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Artists want assurances that Surrey will not operate facilities like a rec centre

Tower support contingent on arts plan Alex Browne Staff Reporter

The support of the local arts community for the proposed residential highrise/arts amenity project in South Surrey hinges on the governance model adopted by the city for the arts spaces, according to two artists consulted at length during the development of the plan. Visual artist Cora Li-Leger and singer/ actress Wendy Bollard – artistic director of

Peninsula Productions – say this issue is a crucial element of a proposal in which the city is a major developing partner with the Reifel Cooke Group. Possible governance of the proposed arts spaces “has been an ongoing concern” LiLeger told the Peace Arch News, while sharing the comment sheet she returned to project proponents through Cotter Architects, which has been developing the plan. “The proposed art space has been envi-

sioned to operate under a model that does not really exist in Surrey at present; that is, an artist-run space with the city at arm’s length – not a recreation centre or a facility run by city employees,” Li-Leger said in her comments. “This concern has been repeatedly deferred until the development is secured,” she added. “While on one hand, it is understandable, I must hasten to inform you that many in the arts community (myself included) will not support the proposal if there is no concrete

assurance that the issue of governance will be addressed.” The two-tower, 328-unit development at 152 Street and 19 Avenue, which architect Patrick Cotter has designed to include a 350-seat theatre/performing-arts centre plus a ‘contemporary arts café gallery’ is expected to go to public hearing Feb. 3, provided the rezoning bylaw passes first and second readings in January. i see page 4

Last year for volunteers

Struggle to keep Polar dip afloat Sarah Massah Staff Reporter

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Miles Timmis throws metal salvaged during “deconstruction” of a South Surrey home into a bin, to make way for 29 townhouses over five acres.

‘Test project’ aims for a 90-per-cent recycle rate

Deconstructing better home demolition Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter

‘Deconstruction’ of three buildings on a South Surrey property got underway last week – and the effort is expected to barely make a dent at the landfill. “There’ll be a minor bit of garbage,” said Miles Timmis, owner of Disposal King Ltd., the Richmond-based demolition company hired to do the job. “I think we can hit 90-percent recycle rate.”

The work – in partnership with Surelock Builders – is clearing the way for construction of 29 townhomes that are eyed for two Morgan Heights lots totalling five acres. The buildings targeted for the process are a 3,000-square-foot home, a two-car garage and a barn on a 2½-acre environmentally sensitive lot – a stream runs through it – on 160 Street. Timmis said over the course of about 10 days, each will be taken apart piece by piece, largely by hand, and the materials sorted into a series

of bins: wood in one, metal in another, concrete in another and so on. The process is far longer and more labourintensive than a traditional demolition, which could have got the job done in about 1½ hours. But Timmis believes the costs will balance out through dump-fee savings and selling things like the scrap metal and good-condition items that can be re-used. The latter include windows and the home’s front doors. i see page 4

A decline in volunteers and an aging membership almost put the annual White Rock Polar Bear Swim on ice this year. But a last-minute push and support from city staffers means hundreds of brave souls can once again dip into the frigid waters of Semiahmoo Bay to mark the start of 2014. For more than 40 years, the Peace Arch Lions have hosted the popular event, but following the death of event chair Don Miller last year and a slow decline in membership, it has become nearly impossible for the 14 or so remaining members to put on. Longtime Lion Bud Scott noted that of those 14 members, at least four are over the age of 90. “It’s difficult for us, we just don’t have enough young people to haul stuff around,” he said. Scott – past president of the club – added that at the start of the month, the club had decided to cancel the event before the city intervened and offered assistance. However, the 82-year-old said it is most likely the last year the club will host the Polar Bear Swim. “We’d like to carry it on, and if we can get 10 more members we would do it forever, but it’s really i see page 2

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Port Moody council compares wages to justify bump

White Rock cited for raises Dan Ebenal Black Press

Less than a month after White Rock politicians voted for a raise for their successors – based on stipends paid to their peers in Port Moody, Langley City and Pitt Meadows – Port Moody council has used White Rock figures to help justify increases to their own remuneration. Port Moody council members gave themselves an early Christmas present last week, when they approved sizable pay hikes at a special meeting that had been called to consider contributing funds toward reconstruction of a hatchery that was destroyed by fire the previous week. The remuneration vote – held with few members of the public

present and no community TV cameras on hand – means councillors’ salaries will jump 29.3 per cent to $33,000 a year, while the mayor’s salary will go to $85,000, up 16.5 per cent from the current rate. The city had hired Sainas Consult Inc. to deal with the issue and the consultant’s report looked at council pay in the municipalities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, North Vancouver, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, Langley and White Rock. The report found that the average annual salary in those municipalities is $35,314 for councillors and $90,995 for mayors. It suggested that Port Moody councillors’ pay go from the current $25,520 to $33,000 and that

the mayor’s salary jump from $72,914 to $83,000. Last month, White Rock council voted 4-3 in favour of staff recommendations to increase its councillors’ annual stipend by about $3,000 a year (to $29,616) and the mayor’s to $74,041 (a boost of about $14,000). In exploring the issue, staff found the mayor’s current remuneration is nearly $13,000 below the average of his peers. The White Rock increases are to take effect Jan. 1, 2015. In Port Moody, council voted 6-2 in favour of the recommended increase for councillors but chose to increase the mayor’s salary to $85,000, $2,000 more than recommended, effective Jan. 1, 2014.

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Mayor hopeful others will step up i from page 1 hard to find people to sign up and volunteer,” he said. Mayor Wayne Baldwin told Peace Arch News last week that the city is hoping there will be another community group that will be able to take over. “Our first choice would be to see if there was another group willing to take it on. I don’t think it’s a huge thing, it’s just that if it’s not necessary we shouldn’t be using taxpayers’ dollars for it,” he said. Both Scott and Baldwin noted the root of the problem is that younger people are not signing up for service clubs with the same frequency as they have in the past. “I think their problem is much like other service clubs – people just aren’t joining service clubs

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Last year’s Polar Bear Swim attracted hundreds to White Rock beach. like they used to, so subsequently their membership is dwindling,” Baldwin said. “It’s tough to recruit people for that. It’s just not something that younger people are interested in.” The Polar Bear Swim is sched-

ule for Jan. 1 at White Rock beach. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. with the swim kicking off at noon. A Polar Bear Paddle will take place at 11:30 a.m. To register online for the paddle, visit www.raceonline.ca

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Community grieves over unprovoked attack by a youth

Surrey teen dies after SkyTrain assault Kevin Diakiw Black Press

It’s an attack that’s rattled the region and devastated friends and family of a man beaten to death in New Westminster last week. Surrey’s Karim Meskine, 19, was near the 22nd Street SkyTrain station when he was reportedly approached by a youth looking to rob him. The thief then beat Meskine with a baseball bat, leaving him in a coma. A 16-year-old has been charged. Meskine lived through to his 19th birthday in hospital, dying on Friday. Friend Gilbert Moore was at Meskine’s bedside when he was taken off life support. “His dad right now is looking for work and the son, who was trying to help them,

is dead. They (the family) are in really bad shape right now,” Moore told CBC News. Meskine – a graduate from École Gabrielle Roy in Netwon – is described by friends as quiet, serene and religious. Reports indicate he was the sole breadwinner for his family. A Facebook site set up in memory of Meskine indicates how deeply the wanton act of violence has affected the community. “I didn’t know Karim but live in the area and wanted to send my heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends,” wrote Sarah Jones. “Such a tragedy and we know all those that he touched with his life will never be the same.” Chantal Scharfenberg wrote: “There are truly no words… just aching and tears. As a

mother, I cannot imagine the sense Perhaps the most memorable of loss. Breathing must be nearly quality of Meskine was his ability to impossible… May his family find put those around him at ease. the strength in each other to heal.” “He was quiet, but just his presSgt. Bari Emam, spokesperson for ence, you could feel it, he could the Integrated Homicide Investigamake the room a whole lot livelier, tion Team (IHIT), said the killing and just a happy atmosphere,” Jacinwas an incredible tragedy. ton said. “He could cheer you up “Karim was the innocent victim just with a smile or just by looking of an unprovoked attack,” Emam at you, you know?” Karim Meskine said. “Karim’s family are devastated A charge of second-degree murder by this incident and are at a loss for has been laid, and there has been an words. This is one of the saddest cases I have application to try the 16-year-old as an adult. been a part of all these years at IHIT.” A trust fund has been created at TD CanFriend Kevin Jacinto told CBC News Mes- ada Trust in Meskine’s name to help pay for kine was a quiet, gentle soul, who loved to play funeral expenses. The branch number is soccer and had dreams of being a top player. 9028 and the account number is 6083916.

