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PROMISES, PROMISES...
▶ A CAMPAIGN TRAIL REALITY CHECK ON TRANSPORTATION JEFF NAGEL
A raft of municipal election promises to improve transit and unclog traffic jams are being floated by candidates across Metro Vancouver to win the votes of frustrated commuters. The most ambitious projects are in the region’s two biggest cities: the $3-billion Broadway subway backed by Vancouver’s two major civic parties as well as a $1.8-billion light rail network in Surrey. If those weren’t enough, Vancouver mayoral contender Kirk Lapointe has proposed to use counterflow lanes to reduce congestion on major arterials in Vancouver while former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum, who wants to return to the city’s top job, says he’ll create HOV lanes on King George Boulevard, 152 Street and Fraser Highway. (He proposes digging up the median and otherwise widening corridors to create the additional lanes). Doug As well, North Shore politicians want TransLink to increase McCallum SeaBus frequency. A Langley city council contender wants the old interurban rail line reactivated to carry passengers between Surrey and Abbotsford. And in New Westminster, the reluctant crossroads for much of the region’s traffic, some candidates want a bypass tunnel built between Highway 1 and the Queensborough Bridge so the big trucks their residents hate can literally be stuck where the sun doesn’t shine. continued on page 4
EXPLORING THE DEPTHS OF WAR 3 ▶
Robert W. Mackay, a former navy man, has gone underwater with his military novel, Terror on the Alert, exactly 100 years after Canada acquired its first submarine. BOAZ JOSEPH
CAR SHARING EXPECTED TO GAIN TRACTION IN SURREY ▶ MODO, CAR2GO BRANCH OUT FROM VANCOUVER CORE JEFF NAGEL
Car sharing has been slow to pick up speed outside the City of Vancouver but a new study suggests the trend is starting to get more traction, particularly in urban areas of Surrey, Richmond and the North Shore. The Metro Vancouver study found
87 per cent of car share service users surveyed live in Vancouver, where the high population density, frequent transit, challenging parking and mix of stores, offices and homes makes it more viable and attractive for many residents to opt out of owning a car. continued on page 3
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▼ CAR SHARING THRIVES WITH TRANSIT
While in the navy, Surrey author Robert W. Mackay served on the HMCS Alderney and the HMCS Okanagan (left). His new novel, Terror on the Alert, has been released to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the First World War, when the Royal Canadian Navy took possession of the country’s first two submarines.
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But it notes the big operators like Modo and Car2go are expanding to sites in walking distance of existing SkyTrain stations such as Surrey Central, Canada Line Stations in Richmond and areas like Patterson and Metrotown stations in Burnaby and 22nd Street or Columbia station in New Westminster. “The redevelopment and intensification of established frequent transit corridors and new rapid transit station areas in suburban municipalities represent some of the best opportunities to create the built environment conditions for car share to thrive,” the study says. Thousands of new residents are expected to move into homes within a short walk of many existing transit stations and also potential new ones on proposed lines in Surrey along 104 Avenue, King George Boulevard and Fraser Highway. There are currently 65,000 car share members in Metro Vancouver and nearly 1,000 shared vehicles, according to the report. The main reasons for joining, survey respondents said, were the cost savings compared to owning a car, the convenience of car sharing compared to transit and the extra mobility. “Where car share services operate today, they are popular and have become a fixture in neighbourhoods,” the report said. Car share members tend to own fewer vehicles than prior to joining and the study estimated each shared vehicle eliminates or avoids the purchase of five to 11 privately owned cars. Car sharing can also help take pressure off scarce ▶ “(Car share parking and its services) are users tend to make more use of popular and have transit, walking or become a fixture in cycling to commute to work, neighbourhoods.” while using the METRO VANCOUVER STUDY shared cars for other trips. The survey found shopping was the most common reason for users to book a shared car, followed by visiting friends and family, recreation or going to a restaurant/bar. Key trends driving the potential growth in shared cars is the fact most new housing units being built in the region are apartments, as well as the emergence of TransLink’s frequent transit network – an expanding mesh of routes that guarantee bus or rapid transit service at least every 15 minutes. The report also cites waning interest in car ownership among younger generations. After Vancouver, the survey found car sharing is most popular in Burnaby, North Vancouver City, New Westminster, North Vancouver District, Richmond and Surrey.
Top providers: • Modo car co-op offers 303 vehicles based at 245 fixed locations in Vancouver, North Shore, Richmond, Burnaby, New Westminster, Coquitlam and Surrey. • Car2go has 550 vehicles and operates in Vancouver, UBC, North Vancouver and Kwantlen campuses in Richmond, Surrey and Langley City. • Zipcar has 128 vehicles in Vancouver, UBC, North Vancouver, Richmond and SFU Burnaby.
BOAZ JOSEPH
Dread in the deep ▼ SURREY AUTHOR PENS STORY OF A CANADIAN SUBMARINE DURING THE CLIMAX OF THE COLD WAR BOAZ JOSEPH
“The enormity of what had transpired hit Ted. A dogfight at sea, with the enemy coming out worse for wear. Alert had opened fire on a Soviet bloc naval vessel, an out-and-out act of war. But the Soviet had fired first.” – Excerpt, Terror on the Alert, by Robert W. Mackay
Two years ago, Robert W. Mackay wrote a novel set late in the First World War about a fictional cavalryman who was based on his father. Mackay has now published his second military fiction, Terror on the Alert, and its subject is in some ways even closer to home. Much of the activity takes place aboard the HMCS Alert, an Acheron-Class diesel submarine crewed by Canadians during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. The story is set about five years before Mackay was a crew member of the same-class, non-fiction HMCS Alderney in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), in which he served from 1959 to 1972. Before he left the navy, Mackay also served on the newer OberonClass submarine, the HMCS Okanagan. Although Mackay didn’t fire off any torpedoes in anger during military service during the Cold-War, he was acutely aware of the hardships and technical issues that submariners have always gone through. “Submarines are cranky machines,” says the 72-year-old South Surrey author. Indeed, Ted Hawkins, the protagonist and third-in-command of the fictional Alert is inundated with breakdowns such as water leaks, unvented chlorine gas and a bent snort mast, which is damaged in rough waters. (Without that mast, the sub can’t run its diesel engines and recharge its batteries at periscope depth). Hawkins also has marital issues, a bout of trauma-induced
claustrophobia – the last thing a submariner needs – and an executive officer out for revenge. “I wanted to give the hero lots of problems,” says Mackay, who adds that one naval officer who read the book told him that few naval officers haven’t met an exec who didn’t hate them at one point in their careers. The author says he was careful to avoid technical errors, to appease the experts, but kept things simple enough for lay-readers. Hawkins’ troubles include an incapacitated captain and a Soviet sub looking for a fight – and getting one. It’s an adventure, as any story should be, but there’s also history in the fiction. Few Canadians are aware that the RCN had its crews train on British submarines based out of Halifax – boats that were deployed in anti-Soviet naval surveillance during the Cuban Missile Crisis. For days, Soviet and Western navies taunted each other, with Soviet submariners reportedly given clearance to fire, which they never did. Canadian crews were involved in the Atlantic activity at the time because there was collaboration between the RCN and the Royal Navy’s submarine arms in the early 1960s, before some older British submarines were transferred to Canada a few years later. With full historical intention, Mackay also published Terror on the Alert on the 100th anniversary of the Canadian submarine story. In August 1914, as the First World War began, B.C. Premier Sir Richard McBride paid for two just-built submarines in Seattle, and spirited them to Esquimalt Harbour just before the United States’ Neutrality Act kicked in. Two days later, the RCN took possessions of the CC1 and CC2, which became of Canada’s first two submarines. Terror on the Alert ($16.95) is published by Touchwood Editions. For more information, visit www.touchwoodeditions.com or visit www.facebook.com/ bob.mackay.50
▶ “Submarines are cranky machines.” ROBERT W. MACKAY
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To help citizens make an informed choice at the polls, The Leader asked all candidates –for mayor, city council and school board – to provide their name, occupation, top three issues and 100 words briefly describing their platform and plans if elected. Delta council candidate Johan Ackermann’s profile was left out of the Nov. 4 election publication by mistake. Ackermann did submit his photo and questionnaire on time, so they are being published here.
DELTA: COUNCIL Ackermann, Johann DELTA CONNECT Occupation: Employed at the Canada Revenue Agency Key issues: 1. Connecting with residents 2. Protecting the environment 3. Traffic and Transit Listening is one of the most important skills we have to learn. I have been hearing people say that they are not being heard. People are concerned about the environment, residential developments, traffic safety and transportation. I want to bring a fresh perspective to the people of Delta by finding new ways to reconnect and support all citizens and the local business community. We need to be able to meet and freely discuss ALL issues. Only together can we make Delta Connect and be the great place we want for our children to live and thrive in.
The wait for improved public transit could get much longer if a TransLink funding referendum is defeated – regardless of the many campaign promises by municipal election candidates. FILE PHOTO
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SURREY FIRST CANDIDATE
Mike Starchuk for Surrey First Councillor
• Proven track record of serving the community • First hand experience in public safety for over 30 years • Founding member of the Surrey Fire Fighters’ Charitable Society • Served as the Chief Fire Prevention Officer, co-ordinating organizations to address the challenges of a large city • Over the past two decades he has worked with Variety Club, The Centre for Child Development, Servants Anonymous, and numerous other organizations and programs designed to improve the quality of life for people living in Surrey.
• Mike has demonstrated strong leadership in advocating the need to regulate recovery homes to provide better service for those in need and holding recovery home owners accountable. • Recipient of the “Red Powellâ€? which is the highest award of the Surrey Fire Fighters Association. • Honourary Member of British Columbia Professional Fire Fighters’ Association • Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
A vote for Mike Starchuk is a vote for a track record of dedication, service, and leadership.
