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Karim Meskine was laid to rest Dec. 24, a day that included a prayer service at a Newton mosque and a burial at Victory Memorial Park in South Surrey. On Dec. 17, at about 7:30 p.m., Meskine was on his way back from a job interview in New Westminster. He was headed to a soccer practice. Meskine was in a public park space near the 22nd Street SkyTrain station when he was attacked with a baseball bat and beaten into a coma. The motive is believed to be robbery. A 16-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder. Meskine died three days later at age 19, when he was taken off life support. At the time of his death, Meskine was the breadwinner for his family, as his dad was
between jobs. The attack and subsequent death has rattled the community, creating a huge outpouring of grief. Sgt. Bari Emam, spokesperson for the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT), said the killing was an incredible tragedy. “Karim was the innocent victim of an unprovoked attack,” Emam said. “Karim’s family are devastated by this incident and are at a loss for words. This is one of the saddest cases I have been a part of all these years at IHIT.” A trust fund has been set up at TD Canada Trust in Meskine’s name – branch 9028, account 6083916. Organizers want to raise $100,000 to pay for the funeral service and for initiatives to raise awareness of this type of random violence.
Sources scrambles to meet substantial boost
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A boost in the number of people turning to Sources’ White Rock/South Surrey Food Bank for the holidays had officials scrambling to meet the need last week. Denise Darrell, Sources’ director of women, seniors and community services, said just before Christmas that while cash donations were on par with those seen
last year, the money was having to be stretched farther. “We’re serving more people, so the cash isn’t going as far,” Darrell said. Last year, about 700 people benefited from Christmas food hampers; this year – with the last hampers distributed on Dec. 23 – that number exceeded 800. “The numbers are up substantially – I was shocked.” Darrell said donations of
food items are always appreciated, but said food bank officials can turn a $1 cash donation into $3 worth of food. “We have three times the purchasing power,” she said. “I’m not sure people realize that.” The funds are used to purchase fresh produce and dairy products, she said. The food bank is located at 2343 156 St.
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2013 starts with a roll of the dice
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The rate of people who are dying is much higher than in previous years.
Peace Arch News delivered news to your door 105 times in 2013, and in real time at www.peacearchnews.com Here are some of the stories we’ve followed:
– Dr. Paul Van Buynder, Fraser Health chief medical officer, Masks mandatory as flu hazard declared, Jan. 17
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January Q City of White Rock’s water utility, Epcor, informs customers of its plans to increase chlorination of the city’s water supply, upgrade critical infrastructure and boost storage and pumping capacity, at an estimated cost of up to $12 million. Q Surrey resident Natasha Warren is sentenced to three years in prison for the 2011 crash that killed Kassandra Kaulius, after earlier pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing death, impaired driving causing death and failure to stop at an accident. Q Forty-year-old Cloverdale resident Cole Adam Manning is found dead in a Langley house; a 24-year-old man, who police believe was the victim’s friend, is arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Q Hundreds of protesters march at Peace Arch border crossing in support of the Idle No More movement, which opposes the omnibus federal bill C-45, introduced by the Harper government in 2012. Q After two marathon council sessions that saw hundreds of public speakers, City of Surrey councillors vote 5-4 against a proposed $100-million casino/entertainment complex in South Surrey. Q On the heels of Surrey’s decision not to proceed with the casino project, B.C.’s gaming minister, Rich Coleman, tells media he is disappointed with the outcome. The following week, two Surrey councillors reveal that Coleman made personal calls to them prior to their vote, advising them that if the project didn’t pass, Surrey would not receive another application from the BC Lottery Corporation. Q Due to the severity of the flu season, Fraser Health declares a hazard, invoking a rule that anyone visiting a residential care or assistedliving facility who hasn’t had a flu shot must wear a mask.
We are all tired of listening to the half-truths spun by those who would foist this casino upon us.
– resident Susan Lindenberger, City doubles down on casino hearings, Jan. 17 Gord Goble photos
Two overnight public-hearing sessions for a proposed casino draw hundreds. Q A body is found near a ditch on Colebrook Road, the first of four to be found along the secluded stretch between South Surrey and South Delta, prompting the city to consider installing closed-circuit TV cameras and lighting along the road. Q Acting on a tip, White Rock RCMP, the Explosive Disposal and Chemical/Biological/Radiological/ Nuclear Response Unit, the Lower Mainland Integrated Forensic Identification Services, Emergency Response Team and White Rock firefighters execute a warrant in the 15100-block of Prospect Avenue, and seize chemicals. Hamish Sutherland is arrested and later charged with making or possessing explosives, possession of a firearm contrary to order and breach of probation. In July, he pleads not guilty to the charges and remains in custody. His trial is expected to get underway in February 2014.
February Q Best Buy at Morgan Crossing is one of seven in the big-box chain to suddenly shut its doors, a move that comes as a surprise to staff and customers alike. Q Confusion surrounds the status of BC Hydro’s smart-meter program and whether customers will be able to opt-out of the contentious program. MLA Gordon Hogg (Surrey-White Rock) stands by information he said he confirmed with Rich Coleman’s office stating
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Residents take a look at a proposal for the then-site of White Rock Mufflers.
homeowners would not have to have a smart meter installed, while Coleman denied the message, saying the information was “misinterpreted.” Q After decades as a waterfront landmark, the Ocean Beach Hotel on Marine Drive is bought, renovated and restyled as The Hemingway Waterfront Public House. Public input is sought for the future of the site, with plans to redevelop it into a two-building mixed residentialcommercial project, but the proposal is later put on hold by the site owner and architects. Q Longtime Surrey politician Sukh Dhaliwal, running for the BC Liberals in Surrey-Panorama, resigns from the race after it is revealed he is facing six charges under the Income Tax Act, related to unfilled returns for a company for which he is responsible. Q Local activist and former BC Green Party candidate Don Pitcairn attracts a wave of attention – both positive and negative – with the creation of T-shirts mocking the City of Surrey’s logo and slogan. The city responds to the online sale of the shirts – which read ‘Surrey: The future dies here’ – with a cease-anddesist order. Q Medical-marijuana activists picket outside MP Russ Hiebert’s constituency office in protest of the Conservative government’s new medicinal-pot regulations, which will prohibit the production and distribution of medical pot in homes, limiting it to commercial grow operations. Q The developer of the contentious White Rock Mufflers site on Oxford Street makes a surprise concession at a public hearing, offering to remove two feet of extra height and two townhouse units in an effort to appease critics of the project. Weeks later, the project is given the go-ahead from White Rock council with a 4-3 vote, a decision that is met with backlash from irate council attendees. Q Janice Shore, 45, succumbs to her injuries after being found brutally beaten in a Whalley parking lot in December. Her death prompts a Surrey city councillor to request a review into Shore’s circumstances and what support system had been available to her.
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The minister made it very clear that the only opportunity was South Surrey, full-stop, period. – Surrey Coun. Tom Gill, Minister’s intervention ‘inappropriate,’ Jan. 24
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It’s not the shirts that are giving Surrey the bad image problem, it’s the bodies at the side of the road or in the driveways.
– entrepreneur Don Pitcairn, Satiric slurs pay off for former candidate, Feb. 12
March Q Nearly five years after the death of toddler Alexa Middelaer at a Ladner roadside, Carol Berner – convicted in July 2010 of impaired and dangerous driving relating to the incident – applies to the Supreme Court of Canada “for leave to appeal” the verdict, after the B.C. Court of Appeal rules to uphold her conviction. Berner’s appeal is dismissed by the Supreme Court weeks later. Q The City of White Rock announces it is looking into buying its water utility from Epcor, who earlier in the year announced it would be undertaking $11-12 million in system upgrades. Q An internal investigation is launched into the BC Liberal party after allegations that non-partisan government staff resources were redirected to “woo” ethnic voters. Q Politicians cross party lines to voice their shared opposition to a proposed Fraser Surrey Docks coaltransfer facility that would increase coal-train traffic along the BNSF railway through White Rock, South Surrey and Delta. Q A mattress fire – that officials determine to be caused by electrical issues – causes significant smoke damage, closing Zellers at Semiahmoo Shopping Centre for more than three months. i continued on page 8
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We just want to be able to afford the medication that works for us. – medical-marijuana advocate Joy Davies, Rally targets price bump, Feb. 26
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I’m very upset and disappointed with regard to the allegations, and eager to get more information about what actually happened. – MLA Gord Hogg, Full confidence in scandal probe: Hogg, March 5
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If this is going to be a civil meeting and you expect us to act responsibly, you should do the same. – White Rock Coun. Larry Robinson, Backlash follows project approval, March 14
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Marijuana town hall set A town-hall meeting to explore issues around legalization of marijuana is to take place in South Surrey next month. Legalization of Marijuana: An Exploration of the Issues is set for 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at Sunnyside Community Hall in Bakerview Park (1845 154 St.). Hosted by the Liberal Party of Canada in South Surrey-White
Rock-Cloverdale, the meeting is touted as an opportunity “to have a discussion in our community about all that’s involved with the regulated legalization of marijuana… to have an informed and critical conversation about how to legalize, regulate and tax the production, distribution and use of marijuana.”
Doors open at 7 p.m. Panelists are to speak for eight to 10 minutes each, followed by more than an hour of dialogue and moderated questions. Those planning to attend are asked to reserve a seat online at http://events.liberal.ca/Event/ town-hall---legalization-ofmarijuana-an-exploration-ofthe-issues.aspx
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The City of White Rock will spend more than $500,000 to replace heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in its city hall and library, following council approval earlier this month to award contracts for work at the two sites. According to a staff report, PML Professional Mechanical Ltd. was the lowest of five bidders to respond to a call for quotes that closed Nov. 15. The recommended bid – $527,500, excluding GST – includes supply and installation, and the funds are already in the financial plan, the report by the city’s director of engineering and municipal
operations notes. Including a 15 per cent contingency, total estimated cost is $651,900 – $117,600 less than what was budgeted ($769,500). Director of engineering Greg St. Louis told council the savings were found by tendering the work as two projects. “We split the contract in two and we ended up getting better pricing,” he said. A tentative work schedule has the city hall HVAC replacement getting underway in February, with an estimated April completion date; work on the library’s system is anticipated to start in April and finish in May.
