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Swift reaction to ‘terrible mistake’ of realty placard bolted on iconic mural
A sign of passion over Whaling Wall Alex Browne Staff Reporter
White Rock residents were up in arms over Easter weekend after a commercial realty firm’s sign was bolted to the city’s iconic “Whaling Wall” mural. The ‘for-lease’ sign, on behalf of Colliers International, was installed Wednesday, obscuring part of the mural of a whale pod painted on the side of an uptown commercial building 30 years ago by internationally noted nature artist Wyland. By Monday morning, the sign was down and the eight bolts holding it to the wall, at the corner of Johnston Road and Russell Avenue, had been removed. “It was a terrible mistake,” Kirk Kuester,
executive managing director for Colliers in Vancouver, told Peace Arch News. “The sign has been removed and if there is any damage to the mural the damage will be repaired.” Kuester, who was away from his office for an Easter vacation, said he had received a barrage of calls and emails from concerned residents as soon as word spread that the sign had been bolted to the mural. Numerous angry comments were posted online over the weekend, after criticism and a photo by White Rock blogger Dave Chesney were shared on the Facebook site, I Grew Up In South Surrey/White Rock/ Langley/Cloverdale/Crescent Beach. “The reaction was very quick,” Kuester
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Residents respond to bolted ‘for-lease’ sign. said. “You have a community that is very passionate about the wall.” Kuester said he couldn’t explain, without further investigation, how the decision was
made to bolt the sign to the mural. “There are usually three to five people involved in deciding where (such) a sign goes, including a third party, our sign company,” he said. “I can’t say how this was decided, or who decided it, but that’s immaterial. We wanted it removed as quickly as possible.” Kuester said it was not possible to get a crew out Sunday to remove the sign, but it was done at the first opportunity the next morning. “Our goal is to remedy this and restore the wall to its original condition,” he said. Wyland’s mural – fourth in a series of 100 whale walls that he painted around the world between 1981 and 2008 – was dedicated in September 1984 and received restoration work by the artist in 2007.
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Taking a stand Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter
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Motorists southbound on Highway 99 Friday morning were backed up north of the 24 Avenue overpass – a lineup that tested drivers’ patience and reportedly took those headed for one of the South Surrey border crossings more than three hours to get through.
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A South Surrey man who wants to cut trees on his own acreage – for safety and value reasons – is frustrated by city rules that he says “bully” private citizens. And David Secord says he’s prepared to take a stand on the matter – all the way to court if he has to. “If it comes down to it… I’m going to cut a tree down (myself),” Secord said. “Give me the fine and I’ll see you in court.” Secord – former president of the Reform Party of B.C. – said he started inquiring with the City of Surrey about cutting some of the mature firs on his 144 Street lot – across from Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest – about 18 months ago. He’s got about 75 trees that are 100-plus feet tall and wants to remove around 30 of them – some due to the hazard of falling branches, which have damaged vehicles and nearly struck Secord himself; others to open up the lot and make it both more attractive to potential buyers and easier to build on, should he, or any future owner, decide to take that route. i see page 4
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ICTORIA – Earth Day 2014 will • Earth Day is now preceded by Earth Hour, likely go down in B.C. history as less during which we are encouraged to turn exciting than last year’s event. out our lights to join a worldwide gesture of That was the day when, in the heat of conservation. Many people use the occasion the election campaign, NDP for a candlelight dinner. Tom Fletcher leader Adrian Dix announced in Given that B.C.’s power is nearly Kamloops that he doesn’t support all from renewable hydroelectric the expansion of the Trans Mountain sources, and that the paraffin used oil pipeline to its Burnaby terminal, to make candles is derived from because Vancouver shouldn’t become petroleum or coal, this feel-good a “major oil port.” ritual produces an increase in As of this Earth Day, it has been an greenhouse gas emissions. oil port for a century, since Imperial David Suzuki is now promoting the Oil began work on B.C.’s first refinery idea of Earth Month, an expansion in 1914, in what is now Port Moody. of the symbolic effort designed to There were no pipelines then, so “raise awareness.” This is a popular crude was moved by rail or tanker. notion in the climate change For 60 years, Trans Mountain has industry, which to date consists supplied the Chevron refinery in mostly of government officials and Burnaby that is southern B.C.’s last activists flying around the world source of fuel. Some of the Alberta crude is to conferences in exotic locations to sign piped south to be refined into fuels and some agreements that lead to, well, not much so far. of that product is barged back up to B.C. to • Unlike Earth Hour, B.C.’s carbon tax on keep our traffic moving. fuels actually appears to be helping. Today the proposal to expand and upgrade An update to provincial data is due this that pipeline, and to build new oil and year, but what we have shows a 5.7 per natural gas pipelines across the north, cent decrease in carbon dioxide and other dominate B.C.’s political scene. greenhouse gases between 2007 and 2011. In keeping with the educational aspect of Environment ministers have conceded Earth Day, here are some things you may not that some of this is due to the recession that know about energy and the environment. struck in 2008-2009. But since the economy • A recent National Geographic report has recovered and begun to grow again, summarizes the main sources of oil in the emissions have continued to decline. oceans around North America. Media • There are simple things anyone can do, coverage focuses on tanker and pipeline without gimmicks or government programs. spills, but they only account for eight per One would be to stop protesting increased cent of the total. housing density in your community. Fully 60 per cent of the oil load in North By far the largest source of greenhouse American waters is from natural seeps, gas emissions in B.C., not to mention oldwhere oil leaks from seafloor rock. One of fashioned pollution, is transportation. By the world’s largest is off Santa Barbara, Calif. living closer to where we work, shop and where 20 to 25 tons flows out each day. It’s play, we can exercise our legs instead of just mostly consumed by oil-eating bacteria. our gas-pedal foot to get around. The next-biggest source is leakage from Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and cars and trucks, which collects on pavement columnist for Black Press. and is flushed to sea when it rains. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Coalition says Rasode wasn’t sidelined Kevin Diakiw Black Press
A Surrey First councillor – and potential mayoral candidate – is countering claims made by Coun. Barinder Rasode, who left the ruling civic party last week. Rasode told Black Press Wednesday that she felt stifled by the Surrey First “coalition of independents” and said she had no choice but to leave the slate and run as an independent. Surrey First held every seat on council until Rasode’s departure. Speaking on behalf of Surrey First Thursday – the day Rasode’s comments were published in Peace Arch News – Coun. Linda Hepner said Rasode’s opinions were always respected,
both in team meetings and at the council table. “She has had every opportunity to speak around any issue,” Hepner said. Rasode had said she was most concerned about issues of public safety, the spending of taxpayers’ dollars, public engagement Linda Hepner and transparency. “Many of the things she’s talking about have never come to the council table… those issues simply have not been raised,” Hepner said. The issue of transparency was raised, Hepner said, when Rasode asked to have council-
lors’ expenses posted on the Internet, and the idea was put into action the next day. “So her ideas have always been considered,” Hepner said. Mayor Dianne Watts did not comment but sent out a news release Thursday stating she was not going Barinder Rasode to get into “electioneering.” “There is a significant amount of work we are undertaking to move the City of Surrey forward, and this continues to remain my top priority,” the mayor said. Hepner said she thinks Rasode’s departure
has more to do with a run for the mayor’s chair than anything else. “I think this is more about ambition than it is about reality,” Hepner said. Both Hepner and Rasode have said they would be interested in the mayor’s job, but only if incumbent Watts chooses not to run in November’s municipal election. As for her prospects against Rasode, Hepner would say only that she wishes Rasode the best of luck. “I have great respect for Barinder, I just don’t think she works well in a team environment,” Hepner said. “I don’t know how you govern a city without being collaborative in a team environment.”
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‘Falconridge rapist’ cleared in Surrey case Sheila Reynolds Black Press
A man dubbed the “Falconridge rapist” after he sexually assaulted two women at knifepoint in Calgary in 2006 has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting and choking a teen in Newton in 2012. Andrew Aurie Jefferson’s trial on the Surrey charges took place April 14 and 15 in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster. On Wednesday, the 12-member jury delivered its not-guilty verdict to Judge Paul Pearlman. The jury in the Surrey case was not privy to details of Jefferson’s past convictions. During the Surrey sexualassault trial, a Andrew Jefferson woman, now 19, found not guilty told the court she had met Jefferson on the online dating site Plenty of Fish in late 2012 when she was 17. Her identity is shielded by a publication ban. The teen said she and Jefferson had met up for sex on two days in December 2012, but she alleged that during their second meeting, Jefferson had sexually assaulted her and choked her in his Newton basement suite. Jefferson, 29, took the stand in his own defence, denying the charges and arguing the pair’s encounters were entirely consensual. “I don’t agree that the allegations made happened,” he testified. In April 2006, Jefferson grabbed a 19-year-old woman in the Falconridge neighbourhood of Calgary and raped her. A month later, a 35-year-old woman was dragged to a footpath and raped. Jefferson was convicted in those cases (as well as for assaulting another woman) in 2007 and sentenced to six years in prison. In 2011, after being released, he relocated to Surrey. In January, he pleaded guilty to robbery in connection with a carjacking in Langley last June and is to be sentenced on May 6.