A MESSAGE FROM THE SURREY FIRE FIGHTERS
“Yes, I would like hover cars too,� says Jordan Bateman of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation. “There’s lots of shiny baubles being thrown around and promised with nobody offering any kind of plan to pay for them.� He and other observers say the sometimes wacky ideas often make for better politics than a real action plan. “Congestion is so personal and so individual, it’s kind of irresistible for candidates to make these proposals,� SFU City Program director Gordon Price said. Many of the transportation campaign promises – particularly big projects – would require the support of TransLink or the province and possibly both. Neither Lapointe’s counterflow lanes – which Price calls an “absurd� idea – nor McCallum’s HOV lanes could be implemented without approval of
TransLink, which controls the Major Road Network and could also veto a truck ban on the Pattullo Bridge – another idea from New Westminster.
Could Surrey go it alone? As for Surrey’s light rail lines, McCallum – a former TransLink board chair – is prepared, like other Surrey mayoral candidates, to directly lobby for federal and provincial money. He expects the TransLink funding referendum next spring will fail, leaving Surrey to go it alone. “It’s probably a low probability it will pass,� McCallum said, declining to say whether he as mayor would campaign for the “yes� side until he sees a finalized question on what new taxes would be levied. “I don’t support going to referendum at all.� Observers like Price say it’s not out of the question for Surrey to go its own way – he
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says Surrey’s light rail system clearly should get priority ahead of Vancouver’s Broadway SkyTrain extension – but it’s unlikely to get senior government funding without being part of a broader regional transit solution. “There’s nothing to stop Surrey from seceding from TransLink and funding its own rail system but there’s no money to pay for that,� says SFU political science professor Anthony Perl. Ultimately, the provincial government exerts great control over what happens with major transportation projects and there’s little mayors and councillors can do to defy Victoria’s will. “They don’t have a lot of levers or cards to play,� Perl said. “They have to follow the golden rule, which is ‘those that have the gold make the rules.’� continued on page 5
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Teen arrested in school stabbing Java ▶ 18-YEAR-OLD STABBED IN BACK AT PRINCESS MARGARET SECONDARY KEVIN DIAKIW
Police have arrested a 17-year-old male in relation to the stabbing of a fellow student at Princess Margaret Secondary School on Thursday. At about noon on Nov. 6, police were called to an incident at the school, at 128 Street and 72
Avenue, and found an 18-year-old who had been stabbed in the back. He was taken to hospital and his now at home recovering from his injuries. The suspect dropped the knife and ran. He called police from his home at about 4:30 p.m. and said they could come and pick him up. Police were recommending charges of assault causing bodily harm. The accused was expected to appear in court on Friday where he would face formal charges.
▼ NEXT ON THE BALLOT: TRANSIT EXPANSION from page 4
Perl says if municipal leaders want to improve transportation using powers they actually wield, they might start by creating bus-only lanes on major streets by banning on-street parking, even if that riles merchants and local motorists.
Road to referendum After new councils are elected Nov. 15, voters may soon have to cast ballots again on the future of transit expansion. The TransLink funding referendum is supposed to happen by late March but there’s still no deal between the province and the current mayors’ council on whether the mayors’ full $7.5-billion, 10-year vision can be put to voters. The plan includes both the Surrey and Vancouver rapid transit extensions but one or both could yet be shelved. Nor is the tax source settled — the options still on the table are a regional carbon tax, a vehicle levy or a regional sales tax — and the province has yet to commit its requested one third contribution. Re-elected and newly elected Metro mayors will once again meet in December in hopes of hammering out an agreement with Transportation Minister Todd Stone. That’s when Price and Bateman expect the political fireworks to resume over the referendum, which they say has not been a major issue during local campaigns. “Nobody really wants to talk about it much,” Bateman said, adding he’s surprised. “It’s not a winning issue for mayors to talk about regional tax increases. They want to get in for four more years first.” To Price, the fact that “this dog did not bark” is cause for optimism that incoming councils will stay united behind the
transit expansion plan and that public support is growing. Most mayors on principle oppose the referendum, which Premier Christy Clark promised in the 2013 provincial election campaign would be a condition for provincial approval of any new tax for TransLink. And if it’s defeated or shelved, transit users can forget about the broad increase in bus service that all city councils have demanded.
A system stretched The transit system is stretched to the limit, but more new residents arrive each year, increasing demand. Transit service per
capita peaked in 2009 and is forecast to drop to 2004 levels over the next five years without more revenue. Planning experts like Price say failure means fast-growing new neighbourhoods won’t get the transit service they need, forcing their residents to be car-dependent, with bad results for urban development. Compounding that, he says, is the province’s penchant for building freeways and bridges. A new six-lane bridge to replace the Massey Tunnel is being designed by the province and will be built with or without a solution to expand transit. Like the Port Mann
Bridge, the Massey rebuild never went to a referendum and even Bateman criticizes the province for promising the new bridge without a business case to properly assess if it’s needed. Another project that’s also expected to go ahead no matter what is TransLink’s replacement of the Pattullo Bridge, even though it is ostensibly listed as a referendum project in the 10-year vision. Both new bridges are expected to be tolled, which Stone has admitted would force some type of tolling reform. That’s another topic few politicians are talking about.
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▼ IDEA FOR A DELTA LAND SWAP IS A NON-STARTER
New name, same goals
The MK Delta Lands (MKDL) proposal for its property in North Delta has been the spark for controversy – sometimes characterized as North Delta’s Southlands issue. Heather King, at an all-candidates’ meeting in North Delta, surprised all with an announcement she would champion a “land swap” that would exchange the Paterson Park lands in Ladner for the MKDL property in North Delta. Why would someone running for elected office champion such a non-starter of an idea? It won’t happen. It makes no sense for the developer. The idea also makes no sense for Delta. Further, it makes no sense for Kwantlen – a part owner of the Paterson Park property. Paterson Park is an enormously important piece of land for Ladner. With its size and prominent location, its development will set the tone for the village for the foreseeable future. Who in Ladner was consulted about turning that land over to a developer? Delta needs councillors who will be forthright about their positions. It does not require councillors who are misinformed, naïve or who mislead the community. Firth Bateman, Delta
▼ SURREY HOSPITAL & OUTPATIENT CENTRE FOUNDATION LAUNCHES Thanks to the generous support from the community, the Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation has been part of some momentous changes in health care in the past few years. Our donors have been with us every step of the way. You have helped us to raise funds for the innovative equipment and technology needed for our newest facilities - the Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre and the Critical Care Tower, home to B.C.’s newest Emergency Department and the only children’s
Surrey Memorial Hospital’s Critical Care Tower and emergency department (above), along with the Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre, have benefitted from community donations. FILE PHOTO Emergency outside of Vancouver. Both the hospital and the outpatient
health care close to home. To help our specialists and health professionals continue to provide exceptional care, we will continue to ask the community for its generous help. However, it’s now time for us to make a change to reflect our support for both facilities. We are now the Surrey Hospital & Outpatient Centre Foundation. We value your support and we will continue to work with our donors to champion exceptional care at both facilities.
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▼ NEWTON POLLING STATION WAS IN SCARY CONDITION I went to the advance polling station at 7452 132 St. and was taken aback at how unkempt this City of Surrey property is. Although this has been publicized as an advanced voting depot, its very entrance was unswept and the hedges are overgrown. An ideal location for trick or treating, but the City of Surrey must believe that the voters of Surrey deserve no better. After all, this is Newton so why bother? J. Sterling Surrey
VIEWPOINT
Global warming stalled politically BC VIEWS ▼ Tom Fletcher
On most issues this column discusses, the feedback I receive is generally negative. One exception has been human-caused climate change, where my mail runs three to one in favour of a skeptical approach. Most express relief at having someone question the exaggerated or false claims advanced by environmentalists who strive to paint Alberta and B.C. as home to uniquely evil climate crimes. As mentioned last week, this is an urgent issue in B.C. as the government pushes to develop liquefied natural gas exports. The B.C. Liberal approach to limit only the “intensity” of greenhouse gas emissions from LNG production, and make no commitment on the majority of emissions from upstream gas production, looks like the effective end of Gordon Campbell’s crusade to lead North America in “climate action.” The government has also abandoned Campbell’s collapsed effort to set up a cap-and-trade system with various U.S. states to regulate emissions. Which
brings me to a key reason for public skepticism. Going back to Jean Chrétien’s lip service to the Kyoto Accord, the world-wide effort to rein in fossil fuel emissions has been a smog of hypocrisy, hollow promises and failed experiments. The next grand climate summit is scheduled for Paris next summer, although the vast international green bureaucracy will first have to jet to Peru for a pre-summit summit. The European Union has just agreed to a Campbell-like new target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40 per cent by 2030. But that’s dependent on the Paris summit reaching a legally binding international deal, something the United States remains unwilling to do. Meanwhile, Germany is building new coal-fired power plants. In Ontario, a grandiose scheme to replace coal-fired power with wind, solar and other renewables has produced steeply rising electricity rates and a political scandal over a cancelled plan to build gas-fired capacity. The public continues to be bombarded
with ginned-up stories of environmental destruction. You may have seen shocking TV reports in October of a “haul-out” of thousands of walruses on beaches around the Chukchi Sea in Alaska and Russia, with animals trampling each other. The World Wildlife Fund and U.S. biologists rushed to media to frame this as a crisis caused by a lack of sea ice. This claim has been demolished by Susan Crockford, an evolutionary biologist who teaches at the University of Victoria. If you Google “Walrus mass haulout hype refuted” you will find Crockford’s brief video showing a long, pre-industrial history of these events. She concludes that they are a sign of overpopulation in the now-protected walrus herds. Crockford’s website, polarbearscience.com, debunks similar claims made about supposedly disappearing polar bears that have been a mainstay over the years to drive the global warming catastrophe narrative.