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“It’s a polite revolution,” Paula Williams said. The Ocean Park mother of two has guided her grassroots group, Communities and Coal, through what she terms an “intense” five months of learning about – and raising concerns with – Port Metro Vancouver’s proposal to expand the coal port at Fraser Surrey Docks – and the potential impact of increased coal train traffic through the region, including White Rock and South Surrey. That phase culminated Dec. 17 with the deadline for sending comments to Port Metro Vancouver on its own environmental-impact assessment of the project – which has already received widespread opposition from Lower Mainland communities, and a scathing critique from Fraser Health Authority chief medical health officer Dr. Paul Van Buynder. Whatever the result of the campaign, Williams said throwing a spotlight on Port Metro Vancouver and its public-consultation process has been worth it. “Change has already happened – just with awareness alone,” she said. “There’s no going back now to the way things were with Port Metro Vancouver.” Port Metro Vancouver has maintained throughout the process that expanding the coal port is in the public interest and that there has been ample consultation and opportunity for members of the public to make their views known. But opponents like Williams charge that the public has been kept in the dark about full plans for lands in the Fraser River leased by the Port and what has been described as an “inappropriate” relationship between the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and lobbyists for the coal industry. Williams said her family (she and her husband have a son, 6, and a daughter, 4) are far from fitting the ‘activist’ profile. “We’re just your average family living in Ocean Park,” she said. “My husband is definitely not an activist, and myself, I’ve never ever done anything remotely like this – or anything political. I’ve never really been interested in anything like that before this.” The family moved to the area from Vancouver in December of 2011, Williams added, noting that her husband’s business is connected with the movie industry and she had done online marketing before she became a full-time mom.
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Paula Williams speaks at Surrey council about coal-transport plans. “We came here because it was quiet and peaceful and a good place to raise kids, and it was close to the beach,” she said. “Little did we know what was looming – although I think, quite honestly, this was all meant to be. “Protesting anything – unless you’re part of an environmental group – seems un-Canadian,” Williams mused. “We’re passive, polite. We trust the government is looking out for us, even if that’s not always the case.” For Williams, the catalytic moment was seeing a poster in Crescent Beach in June advertising a meeting opposing coal exports. Held at Ocean Park Hall, the June 19 meeting included input from guest speakers Eoin Madden of the Wilderness Committee, and Dr. Frank James, a member of Whatcom Docs, a group of physicians in Washington State – instrumental in blocking a similar coal-transfer facility there. “We went to Safeway and handed out flyers at the parking lot,” Williams said of efforts to publicize the first get-together. “We wondered how many people we were going to get – but we had 150 people in the hall, standing room only.”
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Networking with and speaking in other communities, including Delta, was key in persuading people that the Communities and Coal initiative was not simply about White Rock and South Surrey NIMBY-ism, she said. “We always knew this wasn’t just a South Surrey issue, and we tapped into one issue – health – that resonates through all communities.” She added that Communities and Coal has also tried to steer clear of the more radical protest methods of some other groups opposing the coal-port expansion. Numerous groups and organizations have weighed in against it, including Metro Vancouver, Vancity, the B.C. Nurses Union, United Steelworkers, International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Vancouver Coastal Health. “The Delta School Board came out opposing it, and the Vancouver School Board has asked for a health-impact assessment,” Williams said. “Literally every major city in the Lower Mainland has either opposed or expressed concern about the proposal – and when has that ever happened? “It’s amazing how far we’ve come in only five months.”
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was the week after Christmas, and all through the town, There were still calls – loud as ever – for building heights to come down; We need space for painters, our singers – cafés! But it shan’t block our views, or the sun’s glorious rays; “But it worked fine in White Rock,” came one quiet reply; “No one minded at all when we built to the sky; “Build up, not across, and collect all that tax; It will – for a moment – divert from moving the tracks.” But calm will last but a moment, and soon will appear, protesters aplenty, screaming “No railway here!; It can’t be on the beach, or along the old route,” But the cost – a few hundred mill – will render everything moot. White Rock’s mayor perseveres, says “the location’s all wrong,” “Whatever,” says Surrey. “It was your idea all along.” So with that, attention turns to the new fallen snow; or any other Peninsula problem, from years long ago; “No dogs on the beach! – or anywhere near! “Want to park? Well pay up – revenue’s down again, dear.” Or if parking or pets are not your cup of tea, We’ll talk about coal trains or development fees; “It’s fugitive coal!” rises up from go-getters, Or at least from the few who choose to write letters. And so residents were tucked away snug in their beds; Dreaming of tearing town charters to shreds; But then – from the street – a noise caused them to bristle, A blueberry cannon, or perhaps a train whistle? Alas, it was neither of those subjects of hate, But a man – dressed in red – returning a week late; He exclaimed,“enough with all the complaining and fighting; Repeated calls for attention and riot-inciting.” “Don’t forget Christmas,” he said, with a smile, “Let that peace and goodwill soak in for awhile; “Don’t bicker with neighbours, don’t argue or fight, “You live in a heck of a city, regardless of heights.”
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ICTORIA – Here are a few things A political debate about real issues, I’d like to see in B.C. political life rather than just a competition to score in the coming year, but won’t. points in an endless election campaign. An orderly schedule of legislature I appreciate that this is hopelessly naive, sittings, one in the spring and but setting aside enough time to one in the fall. consider issues could, at least in Tom Fletcher I canvassed this topic with theory, lead to that happening Premier Christy Clark in our occasionally. year-end interview, and got the Certainly the hastily staged usual runaround about how it’s mock combat of our legislature always been optional since old today isn’t winning new friends Gordon what’s-his-name set the for any political party. The schedule of sittings and elections main growth area today is more than a decade ago. Spring people who have given up on is for the budget and MLAs sit the whole thing. in the fall if they need to discuss An opposition with ideas. legislation. The B.C. NDP will have They need to all right, but another leadership contest in what governments want to do 2014, and they’d better bring is ram it through as fast as they more modern policy to the table can, so that’s what they do. The last than they had in the last one. couple of years of this have been a sham Remember the big issues in that worthy of a South American banana pillow-fight? Me neither. I had to look republic, with three chambers running them up. Health care? Local organic simultaneously and opposition members carrots into the hospital food. Forest trying to prepare as they run down the industry? A job protection commissar hallways. to force the mills to stay open. Resource It leads to mistakes in new laws and development? They’re for it, unless adds to the public’s cynicism about you’re against it. the whole business, but it gets things These guys need a Tony Blairdone with minimum exposure of the type makeover. They need to be for government to criticism. Stephen Harper something, and they need to leave the would approve. past behind.
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Media that care about more than conflict. News organizations are in bad shape these days, and the competition for a rapidly fragmenting audience is having some ugly effects. One thing that needs to go is obsessive coverage of who’s winning and who’s losing. If the news media are going to be interested mainly in the gaffes and gotcha moments, is it any surprise that’s what politicians try to provide? The Canada Post announcement that it has to wind up home delivery offers a recent example. Is it really so outrageous for the CEO to suggest that walking to the corner is good exercise? When there’s a 24-hour news cycle to fill, it’s a scandal! How many people know that Canada Post’s unfunded pension liabilities amount to $6.5 billion, as it continues to pay a dwindling workforce to hand out mostly advertising flyers? Should they just keep doing that until they run out of cash? Are taxpayers really expected to maintain another two-tier service that’s only available to selected urban people? Facts to go with opinions. Whether it’s the government’s fantasy figures on job creation or the opposition’s arithmetic-challenged child-poverty claims, serious problems can’t be understood, much less solved, without defining them accurately. Submitting government advertising to scrutiny by the Auditor General to make sure it is accurate and non-partisan would be a good place to start. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. 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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Editor: Re: Mayors probe moving tracks inland, Nov. 21. The whole idea of moving the BNSF tracks inland is a non starter. It is hard to imagine a scenario where paying $400 million-plus would be intelligent, considering that there would be almost no overall advantage to moving the tracks into someone else’s neighbourhood. The railway company has no motivation to undertake such a project, and no government in its right mind would waste what amounts to one hundred dollars per B.C. resident on a walking trail. It seems irresponsible for city politicians to be trying to gather support for such an impractical fantasy. John Wright, Surrey
Editor: Re: Shelters open for winter, Dec. 12. As a longtime non-market-rate apartment renter, I fear one day losing my own residence through eviction by reason of renovation – a.k.a. “renoviction” – a means by which large real-estate owners can become considerably wealthier by replacing non-market-rate rental units with big-bucks condos. The renoviction epicentre, Vancouver’s West End, got well underway about a decade ago; it’s been slowly creeping outward since. Where can a renter there possibly go to afford non-market-rate rental shelter, except into the outlining suburbs, until they’re eventually driven to the still-barely-affordable GVRD outskirts or beyond? With the renoviction infection spreading outwards from its
ground-zero, ‘non-profit’ coupled with ‘supportive housing’ are as crucial as ever for the sheltersurvival of the poorest folk. Frank G. Sterle, Jr., White Rock
Tracks moved once before Editor: There have been a number of good letters in the paper about relocating the train tracks, such as the one from John Drent (Rail route makes a difference, Dec. 5). What I don’t get, however, are the ones against the relocation. For that reason, I think we need to write down the positives and negatives. Positives: • no more diesel particulates • no more coal dust • no more screeching of wheels • no more shaking of ground • no more danger of mudslides
coming down on train • easy access to beaches by residents • east access to beaches from hundreds of thousands of visitors • no more blockage of emergency vehicles • no more incredibly loud whistles • stopping land values from dropping • walkway from Blaine to Centennial Beach • no more shaking of our homes – and I’m sure many more. Negatives: • ??? Now as far as the NIMBY letters, this railway was originally east of 176 Street before 1906, and then it was moved over here. We just want to move it back where it belongs or came from – away from the most ridiculous place to have it in the first place, which is next to a place where there is a big population, dangerous terrain and beaches used by many, many thousands of people right next to lumbering trains. Brian Lauder, Surrey
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With the renoviction infection spreading outwards from its ground-zero, ‘non-profit’ coupled with ‘supportive housing’ are as crucial as ever for the shelter-survival of the poorest folk.a Frank G. Sterle, Jr.