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ALR plan criticized by opposition MLAs
NDP tends farm fight in South Surrey Alex Browne Staff Reporter
A South Surrey farmer has come out in support of the NDP campaign against the BC Liberals’ Bill 24 – which the party says would “dismantle” the Agricultural Land Reserve. Jas Singh, owner of South Surrey’s God’s Little Acre – a 75-acre operation that donates the majority of its crops to Metro Vancouver food banks – threw his support behind the campaign Monday, with a news conference on the farm that provided a platform for NDP Leader Adrian Dix, as well as MLAs Lana Popham (Saanich South), sponsor of the party’s proposed BC Local Food Act, and Bruce Ralston (Surrey-Whalley), the party’s house leader. They all urged the public to put more pressure on the government to withdraw Bill 24, due to be debated in May. BC Agriculture Council – representing 14,000 farmers and ranchers – has said the bill “threatens the sustainability of agriculture in B.C.” Singh said the land God’s Little Acre is using represents a combination of farms that are all “part of the ALR, including farms that have not been farmed for 40 years.” He said there are another 1,000 acres locally
in the ALR that could sustain viable foodproducing operations for “50 young farmers.” “We’d be happy to train them,” he said, noting he plans to convert one of his farms to a retail location to help support God’s Little Acre’s charitable function. Dix said Singh’s operation is an example of combining “community values with something people care about – which is food and food security on a personal, community and global level.” But Dix said Bill 24 would divide the existing ALR into two zones – one of which would be dedicated to farming, but the largest of which would permit land uses other than farming. “They (BC Liberals) don’t have an explanation – they’re arguing this is good for some people. Obviously, land values increase for some agricultural land that could be used for something else.” Former agriculture minister Pat Pimm has said that under Bill 24, Agricultural Land Commission decisions for prime farmland in Zone 1 (including the Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley, Okanagan Valley and Vancouver Island) will continue to focus on preserving agricultural uses, while farmers in Zone 2 (including the North, the Kootenays and the rest of the Inte-
rior) will be given more options to help support farming operations that are much less profitable for reasons of climate and geography. But Dix said the government is “out of step with what business is doing” in promoting B.C.grown food – and the public’s reaction to it – noting “hundreds of thousands of people have signed the petition against Bill 24.” “We have a government that doesn’t have faith in agriculture – in a moment when there is more interest in food and food security than ever before.” He called on the government, including new Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick, to “step back from the precipice and listen to the people of B.C. who feel this in their heart and soul and self-interest.” Popham, formerly a farmer on Vancouver Island, said there had been “a groundswell of support” for stopping Bill 24 – legislation, she said, which would “destroy the ALR.” The NDP’s BC Local Food Act, she said, would address what she has long felt is “a lack of support, policy-wise” for food security. “Food security has to be a priority for B.C.,” she said. “What we can produce in B.C. is almost everything.”
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‘Different tree rules for residents’ i from page 1 in 2011, almost 60 in 2012, and 92 last year – resulting in a total But Secord said the way Surof $57,000 in fines for the year. rey’s tree bylaw – enacted in 2006 Mayor Dianne Watts said that – works, he can’t get a permit to because Surrey has become strict cut without first having plans to in what it requires for tree retenbuild. He learned permits aren’t tion, some builders are operating issued for trees with a diamoutside the law. She said continueter of 30 centimetres or more at ing to hit builders with fines will breast height – a measurement eventually have the desired effect. exceeded by many of the trees he “I know in the past, builders Tracy Holmes photo is eyeing – that aren’t in the way of construction, unless they are David Secord wants say on trees. would just come in and clearcut sites,” Watts said. dying or deemed a hazard. Penalties now range from Confident that removing the while Surrey issues fewer permits trees won’t negatively impact his to cut down trees than it did six $1,000 to $10,000 per tree. Noting licensed tree-cutters neighbours, Secord said it makes years ago, the number of trees cut no sense for the city to restrict his without permission is on the rise. won’t go near his trees without According to figures provided a permit, Secord said he’s conand other residents’ freedoms. While he supports having pro- by the city, there were 5,796 trees sidering getting out his own saw. “It really boils down to, what tections and fines in place for cut down last year. That numthose who abuse their rights, ber, give or take 1,000, has been right do they damn well have to tell me when I can cut a tree he said council has “gone over- unchanged since 2008. However, 31 trees were dam- down?” Secord said. board” on the matter, particularly – with files from Kevin Diakiw when it appears developers are aged or removed without permits routinely given permission to clear wide swaths of land for residential and at White Rock Beach commercial projects. Secord cited Campbell • Tues., April 22 • Wed., April 23 • Thurs., April 24 • Fri., April 25 Heights industrial park, Ht./m Ht./ft. TIME Ht./m Ht./ft. TIME Ht./m Ht./ft. TIME Ht./m Ht./ft. TIME at 192 Street and 24 Ave03:10 4.0 13.1 nue, where many acres 00:36 4.1 13.5 01:34 4.1 13.5 02:25 4.1 13.5 6.2 of trees were cleared for 06:52 2.7 8.9 08:04 2.5 8.2 08:58 2.2 7.2 09:42 1.9 development, as example. 10:59 3.1 10.2 12:42 3.0 9.8 14:19 3.1 10.2 15:38 3.4 11.2 “It’s so one-sided,” he 17:54 1.3 6.2 4.3 19:05 1.5 4.9 20:16 1.7 5.6 21:22 1.9 said. “It’s a different rule. It’s a form of bullying.” City officials did not THIS • Thrifty Foods* • Real Estate Weekly* • Mark's Work Wearhouse* comment on Secord’s TUES. • Canadian Tire* • Lowes* • SmartSource* • GVHBA Ovation* • Home Depot* claim by Peace Arch News FLYERS press deadline Monday. MORE FLYERS ONLINE ☛ City statistics show that IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE ABOVE FLYERS, PLEASE CALL DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT AT 604-542-7430 * Not distributed in all areas.
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An estimated 200,000 people took part in Surrey’s Vaisakhi parade in Newton Saturday, filling the streets with music, demonstrations, food and more. The annual event celebrates the founding of the Sikh community known as Khalsa.
Biz-licence changeup Frustration with White Rock’s businesslicence system is expected to ease, with council support for a bylaw amendment that’s anticipated to make the process friendlier for business owners and city staff alike. Recommended by city clerk Tracey Arthur, the amendment shifts the system to one where the licence expires on the one-year anniversary of the day it was issued. Currently, all business licences issued throughout the year expire on April 30. In her report, Arthur said the practice can be inconvenient for businesses that undergo the process early in the year and have to repeat it just a few months later. It is also a challenging process for the sole staffer who handles the applications, payments and issuing of the licences, she said, to have the estimated 2,000 licences expire at the same time. Council voted unanimously at the April 14 meeting to give the amendment first, second and third reading, with Mayor Wayne Baldwin noting it “makes too much sense not to do it.” – Tracy Holmes
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arth Day, now in its 44th year, has once again arrived. April 22 marks a worldwide effort that encourages us all to be kinder and gentler to Mother Earth. According to earthday.org, more than a billion people in 190 countries will engage in some kind of environmentally friendly action today – whether it be cleaning up the community, planting a tree or lobbying for change at the political level. The theme for Earth Day 2014 is Green Cities, and the website has this to say: “With smart investments in sustainable technology, forward-thinking public policy and an educated and active public, we can transform our cities and forge a sustainable future.” We think the City of Surrey hits the target. City policies that dictate new development must incorporate “green” design and/or technology has resulted in Surrey being lauded for its environmentally sustainable projects. These include: a new biofuel facility that will turn food waste into fuel for the city’s fleet of garbage trucks; District Energy systems that use thermal energy from the ground to provide heating and cooling for neighbourhoods; and electric-car charging stations that make Surrey a part of the “green highway” which stretches along the West Coast from Washington State to California. As for an educated and active public, Surrey ticks that box as well. Citizens are vocal about protecting the natural beauty of Surrey, and passionately speak out against tree clearcuts, destruction of wildlife habitat, pollution and any development proposal that does not consider and implement sound ecological practices. And our youth are arguably among the most environmentally aware on the planet, donating countless volunteer hours to everything from local stream stewardship programs to global climate change awareness. Could there be improvements? Of course. But on the whole, Surrey is a city that’s leading the way in the country when it comes to green policies and projects. In short, it’s clear we care deeply about the health of our air, land and water, and aspire to set the standard for others to emulate. Happy Earth Day, Surrey. Thanks for the admirable efforts.
