If you live between Royal Avenue and the Fraser River, the Downtown Residents Association is your place to express your concerns and ideas for creating a safe and more livable community. For more information, please visit nwdra.org.

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By the numbers...

Turnout2014Registered voters ........ 51,166Voters ...................... 14,564 28.46%

2011Registered voters ........ 45,273Voters ...................... 10,614 23.45%

MayorJonathan Coté ............. 7,661 52.9%x-Wayne Wright ........... 5,149 35.6%James Crosty .............. 1,345 9.3%Vladimir Krasnogor ........ 315 2.2%

Council (6)x-Chuck Puchmayr ........ 6,262x-Lorrie Williams ......... 6,087x-Jaimie McEvoy .......... 5,835x-Bill Harper ............... 5,634Patrick Johnstone ......... 5,582Mary Trentadue ........... 5,517

Catherine Cartwright .... 5,165Tej Kainth .................. 5,111Calvin Donnelly ........... 4,394David Brett ................. 3,383Scott McIntosh ............. 2,579John Ashdown ............. 1,895Tracey Block ............... 1,847Gavin Palmer .............. 1,773Mike Folka ................. 1,637Marge Ashdown ............ 1,636Harm Woldring ............ 1,610Jim Bell ..................... 1,562Raj Gupta .................. 1,235Gerry Liu .................... 791Matt Kadioglu .............. 269

School trustee (7)Kelly Slade-Kerr ........... 8,128x-Jonina Campbell ........ 7,803x-MaryAnn Mortensen .... 6,695Mark Gifford ............... 6,475x-Casey Cook .............. 6,329x-Michael Ewen ........... 5,214x-James Janzen ........... 5,145

Jeremy Perry .............. 4,278Glen Armstrong ........... 4,040Jim Bell ..................... 3,062James Pepa ................ 2,423Cort Ray Caldwell ........ 2,419Rajiv Pendey ............... 1,718

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The final count had Coté picking up 7,661 votes (52.9 per cent) to Wright’s 5,149 (35.6). James Crosty collected 1,345 votes (9.3), which was fewer than half the votes he received when he finished second to Wright in 2011. Vladimir Krasnogor received 315 votes.

“It’s probably going to take a little bit longer to really sink in but I’m looking forward to taking on the challenge and this new role,” said Coté. “With any new position there’s going to be a steep learning curve but the fact I’ve been on council gives me some experience so I’m not starting fresh.”

When Coté arrived at his crowded campaign headquarters after the results were in, there were loud cheers both for Coté’s victory and that of the ‘slate.’ After praising the hard work of the team’s campaign, Coté did the same for the man he will succeed.

“I’ve had the pleasure to serve with Wayne for the last nine years,” said the three-term councillor. “He has moved the city forward in the last 12 years. He deserves a huge congratulations. It wasn’t me versus Wayne. I’m very proud of the work we’ve done together.”

Coté then told a story which he said reflected the election’s emotional dilemma.

One of his volunteers told him an elderly woman at a polling station had her voting card rejected. It turned out she marked her ballot for two people for mayor.

She was told she could only vote for one.

“But I like both Wayne and Jonathan,” said the woman to the election official.

Coté said the woman started

crying because she couldn’t vote for both.

It’s a sentiment Coun. Lorrie Williams, who finished second in the council race, had as well.

“I’m mad at both of them because it’s a pity to lose both of them off this council because they’re both good men,” said Williams somberly even though she had won and so had the mayoral candidate she had backed.

Wright was sombre too. As he watched the results he worked his smartphone and chewed nervously.

“Nobody likes to lose,” said Wright as he emerged from his office before heading to meet with his campaign workers.

Wright noted all of the successful labour-backed candidates got at least 5,000

votes. He believes that was Coté’s starting point even before both of them hit the campaign trail.

“You have 5,000 votes against you so what are you going to be able to do about that,” said Wright.

“They’ve got a big responsibility to the people.

We’ll have to watch and see what happens. They’ve got lots of history. It’ll be a team effort.”

Wright said he intends to get some rest and get some personal things in order, such as taking a vacation in the sun.

“I’m one of the citizens now,” said the 71-year-old.

‘It wasn’t me versus Wayne’

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADERABOVE: New Westminster’s mayor-elect, Jonathan Coté, celebrates his election night victory with his wife, Alix.BELOW: Mayor Wayne Wright, right, was joined by his daughter, his grandson and council candidate Calvin Donnelly.