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In terms of actual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, there are signs of progress. The United States has made considerable strides, thanks to abundant shale gas that has allowed it to switch from some of its 600-odd coal-fired power plants. Which brings us back to B.C.’s push for natural gas exports. The NDP claims to support this, but has spent hours in the legislature warning of a giveaway of the resource, imagined fracking disasters and LNG tanker explosions and everything else they can dream up to throw at it. This is the same party that campaigned against the carbon tax in 2009 and hasn’t had a coherent energy policy since. But this isn’t some partisan game. It’s about whether B.C. maintains its gas industry. And so far natural gas is the only thing that has substantially cut carbon emissions. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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Delta school trustee candidates face off
▶ CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP, ABORIGINAL GRAD RATES AND MORE ADDRESSED AT SPARSELY ATTENDED MEETING SHEILA REYNOLDS
A well-organized all-candidates’ meeting for the public to get to know the Delta school trustee candidates attracted fewer than 50 residents Wednesday night. The Nov. 5 meeting, arranged and moderated by the Delta DPAC (District Parent Advisory Council) at Seaquam Secondary in North Delta, covered topics ranging from funding to aboriginal graduation rates, corporate sponsorship to working with parents. Thirteen of the 16 hopefuls gave a one-minute introduction before answering an array of submitted questions. Three candidates – Nic Slater and incumbents Dale Saip and Fabian Milat – were no-shows. Much of the initial talk centred on funding, or the lack thereof. Many candidates said the Delta school board needs to advocate more strongly for adequate provincial dollars.
Others said trustees also have to ensure the money received is being used effectively. Susan Fetterkind said that could only be achieved by board members immersing themselves in schools. “If you’re not in schools and seeing what’s really going on, how can you tell if money is ring spent properly?” she asked. Another query put to trustee hopefuls referred to Vancouver School Board turning down $500,000 from Chevron over objections to corporate sponsorship and marketing in public schools. Delta candidates were asked what they would do if faced with a similar situation. Phil Hurt said corporations have no place in public schools. Rhiannon Bennett agreed, saying accepting corporate donations only enables the government to underfund schools. Brad Sherwin felt the Chevron situation was misrepresented and that
the benefit kids would public education system receive from the math would be adequately and science programs funded,” said Windsor. the money fund would “But we can’t afford to stick with them far say no without researchlonger than any compaing it.” ny logo. Trustees were also Laura Thomasked how as suggested they’d improve while provincial graduation funding should rates for the cover the badistrict’s 520 sics, including aboriginal class size and students. composition, “I think it’s money for really import“bells and whisant that the tles” could be indigenous sought through Brad Sherwin voice is at the community table,” said and corporate Bennett, who sponsorships. works with the Corinne Musqueam InAtwood agreed, dian Band as a saying with family outreach limited funding worker, adding for things such it’s time to take as programs steps to halt for vulnerable the systemic children, it may racism that is be time to turn part of Canadito corporations Laura Thomas an culture. to fill the gaps. Carla QualIncumbents trough, who is Donna Burke, legally blind, Nick Kanakos Val Windsaid the district needed sor noted the issue is not to put an “inclusion lens” a new one and the school on policies and decision district has strict procemaking so all vulnerable dures in place for dealing students get the services with possible partnerthey need. ships with companies. When asked, candi“In a perfect world the dates felt working with
parents would be a key part of their duties. Incumbent Laura Dixon said the board currently invites parents to take part in district advisory committees, invites input through public consultation, and trustees are there to guide parents if they have concerns at the school level. “You’re my customer,” independent candidate
Sherwin told the small crowd. “Other than your child, you’re the most important person.” Stoilen, who volunteers as a coach, said liaising with parents is potentially the best part of being a school trustee. Trustee hopefuls also spoke about the B.C. Education Plan – a provincial initiative to change various aspects of the education system.
Kanakos outlined some of the components of the plan – including personalized learning, flexibility of choice, continual teacher training, possible changes to the school calendar, and use of technology in the classroom. “Our role is to put that into action,” he said. The civic election is Nov. 15. Delta voters elect seven trustees.
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the regional district’s growth strategy, some area mayors warn. Metro’s 1996 Livable Region Strategic Plan, which sought to halt urban sprawl, did nothing to stop the conversion of industrial sites into more lucrative residential and commercial developments. The result has been an eruption of condo towers on former industrial areas of Vancouver, Burnaby and New Westminster and an exodus of warehousing and manufacturing east towards the Fraser Valley. Farmland prices have also been bid up and road congestion has worsened from trucks that now spend too much time crisscrossing the region. Port Metro Vancouver has called for an industrial land reserve to secure suitable land for long-term port expansion. Metro’s 2011 Regional Growth Strategy didn’t go that far, but it does require a vote of the board to approve any future conversion of industrial land to mixed employment lands,
which allows broader The city has designatbusiness uses. ed the lands as special In many areas that study areas that may amounts to closing the eventually be proposed barn door after the for conversion from horse has left. industry. “At one time we had Meanwhile, Met17 mills on the river in ro’s growth strategy our city,” New Westexpects Port Moody minster Mayor Wayne to take nearly 20,000 Wright said. “Now we more residents in the have zero.” coming Farmland years – a ▶ “Many defend50 per cent people are er and increase by Richmond 2041. speculating Coun. Har“They on industrial old Steves need to has been go someland...” among the where and DEREK CORRIGAN most adathe only mant that place I can industrial put them land be is on that preserved lest even now-abandoned, more development undeveloped industrial pressure fall on embat- land,” said Clay, who tled agricultural land, argued preserving threatening Metro’s industrial sites in the food security. heart of the region’s But others say rigidly urban core “doesn’t retaining all remaining always make sense.” industrial zones may Trucks can no longer also backfire, bringing easily get in and out yet more unintended of Port Moody and consequences. residents would be up Oil refineries once in arms in the unlikely occupied 600 acres of event smokestack-style Port Moody, but Mayor heavy industry Mike Clay said the land returned to their is now largely unused inlet, Clay said, adding and won’t be replaced high tech parks and with any similar heavy research centres would industry. be a better fit.
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He wants Metro planners to signal their support for redevelopment rather than let Port Moody first go through a long planning process and then find itself at odds with the regional government, possibly even fighting it in court as Langley Township has over development of farmland. Crews are now building the Evergreen Line SkyTrain extension from Burnaby to Coquitlam and that brings up another “chicken or egg” problem for Clay. An additional SkyTrain station at the west end of Port Moody will only be built if that area densifies, but Clay says his city can only deliver the required homes if Metro lets it upzone another smaller industrial site in that area – the former Andrés winery. “So here we go around our circle,” he said. Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan told Metro’s regional planning committee Friday the rising value of industrial land, especially after a transit line goes through, is a significant challenge. “Many people are speculating on industrial land and many companies are choosing not to rebuild on industrial land because they believe there’s more money in potential residential,” Corrigan said. New SkyTrain lines have also spurred the exit of industry, said Vancouver Coun. Andrea Reimer. “We put transit on industrial land because that’s where we can afford the land and where it has the least impact on existing residents,” she said. “And then we want to have transit-oriented development, so we build up around it. Which is a fantastic policy, but as a result of it we’ve lost industrial land.” Metro officials have proposed new guidelines for cities on how best to protect and use industrial land. Steves said he also favours Delta’s proposal for a large inland port at Ashcroft, where shipping containers can be resorted without contributing to worsening road congestion and rising land values in the Lower Mainland.
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One Surrey mayoral candidate’s math under fire ▶ BARINDER RASODE SAYS CRITICISM IS INDICATIVE OF AN OLD WAY OF DOING BUSINESS
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that’s starting salary alone. Once the members are at full rate, and benefits are included, the cost will be more than $14 million annually. Rasode said that can be paid for, in part, by a one-per-cent cut in “discretionary” spending. Surrey First said Friday the money simply isn’t there. In a release Friday, the coalition pointed out that 49 per cent of the city’s $390-million operating budget already goes to police, fire, and bylaw enforcement. That leaves $199
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million in operating funds – most of which is tied up in collective agreements and other fixed expenses. Even if it weren’t, a one-per-cent reduction in that figure would only amount to $2 million, far short of paying for Rasode’s safety promise. Rasode said Surrey First’s attack is myopic and built out of stuck patterns of doing business. “It is stubborn and irresponsible for any government to say they can’t become more efficient and cut discretionary spend-
Barinder Rasode ing,” Rasode said Friday. “This is exactly why it’s time for a new way of doing things in Surrey.” She said there are
ample areas to find savings, and vows that under her government, they will be found. “This is the same government that spends $14,000 a year for the mayor to drive a BMW, and thousands of dollars every month on flowers for their friends and fancy catering food for staff,” Rasode said. “So, I’m not surprised they don’t agree the city needs to stop wasting tax dollars… We will do a core review and ‘value-for-dollar’ audit within 60 days and find the waste and put a stop to it.”
McCallum pledges new hospital KEVIN DIAKIW
Surrey mayoral candidate Doug McCallum says he wants to have a hospital built at the old city hall site at 142 Street and 56 Avenue. McCallum wants to use the 15 acres surrounding the former city hall building as an “enticement” to the B.C. government to help secure a hospital at the location.
In spite of a new critical care tower at Surrey Memorial Hospital that added 151 beds and an expanded emergency department, McCallum says Surrey is still struggling with demand.