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y name is David Black. I am that even the slightest risk of a spill of the majority owner of Black bitumen at sea is unacceptable. Press, the company that owns The grounding of the Exxon Valdez this newspaper. This is the first of two in Alaska in 1989 is often held up as an columns addressing what I see example of how bad an oil spill as the greatest threat to the B.C. at sea can be. A spill of bitumen David Black environment in our lifetime. would be much worse. I am a reasonably sensible and The Exxon Valdez carried light conservative businessman, not an crude and lost 250,000 barrels, alarmist. All of the information one-eighth of a tanker load. The in this column can be confirmed light oil floated and could be from public sources. removed from the beaches. The oil industry wants to Even so, after four years of export Alberta bitumen to work with up to 11,000 workers Asia via tankers. Under no and 1,400 boats involved, less circumstances should we allow than 10 per cent was recovered. that to happen. A bitumen Roughly 200,000 birds and spill at sea could destroy our other wildlife were killed. coastline, together with the fish Approximately 1,300 miles of and wildlife that depend on it, shoreline were affected and the for hundreds of years. fishery has yet to fully recover. Bitumen, even if diluted, does not float Bitumen is different. It would harden in sea water if there is sediment present. up on shore and much of it would sink to Given that there is an abundance of the bottom, killing virtually everything sediment along the B.C. coast, there will with which it came in contact. be little chance of recovering any of it if Imagine if we lost a full tanker load. there is a spill. Some say that with GPS-based By Northern Gateway’s own admission, navigation and double hulls, spills such the likelihood of a bitumen spill at sea is as Exxon Valdez are not possible today. greater than 10 per cent over the next 50 They are wrong. Double hulls do not years. Others say it is much higher. prevent hull fracture if there is a collision We are in agreement with the position at speed, and most marine accidents are taken by the Coastal First Nations caused by human inattention, not by a
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lack of knowledge about position. The Exxon Valdez crew could have glanced at their instruments to determine their location but didn’t; neither did the Queen of the North. Undoubtedly, there will be many more marine accidents in future. Our grandchildren will not thank us if we willingly risk the destruction of the B.C. coast on our watch. Fortunately, there is a solution: all we have to do is build a refinery at Kitimat that converts the bitumen to gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, which float and evaporate if spilled. Often, little or no spill remediation is required. These refined fuels simply do not cause the habitat destruction of crude oil, or anywhere near the devastation caused by bitumen. My second column, in the next issue, will discuss the enormous advantages of a modern green refinery. Let me declare my biases. I am for creating thousands of permanent jobs. I am for creating billions of new tax dollars for government coffers. I am for reducing the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions. I am for building an oil pipeline that will never leak. I am for building a modern tanker fleet that carries only refined fuels that float and evaporate if spilled. I am against shipping bitumen in tankers. If you agree, please contact your local MP and say so. The Canadian government makes a decision on this next month. David Black owns Black Press, parent company of Peace Arch News. Q BC Views columnist Tom Fletcher appears on page 2 today. 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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Call for equal reverence Editor: Re: Vaisakhi – Celebrate Khalsa Day and the diversity of Surrey, April 15 special section. Being an expat of White Rock and Surrey, I picked up the local paper and was surprised to see that the latest issue contained something like 15 pages devoted to celebrating “Khalsa Day” or Vaisakhi. Even Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts was pictured in a rather pious pose, outside of the Golden Temple, and this gave me to wonder if this wasn’t more about pandering for the ethnic vote, than anything else. And that is OK, one supposes, but being as it was the week of the Jewish Passover and knowing, as we do, its importance to Christians who celebrate Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, to celebrate same and what was to lead to his death by crucifixion – and his triumphant Resurrection – gives us to wonder if there will be a similar exposition in the following week’s paper. I, for one, will be looking to see if it is given, at least, equal reverence. Won’t you? Larry Bennett, Burnaby
I have appreciated his professionalism, his caring, his active concern and effort to improve our health-care system in a time of increased demands and economic restraint. David’s strong sense of civic duty has made him a fixture for many organizations and events, to the betterment of our community. MLA Gordon Hogg, Surrey-White Rock
Consumers pay recycling tab Editor: I am responding to the recycle program that our politicians decided, I am told, to give to a billion-dollar company. The recycle program is supposed to be non-profit, because we all care about our environment. We pay at the cash register because we were told they were losing money. Would a billiondollar company take on the recycle program if it is a losing venture? Why is it that almost every time
the government initiates a program, they sock it to the seniors or handicapped? The new recycle program does not take glass. How many seniors or handicapped do not drive because they cannot afford it or are not able? So, with no other option, the glass ends up in the garbage. The government says the industry will pay for the new recycle program. Are our politicians so naive or uninformed and do not realize it’s the consumer who always pays. So now, we will pay double! I hope all of you will write to your MLA and local politicians and demand the government scrap the new recycle program. After all, we are not sheep! Mary Mikelson, Surrey
Mental masochism Editor: I’m somewhat curious about how people in good conscious willingly work at such an insidious source
of considerable angst through addiction. The fact is, BC Lottery Corporation, a large and potent advertiser with our mainstream news media, is callously exploiting the often debilitating weaknesses of many of its consumers – especially those with obsessive/compulsive tendencies. And, no, offering gambling addiction withdrawal services and/or financing in return does not suffice. There is psychology literature stating that gamblers intentionally – though typically subconsciously – gamble until they lose all that they came in with on the games of chance. The addiction can reach an extreme point where – as demonstrated in the movie Owning Mahowny – the gambler can break a casino table’s funds and still not leave the casino until he/she is essentially broke. It’s written that they do so in order to have an excuse to punish their psyches afterwards. Sadly, it is a form of platonic mental masochism. Frank Sterle Jr., White Rock
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We asked, the city listened Editor: Many thanks to the City of Surrey for its rapid response to my request, on behalf of our strata, to improve street drainage at the corner of McBeth Road and Flower Road. The day after I visited the engineering department at the new city hall, our site had been surveyed. Within a couple of days, the old curb had been dug out and a new drainage ditch had been made. A few more days, and a new drain and drainpipe had been added, and soon after that, the new curb was put in. Thanks, city staff! Geoff Dean, Surrey
Strong sense of civic duty Editor: Re: Ousted Fraser Health chair praises staff, April 15. I write to publicly express my gratitude to David Mitchell for his 3½ years of service to our region as chair of the Fraser Health Authority. He has given a tremendous amount of time and expertise to the health authority for a small financial retainer and expenses. I have met with him on many occasions in his capacity as board chair, and have always found him to be approachable, principled, compassionate and well informed. He has an understanding of the financial complexities and challenges facing Fraser Health and has been a positive advocate for our health services.
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Public disputes over the future of the Pattullo Bridge between North Surrey and New Westminster frustrate readers.
They take bridge debate too far Editor: Regarding the Pattullo Bridge… All this controversy about Surrey wants this and New Westminster wants that, and to toll or not to toll. I have a simple solution to the problem: Remove the bridge completely. We have enough bridges to facilitate the extra traffic, never mind the extra cost involved. John Reid, White Rock Q Thoughts about the Pattullo Bridge flap… Sadly we are dealing with the two most retrograde cities in recent memory when it comes to traffic. First of all, we have years of Vancouver city councils who believe that if they can create even more bottlenecks and congestion, the traffic will somehow disappear. Think about it. Vancouver has no through roads except for Highway 1, which cuts across the northeast corner. Every other road ends in a dead end or a side street, except perhaps Kingsway, which connects to Georgia Street by a viaduct, which they are itching to tear down. Close behind are the Neanderthal-thinking councils of New Westminster who have done their best to inconvenience those heathen commuters that dare to trespass the Royal City. Highway 99 used to follow Kingsway and 12 Street to Columbia and the Pattullo,
but years ago traffic was diverted along 10 Avenue to McBride as a grudging concession. Connections for traffic between Hwy 1 and Marine became a cruel joke. Today, with their insistence of a tolled, four-lane replacement, New Westminster is again guaranteeing years of bottlenecks and congestion. Well, let’s get real. Since this is part of our highways system – are you listening, Minister Todd Stone? – it should be the B.C. Provincial Highways Department that builds a new bridge and connecting roadways. At a minimum, it should be a six-lane and, if we think for the future – a novel idea – an eight-lane one. Build it between the Tannery Road/8 Street alignments. Build a proper access road system along the Brunette, Columbia, Front and Stewardson route, elevated if necessary. Build connector roads along 12 and 8 Streets to access Kingsway and Canada Way. From Surrey, it would be a short diversion from the King George along Scott to Tannery and the Highway 17 interchange or, perhaps a Fraser Highway, Old Yale, 104 Avenue connection. When this is completed, give the Pattullo to New Westminster to do with as they like. They can fix it, maintain it, plant flowers on it or tear it down…We don’t care! Gordon E. Swanson, Surrey
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‘Reluctant’ support for rezoning Staff Reporter
An application to rezone a single White Rock lot to permit two lots highlights problems with the city’s zoning bylaw, says one councillor. Coun. Helen Fathers made the comment at the April 14 landuse meeting, during discussion of plans eyed for 1245 Kent St. The applicant has asked for the lot to be rezoned RS-4 (one-unit residential with minimum 12.1metre lot width) from its current RS-1 (which requires a minimum lot width of 15m) – a move that requires an amendment to the city’s omnibus Bylaw 2000. The change would permit two smaller homes to be built rather than one large home, a staff report notes. But Fathers – who cast the sole vote opposing the rezoning – said big houses will result regardless of whether the lot is rezoned or not. And, if approved, “it would be an RS-4 stuck right in the middle of an RS-1.” According to a report by Karen Cooper – the city’s new director of planning and development services – the surrounding neighbourhood is made up of single-family homes on lots ranging in width from 14.6 to 24.38m. Each of the new lots would have a width of 12.2m.
The proposed rezoning is consistent with the city’s Official Community Plan, Cooper adds. In discussion, Coun. Grant Meyer – citing “a bit of an issue” with on-street parking in the area – asked if the applicant could be made to include a double garage for each of the two homes. Coun. Al Campbell also wanted assurance the homes would “not cause a hardship on the street.” Cooper said the bylaw would require the proponent to provide three parking spaces per residence.
Mayor Wayne Baldwin told the committee he would “reluctantly” support sending the zoning amendment to a regular council meeting. “This is a big lot. It would be reasonable under the circumstances to have it conform to the (other) side of Kent,” he said. “These RS-1s are not standard RS-1s. They’re big RS-1s. I would reluctantly go along with the recommendation.” In his decision, Baldwin also cited support heard from residents. Council next meets on April 28.
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City strives for environmentally friendly initiatives
Surrey leads the way in ‘thinking green’ Kevin Diakiw
well as Grandview Heights and Campbell Heights, where there are current and future plans for industrial, commercial and highdensity residential development. The idea came just months after a commitment by city council to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). In 2008, Surrey signed on to the B.C. Climate Action Plan, which signified the city’s intention to significantly cut GHGs by 2012. Signing onto the plan also meant Surrey must measure and report its emissions and create complete, compact, more energy-efficient communities. “District Energy is really a long-term commitment by the city,” said Surrey city manager Vincent Lalonde. “It really revolves around energy resiliency for our city, greenhouse gas reduction, rate stability…” It leads to “high-quality buildings,” he said, which are warmed by reliable heating. Watts acknowledges that having a green vision comes at a cost, but she said it’s better to spend the dollars now, rather than redesigning existing buildings in the future. “Part of the challenge is, once a city is built out, you have to go back and retrofit them,” Watts said. “And the cost is significantly more.”
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he beef scraps, salad remnants and bones tossed from the plate will soon be powering the truck hauling your weekly garbage away. The bio-energy plan is just one of several ecologically friendly initiatives fuelled by the creation of the Sustainability Charter in Surrey, which requires that all developments consider the environment, economics and socio-cultural issues. “In everything we do, we need to do as much as we possibly can to balance those pieces off,” Mayor Dianne Watts said. “Innovation was key for us, so in every one of our (new) buildings, we had to see how we could reduce our carbon footprint.” The bio-energy technology – turning food waste into fuel – was borrowed from Europe, which the city first began considering six years ago. It’s been a slow but determined go, and Surrey engineers say it should be up and running in late 2016 or early 2017. Shortly after deciding on the new direction, Surrey signed a contract with BFI Canada requiring the garbage-hauling company to only use Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks to pick up the city’s waste. The decision, and subsequent contract, paved the way for a sea change in the way residential waste is treated. Soon, all organic waste will be trucked off to a $68-million organics “biofuel” facility in Port Kells. The facility won’t cost local taxpayers anything, city staff say, as it will be a public-private partnership, and the federal government is paying for 25 per cent of the construction costs. Surrey’s portion will be funded through the savings of not hauling organic waste elsewhere. When the biofuel facility is running, the off-gas will be collected and used to power the CNG trucks performing Surrey’s curbside trash pickup. Surrey will be one of North America’s first cities to have garbage trucks powered by green waste. The CNG-powered trucks emit 23 per cent less carbon and 90 per cent less air particulates compared to traditional diesel trucks, city officials say. Studies show replacing one diesel truck with a CNG model is equal to taking 475 cars off the road.