Keep toxins away from us Editor: Re: Keeping track of the positives, negative, Dec. 3 letters. I agree with letter-writer Anne Harris that we ought not to have toxic materials passing by! Last week, I heard a call on the radio saying that tea from China has been discovered – by a research team – to have lead, acquired from the environment from coal-burning power plants. Do we want our veggies, etc. to be similarly burned? Eleanor Peddle, Surrey
Generous gestures Editor: Prior to Christmas, I took my daughter, granddaughter and two friends to Pavlos Restaurant in White Rock for a delicious dinner. When we were ready to leave, the waitress came to tell us our bill had already been paid by another gentleman dining at the restaurant. I could not believe the man at the next table paid our bill, including the tip for our lovely waitress. We all thanked him but when I went over, he complimented me further by saying I didn’t look my age of 92. What a wonderful Christmas spirit he showed and his generous gesture put us all in the Christmas spirit, too. Ralph Stacey, White Rock Q I wish to complement the Pantry in South Surrey for their annual free turkey in support of the area’s food banks. The dinner was delicious, the service friendly. This was the fourth time the Pantry has supported the local community. Many thanks to the staff of the Pantry for a great delight. Bill Cameron, White Rock
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It’s impractical to return to the hospital parking lot mid-visits to deposit more money, writes Heather Wintermeyer.
PAH parking seems profit-driven Editor: I recall going to the hospital as a child and driving into the parking lot to obtain a ticket from a dispenser. After your seemingly endless wait to see a doctor and get discharged, you would return to your car and give your ticket to an agent, and a dollar amount would show up based on the amount of parking time you utilized. Recently, while having to use the hospital emergency room for a medical issue, I found the parking system frustrating and ineffective for the ease of use for those who require the use of the lot. In the current system, one parks their car in an unpaved, uneven lot and walks to an outdoor nonsheltered ticket stand. You are required to have a credit card or a lot of change for the minimum parking charge of $3.50 per hour at Peace Arch Hospital. It is almost impossible to predict how long the hospital process will take, and the only place to renew your parking is the ticket stands in the lot. Then, there are signs in the hospital that if you’re not there when the doctor does come, then you are back at the end of the queue. I had been going for a series of treatments over several days, and generally I was able to go in and out in 30-40 minutes. On this particular day, while waiting to see the doctor, my time for parking went over by 10 minutes. Of course, you see where this is going. I find a ticket
on my vehicle. What might have cost me $3.50 for a 10-minute overage is now being billed $80 – or $50, should I pay the ticket within two weeks. It was infuriating at the time and has continued to bother me. The ticket cites this is to cover Impark’s costs. It seems paying a ticket agent to work the booth would be around the same cost as sending around someone to ticket people while they’re receiving medical treatment. In their current system, it seems profit driven and makes it inconvenient and expensive to users. If Impark doesn’t want to staff a booth, they could also have more pay stations available in the hospital itself and shorter time options, such as 20-minute time blocks, or – ideally – a system that lets you pay for time used after you have completed your stay. I have consulted in the legalities of this ticket issued by Impark, as I wanted to take a stand against practices that take advantage of people using an essential service. It is my understanding that I actually owe them $3.50 for time used, which I’ve now sent to Impark. I have sent copies of this letter to Peace Arch Hospital and MLA Gordon Hogg, as I think they should be aware of the impact that these types of services have on the people who are using them. Since there was no option to dispute these charges, it seems this is the only way to dispute the current system for parking. Heather Wintermeyer, White Rock
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I just can’t believe I saw what I saw… It looked like something out of the Middle East or something. – marathoner Alan Benson in Boston, ‘We heard this massive explosion,’ April 16
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We have to stop saying ‘no’ to everything, and that’s what I think is happening sometimes in South Surrey.
– SBOT CEO Anita Huberman, Board of trade backs new coal terminal, May 28
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A lot of people are reacting as if this is something new. – Coal Alliance’s Alan Fryer, Health officer wields power, June 13
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The suspects were committed to acts of violence and discussed a wide variety of targets and techniques.
– RCMP Assistant Commissioner Wayne Rideout, Surrey couple arrested in terrorist plot, July 4
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April Q A White Rock pilot suffers a broken leg after engaging the safety parachute of an ultralight plane and crash-landing into a South Surrey blueberry field. Q A stretch of 16 Avenue east of King George Boulevard is closed as work gets underway for a new Highway 99 interchange, a project slated to cost $24 million and be completed by October 2014. Q Race-car enthusiasts make a pitch to Metro Vancouver’s environment and parks committee to reopen the defunct race track at the south end of Campbell Valley Regional Park. Metro directors later vote against the proposal. Q Runners from the Semiahmoo Peninsula are shaken, but not injured, after two explosions rocked the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring hundreds of others. Q Approximately 8,000 marijuanalaced cookies are seized from a North Bluff Road home, after police are alerted to a possible home invasion at the residence, triggering a lock-down at nearby Earl Marriott Secondary. Three adults are arrested and face charges of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. Q In light of intense public and political opposition to a proposed coal terminal at Fraser Surrey Docks, Port Metro Vancouver announces it will hold official consultations and open houses to respond to concerns raised over the plan. Q South Surrey’s Craig Widdifield, 28, is shot to death in the parking lot of Morgan Crossing in what police describe as a gang-related targeted murder. Q Five members of a Newton family are killed in a horrific crash
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RCMP Chief Supt. Bill Fordy, advises businesses to turn away gangs, after a targeted-shooting fatality near shops. at 176 Street and 32 Avenue, after their northbound Toyota Corolla is struck by a westbound Dodge Caravan. The driver of the van, a 46-year-old Langley man, is taken to hospital where he dies a week later after undergoing surgery for a nonmalignant brain tumour, a condition that was discovered after he was hospitalized.
May Q In the wake of criticism from the business communities on both sides of the border, U.S. lawmakers scrap a proposal to impose a new fee on Canadians crossing into the States. Q Despite opinion polls in the weeks prior pointing to an NDP victory, the BC Liberals win a majority government across the province, including a sweep of all three Semiahmoo Peninsula seats. Stephanie Cadieux (SurreyCloverdale), Gordon Hogg (SurreyWhite Rock) and Marvin Hunt (Surrey-Panorama) celebrate their
wins locally, while Premier Christy Clark fails to win her seat in Vancouver-Point Grey. Q The Old Curio Shop on King George Boulevard is boarded up after owner Barrie Cohen passes away at the age of 72. The building later falls victim to looters and vandals, and is demolished by order of Cohen’s family members. Q Despite an impassioned plea to White Rock council from area residents, four city trees on Victoria Avenue thought to be an eagle habitat are cut down. Q The Surrey Board of Trade weighs in on the controversial new coal-export facility proposed by Fraser Surrey Docks, saying the $15-million project would be good for Surrey. The South Surrey & White Rock Chamber of Commerce, however, states its opposition to the new terminal, in particular the increase in coal-train traffic through White Rock and South Surrey that would result.
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To say it is in bad shape is a gross understatement. – Mayor Wayne Baldwin, White Rock mayor warns of potential rail disaster, July 16
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The festival of yesteryear is just not sustainable – it cannot exist anymore. – Community of Lights president Matt Todd, Regret over rocky sea fest, Aug. 8
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It’s just despicable behaviour. – RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet, Cemetery-vase thefts despicable: RCMP, Aug. 28
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A horrific crash at 32 Avenue and 176 Street kills five members of a family, after a driver goes through a red light.
Q Longtime politician and business advocate Bill Reid, also known as ‘Mr. Surrey,’ dies at the age of 78 after battling cancer.
June Q Fraser Health’s chief medical officer, Dr. Paul Van Buynder, joins the ongoing Fraser Surrey Docks fray, noting his concern over potential health impacts from the proposed new coal-export terminal and calling for a comprehensive health-impact assessment. Q White Rock council votes unanimously to take over its water utility, instructing staff to begin negotiations with Edmonton-based Epcor for its purchase. Q Cloverdale’s Matt Stowe – a graduate of Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary – is named Top Chef Canada on the Food Network’s popular reality TV cooking show. Q Lack of funding for a feasibility study is to blame for squashing the dream of a much-desired new Amtrak Cascades station in Blaine, Wash., according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Q Metro Vancouver’s board votes 21-4 in opposition of the proposed Fraser Surrey Docks coal-export terminal, in a decision that wields no real power over the outcome of the planned project. Q After a month of uncertainty as to the future of his position on Surrey council, newly elected Liberal MLA Marvin Hunt (SurreyPanorama) decides to maintain both jobs in order to avoid a municipal byelection. Hunt at first pledges to donate his civic pay to charity, then decides to give the funds back to the city. Q A White Rock man – dubbed the ‘surgical mask bandit’ due to his choice of disguise – is arrested in connection with 12 armed robberies that targeted ATM customers around the Semiahmoo Peninsula. Q Historic Interurban Railcar 1225 takes its first ride in 50 years between Cloverdale and Sullivan Stations, thanks to the restoration efforts of the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society.
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July Q MP Russ Hiebert (South SurreyWhite Rock-Cloverdale) says Senate amendments “gutted” his private member’s bill (C-377), which he put forth to require greater disclosure of union finances. Later in the summer, when Parliament is prorogued by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Hiebert’s bill is automatically reverted to its preamendment state. Q After a five-month undercover RCMP investigation, two Surrey residents are arrested and accused of planting pressure-cooker bombs outside the B.C. Legislature on Canada Day. John Stewart Nuttall and Amanda Marie Korody are charged with making or possessing an explosive device, conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, knowingly facilitating terrorist activity and conspiring to murder persons unknown for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a terrorist organization. Q A 36-year-old Mexican resident who swallowed 66 condoms full of cocaine in an attempt to smuggle the drug into Canada is sentenced to 2½ years in prison. Q A 42-year-old White Rock woman is struck and killed by a passenger train while jogging across the tracks at East Beach. Q White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin, in a letter to Transport Canada, expresses his concern with the unsafe condition of the Little Campbell River rail bridge, as BNSF announces its plans to replace the span, pending permission from the Semiahmoo First Nation. Q White Rock council votes in favour of amendments to the bylaw governing height and density limits for a new CR-3 zone on West Beach. Q After Surrey RCMP highlighted a more than 50-year-old missingpersons case involving a Surrey mother, daughter Linda Evans manages to track down her ‘missing’ mom, 77-year-old Lucy Johnson, who is alive and well living in the Yukon. Evans later reunites with her mother and meets siblings and other relatives she never knew she had. Q A five-year forecast from Metro Vancouver shows utility fees across the region are expected to jump by 23 per cent by 2018, increases made necessary by upgrades to the region’s sewer and water system.