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Poll cites irritation over tolls Jeff Nagel Black Press

A poll released last week has found Lower Mainland motorists are more opposed to tolls on the Port Mann Bridge now than they were a year ago, when the charge was first imposed. The Insights West online survey found 56 per cent are opposed to the toll, up from 45 per cent a year ago. Dissatisfaction with paying to use the Highway 1 crossing of the Fraser River is greatest among frequent users. Nearly three-quarters of those surveyed who use the bridge once a week or more oppose the toll, Insights West vice-president Mario Canseco said. “The issue of tolling remains contentious and opposition to the tolls has intensified,” he said. The poll comes as most bridge users face having to pay even more come January. Half-price discounts for the first year end on Jan. 1, when the bulk of traffic using the bridge will begin paying the full $3 toll, instead of $1.50. The survey found 31 per cent of drivers will actively seek out a free alternative route in 2014 to avoid paying the toll, while 23 per cent said they would drive over the bridge less often. Of drivers who use the Port Mann at least weekly, 48 per cent said they will continue to use it as usual. “Some casual drivers have already chosen other routes, such as the Pattullo Bridge, in order to save some cash,” Canseco said. “Still, practically half of heavy Port Mann Bridge users are just going to carry on when the toll goes up.” Canseco noted the number of drivers who said they did not use the Port Mann at all in the past 12 months has climbed to 22 per cent, from 10 per cent a year ago. Although the discounts are ending, provincial government officials say new lanes on Highway 1 through Coquitlam and Burnaby are opening up that will relieve bottlenecks and reduce travel times.

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Team credited for saving dangling crane operator from blaze in Ontario

Dramatic rescue for White Rock pilot Alex Browne Staff Reporter

The pilot of a military helicopter that rescued a fire-stranded crane operator in Kingston, Ont. last week still calls White Rock ‘home.’ Capt. David Agnew, 38, piloted the Griffon helicopter from CFB Trenton as part of a rescue team whose members became instant media celebrities following the dramatic operation that plucked Adam Jastrzebski from danger on Dec. 17. While Agnew, wife Tara and their three young children currently live in Ontario, his mother and father, retired firefighter Glenn Agnew, live in White Rock. “Once a year I go back and see a few buddies from school,” said Agnew, who acknowledged that the direction of his own career as a pilot – and his desire to ‘give back’ through search-andrescue missions – was heavily influenced by a tragic small plane accident outside Nelson, B.C. from which he, himself, was rescued in 1996. In last week’s incident, Jastrezebski, 68, had been clinging to a small platform on his crane’s boom for nearly an hour after flames from an under-construction student-housing project for nearby Queen’s University forced him to flee his cab. While Agnew kept the helicopter hovering close to the crane, which was being compromised by extreme heat from the fire below,

search-and-rescue technician Sgt. Cory Cisyk “They’re there for over an hour soaking wet, was lowered to the boom and fit the stranded and we show up for five minutes and get all operator into a harness. the credit,” he said, also giving recognition to Jastrzebski was then transported by helicop- the other members of the 424 Squadron rescue ter to hospital, where he was recovering from team, which included co-pilot Capt. Jean-Benburns to his hands, legs, back and buttocks. oit Girard-Beauseigle, M-Cpl. Matt Davidson, Agnew, a Semiahmoo Secondary and UVic and flight engineer Cpl. Iain Cleaton. alumnus who studied to In the 1996 accident that become a commercial pilot inspired his own career path, ❝The biggest challenge through Fraser Valley Uni- for us was beating time… the small plane in which versity in conjunction with We weren’t sure whether Agnew was flying crashed in a Coastal Pacific Aviation, has deceptively steep valley north the crane was going to been a military pilot for 15 of Kokanee Glacier National collapse.❞ years, the last five in search Park near Nelson. His cousand rescue. ins, Jordan Lefley (then 16) and Last week’s operation was unusual he said, Trevor Chambers, 10, were with him on the since most search-and-rescue jobs for his flight, and, in spite of Agnew’s efforts to save squadron involve boats and wilderness in the Chambers from the burning wreckage, he did Great Lakes area. not survive the crash. “I’d never done an urban rescue before,” he Lefley had a fractured back and internal injusaid. “It was higher up than we usually are, so ries. According to a Peace Arch News story at a little harder to control, but definitely easier the time, Agnew – who suffered extensive burns than a moving boat. The biggest challenge for – did what he could to keep Lefley comfortable, us was beating time – to get there as fast as and rewired the plane’s emergency locator, durpossible. We weren’t sure whether the crane ing the 30 hours before they were rescued. was going to collapse.” Agnew said it took a long time for him to Agnew gave kudos to the Kingston Fire come to terms with what had happened, and Department for keeping the temperature of the that it undeniably led him to want to use his crane down by dousing it with water until they flying skills to help others, he said. could get there, and for keeping flames under “If something good can come of it – that’s the control and away from a nearby gas station. best way to look at it.”

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‘Not artists’ role to promote towers’ i from page 1 The development, which would stand the equivalent of 27 storeys at its highest point, has already drawn flak from those opposing highrise development in the Semiahmoo town centre, including the Semiahmoo Residents Association and the Facebook page Semiahmoo Residents Against Tower Development. But while Li-Leger and Bollard say they see the project as a unique opportunity to gain much-needed arts space on the Peninsula in a world in which highrises may be inevitable, that is not the same thing as expressing unequivocal support for highrises. “I strongly feel that it is not my job as an arts advocate to promote highrises,” Li-Leger wrote. “We, as South Surrey residents all have to be in this together. Neither I, nor any of the people who have been, so far, working on the contemporary-art-space proposal, live in that neighbourhood. Thus,

I personally feel that it is inappro- Centre does, and that’s great, but priate, and even presumptuous, what’s wrong with Surrey developthat the arts must advoing its own professional cate for highrise developcompanies? I’m sure peoment at all cost.” ple in Surrey would be in Bollard said a goverfavour of that.” nance model in which She notes the Arts Club, the performing-arts now in its 50th season, space is run by a nothas reached its present for-profit group – rather maturity as a non-profit than by the city – would organization, because it allow for greater access has been subsidized in for budding talents and Cora Li-Leger its home community of groups with limited proVancouver. duction budgets. “There has to be a level “It would help keep playing field,” she said. the costs down so that “(Surrey) is building a Surrey-based artists can beautiful aquatic centre blossom here,” she said, on 24 Avenue, but imagine noting the talent pool telling the people ‘we’re includes many youth building this but we’re not who should be given the sure you’re going to be opportunity to perform able to swim here because here, rather than having Wendy Bollard it’ll be too expensive for to travel to other cities. you – but people from “There’s nothing wrong with other places, where they have been bringing an Arts Club show to swimming and building up their Surrey – that’s what Surrey Arts clubs for 50 years, can.’”

‘Too much stuff going to the landfill’ i from page 1 “Beautiful front doors,” Timmis said. “Someone will use that for sure.” Timmis said whatever can’t be sold will be recycled. He estimates 80 per cent of the project’s cost is for the labour, compared to a typical demoli-

tion, where trucking items to the dump and those resulting fees are the biggest expense. Timmis described the South Surrey job as “a bit of a test project” that he hopes will catch on. “There’s just too much stuff going to the landfill,” he said. He noted benefits to developers

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who choose the environmentally friendlier route are catching on. In Vancouver, there is no delay in getting permits if there is a plan for deconstruction – a time savings Timmis said can amount to six weeks. The City of Surrey is working on implementing a similar program, he said.