Reducing emissions The City of Surrey emits 16,000 metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) annually, about a third of which (4,986 metric tonnes
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Surrey city manager Vince Lalonde stands inside the geothermal facility that has been built beneath Surrey’s new city hall. CO2e) comes from the use of diesel fuel. thermal energy – in the form of steam or Once the bio-waste system is online, the heated or cooled water – through a network diesel CO2e coming from curbside pickup of pipes to heat, cool and provide hot water will drop to zero. for the City Centre Library, the new Surrey The system also has the benefit of reducing City Hall, and 3 Civic Plaza, a 50-storey fuel costs and potentially generating a tidy mixed-use hotel and residential project. profit from city waste. Any methane biogas In addition, nearby residential towers are not used by the city will be sold to Fortis BC. expected to tap into the network. Surrey’s green vision is being heralded DE is considered “clean energy” and nationally. In 2013, Surrey was honoured conserves power over conventional heating at the Community Energy Builder Awards, and cooling systems. winning the local-government category The process uses pipes deep underground, for its initiative on the use of waste gas in where water is heated by the Earth and then powering garbage trucks. piped into buildings to reduce the reliance on conventional heating. In addition, waste heat from high-energy Thinking green users, such as ice rinks, pools and industrial The organic biofuel facility isn’t the only customers, can be easily redistributed to major environmental project on the go in others in the system. Surrey. The city is also exploring the possibility of Plans for District Energy (DE) systems are establishing DE systems near the Gateway underway. The DE systems will distribute and King George SkyTrain stations, as
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The city’s environmental energy policies have also hit the road, with 13 electric-carcharging stations now in place. These Level 2 charging stations will fully charge a car in four to six hours. In addition, the province has installed a DC Fast Charge station in Cloverdale at the Surrey Museum (7710 56A Ave). It can charge a vehicle in less than half an hour. The DC Fast Charge station forms part of the northern leg of a “green highway” stretching south to California. Fast-charge stations have also opened in Kamloops, Nanaimo, Duncan, Squamish and Merritt. Seven more – in Vancouver, Langley Township, North Vancouver, North Vancouver District, Whistler, Saanich and Hope – were set to open last month. Some of the other steps Surrey is taking with the environment in mind include: • Developing policies related to building use, and incorporating alternative energy systems where feasible; • Reducing the city’s vehicle fleet; • Initiating green purchasing policies; • Implementing and publicizing green infrastructure pilot projects; • Implementing a municipal electric vehicle pilot program.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING – APRIL 28, 2014 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT NO. 365 NOTICE is hereby given that the Council of the City of White Rock will hold a Public Meeting at the WHITE ROCK COMMUNITY CENTRE, 15154 Russell Avenue, White Rock, BC, on MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in accordance with the Local Government Act. At the Public Meeting, all persons who deem their interest in property is affected by the proposed permit shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions reflecting matters contained in the application that is the subject of the Public Meeting. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT NO. 365 SUBJECT PROPERTY:
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Development Variance Permit No. 365 proposes to vary Section 6.2.6 Interior side lot line for a Principal Building of the “White Rock Zoning Bylaw, 2012, No. 2000” from 1.2 metres (m) to 0.6 m. The variance will allow construction of a deck off the kitchen to make the existing house more livable.
Further details regarding the application may be obtained from the City’s Planning and Development Services Department at City Hall. Should you have any comments or concerns you wish to convey to Council and you cannot attend the Public Meeting, please submit in writing to the City Clerk by 4:00 p.m., Monday, April 28, 2014. You may forward your submissions by: • mailing or delivering to the City Clerk’s Office at White Rock City Hall, 15322 Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock, BC, V4B 1Y6; or • faxing to 604.541.2118 (Attn: City Clerk); or • e-mailing the City Clerk at ClerksOffice@whiterockcity.ca with “DVP No. 365” typed in the subject line. Please Note: Correspondence that is the subject of a Public Hearing, Public Meeting, or other public processes will be included, in its entirety, in the public information package and will form part of the public record. Council shall not receive further submissions from the public or interested persons concerning the application after the Public Meeting has concluded. Site Plan (proposed deck in yellow)
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Copies of the proposed development variance permit along with associated reports may be inspected in the City Clerk’s Office at White Rock City Hall, 15322 Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock, BC, from Tuesday, April 15, 2014 to Monday, April 28, 2014 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., excluding weekends and statutory holidays. T. Arthur, City Clerk
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White Rock teen takes on bullying as Miss World Canada contestant
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A White Rock teen is using her public platform as a Miss World Canada contestant to encourage those who face bullying to speak up. Victoria Kalitowski, 19, told Peace Arch News that her experience with bullying left her feeling as though she had no one to turn to. “I didn’t speak up about it, I didn’t tell anyone about it – I actually didn’t even tell my parents until I graduated high school many years later,” she said. “I would like to tell kids to look inside themselves and speak up about it, because, honestly, that’s the best way to deal with it. “Even now, I wish back then I was able to tell my parents or tell someone about it.”
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Kalitowski, a secondyear science student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, entered the pageant after seeing that, unlike other organizations, Miss World Canada wasn’t only about outer beauty. “The theme is ‘beauty with a purpose,’ so it’s not just beauty on the outside,” she explained.
“It’s one of the only pageants that does focus on the inside as well, and that was really important to me.” The new Miss World Canada will be announced May 11. “I’m can’t wait for the crowning. Everyone in the community has been so supportive,” she said, adding that South Surrey’s José & Co. Custom Jewellers had presented her with a ‘Victoria’ necklace. “It’s been really amazing.” She noted that Miss World Canada would be an opportunity to travel and help kids around the country. Her passion for working with children was what spurred Kalitowski to begin her science degree. She aims to transfer to UBC after completing her degree in science to pursue an education degree.
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2014 Spring Open House and Plant Sale. Saturday, April 26 Saturday, May 24 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Darts Hill Garden Park is at its flowering peak during April and May. Come to our two special Open Houses* and enjoy the garden’s meandering pathways bordered by its fabulous collection of rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias and other blooming trees, shrubs, and perennials. Highlights include:
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The garden is lovely in all weather and will be open on these days rain or shine. Main pathways are gravel with some inclines; they may be suitable for some wheelchair users. Sorry, no pets please. Donations suggested. All donations go towards the preservation of this unique, historic plantsman’s garden. * In addition to two special open houses, the garden is open for casual strolls every Saturday during April, May, June, and September from 11 am to 3 pm.
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“I want to be able to teach kids and work with them to inspire them to be the best they can be. Education is so important in my life, so I thought it was the best way,” she said. And while there is no denying that being crowned Miss World Canada would be a wonderful opportunity, Kalitowski said that the
opportunity to work with Variety – The Children’s Charity, has encouraged her to continue her charity work, with or without the title. To view Kalitowski’s contestent page, visit www.missworldcanada. ca/contestants/mwc2014-contestants/ mwc-2014-contestantvictoria-kalitowski/
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Many of the children’s toothpastes have special low-fluoride percentages. Your child’s dentist can advise you on exactly what toothpaste will suit your child best. By the age of six, flossing should be introduced. The biggest challenge in maintaining healthy teeth is cutting down on sugar. Sugar causes tooth decay ad the higher the sugar intake, the more likely the occurrence of tooth decay. While sugar seems more prevalent than ever, so too are sugar substitutes. A dentist can help you make proper choices regarding everyday eating, as well as treats. The efforts put in during the formative years will pay off with fewer problems as an adult. April is oral care month, but oral care requires year-round attention.
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be diagnosed. One diagnostic procedure includes a home test – a test so easy you can take it in your sleep. Literally. It is an at-home sleep test that measures everything from brain activity and heart rate, to sleeping position patterns (i.e. side, front, stomach). “Once you’ve had this sleep test (which can be provided by Peace Arch Dental), a qualified medical doctor – and only a medical doctor, not a dentist – can diagnose sleep apnea,” said Layton. After diagnosis, comes treatment and that’s where the dental community comes in. “Those of us who are dentists (who deal with sleep apnea) are basically here to help facilitate people getting treatment - co-ordinating with their doctor to get the proper treatment modality.” There are two common treatments for obstructive sleep apnea: one being a continuous pressure airway blower (CPAB), the other being an oral appliance - a mandibular advancement splint (MAS). Layton says proper fitting of an MAS is an exact science. “The key is being able to position the teeth and the oral structures in such a way that the air gets through and that is a mechanical repositioning; that point is not arbitrary. There’s a very specific sweet spot that needs to be calibrated by somebody trained in dental sleep management. When it comes to that, we are one of the only dental sleep management providers in the Lower Mainland.” If you have concerns regarding this affliction, contact your family physician.
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noticed if you don’t show up. So there’s the accountability.” Can’t find a training partner? No problem. Go on your own. You never know who you might meet at your first spin class. “Don’t let the lack of partner be an excuse,” says Shirley. “Some people will actually join classes just because they want to make some new friends, and because there’s the common interest (of fitness) there is already a foundation. So they end up doing other things together as well. So it turns into a friendship based on activity.” There was a time when exercise classes were almost exclusively attended by women. If you were male, in an aerobics class, chances are your name was Richard Simmons. Not so, anymore. › see page 20
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From walking to kayaking; it’s all good › from page 19 “Isn’t that great?” says Shirley. “Men used to cringe when they heard the word aerobics. Some men still do. But they are getting the message that it means you are huffing and puffing – that’s all it means. “Whether it’s cycling, walking, running, boxing – whatever it is, if you are huffing and puffing and doing it continuously for 20 minutes, you are doing aerobic exercise. So that appeals more to men now, as well as the versatility and the types of aerobic exercises that are offered.” Versatility is a key word. The choices available are as varied as the shapes and sizes of the participants. “And it can be outdoors or indoors,”
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Campaign kickoff South Surrey’s Nathan Bragg, 18, stopped by Safeway in Peninsula Village April 11 to kick off the store’s Easter Seals campaign. Until Good Friday, the store was collecting $2 donations in exchange for five bonus Airmiles, with all proceeds going towards sending kids with disabilities to camp.