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In fact, the machine had sweeping powers. Not only was its candidate for mayor, Jonathan Coté, elected but so were the six council candidates endorsed by the New Westminster and District Labour Council.

Chuck Puchmayr topped the council polls with 6,262 votes followed by fellow incumbents Lorrie Williams (6,087), Jaimie McEvoy (5,835) and Bill Harper (5,634) along with newcomers Patrick Johnstone (5,582) and Mary Trentadue (5,517).

Coté, however, took exception to any suggestion the ‘machine’ will vote as a unit.

“If you look at the group elected to council you realize that we have a very diverse group that isn’t going to be afraid to come together from very different points of view,” said Coté on Monday.

McEvoy dismissed any notion council won’t be balanced because of the labour-backed slate’s sweep.

“Anybody watching council can see we have open discussion and we don’t always agree. New Westminster will be well served,” said McEvoy. “We have a variety of skills and backgrounds that will come into play.”

But like she did many times at council meetings, Coun. Betty McIntosh disagreed. For the last three years she was the lone councillor without labour or NDP connections.

“I’m very concerned there’s

not going to be anyone now to question whatever they plan on doing over the next four years. I think there’s going to be some projects that will stall,” said McIntosh, who retires when the new council is sworn in next month.

She offered the Sapperton Green project next to the Braid Street SkyTrain station as an example. “It’s already been stalled.”

Labour sweep won’t sacrifice balance: McEvoy

GRANT GRANGER/NEWSLEADERCity councillor-elect Patrick Johnstone and his campaign manager Jen Arbo watched election-night results come in at city council chambers.

Please see MCINTOSH SAYS SWEEP NOT GOOD, A17

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VICTORIA – The saddest manifestation of British Columbia’s modern democracy has produced its judgment, with the election of school trustees for the next four years.

There are still independent, community-minded trustees, but mostly “boards of education” have become the neglected, exploited stepchild of B.C. politics.

Teacher union locals and CUPE-dominated “labour councils” organize candidate forums and ask most of the questions, often to former teachers holding and seeking school board seats. Unions finance the campaigns of those who pledge to act as a bullhorn for constant demands for more provincial money, and instruct their members to vote for what should be called the Conflict of Interest slate.

This has been going on for so long in B.C. it is seen as normal. Trustees who most loudly plump for their union masters tend to win, thanks to low turnout. The public mostly doesn’t give a damn, since school property tax authority was centralized in

Victoria many years ago, largely because of this special interest pressure.

The classic case is in Coquitlam, where one could almost hear the theme from The Godfather as local CUPE boss Dave Ginter appeared before the board of education in February. He informed the elected trustees that their collective financial acumen wasn’t up to his standards and some of them would have to go this fall.

“Obviously, the chore I have is to find new trustees,” Ginter clarified in an interview with the Tri-City News as the union’s candidate selection machine stirred to life.

Ginter seems to have made them an offer they couldn’t refuse on Saturday, with formerly union-blessed trustees turfed out in favour of a new group.

Then there’s Vancouver Island,

where the 1970s survived, at least until Saturday night. Cowichan school board got itself fired by the province in 2012 for refusing to submit a balanced budget. Two of the trustees who think the job is to flout the balanced budget rule and instead demand a “needs budget” ran again.

They were joined on a slate by two others who apparently still believe the answer to every problem is to shout for “more government funding.” They didn’t get in, as voters appear to have been unimpressed by seeing their school board replaced by a provincially-appointed manager for two years.

That brings up a modest proposal. How about an appointed trustee for each of the 60 school districts? School boards have lost authority over taxation, curriculum (another area of constant union social engineering pressure) and now labour relations. Do we really need them any more?

After the 2013 B.C. election, the Christy Clark government wasted no time taking control of union bargaining on behalf of school districts. Trustees were

pushed out of the bargaining agency, no longer trusted to represent taxpayers for that duty either.

The puppet role of some school trustees was evident in the recent teacher strike. When the province opted to pay parents for the disruption, there was a chorus of protest from those supposedly elected to represent the interests of parents and taxpayers.

School tax rates are now set by cabinet order, and the B.C. Liberal government is considering a move to regulate local industrial taxes. (This would presumably be to keep union-influenced municipalities from trying to get too many golden eggs from those liquefied natural gas plants.)