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ureaucrats at Surrey city hall must be out of control. That can be the only plausible explanation one can draw from Coun. Tom Gill’s comments last week that city staff dropped the ball by hosting a South Surrey rail-safety forum Nov. 26 – at which the idea of rerouting the waterfront train tracks through other parts of the city was pitched – without first running the presentation past his own transportation advisory committee. It was from this gathering that many received the impression the city is on the verge of taking the far-sighted step to move the tracks, creating an idyllic system of waterfront trails for future generations – shifting perceived dangers of rail traffic elsewhere. That city staff have that power – to not only authorize such a meeting, but to persuade Mayor Dianne Watts and visiting White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin to be the only scheduled speakers – is bewildering. But Gill should know. After all, he MC’d the public meeting. Of course, as Gill explained, he was asked “at the last minute” and only agreed “given that the meeting was set.” Keep in mind, Gill’s admonishment wasn’t the only fallout. Last week Coun. Linda Hepner also expressed concern that such a pitch was made publicly without first being discussed with her own agriculture and food security committee, considering most of the four realignment options presented traverse agricultural land. And, as Coun. Mary Martin explained in an email the week prior to a South Surrey resident critical of Watts: “Mayor Watts’ only concerns are for the safety of the rail shipments, in particular the crossing at Crescent Beach. It was Mayor Baldwin who brought up the idea of realignment.” Considering this, and that Watts’ entire 13-minute presentation dealt almost exclusively with relocating the tracks, city staff must indeed have some sort of control over our leaders… Of course, considering that neither Watts nor Baldwin seem prime candidates for bureaucratic bullying, there is one other plausible explanation. Perhaps, just perhaps, city staff were actually acting on the orders of an elected official. Doing their jobs, in other words. Of course, that would mean councillors must look elsewhere – perhaps a little higher – to find the root of their communications breakdown. We only wish this possibility was considered before anybody else was thrown under the, er… train.

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‘Refugees are people like you and me’ Columnist Andrew Holota returned from Jordan and Lebanon earlier this month, travelling with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a key Canadian NGO providing humanitarian aid to refugees in the region.

the Syrian Free Army (FSA), the al Nusra Front, and the Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS). There is a growing presence of al Qaedalinked militias involving thousands of foreign jihadist fighters, which are opposed by the Western-backed f a country’s citizens are its FSA. In the mix are umbrella Andrew Holota lifeblood, Syria has been groups, splinter factions and literally and figuratively shifting alliances. Hardliners are bleeding people for more than pitted against moderates. two years, creating one of the Meanwhile, on the sidelines worst humanitarian crises since are numerous nations providing the Second World War. financial backing for various The brutal civil war in Syria factions. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, is utterly Byzantine in its cast Iran and Russia are all said to be of combatants and political providing money to wage war, complexity. It has its infancy jockeying for power when, and in the Arab Spring, but with if, Syria is finally torn asunder. historic sectarianism deep in There is no international its genes, and modern Islamic military solution. Bringing fundamentalism twisting the down Assad opens the door for DNA. al Qaeda. Eliminating al Qaeda would There’s a story in Jordan that the require an invasion of Syria, igniting a war started as a child’s game, when a firestorm involving the entire Middle East. youngster scrawled an anti-government Power politics may bring an end to slogan on a wall. If so, that act launched this, but at present, making peace is like civil unrest, which opened multiple thick grasping a wisp of smoke. scripts of political and religious agendas It’s all very distant and obscure for in a country now awash in violence. Canadians, although our nation is among Key combatants include Syria president the leaders in providing support. Bashar Assad’s military, backed in areas However, aside from the appalling by Lebanon’s Hezbollah, and opposed by refugee situation – now near three million a bewildering host of forces, including outside of the country, and millions more

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internally displaced – the international stakes of this war are chilling. Prof. Rupen Das, director of community development for the Lebanese Society of Education and Development, who taught at Humber College in Ontario, provides this insight from his office in Beirut: “This is just not another battle out there that doesn’t concern you… as horrific as the Congo was, this is not the Congo. Refugees are flooding Europe. “Afghanistan was far away, and al Qaeda was contained there, other than occasional stuff. Al Qaeda is real in Syria, and it’s more radicalized than it ever was in Afghanistan. It’s a bigger operation… it is on the borders of sensitive countries like Israel and Iraq, Turkey and Lebanon. It will destabilize the region like Afghanistan never did. “And if Canada doesn’t care, they’re living in a fool’s paradise – that it really doesn’t concern them.” Asked why Canadians should care, Anita Delhaas-van Dijk, national director for World Vision in Beirut, offers this observation: “These refugees are not necessarily poor people. These refugees are people like you and me. It can be your case one day, God forbid. Or it can me, who is in their shoes. “They didn’t have necessarily a poor life in Syria. They had lives like you and me. They had their jobs, their dreams, their future in front of them. “One refugee is already a lot, and this refugee can be you.” If we can’t understand this, then we aren’t seeing a child’s writing on the wall. Andy Holota is the editor of the Abbotsford News. The Peace Arch News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent within 45 days to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby Street, Nanaimo, B.C., V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org

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What’s the rush for arts towers? Editor: Re: Theatre space to require funds, Dec. 10 letters. In response to the letter published, I would like to add a few more points. I wholeheartedly agree that the public needs to be aware of all the extra expenses that are involved in the proposed residential tower development, including performingarts centre, gallery and café. The public needs to be aware of all points regarding this project, but it seems that there are still many questions that need to be answered. We now know that the theatre, gallery and café will only be constructed as shells. I would think that to design and outfit these spaces with the necessary items would cost in the hundreds of thousands, if not millions. Who pays? We don’t know at what point during construction this will begin, and we don’t have an end date as to when it can all start to make money back for our city. The surrounding roads also pose more questions. How is 152 Street to be widened for rapid-transit lanes? Logistically, how is that possible with businesses lining the road? When is 152A Street to be extended to 16 Avenue and again, logistically, how is that possible? How about the proposed improvements to surrounding intersections? When? Who pays? What is the timeline for these things to be completed? Years? How will our infrastructure handle the overload? Yes, reports are being done now but again when are actual improvements going to happen? Who pays? And what happens in the meantime? A project of this magnitude needs more time and more information presented to the public. Why, after the public only learning of it in mid-October, is it reported that the architect team is saying that their target date for a public hearing is Feb. 3? What’s the rush? Kristen Smith, Surrey

Bridge the gap between cities Editor: Re: New West, Surrey at odds over Pattullo plans, Dec. 17. Sometimes I think the people who conduct “public” hearings really have no intention to hear public feedback. Months ago, the government conducted a public process including a website explaining all the history and the current proposed options for replacing the Pattullo Bridge – with a place for input. I read all the documentation and then submitted a rather lengthy email submission with suggestions on a solution which would be a ‘win-win’ for most people… but apparently it did not fit the intended plan for this process. I got no feedback, not even acknowledging my input.

Now, as I read the Peace Arch News, I see again that plans for the new span may have hit a road block, because New West doesn’t want all the traffic expected from the preferred solution – a six-lane bridge. My suggestion is simple and it will work – the cost would likely be close to the $1.6-billion figure being used for the new six-lane bridge. I commuted over the Patullo bridge twice a day for about 25 years, so I have first-hand knowledge of the traffic speed, its impact on New West and the terrible safety condition of the current bridge. I suggest a new, wider, four-lane – plus bike lane – bridge be built in the same location as today, to maximize re-use of all existing infrastructure. At the north end, a four-lane tunnel would run diagonally under Queen’s Park and extend all the way to Canada Way in Burnaby – about two blocks north of Imperial – where traffic would exit and cross a short overpass above Burris Street to avoid traffic backups into the tunnel. This proposal would, of course, include both an exit lane into New West coming north over the bridge, as well as an entrance lane heading south over the new bridge. The cost could be quite comparable to current costs, but the benefits to New West in terms of traffic congestion, transiting traffic

reduction, noise and pollution reduction would be fantastic. A safe, modern, four-lane bridge with reduced congestion through New West and would deliver much higher traffic flows than the current old and chaotic road system does now, even reducing commute times. Who knows, if a big enough tunnel was drilled, it may even allow a new short light-rail line to pass through, as well, and connect to SkyTrain at Columbia Station. Bill Anderson, Surrey