Test-drive event to benefit softball program A test-drive event set for June 21 in Cloverdale will raise money for the Surrey Storm Fastpitch Association. It is among several Drive 4 UR School events planned by Dams Ford Lincoln Sales for the coming months to help Surrey-
area community and school groups raise funds. For every person who test drives a Ford at the events, Dams Ford and Ford of Canada will donate $20 to the cause. Vehicles featured will include the Fiesta, Focus, Fusion,
Mustang and F-150. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cloverdale Athletic Park, 6330 168 St. Participants must be 18 or older and have a valid driver’s license; test drives are limited to one per household.
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BCTF strike action starts Wednesday Tom Fletcher Black Press
After rejecting an offer from the school district bargaining agency for a longterm contract, the B.C. Teachers’ Federation has served notice it will begin work-to-rule action April 23. BCTF president Jim Iker announced Thursday that 72-hour notice has been given, after union members voted 89 per cent in March to endorse a three-stage strike plan. Phase 1 includes refusing communication with school managers, arriving no more than an hour before and leaving an hour after school hours, and refusing supervision of students outside class time. It does not affect pre-arranged voluntary activities such as coaching, but the refusal of supervision requires essential service levels that compel some teachers to assure the safety of students while they are out of
classes. Report card preparation and parent meetings will continue. Iker said progress at the bargaining table will determine how long Phase 1 would last. Phase 2 of the BCTF plan is rotating one-day walkouts in districts around the province. Phase 3, a full-scale strike, would require a second vote by members. The BCTF has rejected the government’s offer for a 10-year agreement with pay increases totalling 6.5% over the first six years and additional wage increases to be negotiated for the final four years. There has been little change to the “lowball offer” on wages and no movement on the long-running dispute over class size limits and special needs support, Iker said. BCTF negotiators countered with a threeyear proposal with three per cent plus a cost-of-living increase in each year. With compounding and current estimates of
inflation, BCPSEA calculates that could amount to 13.5 per cent over three years. Iker said school districts are cutting staff and programs due to ministry budget cuts, and the ministry should at least cover school districts’ costs for increase medical services plan premiums. The education ministry says per-pupil funding has increased 38 per cent since 2001, and the ministry has provided $225 million over three years to hire 500 teachers and 400 new special education assistants for the 2012-13 school year. Peter Cameron, chief negotiator for B.C.’s 60 school districts, said once stage one strike action begins, the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association will seek an order that the union pay for its extended benefits during any withdrawal of service. That would cost about $5 million a month for 41,000 public school teachers.
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The City of Surrey is calling for nominations for the 2014 City Awards Program. This family of six awards celebrates excellence in urban design, clean energy, community spirit, civic beautification, environmental stewardship and heritage.
awards NEWCITY DESIGN AWARD Recognizing Excellence in City Building Recognizing excellence in land and building development in Surrey, with an emphasis on showcasing the City’s best urban development.
CLEAN ENERGY CITY AWARD Recognizing Innovation in Energy Conservation and Efficiency Recognizing contributions and innovations that reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy conservation and efficiency.
HEART IN THE CITY AWARD Honouring Selfless Acts of Community Spirit Honouring and celebrating contributions to the social sustainability of Surrey, including poverty reduction and community development.
BEAUTIFUL CITY AWARD Celebrating Outstanding Contributions in Civic Beautification Recognizing outstanding contributions in community beautification and landscape redevelopment efforts.
GREEN CITY AWARD Recognizing Environmental Leaders who Take Action & Inspire Celebrating leaders in environmental stewardship, including environmental education, pollution prevention and waste reduction/recycling.
HERITAGE IN THE CITY AWARD Excellence in Heritage Preservation, Interpretation & Promotion Recognizing the outstanding contributions of individuals, groups or organizations for preserving, interpreting or promoting Surrey heritage.
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The ball skips past White Rock Tritons’ third baseman Jason Hill as he tries to tag out a Nanaimo Pirates baserunner during a Premier Baseball League doubleheader Sunday.
White Rock set for busy week on baseball diamond
Tritons earn split against visiting Pirates Nick Greenizan
season. Second baseman Liam Rihela also had a strong day at the plate, with a hit, two hile youngsters across the Peninsula runs scored and two walks. were hunting for Easter eggs Through seven games of the PBL season, Sunday, the White Rock Tritons Yeager – an Earl Marriott Secondary student were at South Surrey Athletic Park searching – is hitting a red-hot .588. for wins. The Tritons’ offence was especially They found just one, winning the potent in the early stages of the first game of a BC Premier Baseball game, scoring five runs in the first League doubleheader against the two innings. They scored at least visiting Nanaimo Pirates, to improve one run in the first five frames. their early-season record to 2-5. After Nanaimo opened the scoring The win was the first since April 12 with a single run in the top of the for the White Rock squad, which is first inning – leadoff hitter North seeking a return to the playoffs for the Rainey singled, stole second and first time in five years. A scheduled later scored – the Tritons responded Thursday night doubleheader against with an even better opening frame. Scott Doucet the Vancouver Cannons was rained Shortstop Daniel Cassino and out, and the Tritons dropped a winning pitcher Rihela led off the game with back6-2 game on the road to the highto-back walks, and Yeager then powered Langley Blaze Tuesday night. singled to load the bases. White Rock’s victory Sunday – by an 8-3 With Pavelick, batting in the cleanup spot, score – was keyed by some red-hot bats. at the dish, Cassino scored on a passed ball. Catcher Dylan Yeager went 4-for-4 with One batter later, Rihela scored the go-ahead two runs scored, a run-batted-in and a stolen run on a Melenchuk sacrifice fly. base, while first baseman Tom Melenchuk Rounding out the inning, Yeager scored crushed the team’s first home run of the the third run when he stole home.
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The Pirates cut the lead to 3-2 in the second inning, when Dakota St. Laurent singled and scored two batters later, but the Tritons again responded in the bottom of the inning, scoring twice on a pair of unearned runs after two errors on the same play. Scott Doucet was on the hill for the victors, going the distance, striking out eight Nanaimo batters over seven innings, while scattering eight hits and walking just one. The second game of the twin bill did not go as well for White Rock, as the team managed just three runs and eight hits off Nanaimo pitcher Matthew Stevenson, who lasted seven innings, striking out just one. But despite the low strikeout totals, White Rock batters couldn’t muster up much in the way of offence against Stevenson, who was called up from the Pirates’ U16 team for the game. Yeager and left-fielder Juan Paez each had two hits to lead the team. On the mound, it was pitcher-bycommittee for the White Rock squad, which used six different hurlers in the game. Zach Campagne – who was tagged with the loss – started on the mound, lasting
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Football stars invited Several South Surrey and Cloverdale players have been invited by Football BC to attend a provincial camp in Richmond May 17-19. The players selected to the camp were tested as part of the Football BC Combine Series which took place throughout January and February. The May camp serves as the part of the process to select the players that will be on the provincial under-16 or under-18 teams. Among those invited to the under-18 camp were a pair of Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers – defensive back Jonathan Chwaklinski and linebacker Caleb Abraham – as well as White Rock Titans Spencer O’Brien. Others set to take part include
quarterback Colby Peters of North Surrey Minor Football, running backs David Haebeer of the North Surrey Bears and receiver Masaki Kawanami of the Seaquam Seahawks. The U16 camp will be full of local defensive players, incuding defensive back Josiah Ordough from Tweedsmuir, defensive linemen Cole Barron – of the Holy Cross Crusaders – and Tighe Andreou from the White Rock Titans. On the offensive side of the ball, invitations were sent to Tweedsmuir linemen Cole Irwin and Erich Poethke and receiver Treven Baarts, Seaquam’s Trevor Partington and Denver Lebedow of Cloverdale Minor Football.
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40 players will be selected to attend the under-16 provincial camp July 9-13 in Nanaimo. Cloverdale has skated home from Playing in Salmon Arm will be a Vancouver Island figure-skating Parm Dhaliwal and Nicholas Wilson competition with three medals. from the Surrey Minor Hockey The Cloverdale Skating Club sent Association, and Michael Rasmussen three skaters to the 2014 Super of the Semiahmoo Minor Series Vancouver Island Hockey Association. competition, held April All three players are 11 to 14 in Parksville. forwards. Melissa Hayne Four local female earned a gold medal in players will travel to introductory interpretive, and placed sixth in the sports@peacearchnews.com Salmon Arm for the under-18 BC Cup April silver ladies competition. 23-27. McKenna Nickel Female players selected include earned medals in both of her events, goaltender Stephanie Hogg, winning bronze in silver interpretive defenders Ashley Long and Abigail and another bronze in junior silver Malo, and forward Sarah Merx. ladies freeskate. The top players will be selected to And Melissa Schrieber placed the Team BC provincial camp May eighth in bronze interpretive. 16-19 in Lake Cowichan.
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Surrey Official Community Plan Text No. 85 Amendment Bylaw No. 18200
Application: 7913-0297-00
Application: 7914-0010-00
Location: 9575 – 180 Street
Location: 19061 – 54 Avenue Purpose of Bylaw and Permit: The applicant is requesting an
Purpose of Bylaw and Permit: The applicant is seeking to designate
extension on their expired TUP for a period ending October 4, 2015. From the expiry date of the original TUP on this property in 2012, an additional three years must be included for a 2015 end date which requires an amendment to the OCP. With this amendment, the applicant is also seeking to replace the “Outside Steel Storage” description with “Construction Material and Equipment Storage”.
the hatched site a Temporary Industrial Use Permit Area in order to allow the storage of cranes and shipping containers for a period not to exceed three years.