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Grassroots group aims to turn heat up on civic candidates ▶ SURREY’S CITIZEN LEADERS TO DRAW ATTENTION TO CRIME, BYLAWS AND ENVIRONMENT KEVIN DIAKIW
A united front in Surrey politics has formed – a grassroots group of 50 community leaders that promises to push for local issues to be addressed in a more meaningful way. Panorama Ridge resident Bob Campbell has been working on forming the group for weeks and said it be issue-based and non-partisan. Surrey’s Citizen Leaders (SCL), Campbell said, is well positioned to address issues facing the city. Many SCL members have been fighting battles in Surrey for years. “Crime is obviously an overriding thing,” Campbell said. “But at the community level, we all see bylaw enforcement and bylaws as huge to running our communities.” He said it’s not so much the
number of bylaw officers “Most people think that is lacking, it’s the that the (city’s) tree way they are dispatched. canopy study is be“A bylaw officer will ing delayed because drive by a dead-obvious nobody wants to get it infraction hundreds of out before the election times and won’t do anybecause it shows we’re thing,” Campbell said. losing trees like crazy… The members of SCL development rules,” will be going to bat for Campbell said. Bob Campbell their community on an The group is also conongoing basis, Campbell cerned about infrastrucsaid. The issues on the ture that’s not keeping their radar, Campbell pace with development. said, are extremely SCL will be reaching varied. out in the coming days in the “Start with crime, but bylaw is mainstream media and on social almost bigger than crime,” Camp- media such as Facebook and Twitbell said. “People are saying ‘in my ter. Its message will be to advise community, people can get away people to get educated and avoid with secondary suites, etc.’ ” voting for slates. Failed community consultation “Look for candidates that are is also cited as a concern, with going to solve these problems and members saying they are frustrat- are going to have creative ideas,” ed with the lack of their involveCampbell said. “Look for indement in community plans. pendent candidates, so we can “That process is broken,” Camphave vigorous debate at council on bell said. these issues.” Members of the SCL also say The group’s Facebook site is at: there are large problems with https://www.facebook.com/Surenvironmental protection. reyCitizenLeaders
Surrey election guides land in Langley KEVIN DIAKIW
Residents of Langley are wondering why they received Surrey voters’ guides in their mailboxes. Walnut Grove’s Ron Steele said he received the glossy 24-page Surrey voters’ guide at his home and he was surprised at the blunder. “I just thought how incompetent these people in Surrey are,” Steele said. Surrey staff became aware of the problem on Wednesday morning. A staffer told The Leader the city used Canada Post to get the guides to all homes in Surrey. Canada Post uses a Forward Sortation Area, which draws on the first three digits of the postal code, most of which remain along city lines. An exception is the postal code beginning with V1M, which straddles Surrey and Walnut Grove in Langley. Staff say there were 900 brochures that went into the Langley area and cost the city $114 to produce and mail. Staff said the city was still able to get the brochures out to all the homes in Surrey despite the mistake. South Surrey’s Michael Proskow said he was also disturbed to see the Surrey First election pamphlet bundled with the City of Surrey election guide. “You just assume ev-
erything in your hand is Surrey First advertising, and it wasn’t,” Proskow said. “They came in the
same handful.” He said in all likelihood the letter carriers put them together for
easy of distribution. City staff confirm Proskow’s reasoning for how the events unfolded.
SURREY FIRST CANDIDATE
Mike Starchuk for Surrey First Councillor
• Proven track record of serving the community • First hand experience in public safety for over 30 years • Founding member of the Surrey Fire Fighters’ Charitable Society • Served as the Chief Fire Prevention Officer, co-ordinating organizations to address the challenges of a large city • Over the past two decades he has worked with Variety Club, The Centre for Child Development, Servants Anonymous, and numerous other organizations and programs designed to improve the quality of life for people living in Surrey.
• Mike has demonstrated strong leadership in advocating the need to regulate recovery homes to provide better service for those in need and holding recovery home owners accountable. • Recipient of the “Red Powell” which is the highest award of the Surrey Fire Fighters Association. • Honourary Member of British Columbia Professional Fire Fighters’ Association • Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
A vote for Mike Starchuk is a vote for a track record of dedication, service, and leadership.
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Colonoscopies done on time
▶ REFLECTORS TO KEEP PEDESTRIANS SAFE Lisa Constable, Fraser Health Clinical Nurse specialist in the trauma ward (left,) handed out reflectors to pedestrians at the Central City SkyTrain station recently. ICBC, RCMP, Surrey Crime Prevention volunteers and Fraser Health members were on hand giving out small round reflectors as part of an education initiative to keep pedestrians safe this fall. In Surrey, 47 per cent of traffic fatalities are pedestrian-related.
▶ FREE COLORECTAL CANCER TESTS FUEL INCREASE IN PROCEDURES IN B.C. JEFF NAGEL
Longer than recommended waits for colonoscopies are a significant problem for B.C. health authorities since the rollout of a province-wide cancer screening program, Health Minister Terry Lake admitted last Tuesday. But Fraser Health officials say colonoscopy waits in this region are largely under control, with 88 per cent of patients getting the procedure within the recommended eight weeks. Publicly funded stool tests now available under the provincial colon screening program, coupled with public education about the benefits of testing, has fueled a jump in demand for colonoscopies as well as surgery for colorectal cancer. The program took effect in Fraser a year ago and Lake was under fire from the Opposition in the B.C. Legislature over patient complaints of waits of up to eight months in some other health regions. “We understand the challenge that has been created by the expansion of the screening program,” Lake responded. “All health authorities are working hard, under my direction, to ensure that we do reduce those wait times so that all patients that have to be screened and then have a colonoscopy and the surgery are done in a timely manner.” Fraser Health anticipated 450 people a month would test positive each month using the stool test (called a fecal immunochemical or FIT test) but it’s been contending with twice that number of positive tests triggering colonoscopies or surgery. “When the program was implemented in November 2013, we experienced an immediate increase of up to 950 positive FIT cases per month, and that number has been sustained,” spokesperson Erin Labbe said. She said most patients now wait eight weeks after the initial FIT test for a phone assessment, at which point they’re booked for a colonoscopy, which usually happens within eight more weeks. The median wait time for colorectal surgery last year was three weeks in Fraser Health. Labbe said more recent figures were not available but added urgent cancer surgeries get priority. In response to rising demand, Fraser has added colonoscopy time at Burnaby, Ridge Meadows, Abbotsford Regional, Royal Columbian, Jim Pattison Outpatient and Langley Memorial hospitals.
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Fraser Health’s Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Paul Van Buynder has left Canada to return to his native Australia. Van Buynder had been prominent in several health-related issues, particularly Fraser Surrey Docks’ proposal for a coal transfer terminal in Surrey that would see more coal trains move through White Rock and South Surrey, and send barges down the Fraser River. As chief medical
health officer, he repeatedly urged Port Metro Vancouver to conduct a full health impact assessment into the risks from coal dust and other impacts and he criticized the research that was carried out ahead of the port’s decision to approve the project. Dr. Victoria Lee is serving as interim chief medical health officer while the health region searches for a replacement. Van Buynder came to B.C. from New Brunswick, where he held a senior public health post. He’s now living in Gold Coast, southeastern Australia.
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Lower loonie good for B.C. business Incinerator ▶ LESS CROSS-BORDER SHOPPING TO AID MERCHANTS JEFF NAGEL
The falling Canadian dollar may bring a merrier Christmas for local merchants and other small businesses by spurring B.C.’s legions of avid cross-border shoppers to spend their money at home instead. Over the last two years the loonie has slid from $1.02 U.S. to around 88 cents and the decline has been close to 10 per cent from one year ago, when the Canadian dollar stood at 97 cents to the greenback. “With the Canadian dollar being rock bottom it certainly makes any kind of retail prices
in Vancouver look relatively left in their pockets to spend more attractive,” SFU marketthis holiday season as a result ing professor Lindsay Meredith of cheaper gasoline in the wake said. “A 12-per-cent spread of the global drop in oil prices. is a big number. That should B.C.’s economy will also certainly work in favour of the benefit in other ways from the Canadian retailers.” lower dollar. Besides making Canadian American imgovernments will ports more costly ▶ “And it’s also benefit by against Canadian perfect time collecting more products, B.C.in sales tax, but based exporters for the ski Meredith said conwill benefit – parseason.” sumers will be the ticularly the forest losers – whether industry. LINDSAY MERIDITH they opt to pay the “That can lead to generally higher more employment retail and wholeand more money sale mark-ups in Canada or the to spend in retail,” Meredith higher exchange rate on their said. purchases in the U.S. Then there are the tourism But he noted consumers operators, who struggled to should have a bit more money get Americans to come north
when the loonie was riding high and their money didn’t go as far. B.C. is now a bargain destination from the U.S. point of view. “Operations like Whistler Blackcomb are loving this,” Meredith said. “And it’s perfect timing for the ski season.” Even the panic over Ebola may actually be good news for Main Street B.C. if some winter vacationers decide it’s become too risky to fly. The deadly virus is likely to crimp demand for flights not just to Africa but also to Europe and prime snowbird destinations in the southern U.S., Meredith said. “If that money stays home it’s more likely to be spent here.”
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Measures, such as printed event notices in local newspapers and the advanced posting of traffic disruption notices, are taken to minimize the impact as much as possible. RCMP, Surrey Fire Service, and BC Ambulance Service are present at such events to aid the community and ensure the event is as safe and controlled as possible.
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Traffic control will be in place beginning at 9:00 AM until approximately 3:00 PM. Please note that access through the route area during that time will be limited. The RCMP will be making every effort possible to allow residents to travel to and from their homes during the parade. Please plan your route accordingly. Please refer to the parade route map.