August Q A scaled-back version of the city’s annual Spirit of the Sea Festival is met with harsh criticism from attendees, some calling it an “embarrassment.” Matt Todd, president of the organizing society, takes responsibility for the poorly received event, noting a shortfall of funding and volunteers have made it impossible to maintain the event’s large-scale nature of previous years. Q Ryan Ashe, well-known on the streets of White Rock, dies in Surrey Hospice at the age of 56, after a battle with lung cancer. Q After six years as Surrey’s city manager, Murray Dinwoodie announces his retirement. Q After a public plea for help, the owner of Surrey’s God’s Little Acre farm is overwhelmed with hundreds of volunteers who lend a hand with harvesting thousands of pounds of produce, much of which is donated to local food banks.
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Community leaders focus on rail safety, with the mayors of both White Rock and Surrey calling in November for train tracks to be relocated inland. Q With a few weeks before the start of a new school year, the finishing touches are put on the brand new Sunnyside Elementary replacement, located at 2828 159 St. Q Cloverdale’s Norm Sherritt, known locally as a meticulous historian, longtime educator and founder of the Centre for Child Development, passes away just a few days shy of his 93rd birthday. Q The so-called “Nephew Bandit,” accused of crimes that involved scamming seniors across the country, including here in White Rock, is arrested after being pursued for more than five years. Q Close to 60 bronze flower vases are stolen from grave sites at Victory Memorial Gardens in South Surrey, prompting increased police presence in the area. Twenty-eight of the vases are later recovered at a Surrey recycling facility; police search for a 42-year-old Langley woman in connection with the thefts.
September Q A White Rock resident en route to a concert in Washington state is told she is “inadmissible” to the U.S. after admitting to a border officer at Pacific Highway crossing that she had used marijuana in the past.
Q A house in the 2600-block of King George Boulevard is the scene of a front-yard brawl and standoff, prompting the closure of the busy stretch between 24 Avenue and 152 Street for several hours. Several weeks later, the house is the scene of a murder investigation, after a man is killed in what police describe as a “targeted home invasion.” Q Fraser Health imposes a controversial $25-per-month wheelchair-rental fee at its 16 long-term care homes, despite neighbouring Vancouver Coastal Health Authority announcing it will not be imposing the fee at this time. Q Tensions rise at White Rock council after a successful vote to reconsider moving council chambers out of city hall to a vacant building at 1174 Fir St. takes some councillors by surprise and raises questions over the vote’s legality. A request for a special council meeting made by two councillors is later dropped, although criticism of the actions taken by council – and the community’s perception of the process – remains. Q South Surrey resident Douglas Wayne Bowers, who pleaded guilty in 2010 to possessing child pornography, is sentenced to nine months in jail.
Q Surrey RCMP arrest 18 people at a house in the 15400-block of 22 Avenue that they say is connected to drug-related activity; officers seized a small amount of drugs and stolen identification documents. Q In the wake of the train death of a jogger this summer, Transport Canada proposes a number of safety measures along the White Rock waterfront, including signal arms, fencing and warning lights – suggestions that are met with resistance by Mayor Wayne Baldwin, who calls them impractical and reactionary. Q A 16-year-old Princess Margaret Secondary student is killed and two others students injured after the trio is struck by a motorcycle while jaywalking near the school. The city later announces a lighted crosswalk would be installed on the street where the students were hit. Q A resolution put forth by Sidney council for the regulation of motorized mobility aids meets with criticism locally and is ultimately rejected in a split vote at the Union of B.C. Municipalities Convention. Q Premier Christy Clark announces plans to replace the aging George Massey Tunnel with a new bridge, with construction to begin in 2017.
October
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Nearly 100 take part in the third White Rock Zombie Walk in September.
Q Nearly six years after six people were gunned down in a Surrey highrise apartment in a gang-related attack, the trial gets underway for the infamous Surrey Six case. Q The White Rock Business Improvement Association votes to cut funding to Tourism White Rock, a decision that came as a surprise to tourism officials and Mayor Wayne Baldwin, but is cited as “fiscal responsibility” by the BIA president. Q An FBI investigation and arrest of a San Francisco man accused of masterminding an anonymous online empire of weapons and drugs is linked to White Rock, when reports surface that a Peninsula resident was the target of a murderfor-hire scheme. Local RCMP, however, deny any involvement with the investigation. i see page 10
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The public has every right to the security and long-term protection from this offender. – Justice Robin Baird, Szendrei killer sentenced as an adult, Oct. 17
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The report does not meet even the most basic requirements of a health-impact assessment.
– Drs. Patricia Daly &Paul Van Buynder, Coal-threat report full of holes: health officers, Nov. 19
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– resident Anna Dean, Cities present four rail-route options, Nov. 28
How many more innocent passengers must die or be seriously maimed? – father Greg Sewell, Parents unite to avert more victims, Dec. 3
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Take our B.C. quiz Jeff Nagel & Tom Fletcher Black Press
From the premier’s comeback, to smart-meter angst, to booze and tax reform, there was no shortage of news stories in British Columbia this year. Black Press has compiled the following trivia questions to test your knowledge of what went down in 2013: 1. When Premier Christy Clark took the stage after her upset election win May 14, the first thing she said was: A: I’m going to Disneyland! B: Well, that was easy! C: Oh no, now I have to pay off the debt! D: Socialism is dead! 2. How many proposed liquefied natural-gas export proposals are there on the B.C. coast, according to the premier’s latest estimate? A: Four. B: Six. C: Eight. D: Ten. 3. After winning $25 million in the lottery, Terrace construction worker Bob Erb gave six-figure donations to: A. Local anti-poverty and other community groups. B. Pay for $300,000 in dental work for locals who couldn’t afford it. C. Provide cars and trucks for people he considered needy. D. Sensible BC marijuana legalization campaign. E. All of the above. 4. How has the province said it would raise money to pay for a promised new bridge to replace the Massey Tunnel? A. Tax increases. B. Toll like the Port Mann Bridge. C. Small tolls on all Metro
Vancouver bridges and major roads. D. It hasn’t. 5. What admission to U.S. border guards did some B.C. residents find can be deemed a “crime of moral turpitude” and result in America barring your entry? A. Atheism. B. Past use of marijuana. C. Past conviction for impaired driving. D. Past or present membership in the NDP. 6. Which of the following wasn’t proposed in B.C.’s liquor law review? A: Licensing alcohol sales at farmers’ markets. B: Letting children into pubs with their parents. C: Serving alcohol for slot players on BC Ferries. D: Selling hard liquor in grocery stores. 7. Burnaby’s Tung Sheng (David) Wu was convicted and jailed for performing illegal: A. Proctology. B. Taxidermy. C. Electronic waste recycling. D. Dentistry.
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A deer wanders Okanagan streets.
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Premier Christy Clark and son Hamish make a campaign stop last May. 8. Since his triumph in the HST referendum, former premier Bill Vander Zalm has campaigned against: A: An alleged secret global surveillance system using smart meters. B: An alleged secret global climate control scheme using “chemtrails.” C: An alleged secret European Union plot to control world finance through consumption taxes. D: All of the above. 9. What’s the transportation ministry’s solution to prevent the new Port Mann Bridge from dropping more ice bombs onto cars? A. A system of scrapers and brushes along each cable to remove ice. B. Aerial drones that spray the cables with de-icing solution. C. A flock of seagulls trained to peck loose ice chunks. D. Closing the bridge and waiting for ice to melt.
10. What did Metro Vancouver mayors propose in 2013 as a new way to raise money for cashstrapped TransLink? A. $5 toll at the border on all vehicles heading south to the U.S. B. Regional sales tax of up to 0.5 per cent. C. Adding magnets to new SkyTrain fare gates to suck loose change out of pockets. D. Forcing SeaBus passengers to row to help save on fuel costs. E. Installing slot machines in SkyTrain stations. 11. The government is considering spending $6 million to stop the B.C. legislature dome from: A: Cracking. B: Peeling. C: Twisting. D: Sinking. 12. Which was not a 911 call received by E-Comm operators who begged cellphone users to be more careful about declaring
emergencies? A. Asking who won the hockey game. B. Broken TV set. C. Big spider in living room. D. Politician breaking election promise. 13. B.C. pharmacies were ordered by their regulating body to stop doing what? A: Offering wine tastings at the pharmacy counter. B: Issuing reward points or other “kickbacks” to customers buying prescription drugs. C: Refusing to sell prescribed medical marijuana. D: Refusing to act as supervised injection sites. 14. In 2013, the B.C. government approved: A: Enbridge’s Northern Gateway oil pipeline to Kitimat. B: Twinning Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain oil pipeline to Burnaby. C: A pipeline to carry fuel from tankers on the Fraser River to Vancouver airport. D: A pipeline to transport glacial water from Garibaldi Park to Squamish for export. 15. The poaching of what prompted Vancouver Island aboriginal groups to post a $25,000 reward? A: Roosevelt elk. B: Abalone. C: Seals. D: Easter eggs. 16. Which B.C. municipal council fended off a court challenge (and death threats) over its deer-cull program? A: Oak Bay. B: Cranbrook. C: Invermere. D: Penticton. Answers: 1-B, 2-D, 3-E, 4-D, 5-B, 6-C, 7-D, 8-D, 9-A, 10-B, 11-C, 12-D, 13-B, 14-C, 15-A, 16-C
A year through the pages of Peace Arch News i from page 9 Q After calling on White Rock city staff to review council wages in order to raise their own salaries, councillors reject the initial recommendation comparing remuneration to three other cities. Adding three more cities resulted in a recommended $3,500 bump, but a $20,000 increase to the mayors’ wages – a figure Mayor Wayne Baldwin called “out of whack.” In the end, council backed $3,000 more for councillors and $14,000 more for the mayor – effective in 2015. Q The community gets its first look at a proposed residential-tower development planned for 19 Avenue and 152 Street – which would include a 350-seat performingarts centre, art gallery and café – but some neighbours oppose the plan, fearing it would set a precedent for similar highrises. Q Mayor Wayne Baldwin apologizes for mistakes made by city hall with regards to inaccurate guidelines given to developers of an under-construction strata project, which impacted neighbours of the Bishop Road lots. Q The young man who pleaded guilty to killing 15-year-old Laura Szendrei in a Delta park in 2010 is sentenced as an adult to life in prison. He was one week shy of his 18th birthday at the time of the attack. Q The first-annual International Artist Day Festival takes place at the White Rock Community Centre.