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Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18203 Application: 7913-0172-00 Location: 9002 and 9010 – 158 Street, 9080 – 159 Street and 8997, 9025, 9045, 9067 – 160 Street (9006, 9008, 9030 and 9088 – 158 Street) Purpose of Bylaw and Permit: The applicant is requesting to amend the existing Comprehensive Development Bylaw No. 16130 in order to permit the development of a proposed 4-storey addition to the existing care facility at Elim Village.
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Surrey Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 18204 Surrey Zoning Text Amendment Bylaw No. 18205 Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18206 Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18207 Application: 7913-0226-00 Location: 2652, 2672, 2684, 2696, 2716 and 2738 – 164 Street Purpose of Bylaws and Permit: The applicant is seeking to redesignate the hatched properties from Suburban to Urban and to rezone the site from One-Acre Residential to Comprehensive Development, Single Family Residential and Single Family Residential (12) in order to subdivide into 38 single family lots. A development variance permit is being sought in order to vary setbacks for Lots 20, 32, 33 and 34. The text amendment associated with this rezoning will designate these properties as an infill area.
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MORE INFO Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18202 Application: 7914-0035-00 Location: 8811 – 126 Street Purpose of Bylaw and Permit: The applicant is requesting to amend the existing Comprehensive Development Bylaw No. 16540 in order to add a drive-through restaurant as a permitted use on a commercial property. In addition, the applicant is seeking a development permit to permit on-site signage as part of a comprehensive sign package.
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It is with sadness but with wonderful memories that we announce the sudden passing of our much loved mother Mary at Evergreen Manor in White Rock. Mary was predeceased by her husband William in 2007 and her brother William Miskew and is survived by her sister Elizabeth Schacher, her children Beverly (Frank) Naccarato, Ken Bocker, Glenda (Robin) Johnstone , 3 grandchildren and 4 greatgrandchildren. By Mary’s request there will be no service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the CNIB or SPCA.
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On a HIT & RUN on a silver Kia on April 7th btwn 1:30-2:30pm at White Rock Medical Associates at 15451 Russell Ave, in White Rock. Please phone 604-319-7095.
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SAWMILLS from only $4,897 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.
Vernon Service Company requires Journeyman Service Plumbers/Gasfitters, $36.00/hr Call (250)549-4444 or fax 250-549-4416
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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES
SANDWICH ARTISTS
1320 - 56th Street. Tsawwassen
DONALD, Judith Susan (nee Kahn) Dec. 16, 1948 - April 12, 2014 With sadness in our hearts we announce the passing of Judi on Saturday, April 12, 2014. Judi was raised in Huntingdon, Quebec and graduated with honours from Concordia University in Montreal with a degree in Sociology. She and her husband Eldon moved to BC in 1975. She worked at BCIT and for the balance of her career at the Township of Langley. She was committed to social justice issues, heritage preservation, and animal rescue causes. Judi will be profoundly missed by her husband Eldon, family, friends and all those she associated with from charitable, rescue and social issues organizations. Funeral services were officiated by Rabbi Dan Moskovitz at the White Rock/South Surrey Jewish Community Centre on Monday, April 14, 2014. Interment followed at Temple Sholom Cemetery in South Surrey. In lieu of flowers, those who wish to honour Judi’s memory may make donations to Jewish Women International - BC Noah’s Ark project, c/o #106 7580 Columbia St., Vancouver, BC V5X 4S8 or Judith Donald Memorial Fund with the Vancouver Foundation at www.vancouverfoundation.ca/ judithdonald
HELP WANTED
ALL SHIFTS, F/T & P/T
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LOST AND FOUND
LOST: Gold Diamond Ring with 3 stones. S.Surrey area. Please call 604-535-9460 LOST SILVER NECKLACE WITH AZTEC PENDANT. Lost Sunday April 13. Vicinity of Beach area & near Tim Horton’s. 604-542-8879
SUBWAY
Call Hardeep 604-948-2888 Please No Calls Between 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Excavator & Backhoe Operator Training. Be employable in 4-6wks. Call 604-546-7600. www.rayway.ca
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HAIRCARE PROFESSIONALS
Chair Rental available at
SERVERS required F/T & P/T for fine dining Indian cuisine. Rasoi Restaurant Drop resume in person 3268 King George Blvd or fax 604-536-4622
Definition Hair in White Rock
TRAVEL
1st month Free.
Contact Nick at (604)505-2898 DESIGN GROUP Hair studio Is now accepting applications for chair rental. All Correspondence confidential. Contact Les 604-308-7198 or Lesread@telus.net
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Concrete Finishers & Form Setters. Edmonton based company seeks experienced concrete finishers and form setters for work in Edmonton and Northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommodations provided for out of town work; Jobs@RaidersConcrete.com. Fax 780-444-9165. Crescent United Church seeks MUSIC DIRECTOR details at www.crescentunitedchurch.com
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BOOKKEEPER/ADMIN required for auto parts retailer. Flexible P/T 8-16 hours/week M-F. Quickbooks, MS Office, A/P, A/R, invoicing, gov’t remit, stmt reconcile, reception. Fax resume to 604-534-5850.
F/T Tour Coordinator for White Rock Tour Co. Advanced MS Office & customer service skills required. Coordinate all aspects of overnight tours and other admin duties. Excellent organizational skills are a must and event planning an asset. Email resume to Melinda@mandatetours.com No phone calls or dropins please.
GORMAN, JOAN SARA (NEE MURRAY) APRIL 8TH 1921-APRIL 10TH 2014 Our mother left us peacefully, in her own home, where she wished to be, on Thursday, April 10th. She had celebrated her 93rd birthday with a tea party just 2 days before. Joan lived a long and fascinating life. Born in Gibraltar, she spent her childhood years in England. At the age of 11 she moved with her family to China where her father was stationed as a Royal Naval doctor. She enjoyed her years there and had many wonderful stories from that time to entertain her family and friends in later years. During WW2 she joined the WRNS, serving as a cipher officer for several years carrying on the family naval tradition. She was especially proud of meeting Sir Winston Churchill during that time. Joan married Ben Gorman in 1943. In 1952 they emigrated to Canada with their young daughters, living in various parts of the country including Ontario, Newfoundland, and Alberta before settling in Winnipeg in 1959. After Ben’s death in 1968, Joan began a career with the Winnipeg School Division where she made many friends and enjoyed an active social life. Retiring in 1989, she followed two of her daughters out to B.C. A wonderful move away from the prairie winters! Settling in White Rock, near her daughter Eileen, she relished the beautiful B.C. climate, where she could put her many gardening skills to work. She loved her garden and spent many enjoyable hours there. Always one to make connections easily, Joan was soon surrounded by a group of wonderful friends that she met through volunteering at UNICEF, a Shakespeare study group, or just chatting at the local shops. She enjoyed many years of good health, happiness and a fun-filled social life. Joan was an avid reader until her eyesight declined recently. She loved her home which she shared for many years with her beloved cat Koco. She was ready to leave us and would like to be remembered sitting in her beautiful garden with Koco by her side. The joy in Joan’s life started to wane with the loss of her youngest daughter, Frances, in 2012. The family would like to thank Dr. Tyrell and the Peace Arch Hospital staff for their care during her many visits this past year. You were all wonderful to her during her stays! Joan’s wish was to stay in her own home and with help from some special caregivers, she was able to do that. The family would like to thank Comfort Keepers and the angels that they sent to help care for our mother. Hannah, Tracy, Glenda and Joy, our special thanks for the love and comfort you gave her. She enjoyed your company more than you will ever know! We will always be grateful for your loving, caring ways. Joan was predeceased by her husband Ben in 1968, her brother Gerald in 1999 and daughter Frances in 2012. She is survived by her three daughters, Angela, Sara(Eain) and Eileen(Lee), her seven grandchildren: Robert, Karen, Vicki, Vanessa, Ben, Simon and Angela, and her three great-grandchildren Jason, Matthew and Rachel. Her family was her joy! She loved them and was so proud of them all! There will be no funeral service at Joan’s request. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. If you wish to be notified as to the date, you may contact her daughter Eileen at eileen_jasper@ hotmail.com. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Peace Arch Hospital or the SPCA in Joan’s name. Condolences may be offered at www.victoryfuneralcentre.ca
Victory Memorial Park Funeral Centre 604-536-6522
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COMING EVENTS
MCINTOSH Gardens will be opening Wednesday April 2 in South Surrey. Fresh grower direct bedding plants, geraniums, begonias, impatiens, hanging baskets, container gardens and much more. Top quality, great prices! 1264 176th Street, South Surrey
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Landscaping Sales & Service Opportunities Up To $400 CASH Daily F/T & P/T Outdoors. Spring / Summer Work. Seeking Honest, Hard Working Staff. www.PropertyStarsJobs.com
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To deliver bundles of papers to carriers in the East end of White Rock, Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
3/4 ton cargo van recommended. Please call Peace Arch News Circulation Department
604.542.7411 Marilou Pasion
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We are currently recruiting for Strata Manager positions to care for our growing portfolio of strata clients, in both our Surrey and Vancouver Offices. Applicants must be Licensed Strata Managers with previous experience in strata management. Successful candidates will have: - strong people skills. - very good communication skills. - excellent computer literacy and systems skills. - the ability to produce work with a high level of accuracy and have a strong preference to detail orientation. - the ability to lead and serve our clients. - excellent organization & time management skills with the ability to work in a high volume, fast paced environment. - the ability to prioritize and multi-task in order to respond timely to many directives and quickly adapt to change. - minimum of 2 years’ previous experience in strata management. - valid BC driver’s license and motor vehicle.
We are BC’s leading strata management firm and offer a competitive salary, benefits plan, excellent support systems and a positive work environment .
CLEANING SERVICES PENINSULA Window Washing Gutter Cleaning Pressure Washing
STRATA MANAGERS Baywest Management Corporation
D Inside/Outside Windows D Fully Insured/Licensed D Free Estimates - Seniors Disc. D Friendly - Dependable D Quality Work- Reasonable rates
Specializing in Private Events! We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.