Time for senior officials to act Editor: Re: Surrey’s $1.8-billion transit bid derided, Dec. 3. Seems Surrey wants to bypass TransLink and get its rail problems solved directly. Surrey has the nerve to expect the feds to pay for light-rapid transit through the federal Build Canada program. This is an excellent idea and will force Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservatives to put up or shut up. If they wish to boast they are helping Canada, then here is their chance with one of Canada’s

largest municipalities. But up pops Burnaby’s NDP Mayor Derek Corrigan, claiming Surrey Mayor Diane Watts is just “posturing.” What a pathetic response to an imaginative initiative. He wants to know where the money is coming from. Well, if he had been paying attention, he would have noticed how our provincial government has off-loaded its responsibility for transportation to a useless organization – TransLink – and a bunch of self-serving local politicians. Meanwhile, we are being asked to pay for more tolls on bridges, roads, borders etc. Let’s remind people that the BC Liberals have sold off the people’s natural resources for bargainbasement prices – unlike Norway – and reduced taxes by 50 per cent on B.C.’s richest one per cent: highincome individuals and profitable corporations. Don’t ask if B.C. can afford all this, when we have given away billions to a handful of very rich people who don’t need any handouts. Civilized societies expect governments to provide good transportation and to manage effectively. Seems Watts hasn’t forgotten this obligation. Herb Spencer, Surrey

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Waterboy Nick wears his team jersey with pride as a member of the White Rock Titans, writes Michelle Oram.

Titans celebrate their team spirit Editor: I have two sons who are part of the White Rock Titans football team; we joined this year at the Midget Level. Being new to a team at this level can be hard because a lot of team building has been established. However, this organization welcomed my boys and me with open arms. The reason this is important is because not only did they welcome, coach and help my youngest son develop as a player and a young man, but they also took my oldest son under their wing. My oldest son has Down syndrome, and the first week that we joined the team they asked if he might be their waterboy. They gave him a jersey – #37 – and took him with them on the sidelines at every game and made him a part of their team. He was embraced as a member of this organization and became a part of their community. They laughed when he drummed instead of bringing

water, they embraced his dance moves on the field at times and they let him run onto the field with his team. They encouraged him, supported him, and then thanked him at the end of the year. I want you to know what an impact this has had on him. He feels special, and not because he has Downs, but because he is Nick. And he wears his jersey with pride and loves his team. So, to all of the coaches, the players, the team parents and the people who run this organization, you have impacted our lives with your kindness and sincerity. You have given a very special gift to my son – you made him a part of your world without questioning its relevance. You did it because you wanted to, and that doesn’t always happen in his life. So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. Michelle Oram, Surrey

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St. Patty’s event reconsidered A Marine Drive restaurant owner whose idea for a St. Patrick’s Day event was rejected by White Rock council may get to host the celebration after all. Following an appeal last week by Paul McDonough of Jimmy Flynn’s Celtic Snug, council voted unanimously to reconsider the application pending a report from staff on new information provided by McDonough. The event was initially suggested to take place March 15-17 in the parking lot across from Jimmy Flynn’s, in the 15000block of Marine Drive. Last month, leisure services director Eric Stepura recommended rejecting it, citing concerns it could result in “consid-

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Total claims are $3,000 increase from last year

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The seven members of Surrey’s Board of Education claimed just under $27,000 during the last school year, an increase of about $3,000 over the year prior. The expense-claim figures for the elected officials are included in the school district’s Statement of Financial Information (SOFI) for the year ended June 2013, released late last week. Shawn Wilson, who also serves as board chairperson, topped the trustees in spending, submitting a tab of $6,193, up about $400 from the 2011-2012 year. Pastchair Laurae McNally had the second-highest bill at $5,838,

down about $600 from last year. Terry Allen’s expenses of $4,911 were nearly double those claimed last year, while Laurie Larsen – who is now board vice-chair – more than doubled her’s, jumping from $1,730 last year to about $3,800 this year. Charlene Dobie spent about $3,800 as well. Reni Masi claimed $1,608, a decrease of $2,400 from the year prior, while Pam Glass, who doesn’t drive, submitted a bill of $592. Most of the expenses claimed are to cover out-of-town conferences and car expenses. The claims are in addition to the board’s combined wages of $217,300. Trustees were receiv-

ing remuneration of $30,400 annually, but voted last June to decrease it to $30,200. The chair and vice-chair get an extra $3,000 and $1,500 per year, respectively. The Surrey School District paid a total of approximately $448 million in employee salaries between June 2012 and June 2013, including wages of teachers, principals, support staff and senior management. A further $1.5 million in expenses was claimed by employees. The SOFI lists the names of the 2,000-plus people who earn more than $75,000 per year, which totals about $186.6 million. The earnings of those who make less than $75,000 totals $261 million.

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Left, Karsen Gradidge scales Machu Picchu while visiting Peru on a volunteer trip; above, Aricili, 4, was one of the Peruvian children that Gradidge formed a bond with; below, Gradidge and two of the English students she taught.

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participants the chance to visit and volunteer in more than 40 riving past the Peruvian different countries. villages, the streets were She was given the opportunity to dotted with homes made visit Costa Rica, Romania, Peru or of mud, brick and sheet metal. Mexico. The shoddy living conditions The teen picked Peru because conjured up memories of images she felt it would give her the most that 17-year-old Karsen Gradidge culture shock. had only seen in a National “I knew I would land and be like, Geographic ‘what have I done?’” ❝...It was a really documentary. she laughed. wonderful reminder of “It was a shock. She eventually how fortunate we are connected with her The first two days were really bad,” here and how fortunate host family – an the White Rock elderly couple – and my life is.❞ teen admitted set up her base in Karsen Gradidge after returning Cusco, a city in the last week. “I was southeastern part of nervous, but it was definitely what the South American country. I wanted. Something shocking was After two difficult nights of what I wanted. managing language barriers, “I’m kind of an adrenaline Gradidge travelled to the junkie.” children’s centre where she would Gradidge had travelled to Peru spend her time volunteering, at the beginning of December teaching English to older children. through U.S.-based non-profit “Once I was at the school, United Planet, which offers and there were people speaking

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“She was adorable,” she said. While teaching English to a group of students who only spoke Spanish – and she herself spoke limited Spanish – Gradidge relied on body language to help get her point across. “You realize how important facial expressions and tone of voice are, and how much they help in communication,” she said, adding that despite the language

barrier, she was able to achieve success with her lessons. “I wasn’t sure when I left that I would feel I made an impact or that I would actually see that I had made an impact. But by the end of the trip, I really felt I had. “That was really rewarding.” Now, back at home on the Peninsula, Gradidge said that while she hopes she will able to go back and visit Cusco, as well as other countries, and provide assistance, specifically with trauma victims, she was happy to be home. “You come back and you’re more aware of everything. You’re more aware of leaving the water running, more aware of eating all your food – you just appreciate everything so much more,” she said. “I knew I had a really great life and I knew I was blessed before I went away, but it was a really wonderful reminder of how fortunate we are here and how fortunate my life is.”