Q Surrey councillors vote unanimously to join the opposition to Fraser Surrey Docks’ proposed new coal-export facility.
November Q The provincial health minister orders an operational review of Fraser Health in an effort to address rising costs and congestion. Q Police warn sex-trade workers to take extra precautions after a woman is found dead in the parking lot of Hi-Knoll Park. Q Longtime former Surrey councillor Gary Robinson passes away suddenly at the age of 57. He’s remembered as a feisty councillor and an advocate for those struggling with substance-abuse issues, after battling his own addiction before becoming clean. Q A controversial highrise project on Vidal Street gets the go-ahead from White Rock council after passing with a 4-3 vote. Q Plans for the $51.9-million Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre – to be built at 24 Avenue and 168 Street – are released; among the amenities are a 50-metre lap pool, a leisure pool and dive tower. Q A draft environmental-impact assessment on the proposed coal-transfer facility at Fraser Surrey Docks ordered by Port Metro Vancouver is criticized by Fraser Health’s chief medical officer as failing to address human-health impacts.
Q After a trial spread out over a year, Darryl Gordon Brown, accused of severely beating a White Rock businessman with a pipe wrench four years ago, is convicted of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. Q Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts and White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin host a wellattended community forum to discuss relocating the train tracks from the Semiahmoo Peninsula waterfront inland. In the following weeks, local residents and politicians alike express varied opinions on the proposal, questioning the cost (estimated at $350-$450 million), feasibility, timing and environmental considerations. Q The body of a man found murdered outside a residence near 99 Avenue and 120 Street marks Surrey’s 22nd homicide of the year, the highest in the city’s recorded history, prompting Mayor Dianne Watts to form a task force to examine some of the possible causes behind this year’s spike.
December Q The parents of local plane crash victims Lauren Sewell and Dallas Smith – who were killed in an Okanagan crash in August 2012 – join forces with another victim’s parents to pressure Transport Canada into legislating reforms they say would have likely prevented the deaths of their children. Q Jail time is recommended at the
sentencing hearing for former Surrey city planner Akonyu Akolo, who pleaded guilty in September to breach of trust by a public officer in relation to defrauding the city out of tens of thousands of dollars. Q One of the three accused standing trial for the Surrey Six murders enters a surprise guilty plea to charges of conspiracy to murder victim Corey Lal. Michael Le is later sentenced to 12 years in prison, which amounts to three more years in custody after credit for time already served. Q A former prison guard is sentenced to four years in jail for accepting bribes and smuggling contraband to inmates at Surrey Pretrial Services Centre. Q More than a year after two joggers were struck in a crosswalk at 152 Street and 32 Avenue, charges of “fail to stop at accident scene involving bodily harm” are laid against 54-year-old Barry Russell Christiansen of Surrey. Q Former Semiahmoo Peninsula teacher George Heinz Kraus, who pleaded guilty in 2005 to child-porn charges, again admits to possessing illicit material. Q Surrey’s Karim Meskine, 19, dies three days after being severely beaten near 22nd Street Station in New Westminster, in what police describe as an attempted robbery. A 16-year-old is charged with second-degree murder in relation to the attack.
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Live the life you choose at Pacific Carlton N
o matter what stage of life you’re in, having the freedom to live the way you choose is essential to one’s health and happiness. Over the past 12 years, Pacific Carlton has earned an excellent reputation for delivering compassionate service and reliability to the community of residents. Life at Pacific Carlton Retirement Residence is all about ampleness. From delicious meals, fun social activities and exciting outings – to the safety and security of dedicated staff in a tightknit independent community, choices abound. Upon entering Pacific Carlton’s elegant, resort-like lobby – complete with a cascading water fountain, oversized windows, high ceilings and
a baby grand piano – the ambience of comfort, luxury and support is apparent. From the spacious dining room to the bright, cheerful garden and the fun-filled recreation room, it’s easy to spot friends mingling with one another over a cup of coffee, enjoying each other’s company. Pacific Carlton offers much more than just a stylish building with great amenities; the dedicated staff offer a range of options to its residents, allowing them to make choices to suit their individual needs. For example, breakfast, lunch and dinner are prepared by Pacific Carlton’s longtime chef, Louise, and her staff, who have a glowing reputation of offering an array of delicious choices. In addition to your choice of four entrees, side dishes and dessert, residents are presented every evening with a freshly prepared buffet, featuring a selection of house-made salads and fresh fruit. For residents who are in the mood to socialize, Pacific Carlton offers an extensive recreation calendar each month, including fitness classes, bus excursions, bingo and the ever-popular pub night featuring live music. Pacific Carlton is also home to one of the largest bridge clubs in the community, held every Monday night in the recreation room. The on-site mini bus is also made available regularly to shuttle residents who need to run errands or attend appointments. For residents who like to walk, Pacific Carlton boasts one of the best locations in the area: only two blocks away from the Semiahmoo Shopping Centre area with its multitude of shops and services.
And when residents are ready to unwind after a long day, they enjoy relaxing in their spacious, modern and private suites – the largest retirement residence suites in B.C. ranging from 900 to 1,700 sq.-ft. The majority of Pacific Carlton’s 80 suites have a bedroom and a den or two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a full kitchen, generous balconies or patios, gas fireplaces and in-suite washers and dryers. There are six different floor plans available to prospective residents so finding the perfect suite becomes that much easier. In addition to offering all the comforts of home, and plenty of room to enjoy social activities, Pacific Carlton also ensures the safety and security of its residents, with 24-hour concierge service (which is unique) and 24-hour emergency response. Weekly housekeeping and linen service mean that residents can enjoy their time without having to worry about things like cooking and cleaning
if they choose not to. What’s more, your monthly residential fee includes all utilities, phone service, cable TV and free underground parking. Other on-site amenities include an exercise room, a theatre room with a big-screen TV for watching movies, an on-site hair salon to keep residents looking their best and a computer lounge and library with plenty of opportunities to learn. If you’re looking for a place where you can spend your days and evenings among friendly residents in spacious environment, take part in activities and excursions, enjoy delicious and nutritious home-cooked meals and relax knowing your safety and security is in good hands, Pacific Carlton is the place for you. If you would like more information or would like to book a tour, call us at 604-531-1160 or 778386-6296 and ask for Chris. Pacific Carlton wishes everyone a Happy New Year and best wishes for a blissful 2014!
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The Healing Power of Cold Laser Therapy Cold Laser Therapy (often also called Low Intensity Laser Therapy or Low Level Laser Therapy) is an innovative treatment for a variety of acute and chronic – often painful – conditions. Laser light transfers energy to interior cells • Stimulates natural healing • Restores normal cellular structure and function • Prevents future injury What you will experience: • Pain goes away • Reduced inflammation/swelling • Restored mobility Why Cold Laser? • Healing, not just masking of pain • Safe, drug free & no side effects • Avoid or delay the need for surgery • Accelerate and strengthen the body’s natural healing mechanisms The Concept Behind Cold Laser Therapy The healing power of light The concept of Cold Laser Therapy is actually quite simple. As humans, light plays a very important role in our existence. Similar to how plant cells require light for photosynthesis, our cells need light to power many of the normal processes that keep us healthy and happy. As long as we are exposed to enough regular sunlight, our skin absorbs the light we need and our cells can use it for many of their normal functions. If our cells are working normally, then our bodies are able to withstand different stresses from day to day activities and heal various ailments. Light therapy is not a new concept. It has been and continues to be used by doctors to treat a wide variety of conditions. For example, light has shown to be effective for treating many skin conditions including psoriasis and acne, depression and even tuberculosis before there were medications. Most people who suffer from arthritis can attest to the fact that their pain usually reduces or even completely subsides during the summer months or on a vacation to a sunny destination. Vitamin D, critical for keeping our bones healthy and strong, is created in our bodies by a process that requires sunlight. In places where there isn’t much sunlight available year round, people are usually encouraged to take vitamin D supplements during the darker months to help support their bones and prevent against bone-softening conditions such as rickets (in children) or osteoporosis. When we experience pain or inflammation from a problem or injury in an area of our body, the normal cellular processes slow down and our body has trouble healing as a result. Blood flow to these areas also gets interrupted, which restricts the ability of important nutrients to be delivered to the cells that need to heal. The science Scientific research conducted over the last few decades has shown that human cells heal better and faster when the right wavelengths of light energy get delivered to them. Cold Laser Therapy is a breakthrough solution for musculoskeletal pain because it shines a concentrated amount of only helpful wavelengths of light vital for healing (which are in the red and infrared parts of the spectrum) directly on targeted areas. This allows our bones, ligaments, and tissues deep inside our bodies to be exposed to the healthy light that otherwise cannot reach these areas. By delivering just the helpful parts of the light spectrum, the overall laser light power can be kept at very low and therefore very safe levels, which will not burn or otherwise harm the skin or any other tissues. How Does Cold Laser Therapy Work? Cold Laser Therapy delivers light based energy to cells, helping to accelSKIN (Epidermis) erate the body’s natural healing process at the cellular level. It targets SKIN (Dermis) Red Array injured cells, resulting in elimination and prevention of pain, reduction of FAT inflammation and swelling, and improved range of motion. Laser therapy Infrared Array does not just mask the pain, it actively stimulates healing to resolve musculoskeletal conditions for the long term. MUSCLE The Bioflex Cold Laser Therapy system is a three step process, each using Infrared a different wavelength of light which has been found to optimally stimuLaser late your body’s cells. The first step uses a red light pad at 660 nm, which gets absorbed by the cells of the skin and underlying superficial layers of BONE muscle. The second step uses an infrared light pad at 830 nm, reaching deeper into the muscle layers, as well as the tendons and ligaments. The third step includes an infrared laser wand at 840 nm that is placed specifically on the affected areas by a trained laser therapist. This light is very concentrated and targets the deepest affected structures, stimulating healing inside affected joints and even bone.