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Metro Vancouver’s business case to build a second garbage incinerator grossly overestimates electricity revenue and underestimates the project’s costs, according to a report paid for by one of the plan’s biggest critics. It estimates the net costs could be $800 million to $1.3 billion higher than Metro has estimated over the 35-year life of the new waste-to-energy plant. The analysis was conducted by consulting firm ICF International and commissioned by waste disposal firm Belkorp Environmental Services, which stands to lose business if a new incinerator is built. Belkorp operates the Cache Creek landfill – which Metro aims to stop using – and has proposed to build a material recovery facility in Coquitlam that it says could sort more recyclables from what is otherwise garbage. Metro has assumed BC Hydro will pay $100 per megawatt-hour for the power that would be generated over the full life of the project, but the ICF report warns BC Hydro might renegotiate a much lower rate in 15 years, after Metro pays off its capital investment. If the power price drops at that point to $43 per megawatt-hour – which Metro now receives at its existing Burnaby incinerator – electricity revenues would shrink by $362 million, the report said. “One of the really heroic assumptions is the price of electricity that they are going to receive from BC Hydro,” ICF report lead author Seth Hulkower told Coquitlam council last week. ICF’s estimate of the lifetime project costs are also 18 per cent higher than Metro’s and it also adds a 15 per cent contingency for operations and maintenance. Its “downside scenario” estimate of a $1.3-billion cost overrun makes bleaker assumptions than Metro and assumes the regional district must sell electricity on
the open market without any fixed price guarantee from BC Hydro. Metro officials say their business case does not necessarily reflect what the final waste-to-energy project may be. One project proponent – Lehigh Cement – proposes to retrofit its Delta cement plant to use garbage as fuel, replacing coal and tires it now burns. “It doesn’t need to sell electricity at all,” Metro board chair Greg Moore said. The cement plant option may also have considerably lower capital costs than the estimate of around $500 million for an all-new plant. Other scenarios could see a new waste-to-energy plant located near a densifying urban area where steam could heat surrounding buildings in a district energy system, instead of being converted to electricity for sale. “It’s not shocking that this report comes from the largest private landfill operator that wants to continue operating their business as a landfill,” Moore said. Metro’s current plan calls for construction of a new waste-to-energy plant to take up to 370,000 tonnes per year of garbage, an amount it estimates will still require disposal if the region’s recycling rate climbs from 60 per cent to 70 per cent. But the regional district is expected to re-evaluate its plans in light of the province’s rejection of Bylaw 280, which tried to ban the hauling of garbage out of Metro. Belkorp vice-president Russ Black said he hopes more mayors and councils around the region push the Metro board to place a moratorium on the incinerator plan in light of the ICF findings. Councils in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Coquitlam and Port Moody have previously supported a moratorium. Black said it’s “completely false” to suggest Belkorp’s aim is to keep taking Metro garbage to its Cache Creek landfill by defeating the incinerator, pointing instead to its NextUse subsidiary’s plan to sort recyclables from garbage. – with files from Gary McKenna
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Metro taxes go up $5 due to rising utility costs ▶ REGIONAL DISTRICT TAXES RISE TO $427 FOR TYPICAL HOME JEFF NAGEL
The average Metro Vancouver household will pay $427 in user fees and taxes to the regional district next year – an extra $5 – as a result of rising utility costs. The increase was approved by the Metro board Friday and the actual household impact varies somewhat by community because of different apportionment of sewage treatment upgrade costs. The regional district’s average charge is based on a home assessed at $715,000 and will be
added to 2015 property tax bills along with municipal, school and TransLink taxes. Metro Vancouver’s $659 million operating budget for 2015 is up 0.8 per cent. About two thirds of all spending goes to running the drinking water and sewage treatment systems. Garbage tipping fees will go up $1 to $109 per tonne, but the actual charge to the average household is expected to be flat or slightly lower as a result of increased recycling and less overall disposal of garbage. However, the regional district is forecasting a $4.4 million shortfall on its waste services next year as a result of the provincial government’s rejection of
Metro’s ban on hauling waste out of region. Each additional truckload of garbage hauled out of the region to take advantage of cheaper disposal alternatives means less tipping fees collected by Metro.
Metro’s plan to build a new waste-to-energy plant, despite increased uncertainty as to its viability. Nearly $12 million will also be spent on upgrades at the existing incinerator in Burnaby. Much of the in-
creased spending is to maintain, upgrade and expand the drinking water and sewage systems. Major projects that continue in 2015 include a big expansion of the Annacis Island
sewage treatment plant and seismic upgrades to the drinking water supply system, including a new $240-million water supply tunnel under the Fraser River to supply growing areas of Surrey and Langley.
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Fog and insufficient use of navigational aids are among the reasons a container ship briefly ran aground inside the mouth of the Fraser River earlier this year, according to the Transportation Safety Board. The 220-metre Cap Blanche was carrying more than 800 containers from Tacoma and had just begun heading up the river to its destination, Fraser Surrey Docks, when it began to turn too quickly and grounded on a silty section of Steveston Bend. There were no injuries or pollution reported and the crew was able to use thrusters and engine movements to re-float the vessel on the rising tide 30 minutes later. Reduced visibility of 150 metres due to fog meant the pilot should have frequently cross-checked the vessel’s position and course using multiple navigational aids, rather than just one, the federal report said. The GPS position predictor that was used was less accurate than usual because it wasn’t connected to a high quality mobile antenna the pilot normally used, but did not bring that trip. “If a navigator relies on a single piece of navigational equipment, there is a risk that potential errors or inaccuracies will go undetected,” the report found. The report also notes silting of the lower Fraser River reduced the width of the navigable channel at Steveston Bend, something the pilot knew but did not tell the non-local crew, who might have helped spot trouble. Another container ship had previously grounded at the Fraser’s entrance in 2003. Independent Delta-South MLA Vicki Huntington called for the province to lead a long-term dredging plan for the lower Fraser.
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Given the chance to prove himself ▶ A YOUNG MAN IN SURREY SHARES WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LIVE WITH AUTISM BOAZ JOSEPH
In July 2010, Linda Rill got a call from her son Shawn, who was in Richmond on the day of his driver’s test. Shawn, then 21, had been frustrated for some time that his younger brother Tyler already had his driver’s licence. Linda had also been warned by others outside the family not to get her hopes up. On the phone, Shawn’s words made her heart sink: “I hit someone.” Shawn hung up, and for the next few hours, his parents paced nervously at home before he showed up at the doorstep, his head down. Mournfully, he raised his eyes, looked up at his parents, held up a piece of paper and grinned broadly. “I passed!” It was a rare outward expression of elation, and just as importantly, a sense of humour (albeit a black one). Shawn has had autism since he was a small child, where at two-and-a-half years old, he suddenly stopped being “normal” and became withdrawn and unable to socialize. Sitting on the Surrey family’s couch with his parents Linda and Stephan, it’s apparent that Shawn, 26, will talk the least, unless prodded for a response to a question. “As you can see, Shawn’s very quiet,” says his father. “It’s part of his autistic makeup.” On the wide spectrum of autism, Shawn sits somewhere in the middle, between those who are uncontrollably hyper and those who are completely withdrawn. On occasion, Shawn may jumble a sentence, part of a minor speech impediment, and it will take longer for him to perform certain physical tasks. Over the years, the Rill family has seen its challenges and triumphs with Shawn. After he was diagnosed, he benefited from pre-school provided by the Surrey Association for Early Childhood Education. His parents say that experienced helped his early socialization. Years later, Shawn would be an honour student at Princess Margaret Secondary School. He was still extraordinarily quiet, but by chance, found a social catalyst in scripts, and took on chatty and even singing roles in three school plays, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, A Christmas Carol, and Dracula Baby. Some teachers told Shawn’s parents that they didn’t even know he could talk before they saw him let loose on stage
▶ “Certainly having a job makes him feel he is contributing to society but also gives him a sense of self-worth.” LINDA RILL
Shawn Rill has had autism for most of his 26 years but has forged a successful life for himself.
When there were no scripts to guide his social interaction, he would revert back to himself. In sports, he was also solitary, preferring self-challenging pursuit, such as tae kwon do, which he practises in a studio with his brother. Once he graduated from high school, however, the desire for college and a job slammed into a reality that was more difficult than a high school drama class. His father says potential employers didn’t give him a chance. “A lot of times when you have to go to apply for a job, you have to be assertive – sure of yourself – and Shawn, because he’s shy and quiet, because of his autism, employers felt that he didn’t really want the job.” Shawn was interested, he just didn’t appear to be. Reassessed for autism for the first time after graduating, he applied to Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Access Program for People with Disabilities. The two-year program helped him with its two academic spheres, work exploration and job preparation, and provided him with experience in the field. Although it turned out that kitchen prep at places such as Tim Hortons and IHOP were not for him (he was reliable, but too slow in production), Shawn found work at a recycling business. For the last five years, Shawn has been employed at Cycle Wipers in Bridgeview, turning discarded clothing into industrial rags. He drives there from Newton five days a week. “With Shawn going through the Kwantlen program and having the opportunity to be offered a full-time job as a result of
the skills he had learned, the end result has shown him how to be a responsible young man,” says his mother. “With this job he is able to pay for his car insurance, make car payments, pay us token monthly rent, invest in RRSPs, establish good credit, learn how to save from his earnings, as well as buy something that he wants for entertainment purposes. “Certainly having a job makes him feel he is contributing to society but also gives him a sense of self-worth.” At home, he’s earned his parents’ blessing to be alone if they’re away. Shawn also has a few passions: Popular culture, collectibles (his father, too), video games and anything Japan. The obsession with Japan started with a school project on the country in Grade 6, and culminated in a father-and-son trip in 2012, where Shawn had a smile on his face for 16 days. “I have never seen him that happy,” says Stephan, who adds that Shawn donated a few thousand dollars of his own money for the trip. Shawn’s favourite spot was Akihabara, a district in Tokyo full of manga, video games, anime, electronics and computers. In Shawn’s words: “Holy ground for Japanese nerds.” Back at home, Shawn’s cat, a seven-yearold rescue, is named Keiko – “The Adored One” in Japanese. For more information about the Surrey Association for Early Childhood Education, visit www.saece.org. For more information about the KPU Access Program for People With Disabilities, visit www.kpu.ca/aca/ appd
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About autism: • Autism Spectrum Disorder is a complex neurobiological condition that can affect the normal function of the gastrointestinal, immune, hepatic, endocrine and nervous systems. • It impacts normal brain development leaving most individuals with communication problems, difficulty with typical social interactions and a tendency to repeat specific patterns of behaviour. • There is also a markedly restricted repertoire of activity and interests. • Individuals on the autism spectrum tend to have varying degrees and combinations of symptoms and therefore treatment needs to be specific to the individual. • Early signs of autism often take place at the age of 12 to 24 month. Symptoms can include losing language previously developed or never learning it at all, difficulty in consoling, failure to bond, limited imaginative play and little interest in playing with others, as well as other health problems. – Source: Autism Canada Foundation
Autism locally: • About nine per cent of students in the Surrey School District have a disability. • Of those, there are about 663 on the autism spectrum disorder in the kindergarten to Grade 12 population.