• Home Dinner Parties • Meetings • Funerals • Weddings • B-B-Ques • Birthdays • Anniversaries
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SPRING CLEAN-UP
*Bobcat *Mini Excavator *Drain Tile www.lawnranger1990.com Call 604-597-8500
COMPUTER SERVICES
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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS GUTTER CLEANING, window cleaning, yard cleanup, pressure washing. 20 yrs exp. 778-384-4912
D Garden Maint./re-design D Vacation Watering D Small Shrub Shaping D Soil Blends 604-542-9029/604-838-8341
Gutter & Roof Cleaning since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627
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Trucking
Retired Firefighter Handyman
New Concrete
• All Interior Work • Tiles • Trim • Drywall • Plumbing • Painting * Experienced * Reliable Roger 604-679-0779 AT YOUR SERVICE. Carpentry, Concrete, Painting, Rubbish Removal. Call Dave (604)999-5056
Breaking & Removal
Jason 604-240-7613 Country Excavating
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FENCING
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Unfiled Tax Returns? Unreported Income? Avoid Prosecution and Penalties. Call a Tax Attorney First! 855-668-8089 (Mon-Fri 9-6 ET)
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FENCES, DECKS, Home Construction & Repairs Proudly serving White Rock / South Surrey for over 10yrs. Lic. & Ins.
APPLIANCE REPAIRS
Dave 604-306-4255 www.watsonconstruction.ca
Peace Arch Appliance
If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.
ALL CITY FENCING All type of fences incl cedar & chain link. Decks & sheds 778-240-0975
Service to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers & dishwashers. Reasonable. Also Appliance Removal Call Mark (604)536-9092
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Lawn Maintenance Spring Clean Up, Power Raking, Aerating Tree Pruning Hedge Trimming Top Dressing
GARDENING
Tree Pruning, Topping & Removal
All trades at your disposal within your budget, with timely and quality workmanship. Call Al at 604-970-7083 for a free estimate. www.aboveallcontracting.ca
604-583-0169
Hedge Trimming ~ Disposal
A SEMI-RETIRED CONTRACTOR. European trained. Specializing in Reno’s. Local refs. Reasonable Rates. Call 604-532-1710
Full Landscape & Maintenance Services
Repairs to all major appliances
Insured ~ WCB Over 25 yrs Exp.
Call (604)538-9600
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All your construction needs from full reno’s, new kitchen & baths, to just a quick handyman fix-up.
Green Garden Service
ELECT SERVICES
RANGERS OCEAN PARK APPLIANCE LTD
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FINISH CARPENTER Finish Carpentry - Mouldings, sundecks, stairs, siding, painting, drywall. Refs. Rainer cel 604-613-1018
*Free Estimate *Seniors Discount
Call 778-245-5006
CLEANING SERVICES
AFFORDABLE RENOVATIONS Kitch, bthrms, bsmts & floor finishing. Prof. & Fast Service. Free Est. Call (604)626-7941
DETAILED EUROPEAN CLEANING.
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FACILITIES Maintenance Supervisor, Kootenay Trout Hatchery, Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC. For more information: www.gofishbc.com/postings
FLOOR INSTALLERS Professional Floor Installers & Helpers required immediately. Must Have Experience. Please reply by email to: surfsideflooring@shawbiz.ca
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
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GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com
Please submit your resume in confidence to:
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MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RENOVATION www.proficientrenovation.com or call 604-323-4111 for more details
Gravel, Sand, Soil
.www.dialalaw.org 604-687-3221
GARDENING
SHINE LANDSCAPING *Grass Cutting *Hedge Trimming *Yard Clean *Pruning *Powerrake shinelandscaping@hotmail.com
Excavating ~ Landscaping
Kristy 604.488.9161
FINANCIAL SERVICES
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GARDEN GIRLS
YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
GARDENING
“We’ll maintain your garden beds. We’ll give it a face lift that will turn people’s head.”
threescocatering@shaw.ca or Visit us at: www. threescompanycatering.ca
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ELECTRICIAN - Dana Thompson Over 24yrs exp. Res/Comm. Free est. Bonded. #14758 604-353-1519
Mark (778)855-7038
Unique Taste, Unique Menus... Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function...
ELECTRICAL
06951 Lic Electrician Low cost. Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes 604-374-0062
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME CARE
EXP. caregiver can provide compassionate care to seniors who need support to stay in their own home. If you require assistance with activities of daily living to retain your independence, call Debbie (778)549-9000.
Efficient, Reliable, Friendly, Bonded Excellent References with 18 yrs of experience. Call Ivet: 778-235-4070
A MAID 2 CLEAN Weekly • Biweekly • Monthly Residential & Commercial Services ~ Excellent Rates!! * Licensed * Bonded * Insured
WHEN YOU NEED HELP IN A HURRY...
778-883-4262
We’re here for you. The answer to your problem can be as easy as picking up your paper. To place an ad call 604-575-5555
E & M MAINTENANCE WINDOW WASHING
bcclassified.com HOMECARE / SUPPORT I have experience and avail F/T or P/T for elderly care. RCA Certified. Also do Housekeeping. Refs avail. Call Marissa at 604-593-0544
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Residential ~ Commercial ~ Strata
All Your Cleaning Needs
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
Eric 604-541-1743 CHRISTINE’S CLEANING. Reas. & Honest. You won’t be disappointed. References. Call 604-328-3733.
- Acreage Mowing - Lawn Mowing - Fertilizing Programs - Weeding - Pruning / Hedge Trimming - Leaf Clean-up - Garden Design - Yard renovations - WCB Insured
Computer Problems? Call Blue Sky Tech 604.512.7082 John Jespersen
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PSB DRYWALL ★ All Boarding, Taping, Framing & Texture. Insured work. Dump Removal Service. 604-762-4657/604-764-6416
Free Estimates Now signing up 2014 Comm. & Strata Properties.
Change ugly popcorn ceiling to a Beautiful Clean White Flat Ceiling. Lovely to look at. Update your house and increase it’s value.
HOME REPAIRS
A1 BATH RENO’S. Bsmt suites, drywall, patios, plumbing, siding, fencing, roofing, landscaping, etc. Joe 604-961-9937.
Nathan 604-377-8034 www.LTSSLandscaping.com
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MOVING?
CALL FRIENDLY BENJAMIN 604-230-7928
LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
1-4 Bedroom • Internals • Small & Big Moves • Internals SingleItems Items •• Packing • Single Packing Supplies s r .Lawn Dogs
RAJ GARDENING *Spring Clean-up *Power Raking, *Lawn Cut *Hedge Trimming *Pruning *Fertilizing. 604-724-8272 or 778-960-3334
for the 65th Annual
SUPREME HEDGES • TREE PRUNING & TOP • HEDGE TRIMMING • TREE REMOVAL
September 9 - 13
*Seniors Disc. *Insured *26 yrs.
Jay 604-513-8524 *Spring Clean *Pruning *Gardening *Garden/Shrub Removal *Fencing *Lawn Services. Call 604-597-8500 www.lawnranger1990.com
www.whiterockseafestival.ca
August 1-3, 2014 To register, please visit www.whiterockseafestival.ca or email volunteer@whiterockseafestival.ca
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* No Scraping * No Sanding * No Mess
Volunteers NEEDED
Volunteer support is needed for a variety of roles.
.Jim’s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).
FOR A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN • Garden Design & Installation • Weeding • Pruning • Spring Clean-Up • Maintenance 604-512-4525 www.gardenbuds.ca LAWN CUT Weekly, Bi & Tri -weekly Low $ Price. Good work .Free Est. Please call after 6pm or text: 778-686-2889
K.P. Landscaping & Fencing SPRING YARD CLEAN-UP • Pruning • Hedge Trimming • Tree & Stump Removal • New Lawn - Seeding or Turfing • Concrete Placing & Removal • Fencing • Retaining Walls • Etc. * Free Estimates * Reas. Rates * Workmanship Guaranteed Since 1988 Kham 604-375-6877
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B & B MOBILE SERVICES
604-536-6620 FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1973
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AFFORDABLE MOVING www.affordablemoversbc.com
$45/Hr
From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
604-537-4140
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Over 3500 BC 55+ Seniors expected to attend.
What’s happening in your region?
“White Rock & South Surrey’s Leading Renovator since 1989”
Get involved. We’ll show you how. .simply green landscaping
Aster Gardening & Lawn Care General Clean up & maintenance +more. FREE EST. 604-719-8663.
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LAWNCUTTING & HEDGE TRIMMING, Aerating, Fertilizing & Liming. Summer Breeze Lawncutting Service. Call Brian 604-318-2192
Designing and renovating new kitchens, bathrooms, basements, house make-overs and additions since 1989
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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MOVING & STORAGE
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 341
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.
329 PAINTING & DECORATING MESA PAINTING INTERIOR and EXTERIOR Quality work at reas rates. Free Est. Michael (cell) 604-724-7458
~ PRO PAINTERS ~ INTERIOR / EXTERIOR Quality Work, Free Estimates Member of Better Business Bureau
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PRESSURE WASHING
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
SUNDECKS
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UNDER $200
LAZY BOY LOVESEAT - Blue, with footrest, good cond. $150. Call 604-536-5333.
POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE
Call Ian 604-724-6373
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SPRING SUPER SPECIAL SALE Gutter windows skylights siding for $350. (under 2500sf) We use soap to shine your house. Taking care of your property since 2000. People love our Service. WCB Insured 604-861-6060
REAL ESTATE
GARAGE SALES
SUPER Awesome Garage Sale. 12558 - 27th Ave. New & Old, furniture, decorations, useful & cool stuff! Sat. April 26, 9 - 1:00 pm
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OTHER AREAS
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WCB INSURED
Call 536-5639 to view & for rates
ACTIVE SENIOR
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1 & 2 Bedrooms
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Deck Experts Specializing in all Decking, Railings & Outdoor Living GVHBA Member 604.626.7100
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
Northstar Painting Ltd.- The Residential Specialists. BIG jobs, Small jobs - We do it all! Interior and Exterior Projects. Master Painters at Students Rates. WCB Safe, Reliable, Efficient & Quality Paint. 778.245.9069
WHITE ROCK
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TILING
TILES, REPAIR, RENOVATION visit www.mastercraftceramics.com or call 604-220-3867 for more details
RUBBISH REMOVAL
PETS
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CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866
TONY’’S PAINTING
Repaint Specialist
968-0367
Homes & Condo’s Commercial Buildings Small Reno’s Drywall & Ceiling Repairs
CHEAPER PRICES
PETS
Chihuahua pups, playful, cuddly, family raised, vet check, 1st shots, avail now. $475. 604-794-5844
RENE’S SPRAY & BRUSH PAINTING
KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets. Eliminate Bugs - Guaranteed. No Mess, Odorless, Long Lasting. Available online only @ Ace Hardware & The Home Depot STEEL BUILDINGS...HOT SAVINGS - SPRING SALE! 20X24 $4,348. 25X24 $4,539. 30X30 $6,197. 32X36 $7,746. 40X46 $12,116. 47X72 $17,779. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca
FILA GUARD DOGS. Excellent Loyal Family Pet, all shots Great Protectors! Ph 604-817-5957. .Russells Rubbish Removal 604-787-7355 White Rock / South Surrey
EXTRA
CHEAP RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free!
www.paintspecial.com Running this ad for 10yrs
PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.
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Call 604-538-5337 CLOVERDALE, Quiet community bldg. Heat, h/w, storage included, onsite laundry 1 bdrm, $785-$810. No dogs. Cats ok. 604-574-2078 jessica.benberg@gmail.com
Golden Retriever pups, family farm raised, vet checked, shots, ready April 26. $700 Timbur6@telus.net, 604-845-7434, Rosedale
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ITALIAN MASTIFF (Cane Corso)
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Hauling Anything.. But Dead Bodies!! 20 YARD BINS AVAILABLE We Load or You Load !
604.220.JUNK(5865) Serving Metro Vancouver Since 1988
We Buy Homes BC • All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-657-9422
P/B blue males & females. Ready to go. 1st shots & tails/dew claws done. ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIAN Pet homes. $1000. 604-308-5665
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BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, plugged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com
ENVIROMetal scrap car removal we pay top $$$ for ALL vehicles cash in hand 24/7 lic’d & family run call us for a quote (604)349-6447 #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200 The Scrapper
Call 604-536-8499
PANORAMA. 2-bdrm bsmt ste. Avail. immed. Close to all schools, YMCA & all amens. Easy access to Hwy #1 & 99. N/p, n/s. $750. 604503-0532
SOMERSET GARDENS (S. Sry)
WHITE ROCK. 15506 Buena Vista. 1 bdrm + den, shared w/d. $950 elec/gas incl. Suits quiet indiv. N/S N/P. Phone 604-250-0017.
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Family housing 1851 Southmere Crescent E. 2 bdrm apartments starting from $899/mo. incl. heat. Pet friendly, near all amenities. Community garden.
604-451-6676 S.Surrey Pacifica Retirement Resort, 1 bdrm with inste laund, patio, mtn view, with amens, sec prkg. Sm pet ok, n/s. $2200. Janis 604-202-8000.
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WHITE ROCK: Exec 3 bdrm, fabulous ocean view. Cls to beach & town. Inc util, off road pkg space. $2800/mo.Avail now. 604-560-2735
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2007 FORD F150 4X4 Supercab 7’ box, 190K, $9800 firm. Call 604-538-9257.
TOWNHOUSES
1455 Fir St WHITE ROCK 1 Bdrm suite avail now Heat & hot wtr incl. Swimming pool & rec room On site mgr
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SW8, 5ft. x 8ft. Black w/ wood flr.
ONLY USED 3 TIMES for catering events.
WHITE ROCK. 2 Bdrm Walk to mall/bus. $1195 incl heat/hotwater, washer/dryer. Adult oriented NS/NP 604-536-9565 / 604-765-9565.
Bought brand new off lot. No accidents. Mint Cond. $3200obo. 604-488-9161 South Surrey
WHITE ROCK - Central 1 bdrm. Walk to mall & bus. Quiet, adult oriented. N/S, N/P $830/mo. incls. heat/hot water, prkg. 604-535-3585
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ANTIQUES/CLASSICS
Clean, quiet building. Oceanview 1 bdrm 3rd floor. May 1. Incl heat, hotwater & prkg. Close to mall, grocery, library & all amens. Safe & secure. Non-Smoking, No Pets. Crime free multi-housing awards.
MUST LOVE DOGS!!! Fostering and adoption needed for medium - large dogs. Bring a loved one home today! Call 604.583.4237 http://homeatlastdogrescuebc.ca
Call (604) 202-5312 1978 VW BEETLE Convertible Rare Classic Beauty! Clean. $7900. Call 604-535-5997
WHITE ROCK SUNSET VILLA
SUNDECKS
1 Bdrm. w/ D/W & Gas F/P Large balcony. Concrete building.
$900 incls. HEAT & H/W. 1 block from Semiahmoo Mall. Available Immediately!
RON Morin
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.604.536.2216 www.bhserviceplumbing.org
A Gas Fitter ✭ Plumber
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATING H/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s. Drain Cleaning. Ins. (604)596-2841
506 329 PAINTING & DECORATING
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.wwwone4yacht.com 604-669-2248
S. SURREY 150th St. & 34th. New 1 bdrm. + den, W/D incld. all fees. $850/mo. N/P ,N/S 604-282-7868 PITTBULL PUPPIES - Purebred. Ready to go. Blue, tan & blue/tan brindle. Call 604-376-0920
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Call for appt to view 604.541.6276
707 APARTMENT FURNISHED
Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
RENOS & REPAIRS Excellent price on Hot Water Tanks Furnace, Boilers, Plumbing Jobs & Drain Cleaning
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
RECREATIONAL
APPLIANCES Peace Arch Appliance Service to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers & dishwashers. Reasonable. Also Appliance Removal Call Mark (604)536-9092
736 Recreation Paradise Year Round! Fishing, hiking, hunting, quadding, snowmobiling or just relaxation. Great access within 3 hours of the lower mainland, 40 km from Princeton and steps to Osprey Lake. 2 years new this 3 bedroom, 2 bath open concept chalet has it all & more. Includes a guest cabin with a bedroom, living/sitting area, kitchen & bathroom. New detached garage for storing the toys. Call Adrienne (Royal Lepage Parkside Realty) at 250-809-6322 for a private viewing.
HOMES FOR RENT
1985 MERCEDES 380SL Convertible - Also has hard top. Clean. $8900. Call 604-535-5997
810
CLOVERDALE: 6164 - 168 ST. 5 bdrm house. 2 bthrms, den, $1600/mo. NS/NP. Available now. 604-574-4410 or 604-537-5406
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UTILITY TRAILERS
2009 WELLS CARGO TRAILER
Call 604-536-0379
WHITE ROCK
TRUCKS & VANS
SUITES, UPPER
CRESCENT BEACH: Fully furnished 3 bdrm upper suite with deck, f/p. May 1st. 2 parking spots $1500/m inc utils. 604-535-2229
~ Fir Apartments ~
MULTI POO miniature black brown apricot 4-5lbs Hypo allerg, exc family pet vet cert $1075. 604-341-1445
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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673
1 & 2 Bdrm Suites
WHITE ROCK clean, bright, 1 Bdrm ste avail June 1st. Ocean view, 1 year lease req’d. $820/mo + $410 security dep. NS/NP (604)360-1403
LAB PUPPIES. Born Valentines Day. Chocolate, golden, black. 8 weeks. Only 5 sweeties left. $600. Norm 604-814-0706
PLUMBING
845
Hot Water & U/G Parking Incl
WANTED
(778)997-5757, (604)587-5991
MURRAYVILLE 2 Bdrm +den gr/lvl, 1500 sq/ft, 2 baths, priv ent, gas f/p, all appli’s. NS/NP. $1400 incl utils. Suit mature tenants. 604-534-1619 or 604-809-9291.
White Rock
HOMES WANTED
RESIDENTIAL LAND with or without a house Surrey or Langley
SUITES, LOWER
Quiet community oriented living.
HOUSES FOR SALE
CHARMING English Garden Home in Ocean Park on large private fenced lot surrounded by beautiful gardens, planter’s shed, hot tub, pond and more. $849,000 MLS# F1407798. Pilar Osing Homelife Benchmark Realty WR 604-5311111
RECREATIONAL/SALE
Retired Chaplain couple looking for dependable Class C Motorhome for “travel with a purpose” 1(604)744-1741
Skyline Apts
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.
626
750
UTILITIES INCLUDED. NS/NP
REAL ESTATE Entlebucher pups, short-hair, family raised, gentle, vet checked, 1st shots, dewormed. $900 each. 604-795-7662.
ROOMS FOR RENT
OCEAN PARK lrg bdrm, up, furn., sink, lndry. $475. Now. ns/np. Sml portion hydro/gas. 604-535-5953.
Swimming Pool & All Amenities.
KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Complete Treatment Program or Kit. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online: homedepot.com
778-855-5361
604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley
MISC. FOR SALE
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OFFICE/RETAIL
Surrey, ground floor office/retail unit 526 sq ft.; 2nd floor office spaces from 220 sq ft. to 859 sq ft. in quiet Rosemary area.
APARTMENT/CONDO
Well maintained Concrete High Rise in White Rock close to shopping.
AUTO FINANCING
3388 Rosemary Hts Cres.
Vincent 543-7776
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Rosemary Centre
STOP RENTING! RENT TO OWN! No Qualifications! Flexible Terms! CLOVERDALE - 60th and 176th Spacious 1 Bedroom Condo. Only $880/mo. Option Fee Req’d 604-657-9422
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
HOMES FOR RENT
WALNUT GROVE - lrg. 2200 sq.ft. 4 bdrm. + den home on 1 acre. Partially furnished. Dble garage. S/S appliances, gas fireplace, large fam. room. N/S. Requires no yard work. $2500 per month. Available Now. Short or long term rental. Louise 604-888-2226.
RENTALS
POWER WASHING since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627
TRANSPORTATION
Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca
AUTO FINANCING
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