Cold Laser Therapy: Game Changer for Arthritis? Being in my late 50s, I’ve seen my fair share of “can’t miss” investment tips, over-hyped technologies and way too many promises of miracle cures for this or that ailment. So call me a skeptic. However every once in a while science and engineering produce a technology that is truly remarkable with a profound impact on some part of our life. Some of the technologies that our kids and grand-kids take for granted were not around when I grew up. Computers really changed things. And so did the Internet. There have been quite a few breakthroughs in health care. But most of the better known involve drugs or surgery. However as I found out a little while ago, there’s a remarkable new treatment option available for a variety of conditions that involves neither drugs nor surgery. Niels’ Story Early this year my wife Maria and I were having dinner with my friend and business partner Louba and her daughter Melanie, a bright young chiropractor who had been practising for a few years since obtaining her doctorate in chiropractic. At one point in the conversation she mentioned that there was a new technology based treatment called “Cold Laser Therapy”, which seemed Niels’ Mom to have rather dramatic results for a variety of conditions. She mentioned that it was really good for accelerating the healing process for muscle tears, tendonitis and also for post surgical healing. I had remembered listening to a sports talk show some years earlier where the host had mentioned truly stunning acceleration of healing and getting back to normal when laser therapy was used after hip surgery. That all sounded very interesting as a mental note, if I ever needed such a procedure. But when she mentioned Cold Laser Therapy had seen remarkable success in the treatment of arthritis, I asked “really?” I was rather skeptical, because my mom has been suffering from osteoarthritis in an increasingly bad way for many years. People familiar with the condition know all too well, there’s no known cure for the condition, just some ways of fighting the symptoms. Some of the medication my mom had tried provided decent temporary relief, but over the years she had to get off the best of those medications because of their strong side effects and later because they interacted dangerously with her heart medication. So she found herself between a rock and a hard place. Quitting the heart medication would probably kill her so she had to live with increasingly bad arthritis pain. To use just a simple example, her hands would hurt so much that she took to changing the bedsheets over 3 days. One day to change the pillowcases, another day to change the sheets and a 3rd day to change the duvet cover. Doctor Mel (that’s what everyone calls her) continued, “yes, this therapy has a remarkable success rate”. Being a health care provider she knows that nothing in health care is ever 100%, but anything that can really help 4 out of every 5 people is truly remarkable. So the next day I called my mom in Ontario on Skype (another fabulous invention) and told her about “Cold Laser Therapy” and asked her to find a clinic in her neighborhood, who provided such treatment. Over the years my mom had tried many different treatments for her arthritis, most didn’t work, or the side effects were too negative. She was naturally a little hesitant. But when I asked her to do this as a favour to me, I think her motherly instincts took over. After about 6 treatments over 3 weeks, she was very excited. “Look! I’ve got my hands back!” waving her hands to the computer camera, so I could see them. She showed me how much the range of motion in her hands had improved, how the swelling in the joints of her hand had gone down. Why am I telling this story? Because I can’t believe that Cold Laser Therapy isn’t better known and I think it really should be. And for some people its benefits can amount to a life changing event enabling them to return to improved mobility and eliminated or reduced pain. That dinner resulted in a partnership and a clinic providing Cold Laser Therapy, encouraged by my mom’s and others’ experiences plus other research. Sure, we’d love to be your cold laser therapy clinic of choice. But that’s not the most important point of my story. What’s most important is that this remarkable treatment exists and is truly worth learning about.
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Enjoy exploring Peninsula Coffee and Connect Tour returns to White Rock/South Surrey Jan. 6 Whether you’re new to the Semiahmoo Peninsula, or you’re a lifelong resident looking to find out about resources and amenities available for you, the New Year holds the perfect opportunity to get out and learn more about the community you call home. Hosted by White Rock business Comfort Keepers, the South Surrey/White Rock Coffee and Connect Tour on Jan. 16 promises to be an exciting and informative day for all those who take part. Step on board the chartered bus for a fullychaperoned tour of local shops, destinations and amenities around the community. The first stop will be a visit to the White Rock Museum & Archives on Marine Drive, where participants will enjoy a tour of the museum and a glimpse of the latest installation – Science As Art: Botanical Illustrations of Canadian Fruit Tree Varieties. Next up is a visit to Alexandra Neighbourhood
improving the quality of life for Q Fraud Smart 2 community seniors. Info, Ernie Bayer, 604policing workshop offered at the 576-9734, 604-576-9733 (fax) or White Rock Community Centre ecbayer@shaw.ca Gallery Jan. 16, Feb. 4 and March Q Osteofit exercise class for 13. Free. Contact White Rock seniors with osteoporosis offered Leisure Services to register, 604through White Rock Leisure 541-2199. Services. Call 604-541-2199 for Q Mature driving community more information. policing workshop offered at the Q Seniors’ Lunch held at First White Rock Community Centre United Church, Centre Street and Gallery Jan. 14, Feb. 11 and Buena Vista Avenue, Wednesdays March 20. Free. Contact White at noon. Info, 604-531-4850. Rock Leisure Services to register, Q White Rock Nordic Stride Club 604-541-2199. meets Mondays, Wednesdays Q Life after Stroke workshop and Fridays in various locations Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon around the city. New members at the Centre for Active Living, welcome. Participants should have 5-1475 Anderson St. Info: Judith, experience or have 604-671-7761 or taken an introductory Gayl, 604-536-4673. course. Info, White Q Robbie Burns 20th Rock Leisure Services, Annual Dinner & 604-541-2199. Dance Jan. 25, 5:30 Q Drop-in knitting p.m. at Star of the Sea Hall, 15262 Pacific msmalley@peacearchnews.com group, presented by Alexandra Ave. Hosted by Tom Neighbourhood House, o’Shanter Dancers. meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in Info: 604-535-8949 or 604-288the Longhouse Lounge. Bring your 2458. Cost: $5. projects and refreshments. No Q Semiahmoo Peninsula Seniors registration required. $2. Planning Table meets the first Q Drop-in Scrabble at White Wednesday of every month from Rock Library, 15342 Buena Vista 1-3 p.m. in various locations Ave., from 1 to 4 p.m. every around the Peninsula. The Wednesday. Open to all levels. members respond to senior’s Info, 604-538-1278. needs and develop collaborative Q Ladies on the Go, a travel club solutions to effectively address for ladies. Info, 604-535-5565 or issues and design solutions www.ladiesonthego.ca relevant to seniors’ community Q Langley/Surrey Branch #2100 needs. New members are of the B.C. Government Retired welcome. For more information, Employees Association meets call 778-891-8948 or email the third Monday of the month, deirdre@teamplayconsulting.com except July and August, at the Q Council of Senior Citizens BCGEU offices, 8555 198A St. Organizations, devoted to
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White Rock Museum & Archives on the waterfront is among stops planned for a Jan. 16 bus tour around the community.
House in Crescent Beach for lunch – where staff and volunteers have recently given the historical Longhouse an extreme makeover. Participants will have a chance to check out the facilities at Alex House and learn about the many services offered there. The afternoon leg of the tour will include stops at Potters Nursery and Whitecliff Retirement Residence for coffee and snacks.
The event is set to run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the cost for the tour is $10 per person, which includes lunch. Participants will be picked up in front of Elegante Shoes at Semiahmoo Shopping Centre or at Ocean Park Library. Seats are limited so those interested in finding out more or registering are asked to call 604-5418653 or email whiterock@ comfortkeepers.ca
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Federal government phasing out cheques Federal government cheques are going the way of the penny. The federal government is phasing out cheques in favour of direct deposit as part of a $17.4 million cost-cutting measure announced in the 2012 budget. The switch from paper to electronic payments will affect things such as Old Age Security, Canada Pension Plan, Child Tax Benefit and pension payments for veterans and retired federal public servants, among others. The move means Canadians who currently receive federal cheques by mail will receive their money faster and more reliably through electronic deposits made directly into their bank accounts. Unlike Internet banking where a computer is required, direct deposit simply means the money is deposited electronically. Currently, the federal
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January Q Earl Marriott Secondary Grade 12 student Spencer Bromley becomes the first Canadian lacrosse player to ever play for Merrimack University. Bromley earned a scholarship to the Andover, Mass. school after an excellent season with the Burnaby Mountain Selects program. Q The Fleetwood Dragons edge Holy Cross in the championship game of the Surrey Firefighters Goodwill Classic senior girls basketball tournament. Q The Surrey Eagles pull off a blockbuster deal at the BC Hockey League’s trade deadline, acquiring sniper Adam Tambellini from the Vernon Vipers in exchange for Mason Blacklock and future considerations. Q The White Rock Christian Academy Warriors defeats the Tamanawis Wildcats 89-70 to claim top spot at the Surrey RCMP Classic senior boys basketball tournament. For the Warriors, the RCMP title is their 11th in school history. Q Despite icing a lineup depleted by injuries, the Surrey Eagles win three straight games on the last weekend of the month, pushing the team back into first place in the BC Hockey League’s Mainland Division and on their way to one of the best seasons in team history.
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fifth-straight Fraser Valley senior boys rugby title, after a 21-16 win over the rival Yale Lions. That group of Mariners had never beaten Yale, dating back to their Grade 8 rugby days. Q For the second time in as many years, Surrey United’s men’s and women’s teams each win provincial titles. Both squads earn a berth at national championships in October. Q The Surrey Eagles remarkable season comes to an end in heartbreaking fashion, as the team loses 3-2 in overtime to the Summerside Western Capitals in the semifinals of the RBC Cup. The Capitals advanced to the championship game, where they lost to the Brooks Bandits. Q Earl Marriott’s Kathryn Van Ryswyk won two gold medals, and two Lord Tweedsmuir athletes – thrower Ben Ingvaldson and runner Jasmine Grant – combined to win five medals to lead the Peninsula contingent at BC High School Track and Field Championships in Langley.
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June Q The Earl Marriott Mariners’ senior boys rugby team is eliminated for provincialchampionship contention after a loss in semifinals to the eventual-champion Shawnigan Lake Stags. It’s the third time since 2009 that EMS has been ousted by the Stags in the semifinal round. Q Elgin Park Secondary’s senior girls rugby team finishes fourth at BC High School AAA Championships – the best-ever result for the South Surrey school. Q Cloverdale referee Jeff Ingram wins the Kelly Sutherland Award as the top official in the BC Hockey League. Q Just a month after leading the Surrey Eagles to the RBC Cup national tournament, head coach/general manager Matt Erhart leaves the team to take an assistant coaching post with the WHL’s Vancouver Giants.