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Debate wins There is no arguing that members of Elgin’s Model United Nations Debate Club are worthy adversaries. With the support of sponsor teachers Jay Mundi and Nancy Greig, the Elgin Park Secondary students have taken home several awards at their last two competitions, which feature top debaters from the Lower Mainland who argue from a particular nation’s viewpoint on a given topic. EMUN members Robert Zhang and Maha Nagaria have both taken home a number of awards. In a news release, Zhang – who serves as deputy secretary general of the club – said the club has been an “enlightening, refined and erudite red carpet for the leaders of tomorrow.” Mundi, who also teaches Economics 12, noted that global issues are constantly discussed at EMUN debates, as well as in class, where topics include heavy matters, such as human trafficking. “The students at times must put themselves in the shoes of others and provide researched evidence to back up any claims they make,” he said. The class marked Nelson Mandela’s memorial – as well as Human Rights Day – on Dec. 10 by sharing an iconic quote by the South African leader on the school’s Twitter page (@ ElginParkOrcas)

Food bank help The White Rock Elks got into the holiday spirit earlier this month, donating much-needed funds to the Sources’ White Rock/South Surrey Food Bank. Food bank manager Jaye Murray was on hand Dec. 11 to accept the $1,000 cheque from Elks president Tom Corless. The food bank provides weekly support to more than 550 community members living in the White Rock and South Surrey area. For more information on the food bank, visit http://www.sourcesbc. ca/

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Rick Scott to perform on Jan. 4 in White Rock

Entertainment fit for the whole family Alex Browne Arts Reporter

Is there a big difference between playing to children and playing to adults? Family entertainer Rick Scott (winner of the 2013 West Coast Music Award for Children’s Recording of the Year) doesn’t think so. “The biggest difference,” said Scott – who will be presented in concert by Peninsula Productions Friday, Jan. 4, 3 p.m. at Coast Capital Playhouse, 1532 Johnston Rd. – “is that kids don’t want so much to be entertained as they want to do it; they want to be part of it.” That’s why Scott – a pastmaster at measuring crowds and thinking on his feet, 50 years after first becoming a professional entertainer at the tender age of 15 – says he likes to get kids working with him interactively about a minute after he hits the stage. “It’s like ‘we’ve got some serious fun to do here – let’s get going,’” he said. And even though he knows that part of his White Rock audience will be adults – more likely to sit back and want to be entertained – the singer/dulcimer player isn’t worried about losing them along the way. “I find the parents and other adults fold into the batter pretty easily, ❝Kids are so sharp actually,” and so sophisticated, he said. “They’re and they like the aware kind of subject matter I choose.❞ of the music Rick Scott I write, entertainer and they know I try to write songs that will interest them too – I don’t tend to write a lot about rainbow-coloured lollipop dinosaurs.” He’s not about to underestimate the young audience either, he says. “Kids are so sharp and so sophisticated, and they like the kind of subject matter I choose.

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Family entertainer Rick Scott and his dulcimer will perform Jan. 4, 3 p.m. at Coast Capital Playhouse. For instance, I do a piece about Mozart that’s a rap piece – it’s called Yo, Mo. They like it and adults enjoy it, too.” Ever since his days with legendary ’70s Vancouver folk acts Pied Pumkin and Pied Pear, the Texas and New York stateraised Scott has been known for combining poignant commentary with a wacky generation-spanning

sense of humour. “In my childhood, I was fascinated by people like Danny Kaye and Sid Caesar – I watched them for hours and hours. They were masters of dry comedy, sometimes over-the-top, sometimes subtle. And Flanders and Swan, too – they were insane. I still find myself singing things like I’m A Gnu.”

Entertaining came very naturally to him, he acknowledges. “I think I’ve been very fortunate. I pretty much knew what I wanted to do when I was about six years old. It was a case where I really couldn’t do anything else. “Dad took me to Broadway to see Mary Martin in Peter Pan, and that was it. I was six and Peter Pan was giving me my marching

orders.” After an early career as a rock ‘n’ roller under the spell of Elvis and The Beatles, Scott found himself in the U.S. Army playing bass in an R&B band led by his sergeant, a Wilson Pickett fan. Then he came to Vancouver at the advice of an army buddy – and formed the alternative folk string trio, Pied Pumkin, with Joe Scott and Shari Ulrich (they continue to play together whenever they can, although Joe Mock now lives in France and they each have busy solo careers). He explains the dulcimer he plays is one of two types of instruments with that name. “One that a lot of people think of is a kind of trapezoid box with strings that you play by hitting them with hammers – it’s actually a ‘hammer-dulcimer,’” he said. His kind is the long-scale folk instrument that’s been part of the American music scene for some 250 years (“a long time in North American terms, but just yesterday in Europe”); eight of which he had hand-built for him along traditional lines by his late friend J.R. Stone, of Boone, N.C. Scott – who between tours retires to the absolute peace and quiet of tiny Protection Island, near Nanaimo, estimates that over the last 35 years has played more than a thousand concerts, festival appearances and school shows in Canada, the U.S, Australia and Southeast Asia. “Not too long ago, I was hitting the road hard,” he said. “Now I’m taking it easy a little bit and just doing the shows I really want to do.” In that context he’s looking forward to playing for a White Rock audience again, he said. “The last time I came through there was with Pied Pumkin,” he said. “It’ll be a great way to start the year.” Tickets ($10) are available from the box office (604-5367535) or online from www. peninsulaproductions.org

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Cloverdale to host book club Love to read books? Want to connect with people in your community? What better way than joining a book club? Cloverdale Library is introducing two new book clubs for adults in 2013. Sign up now for the time and theme that best suits you. Off the Shelf meets the fourth Wednesday

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~ New Year’s Schedule ~ Star of the Sea Church 1153 Fir St., White Rock • New Year’s Eve Tues. Dec. 31, Vigil Mass, 4pm • New Year’s Day Wed. Jan. 1, 2014, Mass, 10:30am Good Shepherd Church 2250 - 150 St., S. Surrey • New Year’s Eve Tues. Dec. 31, Vigil Mass, 5pm • New Year’s Day Wed. Jan. 1, 2014, Mass 9am, 11am & 7pm Holy Cross Church 12268 Beecher Ave., Crescent Beach • New Year’s Day: Wed. Jan 1, 2014, Mass, 8:30am “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel” (which means, God with us). (Matthew 1:23)

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South Surrey run club claims cross-country title

Sunrunners first on trail Nick Greenizan Sports Reporter

It was another banner year on the trails for members of the Semiahmoo Sunrunners. Earlier this month, the South Surreybased run club finished in top spot in the Club Challenge standings of the Lower Mainland Cross-Country Series, an eightrace circuit that wrapped up Dec. 7 in Vancouver at the Gunnar Shaw Memorial run. The Sunrunners finished with a total of 1,540 points – nearly double the points of the second-place Lions Gate Running Club of Vancouver. Another Peninsula club, Ocean Athletics, placed third, less than 100 points back of Lions Gate. In total, more than 20 teams vied for the team award. Winning the team title is not exactly a new experience for members of the Sunrunners. The club finished second last year to the Richmond Kajaks, but ran off a string of consecutive championships in the mid2000s, and has won eight of the past 10 titles. Individual runners gain points in each race depending on where they finish. A maximum of eight runners’ points – to a total of 240 – count toward the team total every race. “I think finishing second last year to the Kajaks really (motivated) people to come out this year,” said Sunrunners member Tom Hastie. “We had a lot of people run this year.” The team had plenty of individual accomplishments to celebrate, as well. In the female 40-49-year-old division, Dee Makepeace finished first overall, while Tina Hansen-Baker was third; and in the female 50-59 division, Elsie Fontaine was second. On the men’s side, Roger Roufosse was the top runner in the 70-plus division, while Paul Wood and Hastie finished second and fifth, respectively, in the 60-69 class. In the men’s 50-59 division, Gordon Flett was second overall, and John Makepeace sixth; and in the 40-49 category, Chris Boulton, in fourth, and Antonio Cerullo, seventh, also finished inside the top 10.

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Surrey Eagles forward Brett Mulcahy protects the puck from Prince George forward Matt Painchaud during a Dec. 19 game.