Would Education Minister Peter Fassbender and his team continue their remake by amalgamating or eliminating school boards? Not likely.

With a rare teacher settlement in place, trustees will have less incentive to grandstand. And their meetings may become something more than union beef sessions.

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Slade-Kerr said she brings perseverance to the board and she knows what she’s getting into given the board’s past turmoil and the heavy workload for trustees. “My attitude is bring it on. Bring it on.”

The other newcomer to the board plagued by several deficits during the last decade or so is Vancouver Foundation director Mark Gifford who finished fourth.

Board chair Jonina Campbell, who topped the polls when she ran for the first time in 2011, was second. MaryAnn Mortensen came in third and will also be returning for her second term. The other trustees will be incumbents Casey Cook, Michael Ewen and James Janzen.

Ewen will end up serving more than 35 years as a trustee by the time this four-year term ends, the longest of any elected New Westminster official. Janzen has also been on the board for more than 20 years.

Janzen said this will be his last election. “I can commit that this is it for me. I’ll be 64 at the end of this term.”

The school district’s budget is now under control, he said, so the priorities are to get a new high school built, expand programs and technology, and to hire a good superintendent when John Gaiptman leaves, likely next year.

He added he’s looking forward to working with board newcomers Slade-Kerr and Gifford.

“The result is fantastic,” said Campbell. “Mark and Kelly are very strong candidates. They’ll bring different skills to the board table.”

Gifford’s strength is advocacy with government, said Campbell, who believes Slade-Kerr will be valuable in devising policy and paying attention to detail.

“I’m very excited about the next four years. There’s lots of work to do,” said Campbell.

Mortensen and Cook were the only successful candidates not to receive endorsements from the labour council.

“I’m pleased Casey Cook and MaryAnn got in. Working with them has been a pleasure, we’re a good team,” said Campbell.

Mortensen wasn’t

surprised who got elected. She was shocked by her vote count, especially since she barely managed to snag the seventh and final trustee spot on her first try in 2011.

“I was genuinely surprised I came in the top three,” said Mortensen. “I’m just disappointed altogether that unions and developers have the influence over elections that they do … I think it’s wrong. I will never, never seek an endorsement from any one group.”

Mortensen believes there’s a clear perception the labour-backed candidates will work toward the same goals as the unions.

“I answer to the board and not to the group, and really to the electorate. They don’t elect me to be quiet.”

While appreciative that Campbell is pleased to have herself and Cook reelected, Mortensen said the thawing of that relationship only occurred this year.

“I’ll just keep doing what I do. I’m not leery [about speaking out]. I’m probably more fearless than I ever was. What do I have to lose in telling the truth. Nothing,” said Mortensen.

Mortensen waited until the last minute before filing her nomination papers.

“I was reluctant going in because it really was a very challenging first two years, and not in a good way, and I was concerned about it going back to that, more for the students than anything. The students have been going through so many crises,” said Mortensen. “It’s obvious (district) staff has gone through a lot. We have work to do there and improve the morale in schools from the kids all the way to the top.”

P4PE backed Slade-Kerr, Campbell, Mortensen and Gifford but did not endorse Ewen, Janzen or Cook. The fifth candidate they supported, Jeremy Perry, came eighth by 867 votes.

“I’m blown away by the support. I’m really happy with the result. A few weeks ago I guessed I’d finish seventh or eighth,” said Perry. “I think we’ve got a real good school board and the people should be happy about the people who have been elected.”

Despite the loss, Perry vows to remain visible in the community.

“I’ve never not been involved. I’m not going to stop now.”

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Nearly 4,000 more voters turned out to cast ballots in the 2014 New Westminster civic elections than showed up three years ago.

According to CivicInfo BC, 14,564 of the 51,166 registered voters in New West showed up at the polls Saturday. Voter participation rose five per cent from 23.45 per cent three years ago to 28.46 per cent this year, a 17.6 per cent increase in voter turnout. In 2011, 10,614 of 45,273 registered voters cast ballots which was fractionally lower than the turnout in 2008

(23.86 per cent).“We’re actually proud of

[the turnout],” said mayor-elect Jonathan Coté.

“We think we had a lot to do with engaging the non-

traditional voter base. Our people at the polling stations were telling us there were a lot of young families coming out to the polls and a lot of new voters.”

Earlier this year, city council instituted some

measures to boost the low turnout. The city launched a campaign to encourage voters and posted all of the candidates’ bios and contact information on its website.