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Winterize your garden for the wet season Winter colour Heavy rainfalls have taken their toll on many garden annuals and perennials. They will make great compost, but removing them will leave your garden looking rather bare. Hardy winter colour, set out now, will add new life and provide much needed colour to your winterscape. Strategically planting winter colour in groups with contrasting blocks of bright colours, like yellow, with more pastel shades, creates the most vibrant effect. Centre pansy groupings with the many unique colours of evergreen carex grasses and add colourful conifers, winter heathers and evergreen perennials, like euphorbias, for winter containers and plantings that come alive now and last through to April.
Fall bulbs It is still the ideal time to plant your fall bulbs. Plant them in welldrained soil at a depth of three times the diametre of the bulb. Plant bulbs in groupings for the most “pop.” With proper planning, you can time your bulbs to bloom in sequence from January through June. I’m a big fan of botanical or species bulbs that naturalize easily and come back each year with an even more impressive display. Make sure you have at least a few giant alliums for a great summer show in June.
Lifting bulbs It’s the last call for lifting and protecting summer bulbs. Gladiola corms and begonia tubers should have been lifted by now and they must be kept warm at about 15°C (60°F). It is also the time to lift dahlia and canna tubers. Make sure you dry them thoroughly then dust them with sulphur powder. Keep them from
Trees and shrubs Now is the best time to plant most evergreens, fruit trees and shade trees. They are becoming dormant and, once planted, they will immediately form new roots. By spring, they will have well-established root systems.
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Many late GREEN vegetables SCENE can stay in the garden for winter ▼ harvesting. These Brian include turMinter nips, parsnips, Brussels sprouts, Swiss chard and the new series of winter vegetables. If you do not have proper Points to remember: vegetable storage, you can place a thick mulch • The quality of the soil of bark over your root in which you plant your crops and leave them in new trees will determine the ground as long as how well your trees possible. grow. Work in plenty of fine bark mulch to open up and provide good Compost drainage in our heavy clay soils. Fall is a great time to • If your trees are in add existing compost to burlap sacks, you should your garden and there leave the sack on the is still time to plant rootball – it’s holding all Garden Rejuvenation Mix for invaluable green those roots together. • Bare root trees can manure in the spring. be safely planted now. Speaking of compost, They will make new make sure you take full roots, getting them off advantage of all the to a great start come leaves, old annuals and vegetable stems by composting them over the winter. You might also wish to add more sand to your vegetable garden to improve the drainage next year. Applying lime is important now too, except of course where you are going to grow potatoes.
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ETCETERA ▶ CHILDREN Babytime at the George Mackie Library (8440 112 St.) takes place Nov. 13 (until Nov. 27), 10:30–11 a.m. Make reading fun. Enjoy bouncing, singing, rhyming and stories with your baby. Babytime encourages bonding and promotes early speech and language development. For ages 0–24 months.
▶ CRAFTS The Ladies Auxiliary to the Cloverdale Legion (Branch #6) is holding their annual Backdoor Christmas Bazaar and Craft Sale on Nov. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a silent auction, home baked goods, cake raffle, and a $5 lunch with a chance at a door prize. Raffle tickets are available, with all proceeds to Surrey Me-
morial Children’s Hospital. Vendors will also have a variety of handmade crafts and other items for sale. Enter at the back door of the Legion, 17567 57 Ave. A Pre-Christmas Luncheon and Bazaar takes place Nov. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Michael’s Church, 12996 60 Ave. Home baking, crafts, books, treasure table and more. For more information, call 604-591-2841 or email darlmel@shaw.ca Watershed Artworks and The Corporation of Delta are co-host the Deck the Halls Christmas Artisan Market on Nov. 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the North Delta Recreation Centre, 11415 84 Ave. Admission: Cash or a food donation to Deltassist. To reserve a table, email june.bergen. holt@gmail.com The North Delta Potters
Guild’s annual Christmas Pottery Sale takes place Nov. 28 from 5-9 p.m. and Nov. 29 and 30 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the artSpace Studio, 11425 84 Ave. For more information, call 604-572-5128.
▶ DONATIONS Vivian’s Custom Cleaners (11161 84 Ave.) is collecting warm clothing for the homeless, including coats, sweaters, socks, toques, gloves, etc. New or gently used items are welcome. They will be donated to homeless shelters in Surrey and Vancouver, including the Front Room in Whalley. Donations accepted until Dec. 19. Season of Trees is an event where businesses and citizens can sponsor, decorate, or view beautiful trees. Proceeds go support Early Childhood Develop-
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▶ GETTING CRAFTY A potential customer peruses a selection of Guatemalan fair-trade jewelry (www.worldpilgrims.com) at the Fall Into Craft 2014 craft fair at the Cloverdale Show Barn on Oct. 18. Several other craft fairs are taking place in Surrey and Delta during the next month in the lead up to Christmas. BOAZ JOSEPH ment programs. Interested sponsors and volunteers can contact Ben Ngo at 604-542-7593 or at bngo@sourcesbc.ca for details.
▶ EVENTS The Surrey Museum’s next Discovery Saturday is the Norse Winter Festival on Nov. 15 from 1-4 p.m. at 17710 56A Ave. Join the Reik Félag Norse
Culture Recreation Society as they prepare for winter by re-enacting a traditional feast for visitors to observe. Reik Félag is a local group of enthusiastic history buffs who bring the Viking Age into the present with engaging and interactive living history portrayals. YMCA Strong Kids Megathon takes place on Nov. 15 to help the support the one in five kids who come to the Y requiring financial
assistance to participate in programs. Events will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Tong Louie Family YMCA, 14988 57 Ave. Registration is $40 – or better yet, raise $150 and get your registration fee waived while supporting strong kids. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/10eSOF3 The Capital One Just For Laughs Comedy Tour returns to B.C. with some of the biggest names in
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▶ FUNDRAISING Bethany-Newton United Church and Lyric Singers are hosting the Boar’s Head Dinner, a medieval madrigal feast of food and song, on Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. at 14853 60 Ave. Tickets are $40. Proceeds will go to the Surrey Food Bank. For tickets, call 604-599-6803 or email charlebois71@ yahoo.ca Little Paws Rescue Society, a local rescue society for small dogs, is hosting its sixth-annual fundraiser on Nov. 15 from 5:30-9:30 p.m. at The Delta Lion Pub, 11186 84 Ave. A $22 ticket buys a burger and a drink. The event includes door prizes, a lotto tree, a 50/50 draw and more. All proceeds will go towards the veterinary care and re-homing of the dogs that come into Little Paws Society. For ticket information only, call 604-599-9169 or email mac_mac@dccnet. com. For more information, visit http://littlepawsrescue. net/ or the Facebook link at http://on.fb.me/1wZLGbD A “flapper-style” dance party benefiting Sources Women’s Place Resource Centre takes place Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Crescent Branch 240 (2643 128 St.), featuring the sounds of the roaring ’20s and flirty ’30s courtesy of Alexander Browne and his Aristocrats. Tickets are $20 at the door, or can be reserved now by calling 604-833-6156 (after 6 p.m.) or by emailing wpdance@sourcesbc.ca
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The BC Liberals Surrey Fleetwood Riding Association will be holding their Annual General Meeting (AGM) Date: Saturday December 6th, 2014 Location: ABC Country Restaurant Address: 15373 Fraser Hwy, Surrey BC Registration: 8:30-9:00AM Meeting: 9::00AM The purpose of the AGM is to elect the Riding Association Executive. The right to attend and vote at this meeting is determined under the Constitution. For further information email paul@bcliberals.com.
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GENERAL GREENHOUSE WORKERS SP (Delta) LP, a vegetable greenhouse operator looking for steady, hardworking, energetic individuals (60 positions) that are able to do crop work, picking, sorting & packaging product and farm yard maintenance. No experience required but must have the ability to show up for work everyday; to lift 20lbs easily & stand while working for most of the day. Job Location 10250 Hornby Dr. Delta, BC V4K3N3 Wage $10.33/hr plus AD&D benefits. To apply submit resume to: sunjobs2012@gmail.com or by fax to 604-607-7656 Work available immediately.
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PRODUCTION STAFF K-Bro Linen Systems FPT/FT positions available FHourly pay rate $10.72 - $12.80 FAbility to work weekends is req. K-Bro Linen operates a large modern commercial laundry facility located within a short walk from Lake City Skytrain in Bby. Apply in Person
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.Flagpersons & Lane Closure Techs required. Must have reliable vehicle. Must be certified & experienced. Union wages & benefits. Fax resume 604-513-3661 email: darlene.hibbs@shawbiz.ca
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Required to care for senior parents. Full time live in position, Delta B.C. $10.50/hour. Private room provided, $250/mo room & board. Completion of Secondary School required, as well as a CG training program or 1 year of related work experience. Must also be able to read, write, understand & speak English. Start asap.
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HIRING NOW 40 HOURS Per Week employment until end of June at South Surrey Nursery. $10.25/hr. No experience required. Apply in person at: 5151 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 152nd St. Surrey
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We are currently interviewing for F/T Line Cooks & Dishwashers If you are looking for secure employment with long term prospects please apply in person to: ABC Restaurant, 2160 King George Blvd. Surrey/W.Rock to Kammi between 8am - 2pm Monday to Sunday. Phone 604-531-2635
Wireless World Solutions located at Scottsdale Mall, 7139 120 St. Delta, BC, requires 1 Retail Supervisor to start ASAP; F/T Perm; Min. 1 year exp.; Wages $17.50/hr. Duties: Supervise & co-ordinate sales staff, oversee the store operation, assign duties & prepare work schedules etc. Email resumes to: retailjobs@mywirelessworld.ca
RETAIL SUPERVISOR Wireless World Solutions located at 12845 96 Ave, Surrey, BC, requires 1 Retail Supervisor to start ASAP; F/T Perm; Min. 1 year exp; Wages $17.50/hr. Duties: Supervise and co-ordinate sales staff, oversee the store operation, assign duties and prepare work schedules etc. Email resume to: retailjobs@mywirelessworld.ca
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Req. for Westcoast Moulding & Millwork, a building product supplier in Surrey. Previous sales experience in related field required. Existing established territory with solid customer base. Training provided to help achieve your full potential.