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Q Cloverdale golfer Phil Jonas earns a spot on the European Senior Golf Tour after finishing fifth at a qualifying event in Each year, it’s something. swimmer Hilary Caldwell’s One year, it’s a dominant record-breaking summer, Portugal. volleyball team, or a Luc Bruchet’s nationalQ Surrey Eagles defenceman Jordan Klimek football team, or a group championship winning inks a scholarship with Northern Michigan of talented Little Leaguers fall and the Surrey Eagles’ University, becoming the 11th member of making a run at a title. In dominant run through the the Eagles to secure an NCAA deal. other years, it’s a banner BC Hockey League, all the Q The WRCA Warriors senior boys crop of Olympians, or way to the RBC Cup. basketball team captures a Fraser Valley swimmers or…. Never a dull moment, as Southwest Division playoff title, and You get the point – there’s they say. qualifies for a berth in the Fraser Valley an awful lot of athletic And with that in mind, Championships, which they enter as the No. talent on the Semiahmoo here are a few more July 1 seed. Peninsula, and it was on highlights from a busy Q Surrey Eagles forward Adam Tambellini is Q Semiahmoo Secondary track-and-field display in spades this year. 2013. drafted by the New York Rangers in the third Among the highlights: – Nick Greenizan star Meghan Palesch agrees to a scholarship round of the NHL Entry Draft (65th overall.) at the University of Idaho, where she’ll run middle-distance races as well as crossQ Ocean Athletics Track and Field club action, the Valley West Hawks lose their Valley Bulldogs 4-0 to move on to face the country. members Jake Hanna and Chelsea Ribiero first-round playoff matchup to the Okanagan Penticton Vees. In the finals, Surrey edge the head to the Ukraine, where they compete Q Former Southridge School girls basketball Rockets. The Hawks fell 2-1 in the best-ofVees in six games. In the final game, Adam at the World Youth Track and Field coach Gil Cheung – now head coach of the three matchup, losing the deciding game 4-1. Tambellini clinches the series with a doubleChampionships. men’s team at Brandon University – makes overtime goal. Q For the third time since 2008, the Q South Surrey golfer Jamie Oleksiew wins a half-court shot during the university’s WRCA Warriors fall in the championship Q Goaltender Andrew Hammond signs a BC Junior Girls Golf Championship at Shootout for Tuition contest, giving Brandon game of the BC Boys AAA Basketball a free-agent contract with the Ottawa Langley’s Belmont Golf Course. student Mason Kaluzniak free tuition for Championships. In the title game, the Senators, after completing his NCAA career a semester. The shot was Q Reigning Canadian road-race champion Warriors are edged by the with Bowling Green State University. captured on video and, after Zach Bell cruises to victory in the Peace Walnut Grove Gators, 59-53. Q Cloverdale goaltender Laurent Brossoit being uploaded to YouTube, Never gets easier. Arch News’ men’s road race – the third and Q Despite entering as the signs an entry-level contract with the garnered nearly two-million final event of the Tour de White Rock. Bell Will truly never 15th seed – out of 16 teams Calgary Flames. Brossoit was a sixth-round views. finished the 134-km race more than four forget the memories – the Elgin Park Orcas pick by the Flames in 2011. minutes ahead of the second-place cyclist. Q After taking five of a in my short time fight their way onto the Q The Bayside Sharks’ top In the 80-km women’s event, possible six points on a threeplaying for my podium, finishing third at men’s rugby team is relegated California’s Kathryn Donovan game road trip, the Surrey BC Grade 8 Girls Basketball hometown. We lose to into the first division from the took the checkered flag, three Eagles officially clinch first Championships. BC Rugby Premier League Shawnigan in – Mason Blacklock, after being minutes ahead of secondplace in the BCHL Mainland Q The Surrey Eagles roll traded from the Surrey Eagles to after losing their final game of semis every friggin’ place teammate Lex Albrecht. Division. the Vernon Vipers. through the first round of the the spring season to Burnaby time… but we’ll Q For the third straight BC Hockey League playoffs, Lake. keep pushing and summer, Japan captures March defeating the Langley Rivermen in four eventually we’ll get top spot in the women’s games. In the second round, the Eagles – on Q The White Rock Christian Warriors finish May international division over that hump. an overtime goal from Michael Stenerson the Fraser Valley Championships in second of the Canadian Open – advance past the Chilliwack Chiefs to – Adam Roberts, after his Q The Surrey Eagles punch place, falling the final game 73-64 to the Fastpitch Championship, Earl Marriott rugby team was move into the conference finals. their ticket for the RBC Walnut Grove Gators. winning the final game over eliminated from provincials Cup national junior ‘A’ Q A pair of Semiahmoo Minor Hockey Australia in extra innings. Q A pair of swimmers – both members of championship after winning teams place in the top five at B.C. hockey Canada finishes fourth. In the U18 Futures the Pacific Sea Wolves – win medals at CIS championships. The Semiahmoo Ravens a Western Canada title over Alberta’s Brooks tournament, the Surrey Storm ’95s finish Swim Championships in Calgary. Katie peewee A4 squad wins silver in Grand Forks, Bandits. first, while the White Rock Renegades ’98 Caldwell, swimming for McGill University, while the Semi midget A4 team was fifth in Q Surrey blue-liner Brenden Dillon – win the Showcase (U16) event. earns a silver in the 200-m individual Lillooet. in his rookie season with the National medley and bronze in the 400-m IM, while Q White Rock-South Surrey Baseball Hockey League’s Dallas Stars – is selected McMaster University’s Emma Mittermaier Association’s 12-year-old all-star team April to play for Canada at the World Hockey captures bronze as part of the school’s 4x100 advances to Canadian Little League Championships. freestyle relay team. championships. White Rock defeated Q The Surrey Eagles head to the BCHL’s Q The Earl Marriott Mariners captured a Hastings to take the provincial crown. Fred Page Cup finals, sweeping the Alberni Q In BC Major Midget League playoff
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Q Team BC’s rugby Q Earl Marriott rosters are chock-full Secondary’s senior of Peninsula players volleyball teams nearly for the 2013 National pull off the rare doubleChampionship Rugby championship, as the Festival in Vancouver. boys squad Eleven players from captures a “I kind of did the area suit up for the gold medal October a double-take province’s U18 boys at AAA side, the U18 girls provincials, when I looked Q After a team has six locals, and the at the board… I multi-year and the U16 and U14 girls team absence due was like, ‘I didn’t levels also feature local to a lack of finishes go 2:07, I don’t talent. in second players, the think that’s me.’ place. Semiahmoo Q Hilary Caldwell sets – swimmer Hilary Caldwell, Totems Q South a new Canadian record after breaking a Canadian field a in the women’s 200-m backstroke record at FINA Surrey junior boys runner Luc backstroke at FINA World Championships. soccer Bruchet World Championships team. In their first is crowned a national in Barcelona, Spain. File photo year back on the pitch, cross-country Caldwell, a Pacific Sea Canadian road-race champion Zach Bell navigates a corner en route to the team qualifies for champion, after placing Wolves alum, swam winning the Tour de White Rock’s Peace Arch News Road Race in July. playoffs. first in the senior men’s the event in 2:07.81. Q The first month Q The White Rock of the BCHL season Renegades ’97 is a rough one for capture a national the Surrey Eagles, as U16 fastpitch title in the team struggles to O’Leary, P.E.I., beating regain its championship Calgary Kaizen 3-1. form. At one point in Q South Surrey’s the month, the team’s Jake Hanna and losing skid hits five Cloverdale’s Ben games. Ingvaldson strike gold Q The 2016 Women’s at Canadian Youth Legion Track and Field World Fastpitch Championships are Championships in awarded to Surrey. The Langley. 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JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages, relocation allowance, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefits. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info at: hannachrysler.ca. Fax 403-854-2845; Email: chrysler@telusplanet.net.
~ PRO PAINTERS ~ INTERIOR / EXTERIOR Quality Work, Free Estimates
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D Windows Out & In D Gutters cleaned In & Out D Pressure Washing D Serving W. Rock for over 30 yrs D Lic. & WCB insured. D Free Est. Seniors Discount
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
SHIPPING / PRODUCTION
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Service to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers & dishwashers. Reasonable. Also Appliance Removal Call Mark (604)536-9092
Specializing in Private Events! We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.
Door distributor & manufacturer has a F/T afternoon opportunity available for 40hrs./wk. with our growing company. Experience is an asset. Must be career driven to join our dynamic team! Opportunity Available For Career Advancement! Competitive Wages & BeneďŹ ts!
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E & M MAINTENANCE WINDOW WASHING
James Western Star Truck & Trailer Ltd. in Williams Lake has an immediate opening for an experienced parts person. Full Time, competitive wages, benefits & signing bonus. Fax resume to: 250-398-6367 or email: nwejr@jamesws.com
Fax resume: 604-881-2374 E-mail: MFortuna@ mouldingandmillwork.com
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
Peace Arch Appliance
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FLAGGERS NEEDED. No Certification? Get Certified, 604-575-3944
APPLIANCE REPAIRS
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www.BBmoving.ca Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000 Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046
AFFORDABLE MOVING
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1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.
HELP WANTED
MOUNTAIN MOVERS- Your trusted choice for residential moving services. (778)378-6683
NOW HIRING! Delivery Drivers Must have your own reliable CARGO VAN (minimum ž ton) and clean driver abstract. NO CARS, SUVS, MINI-VANS OR PICKUP TRUCKS. â&#x20AC;˘ Tuesday Mornings & Wednesday Evenings â&#x20AC;˘ Pick up newspapers from our warehouse â&#x20AC;˘ Deliver newspapers to our carriers homes in Langley City, Walnut Grove and Aldergrove
Call 604.514.6770 circulation@langleytimes.com
.Can-Pro Paint & Drywall. 3 rooms $250. Over 25 yrs of quality service. Insured/Free Est. 604-7717052
$45/Hr
From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
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PSB DRYWALL â&#x2DC;&#x2026; All Boarding, Taping, Framing & Texture. Insured work. Dump Removal Service. 604-762-4657/604-764-6416
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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.