“When only one out of four people are getting out to vote to me that’s an issue,” said Coté. “Having more information on the city’s website on all of the candidates gave them an opportunity to see something on all of their candidates.

“It was an idea I got from the City of Vancouver. It’s so hard when you’re looking at a ballot of 22 names figuring out who to support.”Turnout2014Registered voters .. 51,166Voters ............... 14,564 28.46%

2011Registered voters .. 45,273Voters ............... 10,614 23.45%

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Police say a woman walking in the 1800-block of Eighth Avenue at about 8:45 p.m. on Nov. 9 saw a man in dark clothing walking toward her. As he passed by he grabbed her breast. She screamed and the man fled toward Grimston Park.

About 15 minutes later a man exposed himself to another woman as she walked past him in the same block of Eighth.

The suspect in both incidents is described as Caucasian about 30 years old and five-foot-five to five-foot-eight with a medium build. He was wearing a black baseball hat, black hoodie with the hood up and black sweatpants or jeans.

“We are asking the public to

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Anyone with information about the incidents or about a possible suspect is asked to contact Const. Jackie Frost at 604-525-5411 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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It was typical Amber Anderson.

She wasn’t thinking of herself when her name was announced as New Westminster citizen of the year at the Chamber of Commerce’s annual Platinum Awards at the La Perla Ballroom on Thursday.

Anderson was pulling for her friend Alana McIntyre, a New Westminster native who has volunteered throughout her life in countless capacities.

“I’m kind of shocked,” said Anderson. “I was really hoping that Alana would win it because she had just lost a partner, and he was a very good friend of mine. I had put it in my head she was going to win and when she didn’t it kind of surprised me. It was an awfully nice surprise.”

She shouldn’t have been so shocked. The panel of seven judges was impressed with Anderson on many levels.

For the last dozen or so years Anderson has prepared Christmas Day dinner for 150 to 200 needy and lonely people at the St. Barnabas Anglican Church hall. Every Christmas she cooks about 12 20-pound birds in the hall’s only oven. She debones them and takes the bones and drippings home to make the stuffing and gravy. She leaves preparing the mashed potatoes for Christmas

Day when she serves it all up. She estimated there were 180 partaking of her feast last year.

“I just like to give back. I’m about karma and I think you should be good to people. I enjoy it,” said Anderson.

It makes for an eventful, and rewarding, Christmas Day.

“Every year my daughter (Candase) yells at me that I ruined her Christmas,” laughed Anderson. “I tell her if you

want to open presents you have to come pretty early or else do it in the evening. She’s a stickler for tradition so it has to be done in the morning.”

Anderson owns a little lunch spot on 12th Street called Amber’s Choice which her daughter runs. Along with doing catering, Anderson runs a non-profit, the HAVE (hope, action, values, ethics) Culinary Training Society, in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

“I show them how to cook and then get them employment in restaurants. I have a special thing for people who are struggling,” said Anderson. “We’re in our seventh year and we’ve had 100 go through the doors. Seventy-five per cent are still working and off welfare and out of transition houses. We’ve really made an impact on the downtown core.”

Anderson is also involved in organizing the annual 12th Street Music Festival and is an advocate for cleaning up the corridor helping to rejuvenate the area.

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“I was flattered,” said Anderson of the award.

“It was a nice feeling to be acknowledged. I didn’t really feel deserving because there’s just so many people who do so much for New Westminster, so to be recognized was really flattering.”

Others nominated for citizen of the year were: community leadership couple Vic Leach and Louisa Lundy; volunteer Debbie Wardle; and Jane’s Walk organizer Mary Wilson.

Sadie de Coste was named

junior citizen of the year for her passionate social and environmental activism during the past five years.

De Coste managed to arrange a meeting between the New Westminster secondary’s environment club and New Westminster MLA Judy Darcy.

They wanted to talk B.C.’s carbon targets. But Darcy was taken aback when de Coste arrived with 20 students demanding she defend their future by taking action on climate change.

De Coste has also produced

a full-length version of the play Seven as a fundraiser for safe housing and secondary education for girls in Arusha, Tanzania.

The Bernie Legge Cultural Award went to art gallery owner Trudy Van Dop for organizing the New Westminster Cultural Crawl every August.

Uptown Business Association president and Uptown Property Group vice-president Bart Slotman was named business person of the year for forming the association and organizing Uptown Live 2014.