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CARPENTERS; West Coast Home & Truss Ltd., 10230 120 St. Surrey, BC, requires 5 Carpenters to start ASAP. F/T, permanent, $25/hr, 40 hours/week. Some high school & several years of experience required. DUTIES: Measure and mark cutting lines on materials; Follow established safety rules & regulations and maintain a safe & clean environment; Shape or cut materials to specified measurements using hand tools, machines etc. Fax resume 604-580-3203
Wireless World Solutions located at Brick Yard, Unit 135 - 17455 Hwy 10 Surrey, BC, requires 1 Retail Supervisor to start ASAP; F/T Perm; Min. 1 year exp.; Wages $17.50/hr. Duties: Supervise and co-ordinate sales staff, oversee the store operation, assign duties & prepare work schedules etc. Email resumes to: retailjobs@mywirelessworld.ca
FINE DRYWALL Ltd. located in Surrey requires ASAP 4 Construction Helpers on F/T perm. basis. No exp. or formal educ. required. Training provided but candidates must be willing to work in dusty environment and any shift including weekends. Duties: work with hand & power tools, clear debris, load and unload construction material (heavy lifting involved). Salary $20/hr. Please email resume to: careers@finedrywall.com
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Advertising Sales Consultant The Peace Arch News, a twice-weekly award-winning newspaper has an outstanding opportunity for a fulltime experienced sales person.
The successful candidate will have a minimum of two years of sales experience â&#x20AC;&#x201C; preferably in the advertising or retail industry. The ability to build relationships with clients and offer superior customer service is a must. The winning candidate will be a team player, a strong communicator, well organized and self-motivated. The ability to work in an extremely fast paced environment with a positive attitude is a must. A car and valid driver's license is required. We offer a great working environment with a competitive base salary and commission plan coupled with a strong benefit package. Black Press has more than 170 community newspapers across Canada and the United States and for the proven candidate the opportunities are endless. Please submit your resume with a cover letter by Friday, November 21, 2014 to: Rita Walters, Publisher Peace Arch News, #200 - 2411 - 160th St., Surrey, BC V3S 0C8 or email to publisher@peacearchnews.com
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Are you confident enough to develop business conversations? Black Press publishes the Surrey Leader, Langley Times and Peace Arch News along with 150 other publications. We will develop individuals with an ambition to succeed whether they have deep post-secondary credentials or not. This is an exceptional opportunity if you are adept at making successful calls and highly rewarding to those that maintain the required pace. We have an immediate opening for a Sales Consultant on our Digital team representing our highly successful online recruitment platform LocalWorkBC.ca. Primary Focus: â&#x20AC;˘ Contact prospective business clients via phone and email â&#x20AC;˘ Develop trustworthy and informative relationships â&#x20AC;˘ Maintain a strong volume of calls with the assistance of our CRM system Qualifications: â&#x20AC;˘ Strong telephone skills â&#x20AC;˘ Marketing and/or creative mindset â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment â&#x20AC;˘ Basic computer skills â&#x20AC;˘ Strong command of English, both verbal and written It is also an asset if you have a good knowledge of BC communities. This is a full time position based in Surrey, BC. Black Press offers competitive compensation, a team environment, benefits and opportunity for career advancement. Please forward your resume with a brief note on why you are a great candidate to: Kristy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor, Digital Sales Manager koconnor@bpdigital.ca
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Commercial Trailer Journeyman Mechanic (Surrey Terminal) Van-Kam Freightways Ltd. requires two (2) full-time Commercial Trailer Journeyman Mechanics to work out of our Surrey Terminal located at 10155 Grace Road. Applicants should have an inspectors ticket, a minimum of 2 years of related experience, a positive attitude and able to work in a team environment. Experience in a freight fleet environment would be preferred as this is a busy facility providing service to a large fleet of Company Owned Trucks and Trailers. Seize this opportunity to work for one of Western Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest regional freight carriers. For more information, call Derek, at 604-587-9818 or 604-968-7149 Interested candidates should attach an updated resume and cover letter to: careers@vankam.com or fax: 604-587-9889
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Van-Kam Freightways Ltd. requires two (2) full-time Commercial Transport Journeyman Mechanics to work out of our Surrey Terminal located at 10155 Grace Road. One (1) position is an afternoon shift starting at 3:30PM and working until midnight and the other position (1) has an 11:30PM start working until 8:00AM.
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Van-Kam thanks you for your interest, however only those being considered will be contacted.
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Required for Gregg Distributors. Langley warehouse distributor of industrial & automotive supplies is looking for self-motivated, energetic people to join our team. Knowledge of automotive and trucking industries is an asset. COMPETITIVE SALARY & BENEFITS PACKAGE Fax Resumes: 604.888.4688 or Email: info@greggbc.ca or Visit:www.greggdistributors.ca
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Email: Hi Mark One Drywall hiring full time/temporary; Work locations in lower mainland region. Drywall Installer & Finisher. $22/hr. Measure, cut and fit drywall sheets for installations on walls and ceilings; Drywall Installer Supervisor $34-$36/hr - Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of the workers; Requisition material and supplies; Experience - 2 yrs. Contact Jasdeep at highmarkdrywall@gmail.com
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Journeyman & Apprentices (1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th) Respected Mechanical Contractor req. Journeyman and Apprentice Plumbers for all aspects of Commercial Institutional Mechanical work (New Construction). Previous experience is an asset. Team Environment. Long Term Opportunities Avail. Competitive Wages, & Excellent BeneďŹ ts. Fax: 604.576.4739 or E-mail: mike@dualmechanical.com
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Graphic Designer The Langley Times is looking for an outstanding on call graphic designer. The successful applicant will be a creative and highly motivated team player, able to work independently and effectively within deadlines, with previous experience working in a fast-paced production environment. Required skills and experience: t " EFHSFF PS EJQMPNB JO HSBQIJD EFTJHO t .JOJNVN ZFBST XPSL FYQFSJFODF QSFGFSSFE t *O EFQUI LOPXMFEHF PG $4 PO .BD 049 QMBUGPSN t 4PMJE EFTJHO BOE DPODFQUVBM TLJMMT t 6OEFSTUBOEJOH PG TPDJBM NFEJB t &YDFMMFOU DPNNVOJDBUJPO TLJMMT BOE UIF BCJMJUZ to interact with clients. *G ZPV QSJEF ZPVSTFMG BT CFJOH B ĂĽSTU SBUF HSBQIJD EFTJHOFS UIFO this is a fantastic opportunity for you to become part of our award-winning team. This position is for on call, vacation relief and additional holiday relief as needed. Please send a resume with a portfolio showcasing your talent to:
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Kristy 604.488.9161
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SENIOR HANDYMAN SERVICES. Professional & reliable home renos & repairs of ALL types. 1 Person who can do it all. Call Don 604-488-4023
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CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CHAMPIONSHIP AKITA PUPS with papers. $1,800. Call 604-751-0191 CHIHUAHUA, FEMALE, 2 yrs old, very friendly, $500. Call (604)7947347 Chihuahua pups, playful, cuddly, family raised, vet check, 1st shots, avail now. $525. 1-604-794-5844
Surrey Village 9835 King George Blvd. Renovated Suites Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrms. F/S, D/W & micro, luxury floors, Gym, tennis court, sauna. Pet friendly. Close to King George Sky Train. Rents start at $799.
To Arrange a Viewing Call Joyce
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SOMERSET GARDENS (S. Sry)
733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS
Family housing 1851 Southmere Crescent E. 2 bdrm apartments starting from $915/mo-$1027/mo. incl. heat. Pet friendly, near all amenities. Community garden.
NEWTON MOBILE HOME PARK. 2 Large RV Pads available for mobile home. Call 604-597-4787.
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604-451-6676 Quiet community living next to Guildford Mall. Clean 1 & 2 bdrm (some w/ensuites), Cable, Heat & Hot Water included. Onsite Mgr.
604-584-5233 www.cycloneholdings.ca
MAYFLOWER CO-OP
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Max occ. 2 people. Sorry no pets.
Call Surrey Gardens Apts at 604-589-7040 to view our Elite Suites!
Heat & Hot Water Included
PETS WELCOME
Call Grace To View 604.319.7514 or text RENTAL to 57000 for details
CEDAR HOGFUEL
Starting at $810. Located close to bus routes & skytrain, 20 min walk to Surrey City Centre.
Surrey Central Spacious, well maintained 2 bdrm units in a clean, quiet, very central highrise. 2 Min walk to Central City Skytrain, mall & SFU. Across from new Surrey City Hall. No Pets. $827/mo - $847. Shared purchase req’d. Call: 604-583-2122 or email: maycoop@shawbiz.ca NEWTON
VILLA UMBERTO Lovely 2 bdrm w/2 full baths in quiet adult oriented bldg. In-suite ldry. Senior’s Disc. Sec u/ground pkng. Avail now.