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Designing and renovating new kitchens, bathrooms, basements, house make-overs and additions since 1989
CALL FRIENDLY BENJAMIN 604-230-7928
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ALL JOBS Big or Small. Panels, lighting, plugs, fans, hot tubs, etc. Guaranteed work. Ph 604-539-0708 Cell 604-537-1773 (Lic. 26110)
Call for FREE in-home consultation In-house design team and cabinet shop 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
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PLUMBING
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LOCAL PLUMBER $45 Service Call Plumbing, Heating, Plugged Drains. Mustang Plumbing 778-714-2441
A Gas Fitter ✭ Plumber RENOS & REPAIRS Excellent price on Hot Water Tanks Furnace, Boilers, Plumbing Jobs & Furnace & duct cleaning
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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
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
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 Registered White Lab cross Kuvas 2 Male, 1 Female, puppies are white, paper trained, ready to go! Have shots & vet checked. $550. Call 604-991-0114. Yorkie/Shi’s Puppies - 5 weeks, full shots, house trained. $400 Call 604-856-5663 or 778-552-1033
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APPLIANCES
APPLIANCE FOR SALE Beaumark dishwasher built in (white) $30. Good working order. We are remodeling and changing colour. North Delta 604-591-9740
Peace Arch Appliance Service to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers & dishwashers. Reasonable. Also Appliance Removal Call Mark (604)536-9092
.604.536.2216 www.bhserviceplumbin.org
CRESCENT Plumbing & Heating Licensed Residential 24hr. Service • Hot water tanks • Furnaces • Broilers • Plugged Drains 778-862-0560
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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS 10% DISCOUNT. MG Roofing & Siding. CA. Re-roofing, New Roof Gutters.
604-812-9721
MISC. FOR SALE
DISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect Home Phone Service. No One Refused! Low Monthly Rate! Calling Features and Unlimited Long Distance Available. Call National Teleconnect Today! 1-866-443-4408. www.nationalteleconnect.com. 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
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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
PATTAR ROOFING LTD. All types of Roofing. Over 35 years in business. 604.588.0833
BEST BUSY BOYS ROOFING LTD.
D Conversion from Cedar to Asphalt, Shingles, Fiberglass D 30, 40, 50 years Warranty D WCB, BBB, Liability Ins. Free Estimates. Call Gary 604-599-5611 OR Visit
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
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.
Call 604-538-9669 for information or to visit. S.Surrey PACIFICA RETIREMENT RESORT, 1 bdrm corner ste, W/D, incl all amens. Sec prk Sm pet OK. N/S. $2000. Bryan 604-328-6461.
SUNNY WHITE ROCK Great Location Amid Sea & Shops 1/2 Month FREE Rent 1 Bdrm Suites - Avail Now
WHITE ROCK
RENTALS
604.220.JUNK(5865) Serving Metro Vancouver Since 1988
706
APARTMENT/CONDO
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 Marine Dr. Self contained suite. Un-obstructed ocean View. Fully furnished open plan. 5 appli. insuite lndry. cbl. WIFI, utils. & prkg. $1250 Avail. Now. n/p n/s. min. 6 mos. lease. 604-536-3764
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.
Call 604-538-4599
1 block from Semiahmoo Mall. Available Immediately!
Call for appt to view 604.541.6276
1 & 2 Bedrooms
S. SURREY. Warehouse, approx 1800 sf. 220 wiring, 4 -14’ doors $1500/m. Gated. Suitable for storage. Avail. now. Call 604-835-6000
Skyline Apts White Rock
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PETS
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866
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:
jsarowa@shaw.ca or 604-897-1546
WHITE ROCK. 3 bdrm. Lndry, Carport, yard. N/S, N/P. Refs. $2000/m 604-532-4370 or 604-790-4370
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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
CASH for all Vehicles FREE Towing QUICK Service ALWAYS Available
OCEAN PARK lrg bdrm, up, furn., sink, lndry. $485. Now. ns/np. Sml portion hydro/gas. 604-535-5953
747B SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING 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
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SUITES, LOWER
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
OCEAN PARK 1 bdrm / office, quiet area. Suit single prof, N/S, N/P. W/D, utils incl. $850. (604)356-3418 OCEAN PARK - Quiet area. Large grnd level, 1 bdrm with private ent, lrg patio, full kitchen w/skylight, jetted tub, shower, gas f/p, cov’d pkng, share w/d, nr bus & amens. N/S N/P. $825/mo incl utils & cable. Avail Feb 1st. Call 604-531-1082
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 WHITE ROCK; Large, Bright, 1350 sq.ft. suite, 1 Bed + Den, Ground Floor, Private Entrance, 3 Blocks to the Beach. New Paint, Large Kitchen, Laundry/Mud Room, Gas Fireplace. Suit Professional, Non Smoker, No Pets. Avail Jan 1st, 2014. $1150 incls utilities. 604-9960537.
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SUITES, UPPER
WHITE ROCK, Hospital area. Walk to mall/bus/schools. Large updated 2 level with yard. Parking, storage. 3 baths. 3+ bdrms or den or office with sep entrance. Refs req. $1950. Avail Jan. (604)315-0782.
1 & 2 Bdrm Suites
752
Hot Water & U/G Parking Incl
TOWNHOUSES
ARIES
LIBRA
Now may be the time to try something new, Aries. You are not one to shy away from anything, but right now you're a bit apprehensive about things. Take a leap of faith.
Feeling homesick, Libra? If so, make some post-holiday plans to visit with friends or family you didn't get a chance to see during the holidays. Enjoy this time spent with loved ones.
TAURUS
SCORPIO
Taurus, many people look to you as a leader, and they are wise to do so. You are especially trustworthy, and you will be asked to solve a few problems this week.
Scorpio, you like to stay busy. But you sometimes feel overwhelmed with all that you have to do. Stop biting off more than you can chew and take things one task at a time.
GEMINI
SAGITTARIUS
Gemini, there won't be much time to enjoy recreational activities this week, so you may have to find a new way to let loose. Rest assured there will be more time for fun down the road.
Sagittarius, now is a good time to make resolutions and reconnect with distant friends. It is good to rekindle relationships and commit to spending more time with friends and family.
CANCER
CAPRICORN
Cancer, a new opportunity comes your way but you're not quite sure if you're ready for such drastic changes. Take your time before making a final decision.
After time away for the holidays, getting back into a routine can be challenging, Capricorn. But you like to stick to a schedule, and getting back on track is the way to do it.
LEO
AQUARIUS
Leo, no matter how hard you try, some people just can't see things from your point of view. Don't take this personally, as everyone is entitled to their own opinions.
Aquarius, although you have many friends, you recently have only spent time with a select few. This week is a great time to reach out to those friends you haven't seen in awhile.
VIRGO TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES! 2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026
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.
Dec. 31 - Jan. 4 , 2014
CASH FOR X-MAS
ROOMS FOR RENT
Quiet community oriented living.
JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca
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604.488.9161
UTILITIES INCLUDED. NS/NP
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Fully Furnished & Equipped Like New Townhouse. Only 3 years old. Immaculate Deluxe, 2 bdrm. + Rec. Room/Office + 2 Full Bath T/House. Flr. to ceiling storage + storage rm. in garage. 6 s/s appli. d/w, w/d, Garburator. Crown Mouldings, 9ft. ceilings, H/W laminate flooring and slate tile. Gas F/P & Alarm. 1 car garage parking. Covered patio lower & outdoor patio upper. Amenities room incls. full gym, outdoor hot tub & pool. Walk to Morgan Heights shopping. NO Smoking inside & NO Pets! $2350/month. Available March 1.
WHITE ROCK
ACTIVE SENIOR
Swimming Pool & All Amenities.
AUTO FINANCING
Short Term or Long term
WHITE ROCK: Avail now. 1 Bdrm Heat, h/w, cble & prkg incl. NS/NP, ref’s, adult oriented. (604)385-0275
709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
Well maintained Concrete High Rise in White Rock close to shopping.
BUYER ‘’Snow Dog’’ 8’ snow plow, Dodge mounting brackets, bought new 2011, only used 2 winters, $4400 obo. Buyers tailgate salter c/w controls, $1200 obo. WARN snow plow 54’’ with winch for Quad, $350 obo. (604)240-3237
SOUTH SURREY Sold Your House? Downsizing? Renovating? Just bring Your Clothes.
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$900 incls. HEAT & H/W.
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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.
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TRANSPORTATION
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.
1 Bdrm. w/ D/W & Gas F/P Large balcony. Concrete building.
20 YARD BINS AVAILABLE We Load or You Load !
FRESHLY painted 5 bdrm house for rent in White Rock. 3 bdrm’s upstairs, 2 downstairs, rec. rm. No smoking, no pets, one year lease, ref. required. Available January ‘14. $1900 per month. To view, call 604866-2939 for an appointment at 1226 Lee street
TOWNHOUSES
WHITE ROCK: 1 bdrm new paint & carpet incl heat, hot water & cable. $850/mo. Sorry n/p. (604)538-8408
WHITE ROCK SUNSET VILLA
RON Morin
FRESHLY painted 5 bdrm house for rent in White Rock. 3 bdrm’s upstairs, 2 downstairs, rec. rm. No smoking, no pets, one year lease, ref. required. Available January ‘14. $1900 per month. To view, call 604866-2939 for an appointment at 1226 Lee street
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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
~ Fir Apartments ~
Available January 1st. www.thelyons.ca 604-535-3585
Hauling Anything..
HOMES FOR RENT
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
Call 604-536-0379
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!
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.Russells Rubbish Removal 604-787-7355 White Rock / South Surrey
RENTALS
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PISCES
Virgo, sometimes it seems like you have all of the answers, while at other times, you might not know how to approach a situation. Take some time to analyze your approach.
Your competitive juices will be flowing this week, Pisces. Enjoy the competitive atmosphere but don't take things too far.
Ocean Breeze Home Care Inc. Providing Home Support Services in the Comfort of your own Home or Residential Care Facility
– general house cleaning – cooking & meal preparation – personal care needs – accompanying on outings – transportation to & from appointments
Call 604-536-8499
– medication reminders – feeding assistance – laundry – transferring – respite care – 24 hours live-in service
Bonded & Insured. I.C.B.C. & D.V.A. Clients Welcome.
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