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Matt Seymour almost brought down a pack of Bears by himself.

Seymour scored three touchdowns, including one on a spectacular field-length run, as the New Westminster Hyacks defeated Kelowna’s Mt. Boucherie Bears 40-7 in a first-round AAA high school varsity football playoff game at Mercer Stadium on Friday.

Late in the first half, Seymour snagged a short pass from quarterback Jamie Shiho and took it 57 yards for a touchdown to give the Hyacks a 19-7 lead at halftime. He broke the game wide open in the third quarter with a 15-yard TD reception from Mackenzie Ratcliffe and shortly afterward took a handoff 98 yards for another touchdown. It was a yard less than Vivie Bojilov’s school record 99-yard run in 2009. Seymour already has the school record for the longest pass reception for a TD of 95 yards which came in a game against Notre Dame.

“Matt Seymour made big plays at key times again. He doesn’t need a lot of room to go the distance. His 98-yard TD run was a bit of a back-breaker,” said Hyacks head coach Farhan Lalji.

The Hyack’s reward for the win is a provincial quarter-final date with the top-ranked team in B.C., Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Ravens. They will play at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam on Friday. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m.

“It was important for our program to get a playoff win again after the past couple of season,” said Lalji. “Mt. Boucherie came out hard and ran the ball well. But we were able to adjust and get off the field after that first drive.

“Also, we scored on every one of our possessions and played the clean game we were looking for. Eventually that got them out of their game plan.”

After the Bears scored on their opening drive,

New West’s James Wang scored on a run and Dylan Musgrave on a pass from Shiho. Jordan Guzman closed out the scoring with a fourth-quarter TD run.

Next to Seymour’s 109 yards on two carries, Adrian Cagampan was the team’s top rusher with 87 yards on six carries. Shiho completed seven of nine passes for 137 yards. On defence, linebacker Jeff Lugtu and defensive lineman Jorge Yarwood both registered nine tackles. Nick Hauka had two interceptions in the second half. David Haeber also had a pick.

• Seymour, Yarwood, Lugtu, offensive lineman Harper Sherman and punter/kicker Wayne Palmer were all named to the 2014 Western Conference all-star team.


SPORTS

alan waRdle/hyackSNew Westminster quarterback Jamie Shiho throws a pass over top of the Mt. Boucherie Bears defence during their first-round B.C. AAA high school football playoff game at Mercer Stadium last Friday.

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Mcintosh says sweep not goodShe said the developer

Bentall Kennedy did three years of consulting in the community before coming to council with its application for a change to the official community plan. McIntosh supported the proposal because the company had done its due diligence. But council, led by Coté, voted to ask for more office space and less residential.

McIntosh said that’s not realistic because nearby Sapperton Station has more than 3,000 jobs surrounding it. She also pointed out the Downtown office tower connected to the Anvil Centre has yet to find a tenant.

“The demand for office space has stalled. If you’re going to tell the developers at Sapperton Green they must put in a bigger ratio, which is what Mr. Coté said, it’s a non-starter. You have to look at the bigger picture,” said McIntosh, whose son Scott finished 11th out of 21 candidates. “I’m concerned for the community.”

McIntosh said it was a battle the last three years to even discuss topics she felt were important.

“I could not get motions seconded, and that’s not democracy,” said McIntosh. “I had to work around hoping one of them would make the motion I wanted.

“A lot of organizations [in New Westminster are] going to have a very difficult ride over the next couple of years.”

Many of her jousts on council were with Puchmayr who was proud to top the polls.

“It goes to show the people are pretty happy with what we’re doing,” said Puchmayr. “I’m very excited (about Coté’s election). He’s a young family man with good values. We’re growing a complete community here and Jonathan’s going to take us even further.”

Johnstone, a geoscientist for the City of Richmond, utilized all of the avenues available to him to connect to voters. The prodigious blogger about all things New

West was highly visible on both the social media and doorstep fronts.

“I’m very proud of my team. We worked really hard to get my name out,” said Johnstone.

“I surrounded myself with smart people and they came through. A campaign takes organization.”

The modesty was too much for campaign manager Jen Arbo who quickly added, “But a campaign has to have a good product.”

Johnstone said he’s going to continue to blog but isn’t sure if he’ll still call it New Westminster In My Back Yard (NWIMBY).