Surrey on three-game winning streak

Russell leads Eagles to win Nick Greenizan Sports Reporter

Spectators expecting a silent night at the Surrey Eagles’ final game before Christmas were out of luck Thursday as the sound of goal sirens rang like silver bells throughout South Surrey Arena. In front of a sparse crowd of just over 500 fans, the Eagles defeated the Prince George Spruce Kings 5-3, thanks to a pair of goals from Braeden Russell and a 25-save effort from goaltender Bo Didur. The win edged the suddenly streaking Eagles – now winners of three consecutive games – to within two points of the thirdplace Coquitlam Express in the BC Hockey League’s Mainland Division. Surrey’s fourthplace record of 16-19-1-0 further distanced themselves from the fifth-place Chilliwack Chiefs, who are mired in a 10-game losing streak, and sit in the cellar of the division, 16

points back of the Birds. On Thursday, neither the Eagles nor Spruce Kings managed much offence in the opening period; neither team scored, and the shots were just 7-5 in favour of the visiting team. Action picked up in the second period, however, as captain Brett Mulcahy staked his team to a 1-0 lead just 1:59 into the frame. Russell, on the power play, doubled the home side’s cushion to 2-0 just under 10 minutes later, with Luke Sandler and Jonah Renouf adding assists. Less than two minutes after Russell’s goal, Prince George replied when Jake LeBrun beat Didur to make it 2-1, but Russell’s second goal 1:19 later restored Surrey’s two-goal lead. Prince George’s Jeremiah Luedtke made it 3-2 before the second intermission. In the third, Nathan Renouf scored at the

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Bronze medal for Semi lifter White Rock Cloverdale. weightlifter Michael Hungerschafer lifted Hungerschafer 106 kg in has another the snatch medal to add to portion of the his collection. competition, The 17-year and 120 kg in old member the clean-andof the Semi jerk event, for Weightlifting a total of 226. Club won Next up for bronze in the Hungerschafer Michael men’s 85-kg will be the Hungerschafer 2014 Canadian division of the BC Senior Junior weightlifter Weightlifting Weightlifting Championships, which Championships, which were held Dec. 14 are set for Ontario in at Lord Tweedsmuir January. Secondary in – Nick Greenizan

Four named to Team Next Four local athletes are among 67 named to the CIBC Team Next, a $2-million program created to assist athletes aiming to represent Canada on the world stage. Christabel Nettey, 22, in track and field; Isabella Bertold, 22, in sailing and Sukhi Panesar, 19, in field hockey are all from Surrey. Also selected to Team Next is

North Delta’s Danielle Kisser, 16. Athletes will receive a $5,000 annual grant for the next three years, workshops and advice on personal finances, post-secondary and career planning, social media training and public speaking. They will also receive mentorship from several prominent Canadian athletes.

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Kelsey Robinson of Surrey was one of two members of the Simon Fraser University Clan (SFU) to be listed as an phonourable mention to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s Gridiron showcase volleyball all-star team Jamel Lyles of the Lord earlier this month. Tweedsmuir Panthers is Robinson, a graduate of among 36 players selected Clayton Heights Secondary, by Football was selected to BC to compete the team as the at the FBU outside hitter. International Middle blocker Showcase in Madeline Hait San Antonio, of Burnaby was the second SFU editorial@peacearchnews.com Texas from December 30 to player named to January 4. the squad. The B.C. under-18 Robinson played 24 games team finished first at last in her third season at SFU, leading the team and placing year’s FBU International

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TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to sections 24, 26 and 94 of the Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003, c. 26, as amended, the City of Surrey (the “City”) hereby gives notice of its intention to dispose of land and improvements pursuant to a lease, on terms acceptable to the City in its sole and absolute discretion, and to provide assistance under a partnering Agreement between 0956338 B.C. LTD., 0956338 B.C. LTD. d/b/a Laurus Coaching Solutions, and Lawrence Jurovich (together referred to as the “Operator”) and the City, dated for reference the 25th day of November, 2013 (the “Agreement”). AND THAT the Agreement, as approved by Council on December 16, 2013, is part of a strategy to construct and operate a tennis facility that will serve the residents of Surrey on lands, located within the City of Surrey, with the legal description and civic address as follows:

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The form of assistance which is included in the Agreement involves a rezoning and development permit to permit the tennis facility; subdivision to create the Tennis Lot; a development variance permit to defer the works and services requirements for 59 Avenue; facilitation of the development of the tennis facility; and leasing of the Tennis Lot to the Operator for ten dollars per year. The term of this lease will be for a period of up to thirty (30) years. The City will also provide assistance under the Agreement in the form of secondment of City staff and use of City staff time to work with the Operator regarding the development of the Operator’s tennis programs and their coordination with the City’s pre-existing programs and services.

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There are a few coupes still available and one that is worthy of consideration is this new 2014 Honda Accord Coupe V6. Zack Spencer

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Honda’s contemporary on a dying breed 2014 Honda Accord Coupe V6 It’s fascinating to watch trends in the auto industry play out over time. Some changes happen quickly, with one manufacturer coming out with a feature, then the rest of the industry following suit. Backup cameras would be a good example of this. Other trends are much slower, changing because of demographic fluctuations. One example of a slow-moving trend is the two-door coupe falling out of favour and its replacement by sedans and crossovers. This trend is greatly affected by baby boomers getting older and buying more for practical reason, rather than styling. In the 1980s, and even the beginning of the 90s, there were plenty of coupes to choose from and they sold well. But where are the Honda Prelude, Toyota Celica, Pontiac Sunfire and Ford Probe coupes? Now gone and many not replaced with newer models. I’m thrilled to report that there are a few coupes still available and one that is worthy of consideration is this new 2014 Honda Accord Coupe V6. Looks The Accord Coupe is based on the all-new Accord sedan that has been selling very well for Honda. In fact, it won the Canadian Car of the Year this year as decided by the Automobile Journalist Association of Canada. Honda has done a good job of updating this big coupe with a more modern twist. Sold in three configurations from the base EX to the EX-L Navi (L stand for leather and navi is self-explanatory),

which are both 4-cylinder way the radio stores and equipped models. The top retrieves pre-set radio trim is the EX-L Navi with stations. It took a long V6. This top trim level is the time to set the stereo model seen here: it comes up and having to go with LED projector headback and forth between lamps, 18-inch wheels and different screens is not duel chrome exhaust tips. If you like the idea that intuitive. The rest of The 4-cylinder equipped the dash is large, with big models come with halogen of a smart looking car cup holder and plenty of headlamps and 17-inch storage areas. that is well equipped alloy wheels. The coupe The steering wheel and powerful, you starts at $26,400, a $2,500 buttons and heat controls premium over the regular might want to move on on the dash use first rate an Accord Coupe. sedan but when the switches and they are sedan is equipped with placed with precision. Zack Spencer alloy wheels, the price is Drive Another trend almost identical. The EX-L that Honda is bucking, with this Accord is $30,100 for the leather and navi and Coupe, is the inclusion of a 6-speed the V6 premium is $35,500. Not an manual transmission and V6 engine. The inexpensive car but most are very well latest movement is to turbo or superequipped. charged 4-cylinder engines to replace V6

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Inside It’s a big and comfortable coupe. The back seat is actually usable for adults and the front seats are very comfortable. The trunk is huge and the back seat folds for extra long items but the seats do not split and fold, plus the opening to the back seat is small. Standard feature on all Accord models is a backup camera and heated seats. Honda, in my opinion, has raised the bar in the mid-sized category and produced the nicest dash I have seen in this class. There are two screens in the centre console, one for the navigation unit and the other for the radio. They are framed in beautiful, high quality satin metal, chrome and soft touch materials. One area that could be improved is the

power plants and duel clutch automatic transmission in favour of a manual. I’m glad that Honda still offers this layout; it shows they are serious about being a true enthusiast’s car company. Granted, most buyers will get the very good 6-speed automatic transmission with the 3.5L V6, but with 278hp and 252 lb.ft. of torque it will be a very lively car in either configuration. The manual is a joy to use and it is like a throwback to drive a V6 equipped manual car. The 4-cylinder models have 185hp from a direct injection 2.4L engine and either a manual transmission or continuously variable transmission (CVT) for added fuel savings. The CVT is capable of 7.8L/100km in the city and 5.7L on the highway. The

V6 uses more at 10.0L/100km in the city and 6.1L on the highway. Verdict When I started reviewing cars back in the early 1990s, cars like this were common: a mid-sized sedan with a V6 engine and a manual transmission. I can clearly remember driving a Toyota Camry, Nissan Maxima and Accord equipped this way. While most companies are moving away from this design, Honda is sticking with it for now. Soon Honda will have smaller turbocharged 4-cylinder engines available and this big coupe might too be fitted with something more efficient. If you like the idea of a smart looking car that is well equipped and powerful, you might want to move on an Accord Coupe V6 before it follows the latest trend.