HOMES FOR RENT
CLOVERDALE 5bdr 2 kitch house, 3bath, 7appl,sml pet ok, n/s, $1980. 604-612-1960, 604-576-1465
SUNCREEK ESTATES * Large 2 & 3 Bdrm Apartments * Insuite w/d, stove, fridge, d/w * 3 floor levels inside suite * Wood burning fireplace * Private roof top patio * Walk to shops. Near park, pool, playground * Elementary school on block * On site security/on site Mgmt * Reasonable Rent * On transit route * Sorry no pets
Office: 7121 - 133B St. Surrey 604-596-0916 SURREY, 135/65 Ave. Bachelor apt $545/mo, quiet complex, no pets. Call 604-596-1099. Walnut Grove Langley 2bdr condo 2bths 5appl 2prk lrg deck strg rm 1yr lease $1400 incl hot/wtr N/S Dec. 604-589-7772, 778-241-0071 Peninsula Prop Management
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N.DELTA 114/96, 3 bdrm hse, newly renovated, unfinished bsmt. Avail. now. $1475/m. 604-562-4168
CARRIERS WANTED
MULTIPOOS. Under 8 lbs. 5 weeks old. Beautiful & fluffy. Velcro dogs. Can email pics. Vet checked, 1st shots. Guar’d. $800. Can hold for Christmas. 604-302-6647
SHEPHERD/LAB/Retriever X puppies f/m, vet checked, $350. (604)794-5953 Chwk
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SHIBA INU puppies, 2 red female, 5 months old, all shots & dewormed. $1500 Call (604)869-8448
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Reno’s and Repairs
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ON CALL 24 HOURS/DAY
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77A Ave - 78 Ave, 164 St - 168 St 60A Ave - 62 Ave, 184 St - 185B St 68 Ave - 69 Ave, 191 St - 192 St 54 Ave - Highway 10(56 Ave), 181A St - 184 St 81A Ave - 84 Ave, 151 St - 152 St Bear Creek Dr - 82 Ave, 140 St - 141A St Tulsy Cr E - Waterford Pl - Tulsy Pl, 132 St - 133A St - 87 Ave 96 Ave - Grove Cr - Pinewood Cr, 124 St - 127B St 91A Ave - 92 Ave, Stuart Pl - Huntley Ave, 130 St - Stuart Cr - 132 St 88 Ave - 89 Ave , Queen Mary Blvd Lanark Pl - 131 St - Inverness Pl Edinburgh Dr - 132 St 88A Ave - 89 Ave, 162 St - 165 St 104 Ave - Beechwood Crt - 105 Ave, Oak Gate - Ashdown Pl - 168 St 102 Ave - 103 Ave, 164 St - 168 St Barnston Dr E - 100A Ave, Lyncean Dr - 179 St Hansen Rd - Kalmar Rd - Park Dr Park Pl, 112 Ave - 113A Ave, 138 St - 140 St Berg Rd - Selkirk Dr - Cowan Rd Grosvenor Rd, Brentwood Cr Harper Rd - Park Dr 106 Ave - 108 Ave, 141A St - 142A St
CALL 604-575-5342 TO GET YOUR ROUTE TODAY!
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HOMES FOR RENT
RENTALS 750
RENTALS
SUITES, LOWER
752
CHIMNEY Heights. Newer 1 bdrm. Fncd yard. N/S, N/P. $650/mo incl utils. Avail now. 604-290-4022.
Now accepting applications for 3 & 4 bdrm unit townhomes in Surrey. This housing is for low to medium income families of Aboriginal Ancestry (Status, Non-Status, Metis, or Inuit). Rent is calculated at 30% of Gross Household Income. If your Gross Household Income is less than the 2014 Housing Income Limits you qualify for housing. (Limits for Surrey: 3 BDRM less than $56,000, 4 BDRM less than $60,000). Please call 604-591-5299 or visit our website to obtain an application form:
FLEETWOOD 156/80 Newly reno’d 1 bdrm grnd lvl ste, lrg fncd yrd. Nr park & all amens. Avail Nov 15th. 604-575-3692, 604-219-7171 Fleetwood, 1 bdrm & 2 bdrm suites, n/s. Avail. Nov. 15th. Just like new. 604-771-7576 FLEETWOOD AREA: Nr N. Surrey School. 2 Bdrm bsmt. N/P $800 incl utils & sep lndry. (778)552-4945 FRASER HTS. 2 or 3 bdrm, 2 full bath, own w/d, 1200 sf. Nr all amen. Avail now. N/S N/P. $950 incl utils cbl & net. 604-868-6918.
NEWTON W. 66/125th. 2Bdrm grnd lvl suite in 5 yr/old house, ns/np no laund. $700 incl utils. 604-836-4851
N. DELTA, near Sungod & schools. 4 Bdrm house, 1.5 baths. $1500/mo + utils. Nov 15th or Dec 1st. Call: 604-593-7818 or 604-897-3086.
SURREY 105/128 St. BACHELOR suite, $450/mo including utils. N/P, N/S. Avail now. (778)564-4450.
NEWTON 2 BR suite. ns/np No W/D. All utils inc except cable. $590/mo Avl. Dec. 778-885-4899. SULLIVAN HEIGHTS - 59/147. Large 3 bdrm +den house, 3 baths, double garage, avail immediately. $1950/mo. Call 778-552-2586.
SURREY 7378 144A St. 2 Bdrm ground level bsmt suite. Available now. N/S. N/P. 604-590-5094 or 604-710-2516
SURREY 10928 128A St. 3 Bdrm rancher house. Avail. now. 2 Baths, laundry. N/P. $1100/mo + utils. 604-930-5840, 604-306-5025
SURREY CENTRAL 2 bdrm bsmt suite avail now, ns/np, $700/mo incl heat/light. Call 604-582-0216.
SURREY Green Timbers. Large 4 bdrm, 3 bath, large deck, fam/rm, liv/rm & din/rm $1400/mo. N/S, N/P. 604-575-2975 or 604-202-5678. SURREY Newton 70B/132. 3 Bdrm rancher, big yrd, near bus/shops & schl. $1200. Avl now 778-896-4533 Walnut Grove - large 2200 sq.ft. 4 bdrm. + den on 1 acre. Partially furnished. Dbl. garage. S/S appli. gas fireplace, large family room. N/S. Requires no yard work. $2400 per month. Available Nov 8th. Short or long term rental. 8650 217A Street. Louise 604-888-2226.
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MOTELS, HOTELS
LINDA VISTA Motel Luxury Rooms w/cable, a/c & kitchens. 6498 King George Hwy. Mthly, Wkly & Daily Specials. 604-591-1171. Canadian Inn 6528 K.G.Hwy. 604-594-0010
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SUITES, LOWER
CHIMNEY HEIGHTS 1 bdrm ste. $550 incl utils. Near all amens. N/P. Avail immed. Call: (604)599-6904
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AUTO FINANCING
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 2005 PASSAT TDI, 97,000 kms, in top condition, $13,500. Please call: (604)290-2825
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OFFICE/RETAIL
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673 #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200 The Scrapper
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SUITES, UPPER
ROYAL HTS. 98/116. 1 bdrm suite. Sep liv/rm. & kitchen. Avail. now. N/S, N/P. $700/mo. incl util. no cable or lndry. 604-583-7564.
TOWNHOUSES SCRAP CAR Removal TOP CA$H PAID on the spot. Local Business. www.a1casper.com 604-378-2029
2+ bdr, 3 bath townhouse in parklike setting. 5 appliances, fireplace and 2 covered parking spaces. No smoking, no pets Available now. $1,250 1-844-992-5717
851 www.galaxyloans.ca
741
2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 111K, auto, AIRBAGS SAFE. $8000 firm. Call 604-542-0624
SURREY Sullivan Hts. Brand new 750 sq/ft 1bdr suite with new appls & priv laundry. Short walk to YMCA & shopping. NS/NP. Avail now. $700 incl utils/cbl. (604)599-8946
752
741
OFFICE/RETAIL
by James Barrick
TRANSPORTATION
SURREY; Strawberry Hills. 1 Bdrm spacious ste. Avail Nov 15th. Call: 778-385-9848 or 604-596-8831
751
SUR-ROUND-INGS
2010 Ford Taurus SE 4dr sedan, black V6 only 25,000kms, loaded, $9300 firm. 604-538-9257
SURREY Enver Creek. 2 Bdr suite, ns/np, $750 incl utils/cable. Nov 15. 778-928-4745 or 778-960-6067. SURREY, Fleetwood 3 bdrm, brand new house, $950/mo incl hydro & cable. Avail now. NS/NP. 778-3951912, 778-938-8862
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2000 SATURN auto, 4dr,1.9L, p/l, a/c, cd, very clean, 150K, silver, AirCared. $2100. 604-502-9912
SURREY 124/59 - Boundary Park 2 bdrm suite, nr schools & Hwy 10. Avail Nov 30th. Ns/Np/Nd. $775/mo incl utils & cable. 604-562-8953. SURREY 141A/88A. 1 Bdr gr/lvl ste nr schls & bus. H/wood flrs, gas f/p, WiFi & basic cable. Ns/np. Avail now. $650 incl utils. 778-896-4303.
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NEWTON 2 Bdrm bsmt ste, near Kwantlen College. $650 incl prkg & wifi. No cable or laundry. Nov 15th. N/S, N/P. (604)502-6806
N. DELTA 88/116 4 Bdrm house with 3 baths, 2 liv/rms, 2 kitchens & big yard. Avail now. $1550/mo. Call: 604-589-3135 or 778-229-3135
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TOWNHOUSES KEKINOW NATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY
CHIMNEY HTS 76/152, 2 bdrm ste New paint & flr incl util/cbl. NP/NS. Avail now. Call 778-829-8658.
.Hugh & McKinnon Rentals 604-541-5244.
TRANSPORTATION
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Looking for Premium Office Space in Surrey? 5884 TOTAL SQ. FEET WITH
ELEVATOR
• Boardroom • Kitchen Area/ Staff Room • Storage Space • Balcony • Washrooms
OFFICE/RETAIL
TRUCKS & VANS
1991 Plymouth Voyager Van. Seats 6, Air Cared. Driven Daily Gas saver Runs great! $550.
Call (604)503-3151
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is Hereby Given that Creditors and others, having claims against the Estate of Joyce Crawford, formerly of 257 - 16028 83 Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia, V4N 0N2, Deceased, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o Garry Crawford - David Crawford, 17474 61A Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia, V3S 5K2 on or before December 01, 2014, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received. Garry Crawford, Executor
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Plenty of parking with additional overflow. Lease in place with four years remaining at $14/sq.ft. for the year and $15/sq.ft. the remaining three. Located at 5450 and 152nd Street For more information and to set an appointment to view, call 604-575-5347.
Estates & Probate No legal jargon…we talk to you in plain language. MANTHORPE LAW OFFICES 604 582-7743 200, 10233 – 153 Street, Surrey, BC V3R 0Z7
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