Trentadue, who served on North Vancouver city council before moving to Moody Park a few years ago, said

many of the voters she talked to responded to the fact she had experience.

“I know how things work at the city level,” said Trentadue.

Housing is an important issue to her. She would like to see more medium-sized density instead of highrises. While campaigning in Queensborough she saw a number of changes she’d like to see the city make, particularly when it comes to that neighbourhood’s roads.

Trentadue beat out another first-time council candidate, Catherine

Cartwright, by just 352 votes for the final spot at the council table.

The two-term president of the McBride-Sapperton Residents Association said she did so much door knocking her knuckles were raw. That’s not likely to be the last time that happens.

“I probably will come back,” Cartwright said when asked of her plans for four years from now. “I’m not going anywhere.”

Tourism New West executive director Tej Kainth finished only 54 votes behind Cartwright with 5,111 votes. Former councillor Cal Donnelly was next in ninth, 717 behind Kainth but 1,011 ahead of 10th place finisher David Brett.

– with file from Chris Bryan

GRANT GRANGER/NEWSLEADERCoun. Jaimie McEvoy (left) was re-elected to his third term on city council on Saturday night.

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477 PETS

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CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

CHIHUAHUA, FEMALE, 2 yrs old, very friendly, $450. Call (604)794-7347

Chihuahua pups, playful, cuddly, family raised, vet check, 1st shots, avail now. $475. 1-604-794-5844

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

509 AUCTIONS

Native Art & Artifacts AuctionSunday Nov. 23rd, 12:00 Noon

Preview 9:00amCroatian Cultural Centre

3250 Commercial Dr.OVER 475 ITEMS!

Bill Reid pendant, NWC baskets, totems and masks, Navajo

Jewelry, SW pottery, early Norval Morrisseau painting

Info - Consignment - Appraisals604-657-2072 / 604-657-1147

www.seahawkauctions.com

518 BUILDING SUPPLIESNEW PLYWOOD, 48” x 40”....$5.00 2x4’s - short & long....various pricesbring truck ~ 604-522-0290

560 MISC. FOR SALESTEEL BUILDINGS...”GIFT-CARD GIVE-AWAY!” 20X22 $4,358. 25X24 $4,895. 30X30 $6,446. 32X32 $7,599. 40X46 $12,662. 47X72 $18,498. One End wall In-cluded. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

563 MISC. WANTEDFIREARMS. All types wanted, es-tates, collections, single items, mili-tary. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1.866.960.0045www.dollars4guns.com

REAL ESTATE

625 FOR SALE BY OWNER

Aldergrove SxS Duplex, 4 suites 8500s/f lot, full renod, new siding/ windows, rent $3400. $579K or $295K each side. 604-807-6565

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOMES BC• All Prices • All Situations •

• All Conditions •www.webuyhomesbc.com

604-657-9422

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

8700 ACKROYD, 2 BED + DEN, 1 BATH, 1120 SQF. New reno, n/s n/p, outdoor pool, share w/d, walk to Skytrain, Lansdown Mall, Price Smart. $1400, (604)2140227

Burnaby NELSON PLACE TOWNHOMES

2701 – 2755 Bainbridge Ave.

Reno’d 2 & 3 Bdrm Townhomes 2 Level, Private Enclosed Yard,

Laminate Flrg, Huge Storage Rm Nr Sperling Skytrain & elem schls

Pets Ok! From $1300/mo.

604.540-2028 or 778.714-7815

736 HOMES FOR RENTBURNABY Fulton Ave. 3 Bedroom rancher, 1000 s/f, with lrg workshop & car shed. Newly painted interior, new fl ooring & windows throughout, large front yard. Strictly No Pets.$1800/mo. Call 778-865-5155.

752 TOWNHOUSESNEW WESTMINSTER 3 bdrm,$1350/mo, quiet family complex, no pets, call 604-522-4123.

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1108/mo - $1211/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938

RENTALS: These listings coverall types of rentals from apartments,

condos, office space, houseboats andvacation homes. So if you’re in the market

to rent, or looking for a roommate, starthere. bcclassified.com

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

SCRAP CAR Removal TOP CA$H PAID on the spot. Local Business. www.a1casper.com 604-378-2029

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL

ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME

604.683.2200

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $150 cash for full size

vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673The Scrapper

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2008 SUV Ford Taurus X Ltd,AWD, all options. 125K. Black. $8800/fi rm Call 604-538-4883

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