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PERSONAL SERVICES

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COMPUTER SERVICES

283A

HANDYPERSONS

604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for 8yrs

AT YOUR SERVICE. Carpentry, Concrete, Painting, Rubbish Removal. Call Dave (604)999-5056 Specializing in Personal Training for Two - Private Studio. Call or email Kevin at 604-541-8490 or kreid@physicaldynamics.ca

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INTERIOR/EXTERIOR

Repairs & Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Sundecks & Additions, New Homes

â&#x20AC;˘ Home Dinner Parties â&#x20AC;˘ Meetings â&#x20AC;˘ Funerals â&#x20AC;˘ Weddings â&#x20AC;˘ B-B-Ques â&#x20AC;˘ Birthdays â&#x20AC;˘ Anniversaries

European Quality Workmanship CONTRACT OR HOURLY FREE ESTIMATES 25 YEARS IN BUSINESS

Unique Taste, Unique Menus... Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function...

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Kristy 604.488.9161

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FINANCIAL SERVICES PROTECT YOUR LOVED ONES

Life Insurance can keep your loved ones well positioned financially. Contact Bill Ambrock for a free quote or consultation.

Ph: 604-385-3704 or email: William@williamambrock.com

MOON CONSTRUCTION BUILDING SERVICES

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APPLIANCE REPAIRS

Repairs to all major appliances

Call (604)538-9600

DRYWALL

PSB DRYWALL + All Boarding, Taping, Framing & Texture. Insured work. Dump Removal Service. 604-762-4657/604-764-6416

â&#x20AC;˘ Additions â&#x20AC;˘ Renovations â&#x20AC;˘ New Construction

Specializing in â&#x20AC;˘ Concrete â&#x20AC;˘ Forming â&#x20AC;˘ Framing â&#x20AC;˘ Siding

All your carpentry needs & handyman requirements.

604-218-3064

287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Change ugly popcorn ceiling to a Beautiful Clean White Flat Ceiling. Lovely to look at. Update your house and increase itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s value.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;White Rock & South Surreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Leading Renovator since 1989â&#x20AC;?

* No Scraping * No Sanding * No Mess

Designing and renovating new kitchens, bathrooms, basements, house make-overs and additions since 1989

CALL FRIENDLY BENJAMIN 604-230-7928

Call for FREE in-home consultation In-house design team and cabinet shop

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 206

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Specializing in Private Events! We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.

threescocatering@shaw.ca or Visit us at: www. threescompanycatering.ca

PAINT SPECIAL (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

RANGERS OCEAN PARK APPLIANCE LTD

www.blackpress.ca

778-855-5361

Jay 604-513-8524

The Surrey Leader has an opening for an experienced Advertising Sales Representative. By joining the number one community newspaper serving Surrey/North Delta, you can realize your full potential while contributing to one of the fastest growing communities in Canada. The team environment at The Leader will inspire you to the highest level of customer partnership and reward your motivated approach to excellence.

604-536-6620

CLEANING SERVICES 281

B & B MOBILE SERVICES

www.centuryhardwood .com

236

MOVING & STORAGE

260

ELECTRICAL

ALL JOBS Big or Small. Panels, lighting, plugs, fans, hot tubs, etc. Guaranteed work. Ph 604-539-0708 Cell 604-537-1773 (Lic. 26110)

Let MPB make your renovation dreams come true!

www.mpbconstruction.com Showroom: Unit 62 - 15515 24th Ave. (at King George Blvd.) Tel: 604-538-9622

Peace Arch News Thursday, December 26, 2013 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

www.peacearchnews.com 27 PETS 477

PETS

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 CHIHUAHUAS, tiny tea cups, ready to go now, 2 males. $650. Call 604794-7347 NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com P/B GERMAN ROTTWEILERS 3 female pups. Vet . Ready to go. $500/each. 778-899-3326 .Hayden Painting 778-229-0236 Family Owned & Operated

~ PRO PAINTERS ~ INTERIOR / EXTERIOR Quality Work, Free Estimates

356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

TOY POODLE PUP 8 weeks old. Male, white with black markings $700. 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

Member of Better Business Bureau

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

WHITE ROCK Clean, quiet bldg. Fully reno’d 1 bdrm 3rd floor corner unit. Avail now. Incl heat, hotwater & prkg. Hrdwd floors. Close to mall, grocery, library & all amens. Safe & secure. Non-Smoking, No Pets. Crime free multi-housing awards.

Call (604) 541-8857

WHITE ROCK Newly renod 1 Bdrm, $865/mo, 2 Bdrm, $1025/mo. Avail Now. Quiet, well kept building. Hot water incl. Nr shops, bus, & hospital.

506

Service to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers & dishwashers. Reasonable. Also Appliance Removal Call Mark (604)536-9092

338

PLUMBING

560

A Gas Fitter 0 Plumber RENOS & REPAIRS Excellent price on Hot Water Tanks Furnace, Boilers, Plumbing Jobs & Furnace & duct cleaning

0 604-312-7674 0

REAL ESTATE

CRESCENT Plumbing & Heating Licensed Residential 24hr. Service

• Hot water tanks • Furnaces • Broilers • Plugged Drains 778-862-0560

627 JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865

WHITE ROCK RUBBISH REMOVAL Seniors Discount RELIABLE, SERVICE 7 days a week

.COM

CALL ROGER 604-

968-0367

BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, plugged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

WE’RE ON THE WEB

FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATING H/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s. Drain Cleaning. Ins. (604)596-2841 10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005 LOCAL PLUMBER $45 Service Call Plumbing, Heating, Plugged Drains. Mustang Plumbing 778-714-2441

A-1 Ceramics, Marble, Glass blocks etc. Install/Repair. Res./Comm. Free Est. 20 years exp. Peter’s Tile (604)209-0173

374

10% DISCOUNT. MG Roofing & Siding. CA. Re-roofing, New Roof Gutters.

604-812-9721

TREE SERVICES Semiahmoo Tree Experts

Trees removal, Hedges Pruning, Topping Chipping. Insured. WCB Free wood & chips. David Fast 604-536-5426

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS GL ROOFING. Cedar/Asphalt, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters - $80. 604-240-5362. info@glroofing.ca

TILING

PETS 477

PETS

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

S.SURREY Ocean Park. Newly reno’d grnd flr 2 bdrm ste. Walk to all amens/shops. Shared lndry.Jan 1st, $950/mo incl utils. 604-541-9082.

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

752

778-865-5454 #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200 AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

TOWNHOUSES

SERENO 152nd/34th Great location, near schools. 3 bdrm, 21/2 bath w/Den. Granite throughout. Hardwood floors, Stainless Steel appliances, 9 ft ceilings, Crown Mouldings, Gas Fireplace. Exercise Room. $1850/Mo. avail Feb 1. Call 604-868-0267

WHITE ROCK SUNSET VILLA

$900 incls. HEAT & H/W. 1 block from Semiahmoo Mall. Available Immediately!

The Scrapper

Call for appt to view 604.541.6276

736

HOMES FOR RENT

CRESCENT BEACH lifestyle, cute & cozy 2 bdrm+sm den 2 lvl cottage 4appls, suits sngl/cple Incl gardener NS/NP $1375+util 604-649-7115

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

RENTALS

jsarowa@shaw.ca or 604-897-1546

706

845

CASH for all Vehicles FREE Towing QUICK Service ALWAYS Available

Difficulty Making Payments? No Equity? Penalty? Expired Listing? We Buy Homes! No Fees! No Risk! www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

• DIFFICULTY SELLING? •

VEHICLES WANTED

CASH FOR X-MAS

2007 MERCEDES. A luxury car like no other. This fully loaded Mercedes S550 4-Matic S class. Premium and comfort package includes - navigation, voice command, heated and cooled seats, power rear shades and blinds, premium sound system, panoramic roofs both front and rear. Absolutely has it all. Very clean inside and out. No accidents. 150,000 km. Asking $29,500 OBO. Contact me via email for further information at:

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

827

1 Bdrm. w/ D/W & Gas F/P Large balcony. Concrete building.

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

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373B

Available January 1st. www.thelyons.ca 604-535-3585

AUTO FINANCING

SUITES, LOWER

WHITE ROCK

MISC. FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

750

WHITE ROCK. 1 Bdrm. Newly reno’d w/beautiful finishes. 1/2 blk to beach. 6 appls. Utils. incl. N/s. Avail immed. $1100. (604)788-5593

Sunset & Partial Ocean Views! Close to all amenities & walking distance to beach. Spacious 2 Bdrm. on third floor of a well maintained 4 story walk up. $1050/mo. incls. • Heat • Hot Water • WiFi • Parking • Adult Oriented • Quiet • Smoke Free • Sorry No Pets!

