New Westminster youth ambassadors hosting burger and beverage fundraiser
The New Westminster Youth Ambassador Society is inviting you to enjoy a night out on the town for a good cause.
The society is having a burger and trivia fundraiser on Saturday, April 21 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Royal Crown Castle, #101-319 Governors Crt. Tickets are $20 per person and include your choice of a beef, chicken or vegetarian burger and a beer or wine.
Partial proceeds from this event (you don’t have to be 19 to attend) will be donated to B.C. and Alberta Guide Dogs and some funds will go toward the ambassador team. Tickets are available at [email protected] or 778-389-1125.
The society provides New West youth with valuable life skills and volunteer opportunities, such as helping out at events like the New West Grand Prix and Canada Day and representing the city at events like parades.
Viewing history from the air
The New Westminster Historical Society is taking to the air for this month’s presentation.
The meeting being held on Wednesday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Century House (620 Eighth St.) will take a look at aerial photographs of New Westminster. When aerial photographs were included in January’s presentation, a number of people expressed an interest in seeing more of these photos.
“Aerial photographs can offer, through the elevated aspect of the view, interesting details of a particular area, the patterns of the landscape in question, and instances of change and evolution of the same landscapes. Many such examples will be part of this presentation,” said a press release about the event.
Everyone is welcome to attend the free program and there’s no need to pre-register.
New West kids earn top spot in art contest
The Fraternal Order of Eagles is impressed with the artwork of two local youth.
Joan Nelson, art contest chair for the Fraternal Order of Eagles New Westminster #20, said Grade 3 to 6 students from across Canada and the United States are invited to take part in the contest. After judges lauded the efforts of two local entries, they moved on to judging at provincial and national levels.
“The art contest is an annual event held by the Fraternal Order of Eagles grand headquarters,” she said in an email to the Record. “All entries are submitted to grand office in Ohio to be judged. There is no theme. They can draw anything they want.”
Two Grade 6 students in Colleen Carrington’s class at Queensborough Middle School were the only winners from Canada in the contest. Arthur Paulino placed second and Mikaya Messina placed fourth in the contest, and each will receive a monetary award for their winning artwork.
Great job!
Salmon advocate enters hall of fame
A longtime salmon advocate and scientist is the latest inductee into the Fraser River Hall of Fame.
The Fraser River Discovery Centre Society has announced that Pacific Salmon Foundation president and CEO Brian Riddell is the 2018 inductee into its hall of fame. The hall of fame gala dinner and induction will take place on Thursday, May 17 at Fraser River Discovery Centre.
“Dr. Riddell has been the leading scientist, fundraiser and voice of the iconic wild Pacific salmon that return to the Fraser River for 40 years now,” said Kathleen Higgins, chair of the Fraser River Discovery Centre Society. “As such, he is a worthy inductee into our Fraser River Hall of Fame.”
Since 2009, Riddell has led the Pacific Salmon Foundation, an independent nongovernmental organization dedicated to creating a sustainable future for wild Pacific salmon and their habitat. He previously worked for 30 years in various scientific research and management positions with the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans and was a scientific lead in the creation of Canada’s policy for conservation of wild Pacific salmon.
“I am honoured to be inducted into the Fraser River Hall of Fame,” he said in a press release. “The Fraser River has the greatest diversity of salmonids in the world, which makes it a Canadian treasure. As such, it is a great honour to be recommended by the centre and to join the past inductees.”