810

TRANSPORTATION

OCEAN PARK Garden lvl nicely updated 1 bdrm w/lrg priv deck. Shrd lndry, utils, cable, PVR incl. Suit 1 NS/NP. $895 Feb 1. 604-538-6237

Call 604-538-4599

APPLIANCES Peace Arch Appliance

747B SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

TRANSPORTATION

2 bdrm 2 bath retirement accomodations for rent. Walking distance to Penninsula Village. Membership at Royal Pacifica Retirement Resort, all amemnities and utilities included. Call Kellie or Maria about suite #103 at 604-535-9194

S. SURREY / W. Rock Brand new 2 bdrm grnd lvl ste, ns/np, avail now, $1000/mo. 604-723-2852

WCB INSURED

Vincent 543-7776

RENTALS

Finley- walk to beach, 1 bedroom + den, rec. room, 2 storey older home, fireplace, large lot, sundeck, $1000/m + utilities. Procan Realty Cathy 604.813.0440

APARTMENT/CONDO ACTIVE SENIOR 1 & 2 Bedrooms

Well maintained Concrete High Rise in White Rock close to shopping.

Swimming Pool & All Amenities.

UTILITIES INCLUDED. NS/NP

Call 604-538-5337

PROPERTY OWNERS Big or small properties, WE MANAGE IT ALL! Houses needed for qualified tenants for estimate call:

Beautiful & Affordable Kiwanis Park Place

For Adults 55+ rental apartments in a modern complex, right next to beautiful Crescent Park! On site maintenance & office staff Mon. through Friday. 1 bdrm. units from $751 - $844 incls. heat, electricity and friendly reliable service.

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Call 604-538-9669 for information or to visit.

SOUTH SURREY

Skyline Apts White Rock

Quiet community oriented living.

1 & 2 Bdrm Suites

Hot Water & U/G Parking Incl

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WHITE ROCK: 1 bdrm new paint & carpet incl heat, hot water & cable. $850/mo. Sorry n/p. (604)538-8408 WHITE ROCK. 2 BDRM, 1 bath. Near Mall. $1195 incl heat/hotwater w/d Senior oriented. N/S,N/P Phone 604-536-9565 or 604-765-9565.

WHITE ROCK

3 Bdrm, 2 bath, reno’d, d/w, lrg closets, hrdwd flrs, Incl heat, hotwater & prkg. Quiet bldg close to mall, grocery, library & all amens. Safe & secure. Non- smoking, no pets. Crime free multi-housing awards. $1370/mo incl heat, h/wtr & prkg. Avail Dec 1st.

Call (604) 541-8857

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OFFICE/RETAIL

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White Rock: Central loc. Ocean sunset view, completely reno’d. Top flr, walk-up penthouse like, 2 bdrm corner unit w/ensuite, huge sundeck. Over 1100 sf. $1175/m 1 bdrm - $835/m. Both inc H/w heat, prkg. 55+. Refs. Avail now. n/p, n/s. Lease req. 604-808-6601

Call 536-5639 to view & for rates

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Thursday, December 26, 2013 Peace Arch News

WEEKLY SPECIALS 100% BC Owned and Operated Prices Effective December 26 to January 1, 2014. We reserve the right to limit quantities. We reserve the right to correct printing errors.

Grocery Department Maple Hill Farms Organic Free Range Large Eggs

Meat Department assorted varieties

SAVE

38%

1 dozen

23%

product of Canada

SAVE

454g

25%

product of Columbia

Grandma Nunweiler’s Pancake and Waffle Mix

32%

PRICING

Fair Trade Organic Large Avocados from Pragor Coop in Mexico

15.99lb/ 35.25kg

2/5.98 425 - 454g product of Canada

WOW!

40%

Organic Juice Carrots from Fountainview Farm Lillooet, BC

Organic Kalamata Olives

2/5.98 454ml

.99/100g

product of Canada

reg 2.49/100g

2/3.00

PRICING

Deli Department

SAVE

4.98 5lb box product of Korea

14.98

WOW!

25lb bag • product of Canada

PRICING

( limit 1 per customer )

1 kg • product of Canada

Oasis Healthbreak Juice or Premium Orange or Apple Juice

Kashi TLC Crackers

SAVE

2/6.98

33%

43%

1.75L • +deposit +eco fee

2/4.98

3.49/100g

255g product of USA

SAVE from

assorted varieties

2.99

SAVE

38%

650g

21%

product of Canada

Beck's Non Alcoholic Beer

SAVE

33%

from 5.99 370-430g product of Canada

Pearl’s Organic Frozen Perogies assorted varieties

7.99

6 pack +deposit +eco fee

SAVE

product of Germany

31%

4.49

600g product of Canada

Flamous Organic Falafel Chips

assorted varieties

4.99

assorted varieties

20% off regular retail price

2.49/100g

Health Care Department Organika Spirulina Organic Powder

Bakery Department

19.99

All Fresh Country French Bread:

Spirulina, a blue-green algae that grows in alkaline fresh water pools, is a nutrient-rich powerhouse. Spirulina’s blue-green colour is due to its food, and is the source of much of its cancer prevention abilities.

loaves and baguettes

1.00

off regular retail price 250 - 530g

WOW!

PRICING

Pastificio Di Martino Pasta

assorted varieties

5.99

3/4.98

19.99

30 capsules

• Formulated to address yeast imbalance and leaky gut syndrome.

1.00

off regular retail price 300 – 454g

• Inhibits the bacteria involved in vaginal and urinary tract infections.

Ener-C Effervescent Vitamin Drink Mix

Brown Rice Bread

12.99

regular or sandwich size

30 pack

1.50 off regular

retail price 425-450g

453-454g • product of Italy

Ener-C was designed with you mind. A delightful-tasting, effervescent vitamin drink mix, Ener-C comes in a variety of natural fruit flavours for you to enjoy.

WOW!

Choices Markets’ Wellness Library

PRICING

Let Choices be your partner in wellness with our series of healthy living guides. Available at any Choices location for $11.95 plus applicable taxes. 2010 - 2013 Awards. Your loyalty has helped Choices achieve these awards. Thank you!

300g

Udo’s Super 8 Plus Probiotic

Pound Cakes

Rice Bakery

227g product of USA

Island Farms Ice Cream 1.65L • product of Canada

Prosciutto Montana

assorted varieties

Dalla Terra Vegetable Spread and Roasted Red Pepper

375-500ml • product of Bulgaria

assorted varieties, bags or bins

reg 3.99/100g

Rocky Mountain Frozen Flatbread Pizzas assorted varieties

Organic Oats

reg 5.49/100g

product of USA

ӦGO Yogurt

Bulk Department

Prosciutto Crudo di Parma assorted varieties

assorted varieties

SAVE

2/4.98

WOW!

Canadian Beef Tenderloin Steaks

assorted varieties

from 4.99

from

150g • product of UK

Que Pasa Salsa

assorted varieties

Mandarin Oranges

19.99lb/ 44.07kg

assorted varieties

33% 9.99

2/4.98

Que Pasa Organic Tortilla Chips

Latin Organics Direct Trade Organic Coffee

SAVE

Ovation Rack of Lamb

Tyrrell's Gourmet Potato Chips

4.99

SAVE

Produce Department

Look for our

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Best Organic Produce

Best Grocery Store

2010-2013

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Cambie 3493 Cambie St. Vancouver 604.875.0099

Kerrisdale 1888 W. 57th Ave. Vancouver 604.263.4600

Yaletown 1202 Richards St. Vancouver 604.633.2392

Rice Bakery 2595 W. 16th Ave. Vancouver 604.736.0301

South Surrey 3248 King George Blvd. South Surrey 604.541.3902

Burnaby Crest 8683 10th Ave. Burnaby 604.522.0936

Kelowna

Floral Shop

1937 Harvey Ave. Kelowna 250.862.4864

2615 W. 16th Vancouver 603-736-7522